Hi, everyone!

There are a couple of things I need to get clear before you begin reading. First of all, I am Russian and English is my second language. The reason I write fanfiction in English is that I cannot get the right atmosphere in my mind when I try to do it in Russian. I am sorry for all the mistakes you will see in this fic, and I want to ask for some help: if you could indicate my errors in spelling and grammar and point out the places that sound odd for a native English speaker, I would be enormously thankful! Second of all, this is going to be a crossover between Charmed and The Originals, but I never watched the third season of TO and I don't really like the story with Hailey and many other things in the TV show, and I watched it a very long time ago. So, this is probably going to be a very strong AU in terms of the both universes. Be careful. I'm going to use some basic events and characters, but it may become a very different story. Thirdly, I don't like Kolvina at all. That is why I decided to make a fic with Kol and another witch, because I love Kol. Honestly, I skipped almost all Kolvina scenes in season 2, sorry. And in my story Kol is a vampire, he was never killed (because he couldn't be so easily killed! He is an Original, people, how could you write that?). And the last, but not the least: I made some major changes in the Charmed part. There is no Phoebe as we know her (but I can introduce her later, but not as a Charmed One), Piper has Phoebe's powers (I think it makes more sense because she never wanted to have much to do with demons and all these things but somehow her powers are the most offensive and strong, let's give her a break) and I needed my OC to have an active power (without that she would not survive in the situations I'm going to put her). So, our new sister's name is Peyton and in terms of character and style I picture her as a happier version of Peyton from One Tree Hill (hence the name), but with a different appearance: in my mind she has straight brown hair and brown eyes as most of the Halliwells.

I guess this is it. Enjoy the story!

"…Welcome to New Orleans! On behalf of American Airlines and the entire crew, I'd like to thank you for joining us on this trip and we are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near future. Have a nice day!"

"Have a nice day! How thoughtful of them", Piper murmured to herself more than to her sisters. It was certainly not a nice day. They did not have a singe nice day in over three months since they had discovered their powers. The only days she thought were more or less fine were the days when Leo came to visit their place to fix something. Sometimes she would deliberately break a thing or two in the house so that they could call Leo once again. Something she would never tell her sisters about. They probably knew already, but she couldn't admit that. She was too embarrassed but Leo was the only person who made her feel alright after a fight with a demon and only with him she was not afraid. Leo probably knew about the way he made Piper feel, but was too shy to make a comment about that. She never even kissed her. Maybe it was too early for them. Piper gave a deep sigh. Leo would certainly not be able to come visit them to fix anything in their temporary home in New Orleans. So, she would be constantly uncomfortable and afraid for the next couple of months. She still didn't know why they agreed to go in this city in the first place.

"Tell me once again, why are we doing this?"

"Because that's what good witches do. We help the innocent. And we should help other witches when they need our help. They would probably do the same for us," Prue was the oldest of the sisters and she could always make a point that would be impossible to argue about. After the death of their mother and then they Grams, Prue took it as her main responsibility to take care about her sisters. They never made a lot of trouble – definitely Piper never did – but Prue cared about her sisters a great deal and never left their side.

"Besides, New Orleans is an interesting place, isn't it? You always wanted to learn some African recipes, and here you can find just any kind of cuisine. Just find some cooking class you can take while Prue is at work and I do my research into their Creole dialects," the youngest of three sisters – Peyton – added closing her book on sociolinguistics.

"Yeah, and when are we going to help our fellow witches?"

"It's not like we couldn't handle our lives in San Francisco and kill a couple of demons at the same time," Prue's whisper sounded convincing, but the sisters knew it could not be that easy.

"Although ordinary demons is not something you should be worried about here. That would be nice to have a break of them for a couple of months just to get used to our powers and not fighting someone who wants to steal them. The Book of Shadows says that New Orleans is not demon's favorite resort. Too many vampires, you know? They do not get along, as far as I understood," Peyton was the one who was obsessed with the Book of Shadows. It seemed like she knew every line in it by heart. Piper thought that it made Peyton feel a connection to their mother who she basically never knew. She was too little when Penny died and it made Peyton feel bad each time her sisters mentioned their mother, but since they got their powers, Peyton cheered up a little.

"You sound like it is a good thing. Vampires have supernatural speed, and claws, and fangs, and most demons don't. How are you going to fight something you cannot see because it is too fast?"

"They do not have claws, Piper," said Peyton and added with a reassuring smile: "And I can freeze them, remember?" Peyton and Prue had active powers: Peyton could freeze things and Prue could move them. Piper had premonitions. Sometimes she felt as if Peyton pitied her – she loved the fact that her power was active, and thought that Piper would want something like that too, but it definitely was not the case. Piper knew that it's usually the active powers that demons go after, and she did not want to be the one fighting them. She was afraid that her sisters might get hurt, but the supernatural world made her sick. Prue and Peyton were much braver and confident when it came to magic.

"So, what's the address?"

"Decatur Street," Prue probably had the best memory out of the three sisters when it came to names and places. No wonder, considering her job. She had to remember lots of facts.

"Isn't that one of the streets near the river? That must be a lovely place." Peyton certainly was excited, and that is not something you see often. She was usually very calm and almost never showed her emotions. She rarely travelled, but she loved new places, just never had a chance to visit many of them. Every morning she would go to Google maps to walk online in some part of the Earth she had never visited. Her sacred wish was to travel the world and learn more about languages and their extinct dialects. "Should I find us a cab? Can't wait to get there!"

"She shouldn't be so enthusiastic about that. This whole trip can be very dangerous," Prue was definitely worried.

"Peyton can take care of herself. She always finds a way out of bad situations, remember? And I haven't seen her that excited in a long time."

The house they were staying in was beautiful. It was not so spacious as the Halliwell mansion, but still had enough space for the three of them. It was certainly situated in one of the oldest parts of the city and even of the French Quarter, and it smelt with magic. Peyton loved that. It reminded her about their home. She knew they had to put protection spells on the house, but they still didn't know whether they could do magic in New Orleans. A witch from New Orleans – Sophie Deveraux – contacted them right after they got their powers. She wrote a letter to them where she briefly explained the situation the witches were put in: they could not do their magic because vampires controlled the city. Peyton could not understand why this would happen: vampires, according to the Book of Shadows, were primitive creatures. They only craved for blood and they could be easily killed. How would witches allow these disgusting creatures treat themselves like that? Peyton knew that her knowledge of the supernatural world was limited, but she also knew that she possessed a great power. Prue thought that other witches were not as strong as them – and that is why Sophie had to contact them – the Charmed Ones were the only one who could take the vampires in the city down. Peyton hoped that if they succeed they would show the New Orleans witches that it is in their power to live their lives as they wish.

"So, should we contact Sophie right away or should we spend some time unpacking?" Piper stood with her suitcase with a doubt on her face.

Prue came from upstairs and help her sister with her things. She would use her telekinetic power but she was not sure whether she was allowed to do that in that city. "I think we should rest a little. What do you think? We could call her tomorrow first thing in the morning. We still have the weekends before I go to work and Peyton begins her classes at the local university."

"Good idea!" Peyton put her book on the small table in the hall and took her coat.

"Where are you going?" Prue furrowed her brows and made a step towards the door.

"Oh, don't be overprotective again. Nobody here knows I'm a witch yet. And I can always pretend to be a tourist. You know I can do a couple of accents that sound very convincing. And if anything goes wrong, I will freeze everyone around and run back here. I want to see the city before we will get to business."

Peyton gave a small smile to her sisters, looked in the mirror, adjusted her hair and ran out of the house before her sisters could stop her.

"We shouldn't have taken her here. She was never afraid of the things she should be afraid of," Piper seemed as she could begin to cry. She was scared and she had no control over her younger sister. She was a grown-up now, a very stubborn grown-up who believed that her magic could save her any time and who didn't want to be controlled by anyone. Sometimes Piper thought that she didn't really know her younger sister. She was very independent and not very talkative in Piper's opinion.

"You know that we had to come here together. We need the Power of Three."

"The Charmed Ones?"

Silence felt upon the living room of the Mikaelson mansion. Klaus put down his glass of bourbon, Elijah furrowed his brows and Kol stood up from his seat with an excited look on his face.

Sophie Deveraux just broke the latest news to the Original family. The Charmed Ones were in town.

"Yes, all three of them. The witches of the world knew that they got their powers on the Spring Equinox day – Ostara in the Wiccan tradition. I wrote them a letter the moment I knew and asked them for help. They needed time to get used to the supernatural world and now they are finally here."

"How long have they had their powers? The rumor was that their grandmother blocked them when they were children," Elijah tried to remember the stories he heard about the most powerful witches in the world.

"That's true. They only have their powers for a couple months. Witches say that they already vanquished some pretty powerful demons, and they are getting better with their magic very fast."

"You don't need to be a genius to use that powerful magic. Wiccan magic is very strong and easy to use. In a couple of years they would be able to kill with a single flick of their fingers, if all the prophecies are true," Klaus looked as if he was a little child who was given as a present a new robot of the last generation. Something no one else had. He knew he had to make the Charmed Ones his toys. No, his magical slaves. It would make him even more powerful than he already was.

"Even now their powers would be very helpful to us. Marcel won't be able to track them. He certainly doesn't know much about Wiccan magic, and they are already very strong," Sophie was glad she came up with a brilliant idea to get the Charmed on her side.

"Do they know they can do magic here? What did you tell them?" Elijah already had a lot of questions to ask and a couple of schemes to try.

"They do not know anything. I will talk to them tomorrow."

"You'd better take one of us with you," Klaus made a step forward.

"No, I won't. They will not believe a vampire. That is something I am sure of. They should think about you as of some low-level demons."

Klaus made a quiet growl. "We are not low-level demons. We are Original vampires!"

"They do not know it yet. I will tell them as much as they need for now: a nasty vampire named Marcel wants to have the city for himself and uses a witch to punish every practicing witch in town. They will want to help. They already want to help. They will give us freedom and they will end Marcel's reign. Then they will go back to San Francisco and you will do whatever you want while we can practice our magic again."

"Nothing ever goes that smooth, dear Sophie. What makes you think that the Charmed Ones won't decide to kill the oldest and most dangerous family of vampires? Wiccan magic is all about good and pure things, they will not settle for such an agreement. They will probably want to get rid of all the vampires here," Klaus made his point.

"I didn't know you were afraid of witches, brother," Elijah said with a smile on his face.

"They are not ordinary witches, you know that," Klaus hissed.

Sophie turned to the door and said determinately: "They must not know about your existence. Make sure of that. They will do what we need and then leave, if you do not mess with our plan."

With that she closed the door and left the Original brothers alone. Both Klaus and Elijah realized that there was one person who could ruin their plan with his fascination with witchcraft. This very person had disappeared the moment before Sophie closed the door.

"Kol," – the two Originals said in unison.

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