Chapter Six: The premonition

He put a hand on my arm and a few seconds later we were behind a car hidden from other people's view. 1175 was in front of us. For the first time in a while I smiled. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. "Handy," I noted. Before turning away from Leo, I said, "thanks." I walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell.

I could feel Leo's eyes on me. It didn't make me feel annoyed, it made me feel protected. For the first time in a while I felt safe. I waited a few moments and then I began to get anxious when I heard no sound from the house. The cliché 'as silent as a tomb' was apt. I put my hand on the doorbell again. I felt a sudden dizziness that almost knocked me over. A bright light flashed in my eyes and I felt a jolt of electricity run through my body. I was no longer seeing the door.

Black and white images assaulted me.

A family leaving the house.

The family lounging on a boat having fun.

Shax appeared.

He threw his blasts.

Some lay dead in the boat others were flung into the ocean.

The images disappeared. I blinked and shock my head to clear it. I felt shaken. What happened? It felt so real. Maybe it was. Leo would know.

From top to the bottom

Bottom to top I stop

At the core I've forgotten

In the muffle of my thoughts

Taken far from safety

The picture is there

The memory won't escape me

But why should I care

I walked down the driveway to him. "What happened? What's wrong?" He asked concerned.

"I don't know. When I touched the doorbell I saw these images and it's just freaked me out."

"What happened in those images?" Asked Leo urgently.

I quickly summed it up. He looked at me sadly. "It was a premonition but it was set in the past."

"So you're saying they're dead?" I asked quietly.

"I'm sorry," Leo whispered.

They were strangers I didn't know them but I was upset. I hadn't even met them and they died because of me. Anger quickly replaced sadness. "Shax should be glad he's dead," I said angrily.  How could I think I would get a break? Things would never go right and be happy with me something would always happen. I'd

always caused pain.

There's a place so dark you can't see the end

[skies cock back] And shock that which can't defend

The rain then sends dripping/an acidic question

Forcefully the power of suggestion

Then with the eyes tightly shut/looking through rust and riot

And dust/ a spot of light floods the floor

And pours over the rusted world of pretend

The eyes ease open and it's dark again

The rest of the day passed by in numbness. I couldn't say what happened. I think Leo bought me to Social Services then they organized it from there.

In the memory you'll find me

Eyes burning up

The darkness holding me tightly

Until the sun rises up

I glared at the clock on the wall is if it were the clock's entire fault. It smashed to the floor then a plant nearby lifted up and dropped, it too broke. Some papers started flying around wildly before settling into a disorganized mess. Another weight felt as if it had been taken off me.

Moving all around/screaming of the ups and downs

Pollution manifested in perpetual sound

The wheels go 'round and the sunset creeps past the

Street lamps, chain-links and concrete

A little piece of paper with a picture of drawn floats

On down the street till the wind is gone

The memory now is like the picture was then

When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again

I saw Phoebe smiling wistfully. "What?" I asked.

"That was Prue's power. She used it when she was upset. Lethal weapon with her and probably with you too," she said.

"What? You mean…I done that?" I waved a hand around.

Now you got me caught in the act

You bring the thought back

I'm telling you that

I see right through you

"Yup," said Phoebe.

"But how?"

"Magic. You have telekinesis, or moving objects with you mind. The second, clairvoyance or the ability to see the future and the third to stop time. We just had one each," said Phoebe.

"So why do I have to deal with three?" I whined.

"Melinda Warren and many other witches in the line did. If it makes you feel any better Piper just got a new power too. She can blow things up," said Phoebe glancing over at Piper.

Piper was filling in some forms. Why she was filling them in didn't feel real. I was going to live at their house with my real family. But did they only want me because of my powers? "How come Shax always missed so much? I mean three of the times I wasn't there when he attacked."

"Maybe because you had to be alive to complete your destiny so you lucked out," said Phoebe.

Leo came over to us. "Maybe he didn't want to kill you after the second time. He might have wanted to lure you over to his side."

"But how does killing her families help?" Asked Phoebe.

I knew but I didn't know how to say it. Killing people I loved started to make me uncaring, cold and maybe eventually evil.

"The mythological window," said Leo.

Phoebe and I looked at him blankly. "Ok translation, please?" asked Phoebe. At least I wasn't the only clueless one.

"There's a window of opportunity. An opening of twenty-four hours before a nascent witch has chosen her powers for Good or Evil, where she can be swayed either way. If you can be enticed and use your powers for evil you become evil forever."

"But I used my powers two years ago, unless I've suddenly got really sucky at math is the time up?" I asked.

"You were just a witch then. Maybe the weird chandelier light means you're a proper witch or something. Maybe all the other times that was just planning in advance to make you evil," said Phoebe.

So I got to chose whether I want to be good or evil? I mean they both have their advantages. Evil is probably more fun but if I'm good people will stop being hurt because of me and I'll have a family but then again if I'm good I have the responsibility of protecting innocents. Decisions, decisions. 

A/n: Hey. I know in the episode it is actually 48 hours but 24 is more suited for me so I'm changing it. If you can't deal with that just pretend a day passed before the next chapter. Does anyone want me to continue story through season four or should I just leave it after the Charmed Again episodes? Does anyone think Paige is Mary-sue like? Since she's the next generation it would be logical to presume she'd have the three powers but I can't help but feel it makes her too good. She's gonna have a hard time controlling her powers if that makes any difference.  Plus she won't get Phoebe's empathy or levitation powers or Piper's blowing things up one or Prue's astral projection.  All comments are appreciated and a title idea would be even better.