Hola, mis programas de lectura, y recepción. A few points before I begin. One, the first sentence of this was in Spanish, and every chapter I shall use a new language, just to mix it up a bit. Two, I understand that my chapters may seem to be their own stories, and I'm sorry, but I try to make tem all part of one story. In case this happens to mess up, this is chapter four, and for the other chapters, please visit my profile. Three, if you have something mean to say, DON'T SAY IT! I do not take well to mean comments. And, finally, by making Puck leave, I am opening up a fountain of opportunity, so please, just keep reading, because it gets so good. Oh, and with the portals that are magic mirrors, I'm making it fourteen instead of thirteen. Haha, sorry, this was long.
DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS!!!!
Chapter Four
Sabrina looked through the different portals. There were fourteen of them, but only one Sabrina actually wanted. Gah! She didn't have time to look in every single one of them! She needed to get to the camp now, before it was too late, or she lost her nerve.
Finally, she found the right mirror and stepped through it, into another. Reggie ruled this one, and it led into the (new) Everafter camp, where Puck would be.
Sabrina didn't see the little, not to mention slightly annoying, man as she made her way down the hall and towards the 'front door'.
She stepped through, and was disoriented for a moment. Everything was quiet, which was odd. But no time for that. Sabrina had to keep moving.
Knowing Puck, he would be in the dining area, so she made her way there, keeping to the shadows just in case. A few Everafter were up, but they were used to Sabrina Grimm sneaking around, and no one tried to stop her.
Good, Puck was alone at one of the tables. She made her way over to him quietly, hoping her father was far, far away.
"Puck," she whispered. He looked up and his eyes instantly lightened. Finally, something interesting came along. "We have to go. Now."
"Wow, Grimm, stalking me is a sign of love, you know." He grinned at her.
Sabrina didn't even roll her eyes. This was too serious. "Puck, please, just be serious. We really, really have to go."
The evil glint in his eyes subsided a bit. "Why?"
Sabrina was too flustered to actually form coherent sentences, and she started rambling. Half of what she said was relating to running away before he got shipped off, and the other half was just random facts.
Puck looked at her blankly as she talked, and finally put one of his fingers over her lips. "Sabrina, shut up. I'll leave with you."
She sighed with relief, just as her father yelled, "Sabrina Grimm, just where do you think you're going?" He had gone home to make sure his girls were asleep, only to find the note left by his oldest daughter.
Sabrina and Puck looked at each other for a split second, and then Puck grabbed her hand and started to run. They ran behind a building and could hear Henry after them, so Puck took out his flute and blew a quick tune. The pixies arrived and buzzed around the faery, and Puck pointed behind him, at Henry.
The pixies flew off and Sabrina and Puck started to run again, faster now. They made it to Reggie's room, and dove through his mirror. Halfway down the hall, Henry burst through after them.
"Hey, man, where are you going?" Reggie asked, suddenly appearing.
"No time, Reggie, sorry!" Henry yelled as he raced after his daughter and that stupid boy she loved so much, and didn't even realize how she felt.
Sabrina and Puck forced themselves faster, and Sabrina was having a hard time breathing. Puck looked at her, sighed, and then scooped her up in his arms, his wings popping out of his back.
His flying was faster than running, and soon they were out Reggie's back door, back in the portal room. They knew Henry wasn't far behind, but there was no where to hide except in the mirrors.
Sabrina started looking in them frantically, searching for one they could go in while Puck kept an eye on Reggie's mirror, so they would know when Henry approached.
"This one, now," Sabrina said. It was different from the other mirrors. Instead of showing the inside of another mirror, this one showed the outside world. Wherever it was, it was beautiful, with lush fields and plenty of trees. In the distance, Sabrina could see a village that would probably help them.
"Good," Puck said, grabbing her hand again. "Your dad is coming and will be here in about fifteen seconds."
Sabrina cursed under her breath and, together with Puck, jumped through the mirror.
Sabrina woke up a while later. It was dark out, and she could actually see the stars clearly. She looked around, and a few feet away was Puck, still unconscious.
She crawled over to him and started shaking him. "Puck…wake up…please…"
He shifted under her touch and opened his eyes. "Well, since you said please…" He paused and looked around. "Where are we, and why were we knocked out?"
Sabrina shrugged. "I have no idea where we are…there's a village in the distance, we could go there and ask them. I think we got knocked out because the mirror was different from the others. Instead of popping out at the back door of another mirror, I think we got teleported somewhere."
Puck rolled his eyes. "Whatever, snot face. Let's go."
He picked her up to fly them, and…nothing. His wings didn't pop out of his back. He tried again, and again, but nothing happened. He tried shape shifting, but that didn't work either.
"Shit…" he muttered. "I officially hate this place. Great choosing, Grimm."
"How was I supposed to know?" Sabrina asked angrily. "Ugh put me down, moron. I don't want to be around your stink." Puck growled but put her down. "We'll just have to walk."
"I'm royalty!" Puck exclaimed indignantly. "Royalty doesn't walk!"
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Then stay here for all I care. The only reason I'm in this mess is because I tried to be a good person and rescue you…" She started to walk away from Puck, going towards the village. She didn't want to talk about it, because the real reason she went after him might come out, the reason she could barely admit to herself: that she liked him. That she liked that smelly, disgusting, rude, horrible Everafter, and had for a while now. Oh, sure, he had his sweet moments, but they were few and far between, and no one could know how she felt.
Puck waited until she was out of sight and then started to follow, quietly. He wouldn't ever admit it out loud—he could barely admit it to himself—but the thought of Sabrina alone in the dark scared him. What if she ran into trouble?
About ten minutes later, Puck heard a scream. Sabrina's scream. He started running as fast as he could. Sabrina was in trouble, and because of his stupid pride, he wasn't there to save her!
He ran ahead, and found Sabrina, lying on the ground. And over her was a…
Tree. She had run into a tree!
"Dammit, Grimm, why'd you scream?" Puck demanded, going over to her.
"T-th-that tree came o-out of no where," she whispered. "I swear it wasn't there before, Puck, and it surprised me. I didn't even walk near it, and it managed to hit me in the head!"
Puck looked at the tree, and then at Sabrina, and shook his head. "Sabrina, this is a Warlock's Tree! These trees…they're the most dangerous thing in this world, and you somehow attracted it! What is it about you Grimms' that attracts trouble?"
Sabrina looked at Puck with terror in his eyes, and something possessed him. The look of pure terror in those normally fearless blue eyes made him want to protect her, just like the night before when she'd come to his room.
Puck wrapped his arms around her, hugging him to her. He looked around, not surprised to see the tree was gone. He sighed, rubbing Sabrina's back.
"It's gone," he said after a minute. She nodded, but didn't move from his arms.
"Tell me about the tree," she mumbled into his chest. Puck smiled a bit. He liked to hold her. It made him feel good. Like he was the one chosen to protect her, and he liked that. It made him feel strong and all powerful.
"A couple hundred years back, this warlock did some experiments on this oak tree. I met the guy," Puck added. "A real loser, I can tell you." Puck got what he was aiming for: Sabrina laughed a bit.
"Anyway, one day, the warlock poured the wrong potion on the oak, and it became what you just saw. It follows people around and attacks them randomly, just for fun." Sabrina whimpered. The idea of something who hurt people just for fun was so horrible…
"Shh," Puck whispered. He stood up, Sabrina still in his arms. "I won't let the tree hurt you, I promise." Sabrina nodded, but kept clutching at the faery.
Puck started walking again towards the village, holding Sabrina tight in his arms the entire way. At some point, she fell asleep in his arms, and Puck, possessed by some spirit of maturity, didn't mind.
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A/N: Sorry, this is kind of filler for what happens next! Oh, and sorry this took forever and a day, I've been uber (yes, uber) busy!
