The next morning, when Bella woke up, it took her a while to remember that she was indeed back with her family instead of in her father's apartment getting ready to go demon hunting. She smiled before getting dressed and walking downstairs. She had been placed in the room she grew up in, just off to the side of the attic. Furthermore, she wanted to use her spells for the house, but she needed her parent's permission. But sometime soon, they would need the space, as her grandfather was going to be moving in because of all the demon attacks.
"Good morning. How did you sleep, honey?" Andy asked when she sat at the dining room table.
"Better than I have in a long time. It has been a while since I've been able to sleep without beinging on alert," she said, pouring herself some orange juice. Aunt Piper has been busy, she mused to herself as she looked at all the food. She wished there was some way to magically move things through time, so she could send food to the Resistance, so they wouldn't have to worry about when they would eat next.
"What are you thinking about, sweetheart?" Phoebe asked.
"I want to figure out how to send food and other necessities through time so what's left of my family and friends do not have to worry about food or about anything else they may need. I want to take some burdens off of them," she said pushing around her eggs, not feeling hungry any longer as she knew firsthand what it was like going without food.
"We will figure it out," Leo said, watching as his niece tried not to cry. He could easily see how it was tearing her up inside, not beinging able to help those she cared about.
"What are your plans for today?" Prue asked her daughter.
"I require help training my astral self how to fight and use my powers in astral form. I didn't get the chance to learn before..." she trailed off, unable to say it. She and her mother had been close, and it was devastating to know that it may have been her destiny to die when she was sixteen years old.
"I died," Prue said grimly. Unable to meet her gaze, Bella nodded, causing her mother to get up and wrap her in an embrace.
"We'll change it," she promised.
"But what if it was destiny," Bella said in a heart-wrenching tone, causing her father to hug her.
"Then, I will do everything possible to teach you everything you need to know. But no matter what, you need to know that you are loved," Prue murmured to her daughter.
"There is not a day that goes by that I did not know I was loved," Bella said, laughing as she orbed her Book of Shadows downstairs from her bedroom.
"What do you need your Book for?" Piper asked.
"In a few weeks, grandpa will be in danger. I cannot say from what as it could change something I do not want, but I have spells that could magically add to the house making it more of an apartment complex. I could add separate apartments to each floor if you allow it," Bella explained, causing their eyes to widen.
"I'm all for it," Cole said, not wanting to share a whole house with his family, but not wanting to separate from them.
"When did you create them?" Andy asked.
"When I was thirteen. We were all living together, and getting on each other's nerves. There was one incident that nearly caused me and my cousins to blow up the house because we were sharing a room. None of us wanted to move from our family home, so I created this spell," she said, flicking the pages, before settling on one page and passing the book to her mother.
"Who taught you how to write spells?" Prue asked, stunned because there was nothing in the wording that would allow personal gain.
"Aunt Pheebs," she said, smiling at her favorite aunt.
"Who taught you potions?" Leo asked, but he already knew the answer.
"Aunt Piper," she said, beaming. "She also taught me how to cook," she said, smiling.
"Wow. I tried to teach your mother, and it was a bad idea. She nearly blew up the kitchen," Piper said, laughing as her sister glared at her.
"You started teaching me when I was six because I was followed you around when I wasn't with mom or uncle Cole. He is my hand-to-hand combat trainer. Aunt Pheebs taught me martial arts," Bella explained before performing the spell.
"I am. That means I am alive in your time?" Cole asked his niece.
"You are. You are one of the leaders of the Resistance. It was actually your idea that I travel back in time with dad's blessing," she explained.
"How dire are things for us to throw the rules of time traveling out of the window?" Andy asked stunned.
"Very. There are very few magical beings left on the planet in my time. Hell, the demons wanted us to travel back in time because they were dying off. There is a balance to maintain, and at this point, there is nothing left to save," she said, watching as they paled in shock and horror. It was telling when demons wanted a better future than that had.
"God!" Piper exclaimed in horror.
"Let's talk about something else. I do not want to think about a dead future. How many floors did you add to the house?" Prue asked.
"Four. Well, five if you count how it was before. That can be used for guests and innocents. There is an apartment for aunt Piper and uncle Leo. There is one for mom, dad, and me. Another one is for aunt Pheebs and uncle Cole, and the last apartment is for grandpa. I added something extra. The apartments will grow as our families grow," she explained to her stunned family.
"That is amazing," Leo said, smiling.
"That would take a lot of pressure off of us," Piper muttered as her sisters agreed.
"What did you want to do before your world went to hell?" Cole asked.
"I wanted to get degrees in finance and business management. I wanted to own a chain of book stores. I love reading and learning something new," she said as they finished breakfast and brought the dishes into the kitchen.
"Did you get the chance to graduate high school?" Phoebe asked.
"No. But I still learned what I needed to in order to graduate," she explained, smiling.
"Nothing was going to stop you, huh?" Piper asked, smiling and laughing. She was proud of her niece's determination.
"Yes," she said firmly.
"Let's get started on your training," Prue said as she walked downstairs to the basement with her daughter and set up everything that they needed.