This was hard at first to come up with an idea, but it was really fun once I knew what I wanted to do! Enjoy!
Chapter 12. Wedding
Puck and Sabrina sat crouched at the coffee table as the two younger girls bustled around them. The older children glanced at each other, than looked hurriedly away.
Daphne wondered if they were more embarrassed about the game she and Red were making them play or the fact that it was them paired opposite each other.
Red sat down next to Sabrina. "Okay Mommy! What are we going to do today?"
Sabrina frowned. "Ummm. Read stories?"
Red shook her head. "No Mommy! Those are only for bedtime! And when Sister and I have been good!"
"Okay?" Sabrina looked increasingly nervous as the young girl stared at her cutely. Daphne thought that Red couldn't have made the blonde girl more nervous if she'd tried!
Daphne blinked when Puck grumbled and stood up. "I've had enough of this game! I'm leaving!"
Red grabbed his arm tightly. "Daddy! You're leaving us? Are you abandoning Mommy?"
The boy froze, then looked at Sabrina, who stared pleadingly back. Daphne saw her lips move silently: Please don't leave me with them. With that, the boy sat back down and grumbled halfheartedly, "Of course not…daughter?" Red grinned at him and sat back down demurely.
Daphne thought that if she'd known sooner how terrified both her older sister and Puck were of playing house, she'd have done it ages ago. Thank goodness she had someone to help her come up with these things! Red was ingenious!
An awkward pause fell over the group as the two younger girls looked expectantly at their "parents," who seemed to be looking everywhere but at each other.
Sabrina stood hesitantly. "I guess I'll go make…food?" She looked at Daphne, who nodded encouragingly. The girl looked relieved to have gotten something right, and turned to go get some sandwiches, when Puck had to ruin it all.
"That's right, peasant! Make your king some food!" The boy called out imperiously, smirking at Sabrina.
Daphne glanced at Red, who seemed terrified, and then the two said loudly, "Puck!"
The boy slapped his hand over his mouth, just now remembering who he was speaking to. He'd forgotten the lesson Sabrina had beaten into him: that if he talked rudely to her, she'd just try to beat him up.
Sabrina glowered at the boy. Daphne tried to diffuse the tension. "Now Mommy, I know Daddy can be a jerk, but-"
Puck cried indignantly, "I'm not a jerk! I'm royalty! We're supposed to be waited on! Besides! The wife is supposed to take care of the husband. I just have to bring in money!" He grinned triumphantly, finding his logic sound.
Daphne wondered absently if she should go call for Puck's coffin as Sabrina went red with fury. Then the older girl opened her mouth.
"Peasant?! King? Royalty?! WIFE?! I don't think so mister! Tell you what? Why don't you go make food, and I'll stay here!" With that, the fuming girl sat down across from Puck, glaring.
Puck flushed. "Me?! I didn't come up with this game! And you offered! Besides, Granny cooks all the time!"
Sabrina roared, "I'm not Granny! I'm me! And if we're husband and wife, you had best GET USED TO IT!" She huffed and stalked from the room.
Puck gaped at where she had been sitting, in shock. No one had ever spoken to him like that before, Daphne thought, then wondered if either of the two had realized exactly what Sabrina had just said.
Red looked down the hall where Sabrina had stormed off, then turned to Puck. "You know, Daddy…" Puck jumped and looked at her. "Mommy's got a point. If you care so much about her, you should help her instead of making fun of her." The little girl tugged at her hood, a lasting habit Daphne had noted.
Puck stared at Red, then turned away sharply, blushing faintly. Daphne wondered what he was thinking. She could tell that he at least liked Sabrina, despite the way he acted. And she knew Sabrina liked him a lot, especially after she'd realized what her possible future was. Daphne herself hoped it did work out that way. The older Puck and Sabrina were awfully cute together.
She was broken from her musings when Puck stood up abruptly and followed Sabrina out. Red jumped up and tugged at Daphne's arm. The two girls peeked around the corner to see Puck knock gently on the girls' door. They stole forward when Sabrina opened the door, then glared at him and made to shut it.
Puck grabbed the door. "Come on, Grimm. You've got to at least give me a chance."
"Why? So you can insult me again?!" Daphne noticed that Sabrina looked surprisingly tearful. "No matter how many near death experiences I get into and survive, you still say that I should be in the kitchen, taking care of you while you go off and save the day. Get over it Puck. I'm not some sweet little girl who's going to stay home and pray while someone else fights. I'm going to be out there fighting. So-"
Puck cut her off. "I know that. Do you think I don't? I'm usually the one who has to watch you go off and nearly get killed. I didn't get there fast enough to protect you from the giant, I was trapped while you went up against Rumplestiltskin and the Beastie Siblings, I got my wings ripped off when you went on to figure out how to stop the Jabberwocky, you solved the case in New York while I just had to stand around and catch you in the end. Don't you think I get it? I told you before that you're a hero, whether you like it or not. Maybe I should have clarified: you're a hero whether or not I like it."
Daphne and Red clutched hands as Sabrina blinked at him, then shrugged. "Well, I suppose that'll count as an apology." She said quietly, looking away.
"Hey, I never said I was apologizing." The girl's eyes snapped back to meet his. "You are good in the kitchen, after all."
Daphne bit sharply on her palm when Sabrina blushed. That was so cute! Oh, she knew this was a good idea! Those two were seriously meant to be!
She was brought out of her musings when Red tugged her sharply back into the room, Sabrina's voice trailing after them, "I suppose I could make us a snack. But only if you help."
The boy answered, "But I don't know how to cook."
Sabrina snorted. "There's no way I'm doing something complicated for a game of house. I'll make some sandwiches. You can help with that. You know how to use a sword, don't you?"
The two stepped back into the room. Sabrina put her hands on her hips. "Okay, kids. We're going a trip to kitchen, where Mommy and Daddy" "she glanced at Puck, who shrugged "are going to make us some sandwiches."
Daphne jumped up. "Yay!" Red nodded, and the group made their way into the kitchen.
Sabrina sorted through the fridge, and pulled out some of the more normal food. Together, Puck and Sabrina made four sandwiches and the kids sat down at the table to eat.
There was silence for few minutes, as Red and Daphne ate happily and watched the two older kids, who avoided each other's gazes although they sat across from each other. Puck finished first, and without pause Sabrina pushed the second half of her sandwich over.
Puck looked at her, then gently took the sandwich. He tore it in half and placed one back on her plate. Daphne nearly bit her palm again when the two kids smiled hesitantly at each other, then looked away again. They were perfect for each other.
Over the next few hours, "Mommy" and "Daddy" took their children for a few walks, and played games, and talked.
Daphne was overjoyed when she saw by the end of the day that Sabrina and Puck were talking amiably as Puck helped her clean up the living room, where they had built a fort from books. He wasn't even complaining about carrying books.
The four were heading towards the dining room at Granny's call for dinner, when Daphne squealed loudly. The oldest kids jumped and spun around, looking for the danger. Red blinked, stunned.
Daphne bounced excitedly. "Guess what guess what! We forgot something!"
Sabrina and Puck looked at each other, then back at Daphne."Forgot what?" Sabrina asked.
Daphne said happily, "Mommy and Daddy never got married!"
Red chimed in. "That's right! We should do a wedding tomorrow!"
The two girls looked expectantly at Sabrina and Puck, who were frozen.
Sabrina opened her mouth, closed it again, and looked at Puck desperately.
The boy clenched his hands. Wasn't today embarrassing enough? He'd basically bared his heart to Sabrina, and the two were only now getting comfortable with each other. What would a, gulp, wedding do?
He suddenly stood tall and looked down his nose sternly at the younger girls, who wondered why he looked so annoyed.
The boy glanced at Sabrina, who, reading what he was thinking, nodded hesitantly.
With a swift movement, Puck swept Sabrina off her feet. "Sorry, kiddos!" he called as he walked into the dining room, Granny thankfully absent.
"We're eloping!"
Tada!! I hope you liked it! Please R&R
Tam
