The Cold Castle
by Jadecoyote
Rated: PG-13
(I don't own any Charmed characters except my originals Gwendolyn and Aiden)
"A
soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up
anger."
Bible - Proverbs 15:1.
A silence fell over the early morning as the garbage trucks roared over the streets, stopping a few times to pick up garbage. With a chuffing noise of the breaks it came to a halt in front of the Halliwell manor. One of the garbage men jumps off the back of the truck grabbing one the garbage bags lining the sidewalk.
Inside the house the sound of an alarm clock annoying sounds the morning report and some 80's throwback music. The red numbers blinking 7:30 as the music overwhelmed the quietness. As if a gust of wind had come up knocking the alarm clock off the side bed table causing it to go crashing to the floor. Paige sat up her hair auburn hair laid over her cheeks in a mess from tossing and turning. The fabric of her pajamas clinging to her slender figure, disheveled and out of place due to sleep. Stretching her arms up to the sky letting the muscles contract under the smooth skin.
"Why did there have to be mornings?" she says in an annoyed tone of voice.
Getting out of bed she picked up the clock and looked at it her eyes falling on the numbers. Making a soft scoff of annoyance as she dropped it again on the carpeting and opening the door. She walked down the steps to the kitchen expecting no one to be there. Instead to her surprise her eyes fell upon Piper and Leo,sipping coffee either at the kitchen table or leaning by the kitchen table.
"Morning guys. I didn't expect all the troops to be out in full force so early" Paige spoke in a voice between exhaustion and wonder. Piper smiled faintly sitting before a high chair where Wyatt sat with caked on creamed bananas on his smiling face as his hands came down smacking the table over and over and talking in baby gibberish. Piper glanced at Paige then picked up the small spoon to shovel out the creamed food into the open mouth of her son. Paige still in her flannel pajamas with lambs on it stood wondering what the new day was going to bring. It has been a month since Gideon was killed by Leo to rescue Wyatt and the balance was restored.
Phoebe came in a few minutes after Paige did fully dressed in a black dress suit and high heels surprising all three who stood around barely awake enough to see the us rise above them.
"Where are you going all dressed up? Have a date?" Piper inquired watching her sister holding the empty baby spoon. Phoebe smiled faintly and shook her head walking toward the coffee maker to pour herself a glass. Letting the hot liquid pour into the forest green cup she looks around seeming more awake then ever.
"No, I have to go to the club and interview for a new bartender" She replied quite spryly taking a quick sip of coffee letting the coffee warm her. Paige rose a brow and smiled widely liking the sound of something normal for a change.
"Oh really?"Paige said watching Phoebe gather her purse up and walk out the same way she had come in.
Meanwhile in the underworld Barbus paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. His eyes showed deep contemplation. A figure came out of the shadows dressed in a crimson red robe with the face hidden in shadow coming to the left of Barbs. Turning his face he looked at the man, surprise etching on his face.
"So who comes to pay me a visit?",Barbus asked in a relaxed voice to the stranger knowing that it was of dark spirit and not light which would not be coming for his life. The man figure stops and spoke out of darkness.
"I have come from darkness free to tell you that balance threatens shift for open vengeance" The being said in a deep eerie voice. Barbus considered this and took in a soft breath.
"Ah!very pretty words but what does this have to do with me?"Barbus pressed his patience lost due to the last few months troubles. He had a headache and would not put up with lost hopes for revenge.
"Child born will there between the realm of good and evil to be shaped for ones purpose. Born from blood of two hearts one of good and one who gave the illusion of good." The stranger spoke in riddle. Barbs placed a hand on his forehead and turned looking at the robed man.
"Well it sure isn't Wyatt now is it since both parents are goody goodies", Barus said in a sarcastic tone of voice.
"Time can only tell....be aware", The stranger said before bursting into flames disappearing leaving Barbus alone to think.
(Duh Duh Duh Commerical..)
