I am so sorry for no updating in forever! I am UBER UBER SORRY. But I have to try to update about once every one or two weeks now, or I won't finish the challenge in time, so updates will be coming quicker now. ;)
Someone's wedding, any character.
Sabrina woke up to the sound of bells. Bells? Yes, bells. Loud tinkling noises erupted from outside her window. Along with voices. With a curt glance at her alarm clock, Sabrina grumbled to herself. "Who the heck would be up and ringing bells at 4:00 AM?"
She pulled a ratty grey sweatshirt that was mostly threadbare over her, and a not so modest tank top and shorts, pulling it down to cover most of her long legs. Sabrina was silently thankful for the big size had bought her. Vowing to murder whoever was making the racket outside, she ventured to the window, pushing it open wide to see everyone else had the same idea. In fact, Uncle Jake, Red, and Pinocchio were already on the sidewalk, making a fuss. It was then that she saw the window next to hers burst open, and an angry Puck flew out. He dropped straight to the ground, folding in his wings, stomping to her family in dirty once-white-now-blackish-with-dirt socks.
Sabrina couldn't wait up here! So she decided to get out the easiest way and she looked for the gutter near her window and grabbed it with both hands. Praying she wouldn't fall, she was about to climb out her window when she saw the source of the racket.
A big, cream colored parade float was sauntering down the street, preceded by a band holding bells and drums. Baton twirlers did their tricks in the front of the odd line, and She saw none other than William Charming on the float, waving to the angry crowd.
Sabrina gripped the gutter tighter, seething in anger. What did this man think of himself? Sure, he might have been mayor once, and he might now be the husband of the mayor, but what right did he have to go ringing freakin' bells with a band on a parade float at 4:00 AM? Did this man have nothing about him but his wits and his looks? Easing her hold on the gutter as not to smash it entirely, she slid down the rest of the way. As soon as she landed on the rocky brown soil, she cursed silently, reminded that she'd forgotten to put on shoes or socks or anything for that matter, to cover her now bruised feet. Shrugging it off in the way only Sabrina could, she leapt to the sidewalk, joining the rest of her family.
Daphne was inside, of course. No racket could wake that sleeping beauty. Without the brunette in sight though, the normally rowdy group wasn't as merciful of Charming.
"Yo Billy!" Sabrina growled over the racket of the ringing and pounding.
The Prince turned as if jerked by a string, and his deceivingly pleasant smile was mauled by a deep frown.
"Don't call me that!" He insisted.
"Don't tell me what to do!" Sabrina yelled back, and Jacob stepped forward.
"Sabrina." Jacob warned, and then turned to the former Mayor. "Charming, what is this?" He asked with narrowed eyes. "Don't you value sleep?"
William rolled his eyes. "I-" a movement behind him made a sudden excited smile cross his face. "Later, later." He told the Grimms, turning suddenly to a surprised Snow standing on the sidewalk.
"Snow! My beautiful Snow! Skin as fine and white as snow, lips as red and full as drops of blood, hair the color of the softest ebony, at your service as always!" He said, jumping off the float dramatically, before bowing in front of the former princess.
"Um, Billy?" Snow said quietly. "That's the cheesiest line I've ever heard and I'm Snow White." She said, causing the crowd to laugh. The prince turned red.
"And Billy, just because we're engaged doesn't mean…I need a parade, I'm quite fine with the ring alone, thank you." She said, causing everyone to mutter amongst themselves.
"About time." Puck snorted, and then looked away when everyone glanced at him in surprise, turning as red as Charming.
"There'll be a wedding!" Quiet Red exclaimed in excitement.
"When?" chirped someone from across the square.
"That's the surprise, my darling Snow!" Billy said with a charming smile. (no pun intended) "I've scheduled the wedding today! Everything is booked and done!" He said proudly.
"What-how-" Snow was at a loss for words.
"I have my ways darling." William said with a smile, then turned around addressing the crowd. "Everyone is invited! Even….the Grimms!" He said, controlling a frown.
"How lovely." Sabrina said, rolling her eyes. "Now, excuse me. Total Drama is on and I wouldn't want to miss the new episode for a Charming wedding."
"Sabrina." Jacob said sternly. "It's as much Snow's wedding as William's. And besides, Billy helped us, didn't he?" Jacob said with a wink, and Red stifled a giggle.
Charming seethed. "Don't call me that." he snapped, as he motioned to his baton twirlers. They suddenly ran to the float, and pulling out stacks of envelopes, they ran around the crowd, distributing them to people.
William Adams Charming and Snow White Lancaster Wed!
17th of July, At the Charming Mansion
Gifts Required (one gift per head)
"He's even demanding at his own wedding! For heaven's sake, 'one gift per head'? That's low, even for you Charming!" Sabrina burst.
"Then don't come." William said with a defiant glare.
"We're coming William. Even if we're doing it to maintain a stable alliance." Jacob sighed, glaring at Sabrina with a 'keep-your-mouth-shut-for-a-few-seconds-will-you?-look' and nodded in alliance to Charming and leading Sabrina, Puck, Pinocchio, and Red inside and closing the door behind them.
"I think Billy did it on purpose, so that half the family wouldn't be there!" Red exclaimed with a huff, flopping on the couch.
"I know you're upset, kids, but at least y'all get to dress up fancy!" Jacob said, with a shrug, pulling out his phone and rapidly calling his family.
"Mom…..? Yeah, we're….fine. Kind of. Yeah….uh huh….Charming's having a wedding! I know, I know….. I'll try. I hope….I'm gonna try, don't you believe in me? Well I guess so…fine…I KNOW MOM, give it to Hank now, will you? ….Henry? Yep, you heard right. Uh huh…..will you make it?... Sure, I'll do that…. I know, I'll tell her. Briar would have been the bridesmaid…..I get it….bye…." Jacob ended the call nd turned (most of) the family.
"Wake Daphne up. We're going shopping."
…..
"What is happening…..?" Daphne groaned,
"We're going to a wedding." Sabrina grumbled, shaking her sister like crazy.
"What?!" Daphne popped up like a spring, and bounding over to her closet like a madwoman, she began searching. "Oh no, oh no, dear lord I don't have anything fancy to wear! Or any jewelry other than that string of fake pearls, and I don't have high heels or any makeup and you won't let me use yours and-"
"You know Daph, when someone tells you that you're going to a surprise wedding in the afternoon, the first thing most people do is ask whose wedding It is, not plan out what they'll wear and freak out about not bringing any dresses in our summer vacation luggage."
"But but..."
"Aren't you going to ask?"
"Ask what?"
Sabrina facepalmed. "You know, never mind. Just see you downstairs." Sabrina turned on her heel and almost closed the door behind her when Daphne called her name.
"Sabrina?"
"What now?"
"Who's wedding is it?"
...
"Woah. For a tasteless prince, Charming has a good sense of wedding style." Daphne remarked with a giggle.
"Well Daphne," Jake smirked, "This WOULD be his fifth time walking down the isle. Or maybe the sixth? Who remembers. It was Snow, then Ella, then Br-Briar, and Rapunzel, and who knows all the secret weddings he's had."
Puck shifted uncomfortably. "Remind me why I let you imprison me in this thing again." He tugged in hi cravat again.
"Because you lost the bet, loser." Sabrina smirked and high fives Pinocchio, something she would regularly never do- but this time it was different- it involved a revenge on Puck for all the pranks.
"So the theme of the wedding is medieval?" Red asked quizically.
" 'Parently."
"Okay then." Red replied to Jacob.
"Ooh! Refreshments! That's great!" Daphne yelled, rushing over to the table.
"Careful don't get grass on your dress!" Red said as she carefully walked around wet patches of grass to follow her best friend.
"Ruin your dress, my foot. I'd do it on purpose." Sabrina scoffed.
"Lets go join 'em Grimm. They look like a lonely duo with no social status." Puck smirked.
"You're starting to sound like Musterdseed stinkbag. Sure you're okay?"
"Glad you're concerned m'lady, but I was a Shakespeare character once too. Do you really think he made ALL of that up?"
"Puck.." Sabrina trailed off. " Are you sure you're okay? You've been acting like this more since... Since you turned sixteen."
"Actually, I turned 4374, not sixteen. I LOOK sixteen now, instead of twelve. " Puck added with a wink.
"You're acting weird. I'm still the same girl I always was." Sabrina said uncertainly.
"No, Sabrina. You're a woman." Puck said, gesturing at her.
Sabrina looked down at her teenage body. She'd filled out a few years ago. The medieval wedding called for a special outfit, which they borrowed from Rapunzel, and she had to say, she didn't look that bad. She was wearing a golden dress, with some ruffles on the skirt and a sleeveless bodice with a sweetheart neckline, and a fake ribbon tie up from the waist up, with a pink rose at the very front of her body where her waist started. Daphne had done her hair, braiding it into a bun and tucking a rose similar to the one on her dress bhund her ear with a lock of hair. A few of her shorter strands of hair had come loose falling into her face.
"Grimm-stop." Puck said, gritting his teeth and holding his head as if he had a headache.
"What..I'm not doing anything!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Stop lying Grimm. I don't know what you're doing to me, but you're doing something and you're trying to change me- just stop- " Puck said, turning and stalking away to the punch bowl without saying another word.
...
Sabrina sighed. The wedding had started a while ago, and they'd finally gotten around the vows.
"I will protect Snow with-" Poor Charming's speech was cut off suddenly when thunder rumbled in the distance. Everyone looked up not a second too late, to see a drizzle overtake then, turning into a thick rain. She heard russling, screaming,and groaning, and an arm drooped around her wet shoulder.
"Huh?" She looked up.
"Grimm... If I pass out, please get me home somehow...willya?" Puck groaned.
Sabrina looked over Puck once, and when he stumbled, she caught his wrists and studied his unfocused eyes. "Puck.." Sabrina said, squinting. "Are you...drunk...?"
"Uh...Yeah..." Puck groaned, slumping forward onto Sabrina's shoulder as she held him up in an awkward almost hug.
"Puck!" She exclaimed, shaking his shoulder so his head bounced back and forth. "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO DRINK!"
"Watcha Talkin' 'bout?" Puck slurred. "I'm 4...4... 3...whats the rest of the number?" Puck groaned again, clutching his stomach .
"Oh god.." Sabrina said, throwing her head back with a groan.
"Sit down." She commanded the fairy.
"Only if you promise something.." Puck said slowly.
Sabrina debated the odds. "What?"
"A kisssssz..." he slurred, and dropped back onto the seat, in seeming drunk slumber.
"Oh god.." Sabrina groaned. "You're drunk, you wont remember, so I don't have to." She said to herself, and she shrugged and ran off, while Puck pushed himself up.
"Immmm awakkee..."
...
"Uncle Jake?!" Sabrina yelled hitching up her skirts as she darted through the crowd. "Uncle Jake-" Sabrina skidded in her tracks gasping as she nearly ran into her Uncle. "Uncle!" She gasped. "Puck! He's drunk I don't know what to do!" She cried.
At the same time, Uncle Jake cried back at Sabrina, "Sabrina! Have you seen Daphne or Red? Or Pinocchio? I let the girls have candy and they went off on a sugar rush, Pinocchio went after them and I can't find any of them, it's raining, Snow and Charming are nowhere to be found, and everything is a total and utter mess at this darn wedding!"
The two stared at each other panting for a few seconds. "Uncle Jake, Let's go find Snow and Charming! If we dull the chaos that the rain caused and make everyone calm again, then we can successfully spread the word to help find those three kids and eventually make Puck somewhat sober!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Got it! You go that way, I'll go this way!" Jake yelled, and tossing off his dress coat, he ran in the opposite direction.
….
"Snow!" Sabrina yelled, nearly tripping and slipping on wet grass as she ran up to her older friend and role model.
"Sabrina?" She asked, turning around. She looked beautiful as always, with her ebony hair wound up in a formerly tight bun that had come loose and locks had escaped, framing her pale, ivory skin in a sharp contrast. Her perfect, red, full lips were parted in surprise, the skin around her eyes red and puffy with tears. Her gloves and white wedding dress were wet and matted, droplets falling on them heavily with pattering noises as it continued to rain over the wedding.
"Oh my god..Snow..I'm so sorry!" Sabrina cried, flicking droplets off her face before it got wet again. "Let's go fix you up Snow." She took her friend by the shoulder and led her back into the church, taking her to where her bridesmaids had set up Snow's portable vanity. Sitting the princess down, she surveyed her.
"We might need a new dress, which we don't have, you hair can be fixed, and a little makeup can hide those puffy eyes. Here, get dried off." Sabrina instructed, handing her a towel as she searched through the chest next to the table full of old wedding dresses.
"Snow!" Charming yelled, bursting into the room.
"Billy?" Snow squeaked, alarmed by the sudden intrusion.
"Oh, Snow, I'm so sorry! This was supposed to be perfect!" Charming sighed, his eyes sad.
For once, Sabrina pitied the prince. "Charming," She said. "Go out there, calm your guests, and find Puck, Pinocchio, Daphne, and Red, and gather them in one place. Oh, and find Uncle Jake, let him help you. Your bride will be ready, I promise." Sabrina said, ushering the sputtering royalty out the door. "Now, Let's get to work."
….
"Turn." Sabrina instructed, viewing her masterpiece. Snow had been dried off and cleaned off, and during the process, her gloves and shoes had been soaked, cleaned, and washed by handy EverAfters. Meanwhile, Sabrina had found an old white minidress of a bridesmaid's that was about Snow's size. Cutting veils up and parts of ripped dresses, she had put together a tail to the dress, fleshing out in a big poof behind Snow. She'd let her hair out now, Sabrina not have known how to make her hair like that again, and now some pink eye shadow, concealer, and foundation covered the former redness of her eyes. "Beautiful. Look in the mirror." Sabrina turned a mirror towards the princess.
"Oh…Sabrina.." Snow muttered. "Oh Sabrina, it's Beautiful!" She said, hugging her younger friend.
"There's something missing though.." Sabrina said thoughtfully. "Ah!" She exclaimed. "Something in your hair." Slowly, Sabrina pulled out the rose in her hair and fastened it into Snow White's.
"Sabrina, you don't have to do that, you've done so much!" Snow protested.
"Snow, today is your special day. I think you deserve it more than I do." Sabrina took the bride's wrists, and opened the church doors.
The guests were all back in their former spots, pretending like they didn't look horrible, making the most of what they had.
"The rain finally stopped!" Snow exclaimed in relief.
"Mmhmm." Sabrina muttered, guiding her and her train around the mud puddles.
The crowd let out a collective murmur as the bride mounted the stage.
….
"And you may kiss the bride."
Everyone aw'ed as Snow and Charming's lips met in a slow, gentle kiss.
Sabrina smiled despite herself, getting up as everyone else did. A dwarf started some music and the crowd watched the newly married couple dace to waltzes for a few minutes, deep in thought.
Suddenly, Snow stepped back with a mischievous smile.
"We left the 1800th century long ago! Let's crank it up to some new age music!" She exclaimed with a grin. Everyone cheered and the music changed immiediatly.
"Sabrina?" She heard a boy's voice behind her, and she turned to see Puck.
"Puck? Are you all right?" She asked frantically.
"Yep." Puck said with a shrug. "But I won't be for long. In Faerie, we had contests on who could keep from passing out the longest while drinking, and I was the champion. But Jake ruined it, he used some magic again." He groaned.
"You know it's bad for you?" Sabrina asked.
"Yeah, for humans. It doesn't affect EverAfters so much. But I'll stop if you'd want me to."
"Serious?"
"Serious." Puck said with a smile. A new song started on the floor. "Would you like to dance, m'lady?"
"I'm not sure what's with you today," Sabrina said with a giggle, "But…okay."
"Taylor Swift Radio!" someone yelled, as the music was all Taylor Swift, it seemed.
The way you move is like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards
You're the kind of reckless
That should send me runnin'
But I kinda know that I won't get far
And you stood there in front of me
Just close enough to touch
Close enough to hope you couldn't see
What I was thinking of.
Sabrina pulled her arms around Puck's neck and looked down, a bit shy.
Drop everything now
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk
Take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
My mind forgets to remind me
You're a bad idea
You touch me once and it's really something,
You find I'm even better than you imagined I would be.
I'm on my guard for the rest of the world
But with you I know it's no good
And I could wait patiently but I really wish you would…
Puck smiled coyly, looking Sabrina in the eye, now.
Drop everything now
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk
Take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
I run my fingers through your hair and watch the lights go wild.
Just keep on keeping your eyes on me, it's just wrong enough to make it feel right.
And lead me up the staircase
Won't you whisper soft and slow?
I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.
Puck and Sabrina were drifting across the floor slowly now. They just drifted and drifted.
Drop everything now,
Meet me in the pouring rain,
Kiss me on the sidewalk,
Take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile.
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
And the sparks fly...
Oh, baby, smile...
And the sparks fly...
"Tone it down Puck and Sabrina! Or people will think it's your wedding!" Daphne yelled. As the two turned, a camera flash went off. Not even waiting another second, they grabbed eachothers' hands to weave through the crowd and hunt down their little sisters.
….
"Well, that was eventful!" Uncle Jake exclaimed as he turned at a left signal with a sigh.
"You bet it was." Sabrina said, turning to Puck, who was alone in the very backseat. "Wasn't it Pu- Oh god no!" She gasped when she saw an empty bottle and a drunk Puck in the backseat.
"Uncle Jake, I think we need more of that sober stuff." She sighed to her Uncle.
"Sorry 'Brina, we're out. He'll just have a hangover, nothing major, he'll be fine." He reassured, and pulled into the driveway of the house.
"I'll take him." Sabrina sighed as she helped Puck up.
….
"You got it…" Sabrina sighed as she helped Puck across his huge room to his trampoline.
"Mmmhmm…" Puck murmured.
"There you go!" Sabrina said, dropping him with a sigh as last.
"Saabbriina…" Puck moaned.
"Yeah?" Sabrina turned and kneeled so she could look him in the eye.
Instead of responding, Puck reached out and grabbed Sabrina, planting his lips firmly on hers. Sabrina nearly reeled in surprise, and whether it was her sleepy mind or not, she didn't pull away. Because…she'd almost liked it.
Puck let go of her at once, falling back onto the trampoline with a bounce as he appeared too finally pass out, leaving Sabrina to scurry out of the room with a red face, wondering why the kiss didn't taste like alcohol, or bitter at all, instead, sweet.
…
A few seconds after Sabrina left, Puck stirred. His eyes opened and a devilish smile graced his face.
"I should win an Oscar for that. They didn't realize there WAS no alcohol at the party…or that the bottle in the back of the car was a trick bottle…..god they're idiots." Puck grinned. "And they're detectives." Then he brought his fingers to his lips, remembering the kiss, and silently dozed off.
One of my longest, but this was my favorite prompt, so yeah. :)