Chapter 6:
STILL SABRINA POV
Previously:
"Yes, is my baby still alive." Mom asks, in a pleading tone.
The nurse turns to us and gives us her answer.
"Yes."
Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief in unison.
My mom looked like she was going to cry because she was so relieved.
"Oh-Oh thank goodness." She breathed, a tear making its way down her face.
"But the curse did slow down the growth of the baby, so now you're about 4 months along, which means that you'll start to show pretty soon."
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" Dad asked.
"It's a boy." The nurse said, smiling widely at us all.
"Aww! I'm so excited!" Daphne said, and bit the palm of her hand hard.
"A boy, huh… I guess I'll have to teach him all my tricks." Puck said cockily.
I looked at him warily. "Tricks?" I asked.
"Well yeah. How to woo the ladies, how to pull the best pranks, how to convince the old lady that you don't need to be clean…" He rambled on.
"Um… No." I said, stopping him in the middle of yet another 'trick' he would teach my brother.
"Huh?"
"No. You're not going to corrupt my brother, Puck." I warn.
"Bu-"
"No." I say in a warning tone.
"Fine." He said, sounding like a little kid.
"Thank you for stopping that before your father did." My mom said dryly, pointing to my father so we could gauge his reaction.
He was glaring at Puck and smiling at the news of the baby at the same time. It was weird to say the least.
Daphne was dancing around happily. "We're getting a new baby brother, we're getting a new baby brother!"
I laughed and paused her. "You know what this means Daph?"
She looked at me confused.
"You're not going to be the youngest anymore." I reveal, and her eyes widen.
Her smile was shining so bright at the news that all of us couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm not going to be the youngest anymore! That's gravy!" She said.
"Thank you, very much." My mom said to the nurse, voice genuinely full of appreciation.
"It's not a problem at all." She replied with an easy smile.
"Let's go back home and celebrate!" Uncle Jake announced.
We all cheered, and Daphne, Puck and I fly into the sky, telling everyone that we'd meet them at the house.
We arrive a bit before they do, but I had forgotten my keys so we just stayed on the porch until everyone else arrived.
"We stopped by the Snow Queen's shop and got ice cream for everyone!" Granny said and all of us immediately ran to get some.
As we all licked our ice cream, mom came and sat next to me and Daphne.
"So where do you kids go to school?" She asked, trying not to let her chocolate cone drip.
"Snow is the principle of a school here that we all go to. But technically, it's summer still so the year hasn't started yet." I explain.
"So we'll be able to see our kids off to their first day of school for the first time in a long time?" Mom asked, looking very pleased.
"Yeah, I guess." I said, blushing.
"So what grades are you all going to be in? This is so disorienting! Having both of you being so much older then you were when we last saw you!"
"Well I'll be in 10th, and so will Puck. Daph will be starting 6th this year."
"6th and 10th grades! We've missed so much." Mom said, in a disappointed voice.
"It's okay mom, you're back now, and that's what really matters." Daphne says.
Mom turned to Puck after a moment. "You know what's strange? I'm good friends with your mother, and she never, ever mentioned you growing up from the 11 year old boy she remembered." Mom prodded.
Puck blushed slightly. "Yeah well… After I met Grimm, I sort of unintentionally started growing up and now… I'm glad I did." He said. I smiled at him and kissed his cheek.
"Aww that's adorable! You started to grow up because of her?" Mom cooed.
"Yeah, I guess." Puck mumbled, blush growing more prominent.
I noticed dad stiffen.
Mom rolled her eyes. "Oh calm down Henry-she's 15 and he grew up for her!"
Puck and my cheeks both flooded with red once more.
Daphne giggled at our reactions.
"So what about you, Daffy? Is there a boy you like?" Mom teased.
"There had better not be-she's not even si- er… eleven yet!" Dad said, stumbling over Daphne's age.
"To be fair, I met Puck when I was eleven." I said.
"Yeah but we hated each other then." Puck reminded me.
"That's true-but it was your fault. If you hadn't tried to drown us…" I trail off and he rolled his eyes.
"Oh whatever."
"So you never did answer my question, Daphne." Mom prodded again.
"There is no one I like yet mom, calm down." Daphne said and mom sighed, agreeing.
"Thank goodness." Dad muttered. "I don't think I would be able to handle it."
TIME SKIP TO THAT NIGHT
That night, Daphne was brushing her hair, but I could tell that something was on her mind.
"What's wrong Daph?" I ask gently.
"Nothing." She says, shaking her head.
"Daphne…" I trail off. I know something's wrong.
"It's just… I'm excited for the new baby, but do you think mom and dad want the new baby to replace us so they don't miss his whole childhood?" She asked in a rush.
"Of course not Daph!" I exclaim. "Mom and dad love us and they'll love the baby when he's born also. They'll love us all equally."
"Are you sure?" She asked doubtfully.
"100% positive." I say. "Besides, I felt kind of like that before you were born. I thought mom and dad didn't like me enough and they wanted you to replace me."
"Really?" She asked, intrigued.
"Yeah, but I'm over it now. I love you, mom and dad love both of us equally and they'll love the new baby the same way." I say.
"Thanks, 'Brina." Daphne says, hugging me.
"No problem, Daffy."