Welcome back to the story! I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Chapter 10: Elopement?
"Where would Sabrina possibly go? And with Puck, without even giving me a 'heads-up' about this…this…elopement! " Henry shouted out, spending a lot of time to stutter the last word, saving it as a last resort as if it were dirty.
As usual, Veronica was the one to calm her husband down like she comforted Basil, her only son. "Sabrina has always been an obedient daughter and I am sure she will not elope with Puck out of a sudden thought, it must be something else. She would have at least left a note…" the mother said, trying her best to soothe Henry's nerves, while weighing the chances that Sabrina would have ran away from home just for Puck.
While the adults were trying figure out where the love birds had gone, Daphne was twisting her hair which was already free of those childlike braids, deep in thought. A smile was hanging on her face while a frown crossed her forehead. The emotions she was having were rather complicated for a girl her age, not to mention that she was overly protected by the Grimms. She was feeling very happy and terribly worried at the same time. Where could Sabrina have gone during the middle of the night without any means of transportation? Or did she really elope with Puck to be away from the pressure cast on her by Dad?
Sabrina was feeling extremely excited as she sailed through the canal. The magic which filled the whole forest-or more accurately, another atmosphere- filled her heart and mind like honey. She was melting in that amazing feeling, even though she tried really hard to pull it away.
Filling his mind with all those horrible consequences if the transmission failed, Puck stole occasional glances at Sabrina who, even from far away, could be observed to be obsessing about the beautiful scenery; breathing in every drop of air her nose could reach. Knowing that his girl was again addicted to magic, he decided to prank her to fill her with anger until she forgot what she was admiring.
With the flute which gave out high frequency only faeries and those small tiny minions could possibly hear, he commanded his microscopic servants to fill a bucket with ice cold water and pour it all cover the girl's body. The obedient minions followed their master's instructions immediately and set off to complete the mission.
The blonde was at the edge of standing up to dance with the magic surrounding her when suddenly a splash of water wet her body all way through and weighed down the gorgeous dress. She did not realize what was happening until the minions loss hold of the bucket and had it drop on top of her beautifully set hair, covering her face. Sabrina had a sudden tendency to scream at the top of her lungs knowing that Puck playing another awful joke at her twice in a row on the same day! However, wanting to prove that she could too be graceful and elegant like Faerie-Queen's-daughter-in-law-to-be should, she took the bucket off and lay it down on the canoe.
Puck was amazed at Sabrina's unbelievable tolerance with that huge prank. He turned his head to ask his mother for help. The queen was undoubtedly clueless about the situation and Puck had to have his minions going back and forth to report what was going on to Titania. She nodded with a gentle smile (which was undoubtedly rare) as soon as she figured out the problem. With her strong powers and mumbling some enchantments, she increased the speed of her boat till it was shoulder to shoulder with Sabrina's boat.
The queen pat the blonde's shoulder gracefully while calling her by her name. Sabrina turned to face while she withdrew herself from the magical surrounding with much difficulty. It was rare for a human being to be addicted with magic not to say a girl who was supposedly exposed to the craft more than any normal person. Making circles in the air, Titania dried the girl's dress in only a second. Sabrina smiled gratefully and made a sharp stare at Puck.
"When did you start having those addictions?" The queen asked curiously.
"What do you mean? Oh, you mean magic, don't you?" Sabrina admitted a little emmbarrassed that the Queen of Fariewould bring such a thing up.
"Yes, dear, that would be what I am talking about," Titania replied not very sarcastically.
Sabrina smiled gently at how her future mother-in-law had just addressed her, "Since I first met Jake, my uncle, who gave me a wand. Every time I get hold of magic, I just feel so… how do you put it… " Sabrina replied, losing her words.
"Powerful, is it?" Titania put in.
The blonde nodded, amazed at how the fairy actually knew her that much.
"Then do you want to be rid of it? I mean the addiction," the queen asked.
Sabrina thought for a while and answered, "Yes, I would love to."
Titania then made a cup out of nowhere, scooped some water from the river, sprinkled some sparkly dust and stirred the mixture. When the fluid was clear again, she handed the drink to Sabrina. The girl took one last deep breath of the magical wind, savoring that sensational moment and drank the whole glass up.
She felt the liquid flow down her throat and into her stomach. In a few seconds, she could hear plopping sounds and like a firework, the miraculous dust burst, having the brain rush with a sudden shock of electricity. After the roller coaster ride of different sensations, Sabrina smiled a big one at Titania, knowing that the addiction had finally been put to a stop. Feeling the gaze of Puck branding her back, she turned round to give him a reassuring glance to put him at ease.
Back at the ranch, the Grimms had not yet compromised where the couple would have gone.
"Maybe we should wait for one more day to see. After all, it's no use to be arguing over something we know nothing of. Maybe they would return by tomorrow, let us wait and see," Jake ended and the others simply nodded, having no choice.
I am trying to strike a balance between Puckabrina and the Grimm's family, hope it's fine that there are change of scenes. Thank you all of you who have been reviewing, it really provides me a motivation to continue writing fanfics. Most of all, a big thanks to Bigtimebooks for correcting my not-quite-mastered grammar. Thanks a million!