AN: Here's chapter thirteen!

Chapter Thirteen: The Impossible

I woke up, breathing heavily. This was the third time that the encounter with Bluebeard had crept into my dreams that night. I unsteadily got out of bed and decided to go get a drink of water from the kitchen. I saw Puck sleeping on the couch and quietly crept past him towards the kitchen.

On the way back past Puck, something grabbed my waist and pulled me down. I shrieked, but a hand was put over my mouth before I could shriek loud enough to wake everyone up.

"Geez, Grimm. Dramatic much?" Puck whispered in my ear. He had pulled me down next to him on the couch. "What really happened with Bluebeard? And don't start making up lameass stories about him coming up to you, ripping off the necklace and bracelet, and disappearing. Even I'm not that big of an idiot."

"Are you sure about-" I started jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.

"I'm sure," he made it clear that he was serious. He put his arm around my shoulders and waited for an explanation.

I then told him shakily about the knife and his whispered words and how Peter came just in time. I also told him about the guy at the pharmacy before.

"Guess the clothes for the love part aren't needed now, huh?" I asked, after I finished my whole story.

"About that…." he started.

"What?" I asked, pulling away from him and turning to face him.

"The others didn't want to tell you, but I wanted to. You're clothes didn't need changing. Someone from the Scarlet Hand broke in the night before and put a red handprint on each one of your clothes. The Old Lady put clothes from the laundry on top of them and hoped you wouldn't notice. You didn't. They wanted to keep it that way, so as not to scare you. I tried telling them that you're not a little girl anymore, but they wouldn't listen." He stopped talking and waited for my reaction.

"You were right," I finally said. "I'm not a little girl. I should have been told. But still, what's with the tight clothes?"

"Daphne and Red picked them out. Mostly Daphne. I guess you're just too fat for them." he added in playfully while I smacked him.

"Hey," I said, just realizing something. "You're acting mature, like an actual human. I guess getting hit by a car really changed you, huh? Too bad you didn't get hit sooner."

"Yeah. Too bad your clothes didn't get ruined sooner." he added, tugging on the bottom side of my still-too-tight shirt.

I was about to retort when Puck suddenly cried out and grabbed his injured leg.

"What's wrong?" I practically shouted.

"Get- get- Old-," he tried talking, but his eyes were shut tight in pain.

I ran up the stairs and got Granny. She hurried down and went to put her hand on his forehead. "Call 911!" she told me, and then I heard a thud behind me. I spun around and saw Puck passed out on the floor. I turned around and grabbed the phone. I was about to hit the call button when I heard Granny say quietly, "Don't bother. He's gone."

I dropped the phone and turned around. Puck lay on the floor, not breathing.

I felt empty. Puck. Gone. I didn't think that was possible. I always thought I'd die first. But now…..

I couldn't even cry. There wasn't enough energy left in me. Daphne and Red had come down this morning and cried at the sight of Puck dead. Granny felt like she should leave him there for his parents. They were going to figure out how he died.

They were coming here in a couple of hours. I don't know how they're going to pass the barrier. I don't care either. Nothing mattered anymore. It took me until Puck died to realize that I had feelings for him. There. I said it. I like him. I love him.

His parents came at noon. They stood over him, murmuring to each other, crying, and debating.

"I knew him coming here was a bad idea," his father said, turning towards us. "This is what you should expect from living with humans."

"How did he die?" I asked quietly. It was the first time that I had spoken since this morning when he died. All I wanted to know was how he died.

"Poisoned," his mother announced. "He was given something that made his body attack his leg. The blood there got poisoned, very quickly. If that didn't tell his brain to shut down, he would have died from the pain, anyway. This was better." her voice broke on that last sentence and she broke down sobbing. Her husband held her, his eyes red from crying too.

Peter came over a couple of hours later and we went up silently to my room. Puck's parents were still downstairs discussing something with Granny. Daphne and Red were sitting on the couch grimly and comforting each other like sisters, which they practically were.

As soon as I closed the door, Pete came over and hugged me. "I have good news," he whispered to me. I didn't answer. I doubt that any news would be good right now.

He walked over to my bed and pulled me down next to him. "As soon as I found out about Puck this morning, I knew you would be feeling horrible. Actually, horrible probably doesn't even begin to describe it. I did some research, and found out a spell in one of my dad's old books from Europe.

"It's called the five kisses of restoration," he started out quietly. "It only works on power-drained fairies. Like in Puck's case. It doesn't always work, but the sooner it is done, the better chance there is that it will work. It won't work after two days. You need five people: his parents, siblings, and the person he loves. His parents each need to kiss one of his hands, which will revive the organs on his left and right side. His siblings each need to kiss his forehead and nose, which will revive the lungs and brain. The spell has a better chance of working because he only has two siblings. With more or less, things get tricky."

"The last kiss, the most effective, revives the heart."

Tears had started running down my cheeks from happiness. "Do you think it will work?" I whispered.

"We should at least try," he suggested.

I crushed him into a tight hug, then left him behind me, flying down the stairs to tell Granny about Peter's new discovery.

AN: Sorry it took me so long. School is killer. I'll try to update soon, but I have to update my other story first, which will be soon.

Thanks for reading!