Turning The Page Of Destiny

[Primrose_Empath]

Thank you Sammi and Alysha for your totally fantastic reviews! You guys always know how to bring a smile to a couple of writers' faces. ;D *hug*

Hello and welcome to our newest reader / reviewer! *waves* It's always nice to have a new face join us here.

Without further delay, here's your Tuesday update....

Happy Reading!

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--PRUE--

Across the hall and a couple doors down, I was looking out my bedroom window. Andy was still asleep in bed, and he looked so peaceful, that I didn’t want to wake him. I still didn’t know enough about whitelighters to know if they needed sleep, but I did wonder when the last time Andy had been able to sleep in was.

We had important things to do today, but they could wait. As long as we had no visitors, the house was safe enough for my two formerly-dead loved ones. A rustling noise behind me startled me out of my daydream and I turned away from the window. There I found Andy rubbing sleep out of his eyes. It looked rather adorable. “Good morning.”

--ANDY--

I stopped rubbing my eyes and looked at her. “Good morning.” I yawned. “What time is it?” I asked, surprised to feel hunger for the first time in three years.

--PRUE--

“Just past ten,” I admitted. “Piper’s downstairs cooking breakfast. At least I think that’s what she’s doing. I haven’t been down there to check, not yet. But I heard Leo let Paige and her parents in about half an hour ago. I was just about to go downstairs.” I smiled at him. “Want me to get going so you can change? I have more of your clothes in the closet if you want.”

--ANDY--

“Don’t leave on my account,” I told her with a smile, “but your sister might want you down there.”

Prue smiled. “All right, then I will see you when you come downstairs.”

I climbed out of bed. “I’ll join you shortly.”

--PRUE--

I walked over to him and pressed a kiss on his lips before heading for the door and out of the room.

--PIPER--

Downstairs, Mary was washing and cutting pears at the sink while I was cooking at the stove. A stack of pancakes were piled high on a plate next to the stove and both bacon and scrambled eggs were cooking in the pan. At the sound of a chuckle escaping my lips she turned away from the sink to look at me. “Care to share?”

“It’s nothing,” I told her, glancing away from the stove. “I was just thinking of what my Dad’s response to all this will be when he finds out.”

“Not magical, I take it?”

“Hardly,” I replied with a laugh. “He’ll be glad Prue and Phoebe aren’t any more. I think he’ll be just glad to see me alive.”

“I imagine so,” Mary agreed. “If anything were to happen to Paige, I would be very happy to have her back, with or without powers.”

I nodded. “Exactly.” I saw a shadow headed into the room, followed momentarily by my new half-sister. “Hi, Paige. So how did you like your tour of the attic?”

--PAIGE--

“It was an absolute blast,” I told her with a joking smile. “My dad and your husband are now sitting on the couch in the front room discussing sports. When they got on the topic of baseball, I figured I’d better find something else to do.”

Piper laughed. “Don’t like baseball?”

“Baseball’s great,” I countered. “You should see my fastball. Even when it's not helped by my powers. I’m just not too interested in the stats of games that happened before I was born.”

--PIPER--

I held back another laugh as I moved the food I was cooking off the burner. It wasn’t often that I considered exactly how old my husband was. “I see what you mean. I'm glad Leo found someone who also cares for such things. I sure don't and neither do my sisters or Cole.”

--PAIGE--

Mom and I smiled and exchanged a knowing look. "Neither do I. But Dad has a photographic memory--part of the reason why he's so good with spells. And he reads everything and anything he can find about baseball, so he knows all of the stats from almost the first game ever played. I'm sure he's enjoying hearing about those older games from someone who actually saw them live."

“Since I’m here is there anything I can do to help?” I offered with an easy smile. “I prefer to keep busy.”

Piper looked at the food she had just finished cooking. “Actually, we’re about finished in here, so unless you want to set the table, then I don’t see what else needs to be done.”

“I can set the table,” I replied affably. “Just show me where to find the dishes."

--PIPER--

I walked over to one of the cupboards. “Plates are kept here. Glasses,” I said pointing, “are in there. And the utensils are in that drawer over by the sink,” I finished pointing to a drawer. At the sound of footsteps, I looked up, smiling as I saw Prue enter the room.

--PRUE--

“I thought I’d find you in here,” I told her as a smile bloomed on my face, thinking how great it was to walk in this room that meant Piper and find Piper there, so totally different than the previous morning. “How are you doing this morning?”

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To Be Continued...

[*Sammi!*]

That was lovely! Its so great to see all the interaction between them all, and in such good circumstances now! Its great to see the intimate interaction with Prue and Andy, and great to see how Prue reacts to Paige!
Its also great to know that Piper is still quite the little cook!

[Primrose_Empath]

Thank you Sammi, thank you very much! *grins*

It's a good thing she's still quite the cook -- that means we probably won't have a repeat of the infamous "casserole incident" any time soon.

Now on with the show...

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--PIPER--

“Glad to be alive and here with the people I love,” I told her before opening one of the cupboards in search of serving dishes for breakfast. I pulled out one of the dishes I wanted and turned to my sister. “And in my kitchen. Breakfast is ready; we’re just getting it onto the table. Want to go see if Phoebe and Cole are up? I assume you know whether or not Andy is.”

--PRUE--

I gave her a broad grin. “Yes, Andy is up. He’ll be down shortly. I’ll go find out about Phoebe and Cole.” I smiled. "Funny, I was doing the same thing 24 hours ago, wanting to know why they weren't down here yet. But what a huge difference," and I couldn't resist reaching out to hug my sister.

--PIPER--

As Prue left the room I put the pancakes and the bacon and the eggs onto the serving dishes and carried them into the dinning room, while Mary carried the bowls of the artfully cut and arranged pears.

Paige was busy putting silverware near the dishes that already sat on the table. She looked up as her mother and I entered the room with the food. “Wow. That smells awesome.”

I smiled as I started setting the serving dishes on the table. “Thanks. I hope it tastes just as good as it smells." I pulled a trivet off the nearby hutch and set the platter of pancakes on it. "I'm just thankful for the opportunity to get to know all of you better, and things just tend to be a lot more relaxing at mealtimes.”

--PAIGE--

“I'll second that,” I told her as I put the last fork down. “Dad and Mom have something to ask you along those lines, but it will hold until later.”

“Now, you have me curious,” Piper admitted. “Better not make me wait too long.”

“Patience, Piper,” Mom told her with a smile. “Be patient.”

“Oh, I’m waiting,” Piper assured her. “Have a seat, both of you.”

“Hostess first,” I replied.

--PIPER--

I shrugged and sat down. Paige and Mary followed suit as Leo and John entered the room. “Have a seat, gentlemen,” I caught my husband’s eye and patted the seat next to me. Once everyone had sat down I said, “Prue’s getting Phoebe and Cole. She said that Andy...” I trailed off as Andy entered the room. “There he is. Good morning. Have a seat.”

--ANDY--

“Good morning to you too, and thanks,” I sat down next to John with an empty seat between me and Leo on my left. Now if only Prue would come down with Phoebe and Cole. Remembering what had kept them from coming the previous morning made me nervous. That couldn't be the reason again; it simply couldn't.

END of CHAPTER 4

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Up Next, CHAPTER 5...

[*Sammi!*]

ooooooo cliffie! No fair... Nothing is going to happen again right? It cant. I wont let it. Simple.

Great update!

[~.:Alysha:.~]

No that couldnt be the reason! Gotta love those Cliffies, they entice us and keep us wanting more and more and MORE!! hehe Oh I wonder what Mary & John have to ask Piper?? Excellent stuff!! Plese update soon!!

[Primrose_Empath]

Ha ha! The evil cliffhanger strikes again! ;D

So what's keeping Phoebs and Cole? And are we due for a repeat of yesterday morning?

Let's find out, shall we?

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CHAPTER FIVE

--ANDY (continued)--

I turned at the sound of Prue returning. When I realized that she was alone, I tried to look around her to see if maybe Phoebe and Cole were behind her. Surely she wouldn’t look so unconcerned if her sister was in distress. They must be all right.

“Weren’t you going after your sister and her boyfriend?” I asked, trying to keep the concern out of my voice.

“Those two,” Prue shook her head with a smile.

At the sight of her smile, I relaxed. Whatever's going on it's obviously not bad.

--PIPER--

Hearing Prue's words, I laughed. “So those two are still those two, huh?”

Much to the confusion of the three Matthewses, Prue nodded in response to my cryptic words. I’m pretty sure Andy got it too, but then, he knew Phoebe. He didn’t know Cole very well, but he knew Phoebs enough to get it.

“Yup,” was the sole word that accompanied Prue’s nod. She walked over to the table and took the free seat between Andy and Leo.

--LEO--

Noticing the even more confused look on the faces of Paige and her parents, I stepped in. “Don’t worry about it. Believe me, you don’t want to know.”

--PIPER--

“Well, I don’t much care what they're doing,” I said, rising from my seat, "but I’m not holding breakfast for them. It isn’t fair to the rest of you.”

I walked to the bottom of the stairs and yelled up. “If you guys don’t come down, you can’t blame me if you have to fix your own breakfast!” Then I returned to the dining room, unconcerned. After sitting back down at the table, I turned to our guests. “Feel free to start eating. They know better than to be late.”

--PAIGE--

I held back a laugh as I glanced in the direction of the stairs and then turned back to Piper with a grin. “Far be it from me to disappoint the cooks.”

It was only a couple of minutes later when we heard the sound of feet running down the stairs. “Slow down,” could be heard from the other room. Cole’s voice.

Soon Phoebe stood framed in the door way. She stopped and Cole almost ran into her. She turned around and chided him. “You, my love, are out of shape.”

--COLE--

“Sorry,” I replied, chagrinned. “Up until now, when I was in a hurry I just shimmered. It’s going to take some getting used to, this needing to run. One hundred plus years of habits are hard to break.”

“One hundred plus years,” Paige mouthed, staring at me and then at Prue, who merely shrugged.

--PHOEBE--

I turned toward my family in the other room and took a big whiff. “Wow, that smells amazing, Piper!”

Piper laughed. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you wanted me back solely for my cooking.”

I shook my head in denial, quickly entered the room and almost ran over to where Piper was sitting. “No, no, no,” I chanted as I hugged my newly-returned big sister from behind. “I wanted you back; the cooking’s just a bonus.”

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To Be Continued...

[~.:Alysha:.~]

Ohhh that was such a cute update I think.. From the "Those two" scene to the "You my love, are out of shape" bit!Beautiful..Couldn't of done it better if I tried! I can really picture all the girls saying these things! Its this big film playing in my head as I read..It does'nt even feel as though im reading, just watching an episode! Awesome stuff girls! For this update, you three (Primose, Es & StoryGirl) will be blessed

[p3xocharmedonexop3]

Wow.. that was an amazing update!!!!!
I agree with Alysha this isn't even like a story
to me I can clearly see this playing in my mind!
It feels jus like i'm watching an episode.
I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!

[Primrose_Empath]

Wow, do you guys know how to make a trio of writers feel pretty darned good! *big hug*

If you can visualize the scene playing out in your head and actually hear the girls saying what was written, well... we must be doing something right, hmm?

Here's a new update to start off your week. Happy reading!

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--ANDY--

I glanced over at Cole, who was still standing in the doorway, an amused look crossing his face. I’m pretty sure he was also remembering the problems cooking had caused us the day before. Now that it was over and everyone was no longer mad, I could look at it with amusement, even though just the day before it had caused so much trouble and had almost been the last straw that would've caused each remaining sister to permanently reject the other.

--COLE--

I saw Andy looking at me with amusement. Though I didn’t know for sure, I could imagine that his thoughts were on the same incident from yesterday that mine were. After all, it was pretty much the only experience that the two of us had in common that would cause amusement. Well, other than him pouring water over my head yesterday, but I didn’t really think that that was funny. I walked around the table to where Phoebe was and took the chair two over from Piper, so that Phoebe could sit next to her sister, as I knew she would want.

--PIPER--

I turned around in my seat and hugged my baby sister. “Oh, I know that, Phoebs. Believe me, I know that.” I looked across the table at where Prue was sitting, with Andy on her right and Leo at the head of the table to her left. “I have the best sisters in the whole world."

--PAIGE--

“So does that mean that I have the best half-sisters in the whole world?” I queried with a quirky smile. “After all I know I have the best parents in the whole world.”

--PRUE--

I looked over at her, feeling uneasy. I was getting to like Paige and truely wanted her as a friend, but the whole half-sister thing was still just too weird for me to wrap my mind around.

--PHOEBE--

I sank down into the chair immediately to Piper’s left. I looked over Cole, to where Paige sat at the head of the table opposite Leo. I liked Paige, too, but I was slightly more receptive to the idea of her as my half-sister, now that I knew that she wouldn't try to usurp me as the baby of the family. I grinned as I nodded. “Yep. That most certainly does mean you have the best half-sisters in the whole world.”

--PAIGE--

“Sisters,” Piper stated firmly. “Half-sisters sounds like some one cut us into pieces.”

I laughed. “Well, we can’t have that.”

--PIPER--

“It’s certainly a new concept,” I admitted, “but it is all or nothing, and I see no point in denying it if we are to be friends.” I grinned. “And considering you are my husband’s charges now, I should hope we’ll be friends.”

Paige looked at me for a moment before nodding. “Agreed.”

--PRUE--

Phoebe grinned happily, but I kept my silence. The others were so wrapped up in their conversation they didn't notice, although both Andy and Leo did.

--PIPER--

“So I'd like to hear about you three,” I told the Matthewses. “What do you do for a living? Do you live here in San Francisco or in one of the surrounding towns? Do you..?”

Leo put his hand on my arm. “Slow down, Piper. They can only answer one question at a time.”

I gave him a sheepish look. “I guess I’m just very curious. For two and a half decades it’s only been the three of us and suddenly we have learned that we actually have another sister. She has her own family, but I want her to be part of ours, too. To top that off, they are all to be your charges, so I’m curious.” I looked over at John, Mary, and Paige. “Do you mind telling us a bit about yourselves?”

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More To Follow...

[~.:Alysha:.~]

Whoops sorry I havnt reviewed for like a million years, been to caught up in your new website, which is fantastic for reviewers like me hehe!! But yes my apologies for being slack!

This update was great, it really put a smile on my face when Piper added 'Sisters' That was really sweet and yeah wanting to get to know the Matthewses I love it! Poor Prue though seems to be harder for her to be getting used to the idea. Hopefully she will come round and see how great the Matthewses are!

[Primrose_Empath]

*smiles* Apology accepted! It's okay sweetie -- we'll cut you some slack on "not reviewing for a million years".

But do allow me to say that I'm thrilled that you're enjoying Es' and my new site as much as you are. *gigantic grin*

And you're spot-on with your comments regarding the girls and their reactions. Piper's addition of 'Sisters' shows us that she's a bit more open to letting Paige in -- though not as open as Phoebe.

Of course, out of the three, Prue tends to be the most skeptical. All of this is coming as a major surprise to her -- and as we've seen in the past, she's not the fastest one to let people into her heart. She'll more than likely come around, but only when she's good and ready to.

Now, on with the show...

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--JOHN--

I shook my head. “No, I don’t mind at all.”

“You shared a unique experience with us,” Mary added. “It’s not too many people that get to come back after experiencing the afterlife.”

--PHOEBE--

“Time travelers and those turning back time need not apply,” I added with a laugh that seemed to express a mixture of feelings as I looked across the table at Andy. Without time being turned back by Tempus, I would be dead and Andy never would have died.

There had been times over the last two years that I wondered if perhaps Prue would have preferred that. Our relationship was still not the best, but it had definitely come a long way since that first year as witches.

“I sense a story there,” Mary commented with a laugh.

“More than you know,” I admitted softly. “I was thinking of the day Andy died. It should have been me.”

“Phoebe!” Piper exclaimed, stunned.

“Phoebe Penelope Halliwell!" Prue's voice shot across the table. "Don’t you ever say that again!”

I closed my eyes and when I opened them I looked straight at Andy. “It was me, you know, the first time. They don’t remember. I only have the vaguest impression of it, a sense of déjà vu all that day that I knew when it diverged. I knew I died. If time hadn’t rewound you never would’ve died. Prue never would’ve lost you.”

Prue stared across the table at me. “And you think I wanted to lose you? Phoebe!”

--ANDY--

I looked across the table at Phoebe and shook my head. “It wasn’t your time to die, Phoebe. Prue taught me that everything happens for a reason and my death was no exception. For two years I helped my charges in a way I never could’ve helped people as a police inspector. And now I’m alive again. I don’t know what I’ll do, but I will find a way to keep helping people. It’s who I am.”

For a long time there was silence as everyone ate their breakfast, unsure what to say. The silence wasn't broken until we were interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing from the front of the house.

--PRUE--

I exhaled slowly. “I guess I’ll go see who that is.” I pushed my seat back and stood. Before I headed toward the door I looked over at Phoebe and gave her a reassuring smile. “Phoebs, baby girl, I love you. No matter what I would never trade one person I love for another, so forget about it. Everything is going to work out, now more than ever. And had you died rather than Andy, maybe the nine of us wouldn't be sitting here now.”

With that, I headed out of the room and into the hall. I reached the door as the person on the other side rang the doorbell again. The silhouette was familiar, but I hoped I was wrong. I turned the knob and pulled open the door. Surprised, I demanded, “What are you doing here?”

End of Chapter Five

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So who's on the other side of the door? Review and find out!

Chapter Six is heading your way, so stay tuned...

[~.:Alysha:.~]

Oh poor Pheebs, she feels so guilty about Andys death, but like Prue said if she had died then maybe they wouldnt all be there now! Everything happens for a reason, and this I believe is the reason! Now I wonder who is at the door?? It can't be Darryl, why would she be surprised that he was there when the saw he the day prior. Hmmm let me think *thinks for a bit* Owch that hurt hehe! I have no idea who it is!! Please update soon Primose I need to know! haha Damn those Cliffies!

[StoryGirl83]

Ah, nuts. Looks like I have to stop reading all the awesome fanfics on Altered Charmed and get back to working on mine. Good thing I've already finished the whole next chapter.

Alysha, you made me laugh. The whole Andy thing is one of those weird things going around my head(and trust me their are weird things going on around in my head) that just had to come out.

Glad you like the cliffie. I'm proud of it. I almost wrote it all myself . . . just a bit of help on making it look better from Es and Primrose. I don't do cliffhangers too well and these girls are awesome. You may not think so on the cliffie part, but really, cliffhangers are great . . . so long as they are short lived.

You're just going to have to wait and see to find out who is on the other side of the door, because I'm not telling you.

Enjoy.

[Primrose_Empath]

*shakes head and smiles at Alysha and StoryGirl*

You two don't know how much you just brightened up my otherwise rainy and dreary Tuesday. ;D

So, who's on the other side of the door? We shall soon see!

Without further delay, here's Chapter Six...

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CHAPTER SIX

--PRUE (continued)--

Victor stood there, sadness still shrouding him, pain in his eyes. He looked at me, an uncomfortable look crossing his face. “I know you don’t want me here, Pruden, I mean Prue, but I didn’t want to be alone today. I just lost one of you girls; please don't make me lose the rest of you.”

I stared at him, completely uncertain about what to say. We haven’t told him about Piper yet. He still thinks she’s dead. Oh, Vic...Dad, I’m sorry. Just because I didn’t necessarily get along with him didn’t mean I could let him keep on thinking Piper was dead.

“I brought breakfast,” he added a little awkwardly. "I know that Piper was always the one who cooked for you guys, so I thought you might appreciate this.”

I racked my brain for the right words. This is really weird. People always said a death in a family had a way of bringing people together. Apparently, there must be some truth to that, because this is the first time I remember seeing Victor two days in a row since I was a little girl.

Victor bent down and retrieved a plastic container from the porch next to the door. When I still said nothing, he sighed. “If you want me to go, I’ll leave. But can I just say hi to Phoebe first?”

I shook my head, trying to clear my mind.

--VICTOR--

I took that head shake as a rejection and I started to turn away, “I see. I’ll be going then.”

“No, wait,” Prue said, seemingly finally finding her tongue. “Come in. Things have been kind of crazy since Phoebe and I left P3 last night.” She pulled the door open all the way and stepped off to the side.

I looked at her hesitantly. “You sure you don’t mind?”

--PRUE--

I quickly nodded. I guess I really can’t blame him for being cautious. I haven’t exactly been friendly toward him, but it’s not as if it's all my fault. I’m not the one who up and left their family. But he's still our father. I can't turn him away. “Please, come in.”

--VICTOR--

I stepped into the house carrying my breakfast offering. “I hope you haven’t had breakfast already.”

“Actually, we’re in the middle of eating,” Prue admitted. As if on cue, laughter bubbled out from the direction of the dinning room, Phoebe’s laughter.

“She sounds happy,” I remarked in surprise. "How can she be happy the day after…"

--PRUE--

She’d better be over that idea that she should have died instead of Andy, I thought as I looked in that direction. “Like I said, it’s been crazy since last night. So many things have happened."

Do I tell him about Paige? If I don’t, then how do I explain her presence? If I do, I’ll be hurting him because of Mom and Sam, but he knew about them. I scrunched my face together in annoyance. There are just too many options and none of them work. One thing's for certain, though. I can't let him into that room until I tell him about Piper.

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To Be Continued...

[~.:Alysha:.~]

Hehe I'm glad I cracked you up StoryGirl lol! I crack myself up too bahaha!
I know what you mean about AC, it's hard to tear yourself away from that site to do other things lol!

And thats just what I do Primose, lighten things up haha, I like to make people laugh at me, I have no shame! hehe!

Oh my, I completely forgot that Victor didn't know about Piper yet, Poor Victor! He has been a mess all night still thinking that his Daughter is dead! Oh and whats he going to think about the whole Paige thing? I would feel so cut, I mean everyone is at the breakfast and poor Victor didnt even get invited Even Mary and John are there, the girls only met them the day before! Oh I wonder how Victor is going to react the the news? Dum Dum Daaa!

[Primrose_Empath]

Well, allow me to say one thing Alysha. You do a darn good job at lightening things up! *big grin*

Happy Reading!

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--VICTOR--

“How are you holding up, Prue?” I asked hesitantly.

--PRUE--

“Things have only gone uphill since we defeated Kernus,” I replied without thought and then silently cursed at myself when I recalled that this would have been impossible without Paige. I just hoped that Victor didn’t realize that defeating Kernus required The Power of Three.

No such luck. Victor looked at me, confused.

--VICTOR--

“But I thought you needed the...” I trailed off, looking at my oldest daughter suspiciously. As much as I didn’t want to, I tried to learn as much as possible about the being responsible for the death of one of my daughters, even if it was a magical being. “What aren’t you telling me, Prudence...Prue?” After all these years, her nickname was not going to be easy for me to get used to.

“Dad,”

My head whipped around to see my middle daughter standing in the doorway between the foyer and the kitchen. "Piper." I turned white and began to wobble.

--PIPER--

I waved my hands, freezing Dad in place and then walked over and took the container of food out of his hands. After putting the food on a nearby end table, I turned to Prue and quipped wryly. “Clearly coming in here was a bad idea.”

--PRUE--

“You think?” I replied dryly, raising my eyebrows.

“Clearly not the way to let him know I’m alive.”

“Is there a good way?”

--PIPER--

“Nope,” I admitted, looking at Dad. “None. Want to make sure he doesn’t fall when I unfreeze him?”

--PRUE--

I nodded. Now was not the time to think about my own feelings for Victor. This was about Piper. I walked up behind him and put a steadying hand on him as Piper waved her hands to unfreeze him.

--VICTOR--

I did a double take as suddenly not only was Piper there, but she was several feet closer to me than the second before and Prue had moved, too. Having been around Patty for so long, I should've been able to figure out that I had been frozen, but that thought never crossed my mind; I was much too shocked. “Wha...what?” My voice wobbled worse than my body did; I looked straight at Piper, skin pale as a sheet and eyes wide as saucers. “Ppppiper?” I stammered.

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More to Follow...

[Primrose_Empath]

It's been quite awhile, but here's a nice shiny new piece for your reading pleasure -- enjoy!

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--PIPER--

I gave him an apologetic smile. “Hi, Dad.”

“But...I thought...aren’t you...” His shoulders slumped as he trailed off.

“It’s okay, Dad,” I reassured him.

--VICTOR--

An idea popped into my head, and I suddenly felt much more relaxed. “This is one of these magical things, right, like when your mom and your grandmother were at your wedding to Leo.”

--PIPER--

“Sort of,” I agreed hesitantly. “But not exactly.”

“You are dead, aren’t you?”

I smirked. “That’s the ‘sort of’ part.”

“You didn’t die,” Dad accused, turning to glare at Prue. “You must've faked your death. Your sisters told me...”

“I did die,” I interrupted. “But I got a second chance.”

--PRUE--

Victor stared her. He then gave me an apologetic look.

I decided I’d give him that one free, since I had been the one to tell him Piper was dead. Phoebe had told me too, but I was the one who actually told him.

--PIPER--

“Can I have a hug, Dad?” I requested softly. "Please?"

--VICTOR--

I stared at her for several seconds. When I moved it was to touch her arm. Once I had assured myself that she wasn’t going to vanish before my eyes, I pulled her into a tight hug.

--PRUE--

I stood off to the side, watching, and sighed. One less hard thing to do. I had no idea how I would have told him, but now he knew. Oh, Piper. I don’t know what we would have done without you. You are forever smoothing things over, between Phoebe and me and now between Vic...Dad and me. Just like you always did.

There was, of course, still the question of how to tell him about Paige. “Ah...Dad.”

END of CHAPTER SIX

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More to Follow...

[*Sammi!*]

Yey! You updated Primrose!
I loved the interaction between Victor and Piper, especially the last bit "to make sure she didnt vanish"
I also love that Prue called Victor dad again! Yey!
Great updates girlies!

[Primrose_Empath]

Sammi!

Looks like it's time for another update, doesn't it?

Well, here ya go. Enjoy!

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CHAPTER SEVEN

--VICTOR--

I let go of Piper and looked at my oldest daughter. “What is it, Prue?” Still in awe of everything, but no longer stressed, I had a much easier time remembering to call her Prue.

--PRUE--

Normally confident, this time I was pretty much at a loss, and sighed. Might as well go for broke. It's really another one of those things that's hard to prepare for. “It’s about Mom.”

Victor frowned. “About Patty?”

I nodded.

--PIPER--

I waved my hands and froze Dad, again. “What are you doing, Prue?”

Prue frowned at me. “I have to tell him something about Paige. Would you please unfreeze him so that I can tell him?”

I shook my head. “You can’t just hit him with that right after the shock of finding out I’m alive. It just won’t work.”

--PRUE--

“It'll work,” I argued. “Maybe the happiness over learning you’re alive will even help with it.”

Piper glanced at Victor, I mean, Dad. “It still sounds like a bad idea.”

“Well, I’ve let him in, so I’m not going to just bar him from the kitchen. Paige may not be our twin, but she certainly looks related. He’s bound to notice.” Hard to discount her, when looking at her makes me think of my family. She has the look of a Halliwell. It would be so much easier if that was because she was a cousin or something.

Piper sighed. “Be nice.”

“How do you be nice with that?” I wanted to know.

--PIPER--

I scowled. “Let me, then.”

Prue waved her hand in Dad’s direction. “Be my guest.”

I waved my hands and Dad started moving again.

--VICTOR--

I frowned as I looked around. “You moved again,” I commented, confused. Vague memories invaded my mind as I recalled many years ago having had similar things happen around Patty. “You’re doing something to me,” I said suspiciously, looking at my two older daughters. “What’s going on?”

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To Be Continued...

[*Sammi!*]

Haha! "You moved again... Youre doing something to me!" I can imagine Victors face as he says that! Comical! And I love that He remembered to call Prue, Prue. Atleast it makes it easier for her to like him!
I wonder what Victor is going to say when he realises that Paige is Patty and Sam's daughter. Its not going to be easy for him. What will he do?
Oh please update soon for me!