Piper sat on a wooden stool in P3, trying not to look bored. This was the
fifteenth band today that she had been forced to listen to. These were
bands trying to get head start in the music business, but some of these
people had a long way to go. This last band consisted of three people, two
women and a man. They called themselves the Melodious Magicians. The only
way these people would be melodious is if they stopped playing she thought,
in a bad mood. The band finally finished, and she plasted a smile on her
face and began to clap. "Very Good!" she said, hoping her voice didn't
sound too fake happy "Please have a drink" she pointed to a table in the
corner of the room, which had glasses of water on it. She and the band sat
down. "So, how long have you ben playing?" she asked, trying to be polite.
"Two years" said the man with a smile. He had reddish hair and a dusting of
freckles, with ice blue eyes. The smile seemed as fake as hers had been.
"We were friends before-" he stopped as Pipers mobile rang. "Excuse me" she
said quickly, and went outside to answer her call. "Hello?" She asked the
phone. "Hey Piper!" It was Phoebe. She sounded breathless and worried.
There was a crash in the background and a scream. "What happening?" she
asked Phoebe in surprise. "There's a demon here. It's trying to kill Cole
and Paige with the furniture. He just deflects everything that Cole throws
at him. And we used the spare potions yesterday, so-"
"Okay, okay I'll be there as soon as I can; I have to rap up these
auditions, though."
"Wait, Leo saying he'll meet you outside in five minutes." There was
another explosion in the background. "Gotta go!" said Phoebe hurriedly, and
hung up. Piper sighed as she did likewise. This was the third high-level
demon attack this week. Piper was worried that her sisters needed her to
finish it off. She walked back into P3. "I'm sorry, but I have a family
emergency to deal with. So-" Piper's throat closed up, and she began to
cough. Eyes streaming, she grabbed her glass and took a gulp of water. That
seemed to help her regain her composure. "So you'll understand that I have
to leave her for a while-"
"Yeah we'll just pack up our gear. You'll get back to us if we get in,
right?" said the Man. Piper nodded as she grabbed her bag. She didn't
really have time to lock up, but she wouldn't be gone very long. She rushed
out the door. The Man turned to his companions. "One down" he said grimly.
The women with black hair turned to him "Don't get too cocky, John. I had
to make her have that coughing fit so she'd drink that water. The other two
might be just as hard to taint."
Piper waited impatiently for her husband to come. Short and stocky, she had a pale complexion and eyes which showed most of her emotions. Her brown hair was in a Low ponytail, which she ran her hand through nervously. Leo came running up, panting slightly. "Sorry! Phoebe had a fractured ankle and I had to heal it." "Yeah, I figured something like that had happened. Just hurry up and orb us in there." She said, towing him into the messy back alley behind P3. When they were hidden, he did.
* * * The Manor was in Chaos. Broken bits of pottery and furniture littered the living room, and the couch looked like it had been hit by a missile. Phoebe ran in, a hand on one side of her head. "Leo! Piper!" she gasped out "He's gone and trapped Paige in the kitchen. I was trying to find Cole." "Leave him to me." Said Piper, and she walked into the kitchen. The Demon was red skinned, smelly and had two more arms than he needed. He was towering over an unconscious Paige. "Hey Demon Boy!" He turned around, and she noticed that he had and extra eye too. He snarled at her, and lunged forward. She exploded him, showering bits of slime all over the nice, clean kitchen. Leo and Phoebe walked in, supporting Cole in between them. He had a huge bruise on the side of his face, and one of his legs looked broken. "Tried to take him on in a fist fight, huh?" Cole nodded, grinning lopsidedly. Leo began to heal him, while Piper bent over Paige. She was an unhealthy white, and had a bruise under her ear. Piper attempted to lift her up, bet saw a bloodstain underneath her sister. Turning her over quickly, she saw that a splintered table leg had been driven into her back. "Oh my God-Leo! Paige needs healing real bad!" Leo came over and went pale when he saw the wound. He placed his hands on her back, and a warm yellow light surrounded the wound, shrinking it. The table leg fell as Leo finished the healing. Paige's eyes snapped open, looking confused. She got up onto her feet, swaying slightly due to lose of blood. "Where's the demon? She asked, looking around. "Piper blew him up" said Leo, steadying her. "You need sleep now, to regain the blood that you lost." "Oh, okay." Paige walked up to her room, still looking lost. Cole rubbed his healed face, looking worried. "I don't understand. The source is in full power, and he'd do better to avoid attacking you, and not waste demons trying to kill you. I'm going to investigate this." He kissed Phoebe on the cheek and shimmered out. "I s'pose we'd better start cleaning up" she sighed as she looked around the kitchen. She went and got out the paper towels as Piper and Leo went to clean up the rest of the house.
* * * "I swear the Demons have the policy 'When in trouble destroy the furniture'! I mean look at this!" raged Piper, pointing bits of debris from the fight. "What is the point of throwing a table leg at someone?! Why not just throw the whole table?!" Leo remained quiet, knowing it was better just to let Piper yell when she was in a mood like this. He repaired the couch with his healing magic, though it would be a lot harder to repair the table whose leg had skewered Paige. It was in splinters. He assembled all the parts he could find, and then repaired it. He went to the kitchen to get the missing leg, and found Phoebe sitting at the table, looking helpless. "What is it?" he asked, pulling up a chair. Phoebe sighed. "It's just that. Cole hasn't been around much lately, because we keep getting attacked by Demons. I just feel like we'll never be able to spend time together, you know." Leo nodded sympathetically. "Maybe if we work out why the demons are attacking us, we can stop it and you to can be together more often." Phoebe smiled gratefully at him. "Thanks Leo. I feel much better." They got up. Leo went back to the living room with the table leg, and Phoebe continued to clean.
Piper waited impatiently for her husband to come. Short and stocky, she had a pale complexion and eyes which showed most of her emotions. Her brown hair was in a Low ponytail, which she ran her hand through nervously. Leo came running up, panting slightly. "Sorry! Phoebe had a fractured ankle and I had to heal it." "Yeah, I figured something like that had happened. Just hurry up and orb us in there." She said, towing him into the messy back alley behind P3. When they were hidden, he did.
* * * The Manor was in Chaos. Broken bits of pottery and furniture littered the living room, and the couch looked like it had been hit by a missile. Phoebe ran in, a hand on one side of her head. "Leo! Piper!" she gasped out "He's gone and trapped Paige in the kitchen. I was trying to find Cole." "Leave him to me." Said Piper, and she walked into the kitchen. The Demon was red skinned, smelly and had two more arms than he needed. He was towering over an unconscious Paige. "Hey Demon Boy!" He turned around, and she noticed that he had and extra eye too. He snarled at her, and lunged forward. She exploded him, showering bits of slime all over the nice, clean kitchen. Leo and Phoebe walked in, supporting Cole in between them. He had a huge bruise on the side of his face, and one of his legs looked broken. "Tried to take him on in a fist fight, huh?" Cole nodded, grinning lopsidedly. Leo began to heal him, while Piper bent over Paige. She was an unhealthy white, and had a bruise under her ear. Piper attempted to lift her up, bet saw a bloodstain underneath her sister. Turning her over quickly, she saw that a splintered table leg had been driven into her back. "Oh my God-Leo! Paige needs healing real bad!" Leo came over and went pale when he saw the wound. He placed his hands on her back, and a warm yellow light surrounded the wound, shrinking it. The table leg fell as Leo finished the healing. Paige's eyes snapped open, looking confused. She got up onto her feet, swaying slightly due to lose of blood. "Where's the demon? She asked, looking around. "Piper blew him up" said Leo, steadying her. "You need sleep now, to regain the blood that you lost." "Oh, okay." Paige walked up to her room, still looking lost. Cole rubbed his healed face, looking worried. "I don't understand. The source is in full power, and he'd do better to avoid attacking you, and not waste demons trying to kill you. I'm going to investigate this." He kissed Phoebe on the cheek and shimmered out. "I s'pose we'd better start cleaning up" she sighed as she looked around the kitchen. She went and got out the paper towels as Piper and Leo went to clean up the rest of the house.
* * * "I swear the Demons have the policy 'When in trouble destroy the furniture'! I mean look at this!" raged Piper, pointing bits of debris from the fight. "What is the point of throwing a table leg at someone?! Why not just throw the whole table?!" Leo remained quiet, knowing it was better just to let Piper yell when she was in a mood like this. He repaired the couch with his healing magic, though it would be a lot harder to repair the table whose leg had skewered Paige. It was in splinters. He assembled all the parts he could find, and then repaired it. He went to the kitchen to get the missing leg, and found Phoebe sitting at the table, looking helpless. "What is it?" he asked, pulling up a chair. Phoebe sighed. "It's just that. Cole hasn't been around much lately, because we keep getting attacked by Demons. I just feel like we'll never be able to spend time together, you know." Leo nodded sympathetically. "Maybe if we work out why the demons are attacking us, we can stop it and you to can be together more often." Phoebe smiled gratefully at him. "Thanks Leo. I feel much better." They got up. Leo went back to the living room with the table leg, and Phoebe continued to clean.