A/N: I'm skipping ahead again. I want to add in something that has to do
with Christmas, in honor the the Christmas season (I wrote this before
Christmas, I just didn't get it up by Christmas). Pam is a little over 4
months old now. lainey: I looked around on the link that you gave me, but I
didn't find a picture of Glenn. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right place,
could you tell me where to go after I get to the front page on the link?
And Oh My Goddess!!!! I just realized how many reviews I have for this
story as of right now! 125! "Charmed At Last" got 150 reviews, wow, thanks
so much for reviewing! It makes me SOOOO happy!
Family Affair
Chapter 33: Not So Silent Night
*****December 23, 2004*****
Pearl ran down the stairs of the Halliwell Manor, into the living room, stopping as she came to the Christmas tree. She stared up at the large, sparkling tree. It was thick, deep green, and made the house smell of rich pine. The colorful lights blinked on and off, the tinsel reflected the lights making small rainbows on the walls, Christmas ornaments covered the branches, and an angel with golden brown hair and a long white and gold flowing dress sat atop the tree. Pearl sat down on the floor and stared at the colorful boxes that littered the skirt of the tree. In the spirit of the winter season the skirt of the tree was white, fluffy, and sprinkled with silver glitter to make it sparkle, like snow. Pearl began to slowly reach for a present that had her name on it.
"Pearl?" Paige's voice called from behind her.
Pearl quickly pulled her hand back. "Yes?" She asked, in an innocent tone.
"What are you doing?" Paige asked, as she walked into the living room.
"Just uh....lookin' at the tree...." Pearl replied, sweetly.
"I see...." Paige said, in a skeptical tone. "Well, I was just wondering if you wanted to go eat some Ginger Bread Men cookies with me and Aunt Piper, but I guess you're just too busy for that...." Paige said, as she walked towards the kitchen.
"No! I want some of Auntie Piper's Ginger Bread Men cookies!" Pearl replied, as she hopped up from her spot and ran to her mother.
Paige rolled her eyes. "Oh, okay then." She said, rolling her eyes at the same time. She walked into the kitchen, greeted by 8 smiling faces and the smell of freshly baked Ginger Bread Men cookies. "Oh! Piper, that smells...."
"Charming?" Prue joked.
"Exactly. What else could come from a Charmed One's cooking?" Paige asked. She eyed Phoebe. "Erm....Minus Phoebe." Paige joked.
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Whatever!" She said, in a playful tone. She was holding about 4-month-old Pam in her arms.
Pam cooed and blinked her tiny eyes.
"Cookies!" Phiona yelled, as she stared up at the plate. She held out her hands. Orbs instantly shot from her palms and surrounded 2 cookies, pulling them towards her.
Prue stared at her second eldest niece and sighed. She waved her hand, gripping the cookies with a much firmer telekinetic hold, and pulled them to herself.
"Auntie Prue!" Phiona grumbled.
"You thank your mother before you can have any cookies." Prue said. She looked at everyone else in the room. "And everyone else should be thanking Piper as well." Prue said.
Phiona glared at Prue. "Thank you mommy...." Phiona mumbled.
"Thank you Piper." Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Cole, and Glenn answered; in unison.
"Thanks so much, Auntie Piper!" Pearl said, then quickly looked back to the cookies.
Prue held one of the cookies that she'd taken from Phiona up to her mouth.
"Boy, I'd just love those, cookies!" Paige said. The cookies in Prue's hands orbed out and then orbed in; one in Phiona's hand and one in Pearl's hand.
"Thank you, Auntie Paige." Phiona said, then she bit into her cookie.
Prue glared at Paige. "I was gonna eat that, ya know?" Prue said.
"I know." Paige replied, with a smirk. She held out her hand. "Cookie." She said. A cookie from the plate orbed out and then orbed in, in Paige's hand. She took a bite. "Mmmm!" Paige mumbled. She chewed the cookie and then smiled. "These are the best!" Paige exclaimed.
Prue waved her hand, telekinetically pulling a cookie into her hand. She took a bite and nodded in agreement with her baby sister.
Phoebe walked over to the counter and grabbed 2 cookies, one for her and one for Cole, then she walked back to Cole. "Here, I'm sure my sisters are right about this one." Phoebe said, as she bit into her cookie.
Cole took the cookie from Phoebe's hand. "You're probably right." He said, as he took a large bite of the cookie.
Phoebe nodded her head and waved her cookie in the air. "These are sooooo good!" Phoebe said, after swallowing her mouthful. She looked down at her daughter. "Too bad you'll have to wait a while." She said, as she took another bite.
Piper, Leo, and Glenn were the last to take a bite of the cookie; Leo and Glenn agreeing that it was the best they'd ever had, while Piper said she wasn't sure why everyone else was so happy about them, because they weren't her best work.
The Grandfather clock chimed 9:30 P.M.
"Oh, time for bed." Piper said, as she pointed to the exit of the kitchen.
"But...." Pearl and Phiona began, in unsion.
"No buts! If you don't be good, Santa won't bring gifts...." Piper said.
"Fine!" Phiona complained, as she stomped out of the room.
"Ditto!" Pearl grumbled, following her younger cousin.
"And be nice about it!" Paige called.
Phoebe rolled her eyes. 'Santa...Ha!' Phoebe thought. "I'm going to be taking this little one up stairs." She said, as she walked out of the room.
*****2 Hours Later*****
Pearl was half asleep. She was too excited about Christmas that was only in 2 days, not counting today, to totally fall asleep. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a swirl of red sparkles. She opened her eyes a little more and looked again, this time with both eyes. Her mouth dropped open. "Santa?!" Pearl breathed. TO BE CONTINUED....
Family Affair
Chapter 33: Not So Silent Night
*****December 23, 2004*****
Pearl ran down the stairs of the Halliwell Manor, into the living room, stopping as she came to the Christmas tree. She stared up at the large, sparkling tree. It was thick, deep green, and made the house smell of rich pine. The colorful lights blinked on and off, the tinsel reflected the lights making small rainbows on the walls, Christmas ornaments covered the branches, and an angel with golden brown hair and a long white and gold flowing dress sat atop the tree. Pearl sat down on the floor and stared at the colorful boxes that littered the skirt of the tree. In the spirit of the winter season the skirt of the tree was white, fluffy, and sprinkled with silver glitter to make it sparkle, like snow. Pearl began to slowly reach for a present that had her name on it.
"Pearl?" Paige's voice called from behind her.
Pearl quickly pulled her hand back. "Yes?" She asked, in an innocent tone.
"What are you doing?" Paige asked, as she walked into the living room.
"Just uh....lookin' at the tree...." Pearl replied, sweetly.
"I see...." Paige said, in a skeptical tone. "Well, I was just wondering if you wanted to go eat some Ginger Bread Men cookies with me and Aunt Piper, but I guess you're just too busy for that...." Paige said, as she walked towards the kitchen.
"No! I want some of Auntie Piper's Ginger Bread Men cookies!" Pearl replied, as she hopped up from her spot and ran to her mother.
Paige rolled her eyes. "Oh, okay then." She said, rolling her eyes at the same time. She walked into the kitchen, greeted by 8 smiling faces and the smell of freshly baked Ginger Bread Men cookies. "Oh! Piper, that smells...."
"Charming?" Prue joked.
"Exactly. What else could come from a Charmed One's cooking?" Paige asked. She eyed Phoebe. "Erm....Minus Phoebe." Paige joked.
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Whatever!" She said, in a playful tone. She was holding about 4-month-old Pam in her arms.
Pam cooed and blinked her tiny eyes.
"Cookies!" Phiona yelled, as she stared up at the plate. She held out her hands. Orbs instantly shot from her palms and surrounded 2 cookies, pulling them towards her.
Prue stared at her second eldest niece and sighed. She waved her hand, gripping the cookies with a much firmer telekinetic hold, and pulled them to herself.
"Auntie Prue!" Phiona grumbled.
"You thank your mother before you can have any cookies." Prue said. She looked at everyone else in the room. "And everyone else should be thanking Piper as well." Prue said.
Phiona glared at Prue. "Thank you mommy...." Phiona mumbled.
"Thank you Piper." Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Cole, and Glenn answered; in unison.
"Thanks so much, Auntie Piper!" Pearl said, then quickly looked back to the cookies.
Prue held one of the cookies that she'd taken from Phiona up to her mouth.
"Boy, I'd just love those, cookies!" Paige said. The cookies in Prue's hands orbed out and then orbed in; one in Phiona's hand and one in Pearl's hand.
"Thank you, Auntie Paige." Phiona said, then she bit into her cookie.
Prue glared at Paige. "I was gonna eat that, ya know?" Prue said.
"I know." Paige replied, with a smirk. She held out her hand. "Cookie." She said. A cookie from the plate orbed out and then orbed in, in Paige's hand. She took a bite. "Mmmm!" Paige mumbled. She chewed the cookie and then smiled. "These are the best!" Paige exclaimed.
Prue waved her hand, telekinetically pulling a cookie into her hand. She took a bite and nodded in agreement with her baby sister.
Phoebe walked over to the counter and grabbed 2 cookies, one for her and one for Cole, then she walked back to Cole. "Here, I'm sure my sisters are right about this one." Phoebe said, as she bit into her cookie.
Cole took the cookie from Phoebe's hand. "You're probably right." He said, as he took a large bite of the cookie.
Phoebe nodded her head and waved her cookie in the air. "These are sooooo good!" Phoebe said, after swallowing her mouthful. She looked down at her daughter. "Too bad you'll have to wait a while." She said, as she took another bite.
Piper, Leo, and Glenn were the last to take a bite of the cookie; Leo and Glenn agreeing that it was the best they'd ever had, while Piper said she wasn't sure why everyone else was so happy about them, because they weren't her best work.
The Grandfather clock chimed 9:30 P.M.
"Oh, time for bed." Piper said, as she pointed to the exit of the kitchen.
"But...." Pearl and Phiona began, in unsion.
"No buts! If you don't be good, Santa won't bring gifts...." Piper said.
"Fine!" Phiona complained, as she stomped out of the room.
"Ditto!" Pearl grumbled, following her younger cousin.
"And be nice about it!" Paige called.
Phoebe rolled her eyes. 'Santa...Ha!' Phoebe thought. "I'm going to be taking this little one up stairs." She said, as she walked out of the room.
*****2 Hours Later*****
Pearl was half asleep. She was too excited about Christmas that was only in 2 days, not counting today, to totally fall asleep. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a swirl of red sparkles. She opened her eyes a little more and looked again, this time with both eyes. Her mouth dropped open. "Santa?!" Pearl breathed. TO BE CONTINUED....