Chapter 3

Over the following week, Tia's story had been told to the rest of the Halliwell clan. They also agreed to help. After their origonal impression of Tia had worn off, they all seemed to warm up to her. Except for Chris, naturally.

Currently, she was flipping through the Book of Shadows in the manor's attic with Melinda. Did I say everyone except Chris? That may have been a mistake. Although she wasn't as malicious towards her as her brother was, Melinda still wasn't too pleasant.

"You know," she complained. "We know near nothing on this demon. Or if it is infact a demon. How can we find stuff on him?"

"Well," Tia said, biting her tongue to not snap at the girl. "Your brothers and cousins are now looking for more information."

"Then why are you here?" Melinda's eyes turned mischievious. "And not helping them? Let me guess, you don't have enough powers."

Tia glared at Melinda. "No, maybe that's the reason you are here. But that's far from the reason why I'm stuck with you."

She flinched. "You do realize you are now associated with the most powerful witch family ever," she gloated.

She laughed. "Maybe family. But not being."

Melinda looked confused. "Uh, Wyatt's here."

She just shook her head, laughing. Standing up, she said, "Your dad really keeps you sheltered." Abruptly she walked over to the other side of the attic, where her magic book had been placed. Maybe she'd find the demon in there.

"What's your problem?" Melinda demanded angrily.

"Right now, Melinda, it's you." She opened the book. Then, telekeneticly started flipping through it.

"You know, we're helping you. You could be nicer."

A mock gasp of surprise escaped her mouth. "Me? Not nice? No, that can't be."

She just rolled her eyes.

"Melinda I just give you what you give me. Ever heard, treat people like you wanted to be treated?"

"I believe it's as, not like," she replied jokingly. Then smiled at her weakly. "I'm sorry. It's just, you just show up and you know my dad so well. Maybe even better than I do...." The small girl glanced down at her hands, her face sullen.

Tia sighed. "Truce?" She didn't really want to comfort the girl. For all she knew, she was just acting to get attention.

"Yeah." She paused. "What did you mean about most powerful being?"

Tia smirked. "Your brother isn't the most powerful magical being."

Melinda turned pale. All she could manage out was, "Is... is i-it evil?"

"Am I evil?" Tia asked brightly.

Not catching on, Melinda backed away. "Are you?"

"No!" she exclaimed. "God, you guys are so stupid. No offense."

"Some taken," she muttered. "So, it's you?"

She just nodded. The slammed her magic book violently. "You're right! We don't know enough to turn to a book."

"Thank you!"

Tia had a feeling no one ever really listened to Melinda. "Then," she smiled and held her hand out to the girl, "why don't we go get some information oursleves?"

Melinda beamed. She'd never actually been allowed to face a demon before. "Yes!" she cheered, grabbing the girl's hand.

It's a good thing I'm not evil; this girl would be dead by now if I was. The two orbed out of the manor just as Wyatt, Chris, Pam, Prissy, Ladybug and Padme all orbed in - Phoenix and Henry didn't have powers, strangly.

"Where are they going?" Chris asked anxiously.

They all shrugged but were secretly just as anxious. "Let's go find out," Wyatt replied. "Grab the crystal."

Meanwhile, Melinda and Tia were at magic school. "Why here?" Melinda complained.

"I have no idea." But that wasn't the truth, it had been a last minute decision. She had suddenly realized why Melinda was so excited. She'd never faced a demon before. "What are your powers?"

She pouted, obviously not pleased with the powers. Especially since she was about to tell them to the most powerful magical being of all. "Levitation, and premonition. Sucky, eh?"

"No," Tia assured her. "Premonition is extremely useful." She herself had levitation and although she used it often, without her other powers, she found it beyond useless.

"Yeah, but Ladybug has that too. So I'm no use. They make me look through the books and make potions. They don't let me do anything!"

Tia bit her lip. Why is it this girl who has to get me so mad? "They're just being protective, aren't you the youngest?"

She nodded, sulking. "Still-"

"Still, nothing. You could've told me you weren't allowed!" Tia said angrily. "Don't you know that your family would never speak to me again if they found out I almost took you into demon territory? Can't you think at all? God! Maybe it's not a big deal to you, but I need help on this. And without you guys I'm totally screwed. And so are everybody else that's going to die."

She looked taken back. "Then don't tell them," she managed, feeling like a total idiot.

"They're going to wonder where we went! They were orbing in as we orbed out!" People were starting to stare and she knew if the people didn't know who they were, they would've been kicked out by now.

"We can tell them we went to magic school. Then we came back 'cause we realized there was nothing here to help us."

"Don't you know by now Melinda that lying gets you nowhere?" A familliar voice stated from behind them. They both jumped out of their skins. Luckily, it was just Chris and Wyatt. They were both glaring at Melinda angrily. "Melinda -" Wyatt began.

"Wait!" Tia interrupted. "It was my fault. Not hers. I asked her to come and didn't give her a chance to say no," she lied. "Don't be mad at her."

Chris' glare turned over to Tia but it was Wyatt who spoke. He grinned a grin that took her breath away, then said, "Lying won't get you anywhere, either."

Tia and Melinda laughed awkwardly. How long had they been there?

Then Chris added as if reading her mind, "We've been here almost as long as you guys .Let's go home, we think we have some information."

They sighed as the four orbed back.

"Where were you?" Leo and Piper demanded in unison.

"Magic school," Melinda replied innocently.

"Tia, what the Hell?" Leo asked, raging. " Why'd you orb her out? What were you thinking? She doesn't have any fighting powers. She could've gotten hurt!"

Tia glared at her - now, once again - whitelighter. "She never told me that!" She almost yelled. "And she would've been fine if she'd listen to me! And you know that! But no! You can't be calm for one second even though you know I wouldn't have let anything happen to her. And she never told me that you guys don't let her go fight demons. You could've told me! It would've been useful, you know.God, Leo." She finished only because she needed oxygen in her lungs.

Leo just gaped. Everything she said was true. But he stilll hadn't told Piper or anyone about Tia's long list of powers, many of which could protect Melinda and make up for her lack of offensive powers. "You're right," he mumbled.

"She's right?" Piper repeated, confused.

Tia just kept quiet. Wyatt and Chris - not that she cared what he thought - must think she's a freak. She'd just spazzed at two people all within one hour. She really was a freak. Accidently, she looked up and met Wyatt's glance. He winked at her and she looked away, blushing madly.

"Yeah." He took a deep breath and for a second they thoguht he was going to pull a Tia and make a long speech. But he didn't. "Tia's, kind of, a lot more powerful than Wyatt. And you guys. And you guys all put together."

Their eyes all bulged except Melinda. It felt good to know something before everybody else did, she glowed.

"And you thought I was evil," Tia said, attempting to tease them.

Shockingly, it worked. They all laughed. Even Chris!

A/N: Kay, so I dont know the point of this chapter, um. I found It and figured it could work until I finish the next chapter that actually has a point. So, R&R but not too hardly :P Im already aware that it sucks!!!!