*I forgot to put up a disclaimer last time. Whoops! Ok, I don't own the
characters (except Mel, she's mine). Though if someone wants to trade Mel
for Leo I'll be very happy. I'm sure I can have more fun with him! ;)
"Leo move her before it unfreezes." Piper's voice was urgent though barely a whisper. Leo ran, heart pounding, praying that the car stayed still. He grabbed the girl around the waist and swung her onto the sidewalk. Before her feet hit the ground, a car horn blared and the car sped past, driver swearing out of the window.
Piper, now also on the sidewalk, took hold of the girl's shoulders: "Sweetie, are you ok?" The girl just stared blankly ahead. Piper tried again: "Are you hurt. Can you tell me your name?" The girl replied in an inaudible whisper.
"What did you say?" A tear rolled down the girl's cheek as she spoke again: "Mel. Melinda Halliwell. I'm your daughter." Mel broke down crying and the two wrapped their arms around each other. Piper, now very confused, also began to cry. Leo walked back into the Manor and orbed up to find out exactly what the hell was going on.
****
Leo returned hours later to find Paige and Piper sitting on the couch in silence.
"Did Piper fill you in?"
"Yup." Paige replied dazedly "she's not mine."
"Didn't think she was. She knows she's a Halliwell. You only just found out."
Piper couldn't wait any longer: "What did the elders say?"
"She's definitely the daughter of a charmed one. But apart from that.. nothing."
"It took you *six* hours to find out *nothing*!?" Piper shouted. "The niece I never knew I had is asleep in my room and the all-knowing elders know nothing!?" Paige put her arms around her sister and let her cry some more. Leo didn't know what to do, which meant he was more than relieved when Phoebe got home: "Oh God. Piper what happened?"
"We found her, Pheebs. Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Found who? What are you talking about?"
"Your daughter."
"What?! I don't have a daughter!"
"If you don't then...oh god." Piper looked to the mantle where a photo of her older sister smiled back at her "Prue." She breathed. "She never told us. Mel's too late." Piper sank into the sofa and stared at the photo.
Phoebe by this point was totally bemused. Leo motioned her into the kitchen and explained as much as he knew. Paige followed them. She'd worked out that everyone was going to need a *lot* of coffee.
****
An inhuman, reptilian face appeared in the full-length mirror in Piper's bedroom. It spoke in a strange voice that was neither male nor female: "Melinda, wake up. Listen to me."
Mel sat up straight in the bed. "Stay away from me. I've found my family. I don't need you anymore."
"They're lying to you. They'll never love you. You're a bastard witch, a disgrace to their family. You should leave now. Leave now and return to me."
"No. I'm not."
"Of course you're not. But that's how they see you."
It didn't take a lot to convince her. Mel pulled on her boots and pushed open the window. It was starting to get dark. She climbed out and lowered herself from the semi-roof that ran most of the way around the house. She dropped and walked down the steps, then turned and ran as far as she could.
****
Phoebe walked downstairs looking confused. "Ok. This girl Mel.." Everyone nodded. "Exactly how small is she? 'cause I can't find her anywhere."
A/N More to come soon. Please review, I'll die without them :( Thanks for all the reviews I've had already. Here are some responses to them: The virtual ice cream can be any flavor, and Leo called Piper because she was the only P. Halliwell in the house. Also firefly, of course she's flawed! She's my typical sexy but screwed up heroine with a tragic past!
"Leo move her before it unfreezes." Piper's voice was urgent though barely a whisper. Leo ran, heart pounding, praying that the car stayed still. He grabbed the girl around the waist and swung her onto the sidewalk. Before her feet hit the ground, a car horn blared and the car sped past, driver swearing out of the window.
Piper, now also on the sidewalk, took hold of the girl's shoulders: "Sweetie, are you ok?" The girl just stared blankly ahead. Piper tried again: "Are you hurt. Can you tell me your name?" The girl replied in an inaudible whisper.
"What did you say?" A tear rolled down the girl's cheek as she spoke again: "Mel. Melinda Halliwell. I'm your daughter." Mel broke down crying and the two wrapped their arms around each other. Piper, now very confused, also began to cry. Leo walked back into the Manor and orbed up to find out exactly what the hell was going on.
****
Leo returned hours later to find Paige and Piper sitting on the couch in silence.
"Did Piper fill you in?"
"Yup." Paige replied dazedly "she's not mine."
"Didn't think she was. She knows she's a Halliwell. You only just found out."
Piper couldn't wait any longer: "What did the elders say?"
"She's definitely the daughter of a charmed one. But apart from that.. nothing."
"It took you *six* hours to find out *nothing*!?" Piper shouted. "The niece I never knew I had is asleep in my room and the all-knowing elders know nothing!?" Paige put her arms around her sister and let her cry some more. Leo didn't know what to do, which meant he was more than relieved when Phoebe got home: "Oh God. Piper what happened?"
"We found her, Pheebs. Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Found who? What are you talking about?"
"Your daughter."
"What?! I don't have a daughter!"
"If you don't then...oh god." Piper looked to the mantle where a photo of her older sister smiled back at her "Prue." She breathed. "She never told us. Mel's too late." Piper sank into the sofa and stared at the photo.
Phoebe by this point was totally bemused. Leo motioned her into the kitchen and explained as much as he knew. Paige followed them. She'd worked out that everyone was going to need a *lot* of coffee.
****
An inhuman, reptilian face appeared in the full-length mirror in Piper's bedroom. It spoke in a strange voice that was neither male nor female: "Melinda, wake up. Listen to me."
Mel sat up straight in the bed. "Stay away from me. I've found my family. I don't need you anymore."
"They're lying to you. They'll never love you. You're a bastard witch, a disgrace to their family. You should leave now. Leave now and return to me."
"No. I'm not."
"Of course you're not. But that's how they see you."
It didn't take a lot to convince her. Mel pulled on her boots and pushed open the window. It was starting to get dark. She climbed out and lowered herself from the semi-roof that ran most of the way around the house. She dropped and walked down the steps, then turned and ran as far as she could.
****
Phoebe walked downstairs looking confused. "Ok. This girl Mel.." Everyone nodded. "Exactly how small is she? 'cause I can't find her anywhere."
A/N More to come soon. Please review, I'll die without them :( Thanks for all the reviews I've had already. Here are some responses to them: The virtual ice cream can be any flavor, and Leo called Piper because she was the only P. Halliwell in the house. Also firefly, of course she's flawed! She's my typical sexy but screwed up heroine with a tragic past!