Hello everyone! Still reading, I hope?
I'm afraid I didn't update quite as quickly this time, but I'm doing the best I can. I'm working, trying to get a university degree via correspondence, and maintaining my Internet persona for you people, consequentially: I have no life! But your reviews make it all worth it, so please, keep them coming.
Charmedfanatic3000: Yeah, I like Greek food too! Have I ever told you how eternally grateful I am for all your support, lately?
Chantedly: I do try to be original, but there are just too many charmed fanfics out there! Not that I mind of course, I read most of them. Don't you think that the fact that Phoebe didn't know she had a daughter was also original? Think of the Greek island as a heaven for Talia and Cole - a place where they can be normal, where there's no pressure to be anything but that. I've made Cole and Talia very sympathetic so far, but I'll be revealing certain past actions that will justify their position in the Underworld, so be ware! I can't very well have a Source moping around for the rest of the story, and Talia still has secrets that she hasn't revealed yet.
Barb6: Yes, you're right once again. It will be hard for Talia to adjust to this world. She tries her best and that should go a long way, but there'll be burst of frustration, when Talia feels that it's all getting too much and she seeks out forms of escape. We can only hope that her family's support will be enough to keep her from doing anything stupid.
Mickis: That is probably the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me about my writing. I had been having a bad week. I came home from work exhausted. I switched on the computer and then I saw your review. Starting immediately on the next chapter was the best way to say thank you. I hope I can justify your kind words with my actions. This chapter's for you!
Svata2004: Well Talia is a butt-kicking sort of girl. And no wonder she can get up so early, her name means morning dew! Wyatt will get better in fighting, I promise.
Emma: A new reviewer, yay! Watch this space, Cole will continue making appearance in this fic. How could he possibly stay away?
Candy Haliwell: Another new reviewer? Double yay! Phoebe had her reasons for acting the way she did on season 5. I hope that chapter 16 can help. All I can say is that as far as I'm concerned it took an enormous amount of will and courage for her to resist Cole. He was after all the man of her life and they both know it. There will be some romance between Phoebe and Cole but I'm not sure at all, that they'll end up together. Like you rightly pointed out, he's still the Source.
Natasha Prinsloo: You know who you are! Thanks again!
Slyslayer13, Prue101, Piper43: You guys have been with me from the very beginning. I could have never gotten this far without you. Thank you once again.
PS: Does any of you know anything about American football? I was thinking of including a game (Wyatt and Josh are part of the team) but I don't know the first thing about it. Email me.
Phew! That introduction was long! So many people to thank! Without further ado. . . enjoy and don't forget to review!
Chapter 17: Not easily forgotten
"Hey, boss," called a pretty redhead who was serving drinks at a table near them.
"Hi Sophie," Piper answered her waving. "How's business?"
"There's a pretty good crowd tonight actually. Thanks to them," she said pointing at the stage.
Talia followed Sophie's finger to see Creed playing on the stage.
"You got Creed to come to P3??!!" screeched Talia.
"They were scheduled to play here, months ago. Since I found out you were a fan. I kept it a secret. I thought I'd make a nice surprise," said Piper grinning from ear to ear.
"Mum, that's incredible! You're amazing!!!" Wyatt screamed in equal pleasure.
"You didn't know about this, either?" asked Talia turning to look at Wyatt.
Wyatt shook his head, but the enormous smile he wore stayed glued on his face.
"Thanks mum," he said, and put his arm around her briefly.
Talia was a bit more expressive. She jumped on Piper, hugged and kissed her. She really liked Creed!
"Come on let's get us a place to sit," said Leo, obviously amused by his niece's reaction.
The group was hardly settled around the table they found, when Talia pulled Josh out to the dance floor. Wyatt and Judy followed soon enough.
Talia let the music flow through her. She felt herself going soft to the very core. Her limbs moved of their own accord to the rhythm. She closed her eyes and surrendered completely to the moment.
Leo whistled softly under his breath. "That girl can really move!" he enthused.
His wife grinned by his side. "It's a Haliwell thing," she teased making Leo look back at her. The two locked eye contact.
Phoebe took one look at her sister and brother-in-law and nudged Paige softly. "Hey Paige, I think I've spotted a couple of cute guys over there," she said loudly.
"I see them," said Paige smiling at the two men who were obviously eyeing the two sisters up.
Phoebe grinned. She only said what she did as an excuse to give Leo and Piper some privacy. Trust Paige to find cute guys they sisters could really "distract" themselves with!
"Come on Phoebe, our sister owns this club, lets go see if they need anything!" said Paige a little too enthusiastically as she dragged her sister on her feet and away from the table.
"See you later, guys," Phoebe managed to call to Piper and Leo.
The married couple was too lost in each other to notice. Finally Leo's head descended slowly towards Piper and his lips brushed softly against her own. Piper surrendered herself in his embrace not caring who was looking.
*************
Someone was looking, but not at Piper and Leo. A tall, dark, young man in black was standing at the bar, leaning elegantly against the counter.
"Hey mate," said a male voice with a strong Australian accent, "can I get you anything?"
"Johnny Black. Neat." Came the curt reply.
The barman looked curiously at the man whose attention was obviously drawn elsewhere. He followed his gaze to see him looking at Talia and Josh dancing on the dance floor. The man hadn't even turned from watching them, to order his drink! The barman placed an empty glass in front of the stranger. He took and opened a new whiskey bottle, and filled the glass.
"Cute couple," said the barman in an attempt at conversation. "They dance well together," he continued, noting Talia's lithe movements on the dance floor.
"She dances," said the stranger, before downing his drink in one gulp. His face grimaced at the sudden trail of fire the alcohol left on the way to his stomach, "he only tries to catch up."
The stranger tossed a twenty-dollar bill on the counter and pushed off; turning towards the direction of the couple he had been watching.
"Your change!" called the barman behind him.
"Keep it," he heard the stranger say above the music, without turning back.
"Thanks," called the barman.
But the stranger was already out of sight.
*****************
Talia was having a great time! How could she not? She was with some of her favourite people in the whole world. She was at a club, watching one of her all-time favourite bands play, live. And she was dancing to their music with s guy she really liked. Life didn't get much better than this she decided.
She smiled up at Josh. His blue eyes smiled down at her.
"Want something to drink?" he yelled over the music.
Talia absentmindedly brushed a wet lock of hair from her forehead. "A coke would be great!" she yelled back.
"I'll get us some," he said and started walking towards the bar.
Talia turned to find Wyatt and Judy. The two had wandered some distance off, but she saw them and waved. They waved back.
Talia tried to make her way towards them, but the dance floor, like the rest of the club, was very crowded. She was pushed and she felt herself losing her balance and crashing into someone. She turned around to apologise . . . and found herself looking into a pair of very familiar, gray eyes.
" Valdis," she whispered involuntarily, her eyes widening at seeing him there.
The music was too loud for him to hear her speak, but he saw her lips forming his name, and that simple action made him stare at those luscious lips wishing he could cover them with his own, there and now. He only barely restrained himself. He was watched. Even now, he could feel the eyes of the half-witch, half-whitelighter, burning into his back. Instead, he settled for placing his lips next to her ear, unknowingly sending shivers of desire down her back.
"Missed me?" he teased, as he placed his hands around her waist.
I'm afraid I didn't update quite as quickly this time, but I'm doing the best I can. I'm working, trying to get a university degree via correspondence, and maintaining my Internet persona for you people, consequentially: I have no life! But your reviews make it all worth it, so please, keep them coming.
Charmedfanatic3000: Yeah, I like Greek food too! Have I ever told you how eternally grateful I am for all your support, lately?
Chantedly: I do try to be original, but there are just too many charmed fanfics out there! Not that I mind of course, I read most of them. Don't you think that the fact that Phoebe didn't know she had a daughter was also original? Think of the Greek island as a heaven for Talia and Cole - a place where they can be normal, where there's no pressure to be anything but that. I've made Cole and Talia very sympathetic so far, but I'll be revealing certain past actions that will justify their position in the Underworld, so be ware! I can't very well have a Source moping around for the rest of the story, and Talia still has secrets that she hasn't revealed yet.
Barb6: Yes, you're right once again. It will be hard for Talia to adjust to this world. She tries her best and that should go a long way, but there'll be burst of frustration, when Talia feels that it's all getting too much and she seeks out forms of escape. We can only hope that her family's support will be enough to keep her from doing anything stupid.
Mickis: That is probably the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me about my writing. I had been having a bad week. I came home from work exhausted. I switched on the computer and then I saw your review. Starting immediately on the next chapter was the best way to say thank you. I hope I can justify your kind words with my actions. This chapter's for you!
Svata2004: Well Talia is a butt-kicking sort of girl. And no wonder she can get up so early, her name means morning dew! Wyatt will get better in fighting, I promise.
Emma: A new reviewer, yay! Watch this space, Cole will continue making appearance in this fic. How could he possibly stay away?
Candy Haliwell: Another new reviewer? Double yay! Phoebe had her reasons for acting the way she did on season 5. I hope that chapter 16 can help. All I can say is that as far as I'm concerned it took an enormous amount of will and courage for her to resist Cole. He was after all the man of her life and they both know it. There will be some romance between Phoebe and Cole but I'm not sure at all, that they'll end up together. Like you rightly pointed out, he's still the Source.
Natasha Prinsloo: You know who you are! Thanks again!
Slyslayer13, Prue101, Piper43: You guys have been with me from the very beginning. I could have never gotten this far without you. Thank you once again.
PS: Does any of you know anything about American football? I was thinking of including a game (Wyatt and Josh are part of the team) but I don't know the first thing about it. Email me.
Phew! That introduction was long! So many people to thank! Without further ado. . . enjoy and don't forget to review!
Chapter 17: Not easily forgotten
"Hey, boss," called a pretty redhead who was serving drinks at a table near them.
"Hi Sophie," Piper answered her waving. "How's business?"
"There's a pretty good crowd tonight actually. Thanks to them," she said pointing at the stage.
Talia followed Sophie's finger to see Creed playing on the stage.
"You got Creed to come to P3??!!" screeched Talia.
"They were scheduled to play here, months ago. Since I found out you were a fan. I kept it a secret. I thought I'd make a nice surprise," said Piper grinning from ear to ear.
"Mum, that's incredible! You're amazing!!!" Wyatt screamed in equal pleasure.
"You didn't know about this, either?" asked Talia turning to look at Wyatt.
Wyatt shook his head, but the enormous smile he wore stayed glued on his face.
"Thanks mum," he said, and put his arm around her briefly.
Talia was a bit more expressive. She jumped on Piper, hugged and kissed her. She really liked Creed!
"Come on let's get us a place to sit," said Leo, obviously amused by his niece's reaction.
The group was hardly settled around the table they found, when Talia pulled Josh out to the dance floor. Wyatt and Judy followed soon enough.
Talia let the music flow through her. She felt herself going soft to the very core. Her limbs moved of their own accord to the rhythm. She closed her eyes and surrendered completely to the moment.
Leo whistled softly under his breath. "That girl can really move!" he enthused.
His wife grinned by his side. "It's a Haliwell thing," she teased making Leo look back at her. The two locked eye contact.
Phoebe took one look at her sister and brother-in-law and nudged Paige softly. "Hey Paige, I think I've spotted a couple of cute guys over there," she said loudly.
"I see them," said Paige smiling at the two men who were obviously eyeing the two sisters up.
Phoebe grinned. She only said what she did as an excuse to give Leo and Piper some privacy. Trust Paige to find cute guys they sisters could really "distract" themselves with!
"Come on Phoebe, our sister owns this club, lets go see if they need anything!" said Paige a little too enthusiastically as she dragged her sister on her feet and away from the table.
"See you later, guys," Phoebe managed to call to Piper and Leo.
The married couple was too lost in each other to notice. Finally Leo's head descended slowly towards Piper and his lips brushed softly against her own. Piper surrendered herself in his embrace not caring who was looking.
*************
Someone was looking, but not at Piper and Leo. A tall, dark, young man in black was standing at the bar, leaning elegantly against the counter.
"Hey mate," said a male voice with a strong Australian accent, "can I get you anything?"
"Johnny Black. Neat." Came the curt reply.
The barman looked curiously at the man whose attention was obviously drawn elsewhere. He followed his gaze to see him looking at Talia and Josh dancing on the dance floor. The man hadn't even turned from watching them, to order his drink! The barman placed an empty glass in front of the stranger. He took and opened a new whiskey bottle, and filled the glass.
"Cute couple," said the barman in an attempt at conversation. "They dance well together," he continued, noting Talia's lithe movements on the dance floor.
"She dances," said the stranger, before downing his drink in one gulp. His face grimaced at the sudden trail of fire the alcohol left on the way to his stomach, "he only tries to catch up."
The stranger tossed a twenty-dollar bill on the counter and pushed off; turning towards the direction of the couple he had been watching.
"Your change!" called the barman behind him.
"Keep it," he heard the stranger say above the music, without turning back.
"Thanks," called the barman.
But the stranger was already out of sight.
*****************
Talia was having a great time! How could she not? She was with some of her favourite people in the whole world. She was at a club, watching one of her all-time favourite bands play, live. And she was dancing to their music with s guy she really liked. Life didn't get much better than this she decided.
She smiled up at Josh. His blue eyes smiled down at her.
"Want something to drink?" he yelled over the music.
Talia absentmindedly brushed a wet lock of hair from her forehead. "A coke would be great!" she yelled back.
"I'll get us some," he said and started walking towards the bar.
Talia turned to find Wyatt and Judy. The two had wandered some distance off, but she saw them and waved. They waved back.
Talia tried to make her way towards them, but the dance floor, like the rest of the club, was very crowded. She was pushed and she felt herself losing her balance and crashing into someone. She turned around to apologise . . . and found herself looking into a pair of very familiar, gray eyes.
" Valdis," she whispered involuntarily, her eyes widening at seeing him there.
The music was too loud for him to hear her speak, but he saw her lips forming his name, and that simple action made him stare at those luscious lips wishing he could cover them with his own, there and now. He only barely restrained himself. He was watched. Even now, he could feel the eyes of the half-witch, half-whitelighter, burning into his back. Instead, he settled for placing his lips next to her ear, unknowingly sending shivers of desire down her back.
"Missed me?" he teased, as he placed his hands around her waist.