Caution: In order to understand this, you must have read the first two fanfictions in this series: Sisters Grimm: War and Beyond, and Just Tell Me the Truth. There will be references to them scattered across this story, and it will make your life more enjoyable.
Here's a quick summary: Puckabrina is 19-almost-20, Daphne's 16, Basil's 9, Granny Relda died 3 years ago, Henry, Veronica and Basil are living in FPL, and Red hasn't aged.
I hope you enjoy! (Same POV I always write in)
Sabrina didn't particularly want to go to her parents' flat that afternoon. She enjoyed her family, there was no doubt about that, but at the moment she was on the brink of puking and knew she'd be miserable if she went. Hunched over the toilet bowl, her stomach rolled around nauseatingly, threatening to empty its contents of this morning's pancakes. The only person she felt like seeing now was Puck, but he was at work at the moment.
Biting her lip, Sabrina placed a hand on her stomach and groaned. Wasn't pregnancy supposed to be exciting? She didn't want to spend it like this, vomiting every morning! But... this wasn't exactly a normal pregnancy. She was carrying Puck's baby, half-Everafter. Uncle Jake had already determined the baby was growing infinitesimally faster than a human fetus, and they'd have to watch it very carefully during the Third Trimester to see just how early it was going to be born.
But as excited as she was - ugh! Right now, Sabrina was seriously considering causing Puck bodily harm for doing this to her.
After heaving a few more times, she felt a bit better, so headed downstairs to pour herself a glass of water. After Granny Relda's death - she'd passed away peacefully in her sleep - Sabrina had inherited her grandmother's house. She suspected it was because Relda knew she and Puck were going to be married one day, and they were, eventually, two and a half years later.
The water calmed her stomach a bit, and Sabrina decided to take a shower and get ready for the day. Puck would be coming home in about an hour and a half, and if she wasn't as ready as she normally was, he'd suspect something was up. Sabrina usually liked to hide her weaknesses, and the puking was one of them. He would get all protective if he knew.
Forty-five minutes later, Sabrina sat down on the leather couch, dressed and ready, and pulled out her sleek silver laptop. It had been a gift from her father on her wedding day, and so far it was a huge help in managing her business. Around the time Puck proposed, Sabrina decided it was time to start earning some money - not working made her feel extremely lazy. She hadn't wanted to work as a dentist, like Puck, or as a waitress, like Daphne sometimes did, so she'd built what she called a 'Strategy Firm' out of scratch.
Basically, Sabrina put her old problem-solving skills to work and figured all sorts of things out for the community, from potential battle strategies to housing developments to a more fair government structure in Ferryport Landing. This hadn't made Mayor Charming very happy, but it gave citizens a stronger say in making laws, and a bigger impact in the local government.
Needless to say, it was a lot of work, but it paid well, and she had been able to remodel most of Granny Relda's old house - save Mirror's room. At Puck's suggestion, they'd left it as it was and instead decorated it as a shrine to those who had lost their lives in the Everafter War. Enchanted candles burned day in and day out, and the whole Grimm family found it to be a safe haven from their busy lives.
Oh, great. Sabrina clicked on an email from Charming and sighed. He wanted to build more houses. Of course they were needed - Ferryport Landing's population had been steadily increasing over the past five years - but he wanted to build them in between a tall mountain and the river, a very unstrategic spot.
"I guess this is what I signed up for..." she muttered, typing out a reply that detailed all the things that would go wrong if they built on that site, and suggesting that he build on the plot of land near Old MacDonald's farm.
She was interrupted when the front door opened and Puck stepped in, his fairy wings disappearing into his back. "Got off early today," he said in response to his wife's raised eyebrows. Truth be told, she thought he'd ditched. It wasn't unheard of, although he'd gotten more responsible lately, after he'd learned he was going to be a father. "How's your day been?"
"Pretty run-of-the-mill," Sabrina replied, shutting the laptop. "Charming's being an impulsive idiot, again, though. Even you have more sense than that man, sometimes. How he ran an army, I don't know..."
Puck rolled his eyes. "Sometimes, the best strategy for him is just to tune him out!"
Sabrina sighed, but she was smiling. "Ignoring him isn't going to get us any money," she pointed out.
Puck flopped down on the couch next to her. "We have plenty of dough. Stop being so financially-oriented. It's very annoying."
"I just want to make sure we're stable when -"
"- When the baby comes," Puck finished for her. "Yeah, I've heard that before."
Sabrina crossed her arms. "At least my mom agrees with me."
"You're both very weird about working," Puck sighed. "If you weren't, I wouldn't go to work in the morning -"
"Puck, you're an adult now!" Sabrina complained, playfully punching him in the shoulder. "Whether or not I'm 'weird', it would still be best for you to get some work ethic. It's pretty pathetic, now."
"Alright, alright, let's stop the 'Bash Puck' party," Puck exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "I know I've got my flaws, but you know you love me for them."
Sabrina snuggled up to him. "I think I love you more for your good traits, but you can think what you want." Just as she pulled her legs closer to her, she was struck with another round of nausea. Her hand flew to her mouth and she got up quickly, heading for the bathroom.
"Hey - I'm not that gross, am I? I took a shower!" Puck called indignantly. When she didn't reply, he got up and followed her. "Whoa, what's wrong?"
Sabrina bent down over the toilet and vomited up the water she'd had earlier. "Morning sickness?" Her reply was almost a question.
Puck leaned down next to her and let her collapse into his arms. "Is... is this because of the baby?"
Sabrina could feel his regret, because he obviously took on her misery as his fault. But she couldn't lie to him. "It's totally normal. Every pregnant woman gets it. I think."
"Well... maybe we should check in with your mom, just in case."
Veronica Grimm looked very surprised when she opened the door to find her daughter and son-in-law - two hours earlier than expected. "Well," she said, "you're a bit early!"
Sabrina, who - after taking Ibuprofen - felt much better, nodded sheepishly. "Can we come in?"
"Of course, honey." Veronica led them to the living room of the spacious flat she and Henry had purchased a few years earlier. Basil was on a beanbag in front of the television, playing an action game on the Wii. Sabrina's little brother looked up and allowed a quick, "Hey," before diving back into the video game.
Veronica sighed. "I'm afraid he's a bit addicted." Puck laughed.
"Typical boy."
They all settled on the couch, and Veronica looked expectantly at her daughter. "So?"
"I'm probably overreacting," Sabrina began, "but I seem to be having a lot of morning sickness... And it sucks."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," her mother sympathized. "I didn't have a lot of nausea when I was pregnant with you, but with Daphne..." She whistled softly. "Every morning, I puked."
Sabrina groaned and sunk deeper into the couch. "Puck, we aren't having any more kids," she declared.
Henry walked into the room. "What's this about more babies?" he asked, looking a bit surprised at his daughter and son-in-law's appearance. He also looked a little bit scared, as if the idea of more potential grandchildren frightened him.
Sabrina sighed patiently. "I was just saying I'm not having any more children, Dad."
"Oh." Henry's expression lightened considerably. "That's... comforting. By the way, Roni, do you know where Daphne's gone off to? She was supposed to clean the bathroom, and, well, it's not clean."
Veronica shrugged. "Call her cell phone. My guess is she slipped out to go see Landon; we've got to speak with her about him."
Sabrina and Puck exchanged knowing looks. Daphne Grimm, after nearly fifteen years, had finally found a boyfriend. It had shocked everyone he wasn't the outgoing, funny, boisterous type like Daphne, but Landon seemed to be the opposite. He was quiet, calm, soft-spoken, and Sabrina thought him to be a bit of a nerd. But he was nice, and put a cap on a lot of Daphne's outgoing personality, so he was tolerated around the Grimms. Puck was just disappointed he wouldn't participate in most pranks.
"Ground her," Basil spoke up, pausing his video game. "You never ground Daphne."
Henry sighed. "Bay, we've been over this..."
"She's your favorite and you know it," the little boy protested, grumbling and stalking off to his room.
Sabrina raised an eye at her mother. She thought that Basil was the favorite; after all, they'd missed out on a whole year of his life, and so Henry and Veronica had been beside themselves with guilt and had tried to make up for it whenever they could. Apparently, this didn't cut it with the boy.
And you think your childhood was tough, she thought wryly. You have no idea, Basil Grimm.
Veronica shook her head. "We took away his iPod for refusing to do chores... He's just angry we didn't jump to that conclusion for Daphne. But she's sixteen; an iPod isn't going to do much for her."
The Grimms paused as they heard the door of the flat open. "Speak of the Devil," Henry mused, hearing his youngest daughter's laugh.
Seconds later, Daphne rounded the corner, her hand intertwined with the trailing Landon's. When she saw her father, however, she let go. Sabrina snickered; she could remember every time Henry had been a source of embarrassment for her when she had a boyfriend. It was nice to know Daphne would get the same treatment.
When Daphne flopped down on Basil's empty beanbag, Landon simply lingered on the wall next to her. He was an Everafter, the boy-theif from the story Theif and Master. Thin and tan, he had a nice, shy smile, thick wayfarer glasses, and windblown brown hair. He had a backpack slung over his shoulder, presumably filled with schoolbooks. But the most amazing thing about the quiet teenager was that he could shape-shift into any animal, fairytale or not. It was quite frightening to watch the slim boy transform into a huge dragon.
Puck had often remarked that he thought the only reason Daphne was dating Landon was so she could squeal at all of his cute animal forms. Sabrina wouldn't put it past her sister, but she knew Daphne had feelings for Landon, perhaps the same feelings Sabrina had had for Puck years ago. Of course, those feelings had blossomed into a marriage... Sabrina could only hope her younger sister wouldn't think about that this early.
"So, why's 'Brina here early?" Daphne asked, twisting her braid. She'd graduated from pigtails to a single side braid, although occasionally she would go back to her old style.
"Um..." Sabrina blushed. Yeah, I came because we were kind of freaked out again about the pregnancy again. Yes, again. However nervous she was now, it didn't hold a candle to how anxious she'd been when Sabrina had first found out about her baby. Not even Puck could calm her down; it had taken a long soothing session from Uncle Jake to get her to come out of her shell.
"Sabrina wanted to see us again, that's all," Veronica covered, smiling. "But the more important question is - where did you sneak off to?"
Henry crossed his arms. Daphne and Landon shifted uncomfortably. "Uh, the Golden Egg," Landon finally spoke. He had a subdued, soothing voice, but now Sabrina could tell he was nervous. "I bought her lunch."
"At two o'clock?" Puck asked, presumably trying to play the strict-father routine. Sabrina pinched him.
"I hadn't eaten much before," Daphne defended. "Chill out, you guys."
"You didn't do your chores, Daphne," Henry said coolly. "I understand you may want a little alone time, but your home life comes first. Understand?"
"Yeah, Dad... C'mon, Landon, let's go to my room."
"I can help you clean it if you like," the boy offered. Daphne brightened, giving him a hug.
"Sure, thanks!" They got up and disappeared into Daphne's room, shutting the door. Henry looked a little irked at the fact that he couldn't see exactly what they were doing, but didn't do anything about it.
"Well," Veronica said, sighing. "I suppose it's nearly time for lunch, then. Why don't we eat and then wait for your uncle Jacob and Mr. Canis to get here?"
"Sounds good to me," Sabrina replied, getting up. "I'll help you in the kitchen."
Maybe she could talk some things over with her mom there, things she'd feel more comfortable speaking about in front of Veronica than Puck.
That is, if she didn't puke first.
Haha, long chapter, guys! I hope you like the introduction to the third installment of the War and Beyond series! Yes, New Beginnings is the cheesiest name since Sisters Grimm: The War and Beyond, but, eh.
And yay, Sabrina's pregnant! (If you've read any more of my stories, you'll figure out pretty quickly that it'll just be the alternative way Hollyn was born, or the story leading up to it. If you haven't, read my oneshot compilation I Love You.)
Review with your thoughts, and suggestions are always welcome in the plot department!