Chapter 37 - "And the killers?"
A couple of days had passed and there was no sign of Piper and Leo coming back. James couldn't remember
what he had put in that potion that brought him to where Piper was the other night, but he liked
the fact that he used magic and it worked. Prue, Phoebe, Bane and Cole decided to keep on with their
lives and hope for the best. Piper and Leo weren't just going to turn up if they got a little homesick,
especially now that they had each other again.
"Hey, you didn't burn the pancakes." Prue was impressed with Phoebe's skill.
"Yeah, this is pretty fun." Phoebe flipped one. "I don't know why, but cooking makes me feel a little
more independant." She said with a smile.
Paige nodded. "I think we're all getting better at cooking. Guess we were just so used to Piper cooking
for us that we never bothered to learn or pay attention."
Phoebe served the pancakes on the table and everyone sat around.
"Yumm." Bane had a taste.
"I remember a few years back, Piper had made the best pancakes and we had a cream fight," James laughed,
"Most of the pancakes didn't survive."
"Piper's speciality." Prue chipped in.
"Cream fights?" Asked Bane.
"No, she meant the pancakes, silly." Prue corrected her boyfriend and smooshed some whipped cream
on his face.
"Hey!" Bane protested. He rubbed his cheek against hers and got her back.
Paige got up to get out of the way and knocked the cream can over, the nozzle was pushed down and
squirted on James and Phoebe. The war was on.
A few minutes of mess and laughter passed before a knock on the door brought the food fight to a stop.
They voted that the least messiest would answer the door. Phoebe was it, although, she did have very
sticky hands.
The man outside listened for a bit and didn't know what to expect. Phoebe opened the door and tried not
to leave cream on the handle.
"Uh, hi." Phoebe noticed that the tall, dark skinned man looked a bit edgy. "Can i help you sir?"
"Ehm yeah, at, at least i think so. Do you know Cole Turner? Are you a Halliwell?"
"Can i know who's asking?" Phoebe signaled for the others to come over to her.
"Me. Darryl Morris."
Phoebe remembered that Darryl had contact with Alec, Cole had mentioned him before. Phoebe put her hands
on her head, as reaction to the thought that this man at her doorstep could be evil. Phoebe brought her
hands down by her sides and realised that she had made her hair sticky. *Damn, i just washed my hair this
morning*
"What do you want with Cole? With us?" Prue asked as she stepped next to Phoebe.
"I want to know what the hell is going on. Where Cole is, he hasn't contacted me for a while. There's
another thing, there's been a murder in the next town."
"I have a feeling Mr. Morris that you know more than you're letting on."
Darryl looked back at Paige, "I have the same feeling about you too."
Bane decided to let him in, if he tried to pull anything, the sisters could handle him..he hoped.
Piper's power would come in real handy right about now.
Darryl Morris was a little reluctant to spill his guts, especially to people he didn't know, and who
could possibly be practising magic. He didn't know if he could trust them, not after what Alec had made
him do. After some talking, Darryl felt he could trust the Halliwells, he didn't know why but he bought
their story and they bought his - they had a strong connection, which must be very legit since neither
party were very trusting, no matter who it was they came across.
Paige orbed them to the place the policeman had described. Darryl was very shaken up by that experiance,
Bane calmed him down whilst the sisters looked around. James stayed home in case more cops showed up
unexpectedtly.
Paige found ashes and signs of a struggle nearby. "You okay now Morris?"
"Yeah, i think so." He was still struggling with the fact that magic did exist.
"Do you know anything about the victim? Or the killers?" Phoebe asked.
Darryl leant against an old fence. "I was looking for Cole, and i saw it happen. There was this guy,
dressed in black with freaky looking eyes and he was walking around here. Suddenly two people showed up
out of nowhere...which would seem normal but they came in a flash of blue and purple lights and misty stuff."
The four listeners jumped at the sound of those words. "They were sneaking behind him and then yelled out
to him. He turned around and some mocking words were exchanged. The victim was shocked and then the woman...
who kinda looks like you three now that i think about it...used magic on him. The man with um, dirty blonde
hair, was appearing and disappearing to confuse the man in black. Then he tried to fight back, the guy held
him still while the woman, how do i explain this without sounding crazy..she sorta..."
"Blew him up?" Prue guessed.
"Yeah, with her hands, it was scary to watch. I was hoping that they wouldn't see me. I don't want to die
like that."
"It's okay, they wont hurt you." Phoebe put a hand on Morris' shoulder. *I hope*
"Can you remember anything else? Like where the couple went or did next perhaps?" Asked Bane.
"No, sorry. Well, only that they smiled at each other before exiting in the same manner that they
came."
(Halliwell home)
Darryl was sitting on the bad in James' room. It was strange reliving what he saw.
James met the others in the lounge. "So did Morris' story check out?"
"Yeah, it did." Prue said, puzzled.
"And the killers?"
"You know them... Piper and Leo." Paige said and took a sip of water.
"What? They what?" James' eyes were wide. "I thought they weren't evil!"
"Yeah well so did we." Phoebe said.
"They're not. At least i don't think they are." Paige put her glass down.
"I agree."
"How so Prue?" Phoebe wasn't on her sister's thought trail.
"Something Morris said, about the guy they killed wearing only black in weather like this, and also
that he had quote 'freaky looking eyes'. I think they killed a Demon."
"That would make sense, that would make them good, wouldn't it?" Bane agreed.
"We hope." James said.
"At least we know that they're okay." Paige concluded.
It was late night now, and they weren't going to get anywhere. They decided to just let it go and
worry about their absent sister and her boyfriend only when they had to. Darryl wanted to keep on it,
but gave in because of the magic that might be involved. Darryl headed off to speak to Cole before
heading back to San Francisco. Morris the police officer was going to keep their secret, if he
didn't, they would come after him and that's something that he did not want.
(Leo's place)
"See honey, wasn't that fun?"
"Yeah, it wasn't too bad."
"Oh come on Leo, you're allowed to admit that you liked it. I saw it in your eyes you got a kick
out of it."
Leo sighed. "Alright, you're right, i did enjoy it." Leo was concerned that he was feeling like that,
he was supposedly a pacifist, but then that thought was over-ruled by thinking that they did kill an
evil being so it was okay. "But only because i did it with you."
"Aww. Besides, he was going to steal our powers, so we stole his instead. I don't see the harm in that.
One Demon without his powers, or life for that matter, is a very, very good thing honey. You did
a great job." Piper kissed Leo as a thankyou.
Leo couldn't argue with those words, or that kiss. In his mind, Leo knew what he was doing.
A couple of days had passed and there was no sign of Piper and Leo coming back. James couldn't remember
what he had put in that potion that brought him to where Piper was the other night, but he liked
the fact that he used magic and it worked. Prue, Phoebe, Bane and Cole decided to keep on with their
lives and hope for the best. Piper and Leo weren't just going to turn up if they got a little homesick,
especially now that they had each other again.
"Hey, you didn't burn the pancakes." Prue was impressed with Phoebe's skill.
"Yeah, this is pretty fun." Phoebe flipped one. "I don't know why, but cooking makes me feel a little
more independant." She said with a smile.
Paige nodded. "I think we're all getting better at cooking. Guess we were just so used to Piper cooking
for us that we never bothered to learn or pay attention."
Phoebe served the pancakes on the table and everyone sat around.
"Yumm." Bane had a taste.
"I remember a few years back, Piper had made the best pancakes and we had a cream fight," James laughed,
"Most of the pancakes didn't survive."
"Piper's speciality." Prue chipped in.
"Cream fights?" Asked Bane.
"No, she meant the pancakes, silly." Prue corrected her boyfriend and smooshed some whipped cream
on his face.
"Hey!" Bane protested. He rubbed his cheek against hers and got her back.
Paige got up to get out of the way and knocked the cream can over, the nozzle was pushed down and
squirted on James and Phoebe. The war was on.
A few minutes of mess and laughter passed before a knock on the door brought the food fight to a stop.
They voted that the least messiest would answer the door. Phoebe was it, although, she did have very
sticky hands.
The man outside listened for a bit and didn't know what to expect. Phoebe opened the door and tried not
to leave cream on the handle.
"Uh, hi." Phoebe noticed that the tall, dark skinned man looked a bit edgy. "Can i help you sir?"
"Ehm yeah, at, at least i think so. Do you know Cole Turner? Are you a Halliwell?"
"Can i know who's asking?" Phoebe signaled for the others to come over to her.
"Me. Darryl Morris."
Phoebe remembered that Darryl had contact with Alec, Cole had mentioned him before. Phoebe put her hands
on her head, as reaction to the thought that this man at her doorstep could be evil. Phoebe brought her
hands down by her sides and realised that she had made her hair sticky. *Damn, i just washed my hair this
morning*
"What do you want with Cole? With us?" Prue asked as she stepped next to Phoebe.
"I want to know what the hell is going on. Where Cole is, he hasn't contacted me for a while. There's
another thing, there's been a murder in the next town."
"I have a feeling Mr. Morris that you know more than you're letting on."
Darryl looked back at Paige, "I have the same feeling about you too."
Bane decided to let him in, if he tried to pull anything, the sisters could handle him..he hoped.
Piper's power would come in real handy right about now.
Darryl Morris was a little reluctant to spill his guts, especially to people he didn't know, and who
could possibly be practising magic. He didn't know if he could trust them, not after what Alec had made
him do. After some talking, Darryl felt he could trust the Halliwells, he didn't know why but he bought
their story and they bought his - they had a strong connection, which must be very legit since neither
party were very trusting, no matter who it was they came across.
Paige orbed them to the place the policeman had described. Darryl was very shaken up by that experiance,
Bane calmed him down whilst the sisters looked around. James stayed home in case more cops showed up
unexpectedtly.
Paige found ashes and signs of a struggle nearby. "You okay now Morris?"
"Yeah, i think so." He was still struggling with the fact that magic did exist.
"Do you know anything about the victim? Or the killers?" Phoebe asked.
Darryl leant against an old fence. "I was looking for Cole, and i saw it happen. There was this guy,
dressed in black with freaky looking eyes and he was walking around here. Suddenly two people showed up
out of nowhere...which would seem normal but they came in a flash of blue and purple lights and misty stuff."
The four listeners jumped at the sound of those words. "They were sneaking behind him and then yelled out
to him. He turned around and some mocking words were exchanged. The victim was shocked and then the woman...
who kinda looks like you three now that i think about it...used magic on him. The man with um, dirty blonde
hair, was appearing and disappearing to confuse the man in black. Then he tried to fight back, the guy held
him still while the woman, how do i explain this without sounding crazy..she sorta..."
"Blew him up?" Prue guessed.
"Yeah, with her hands, it was scary to watch. I was hoping that they wouldn't see me. I don't want to die
like that."
"It's okay, they wont hurt you." Phoebe put a hand on Morris' shoulder. *I hope*
"Can you remember anything else? Like where the couple went or did next perhaps?" Asked Bane.
"No, sorry. Well, only that they smiled at each other before exiting in the same manner that they
came."
(Halliwell home)
Darryl was sitting on the bad in James' room. It was strange reliving what he saw.
James met the others in the lounge. "So did Morris' story check out?"
"Yeah, it did." Prue said, puzzled.
"And the killers?"
"You know them... Piper and Leo." Paige said and took a sip of water.
"What? They what?" James' eyes were wide. "I thought they weren't evil!"
"Yeah well so did we." Phoebe said.
"They're not. At least i don't think they are." Paige put her glass down.
"I agree."
"How so Prue?" Phoebe wasn't on her sister's thought trail.
"Something Morris said, about the guy they killed wearing only black in weather like this, and also
that he had quote 'freaky looking eyes'. I think they killed a Demon."
"That would make sense, that would make them good, wouldn't it?" Bane agreed.
"We hope." James said.
"At least we know that they're okay." Paige concluded.
It was late night now, and they weren't going to get anywhere. They decided to just let it go and
worry about their absent sister and her boyfriend only when they had to. Darryl wanted to keep on it,
but gave in because of the magic that might be involved. Darryl headed off to speak to Cole before
heading back to San Francisco. Morris the police officer was going to keep their secret, if he
didn't, they would come after him and that's something that he did not want.
(Leo's place)
"See honey, wasn't that fun?"
"Yeah, it wasn't too bad."
"Oh come on Leo, you're allowed to admit that you liked it. I saw it in your eyes you got a kick
out of it."
Leo sighed. "Alright, you're right, i did enjoy it." Leo was concerned that he was feeling like that,
he was supposedly a pacifist, but then that thought was over-ruled by thinking that they did kill an
evil being so it was okay. "But only because i did it with you."
"Aww. Besides, he was going to steal our powers, so we stole his instead. I don't see the harm in that.
One Demon without his powers, or life for that matter, is a very, very good thing honey. You did
a great job." Piper kissed Leo as a thankyou.
Leo couldn't argue with those words, or that kiss. In his mind, Leo knew what he was doing.