~Here comes the next part. And as always, r+r.*g*~
A few hours later. The phone in Halliwell Manor rang twice before Cole could pick it up. 'Cole Turner?' he asked into the phone. 'Mr. Turner, this is Mrs. Carter, your daughter's schoolteacher. I'd like to talk to you about Vivien.' After the phone call Cole went upstairs to talk to Phoebe, who was sitting on her bed, folding the laundry. It reminded him on how he proposed to her and made him smile. 'Hey pretty.' He said and sat down next to her, carefully not to destroy the staked laundry. 'Hey honey. Want to help me with the laundry?' Phoebe asked playfully. Cole shook his head. 'No, I came to talk to you about that amazing kid of ours.' 'What's with the kid?' Phoebe folded the last shirt and put it on top of all the other laundry before turning to Cole and looking at him. 'Her teacher called and told me that Vivien rather reads books than socializing with her classmates. She asked if we made her read but I told her that she wanted to learn it before she went to school so we taught her but we never made her to do things. She said that she just wanted to inform us of Vivien's probably very high IQ.' Cole explained. 'So. has that anything to do with her powers?' Phoebe asked. 'Yeah, I think so. Her powers have started to develop.' Cole took a deep breath, knowing that this was good and bad at the same time. Good, because Vivien would be able to defend herself, bad because when Vivien turned 18 she would have to choose between good and evil and he knew that evil had some tricks to get what they wanted. Both Phoebe and Cole had known that their daughter would be a magical child but after nothing had happened in the first six years they had hoped that Vivien would stay powerless for a few more years, even if she wouldn't be able to defend herself. Now it had happened, the high IQ was the first sign. Phoebe scratched her head. 'I hoped it would take another five years to develop her powers. I honestly don't know what to do or say. We can't take the powers away from her but we also can't protect her.' she whispered. 'I think the only thing we can do is try to rise her like before, as a normal child, teach her all the things a normal child would learn. When her actual powers develop, like, for example fireballs, we have to teach her how to handle them as well, but these powers won't develop until at least two years, which gives us time.' Cole said and took Phoebes hands and she smiled. What else was she supposed to do, she couldn't change anything so she had to live with whatever faith threw at her.
Two and a half years later 'Vivien! You're late!' Phoebe yelled, looking up the stairs. She was holding a cup of coffee and was fully dressed for work. She took another look at her watch and was about to yell again, when Vivien came down the stairs, wearing pajamas and having a confused look an her face. 'Vivien? What happened?' Phoebe asked. 'This.' Vivien simply answered, then she looked at a plant that was sitting on a table nearby and moved her hand in that direction. A fireball flew across the room and missed the plant by a couple of centimeters. Phoebe starred at the plant, and then looked at her daughter. 'Wow. you got your powers!' she said and hugged Vivien. 'Obviously. But I blew up Paige's stereo.' Vivien said. 'Oh. Well, I'm sure she'll understand. Honey, why don't you stay home today and go back to bed. It might be kind of. dangerous to go to school with a new power. And it's your first one too. So just stay home, relax and try to not blow things up okay?' Phoebe asked and kissed her daughter. Vivien nodded. 'I try to get a hold of your dad and maybe he can come home earlier. Well, I have to go now. Bye!' Vivien nodded again and waved after Phoebe until her car was out of sight. Then she closed the door and looked at her hands. 'Now what? I can shoot fireballs now. Wow. Feels good to not be helpless anymore.' Vivien hopped into the living room where she flopped on the floor in front of the TV. Not even new powers could stop her from getting her daily dose of Sailor Moon.
At the same time in Phoebe's office. 'Yes, she's got her powers Cole. She blew up Paige's stereo!' Phoebe yelled into the phone in a high pinched voice. 'Wow. What did you tell her?' Cole, sitting in his own office, asked. 'I stayed calm and told her she shouldn't worry and just stay home today. Geez Cole I didn't know what to say and I didn't want to scare her!' Phoebe said, resting her head on her hand. 'Well, that was probably the best thing you could do. We knew that, sooner or later, this day would come. And Vivien knew too.' Cole tried to calm his wife down, even if that seemed almost impossible. 'God Cole she's only 8 ½ years old. She's only a child.' whispered Phoebe then. 'I know. But she has us and Piper, Paige and Leo. She's not alone with this and I think right now she's watching Sailor Moon and doesn't even care about any new powers.' Cole knew Vivien because both of them almost had the same temper and stayed completely calm in those situations. Phoebe put the phone down shortly after that and rested her head on the table. For Cole it seemed easier to deal with this. For her it was hard to understand that her daughter no longer was an innocent child but a powerful creature that could kill someone by just pointing at that person.
A few hours later. The phone in Halliwell Manor rang twice before Cole could pick it up. 'Cole Turner?' he asked into the phone. 'Mr. Turner, this is Mrs. Carter, your daughter's schoolteacher. I'd like to talk to you about Vivien.' After the phone call Cole went upstairs to talk to Phoebe, who was sitting on her bed, folding the laundry. It reminded him on how he proposed to her and made him smile. 'Hey pretty.' He said and sat down next to her, carefully not to destroy the staked laundry. 'Hey honey. Want to help me with the laundry?' Phoebe asked playfully. Cole shook his head. 'No, I came to talk to you about that amazing kid of ours.' 'What's with the kid?' Phoebe folded the last shirt and put it on top of all the other laundry before turning to Cole and looking at him. 'Her teacher called and told me that Vivien rather reads books than socializing with her classmates. She asked if we made her read but I told her that she wanted to learn it before she went to school so we taught her but we never made her to do things. She said that she just wanted to inform us of Vivien's probably very high IQ.' Cole explained. 'So. has that anything to do with her powers?' Phoebe asked. 'Yeah, I think so. Her powers have started to develop.' Cole took a deep breath, knowing that this was good and bad at the same time. Good, because Vivien would be able to defend herself, bad because when Vivien turned 18 she would have to choose between good and evil and he knew that evil had some tricks to get what they wanted. Both Phoebe and Cole had known that their daughter would be a magical child but after nothing had happened in the first six years they had hoped that Vivien would stay powerless for a few more years, even if she wouldn't be able to defend herself. Now it had happened, the high IQ was the first sign. Phoebe scratched her head. 'I hoped it would take another five years to develop her powers. I honestly don't know what to do or say. We can't take the powers away from her but we also can't protect her.' she whispered. 'I think the only thing we can do is try to rise her like before, as a normal child, teach her all the things a normal child would learn. When her actual powers develop, like, for example fireballs, we have to teach her how to handle them as well, but these powers won't develop until at least two years, which gives us time.' Cole said and took Phoebes hands and she smiled. What else was she supposed to do, she couldn't change anything so she had to live with whatever faith threw at her.
Two and a half years later 'Vivien! You're late!' Phoebe yelled, looking up the stairs. She was holding a cup of coffee and was fully dressed for work. She took another look at her watch and was about to yell again, when Vivien came down the stairs, wearing pajamas and having a confused look an her face. 'Vivien? What happened?' Phoebe asked. 'This.' Vivien simply answered, then she looked at a plant that was sitting on a table nearby and moved her hand in that direction. A fireball flew across the room and missed the plant by a couple of centimeters. Phoebe starred at the plant, and then looked at her daughter. 'Wow. you got your powers!' she said and hugged Vivien. 'Obviously. But I blew up Paige's stereo.' Vivien said. 'Oh. Well, I'm sure she'll understand. Honey, why don't you stay home today and go back to bed. It might be kind of. dangerous to go to school with a new power. And it's your first one too. So just stay home, relax and try to not blow things up okay?' Phoebe asked and kissed her daughter. Vivien nodded. 'I try to get a hold of your dad and maybe he can come home earlier. Well, I have to go now. Bye!' Vivien nodded again and waved after Phoebe until her car was out of sight. Then she closed the door and looked at her hands. 'Now what? I can shoot fireballs now. Wow. Feels good to not be helpless anymore.' Vivien hopped into the living room where she flopped on the floor in front of the TV. Not even new powers could stop her from getting her daily dose of Sailor Moon.
At the same time in Phoebe's office. 'Yes, she's got her powers Cole. She blew up Paige's stereo!' Phoebe yelled into the phone in a high pinched voice. 'Wow. What did you tell her?' Cole, sitting in his own office, asked. 'I stayed calm and told her she shouldn't worry and just stay home today. Geez Cole I didn't know what to say and I didn't want to scare her!' Phoebe said, resting her head on her hand. 'Well, that was probably the best thing you could do. We knew that, sooner or later, this day would come. And Vivien knew too.' Cole tried to calm his wife down, even if that seemed almost impossible. 'God Cole she's only 8 ½ years old. She's only a child.' whispered Phoebe then. 'I know. But she has us and Piper, Paige and Leo. She's not alone with this and I think right now she's watching Sailor Moon and doesn't even care about any new powers.' Cole knew Vivien because both of them almost had the same temper and stayed completely calm in those situations. Phoebe put the phone down shortly after that and rested her head on the table. For Cole it seemed easier to deal with this. For her it was hard to understand that her daughter no longer was an innocent child but a powerful creature that could kill someone by just pointing at that person.