Disclaimer: Um, I always forget these things, so if I never mentioned it
before, here it is now. I do not own Charmed. I only own the plot
and...that is about it. All right, now that that is out of the way, on with
chapter seven.
Chapter Seven: A Demonic Breakfast
The kitchen table had been set with six settings, and all the food was ready. Piper had really outdone herself, but she was really testing out her cooking knowledge. She made the French toast, a plateful of eggs, bacon and sausage, and made sure that there was both milk and juice for those who wanted it. Phoebe even added her pot of coffee.
Leaving the kitchen, Piper stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up to her two sons and Paige, who apparently was changing in her room. Instead of seeing them run down the stairs as she and her sisters did each morning, Piper heard the familiar chimes that she knew to be orbing. Returning to the kitchen, she found Paige and the boys ready and waiting at the table.
Piper took a good look at Wyatt as she sat opposite him at the table. She had come to know a little about what Chris might be like, thanks to his orbing into the kitchen earlier, but Piper had had no previous introduction to her older son. At first glance, all she could think about was how much he looked like Leo, but then again, Chris looked just like she did. Wyatt must have sensed his mother's eyes on him, because he turned his gaze to her.
"Is something the matter," he asked, putting down his fork. "Do I have something on my face?"
"Can't a mother look at her son anymore?" Piper said, hoping that it was something that she normally said.
Wyatt only shrugged it off, and then turned to Leo. "What are we going to do today? You promised you'd take me out and we'd play ball in the park. Chris can come too if he wants."
"I wanna come!" Chris shouted.
"All right, just calm down," Leo told him. "Everyone can come if they want."
"I'd love to, but I have work to get myself to," Paige said, finishing up her breakfast and putting her things by the sink. Standing next to the table, she held out her hand. "Robe." Instantly, her school robe appeared in her hand.
Piper stared at her new sister. "Where do you work?"
"Magic School," Paige answered.
"You mean there is a school that teaches all of this stuff?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded. "We found out about it years ago. I'm one of the teachers there."
"Why didn't Grams send us there?" Piper turned to Phoebe, looking for an answer.
Phoebe lowered her head. "Our powers were bound when we were younger, Piper. We weren't supposed to know that we were witches."
"Anyway," Paige said, as she leaned over to give Wyatt and Chris hugs goodbye, "I better be leaving before class starts. Does anyone know where I left my bag, though? The one where I have my lessons?"
"I think I saw it in the foyer," Leo said, motioning behind him.
Nodding, Paige made her way into the foyer, and everyone else went back to eating breakfast. Until they heard her scream, that is. Phoebe was at her feet in an instant, as was Leo. The boys looked back from one than the other, then made their way to Piper, who was still sitting at the table. She didn't understand what was going on, and only watched when her sister and husband ran into the other room. Standing slowly, she turned to the boys.
"Stay here, you hear me," she said.
They nodded, their eyes wide with fear and watched their mother go.
Piper did not know what to expect when she went to the foyer. She had thought that she was dreaming and that in her dream she was married and was a mother, but breakfast told her that maybe she wasn't, that she might actually be in the future. But, that being the truth, it meant that she was still getting used to the fact that she was married and a mother. The whole, being a witch thing? It had been dismissed. Sure, she had used one so-called power, but that could have been anything...right?
But, that was not what was important at the time. What was was seeing what was wrong with Paige that would make her scream. Standing behind Leo, Piper looked up and there, near the ceiling, was a woman, looming over Paige. No, it wasn't a woman, Piper thought, it was a monster.
"What the hell is that?" Piper asked, slowly backing away.
Leo stood protectively in front of Piper. "Stay back, you don't know how to use your powers."
The monster flapped its eagle-like wings and struck out a talon-like hand towards Phoebe as it hissed. Throwing herself in the air, Phoebe levitated and kicked it in the face. Stumbling backward, the creature moved forward again.
"Annilla!" Paige shouted, her hand pointing to it. With one quick movement, she flung her hand to the side, causing the annilla to move also.
Thinking it was over, Piper turned back toward the kitchen and saw another annilla materialize, scaring Wyatt and Chris. They shouted for their parents as the creature moved closer and closer, its talons outstretched and ready to take them. Nothing knowing what else to do, Piper ran to the kitchen and placed herself in front of her children.
"Get away!" she shouted.
"Blow it up, mom!" Wyatt told her.
Piper stared at the floor, anger in her eyes, fear in her heart. "I can't...I don't know how..."
Chris suddenly appeared behind the annilla, casing Piper to scream and Leo to run to his family. He saw his son behind Piper and behind the creature, and knew that Chris was making himself a decoy. The annilla didn't know the difference and went after an astral projection of Chris, thinking he was a real child. Angrily, Piper took a step forward and pulled on the creature, forcing it back. Afraid, Chris's image disappeared and he spontaneously woke behind his mother.
Hissing, the annilla lashed out at Piper, who threw up her hands as if to protect herself. By doing so, she caused a small explosion, breaking a few things that hung on the wall. Frightened, she moved back, her hands still up and still causing explosions. As afraid as Piper was, the annilla dematerialized and vanished from the kitchen.
Falling to her knees, Piper stared at her hands, wondering how she had done what she had. Thankful that everything was over, Wyatt and Chris went to hug their mother, to thank her fro protecting them. Instead, Piper pulled away from them and walked away from the kitchen and up the stairs, staring blankly at those around her.
"What have you turned me into?"
Chapter Seven: A Demonic Breakfast
The kitchen table had been set with six settings, and all the food was ready. Piper had really outdone herself, but she was really testing out her cooking knowledge. She made the French toast, a plateful of eggs, bacon and sausage, and made sure that there was both milk and juice for those who wanted it. Phoebe even added her pot of coffee.
Leaving the kitchen, Piper stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up to her two sons and Paige, who apparently was changing in her room. Instead of seeing them run down the stairs as she and her sisters did each morning, Piper heard the familiar chimes that she knew to be orbing. Returning to the kitchen, she found Paige and the boys ready and waiting at the table.
Piper took a good look at Wyatt as she sat opposite him at the table. She had come to know a little about what Chris might be like, thanks to his orbing into the kitchen earlier, but Piper had had no previous introduction to her older son. At first glance, all she could think about was how much he looked like Leo, but then again, Chris looked just like she did. Wyatt must have sensed his mother's eyes on him, because he turned his gaze to her.
"Is something the matter," he asked, putting down his fork. "Do I have something on my face?"
"Can't a mother look at her son anymore?" Piper said, hoping that it was something that she normally said.
Wyatt only shrugged it off, and then turned to Leo. "What are we going to do today? You promised you'd take me out and we'd play ball in the park. Chris can come too if he wants."
"I wanna come!" Chris shouted.
"All right, just calm down," Leo told him. "Everyone can come if they want."
"I'd love to, but I have work to get myself to," Paige said, finishing up her breakfast and putting her things by the sink. Standing next to the table, she held out her hand. "Robe." Instantly, her school robe appeared in her hand.
Piper stared at her new sister. "Where do you work?"
"Magic School," Paige answered.
"You mean there is a school that teaches all of this stuff?" Piper asked.
Paige nodded. "We found out about it years ago. I'm one of the teachers there."
"Why didn't Grams send us there?" Piper turned to Phoebe, looking for an answer.
Phoebe lowered her head. "Our powers were bound when we were younger, Piper. We weren't supposed to know that we were witches."
"Anyway," Paige said, as she leaned over to give Wyatt and Chris hugs goodbye, "I better be leaving before class starts. Does anyone know where I left my bag, though? The one where I have my lessons?"
"I think I saw it in the foyer," Leo said, motioning behind him.
Nodding, Paige made her way into the foyer, and everyone else went back to eating breakfast. Until they heard her scream, that is. Phoebe was at her feet in an instant, as was Leo. The boys looked back from one than the other, then made their way to Piper, who was still sitting at the table. She didn't understand what was going on, and only watched when her sister and husband ran into the other room. Standing slowly, she turned to the boys.
"Stay here, you hear me," she said.
They nodded, their eyes wide with fear and watched their mother go.
Piper did not know what to expect when she went to the foyer. She had thought that she was dreaming and that in her dream she was married and was a mother, but breakfast told her that maybe she wasn't, that she might actually be in the future. But, that being the truth, it meant that she was still getting used to the fact that she was married and a mother. The whole, being a witch thing? It had been dismissed. Sure, she had used one so-called power, but that could have been anything...right?
But, that was not what was important at the time. What was was seeing what was wrong with Paige that would make her scream. Standing behind Leo, Piper looked up and there, near the ceiling, was a woman, looming over Paige. No, it wasn't a woman, Piper thought, it was a monster.
"What the hell is that?" Piper asked, slowly backing away.
Leo stood protectively in front of Piper. "Stay back, you don't know how to use your powers."
The monster flapped its eagle-like wings and struck out a talon-like hand towards Phoebe as it hissed. Throwing herself in the air, Phoebe levitated and kicked it in the face. Stumbling backward, the creature moved forward again.
"Annilla!" Paige shouted, her hand pointing to it. With one quick movement, she flung her hand to the side, causing the annilla to move also.
Thinking it was over, Piper turned back toward the kitchen and saw another annilla materialize, scaring Wyatt and Chris. They shouted for their parents as the creature moved closer and closer, its talons outstretched and ready to take them. Nothing knowing what else to do, Piper ran to the kitchen and placed herself in front of her children.
"Get away!" she shouted.
"Blow it up, mom!" Wyatt told her.
Piper stared at the floor, anger in her eyes, fear in her heart. "I can't...I don't know how..."
Chris suddenly appeared behind the annilla, casing Piper to scream and Leo to run to his family. He saw his son behind Piper and behind the creature, and knew that Chris was making himself a decoy. The annilla didn't know the difference and went after an astral projection of Chris, thinking he was a real child. Angrily, Piper took a step forward and pulled on the creature, forcing it back. Afraid, Chris's image disappeared and he spontaneously woke behind his mother.
Hissing, the annilla lashed out at Piper, who threw up her hands as if to protect herself. By doing so, she caused a small explosion, breaking a few things that hung on the wall. Frightened, she moved back, her hands still up and still causing explosions. As afraid as Piper was, the annilla dematerialized and vanished from the kitchen.
Falling to her knees, Piper stared at her hands, wondering how she had done what she had. Thankful that everything was over, Wyatt and Chris went to hug their mother, to thank her fro protecting them. Instead, Piper pulled away from them and walked away from the kitchen and up the stairs, staring blankly at those around her.
"What have you turned me into?"