Author's note: Is there any point in writing this? Is anyone actually reading it? Come on, guys, how long does it take to leave a review?

Power of Four epilogue

Piper came out of the kitchen at home later on, absently listening to her youngest sister talk with Kaia.

"Holy Ground?" Paige asked.

"Myth."

"Iron?"

"Myth. Well…no. Myth."

"Trees."

"Fact. Wait, what about trees?"

"Um, you live in them?"

"True. Like, six thousand years ago. I live in a house now."

"Hey." Piper leaned against the doorframe. "What's going on?"

"Kaia's straightening out the myths about elves for Paige." Leo said, getting up and coming to wrap his arms around her.

"You live in a house? That's oddly disappointing." Paige closed the Book of Shadows and looked up at Piper.

"Would it help if I said I have houses and property all over the world?" Kaia asked.

"No. Wait, where? Anywhere sunny?"

"Almost everywhere's sunny at some point. Ireland's sunny sometimes." Kaia rose to her feet. "Listen, I should get going."

"Right now?" Leo let go of Piper.

"Yeah, can't you stay?" Paige agreed.

"I really can't; my newest little niece is—oh—three weeks overdue tomorrow, and I have to head back."

"Aww, really? How many nieces do you have?" Paige asked.

"Um…one. When she's born. But I have a nephew! He's three." She frowned suddenly. "Actually, I think he's my cousin. It doesn't really matter."

"Wait, you don't know if he's your nephew or your cousin?" Phoebe asked, coming into the room.

"He's not actually anything to me. Neither is she. I'm not related to any of the parents. But I don't have to be. They're family anyway."

"Oh. Right. Sorry." Phoebe looked apologetic. "I didn't mean…"

"No big." Kaia grinned. "I really do have to go, though."

"Come back and see us sometime." Paige said.

"Yeah. You can show us your niece and we'll show you ours." Phoebe added.

"Phoebe!" Piper protested.

"Thank you for vanquishing Pyralis." Kaia said, and for a minute her voice was oddly sing-song and she looked—taller, somehow. "You will be repaid."

"Hey…" Piper waved one hand. "It's what we do."

"There's no need for repaying." Leo added. "We're on the same side, after all."

"Yes…" Kaia frowned slightly. "Yes, of course. I don't…" she grinned embarrassedly. "I'm not really used to working with other people. I haven't been doing it very long."

"Well, stick with it!" Phoebe said brightly, when no one else said anything. Kaia smiled and bowed slightly.

"I will, thank you. Leo? Can I impose?"

"Sure. Where are we going?"

"Turtle Cove, California." He held out a hand and she bowed once to the sisters and took it. They vanished in a swirl of blue light.

"Well, that was…interesting." Piper said after a while.

"Better than most of the unannounced visitors we get." Phoebe pointed out. "Remember Cupid?"

"He was cute!" Piper said.

"Wait a minute, Cupid? When did that happen?" Paige asked.

Piper and Phoebe shared a look. "We'll tell you when you're older." Phoebe promised.

"Aw, come on! I'm older than you were when you started!"

"You're not old enough for the Cupid story."

"Come on!"

"Paige, no!"

"Is he in the Book? I bet he is! Book of Shadows!"

"Paige, no! Piper, grab it!"

"Help! Ow, Phoebe, get off me!"

Piper rolled her eyes. "At least Kaia doesn't have sisters to put up with…"