D/C: I don't own Charmed.
Chapter 2
"I don't know. Leo I just, that boy seemed terrified." Phoebe exclaimed. Leo had a look of thought on his face.
"What color hair did he have?" Leo asked. Phoebe lifted an eyebrow.
"Black." Phoebe replied. Leo shrugged.
"Danny cries when he gets mad. And he gets mad often I wouldn't think of it as anything." Leo said. Paige peeked her head into the kitchen.
"Who?" Paige asked, sitting down at the kitchen table. Piper whipped her head around.
"Oh, Leo's charge across the street. She's really cute Paige." Piper informed. Paige dropped her eye brows.
"I though you said Danny, is that short for Danielle or something?" Paige asked. Leo laughed, and saw Phoebe coming in.
"No, that was her brother. She has four of them, including Danny." Phoebe replied. Paige nodded.
"Actually, there not her biological brothers. They're her cousins, but when they were born Lexi's aunt and uncle gave full custody to Lexi's dad." Leo corrected. Phoebe sat at the table and watched Paige put her hands to her face.
"Their family is more messed up than ours." Paige said. Phoebe and Piper laughed, but Leo didn't share the same humor.
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Phoebe sat, flipping through channels as Paige struggled to get comfortable.
"This isn't fair. Piper and Leo get to go out and we get to stay here." Paige exclaimed. Phoebe nodded.
"It's not fare that Piper found the love of her life." Phoebe said, reflecting on Cole. Paige looked at Phoebe.
"Hey, you had your chance, you still do. Cole called four times last night." Paige said. Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"After I treat him like shit he's supposed to stay away from me not try and get closer. I'm bored wanna meet Lexi?" Phoebe asked. Paige nodded.
"Sure." Paige said standing up. Phoebe and Paige walked across the street, but were surprised at all the cars.
"Jeeze, they have a pretty big family." Paige said. Phoebe looked inside the window. She saw people wearing black, and gently socializing.
"Oh, I think we should come back later." Phoebe said turning around. Paige began to follow her when they both heard something.
"Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies." Lexi sung. Her voice was in tune, as she colored the same shape over and over again. Phoebe walked over to her, and noticed she was crying.
"Hey, Lexi what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, bending down her the little girl's height. She looked up, and looked at Paige. Then her eyes locked with Phoebe's. This time, he comforting chill was replaced by a fearful feeling that stretched the length of her spine. The little girl continued coloring the shape. A tear fell and landed in the middle.
"Ring around the rosie." She sang again. That got Paige's attention, as she two sat down by Lexi.
Phoebe noticed the little girl was wearing a black velvet dress that went down to her knees, and white nylons. Her hair was down, and pulled behind her ears.
"Lexi, I'm good at keeping secrets, and so is Paige. That's my other sister." Phoebe exclaimed. This time, the pace Lexi was coloring at quickened, over and over again she traced the same shape.
"Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies. Ashes ashes," She sang, this time she didn't look up at Phoebe. Paige looked at Phoebe, both of them guessed what came next.
"One by one they'll leave you." Lexi sang. Phoebe looked at Paige, that wasn't part of the song.
"What?" Phoebe asked, hearing Lexi mumble. The time the little girl took a deep breath.
"Ring around the rosie. Pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, and one by one they'll leave you, until there's no one home. One by one they'll leave you and then you'll be alone." She sang, this time louder. She stopped coloring, seeming like she came out of a trance. She looked up at Phoebe.
"Wanna tell me what's the matter?" Phoebe asked. Lexi looked at Paige.
"Hi." Lexi said cheerfully. Paige smiled.
"Hey." Paige replied. Lexi looked back at Phoebe.
"He left me. He kocked." Lexi mumbled. Phoebe guess kocked meant chocked. Paige lifted an eyebrow.
"Who?" Paige asked. Lexi's tear stricken face looked down.
"My brother." Lexi said. Phoebe's heart stopped. She realized everyone inside was also dressed in black. Lexi hadn't been around for a week. A lot could happen in a week.
"You know Danny. He came to get me that one time. One by one they'll all fall." Lexi exclaimed, singing the last sentence. Phoebe nodded.
"I'm very sorry." Phoebe said. It was the truth too, she almost couldn't believe it. Lexi suddenly stopped, and looked at the shape.
"That's okay." Lexi said again, staring at the shape.
"I know where he went and it was very good." She looked at Paige, and then to Phoebe.
"He's with Prue, and her mommy. And her mommy's mommy." Lexi said. The comment made Phoebe freeze.
"Do you know Prue? She knows you. She said that you were good people. She sings me to sleep evey night. Aunt Morgan and Uncle Dennis said she wasn't weal, but she is. Jake and Josh beweved me. Danny never beweved me, but he will now. Matt doesn't beweved me either." Lexi talked on. Phoebe smiled, even from the afterlife Prue was doing good.
"But after she comes, he comes. Only sometimes though." Lexi said. She looked at Phoebe, and leaned on her.
"But then he sings what she sings differently." Lexi started.
"Ring around the rosie?" Paige asked. Lexi nodded. Paige smiled.
"I don't like that song. When he sings it." Lexi said. Paige put an arm on Lexi's back.
"You know it doesn't go that way." Paige said. Lexi looked puzzled.
"I know. But it's the only part I can memember." Lexi said. Paige smiled.
"Lexi, hurry up." A boy called from the side of the house. This boy had dark brown eyes, and pale blonde hair. Lexi looked at Phoebe.
"Can I still come when ever I want too?" Lexi asked. Phoebe nodded.
"When ever you want too." Phoebe repeated. Lexi smiled and hugged Phoebe and then looked at Paige.
"All your names start with a P." Lexi observed.
"Come on Lexi! Jake thinks he can beat you." The little boy taunted. Lexi rolled her eyes.
"Got Matt hold your horsies." Lexi said. Phoebe smiled.
"Bye." Phoebe said, helping Paige up. Lexi looked down again.
"Bye." She said sadly. She hopped over the edge of the porch.
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"What?" Leo asked, coming in the door with Piper.
"Phoebe, are you sure you didn't miss understand her?" Piper asked. Phoebe looked at Paige who shook her head.
"No, she said one of her brothers left. And she said he was with Prue." Phoebe said. Piper looked at Leo. Leo shrugged.
"I don't even talk to Prue; I didn't know Lexi even knew about her. What brother?" Leo asked. Paige shifter her weight,
"She said Danny." Paige answered. Leo looked down.
"He was only nine." Leo replied sadly. Piper patted him on the back. Leo then looked up.
"Was she singing anything? She loves to sing." Leo asked. Phoebe looked at Paige.
"And I quote; Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies, ashes ashes, one by one they'll leave you, until there's no one home. One by one they'll leave you until you're all alone." Paige replied. Piper looked worriedly at Phoebe.
"That's always a nice song to sing." Piper replied sarcastically. Phoebe looked down.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Leo smiled.
"Well I'm going to get that." Piper said with a smile on her face. She answered the door, surprised to see Cole.
"Phoebe, it's for you." Piper said, walking away from the door. Phoebe's smiling face turned into a frown of annoyance.
"Cole, I don't even-"
"Phoebe, no, stop. Okay, just hear me out." Cole pleaded. Phoebe crossed her arms impatiently.
"Okay, I know, that I hurt you. And I didn't mean to, that was never my intention. But I got hurt too. And," Cole started, he was interrupted by a little voice.
"Who's he?" Lexi interrupted. She looked from Cole to Phoebe, and Phoebe grabbed Lexi's hand, pulling her inside.
"He's leaving." Phoebe said. Lexi looked at Phoebe questionably, and then smiled at Cole.
"But you love him. And he loves you." Lexi said. Cole smiled at the little girl.
"Exactly my point." Cole said. Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"Lexi, honey why don't you go inside to Piper." Phoebe suggested. Lexi nodded her head, but first went to Cole, and signaled for him to bend down. She whispered something in his ear. He looked surprised, and then nodded.
"Thank you." Cole said. Lexi nodded, and ran past Phoebe into the manor.
"She's cute." Cole said. Phoebe nodded.
"Yeah, and so is her brain." Phoebe replied. Cole looked down.
"It's not over Phoebe Halliwell." Cole said. He walked down the driveway to his car, hearing Phoebe slam the door.
Chapter 2
"I don't know. Leo I just, that boy seemed terrified." Phoebe exclaimed. Leo had a look of thought on his face.
"What color hair did he have?" Leo asked. Phoebe lifted an eyebrow.
"Black." Phoebe replied. Leo shrugged.
"Danny cries when he gets mad. And he gets mad often I wouldn't think of it as anything." Leo said. Paige peeked her head into the kitchen.
"Who?" Paige asked, sitting down at the kitchen table. Piper whipped her head around.
"Oh, Leo's charge across the street. She's really cute Paige." Piper informed. Paige dropped her eye brows.
"I though you said Danny, is that short for Danielle or something?" Paige asked. Leo laughed, and saw Phoebe coming in.
"No, that was her brother. She has four of them, including Danny." Phoebe replied. Paige nodded.
"Actually, there not her biological brothers. They're her cousins, but when they were born Lexi's aunt and uncle gave full custody to Lexi's dad." Leo corrected. Phoebe sat at the table and watched Paige put her hands to her face.
"Their family is more messed up than ours." Paige said. Phoebe and Piper laughed, but Leo didn't share the same humor.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THE NEXT WEEK.
Phoebe sat, flipping through channels as Paige struggled to get comfortable.
"This isn't fair. Piper and Leo get to go out and we get to stay here." Paige exclaimed. Phoebe nodded.
"It's not fare that Piper found the love of her life." Phoebe said, reflecting on Cole. Paige looked at Phoebe.
"Hey, you had your chance, you still do. Cole called four times last night." Paige said. Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"After I treat him like shit he's supposed to stay away from me not try and get closer. I'm bored wanna meet Lexi?" Phoebe asked. Paige nodded.
"Sure." Paige said standing up. Phoebe and Paige walked across the street, but were surprised at all the cars.
"Jeeze, they have a pretty big family." Paige said. Phoebe looked inside the window. She saw people wearing black, and gently socializing.
"Oh, I think we should come back later." Phoebe said turning around. Paige began to follow her when they both heard something.
"Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies." Lexi sung. Her voice was in tune, as she colored the same shape over and over again. Phoebe walked over to her, and noticed she was crying.
"Hey, Lexi what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, bending down her the little girl's height. She looked up, and looked at Paige. Then her eyes locked with Phoebe's. This time, he comforting chill was replaced by a fearful feeling that stretched the length of her spine. The little girl continued coloring the shape. A tear fell and landed in the middle.
"Ring around the rosie." She sang again. That got Paige's attention, as she two sat down by Lexi.
Phoebe noticed the little girl was wearing a black velvet dress that went down to her knees, and white nylons. Her hair was down, and pulled behind her ears.
"Lexi, I'm good at keeping secrets, and so is Paige. That's my other sister." Phoebe exclaimed. This time, the pace Lexi was coloring at quickened, over and over again she traced the same shape.
"Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies. Ashes ashes," She sang, this time she didn't look up at Phoebe. Paige looked at Phoebe, both of them guessed what came next.
"One by one they'll leave you." Lexi sang. Phoebe looked at Paige, that wasn't part of the song.
"What?" Phoebe asked, hearing Lexi mumble. The time the little girl took a deep breath.
"Ring around the rosie. Pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, and one by one they'll leave you, until there's no one home. One by one they'll leave you and then you'll be alone." She sang, this time louder. She stopped coloring, seeming like she came out of a trance. She looked up at Phoebe.
"Wanna tell me what's the matter?" Phoebe asked. Lexi looked at Paige.
"Hi." Lexi said cheerfully. Paige smiled.
"Hey." Paige replied. Lexi looked back at Phoebe.
"He left me. He kocked." Lexi mumbled. Phoebe guess kocked meant chocked. Paige lifted an eyebrow.
"Who?" Paige asked. Lexi's tear stricken face looked down.
"My brother." Lexi said. Phoebe's heart stopped. She realized everyone inside was also dressed in black. Lexi hadn't been around for a week. A lot could happen in a week.
"You know Danny. He came to get me that one time. One by one they'll all fall." Lexi exclaimed, singing the last sentence. Phoebe nodded.
"I'm very sorry." Phoebe said. It was the truth too, she almost couldn't believe it. Lexi suddenly stopped, and looked at the shape.
"That's okay." Lexi said again, staring at the shape.
"I know where he went and it was very good." She looked at Paige, and then to Phoebe.
"He's with Prue, and her mommy. And her mommy's mommy." Lexi said. The comment made Phoebe freeze.
"Do you know Prue? She knows you. She said that you were good people. She sings me to sleep evey night. Aunt Morgan and Uncle Dennis said she wasn't weal, but she is. Jake and Josh beweved me. Danny never beweved me, but he will now. Matt doesn't beweved me either." Lexi talked on. Phoebe smiled, even from the afterlife Prue was doing good.
"But after she comes, he comes. Only sometimes though." Lexi said. She looked at Phoebe, and leaned on her.
"But then he sings what she sings differently." Lexi started.
"Ring around the rosie?" Paige asked. Lexi nodded. Paige smiled.
"I don't like that song. When he sings it." Lexi said. Paige put an arm on Lexi's back.
"You know it doesn't go that way." Paige said. Lexi looked puzzled.
"I know. But it's the only part I can memember." Lexi said. Paige smiled.
"Lexi, hurry up." A boy called from the side of the house. This boy had dark brown eyes, and pale blonde hair. Lexi looked at Phoebe.
"Can I still come when ever I want too?" Lexi asked. Phoebe nodded.
"When ever you want too." Phoebe repeated. Lexi smiled and hugged Phoebe and then looked at Paige.
"All your names start with a P." Lexi observed.
"Come on Lexi! Jake thinks he can beat you." The little boy taunted. Lexi rolled her eyes.
"Got Matt hold your horsies." Lexi said. Phoebe smiled.
"Bye." Phoebe said, helping Paige up. Lexi looked down again.
"Bye." She said sadly. She hopped over the edge of the porch.
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"What?" Leo asked, coming in the door with Piper.
"Phoebe, are you sure you didn't miss understand her?" Piper asked. Phoebe looked at Paige who shook her head.
"No, she said one of her brothers left. And she said he was with Prue." Phoebe said. Piper looked at Leo. Leo shrugged.
"I don't even talk to Prue; I didn't know Lexi even knew about her. What brother?" Leo asked. Paige shifter her weight,
"She said Danny." Paige answered. Leo looked down.
"He was only nine." Leo replied sadly. Piper patted him on the back. Leo then looked up.
"Was she singing anything? She loves to sing." Leo asked. Phoebe looked at Paige.
"And I quote; Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies, ashes ashes, one by one they'll leave you, until there's no one home. One by one they'll leave you until you're all alone." Paige replied. Piper looked worriedly at Phoebe.
"That's always a nice song to sing." Piper replied sarcastically. Phoebe looked down.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Leo smiled.
"Well I'm going to get that." Piper said with a smile on her face. She answered the door, surprised to see Cole.
"Phoebe, it's for you." Piper said, walking away from the door. Phoebe's smiling face turned into a frown of annoyance.
"Cole, I don't even-"
"Phoebe, no, stop. Okay, just hear me out." Cole pleaded. Phoebe crossed her arms impatiently.
"Okay, I know, that I hurt you. And I didn't mean to, that was never my intention. But I got hurt too. And," Cole started, he was interrupted by a little voice.
"Who's he?" Lexi interrupted. She looked from Cole to Phoebe, and Phoebe grabbed Lexi's hand, pulling her inside.
"He's leaving." Phoebe said. Lexi looked at Phoebe questionably, and then smiled at Cole.
"But you love him. And he loves you." Lexi said. Cole smiled at the little girl.
"Exactly my point." Cole said. Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"Lexi, honey why don't you go inside to Piper." Phoebe suggested. Lexi nodded her head, but first went to Cole, and signaled for him to bend down. She whispered something in his ear. He looked surprised, and then nodded.
"Thank you." Cole said. Lexi nodded, and ran past Phoebe into the manor.
"She's cute." Cole said. Phoebe nodded.
"Yeah, and so is her brain." Phoebe replied. Cole looked down.
"It's not over Phoebe Halliwell." Cole said. He walked down the driveway to his car, hearing Phoebe slam the door.
