Before There Were Four II
"Hey! I'm home!" yelled Phoebe, as she entered the manor. Weird, she thought. Piper should be here. Maybe she's upstairs, or-
Phoebe's heart jumped when she noticed the noises from the living room.
"Phoebe! We're here!"
Phoebe went into the living room. Piper, Leo were there and.
"Aviva?!" Phoebe cried in surprise.
"Phoebe!" Aviva stood up, giving her friend a hug.
"What are you doing here?" said Phoebe. Looking over Aviva's shoulder, she noticed another familiar face. Brown hair left in a short cut, and glasses which leaned to one side. The name clearly popped in her head, as he smiled a lopsided grin. "Max?!"
"Hi." He stood up, also hugging her.
"Look at you!" It had been so long Phoebe couldn't almost remember. They had saved these people. When Prue was still.
She then noticed the guy left on the couch. He had straight black hair, cut short, and had a thin face. Bushy eyebrows hid dark, intelligent eyes, while high cheekbones refined them. Thin lips placed above a goatee. He created an air of mystery around him, although most likely not on purpose. Phoebe knew girls would swoon over him. She would have too, if not for the fact that she was married to Cole.
Phoebe raised an eyebrow. "And who might you be?"
His lips made a smile, as he said, "I'm-"
"Hello family." Paige entered the room. On seeing their visitors, her cheery tone turned into a puzzled voice. "Oh, is this another long-lost relative thing?"
Piper stifled a laugh. "No, here." Piper went over to her as she introduced their guests. "Paige, meet Aviva, Max, and. sorry, what's your name again?"
"Blake," said the guy on the couch, reaching out his hand.
"Yeah, Blake. Aviva, Max, meet Paige. Our sister."
There was an exchange of hand-shaking, as they all sat down. When it was over, Piper spoke up. "Leo has something to tell us." Leo coughed, clearing his throat. "Let me start off by introducing Paige to our guests. Piper and Phoebe's mother had a baby with her whitelighter. Our bosses, the Elders, would not let whitelighters develop feelings for their charges, and having a child with a witch was out of the question. So their mother and her whitelighter brought their daughter to a church, leaving her in a nun's care. When Prue passed away, Piper used a spell that would bring Paige to them. Reconstituting the power of three."
Paige smiled at their guests, especially at Blake. "And here I am!"
"Okay we've got that down. What are they here for?" Phoebe said, referring to the guests.
"Well, Piper is now pregnant. The Elders have already gave us their blessing when Piper and I were wed. So now, they think Piper should be given some time away from her duty as a Charmed One. And I'm going to be with Piper for the next few months. No whitelighter duties."
"Honey! That's wonderful!" said Piper, hugging her husband.
"And Aviva, Max, and Blake are here for the same purpose, to protect Piper and our child," continued Leo.
"But wait," Phoebe interrupted, "Aviva, you don't have any powers. You lost them when we vanquished Kali."
"Well, when Leo called me, I didn't have any time to prepare."
Following the brief moment of silence after Aviva's joke were bursts of laughter.
Leo could not help but snicker. "The Elders worried more over your identities, and not the powers your guardians would have. That's why we have Max and Aviva."
"And Blake?" asked Piper looking over to their guest.
"Blake is a Warren witch, your distant relative. Blake's one of the strongest witches of our time. We can trust him. Right Blake?"
Blake smirked. "Yeah." He caught Paige's gaze. "You can trust me."
"I'm not getting all these," Paige said. "Two years ago, the Elders didn't want you to get married, and now they're protecting your child. I mean, sure a lot of things can change in two years, but what's the deal?"
Piper, turning Paige's speech over in her mind, turned her gaze at her husband. "Leo?"
Leo looked back at his wife and her sisters with concern, unsure of how they would take the news. "You've already vanquished the Source. And the Elders have decided. that you don't have to be witches anymore. That our children will be the next Charmed Ones."
"Hey! I'm home!" yelled Phoebe, as she entered the manor. Weird, she thought. Piper should be here. Maybe she's upstairs, or-
Phoebe's heart jumped when she noticed the noises from the living room.
"Phoebe! We're here!"
Phoebe went into the living room. Piper, Leo were there and.
"Aviva?!" Phoebe cried in surprise.
"Phoebe!" Aviva stood up, giving her friend a hug.
"What are you doing here?" said Phoebe. Looking over Aviva's shoulder, she noticed another familiar face. Brown hair left in a short cut, and glasses which leaned to one side. The name clearly popped in her head, as he smiled a lopsided grin. "Max?!"
"Hi." He stood up, also hugging her.
"Look at you!" It had been so long Phoebe couldn't almost remember. They had saved these people. When Prue was still.
She then noticed the guy left on the couch. He had straight black hair, cut short, and had a thin face. Bushy eyebrows hid dark, intelligent eyes, while high cheekbones refined them. Thin lips placed above a goatee. He created an air of mystery around him, although most likely not on purpose. Phoebe knew girls would swoon over him. She would have too, if not for the fact that she was married to Cole.
Phoebe raised an eyebrow. "And who might you be?"
His lips made a smile, as he said, "I'm-"
"Hello family." Paige entered the room. On seeing their visitors, her cheery tone turned into a puzzled voice. "Oh, is this another long-lost relative thing?"
Piper stifled a laugh. "No, here." Piper went over to her as she introduced their guests. "Paige, meet Aviva, Max, and. sorry, what's your name again?"
"Blake," said the guy on the couch, reaching out his hand.
"Yeah, Blake. Aviva, Max, meet Paige. Our sister."
There was an exchange of hand-shaking, as they all sat down. When it was over, Piper spoke up. "Leo has something to tell us." Leo coughed, clearing his throat. "Let me start off by introducing Paige to our guests. Piper and Phoebe's mother had a baby with her whitelighter. Our bosses, the Elders, would not let whitelighters develop feelings for their charges, and having a child with a witch was out of the question. So their mother and her whitelighter brought their daughter to a church, leaving her in a nun's care. When Prue passed away, Piper used a spell that would bring Paige to them. Reconstituting the power of three."
Paige smiled at their guests, especially at Blake. "And here I am!"
"Okay we've got that down. What are they here for?" Phoebe said, referring to the guests.
"Well, Piper is now pregnant. The Elders have already gave us their blessing when Piper and I were wed. So now, they think Piper should be given some time away from her duty as a Charmed One. And I'm going to be with Piper for the next few months. No whitelighter duties."
"Honey! That's wonderful!" said Piper, hugging her husband.
"And Aviva, Max, and Blake are here for the same purpose, to protect Piper and our child," continued Leo.
"But wait," Phoebe interrupted, "Aviva, you don't have any powers. You lost them when we vanquished Kali."
"Well, when Leo called me, I didn't have any time to prepare."
Following the brief moment of silence after Aviva's joke were bursts of laughter.
Leo could not help but snicker. "The Elders worried more over your identities, and not the powers your guardians would have. That's why we have Max and Aviva."
"And Blake?" asked Piper looking over to their guest.
"Blake is a Warren witch, your distant relative. Blake's one of the strongest witches of our time. We can trust him. Right Blake?"
Blake smirked. "Yeah." He caught Paige's gaze. "You can trust me."
"I'm not getting all these," Paige said. "Two years ago, the Elders didn't want you to get married, and now they're protecting your child. I mean, sure a lot of things can change in two years, but what's the deal?"
Piper, turning Paige's speech over in her mind, turned her gaze at her husband. "Leo?"
Leo looked back at his wife and her sisters with concern, unsure of how they would take the news. "You've already vanquished the Source. And the Elders have decided. that you don't have to be witches anymore. That our children will be the next Charmed Ones."