Chapter 7- The Hunt
Hey, I have a feeling this one will be short and extremely hard to write as I have no idea what to put… Great(!). Sorry in advance if this chapter is pathetic. I won't be able to update tonight as I'm going ice skating; it's a Halloween special xx
Sabrina felt someone shaking her vigorously.
"Sabrina, wake up." A voice called. Sabrina fell out of sleep and opened on eye. Then the other. She blinked a few times, getting used to her surroundings. In front of her was the person who had woken her up; Daphne.
"What do you want?" Sabrina asked, rubbing her eyes and stretching with a yawn. She sat up and Daphne sat down facing her on the edge of the bed. Daphne shrugged.
"Granny Relda says breakfasts ready and she wanted me to ask you if you wanted to go with her to work on the case?" Sabrina groaned, she really didn't want to but she didn't want to hurt her grandmothers feelings either.
"What's the case about?" Sabrina asked after a while.
"Someone has stolen a necklace from Mrs Pott." Daphne explained. Sabrina thought for a while.
"Uh… Daph?"
"Yes?"
"Who the hell is Mrs Pott?"
"Oh she's a human. Granny does human cases now too." Daphne replied, matter-of-factly. Sabrina nodded slowly.
"So what did she need to get from the out of town shop?"
"Just a diamond detector. The necklace has diamonds on. It was very expensive Mrs Pott said, and she also said we should do anything to get it back, even if that meant, sitting in a cold cab for an hour and forty-five minutes, driving at thirty miles an hour for a stupid machine."
"…. Right…. They actually have those?" Daphne nodded.
"Looks like it. So are you going?"
"Mmm… I would…. But I'm going out with a friend." Sabrina smiled sleepily, stretching her arms out in front of her. Daphne's eyes opened as wide as saucers.
"Who?"
"You know I would tell you Daph, but then I would have to kill you." Sabrina grinned. Daphne laughed.
"You're weird." The little girl said before walking out of the room. Sabrina could tell Daphne anything but she wasn't sure she wanted to tell her about the whole 'Pan business'. The whole thing with him loving her was still a bit odd to Sabrina. She couldn't get her head around it and it didn't make sense. Maybe she was just being superstitious. Her friends back home, Lucy and Jenna, always called her superstitious. They said;
"You should just go with it Sabrina."
"Yeah go with the flow." And then they would all laugh, link arms and walk to their next lesson. Sabrina smiled, thinking about them and made a mental note in her head to ring them tonight. She slowly got up and padded over to her suitcase. She knelt down next to it and opened it up.
"Hm, what to wear today…?" she thought before rooting through it. She pulled top after top, dress after dress, jean after jean, skirt after skirt, out and dumped them all on the floor before she decided on shorts and a navy blue tank top. She stuffed everything back into the case, not caring if it was a mess. Sabrina rushed to the bathroom to get there before anyone else did. Once she arrived she locked the door and went into the shower. She let the hot water run over her and cleaned the dried blood on her knees and on her forehead.
"Damn that old hag." Sabrina thought angrily. It must have been half an hour before someone called for Sabrina to hurry up. She rapidly turned off the shower and dried herself. She got dressed and tied her hair up in a high messy ponytail. Sabrina looked at herself in the mirror; she looked good and this outfit would look great with her new combat boots. Sabrina was just about to go when she noticed a huge, deep scratch on her forehead.
"Shit, shit, shit." She cried, coming closer to the mirror for a better look. She hoped no one would notice. There was nothing she could do about it though until she was downstairs to put a plaster on it. She remembered the events of last night and shuddered as the image of Baba Yaga on top of her, holding a knife above her head, flashed into Sabrina's mind. Sabrina started down the stairs and jumped down to the floor on the twelfth one (there was fifteen). She landed with a thud and walked into the kitchen were Daphne and Puck were sitting and chatting away like everyone else was yesterday, only Puck wasn't there. Veronica was there too but she was too busy with Basil to notice anyone else was there. Sabrina rolled her eyes. Her seat was back in its normal place and an array of food was placed in the centre of the table; pancakes, toast, biscuits, sausages, bacon. Sabrina's tummy rumbled and she realized she never ate last night. Everyone turned to look at her and Sabrina smiled, sat down and tucked in, topping her plate with pancakes and bacon and coating them in syrup. Sabrina noticed Puck and Daphne's eyes were on her but she tried not to let it bother her. Maybe there was something on her face? She tried to discreetly feel her face to check but it only made Puck smirk. Sabrina looked up and shot him and icy glare. He looked at her and shrugged. Granny Relda was working on more bacon and she turned around with a pan full to place them on the table. When she saw Sabrina she gasped and dropped the pan on the floor. It landed with a painful 'CLANG'. Veronica looked up from Basil and stared at Granny Relda like she was a lunatic.
"Jesus Christ, Relda, what is it?" Veronica asked but Granny Relda just ignored her. She went a ghostly white colour as she stared at Sabrina. Sabrina now knew what Puck and Daphne had been looking at; the ugly scratch that would forever scar her forehead. Sabrina gulped knowing the worst was coming. Granny Relda pointed at her grandchild's forehead and then ran out the room. Everyone watched her leave with confused faces. Everyone apart from Sabrina that is, who's eyes slid to the floor with guilt. Veronica snorted and turned back to the table to look at everyone.
"Must not be her day." She joked and looked over her shoulder at Sabrina to smile but instead jumped up and recoiled in horror. She froze for a moment then bent in and looked closer at Sabrina's face. Here came the worrying. The funny thing was, Sabrina thought no one would notice; that worked. Sabrina would laugh if she wasn't so worried about what her family would say and worse: if they grounded her. Being grounded in this family was the worst- you were sent up to your room all day with nothing to do. After an hour or two, someone would come up with dozens of books and a note pad, for you to do some school work. This would go on for the rest of the day, even longer if you had done something really bad. Sabrina looked down at her plate again and started to eat. Suddenly there were many footsteps down the stairs as the whole family came crashing into the room; Henry and Uncle Jake… and Claire all along with Granny Relda.
"See? See? Look at it! Jacob, is it infected? Is it serious? Will it scar? How did it happen?" Granny Relda rushed. Sabrina groaned and leaned back in her chair. This was Sabrina least favourite part; everyone shot questions at you and fussed over you, then they would think you were lying and tell you off. Afterwards, they would give you whatever they thought you needed to make it heal, but it only made it sting. Uncle Jake rolled his eyes.
"Mom, calm down! Yes it will scar, no I don't think it's infected but maybe we should clean it anyway, it doesn't look too bad and maybe you should actually ask the person it happened to what happened! I'm sorry but I'm going back to bed. Coming Claire?" Uncle Jake asked his soon-to-be-wife. Claire nodded, smiled at the family and left the room with Uncle Jake in tow. Henry sat down next to Sabrina and sharply pushed Sabrina's face toward him.
"What happened Sabrina?" he asked sternly, peering closely at the scratch. Sabrina pulled away from his firm grasp.
"Ow dad!" she said. Sabrina sighed and rested her head in one hand while she tried to eat. Veronica pulled the plate away and snatched the fork off of Sabrina. Sabrina glared at her mom.
"MOM! God sake." Sabrina muttered under-her-breath. Her family could be so annoying, she knew it was only because they cared but they always made it out so Sabrina was the bad guy even when it wasn't her fault. Plus, sometimes they went too far, and made a huge deal out of it when it wasn't even important. Sabrina growled and looked away from them all. Henry pounded his fist on the table and everyone jumped in shock- apart from Puck who was too busy eating to notice what was going on.
"Damn it Sabrina, you will tell us or you will face the consequences." Henry grumbled but was pushed aside by his wife. Veronica patted Sabrina's hand gently. Sabrina pulled away and looked at the three adults faces. They were all giving her serious glares. Sabrina threw her hands up in frustration.
"Hey, I've got something planned for today, something to prove that I'm the best and can win you guys at anything!" Puck said excitedly. Everyone ignored him and still stared intently at Sabrina. Daphne gave him an encouraging smile but quickly spun around quickly to watch the drama in front of her. Daphne slowly inserted the palm of her hand into her mouth and bit down, keeping her eyes fixed on her family; this was one of Daphne's many odd quirks, it showed she was excited or nervous, sometimes even fixed on something interesting in front of her!
"It's no big deal. Honest!" Sabrina started, searching in her head for a lie she hadn't used yet. She couldn't exactly tell her family that she had been in a fight with Baba Yaga who had then tried to kill her with a knife to her neck. Who knew what would happen? Everyone would blame everything on her because it was Sabrina's fault that Baba Yaga decided she wanted a fight with a 16 year old. Ridiculous. Puck coughed loudly.
"Hello?" he said but scowled when everyone was still staring at each other, "Fine, I'll show you." He grumbled and got up abruptly from the table. Still no one paid any attention.
"Sabrina… if this is some joke you are pulling it is not funny." Her dad muttered, shaking his fist in her face. Sabrina pushed it away and smiled sweetly.
"Dad, please don't worry." She said, hoping to charm her way out of this. No such look. Her mom and grandma just groaned and her dad rolled his eyes. She still didn't know what to say… for once. Normally Sabrina could come up with something in a matter of moments but her family were giving her no time to think.
"I'm getting it…" Puck said, bending down to the cabinet under the sink which no one used and was empty.
"SHUT IT PUCK!" Henry roared, facing him with a red face. Veronica hit him gently on the arm.
"Be nice Henry."
"You've all left me no choice." Puck said, shaking his head sadly and pulling something out that made a weird sloshing noise.
"Guys please, give me some space. At least let me tell you after breakfast." Sabrina pleaded, pushing the air, signalling for them to move back.
"NO, now Sabrina, this is serious." Henry sighed, shaking his head in disappointment.
"You not telling us only show's you have something to hide." Granny Relda added hastily. Sabrina shot her an oh-so-now-you-say-something look. Granny Relda ignored her and just kept staring at her intently. Whether she admitted it or not; Granny Relda loved this- all the drama- it was something she hadn't been able to have in three years and she missed it. She just wanted to be involved in something or have something interesting happen; even if it was serious. This didn't mean she wasn't serious though. It just meant she enjoyed it. Puck slowly stood up, and even with his back turned, Sabrina could tell he was grinning.
"Here I go…" he started. Sabrina raised an eyebrow; what was he planning?
"Sabrina, are you in there?" Veronica said, swiping a hand up and down in front of Sabrina's eyes. Suddenly Puck spun around and Sabrina's eyes grew as wide as footballs. In his hands were two water balloons and behind him was a cupboard full of water guns, more balloons and even two buckets filled to the brim with water. So this was what he had been planning. Everything seemed to go in slow motion; Sabrina looked at Puck (the mischievous glint in his eye and his cheeky grin) then to her parents, Granny Relda and Daphne (still staring at Sabrina, oblivious to what Puck was doing behind them). Sabrina's eyes switched back to Puck as he prepared to chuck one of his water balloons at them all.
"NO…!" Sabrina shouted, holding out her hand for Puck to place the balloon so she could dispose of it but it was too late. Everything became fast again and Puck- with lightning fast reflexes- threw the water balloon at the family. Daphne, who had realised what he was doing, scurried under the table with the bacon. Sabrina leaned over so only some of her back was visible from behind the table. Everyone else wasn't so lucky. They turned just in time to see Puck and the water balloon soaring towards them. There were shouts and rude words filling the air, but above them all was the sound of Pucks laughter. The first balloon hit the wall, leaving the pictures and the wallpaper dripping wet. The other flew straight towards Sabrina's parents and hit Henry squarely in the face. The power of the throw sent Henry's head reeling back but then snapping forward. Henry's face first contorted into disgust, then hatred for Puck, then horror when he realised it wasn't water, then just pure anger. Henry jumped up, red faced and dripping wet, fists clenched. He was about to lunge for Puck who was still laughing when Veronica held him back and attempted to calm him down. Sabrina sat up again and Daphne poked her head out from under the table.
"Is it over?" she asked and Sabrina nodded, hand over mouth to stop herself from laughing. She knew it was mean, especially since it was her father, but she couldn't help but find it funny. Puck caught her smirking and winked at her. Sabrina grinned at him. Daphne crawled out from under the table and starting eating again.
"Puck! What is wrong with you?" Granny Relda scolded him, marching right up to where he was standing. Puck shrugged like he couldn't care less. Sabrina couldn't help but admire him; she wished she never had to worry in these situations.
"No one was listening." He said simply.
"That is no excuse. You are grounded and Henry expects an apology." Granny Relda declared, folding her arms. Puck shook his head in disbelief then turned to her with pure horror.
"You can't do that Old Lady!" he argued. Granny Relda snorted.
"You'll find I can and have Puck."
"I won't allow it; I'm royalty which is more than you peasants are!" Granny Relda's face grew red and she opened her mouth to speak before she was interrupted.
"Now, now Relda. It's fine." Veronica assured her and Granny Relda nodded and slowly sat down. Henry shot his wife an angry look.
"It bloody well isn't! What is this?" he roared. Puck didn't look the slightest bit scared.
"Egg whites. Don't worry the others are all water. I was saving that one for ugly over here too!" Puck smirked, and Sabrina stuck her tongue out at him.
"Shush, both of you," Veronica demanded, firmly, "Puck this is no time for games. This is serious. We need to know what happened with Sabrina." Puck rolled his eyes.
"She's fine, she said so herself. Why worry and just believe her?" Sabrina stood up and nodded in agreement at Pucks comment. She pointed at Puck and turned to her family.
"Exactly. Exactly! Thank you Puck." Sabrina said. Puck puffed up with pride.
"That's right… I'm always here to lead the way for incapable people who can't. Anyway, all I want is a water fight so I can drench ugly in water, and everyone else for that matter, and prove I'm the best!" Puck said, cheekily.
"Yeah, yeah… wait. What? Ugh no… I don't think so bogey brains." Sabrina argued. Puck turned to her and was about to say something when Veronica interrupted again.
"QUIET!" she demanded before pointing to the door, "Puck leave, this is family business. The kids can join in with your water fight later." Puck reluctantly left after sticking his tongue out at Sabrina who just rolled her eyes. "Now, Sabrina you will sit down and you will tell us what happened. Never mind Puck, he's just a lousy fairy." Sabrina groaned but remained standing.
"Hey, I heard that." Puck called but Veronica just ignored him.
"I just walked into a lamppost, okay? Really badly. I thought I heard something so I started to run and I wasn't watching where I was going. No big deal. No fuss needed." Sabrina lied. There was a snort of laughter from behind them. They all spun round to see Puck leaning against the doorway, arms folded. Sabrina's eyes grew wide. Would he blow her cover? Would he tell them the truth?
"I thought I asked you to leave Puck?" Veronica asked. Puck smirked and walked into the room.
"No one orders royalty about." Puck shrugged.
"Oh yes, so sorry your majesty… or should I say your majesty of stink? Your highness of stupid? Your Lordship of ignorance? King of selfishness?" Sabrina laughed but stopped when everyone glared at her. Puck raised an eyebrow at her- as if to say do-you-want-me-to-help-you - and Sabrina bit her lip and looked away. She'd done it now!
"Shut it." Henry snapped at both of them.
"Something you would like to say Puck? You went to find Sabrina, what happened?" Granny Relda asked him. Puck looked at Sabrina before turning back to Granny Relda again. Sabrina looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Yes, I believe that I did and I can now tell you that what Sabrina said is…" Puck started, a smile forming on his face. Sabrina held her breath, preparing herself for the worst, "true." He said finally and Sabrina breathed a sigh of relief. She gave Puck a grateful smile and mouth the words 'thank you'. Puck just nodded. Her family seemed relieved that this was all a misunderstanding too.
"What happened?" Daphne asked suspiciously. Sabrina knew Daphne was going to ask her for the real explanation later.
"Well marshmallow, I was flying over town when I saw someone running. It was Sabrina. It seemed that she had thought someone was coming after her but it was only a wrapper blowing in the wind…" Sabrina glared at him and Henry raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Next thing I know she's bashed into the lamppost and lying lifeless on the ground. It was terrible. I immediately went over to help her out of the kindness of my heart," Puck continued, smirking at Sabrina's reaction. She mouthed the words 'what?' to him but he just ignored her. Sabrina clenched her teeth and gripped her hands into two tight fists.
"On the ground I see she is crying oh so much. I try to help her but she's clearly hysterical by what just happened. She won't stop, so we ignore the takeaway and I take her home." Puck finished, flashing Sabrina a smile.
"Now, now Puck," Sabrina said nervously, through gritted teeth, "I'm not sure that's exactly what happened."
"Sabrina, let's not lie here. It's best to tell the story for what it really was." Puck said, adding in a dramatic disappointed head shake. Daphne smirked at Sabrina then went back to her food as did Puck. Granny Relda cleared her throat and looked at Sabrina and Puck like it was a tennis match; her head going back and forth rapidly.
"Right, well… yes. Thank you Puck. That wasn't so hard was it Sabrina?" Granny Relda asked eventually. Sabrina scowled at her and folded her arms. Basil then started to cry loudly. Veronica scooped him up in her arms and nuzzled his little face with her nose.
"Sh, sh, sh, sh my little prince. Must be from all the excitement." She said, staring at his little face. She looked up, smiled then walked out. They could hear her walk up the stairs, still telling Basil to 'sh' as he continued to cry. Henry simply left without saying anything. He went upstairs to help Veronica and they could all hear them talking about how it was Henry's turn to change his nappy and Veronica had stuff to do on the computer. Daphne sniggered quietly. Granny Relda yawned and told the two teenagers and Daphne that she was going to rest her head.
"I think I'm getting a headache." She mumbled to herself before padding away in her fluffy slippers. Sabrina sat back down and leaned back in the chair. She warily picked up a sausage and bit into it. Sabrina sighed; she had suddenly lost her appetite. Puck licked his plate clean then belched in Daphne's face. Daphne's face turned green and she gagged, waving a hand in front of her face to keep the bad smell away.
"What have you been eating? Rotten eggs?" Daphne choked. Sabrina looked away in disgust and dropped the sausage onto her plate. She folded her arms across her chest. Puck was suddenly serious.
"Of course not. I have been eating bacon with stinky blue cheese and rotten eggs. Do you really think I would just eat rotten eggs? On their own? I do have dignity you know." Puck said with a grin. Daphne's eyes were filled with abhorrence and she got up from the table and ran out.
"I think I'm going to be sick!" she shouted while sprinting up the stairs. Puck collapsed into a fit of laughter on the floor, he was laughing so much he snorted. Sabrina raised an eyebrow at him and he stopped.
"What?" he asked, innocently. Sabrina rolled her eyes.
"You shouldn't tease her like that. Stop messing around with your stink kit too… or whatever it's called." Sabrina told him. Puck's face was utter confusion and Sabrina sighed. Puck quickly got back up and sat down.
"I wasn't kidding… that really is what I ate. I was laughing because it was funny that she was going to be sick." Puck said, matter-of-factly. Now it was Sabrina's eyes that were filled with abhorrence. She quickly held her nose and put out her hand in front of Puck to keep him away from her.
"Get away NOW!" she told him sternly. Puck grinned and laughed. Sabrina gagged. "And brush your teeth too." She added hastily. Puck shook his defiantly.
"Sorry, no can do Grimm. I want to be as smelly as ever so when I win the water fight, I can disgust you even more. I even have some things waiting for you."
"You wouldn't dare." Sabrina threatened him with her fist. Puck just slapped it away like it was a fly.
"Wouldn't I?" he said, raising his eyebrows. Sabrina snorted.
"I'd like to see you try. I'm going to win anyway, just you wait and see. I'll also make sure you're as clean as ever with all the water I'm going to chuck on you. Looks like you wouldn't be able to disgust me if I did that." Sabrina smiled smugly. Puck's eyes widened as he realized that he would get wet but then he shrugged and grinned at Sabrina.
"Do your worst, Grimm, it'll just make it all the more fun and challenging. Meaning it will be a real win when I succeed. Anyway, I'm not scared of baths anymore. I take them three times a month just to prove it. I get all the girls because of it. Unlike you." Puck laughed and Sabrina felt a spring of jealousy tweak inside her. Did he really get all the girls? Why did she even care? It was probably because of their past, Sabrina decided. She didn't really care though. Not really. She was just surprised. That's all.
"First of all, I doubt you do get any girls, otherwise they are mentally insane. Secondly, you're right. I don't get all the girls because I get all the fit guys at school instead. They all want to go out with me and the girls all want to be me. I am so popular it's unreal!" Sabrina bragged. She was partly telling the truth. Okay, so she wasn't that popular but she did have many friends and lots of people knew her. Not all the boys wanted to go out with her but many did fall at her feet and would do anything she said. Lots of them fancied her and asked her out a lot. She always said no of course, she was too busy with school work and friends and family as it was, without having to have a boyfriend on her back too. All the boys were just hypnotised with her beauty and charm and wit anyway, they didn't care about her. Sabrina wanted a boyfriend who actually cared about how she felt. Someone who wanted to get to know her. There were no guys at school like that, unfortunately. Puck looked at her in disbelief. Sabrina could tell he was wondering if this was actually true or not. He looked gormless. Sabrina couldn't help but giggle. She got up and left.
"That should keep him thinking for a while." she thought. Sabrina rubbed her hands together. Now for this water fight; Sabrina HAD to win, otherwise Puck would torment her for the rest of the holiday and she wouldn't be able to live it down. When she walked upstairs she was surprised to find Daphne in her room. Sabrina walked over to the bed and sat down. Daphne, who had just noticed her presence, turned around and smiled.
"Hey Sabrina." She said, turning away again and sorting through her rainbow-coloured suitcase with stickers of cute little animals all over it.
"What are you doing?" Sabrina asked suspiciously, craning her neck to try and see what the eleven year old was doing.
"Oh, I'm moving into your room." Daphne smiled standing up. She skipped over to Sabrina and grabbed her hands. "We are going to have SO much fun." Sabrina opened her mouth to protest but Daphne was already out the door.
"What the…?" Sabrina asked herself before getting up and marching over to where her parents were staying. She pounded on the door loudly. From behind it she could hear Basil start to screech again and her mom telling Henry to answer it. The door opened slightly and standing behind it was Henry; tired, bags under his eyes, no top on and bed head- attractive. Very. Sabrina looked him up and down.
"Okay, dad, no offence but go in the shower." Sabrina said pointing out into the hall.
"What?" Henry started but was dragged out by the arm by his eldest daughter.
"Now Henry, I'm being serious." Sabrina demanded and Henry looked at her weirdly before chuckling. Sabrina sighed, rolled her eyes and slammed the door in his face. Sabrina stood round and froze; the room was a mess: littered everywhere clothes (mostly Basil's) and lots of other baby things. Sabrina even came across a nappy which she was determined was used. She gingerly edged past it and over to the other side where her mother stood, cuddling Basil. His face was wet with tears and covered in grime and snot. Sabrina cringed.
"EW, mom, clean his face for Pete's sake." Sabrina cried. Her mum warily turned round. She looked worse than Henry. Her face was literally drooping and her eyes were black. Her mouth was dry and her hair was a mess with some of, Sabrina suspected, Basil's mashed carrot in. At least she was dressed and didn't smell. Was Sabrina this hard to deal with when she was a toddler? Veronica tried for a smile but it looked more like a smile for help.
"Hello Sabrina…" her mum yawned. Sabrina smiled and patted her back.
"Are you okay mom?" Sabrina asked. Veronica sighed and sat down on a brown leather armchair next to the cot. Sabrina looked around and found a packet of wipes on the floor. She took one and carefully took Basil out of her mother's embrace. Sabrina cooed at him and gently wiped his little face.
"Abrina, Abrina, silly Abrina." Basil giggled. Sabrina showered him with kisses and he pushed her face away. He grabbed onto her hair and started playing with it. Sabrina couldn't help but smile and gaze into his little grey eyes. He was the cutest thing she had ever seen, she could cry.
"Oh, so now he shuts up." Veronica said, rolling her eyes and putting a hand to her forehead. Sabrina looked up.
"What's happened mum?" Sabrina asked, looking back down at Basil's sweet face.
"Let me put it this way; he has the face of an angel but makes as much noise as the devil. He's a pain! He's not been getting any sleep… just bawling all night. It's ridiculous. Me and your father are both so stressed we seem to snap at the littlest things. Why does he have to be so hard?" Veronica whined. Sabrina shrugged.
"Wish I knew. Hey, is that why Daphne's moved rooms?" Sabrina asked her mum, gently placing Basil into his cot where he crawled over to some of his toys, which lay discarded in one corner.
"Ah, I'm guessing that is why you are here." Veronica guessed.
"Yep." Sabrina said, popping the 'p'.
"Uh yeah, she moved because she claimed she couldn't get any sleep which is rare for Daphne. I asked if she wanted to move to Granny Relda's room but Daphne said she snored loudly. Then I asked her about Red but Red has herself locked in that room twenty-four seven. It's abnormal. Was she always like that? Anyway, there was no need to even wander about Puck. I would never allow it. He would prank her during the night. So then I asked if she wanted to stay with you…" Veronica looked away in guilt.
"What? Why… why would you do that?" Sabrina demanded, placing one hand on her hip. Veronica threw her hands up in the air and then pointed at Sabrina.
"Come on, it's not fair how you get a room to yourself. Anyway, the original plan was supposed to be you two together, but your father and I thought it would be nice for you to have some privacy."
"I liked that plan, why couldn't we stick with it?" Sabrina asked but it was more of a statement.
"Sabrina, don't be difficult. You had it for a full day now it's time to stop being selfish and learn to share. Daphne says she can only sleep properly on her own or next to you, bearing in mind that you don't steal anything from her again." Veronica joked then stood up and joined Basil next to the cot.
"Whatever." Sabrina grumbled and walked out of the room. She remembered stealing from Daphne all too well; it was the worst decision of her life regarding her relationship with her sister, on the other hand it was the best decision of her life regarding everyone's safety. The Big Bad Wolf (also known as Mr Canis or the monster that ate Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother) was loose but no one seemed to understand the danger they were in, so Sabrina took it upon her to get Mr Canis in control again. She stole the key that Mr Hamstead (one of the three little pigs) had given Daphne. She then went to the bank to retrieve the special weapon that would stop the Big Bad Wolf once and for all. Suddenly two people came racing towards her; Daphne and Puck. They were both grinning from ear to ear and looked extremely excited.
"Want to have a water fight now?" Daphne begged. Sabrina checked the time; she had nothing better to do and it didn't seem like Peter was coming any time soon. This was probably for the best seeing as she hadn't found anyone he could get together with yet. Sabrina nodded and rushed to the bathroom for some towels. Puck and Daphne raced downstairs and got all the water things from under the sink. They made sure not to drop any and joined Sabrina outside. They placed all the things down on the drive and Sabrina threw the towels on the car. She went up to Daphne and Puck who seemed a little too excited.
"You're going to fail Grimm's." Puck sniggered. Daphne smirked.
"Oh… I doubt it. You are both going down." Daphne informed them. Sabrina giggled.
"Hey, to make this more fun do you want to make it a competition? First person to splash both people wins." Sabrina said. Daphne and Puck's faces lit up and they nodded vigorously. They loved water fights too much for their own good. Sabrina shook her head slowly and turned around. A devilish smile crept upon her face. They would never see it coming. Sabrina would laugh but she would blow her cover.
"So… who gets what?" Daphne asked finally. Sabrina spun round.
"I call water balloons." She cried. Puck, quickly catching on that the sooner you called something; the better it would be, shouted:
"I call water guns." Daphne made a harrumph sound and folded her arms crossly.
"Aw, I get the buckets. No fair. Puck, swap with me?" Puck shook his head.
"No way, marshmallow, I want to win." He argued. While they were having their petty argument about who should get what- Sabrina was sneaking towards the bag with water balloons in. She silently picked it up and took two out. She started down the path, the devilish smile creeping back on her face. With super-fast reflexes, Sabrina chucked the two balloons and they both landed bang on target; Puck and Daphne's clueless faces. Sabrina laughed cockily.
"HA, I win." She cried, and before anyone could get her back, she dashed down the street and down a hill, to the small park. Puck went bright red with anger- how dare she? However, he was madder about the fact that he had lost, fair and square. Thing is; everyone should know by now that the Trickster King never plays fair. Puck quickly picked up a water gun and shot Daphne; who had started running down the hill after Sabrina.
"HEY!" she shouted, spinning around on her heels. Puck shrugged.
"Sorry marshmallow, but you're out." Puck grinned and raced off after Sabrina. Daphne folded her arms and sat down on the curb, kicking a stone.
"Worst water fight ever." She said grumpily.
"Don't worry marshmallow, once I get your sister back we can have a real water fight." Puck shouted after her. Daphne looked up and grinned. She picked up one of his water guns and started playing with it; the less ammo he had the better. Puck ran down the hill as fast as he could but Sabrina had been given a five minute head-start; which meant she would be way away by the time he reached the park. But if Puck was something, he was confident and persistent…. Apart from rude, smelly, annoying, obnoxious. Sabrina hid behind the tall climbing frame, panting heavily. She breathed in greedy gulps of air and sat down. She dared herself to take a peek so she did. Sabrina looked around the side and saw a tiny ant-like figure coming closer and closer on the horizon. Sabrina already knew who it was; Puck. She looked around and saw the forest straight ahead. Should she risk it and make a run for the forest? Or would he spot her, as his vision was a lot better than hers? Sabrina wondered why he didn't just fly but when she heard the pounding of wings dozens of metre's behind her, she knew he already had. There was nowhere for her to go now. Why couldn't she have just kept running and why didn't she go farther than she had? She did do running club and was very good at it too. She had gold trophies to prove it. Then again, Sabrina guessed Puck had used his wings a while ago to get where he was so fast which really wasn't fair. Sabrina quickly looked around again and saw Puck was just landing outside the park gates. Hopefully he wouldn't come in. Even though Sabrina had clearly won, Puck just had to get even with her. He was too competitive for his own good. Sabrina slowly edged around the climbing frame so he wouldn't see her. Puck's head snapped towards the park. He must have heard her. Sabrina stayed very, very still and held her breath. Unfortunately for her, Puck came inside the park, and slowly looked around. Sabrina breathed out silently then took another breath. She slowly stood up and looked at Puck. He was going around the park.
"Damn, it won't take long before he finds me!" Sabrina thought. She watched as he looked under the slide. Puck turned around and started making his way towards the climbing frame. Sabrina tried to creep away when she heard a voice coming from above her.
"Oh Grimm, if you really thought you could run, you are so wrong." Puck sneered at her. Sabrina glared at him.
"Hey fairy boy; wings, no fair. I knew you would have to cheat to win," Sabrina snapped at him then realized what she said, "I mean… I have already won, obviously." Puck laughed at her and swooped down to the ground.
"You're not making any sense." Puck teased, raising an eyebrow. Sabrina frowned.
"Okay, I have already won this battle because I got both you and Daphne, so stop being a sore loser and accept it."
"If that's the case, why did you run?" Puck asked, smirking at her. Sabrina looked down.
"I ...uh… I j-just, ehm, bec-because… hmm." Sabrina stuttered, blushing. Puck grinned; he had her now.
"It's okay to be speechless in my presence Grimm, many are." Sabrina shot him an icy glare but he didn't even seem to notice. Sabrina huffed then spun around and started walking off. She was just at the gate when icy cold water hit her head. Sabrina gasped then clenched her fists into two tight little balls. She turned around. Puck was laughing at her, leaning against a pole.
"Oh, if that's how you want to play…"
"It is."
"You're going to get it now."
"Bring it."
"Okay, rules- no magic including transforming or flying. You are only allowed to use your water equipment. First person to hit each other five times wins…. Even though I have already won. I would just love to win again." Pucks eyes narrowed at her. Sabrina smirked, now she had got him.
"You are not going to win. You just caught me off guard before and that wasn't just because the marshmallow and I were talking. Now I am ready and I can win this thing fair and square." Puck said calmly, folding his arms and holding his head high. Sabrina quickly reached into the bag of water balloons and chucked one at Puck. It hit him squarely in the face again. Before he could react, Sabrina was running away to the slide which was built in the shape of a fort. She climbed up the ladder and looked down at Puck, who was racing toward her with his gun at the ready. Sabrina realized she had a clear advantage towards him, because he had only the one gun while she still had a dozen water balloons left. Puck looked up at her and sprayed but she easily dodged. She threw two more balloons down and they both hit him. Sabrina laughed; this was too easy.
"Two more shots and I win. You know… I can already smell the stink coming off of you." Sabrina teased. Puck just grinned mischievously and Sabrina stared at him. Whenever he had that look it meant he was planning something and Sabrina wouldn't like it. Puck slowly rose off the ground and his wings sprouted from his back. Sabrina shook a fist at him.
"No way ugly, little, freak baby, that is so not fair. WE agreed on no magic." Sabrina cried. This was not fair. You didn't see her breaking the rules. Puck just knew he was losing and since he was such a sore loser, he would do anything to win. He was used to winning because, let's face it, he did often win things, and this made him too cocky. Puck, who was now hovering above her, looked down on her and chuckled.
"No, Grimm, I didn't agree to anything! That was all you." Puck said, aiming his gun at her. Sabrina looked down and thought for a while. She growled when he was right. God, how she hated it when he was right. She looked up just to be squirted in the face. She tried to block it with her hands but it just made the water go on her clothes and hair. Puck laughed loudly then stopped abruptly.
"Oops." He said, shaking the gun. Sabrina looked up at him and her eyes shone mischievously. Puck looked up and smiled at her nervously.
"I think that shot was the equivalent to five shots…" he trailed off when Sabrina shook her head. Things were about to get fun. She pelted three balloons at him before he kept on swerving and dodging out of the way. Then he flew away to the climbing frame. She scowled. Sabrina slid down the slide and followed Puck. She looked up but he was nowhere. Sabrina stood still for a minute, looking for him in the sky. Then, she heard footsteps from behind her and spun around on her heels. She managed to hit Puck one more time before he started flying out of the way again. Sabrina reached into her plastic bag one more time but felt nothing; she had run out of water balloons. Crap. Puck smirked when he realized this and swooped down to pick Sabrina up. She started to run but she wasn't fast enough. He picked her up around the waist from behind, and spun around really fast. Sabrina started to get very light headed. Puck landed on the ground and watched as Sabrina pushed away from him and ambled around the park, nearly bashing into some poles or the gate. Sabrina snapped out of it and turned to Puck, angry. Before she could open her mouth, Puck reached into his hoodie pocket and took out a water balloon. Sabrina gasped and watched as it flew towards her. It hit her in the stomach and the force of it made her stumble backwards. Sabrina shook her fist at Puck.
"You're going to pay for that, you tit!" Sabrina said, trying to sound threatening but she couldn't hide the smile on her face. Puck smiled back and flew around her in a circle. He eventually stopped in front of her.
"Oh please, you're enjoying this Grimm!" Puck said. Sabrina stuck her tongue out at him and he did the same to her.
"Doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you." She replied.
"Wouldn't dream of it." Puck winked. He turned around and prepared to fly into the sky and away from Sabrina but before he could, she ran up to him and grabbed his foot. She yanked him down to the ground sharply. Sabrina quickly tackled him and sat on his stomach, pinning him down to the ground. He was stronger than her though and she had to act fast unless she wanted Puck to push her off before she could do anything. She reached into her own pocket and took out her own secret water balloon. She shoved it into Pucks face and laughed as it exploded water all over him. Puck shook his head and drops of water sprayed Sabrina. Puck rolled over and pinned her down to the ground. He held her arms above her head. Sabrina struggled to get free but she couldn't. She hated it when people had control over her or had her trapped. There was only one thing she could do. Sabrina leaned forward and went nose to nose with Puck. He just stared into her eyes, gormless. He loosened his grip and Sabrina shoved him back, so he was on the ground again, he seemed surprised but then grinned. Sabrina rolled off of him and got up.
"I think it's safe to say I won. Game over." Sabrina said before walking away to the gate. She opened it but then she felt her feet being swept off the ground and before she knew it, she was in Pucks arms.
"Playing dirty, Grimm?" Puck asked with a sly smile. Sabrina nodded. She felt unsteady so she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"So what if I am?" she answered him with a question.
"Then it's only fair if I play dirty too… Right?" Puck asked, a glint in his eye. Sabrina's smile instantly fell.
"What are you planning?" she asked suspiciously. Puck shrugged.
"You'll see soon enough." He answered casually. Sabrina looked away and turned to her surroundings. There were just endless forests now and a huge hill. Then she saw it, in the distance; the Hudson River. She knew what he was planning and her eyes opened wide. Puck noticed this and sniggered.
"Care for a dip, Grimm?" he chuckled. Sabrina shook her head and held on to him tighter. Then she realized he would still be able to throw her in. Sabrina hesitated for a moment, and then quickly climbed around Puck before he could protest.
"Hey what are you doing? You remembered what happened last time?" he said it like it was more of a statement than a question. He tried to grab hold of her but she was already on his back, in between his insect-like wings. They looked so much more beautiful up close, Sabrina noticed. Her arms were tightly around his neck and her legs tied to his waist. Now he wouldn't be able to throw her off as easily. Puck didn't seem to mind though. He just started flying faster towards the river. It was cold, always cold, very cold, freezing cold. Sabrina was dreading the river, especially when they were just hovering above it.
"Are you ready Grimm?" Puck asked her. Sabrina rolled her eyes and held on tighter.
"No… please Puck! Please!" she said.
"No one can say I'm not fun." He said simply with a shrug off his broad shoulders. He slowly flew down to it.
"Please don't." Puck just laughed, "Puck, PLEASE!" Sabrina was practically begging. She didn't like the Hudson River. It was dirty, cold and stunk. Plus she was scared off the mermaids and mermen that lived in it after they tried to kill her and Uncle Jake and Daphne, when they needed the Vorpal Blade from Ariel (also known as the little mermaid though she was far from little). Puck laughed again and Sabrina could hit him. He was such a jerk.
"Puck… please?" Sabrina whispered into his ear. Puck shot down but instead landed on the ground. Sabrina quickly got off him.
"Thanks."
"Calm down Grimm. I wouldn't really throw you in." Puck said softly. Sabrina nodded. "Although I never said anything about pushing you in." Sabrina looked at him, horrified. What did he mean? Was he going to push her in?
"Wha-" Sabrina stared but Puck had shoved her in, laughing, before she could finish what she was saying. Sabrina felt the icy coldness seep into her. She opened her eyes and looked up to the surface. She could see Puck standing over her. Sabrina swam up and rose out of the water. She took a big gulp of air and turned to Puck who was laughing at her and pointing. Sabrina soon realized what he was laughing at. There was seaweed in her hair and a bit of mud on her chin. She warily picked the seaweed off her head and rubbed the mud off.
"HAHA, so funny." Sabrina said sarcastically.
"I know. I'm hilarious. I could obviously make it as a comedian… YES! That's it. I want to be a comedian who torments people." Puck said.
"Whatever, just help me out will you?" Sabrina stretched out her hand and Puck took it. However, before he could pull her out, she pulled him in. He hit the water with a splash. Sabrina watched as his head rose to the surface.
"You're going to pay for that."
"Oooh, I'm scared." Sabrina teased. Puck splashed her. Sabrina splashed his back. They had a splash fight that lasted for a few minutes- laughing, smiling, having fun- then Sabrina jumped on him and held him under the water for a bit. Eventually he rose out of the water. He grinned and so did Sabrina. It was like she couldn't stop. She was having so much fun. Puck grabbed her leg and dragged her under the water. Sabrina wriggled around but she couldn't break free of his grasp and she started to need some air. Sabrina could do only one thing. Sabrina went limp and she pretended she couldn't breathe. She started to relax her muscles and sink a bit, for added effect. Puck realized this and rose to the surface for some air. He breathed in deeply then swam under the water again. Sabrina started to panic. Where was Puck? Was he just going to let her drown? Maybe this wasn't a good idea. Suddenly Sabrina felt someone grab her hand and she instantly stopped panicking. Looks like Puck had noticed her after all. Puck quickly swam up to the surface again with Sabrina in his arms. Now it was Puck who was panicking. He stood in the water for a few seconds, gaping at the girl lying in his arms; lifeless and pale.
"Crap, what should I do?" he asked himself. He looked around, hoping to see someone. No one was there. Then he remembered what Sabrina did to him when he was unconscious after flying away from some evil bunnies and hitting the barrier. He held Sabrina's head gently and bent down awkwardly. Sabrina would never let him live it down if he did this- but it was the only thing he could do if he wanted her to live.
"AAAGGHHH!" Sabrina screamed in his face. Puck dropped her in shock and jumped back. His eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. This was priceless. She had done it, she had got him, and it was worth it too. Sabrina was in hysterics at his face but Puck just growled when he realized what was going on.
"Got you." Sabrina said between gasps of air. She couldn't breathe with all the laughing. She stopped and saw Pucks face; he was annoyed. Sabrina almost felt bad for him. She swam over him.
"Come on Puck, it was just a joke." Sabrina comforted him. He turned his head away from her.
"It wasn't funny. I thought you were dead. I was going to do that kissing thing you did to me that time." He said, trying to sound extra sad to get Sabrina to feel guilty. Then Puck's eyes opened wide and he covered his mouth at what he just said. He looked at Sabrina who looked embarrassed but there was a smile twitching at her lips. Sabrina went even closer to him.
"Aw, was Puck-y wuck-y going to kiss me?" Sabrina teased him. She draped her arms around his neck and pursed her lips and closed her eyes. Then she started to make kissing noises. She moved her body close to his so that they were touching. She was surprised that Puck wasn't commenting or doing anything. She opened her eyes and realized just how close she and Puck were. They stared into each other's eyes and Sabrina felt her face heating up. Puck smiled at this. He gently and slowly moved his arm around her waist. They were so close they were almost kissing. Sabrina imagined what would happen if she did kiss him; she was so tempted but she couldn't- it was wrong.
"Ehm… Sabrina? Are you okay?" said a voice from behind them. Sabrina immediately knew who it was. Puck turned around and his face flashed with anger.
"You!"
WOW, that was a long chapter. 9,000 words, a new record! I have to say, it took me a long time to finish this chapter. Especially since I was sick yesterday and had to stay in bed all day. To be honest it just goes on about utter nonsense but I hope you like it anyway. Thanks to all my reviewers, you make this worthwhile 3 bye, till chapter eight!xxx XD