TEN
"Now you see why it's so important to read the baby's aura,"
said Justin. "And why you can't tell anyone what you've just learned.
I can't tell if the baby will ever convert to evil, but I can estimate
how much of a conflict between good and evil she may have inside her."
"Piper," said Leo, "we've all done things we'd rather keep
secret. Everyone has skeletons in their closet. This is one of the
White Lighters' secrets. Because of what happened, thousands died.
The three of you were nearly killed indirectly because of it."
"And there's still danger," said Justin. "Because of what
happened, a terrible force will always pose a threat to magic, good
and evil. And that poses a threat to all mankind. A threat capable
of destroying anyone.
"If your daughter should become evil, and the Elders aren't
prepared for it, we might not be so lucky next time. You've seen how
powerful the Hollow is. And how indiscriminant it is. The Elders
have to be prepared to prevent anything like what happened with
Caroline from happening again."
""What will you do?" asked Piper. "If you determine that she
might turn evil someday, what will you do about my baby?"
"Nothing," said Justin. "I can't determine if she will or won't
become evil. Just how much of an evil human nature may be present.
If it appears that it might one day pose a threat, the Elders will
simply keep an eye on her. They can't punish her for what she MIGHT
do. But it can allow them to be ready if it appears she might turn."
Piper picked up the vial containing the potion and looked at it.
Then she looked at Leo and Justin. She didn't know Justin. As a
White Lighter, he should be trustworthy. But it was human nature not
to fully trust anyone you had just met.
On the other hand, she did know her husband. Leo cared for
their baby as much as she did. And if he had any doubts, he wouldn't
ask her to do anything that might endanger her or the baby. Finally,
she pulled the cap off the vial and drained it's contents.
"What now?" she asked.
"We wait a minute until it takes affect," said Justin.
Leo seemed more relaxed. He seemed confident that Justin's
report on the baby's aura would be favorable. Even though she felt
sure it would be, Piper couldn't help but be concerned. What if it
wasn't favorable?
"Whoa," said Justin.
"What?" Piper. "Is everything okay?"
"I've just never seen such a strong aura before," said Justin.
"What do you see?" asked Leo.
"I see a bluish-white aura," said Justin, "with just the
slightest hint of gray around the fringes."
"Is that good?" asked Phoebe.
"It's better than good," said Justin. "White indicates good for
a human. Blue for a White Lighter. Black, of course, would indicate
evil. The baby's aura is bluish-white because she's half White
Lighter and half human. As I said, because all humans have a
propensity for evil, I expected some gray shading.
"But not that light of a gray. And not on the fringes. The
farther out on the aura the gray is, the less likely it will be a
problem. The outer fringe, where this gray is, is as far out as it
can get."
"So that's good?" asked Paige.
"Leo's aura has a darker shade of gray in it than the baby's
does," said Justin. "And he's a White Lighter. I don't think you
have anything to worry about. I've rarely seen such a pure aura."
"Thank God," said Piper.
"I need to be going," said Justin. You should be fine from here
on out. And I'm sorry for everything we put you through."
"No harm done, I suppose," said Piper. "Thank you for looking
after my baby."
"My pleasure," said Justin.
He then orbed out of the manor.
"Piper, I," began Leo.
"No," she said, snuggling up next to him. "You don't need to
apologize. I should have known you wouldn't knowingly put the baby in
danger. I should have trusted you more."
"Well," said Paige, "we never did get desert. I think there's
still some chocolate ice cream in the freezer."
"Ooh, chocolate," said Phoebe, jumping up from the sofa.
Piper pulled Leo off the sofa and they all went into the
kitchen.
The End
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"Now you see why it's so important to read the baby's aura,"
said Justin. "And why you can't tell anyone what you've just learned.
I can't tell if the baby will ever convert to evil, but I can estimate
how much of a conflict between good and evil she may have inside her."
"Piper," said Leo, "we've all done things we'd rather keep
secret. Everyone has skeletons in their closet. This is one of the
White Lighters' secrets. Because of what happened, thousands died.
The three of you were nearly killed indirectly because of it."
"And there's still danger," said Justin. "Because of what
happened, a terrible force will always pose a threat to magic, good
and evil. And that poses a threat to all mankind. A threat capable
of destroying anyone.
"If your daughter should become evil, and the Elders aren't
prepared for it, we might not be so lucky next time. You've seen how
powerful the Hollow is. And how indiscriminant it is. The Elders
have to be prepared to prevent anything like what happened with
Caroline from happening again."
""What will you do?" asked Piper. "If you determine that she
might turn evil someday, what will you do about my baby?"
"Nothing," said Justin. "I can't determine if she will or won't
become evil. Just how much of an evil human nature may be present.
If it appears that it might one day pose a threat, the Elders will
simply keep an eye on her. They can't punish her for what she MIGHT
do. But it can allow them to be ready if it appears she might turn."
Piper picked up the vial containing the potion and looked at it.
Then she looked at Leo and Justin. She didn't know Justin. As a
White Lighter, he should be trustworthy. But it was human nature not
to fully trust anyone you had just met.
On the other hand, she did know her husband. Leo cared for
their baby as much as she did. And if he had any doubts, he wouldn't
ask her to do anything that might endanger her or the baby. Finally,
she pulled the cap off the vial and drained it's contents.
"What now?" she asked.
"We wait a minute until it takes affect," said Justin.
Leo seemed more relaxed. He seemed confident that Justin's
report on the baby's aura would be favorable. Even though she felt
sure it would be, Piper couldn't help but be concerned. What if it
wasn't favorable?
"Whoa," said Justin.
"What?" Piper. "Is everything okay?"
"I've just never seen such a strong aura before," said Justin.
"What do you see?" asked Leo.
"I see a bluish-white aura," said Justin, "with just the
slightest hint of gray around the fringes."
"Is that good?" asked Phoebe.
"It's better than good," said Justin. "White indicates good for
a human. Blue for a White Lighter. Black, of course, would indicate
evil. The baby's aura is bluish-white because she's half White
Lighter and half human. As I said, because all humans have a
propensity for evil, I expected some gray shading.
"But not that light of a gray. And not on the fringes. The
farther out on the aura the gray is, the less likely it will be a
problem. The outer fringe, where this gray is, is as far out as it
can get."
"So that's good?" asked Paige.
"Leo's aura has a darker shade of gray in it than the baby's
does," said Justin. "And he's a White Lighter. I don't think you
have anything to worry about. I've rarely seen such a pure aura."
"Thank God," said Piper.
"I need to be going," said Justin. You should be fine from here
on out. And I'm sorry for everything we put you through."
"No harm done, I suppose," said Piper. "Thank you for looking
after my baby."
"My pleasure," said Justin.
He then orbed out of the manor.
"Piper, I," began Leo.
"No," she said, snuggling up next to him. "You don't need to
apologize. I should have known you wouldn't knowingly put the baby in
danger. I should have trusted you more."
"Well," said Paige, "we never did get desert. I think there's
still some chocolate ice cream in the freezer."
"Ooh, chocolate," said Phoebe, jumping up from the sofa.
Piper pulled Leo off the sofa and they all went into the
kitchen.
The End
If you've enjoyed this story, you can find more "Charmed"
stories at my website, www.geocities.com/killeenmale/ . You can also
post your own "Charmed" stories if you like to write fan fiction.