Hanging Up The Cloak - A Charmed Roleplay

[Astral Alex]

Piper was about to speak when Paige smiled.

"Ahh thanks Piper!" She chirped, exiting the kitchen and making her way up the stairs.

[Jad]

"Ambushed in my own house by my own sisters," Piper chided, "At least you could ask Coop to help and check the protection crystals. I would like the house as secure as possible."

"And, when do you think the three of us can get to figuring out how to put an end to this?" Piper got a lot more serious, "I like you and all, and maybe even love you, but I don't want this to last any longer than necessary."

[Astral Echo]

"Amen to that." Phoebe chimed in, placing the finished bottle on the side and tossing Ava onto her shoulder. Tapping the babies back she waited for uncoming storm of wind.

"But someone of us also have to put in an appearence at work or else we'll get fired." Phoebe told her.

[Astral Alex]

"And I need to help the next generation of magic come into their own!" Paige called, from the landing - her sisters had always wondered how she possessed such great hearing.

[Jad]

The Devlor in the back alley flamed himself to a roof across the alley from Jack's back door before sunrise. Jack's building was part of a row of buildings, so it had no side exits. It only had doors and windows in the back and front. The devlor would sense his clan mate if anything happened out front, so this one got comfortable on his roof top and waited.

Out in front of Jack's Coffee Shop, the other devlor joined the foot traffic on the side walks that starts not long after sunrise. Jack's place seemed to get a lot of traffic itself, but most of the early foot traffic was professionals going to work as Jack's Coffee Shop was on the northwest fringe of the Financial District.

About midmorning Jack came out of the coffee shop with two medium sized hot drinks in his hand and approached the devlor.

"How long is it going to take these witches?" the devlor asked.

"Patience," Jack said with a grin, "First thing they're going to do is protect their kids. And remember, they're mortal like me. They have jobs and responsibilities. They'll get here some time today so just be ready, here."

Jack offered the devlor that hot drink, "It's on me."

"You'd better protect me," the devlor complained.

"Yes, yes," Jack replied, "Do you think that I put all this time and effort coming to this accord just to sacrifice you. Unlike demons, I pay attention to Karma. I don't want Fate or Karma coming back and biting me in the heels because I broke my word to you."

"Karma, Fate, Ha," the devlor scowled, "just the last resort of the weak."

"No wonder all the demons could throw at the Charmed Ones was never enough. They had Fate on their side. Don't you know that the Angels of Death work for the Fates."

The Devlor just growls at Jack.

Jack sighed and rolled his eyes at the devlor, "Demons, so hard to work with cause you can't understand that there is more to the world than just strength. The demon that came closest to undoing the Charmed Ones, Zankou, understood this, but in the end, he made that same mistake you all made and went for power, and it undid all that he'd done."

The devlor seemed subdued just a little as Jack continued, "I will give you clan mate the same choice I gave you, and how he chooses will determine whether I protect him or not."

With that, Jack walked back into his coffee shop. Both devlor could feel each other's impatience, but the one in the alley felt secure in the fact that he'd cast a misdirection spell so that anyone trying to scry for him would end up in the bay. Unkown to him was the fact that Jack and the other devlor had undone the spell, but only after Paige first scried for them.

[Astral Alex]

Nice twist Jim, but I've noticed you're switching between past and present tense, we're writing this in past tense so be careful not to stray, yeah?

The great hall of Magic School has been restored to it's former glory. It was bustling with students, Elders and teachers; in the midst of the business, Paige and Leo emerged, Paige was wearing a black teaching robe along with Leo, both carrying stacks of papers.

"You know, I've really missed this place. I feel a part of something again." Leo said, smiling at a male pupil as he walked past.

"Me too, teaching the kids will be such an honour." Paige smiled walking with Leo to her classroom where there was a congregation of people, two of them stuck out however as not being pupils. The Elder Sandra, and Billie.

"Paige!" Billie cried, she was also dressed in a black teaching robe.

Her hair had grown extremely long, all down her back and she looked more mature.

"Billie!" Paige responded, "So glad you could come!"

[Jad]

About twenty minutes latter, Piper came out of the kitchen and called everybody over for breakfast.

It was a messy affair as there were quite a few small children there. As everyone was geeting food or eating, Piper asked, "So Coop, you doing anything this morning. I could use a hand watching all seven younger kids."

[Astral Echo]

Phoebe had already gotten settled in at work, sitting at her desk merrily typing away on her laptop. How to find love...no, no, just a little bit cliche. She thought to herself as she types. How love can find you...nah, I've done that story to death. She continued, typing, erasing it and looking up at the clock. Still only 9:25, damn time is going really slow. She thought to herself. How to find a...this is no use! Phoebe thought defeated, throwing her head back in exasperation.

There was a small knock at the door. Phoebe looked up and sighed with a hint of relief. "Come in." She called, inviting the guest into her office.

Elise Rothman, editor and chief waltzed into the office cheerfully, smiling from ear to ear. "Morning Phoebe." Elise chimed, walking over to the collumnists desk.

"Morning, Elise. What's going you in such a good mood?" Phoebe asked, closing the lid of her laptop to hide the empty page in front of her.

"Oh nothing." Elise uttered in return. "Nothing. It's nothing." She added, almost giggling like a child.

"Well it must be something!" Phoebe replied as a little grin formed across her face, she knew exactly what that smile meant.

[Astral Alex]

Thirty blank faces looked up at her.

"C'mon guys, I know this is your first lesson, but at least try!"

Teaching a class of fourteen year old students, whose powers had been kept secret for years wasn't the easiest thing Paige had ever done.

"Look guys, I know it's hard, when I first came into my powers, it took me ages to learn how to control them. But c'mon, again."

Paige watched as each student held out their hand in unison and there was a cry of "Book!" There was then an eruption of noise as books dissapeared in shimmering blue orbs, pink flashes of light, bursts of flame and fades into nothingness.

Paige was the teacher of special, new class to Magic School. The Telekinetic Teleporting class, a class full of hybrids like herself. In her class their were half-whitelighter's like herself, half-cupids, half-angels, witches with teleporting powers and even a few half-demons.

As the class practised teleporting their books into their hands and back again, Paige looked to the door where Billie was standing, an anxious look on her face.

"Billie? What's up? Why aren't you teaching?" Paige hissed.

Billie's ushered Paige out of the classroom and called, "Mrs Matthews will be back in a minute guys!"

Paige then rounded on Billie as they stood in the deserted corridor, the sound of different classes taking place from all angles.

"I can't do it Paige, I'm no teacher? This projection class is so hard, there is only five of them in the class and, I, I don't know how to help them? I mean, I didn't come up with a lesson plan like you did, even Leo couldn't help me!"

Paige sighed, and as she was about to speak, a loud bell sounded all around them. Students began filing out of classrooms along with Paige's.

"Hey Miss Jenkins!" A young boy from Paige's class said as he turned to look at Paige and Billie, in their matching black robes.

"Errm, hey Keegan, how are you? Good class?"

Keegan smiled at Billie, even though he was only fourteen, he had a very muscular figure and strong cheek bones, he looked well-kept and defined. Paige knew about his back story, born in Massachusetts in 1996 to a half-witch, half-cupid hybrid and a Whitelighter. His powers were strong, a mix between Orbing and Beaming.

The way he was looking at Billie was one of interest, Billie stared at him, feeling slightly unnerved.

"Mrs Matthews, look, I learnt how to do it properly!" Keegan smiled, holding out both of his hands.

"Robe!" Billie's black teacher's robe glowed with a pinkish light, a mixture of his Whitelighter and Cupid powers, which then manifested into little orbs, dissipating into thin air; leaving Billie standing their in black pants and a short, white, crop-top, exposing most of her midriff.

The robe then appeared in Keegan's outstretched arms, still sheathed in pink orbs. Billie gasped, and tried to cover herself up with her hands, she realised that her attire might be a bit inappropriate for school.

"Very clever Keegan, now give that back." Paige said, her tone becoming more acerbic.

Keegan smiled, almost too sweetly, and shook his head, stepping back a few places.

Billie scowled at him, this was becoming weird.

Paige narrowed her eyes likewise and held out her hand.

The robe dissapeared in orbs, respectively blue to Paige and reappeared in her hands. It took a lot less time for the robe to orb to Paige than it had to orb to Keegan, and Paige hadn't spoken a word.

Billie took the robe from Paige and slipped it on quickly,

"Now get lost, before I put you in detention!" Billie said, her posture slightly defensive.

"Oh, I wouldn't mind that." Keegan smiled as he walked away.

"Okay, I know he's a pupil and everything, but that, was beyond creepy!" Billie said, as Paige's eyes widened.

[Jad]

Wanda walked out of the grand room of magic in magic school to find Billie and another teacher taking in the hall. Wanda gracefully walked down the hall towards Billie and the other teacher. Walking with poise and a strang sense of self, most men would notice her, and most woman would be jealous. Wanda approached Billie and said, "Hey Billie, don't you have a class tis period. I mean that I'm only a part time teachers assistant, but you have a full load. Don't you have a class this period?"

[Astral Alex]

"Errm, yeah, yeah I do." Billie said, staring over Wanda's shoulder to where Paige was walking down the corridor.

"Hey, do you fancy taking over? It's only a basic telekinesis class? It'll help you learn something! I just gotta help Pa- errm, I mean Mrs. Matthews with something?"

Billie shot after Paige and tapped her on the shoulder,

"Billie? I was just going to go home, pop a chicken in the oven for later."

Billie narrowed her eyes, Paige cooking? She didn't think so.

"Yeah right, the best thing you can cook is toast honey." Billie smiled as Paige pouted at her.

"Fair enough, you caught me, I need to scry for something." Paige said, flipping her hair so it rested on her shoulder.

-

The Devlor sat in the back room of Jack's coffee shop, how long would it be before the Charmed Ones came after him? Him and Jack were awaiting them.

-

"Nigro, are you sure? It could be very dangerous." The Shadow Demon, Atra spoke softly, as the dark energy that covered Nigro's body, floated weightlessly around him.

"If you want something doing, do it yourself. I shall attack the Charmed Ones first, Piper is at home. She will be my target. Once she is dead, I can convert her children. This will work Atra, I will not fail."

The superior Shadow Demon smiled at his minion before dissapearing in a whisp of black smoke.

-

Leo sat in the conservatory, Ava, Henry and Melinda asleep in three separate Moses baskets whilst Ari and the twins played with the mass of toys on a blanket a little a way from Leo. He was so bored. Not that he didn't love taking care of the kids, but he was so bored. Piper was upstairs, trying to clue herself up on the Devlor's as much as possible, stupid really. How many times could she re-read the page in the Book of Shadows? With Wyatt and Chris at school, Leo imagined they would have time together but no, demons took priority again.

Sighing, Leo stood up and made his way to the kitchen, just after he walked through the door, there was a whisp of dark energy and Nigro, the Shadow Demon stood there, he smiled and began to shudder, his body then was almost engulfed by the floating energy that acted as a robe around his corporeal body and he became intangible, moving swiftly up the stairs and onto the landing...

[Astral Echo]

Elise looked over her shoulder, closed the office and turned back to Phoebe with a smile. "As long as it doesn't go out of this room." Elise stated, preparing herself to confide in her friend and employee.

"Of course, you know me Elise, I'm not one to gossip!" Phoebe replied, moving over to the couch at the opposite side of the room, she sat down and relaxed onto the seat.

Elise sat down next to her. "Well you know the investor that came in here the other week." Elise told her. "He and I went for dinner at the weekend...one thing left to another and..." She continued.

"I get the picture thanks, Elise." Phoebe interrupted, not wanting to imagine her boss with anyone, let alone Malcolm Yates. But something worried her, she got a bad vibe from Malcolm when he visited the offices a couple of weeks ago and didn't want Elise getting into another bad relationship. She had been in enough of those.

[Jad]

Piper sat in the conservatory watching kids as Leo got up and went into the kitchen. Not long after that she saw blotches of something move up the stairs. When it got to the first landing, Piper stood up and spoke, "Shadow demon, stairs."

PIper didn't wait for an replies as she blasted the demon full force. The demon flew into the wall and fell on the landing with a thump. The demon lay there at least unconscious as Piper came over to the bottom of the stairs ready to blast if she saw any movement.

"Somebody call my sisters. I have a few choice words for them," Piper fumed.

-

Wanda quickly caught up to Billie, "Wait Bille, I'm just a low level empath, how am I supposed to teach budding psychokinetics"

[SARI-SINISTER!]

Coop had been extra quiet, and didn't even reply to Piper. He rushed in to where Piper was now. Watching a demon thud on the landing. "Uh alright I'll call Phoebe." Coop grab his cell out of his pocket, and dialed Phoebe's number. "Phoebe Halliwell please, uh yeah Phoebe? Piper tried to blow up the shadow demon, but he is unconscious. You need to get home now. Want me to beam there?" He didn't give her much time to talk. He was speaking fast, and now had to wait for Phoebe to answer. That could take awhile.


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Henry was at work and was sitting in his office. The day was rather slow, but he knew that if he went home, well to the manor, something supernatural would happen. Henry was the only human and he felt completely strange to everything. Everyone had some sort of magical power besides him. For anything everyone should protect him. His phone range and he answered it happily. "Henry Mitchell here... What? Not again! Send him in, I'll have a chat with him." Henry slammed the phone down. One of his parolees had attempted to break one of his rules, and now Henry had to give him a talk.

Henry waited and finally the kid walked in. Something was different about him. He didn't seem like himself. "Justin hi there, so whats going on?' Justin said nothing just stared at him. Henry felt a little strange, and kept his hand on his gun as he watched the boy. His eyes seemed lost, but his lips' were oddly smiling. Not a full smile, but you could tell he had evil behind it. "Justin? Maybe we should just send you back out, and if you have an personal questions' you can give me a call. I'm always free." Henry handed Justin the card, and waited for the kid to take it. Justin was still and did nothing, just continued to stare.