Thanks for the reviews for the previous sad oneshot, and now there's the second one (hopefully the last one - for now). This one is even more tragic than the previous one.
The word is "Cry". Genre: tragedy/hurt/comfort.
88. Cry (set when Sabrina's 17)
Sabrina Grimm never liked crying. She thought it meant showing your weakness. Thus, she rarely ever cried, mostly trying to hide her tears. But now she just needed to cry.
Charming's army had finally won the final battle with the Scarlet Hand. At first, everybody cheered and laughed, enjoying the freedom they earned. But then the troops noticed that many dear people had perished, giving their lives for the victory. Sabrina sobbed. She remembered every single of her poor relatives and friends. The ones she'll never see again.
...Basil, her small brother... Tears slipped down her face. He was a six-year-old boy. He should have lived a long, happy life! Mom didn't want him to go fighting. He didn't. It didn't happen in the battle. The living cabin of their family's was destroyed, and Basil was hit with a huge piece of wood. Sabrina discovered the body just after the battle ended. Basil was so optimistic, so joyful! He wasn't afraid of anything. Now he lies under a white gravestone and a magical rosebush, in the middle of Ferryport Landing cemetery...
...Uncle Jake... Another tears fell on the floor. The cleverest detective of the Grimm family, the most enthusiastic of them. He could have been alive now. But after Briar's death he lost interest in his life. Where did his joy and courage go? In the last five years of his life, he had been in the depths of sadness. He wanted to avenge his fiancee. In the final battle, he killed two dozens of Hand members before being killed himself...
...Granny Relda... Sabrina was now crying hysterically. Granny sacrificed her life for them. She had been possessed by Mirror, but her mind got free of him for a second. She saw Charming's army nearly losing, so she jumped into a nearby river. In less than a minute, Mirror was dead, but so was Granny...
...Mr. Canis... It was obvious he had been too weak to survive the battle anyway. He was badly injured, and when he saw Granny dead, he had a heart attack. Nurse Sprat wasn't able to heal him.
Sabrina cried and cried, remembering the rest of the dead friends. Mr. Seven, the general. Goldilocks, a good family friend. Max (Charming's magic mirror guardian), Frau Pfefferkuchenhaus and Briar Rose - those were killed long ago. Many people, whom she'd never be able to meet and thank.
Sabrina didn't know how long she had been crying, when she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Puck. Puck looked like a 20-year-old, but he usually acted in the same mischievous way as five years ago. Right now, though, there was no smirk on his face, no gleam in his eyes and no pixies flying around him.
"You've been crying," he said. Sabrina was shocked by the sound of his voice. He wasn't laughing, he wasn't teasing, he wasn't even simply asking. His voice sounded as if he completely understood her.
"I've remembered the people who perished," Sabrina said through tears. "Basil, Granny, Uncle Jake, Briar, Mr. Canis... Sometimes I feel it's unfair that they're dead and I live. I loved all of them so much!" she burst into sobs again.
Puck took her hands in his and looked into her eyes. Sabrina looked back in his eyes and saw love, care, bravery, sorrow for the dead, and understanding. Her eyes were still welling with tears, but she smiled faintly. Now she realized there was someone else - besides her family - who understood her and cared for her. Someone else to live for.
Tell me if the final scene was a little shorter than it should have been. I don't have much experience with tragedy/hurt/comfort fanfics.
