Part 2
Jessi smiled at Piper with an awkward silence between them.
Piper was floored. She was convinced she'd never see him again. Or that if she did, she would feel no regret or sadness. Yet as she looked at him, all of her self-righteousness vanished.
Prue and Paige stood together watching the scene before them.
"Jessi?" Prue whispered.
Paige nodded, "Oh yeah. That's the knight in shining armour, alright."
Prue knew she should be kicking his ass but she wanted to see their natural reactions. It was better and more addictive that a soap opera.
"What are you..." Piper trailed off, still trying to let her brain catch up.
Jessi started to make wild gestures but then realised the gun in his hand and quickly put it in his bag, "Sorry, I... How are you?" He asked.
They were both nervous, making little sense.
"I'm... Well, alive. Thanks for that. Wanna explain? Cause the rambo with the dogs and oh!" Piper babbled and then remembered the Hellhound carcass at her feet and quickly ran over to her sisters.
Jessi didn't know where to stat. "I was... Um... tracking the hounds. I scry for evil and then vanquish it." He said feeling embarrassed. "Oh, and the gun is only for certain things. It's wooden bullets. You can soak them in potions or use them for vampyrs. Powers only get you so far."
Piper just nodded like.
"Vampyrs?! You mean they're real?!" Paige questioned in sheer horror.
Jessi looked to Piper for reassurance, then back to Paige. "Yeah."
All the color drained from Paige's already pale face. She'd been terrified of vampyrs since she was young, no one really knew why.
Prue put an arm around her baby sister. "Honey, its ok. We've faced worse than vampyrs. Plus we're witches now so they don't stand a chance."
"That's true. You guys are very strong. You snapped that hounds neck, you threw it so hard." He said trying to help.
Prue grinned, "Really?"
Jessi smiled back and nodded, "Ye-"
Prue quickly realised she was forgetting her position as big sister and cut Jessi off. "Listen Buddy, you can't just say oh you're so powerful and think your back in our sister's life. If you hurt her, I will personally use my power to painfully remove your-"
"Prue!" Piper shouted cutting her off. "I'm sorry, my sister is slightly psychotic."
Jessi took a step away from Prue but kept his neutral features. "I deserve it. I'm glad you've got people who love you so much looking out for you."
Piper smiled at him finding it hard to hide her guilt.
Paige decided it was time for her to step in, "Jessi, why don't you come back to our house?"
He looked like he was about to refuse the offer so Paige jumped in again, "I'm sure Piper wouldn't mind and Prue... She doesn't bite."
Prue slapped Paige on the arm and both received a glare from Piper.
Jessi looked between them, Piper seemed as embarrassed as him but she didn't look like she had a problem with him being there. And her sisters seemed protective but the taller one obvious thought he and Piper should talk. "Um... sure that'd be great, if it's ok. We should talk about the Hellhounds master, anyway."
"They have masters?" Prue asked.
"Yeah, they're brought from the underworld by a master, kinda like a trainer. They wouldn't normally be hanging out in the park."
Prue instantly started worry. "We should check the book then."
As they started to leave Jessi then remembered the hounds. "Almost forgot about the clean up." He held out his hand and a white light went directly to each of the hounds and then they disappeared.
Prue, Piper and Paige all stood in awe.
"That was cool!" Paige exclaimed.
Jessi smiled nervously.
"Where'd you get that one?" Piper asked.
"I'm not sure. I've had it for years." Jessi knew Piper was thinking it may be a demonic power.
Piper nodded. "Let's go."
Jessi smiled at Piper with an awkward silence between them.
Piper was floored. She was convinced she'd never see him again. Or that if she did, she would feel no regret or sadness. Yet as she looked at him, all of her self-righteousness vanished.
Prue and Paige stood together watching the scene before them.
"Jessi?" Prue whispered.
Paige nodded, "Oh yeah. That's the knight in shining armour, alright."
Prue knew she should be kicking his ass but she wanted to see their natural reactions. It was better and more addictive that a soap opera.
"What are you..." Piper trailed off, still trying to let her brain catch up.
Jessi started to make wild gestures but then realised the gun in his hand and quickly put it in his bag, "Sorry, I... How are you?" He asked.
They were both nervous, making little sense.
"I'm... Well, alive. Thanks for that. Wanna explain? Cause the rambo with the dogs and oh!" Piper babbled and then remembered the Hellhound carcass at her feet and quickly ran over to her sisters.
Jessi didn't know where to stat. "I was... Um... tracking the hounds. I scry for evil and then vanquish it." He said feeling embarrassed. "Oh, and the gun is only for certain things. It's wooden bullets. You can soak them in potions or use them for vampyrs. Powers only get you so far."
Piper just nodded like.
"Vampyrs?! You mean they're real?!" Paige questioned in sheer horror.
Jessi looked to Piper for reassurance, then back to Paige. "Yeah."
All the color drained from Paige's already pale face. She'd been terrified of vampyrs since she was young, no one really knew why.
Prue put an arm around her baby sister. "Honey, its ok. We've faced worse than vampyrs. Plus we're witches now so they don't stand a chance."
"That's true. You guys are very strong. You snapped that hounds neck, you threw it so hard." He said trying to help.
Prue grinned, "Really?"
Jessi smiled back and nodded, "Ye-"
Prue quickly realised she was forgetting her position as big sister and cut Jessi off. "Listen Buddy, you can't just say oh you're so powerful and think your back in our sister's life. If you hurt her, I will personally use my power to painfully remove your-"
"Prue!" Piper shouted cutting her off. "I'm sorry, my sister is slightly psychotic."
Jessi took a step away from Prue but kept his neutral features. "I deserve it. I'm glad you've got people who love you so much looking out for you."
Piper smiled at him finding it hard to hide her guilt.
Paige decided it was time for her to step in, "Jessi, why don't you come back to our house?"
He looked like he was about to refuse the offer so Paige jumped in again, "I'm sure Piper wouldn't mind and Prue... She doesn't bite."
Prue slapped Paige on the arm and both received a glare from Piper.
Jessi looked between them, Piper seemed as embarrassed as him but she didn't look like she had a problem with him being there. And her sisters seemed protective but the taller one obvious thought he and Piper should talk. "Um... sure that'd be great, if it's ok. We should talk about the Hellhounds master, anyway."
"They have masters?" Prue asked.
"Yeah, they're brought from the underworld by a master, kinda like a trainer. They wouldn't normally be hanging out in the park."
Prue instantly started worry. "We should check the book then."
As they started to leave Jessi then remembered the hounds. "Almost forgot about the clean up." He held out his hand and a white light went directly to each of the hounds and then they disappeared.
Prue, Piper and Paige all stood in awe.
"That was cool!" Paige exclaimed.
Jessi smiled nervously.
"Where'd you get that one?" Piper asked.
"I'm not sure. I've had it for years." Jessi knew Piper was thinking it may be a demonic power.
Piper nodded. "Let's go."
