Yay. Haven't made a story for a while. I didn't like the last one I put out (Before There Were Four) so I decided to redo it another time and do this instead. It continues the lives of Piper's children as Charmed Ones. Some notes below. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own Charmed. Yeah. Only the things and people that are not from Charmed and are in this story are owned by me. Yeah.

Notes: Changed Pure's name to Pru; real name's still Purity though. Changed Zan to Xan. And Julia's 15 now, though it doesn't really matter. At least in this story anyway. Check out my first story (We Witches Four) to know the deal with this foursome. Basically they are:

Purity (Pru), 23 yrs old, can transmogrify objects -

Andrew (Drew), 17, telepath (but that will change, as you will see), Xan's twin -

Alexander (Xan), 17, can create magical barriers -

Julia Madison, 15, blasts electricity -

BTW, words enclosed in asterisks (*blah*) are italicized. I don't get the whole html thing, so bear with me. So, well, I'm sure you know what italics are for in fiction.

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"Get out!"

Julia's yell boomed through the walls of the Halliwell Manor as she chased a laughing Drew down the staircase.

"Getoutgetoutgetout!"

Xan ran out the kitchen to see what was going on, only to be greeted by the whack of a rolled-up newspaper on his cheek as Drew whizzed by.

"Ow! Jules! What's your problem?!" whined Xan, holding his wounded face

Jules, unmindful of her brother's question, charged through into the dining room, where Drew stood on the opposite end of the dining table. Mocking his younger sister, Drew shifted from left to right as Julia raised the paper, about to throw it.

"What is going on here?"

Newspaper flew and connected with nothing but air, as it unraveled and fell right flat on top on Purity Madison's head. Julia fumed in frustration as the more mischievous twin ran out the back door.

"Ohhkay. And may I say again: *what* is going on here?" inquired Pru, taking the paper off her head and cocking an eyebrow.

"He was in my head *again*," muttered Julia as she exited the kitchen and retreated to her room. The four siblings were just beginning to get into their powers, having realized their Charmed Ones status just two days before. Drew was obviously diving headfirst into his telepathy, using it every chance he got. Lately, it had become an annoyance in the Halliwell- Madison family as Pru, Xan and Julia could all sense Drew rummaging through the recesses of their brains. Unfortunately for Julia, Drew found her thoughts the most interesting and she was more victimized than the eldest sister, Pru, and Xan, the more considerate brother.

"We do have to get him under control, come to think of it. Who knows what permanent damage his power can do to our heads," Pru murmured, settling on the kitchen stool.

"But you have to admit, our powers are pretty cool," countered Xan as he searched the fridge for his breakfast.