C.C. McKenna
Chapter Ten Facing Piper.
"Alexia!" Leslie shouted from across the cafeteria. "We were waiting for you; come on, join us!" She patted the empty chair beside her and smiled widely.
Alexia walked slowly towards Leslie's table and unhurriedly sat down beside her. "That wasn't necessary" Patty spoke to no one in particular, just staring at the table.
"What are you talking about?" Leslie sounded cynical. "I don't understand what you mean"
"You didn't have to hurt her"
"Oh but we didn't; it was an accident" She chuckled and the rest of her friends laughed loudly to celebrate her reply.
"This is not funny" Alexia glared at the laughing girls beside her. "She could have been seriously injured"
"Well, that was the plan" Leslie smirked. "And you can take that as a warning; I am not fooling around here; she can get really hurt if you don't follow my instructions"
"What is it that you really want?" Alexia was now feeling desperate and scared. She unconsciously got up to leave the table but Leslie grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her seat.
"How much money does "Daddy" send us monthly?" Her eyes sparkled enthusiastically with greed.
"Why do you want to know?"
"Just answer the fucking question!" Leslie squeezed tightly Alexia's knee under the table.
"Wight hundred dollars" Alexia whispered softly.
"Eight hun...! She cleared her throat. Eight hundred dollars a month? Gees, your old man is a hard one!"
"Per week"
"Now we're talking!"
"I still don't understand" Alexia started playing with a fork from the table.
"I; my dear child, am going to need your money deposited in my hand every Monday; you can keep fifty bucks for your self, just to show my good will" Leslie stroke back Alexia's shiny light brown hair and smiled at her.
"And what if I do not agree with you?" Alexia asked without looking at her; her eyes staring keenly at the silver fork that swung rhythmically between her fingers.
"Easy; Your friend will keep suffering accidents until she gets really injured and out of the way" She replied scornfully. "Maybe even you could join her!"
"You are sick!"
"Maybe I am; but I'm smart too" She smirked. "And right now I'm feeling lucky" She grabbed Alexia's wrist and squeezed it tightly; forcing her to slowly drop the fork on the table. "If you ever talk to someone about our little agreement; I swear to God I'll kill you!" She smiled innocently while Alexia bit her lower lip and silently nodded.
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Prue Halliwell's office; this is Trish, how can I be of assistance?
"Hello, this is Victor Bennet, and I'm looking for my daughter.
"Sure Mr. Bennet, please wait a minute; I'll put you through"
"Dad?! What a surprise! Where are you? Prue sounded thrilled.
"Hello Sweetheart, I'm in New York right now"
"Aw, I thought you were here in San Francisco" She turned off her laptop and lowered down the screen.
"Well, actually that's why I'm calling; I need to talk to you and your sisters; this is very important; so I'm coming over this weekend"
"Dad, you're scaring me, is everything ok?; Are you ok?" She slowly got up from her chair and started pacing in front of her desk. "Ok, if you're trying to make me worry, let me tell you that you're doing a hell of a job here"
"Oh no, no, sweetheart, I'm ok; and of course I don't want to worry you, I'll explain everything when I get there"
"Oh, all right then, um,.. Do you want me to go and pick you up at the airport?"
"No that won't be necessary darling, I'll get a cab and meet you at the manor around 9:00 p.m. this Friday"
"You sure? I mean, it's not a problem for me you know, I ... I can always..."
"I know sweetheart, thank you, but I'll meet you at the manor, just make sure you and your sisters are all home when I get there."
"Sure dad; no problem" Prue slightly scratched her nose; she closed her eyes and shook her head, wondering why her father was being so mysterious. For Prue, having to wait until Friday to find out about what he wanted to tell them was an awful sacrifice. She quickly started to feel edgy; and that was not a good sign.
"See you on Friday sweetheart"
"Uh.. ye....ah, Dad, We'll be waiting for you" Prue slowly hung up the phone and stared blankly at the window. Somehow, she knew something was not right; she predicted really bad news ready to strike the Halliwell family.
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"You WHAT!?!?" Piper shouted with all her strength as soon as Phoebe walked inside the manor. Piper slammed the door and went after her baby sister to get the answer she was demanding.
"Piper!" Phoebe rolled her eyes. I'm fine!" She placed her hand on the back of her waist and slowly started to sit on the sofa.
"Don't you Piper me!" She walked faster and beat her sore sister to the sofa. "Let me give you a hand!" She held Phoebe's forearms and slowly helped her sit on the couch. "Now can you please explain to me why did you wait until you got off the jeep to let me know about it?" Piper pulled back her hair and sat beside her baby sister.
"Pipe.........it's no big deal; I am just a little sore, that's all"
"But what were you doing on the stairs?"
"I....uhm...I went to talk to Alexia"
"Figured"
"But I don't know what's gotten into her!" Phoebe's face expression suddenly changed and slammed her hand on the couch.
Piper didn't like her sister's change of temper and got a little worried herself. "What do you mean sweetie?" She wasn't sure what was going on but she knew it had something to do with the new British girl; and it was obviously affecting her sister's mood. That girl meant bad news; and she was now determined to do something about it.
"I thought we were going to be good friends, but she obviously thought different, 'cause she,... she asked me to stay away from her" Phoebe was visibly upset. "Can you believe her?!...KIDS!"
Piper smiled and softly rubbed her sister's back. "There must be a logical explanation"
"I bet there is!" Phoebe snapped back. "But I don't care anymore; as far as I'm concerned she can go straight to hell!"
"All right missy, stop it right there;..... you know you don't really mean that, now do you?" Piper quickly sprung up from the sofa. "That's not the Phoebe Halliwell I know"
"Well I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk about it anymore"
"All right then; let me take you to your bed so you can rest; I'll get you some pain killers and a a glass of warm milk"
"Piper! .....Phoebe! ............... Kitchen...Now!!" Prue's voice suddenly broke up their conversation; followed by a loud slam of the door.
"What's going on Prue?" Piper walked swiftly towards the eldest. ""What demon are we supposed to fight now?"
"Your dad!"
"Excuse me?!"
"Victor called me at Buckland's this morning;....oh, hi honey" Prue tossed her leather jacket on the sofa and smiled. "How did it go in school?" She bent down and kissed Phoebe's forehead.
"Fine...I guess"! Phoebe's answer was hesitant and cold. Prue looked at her warily.
"We'll talk about it later!" Piper cut in. "Tell us what did daddy want"
Prue raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Ok, get this...He said he wanted to talk to us...urgently!" She smiled. "ur- gen- tly;... how does that sound?"
"And what's the problem with that?" Phoebe spoke, staring blankly at the floor. "Maybe he wants to introduce us our new stepmother!" She smiled mockingly.
"Phoebe!!!" Both sisters spoke at unison.
"What?!" She smiled again. "Maybe he is; and if so; what's the big deal about that?"
"He...he..can't, uhm..he's not...he's" Prue tried to reason but with no avail.
"He just couldn't!" Piper finished.
"Yeah; that's it!" Prue smiled thankfully to her sister. "He couldn't do a thing like that; he's absolutely too old for that!"
"Are you kidding me?" Phoebe snapped back. "He's the most handsome man I've ever met; and ...."
"Stop it, stop it, stop it... you two!" Piper scratched the top of her head and tightened her teeth. "Enough!"
Both sisters surprisingly turned to look at Piper and waited for her sudden tantrum to settle down.
"We are not fighting Piper" Phoebe spoke softly. "We were just being smart asses; well, at least Prue was!" She smirked.
"Hey!" Prue smiled. "Nice try!"
"What would you think daddy has to say to us?" Piper spoke. The tone in her voice showed wariness.
"I wish I knew" Prue answered softly. "He just asked me to make sure we were all together this Friday night"
"Oh my...it's going to be the largest week of my life!" Piper sighed deeply.
Tbc
Chapter Ten Facing Piper.
"Alexia!" Leslie shouted from across the cafeteria. "We were waiting for you; come on, join us!" She patted the empty chair beside her and smiled widely.
Alexia walked slowly towards Leslie's table and unhurriedly sat down beside her. "That wasn't necessary" Patty spoke to no one in particular, just staring at the table.
"What are you talking about?" Leslie sounded cynical. "I don't understand what you mean"
"You didn't have to hurt her"
"Oh but we didn't; it was an accident" She chuckled and the rest of her friends laughed loudly to celebrate her reply.
"This is not funny" Alexia glared at the laughing girls beside her. "She could have been seriously injured"
"Well, that was the plan" Leslie smirked. "And you can take that as a warning; I am not fooling around here; she can get really hurt if you don't follow my instructions"
"What is it that you really want?" Alexia was now feeling desperate and scared. She unconsciously got up to leave the table but Leslie grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her seat.
"How much money does "Daddy" send us monthly?" Her eyes sparkled enthusiastically with greed.
"Why do you want to know?"
"Just answer the fucking question!" Leslie squeezed tightly Alexia's knee under the table.
"Wight hundred dollars" Alexia whispered softly.
"Eight hun...! She cleared her throat. Eight hundred dollars a month? Gees, your old man is a hard one!"
"Per week"
"Now we're talking!"
"I still don't understand" Alexia started playing with a fork from the table.
"I; my dear child, am going to need your money deposited in my hand every Monday; you can keep fifty bucks for your self, just to show my good will" Leslie stroke back Alexia's shiny light brown hair and smiled at her.
"And what if I do not agree with you?" Alexia asked without looking at her; her eyes staring keenly at the silver fork that swung rhythmically between her fingers.
"Easy; Your friend will keep suffering accidents until she gets really injured and out of the way" She replied scornfully. "Maybe even you could join her!"
"You are sick!"
"Maybe I am; but I'm smart too" She smirked. "And right now I'm feeling lucky" She grabbed Alexia's wrist and squeezed it tightly; forcing her to slowly drop the fork on the table. "If you ever talk to someone about our little agreement; I swear to God I'll kill you!" She smiled innocently while Alexia bit her lower lip and silently nodded.
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Prue Halliwell's office; this is Trish, how can I be of assistance?
"Hello, this is Victor Bennet, and I'm looking for my daughter.
"Sure Mr. Bennet, please wait a minute; I'll put you through"
"Dad?! What a surprise! Where are you? Prue sounded thrilled.
"Hello Sweetheart, I'm in New York right now"
"Aw, I thought you were here in San Francisco" She turned off her laptop and lowered down the screen.
"Well, actually that's why I'm calling; I need to talk to you and your sisters; this is very important; so I'm coming over this weekend"
"Dad, you're scaring me, is everything ok?; Are you ok?" She slowly got up from her chair and started pacing in front of her desk. "Ok, if you're trying to make me worry, let me tell you that you're doing a hell of a job here"
"Oh no, no, sweetheart, I'm ok; and of course I don't want to worry you, I'll explain everything when I get there"
"Oh, all right then, um,.. Do you want me to go and pick you up at the airport?"
"No that won't be necessary darling, I'll get a cab and meet you at the manor around 9:00 p.m. this Friday"
"You sure? I mean, it's not a problem for me you know, I ... I can always..."
"I know sweetheart, thank you, but I'll meet you at the manor, just make sure you and your sisters are all home when I get there."
"Sure dad; no problem" Prue slightly scratched her nose; she closed her eyes and shook her head, wondering why her father was being so mysterious. For Prue, having to wait until Friday to find out about what he wanted to tell them was an awful sacrifice. She quickly started to feel edgy; and that was not a good sign.
"See you on Friday sweetheart"
"Uh.. ye....ah, Dad, We'll be waiting for you" Prue slowly hung up the phone and stared blankly at the window. Somehow, she knew something was not right; she predicted really bad news ready to strike the Halliwell family.
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"You WHAT!?!?" Piper shouted with all her strength as soon as Phoebe walked inside the manor. Piper slammed the door and went after her baby sister to get the answer she was demanding.
"Piper!" Phoebe rolled her eyes. I'm fine!" She placed her hand on the back of her waist and slowly started to sit on the sofa.
"Don't you Piper me!" She walked faster and beat her sore sister to the sofa. "Let me give you a hand!" She held Phoebe's forearms and slowly helped her sit on the couch. "Now can you please explain to me why did you wait until you got off the jeep to let me know about it?" Piper pulled back her hair and sat beside her baby sister.
"Pipe.........it's no big deal; I am just a little sore, that's all"
"But what were you doing on the stairs?"
"I....uhm...I went to talk to Alexia"
"Figured"
"But I don't know what's gotten into her!" Phoebe's face expression suddenly changed and slammed her hand on the couch.
Piper didn't like her sister's change of temper and got a little worried herself. "What do you mean sweetie?" She wasn't sure what was going on but she knew it had something to do with the new British girl; and it was obviously affecting her sister's mood. That girl meant bad news; and she was now determined to do something about it.
"I thought we were going to be good friends, but she obviously thought different, 'cause she,... she asked me to stay away from her" Phoebe was visibly upset. "Can you believe her?!...KIDS!"
Piper smiled and softly rubbed her sister's back. "There must be a logical explanation"
"I bet there is!" Phoebe snapped back. "But I don't care anymore; as far as I'm concerned she can go straight to hell!"
"All right missy, stop it right there;..... you know you don't really mean that, now do you?" Piper quickly sprung up from the sofa. "That's not the Phoebe Halliwell I know"
"Well I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk about it anymore"
"All right then; let me take you to your bed so you can rest; I'll get you some pain killers and a a glass of warm milk"
"Piper! .....Phoebe! ............... Kitchen...Now!!" Prue's voice suddenly broke up their conversation; followed by a loud slam of the door.
"What's going on Prue?" Piper walked swiftly towards the eldest. ""What demon are we supposed to fight now?"
"Your dad!"
"Excuse me?!"
"Victor called me at Buckland's this morning;....oh, hi honey" Prue tossed her leather jacket on the sofa and smiled. "How did it go in school?" She bent down and kissed Phoebe's forehead.
"Fine...I guess"! Phoebe's answer was hesitant and cold. Prue looked at her warily.
"We'll talk about it later!" Piper cut in. "Tell us what did daddy want"
Prue raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Ok, get this...He said he wanted to talk to us...urgently!" She smiled. "ur- gen- tly;... how does that sound?"
"And what's the problem with that?" Phoebe spoke, staring blankly at the floor. "Maybe he wants to introduce us our new stepmother!" She smiled mockingly.
"Phoebe!!!" Both sisters spoke at unison.
"What?!" She smiled again. "Maybe he is; and if so; what's the big deal about that?"
"He...he..can't, uhm..he's not...he's" Prue tried to reason but with no avail.
"He just couldn't!" Piper finished.
"Yeah; that's it!" Prue smiled thankfully to her sister. "He couldn't do a thing like that; he's absolutely too old for that!"
"Are you kidding me?" Phoebe snapped back. "He's the most handsome man I've ever met; and ...."
"Stop it, stop it, stop it... you two!" Piper scratched the top of her head and tightened her teeth. "Enough!"
Both sisters surprisingly turned to look at Piper and waited for her sudden tantrum to settle down.
"We are not fighting Piper" Phoebe spoke softly. "We were just being smart asses; well, at least Prue was!" She smirked.
"Hey!" Prue smiled. "Nice try!"
"What would you think daddy has to say to us?" Piper spoke. The tone in her voice showed wariness.
"I wish I knew" Prue answered softly. "He just asked me to make sure we were all together this Friday night"
"Oh my...it's going to be the largest week of my life!" Piper sighed deeply.
Tbc
