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A New Beginning

A New Beginning

As she pulled into the drive way of her new house, Piper thought of the past events that had brought her to Virginia. Since her divorce with Leo, she had felt out of place in the Manor even if he wasn't living there. She decided to pack up her life, club, and her children and left her sisters. She wanted to start new and she had remembered that her ancestors had done that in Virginia.

Piper turned in her seat to look at her three children, all of which had raised Kane on the way, but were now sleeping peacefully. Wyatt, the oldest, was now five and was starting to resemble his father in looks as well as in powers. Chris, who was four, was still unable to control most of his powers and often sent his dinner flying instead of eating it. And her sweetest child, although a real handful, was Melinda. She was three and had no active powers as of yet. For this fact Piper was glad, three children were enough of a concern with out there powers.

She looks back at her house. Although it was small she liked what it had to offer. It was set in the country which would be a good place to raise a family, especially a family who could blow up a whole neighborhood. She opened the car door and got her kids out and went to the door. A week early the movers had gone and furnished the house making it ready for them to move into. Upon opening the door, she knew it was the right choice to come here to start over. She walked in and shut the door behind her.

A ways away from the house there stood a lone figure with its horse. The wind graced the hair blowing it across her face as she watched the newcomer. She wore black trousers and a white button up shirt with a brown leather jacket over it. Covering her head and shading her eyes was a leather flop hat. She looked down on the spectacle and felt intrigued by the new women. She instantly saw something strange about the women, strange much like herself.

The women brushed the hair out her face and took a cigarette out of her breast pocket. With out a lighter she lit it and snapped to put the flame out on her finger. When the door of the house closed she watched a minute more and then turned to her horse. She walks over and rubs the huge Clydesdale and with a simple action mounted the huge beast. She pulls back on the reins making the horse rare up and turn, then gallops off into the distance.

After Piper put Melinda to bed she came into Chris' and Wyatt's room.

"Chris, put it back you can't go moving everything, it's not fair! I want to brush my teeth! Chris, come on where is it?" Wyatt is apparently upset about everything especially relocating to a new unfamiliar place. He takes out his frustration by yelling at his little brother when he does something wrong.

"Okay boys, its time for bed. Chris hop into bed and get to sleep."

"Alright Mommy," Piper bends over the bed and kisses him while at the same time taking the toothbrush from underneath his pillow.

"Wyatt is this what you are looking for? Go brush up." Wyatt runs to the bathroom. Piper a moment later comes in and sees the boy done but looking down at the floor.

"Wyatt I know you hate having to move here but I promise you it's going to be better. Once I get the club up and running I can get some more stuff so you can have a bunch of fun. You'll make friends real quick once school starts. But just because you don't like living here doesn't mean you can get bossy. I'm not going to have it young man."

"Mom, I just don't see why we had to leave dad… Leave our home."

"Wyatt this is our home now. And I'll always love your dad, it's just our work interfered a lot with our lives. You'll understand later. But now you better wipe your face. You got an awful look." At that the boy smiles and hugs his mom. She kisses him and then bounds into bed.

Piper turns out the light upstairs and then walks down to the den. As she passes the clock she sees that it is close to nine. She flings herself into a chair and thinks about how rough a day it had been. She also thought about all she had to do the next day. She knew she had to go into Charlottesville to start setting up the club. Her thoughts started to blur as she started to doze in the chair. She quickly fell asleep in the chair.

Knocking sounded at the door. Piper woke with a jolt and looked at the clock it read three. The knocking came again and Piper questioned who could be calling this early in the morning. She gets up to answer it when she hears commotion outside and a curdled scream.

"Help Me, Please!"

She flew open the door to and saw a young girl of fifteen at the door. Behind her is a huge creature. Piper grabs the girls arm and drags her inside slamming the door behind them. She then goes to a window and looks out. The creature jumps at the window. Piper draws the curtain and turns toward the girl.

"What is that thing?"

Sobbing the girl spoke in a whisper, "It… it was my boyfriend. This was the night we were going to go all the way, I changed my mind and he got mad. I didn't mean to make him angry then he turned into that and I got scared so I ran."

"It's going to be alright, sit down and I'll think of something to do." Piper starts to pace the room and begins to think of what action to take. She thought she could always explode it, but that was not something she wanted to do. In actuality she thought by moving to Virginia she could escape the supernatural.

She continued to pace but noticed the increased noise out side. Then she heard the yell of a person. She runs to the window and looks out. The creature had heard the yell and had gone after it. Following the creatures path she saw the source of the yell.

On her horse the leather clad women had made a wild yell to turn the creature to attack her. When it began to come she drew her sword and raised it in an arc awaiting the creatures jump. When it did she brought the sword down on top of it. She replaced her sword and glanced up at the window from which Piper was looking out. She then took her hand and formed a fireball and dropped it on the creature's carcass.

As it burned she watched and then glanced up and made eye contact with Piper. With the eye contact she read Piper's every thought. Leaving the thought questions unanswered she touched the brim of her hat and rode on.

The young girl joined Piper at the window and watched the fire.

"Is that... that Bennie? No!" The girl ran to the door and hurled it open. She ran to the fire and fell. Piper stood in the doorway.

"You Monster! How could you have done this! He was a good person," her tears rolled down her checks and the words came out in great sobs. She looked at Piper. "How could you have let her kill him?" With the harsh words thrown at Piper, she left never to see her love again.

Piper returned inside after the flame was out. She leaned against the door and thought back. She wondered who the strange woman was, and whether or not she was good or evil. All at once she knew she couldn't sleep and went into the kitchen.

The next morning Piper loaded her children in the jeep and took them to a daycare. She spent an unnecessary hour there filling out paperwork and finally made it to the club at twelve. She noticed immediately that the club was located in the heart of Charlottesville and she would prosper there. She walked in and was pleased with the interior as well.

A couple of hours after Piper got to the club she was surprised to hear the door open. She walked up to greet the guest and immediately knew who it was. It was the stranger from the previous night.

"Nice place you're fixing here. Does it have a name yet?" The woman looked around the club and then at Piper when she didn't get a response. "You don't have to be afraid of me. I'm not going to do what I did to that human turned Demon last night."

"How do I know that? You could be just as evil as that thing was."

"Because I'm not that kind of person. I saved that girl whether she believed it or not. Maybe you'd feel better if I introduced myself," The woman removed her flop hat and placed it on the counter. She then walked around the bar and poured two drinks. "My name is Pyra Perkins. However, Perkins is my foster name. My real name is Halliwell. Sound familiar?"

"How are you a Halliwell? Who are you?"

"I'm a Witch just like you. My Mom had me when she was nineteen. It was March 18, 1989. She gave me up because she was too young. She came to see me at least three times every year. That is at least until 2000 when she was killed by the Demon Shax trying to save her sister. My mother was Prue. You are my aunt Piper."

Stunned, Piper shakes her head in disbelief, "No, You're lying. You can't be her daughter she would have told us."

"She was going to but she never got the chance. She loved her sisters. Her biggest fear was water and losing one of those sisters. She would do anything to help an innocent. She was shocked when she got her powers even though she knew about mine. She was a mother to y'all more so than she was me. She had to be she felt it was her responsibility. Don't you get it, Prue was my Mom. I swear. I don't lie and I'm not reading your mind because right now you're thinking why I am consuming your liquor."

"You are telepathic? No I don't believe you. You can't be her daughter. It's not possible." Piper shook her head again and then raised her arm and pointed to the door. "Get out now!"

Pyra turned up the glass of liquor and then grabbed her hat. She got to the door and turned.

"If you decide to believe me I'll be at the farm down the road from your house. Just ask for Py. The old man will know to get me."

Py went out the door. Piper went to it and closed it but saw Py jump the side of her yellow Firebird convertible and drive away.

Piper stayed at the Club for four more hours then went to pick up her kids and go home. On the way she started to question the facts that Py had presented her with and the curiosity of the whole situation began to get to her. After she tucked in Melinda and the boys she took a walk up the road and saw the old farm house that Py had referred to. She refused to go any closer but still she walked by the house. Soon she had come to a clearing she scanned the area and saw Py kneeling at a fresh grave. Next to her was her horse.

Piper overcome by her curiosity walked over to Py and stood three feet behind her until Py knew she was there.

"So the curiosity got to you? I knew it would. But you still don't believe me."

"No, I don't believe you but considering I don't have any friends here I can take the time to try." Piper looks at the tombstone. It read David Perkins.

"He was a good old man. His wife died in a fire when I was three. He was all I had. He beat me numerous times but I could stand it. He hated I was a Witch." Py got up and picked up her jacket. With her back towards Piper she began to put it on. Piper gets closer and sees a tattoo on Py's shoulder.

"Wait a minute, what's that on your shoulder?"

"Well you ought to recognize your family knows it all to well. Maybe that will prove to you that I am your family. Mom showed the symbol to me in 1999. Getting that tattoo made me feel closer to y'all, to Mom."

At seeing that tattoo she started to believe the truth which Py told. Py knew this and smiled. Py grabbed her horse's reins and started to walk back. Piper stopped her and gave her a hug. That hug was a show of trust between them Py returned the hug gratefully.

On Piper's front porch they sat and talked for the rest of the night. Py absorbed everything that Piper told her about Prue. But still something kept her from enjoying the family reunion. She wasn't sure what it was but she knew that something wasn't right. She passed off the feeling and continued to enjoy the time with her aunt.