Chapter 2 Take It Back pt. 1
Writer: Semi-Charming Life
Original Airdate: 8/08/07
DISCLAIMER: All characters who have appeared in the series "Charmed" except those I've created together with the names, titles and background information are the sole copyright property of Aaron Spelling, Constance M. Burge, E. Duke Vincent, and the Warner Brothers Television Network. No copyright infringement was intended in the writing of this fan fiction.
Description:
Piper and Katie are still trying to vanquish Winson when they discover that Winson knows Leo.
Piper and Katie are walking through an Alley slowly.
"So what did you find out about this demon?" Katie asked Piper.
"I don't know." Piper replied.
"You don't know?" Katie asked shocked.
"No. I scryed and found the most magical activity here." Piper answered.
"Piper I'm all for dangerous but seriously do you have a death wish or something?" Katie asked.
"Even if I do what do you car? You act like your my sister or something." Piper said sharply.
"Well maybe I am your.." Katie caught herself.
Katie pauses.
"I mean you remind me of my sister." Katie said.
"So your sister hunts demons?" Piper asked half-sarcastic.
"No my sister was very conservative, and she was really good at baking." Katie said.
"What do you mean was?" Piper asked.
"Well when I die--" Katie half-said.
Katie pauses again.
"When I dyed my hair we stopped talking." Katie explained.
"You stopped talking?" Piper asked.
"Yeah hair is a big issue in our family, she was blonde, I was brunnete you know." Katie said.
"Okay." Piper knew Katie was lying but decided to ignore it.
A male demon then shimmers in the Alley.
"Looks like we found our demon." Piper said looking at the demon.
Piper takes out her knife while Katie takes out a potion.
"Witches. It's my lucky day." The Male Demon said.
"I wouldn't call it lucky." Piper smartly commented.
Piper than tries to throw the athame at the demon but he shimmers out. Piper then looks at Katie disappointed by not being able to vanquish it.
"Damn it." Piper shouted.
"Well just get him next time." Katie knew Piper was mad she didn't get the demon, but it wasn't that big of a deal to Katie.
"Yeah. Okay we should get out of here before any other demons start attacking." Piper said surprised she sounded so nice.
Piper and Katie then walk off.
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Piper and Katie were walking through P3, or what was left of it. Katie looked at P3. She was shocked to see the broken pieces of glass, wood, and a mouse was running on the floor when Piper blew it into ashes.
"What did you do that for?" Katie asked shocked.
"What? It was probably a rat demon or something."
"Rat demon?!" Katie asked horrified that there were rat demons. She wasn't going to live here if there were rat demons running around here.
"Oh relax. Rat demons aren't that bad, beside you have that new power, use it." Piper said very excited. She couldn't wait to get Katie out of her apartment. She didn't like it that Katie was there, from her drinking all the milk, to hogging all the hot water, from her using the toothpaste, and from Katie going hunting with her. Piper knew she had to protect Katie but she didn't want to be her mom!
"Yeah but my power isn't as strong as yours. Maybe I should just stay at your apartment for a little while longer." Katie said, seeing if Piper would give in.
Piper looked at Kate, she didn't want Katie to live with her any longer. "No!", Piper said loudly. "I mean you probably want to have a place of your own."
"No I don't mind, I mean staying with you is fine." Katie said.
Piper couldn't believe this. She had to stop this now. "Fine.", Piper said not believing that she just said that. I mean she didn't want Katie to stay at her apartment, at all. But she knew that having Katie live at P3 wasn't a good idea.
"Thanks, I really appreciate it." Katie said knowing that Piper would cave.
"Fine let's just get out of here. I have work tomorrow." Piper said tiredly.
"Okay."
Piper and Katie then started walking up the broken stairway.
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Phoebe walks into the Kitchen when she sees Cole and looks disgusted.
"Phoebe, you're up!" Cole said cheerfully.
"Yeah Cole, I guess I am." Phoebe said not wanting to talk to Cole. But some part of her knew she still loved him but she couldn't forgive him for making her have to marry him in order to protect Piper.
"So what are you doing today?" Cole asked Phoebe, hoping that Phoebe might say something more nice.
"I don't know. Why?"
"Just wondering. Well I have to go do some work, I'll see you later sweetie." Just like that Cole shimmered out.
Since when does he call me sweetie? Phoebe though to herself, not wanting to think about Cole anymore, she just wanted some toast and then she wanted to go get to work and get this day over with.-----------
Piper walked into an Alley with Katie following behind her. Seems like they were walking around forever trying to find Winson. It had been a week since he last attacked Katie and Piper couldn't wait to get him vanquished and never have to talk to Katie again.
"So where do you think this demon is?" Katie asked.
"I don't know, Leo only told me his name." Piper replied.
Piper couldn't stand Katie anymore, sure she felt sorry for the girl, she didn't know why she just did. It was almost a feeling like they had some sort of bond but she couldn't put her finger on it. I mean how could they have a bond? They have only known each other for a week, and throughout that week Katie had been annoying for the most part. Just as Piper was deep in concentration Leo orbed in front of them.
"Leo! What are you doing here?!" Piper asked.
"I was wondering how you guys were doing on the demon thing?" Leo asked Piper.
"Fine. We were just hunting for him." Piper replied.
Piper didn't know whether to be glad or mad that Leo was here. Sure she still has feelings for Leo, but it seems like he just keeps cramming his feelings down her throat. Katie then turned her attention to Winson who just shimmered in behind Leo.
"Um, guys I think I found the demon." Katie said to them.
Piper and Leo then saw Winson standing a few feet behind them.
"Well Leo I never thought I would see you here again." Winson exclaimed.
"Again?" Piper asked Leo confused.
"I don't know what he's talking about, just through the potion." Leo commanded.
Piper threw the potion only for Winson to shimmer out and the potion vial shattering into a million little pieces on the floor.
"Damn it." Piper said to herself. In the back of her head though she thought maybe it was a good thing that he wasn't vanquished after all Piper wanted to find out how Winson knew Leo.
"Piper you should have thrown the potion faster." Leo yelled.
"Well I'm sorry. How does he know you?" Piper asked Leo. She could tell Leo looked uncomfortable.
"I don't know. Maybe he's heard of me from one of my charges." Leo answered. Piper knew he was lying though, the look on his face said it all.
"Okay well I'm going to go check with the Elders to see what we should do about Winson." Leo said as he orbed out. Piper wouldn't let him off the hook that easily. She could tell there was pain in Leo's eyes when he saw Winson, she just wished she knew what it was about. Then Piper looked over at Katie. "Okay we should probably get back to scrying again for the demon.
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Meanwhile Phoebe's day wasn't quite as good. She had just got to her job, a secretary, it wasn't her dream job and she didn't need a job either. Cole could just make money with all his powers he has stolen from witches over the past century. Phoebe then sat down at her office when she saw her boss Judy walk up to Phoebe's desk. "Hey Judy." Phoebe greeted Judy with a big fake smile. She couldn't stand the sight of her boss. There was something about her that just made Phoebe cringe every time she saw her.
"Phoebe, you're late."
"Yeah I'm sorry about that it's just traffic." Phoebe tried explaining.
"Well there are no excuses for being late, Phoebe if you keep this up I might have to think about your status here." Judy said threating.
"Are you threating me?." Phoebe asked angrily.
"Maybe. Look Phoebe ever since these past few months you have been very bitter."
Phoebe was outraged, not only has she been working her butt off these past months, but she was nice to all her co-workers here, the only problem she had here was her boss. "I am anything but bitter!" Phoebe exclaimed."I'm just saying you might want to reevaluate your priorities or I will."
Judy then walked away, and as she did Phoebe couldn't help but mocking her. Then Phoebe remembered she had left one of her work folders in her car. She quickly got up and started walking towards the exit.
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Piper was now sitting on her couch scrying while Katie was making potions. Piper still trying to find Winson. She couldn't believe how long it was taking her to find one stupid demon.
"Find anything?" Katie asked, knowing Piper didn't find anything but Katie had to say something to make small talk.
"Nope." Piper said getting even more and more annoyed at Katie. She didn't think it was possible to be this annoyed but one individual.
Then with a purple explosion Katie finished her potion. "Done." Katie said pleased with herself.
"Okay." Piper replied not carrying. Just then the scrying crystal landed on Hill St. on the map. "I think I found where he is." Piper said proudly.
"Okay should we get Leo?" Katie asked.
"No." Piper answered, she knew if Leo came along she wouldn't get the chance to ask Winson how he knows Leo.
"Well then how are we going to get to the place? Katie asked rather stupidly.
"I have a car." Piper answered.
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Phoebe walked through the parking lot when she saw one of her co-workers Vicky Hensley running straight toward her away from none other than Winson, although Phoebe had no idea who he is.
"Phoebe! Phoebe!" Vicky hollered as she ran up to Phoebe.
"What is it?" Phoebe asked.
"He's coming after me. Please you have to help his hands they..." Vicky wondered of in her own mind.
Winson ran closer and then stopped as he saw Phoebe. "Well look what we have here. The Evil Charmed One."
"Not quite." Phoebe replied. Phoebe then ran up to Winson kicking him in the stomach and then in the face making him fall to the floor. Phoebe felt good kicking a demon again, getting all her anger out. She pictured Cole in her mind and then kicked Winson in the stomach again as he was lying on the ground. But before she could do it again he shimmered out. Phoebe looked back at Vicky realizing she just saved an innocent. Not that she couldn't but what would happen to her if Cole were to find out.
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Meanwhile, Piper and Katie were getting now where, now walking down another Alley. Piper was getting fed up with this. She took most of the day off in order to hunt demons and she can't even find one.
"I thought you said he was here." Katie said a little ticked off.
"He was. Maybe he shimmered out." Piper replied trying to think of why Winson wasn't in the Alley. But just like that Winson shimmered in front of them.
"Hello ladies." Winson said smoothly.
"Throw the potion Piper!" Katie shouted.
But Piper couldn't. She had to figure out how Winson knew Leo. "How do you know Leo?" Piper asked Winson. Winson gave a wicked smile but didn't answer. "Answer my question." Piper commanded. Piper kept wondering why Winson wasn't answering her. She then froze him.
"Okay Piper throw the potion." Katie commanded yet again.
"I can't not until I know how he knows Leo." Piper told Katie. Piper then motioned her hands and unfroze Winson head. Winson looked around shocked.
"Unfreeze me." Winson commanded Piper.
"Not until you tell me how you know Leo." Piper said. She knew she should probably kill him while she had the chance but she needed answers, and Piper knew he had them.
"I'm not saying a thing." Winson replied.
"Well then we are just going to wait till you answer cause I've got nothing but time." Piper said.
"Okay well I don't have nothing but time." Katie said to Piper anxiously. "This isn't a good idea. We should vanquish him.
"He has something to hide otherwise he would just tell me."
Leo then orbed in and looked at Winson and then back at Piper. "Piper vanquish him." Leo told her.
"No Leo he has to answer my question, or you will." Piper told Leo.
"What question?" Leo asked, he knew what Piper was asking but he wanted to avoid the subject all together.
"You know what I'm talking about now tell me!" Piper commended Leo.
"Should you tell her or should I?" asked Winson, who had an evil smirk on his face.
"Fine, I will." Leo said. "I..Winson is my. He's my brother." Leo announced.
End Of Chapter 2