Prologue
Dan reached across the withered dining table; large blotches of coffee stain were spread across the top, and underneath were places were the paint had scraped off leaving wood marks.
The old man across from him, and the real estate agent had over-achieved smiles planted across their faces making them look almost robotic; he could tell that they both desperately wanted to sell this house.
He looked down at the documents that he was to sign if he wanted to buy this house.
It was definitely a bargain, he could go and have a coffee scroll and a cappuccino and it would cost about as much as this house was going to be.
It was a pretty nice house, quite old, but it was furnished so he considered that a bonus.
And the best bit of all that it was nine blocks away from the Halliwell manor where his ex girlfriend Piper lived.
It was the cheapest one he could afford that was away from the Halliwells but not too far from his work.
He lent onto the coffee table, steadied his pen, ready to sign when an image of Piper's flawless face and perky smile popped into his mind.
He froze, naturally it would be times like these; when he felt in love with her that he'd feel he and Piper's time together would freeze…just for a minute or two.
He knew it sounded stupid but he could have sworn sometimes it was if time had frozen.
The real estate agent obviously had somewhere to be, for he rushed Dan along to sign the papers so they could seal the deal.
He paused, apologized then signed.
It was done, he was now no longer Piper Halliwell's neighbour.
In the kitchen of the Halliwell Manor a young determined brunette whisked away at a couple of cakes and soufflés while her younger sister fixed her cropped singlet and cute cut hair.
"This doesn't make me look fat does it?" the younger one asked her supposedly wise sister.
"Even if it did Phoebe, you could always whisk up a spell to fix it" the annoyed brunette snorted.
"Ugh P3 calling you in again?" Phoebe shrugged the almost criticism away "What is going on around there, everything seems so hectic?"
"Who cares?" Piper bellowed
"Well you for one" Phoebe retaliated, she knew her sisters frustration and avoided the temptation to argue further.
Piper clapped her hands and flour went everywhere, including all over Phoebe.
Both sisters collapsed in hysterics.
"Aww it's times like these I miss" Piper cried, wiping away some tears.
"Yer me too" Phoebe tried to be serious but couldn't help laughing at Pipers face which was covered in flour.
"Hey…please don't tell me there's a flour demon?" Prue laughed as she walked into the coated kitchen where her two younger sisters were.
"It's okay Prue, we got him good" Piper grinned. Phoebe giggled and hopped up to greet her eldest sister.
"Good morning Sunday-Bed-Head!" Phoebe surprised her sister by wiping two flour lines on Prue's face.
Piper gave Prue and the innocent grin "Why you looking at me for, it was the demon!" Piper cried.
Phoebe giggled and gave Piper a hand up.
"So what are my two favorite sisters planning today?" She asked Piper and Prue
"The usual…" Prue started
"Work!" Piper and Phoebe finished there sister's sentence, whilst shrugging at each other.
They both knew too well that there sister was a work-a-holic.
The three sisters' began making there way towards the sunroom, all covered in flour carrying cold coffee.
Normally Piper wouldn't stand for this, but today she felt obliged.
Piper ran and jumped on her favorite chair; it was very old and had always been her favorite and it had been around since she was very young.
She crawled up it and covered herself in an old throw rug.
Prue elegantly posed herself on an innocent and professional looking armchair and Phoebe tried to push the small couch closer towards Prue and Piper.
After a few minutes of pushing, Prue waved her hand and moved the couch over to them.
Phoebe slipped onto the ground giving a gasp from both elder sisters.
"Thanks" Phoebe hissed giving Prue a cheeky grin.
Phoebe ran over and collapsed on the couch, slurping down her cold coffee.
"So Piper, when are you going to see Leo?" Phoebe giggled in excitement; this was one of Phoebe's favorite things to do, she loved gossip and relationships.
"Well we are going to…" Piper began but was interrupted by the door bell.
"I'll get it…" yelled Phoebe, who was already half-way there.
She got to the door and was speechless for a minute.
"Dan?" She asked the tall brooding man who stood before her HOVERING!
"Phoebe! I need you three sister's help!" Dan asked in confusion as he hovered by the door.