Hey! I finally was able to get past that terrible thing called writers
block and finish this chapter! Everybody go YEA!!! Anyway, I am thinking
about writing a sequel to this, but not sure if I will. Tell me if you
want to see more by leaving it in your review, or emailing me at
charmedgal005@yahoo.com. Ok story now.
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"Leo! Rachel was wrong about when school started!" Piper said the next day.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I went to the school to register her today, and they said that they would see her Monday. Rachel starts school a week earlier than I had thought!"
"Calm down Piper!"
"How can I there is so much to do!"
"Shh… its ok. The hard part is over."
"Leo, we have to get all her school supplies in two days. And stores, this close to start, well, they tend to run out of things."
"Piper don't worry. The hard parts are over."
"Huh?"
"Rachel is here, and she's registered for school."
"I guess you're right."
"Just take her shopping."
"Ok." Piper said. She called up the stairs asking for Rachel to come down the stairs. Rachel came down the stairs. When Piper told her that school started earlier, Rachel looked like she had mixed feelings about school.
"Rachel, where's your backpack?" Piper asked. It was Rachel's first day of school, and things were a mess. There was a demon attack the night before, and Phoebe was still trying to figure out who they vanquished. Leo was up there seeing if the elders knew if there was more to come. Paige had to be at work early, leaving Piper to help Rachel alone. Rachel jumped up from her spot at the table to go get it. She returned not ten seconds later, with out it.
"I put it in the foyer. But now it's not there." She said.
"It probably got moved after last night. Finish your breakfast, and I'll go look for it." Piper said. She went into the foyer, where she was right. The backpack had slid nicely under a couch. She reached down to go get it, but it was slightly out of reach. She looked around to find something that was long enough to extend grasp. "Ah ha!" She picked up an umbrella, and used it to hook the hanger. She pulled it out. And stood up.
"How clean is the floor today?" Phoebe joked. Piper spun around.
"Surprisingly. Did you find anything?"
"Yes. He works alone."
"Thank god! I'm not in a demon fighting mood."
"Then how about one to tell me what you want for your birthday tomorrow?"
"Nope! Because I don't want anything!"
"Please Piper?" Phoebe begged. "I really want to get you something."
"No. Rachel, hurry up, we have to go in two minutes."
"Ok." Rachel shoved the last of her cereal into her mouth, and threw the bowl into the sink. "Ready!" She said. She went and got her backpack from Piper.
"See you later Pheebes." Piper said. She and Rachel went out the door. "Got everything sweetheart?"
"Ya huh." The two got into the car.
"We're here Rachel!" Piper said.
"Do you think the kids will make fun of me?"
"Rachel, we talked about this. I think they will, but know in your heart that being older, you get to do more sooner. And as long as you don't use magic, you'll be ok."
"K."
"Come on, we got to go to the office before school starts?"
"Why Mommy?"
"Because we don't know who your teacher will be."
"K." Piper and Rachel walked confidently into the building. Piper looked around. This was where she had gone to elementary school. Being back brought back some memories.
"Hi, I'm Piper Wyatt. I registered my daughter Rachel Colt here last week." Piper told the secretary. The secretary turned around and looked at Piper.
"You're a Halliwell, aren't you?" The old secretary asked. Piper was taken back, she was not expecting the secretary to recognize her.
"Uh… yeah."
"Thought so. I remember when you first came here."
"You've been here that long, wow."
"Now what can I do for you?"
"Last week I registered my daughter Rachel Colt, and wanted to know what was left." The secretary reached into a filing cabinet, and pulled out a file.
"It is really simple. There are a few forms that you need to fill out, and I'll have Rachel's teacher come and get her."
"Ok."
"Just a second." The secretary picked up the phone. "Mrs. Myers…" She said. Piper turned to Rachel.
"Hey, you ready?" Rachel nodded. "Good. Paige will pick you up out by the flag pole today after school."
"Why?"
"I have to wait for a delivery at the club, and she volunteered."
"K."
"Hi there. You must be Rachel. I'm your teacher Mrs. Myers." A voice said, from behind them. Piper and Rachel turned.
"Hi." Rachel replied shyly.
"Go on, I'll see you later." Piper encouraged.
"K."
"Bye." Rachel and her teacher left. Piper turned around and began to sign papers that the secretary had placed on the counter.
"Its hard seeing them grow up like that." The secretary said.
Piper honestly felt she couldn't relate. She had only known Rachel for a couple of months, but she had to say something. "Uh yeah. Is that all the papers?"
"Yes. Um… with one side note. The principal likes to meet with all parents with children new to the school. You and your husband fit that. Um… just need you to arrange a time."
"When do you have slots?"
"There is one next Monday, at noon." She said. Piper thought to her mental organizer.
"That works."
"Don't you need to check with your husband first?"
"He's got a very flexible schedule"
"I look forward to seeing you again Mrs. Colt."
"Actually, it's Wyatt." Piper corrected.
"Sorry."
"It's ok." Piper left.
"Paige, I need those papers you had on…" One of Paige's coworkers said. She stopped when she saw Paige putting on her jacket and grabbing her purse. "Going somewhere?"
"I have to pick up my niece from school, and then we get to go shopping for Piper's birthday." Paige said. "So yeah I'm going somewhere.\."
"I didn't know you had a niece."
"Do now. If you will excuse me, I am going to be late."
"I need those papers."
"Oh right," Paige turned around, she reached into her desk, and pulled out the files. "Here you go." She said handing it to her coworker.
"Thanks. Have fun."
"I will." Paige pulled up to the school yard, and saw Rachel hugging the flag pole. Paige stepped out of her car. Rachel saw Paige, and ran up to her.
"Aunt Paige!" Rachel said.
"Hey kiddo! You ready to go?"
"Yeah." Rachel jumped into the car.
"How was school?" Paige asked.
"Ok."
"Just ok?"
"Yeah." Rachel said. By the way that Rachel was stairing out the window, Paige could tell that Rachel did not want to talk about it. "Where are we going? This isn't the way home." Rachel observed.
"We have to pick up Phoebe first."
"What? Why?"
"Do you mind if we go to the mall, and try to find something to Piper for her birthday?" Rachel looked at Paige.
"When is her birthday?"
"Tomorrow, and I didn't think you had gotten her anything."
"Idon'thaveanymoney." Rachel murmured.
"Say again?"
"I don't have any money."
"That is ok. It won't matter. Besides, I'll help you out there."
"Thank you Aunt Paige!" Rachel said. From the girl that was staring gloomily out the window, Rachel quickly turned her attitude around, and began to chat happily about school, and what a nice teacher she had. Paige noted that Rachel never once mentioned the other kids, good or bad.
"Aunt Phoebe!" Rachel said, allowing herself into Phoebe's office. She didn't see that Phoebe was talking to a man at her desk. "Oh sorry." She said, going out.
"Rachel, wait!" Phoebe said. The man turned around. "Come here." Phoebe pointed to her lap. Rachel jumped up. "I want to introduce to you Cole." Phoebe said.
"You're Cole?" Rachel said.
"I am." He said.
"Thank you for the bracelet."
"You're very welcome."
"Sorry about that Phoebe, she… ran. Oh, hey Cole. When did you get back?" Paige asked, as she came into Phoebe's office.
"Earlier today."
"You ready Pheebes?" Paige asked.
"Yeah, I just need to get this column in. You gonna come with us baby?" Phoebe said, she sent her column to print.
"I think I need to unpack. I haven't been home for almost two weeks. Lots of laundry."
"Ok, we'll see you at home." Phoebe grabbed her coat, gave Cole a quick kiss, then grabbed her column. After making a quick stop to drop off her printout, the three were on their way.
"Any ideas what to get her?" Phoebe asked.
"She insisted nothing. So lucky me, I accidentally broke her toaster, so I am lucky enough to replace it." Paige said.
"No fair! I want to break something."
"For the record, I didn't mean to. The bagel was stuck, and I turned the toaster upside down to get it out, and dropped it."
"I want to get her flowers." Rachel said.
"There is a flower shop there." Paige said.
"Not those kind. The ones that hang."
"I think she'd love that."
"That still leaves me." Phoebe said. "And I want it to be special."
"You always say that." Paige pointed out.
"And when in the past, it wasn't special, she trashed it."
"Will she trash mine?" Rachel feebly asked.
"No, no, no, no, definitely not, no." Phoebe reassured.
"Good." They walked through the mall, looking for the perfect thing to get Piper. They passed a store with something that caught Phoebe's eye.
"Hold on second guys, I found it." She said, stepping into the store.
"Aunt Paige, look! Puppies!" Rachel said, pressing her nose against the window at the pet store. Rachel and Paige went into the store to see the other animals. Phoebe got out of the store and didn't see them. She looked at the stores around it, and saw the pet store, and found them.
"What do you think?" Phoebe asked, showing them her purchase. "I'm going to add a few things, you know, personalize it a bit."
"I think it is perfect." Paige said.
"She'll like it." Rachel agreed.
The three smiled. After finding Rachel's plants at a shop near the mall, they headed home, hoping that they had beaten Piper home. No such luck. They pulled into the driveway to see Piper's car already parked.
"What do we do?" Phoebe asked.
"Leave them here. I'll call for them in my room." Paige said.
Rachel got out of the car, and ran for the front door. "I'm home!" She called. Piper came in.
"Hey sweetie, how was school today?"
"Ok."
"Good. What do you want to have for dinner?"
"Glop!" Rachel said. Piper smiled. Nice and easy. That worked well. She got out the vegetable soup, and the beef and began to cook the easy dinner.
"Pipe, I got some papers for you to look over." Paige said, after dinner.
"What about?"
"Just some things for the adoption."
"Then sure. Have you heard of any new bands that are good? I need to get a booking in a month, and am having problems finding one."
"I can get Jason to play." Paige said.
"They recently played, I couldn't ask them to do it so soon."
"I'm sure they won't mind. Now sign. Piper, just a couple of months left."
"Thanks."
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"Leo! Rachel was wrong about when school started!" Piper said the next day.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I went to the school to register her today, and they said that they would see her Monday. Rachel starts school a week earlier than I had thought!"
"Calm down Piper!"
"How can I there is so much to do!"
"Shh… its ok. The hard part is over."
"Leo, we have to get all her school supplies in two days. And stores, this close to start, well, they tend to run out of things."
"Piper don't worry. The hard parts are over."
"Huh?"
"Rachel is here, and she's registered for school."
"I guess you're right."
"Just take her shopping."
"Ok." Piper said. She called up the stairs asking for Rachel to come down the stairs. Rachel came down the stairs. When Piper told her that school started earlier, Rachel looked like she had mixed feelings about school.
"Rachel, where's your backpack?" Piper asked. It was Rachel's first day of school, and things were a mess. There was a demon attack the night before, and Phoebe was still trying to figure out who they vanquished. Leo was up there seeing if the elders knew if there was more to come. Paige had to be at work early, leaving Piper to help Rachel alone. Rachel jumped up from her spot at the table to go get it. She returned not ten seconds later, with out it.
"I put it in the foyer. But now it's not there." She said.
"It probably got moved after last night. Finish your breakfast, and I'll go look for it." Piper said. She went into the foyer, where she was right. The backpack had slid nicely under a couch. She reached down to go get it, but it was slightly out of reach. She looked around to find something that was long enough to extend grasp. "Ah ha!" She picked up an umbrella, and used it to hook the hanger. She pulled it out. And stood up.
"How clean is the floor today?" Phoebe joked. Piper spun around.
"Surprisingly. Did you find anything?"
"Yes. He works alone."
"Thank god! I'm not in a demon fighting mood."
"Then how about one to tell me what you want for your birthday tomorrow?"
"Nope! Because I don't want anything!"
"Please Piper?" Phoebe begged. "I really want to get you something."
"No. Rachel, hurry up, we have to go in two minutes."
"Ok." Rachel shoved the last of her cereal into her mouth, and threw the bowl into the sink. "Ready!" She said. She went and got her backpack from Piper.
"See you later Pheebes." Piper said. She and Rachel went out the door. "Got everything sweetheart?"
"Ya huh." The two got into the car.
"We're here Rachel!" Piper said.
"Do you think the kids will make fun of me?"
"Rachel, we talked about this. I think they will, but know in your heart that being older, you get to do more sooner. And as long as you don't use magic, you'll be ok."
"K."
"Come on, we got to go to the office before school starts?"
"Why Mommy?"
"Because we don't know who your teacher will be."
"K." Piper and Rachel walked confidently into the building. Piper looked around. This was where she had gone to elementary school. Being back brought back some memories.
"Hi, I'm Piper Wyatt. I registered my daughter Rachel Colt here last week." Piper told the secretary. The secretary turned around and looked at Piper.
"You're a Halliwell, aren't you?" The old secretary asked. Piper was taken back, she was not expecting the secretary to recognize her.
"Uh… yeah."
"Thought so. I remember when you first came here."
"You've been here that long, wow."
"Now what can I do for you?"
"Last week I registered my daughter Rachel Colt, and wanted to know what was left." The secretary reached into a filing cabinet, and pulled out a file.
"It is really simple. There are a few forms that you need to fill out, and I'll have Rachel's teacher come and get her."
"Ok."
"Just a second." The secretary picked up the phone. "Mrs. Myers…" She said. Piper turned to Rachel.
"Hey, you ready?" Rachel nodded. "Good. Paige will pick you up out by the flag pole today after school."
"Why?"
"I have to wait for a delivery at the club, and she volunteered."
"K."
"Hi there. You must be Rachel. I'm your teacher Mrs. Myers." A voice said, from behind them. Piper and Rachel turned.
"Hi." Rachel replied shyly.
"Go on, I'll see you later." Piper encouraged.
"K."
"Bye." Rachel and her teacher left. Piper turned around and began to sign papers that the secretary had placed on the counter.
"Its hard seeing them grow up like that." The secretary said.
Piper honestly felt she couldn't relate. She had only known Rachel for a couple of months, but she had to say something. "Uh yeah. Is that all the papers?"
"Yes. Um… with one side note. The principal likes to meet with all parents with children new to the school. You and your husband fit that. Um… just need you to arrange a time."
"When do you have slots?"
"There is one next Monday, at noon." She said. Piper thought to her mental organizer.
"That works."
"Don't you need to check with your husband first?"
"He's got a very flexible schedule"
"I look forward to seeing you again Mrs. Colt."
"Actually, it's Wyatt." Piper corrected.
"Sorry."
"It's ok." Piper left.
"Paige, I need those papers you had on…" One of Paige's coworkers said. She stopped when she saw Paige putting on her jacket and grabbing her purse. "Going somewhere?"
"I have to pick up my niece from school, and then we get to go shopping for Piper's birthday." Paige said. "So yeah I'm going somewhere.\."
"I didn't know you had a niece."
"Do now. If you will excuse me, I am going to be late."
"I need those papers."
"Oh right," Paige turned around, she reached into her desk, and pulled out the files. "Here you go." She said handing it to her coworker.
"Thanks. Have fun."
"I will." Paige pulled up to the school yard, and saw Rachel hugging the flag pole. Paige stepped out of her car. Rachel saw Paige, and ran up to her.
"Aunt Paige!" Rachel said.
"Hey kiddo! You ready to go?"
"Yeah." Rachel jumped into the car.
"How was school?" Paige asked.
"Ok."
"Just ok?"
"Yeah." Rachel said. By the way that Rachel was stairing out the window, Paige could tell that Rachel did not want to talk about it. "Where are we going? This isn't the way home." Rachel observed.
"We have to pick up Phoebe first."
"What? Why?"
"Do you mind if we go to the mall, and try to find something to Piper for her birthday?" Rachel looked at Paige.
"When is her birthday?"
"Tomorrow, and I didn't think you had gotten her anything."
"Idon'thaveanymoney." Rachel murmured.
"Say again?"
"I don't have any money."
"That is ok. It won't matter. Besides, I'll help you out there."
"Thank you Aunt Paige!" Rachel said. From the girl that was staring gloomily out the window, Rachel quickly turned her attitude around, and began to chat happily about school, and what a nice teacher she had. Paige noted that Rachel never once mentioned the other kids, good or bad.
"Aunt Phoebe!" Rachel said, allowing herself into Phoebe's office. She didn't see that Phoebe was talking to a man at her desk. "Oh sorry." She said, going out.
"Rachel, wait!" Phoebe said. The man turned around. "Come here." Phoebe pointed to her lap. Rachel jumped up. "I want to introduce to you Cole." Phoebe said.
"You're Cole?" Rachel said.
"I am." He said.
"Thank you for the bracelet."
"You're very welcome."
"Sorry about that Phoebe, she… ran. Oh, hey Cole. When did you get back?" Paige asked, as she came into Phoebe's office.
"Earlier today."
"You ready Pheebes?" Paige asked.
"Yeah, I just need to get this column in. You gonna come with us baby?" Phoebe said, she sent her column to print.
"I think I need to unpack. I haven't been home for almost two weeks. Lots of laundry."
"Ok, we'll see you at home." Phoebe grabbed her coat, gave Cole a quick kiss, then grabbed her column. After making a quick stop to drop off her printout, the three were on their way.
"Any ideas what to get her?" Phoebe asked.
"She insisted nothing. So lucky me, I accidentally broke her toaster, so I am lucky enough to replace it." Paige said.
"No fair! I want to break something."
"For the record, I didn't mean to. The bagel was stuck, and I turned the toaster upside down to get it out, and dropped it."
"I want to get her flowers." Rachel said.
"There is a flower shop there." Paige said.
"Not those kind. The ones that hang."
"I think she'd love that."
"That still leaves me." Phoebe said. "And I want it to be special."
"You always say that." Paige pointed out.
"And when in the past, it wasn't special, she trashed it."
"Will she trash mine?" Rachel feebly asked.
"No, no, no, no, definitely not, no." Phoebe reassured.
"Good." They walked through the mall, looking for the perfect thing to get Piper. They passed a store with something that caught Phoebe's eye.
"Hold on second guys, I found it." She said, stepping into the store.
"Aunt Paige, look! Puppies!" Rachel said, pressing her nose against the window at the pet store. Rachel and Paige went into the store to see the other animals. Phoebe got out of the store and didn't see them. She looked at the stores around it, and saw the pet store, and found them.
"What do you think?" Phoebe asked, showing them her purchase. "I'm going to add a few things, you know, personalize it a bit."
"I think it is perfect." Paige said.
"She'll like it." Rachel agreed.
The three smiled. After finding Rachel's plants at a shop near the mall, they headed home, hoping that they had beaten Piper home. No such luck. They pulled into the driveway to see Piper's car already parked.
"What do we do?" Phoebe asked.
"Leave them here. I'll call for them in my room." Paige said.
Rachel got out of the car, and ran for the front door. "I'm home!" She called. Piper came in.
"Hey sweetie, how was school today?"
"Ok."
"Good. What do you want to have for dinner?"
"Glop!" Rachel said. Piper smiled. Nice and easy. That worked well. She got out the vegetable soup, and the beef and began to cook the easy dinner.
"Pipe, I got some papers for you to look over." Paige said, after dinner.
"What about?"
"Just some things for the adoption."
"Then sure. Have you heard of any new bands that are good? I need to get a booking in a month, and am having problems finding one."
"I can get Jason to play." Paige said.
"They recently played, I couldn't ask them to do it so soon."
"I'm sure they won't mind. Now sign. Piper, just a couple of months left."
"Thanks."
