A/N: hey this chapter is actually p good im so sorry its so late? happy thanksgiving. im garbage.

Daphne got up at an extremely early hour. It was nine o'clock in the morning on Thanksgiving Thursday. She had gone to bed the night before determined to wake up the next morning around eight. She figured even waking around nine was good for her. She got out of bed quickly and threw on a sweater, fall colors, of course, and jeans. Dashing down the stairs, she pumped herself up for all the cooking she would be doing today. She also knew that today would be the last day of her investigation, successful or not. And though she usually had an optimistic look on things, she didn't see this investigation coming to a close. Teenagers were just way too complicated.

Sabrina awoke the next morning to the sound of pots and pans clanging around. It wasn't a pleasant sound, really, in fact it gave her a bit of headache. What kind of breakfast was Granny making today? And then she remembered, it was Thanksgiving. Her sister and Granny would be in the kitchen preparing for the meal they would be serving to all of their family and friends.

She slid out of bed and looked at the clock. It was three! She had slept through most of the day. People would be showing up for the party soon! Sabrina had never woken up this late before in her life, and to say she was surprised was an understatement. Despite her confusion, she actually felt very well rested and relaxed. She got out of bed leisurely and put on her clothes before checking her hair in the mirror. She combed down the parts that were sticking up, but other than that didn't bother. She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth, smelling the toothpaste before putting it on her toothbrush (she could never be too safe with a kid like Puck in the house) and when she finished, she walked downstairs. As she exited the bathroom, however, she made sure she didn't run into Puck again. That happened too many times yesterday.

By the time she got downstairs, all of her family was helping out in the kitchen (everyone except for Puck and herself) and some friends had started to arrive. Granny Relda was baisting the turkey, at least Sabrina thought it was a turkey, in something green that smelled heavenly. There were odd colored dips out on the table and the soft background noise of chatter had begun.

As another hour passed, more people arrived. She recognized the Blue Fairy, Snow White, Prince Charming, Briar's three fairy godmothers, Bunny, and many other family friends. The chattering got louder as more people arrived. Somewhere along the way, Granny had decided that everyone had arrived. She set up a buffet where people could grab some of the exotic foods. Though Sabrina didn't find the majority of the food 'normal-looking', she had to admit the mixture of all the colors looked gorgeous. She went around the buffet and picked at the foods that looked most appetizing. The table itself wasn't big enough for the amount of people who had arrived, so after people had retrieved their food, they could sit anywhere on the lower floor that they wanted. Sabrina chose a cozy corner on the floor near the front door.

"May I have your attention please!" Granny shouted, loud enough that the chatter stopped completely and all attention was on her. She smiled warmly. "I am thankful that all of you could join us today for a wonderful dinner together, and I would like to make a toast to all of you wonderful people for joining us."

Everyone cheered and the chatter picked up again along with the sound of clinking glasses and cheerful laughing. Sabrina, who had already finished up her meal, found the never-ending background noise picking on her nerves. Along with that, the feel of too many bodies around her made her claustrophobic. She decided she needed some fresh air. She managed to step outside without anyone noticing.

Shutting the door behind her, she took a deep breath of the cold, dry, quiet air. She sat down on the front steps and closed her eyes. It was only when she realized she was shivering against her will that she decided to go in.

Sabrina turned the doorknob and pulled. The door didn't budge. Mentally scolding herself, she remembered that the door had locks on both sides, and she was now locked out. She pulled at the door again and again when suddenly it opened and she flew backwards and landed on her butt. She rubbed her head and looked up to see a laughing fairy boy.

"Ha ha! Oh, man. You should've seen your face!" Still laughing, Puck started imitating her expression.

Scowling, Sabrina pushed herself up. "What are you doing out here?"

Finally getting his laughter under control, Puck replied. "The old lady told me to go look for you. Not that I needed to look. I knew you were out here."

"No you didn't. I made sure nobody saw me. I took special care in making sure you were preoccupied." She retorted.

"Preoccupied? I was talking to Pinocchio. Nobody pays attention to him when he's talking."

"So you were staring at me to occupy yourself?" She said with a partly confused and slightly disgusted face.

"Uh, we should head inside," Puck spoke as if he hadn't heard her. "You're Grandmother wanted you."

"Too bad we can't." Sabrina sighed, noting that she could see her breath. "The door locked behind you, genius."

"What? No it didn't!" He said, turning around to pull the door, very unsuccessfully.

After a full minute of Puck attempting to open the door, Sabrina turned around and sat back on the steps, sighing again. Her sigh mixed with a few small shivers.

After another minute, Puck gave up and sat down next to her.

"I doubt anyone will come looking for us for a while." He complained. Sabrina shrugged and shivered a little more. Noticing it, Puck hesitantly placed his arm around her. "You're freezing." He said, squeezing her tighter.

Noticing the arm around her for the first time, Sabrina pulled away. "Yeah, I've been out here a while."

"Why'd you pull away? I was just trying to keep you warmer. Like I said, nobody is going to come out here for a while."

"Why are you being so nice lately? You're never nice." Sabrina questioned.

Puck sighed, and after another few minutes, it seemed like he wasn't going to answer.

Shifting again, Puck mumbled something indecipherable.

"I didn't catch that." Sabrina said.

"You weren't supposed to." Puck replied.

"Then why'd you say it?"

"I don't know, honestly. It's not like you would believe it." He placed his chin on his hands "Ever since I blew up on you last week you've hated me for everything. I said I was sorry! What else can I do?"

"Tell me what you just said." She teased.

"I care about you! Is that satisfying? I'm being nice because I want you to forgive me, and I care about you!" Puck yelled.

In shock, Sabrina stared at him. That's when Daphne opened the door and stared at the scene before her. Neither Puck nor Sabrina had noticed her. They were both staring at each other in shock comas.

That's when Sabrina smelled the food and warmth and got up, walking into the house. She completely ignored Puck and Daphne and everyone else for that matter and headed straight upstairs to her room. Puck trailed behind, hitting himself in the head and whispering "stupid, stupid"

I think Daphne thought the investigation deadline should move to Christmas.

A/N: pls review. sorry, again. im not going to promise an update between now and christmas because i dont like to lie. BUT I WILL SAY THAT I MIGHT PROBABLY TRY. im such an awful person sorry.

thanks for stickin with me, buddies.