This is it. The very last chapter. Enjoy!
Puck woke up screaming. He stopped, looking around. He was back in his bedroom. Morning light seeped through the cracks of the trees. Fresh snow covered the ground.
Puck jumped out of bed. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. He could make everything better.
Puck grinned. "Thanks Father. For the second chance," he whispered. Puck was going to change, he had decided. At least try. He was never going to leave the Grimms. And most important, Puck would never prank Sabrina again. No, not never. That was impossible. But, Puck figured, he could at least try.
Then Puck's smile faded. "Oh god…" he said. "The present!"
Puck ran out of his room and bolted down the hallway. Puck had forgotten all about the prank present he had placed under the tree for Sabrina yesterday. He had to get to it before Sabrina did.
Puck ran into the living room to find Sabrina, holding the present.
"No!" Puck screamed, snatching the package from her.
"Hey!" Sabrina cried. "What was that for?"
"You can't open this present!" Puck said.
Sabrina raised an eyebrow. "Oh," she said. "I see. You want the present for yourself!"
"No!" Puck said. "I mean, no. That's not it at all".
"Oh really?" Sabrina said. "Because it sounds just like you! Geez Puck. First you break my arm, now you're trying to take my presents! What is wrong with you?!" Sabrina snatched the present, but Puck held on tight.
"You—can't—open it!" Puck said, trying to tug it free from Sabrina's grasp.
"Yes—I—can!" Sabrina said, pulling equally as hard.
Sabrina and Puck each pulled with all their might, until Puck finally pulled it free. Unfortunately, it ripped open the present, springing the prank on Puck. Puck yelped as he was covered in hot coco, ham, pumpkin pie, and red and green glitter.
Sabrina watched as Puck was the victim of his own prank. When the prank present finally stopped spewing Christmas glop, Sabrina stared at Puck.
"You—saved me?" she asked in complete shock.
"Don't act so surprised," Puck said. "If you take the time to know me, you will find that I can be quite the gentleman". A piece of pie crust slid off Puck's nose.
"You turned your prank on yourself, to spare my feelings?"
Puck looked at Sabrina, a little confused. "Uh…yes?" then Puck remembered something. "Oh, no! I didn't get you a present that wasn't a prank".
"That's ok," Sabrina said. "What you did was a greater present".
Then Sabrina did something that Puck would wonder about for years. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
Before Puck could say anything, Puck heard a squeal, then Daphne came running down the stairs.
"Is it time to open presents yet?! Oh, Sabrina, Puck. You're up".
Then the rest of the Grimm family poured out, sleepily, down the stairs into the living room.
"Good heavens," the old lady said. "Puck, you're filthy. Go take a bath".
Puck would have protested if not for the fact that he was happy to see the old lady, and that he was still confuse as to what Sabrina had just done.
*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
It was the best Christmas ever, and being his first, Puck meant it quite literally. Daphne had gotten a new coat full of pockets for her magic items, curtasy of Jake. Sabrina got a new phone, to replace the one that had been smashed in a monster attack. Daphne had given Red a new art kit, one with extra red paint. Even Mr. Canis had not been forgotten, with a new yoga mat.
But the gift that Puck was moved by wasn't the new green hoodie, it was what happened that night…
Puck was walking down the hallway, when he saw Sabrina in her room. She was sitting in the open window, staring out into the night sky. Puck walked up to her and said, "Hi".
"Hey," she said, not taking her eyes off the sky.
"You know," Puck said, sitting beside Sabrina, "I never thought I would enjoy a human holiday. You humans have some crazy traditions".
Sabrina looked at Puck. Her eyes sparkled like sapphires. It reminded Puck of Mayberry, the way her eyes would light up. Mayberry, the only girl Puck had ever liked. The memory hurt.
"What?" Sabrina said, apparently sensing that something was wrong.
"Nothing," Puck said. "It's just…" Puck stared at the sky. "…I thought I owed you an explanation".
"Of what?" Sabrina asked, confused.
"Of why I pranked you so much," Puck said. "You see…I used to know someone. Her name was Mayberry".
"Mayberry?"
"Yeah," Puck said. "We were friends thousands of years ago. We went to the same school, and she was the daughter of a Duke…"
"You went to school?" Sabrina said.
"Yes. Anyways, Moth was there too. She…how to put it…was jealous. My father thought it was cute and encouraged her. Then, one day, Moth killed her".
Sabrina's eyes got wide. "She killed her?"
"Yes," Puck said. "And since then, I refused to like anyone ever again. Mayberry was the reason I decided to never grow up too".
Sabrina looked at Puck. "That's why you acted like you hated me".
Puck nodded. "I thought I'd start to believe it after a while. I was so hurt after Mayberry, I couldn't stand it if it happened again". Puck felt something on his hand. He looked and saw a tear. Puck wiped his eyes. He hadn't known he was crying.
Sabrina was silent for a while. Then she did something that boggled Puck's mind for the second time that day. She hugged him. And Puck hugged her back.
"I understand," Sabrina said into Puck's hair.
Yeah! *stands up and bows for standing ovation* Thank you! Well, there's my first Christmas special. Hope ya liked it! Yes, I said first. Prepare yourself, I have an amazing idea for next year…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
