WE'RE BACK! Would y'all believe me if I told you that, when I said we wouldn't be updating as frequently, I TOTALLY DID NOT mean 2 months DX I'm so, so, so, so sorry! Things just got really out of hand. First Melanie was gone, then I went to Europe for a month, then school started and Melanie went MIA, then my classes started. . .But I finally talked to Melanie last night, and we have big, big ideas for this story. Just wait. And I planned out a ton of chapters so we should be writing this for almost two years (according to the current rate, which we're hoping to fix). And if you just skipped this and started reading the story that we've deprived you from for so long, well, I understand.

Krystynn

~M.K~

"Ugh, this is so heavy! Pinocchio, are you sure you're holding your end?" Daphne complained from behind a rather large and heavy box, as she trudged up the steps to the apartment.

"Yes, I'm holding my end," Pinocchio replied indignantly. "Why you need all this junk, though, still baffles me."

"Junk?! This box is filled with all my souvenirs. A beanstalk leaf, a few mouse traps, a shovel, "Charming for Mayor" buttons, a cook book for underwater foods, a few take-out menus for the Blue Plate Diner, a piece of the Vorpal Blade, some of Twilarose's dress samples, toothbrushes, a plastic hatchet, a recording device, a rose, pieces of marble from the Hall of Wonders, a key ring for Granny's old house, my journal—"

"Okay, we get it, there's a lot of stuff. At least now you have your own room to put it in," Sabrina interrupted as she passed them on the stairs.

"You need to be careful of the neighbors. We don't need them to ask any more questions," Henry said, as he followed Sabrina down the stairs to get more boxes.

"Wow, Daphne, that sounds heavy," Daphne mimicked her sister. "Yes, would you like some help?" she deepened her voice to mimic her father. Pinocchio snickered.

"It's weird being back here," Daphne said as they entered the apartment and Daphne led them towards her room. "Hey! The pink's gone!" She said, dropping her end of the box to place her hands on her hips.

Now unbalanced, the box slipped from Pinocchio's fingers and landed on his feet causing him to jump and upturn the box, dumping its contents on the floor with a thud and several clanks and crashes.

"Daphne! We've been here for ten minutes and you've already broken something," Henry's exasperated voice came from behind a several boxes labeled "Daph's clothes and other stuff". Henry waddled into the room, straining to keep the boxes balanced as he carried them. Unfortunately, he couldn't see the miscellaneous objects that littered the floor.

"Watch out!" Daphne yelled, just as Henry's foot caught on the strap of a pair of infrared goggles, causing him to trip and fall. The boxes tumbled to the ground as he read out to catch himself. Henry cried out as his hand hit the floor, supporting him for a second before crumpling beneath him.

"Dad!" Daphne rushed over to her father.

"Ah, I think I sprained my wrist," Henry said, sitting up and cradling the said body part. He tried flexing his fingers.

"Wait! Don't move it," Pinocchio said, looking over Daphne's shoulder. "It could be broked and trying to move it will only make it worse. Here, it should be supported until you get it checked."

"Um, but we don't have splint or anything," Daphne said, but Pinocchio wasn't listening. He was walking around the room, picking up objects and then dropping them back to the ground. Suddenly, he spotted the goggles, which were still caught on Henry's foot.

"Perfect," he said, picking them up and undoing the strap. He picked up two mouse traps, too, as he walked around to sit by Daphne. "This should do it. Daphne, can you hold his wrist steady?" Pinocchio asked as Henry extended his injured wrist. Daphne nodded in response and gently steadied her father's arm. Pinocchio placed the traps on the top and bottom of Henry's wrist, and then tied them in place with the goggle strap.

"Wow, where did you learn that?" Daphne asked, her eyes wide.

"Oh, I've read a few medical books," Pinocchio answered.

"A few? You're like a concierge doctor," Henry said, impressed.

"Yeah," Daphne joked. "We could start a business and name it HankMed after Dad."

"What's going on in here? Did I hear someone get hurt?" Veronica asked.

"Dad tripped and may or may not have broken his wrist, but Pinocchio made a splint so he should be fine for now."

"He should still see a doctor, though," Pinocchio interjected.

"Alright then, "Veronica reached out to help her husband up.

"Sorry I won't be able to help with any more unloading," Henry grinned sheepishly at his wife.

"Oh, you still get to help. You get to take care of Basil. He needs to be fed and them you can work on that potty-training."

Henry grimaced.

"Daphne, Pinocchio, why don't you two find Red and then the three of you can put this room in order before someone else breaks something. I'm going to see how Sabrina's room is coming."

~M.K~

"Hmm…what about putting the bed by the windows, the dresser by the door, and the chair in that corner?" Granny Relda said, pointing to a spot to the right of her granddaughter.

"But what about the bookshelf?" Sabrina replied, crossing her arms.

"Just put it next to the bed. There's room, isn't there?"

"I guess so. This dresser is bigger than the one I had before and I never had a bookshelf."

Mr. Canis grunted as he got up from the grey, suede armchair that sat outside Sabrina's bedroom door. "Are you sure this time? I don't want to move this furniture again." He gestured to the black bookshelf, the white dresser, and grey chair that Sabrina had finally just shoved out of the room after rearranging it three times.

Sabrina bit her lip, turning around the room before her eyes landed on her grandmother. Granny Relda smiled at her and she nodded. "Yes, I'm sure."

"Hey, how's it going in here?" Veronica asked, as she walked into the room.

"Well I finally decided where I want everything," Sabrina told her mother. "Where's Dad? I thought he was going to help us bring the bed and mattress up?

"Oh. He may or may not have broken his wrist so he's going to take care of Basil for a bit. It looks like it's up to us to get that thing up here," Veronica said cheerfully.

Sabrina looked at her mother, then shrugged. "Okay."

~ M.K~

The Grimm family—save Henry and Veronica who had gone to the doctor—sat around the living room, exhausted.

Sabrina lay spread-eagle on the floor next to a sleeping toddler. Granny Relda sat at one end of the new, brown-leather couch, and Mr. Canis sat at the other end. Daphne was next to Relda; however, she sat upside down, her feet resting on the back of the couch and her pigtails grazing the carpet. Red was curled up next to Daphne, her head resting on Canis' shoulder. Pinocchio was in the *lazy-boy* chair reading the copy of Frankenstein Sabrina had gotten for school.

The group barely looked over when they heard the door unlock.

"Who wants pizza?" Henry called, pushing the door open with the many boxes of pizza he was carrying.

Everyone turned their heads as the warm smell of cheese, tomatoes, and garlic filled the air.

"Well that got your attention," Veronica said, coming in behind her husband and carrying several bottles of soda.

"It is 9 o'clock and we haven't eaten since we were at Granny's," Sabrina grumbled from the floor.

"How's your wrist, Henry?" Granny Relda asked, getting up to help with the food.

"Just a hairline fracture. I have a cast that I have to wear for a couple weeks and then it should be fine." Henry shifted the pizza boxes to show the yellow cast on his left wrist.

"Can I sign it?" Daphne flipped her feet over and falling to the floor, almost hitting Sabrina.

"I have a Sharpie in here," Veronica called from the kitchen, where she was getting plates, cups, and napkins. "Come get it and help me carry some of this stuff into the dining room. The kitchen isn't big enough for everyone to eat in here."

Daphne jumped up and ran to help her mother. She came back with a tray laden with cups of soda and a black marker clenched in her teeth.

"Whurshudashynit?" She garbled around the marker as she set the tray down on the coffee table.

"That was most definitely not a language recognized by any human on Earth," Pinocchio said from behind his book.

The little girl pulled the Sharpie out of her mouth and stuck her tongue out at the boy before turning to her father. "Where should I sign it?"

"Oh. Anywhere, I guess," Henry blinked and held out his arm.

"Hey, I want to sign, too," Sabrina said, finally getting up.

"Duh, everyone is going to sign it. Even Basil," Daphne said looking down at her little brother who was beginning to wake up in all the commotion. "I'll write Puck, Uncle Jake, and Elvis in, too, since they're not here."

"Elvis?" Sabrina raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, my poor baby had to stay at Granny's because dogs aren't allowed in the apartment," Daphne pouted.

Red patted her on the shoulder. "Elvis is a big dog, he can take care of himself," she said with a small smirk.

Sabrina laughed as Daphne glared.

"And they're missing the first meal in our kind of new house," Sabrina pointed out.

"You're right! It is our first meal," Veronica gasped.

"I think this deserves a toast." Granny Relda raised her glass, "to the new house."

Glasses clinked and it was silent as everyone drank.

"BUUURRPPP!"

Everyone turned to stare at Sabrina.

"Well someone had to," she said.

~M.K~

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