~Here comes the last part.r+r please~
Half a year later
Vivien's birthday started out as a normal day. She got to sleep in longer than usual and no one disturbed her sleep, even though they all were excited. Phoebe was pacing through the hall, watched by Cole who sat on the couch. Piper occupied herself with making a birthday cake and Paige tried to help her. Melinda was sitting on the kitchen floor, playing with little plastic horses. Leo was nowhere to be seen. He'd orbed out yesterday afternoon and would be back later today, to pick up Vivien and take her to the place she was to make her choice at.
No one knew that Vivien was up. She was sitting in her Rocking chair by the window and watched the bay. She'd watched the sunrise earlier and had seen the city come to life. Now she was almost starring into space, watching the bay through half closed eyes, not really focusing on anything. She was thinking, not about her decision but about how to explain the decision to her family. If they would know that she was up already they would be all around her, being friendly and trying to somehow find out which side she was going to choose. Vivien definitely had underestimated her family's sneakiness. They wanted to know and did almost everything to get it out of her. She didn't tell them.
She went downstairs shortly after eleven and found her family in the living room, sitting around restlessly. 'Hey! Happy Birthday sweetie!' Cole cried out as he saw her and pulled her into a bear hug. 'Thanks Dad.' Vivien answered. One after the other congratulated her, all of them looking at her as if she would pull out a gun any minute and shoot them all. She ate two pieces of cake and went to the sunroom to open her presents. She had wished for books and her family had respected her wishes and bought her a huge pile of books. Vivien was in heaven and started reading immediately. When Leo orbed in some time after twelve, everyone practically ran into the sunroom. 'Leo's here!' Phoebe said loudly. Vivien looked up, closed her book and went over to where Leo stood waiting for her. 'You ready?' he asked softly. 'Yeah, I made up my mind a long time ago.' Leo nodded and grabbed Vivien's hand. 'We'll be back.' he smiled reassuringly at Phoebe and Cole, who both were pale and holding hands. 'Bye Vivi.' Cole whispered. Then Leo and Vivien dissolved into tiny blue bubbles and orbed out. The house was silent and a single tear rolled down Phoebe's cheek.
Leo orbed Vivien to a neutral place on another reality plane. It was a wide- open space and the dusty ground shimmered in more colors than Vivien had ever seen. She and Leo walked for a while until they stood in the middle of two trees, one was silver and had golden leafs, one was black and had red leafs. They were the only trees Vivien could see. 'What are we waiting for?' she asked impatiently. 'We wait for two representatives, one from good, one from evil.' They didn't have to wait long before a woman in a snow-white robe orbed in. She had long, silver hair and was very beautiful. She bowed before Vivien and Leo but didn't talk. Shortly after a man in shabby black cloths shimmered in. His hair was greasy and sticking out in different directions and he had a long, dirty black beard. He also bowed before Vivien and Leo. 'You may leave now, Leo. We'll send your niece back to her family when we're done.' The woman said. Leo smiled and patted Vivien's shoulder before he left. The representatives walked over to the trees, the woman to the silver one, the man to the black. 'I'm Alessia, the representative of the good side.' The woman introduced herself. 'I'm Raphael, the opposite.' The man said coldly. Vivien smiled and nodded. 'Sit down, Vivien Phyre Turner, for this will take a fair amount of time. You may explain what you think of both sides, the good and the evil, then we will question you about your life. After that you may tell us your choice. We will not try to lure you to either side, for this questioning is only to find out if you're worth of whatever side you may choose. Do you understand?' Alessia asked. Vivien nodded and sat herself on the ground that, to her surprise, wasn't as hard as she thought.
As Leo orbed into the living room of Halliwell Manor, everyone got up. 'Where is she?' Phoebe asked. 'I wasn't allowed staying with her. They sent me down and told me they would send Vivien back to her family when they're done.' Phoebe mumbled something, shook her head and sat back down next to Cole. 'I hope she does the right thing.' she said. 'Whatever she decides to do is right Phoebe. She's a smart child. She will do the right thing, for herself. If we like her decision is not important here. It's important that we support her in whichever way she goes.' Cole put an arm around Phoebe. Piper made some more tea and they all sat in the living room, waiting. They waited for a long time and they all grew restless, wandering around the room, but never leaving it. Piper was the only one who made short trips to the kitchen, bringing fruits, cookies and tea for everyone.
Finally, at eight o'clock sharp the air twinkled with blue sparks and bubbles and Vivien and two other girls orbed in. 'Honey! You're back! How did it go?' Phoebe hugged her daughter and kissed her head. She was alive and she was smiling and Phoebe hoped that this was a good sign. 'Slow down mom. Everything's alright.' Vivien laughed. 'What did you decide for?' Paige asked and hopped up and down in one spot. 'Let me tell you the whole story, I have more to say to you than just my choice. Let me sit down and give me some tea, I'm practically dried out. Oh and those two whitelighters are Erin and Krysta, they brought me back down here. Sit down you guys and drink some tea with us. I guess you're interested in my story too.' The two whitelighters sat down. After Piper had brought them tea, Vivien started to talk. 'Well, ever since my powers developed, I had this dark voice inside my head, that told me to read minds and use my powers for personal gain. I never listened to it but over time it got harder and harder. The only person that didn't remind me of my witchyness was Tatum. She was the only person that didn't ask about powers and demons. I was able to be myself around her. Well, as you all know, she was evil. But, you killing her, made me think a lot of stuff over again. Before you killed her, my choice was the good side. After you killed her, I found out that the good side can be evil too. I mean, in the eyes of demons, good witches are evil. Maybe the world would be better if demons would rule it. But, then again, maybe it is good as it is. So both sides are equally good and evil, like a balance. What did that leave me to choose? Both sides are the same, in their own way! I decided I always wanted to feel like I felt when I was around Tatum. Free, and myself, without powers and demons to fight and a little voice in my head. So I chose to be human. They drew my powers from me up there, that's why Erin and Krysta brought me back here. I can have them back whenever I want, but right now I just want to be human, I don't want to worry about demons. I also decided, now that I am done with school, I want to go to Europe for a while, to relax and find myself again. I hope you understand that I can't stay here. I need space for myself, I need to be alone for a while. Please don't be mad. I think I made the right choice.' Vivien stopped and looked down. Everyone was silent for a moment, reviewing what Vivien had said. Then Cole slowly came over to her and drew his arms around her, 'You've made the right choice, honey.' he whispered. 'Thanks daddy. I also want to apologize for being such a brat. I've been very rude the whole last twelve month. I'm sorry.' Vivien bit her lip and then was hugged by everyone, except from the two whitelighters who silently left. 'We understand. We're not mad at you sweetie.' Phoebe hugged Vivien and kissed her cheek.
Vivien enjoyed being part of the family again and enjoyed it for two more months, before she sat off to Italy, her first stop in Europe. It was a sad good- bye, but she knew that some time in the future, she'd have to come back home.
~This story is for Erin and Krysta. ;) I hope you all liked this story and I thank you guys for your reviews, they helped me a lot. Hugs& Kisses! ~
Half a year later
Vivien's birthday started out as a normal day. She got to sleep in longer than usual and no one disturbed her sleep, even though they all were excited. Phoebe was pacing through the hall, watched by Cole who sat on the couch. Piper occupied herself with making a birthday cake and Paige tried to help her. Melinda was sitting on the kitchen floor, playing with little plastic horses. Leo was nowhere to be seen. He'd orbed out yesterday afternoon and would be back later today, to pick up Vivien and take her to the place she was to make her choice at.
No one knew that Vivien was up. She was sitting in her Rocking chair by the window and watched the bay. She'd watched the sunrise earlier and had seen the city come to life. Now she was almost starring into space, watching the bay through half closed eyes, not really focusing on anything. She was thinking, not about her decision but about how to explain the decision to her family. If they would know that she was up already they would be all around her, being friendly and trying to somehow find out which side she was going to choose. Vivien definitely had underestimated her family's sneakiness. They wanted to know and did almost everything to get it out of her. She didn't tell them.
She went downstairs shortly after eleven and found her family in the living room, sitting around restlessly. 'Hey! Happy Birthday sweetie!' Cole cried out as he saw her and pulled her into a bear hug. 'Thanks Dad.' Vivien answered. One after the other congratulated her, all of them looking at her as if she would pull out a gun any minute and shoot them all. She ate two pieces of cake and went to the sunroom to open her presents. She had wished for books and her family had respected her wishes and bought her a huge pile of books. Vivien was in heaven and started reading immediately. When Leo orbed in some time after twelve, everyone practically ran into the sunroom. 'Leo's here!' Phoebe said loudly. Vivien looked up, closed her book and went over to where Leo stood waiting for her. 'You ready?' he asked softly. 'Yeah, I made up my mind a long time ago.' Leo nodded and grabbed Vivien's hand. 'We'll be back.' he smiled reassuringly at Phoebe and Cole, who both were pale and holding hands. 'Bye Vivi.' Cole whispered. Then Leo and Vivien dissolved into tiny blue bubbles and orbed out. The house was silent and a single tear rolled down Phoebe's cheek.
Leo orbed Vivien to a neutral place on another reality plane. It was a wide- open space and the dusty ground shimmered in more colors than Vivien had ever seen. She and Leo walked for a while until they stood in the middle of two trees, one was silver and had golden leafs, one was black and had red leafs. They were the only trees Vivien could see. 'What are we waiting for?' she asked impatiently. 'We wait for two representatives, one from good, one from evil.' They didn't have to wait long before a woman in a snow-white robe orbed in. She had long, silver hair and was very beautiful. She bowed before Vivien and Leo but didn't talk. Shortly after a man in shabby black cloths shimmered in. His hair was greasy and sticking out in different directions and he had a long, dirty black beard. He also bowed before Vivien and Leo. 'You may leave now, Leo. We'll send your niece back to her family when we're done.' The woman said. Leo smiled and patted Vivien's shoulder before he left. The representatives walked over to the trees, the woman to the silver one, the man to the black. 'I'm Alessia, the representative of the good side.' The woman introduced herself. 'I'm Raphael, the opposite.' The man said coldly. Vivien smiled and nodded. 'Sit down, Vivien Phyre Turner, for this will take a fair amount of time. You may explain what you think of both sides, the good and the evil, then we will question you about your life. After that you may tell us your choice. We will not try to lure you to either side, for this questioning is only to find out if you're worth of whatever side you may choose. Do you understand?' Alessia asked. Vivien nodded and sat herself on the ground that, to her surprise, wasn't as hard as she thought.
As Leo orbed into the living room of Halliwell Manor, everyone got up. 'Where is she?' Phoebe asked. 'I wasn't allowed staying with her. They sent me down and told me they would send Vivien back to her family when they're done.' Phoebe mumbled something, shook her head and sat back down next to Cole. 'I hope she does the right thing.' she said. 'Whatever she decides to do is right Phoebe. She's a smart child. She will do the right thing, for herself. If we like her decision is not important here. It's important that we support her in whichever way she goes.' Cole put an arm around Phoebe. Piper made some more tea and they all sat in the living room, waiting. They waited for a long time and they all grew restless, wandering around the room, but never leaving it. Piper was the only one who made short trips to the kitchen, bringing fruits, cookies and tea for everyone.
Finally, at eight o'clock sharp the air twinkled with blue sparks and bubbles and Vivien and two other girls orbed in. 'Honey! You're back! How did it go?' Phoebe hugged her daughter and kissed her head. She was alive and she was smiling and Phoebe hoped that this was a good sign. 'Slow down mom. Everything's alright.' Vivien laughed. 'What did you decide for?' Paige asked and hopped up and down in one spot. 'Let me tell you the whole story, I have more to say to you than just my choice. Let me sit down and give me some tea, I'm practically dried out. Oh and those two whitelighters are Erin and Krysta, they brought me back down here. Sit down you guys and drink some tea with us. I guess you're interested in my story too.' The two whitelighters sat down. After Piper had brought them tea, Vivien started to talk. 'Well, ever since my powers developed, I had this dark voice inside my head, that told me to read minds and use my powers for personal gain. I never listened to it but over time it got harder and harder. The only person that didn't remind me of my witchyness was Tatum. She was the only person that didn't ask about powers and demons. I was able to be myself around her. Well, as you all know, she was evil. But, you killing her, made me think a lot of stuff over again. Before you killed her, my choice was the good side. After you killed her, I found out that the good side can be evil too. I mean, in the eyes of demons, good witches are evil. Maybe the world would be better if demons would rule it. But, then again, maybe it is good as it is. So both sides are equally good and evil, like a balance. What did that leave me to choose? Both sides are the same, in their own way! I decided I always wanted to feel like I felt when I was around Tatum. Free, and myself, without powers and demons to fight and a little voice in my head. So I chose to be human. They drew my powers from me up there, that's why Erin and Krysta brought me back here. I can have them back whenever I want, but right now I just want to be human, I don't want to worry about demons. I also decided, now that I am done with school, I want to go to Europe for a while, to relax and find myself again. I hope you understand that I can't stay here. I need space for myself, I need to be alone for a while. Please don't be mad. I think I made the right choice.' Vivien stopped and looked down. Everyone was silent for a moment, reviewing what Vivien had said. Then Cole slowly came over to her and drew his arms around her, 'You've made the right choice, honey.' he whispered. 'Thanks daddy. I also want to apologize for being such a brat. I've been very rude the whole last twelve month. I'm sorry.' Vivien bit her lip and then was hugged by everyone, except from the two whitelighters who silently left. 'We understand. We're not mad at you sweetie.' Phoebe hugged Vivien and kissed her cheek.
Vivien enjoyed being part of the family again and enjoyed it for two more months, before she sat off to Italy, her first stop in Europe. It was a sad good- bye, but she knew that some time in the future, she'd have to come back home.
~This story is for Erin and Krysta. ;) I hope you all liked this story and I thank you guys for your reviews, they helped me a lot. Hugs& Kisses! ~