Chapter 1

Seven months later

Puck looked at the old house and grinned. It had been a long time since he had been here and it felt like coming home.

Looking at the house, he felt a twinge of guilt for not communicating as often as he should of. He pushed those thoughts away and thought instead of how awesome this prank was going to be. Everyone would come down for breakfast and there he would be, sitting at the table, after six years of traveling! Puck chuckled, thinking of the looks on everyone's faces when they saw him.

He rolled his suitcase up to the door and unlocked the locks, proclaiming, "I'm home!" in as quiet of a voice as he could.

Stepping into the house, he felt an atmosphere of coldness and worry. Alarmed, he looked around and saw a large pile of dishes in the sink, even though the Old Lady kept pristine order in her kitchen. The table was covered in dust and papers and a chair was shunted toward a corner- like it had been kicked there.

Dropping his keys onto the little table by the entry, he saw a large pile of letters- all from him addressed to Sabrina. Getting a sinking feeling in his stomach, he began to look in everyone's rooms, starting with the Old Lady's room and progressing into Sabrina's room. He discovered nothing except a lot of dirt and untidiness, like the inhabitants were too busy to clean. Sighing as he closed Marshmallow's door to her room, he opened Sabrina's door and gasped.

The room looked like a paper explosion had gone off. Papers were taped on the walls, closets, scattered across the floor, and crumpled under the bed. There was a large board with maps all over it, bright blue and red pins dotting its surface. Puck noticed that everything centered on a small, crumpled, water-stained piece of paper. But, before he could read it, he heard someone gasp from behind him, "Puck?"

Turning around, he saw the Marshmallow standing there, looking at him like he had sprung up from a patch of radioactive oatmeal. "Marshmallow! What's going on?! Why is the house a dump? Where is everyone? And why is Sabrina's room a place where papers go to die?"

Sighing, Marshmallow began to lead him to the note he had noticed. "You had better look at this. It's the only way I can think to let you know what's happening."

Nodding, Puck picked up the note and began to read.

Dear Daphne, Basil, Dad, Mom, Red, Granny Relda, Uncle Jake, Mr. Canis, and Elvis,

If you are reading this note, than it means that I have run away. Don't look for me- this is for the best. I love you all, but I had to leave and escape it all. I had to wake up.

Love,

Sabrina Grimm

Heart heavy with dread, Puck looked up at Daphne. "When did you get this?"

"Seven months ago."

"What are you doing to find her? What do you know?"

"We DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"

Puck started at Daphne's unusual display of temper.

"I'm sorry, Puck. It has just been a really long several months."

"What have you found out?" Puck said in a gentle voice.

"Well, we know this was planned. All her money was gone as well as her weapons, some hair dye, scissors, and clothing. And her sunglasses. We think she cut her hair to her waist, dyed it either pink or black, and is wearing her sunglasses."

"Why?"

"You know that she has those weird blue eyes. Like I-can-see-into-your-soul eyes. She loves her hair too much to part with too much of it. She wouldn't even cut for our mission into Scarlet Hand's underground. But, she would dye it and those were the colors missing. We almost didn't notice they were missing too."

Puck abruptly turned and grabbed his suitcase.

"Where are you going?" called Daphne, frantically.

"To find Grimm!" he called back over his shoulder.

First chapter done! WHOO! Now onto a few other things….

First to the guest review about the epilogue/prologue mistake: Thank you! No, you were not rude. I noticed that mistake and thought I corrected it. Guess I didn't…

Second, to the other reviewers, as well as the guest review: You guys are amazing! Like, WOW! I did not expect such amazing feedback, literally, minutes after I had posted "Time to Wake". You guys rock! Some Dauntless cake to all of you!

I don't know how long this is going to be. I do, however, appreciate feedback and reviews telling me how much I messed up. Every good author loves to know how to get better.

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