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Dear Readers: This is a spin off crossover between Charmed and Desperate Housewives... Enjoy!

Desperate Housewitches - Chapter One (Season Two Premier):

2.01: Secrets Hidden in the Night

Chapter Synopsis:

Four months after the hurricane destroyed lives and homes on Prescott Lane, repairs are nearly complete. Leo's choice takes a heavy toll on the Wyatts... leading to Piper making an important decision of her own. Paige worries about Billie's condition, while Phoebe and Coop experience the joys of living together.

Meanwhile, a new family moves to the street... Prudence and Andy Trudeau. Paige also harbors the mysterious Book of Shadows.

Story By: Brando

Written By: Brando

My name... is Billie Jenkins… and I think it's time I told you the stories... about the women on Prescott Lane.


Take a drive down Prescott Lane… do you know what you will see? Four months ago you might have seen the results of a deadly and powerful storm. No… today you will see how the lives of many women have changed. Some changes for the better... some changes for the worst... and some changes that... well, they might not be considered changes at all. My friend, Paige Matthews, is a single woman living in a beautiful double story house. Almost every day she would have a cup of coffee while reading the paper, visit with neighbors as they passed, and eventually get the nerve to investigate someone's secret….


Today, Paige was harboring a secret of her own…

Paige walked down the stairs. Her long brown hair was no longer visible because she had recently had it styled. Her new hairstyle was short and wavy with dark red locks that accented her pale skin. She headed around the corner and into the kitchen where she had finally replaced the windows. Since the storm, Paige's house had needed several repairs and she knew she couldn't resort to magic to fix them. She had hired a contractor to repair the windows in the kitchen and living room, and also to reform the exterior from the rock damage.

"What another day in paradise." Paige said as she poured herself a cup of coffee.

As she finished, she turned to the kitchen table and spotted a large dusty book. The book was a dark green color with an ancient symbol in the middle that represented several interwoven arcs.

"How did you get down here? I left you in my bedroom." Paige said to herself as she walked closer to it.

The minute her hand breezed past its surface, the book shot open and its pages began to flip. Paige jumped back and watched as it flipped forwards and backwards. Finally it opened to a page in the middle of the book that she hadn't seen before. It was a spell to awaken someone from a deep sleep. Paige grabbed the book and closed it without another thought.

xxx


Four months ago you never would've thought Piper Wyatt was happy at all. Well, although her husband Leo had made the choice to remain at home and not continue as an elder, their marriage was still falling apart. Sadly for Leo, Piper had made a choice that was eventually going to make her happy.

Piper continued to vacuum the floor in the foyer. They had finally had all the windows replaced and the upstairs hallway had been remodeled. When the storm had hit, an uprooted tree had unknowingly collapsed in on Chris's bedroom and the hall had faced the same damage. The room had been replaced and was still being repaired with final touch ups. Leo came down the stairs, sleepily in his blue shirt and sweatpants as he gazed at Piper.

"Piper, it's only nine-thirty in the morning. Why are you vacuuming?" Leo asked groggily.

"Oh, I'm sorry Leo. I didn't realize you were still sleeping. Maybe if you hadn't been home so late last night then you would've been up and taken the boys to the park like you promised." Piper said as she turned off the vacuum.

"I know. I'm sorry, honey. I will take the boys to the park just as soon as I get some rest. We both know that quitting my job wasn't going to be so easy." Leo said.

"Leo, sometimes I wonder if you're really going to quit at all. You've been off doing assignments for the elders since your arm mended and that was two months ago." Piper said. "I've tried my best not to say anything but I've had enough."

"What do you expect me to do?" Piper asked.

"I expect you to tell the Elders how you really feel and quit or I'll be forced to make another decision." Piper said.

"And what would that be?" Leo asked.

"A divorce." Piper said bluntly.

"What?" Leo asked.

"You heard me, Leo. Fix our marriage or I'll end it." Piper said as she turned back to the vacuum and restarted it. Leo groaned and headed back upstairs.

xxx


Forgetting someone's death had been a hard experience for Phoebe, especially when she mourned the death of her ex husband, Cole Turner. Phoebe Halliwell had accepted an invite to move in with Coop the Cupid, who lived right across the street from her old house. After the storm she had hired someone to repair her house. Since Piper and Paige had beaten her to the punch, along with the rest of the surviving residents… Phoebe had been forced to take a wait. Now that her old house had been beautifully restored and the lawn was mowed to perfection, she decided it was time that it was put up for sale.

The realtor had come soon after her request, and the house had been on the market for two weeks… which was surprising. Who wouldn't want to live in Suburbia? Perhaps I could've moved in there… since my previous house had burned down… thanks to a demon. Demons had been a problem for Phoebe Halliwell and Coop as well. Now that the two were living together… it was each other that was becoming a problem.

Phoebe wore a black tank top and black jeans. Her long brown hair had grown past her shoulders and down to her waist in the past four months. She had decided to get some blond streaks put in to change things up, but it didn't compare to the new hairstyle that Paige had acquired.

"Good morning." She greeted to Coop as she entered his dining room. He was sitting at the table with the paper and a cup of coffee. He was dressed in a blue shirt and black jeans.

"Good morning, Phoebe. You're up early." Coop said.

"Eh, not really. It's almost ten o' clock." Phoebe said.

"Are you headed back to work today?" Coop asked.

"No, I head back tomorrow. It feels so weird to be going back." Phoebe said.

"How long has it been?" Coop asked.

"About Seven months." Phoebe said. "But I've been working from home so it's no different. The only thing different is that I'll be back in my office around the others I work with."

After Phoebe's divorce, she had taken a sabbatical from writing and soon decided to begin working again. When she was finally able to return to her office, the storm had struck and she'd been granted a few more months at home to make sure everything became stable again. After all, Phoebe had been fairly busy supervising repairs and developing her relationship with Coop.

"So what do you want to do on your last day as a home-worker?" Coop asked.

"Well, first I want to start with meeting our new neighbor." Phoebe said, gazing out the window.

"New neighbor?" Coop asked.

"Yeah, there's a moving van across the street. Someone bought my house." Phoebe said.

xxx

And so, Phoebe Halliwell's house had been sold to a very different neighbor. You see, unlike the times when I first moved to the street, the women of Prescott Lane had been brought together since the events of their past. Piper Halliwell had found it as the perfect reason to get away from her deceitful husband, Paige Matthews decided to take her mind off other matters, and Phoebe Halliwell just wanted her old home to be in good hands. As the women of the street gathered to greet their new neighbor... they would certainly be pleased.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige gathered outside. Coop stood on the porch with his paper and Leo was still inside with the boys.

"We have a new neighbor, finally." Piper said. "Your house definitely sold quick."

"I know, that really was fast. I wonder who it is." Paige said as she tried to peer around the moving truck.

"Maybe it's a woman. Or maybe they'll have children that can play with your children, Piper." Phoebe said.

"Yeah, that would be great. Wyatt and Chris are going to need some play dates soon with everything going on." Piper said.

"Oh, everything still a bit cruddy with Leo?" Paige asked.

"Yeah, it's the usual thing. He puts other needs before his family's and I just can't take it anymore." Piper said.

"So what does that mean? You guys are getting a divorce?" Phoebe asked.

"If things don't improve, then yes." Piper said. "Ever since the hurricane we've been going through so much that I just don't know if I can handle it anymore. That's when I thought things were finally going to stop."

"Sweetie, I'm so sorry." Phoebe said.

"It's no problem, Phoebe. I'm sure everything will turn out fine." Piper said.

Paige winced as a black car drove up in front of Phoebe's old house. "Ladies, there's a car pulling up." Paige said.

"And look at the movers, they seem to have everything done already. That was pretty fast." Phoebe said.

"Maybe they didn't have much to move in." Piper assured.

As the black car stopped in front of the house, the doors slowly opened. The driver stepped out in his black shoes, black pants, and blue button up shirt. He had short spiky hair and a stern face. He straightened up, fixed his collar, and took off his sunglasses. The passenger stepped out on the other side of the car. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige looked at each other and then watched as the woman finally got out of the car.

She was wearing a white skirt with a black blouse that matched her high heels. Her dark hair was combed perfectly at the sides of her face and flipped outwards at the bottom. Overall the new neighbors seemed to have a perfect appearance. They smiled as they gazed at their new house. The woman turned to look at her whole street and spotted her neighbors right across the street. She smiled at them and started across the street.

"Here she comes. Let's make a first impression." Phoebe said.

"Oh, I hope you don't plan to act how you did when I moved here." Piper said.

"What did I do?" Phoebe asked.

"You said hello, then asked if you could borrow my coffee maker." Piper said.

"Well mine was broken and you were still finding a place for it." Phoebe said. "At least I asked."

"Hello, ladies." the woman greeted as she stepped up onto the curb.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige turned in unison to gaze at her. They smiled and Paige crossed her arms.

"My name is Prudence, Prudence Trudeau." she continued.

"Hi, Prudence. My name is Phoebe Halliwell." Phoebe said politely.

"I'm Piper Wyatt. It's nice to meet you." Piper said as she shook Prudence's hand.

"It's nice to meet you too." Prudence said as she looked at Paige. "And you are?"

"Hi. I'm Paige Matthews." Paige greeted. She twirled her red hair in her hand and smiled. "I noticed that the movers are already done. You must not have much to move in."

"Oh, no we've been here since late last night. We wanted everything to be unpacked so we could spend the day getting settled. We just went for some breakfast." Prudence explained.

The girls smiled. Then Paige spoke, "So Prudence, what made you decide to move here?"

For a moment, Prudence stopped and gazed around the street. She took in a deep breath and replied. "Well I always thought suburbia might be nice to return to one day. I used to live on this street you know. I'm looking so forward to meeting with Penny and Gail again, it's been so long. And it will be a great fresh start." Prudence said.

"Oh, yeah. Penny and Gail, who could forget about them?" Phoebe asked. Piper and Paige shared a look and Phoebe grew nervous. She decided to change the subject. "So you said you came back for a fresh start?"

"Yes. I do believe that's what I said." Prudence continued. "Now, if you'll excuse me I must be getting back to help my husband, Andy. We have so much unpacking to do."

"Oh is that him. He seems charming." Phoebe said as she gazed at Prudence's husband across the street. He leaned down to pick up a box of items, then carried them towards the house.

"He simply is." Prudence stated. "Well, it was nice meeting you ladies. I look forward to meeting with you again. And for future reference, please call me Prue."

Prue smiled and started back to her house. She glided perfectly as she pushed her dark hair back.

"You know she's going to find out about Gail and Penny." Paige said.

"I didn't think we should tell her right now. She seems a bit busy to take in that news today." Phoebe said.

"Well she seems nice." Piper said.

"Yeah, and a bit too perfect." Paige said.

"There's only one thing to determine from that." Phoebe said.

Paige and Piper turned to Phoebe. "What?" they asked in unison.

"She must have a perfectly good coffee maker." Phoebe chuckled.

xxx

Take a drive down Prescott Lane... do you know what you will see? Four months ago you might have seen destruction, resolutions, and answers... to deadly secrets. No... when you drive down Prescott Lane you will see everything returning to the way it used to be...

You will see that a wife's marriage is falling fast...

Piper peeked into her bedroom upstairs. Leo wasn't home again and Wyatt and Chris were left in the playroom. He had been leaving for the past few months to settle arguments with the elders, but they obviously weren't being solved. She started downstairs and into the dining room where she'd left the phonebook out. As she flipped the pages she scrolled past the numbers with her index finger. It was open to Marriage Counselors and Family Accountant Lawyers.

"What am I going to do about this, Leo?" she asked to herself. "I can't wait forever."

xxx

You will see that one witch... still misses her friend...

Paige walked into the hospital room where her friend lay. Billie Jenkins was still in a sleeping state, actually known as a coma. She had not waken for four months straight and her beats remained constant. There was no way of knowing when she'd wake... or if she would. The doctor stood behind her.

"Is there any news on her condition? Do you know if she'll wake up soon?" Paige asked.

"I'm sorry, but there's no way of knowing right now." the doctor replied.

"Surely she must be improving. It's been four months." Paige said.

"Miss Matthews, I'm afraid we actually need to discuss something with you, in regards to Ms. Jenkins condition." the doctor said. Paige took Billie's hand in hers and tried to force a smile.

"Don't worry, honey. Everything is going to be fine." Paige said as she stood up and followed the doctor out of the room.

xxx

You will see that two neighbors... are living a life they've started to dream of...

Phoebe smiled as Coop held her in his embrace.

"Phoebe, I've been meaning to ask you something." Coop said.

"What is it, honey?" she asked.

"Well I know we just moved in together not too long ago, but I think I've had these feelings for quite some time now." Coop said.

"What feelings?" Phoebe asked as she turned to him in surprise.

Coop started to lower one knee to the floor and dug in his pocket for a small box. Phoebe now stood over him and her jaw dropped in excitement and confusion.

"Phoebe, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Living together for four months isn't long enough. Will you marry me?" he asked.

"Coop... I... this is just so sudden." Phoebe stuttered.

... a life that can only get better with one simple answer...

xxx

And... you will see that although some secrets have been revealed... it is only a matter of time before...

Prue stood in a small hallway just upstairs. She crossed her arms and a single tear rolled down her cheek. Andy entered the hallway and advanced on her slowly. He gazed at the open doorway that led into a bedroom. Andy reached for the doorknob and pulled it shut. They had concealed items within the room overnight to protect their cover and keep neighbors from watching them suspiciously. Yet, as Andy pulled the door shut, Prue couldn't help but feel like her secrets would continue to eat her up inside. She had tried so desperately to run and this time she figured she'd be settled permanently, where her secrets first started.

"Is this the room?" Andy asked.

"Yes, it is. I want it to remain locked at all times." Prue said sadly. She turned away from it and headed back for the stairs.

"I'm sorry we came back here, Prue. Are you sure you're going to be okay with this?" Andy asked.

"Do I really have a choice?" Prue asked angrily as she started down the stairs. Andy sighed and followed her.

As they descended the stairs, a small item hit the door on the other side and made a loud thud. It's shadow could be seen under the door in the hallway.

Yes... it is only a matter of time before more secrets return to wreak their havoc...

TO BE CONTINUED

END OF CHAPTER ONE

Author's Note: The premier is just the beginning of another story arc I've been planning for a while. I hope you all enjoy where its headed and stick around this season for another good-quality storyline...