The Baudelaires (Unedited)

14: "I feel safe"

I woke up a couple of hours later, the world passing by and the day flooding back to me, the sun setting through the window.
Mr Poe had gotten us out of the car, I feel eyes a little, "Baudelaires, Snicket...Quagmire. I am Frank Denoument, glad to see most of you again."
I smiled, "I guess I was wrong.." I mumbled to Klaus.
He looked at me and grinned, "yes, maybe you were." He looked as if he had won again.
"Which room would you all like?" Frank asked, smiling just as much.
Frank then looked at me and gave me a key, no questions asked, "fifth floor, room 726. There might be something that might appeal to you in there. "
I looked at the key and then at the Baudelaires, "I'll..see you in a bit." I walked over to the elevator and pressed for the fifth floor.

I got into my room and dumped my bag on the side and started looking around. He said that there was something that were to interest me. I looked through the empty drawers, until the bottom one.
It was the sugar bowl.
I opened the lid revealing the usual sugar cubes, I tipped them all out on to the small bed.
A small note fell out after all of them, it said: keep an eye on it, stow it away with you -Jacqueline
I smiled, "perfect."
I put the sugar bowl in my bag, cubes and all, taking out all of Klaus's books, and walked back into the elevator, locking my door.

I met the others as soon as I got out and walked over to them.
"What room did you get?" I asked.
"Room 746. Fifth floor." Violet replied.
"I've got 726, you must be the room opposite." I smiled.
"I've got 426.." Quigley sighed, "third floor.."
"I just wanted to know because I've..found something." I explained, "something that nobody outside should know about."
Klaus nodded and we went back to my room.

They all sat on my bed, allowing me to stand up as if to do a show and tell.
"Don't tell anyone that we don't know or don't trust." I warned and opened my bag.
Violet took my bag and looked through the contents, "how did you..."
"How did she what?" Klaus and Quigley questioned.
She got the sugar bowl out of the bag.
"Wait, now did you get that, Charlie?" Klaus asked.
"Open it up." I replied.
He ripped out its contents, picking up the note and reading it quickly.
"Jacqueline?" He looked up at me.
"Yeah, I don't know how she got it." I sighed.
"That's what Frank meant by something appealing to her." Violet smiled.
"He was wrong, it appeals to all of us." Quigley laughed.
I laughed a little, "the sugar contains the-"
"Meducoid Myselium antidote, more powerful than wasabi." Klaus said.
"You know?"
"Kit told us. Esme hinted." Violet smiled.
"Kits good to you, then." I smiled at them.
"She was." Klaus sighed passing me back the sugar bowl.
I slipped it back into my bag, sighing.
"She won't get her hands on it, will she?" Violet asked Klaus.
"Esme won't." Quigley answered instead.
"What about the duo?" I questioned, "they could easily get it."
"Unless we're on the ball, we can keep it safe. Spyglasses and all." Klaus reassured strongly.

We got back downstairs, we agreed to act as if we were staying here. Like clients of a hotel, not a secret organisation.
"Violet is going to ask when the good times are, and whether we can all have one big room together." Klaus explained.
I nodded and then asked, "where's Quigley?"
"He's with Sunny and Beatrice up in our room." He smiled.
We sat down on the green seats, near the front desk waiting for Violet to have a turn; the line was big.
"Have we finally found sanctuary?" Klaus asked himself.
I sighed happily, "Klaus, maybe we have."
"Maybe. For once, I feel safe."
"But Earnest."
"We have Frank now."
"The duo?"
"They don't matter."
"Esme and Carmelita?"
"They can leave us be. They don't know where we are."
"Unless the manager at the front desk is Earnest."
"Maybe we should move out of sight. Snoop around afterward."
"We could go down the library, that could be a good hiding spot."
"They obviously would know where it is, Charlie."
"It's worth a try."
"Fine. Let's just see what goes on with Violet." Klaus looked over at Violet.
All I could here next was a loud shout, "Baudelaires! Snicket!" and not a good shout.
Me and Klaus jumped up, pulling Violet with us and jumped into the elevator, pressing for the fifth floor before Earnest could get into the elevator with us.

We ran into the Baudelaire's room, locking the door and putting Do Not Disturb on the doorknob.
I panted and leant against the door, "close one.."
Quigley stared at us confused, "what's going on?"
"Earnest...was chasing...us.." Klaus panted.
"He's coming.." I heard loud footsteps trudging on the carpet.
Klaus turned off the lights and we all hid either in the wardrobe or under the bed.
I hid underneath the bed with Quigley and Sunny.
I stared at the door, afraid.
I realised Beatrice was still in bed, I had to get her up.
I got out from out of the bed and grabbed Beatrice, only stopping in my tracks when the door opened and I came face to face with the dreaded Denoument.
Me and Earnest stared at each other for a minute until he finally said, "sugar bowl please."
"I don't have it. Nobody does." I lied, not making it obvious.
"Frank told me, I forced him to."
"He could be lying."
"I would know if he was, Snicket."
"Would you?"
"Yes."
"He changes."
"We're twins."
"Doesn't mean you know."
I could see he was getting fed up with me as he grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the room.

Violet POV
I heard Charlotte get pulled out of the room, the door being closed behind her, I opened the wardrobe slowly.
Klaus looked at me worried as I looked underneath the bed to find Quigley with his mouth covered.
All I could hear next was a thump and a, "Stupid Snicket! You're weak!"

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