Hello! :)

So, here's my new shot at a Sisters Grimm fanfic. One actually, well, based off of the final book. This is called "The In-Between Moments" because all oneshots take place between the ending and the first epilogue, then the first epilogue and the second one. :D It will be a series of various oneshots, all connected. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks very much!

-Homey :D

P.S. I recommend reading "The Council of Mirrors" before this. It will contain some slight spoilers.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Sisters Grimm. Michael Buckley does. LUCKY!

©HomeschoolGirl 2012, or at least this actual post is. The characters, not so much. But anyway, please don't use this as your own. Thanks!


Moment One: New York

Sabrina Grimm never thought she'd be so happy to see her home again-but she was. Sure, it might have been tainted with a few Everafters, but the freedom of it all was overwhelming. Now she had no responsibilities. She didn't have to worry what threat the Scarlet Hand would make next. Both Mr. Canis and Red promised to watch after Granny Relda. And Puck was with Uncle Jake. For once in her life, she could look at a map and pinpoint exactly where every person she loved was. This security, knowing and being sure, made it easier to leave Ferryport Landing.

"Are we almost there?" Sabrina asked, jumping up and down with excitement.

Daphne bounced with her sister, though it was difficult while sitting down. "Yeah. Where's the new house? Do I have my own bedroom? I've been sharing with Sabrina my whole life, mom, I should have my own bedroom."

Veronica looked over her shoulder at the girls. There was a twinkle in her eye. "Absolutely. You both get your own room."

"Gravy!" Daphne exclaimed. "That's much-o cool-o!"

Sabrina nodded in earnest.

Henry laughed, soon joined by Veronica. Their hands were linked over the center console of the car. Sabrina was glad to see that. After so long, she, her sister, her brother and her parents were going back to where they came from. The relief was overwhelming.

"Sabrina, honey, are you crying?" Veronica asked, looking over her shoulder.

She shook her head. "No-"

"Yes she is!" Daphne exclaimed.

"Sabrina, don't worry. You'll see Puck soon enough."

"IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF PUCK!" Though now her mother mentioned it, she did miss him. A lot. When was the next time she'd be called Stinky? The tears fell faster, now. She hadn't known she would miss him this much. Stupid gasbag.

Sure enough, Sabrina and Puck had parted on odd terms. After the incident with Peter Pan, Puck stewed silently for several days, keeping his distance from everyone. Sabrina never really got the chance to talk to him one-on-one. She never got the chance to thank him for telling her to suck it up and stand up for herself. His pep talk that day in the woods had made all the difference.

"He'll be visiting very soon," Veronica said, as if she could read her daughter's mind. Henry grumbled in reply.

Daphne looked thrilled. "Really? Can he stay with Sabrina in her room?"

"No!" Henry exclaimed, quite sharply. Daphne's face crumpled.

"Dad, you are so not gravy sometimes!" She turned toward the window, tucking her knees up under her chin, and sighed shakily.

"Daphne-"

"I miss my nickname!"

"What?" Henry asked. "What nickname?"

"Marshmallow."

"Marshmallow? Who the heck came up with that?"

"Puck!"

Sabrina saw her sister's face getting redder and redder. Uh-oh. A mad Daphne was not a happy Daphne. A not-happy Daphne often gave the silent treatment, which soon became torturous. She had to warn her father.

"Dad-"

"Sabrina, please let me talk to your sister."

Veronica shot him a look. "Henry, let Sabrina talk."

"Yeah, let Sabrina talk!" Daphne exclaimed. "Sabrina gets everything. 'Oh, I'm Sabrina! I get to save the world! I get to hug Granny while she's taken over by an evil spirit! I'm Sabrina blah-blah-blah!'"

Great. Now Daphne was mad at her.

"Daphne, I was just trying to tell dad he needs to-"

"You're hoodwinking to everyone!"

"What?"

"That's my new word, Hookwink-er! It means you're mean."

"Actually, honey, it means-"

"Mom! I know what it means!" Daphne exclaimed.

Sabrina looked down at the cell phone in her hand. Her parents had given it to her for her thirteenth birthday, right before they left Ferryport. It was fancy gadget, with a touch screen and built-in Wifi. Sabrina was slightly overwhelmed by it. Sometimes, though, it came in handy. Like for moments like this.

"Hoodwink," Sabrina said a moment later, "Means to deceive or dupe somebody, especially by trickery." She looked up. "That's, like, the definition of Puck's life."

Henry snorted. "Yeah, that and to be completely in love with you."

"DAD!"

"What? He told me several times that he was going to marry you. I mean, what's that all about?"

"Oh," Daphne said, her anger at her dad momentarily forgotten. "Well, we went into the future through a tear in time, as you know. We saw future Puck and future Sabrina, and they were married."

Veronica shrieked and clamped her hand over her mouth. "Really?"

Sabrina groaned. "But that was a totally different future. The Scarlet Hand still ruled, Snow White was dead, and Daphne had a scar-er-scary haircut."

"And the Big Bad Wolf was unleashed," her sister tacked on.

"Well, that's not so far from the truth," Henry grumbled, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. So far, Sabrina's father was adamant that the wolf be taken back out of Red's body and put into a jar. Though now that the North Wind was gone, they had no way to do that. The poor girl was stuck with it.

"Dad, if Red hadn't turned into the wolf, we might not have killed Atticus," Sabrina reminded him. "Plus, in the future we were in, the wolf had a brown coat, which meant he was Mr. Canis. Red's wolf has a red coat."

"Which makes absolutely no sense," Henry replied. "Seeing as she doesn't even have red hair. That's only her name."

"I guess the Wolf knew that," Daphne said with a shrug. "Anyways, I think she'll be able to handle it just fine. Now I'm going to go back to being mad at everyone except for Basil and mom."

She turned toward the window and Veronica snickered. Henry glared.

"Are we almost there?" Sabrina asked, for the sake of keeping the conversation going. She peered out the window. Traffic was slowing, and their car now inched along the street. "How far are we?"

"A couple blocks," Henry said. He reached into his pocket and fished out a set of keys. "You know what? You girls go ahead with your mom. This could take a while."

"What about Basil?" Daphne asked, peering at her little brother. He was sound asleep, peaceful and happy.

Henry smiled, looking over his shoulder at him. "He'll be fine with me. I'll see you girls in a short time."

Veronica grinned and unbuckled her seatbelt, leaning over to kiss her husband's cheek. "Yes we will. C'mon, girls!"

The two women and Daphne-well, Sabrina like to think of herself as a woman-picked their way across the cars, still waiting to go on. Once they cleared the throng of reds, silvers, and blues, they hit the sidewalk and began walking.

"You guys are going to love it!" Veronica exclaimed. "Goldie helped us find it. You know how she is about feng shui."

Sabrina nodded. She did know. The new Ferryport Landing was designed with that in mine. The building had recently begun, lead by Boarman and Swineheart. Granny Relda's house was first on the list of things to be re-constructed.

"Ah, here we are," Veronica said suddenly.

Sabrina stopped walking. In front of her was a tall, brick apartment building. It was lined with big windows. Sabrina could already tell she'd like it.

Veronica let herself in, herded the girls toward the Elevator, which they took up to the fourth floor.

She walked down the hall, sneakers squeaking along the floor, and came to a door. She stuck the key in and turned it. There was a click, and the door swung open.

"Gravy," Daphne breathed.

The room before them was large, with wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, a winding staircase to a second story, and a huge kitchen.

Sabrina was the first to tiptoe in, followed by a hesitant Daphne. She ran her hand along the countertops and went over to peer out the window. New York stretched on forever. She thought she could even see her father's car, still backed up in traffic.

Daphne turned on her heel and thudded up the steps. "I get first choice!"

Sabrina sighed in annoyance and followed her sister. They came to a hallway with five doors. The first opened up into what was obviously a master suite. It was huge, with a built-in bathroom. Lucky.

"Maybe if you married Puck you could live there," Daphne said with a grin, poking Sabrina's side. She stuck her tongue out at her sister.

The next door opened up into a bubblegum-pink room with a glittery ceiling. Daphne's eyes got wide as saucers. There was already a bed in place, a dresser, and a very new, baby blue, leather-bound journal sat on the bed with her name inscribed in silver. Daphne sat down on the bed, as if in a daze.

"I'm guessing this is my room," she said at last.

Sabrina nodded. "I guess so."

She walked down the hall a little ways until she came to another door. It opened up into a green room, obviously Basil's. The next led to a bathroom. The last was at the very end of the hall. Sabrina pushed it open gingerly.

It was a soft yellow, with lacy curtains and a matching white bedspread. She sat down, looking around her, slightly dazed.

Sabrina heard her mother before she saw her. Veronica stood in the doorway, a little smile playing across her face.

"You like it?"

Sabrina managed a nod. "Yeah."

"I'm glad, I didn't know-"

"I haven't had my own, real-to-goodness bedroom in two years," Sabrina murmured at last. "Dad's was nice, but it never felt like it belonged to us."

"I know, sweetie. And I'm sorry."

"What?" Sabrina looked up. "Oh no, I didn't mean it like that."

"Yeah, but…" She sat down next to her daughter. "I've missed you. You're so grown up. Thirteen years old."

Sabrina smiled. "And getting older every day."

"Well, maybe not."

"Oh yeah. There's that Everafter thing."

Veronica laughed. "Mr. Canis is bogus."

"Agreed."

She stood, kissed her daughter's forehead, and made her way toward the door. "I'm going to go check on Daphne, okay?"

"That's fine."

Her mother left, and Sabrina studied her room some more. She paused. There, in the far corner, was something written on the wall in black.

She walked over, bending down to get a better look.

See you soon, piggie! It said, in barely decipherable writing.

Sabrina laughed. She would. She'd see him soon.