Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except Justine.
Set in the middle of season 3, before Prue's death but after Piper's marriage.
The fighting between the occupants of the Manor was put on hold when, five minutes after Justine's arrival, they gathered in the living room to question the teenager. Leo was irritated, having been called away from a charge but understood the need to sort out the time travel business.
"So who are you exactly?" he asked patiently, sitting on the couch across from a very nervous Justine.
"My name is Justine Halliwell, daughter of -" Leo cut her off abruptly.
"No! We can't know who our descendants are yet, it could affect the future. Can you somehow prove you are related?" he lectured and Justine rolled her eyes.
"Sure." She said, and instantly disappeared from view.
"Did she just blink?" Piper asked anxiously wringing her hands. "Leo! Did she just blink?" Everyone else sat in stunned silence.
"No, I did not just blink!" Justine exclaimed defensively, reappearing just as suddenly except was now standing beside Piper. "I have the power of invisibility, among other things." She informed them in a proud voice.
"What other things?" Prue asked suspiciously, eyeing the girl warily.
"You don't trust me, and you're worried about all the fighting that's been going on…and you're late for a date, which you haven't told your sisters about yet." Justine volunteered. Prue looked astonished then glanced at her watch and swore.
"Don't kill me! I met this guy today when I was photographing his boss and I'm meeting him for drinks at P3. I've got to run." Prue said in one breath as she rushed to get ready.
"What! Prue, why didn't you tell us?" Piper cried.
"Go Prue! Remember, first date first base!" Phoebe called out helpfully. Leo wasn't concerned by Prue's date, turning his attention to Justine.
"You can read minds?" he asked. The teenager nodded.
"Only surface thoughts unless you let me go deeper." She took a deep breath and decided to be completely honest. "I also have the power of telekinesis and shape shifting."
Prue sauntered into the kitchen early the next morning, poured herself coffee and sat at the table.
"So what happened with the kid?" she asked Phoebe who was reading the newspaper from the day before.
"What do you care?" Phoebe snapped before reconsidering. "Sorry. Uh, she's telepathic, telekinetic, has the power of invisibility and can shape shift." There was a stunned silence before Prue got a knowing and annoyed look in her eyes.
"You're a crap liar, grams could lie better than you, and that's saying something." Prue declared. Phoebe shook her head.
"If I'm such a crap liar then you should be able to tell I'm not lying now." Phoebe reasoned. Prue was about to make a cutting remark when Justine stepped into the room.
"Don't." she said without looking at Prue. She walked over to the cupboard, looked in it for a few seconds then wrinkled her nose and strolled over to the table.
"So, are we going to sort out what's going on?" she asked. Prue immediately bristled, hating anyone to talk down to her.
"I'm not a child!" she snapped and Justine nodded.
"I know, but you're doing a great impersonation. All of you are." She emphasised 'all' to prevent Phoebe making a comment, which she clearly was about to do. Piper poked her head into the room.
"Is it safe?" she asked.
"Come in, Justine here thinks she can work out our problems." Prue said with a smirk. To her surprise Piper smiled and joined them.
"This should be interesting." Phoebe and Justine said together, Justine looking straight at Phoebe as she said it.
"Right, you all know I can read minds so don't lie. Tell each other the truth unless you want me to do it." She said and leant back, waiting for them to speak. Phoebe, somewhat unnerved by Justine, remained silent. Prue was still too wary of the teenager to speak.
"Prue, I think you need to calm down, let your guard down a little, and can you please stop making demands on Leo. It's frustrating for everyone." Piper said bluntly and turned to Phoebe. "And Phoebe, you need to get out of the house sometimes. Volunteer at the library or something, just make some friends and have fun. Don't stay cooped up here, fighting demons and studying." She took a breath and folded her arms, signalling the end of her little tirade.
"I'm sorry if I don't find it easy to trust, and Leo really should be doing more around the house. We still don't have a front door, it's been four days! Piper, you're getting too possessive of him. Oh, and I agree with you about Phoebe, except could you possibly help out with the household chores, Phoebs?" Prue asked. There was a silence.
"Phoebe, do I have to do it?" Justine asked. Her words jolted Phoebe into speech, at first quick and meaningless and then slower and on topic.
"And so I think if we all make compromises we should be able to live in…" Phoebe trailed off without finishing her speech, looking thoughtful. "Could you call it peace?" she asked and everyone laughed.
"How about we call it wartime peace?" Prue suggested. With the problems sorted and the truth out everyone was happier, the fighting immediately ceased and the tension between them vanished. Even Prue felt warmer towards Justine.