A/N: I found out the US high school years: Sophomore, freshmen and seniors.
Could anyone give me the time span of those years?
Oh yeah, I also checked the transcripts, and both Nate and Justin have the
last name Harper, so I've decided they're going to be distant cousins. Oh
yeah and Cole's name is really Benjamin Coleridge Turner (in case you're
wondering, it's in Coyote Piper.)
*A New Student*
Half an hour later Grams came home, and another half hour and Prue had come home too. It was getting dark as Piper and Phoebe helped set the table, while Prue showered since she was sweaty from practice.
'Okay, dinner's ready.' Grams announced. 'Phoebe, get your sisters please.'
'PRUE! PAIGE!' Phoebe hollered.
'I meant go get them, not call them.' Grams said, sighing. Prue came into the kitchen in jeans and a blue top and Paige came in after her, her many bangles jangling on her wrists.
'What's for dinner Grams?' Paige asked as they were seated.
'Chicken.' Grams said, as everyone began to serve after they'd said grace. 'Now girls, I have something important to tell you.'
'Okay, go ahead.' Prue said, as she spooned mashed potatoes onto her plate.
'Well girls, as we know it's getting closer to Paige's birthday.' Grams explained. 'Except this year, Patty and Victor both feel a little guilty for not being involved for the past nine years of you girls' lives. So. well both of them want to come and stay with us for a while. The only problem is, they refuse to come if the other is coming. So girls. you need to make a choice. Paige, your decision can overrule all if you want it to, seeing as it's your birthday.' Grams said, looking at all of them.
'Make a choice?' Paige asked, dismayed. 'How can they do that to me? How can they really expect me to make a choice between them! They're my parents!' Paige cried, upset. Prue rubbed her back consolingly.
'You're going to have to make a choice Paige. You've got no choice.' Phoebe joked weakly. Paige sighed.
'Can't you all decide for me?'
'No, because it might not be what you want.' Piper pointed out. 'If you invite both of them, nobody will come.' Piper added.
Paige hesitated. 'Well all right. Mom then. But only because dad ran out earlier than her, and she only ran out after he ran out because he ran out.'
Piper, Prue and Phoebe blinked. Grams nodded. 'Very well, I'll give Patty a call.'
'So Paige, what do you want for your birthday?' Prue asked. Piper whacked Prue on the arm lightly.
* *
Piper was eager to get to school the next day, which happened to be a Friday. Actually, eager would be an understatement.
'Prue you prude!' Piper shouted. 'Can't you drive any faster?!'
'Not without breaking the law!' Prue called back. 'Now be QUIET Piper, or I'll have an accident!'
Piper muttered something about being 'un-supportive' before sinking back into her seat. Behind her Paige was doing her homework last minute, after forgetting about it with all the fuss the night before. Phoebe sat flipping through a magazine, and admiring the latest fashions.
As Prue finally pulled the car into the school parking lot, Piper jumped out before any of the others had even taken their seatbelts off.
'Wow Piper, excited?' Paige asked sarcastically, as she unbuckled her own seatbelt. Piper ignored her, and gave her reflection a last minute check in the review mirror, something she saw Prue do all the time.
Prue laughed at her sister, who was acting so unlike herself, and then slung her bag over her shoulder.
'You're so funny when you're in love Piper.' She giggled, then glanced at her watch. 'I mean, Piper we're half an hour early.'
'That's good.' Phoebe announced, as she stuffed the magazine she'd been reading in her shoulder bag. 'Because I have a meeting with Mr. Gordon.' She announced, as she pulled on her backpack. 'About my column in the newspaper.' Phoebe gave Prue, Piper and Paige warning looks. 'And remember you three - you don't know that I write the Agony Aunt column. Got it?'
'Pheebs, we've been through this before.' Piper said, rolling her eyes and checking her hair. Phoebe rolled her eyes back at Piper, who was being very vain right now.
'Okay great. Anyway, I've got to go. Bu-bye!' Phoebe called, dashing away. Paige pulled a skateboard out of the back seat.
'I will see you all later.' Paige said, flipping her ponytail over her shoulder and going off. Prue shook her head as she watched Paige.
'How damaging is it for my rep to have a rebel, skateboarding sister.' Prue murmured to herself, walking off. Piper started to walk off too, until someone called her.
'Piper!' Piper turned, and grinned. 'Jeremy!' She squealed in delight, running over to him and throwing her arms around his neck. 'How are you?'
'I'm just fine Piper baby I'm just fine. Now that you're here of course.' He said grinning. Piper giggled even more, and looked adoringly at Jeremy.
'So you don't mind?' She asked, smile faltering a little.
'Mind what Piper?' Jeremy asked, brow wrinkled.
'Mind that I'm a sophomore and you're a senior. I mean, why me and not Prue?' Piper asked, a little unsure of herself. 'Coz Prue is your age you know. Not that I want you to go out with Prue.' Piper added quickly.
Jeremy's mouth opened slightly. 'Piper, it's not like that!' He exclaimed, looking hurt. 'How can you say that? Why should I care if you're a sophomore and a senior? Why should I care about Prue? It's you I like Piper. No. It's you I love.'
'L-love?' Piper faltered. 'You love me?'
Jeremy nodded, putting his finger under her chin and lifting her head. 'Ever since I first met you in my sophomore year I knew there was something special about you. I can't stop thinking about you Piper.'
Piper's jaw dropped. 'You've liked me for that long? But you've had so many other girlfriends. Like Missy.' Piper added, frowning as she thought of her.
'Missy? Nah, she's nothing. Not compared to you.' Justin assured her. 'Don't worry about me Piper. I've got to go now; I'm meeting with the coach about football practice. I'll see you later Piper.' Jeremy gave her a kiss and then walked off, leaving Piper stunned and holding a hand to her lips.
'Jeremy kissed me and said he loved me.' Piper murmured to herself, as she headed to the brick red building that was her school. 'Jeremy kissed me!' Piper repeated, in a daze. 'My first kiss.'
* *
Paige raised an eyebrow at Nate Harper, one of her new high school friends, who was smoking. 'Nate, that stuff is so bad for you.' She commented.
Nate raised an eyebrow. 'Yeah and? I know Paige, why don't you have a little? Then you'll see how really bad they are. and maybe we'll all see how bad you are, hey?' He jeered.
Nate and his friends were all in the same grade as Phoebe. Paige's sisters thought of them to be a bad influence - they were rebellious, they smoked and occasionally took drugs - but Paige thought them way too cool to loose. She'd abandoned her old friends to hang out with them, and in her opinion they were too cool for words.
'Nate, come on you know I can't. My grandmother will kill me if I come home smelling of smoke, and so will my sisters.' Paige told him, shaking her head.
Nate raised an eyebrow. 'Is that a no?'
* *
Phoebe hurried into homeroom (attendance) and took a seat. People surrounding her were beginning to do the same, as Phoebe's friend Cole walked in.
'Hi Phoebe.' Cole greeted her, taking a seat beside her.
'Hey Cole.' Phoebe said, not really paying attention to him, as she drew on the front of her binder. Their teacher, Mrs. Springs walked in.
'Alright, answer when I call.' Mrs. Springs said, beginning to read names off her attendance book. At last she got to Phoebe. 'Halliwell, Phoebe?'
'Here.' Phoebe said, raising her hand but not looking up.
'Turner, Benjamin?' Mrs. Springs asked.
'It's Cole.' Cole said.
'My role book says Benjamin.' Mrs. Springs said icily. 'Turner, Benjamin?'
'Here.' Cole said, sighing. 'I wish she would just call me Cole.' He said in a muttered voice to Phoebe.
'Well your name isn't really Cole.' Phoebe pointed up, still not looking up.
'Well my middle name is.' Cole replied.
Phoebe wrinkled her name. 'What were your parents thinking anyway? Benjamin Coleridge Turner.'
'Oh ha-ha.' Cole said sourly.
Mrs. Springs was interrupted. 'Mrs. Springs, we have a new student.' Said one of the receptionists in the office.
Phoebe looked up when she realized the class had gone quiet. Phoebe too, grew quiet and her jaw dropped.
'Class, this is Jason Dean, a new student.'
*A New Student*
Half an hour later Grams came home, and another half hour and Prue had come home too. It was getting dark as Piper and Phoebe helped set the table, while Prue showered since she was sweaty from practice.
'Okay, dinner's ready.' Grams announced. 'Phoebe, get your sisters please.'
'PRUE! PAIGE!' Phoebe hollered.
'I meant go get them, not call them.' Grams said, sighing. Prue came into the kitchen in jeans and a blue top and Paige came in after her, her many bangles jangling on her wrists.
'What's for dinner Grams?' Paige asked as they were seated.
'Chicken.' Grams said, as everyone began to serve after they'd said grace. 'Now girls, I have something important to tell you.'
'Okay, go ahead.' Prue said, as she spooned mashed potatoes onto her plate.
'Well girls, as we know it's getting closer to Paige's birthday.' Grams explained. 'Except this year, Patty and Victor both feel a little guilty for not being involved for the past nine years of you girls' lives. So. well both of them want to come and stay with us for a while. The only problem is, they refuse to come if the other is coming. So girls. you need to make a choice. Paige, your decision can overrule all if you want it to, seeing as it's your birthday.' Grams said, looking at all of them.
'Make a choice?' Paige asked, dismayed. 'How can they do that to me? How can they really expect me to make a choice between them! They're my parents!' Paige cried, upset. Prue rubbed her back consolingly.
'You're going to have to make a choice Paige. You've got no choice.' Phoebe joked weakly. Paige sighed.
'Can't you all decide for me?'
'No, because it might not be what you want.' Piper pointed out. 'If you invite both of them, nobody will come.' Piper added.
Paige hesitated. 'Well all right. Mom then. But only because dad ran out earlier than her, and she only ran out after he ran out because he ran out.'
Piper, Prue and Phoebe blinked. Grams nodded. 'Very well, I'll give Patty a call.'
'So Paige, what do you want for your birthday?' Prue asked. Piper whacked Prue on the arm lightly.
* *
Piper was eager to get to school the next day, which happened to be a Friday. Actually, eager would be an understatement.
'Prue you prude!' Piper shouted. 'Can't you drive any faster?!'
'Not without breaking the law!' Prue called back. 'Now be QUIET Piper, or I'll have an accident!'
Piper muttered something about being 'un-supportive' before sinking back into her seat. Behind her Paige was doing her homework last minute, after forgetting about it with all the fuss the night before. Phoebe sat flipping through a magazine, and admiring the latest fashions.
As Prue finally pulled the car into the school parking lot, Piper jumped out before any of the others had even taken their seatbelts off.
'Wow Piper, excited?' Paige asked sarcastically, as she unbuckled her own seatbelt. Piper ignored her, and gave her reflection a last minute check in the review mirror, something she saw Prue do all the time.
Prue laughed at her sister, who was acting so unlike herself, and then slung her bag over her shoulder.
'You're so funny when you're in love Piper.' She giggled, then glanced at her watch. 'I mean, Piper we're half an hour early.'
'That's good.' Phoebe announced, as she stuffed the magazine she'd been reading in her shoulder bag. 'Because I have a meeting with Mr. Gordon.' She announced, as she pulled on her backpack. 'About my column in the newspaper.' Phoebe gave Prue, Piper and Paige warning looks. 'And remember you three - you don't know that I write the Agony Aunt column. Got it?'
'Pheebs, we've been through this before.' Piper said, rolling her eyes and checking her hair. Phoebe rolled her eyes back at Piper, who was being very vain right now.
'Okay great. Anyway, I've got to go. Bu-bye!' Phoebe called, dashing away. Paige pulled a skateboard out of the back seat.
'I will see you all later.' Paige said, flipping her ponytail over her shoulder and going off. Prue shook her head as she watched Paige.
'How damaging is it for my rep to have a rebel, skateboarding sister.' Prue murmured to herself, walking off. Piper started to walk off too, until someone called her.
'Piper!' Piper turned, and grinned. 'Jeremy!' She squealed in delight, running over to him and throwing her arms around his neck. 'How are you?'
'I'm just fine Piper baby I'm just fine. Now that you're here of course.' He said grinning. Piper giggled even more, and looked adoringly at Jeremy.
'So you don't mind?' She asked, smile faltering a little.
'Mind what Piper?' Jeremy asked, brow wrinkled.
'Mind that I'm a sophomore and you're a senior. I mean, why me and not Prue?' Piper asked, a little unsure of herself. 'Coz Prue is your age you know. Not that I want you to go out with Prue.' Piper added quickly.
Jeremy's mouth opened slightly. 'Piper, it's not like that!' He exclaimed, looking hurt. 'How can you say that? Why should I care if you're a sophomore and a senior? Why should I care about Prue? It's you I like Piper. No. It's you I love.'
'L-love?' Piper faltered. 'You love me?'
Jeremy nodded, putting his finger under her chin and lifting her head. 'Ever since I first met you in my sophomore year I knew there was something special about you. I can't stop thinking about you Piper.'
Piper's jaw dropped. 'You've liked me for that long? But you've had so many other girlfriends. Like Missy.' Piper added, frowning as she thought of her.
'Missy? Nah, she's nothing. Not compared to you.' Justin assured her. 'Don't worry about me Piper. I've got to go now; I'm meeting with the coach about football practice. I'll see you later Piper.' Jeremy gave her a kiss and then walked off, leaving Piper stunned and holding a hand to her lips.
'Jeremy kissed me and said he loved me.' Piper murmured to herself, as she headed to the brick red building that was her school. 'Jeremy kissed me!' Piper repeated, in a daze. 'My first kiss.'
* *
Paige raised an eyebrow at Nate Harper, one of her new high school friends, who was smoking. 'Nate, that stuff is so bad for you.' She commented.
Nate raised an eyebrow. 'Yeah and? I know Paige, why don't you have a little? Then you'll see how really bad they are. and maybe we'll all see how bad you are, hey?' He jeered.
Nate and his friends were all in the same grade as Phoebe. Paige's sisters thought of them to be a bad influence - they were rebellious, they smoked and occasionally took drugs - but Paige thought them way too cool to loose. She'd abandoned her old friends to hang out with them, and in her opinion they were too cool for words.
'Nate, come on you know I can't. My grandmother will kill me if I come home smelling of smoke, and so will my sisters.' Paige told him, shaking her head.
Nate raised an eyebrow. 'Is that a no?'
* *
Phoebe hurried into homeroom (attendance) and took a seat. People surrounding her were beginning to do the same, as Phoebe's friend Cole walked in.
'Hi Phoebe.' Cole greeted her, taking a seat beside her.
'Hey Cole.' Phoebe said, not really paying attention to him, as she drew on the front of her binder. Their teacher, Mrs. Springs walked in.
'Alright, answer when I call.' Mrs. Springs said, beginning to read names off her attendance book. At last she got to Phoebe. 'Halliwell, Phoebe?'
'Here.' Phoebe said, raising her hand but not looking up.
'Turner, Benjamin?' Mrs. Springs asked.
'It's Cole.' Cole said.
'My role book says Benjamin.' Mrs. Springs said icily. 'Turner, Benjamin?'
'Here.' Cole said, sighing. 'I wish she would just call me Cole.' He said in a muttered voice to Phoebe.
'Well your name isn't really Cole.' Phoebe pointed up, still not looking up.
'Well my middle name is.' Cole replied.
Phoebe wrinkled her name. 'What were your parents thinking anyway? Benjamin Coleridge Turner.'
'Oh ha-ha.' Cole said sourly.
Mrs. Springs was interrupted. 'Mrs. Springs, we have a new student.' Said one of the receptionists in the office.
Phoebe looked up when she realized the class had gone quiet. Phoebe too, grew quiet and her jaw dropped.
'Class, this is Jason Dean, a new student.'
