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Welcome to our first dual-written fanfic. This is the epic-fic I hinted about in You Belong to Me ;)
~ Krys
We hope you enjoy this. Oh, yeah...and we don't own the Sisters Grimm.
~Mel
~M.K~
"Breakfast!" Granny Relda called through the new house.
Daphne jumped out of the bed she and Red shared and bolted out the door, colliding with Puck, who had just emerged from the room he temporarily shared with Pinocchio.
"Ow!" Daphne grunted, as she lay sprawled in the hallway.
"What the. . .?" Sabrina said, coming out of the bathroom and surveying the scene in front of her. "Puck! You knocked Daphne over again?"
"Hey!" Puck cried indignantly, "Marshmallow ran into me!" He blew Daphne a raspberry. "Race you downstairs, piggies!"
Sabrina reached down and helped her sister up. "I'm going to get Basil," she said, turning down the hall as Daphne ran after Puck.
Sabrina walked softly to the end of the hall and paused to listen at her parents' door. She didn't want to wake them up if they were still sleeping. Someone was moving in the room so Sabrina slowly pushed the door open only to find that it was Red, taking Basil out of his crib.
"Sorry," Red mumbled. "I heard him crying and didn't want him to wake your parents so I came in and got him. Here," she held the little boy out to Sabrina, "you can take him."
"No, it's okay." Sabrina said, shaking her head. "He likes you better anyways." She paused. "I'm going to get my parents up, I'll meet you downstairs."
Red bit her lip and glanced down at the floor. "Sorry," she whispered, before slipping out the door.
~M.K~
Plates of brightly colored and oddly shaped foods flew from hand-to-hand, around the table.
"Here, have some eggs," Daphne shoved the bowl into Sabrina's hands. "They're fantabulous." And she shoveled a spoonful into her mouth just to prove her point.
Sabrina looked at the blue gloop in the large bowl and tried not to gag. "No, thanks."
"More for me, I guess," Puck laughed, snatching the eggs. "Boy, you really miss out, Grimm." He began to dump the contents of the bowl into his mouth.
"Puck," Granny Relda scolded, "don't eat like that."
Puck dropped the bowl unceremoniously on the table and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "Sorry Old Lady, but I'm a kind. I can't be bossed around."
"Why do we allow this thing near our daughter?" Henry asked Veronica, glaring at Puck from across the table.
"I think he's getting better," Veronica said absently as she stuck a spoonful of green jelly into Basil's mouth.
"He's still not as brilliant as me," Pinocchio grumbled.
Puck jumped out of his seat and unfurled his wings. "Are you challenging me?" he asked eagerly. "I've been waiting for a chance to beat up someone new. Destroying stinkpot in practice every day gets boring."
" 'Destroy'? 'Every day'? You better watch it, fairy boy!" Sabrina growled. "What happened yesterday then?" She argued.
"I only let you win," Puck sneered.
"Is that what you think happened?" Sabrina jumped up. "I seem to remember you running off crying—"
"That's not true! I never cry!"
"Liar! I'm better than you, admit it!"
"You can't be better than me because I'm a king."
"What does that have to do with it?"
"Royalty is always better."
"Ugh, someone back me up here!"
"As much as I don't like him, Sabrina, I'm going to have to side with Puck on this one," Henry said. "I think you still have a lot to learn and Puck does have more experience than you."
"But you have to admit she's gotten a lot stronger," Veronica frowned.
"She has been helping me for some time," Granny added.
"She isn't a trained fighter, Mom," Henry pointed out. "She doesn't know a fraction of what she should in order to properly protect herself."
"I led an army, Dad!" Sabrina protested. "I have experience!"
"I remember," Henry said, stabbing at the jiggling mass on a nearby platter. "All I'm saying is—"
"That I'm at a level you will never reach," Puck interrupted, smirking. "If you get on my good side, I might not pound you so hard next practice."
"I'm not sucking up to you," Sabrina snorted.
Puck narrowed his eyes at her. "I'm really trying to be nice, Grimm."
"I'm not scared of you," she scoffed.
"Well, you should be."
"Are you threatening my daughter?"
"Let her defend herself, Henry," Veronica said.
"Yeah," Daphne piped up, "she's not a baby."
"Don't speak to me that way, young lady," Henry warned.
"Give them a chance," Mr. Canis said.
Henry turned to the old man. "I'm just being a parent."
"You could give the girls some space," Granny said, setting another bowl of eggs on the table.
"I'll do what I want to."
"Now you sound like Puck," Sabrina grumbled.
"No!" Puck and Henry cried out together.
"Don't compare me to him!" Henry said furiously.
"We're nothing alike!" Puck huffed.
"Did I mention Puck and I are leaving in the morning?" Uncle Jake asked from the end of the table.
The entire room fell silent. And then the noise erupted.
"Tomorrow?" Daphne choked.
"You just won a war!" Sabrina cried. "Don't you want to take some time off?"
"Yes, you should spend some time with the family," Veronica said.
"Tomorrow?" Daphne exclaimed.
"I thought you were coming to the city with me to help me get our things in order?" Henry protested.
"But I have a great lead on a rare magical item! It's a compass that points to the user's deepest desire."
"Tomorrow?" Daphne screeched.
Red patted Daphne's shoulder to calm her down.
"Don't worry, Marshmallow, I'll be back soon," Puck said.
"Quiet, everyone!" Granny Relda interrupted, "we'll get this sorted out. Jacob, I thought you were staying to help rebuild the town?"
"I don't want to miss this opportunity, Mom," he replied. "Besides, you guys seem to have it under control with all the people volunteering."
"And you weren't really expecting Puck to help us rebuild, were you?" Sabrina asked.
Puck stuck his tongue out at her in response.
"I suppose, if you must," Granny Relda said reluctantly. "You boys had better start packing, then."
~M.K~
A/N
Please review! It's super late and Melanie's practically falling asleep on my laptop so I'm sure there are plenty of typos. Thanks! :D