Chapter 7: Piecing the Puzzle

A/N: Hello! This story is taking on a life of its own! This chapter is more of prelude to my next chapter, in which we go back in time to see what has happened to Harmony since Kay left, and what Kay was doing in NYC before Chapter 2 starts. Also, I happen to like Tabitha and I decided to make her good. ~*Mac*~

            Kay walked the familiar territory past her house. She was heading for Tabitha Lennox's house, where she knew she could find at least some answers. She knocked on the door, and Tabitha opened it. "Kay Bennett, what a sight for sore eyes," the old (?) lady said. "Hi, Tabitha, could I talk to you?" Tabitha let the Bennett girl in. "What can I do for you today? Another spell to break-up Charity and Miguel?"

"No, no. I'm over him."

"You are?" Tabitha said. "Oh, yes. Sorry, Tabitha," Kay apologized, knowing Tabithat's plan. "But I want to know if Zombie Charity is around."

"Zombie?" Tabitha said. "Why I haven't seen her since you left. I think Good Charity got rid of that nasty demon. Why do you ask?"

"Because of a strange episode in my office yesterday. I just want to make sure Zombie wasn't trying to kill Miguel again, because he seemed to suddenly go into a trance."

"No, no. I saw Zombie's demise with my own two eyes. She's gone."

"Are you sure? Maybe Zombie was absorbed into Charity during that battle," Kay suggested. "No, Kay, dear. I saw the evil spirit dissolve like a cloud of black smoke. But she did say something weird though. Something about never being destroyed," Tabitha said, as though predicting this. "What does that mean?" Kay asked. "I wish I knew Kay, I wish I knew. If I knew, I would be able to rid myself of this whole problem!" Tabitha said. "What problem?"

"The moment I get rid of Zombie Charity is the moment I am to receive grace to join my Tim-Tim up in heaven. But if Zombie isn't gone…" Tabitha left off her sentence. "Well, good luck to you Kay. I hope you figure out this blasted puzzle soon," Tabitha said as she walked Kay to the door. "Thank you, Tabitha. I'm going to get to the bottom of this mystery."

            Kay rang the door to her house, which Jessica answered. "Hey, Kay!" the black haired girl said. "Hey, Jess. Want to go for a walk? I want to talk to you," Kay said. Jessica grabbed a jacket and locked the door. "What's up?"

"It's Charity. I don't think she is what we thought she was."

"Come again?" Jessica said, confused. "We all thought she was little Miss Goody-Two Shoes, never capable of doing evil. What if it was all a plot to throw us off?"

"You mean to think she is really evil and was trying to throw us off by being good?"

"Maybe not so much a plot," Kay said. "I once read, during the course of my studies, that people with amnesia sometimes have complete personality changes. Like, let's say Julian Crane would do that. With his amnesia, he would be a generous, sober, faithful and good person. Let's say, no offense, that you get this type of amnesia and become cranky and withdrawn. But that isn't you, you are really this sweet, outgoing young woman and Julian is really an evil, rich drunk," Kay explained. "I see. So you think that Charity suffered this because of the fire?"

"I think. But do we really know what she was like before the fire?"

"Well, we *did* spend some time with her during the carnival," Jessica said. "How do we know she wasn't being, you know, nice with us. First impressions are very important. What if instead of a sweet, innocent, fragile woman, we are dealing with a manipulative, greedy, powerful woman?" Kay asked. Jessica fell silent, before remembering, "Charity doesn't have full control of her powers yet."

"What if she didn't because she had amnesia. What if her full powers were hidden because she couldn't remember too much before that?" Kay asked. "Do you think that is the same thing with Mom?" Jessica asked. "It could be. Did Mom start to remember things before she left you and Daddy?"

"No, or not that she would tell us. But she did start to get these strange headaches. Do you think it was her memory coming back?"

"It could be."

"Kay, can I ask you a question?"

"Certainly Jess."

"If Mom has powers, Charity has powers and Aunt Faith had powers, how come you and I don't?" Kay stopped and stared at her sister. Jessica had a point, one she probably overlooked because of all her scheming in her teenage years. What if she and Jess did have powers and weren't aware of them because their mother wasn't aware of them. "Come on, Jess, we have some one to see." The Bennett girls were once again back at Tabitha Lennox's house. "Goodness Kay, did you find the answer already?" Tabitha asked. "Tabitha, we need to ask you a question," Kay asked. "Certainly."

"If our mother has powers and our cousin has powers and our aunt had powers, how come we don't have powers?"

"Of course you two have powers!" Tabitha exclaimed, confused that the two girls hadn't realized it earlier. "We do have powers?" Jessica asked. "Of course. Kay, how else do you think you were able to cast those spells. If someone like Gwen, for example, were to read those spells, it wouldn't have worked for her."

"So I do have powers?"

"You may be a Bennett, but you also have Standish blood running through you," Tabitha said. "Now that you are aware of it, the powers will start to come naturally to you. Don't ignore them, they will help. Especially if Zombie is still around," Tabitha said. The two sisters thanked the older lady and left. "Charity knew she was a witch and told Mom. How come Mom didn't in turn tell me I might have powers?" Jessica asked. "Because then you would be just like Charity and Charity is special," Kay replied. The two girls were now in the kitchen of the Bennett home, where their father was sitting reading the news. "What's up?" he asked his adult daughters. "We were talking with Tabitha," Kay responded. "About what?" Sam asked. "We were wondering if, because of Mom's. Aunt Faith's and Charity's powers, did we have powers too," Jessica explained. "And?"

"Yes. We do. That's why I was able to use all those spells when I was a teenager." Jessica also told her father the reason why she and Kay were talking in the beginning. "You think Charity is evil?" Sam asked, astounded. "Yes and no. We think she may not be so perfect or weak, but not necessarily evil," Kay explained. "Kay thinks it has something to do with her amnesia, and Mom's as well," Jessica went on to say. "The amnesia?" Sam asked, now really interested in this theory. "All this time, we've been told that Charity wouldn't have full use of her powers until she made love with her true love. What if that was a falsehood? Tabitha said that all we needed to do to gain our powers was to become aware of them. What if that was all Charity and Mom needed as well?" Kay explained. "You think Charity is behind all of this?" Sam asked his eldest daughter. "Think about: life was a lot simpler before Charity came. I don't blame Charity for what I did in the past, I made that choice to go evil. Tabitha admitted to doing some of the other evil stuff in Harmony, but there's still Charity. If Charity didn't come, I wouldn't have made the wrong choice to turn to evil. If Charity hadn't come, Tabitha wouldn't have tried so hard to keep her and Miguel away from each other."

"Using you," Jess interjected. "Using me," Kay agreed before continuing, "And life would've been easier."

"And think about all the weird things that have happened since Kay left and Tabitha swore off evil," Jessica told her father. "What happened?"

"The Crane house caught on fire, killing Alistair," Sam said. "Alistair Crane is dead?" gasped Kay. Jessica nodded. "Then Julian moves to Harmony, leaving Ethan and Gwen his house," Sam continued. "Then there was the time a year after you left when we thought you came back suddenly. We-" Jess jumped in the middle of her father's sentence to say, "There's been many weird things that have happened. Sit down, we'll tell you."

A/N2: Okay, I need your help! One, should I make this fic also a Savy fic or not? Two, what type of powers do you think Jess and Kay should have? Three, do you like where I am heading with the Charity plot? Four, do you want to see more of Vincent, or do you want to see more of Miguel and Kay? E-mail me your thoughts! Merci et a bientot! ~*Mac*~