Attention

11: Sick

Mustardseed explained everything to the Grimms as they sat in the living room. Relda suggested that they head to Faerie to go check it out for themselves. Mustardseed was about to impose, but he knew that they needed the Grimms' help. After maybe half an hour of talking, it was determined who would be going to Faerie and who would be staying home researching Titania's illness.
 
"It's settled, then. Veronica, Puck, Sabrina, and I shall be heading to Faerie with you." Relda said. Sabrina jokingly offered to go as moral support, but deep down, she really did want to be there for Puck.
 
"I was thinking we could head over tomorrow, it's too late now and the castle will be asleep." Mustardseed suggested. The Grimms agreed and Puck offered to let Mustardseed share a room with him. Relda made sure Mustardseed was fed before everyone went to bed.
 
"And this...is where I've been living for the past six years." Puck said, opening the door to his bedroom. His sword hung from the doorknob and his crown sat atop the knob. Mustardseed took a step inside and Puck closed the door behind him.
 
"Wow, it's...wow." Mustardseed said, looking around the room. He then turned to Puck, smirking. "So, you got a girlfriend? Or a boyfriend?"
 
Puck grinned. "I'll tell you later."

The next morning, Sabrina packed a bag with earbuds and a pocket charger for her phone. She was the one Jake was going to call if they found anything, so she had to make sure that her phone wouldn't die. She kissed a sleeping Daphne goodbye and rushed out of her room so she could eat before they got into the car. Sabrina passed Jake's room and almost forgot to take her daily shot of the elixir. When she opened the door, Jake was looking through a photo album. He didn't seem to notice the blonde enter, so Sabrina opened the cabinet and drank the elixir without bothering him. She was about to head for the door, but was stopped.
 
"Brina, c'mere." Jake said. Sabrina did as requested and looked to where Jake pointed. There was a picture of her grandpa Basil, a very pregnant Veronica, and a much younger Henry.
 
"That's weeks before you were born, and weeks before..." Jake trailed off. "Anyway, that's all I wanted to show you," he said. Sabrina smiled and exited the room. She ran downstairs and into the kitchen, where she was hit with an odd smell.
 
"Is that durian?" she asked, covering her nose. Relda nodded and offered her a plate of the fruit.
 
"Uh, no thanks." Sabrina said, pushing the plate away.

Everybody gathered around the front door later that morning as the first group was gettingready to leave.

"Everyone ready?" Relda asked. Sabrina checked her bag again and nodded. They said their goodbyes and headed out to Veronica's Mitsubishi Outlander. Puck sat in between Mustardseed and Sabrina in the backseat. The group prepared for a long two hour drive, which Sabrina wasn't looking forward to. She put her earbuds in and leaned her head against the window, listening to The House With a Clock In Its Walls audiobook.
 
After some time, Puck fell asleep, leaning his head against Sabrina's shoulder. She giggled and took a picture without anyone noticing. She sent it to Bella and texted: His mom could be dying and he's just gonna fall asleep on my shoulder like that.
 
Bella replied: Woah, who's that hottie next to him?
 
Sabrina explained everything, including how Mustardseed was way too old for her. And, of course, Bella replied with: If Puck's not too old for you, then Mustardseed's not too old for me.
 
Sabrina rolled her eyes and put her phone away. She looked out the window and saw that it had started snowing.
 
It's about time, she thought. November was almost over and there still wasn't any snow on the ground. But, of course, the one day they leave town, there's a snow storm. That's Sabrina's luck for you.
 
After a while, they passed the storm clouds and were about to enter New York. Sabrina and Puck had been asleep for over an hour, as they hadn't slept much the night before. The two snuggled against eachother and had their heads together.
 
Puck woke up first and sat up, realizing what was happening. He yawned and stretched, waking Sabrina, who also sat up.
 
"I see you two are up." Relda said as they drove into New York City. The streets were covered in a thin layer of snow, so thin Sabrina thought it might just be frost. They passed her old apartment building and saw someone familiar. It took Sabrina a second to register where she'd seen them before. Then she realized...
 
"Mom, look, it's Abby!" Sabrina gestured to the red head across the street. Abby was with her younger sister, who Sabrina hadn't seen since she was a baby. Veronica smiled and found somewhere that was open 24/7 to park. She got out of the car. Abby and her younger sister, Clarabelle, were right next to them. The redhead and Sabrina made eye contact.
 
"Sabrina...?"
 
"Abby!"
 
The two girls hugged eachother and almost started crying. It had been over six years since they'd seen eachother last. Clarabelle stood by awkwardly. Puck leaned closer to Mustardseed.
 
"She's not usually this happy. Be careful, she's probably up to something," he whispered.
   
The group headed over to Central Park, but couldn't enter Faerie. It was too crowded, and Sabrina was too busy catching up with Abby. So, Veronica and Relda let Puck and Mustardseed wander around a little while they waited for Sabrina and Abby to be done their little reunion.

About an hour had passed, and the family finally entered Faerie. Passerbys whispered upon their arival, and Sabrina knew why. The Grimms were in Faerie, and they stuck out like sore thumbs.
 
"The king..." someone whispered.
 
And then Sabrina realized: they weren't staring at her! They were staring at their king who had been gone for, well, a long time. She relaxed her muscles and followed Puck into the castle. Nurses ran passed the throne room and down hallways. Puck hailed one of them over and they rushed over.
 
"Your majesty, you've returned," he said. Puck nodded and requested to be directed to his mother. The nurse nodded nervously and led the group down a series of twisting hallways. Up staircases and around loop de loops. They climbed the winding staircase leading to the tallest tower. The nurse opened a door and walked down a warm narrow hallway. Sabrina almost wanted to take her sweater off, but when the nurse opened the door at the end of the hall, she was hit with a wave of cool air.
 
Laying in a large white bed was Titania. A nurse injected her arm with something and drew her blood. She then walked passed the group and into the hall. Titania looked to the doorway.
 
"Robin...?" she said weakly.
 
"Mother!" Puck exclaimed, rushing to Titania's side. He wrapped his arms around the woman's shoulders and she hugged him back. Then, another nurse walked into the room.
 
"We have the test results back and know what's wrong with you," she said. The room grew silent and everyone looked to the nurse for a further explanation. Puck squeezed his mother's hand.
 
"I'm afraid you've been infected with a brain eating amoeba. We have a cure, but it might be too late already," she said slowly. Tears welled up in everyone's eyes.
 
"Well, give her the cure!" Puck cried. He was sobbing. "Even if it might not work, it's better knowing that she died while you tried instead of knowing that you purposely didn't do anything!" he said. The nurse was shocked by his anger and nodded before running out of the room. Puck sobbed into his mother's shoulder and Titania hugged him tightly.
 
A nurse entered and immediately started freaking out when he saw people in there. He told them to leave because it wasn't safe. Puck cried and demanded to be allowed to stay, but Relda persuaded him to leave with them. Puck wiped the tears from his eyes and followed the group down the narrow and stuffy hallway. They reached the throne room.
 
"You guys should probably stay here in the castle until we know whether the cure worked or not." Mustardseed said. Sabrina suddenly realized that it was already late into the afternoon. "Ladies, let me show you to your rooms."

Mustardseed showed Sabrina to a large oak door, which he opened. "And this will be your room." There was a plain bed with silk ivory sheets and red velvet curtains around the frame. To one side of the room was a rocking chair and a window with moth eaten curtains. "It's not much, but it's all we have."
 
Sabrina exhaled. "It's fine, Mustardseed. Thank you," she said. The grown fairy nodded and flew off. Sabrina turned and noticed that Puck's room was across the hall from hers. She heard sobbing coming from the other side of the door. She frowned and stepped into the hall. The blonde gently knocked on the door.
 
"...Puck?" she whispered. The sobbing stopped and Sabrina stepped back as the door knob turned. Puck looked her in the eyes. His were red and puffy, but Sabrina could still see the shine in his green eyes. She realized that they were actually two different shades of green, something you could only tell from up close. Puck sniffled and Sabrina instantly pulled him in for a hug. Without hesitation, the fairy hugged her back and sobbed into the crook of her neck.
 
"It'll be okay, Puck. It'll be okay," Sabrina whispered.