Prologue

In a world ruled by a power-hungry warlock, four teens struggle to survive. They have faced many challenges, as any teen have, but they have yet to face they biggest challenge yet. They have yet to receive their powers. There's Raven, the eldest. Maria, the suave-talker. Then comes Kevyn, the white lighter. Last but not least, there's Paige, the wild card.
Chapter 1
It was a stormy night in Seattle. Maria ran up the steps leading up to the old Victorian house that she called home. "Raven?" she called as she set down her shopping bags on the kitchen table.
"In the living room," came the answer. "working on the chandelier." Wincing, she made her way to the living room.
"I'm sorry. I lost track of time when I was shopping at the market."
"Maria, you know that I am more than willing to be here to meet the electrician, but I need to know ahead of time so I can make sure that I have time." Raven commented.
"I know, I know. But, I-" she never got a chance to finish her sentence when Kevyn burst in through the back door.
"Hey, at what time is Paige supposed to get here?" He asked.
"In about five minutes or so." Raven answered him. They all settled down on the various couches spread around the living room to wait for their youngest sister. Five minutes later, Paige walked through the front door, soaking wet.
"Hey guys!!!! It's good to see you-" she was barely able to get the words out because seconds later she was gasping for breath, from the force of the hug that they all gave her. "Wow, I didn't know you guys missed me that much." Paige said laughing, all the while trying to catch her breath.
"Are you kidding?!?!" Kevyn all but shrieked. "You have been in San Francisco for the past three years and we have only seen you on the all the breaks except for Summer. Of course we've missed you!!!!" Maria was looking at him strangely.
"Are you done ranting?" She asked. He, in turn, stuck his tongue out at her.
"It's nice to know that some things will never change." Paige said with a laugh.
"At least I have some back-up now that you are back to keep them from turning the house upside-down." Raven commented. Paige got a panicked look on her face and was about to answer, when all of the sudden there was a flash of lightning and then the room was dark.
"O…kay. That was odd." Paige said in a shaky voice. Then they all heard the sound of a door creaking open.
"O…kay. I'm not the only one who heard that right?" Raven asked. The others shook their heads "NO". They all went up the stairs until they reached the third floor. There was a flash of lightning and they saw that the attic door was partially open.
"I thought you guys said that the attic was still locked up." Paige half asked in a shaky voice.
"It was the last time we checked. And that was this morning." answered Raven.

Chapter 2
As they walked towards the door of the attic, it swung open. They all gasp, that being the least of the things that they expected. They walked into the attic and all the candles in the room suddenly flickered on as if someone had lit them all at once.
"Okay… I think we should turn around now." said Maria in a shaky voice. Paige looked at her like she was insane.
"Are you kidding me?" Paige asked. "We just walked into the attic for the first time in our lives and you are suggesting that we turn around? Well I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna check this place out. She then tuned around and surveyed the attic. Then she noticed a trunk with the lid open. As she got near it, there was light coming from the ceiling shinning in the trunk. Kevyn was the first to reach it. He reached in and took out an old looking book.
"'The Book of Shadows.'" he read the inside. Paige was right next to him and she took out another book from the trunk.
"'The Book of Light.' hmm… anyone here that think that these books are sort of like the 'Book of the Dead' and the 'Book of the Living'?" Paige asked to no one in particular.
As she started flipping through the Book of the Light, she found a family tree. At first there were no names that she recognized, but then as she went farther down the text, she found their grandmother's name and their mother's name. She looked down at the four last names on the tree. She drew in a shaky breath and began to read aloud.
"Raven Dangerouse Halliwell, Maria Alexis Halliwell, Kevyn Alexander Halliwell, and Paige Anna Halliwell." the others looked at her as soon as Raven's full name was out of her mouth.
Her dark green eyes took on a look of worry, a look that was never in here eyes. "We are in this book guys. Our whole family is. Where they in some kind of cult?" Asked Paige. The others saw her look and id Paige was worried, then there was something to worry about. Kevyn hesitantly opened the "Book of Shadows" and what he saw made him worry more.

Chapter 3

"Guys, the 'Book of Shadows' is full of spells, demons, something called warlocks and other things that go bump in the night." Kevyn said. His two older sisters looked at him like he had died the color of his hair from dark brown to blond in the span of five seconds.
"Kevyn, stop trying to scare us. It stopped working when we were 5." Maria said in a voice that sounded like she wasn't sure if that last statement was true or not.
"She's got a point, you know," Raven said, "It did stop working on us when we were 5 Kevyn. At least it stopped on me and Maria." Kevyn was about to open his mouth to reply with something nasty when Paige cut in.
"I believe him." She told her siblings. She looked over Kevyn's shoulder. "There is a spell in here to call a witches power. Come on Kevyn, say it with me." Kevyn looked at her as if trying to decide whether that was a good idea or not. Finally he decided to go with it.
"Hear the words of the witches,
The secrets we hid in the night.
The oldest of gods are invoked here,
The great work of magic is sought.
In this night and in this hour,
We call upon the ancient power,
Bring your power to we siblings four.
We want the power.
Give us the power.

"Whoa, did you just say, 'to we siblings four'? You included me in this spell, incantation, what ever it is?" Maria all but shrieked.
"They included us all. They said 'to we siblings four.'" Both Maria and Raven looked at Kevyn and Paige like they were insane.
"Why would you do something like this" Maria asked them.
"Why not? Are you worried that something is gonna happen? Or are you just scared?" Paige asked. They could all see Maria start to bristle.
"Okay, that's enough guys" Raven cut off Maria before she said anything.
"Why is it that you always jump into something without thinking about the consequences first?" Maria asked/yelled at Paige.
"Why do you always do stuff after thinking of the consequences? Why don't you let go and live a little?" Paige asked her.
"Okay this is enough. Both of you!" Kevyn shouted. Paige and Maria turned to look at him in surprise. "Maybe this is why Paige never came back for more than a couple of weeks."
"Well, lets hope that this time around this changes. You guys have always been the ones to argue and provoke each other." Suddenly the power came back on. They all blew out a sigh of relief.
"Well, at least we don't have to go into the basement now." Said Paige.
"Why? You aren't still afraid that the Woogy Man is going to get you, are you Paige?" Teased Kevyn good-naturally.
"No! I mean, why would I be? I am over that, remember?" Paige defended herself.
"Don't worry Paige, we know." Said Maria. It was really amazing how they could go from getting ready to tear each other's throats out to defending each other. Ahh, the joy of siblinghood.
"Thanks" Paige said.
"Does anyone else find it odd how they can go from almost killing each other to being civil?" Raven asked the room.
"Hey! I object!" Paige and Maria said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed.
"I think that we should get some sleep, we can try to figure out this mystery tomorrow." Said Raven. The others all agreed and they all went their separate way to their respective rooms.

Chapter 4

The next morning when Paige made it down to the breakfast table, Kevyn and Raven where the only ones there.
"Where's Maria, she never sleeps in late." Said Paige puzzled.
"She had some interview for a cooking job or something." Kevyn answered her without taking his eyes off of the Sunday paper comics he was reading.
"Well, isn't that just the most descriptive thing you have ever head Rave?" Said Paige in a teasing tone.
"I don't think anyone of us could be more descriptive. But anyway, Maria has an interview at a the restaurant Quake for a waitress job." Raven said.
"Ah, I see." Paige said losing interest quickly. She turned to Kevyn and asked, "Anything interesting in the comics?"
"No, unless you find a cartoon kid trying to kick a football and never succeeding." He answered.
"No, not really. So, what's on the agenda for today?" Paige asked while looking out at the sunny Saturday morning outside. "Anyone wanna go see a movie with me?"
"Which one?" Asked Kevyn.
"I'm thinking about the new Pirates of the Caribbean one. There is a scene where Will wears a bandana and looks really hot. Interested anyone?"
"I'm in, but I also think we should stop by Quake before or after to see how Maria is doing and lend her some support." Paige nodded in agreement.
"Well, as long as she gives it back I'm cool with it." Said Kevyn. Raven and Paige looked at him strangely for a minute and then laughed.

About an hour later, the trio exited the movie theater and walked across the street to Quake.
"Well, I think that this movie was the best one out of the three, but part with Will and Elizabeth on the beach seemed a little sexual for a Disney movie. But, my friend Charisma was right. Will looked so hot with the bandana." Paige said giddily.
"I got to agree with you there Paige," Raven agreed. "On both parts. The ending was a little sexual and Will does look good in a bandana."
"Are you too done talking about guys?" Asked Kevyn a bit irritated. "Is that all you guys ever talk about?"
"No, we talk about other things." Said Raven.
"Such as what?" He asked.
"Such as tampons, PMSing, what else was there Rave?" Paige said.
"Much, much more, lets leave it at that." Raven said. As they entered the restaurant and waited to be seated Kevyn had a disturbed look on his face. "And you girls are always complaining about how bad us guys are." He said. Fifteen minutes later they were seated and then their waitress came up.
"Hi! Welcome to Quake. What can I get for you?" Maria asked.
"Hey Maria!" Paige said.
Maria looked up surprised. "Hey! What are you guys doing here?" She asked.
"Well Paige talked us into going to the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and we got out about half an hour ago." Said Raven.
"Oh, I hear there is a scene with Will in a bandana and he is supposed to look hot. Does he?" She asked.
Paige nodded. "He looks so hot! I was like, 'ditch Elizabeth and marry me!'"
"And they haven't stopped talking about it since then." Kevyn said.
Maria looked at him sympathetically. "Well, anyway, are you guys ready to order?" She took their orders and then came back with their food about fifteen minutes later and sat down. "I'm on break she explained."
"Hey Maria?" Paige asked.
"Hmmm?"
"Do you know who that guy is? The guy over there in the corner starring at Rave?"
Maria looked over and then said, "Yeah, I think his name is…"