Prologue
The Summer evenings had just begun on the West Coast and fog had rolled in to the Bay Area many hours earlier. The warm, humid outdoor air was the only air the Halliwell's could afford at night, and it was not a luxury for them. The sisters made sure that their windows were open every nightfall; so that they could sleep without loosing 10 pounds from being so hot. Because it was summer, and the Halliwell family lived in San Francisco, eve was more like dusk to them. The brightness of the sky never bothered the San Franciscans, it just helped their electricity bill. Paige Matthews rolled over in her bed. She moaned, and slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and looked into her floor mirror. It was not easy getting used to her new blonde hair, but she had had the color three years before. The only difference between the years was that her hair was now longer, yet more layered. She, as well as her family, loved her "new doo."
The 27 year old yawned, and turned her head back to the other side of the bed. Her husband, Henry, looked straight into her eyes. He slid his leg over her thigh and kissed her on the cheek. He closed his eyes and fell back asleep, imagining all of the probation officers he would have to deal with the following day about kids who had lost their way. Paige watched him as he slept, and chuckled to herself. She glanced at the clock and read 4:56 am. Henry would be waking up soon, and he would be heading downstairs to read the paper and drink his coffee. All was well for a change, and Paige was very ecstatic. Her life was finally becoming easier ever since the Triad had been vanquished again. Paige only hoped that Billy was doing okay ever since Kristy had died. It was hard for her to imagine Billy having an evil sister. She closed her eyes she yawned, and fell back to sleep. A large number of bright, swirling lights ejected from her mouth, but Paige did not know it. In the other rooms, Piper and Pheobe's mouths were letting loose the same orbs, but none of them knew it.