C.C. McKenna

Chapter Eight The threat.

"Are you sure you're going to be ok?" Phoebe asked without hiding the worrying tone in her voice.

"Yes" Alexia answered shyly. "I'll be fine" She smiled at Phoebe but Phoebe's face remained unresponsive and indifferent.

"Ok, you have my house and my cell phone number in case you need me; and in case you don't need me too, I like talking" She smiled. "You can call me just for a good nice chat" She smiled again. "Now, you get some rest; you spent almost all afternoon running like crazy" Phoebe joked and Alexia smiled again.

"Come on Phoebe, she'll be fine" Piper grabbed her sister's arm and gently pulled her out of Alexia's room. "She has a really nice smile" Piper commented. "She reminds me of someone, but I can't think of whom" Piper closed her eyes trying to remember, but it didn't work. "Lets go home and have some rest of our own"

"Yes, lets go" Phoebe finally accepted Piper's suggestion; and allowed her sister to guide her through the dorms' hallway. "Did she really smile?" Phoebe asked softly.

"Yeah, she did" Piper squeezed her sister's hand.

"Piper...do you think she might be cursed or something" Phoebe giggled.

"I don't think so sweetie" Piper wrapped her arm around Phoebe's waist. "What makes you think that?"

"Well...she's always in trouble; I've even lost track of the many times I've witnessed her bad luck"

"Honey, I guess you're over reacting here, but tell you what?...we'll keep an eye on her" She kissed Phoebe's cheek, ever so tenderly and smiled. "how's that?"

"Ok Pipe" Phoebe answered; her words barely audible.

"Oh my God!" Piper looked at her wristwatch and opened her eyes widely. Prue must be worried sick" She opened the Jeep's door and helped Phoebe inside; then went around it and quickly got on the driver's seat. "She is going to be pissed!; ...really pissed off at us" She started the Jeep and drove off in a hurry.

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4:00 A.M. in the morning. No sounds...no whispers...no music...just bare silence in the third floor of the Hayes-Healy Hall, building for girls.

"Did you get it open?" Leslie whispered as she stood outside Alexia's dorm; watching desperately how Susie fought with the room's door knob.

"Got it!" Susie stood on her feet and quietly opened the door. Once they were both inside, they turned the lights on and jumped on Alexia's bed. The frightened girl opened her eyes wide in shock not understanding what was going on. Leslie and Susie smiled wickedly and covered her mouth before she decided to scream.

"I told you I was going to deal with you later didn't I?" Leslie whispered and waited for some kind of answer but it never came.

Alexia remained motionless, her eyes still shocked with fear and completely terrified. She tried to move but the fear inside made her think twice. She hated herself right now for being such a wimp.

"Didn't I?!! Leslie shouted, bringing Alexia out of her thoughts. Alexia nodded frightened. Her unblinking stunned eyes, revealed the fear inside her trembling body; and her completely covered mouth, held her voice hostage inside her frantic chest.

"Cool down, it's not like if we're going to kill you or anything" Leslie uncovered Alexia's mouth and wiped her hand on the bed sheets. "Not if you do what I came here to suggest you do, anyway" She chuckled and Susie nodded, drawing a stupid smile on her face.

"What do you want this time?" Alexia closed her eyes as an obvious sign of resignation and opened them back again only to find Leslie's staring crossly at her.

"Oh, that's easy" Leslie looked around, inspecting, lurking, killing time. "I want you to keep the Halliwell girl away from you; she bothers me, she is nothing but a pain in the ass; and I don't want her to interfere with that special relation of ours" She smiled and leisurely stood up, slowly returning her gaze to the bed, where the frightened girl remained trembling.

"But... I can't do that" Alexia slowly sat up. "I like her; please, she's the only person I really feel comfortable with"

"Oh come on, cut the woe act!" She threw her hands to the air and rolled back her eyes. "Geeze Alexia, you're such a big baby!; Either you do as I say or she gets in trouble; as simple as that. Now, what do you prefer? Leslie bent down and met Alexia's watery eyes. "You get rid of her, or do you want me to do it for you?"

Alexia shook her head. She felt a sudden heave upon her stomach and took a deep breath. "I will do it; just stay away from her" she finally spoke.

"Good girl" Leslie patted Alexia's head and smiled pleased at the timid girl. "Let's go Susie woozy" The uninvited friends walked towards the door but before they left they grabbed Alexia's wallet and took all the money she had in it. "We'll be watching you real closely, Alexia" Leslie crooned her warning and left the room without looking back or waiting for an answer. Susie followed her close behind. Leslie knew that Phoebe Halliwell could be trouble if she meant it, but Alexia was a gold mine, and she wasn't willing to give her up that easily.

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