Author's Note: So I am obviously mixing charmed and highlander to make what I hope is one kick ass story. Please, while reading this remember that I am writing this as if the events of the last highlander movie Highlander: The Source never took place. I think I have an exciting idea for where to take this and you guys can probably already guess what's coming. I look forward to your feed back so please READ and REVIEW.
Steps clanked along the pavement as the figure ran down the alley. The air was charged with anticipation; excitement for the game. Coming face to face with their opponent, swords raised and the strike of steel took the head off the weaker immortal.
"Uh," Paige groaned as she entered the Halliwell manor bags in hand. "You know, we only just had a wedding a week ago. Why are we having another family party," she bitched and heaved the groceries onto the dining room table.
"If I knew you were going to complain so much I would have sent Leo for the food," Piper said and started rummaging through the bags. "Ah, Port," she said and a sad smile came across her face.
"Yeah, that cost a pretty penny or two. Don't let Henry know how much I paid for it," Paige grimaced. "What do you need it for anyway, it's not like I drink even if I could," she said rubbing her baby bump, "and as far as I know you like to stick to your juice boxes," the youngest joke.
"One time," Piper bit off. "I have one of Wyatt's juice boxes one time because we're in the park and I forgot my water and you won't let me live it down," she complained. "Uh, anyway, Port is the main ingredient in my specialty dish and since we're celebrating I thought it would be perfect."
"Isn't every dish your specialty?"
"Very good thing to say," Piper responded to her sister's attempt to suck up to her. "I am preparing a feast tonight so look forward to that. Everything your pregnancy makes you crave will be yours in a couple of hours," she said and rubbed her sister's belly. "How are the twins doing today?"
"Uh, you know, constantly duking it out for room in the womb and terrorizing mommy in the process. Henry is so lucky I don't pull some hocus pocus place switching magic on him so he can understand what this all feels like. It was hilarious when that happened to Leo," Paige said snacking on a piece of fruit.
Piper grabbed the bags and took them into the kitchen, laying them on the island. Returning to Paige with a glass of milk, she sat with the youngest and grabbed a peach. "I can't believe how big you are and you're only five months along."
"It's the whole 'twin' thing. I still can't believe it. I mean, here we are using protection and not only do we get an unplanned pregnancy but it's with twins. How does that happen?"
"Just means it was meant to be," Piper said.
"By the way, where are your kids?"
"Leo and Coop took them to a dodger's game. Apparently, Coop set up one of the players with the girl of their dreams and they gave him free tickets. God only knows what those two are feeding the boys right now," Piper said dismayed at the prospect of cavity inducing cotton candy and cracker jacks.
"Um, I'm uh, kind of surprised you let them go," Paige said slyly. "That's a big step for you isn't it," she teased.
"Very funny, make fun of the neurotic mom who tends to obsess. Do you want my children to grow up to be well adjusted boys or do you want me to lock them in their rooms until they're forty, 'cause you teasing me is making me worried," Piper said.
"Sorry," the youngest held up her in hands, "I promise I will stop. Where's Phoebe during all of this?"
"Phoebe is at the newspaper working on some extra columns so she can afford to take a couple of days off to spend more time with Coop. I guess the honeymoon wasn't as long as they would have liked."
"Well, when you marry cupid who could blame you," Paige winked and bit into her apple. "Are you making your strawberry kiwi cheesecake," Paige asked.
"No. Why?"
"Could you?"
Lightening swept across the night sky in a violent tango, coursing through the air and finally settling in the victor, lifting them against their will as they received the strength and power from yet another competitor. Heart pounding, mind racing, the gathering was the ultimate orgasm wracking the body until there was nothing left to give; take.
"Oh my God," Phoebe said devouring the chocolate petit four Coop had just fed her. "Piper this is heavenly!"
"Thank you very much," Piper said delighted at the gathering.
All three couples were dressed to the nines and Piper had music playing in the background. Friends from the newspaper, the police department and the bar had been invited for the event and Phoebe was wondering why Piper was going through all the trouble. Phoebe had a private wedding with the family and a public reception after to celebrate with friends. There didn't seem to be anything else to celebrate, other than finally having their freedom of course.
The party had started a little over an hour earlier, and Phoebe arrived late from work, rushing to get ready for whatever surprise was coming. It was nice to know for once that the surprise was a good one instead of a demonic one, the middle sister thought and mingled with the guests.
It was nice to have a normal gathering without the worry of sudden outbursts and potentially fatal threats. What was even better was that it felt ordinary and for the first time in a long time Phoebe realized that she was at peace with everything. After all the fighting and the losses she had endured, Phoebe finally felt like her life was exactly where she was meant to be without constantly battling to hold onto it.
Piper searched the crowd and found Leo, Coop and Henry talking baseball with some of the guys from the bar. "Sorry, but I have to steal him away for a few minutes," Piper said joining hands with Leo and they beamed at each other as they fought their way to the stair case.
"Um hmm," Piper cleared her throat and everyone turned to look at the eldest surviving Halliwell. "I can't thank you enough for coming today. It's not often that we're able to gather our closest friends and family together like this and that makes this even more special an occasion.
"Some of you may not know our family history. You would be shocked to know that up until five years ago that Phoebe and I didn't realize that we had a younger sister or even that Paige was raised by two very special people who took her into their home and their hearts when my mother was unable to provide that at the time. Our family has been through a lot. We lost our mother at a very young age and were raised by our Grams, and later we lost our older sister, Prue," Piper began to tear up and Leo squeezed her hand in support.
"These past couple of years has seen us through some terrible tragedies, and some wonderful blessings, like my two sons, my unborn nieces, and three very happy marriages. I am extremely proud to announce two more blessings in our lives. I've decided to expand my business and will be opening my own restaurant," Piper said and was met with applause and cat calls from her sisters.
"What's the other blessing," Wendy yelled out and Piper looked at Leo, who was grinning from ear to ear.
"Leo and I are finally going to have a little girl."
"Oh my God," her sisters screamed, and rushed to her side, hugging her and Leo.
The night continued and people began to clear out, leaving the men to carry glasses out to Piper's truck while the women sat and talked.
"I can't believe you didn't tell us before this," Paige slapped her sister on the arm. "How far along are you?"
Piper rubbed her arm. "I'm almost four months along," she said and ducked more smacks. "Hey! You should know better than to hit a pregnant woman," she chastised the younger two.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner," Phoebe demanded.
"I didn't realize I could even be pregnant until I almost miscarried," Piper admitted and her sisters went silent. Fortunately, I was able to get in to see me doctor and everything has been well since, but Leo and I decided to wait until the second trimester started just in case something happened. When I started the trimester last month we were all planning your quickie wedding," she reminded Phoebe, "and I didn't want to take away from the twins."
"Okay," Paige said. "I choose to remain level headed and calm about this instead of responding in a completely emotional rage as is my right as a sister," she reminded Piper. "Have you decided on any names?"
"I am still planning on using Prudence Melinda as her name. I think after everything we've been through and finally getting our happy ending," she said and reached for their hands, "I think, that Prue deserves to be a part of that happiness. If in name only," Piper said sadly.
"What about you Paige? Any names for the twins yet," Phoebe asked.
"I was thinking Priscilla and Peyton. New names into the family tree but they still follow the tradition, just like me. I just have to figure out their middle names."
"You know what could be really nice," Phoebe said, "you could let Henry choose their middle names. I know he grew up without knowing his family, but it might make him feel a little more involved in the whole process. Since we're all so tight knit and family oriented."
"I will take that into consideration as long as he doesn't choose names like Esther or Eugenia."
"Yeah," Phoebe drew out, "I'm not letting Coop name my children," referring to her husband's obviously bad taste in names.
"He's like Leo; from a different era. You just have to teach them what's acceptable for now," Piper advised Phoebe.
"You mean train him to get my way."
"Exactly! Now you get it," Paige joked.
The sisters said goodbye and went to their separate homes, embracing what was right in front of them and letting go of the past.
He was over four hundred years old, born in the year 1592 in the highlands of Scotland. Duncan Macleod was one of the more human Immortals, still looking to live his life rather than end others. Recently, Los Angeles was being haunted with his kind, as more and more murders were being reported as decapitations and America had decided that they had another serial killer to add to the infamous list of killers like Dahmer and Bundy.
Duncan had been following the deaths, and since he was going to be in the area looking for new pieces for his antiquities business, he figured he would investigate the murders.
He kept getting closer, and last night he had been within walking distance of the other Immortal. He felt them, first getting nearer and then disappearing. Duncan knew that whoever it was they must be strong. At least seven heads had been taken in the course of the game, and they were all elderly ones more than three thousand years old.
Whoever was executing these Immortals was strong, smart, and a strategic warrior, and if Duncan didn't stop them than he knew it would only be a matter of time before this Immortal came looking for him. They had already killed Methos.