"I've been living there for weeks, Sam. Nothings happened to me. I've seen him about twice. He's busy. If you're going to act like this, I don't want to be around you. I can handle Sharaens myself." With that, she got up from the table and stalked out the door. Sam looked after her in awe. He had been testing her but she had taken it a little too seriously. He needed to know if she trusted automatically.
She can't handle Sharaens on her own. A voice reminded him. That's why Stephen, Dad, and Mom are all dead. You have to recite the spell with a family member.
"Sara!" he called after her, but she was gone. He quickly got up from the table and got into his rental car. He drove to the Turner house.
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"If he shows up, don't let him in." Sara screamed when she got back to the house. "Jersey and Jordan I mean it!"
"Fine, Sara, what's wrong?" Jersey asked her.
"I just don't like him. He's turning out to be so annoying. He accused me of not being careful."
"Did you find out who that demon was?"
"Yes, I did. He's after my entire family." Sara told her.
"Then you need him, Sara. He'll kill him if he doesn't kill you first."
"He's going after me first. I'm stronger. But he made me so mad! I can't believe it. He thinks that living with your father is dangerous!"
"But…" Jersey trailed off.
"Sara, I need you to live with my family. They aren't dangerous." Christina told her. "They'll take care of you. They know about your gifts." She heard Sara gasp. "They have gifts too."
"You mean, Jersey?" Sara trailed off.
"Jersey, Jordan, Phoebe, and Tim are witches. I used to be a witch, until I died. Now I'm a whitelighter."
"What about their father?"
"He's a demon."
Sara gasped again. "Demons can't be trusted. Demons killed my mother."
Christina sighed. "Sara, this demon is my father. I think he can be trusted. He's not a bad guy. Just really feeling guilty about my death."
"But…"
"Sara, Jersey and Jordan are the 'power of two' you've probably heard about." Sara shook her head. "Jersey can freeze and deflect. Jordan can turn himself into anything. If they were evil you probably wouldn't be alive right now."
"But…"
"You'll be safe. Phoebe is one of the charmed witches. Tim has premonitions and levitation. I think he just learned how to clone himself," she laughed to herself. "That one will come in handy."
"But…"
"Sara, trust me. He doesn't use his powers. He's a mortal-witch now, with just the memories of those past evils he committed. You'll be safe."
"Let me finish! I was going to say, but what about my stuff and my room and my life."
"You can't live alone."
A week later, legal permission was given for Sara to live with the Turner family. She moved into an extra room upstairs which used to be Cole's study. Within another week, she felt as if she had lived there her entire life. Cole was one of the best parent figures she knew. To bad she never saw him.
"Sara, you've got to quit zoning like that." Jersey finally got her attention. "He's here."
"I told you not to let him in the house." Sara told her.
"You've got a hot brother." Jersey ignored her last comment and licked her lips. Sara sighed and got up. She met Sam at the entrance to the house and led him into the kitchen.
"Sara, this is really important. We need to talk," he said.
"I'm listening."