A/N: thanks to Cheeca, Cocoa, Piper+leo4eva, Charmed123, line100, Sci fi
fan, piper15 and Anarra for updating the last chapter. I'm sorry this one
has taken so long in coming but I actually wrote it about 5days ago but
for some reason my stupid computer wouldn't let me upload it. Anyway, I
nagged my dad to fix the computer so here is the next chapter...at last!
*~*Chapter 14*~*
The room was silent for a moment. Dr.Miles didn't really know what to say. She had an idea of a plan but she had no clue if it would work. She didn't really know what she was getting involved in, all she knew that these were good people and she felt compelled to help them.
"It's just an idea, so I'm not sure it will work but just give it a chance." She started, "It's obvious that the media are afraid of you and are against you for one reason or another, but when it comes down to it, it is because they don't understand you and can't explain you. So my idea is that we try and get them to understand you, through and interview or a press conference, something along those lines. Then this way you are eliminating the source of their fear and therefore the fear itself. What do you think?"
Not for the first time in the past few days, the family was in thought. Piper answered the question.
"I think...that it might just work. I mean, I don't know about you guys but I just didn't feel comfortable about clearing everyone's memories, it just felt too easy. This way, we are actually doing something to work through our problems instead of just erasing them." There were various nods and murmurs of agreement from the people in the room. "But," Piper continued, "Once we've don't this I don't know if I'll be happy letting basically everybody know about us being witches. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with letting my children grow up in a world where they will be unable to experience as normal a childhood as possible."
"That's okay. I completely agree." Phoebe spoke on behalf of everyone. "And if this works and we feel that way at the end then we can always work on the memories later. But I just have to believe that people's opinions can be changed first."
"We all do." Paige summed up. "Hey, Leo, will the Elders be okay with this or do we have to check with them first?"
"They told us to figure out a solution on our own and that's what we are doing. Maybe this is what they meant by that" Leo replied.
"Okay, so the big question is: how are we going to do this?" Alex asked
"Well, you need to decide – press conference or interview?" Dr.Miles answered.
"I could see if I could get a reporter from the paper to do one" Phoebe suggested. She still worked at the Bay Mirror, but the paper was no longer owned by Jason.
"Yeah, that could work, and then at least we'd sort of know the person that did it." Leo said.
"But a press conference would reach more people. You need to change the opinion of the media and the public remember." Darryl said. He had kept mostly quiet on the issue. Playing with Melinda and Wyatt instead, but he'd been listening. It was his job to protect the family and he needed to make sure they did the right thing. Even though he himself was unsure what exactly that was.
"I still think I prefer an interview though. I don't know if I want to have questions fired at me and have to think up answers on the spot." Paige said. Everyone else agreed and Phoebe left the room to use the payphone down the hall to try and arrange and interview with one of the paper's reporters.
The night was drawing close and the family had few choices of where to go. Dr. Miles wanted piper to stay in the hospital overnight and said that Leo could stay too. It was decided that Darryl would take Wyatt and Melinda to his house for the night as that was as far away from the reporters as any of them could get. Unfortunately, Darryl had no room for anybody else. The children gave their parents, aunt and uncle goodnight hugs before Leo orbed them and Darryl to Darryl's house. Because Phoebe had only moved into her house opposite the Manor a few days go, not many people knew that she lived there, including the reporters. It was for this reason that it was decided that Paige and Alex, along with Phoebe herself, would stay there tonight.
Upon Leo's return, Phoebe burst into the room with the information that one of the reporters from the paper who also happened to be her friend, would come to do the interview tomorrow at 11.
The adults prolonged the inevitable for as long as possible before Paige orbed herself, her husband and Phoebe away for the night, and the family was split up around the city. They all knew it was necessary but none of them were completely sure of it. A feeling that was reflected towards the impending interview that awaited them when the sanctuary of sleep was over and the morning came.
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A/N: Hope you and enjoyed it and please please review! The bad news is I'm going to be away for most of the next two weeks. I'll be home for a day in the middle and I'll try and update then but I don't know how possible that will be, sorry. Oh yeah, if you have any ideas about what should happen next, please tell me. Thanks.
*~*Chapter 14*~*
The room was silent for a moment. Dr.Miles didn't really know what to say. She had an idea of a plan but she had no clue if it would work. She didn't really know what she was getting involved in, all she knew that these were good people and she felt compelled to help them.
"It's just an idea, so I'm not sure it will work but just give it a chance." She started, "It's obvious that the media are afraid of you and are against you for one reason or another, but when it comes down to it, it is because they don't understand you and can't explain you. So my idea is that we try and get them to understand you, through and interview or a press conference, something along those lines. Then this way you are eliminating the source of their fear and therefore the fear itself. What do you think?"
Not for the first time in the past few days, the family was in thought. Piper answered the question.
"I think...that it might just work. I mean, I don't know about you guys but I just didn't feel comfortable about clearing everyone's memories, it just felt too easy. This way, we are actually doing something to work through our problems instead of just erasing them." There were various nods and murmurs of agreement from the people in the room. "But," Piper continued, "Once we've don't this I don't know if I'll be happy letting basically everybody know about us being witches. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with letting my children grow up in a world where they will be unable to experience as normal a childhood as possible."
"That's okay. I completely agree." Phoebe spoke on behalf of everyone. "And if this works and we feel that way at the end then we can always work on the memories later. But I just have to believe that people's opinions can be changed first."
"We all do." Paige summed up. "Hey, Leo, will the Elders be okay with this or do we have to check with them first?"
"They told us to figure out a solution on our own and that's what we are doing. Maybe this is what they meant by that" Leo replied.
"Okay, so the big question is: how are we going to do this?" Alex asked
"Well, you need to decide – press conference or interview?" Dr.Miles answered.
"I could see if I could get a reporter from the paper to do one" Phoebe suggested. She still worked at the Bay Mirror, but the paper was no longer owned by Jason.
"Yeah, that could work, and then at least we'd sort of know the person that did it." Leo said.
"But a press conference would reach more people. You need to change the opinion of the media and the public remember." Darryl said. He had kept mostly quiet on the issue. Playing with Melinda and Wyatt instead, but he'd been listening. It was his job to protect the family and he needed to make sure they did the right thing. Even though he himself was unsure what exactly that was.
"I still think I prefer an interview though. I don't know if I want to have questions fired at me and have to think up answers on the spot." Paige said. Everyone else agreed and Phoebe left the room to use the payphone down the hall to try and arrange and interview with one of the paper's reporters.
The night was drawing close and the family had few choices of where to go. Dr. Miles wanted piper to stay in the hospital overnight and said that Leo could stay too. It was decided that Darryl would take Wyatt and Melinda to his house for the night as that was as far away from the reporters as any of them could get. Unfortunately, Darryl had no room for anybody else. The children gave their parents, aunt and uncle goodnight hugs before Leo orbed them and Darryl to Darryl's house. Because Phoebe had only moved into her house opposite the Manor a few days go, not many people knew that she lived there, including the reporters. It was for this reason that it was decided that Paige and Alex, along with Phoebe herself, would stay there tonight.
Upon Leo's return, Phoebe burst into the room with the information that one of the reporters from the paper who also happened to be her friend, would come to do the interview tomorrow at 11.
The adults prolonged the inevitable for as long as possible before Paige orbed herself, her husband and Phoebe away for the night, and the family was split up around the city. They all knew it was necessary but none of them were completely sure of it. A feeling that was reflected towards the impending interview that awaited them when the sanctuary of sleep was over and the morning came.
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A/N: Hope you and enjoyed it and please please review! The bad news is I'm going to be away for most of the next two weeks. I'll be home for a day in the middle and I'll try and update then but I don't know how possible that will be, sorry. Oh yeah, if you have any ideas about what should happen next, please tell me. Thanks.