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"Happy Halloween Lissa!", Rose grinned at her best friend.

Lissa looked at her room-mate, who was never normally this perky in the morning, "Rose, we don't have a party for Halloween, it's not a vampire thing"

Confusion replaced the smile on Roses face, "but it's the best...candy, magic...what's not to like?"

Lissa sighed, sometimes she forgot her bestie was raised by humans, "It's all about witches and stuff...Daddy says that because we have actual magic we don't have to ceberelate...celbate... celebrate pretend magic".

Rose shifted uncomfortably, she had yet to tell Lissa about her secret, it wasn't that she didn't want to she just...hadn't yet. Fortunately Lissa was a deep sleeper and had never woken up when Leo came to pick her up for magic school. "Oh...ok..never mind then"

Lissa swung her legs out of bed, "come on lets get ready for class".

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"Ooooooh, wonder what Halliwell's been called in for this time?"

Rose glared at Jesse Zeklos, a moroi boy with a perpetually snot encrusted nose and an unhealthy obsession with dhampir girls...especially ones called Rose. "Shut it booger-boy". Despite having only been at St. Vlads for a month and a half Rose had already earnt herself the title of 'troublemaker'. She didn't really break the rules...she just tended to see them more as...Guidelines . A perspective that seemed to land her in the Headmistresses office more than the rest of her class, put together. Shooting a grin at Lissa she followed the Guardian who had been sent for her...Mikhail, Rose thought his name was...to Kirovas office.

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Rose laughed as Leo span her around in the air before passing her to Piper who hugged her tightly before putting her back on her feet.

Phoebe smiled as she bent down and gave Rose a loving squeeze, "I've missed you Ladybug, the manor is just to boring without you".

Piper snorted, "I think you mean quiet without her Phebes, the manor is Never boring".

Cole chuckled while lifting Rose up onto his shoulders, "Come on let's get out of the headmistresses office and you can give us a tour of the campus and introduce us to your friends".

Giggling, Rose waved back at Kirova as the group of five walked out of the office, "You guys can meet Lissa, her real names Vasilisa...which is Russian and is spelt funny but she's awesome, she's my best friend here and she's a moroi and she's got green eyes and blonde hair and..."

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"Lissa, Lissa, Lissa...come over here", Rose ran across the playground towards her friend, towing Phoebe along behind her.

Lissa looked up and nervously ran over to Rose.

"Lissa this is my Auntie Phoebe, behind her is Aunt Piper, then Uncle Cole is the man with dark hair and Uncle Leo has blonde hair".

Phoebe bent down, "Hi Lissa, Rose has told us lots about you, it's lovely to meet Posys best friend".

Lissa smiled shyly, "It's nice to meet you too Mrs...um..."

Phoebe laughed softly, "You can call me Phoebe sweetie or Aunt Phoebe like Primrose does...she's already told us that your her honorary new sister".

Rose grinned and linked arms with Lissa, "Lissa's gonna move into the manor after we graduate"

Lissa nodded, "and Rose is gonna be my Guardian...it's going to be really fun!"

The four adults smiled at the two best friends, glad that Rose wasn't lonely or struggling with being a witch and being unable to tell anyone at her new school.

Piper suddenly realised that the six of them, standing in the playground, were quite the topic of interest, she cleared her throat quietly, "Now, Rose was going to show us around campus...there is definitely room for one more tour guide...Lissa would you like to come with us?".

The four adults laughed as the two girls happily jumped up and down, pleased they could spend more time together.

Cole swooped down and lifted Rose up, balancing her on one shoulder, holding her in place with a hand before he winked at Lissa, "How about it Lissa, want to join Rose up high?"

Lissa nodded excited and before she knew it Cole had sat her on the other shoulder.

Leo laughed, "now you to just have to hope Phoebe doesn't tickle him...so Ladies where to first?"

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"Anywhere else you two want to show us before we have lunch, Your Aunt Piper packed a special Halloween Hamper for you ladybug!"

Rose shook her head, "No, we've shown you all the cool places now"

Phoebe nodded, "OK then...is there anywhere in particular you want to go back to for the picnic?"

Lissa watched Rose shake her head before speaking up, "um...could we please have it outside somewhere...like a real picnic".

Roses eyes widened "that's such a cool idea Liss, It'll be like a midnight feast on Halloween and it'll be outside...spooooooky".

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Piper looked around, "this looks like a good spot, what do you girls think?"

Rose and Lissa both nodded in agreement. So the four adults set about laying the rug and all the food about.

Leo looked at the two girls, "Now I know you are both wearing coats but just tell us if you start to feel cold".

Phoebe nodded in agreement, "we have some extra blankets just in case".

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"Rose don't eat all the doughnuts...why don't you offer Lissa one?"

Rose pouted but did as she was told, "Liss, would you like a chocolate doughnut?"

Lissa giggled as crumbs sprayed out of Roses mouth in all directions, as she nodded, "Yep, they look really yummy".

Piper smiled "thank you Lissa, they're Posys favourite. She always asks me to make them for her birthday".

Phoebe suddenly shuddered, jolted into a premonition.

"Phebes, what did you se..."

Phoebe interrupted her husband before he could finish his sentence, "Leo, get the girls out of here, quickly...we must have walked out of the wards. Demons are coming".

Leo reached to take a hold of Lissa and Rose.

"LEO MOVE!" Piper screamed as fifteen demons flamed into the clearing. Raising her hands she blew up a demon, as another threw a fire ball towards her husband.

Leo disappeared in a swirl of orbs, to avoid the fire, reappearing seconds later.

Rose waved her arm in the air sending the fire ball back to where it came from vanquishing the demon. "Lissa,". Rose called for her best friend, who had run in fear when the demons appeared. Hearing only a loud scream in reply, she turned towards the source of the noise...immediately running over to where Lissa was being approached by a large, leather clad demon, she froze the stream of fire it was sending towards Lissa, before encasing her in a translucent, silver shield. Rose raised her hands and the demon exploded, she then flicked a wrist sending the stream on fire towards two demons approaching Phoebe and Cole from behind, as they fought hand to hand with three others. Rose than ran to Lissa, wrapping her arms around the crying Moroi.

Two demons exploded as Piper vanquished them, Phoebe threw an athame taking out the last demon only moments later.

The clearing was empty of Demons, the only sounds were Lissas terrified sobs as she clung to Rose and Roses whispered comforting. The four adults hurried over to the children and Rose lowered the protective shield that she had still held around them.

Leo reached towards the two girls ready to heal but Lissa shifted, cringing away from him.

"What are you...those lights", Lissas voice trembled. She then turned her face towards the other three adults, "you were floating..in the Air..and..and you Stabbed one of those things...and you...they just exploded...and they were trying...kill" the rest of Lissas sentence faded out as she turned to look at Rose before jolting herself out of her friends arms and cowering away from her, "Rose...you sent stuff flying...he..that man...exploded...what was that silver bubble...I don't..." Sobs replaced Lissas words as the event hit her again.

Piper looked at Phoebe and nodded. Phoebe shifted guiltily before using her empathy to calm the panicking girl down.

Rose wrapped her arms around her friend then looked up at her family, "Can we take Lissa to the Manor and explain. Please?"

The four adults looked at each other and nodded.

Rose hugged her friend, "Don't worry Liss...I'm gonna tell you everything".

Leo placed a hand on Roses shoulder and linked hands with Piper, who was touching Phoebe and Cole, before orbing to the relative safety of the Halliwell Manor.

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Lissa cleared her throat, "So moroi aren't the only ones with magic". She looked around at the group of people she was sat with. "Witches are real and have magic powers and fight evil ...Demons...and you are all witches...even Rose?".

Piper nodded, "yes, that's right"

Cole interrupted, "Well technically I'm not a witch, I'm an ex-demon".

Phoebe elbowed Cole as she felt Lissa stiffen up in fear, "He's an ex-demon Sweetie...he really is harmless now".

Lissa looked towards Rose and relaxed as she nodded in assurance.

"and technically I'm a white-lighter".

Piper sighed in exasperation "Leo..."

"What's a white-lighter.." Lissa asked slowly

Leo smiled, "I'm a sort of Guardian Angel for witches"

Rose smiled nervously at her friend, "he doesn't have wings though".

Lissa looked down at the floor, saying nothing in reply.

Phoebe squeezed her nieces shoulder in comfort, "Lissa sweetie, you understand that you can't tell anyone about this...it would put Rose...and us, in a lot of danger if people found out...not many people know our secret at all".

Lissa nodded, "I promise, I won't tell anyone".

Piper smiled, "thank you Lissa".

The room filled with an uncomfortable silence before Rose spoke up, "Lissa..um...are you still...I mean, do you still...um...want...to be my best friend?"

Lissas head shot up, "Of course I do Rose, I wasn't sure if you still wanted to be friends with me 'cos...you know...I can't fight demons or anything like you can".

Rose smiled at her best friend, "I'll always want to be best friends with you Liss".

The two girls hugged each other tightly as the adults looked on smiling before Piper stood up with a jolt, "Oh my, it's almost morning. We'd better orb you two back to the academy".

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Rose snuggled down into her bed almost asleep when she heard a whisper from her room mate.

"Rose, are you awake?"

Rose giggled, "No..."

Lissa burst into giggles at this as well and the room was filled with quiet laughter for a few minutes, "Rose...your family's awesome"

Rose smiled sleepily, "thanks"

"You being a witch is pretty cool to"

"Thanks Lissa...next time you can meet the fairies"

"Wow...fairies are real, that's so cool", Lissa heard Rose sleepily murmur a reply. Lissa herself was to high on the excitement of finding out about the magical world to go to sleep yet, "Rose?"

Rose yawned a yes in response as her eyes drifted shut and she gently drifted into sleep.

Lissa paused, "...thanks...for protecting me...from those demons. I think you're really brave...and that you're the best friend in the whole wide world". She didn't wait for an answer, she knew Rose was asleep and hadn't heard. But Lissa wanted to say it anyway.

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