Charmed
Love and Life, Part Two
Paige woke from a beautiful dream about Scott Quinn. She had only known him a day, but the connection was immediate. Yesterday morning she had created a spell to draw her true love near. Less than an hour had passed before that very man appeared at the Haliwell home. He was Darryl's new partner. She had dreamt of riding a horse and coming face to face with a demon- like dragon. Suddenly Scott showed up on a white horse and shot the dragon with an arrow. The hit was direct and fatal and the demon vanished into thin air. He was her hero in shining armor, but without the armor. He said all the right things and made Paige feel like a queen. Scott then leaned in for a kiss that left Paige blushing. Then she woke up to see the sun streaking in from her window. It was Saturday. Piper had planned to be at the club all day unless a "charm emergency" came up. After an entire week of demon-free activity, the girls felt something big was being planned underground. Paige argued that they should use the new wonder of technology to aid them in their conquest. Beepers. Just like ER doctors, the girls now take their pagers everywhere they go. A special code would be delivered if it meant supernatural. That code is '767', which on the phone pad is SOS. Paige wandered the house and quickly realized she had the entire place to herself. Then a knock at the door caused her to jump. Opening the door she found it was Scott, Darryl's partner. Paige had seen him every day since they met last week. She welcomed him in, and without speaking he leaned in for a kiss. It was gentle and loving just like in the dream she had. "If I didn't know better, I would think you were reading my thoughts." Paige said. They kissed again. Paige often wondered how far the relationship could go. She would have to tell him eventually about how charmed she and her sisters really are. "Are you free for lunch?" Scott asked. "I'll have to check my schedule." Paige teased. "You pick time and place, and I'll be there." Scott said. "P3, in one hour." Paige replied. "Oh, I finally get to see the club." Scott smiled and took Paige's hand in his. Paige felt like a teenager again. Her first love that took every move innocently, like holding hands and the first kiss on the cheek. Scott brought back wonderful memories of love, and Paige was enjoying every second with him. An hour later Paige waited for him to arrive at P3. Piper waited with her in their favorite booth. "You're really falling for this guy, aren't you?" Piper asked. Paige merely smiled and said, "Maybe." Piper was happy for Paige in her newfound love, but was also afraid for her. Should Scott learn of their powers and something go wrong it could be fatal. Piper remembers Prue's relationship with Andy, Darryl's first partner. The relationship suffered when the charmed life interfered, but it also became fatal for Andy when he got involved. Prue blamed herself for Andy's death, and Piper worried the same could happen between Paige and Scott. She wanted to tell Paige this, but felt it would only cause Paige to push her charmed life into a corner. Meanwhile, just outside P3 Scott ran into Phoebe, also on her way inside the club. "Hi, Phoebe, right?" Scott said. "Yeah, you must be here to see Paige." Phoebe replied. "Lunch date. You?" "Just lunch." Phoebe smiled and let Scott lead the way into the club. "Let's eat." And she put her hand on his back to let him know to go faster, when all of a sudden she had a vision. The source was alive, and he was after Scott. It didn't make sense to Phoebe, but she had to tell her sisters what she saw. She couldn't pry Paige away from Scott, so Phoebe decided to tell Piper first. "Phoebe, the Source is dead, remember?" Piper said. "I know. But what if the powers of the Source can't die. What if it just passes to another, like a right of passage or something?" Phoebe argued. "Okay, even if that were the case, what would the Source possibly want with Scott?" Phoebe looked over at Scott and Paige as they held hands and kissed. "Paige. He's trying to get to Paige. And if it means going through Scott first." "Okay, so what's the plan?" Piper asked. "You're asking me?" Phoebe rebutted. "Well, I think we have to tell Paige first." Piper suggested. "I agree." Phoebe said. An hour later, Paige and Scott finished their lunch and conversation and decided to meet again that night for dinner at the Haliwell home. It was then that Piper and Phoebe pulled their little sister aside and told her of Phoebe's premonition. "What do we do?" Paige asked. "The same thing we always do. He's an innocent, we protect the innocent." Phoebe said. "You said he's coming over tonight, so we just keep him there until the situation is resolved." Piper said. Noticing Paige's face and knowing what she might be thinking Phoebe added, "And if all possible, keep him from seeing us use magic unless absolutely necessary." Paige agreed and they took the afternoon to think of an attack plan. The Source wouldn't come himself; at least that wasn't how the former Source did things. Meanwhile, Phoebe practiced calling upon more premonitions. She even tested it on her sisters. She got many visions, but nothing helpful to the problem at hand. Cole came home and gave his wife a kiss. That was when another premonition came to light. Phoebe saw the Source again. This time it was killing Cole. Little did Phoebe know that the two beings were one in the same. But she saw what she saw, and that was the Source killing Cole. Piper explained the vision to Cole and her sisters. Just then, Scott came into the room. Not wanting him to hear the discussion, Cole escorted Scott back to the kitchen. Phoebe was getting hysterical. First the Source was after Scott, and now she learns the Source wants to kill Cole. "Why don't they attack us head on? No, instead they have to go through the people we care most about! It's not fair!" Phoebe grumbled. Piper and Paige tried to calm Phoebe down, while Cole had a little chat with Scott in the kitchen. "Is everything alright in there?" Scott asked. "Yeah. They have these little family crisis' a lot." Cole said simply. Scott opened the fridge and pulled out a soda. Then he noticed several varieties of jams and vegetables. Thinking it a bit odd, Scott opened the soda and took a sip. Then he opened the cupboards revealing hundreds of bottles labeled with spices, plants and seeds. "I knew there was a secret to staying thin, but I didn't think it was this drastic." Scott teased. As he continued his investigation, he didn't realize Cole was no longer in the room. But the Source had arrived. Cole transformed himself incase the girls walked in on him. Forming a fireball aimed at Scott, the Source was interrupted by Paige coming in the room. The fireball was launched, but Paige acted quickly. "Fireball" She cried, and the fireball came into her control. She then aimed it at the Source and let go. It didn't affect him, but for the sake of his secrecy and not wanting to harm the girls directly he vanished. In the other room he reappeared as Cole and reentered the kitchen. Piper and Phoebe also heard the commotion and came in to the kitchen. Scott didn't know exactly what happened, but he did witness Paige controlling the fireball to kill the demon. He was speechless. "What happened?" Piper asked. "The Source happened." Paige replied, not taking her eyes off of Scott. She was terrified of whatever he was thinking. Just then, Leo orbed in the room. He always had this wonderful sense of timing, but this time freezing Scott wouldn't do any good. Scott thought he had seen it all, and turned to Paige for an explanation. "I'm sorry." She whispered. She didn't know what else to say. Leo was the first to suggest they let Paige and Scott talk alone. The rest of the group walked into the living room to discuss the Source's motive for killing Scott, and Cole. Cole was the first to argue that there is no logical explanation for the Source to go after mortals unless it would somehow weaken the charmed ones. He then argued that perhaps Scott wasn't who he seemed to be. Phoebe and Piper agreed that could be a possibility. In the kitchen, it was Paige's turn to be speechless. "Everybody has secrets, but this." Scott started. "And I thought my secret was good." He teased. "Your secret?" Paige pried. "I'm sure your white lighter can tell you all about it." Scott replied. "You know about white lighters?" Paige asked. "Yeah. And watching you call the fireball, I now know that you and your sisters are the infamous charmed ones." "How do you know all this?" Paige inquired again. "I've seen it all in my dreams." Scott replied. "If you need me I'll be out back." As Scott walked out the back door into the yard, Paige found herself asking a lot of questions. Only one person could answer them. Leo. In the next room Paige overheard Leo arguing in Scott's defense. Cole seemed persistent about Scott being a demon in disguise. Piper and Phoebe were going along with it, but Leo was unsure. "Why would the Source try to kill Scott if he were on the same side? We're still looking to save an innocent, and that innocent is in the next room." Leo said. "I still think he's hiding something. Why else would the Source go after a mortal?" Phoebe argued. "That's because he is hiding something." Paige said, making her presents known. She never took her eyes off of Leo. Leo looked around, and suddenly felt the pressure from the never- ending gaze from Paige. "He's a Dream-watcher. They're also called Visionaries." Leo explained loosely. "What does that mean?" Piper asked. "It means we still have an innocent to save." Paige commented. Cole gulped when no one was looking. He was started to feel the pressure that this plan would never work now that the charmed ones were aware of who Scott really is. The seer never predicted this outcome, but then Phoebe's psychic ability was never put in the factor. With the debate over, Paige excused herself to the back lawn. "Do you remember when we first met?" Paige asked. "You had asked me if I put a spell on you." After saying that she wasn't able to look at him in the eyes. "Did you?" Scott asked. Paige didn't answer, but the expression she made let Scott know that she had. "Why?" he asked. Paige didn't answer. "Well, I'm glad you did." "You are?" Paige said. "Yeah, cause it gave me a chance to meet someone wonderful." Scott replied. Paige smiled and they kissed passionately. "Wait a minute.the dream I had last night." Paige started. "I thought the dragon was a nice touch." Scott finished. Paige smiled and wondered what wonderful dream she would have tonight.
Paige woke from a beautiful dream about Scott Quinn. She had only known him a day, but the connection was immediate. Yesterday morning she had created a spell to draw her true love near. Less than an hour had passed before that very man appeared at the Haliwell home. He was Darryl's new partner. She had dreamt of riding a horse and coming face to face with a demon- like dragon. Suddenly Scott showed up on a white horse and shot the dragon with an arrow. The hit was direct and fatal and the demon vanished into thin air. He was her hero in shining armor, but without the armor. He said all the right things and made Paige feel like a queen. Scott then leaned in for a kiss that left Paige blushing. Then she woke up to see the sun streaking in from her window. It was Saturday. Piper had planned to be at the club all day unless a "charm emergency" came up. After an entire week of demon-free activity, the girls felt something big was being planned underground. Paige argued that they should use the new wonder of technology to aid them in their conquest. Beepers. Just like ER doctors, the girls now take their pagers everywhere they go. A special code would be delivered if it meant supernatural. That code is '767', which on the phone pad is SOS. Paige wandered the house and quickly realized she had the entire place to herself. Then a knock at the door caused her to jump. Opening the door she found it was Scott, Darryl's partner. Paige had seen him every day since they met last week. She welcomed him in, and without speaking he leaned in for a kiss. It was gentle and loving just like in the dream she had. "If I didn't know better, I would think you were reading my thoughts." Paige said. They kissed again. Paige often wondered how far the relationship could go. She would have to tell him eventually about how charmed she and her sisters really are. "Are you free for lunch?" Scott asked. "I'll have to check my schedule." Paige teased. "You pick time and place, and I'll be there." Scott said. "P3, in one hour." Paige replied. "Oh, I finally get to see the club." Scott smiled and took Paige's hand in his. Paige felt like a teenager again. Her first love that took every move innocently, like holding hands and the first kiss on the cheek. Scott brought back wonderful memories of love, and Paige was enjoying every second with him. An hour later Paige waited for him to arrive at P3. Piper waited with her in their favorite booth. "You're really falling for this guy, aren't you?" Piper asked. Paige merely smiled and said, "Maybe." Piper was happy for Paige in her newfound love, but was also afraid for her. Should Scott learn of their powers and something go wrong it could be fatal. Piper remembers Prue's relationship with Andy, Darryl's first partner. The relationship suffered when the charmed life interfered, but it also became fatal for Andy when he got involved. Prue blamed herself for Andy's death, and Piper worried the same could happen between Paige and Scott. She wanted to tell Paige this, but felt it would only cause Paige to push her charmed life into a corner. Meanwhile, just outside P3 Scott ran into Phoebe, also on her way inside the club. "Hi, Phoebe, right?" Scott said. "Yeah, you must be here to see Paige." Phoebe replied. "Lunch date. You?" "Just lunch." Phoebe smiled and let Scott lead the way into the club. "Let's eat." And she put her hand on his back to let him know to go faster, when all of a sudden she had a vision. The source was alive, and he was after Scott. It didn't make sense to Phoebe, but she had to tell her sisters what she saw. She couldn't pry Paige away from Scott, so Phoebe decided to tell Piper first. "Phoebe, the Source is dead, remember?" Piper said. "I know. But what if the powers of the Source can't die. What if it just passes to another, like a right of passage or something?" Phoebe argued. "Okay, even if that were the case, what would the Source possibly want with Scott?" Phoebe looked over at Scott and Paige as they held hands and kissed. "Paige. He's trying to get to Paige. And if it means going through Scott first." "Okay, so what's the plan?" Piper asked. "You're asking me?" Phoebe rebutted. "Well, I think we have to tell Paige first." Piper suggested. "I agree." Phoebe said. An hour later, Paige and Scott finished their lunch and conversation and decided to meet again that night for dinner at the Haliwell home. It was then that Piper and Phoebe pulled their little sister aside and told her of Phoebe's premonition. "What do we do?" Paige asked. "The same thing we always do. He's an innocent, we protect the innocent." Phoebe said. "You said he's coming over tonight, so we just keep him there until the situation is resolved." Piper said. Noticing Paige's face and knowing what she might be thinking Phoebe added, "And if all possible, keep him from seeing us use magic unless absolutely necessary." Paige agreed and they took the afternoon to think of an attack plan. The Source wouldn't come himself; at least that wasn't how the former Source did things. Meanwhile, Phoebe practiced calling upon more premonitions. She even tested it on her sisters. She got many visions, but nothing helpful to the problem at hand. Cole came home and gave his wife a kiss. That was when another premonition came to light. Phoebe saw the Source again. This time it was killing Cole. Little did Phoebe know that the two beings were one in the same. But she saw what she saw, and that was the Source killing Cole. Piper explained the vision to Cole and her sisters. Just then, Scott came into the room. Not wanting him to hear the discussion, Cole escorted Scott back to the kitchen. Phoebe was getting hysterical. First the Source was after Scott, and now she learns the Source wants to kill Cole. "Why don't they attack us head on? No, instead they have to go through the people we care most about! It's not fair!" Phoebe grumbled. Piper and Paige tried to calm Phoebe down, while Cole had a little chat with Scott in the kitchen. "Is everything alright in there?" Scott asked. "Yeah. They have these little family crisis' a lot." Cole said simply. Scott opened the fridge and pulled out a soda. Then he noticed several varieties of jams and vegetables. Thinking it a bit odd, Scott opened the soda and took a sip. Then he opened the cupboards revealing hundreds of bottles labeled with spices, plants and seeds. "I knew there was a secret to staying thin, but I didn't think it was this drastic." Scott teased. As he continued his investigation, he didn't realize Cole was no longer in the room. But the Source had arrived. Cole transformed himself incase the girls walked in on him. Forming a fireball aimed at Scott, the Source was interrupted by Paige coming in the room. The fireball was launched, but Paige acted quickly. "Fireball" She cried, and the fireball came into her control. She then aimed it at the Source and let go. It didn't affect him, but for the sake of his secrecy and not wanting to harm the girls directly he vanished. In the other room he reappeared as Cole and reentered the kitchen. Piper and Phoebe also heard the commotion and came in to the kitchen. Scott didn't know exactly what happened, but he did witness Paige controlling the fireball to kill the demon. He was speechless. "What happened?" Piper asked. "The Source happened." Paige replied, not taking her eyes off of Scott. She was terrified of whatever he was thinking. Just then, Leo orbed in the room. He always had this wonderful sense of timing, but this time freezing Scott wouldn't do any good. Scott thought he had seen it all, and turned to Paige for an explanation. "I'm sorry." She whispered. She didn't know what else to say. Leo was the first to suggest they let Paige and Scott talk alone. The rest of the group walked into the living room to discuss the Source's motive for killing Scott, and Cole. Cole was the first to argue that there is no logical explanation for the Source to go after mortals unless it would somehow weaken the charmed ones. He then argued that perhaps Scott wasn't who he seemed to be. Phoebe and Piper agreed that could be a possibility. In the kitchen, it was Paige's turn to be speechless. "Everybody has secrets, but this." Scott started. "And I thought my secret was good." He teased. "Your secret?" Paige pried. "I'm sure your white lighter can tell you all about it." Scott replied. "You know about white lighters?" Paige asked. "Yeah. And watching you call the fireball, I now know that you and your sisters are the infamous charmed ones." "How do you know all this?" Paige inquired again. "I've seen it all in my dreams." Scott replied. "If you need me I'll be out back." As Scott walked out the back door into the yard, Paige found herself asking a lot of questions. Only one person could answer them. Leo. In the next room Paige overheard Leo arguing in Scott's defense. Cole seemed persistent about Scott being a demon in disguise. Piper and Phoebe were going along with it, but Leo was unsure. "Why would the Source try to kill Scott if he were on the same side? We're still looking to save an innocent, and that innocent is in the next room." Leo said. "I still think he's hiding something. Why else would the Source go after a mortal?" Phoebe argued. "That's because he is hiding something." Paige said, making her presents known. She never took her eyes off of Leo. Leo looked around, and suddenly felt the pressure from the never- ending gaze from Paige. "He's a Dream-watcher. They're also called Visionaries." Leo explained loosely. "What does that mean?" Piper asked. "It means we still have an innocent to save." Paige commented. Cole gulped when no one was looking. He was started to feel the pressure that this plan would never work now that the charmed ones were aware of who Scott really is. The seer never predicted this outcome, but then Phoebe's psychic ability was never put in the factor. With the debate over, Paige excused herself to the back lawn. "Do you remember when we first met?" Paige asked. "You had asked me if I put a spell on you." After saying that she wasn't able to look at him in the eyes. "Did you?" Scott asked. Paige didn't answer, but the expression she made let Scott know that she had. "Why?" he asked. Paige didn't answer. "Well, I'm glad you did." "You are?" Paige said. "Yeah, cause it gave me a chance to meet someone wonderful." Scott replied. Paige smiled and they kissed passionately. "Wait a minute.the dream I had last night." Paige started. "I thought the dragon was a nice touch." Scott finished. Paige smiled and wondered what wonderful dream she would have tonight.