Prue turned down the center isle of the bookstore at a brisk jog. Her short black hair was swishing about her shoulders as she looked at each of the subjects in turn. Usually she would have dived for the young adult or science sections, but not to day. She had been reading a fictional series on current day magic. Her hurried green eyes narrowed in dismay. Where in this never ending place is the New Age section?
"Prue dear, we're leaving!" Grams called from the front, forcing Prue to stop and sigh in annoyance.
Fine, I'll just grab something else and go. She turned and walked to the Young adult section. She scanned her favorite series to see if there were any new editions but sadly they where out. She stood up, ready to leave, but before she could actually make it to the front desk, a book fell from the shelf and flopped on the floor. Prue spun around to see what fell. In the middle of the isle was a large book face down on the floor. She grabbed it and was about to shove it back into place without a second thoughtm when she caught sight of the front cover.
On each corner the images where different. The upper left corner was overflowing with greenery that seemed to be reaching out. On the right was a beautiful whirlwind that seemed to dance on the pages. Below that was a blossom of fire that was so realistic, Prue could almost feel the heat: And lastly, a jeweled sea of water that seemed to pour from the pages. At the center of the book was the solar eclipse, and right in the middle of that eclipse was the title, written in gold.
The book of Elements
It was so lovely that she gasped in surprise. She flipped it over to see if there was a summary of what the book was about. It was completely blank. She flipped it to the side to read the spine. From: The Elders.
It didn't say Written By, but From, as if it where a gift.
Prue frowned. It sounded like a Book of Witche Craft, but she couldn't be sure. She cracked it open to see what was in side, and -
"Prue, are you coming?" Gram's called once again, sounding sweet and innocent that Prue didn't want to keep her waiting.
"Yeah Grams, I'm coming!" She was sure that the book was something special, so she raced to the front of the store and payed. She was in such a rush that she didn't get a chance to check the inside until she was in the car.
The inside was completely blank.
"Aw man..." Prue muttered. "I could have sworn that it was book of spells... Oh well. I'll just give it to Piper, she was looking for a journal anyway."
The Next day at School / Lunch
"Hey Piper." Prue came walking toward her sister and tossing the book on top of Pipers calculus book. Her crystal blue eyes flickered up to Prue's beautiful green ones.
"Wow Prue, thanks!" She said with a quick look inside the book. "What is this?" She asked as Prue began to explain.
"I thought it was a book on magic, but it turned out to be blank, so I thought you could use it as a journal." Prue sat down and smiled at her sister.
"I'm not so sure it's a journal. They don't usually have the creators name printed on the side. And why does it say From instead of Written By?" Piper was so full of questions that Prue was getting annoyed.
"Well, I don't really know what it is, but either way you can use it as a journal." Prue started flipping her Government book and re-reading the last chapter for school.
"Hey guys." Phoebe sat down with her sisters, but her face wasn't happy.
"Whats your deal?" Prue asked as Phoebe groaned dramatically.
"Cole is such an ass. He's been eyeing me for hours." Phoebe muttered angrily.
"Well that's what you get for dating a joke." Prue said while digging for a pen.
"Ha, ha, very funny." Phoebe said, when she suddenly spotted the journal sitting in Pipers lap. "Hey, whats that?" Phoebe asked in interest and taking a look at the beautiful cover.
"Its a journal, Prue got it for me! Pretty cool, huh?" Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"Your such a prep. Only you would want to have a diary." Piper put the book on the table while turning to the first page.
"Actually, I was thinking that we could share this one, all three of us." Piper suggested as Prue smiled happily.
"That's a such a sweet offer, Piper!" Prue was always encouraging Pipers sweetness, but Phoebe, on the other hand, couldn't stand the idea of 'sharning' a diary, let alone having one.
"No, its not! I don't do that whole diary thing. I'll pass." Piper frowned at Phoebes rejection.
"Come on Phoebe, please! It'l be fun!" Piper begged for her sisters corporation, but Phoebe just drew on the table with her permanent marker.
"No Piper, now leave me alone. I'm busy violating the school tables." Prue glared at Phoebe while snatching away the marker. " Hey!" She tried to whine, but Prue just crossed her arms and began her roll as the older sister.
"You'll get it back when you sign your name in the book."
"Fine, but I'm not writing any entries in this thing." Phoebe grabbed a pen and wrote her name on the inside of the book. Her name was written in fine print, when suddenly it began to glow a bright green.
"OH SHIT!" Phoebe yelled while jumping away from the book and staring at it. Half the people in the quad stopped to stare at her. "Did you see that?" She pointed at the book like a mad man, which gave Prue the chance to grab her arm and pulled her down.
"See what?" She growled into Phoebes ear.
"I - I don't know! I just wrote my name inside the book and it…flashed." Prue glared at her doubtfully.
"It flashed?" She asked in disbelief.
"That's what I said. I wrote my name and it sort of shimmered in a green flash."
"Oh, you got to be kidding me!" Prue was almost laughing when Phoebe's head snapped up.
"Well you sign it then." She shoved the book at her.
"Fine, but you better not be lying to me." Prue took the pen and signed her name: Prudence Halliwell. The instant the pen lifted from the paper her name lit up with a fiery red glow.
"Oh my God..." Prue stared at in shock.
"So you did see it!" Phoebe said while standing up and pointing at the book.
"Yeah but... That's impossible..." Prue couldn't make any since of this.
"Well take it back! Wherever you got it take it back." Piper starting gesturing to the book.
"I can't return it, we just wrote in it." Prue said while tearing her eyes away from the book. It was so creepy...
"Well, what do you wan't to do with it then?" Piper asked angrily.
"We'll put it in my locker for now. Then after school we'll…think of something." Prue tried to sound rational, but she couldn't even fool herself.
"Fine, you can put it in your locker. But no one goes near it, not until after school!" Piper said while inching away from the book.
The Halliwell Manner
The three sisters ran up stares and into the attic. They went up there every day so they could work on there home work together, but today was different.
So what exactly do you want to do with it?" Piper asked as Prue sighed, handing her sister the pen. "What? No way!" Piper turned away.
"Your the only one who hasn't written in the book Piper, besides, it could have been the outside lighting. Now just write in the book so we can figure this out." Piper took the pen and gulped.
"Oh…of course…that's it. Its the lighting and this time it's going to be different, right?" Piper looked at Phoebe who just shrugged.
"You'll never know until you try." Damn it, Phoebe! Why did she have to say that...
Piper took a deep breath and began to write her name under Prue's. When her pen lifted from the paper nothing happened. What a relief. They were just about to relax when they noticed it. The words were fading from the pages, disappearing into the paper, and re-appearing into a whole new sentence.
Well it's about time. What were you doing for 5 hours? Watching paint dry?