(Authors note: Thanks to bigreader, who gave me a great idea! Also,
thanks to everyone else who has read and reviewed my fanfic! It means a lot
to me. Note: Fanfic is screwing up my three dots . . . and turning it into
periods. So please, don't hold it against me! Lol. It's messing up a lot of
stuff.really annoying me.)
Piper's eyes widened and she placed a hand on her stomach. "W-what.I'm.I mean." It took all her will and power not to pass out from the shock.
Cole laughed an insane, cold laugh. He grinned maliciously at Piper.
"Cole, this.this isn't like you," She said calmly, trying to keep it together. She was pregnant...something she was told she could never be. But she was. Except now wasn't the time to think about it.she had to keep Cole talking until her sisters showed up and rescued her.if they did.
"No. It isn't like him, is it?" Called a cold voice from the shadows. A young girl walked out of the shadows. She couldn't have been more than fifteen or sixteen years old. She had straight brown hair that fell to mid- back and cold, emotionless chocolate brown eyes.
Piper stared at the girl, confusion coursing through her body, making her shiver. "Who are you?"
"That can wait. One thing at a time." The girl snapped her fingers and Cole slumped to the ground, unmoving. Eyes closed.
Piper gasped. "What did you do to him? If you hurt him, my sister will kill you! And trust me, I won't hesitate to help! Neither will my other sister!"
"Shut up, Witch. I didn't kill him. I merely placed him under a sleeping spell. He'll awaken when I need him again."
"You bitch!" Piper howled; her thoughts jumbled. Who was this girl? What did she want with Cole? What did she want with Piper? Why was she so.familiar?
"Yes, I am, aren't I?" The girl laughed coldly. She sneered at Piper. "I want your baby, Witch. And I will have it."
Piper's narrowed her eyes. "Over my dead body!"
"Well, if you choose so, then so mote it be," said the girl, shrugging. She held her hand out and a dagger flew off a wooden table, into her hand. She turned to Piper and prepared to throw it.
"So mote it be? I thought only witches said that!" Huffed an annoyed voice from behind the girl.
Piper looked up; the girl turned. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige stood a few feet away from Piper and the girl.
The girls' eyes widened. "Three of you! But.but.how! That means.four of you?" She cried, confused.
Prue smirked. "Just because I'm dead doesn't mean I can't still help my sisters!" She starred at the dagger, sent her hand out to TK it from the girls' hands.
It didn't work.
Paige's eyes widened. "What? Why didn't it work? I thought." Now she was confused!
Phoebe levitated into the air and flew at the girl, then kicked her in the chest. The girl fell backwards and hit the ground hard.
"Prue, Paige, help Piper!" Phoebe yelled, pinning the girl to the ground and wrestling with her, trying to pry the dagger from her hand.
Prue ran forward, followed by Paige. They reached Piper and hugged her tightly then Prue began to untie her sister's hands, while Paige worked on her feet. Within seconds, Piper was freed.
"Now get Cole!" Phoebe gasped, still wrestling with the girl.
Prue, Piper, and Paige ran to Cole and surrounded him. They watched as Phoebe twisted the girls' wrist. The girl dropped the dagger and Phoebe batted it away. Then she punched the girl and ran to her sisters and ex- husband.
"Paige, orb.now!" Phoebe cried frantically as the girl groaned and began to stand.
Paige orbed them out and into the living room of the manor. She and Prue set Cole on the couch, then backed up and looked at Phoebe and Piper. Piper headed for the kitchen, and nodded for her sisters to follow.
Once in the kitchen, they group-hugged Piper, not letting go for a full four minutes.
"Piper, are you alright? We were so worried!" Prue said frantically.
Piper nodded, frowning. She sat at the table, looking lost and confused.
"What is it, sweetie?" Phoebe asked gently, sitting next to her, followed by Prue and Paige.
"I-I'm pregnant." Piper said softly. The words hit her hard and she couldn't believe they were true.
"What? Piper, that's great!" Prue exclaimed, hugging Piper tightly. Phoebe smiled and joined in, shortly followed by Paige.
"What's going on?"
The sisters looked up. Leo had orbed in and, in all the commotion, they hadn't heard him.
Paige stood. "Wow.look at the time! I have.somewhere to be. Bye!" She left the kitchen and went up to her room.
"I have to get ready for work.before I don't have a job to get to." Phoebe stood and headed upstairs.
Prue followed her sister's examples. "I'm going to take a shower." She stood and left.
Leo quirked a brow, sitting next to Piper. "What's going on?" He asked again.
Piper swallowed. "Leo.I, um.I'm pregnant," she said bluntly, seeing no reason to beat around the bush.
"You're.you're pregnant?" Leo asked, eyes wide.
Piper chewed her lip, then nodded. "Yep."
A smile broke over Leo's face. He stood and pulled Piper up from her seat, embracing her in a warm, loving hug.
Piper frowned and pulled away. "Just.one problem."
Leo frowned and nodded for her to continue.
Taking a deep shuddering breath, Piper told Leo about being kidnapped by a demon, then finding out Cole had sent the demon after her, then finding out that Cole was under the control of a fifteen year old girl. "And whoever she is, she wants my baby," Piper finished sadly.
Leo went pale. "Well she can't have the baby. I'm going to find out who she is," he promised before orbing out.
Piper fell back into her seat and began to cry. Ever since she had married Leo, she had wanted a baby. But.why did she have to have one now? Why did some evil girl want her baby?
"Why can't I have a normal life!" Piper cried, standing. She stormed out of the kitchen and to the second floor. She knocked on Prue's door.
Prue opened her door, dressed in a dark blue bathrobe. She saw Piper had been crying and stepped aside to let her in then closed the door.
"Piper, what's wrong?" She asked gently, leading her sister to the bed and sitting.
"I've always wanted a baby.but why now? Why do I have to have a baby that every demon in the Underworld is after?" She sobbed.
"Oh, honey." Prue hugged Piper tightly. "Nothing will happen to your baby. I promise. We'll stop whoever it is that's after her.him.it."
"Her, probably. When do Halliwell Women ever have boys?" Piper asked dryly, swiping at her tears.
Prue cracked a smile. "Never. So, what are you going to name her?"
"Prue, now isn't a great time for me to worry about that! I have eight months to pick out names, if I last that long."
"You will. You have three sisters backing you," Prue said, trying to calm Piper down.
"You've finally excepted Paige?" Piper asked eagerly.
"No."
"Oh."
"But we need the Power of Four right now.otherwise the Elders wouldn't have sent me back. And if that's true, then we need her. Which means I need to accept it and move on," Prue said, sighing.
Piper forced a smile.
Phoebe sat on the couch with Cole, his head on her lap. He still hadn't woken up and she feared he wouldn't, not unless they figured out who the girl was and what she wanted, besides Piper's baby. She stroked Cole's hair, mixed emotions filling within her. She had loved Cole.then hated him.then loved him. She had hated him in the end and vanquished him, three times before he died. She had felt as if she could finally move on. And now he was back. She shivered. She forced back some tears.
Leo orbed down in front of Phoebe. "Where are the others?" He asked firmly.
"Upstairs," Phoebe replied. "Why?"
"Prue, Piper, Paige!" Leo yelled loudly, pacing the room.
The three girls came running down the stairs. Piper's eyes were red from crying and Prue was still in her bathrobe. Paige came down the steps last. They went into the living room, fear on their faces.
"Leo, what is it? What's wrong?" Paige demanded, looking around.
"I found out who the girl is.the one who wants Piper's baby," Leo said angrily. He clenched and unclenched his fists.
"Who?" Piper asked eagerly, though she dreaded his answer.
Leo looked directly into Piper's eyes. "Parker. Your future daughter."
Piper's eyes widened and she placed a hand on her stomach. "W-what.I'm.I mean." It took all her will and power not to pass out from the shock.
Cole laughed an insane, cold laugh. He grinned maliciously at Piper.
"Cole, this.this isn't like you," She said calmly, trying to keep it together. She was pregnant...something she was told she could never be. But she was. Except now wasn't the time to think about it.she had to keep Cole talking until her sisters showed up and rescued her.if they did.
"No. It isn't like him, is it?" Called a cold voice from the shadows. A young girl walked out of the shadows. She couldn't have been more than fifteen or sixteen years old. She had straight brown hair that fell to mid- back and cold, emotionless chocolate brown eyes.
Piper stared at the girl, confusion coursing through her body, making her shiver. "Who are you?"
"That can wait. One thing at a time." The girl snapped her fingers and Cole slumped to the ground, unmoving. Eyes closed.
Piper gasped. "What did you do to him? If you hurt him, my sister will kill you! And trust me, I won't hesitate to help! Neither will my other sister!"
"Shut up, Witch. I didn't kill him. I merely placed him under a sleeping spell. He'll awaken when I need him again."
"You bitch!" Piper howled; her thoughts jumbled. Who was this girl? What did she want with Cole? What did she want with Piper? Why was she so.familiar?
"Yes, I am, aren't I?" The girl laughed coldly. She sneered at Piper. "I want your baby, Witch. And I will have it."
Piper's narrowed her eyes. "Over my dead body!"
"Well, if you choose so, then so mote it be," said the girl, shrugging. She held her hand out and a dagger flew off a wooden table, into her hand. She turned to Piper and prepared to throw it.
"So mote it be? I thought only witches said that!" Huffed an annoyed voice from behind the girl.
Piper looked up; the girl turned. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige stood a few feet away from Piper and the girl.
The girls' eyes widened. "Three of you! But.but.how! That means.four of you?" She cried, confused.
Prue smirked. "Just because I'm dead doesn't mean I can't still help my sisters!" She starred at the dagger, sent her hand out to TK it from the girls' hands.
It didn't work.
Paige's eyes widened. "What? Why didn't it work? I thought." Now she was confused!
Phoebe levitated into the air and flew at the girl, then kicked her in the chest. The girl fell backwards and hit the ground hard.
"Prue, Paige, help Piper!" Phoebe yelled, pinning the girl to the ground and wrestling with her, trying to pry the dagger from her hand.
Prue ran forward, followed by Paige. They reached Piper and hugged her tightly then Prue began to untie her sister's hands, while Paige worked on her feet. Within seconds, Piper was freed.
"Now get Cole!" Phoebe gasped, still wrestling with the girl.
Prue, Piper, and Paige ran to Cole and surrounded him. They watched as Phoebe twisted the girls' wrist. The girl dropped the dagger and Phoebe batted it away. Then she punched the girl and ran to her sisters and ex- husband.
"Paige, orb.now!" Phoebe cried frantically as the girl groaned and began to stand.
Paige orbed them out and into the living room of the manor. She and Prue set Cole on the couch, then backed up and looked at Phoebe and Piper. Piper headed for the kitchen, and nodded for her sisters to follow.
Once in the kitchen, they group-hugged Piper, not letting go for a full four minutes.
"Piper, are you alright? We were so worried!" Prue said frantically.
Piper nodded, frowning. She sat at the table, looking lost and confused.
"What is it, sweetie?" Phoebe asked gently, sitting next to her, followed by Prue and Paige.
"I-I'm pregnant." Piper said softly. The words hit her hard and she couldn't believe they were true.
"What? Piper, that's great!" Prue exclaimed, hugging Piper tightly. Phoebe smiled and joined in, shortly followed by Paige.
"What's going on?"
The sisters looked up. Leo had orbed in and, in all the commotion, they hadn't heard him.
Paige stood. "Wow.look at the time! I have.somewhere to be. Bye!" She left the kitchen and went up to her room.
"I have to get ready for work.before I don't have a job to get to." Phoebe stood and headed upstairs.
Prue followed her sister's examples. "I'm going to take a shower." She stood and left.
Leo quirked a brow, sitting next to Piper. "What's going on?" He asked again.
Piper swallowed. "Leo.I, um.I'm pregnant," she said bluntly, seeing no reason to beat around the bush.
"You're.you're pregnant?" Leo asked, eyes wide.
Piper chewed her lip, then nodded. "Yep."
A smile broke over Leo's face. He stood and pulled Piper up from her seat, embracing her in a warm, loving hug.
Piper frowned and pulled away. "Just.one problem."
Leo frowned and nodded for her to continue.
Taking a deep shuddering breath, Piper told Leo about being kidnapped by a demon, then finding out Cole had sent the demon after her, then finding out that Cole was under the control of a fifteen year old girl. "And whoever she is, she wants my baby," Piper finished sadly.
Leo went pale. "Well she can't have the baby. I'm going to find out who she is," he promised before orbing out.
Piper fell back into her seat and began to cry. Ever since she had married Leo, she had wanted a baby. But.why did she have to have one now? Why did some evil girl want her baby?
"Why can't I have a normal life!" Piper cried, standing. She stormed out of the kitchen and to the second floor. She knocked on Prue's door.
Prue opened her door, dressed in a dark blue bathrobe. She saw Piper had been crying and stepped aside to let her in then closed the door.
"Piper, what's wrong?" She asked gently, leading her sister to the bed and sitting.
"I've always wanted a baby.but why now? Why do I have to have a baby that every demon in the Underworld is after?" She sobbed.
"Oh, honey." Prue hugged Piper tightly. "Nothing will happen to your baby. I promise. We'll stop whoever it is that's after her.him.it."
"Her, probably. When do Halliwell Women ever have boys?" Piper asked dryly, swiping at her tears.
Prue cracked a smile. "Never. So, what are you going to name her?"
"Prue, now isn't a great time for me to worry about that! I have eight months to pick out names, if I last that long."
"You will. You have three sisters backing you," Prue said, trying to calm Piper down.
"You've finally excepted Paige?" Piper asked eagerly.
"No."
"Oh."
"But we need the Power of Four right now.otherwise the Elders wouldn't have sent me back. And if that's true, then we need her. Which means I need to accept it and move on," Prue said, sighing.
Piper forced a smile.
Phoebe sat on the couch with Cole, his head on her lap. He still hadn't woken up and she feared he wouldn't, not unless they figured out who the girl was and what she wanted, besides Piper's baby. She stroked Cole's hair, mixed emotions filling within her. She had loved Cole.then hated him.then loved him. She had hated him in the end and vanquished him, three times before he died. She had felt as if she could finally move on. And now he was back. She shivered. She forced back some tears.
Leo orbed down in front of Phoebe. "Where are the others?" He asked firmly.
"Upstairs," Phoebe replied. "Why?"
"Prue, Piper, Paige!" Leo yelled loudly, pacing the room.
The three girls came running down the stairs. Piper's eyes were red from crying and Prue was still in her bathrobe. Paige came down the steps last. They went into the living room, fear on their faces.
"Leo, what is it? What's wrong?" Paige demanded, looking around.
"I found out who the girl is.the one who wants Piper's baby," Leo said angrily. He clenched and unclenched his fists.
"Who?" Piper asked eagerly, though she dreaded his answer.
Leo looked directly into Piper's eyes. "Parker. Your future daughter."