Cloaking Freedom
By Wendigo3
It wasn't a very warm day when he stepped off the bus and smelled the clean air. His lungs opened gently as he breathed in more air, until the old woman behind him gently tapped him with her walking stick to move out of the way. A strange feeling came over him as he held his black backpack with his life inside, and then walked forward, looking for the woman who was going to pick him up. His father wasn't able to make it because he was busy teaching at the school, so he had asked a neighbor to pick him up. During that summer Scott knew that he was going to have to tell his father that he was a witch, but now wasn't the time for him to be thinking about it. He just hoped that he wasn't going to run in to any demons on his trip. The voice called to him from behind him causing him to gently turn his head, "Scott?" Scott looked at the young woman with dark hair, "I'm Scott Pryce, are you Paige?" The woman nodded gently, "Welcome to San Fran, your dad's been saying a lot of nice things about you." Scott smiled gently as a man carrying his young daughter passed between them. Paige pointed to her green car by the side of the road and motioned for Scott to walk with her, "So, are there any strange things that are going to be happening in the neighborhood?" Paige stopped walking and looked to him curiously, fearful that at any moment an evil creature might burst from inside of him and engulf her into flames while boiling her blood. A smile spread across his face, "I'll take that as a maybe, that's okay, everywhere I go there is always something weird happening, I just hope that it doesn't get anyone hurt this time." Paige opened the back door of her car and allowed him to put his bag inside, and then they both got into the car and drove away.
Scott stood in his new bedroom which had already been decorated by his father. The stenciled wolves on the walls looked amazing, as well as the night sky above it, including the moon, all painted to perfection. Gathering his courage, he walked over to his backpack and took out a thin leather book and opened it, revealing a spell to create a protective witch room, "This place will be great for holding rituals." He closed his eyes gently and then opened him when there was a knock at his door. The book vanished in his hands as the door opened. Scott's father stood there with a smile, "Hey son, what do you say we go over to the Halliwell's for dinner, they invited us for dinner tonight." Scott nodded his head, thankful that his powers had grown a few days before he arrived, meaning he could practically cloak anything by looking at it, if he was holding the thought in his head, "Dad, I need to talk to you about mom's side of the family." Scott's father's smile faded as he took a step in, "Listen, why don't we talk later, we don't want to be late, you have about fifteen minutes before we need to leave." Scott nodded his head, realizing that his father was hiding something and didn't want to talk about it. "I'll be ready in ten." Scott's father closed the door behind him, leaving Scott standing there alone until he looked up to the sky, "Amanda, I need to talk to you." In front of him a figure appeared in blue lights smiling, "How's the move going?" Scott rolled his eyes as he sat down on his head, "Are you kidding me, I've moved across the country in a day bringing only a bag filled with a few items of my past, my father doesn't even want to talk about my witchcraft which I know he realizes, and on top of everything, I have to meet with the Halliwells for the second time today." Amanda smiled gently as she put her hand on his shoulder, "I'll let you in on a little secret, but you can't tell anyone, alright?" Scott nodded his head as Amanda walked forward, "The Halliwells, they're witches, you can't reveal yourself to them unless you need their help, but watch out for them, they protect your kind and every day they are fighting for people like you." Scott nodded his head, "I thought Paige's reaction was a little strange." Amanda laughed at him, causing him to erupt into laugher as well, "You have no idea what they've been through, let me fill you in."
Piper handed Scott a glass of milk and smiled, "I've never known a kid that likes so much milk." Scott looked at her nearly not believing that her husband was a white lighter, "You know what they say, calcium builds strong bones." Scott's dad, Thomas, looked at the sisters, "The meal was delicious Piper, thank you for having us over, it was a perfect evening." "Don't mention it, its nice to get to know our neighbors, it helps when we're planning a party." Scott smiled as Phoebe looked at him strangely, noticing the top of the glass start to become transparent and vanish. Scott noticed his powers slipping and quickly regained control, but Phoebe realized it too quickly, and she couldn't get her mind off of it for the entire night. After they left, Phoebe, Piper and Paige walked up the attic and Phoebe's idea, "I'm telling you he has some kind of powers, he did something to that glass." "Why do we always assume that people with powers are evil," Piper asked, opening the attic door, "why can't they be witches, good people?" Paige nodded her head, "She's right Phoebe, he could just be a witch, and even if he isn't there's nothing to say that he'll come after us." The pages of the book had begun to turn as Leo orbed in next to them, "Hey honey." Piper gently stepped forward and kissed her husband, when they broke away, he sighed. Piper gave him a questioning glance giving him the chance to speak up for what was happening, and he took it. "The word on the streets is that a powerful convergence of magic has happened in the area tonight, Demons are coming from all over the town and I'm pretty sure that demons are going to be attacking left and right." The pages of the book stopped and the girls and their white lighter looked at it, "Well, that's quite interesting." "According to this the convergence is caused by a powerful witch meeting with the Charmed Ones, its been prophesized for centuries, there are three warning signs which will eventually lead to us discovering who he is." Piper put her finger on the lines and read them slowly to herself, and then she looked at Leo, "That's some pretty serious stuff, people are going to need to be protected." Phoebe nodded, "The first sign is an orb of fire which will appear in the most populated area, the seconds sign is a lightening storm that will charge the witches with power from the earth, getting them ready to defend themselves, the demon must be vanquished before the third, a powerful cold spell, or all is lost." Paige bit her lip as she turned to Leo, "Do you have any idea where we can find this demon?" Their white lighter shook his head, "I'm afraid it gets worse, you can't vanquish him by yourselves, you have to have the other to help you, but according to this the four of you will all be in the area when these things happen." Anger welled up inside of each of them as Phoebe closed the book, "Paige, why don't you see what the tarot says, I'll go and try and find some information from the Internet." Phoebe looked at Piper carefully, "I really hope this doesn't mean the end of the world, I don't know if we'll make it this time."
By Wendigo3
It wasn't a very warm day when he stepped off the bus and smelled the clean air. His lungs opened gently as he breathed in more air, until the old woman behind him gently tapped him with her walking stick to move out of the way. A strange feeling came over him as he held his black backpack with his life inside, and then walked forward, looking for the woman who was going to pick him up. His father wasn't able to make it because he was busy teaching at the school, so he had asked a neighbor to pick him up. During that summer Scott knew that he was going to have to tell his father that he was a witch, but now wasn't the time for him to be thinking about it. He just hoped that he wasn't going to run in to any demons on his trip. The voice called to him from behind him causing him to gently turn his head, "Scott?" Scott looked at the young woman with dark hair, "I'm Scott Pryce, are you Paige?" The woman nodded gently, "Welcome to San Fran, your dad's been saying a lot of nice things about you." Scott smiled gently as a man carrying his young daughter passed between them. Paige pointed to her green car by the side of the road and motioned for Scott to walk with her, "So, are there any strange things that are going to be happening in the neighborhood?" Paige stopped walking and looked to him curiously, fearful that at any moment an evil creature might burst from inside of him and engulf her into flames while boiling her blood. A smile spread across his face, "I'll take that as a maybe, that's okay, everywhere I go there is always something weird happening, I just hope that it doesn't get anyone hurt this time." Paige opened the back door of her car and allowed him to put his bag inside, and then they both got into the car and drove away.
Scott stood in his new bedroom which had already been decorated by his father. The stenciled wolves on the walls looked amazing, as well as the night sky above it, including the moon, all painted to perfection. Gathering his courage, he walked over to his backpack and took out a thin leather book and opened it, revealing a spell to create a protective witch room, "This place will be great for holding rituals." He closed his eyes gently and then opened him when there was a knock at his door. The book vanished in his hands as the door opened. Scott's father stood there with a smile, "Hey son, what do you say we go over to the Halliwell's for dinner, they invited us for dinner tonight." Scott nodded his head, thankful that his powers had grown a few days before he arrived, meaning he could practically cloak anything by looking at it, if he was holding the thought in his head, "Dad, I need to talk to you about mom's side of the family." Scott's father's smile faded as he took a step in, "Listen, why don't we talk later, we don't want to be late, you have about fifteen minutes before we need to leave." Scott nodded his head, realizing that his father was hiding something and didn't want to talk about it. "I'll be ready in ten." Scott's father closed the door behind him, leaving Scott standing there alone until he looked up to the sky, "Amanda, I need to talk to you." In front of him a figure appeared in blue lights smiling, "How's the move going?" Scott rolled his eyes as he sat down on his head, "Are you kidding me, I've moved across the country in a day bringing only a bag filled with a few items of my past, my father doesn't even want to talk about my witchcraft which I know he realizes, and on top of everything, I have to meet with the Halliwells for the second time today." Amanda smiled gently as she put her hand on his shoulder, "I'll let you in on a little secret, but you can't tell anyone, alright?" Scott nodded his head as Amanda walked forward, "The Halliwells, they're witches, you can't reveal yourself to them unless you need their help, but watch out for them, they protect your kind and every day they are fighting for people like you." Scott nodded his head, "I thought Paige's reaction was a little strange." Amanda laughed at him, causing him to erupt into laugher as well, "You have no idea what they've been through, let me fill you in."
Piper handed Scott a glass of milk and smiled, "I've never known a kid that likes so much milk." Scott looked at her nearly not believing that her husband was a white lighter, "You know what they say, calcium builds strong bones." Scott's dad, Thomas, looked at the sisters, "The meal was delicious Piper, thank you for having us over, it was a perfect evening." "Don't mention it, its nice to get to know our neighbors, it helps when we're planning a party." Scott smiled as Phoebe looked at him strangely, noticing the top of the glass start to become transparent and vanish. Scott noticed his powers slipping and quickly regained control, but Phoebe realized it too quickly, and she couldn't get her mind off of it for the entire night. After they left, Phoebe, Piper and Paige walked up the attic and Phoebe's idea, "I'm telling you he has some kind of powers, he did something to that glass." "Why do we always assume that people with powers are evil," Piper asked, opening the attic door, "why can't they be witches, good people?" Paige nodded her head, "She's right Phoebe, he could just be a witch, and even if he isn't there's nothing to say that he'll come after us." The pages of the book had begun to turn as Leo orbed in next to them, "Hey honey." Piper gently stepped forward and kissed her husband, when they broke away, he sighed. Piper gave him a questioning glance giving him the chance to speak up for what was happening, and he took it. "The word on the streets is that a powerful convergence of magic has happened in the area tonight, Demons are coming from all over the town and I'm pretty sure that demons are going to be attacking left and right." The pages of the book stopped and the girls and their white lighter looked at it, "Well, that's quite interesting." "According to this the convergence is caused by a powerful witch meeting with the Charmed Ones, its been prophesized for centuries, there are three warning signs which will eventually lead to us discovering who he is." Piper put her finger on the lines and read them slowly to herself, and then she looked at Leo, "That's some pretty serious stuff, people are going to need to be protected." Phoebe nodded, "The first sign is an orb of fire which will appear in the most populated area, the seconds sign is a lightening storm that will charge the witches with power from the earth, getting them ready to defend themselves, the demon must be vanquished before the third, a powerful cold spell, or all is lost." Paige bit her lip as she turned to Leo, "Do you have any idea where we can find this demon?" Their white lighter shook his head, "I'm afraid it gets worse, you can't vanquish him by yourselves, you have to have the other to help you, but according to this the four of you will all be in the area when these things happen." Anger welled up inside of each of them as Phoebe closed the book, "Paige, why don't you see what the tarot says, I'll go and try and find some information from the Internet." Phoebe looked at Piper carefully, "I really hope this doesn't mean the end of the world, I don't know if we'll make it this time."