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"I am so sorry I didn't tell you," Aaron said hugging Syn from behind he and all three sisters sat in her room, "I just didn't know how you'd react," he looked down and did a very good impression of a kicked puppy.

"Those eyes may work on my baby sisters but not on me," Syn said dryly.

"Damnit!" he whined.

Golden orbs floated in the air and Penny Hallowell appeared in front of them first in ghostly form and then became flesh and blood, "Grams!" Gia yelled and hugged her great grandmother.

"GG!" Ann yelled and followed her older sisters example.

Aaron stared at her, "Holy shit!" Penny turned around and saw Aaron sitting there staring at her and her other great granddaughter standing up with her hands on her hips, "Damnit Grams! You do realise that anyone could have been in here with us?! You could have just exposed our secret to the Provost for crying out loud!"

"Well it's nice to know you love me so much that you scold me before even saying hi," Penny quipped, and Syn's face softened, she hugged Penny before stepping back.

"It's nice to see you Grams, but still, what if it wasn't just us in here?"

"Well it appears that it wasn't just you in here," she motioned to Aaron.

"Oh don't worry about him, he knows what we are, we were attacked by demons a couple of hours ago, he was with us."

"Oh," Penny said.

"Right, well, not that I'm not glad to see you, but…why are you here?"

"Oh well, there's been a lot of talk where I am lately, and I've been watching the elders, seeing what they're doing, I've heard rumours, something big is happening in the Underworld."

"So you came to us about it?! What about Mom, and Aunt Piper and Phoebe, and Wyatt, after all he is the twice blessed child."

"Because, your mother and her sisters may be the Charmed Ones, but you are their children. Not to mention the fact that they're on holiday and that you and Chris built up your own organisation to deal with all threats that were supernatural, I can't believe that it's been a year and you still haven't come up with a name for it yet."

Syn shrugged, "What can I say, I procrastinate." She sighed, "Look I'll check out the Underworld, but as far as I know it's all been pretty quiet, I'll call headquarters, tell them to take a look. In the meantime Grams, no more popping up unannounced at my school, please?"

Penny smiled at her great granddaughter's assertiveness, "Alright my darling's but before I go, I'd like to get to know this young man here."

"Grams," Syn whined.

"I want to get to know who exactly the young man is that knows all about us, so that I can come and destroy him if he ever tells anyone!"

Aaron looked at Syn questioningly, "Is it going to be like this every time I meet one of your relatives?"

"Only the dead ones," Syn shrugged, "…I think…"

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"So how much longer do you think they're going to take?" Gia asked Syn. She shrugged, they had been kicked out of her room so Grams could 'get to know' about Aaron they were now waiting outside the room sitting on the floor, God only knows why they weren't in the twins room but there they were sitting on the floor outside Syn's room.

The door opened and Aaron walked out visibly shaken, "Aaron," Syn stood up and put a hand on his arm, "Aaron, are you okay?"

He looked down at her, "Don't ever leave me alone with your great grandmother again!" Syn covered her mouth and burst out in hysterical laughter, "It's not funny!" he whined.

"Yes, yes it is," she gasped, "you're terrified of my Grams!"

Aaron crossed his arms and pouted, "Now that's just mean!"

"I know darling, but it's just so much fun!" Syn walked into her room only to notice that Penny had disappeared, she walked over to her desk and read the note that she had left. 'Sorry my darlings,

I must go check up on Paige's children, and Chris and Wyatt, I'll come back soon!

Grams.'

Gia shut the door and sat on the bed with Ann, "So what's your headquarters?" Aaron asked.

"Ah, well after we, my sisters and I joined our family and you know helped fight all the demons that were out there I kinda figured it was pointless. I mean what can one family, all be it a very large family, do, and I mean really do against all that evil out there? So I had this brilliant idea to have some sort of network that linked together all the good magical families and creatures together, an underground network that would link all of us together, there are bases in every continent, even Antarctica. Everyone in the magical community knows about it."

"Doesn't that mean that all those demons in the Underworld know about it and can get in?" Aaron asked.

"Nope, I thought of that, you remember I told you about our Book of Shadows?" Aaron nodded, "Well Chris put a spell on any random books and use them as part of our entry key. If you can touch the book then you're good and you can get in, if you can't, well, then we kill you. It's pretty standard really."

"Cool."

"I know, it's great, and since Chris and I created it, we're like the bosses of the whole thing."

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Sunday

Gia was heading out of the dorms to meet Sarah for lunch. Ann had gone to see Tyler, Aaron was in his room doing homework and Syn and Reid were off doing God knows what, she was bored. She headed towards her car when she saw something that she really didn't want to, Kate was pressed up against a truck, making out with Aaron's former best friend Ryan, "Oh shit." She had promised herself if she saw them together again she would tell Pogue. The only problem was: it was obvious that Pogue loved Kate, if she told him, she'd break his heart. 'What the hell am I supposed to do now?!' she thought to herself. Shaking her head she got into her car and headed to the café she said she'd meet Sarah at, 'Maybe Sarah can help.'

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"Damnit Reid! Will you hold still?" Syn reprimanded him as he sat in the chair across from her.

"But you've already sketched me!" he complained, "I should be able to move now!" they were in her room, and Syn had a painting for her art class due in two days, she was sat behind the canvas while Reid was her chosen subject…sort of…

"Well if you hadn't complained about the fact that I was going to ask Aaron before you then you wouldn't even be in this position! But no you had to do what you always do, bitch and moan about how Aaron was getting a free way into all those 'art chicks' pants and you weren't. So now here we are and you're arguing with me over this! For God's sake Reid, I'm letting you watch the bloody T.V. while I paint, I want this damned thing perfect and if you move then the colours are going to turn out wrong because the light and shadow on you are going to keep changing! So stay fucking still!" she ordered.

Reid looked over at her and grinned, "You know you're sexy when you get all mad like that."

"You little!" Syn put the painting behind the bed and then threw a glob of green paint at him, hitting him squarely on the nose.

His eyes locked with hers slowly and he spoke in a low tone, "You're going to pay for that."

Syn's eyes widened as she saw him stand up, "Oh crap."

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Gia headed back to the dorm rooms with one thing in mind, she was right, Sarah had helped her make her decision and she was going to tell Pogue. After an hour she found him in town getting his bike fixed, (surprise, surprise!). She walked into the garage quietly and noticed that Pogue was the only one in there with his bike, nervously she walked up to him, "P-Pogue?"

He turned around and greeted her with a smile, "Hey Gia, what's up, your car playing up?"

"No, actually, I uh- I came to see you…"

he looked at her properly and noticed her frown, "What's wrong?"

"Um Pogue, I- I know you're probably not going to believe me and I know you're probably going to hate me after this but- but I couldn't just let it happen," she was speaking quickly now, "I mean she's your girlfriend and any idiot can see that you love her and I know it's none of my business but-"

"Gia slow down, start from the beginning, what is it?"

"Well, I was on my way to lunch with Sarah, and I was gong to my car, and I saw…"

"What?"

"Pogue, I saw Kate and Ryan making out."

Pogue stared at her for a moment, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"I saw them Pogue, they were up against his truck, they were all over each other!"

"Right, are you sure that's what you saw?"

"Pogue, I'm not gonna lie to yo-"

"Because it's starting to make sense now. You hate Kate, and every time I ask her about it she say's that you're just jealous-"

"Pogue I wo-"

"So what you figure that you tell me Kate's cheating on me and I'm going to run to you?!"

"Pogue-" Gia was close to tears, she knew Pogue may not like what she had to say but she didn't think that he'd be like this.

"Oh and here we go with the innocent look, what's next tears?! Get out Gia! Don't come near me or Kate ever again!"

Gia moved to leave clenching her teeth she stopped, turning to look at him tears were falling from her eyes, "Fine Pogue, but when you catch her, and she breaks your heart, don't say that I didn't warn you, and don't bother to say sorry!" she stormed out of the garage and sat in her car. Slamming her fists on the steering wheel she started it up and headed back to Spencer, she needed her sisters.

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Syn was laughing as she answered the knock at her door, both she and Reid were covered in paint from their little war and they looked ridiculous. She took one look at the person standing at the door and her slight smile was gone, "Gia, sweetheart what's wrong?"

Gia was crying and she was about to speak when she saw the state Syn was in, "Why are you covered in paint?" she looked over at Reid and then back at her older sister, "Why are you both covered in paint?"

"It doesn't matter. What's wrong darling?" after being invited in Gia told both Syn and Reid what had happened. Once she had finished Syn grabbed her coat and keys, "That boy is going to realise what a mistake he just made!"

Gia didn't bother trying to stop her sister, Pogue had hurt her after all. But Reid looked up, "What are you going to do?"

"Just prove to him that my little sister doesn't lie about things like this, take care of her until I get back." She didn't give him time to answer before she left the room slamming the door behind her.

Reid looked at Gia, "Come on," he said, "Let's get you back to your room, I'd hug you, but I'm a bit of a mess right now." He chuckled as he looked down at himself covered in paint. Gia laughed a little too and he escorted her out.

Syn drove to the garage Pogue was in and was pleased to find that he was still there, on her way out she saw Kate following Ryan into his dorm room. Getting out she stormed in and grabbed Pogue's arm, "Right, you're coming with me," she looked over at the man who was working on his bike; "He'll come and pick it up tomorrow."

She dragged Pogue to the car and looked at him, "In." she said.

"Look if this is about Gia-"

"Pogue I swear if you don't get in, so help me I will shove your head so far up your own ass that you'll be tasting your own shit for a month, now get in!"

He did as she said and Syn headed right back to the dorms. Once there she got out and opened Pogue's door, "Follow me."

Pogue, not wanting to start a scene in front of the whole school did as she said. They headed up to Ryan's dorm and Syn banged on the door. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Pogue asked.

"Shut up!" she slammed her fist on the door again and Ryan opened up wearing just his boxers.

"What?!" he yelled.

Syn shoved past him and pulled Pogue into the room, there, in the bed covering herself in a sheet was Kate. Pogue looked at her and then Ryan before leaving the room and heading back outside, Syn followed him, "I'd hit you right now, for making my little sister cry, but it seems as though you're going through enough pain at the moment. Looks like you've got someone to apologise to." Syn left.

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