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With the lights out
It's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid
And contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
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It took about a month to get the club fixed up. Piper hired a contractor, and Leo and Trey came in to help as well. By the time they were finished, it looked better than ever.
"I'm calling it P3, after us." Piper told her sisters. It was twenty minutes before the grand opening. The Halliwells were huddled together in what they'd already staked out as their booth, along with Abbey, Rachel, and Trey. While the other employees were busy with last-minute preparations, these three were taking a break to talk help Prue and Phoebe keep Piper calm.
"I'm gonna go check on the band," Piper said nervously.
Prue pulled her back down. "You're not going anywhere. We're not letting you panic for, oh, another ten minutes."
Piper sat down reluctently.
"I'll check on the band," Abbey volunteered. She left, and came back a few minutes later. "The manager said everything's fine, and their crew should be finished setting up the equipment soon."
"Hey, you never told us what band you booked." Phoebe said.
Piper smiled mysteriously. "No, I didn't."
"Well...?" Prue pressed.
"Well, you'll find out in about..." Piper looked over at Trey's watch. "Fifteen minutes." She paused, then looked at the watch again. "Oh my God! We only have fifteen minutes? Is the band finished setting up? Is the bar ready? Is there even anyone outside?"
"The bar is ready. I checked everything myself, about an hour ago." Rachel told her.
"From the looks of it, I'd say the band is set." Abbey added, pointing to the stage, where the last crew member had finished only a minute ago.
Trey got up to talk to another bouncer, then came back. "Damn, I'll be busy tonight." he said. "You won't believe how many people are out there."
Piper only panicked more. "What if there's too many? What if it gets overcrowded, or we run out of drinks, or-"
She was cut off as Prue placed a hand over her mouth. "Honey, listen to me. People are good. People mean that this club is already a huge hit. You want there to be lots of people out there. Okay?"
Piper nodded, and Prue released her. By now, five minutes had passed.
Piper looked at Trey's watch. "It's ten to. Now can I panic?"
"Nuh-uh." Phoebe said. "You just used up your panic quoteint for the day, young lady."
"But-"
"No buts." Phoebe insisted.
Piper turned to Prue, looking for support. Her older sister shook her head.
"Pheebs is right, Piper." Prue said. "I know that tonight is going to be perfect, but even so, it's not going to be any better when the owner starts freaking out."
"Wait," Piper said, "say that again."
"Say what?" Prue asked.
Piper smiled. "Owner. It's the first time I've really heard it."
Prue leaned over to hug her sister and give her a kiss. "You finally did it, sweetie. All this is yours."
"And both of yours," Piper corrected, putting her arms around her sisters. "I couldn't have done any of this without you."
"Yes, you could have, it just would've taken longer." Phoebe said.
Piper smiled at her, then looked up to see Leo come in through the back door with Darryl and Janna.
"Where have you been?" she asked him anxiously.
"Sorry, baby, I had to go home to change after work." he explained.
She got up to kiss him, then ushered Darryl and Janna into the booth. "I'm so glad you guys are here." she said, dropping back into her seat and pulling Leo in next to her.
"There's no way we'd miss opening night." Darryl said.
Janna nodded. "Leo, it was so nice of your grandmother to offer to babysit."
"No problem," Leo responded. "She loves kids. Of course, after this there's no way I'm ever going to hear the end of her desire for great-grandkids..."
"Well, would she settle for her grandson's girlfriend's neice or nephew?" Piper asked. "Because I'm sure Prue wouldn't mind having an extra babysitter handy-" Prue nodded eagerly at this idea "-and Lily does like kids, no matter who's they are..."
"Actually, that's probably a good idea." Leo agreed. "I mean, Prue's practically family to me, and Lily loved you guys when she met you last month, so it shouldn't be problem... Unless, of course, Prue doesn't want anyone to babysit her kid. I mean, she could want to do this all by herself, with no help from anyone whatsoever. We all know how independent Prue is."
Prue mock-glared at him. "Don't tease me. I haven't had a cup of coffee in three months, so I haven't got the energy to think of any good rebuttles, so see, it's just not fair."
Janna reached over and put a comforting hand on Prue's arm. "Don't worry, honey. Believe me, you'll get him back in a year or so, when you really are stuck for a babysitter."
Darryl nodded, looking at Leo with a mixture of amusement and pity. "Oh yeah, she will."
"Well, Darryl, you're just as much of a brother to us as Leo is." Phoebe pointed out. The two men exchanged wary glances.
The joke could go no further, however, because suddenly Trey stood up and made the announcement they'd spent all night waiting for.
"It's showtime, people."
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A/N: And next chapter, find out who the mystery band is. :D
~from the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana~
With the lights out
It's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid
And contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It took about a month to get the club fixed up. Piper hired a contractor, and Leo and Trey came in to help as well. By the time they were finished, it looked better than ever.
"I'm calling it P3, after us." Piper told her sisters. It was twenty minutes before the grand opening. The Halliwells were huddled together in what they'd already staked out as their booth, along with Abbey, Rachel, and Trey. While the other employees were busy with last-minute preparations, these three were taking a break to talk help Prue and Phoebe keep Piper calm.
"I'm gonna go check on the band," Piper said nervously.
Prue pulled her back down. "You're not going anywhere. We're not letting you panic for, oh, another ten minutes."
Piper sat down reluctently.
"I'll check on the band," Abbey volunteered. She left, and came back a few minutes later. "The manager said everything's fine, and their crew should be finished setting up the equipment soon."
"Hey, you never told us what band you booked." Phoebe said.
Piper smiled mysteriously. "No, I didn't."
"Well...?" Prue pressed.
"Well, you'll find out in about..." Piper looked over at Trey's watch. "Fifteen minutes." She paused, then looked at the watch again. "Oh my God! We only have fifteen minutes? Is the band finished setting up? Is the bar ready? Is there even anyone outside?"
"The bar is ready. I checked everything myself, about an hour ago." Rachel told her.
"From the looks of it, I'd say the band is set." Abbey added, pointing to the stage, where the last crew member had finished only a minute ago.
Trey got up to talk to another bouncer, then came back. "Damn, I'll be busy tonight." he said. "You won't believe how many people are out there."
Piper only panicked more. "What if there's too many? What if it gets overcrowded, or we run out of drinks, or-"
She was cut off as Prue placed a hand over her mouth. "Honey, listen to me. People are good. People mean that this club is already a huge hit. You want there to be lots of people out there. Okay?"
Piper nodded, and Prue released her. By now, five minutes had passed.
Piper looked at Trey's watch. "It's ten to. Now can I panic?"
"Nuh-uh." Phoebe said. "You just used up your panic quoteint for the day, young lady."
"But-"
"No buts." Phoebe insisted.
Piper turned to Prue, looking for support. Her older sister shook her head.
"Pheebs is right, Piper." Prue said. "I know that tonight is going to be perfect, but even so, it's not going to be any better when the owner starts freaking out."
"Wait," Piper said, "say that again."
"Say what?" Prue asked.
Piper smiled. "Owner. It's the first time I've really heard it."
Prue leaned over to hug her sister and give her a kiss. "You finally did it, sweetie. All this is yours."
"And both of yours," Piper corrected, putting her arms around her sisters. "I couldn't have done any of this without you."
"Yes, you could have, it just would've taken longer." Phoebe said.
Piper smiled at her, then looked up to see Leo come in through the back door with Darryl and Janna.
"Where have you been?" she asked him anxiously.
"Sorry, baby, I had to go home to change after work." he explained.
She got up to kiss him, then ushered Darryl and Janna into the booth. "I'm so glad you guys are here." she said, dropping back into her seat and pulling Leo in next to her.
"There's no way we'd miss opening night." Darryl said.
Janna nodded. "Leo, it was so nice of your grandmother to offer to babysit."
"No problem," Leo responded. "She loves kids. Of course, after this there's no way I'm ever going to hear the end of her desire for great-grandkids..."
"Well, would she settle for her grandson's girlfriend's neice or nephew?" Piper asked. "Because I'm sure Prue wouldn't mind having an extra babysitter handy-" Prue nodded eagerly at this idea "-and Lily does like kids, no matter who's they are..."
"Actually, that's probably a good idea." Leo agreed. "I mean, Prue's practically family to me, and Lily loved you guys when she met you last month, so it shouldn't be problem... Unless, of course, Prue doesn't want anyone to babysit her kid. I mean, she could want to do this all by herself, with no help from anyone whatsoever. We all know how independent Prue is."
Prue mock-glared at him. "Don't tease me. I haven't had a cup of coffee in three months, so I haven't got the energy to think of any good rebuttles, so see, it's just not fair."
Janna reached over and put a comforting hand on Prue's arm. "Don't worry, honey. Believe me, you'll get him back in a year or so, when you really are stuck for a babysitter."
Darryl nodded, looking at Leo with a mixture of amusement and pity. "Oh yeah, she will."
"Well, Darryl, you're just as much of a brother to us as Leo is." Phoebe pointed out. The two men exchanged wary glances.
The joke could go no further, however, because suddenly Trey stood up and made the announcement they'd spent all night waiting for.
"It's showtime, people."
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A/N: And next chapter, find out who the mystery band is. :D
~from the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana~