------Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, I only own Paris and Neal. Notes: ^^Thinking^^.----

Chapter Ten: Dinner Guests

Paris sat in her room; her friends were over for a sleep over. For normal people it would be a relaxing event, but not so true for the Hallowell's. They had to make sure that they didn't use their powers. Which was easier said than done.

Paris was using her Tarot cards, to tell Whinny about herself. Guy and Hope just watched. They didn't have a problem with it because they weren't very religious. The four had made plans to go to a movie later, but they were going to eat dinner first. Which Piper was preparing, something very fancy most likely.

Paige orbed to Paris's door and knocked. The door opened and Paige saw Guy. "Dinner is ready." She told them.

"Alright, I'm starved." Guy smiled.

"Well, you're in for a great meal then." Paige told him. "Piper was a chef."

They entered the dinning room which was set up, with the good china. Paris looked and saw ten seats. A confused expression crossed her face, ^^Why are their ten places?^^

"Piper? There are only going to be eight people." Paris reminded her.

Leo entered the room, along with Phoebe. Leo looked at the table and sat in his usuale spot when they had company. "Wyatt's in bed."

Whinny, Hope, Guy and Paris all sat down. Guy sniffed the air "Smells good."

"Sure does." A man's voice said, and it wasn't Leo's.

Paris turned to see her father, and not only that but Neal as well.

"Dad?! Neal?! What are you doing here?" Paris exclaimed.

Phoebe smiled "We thought that this would be a nice way for us to show you that we are accepting of your decisions, even if they are a lot similar to mine."

Paris knew she meant her relationship with Neal. She smiled happily, then looked at Neal, and then to her friends who looked highly confused. "This is my father."

Cole smiled at the three teenagers.

"This is Whinny, Guy, and Hope." Paris gestured to each of her friends when she said their name. "And that is Neal, my boyfriend." Paris told them.

Hope smiled "Much better than Toby. Well done."

Paris laughed. "Thanks."

"Alright eat up!" Piper said as she passed the food clockwise.

Guy took the plate filled with pasta, it had broccoli, and cheese. "What is this?"

"Cheese and broccoli alfredo. How is it?" Piper asked anxious to know the results of her meal.

"Delicious." Hope told her.

"Yeah, it's great Piper." Paris said after a bite.

"So, you three go to the same school as Paris?" Cole asked them.

Whiney nodded "Yeah, we met in the hallway. Paris rammed into us on accident."

"Yeah, she's so klutzy." Guy said playfully.

"I'm klutzy?!" Paris smiled at Guy "What about the one who trips and falls on his face each time we pass Tiffany?"

Guy blushed "I do not, there is a hole in the ground, and my foot magnetizes-"

"To the floor and I fall, and Tiffany is just there each time I trip; pure coincidence." The three girls mimicked his usual speech about his clumsiness around his crush.

Guy frowned "How often have I said that?"

"About oh, every time you get your foot caught into that imaginary hole." Hope replied.

"That sounds like someone I know." Phoebe said and glanced at Piper.

Leo laughed.

"Shut up Leo!" Piper growled.

"So how are your grades?" Cole asked Paris.

"Well, they are okay." She told him hesitantly.

"What's okay?" Cole's eyes narrowed.

Phoebe turned to face Cole "Well she hasn't had proper time to study with," Phoebe couldn't say vanquishing demons in front of her daughter's friends so she thought of another word "Wyatt's being so loud."

"Maybe she should stay with me if she can't concentrate." Cole told Phoebe, he didn't want his daughter failing school.

"No, dad it's fine. We can talk about sides later." Paris told him. Cole just nodded.

"I could tutor you. What do you need help in?" Neal asked.

"Chemistry." Whinny said under her breath. Hope and Guy laughed.

"I doubt that you know anything about what Paris is learning at school Neal." Cole told him.

"You forget Sir, I did attend high school." Neal told him nervously.

Cole didn't like his subjects talking back "You don't speak un-"

"DAD!" Paris stopped him "Those rules don't apply here." She glared at him.

"So Neal?" Guy began his twenty questions.

"Yes?" Neal asked. He wasn't to sure about his feelings on Guy yet, he didn't know if there was anything between him and Paris.

"What do you do?" Guy asked.

"I'm in school."

"What school?"

"Here we go." Hope rolled her eyes.

"Ahhh," Neal had to think quickly. Luckily Piper froze the room.

"PIPER!" Paris cried.

"We need to give him the answers." Piper told Paris.

"Oh." Paris said surprised.

"Okay, you go to San Diego University, and you're studying law. Your mother is a doctor at Red Cross, your dad teaches Medieval Literature at Stanford. You grew up in Oakland, and you have a ten year old sister named Bonnie."

Neal just stared at Piper in shock. ^^That was fast. ^^

"Okay." Neal nodded in reply. "Got it."

Piper unfroze the room and Neal answered each and every one of his questions with the answers Piper had given him. Guy seemed satisfied, and they continued their dinner with no supernatural behavior. Paris was proud of her boyfriend; he did a good job at answering the questions Guy threw at him. She also was happy that her mother and father had gotten along during the meal, if you call not killing one another getting along. But, for Paris it meant a lot. Her friends seemed to be enjoying themselves as well. Leo was being a very entertaining host, he told jokes, and some stories. And with the delectable meal prepared by Piper, it could honestly be said it was a perfect dinner.