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Chapter Six: Law Firm

It was gym class, and the teacher said they were going to learn self defense. Paris smiled inside, ^^Finally, something I'm good at.^^. The teacher was showing them the moves to use on the partner they were going to be assigned. But, Paris wasn't paying attention, she was busy in thought.

"Turner and Williams." The P.E. teacher said aloud breaking Paris's train of thought. ^^Oh no.^^ Toby walked over to her, and they both moved on to a part of the mat that wasn't occupied by other students trying to be defensive.

They hadn't spoken sense the incident at his house. He had smiled at her occasionally, but she didn't return the sentiment. But, he still tried to be nice to her, or win her back as if he had even had her in the first place. He had recently dumped Tiffany and she wondered if that had anything to do with her.

He smiled trying to break the tension "I'll go easy on ya."

If that was supposed to make her happier, it didn't work it only made her more determined to kick his ass. She smirked "Don't bother."

He attacked her, he grabbed her arms and held them behind her back. She hoped that wasn't his easy, and jerked her head back forcefully banging the back of her head against his face. He stumbled back in both shock and pain. His nose had begun to bleed, but he was now upset. ^^How could a girl do that?^^

She had backed away from him and ran to attack, but as she ran at him he flung her over his shoulder and she fell on her back with a thud. But, that didn't make her yield. After she hit the mat she kicked his legs causing him to loss hi balance. He fell and lay on the mat, she jumped up and stood over him with a huge smile "I hope that wasn't your best."

He looked up at her in shock, and gave a weak smile. "Yeah."

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Paris slammed the door behind her. "Leo!" She called and waited for his orb. As usual he orbed in with a smile on his face.

"Yes?" He asked.

"I have this field trip, and I need a parental or guardian signature." She shoved the pink piece of paper in his face.

He took it and looked at it. "A law firm for a field trip?" He never had heard of that.

Paris shrugged "Donno."

"Okay." He replied and went to get a pen to sign the pink slip.

When he returned he gave her the paper, and she thanked him, and went into the kitchen to do her homework.

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Neal was practicing his energy ball aim, but it wasn't exactly going well. He couldn't get that girl out of his head.

"Three out of ten?" the head demon roared at him. "What is this?"

"I wasn't concentrating." Neal replied.

"Well, you better start or I'll energy ball you ass outta here!" He yelled back at him. "That's it for today boys!" He called and everyone exited the room.

"Hey Neal," Cole had entered the room in a burst of flames. "I have an assignment for you, follow me."

Neal did as he was told, and followed Cole into his lair.

"Yes?" Neal replied.

"I want you to work at a law firm for me, as my assistant." Cole told him. "You start tomorrow."

"Alright, but what is it for?" Neal questioned.

Cole didn't like him asking so many questions "Just do as you're told."

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"Alright class," Mrs. Watson said as the student were about to exit the bus. "Please stay with your chaperone at all times." And with that she got off the bus, as well did the students.

"A trip to a law firm? How exciting!" Guy stated with fake happiness.

"I hate law firms." Paris replied. "There evil."

"Amen to that!" Guy responded. He didn't know she was actually serious.

They entered through the doors of the firm, it was posh. Obviously the lawyers were good ones. ^^Most likely demons.^^

A man stepped in front of the crowd of students, "Hello, and welcome to our firm." A man announced. Paris wasn't paying any attention to the man so was watching a boy at the desk, he had blonde hair to his shoulders, and he was very handsome. He looked around as if he felt someone watching him, and he spotted her, and smiled.

Whinny had been watching her "Go over and talk to him, no one will notice." She nudged her, and Paris complied.

Paris walked over to the guy; he got up from his desk, and came closer to her as well.

"Hi." She said hesitantly.

"Hello," He put out his hand ^^It's her, that girl. She's better than I imagined.^^ "I'm Neal, and you're?"

"I'm Paris." She smiled, and accepted his hand. "You look sort of young to be working here."

"Yeah, so are you here with that class?" He gestured toward the students.

"Unfortunately." She replied.

"Don't like law firms?" Neal asked.

"Well, where I come from there known to be evil." She told him.

"And where might that be?"

She searched her mind for an answer, she couldn't exactly say demon dimension. "Down south."

"Must have lost your accent then?"

"Guess so."

"Neal!" A man's voice called from behind him.

Paris looked to the source of the voice, and gasped. Without knowing it she muttered "Dad!"

Cole walked up to the two, and smiled at his daughter. "Hello, Paris." He said a tint of happiness in his tone.

"What's going on?" She suddenly looked at Neal with an evil eye. "Is he one of your minions?"

Cole looked at Neal who was surprised that she had figured it out so quickly. But, he didn't like it that she thought he was part of the sources plan. He was, but it had nothing to do with Paris, he knew that for certain.

"He's in training." Cole replied. "Nice to see you to."

Paris glared at her father for a moment, then back to Neal. "Listen, I don't know what he's told you. But, I don't care that he's the source, I'm not going to follow in his footsteps. I want to be with my mother." Neal had almost gotten all the answers to his questions.

"Paris that's not why you're here." Cole told her reassuringly.

"Dad, I'm not evil. Leo checked with the elders, and they told him that my destiny is with good, not evil." She told him matter of factly.

"Paris, I had nothing to do with this, I didn't kno-" Neal started.

She stared at him "What? That I'm the daughter of the source and one of the charmed one's? Well, now you do."

"Paris enough." Cole started "You're here because I want to see you."

She looked at him skeptically. "For?"

"I thought we could go out for lunch, then go talk with your mother." Her father replied.

She smiled inwardly, she had missed her father. Even though he was evil, he had some good in him deep down. "Fine, but stop sending your little demon pet's to get me." She gestured to Neal. "Or else I energy ball there sorry ass."

"Fair enough." Cole replied, he loved his daughter's spirit.

Paris had expected him to motion for Neal to go, because he had done his job, but he didn't. She was confused, wasn't he one of her dad's men? "Is he one of your men?" She questioned him.

"Not exactly."Neal began but was cut off by Cole.

"Neal is in training, you know humans become demons, their not all born that way like you." He said jokingly.

"Funny." She smiled, then turned to Neal, and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'd leave while you still can."

He looked at her confused. ^^What's that supposed to mean?^^

Cole and Paris turned to leave but before they went through the door Neal called to her "Can I see you again?"

Cole turned and gave him a death glare; Paris looked at her father to tell him 'it isn't your concern'. She smiled and turned to face him and called "Sure, if you can find me."

"I will." He called back before she left the building. He smiled, he had gotten his answers, but more importantly he met the girl.

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