CHAPTER SIX
Paige jumped when Piper slammed a newspaper on the table in front of her.
,,This is unbelievable!'' Piper said loudly.
,,What?'' Paige said confused.
,,Listen,'' the elder sister said. ,,`Senator Charles Libra will be holding a formal ball for multi-millionaire Cole Turner of Turner Enterprise on Saturday. The balls purpose is to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Turner's sixteenth wedding anniversary. Only San Francisco's upper class elite is invited and it will be the bash of the year.' From the senator it'll be the governor and in the end the Mayor.''
,,It's LA all over again,'' Paige realised.
,,I agree,'' Prue said and sat down beside Piper. ,,We need to get in to that party and I know how. Jason Dean.''
Paige looked at her eldest sister in surprise. ,,We can't do that!''
,,We can and we will!'' Prue said stubbornly.
,,He's my ex-fiancé. We will do nothing.'' Paige commented sharply.
,,We are talking about a city of people here. I wont let San Francisco become the new Los Angeles.''
Paige huffed. In the end she realised the truth of Prue's words and took her phone from her purse, which lay nearby.
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Jason Dean, business mogul and recently married to the stone cold editor of the Bay Mirror Newspaper, Jane Zerah. He was part of the upper class San Francisco elite and proudly so. He knew of the existence of the magic world, because of his previous love for Paige Matthews, who he'd been with for five years.
So when he received a call from said Paige Mitchell, he was extremely surprised. Their relationship hadn't ended well. Not well at all. More like disastrous!
Determined not to sound bitter, he took the call.
,,Hallo, Paige,'' he said.
,,Jason,'' she replied nervously.
,,What do I owe the pleasure?'' he asked.
,,Can I come by?''
He paused. He missed talking to her even after so many years. He knew there would be a reason for her visit. ,,Sure.'' He sat back down in his office chair.
Seconds after, he saw the blue sparkles, which indicated her arrival.
She looked fidgety.
,,I'm not a demon,'' he tried to ease her.
She smiled a little. ,,I would've been more at ease, if you were.''
He laughed. ,,I know this is not a social call. So, spit it out. What do you need?''
,,Are you going to the Turner celebration?''
He was shocked. Of all things, this was the question she asked.
,,Of course I am,'' he answered. ,,If I gain friendship with Turner Enterprise, every door in the world will open for me.''
She sat down in the chair on the opposite side of his table. ,,Prue, Piper and I need to get into that party.''
He was silent for a long time. ,,Why?'' he finally asked.
,,The eternal fight against evil, of course.''
Jason Dean considered himself a man of morale. He didn't like to cause hurt, but had to because of his status as a businessman. Finding out about the eternal fight between Good and Evil had been an eye-opener for him. He wanted to help people after he'd fallen for Paige, even if that meant getting the sisters to the Turner celebration.
,,I'll see what I can do.''
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Friday came and three neat envelopes lay on the manors doorstep. Leo picked them up and looked at them with a frown. He was unaware of the sisters plan to be at their evil sister's wedding anniversary.
,,Piper!'' he called loudly.
,,Kitchen!'' his wife replied.
He walked into the kitchen and showed her the envelopes. ,,What's this?''
Piper smiled. ,,Jason got them! Fantastic!'' she took the envelopes and opened op one of them.
,,Jason?'' Leo asked with his eyebrows disappearing under his hairline.
,,Paige's ex,'' Piper replied. ,,Delia Carmichael is hereby invited to the celebration of Cole & Phoebe Turner's wedding anniversary.'' She read from the card, she'd taken out of the envelope. ,,Delia Carmichael? Who's Delia Carmichael?''
,,Honey,'' Leo said. ,,What's going on?''
,,The senator is holding this big bash for Phoebe and Cole. We decided to attend that party, so we can watch what they're doing and who they're trying to manipulate,'' Piper explained, feeling slightly guilty for not having told the plan to her husband.
,,Are you sure that's a good idea, honey?''
,,We can't let our town become hell like LA!'' she said determined.
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Standing in front of a mirror, Phoebe studied herself critically. The long red dress flowed around her. She looked like a fairytale princess, but her cold eyes gave her away. There could be wild fire in those eyes; so intense even Cole's eyes would flicker away from hers. But now they were cold and brutal.
Cole studied her silently, leaning against the doorframe. He often watched her. It gave him peace in his mind, which was needed when you ruled the Underworld.
A small rebellion in Downtown Los Angeles had caused Cole to spend a great deal of time there. Phoebe always got extra cranky when he was gone for longer times.
But their anniversary ball was tonight. He wouldn't have missed it for the world. It was far too enjoyable to see young businessmen trying to charm their way into Phoebe's heart. They were hoping she had enough power in Turner Enterprise to put it in the businessmen's favour. She would play with them for a while, knowing exactly what their intensions were. She carefully discarded those who'd given up early in their pursuit of her and embraced the once who'd refused to give up. Those were the once who Turner Enterprise needed, not some poor weak humans, who believed in hope and good. Turner Enterprise was supposed to represent hell in the Overworld.
,,Do you like?'' Phoebe asked, when she sensed him. Her eyes came to life and they vibrated with love and fire.
Cole smiled and wrapped her in his arms, kissing her fiercely.
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Paige, Prue and Piper appeared in Jason's office Saturday night, ready for the big ball. He was expecting their arrival, especially Paige's. He knew he shouldn't. She was happily married and he was somewhat nicely and conveniently married to Jane.
The three sisters looked beautiful with their dresses acquired for the special occasion.
,,You ready?'' Jason asked.
,,Almost,'' Paige said. She threw a small bottle of liquid on the floor in front of her. The liquid made a gurgling sound and white light appeared. When the light disappeared, a woman with blonde hair and large green eyes appeared. ,,Shannon Patrick at your service,'' she said with a smile.
Prue became a redhead and wore the name of Karen St. James. Piper became a tall brunette with icy blue eyes.
,,You like your names?'' Jason joked.
,,Delia Carmichael,'' Piper said with an annoyed look. ,,Just great. It's just perfectly great.''
,,The limo's waiting outside,'' he said with a smile.
Piper and Prue walked first out of the office, Paige hanging back to walk with her ex.
,,Where's Henry tonight?'' Jason asked curiously.
,,Where's Jane tonight?'' she shot back good naturally.
,,In Oklahoma with her parents,'' he replied, catching the meaning of her words.
,,The woman's actually got parents?'' Paige said. She despised the editor. Jane Zerah was a cold-hearted bitch and didn't deserve Jason at all.
,,That was low, Paige,'' Jason said. ,,Do you want me to get into Henry?''
Paige was about to speak, when Prue interrupted. ,,Hey, you two. We're going to be late.''
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Greeting every guest with a court nod, Cole felt extremely bored. Through their special connection, he could feel his wife felt the exact same thing as him. It was good publicity for their operation, but its necessity didn't make up for the fact that it was still extremely boring.
Suddenly, Cole picked up the unmistakable feeling of witches. Good witches!
'Do you feel it?' he telekinetically asked Phoebe. 'Witches!'
His wife turned towards him with an evil smirk. 'Maybe this night wont be so boring after all.''
Cole Turner, the Source of All Evil, never doubted Phoebe.
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So I'm done with school. I will not be having to even think of school until I'll go to the states in the end of August and that year wont even matter to my further eduaction and in two weeks, a trip to Spain, sunny Spain.. Life's good right now. Love, Cadeeo, R&R
