Bare with me people, this is my first Charmed fic and I've only seen episodes from the first four seasons. I figure, where better to start than the beginning, so this fic is set following "Out of Sight" in season one. Sorry to all you Leo fans, I don't think he'll be appearing in this fic. If you plan on leaving any reviews, please be gentle. -
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed or any of its characters. This is strictly a fan-fiction.
It was an unusually quiet Monday morning in the Halliwell household. Prue, the eldest of the three sisters, sat silently in the kitchen downing her second cup of coffee. She purposely woke up early every morning in order to ensure she would be the first in the bathroom for a warm shower and no interruptions. Usually her sisters would be up by now, but she was enjoying the silence too much to bother waking either of her sisters.
"Damn it! I late!" Piper shouted from her bedroom. Prue could hear Piper run across the corridor into the bathroom and shut the door. She looked over at the clock on the wall while taking another sip of her coffee. Piper had twenty minutes to get herself ready and over to Quake for her shift.
Phoebe wandered slowly down the staircase and into the kitchen. She was still in her pyjamas and looked like she didn't really get a lot of sleep.
"Up late?" Prue asked. She knew it was a stupid question. She had heard Phoebe come home last night at 4:30am.
"Uh, yeah," replied Phoebe. She couldn't help but smile, thinking back on the guy she had spent last night with. Prue knew better than to ask. Piper exploded out of the bathroom and ran down the stairs. Her hair was pulled back in a soaking-wet ponytail and it was obvious that she had rushed to get herself ready. She grabbed her keys off of the hook on the wall, quickly said goodbye, then ran outside to her car.
The phone rang suddenly before Prue or Phoebe could say anything about Piper's hurried exit.
"I'll get it," said Prue. She looked over at Phoebe who was resting her head on the countertop of the island. "Unless you want to get it." Phoebe groaned and mumbled something inaudible. Prue merely smiled and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Is this Prue Halliwell?" asked the person on the other end of the phone.
"Yeah, that's me," replied Prue. "Who is this?"
"This is Megan from Sunspot Tanning Salons. We did our big draw for a Seabourn Luxury Cruise for four and your name was the one we pulled," replied the girl on the phone. "Congratulations!"
"I… what…" gasped Prue. She was completely caught off guard. "Are you serious?" Phoebe lifted her head off of the countertop and looked over at Prue. Prue had a huge smile on her face and was rushing to write something down on a piece of paper. She finished talking to the woman on the phone and returned the receiver to its cradle. She looked, beaming, over at Phoebe "I've just won a cruise for four to the Caribbean! The ship leaves on Friday."
"You're not serious," said Phoebe in disbelief. Prue nodded excitedly. Phoebe jumped up and ran to hug her sister. The two of them began jumping up and down with excitement. Phoebe stopped suddenly and grabbed her sister by the shoulders. "Please tell me I'm one of four."
Prue rolled her eyes and smiled. "Yes, Phoebe," said Prue. "You will be one of four." Phoebe smiled and returned to her excited bouncing.
"Well, with you, me, and Piper that makes three," said Phoebe. She paused and looked questioningly over at Prue.
"I'm going to ask Andy," replied Prue. Phoebe raised her eyebrow and let out an approving sound. Prue rolled her eyes. "With all that's happened lately and having found out that we're witches, I figure it's only fair that the two of us spend some time together to figure things out."
"Hey, your two do what you want," said Phoebe. "I can't believe I'm going on a cruise!" She quickly ran up the stairs to her room to start packing.