Chapter 1Meet the Sisters
Nineteen-year-old Prue Halliwell sat there at her desk. Secretary for the San Francisco Museum. Ok, so it wasn't a great job, but it was a job that came with a check. The museum always fascinated her as a child. The pictures, the stories. At least she could work and still take night classes. Maybe one day she would do more than answer phones. After all, she had sisters to take care of. Three of them to be exact. Grams had died just a month ago leaving her with custody of her little sisters. She knew she would miss out on a lot, but these were her sisters. They depended on her. Piper was a senior in high school. She was almost 18 now. That helped a lot with the courts giving custody to Prue. Phoebe was 16 and a typical teenager. She was in trouble every time she turned around and Paige. Poor Paige. She was only 14 and already felt the weight of an adult. So tenderhearted and so innocent. Only thirty minutes to go then I'm off to class.
The ringing phone pulled Prue from her daydream. Back to work. She thought to herself.
Back at the manor things were there normal wreck. Piper was busy in the kitchen trying to get dinner ready. She knew she had a little while before Prue would be home, still she wanted everything to be perfect.
Paige sat at the table with her books in front of her. She was always the first to get homework done. Phoebe on the other hand was plopped in front of the tv, music blaring from the living room.
"Pheebs, is your homework done?" Piper called out to her.
"No." Phoebe turned the t.v. up louder.
Piper took off her oven mitt slamming it down on the counter and prepared for yet another battle with her oh so annoying little sister.
"Wait." Paige stood up in front of her. "I'll go talk to her. You know how she is. She'll just not do it at all because she knows it pisses you off."
"Fine." Piper turned around and let out a sigh. She didn't understand why Phoebe had to be so stubborn. Why couldn't Phoebe just try to behave? Piper shook these thoughts from her head and went back to her cooking. She smiled as she thought of her plans after dinner. That was when Leo was coming over. She had been dating him for almost six months now, and things were starting to get pretty serious between them.
Paige flopped down on the couch beside Phoebe. She stared at her until Phoebe finally looked up. She knew her sister hated it when she stared.
"What!" Phoebe snapped trying to sound angry. She couldn't help but smile when she saw the puppy face Paige was making at her. This made her even more mad.
"Please come do your homework. Prue will blow a gasket if you haven't done it by the time she gets home." Paige batted her eyes at Phoebe in a silly way.
"Paige, leave me alone." Phoebe tried to turn and face the other way but she could still feel Paige staring at her. "Fine! Just stop looking at me like that"
Paige giggled as she watched Phoebe stand up and stomp off to the kitchen. "Works every time." She smiled, pleased with herself as she stood and followed her into the kitchen.
An hour later when Prue arrived she was slightly relieved to find dinner ready and her two youngest sisters finishing up their homework. Piper shot her an I told you so smile as she set the plates on the table.
"How was your day?" Piper asked as she sat the meatloaf on the table.
"Good, boring, but good. What about yours? Did you pass that trig exam?" Prue had helped Piper study for in most of the night before.
"I got a B. Pretty good if you ask me." Piper sat down and started fixing her own plate.
"What about you guys? All the homework get finished?" She glared at Phoebe as she finished that sentence.
"Yes, it got finished." Phoebe shot her a look as well.
They were all eating and engrossed in conversation when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Paige jumped up and ran to the door. "It's Leo." Paige said making kissing noises at Piper who ignored her, although her face blushed slightly.
They all watched as Piper and Leo stood there, flirting with each other and leaning into a gentle kiss. Phoebe leaned over to Paige and whispered. "Do you think they've done it yet?"
Paige let out a giggle.
"Ouch!" Phoebe yelled as Prue kicked her from under the table.
"Watch your mouth Pheebs." She gave her an evil eye as she finished the last drink of her tea. "Since you two have nothing better to do, I guess you can wash the dishes."
"Man, thanks a lot Phoebe." Paige huffed as she stood up and started clearing the plates.
Phoebe stuck her tongue out as soon as Prue's back was turned. "Why does she always have to be a witch?" She looked to Paige for an answer.
"Why do you always have to be a smart ass?" Paige said in a tone that mocked Prue. They both burst out laughing as they started washing.
By nine the younger of the girls were off to bed. Each had their own room which kept most of the drama down. Piper and Leo were sitting on the couch cuddled up together watching a movie. Prue came to the door way and motioned for Piper.
Piper reluctantly got up and walked into the hallway out of Leo's sight. "Yea?" She asked slightly annoyed.
"I'm going to bed." She peaked around the corner at Leo who was caught up in the movie. "What time is Leo leaving?"
"I don't know." Piper was kind of hurt by that question. "What, you don't trust me?"
"You I trust, him… well he is a seventeen year old guy."
"We'll be fine. Just go." Piper blushed a little. She knew what Prue was getting at.
"You sure you don't want to talk, ya know, about anything." Prue asked. Man this was awkward. These were the times when she really missed her mom.
"Prue, I had the sex talk when I was like twelve. I don't need any advise."
This made Prue blush a little. Talking about sex with her little sister was just too weird. "Ok, just please, be careful." She hugged her sister and walked up the steps.
Piper rolled her eyes and went back to the sofa where Leo smiled at her. Man she loved that smile.
Prue opened the door to Paige's room. She loved this part about being the grown up. Her sisters always looked so sweet when they were sleeping. She gently took the book from Paige's hand that she must have fallen asleep reading. Brushing Paige's hair back from her face she turned out the light on her nightstand and quietly walked out.
As she opened Phoebes door she was a little annoyed. The shoes in the floor almost stopped the door from opening. She tripped over a pair of boots making a loud thud as she caught herself on the wall. "Pheebs." She wined as she carefully walked around the clothes and other junk that was scattered about the floor. She had to smile though when she saw Phoebe, her head at the foot of the bed and the covers hiding everything except for the top of her head. Quietly she turned and made her way back through the mess.
As the door closed, Phoebe opened her eyes and a sneaky grin crossed her face. "Time for me to go play." She said to herself as she pulled the covers back revealing a tight black top and her favorite pair of jeans. She picked up the boots Prue had tripped over earlier and carried them to the window. She had done this so many times now, she knew the steps by heart. Within a heartbeat she was down on the ground outside looking up at her window. The sound of breaking limbs startled her a little but her scream was muffled by the hand that cupped over her mouth.
"Careful babe, wouldn't want to get caught." Charlie said as he pulled her close to him. He had the bad boy image that Phoebe was just instantly drawn to dark hair that was combed down, almost covering his beautiful blue eyes. He had an earring in his ear and the smell of his cologne just melted her.
"You scared the shit out of me." She smiled as she leaned up and kissed him.
"Come one, the party's at Rick's house tonight." He grabbed her hand as the two of them ran down the road and jumped into his car.
Her blood was racing through her, if Prue caught her she knew she'd be dead.
Jimmy started his car and the two of them sped down the road. Phoebe laughed as Charlie turned the radio up and handed her a beer. "Let the party begin." Phoebe popped the top and started on her first of many for that night.