A/N: Thanks for the reviews, keep them coming. =D So, here it is, Chapter 8. Enjoy!

Melinda opened her eyes to see Caleb staring down at her.

"Hey." She said, sitting up. She looked around the room, "Where's Chase?"

"Gone." Caleb simply said. He looked at her for a few seconds, "Why didn't you just tell me?" He asked.

"Would you have believed me if I had?" Melinda asked him; Caleb thought about it for a few seconds,

"Probably not." He admitted. Melinda nodded,

"This was the best possible way to get to know you." Melinda paused and reached for his hand, "I'm sorry if I hurt you." Caleb shook his head, letting her hold his hand,

"I'm not hurt; it's just a lot to process, and with Pogue in the hospital-"Melinda interrupted,

"What happened to Pogue?"

"He had an accident. He was on his way to find Chase." Melinda thought about it for a second,

"Urm, I'm not going to go over my whole magical family history right now, but my brothers have the power to heal people." Melinda paused, "If you want, I could ask them to try to heal Pogue…" Melinda suggested. Caleb shot her a tired smile,

"You'd do that?" Melinda smiled and held on to his hand,

"Yeah." She said softly, "I'd do that."

CHARMED

Melinda and Caleb reached the hospital, and made their way to Pogue's room; Reid and Tyler looked a little confused to see Melinda there, but they didn't say anything. Melinda once again, looked around her to make sure that nobody else was looking,

"Wyatt?" She called uncertainly. "Chris?" All of a sudden, Chris appeared in a swirl of white orbs; Caleb, Reid and Tyler, took a few steps back, surprised. Chris smiled at his sister,

"Hey, is everything okay?" Chris said. "We haven't managed to find any more information on the spell that your friend is under, but Wyatt was working on it, so that's why I came instead- " Chris trailed off when he saw the three Sons of Ipswich standing behind his sister, he looked down at Melinda, "Explain. Now." Melinda stepped back and motioned to Caleb, Reid and Tyler.

"Chris, this is Caleb Danvers, Reid Garwin and Tyler Simms. The Sons of Ipswich." Melinda told her brother; she turned to the boys, "Guys, this is my older brother Chris." The three boys muttered quiet "Heys" to Chris; still freaked about by the whole orbing thing. Chris briefly looked at them, his eyes resting on Caleb for a moment,

"Aren't there supposed to be four of you?" He asked.

"Actually, there are five of them." Melinda told her brother. "Putnam's line never died out." Chris raised his eyebrows,

"Do the Elders know?" He asked. Melinda shrugged.

"Who knows?" She said, "Listen Chris, I need you to heal the boy in that room over there." Melinda pointed to Pogue's room." Chris nodded.

"Okay, gimme a sec." Melinda stepped back and watched her brother orb into the room. Caleb stepped forward to stand beside her,

"How does he do that?" He asked. Melinda paused,

"Long story short, my Dad used to be a guardian angel to Witches. He had the ability to orb and heal." Melinda motioned towards her brother who had his hands placed over Pogue's body. Reid spoke up from behind her,

"So, what? Are you part-Angel are something?" He snorted. Melinda turned around to face the boy,

"Wyatt and Chris are. My Dad clipped his wings before I was born, so I was born half-Witch and half- Mortal." Reid shook his head,

"I thought Caleb was messing with us when he told us that you're a Witch." Melinda looked at Caleb,

"When did you tell them that I was a Witch?" she asked.

"While you were talking to your brother. I figured it would save time." Caleb shrugged.

"Did you tell them about the Pact? Melinda asked.

"What Pact?" Tyler stepped forward. Melinda and Caleb exchanged looks; Caleb opened his mouth to speak, when Chris orbed out with the same confused expression he had worn earlier when he and Wyatt hadn't been able to heal Kate. Caleb stepped forward,

"Well?" Chris ignored Caleb and looked at his sister,

"Couldn't do it." Chris shook his head; "The same Dark Magic that's affecting you friend is affecting him too." Chris motioned with his head to Pogue's room. Caleb exhaled sharply,

"Chase." He turned to Melinda. Chris looked between his sister and her ex-fiancée.

"Who?" He asked Melinda.

"The fifth son. From Putnam's bloodline." Chris frowned.

"Well, whoever he is, he's powerful. I'll have to go check with the Elders about this one." Giving his sister a quick hug and a sharp nod in Caleb's direction, Chris orbed away to Elderland. There was an awkward silence for a moment before Reid interrupted,

"So what's this Pact?" Melinda took a deep breath and gave the Reid the cliff notes version,

"Basically, my ancestor made a Pact with your ancestors that the eldest daughter of the Charmed line shall be married to the eldest son of the Covenant before her 18th birthday or my entire family line gets wiped out. And if the eldest son doesn't marry the eldest daughter; the Power is broken forever." Melinda paused. "I'm the eldest daughter of the Charmed line. I came to Ipswich looking for the eldest son of the Covenant."

"What are you talking about when you say 'Charmed line'?" Tyler asked.

"My ancestor vowed that each generation of her line would grow stronger and stronger ending up in the arrival of three sisters who would be the most powerful source of good the world has ever known, they will fight evil and protect innocents. They shall be called the Charmed Ones. My Mom was a Charmed One. So, yeah." Melinda finished. "Any questions?" Reid and Tyler shook their heads. Melinda breathed a sigh of relief. "Good." She turned to Caleb,

"You guys stay here and keep an eye on Pogue." He told Reid and Tyler who nodded. "We'll be right back." Caleb held Melinda's hand and led her out of the hospital.

"Where are we going?" Melinda asked as they exited the hospital and began making their way towards Caleb's car.

"I want you to see something." He told her as he started his car and drove away from the hospital.

CHARMED

An hour later, Melinda found herself looking up the Danvers original colony house; the house looked less creepy in the darkness, but Melinda was still confused as to why they were there. Caleb got out of the car and motioned for Melinda to follow him. Melinda got out of the car but didn't move. Caleb turned to look at her,

"What's wrong?" He asked, walking over to her. Melinda frowned up him,

"Why are we here, Caleb?" She asked. Caleb took both her hands in his,

"Do you trust me?" He asked his dark eyes boring into hers. Melinda sighed,

"Of course I do, but-"

"I promise we'll talk about everything. I just have to show you something first. Okay?" Melinda nodded reluctantly. Caleb let go of one of her hands and led her to the old house. Once they reached the house; Caleb withdrew a key from his coat pocket and unlocked the door; the door creaked open and Melinda found herself in a narrow hallway.

"What about your caretaker?" She asked Caleb as he closed the door behind them. Caleb just took her hand,

"It's okay." He said, leading her up a narrow staircase. As they ascended the staircase, Melinda felt the air around them grow from cold and airy to hot and stuffy; almost as if there was a fire burning. Sure enough when Melinda reached the last step. She found herself in an attic; there was an old armchair that stood at one end of the room, facing the fire. There was medical equipment strewn all over the room. Melinda looked around them room in both awe and confusion, she only noticed the old man standing over the armchair, when he addressed Caleb.

"What are you doing?" He asked Caleb, glancing at Melinda.

"It's all right." Caleb said

"Caleb…" The old man said warningly.

"It's important to me Gorman." Caleb said. Gorman just stared at Caleb for a second before moving away from the chair. Caleb, still hold on to Melinda's hand, led her towards the armchair. The closer they got to the armchair; Melinda saw a gnarled hand resting on one of the arms.

"It's okay." Caleb said, sensing her unease. Suddenly they were standing in front of the chair, and Melinda was able to see the man in the chair more clearly; he was old. Really old. Melinda wondered if he was related to Caleb; his great-grandfather maybe? As Melinda was contemplating this, the old man's eyes flung open and when he saw them standing there, he smiled.

"This is William Danvers the Third." Caleb told her, his voice heavy with emotion, "My father." Melinda looked up at Caleb alarmed, "He's 44 yrs old."

CHARMED

"Every bloodline produces only one." Caleb told Melinda, half an hour later; by now the sun had risen, and they were sitting on the old bridge, near Putnam barn. "The eldest male."

"And you've had these powers since you born?" Melinda asked him. Caleb shook his head,

"At 13, you get a hit of it. It's sort of like a test. At 18 we Ascend. Our Powers fully mature. And it's seductive. Some can handle it and others like my father cant." Caleb finished. Melinda was quiet for a moment,

"So the Power wears your body down with each use of magic." Melinda realized. "And Chase wants you to will him your Power." Caleb nodded. "But what if you don't? Will you still be able to beat him?"

"He already has his father's Power; that makes him very powerful."

"And what if someone wills you their Power." Caleb shook his head,

"When we Ascend, the Power becomes our life. Lose the Power-"

"Lose your life." Melinda finished the sentence and looked down. There was still one more thing to discuss;

"Caleb," Melinda began. "Whatever happens next, I just want you to know that-"Melinda broke off. Caleb knelt on the ground in front of her,

"What are you talking about?" He asked. Melinda avoided meeting his eyes,

"I came here looking for my future husband, Caleb. Chase is the oldest son of the Covenant." Calebs eyes widened as the implications of her words began to sink in,

"No." Caleb said getting up and pacing back and forth. "No. You're not marrying Chase. No." Melinda got up and stopped him,

"Caleb," she said, placing a hand on the side of his face, "I have to do it. If I don't then not only does my family line get wiped out; but you, Pogue, Reid and Tyler would die as well. And I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if that happened." Caleb placed his hands on her shoulders,

"There has to be a way out of it." He said, his eyes pleading with her to tell him that there was loophole somewhere. Melinda shook her head sadly,

"There isn't. I mean, I've asked my cousins to find out if there was way out of marrying Chase, but I doubt there's a way out of it."

"What if we get rid of him?" Caleb asked her, his eyes serious. Melinda frowned,

"You just told me that he's too powerful to stop with your Powers." Caleb nodded.

"Doesn't mean I can't try." Melinda turned away from Caleb,

"And what happens if you get hurt in the process?" She asked him, toying with her charm bracelet. When she got no answer from Caleb, she turned to look at him, "Let me help you Caleb. Together we could get rid of Chase." Caleb shook his head,

"No way, I'm not getting you involved in this, any more than you already are."

"Caleb; Chase wouldn't dare hurt me. Whether he likes it or not; he needs me. He wants his powers; he needs me. He can't hurt me. I could distract him, while you figure out a way to get rid of him"

"So, what you're saying is that I use you for bait?" Melinda shrugged,

"Stranger things have happened." Caleb ran his hand through his hair,

"It's too risky." Melinda glared at him, "Okay, okay." Caleb raised his hands in a mock surrender, "We'll figure out the logistics later okay? First we have to talk to my Mother." Caleb took her hand and led her to his car.

CHARMED

Thanks to Calebs unbelievably fast driving, they reached Calebs house within seconds. As they pulled up to the imposing gates of the Danvers Mansion, Melinda was rendered speechless,

"You LIVE here?" She asked him, Caleb smiled sheepishly. "Wow." The gates swung open and Caleb maneuvered the car down the driveway. He stopped in front of the large doors that led into the house,

"Come on," He said getting out of the car. "Mother should be awake by now." Melinda suppressed her nerves and followed Caleb to the door; he opened the door, and Melinda found herself in an entrance hall filled with antiques that could rival the ones back home. Melinda was still looking around the hall in amazement, when a beautiful brunette woman descended the staircase,

"Caleb?" She said, her voice filled with concern, "Where on earth have you been?" Caleb looked up at his mother, his voice full of relief,

"Mother." He said, relief evident on his handsome face, "You're okay." Melinda realized that this was Caleb's mother and tried to make herself as invisible as possible; Caleb's mother waved a hand in the air,

"Of course I'm okay." She said, descending the final step to appear in front of the two teenagers, "And who may I ask is this?" She said, noticing Melinda for the first time. Melinda stepped forward to stand next to Caleb,

"Mother, this is Melinda Halliwell; she's a Witch." Caleb introduced Melinda to his mother, who peered at Melinda with interest,

"A Witch?" she repeated, eyebrows raised, Melinda nodded earnestly "Prove it." She said, taking a few steps back.

"Mother, is this really necessary?" Caleb began, but his mother held up a hand to stop him,

"Caleb, I would just like to make sure that she is who she says she is. That's all." She turned to Melinda, "Well?" Melinda sighed and raised her hands and blew up a lamp that was standing nearby; she then recited a spell to repair the vase. Once that was done, she turned to Caleb's mother, who was visibly stunned,

"Well, then." The older woman cleared her throat, "I guess that clears that little matter up. Its nice to meet you my dear." She said, shaking Melinda's hand. Melinda smiled, relieved,

"Its nice to meet you too, Mrs. Danvers."

"Please, call me Evelyn." Evelyn turned to her son, "Now, are you going to tell me where you were all night, or do I have to ask Melinda?" Caleb sighed,

"Mother." He said, "You should sit down."

A/N: So.. What did you think? I know this chapter was a little dry, but it was just filler; the next chapter will have a lot more action in it, I promise. So keep reviewing please!