WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW it's been awhile....sorry!! I had a ton of work for school to do, and then i was in writer's block for this, so I had trouble getting started.

This was hard to start, but fun to write. I hope you don't mind the humor mixed with seriousness! Also, if things seem AU, I'm sorry, but I just started rereading the books, so hopefully I'll be back in character soon. :)

Also, don't treat the chapters as in chronological order. They're most likely not, and occur in different periods of time. This one is probably before Red's joining of the family, and before a lot of the Scarlet Hand trouble started.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the computer I'm writing this on…..so please don't sue me. Kthxbai. (Who's been looking at lolcat pictures?? I have…)

Thanks always to libaka, who helped me move past my writer's block on this chapter, and then patiently beta-ed for me. You rock!

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Chapter 20: Pumpkin

"Hey Granny! Can we watch a movie tonight?" Daphne jumped up and down as she waited for Granny's response. Puck and Sabrina looked up from the heated game of cards they were playing on the floor in the living room.

Granny thought for a moment, then shrugged. "I don't see any harm in it, liebling. I'll see if I can find the VCR…" She frowned absently at the wall of books surrounding the TV, then, sighing, went to go digging through them.

"Oh boy! I know just what I want to watch!" Daphne ran to a pile of old movies and began shuffling through it. "I hope you have it, Granny! Wouldn't it be sad if you didn't?"

"Yes dear. What movie do you want to watch?"

"It's a secret!"

Puck snorted and looked down at his cards. "Your turn or mine?"

Sabrina glanced up. "It's yours."

The boy stared at his cards, then eyed Sabrina seriously. "Any fives?"

Sabrina smiled triumphantly. "Go fish."

As the boy groaned and sulkily reached for a card from the pile between them, Daphne spoke up. "That's what you've been playing?" She stared disbelievingly at the two.

Sabrina nodded, and glared at Puck when he tried to switch his card for another one. "No cheating."

Puck scowled. "Why do you always get the good cards, huh? You're way ahead of me!"

Sabrina glanced down at her pile of 4 sets, then at Puck's pile of one. "Probably because I only ask for cards when I already have one or two of them."

"That's how you play? Seriously?"

Sabrina nodded. Puck gaped at his cards, then blinked at her. "That's genius!"

The blonde girl raised an eyebrow. "I thought that was how you were supposed to play…"

Puck shook his head. "That's not how I learned."

"Oh."

"Guys! Why aren't you listening to me?! I wanna watch the movie!"

The two older children turned to Daphne, who was scowling at them from the couch.

Sabrina started to get up. "Sorry. I guess we'll move somewhere else."

"No!" Daphne pointed to the TV. "You're watching it with me, duh!"

Puck spoke up. "We are?"

"Yeah."

He shrugged. "We'll resume this tomorrow." He cocked his eyebrow at the girl sitting across from him. "It's not over yet!"

She blinked. "What are you talking about? And since when did you know what 'resume' meant?"

"I dunno. Isn't that what they always say in movies?"

"Enough about that! Let's watch!" Daphne bounced impatiently. The older children carefully put their cards aside and sat next to her on the couch.

"What are we watching, anyway?" Puck asked as Granny absently handed him a bowl of popcorn.

"You'll see!" Daphne grinned at him before snatching a handful of popcorn and stuffing it in her mouth. Sabrina winced at the kernels falling on the couch but ignored the mess, looking at the screen impatiently.

A familiar symbol popped up. "A Disney movie?! You're crazy!" Puck cried as he started up, then hurriedly caught the popcorn before it fell on the floor.

Daphne frowned at him. "What's wrong with Disney?"

"It's all fluffy and about true love," Puck said, clasping his hands together and batting his eyelashes, then scowling and slouching back against the couch. He smirked when he heard Sabrina snort at his antics.

Daphne stuck her tongue out. "Well I like it. And you're not going anywhere or I'll tell Granny what you did!"

Puck frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Daphne smiled. "Well, that would be telling, wouldn't it?" She turned back to the screen as the commercials ended and happily bit her palm when the title came on.

Puck, trying to figure out if Daphne meant the glue-on-the-toilet prank or the jamming-of-that-stupid-child's-lock-on-the-fridge prank, felt his mouth drop open when the title registered. "You want to watch this? Are you crazy?"

Sabrina sighed. "Daphne, why did you have to pick this movie?"

Daphne squealed, "But it's so cute!"

Puck retorted, "Oh yeah, squeaky mice and talking birdies are real cute."

The younger girl kicked him. "Cinderella is a beautiful love story!"

"Sure. Whatever you say. Even though we know how it really turned out."

Sabrina chimed in. "It's soooo romantic. I mean, it doesn't matter that the whole happily ever after thing didn't work out. After all, good ole' Prince Charming totally got the girl in the end. Oh wait! But Cindy really gets divorced and marries someone else. What a love story."

Daphne scowled at the TV. "You guys stink. Now be quiet and enjoy the movie."

The older kids glanced at each other over the smaller girl's shoulder, sighed, and sat back to watch the movie, no matter how inaccurate it was.

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Puck could feel his brain shutting down as those annoying birds and little woodland creatures trilled and spun around the screen. Seriously, he wasn't sure what an IQ was, but he could feel it going down. The Marshmallow actually liked this stuff? He glanced at Sabrina, who was blinking sleepily at the screen. Well, at least somebody was as bored as he was.

He focused as poor Cinderella cried her heart out after those stupid step-sisters tore her dress up. He snorted when the fairy godmother showed up. All those sparkles.

The movie continued on as Puck, despite his own wishes, found himself watching it silently as Daphne squealed happily beside him, and Sabrina dozed next to her sister.

As the credits rolled, Puck was quiet as the Marshmallow cheerfully picked up stray popcorn from a food fight near the end between the two sisters. Puck, surprisingly, hadn't joined in and had watched the movie carefully.

The two girls finished cleaning, and Puck faked boredom and laziness until they went to bed. He made his way to his own room, and slipped inside, brushing off the multitude of animals that wanted to play. He changed into his pajamas and curled up on his trampoline.

He couldn't stop thinking about that carriage. It started out as a boring old pumpkin, turned into a beautiful carriage, then was turned back and smashed. The boy leaned on his elbows and stared around his peaceful, magical room. Wasn't this sort of like a carriage?

He'd started out in the woods, gathering junk together for his throne. Then, after he'd met the Sisters Grimm, he'd somehow ended up in the Grimm house itself. His room, his realm really, was fantastical and filled with everything a boy could want. And outside, it was almost even better. He got free food every day, had lots of victims to play pranks on, and, though he hated to admit it, he liked that there would be people who would worry if he didn't come home. The people, the house, everything really was the carriage. He had been alone before, no friends, no home, nothing. That was the pumpkin. Now he was in the carriage.

Puck frowned and glanced around again.

What if everything went away again? What would happen if he had to leave the Grimms, or something happened to them, or the house, or, or, or whatever could happen?

What if his carriage turned back into a pumpkin?

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I hope you enjoyed it! Please R&R, I'd really appreciate it.

Oh! And if any of you want me to start really working on my AU fanfiction for Sisters Grimm so I can start posting it, please let me know.

Thanks!

Tam