Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, except Mel and the
mysterious evil lady whose name you don't know yet. Read, enjoy and review!
Heart thumping, Mel ran as fast and far as she could. The voice in her head just propelled her further.
"How could you think they'd accept you? They have their own family. You can't just elbow your way in. Why would they want a reminder of their dead sister? Why would they want you?"
Hot tears spilled down her cheeks. They were white witches, good. She wasn't. She'd always be lying to them if she stayed. She could never tell them about the things she'd done.
An unnaturally icy wind, out of place in the San Francisco heat, chilled her to the bone. She knew what was coming. The wind picked up speed, swirling around Mel, keeping her stationary. She tried to push through the miniature whirlwind, but a force stronger than weather kept her in her prison.
Suddenly she was moving, flying through the air; fast. Too fast. She had no idea where she was, or even if she was still moving. Her head was spinning and so was the ground. Ground - definitely a good sign. Or, if not good, certainly better than her prior aeroplane impersonation.
"Hello again my darling" a dark, silky voice penetrated the shadows. Though barely more than a whisper, it had the desired effect. Fear.
Frozen to the spot Mel realized she had been tricked. She wasn't home. She wasn't here to be welcomed. She was here to be punished.
***
Piper paced the living room, rubbing her temples as she went.
"Honey, maybe you should."
"Leo, if you tell me to calm down I swear to god we will be picking you off the walls later!" Piper yelled at her husband, who hurriedly backed into a corner. Piper's raging hormones now caused her to burst into tears, and she slumped on to the sofa. Leo walked towards her cautiously.
"Piper, she doesn't want to be found. She must be ok or she'd have let her defenses down and I could have sensed her." Tears streaming freely now, Piper took a deep breath before speaking:
"We don't know that she ran away. What if a demon took her? Somewhere you can't sense her? What if...no Leo. Not now." She glared at Leo who was now looking towards the ceiling. He smiled apologetically and was gone before she had time to react.
Paige and Phoebe now came down the stairs, and approached Piper with caution. Phoebe slid onto the sofa and put her arm around her big sister, while Paige curled into an armchair.
"We checked the book." Phoebe said quietly "but we couldn't find anything."
"Not that we actually had anything to look for." Paige stopped talking at a glare from Phoebe.
"No Pheebs. Paige is right. There was nothing to go on. Sorry I made you guys look. It's just; I need to find something I can fight. Sitting and waiting isn't really my thing." But Paige waved Piper's away with a flick of her hand.
"Don't worry about it. It gave us something to do anyway. I'm no good with the sitting and waiting thing either." There was silence for a moment before Paige continued: "So what do we do now?"
"Sit and wait." Phoebe replied with a grin then swatted away the cushion Paige had thrown at her.
Piper rested her head on Phoebe's shoulder and closed her eyes. Phoebe stroked her hair as the mom-to-be finally got some rest. Paige followed suit and soon even Phoebe was asleep.
When Leo returned, he almost couldn't bring himself to wake the sisters, they looked so peaceful. Also, he didn't really want to risk waking Piper! But he had news, so he had to.
"I'm goin' in" he whispered to himself.
***
"How could you ever think I'd let you leave? You're mine, you agreed. You can't go back on a blood oath. Unless you lose all your blood of course, it's your choice." The woman Mel had once trusted so completely was now causing her more physical pain than she'd ever had to face before. She was begging for forgiveness but she knew it was no good. She only had one option left. Risking everything and letting down all her defenses she called out to possibly the only person who could help her.
"Leo!"
Heart thumping, Mel ran as fast and far as she could. The voice in her head just propelled her further.
"How could you think they'd accept you? They have their own family. You can't just elbow your way in. Why would they want a reminder of their dead sister? Why would they want you?"
Hot tears spilled down her cheeks. They were white witches, good. She wasn't. She'd always be lying to them if she stayed. She could never tell them about the things she'd done.
An unnaturally icy wind, out of place in the San Francisco heat, chilled her to the bone. She knew what was coming. The wind picked up speed, swirling around Mel, keeping her stationary. She tried to push through the miniature whirlwind, but a force stronger than weather kept her in her prison.
Suddenly she was moving, flying through the air; fast. Too fast. She had no idea where she was, or even if she was still moving. Her head was spinning and so was the ground. Ground - definitely a good sign. Or, if not good, certainly better than her prior aeroplane impersonation.
"Hello again my darling" a dark, silky voice penetrated the shadows. Though barely more than a whisper, it had the desired effect. Fear.
Frozen to the spot Mel realized she had been tricked. She wasn't home. She wasn't here to be welcomed. She was here to be punished.
***
Piper paced the living room, rubbing her temples as she went.
"Honey, maybe you should."
"Leo, if you tell me to calm down I swear to god we will be picking you off the walls later!" Piper yelled at her husband, who hurriedly backed into a corner. Piper's raging hormones now caused her to burst into tears, and she slumped on to the sofa. Leo walked towards her cautiously.
"Piper, she doesn't want to be found. She must be ok or she'd have let her defenses down and I could have sensed her." Tears streaming freely now, Piper took a deep breath before speaking:
"We don't know that she ran away. What if a demon took her? Somewhere you can't sense her? What if...no Leo. Not now." She glared at Leo who was now looking towards the ceiling. He smiled apologetically and was gone before she had time to react.
Paige and Phoebe now came down the stairs, and approached Piper with caution. Phoebe slid onto the sofa and put her arm around her big sister, while Paige curled into an armchair.
"We checked the book." Phoebe said quietly "but we couldn't find anything."
"Not that we actually had anything to look for." Paige stopped talking at a glare from Phoebe.
"No Pheebs. Paige is right. There was nothing to go on. Sorry I made you guys look. It's just; I need to find something I can fight. Sitting and waiting isn't really my thing." But Paige waved Piper's away with a flick of her hand.
"Don't worry about it. It gave us something to do anyway. I'm no good with the sitting and waiting thing either." There was silence for a moment before Paige continued: "So what do we do now?"
"Sit and wait." Phoebe replied with a grin then swatted away the cushion Paige had thrown at her.
Piper rested her head on Phoebe's shoulder and closed her eyes. Phoebe stroked her hair as the mom-to-be finally got some rest. Paige followed suit and soon even Phoebe was asleep.
When Leo returned, he almost couldn't bring himself to wake the sisters, they looked so peaceful. Also, he didn't really want to risk waking Piper! But he had news, so he had to.
"I'm goin' in" he whispered to himself.
***
"How could you ever think I'd let you leave? You're mine, you agreed. You can't go back on a blood oath. Unless you lose all your blood of course, it's your choice." The woman Mel had once trusted so completely was now causing her more physical pain than she'd ever had to face before. She was begging for forgiveness but she knew it was no good. She only had one option left. Risking everything and letting down all her defenses she called out to possibly the only person who could help her.
"Leo!"