AN: Okay so here's the deal. I totally forgot about Hazel and Frank in this spin off series. So I'm going to slowly incorporate them into this book somehow and then post a book that technically takes place before this one to explain them in this world

Piper watched Jason from the doorway, her robe wrapped tightly around her as to keep the warmth in. After seeing what she saw...the coldness never went away, as if the ghosts themselves were inside her, affecting her temperature. They were in her mind, that was for sure.

As she watched Jason cook dinner, all she could think about was how they hadn't noticed more, how Jason still didn't know. This house... It was known for its deaths, known for its history. Had ghosts really never crossed their minds?

"Jason." Piper stepped into the kitchen as she felt a surge of wind rush past her. Without a doubt, she knew it had been one of the ghosts she had spoken to earlier. But which one, she wasn't sure. "We need to talk. It's...it's really important."

"Is everything okay?" Jason looked over from the shaped noodles he had been filling with the mixture he had put together. "What, don't want Italian tonight?"

Piper waved his questions aside. "It's about this house. About...about what's happened in this house, before we came."

"Did someone die?" Jason asked. "I mean...it's old. Older than the civil war."

"Yeah, people died..." Piper sat on the island and let her feet dangle. "But that's not...all that's important. It's the fact that...that they're still here."

Jason's hands stopped working. "Excuse me?"

"I know, I know you don't like to think about it...after...you know." Piper moved a hand to his shoulder. "But I saw them. I felt them. I talked to them."

"You know it sounds crazy..."

"I know."

"But it makes sense." he closed his eyes. "The kids...the window...what I've heard..."

Piper raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

Jason nodded. "I don't like to believe it, either. But I know I have to... Describe them to me?"

The air rushed passed her again, sent her hair fluttering about. "A woman and her husband. Her name is Annabeth, I think. She's got kids that play with Maddie and Octavia."

"...okay..."

"And then there's Nico." Piper continued. "He's with Will, I think his name is. They spend time to themselves, I think. None of them seem like bad people."

"They're ghosts, not people," Jason replied bluntly. "They're not people, Pipes. They're not our roommates. They could secretly be demons, trying to lure you in."

"I wish." Nico's voice caused both of them to turn to the door, where Nico leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed. "Being a demon would be awesome."

Jason's face turned pale. "Holy shit..."

"Hi." Nico looked to Piper. "So, are you two staying or leaving?"

Jason wrapped an arm around Piper's shoulders, his eyes on Nico. "Don't talk to her like you're friends. You're not."

"Jason..." Piper shrugged his arm away. "Don't dictate my relationships."

"I wouldn't if he was, you know, alive." Jason gestured to Nico. "Look at him. He's eyeing you like you're a prostitute or something."

"I can assure you that I'm not." Nico's form flickered. "I'm gay, you idiot."

"What'd I hear about prostitutes?" Will appeared by Nico, making both Piper and Jason jump. "Nico, what are you getting in to?"

Nico gestured to Jason. "He thinks I like Piper. I told him I'm gay."

"Damn right you are." Will looked to Jason. "You thought he was straight?"

Jason let his arms fall to his sides in utter defeat. "Sorry..."

Piper couldn't help but chuckle at the situation. "These are going to be fun times, that's for sure."

"So you're staying?" Nico asked, backing up to the original topic. "I didn't know if your husband would make you leave or not."

"We don't have the money for that." Jason turned back to the food and started to prepare it again. "We'll stay. But if any of you hurt my family..."

"We won't," Will assured him. "I can promise you that. If anything, you have all of us to look out for you guys."

Piper walked over to the two ghosts and held her hand out. "We need a proper introduction. I'm Piper McLean."

"Will Solace." Will shook her hand. "Nice to meet you, Piper."

"Nice to meet you, too."