The trees all hung what seemed to be "low". The left our truck in the perils of darkness, not to mention the fact that it was drizzling outside, leaving shallow puddles of water in the steep potholes in the road.
"Are we ever going to be there?" asked Phoebe from the back seat, sounding somewhat like a five year old.
"Eventually." Prue replied from the drivers seat, she was obviously exhausted, they had been driving for two days. Piper was in the passenger seat fast asleep, only waking up every once in a while because of a steep hill, a narrow roadway, or one of the many bumpy roads.
"This place looks absolutely deserted." said Phoebe staring out the window at a place she had never seen before.
"Obviously," replied Prue, "We are in the middle of a bunch of trees. A house hasn't been in sight in about a half hour now. The car ran over a large pothole and Piper stirred awake.
"where are we?" she asked half awake
"We are in the middle of nowhere." Phoebe replied.
"Don't worry you guys, we will be there soon. You guys are so impatient." said Prue a little agitated. That was the last comment in the trip until they finally reached the edge of the woods, which revealed a rather large house. It's shudders a faded green along with the white painted sides made the appearance of the house more home-like and welcoming, the surrounding black metal gate however, made it forbidding, even somewhat scary.
"Well, according to the directions, we are finally here." said Prue, staring at the large black poles topped withsharp points.
"Ok then." Piper replied not sure of what to say. They drove forward, watching as the large front gate opened on it's own. Then they drove into the parkinglot where a short woman awaited them.
"Hello Girls!" exclaimed the woman standing before them as they got out of the car and started to walk towards the building. *She has Piper's eyes.* thought Prue with a smile. Only a month earlier did they find out that their mother had a sister, Jennifer, who was also a witch, but not nearly as strong as Penny.
"It's nice to meet you." said Phoebe reaching out her hand to greet Jen.
"Pleasure's all mine," Jen replied, "Please, come in." she added. They thought it best not to disobey her and they followed her into the large building. The inside looked somewhat draped in darkness, most-likely due to the fact that they were in the middle of the woods. Jennifer flicked a switch and the place brightened, uncovering the dark corners of the room. The place had a certain historical resemblance, somewhat appearing to be out of a book about the colonies or something.
"It's a beautiful place that you have here." said Piper smiling at a family portrait above the fireplace. Two little girls suddenly ran down the staircase nearby, their long brown, curly hair flowing freely behind them.
"Christina, Melissa. Please come over here, I'd like you to meet your cousins." said Jennifer motioning them to come towards the older ones. The taller little girl approached first,
"Hello." she said, reaching out her small, fingers to shake Piper's hand.
"Hi. What's your name?" Phoebe said to the smaller one, she was obviously much shyer then the other.
"Melissa." the small girl replied, "And that is Christina." she added matter-of-factly.
"I'm Phoebe," she replied, "and these are my sisters Prue and Piper." Phoebe had finished, suddenly a feeling had overcome her, she felt that she already knew Christina, that they had a certain connection.
"Well, it's nice to meet you two." Prue then said, she would have continued but she was cut off by the little girls' mother-
"You two have to go wash up, Dinner's almost ready." she said, pointing out of the room, most likely towards the bathroom. The girls didn't have time to reply. A loud crash came from a distance, definitely in the house though.
"Girls, Stay back!" yelled their mother. She was about to tell Phoebe, Prue and Piper to stay put but it was to late, they were already off, to fight whatever was causing the commotion.
"Are we ever going to be there?" asked Phoebe from the back seat, sounding somewhat like a five year old.
"Eventually." Prue replied from the drivers seat, she was obviously exhausted, they had been driving for two days. Piper was in the passenger seat fast asleep, only waking up every once in a while because of a steep hill, a narrow roadway, or one of the many bumpy roads.
"This place looks absolutely deserted." said Phoebe staring out the window at a place she had never seen before.
"Obviously," replied Prue, "We are in the middle of a bunch of trees. A house hasn't been in sight in about a half hour now. The car ran over a large pothole and Piper stirred awake.
"where are we?" she asked half awake
"We are in the middle of nowhere." Phoebe replied.
"Don't worry you guys, we will be there soon. You guys are so impatient." said Prue a little agitated. That was the last comment in the trip until they finally reached the edge of the woods, which revealed a rather large house. It's shudders a faded green along with the white painted sides made the appearance of the house more home-like and welcoming, the surrounding black metal gate however, made it forbidding, even somewhat scary.
"Well, according to the directions, we are finally here." said Prue, staring at the large black poles topped withsharp points.
"Ok then." Piper replied not sure of what to say. They drove forward, watching as the large front gate opened on it's own. Then they drove into the parkinglot where a short woman awaited them.
"Hello Girls!" exclaimed the woman standing before them as they got out of the car and started to walk towards the building. *She has Piper's eyes.* thought Prue with a smile. Only a month earlier did they find out that their mother had a sister, Jennifer, who was also a witch, but not nearly as strong as Penny.
"It's nice to meet you." said Phoebe reaching out her hand to greet Jen.
"Pleasure's all mine," Jen replied, "Please, come in." she added. They thought it best not to disobey her and they followed her into the large building. The inside looked somewhat draped in darkness, most-likely due to the fact that they were in the middle of the woods. Jennifer flicked a switch and the place brightened, uncovering the dark corners of the room. The place had a certain historical resemblance, somewhat appearing to be out of a book about the colonies or something.
"It's a beautiful place that you have here." said Piper smiling at a family portrait above the fireplace. Two little girls suddenly ran down the staircase nearby, their long brown, curly hair flowing freely behind them.
"Christina, Melissa. Please come over here, I'd like you to meet your cousins." said Jennifer motioning them to come towards the older ones. The taller little girl approached first,
"Hello." she said, reaching out her small, fingers to shake Piper's hand.
"Hi. What's your name?" Phoebe said to the smaller one, she was obviously much shyer then the other.
"Melissa." the small girl replied, "And that is Christina." she added matter-of-factly.
"I'm Phoebe," she replied, "and these are my sisters Prue and Piper." Phoebe had finished, suddenly a feeling had overcome her, she felt that she already knew Christina, that they had a certain connection.
"Well, it's nice to meet you two." Prue then said, she would have continued but she was cut off by the little girls' mother-
"You two have to go wash up, Dinner's almost ready." she said, pointing out of the room, most likely towards the bathroom. The girls didn't have time to reply. A loud crash came from a distance, definitely in the house though.
"Girls, Stay back!" yelled their mother. She was about to tell Phoebe, Prue and Piper to stay put but it was to late, they were already off, to fight whatever was causing the commotion.