Author's Note: I'm only posting this a day early because I finished early
and I'm eager to get started on the next chapter.
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Lizzie is furious. She turns towards Ryan and sees him cautiously nodding his head. She freezes both him and her father, and turns to Wyatt. "I would have frozen you too, but you're half witch."
Seeing that his sister is ready to cry, Wyatt orbs out to leave Lizzie alone with Piper. Lizzie, realizing that a tear is streaming down her face, runs up the stairs to her bedroom. Chris orbs in and realizes that something major has happened. "Mom, what's wrong with Lizzie? I've never seen her cry."
"It's a long story. Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure. What do you need?"
"I need you to help me shake your father and Ryan out of the freezing."
Piper walks over and shakes her husband, while Chris shakes Ryan awake. Leo, with a confused look on his face, wonders where his daughter has gone up to. Without even having to ask, Piper answers his question. "She's in her room."
"Should I go up there?"
"No, she needs some time to sort this out."
"But..."
"No, Leo."
"I'll just..." Ryan orbs out before he finishes his own sentence. __________________________________________________
Lizzie's sitting on her bed with her head resting in her hands, trying to sort out her thoughts. 'Why didn't they tell me I was getting a white-lighter?' 'Why do I need a white-lighter?' 'Do they think I can't handle things on my own?' 'How could Ryan have kept his secret for so long? We've been in the same classes for the entire semester.' 'Why am I crying?' 'Why am I so upset?' 'Shouldn't I be happy?' 'Now I don't have to hide my powers around him.' 'I can talk to him about the half of my life that I've had to hide for so long.' 'I can talk to him about things I don't want to talk about with my parents or brothers.'
Risa and Peggy orb in. Lizzie had always confided to them when ever she had a problem. They figured she needed some comforting. "You ok, sweetie?"
Lizzie turns around and wipes the tears from her eyes. "I can't think straight."
Risa and Peggy walk over and sit on the bed next to Lizzie and give her a hug. _________________________________________________
Leo was pacing back and forth as Peggy and Risa came down the stairs. He turned around with an eager look on his face. "Is she ok?"
"She's taking a nap right now. Maybe she can sort everything out as she's dreaming."
Leo turned to Piper and Piper answered him almost as if she could read his mind. "No, Leo, if you go up there and wake her up she'll never talk to you."
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Wyatt walked past Lizzie's room, turned around, and stood in the doorway. He walked over to her bed and spread a blanket over top of her. "Don't want you catching a cold because you're too pissed to pull over the covers." _________________________________________________
(Next Morning)
Lizzie wakes up and looks over at her alarm clock. "Saturday morning and I still wake up at 6 A.M." She puts on her bathrobe and heads downstairs. When she walks into the kitchen, she notices her mother sipping a cup of coffee. "Did you leave any for me?"
"It's in the pot."
Lizzie walks to a cabinet and pulls out a mug to pour the coffee in. "I take it Chris and Wyatt are still asleep."
"Yea, the cartoons don't come on 'til ten."
Lizzie smiles and sits down next to Piper. "I was always the most mature out of the group."
Leo orbs in and cautiously steps back.
"It's ok, Dad. I won't blow you up."
"Neither will I." Piper sarcastically looks at her husband who is not amused by the comment. "Leo, what's wrong?" _________________________________________________
Lizzie, Piper, and Leo burst into Wyatt's bedroom. The room is filled with debris, but Wyatt is nowhere to be found. Piper is in awe, and she can't speak a word. Lizzie realizes Chris is still in bed. "CHRIS!"
They hear a loud thump across the hall, and Chris comes running into the room, still half asleep. "What?" Then his eyes widen as he realizes what has happened. A doorbell rings downstairs. Lizzie turns around and heads downstairs to answer it.
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Lizzie opens the door. "Peggy, what are you doing here?"
"I had a dream last night."
Lizzie looks confused as to why she needs to know this. Realizing her cousin is confused, Peggy explains. "It was a premonition."
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Lizzie is furious. She turns towards Ryan and sees him cautiously nodding his head. She freezes both him and her father, and turns to Wyatt. "I would have frozen you too, but you're half witch."
Seeing that his sister is ready to cry, Wyatt orbs out to leave Lizzie alone with Piper. Lizzie, realizing that a tear is streaming down her face, runs up the stairs to her bedroom. Chris orbs in and realizes that something major has happened. "Mom, what's wrong with Lizzie? I've never seen her cry."
"It's a long story. Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure. What do you need?"
"I need you to help me shake your father and Ryan out of the freezing."
Piper walks over and shakes her husband, while Chris shakes Ryan awake. Leo, with a confused look on his face, wonders where his daughter has gone up to. Without even having to ask, Piper answers his question. "She's in her room."
"Should I go up there?"
"No, she needs some time to sort this out."
"But..."
"No, Leo."
"I'll just..." Ryan orbs out before he finishes his own sentence. __________________________________________________
Lizzie's sitting on her bed with her head resting in her hands, trying to sort out her thoughts. 'Why didn't they tell me I was getting a white-lighter?' 'Why do I need a white-lighter?' 'Do they think I can't handle things on my own?' 'How could Ryan have kept his secret for so long? We've been in the same classes for the entire semester.' 'Why am I crying?' 'Why am I so upset?' 'Shouldn't I be happy?' 'Now I don't have to hide my powers around him.' 'I can talk to him about the half of my life that I've had to hide for so long.' 'I can talk to him about things I don't want to talk about with my parents or brothers.'
Risa and Peggy orb in. Lizzie had always confided to them when ever she had a problem. They figured she needed some comforting. "You ok, sweetie?"
Lizzie turns around and wipes the tears from her eyes. "I can't think straight."
Risa and Peggy walk over and sit on the bed next to Lizzie and give her a hug. _________________________________________________
Leo was pacing back and forth as Peggy and Risa came down the stairs. He turned around with an eager look on his face. "Is she ok?"
"She's taking a nap right now. Maybe she can sort everything out as she's dreaming."
Leo turned to Piper and Piper answered him almost as if she could read his mind. "No, Leo, if you go up there and wake her up she'll never talk to you."
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Wyatt walked past Lizzie's room, turned around, and stood in the doorway. He walked over to her bed and spread a blanket over top of her. "Don't want you catching a cold because you're too pissed to pull over the covers." _________________________________________________
(Next Morning)
Lizzie wakes up and looks over at her alarm clock. "Saturday morning and I still wake up at 6 A.M." She puts on her bathrobe and heads downstairs. When she walks into the kitchen, she notices her mother sipping a cup of coffee. "Did you leave any for me?"
"It's in the pot."
Lizzie walks to a cabinet and pulls out a mug to pour the coffee in. "I take it Chris and Wyatt are still asleep."
"Yea, the cartoons don't come on 'til ten."
Lizzie smiles and sits down next to Piper. "I was always the most mature out of the group."
Leo orbs in and cautiously steps back.
"It's ok, Dad. I won't blow you up."
"Neither will I." Piper sarcastically looks at her husband who is not amused by the comment. "Leo, what's wrong?" _________________________________________________
Lizzie, Piper, and Leo burst into Wyatt's bedroom. The room is filled with debris, but Wyatt is nowhere to be found. Piper is in awe, and she can't speak a word. Lizzie realizes Chris is still in bed. "CHRIS!"
They hear a loud thump across the hall, and Chris comes running into the room, still half asleep. "What?" Then his eyes widen as he realizes what has happened. A doorbell rings downstairs. Lizzie turns around and heads downstairs to answer it.
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Lizzie opens the door. "Peggy, what are you doing here?"
"I had a dream last night."
Lizzie looks confused as to why she needs to know this. Realizing her cousin is confused, Peggy explains. "It was a premonition."