C.C. McKenna
Chapter Fourteen
Alexia's First Demon
"Good morning Phoebes" Prue was at the table and greeted her sister as soon as the youngest Halliwell entered the kitchen. "How was your first night with your baby sister?" Prue slightly smirked, glancing over the newspaper.
"Great" Phoebe yawned; gently stretching her body. "I couldn't sleep though" she slowly walked toward the table with a little help from her blind stick, and sat down beside her sister; "We spent almost all night talking about each other... until 5:00 A.M, I guess.... Morning Piper!" She spoke cheerfully when she heard the refrigerator's door closing behind her; she knew it was her chef sister.
"Morning sweetie......want some coffee?" Piper placed the orange juice on the counter and grabbed her sister's Garfield mug.
"Oh yes; I need it badly"
"I hope you didn't tell her bad things about your older sisters...meaning us" Prue smirked. "Pipe, honey, will you get me a little more coffee please" She took off her eyeglasses and gently folded the newspaper. "Don't tell me Alexia is still sleeping" Prue sighed.
"Here you go" Piper interrupted her sister's conversation and placed the hot steaming cup of coffee on the table. "Sorry for the interruption sis" Piper smiled and gently kissed Phoebe's head "Careful; ...it's hot; and there's a fruit plate and some muffins in front of you; fruits to the left, muffins to the right... eat some before they get cold"
"Piper!..." Prue whined. She hated to be interrupted.
"Sorry... sorry... I'm gone...I'm outta here" Piper smiled mockingly and went back to the stove.
"Thank you for the coffee Piper" Phoebe smiled. "And yeah, she is still sleeping Prue" She carefully searched the table and grabbed a grape. "Gotcha" she smiled and tossed the green grape into her mouth. "She sleeps aw..ful.... by the way" She grabbed another grape and nodded. "She kicks a lot!"
"Aaaand.................." Prue urged her sister to continue talking.
"What?!" Phoebe sipped her cup. "She kicks, I mean it, really!!"
"I don't mean that; I want to know what she told you; how she feels!" Prue rubbed her hands together and leaned back. "Hey... tell me that she didn't smoke again"
"No, she didn't, I think you really scared her Prue; we just talked and talked... She's an only child, you know... no grandparents; they died when she was three years old; she has one aunt, Dianne, and one cousin, Belinda, she's 26. Phoebe grabbed a cinnamon muffin and avidly took it into her mouth. "Her aunt is an alcoholic and her cousin is a drug addict; the uncle is in jail" She muttered with her mouth full; slightly tilting her head back and placing the hand under her chin to avoid dropping some crumbs on her chest, but with no such luck, because they finally landed on the table. "She also said something about her grandfather's inheritance"
"What about it?" Prue asked concerned.
"Her Aunt, Dianne, stole it from her" Phoebe nodded. "Lexie's mom just couldn't do anything about it... remember she had cancer and.."
"Her aunt what?" Prue shouted. "She took advantage of her because she's too young"
"Uhumh" Phoebe spoke with her mouth full. "But that's not all... she suffered a lot before her mother died, because she had to be in and out of hospitals the whole time, taking care of her. And her aunt was a mean bitch; not to mention her cousin"
"Wow" Piper finally spoke and slowly sat down beside Phoebe. "Poor thing; I don't know how she survived all that without following the same footsteps as her aunt and cousin" She shook her head with annoyance and a little bit of sadness at the same time.
"Yeah; that must have been awful" Prue whispered sadly; while she fixed her dark blue eyes on her huge cup of coffee, slowly moving it from side to side on the table. "Do you think she ....uhm...she might, I mean...maybe... she was doing drugs too?" She finally asked without taking her eyes off her mug.
"I don't think so Prue... she seems like a nice kid" Phoebe added quickly. "And I'm sure Dad would have told us if she was"
"Good morning" Alexia interrupted the conversation making the three girls jump startlingly on their seats. "Can I join you?" She smiled shyly and stood by the doorframe waiting to be invited.
"Good morning" Prue nervously got up and gently pulled Alexia to the table. "Have a seat" She helped her sit down beside Phoebe and quickly went back to her seat. "You hungry?...Wow...I...I...You've already showered and...and...dressed" Prue smiled widely.
Alexia glanced around and noticed Piper's query eyes and Prue's staring ones; Feeling a little uneasy, she barely nodded and managed to whisper a reticent yes.
"How does bacon and eggs sound?" Piper smiled. "Or eggs and..."
"Don't like eggs" Lexie stated coldly.
"Then,....how about some fruit and yogurt?" Prue asked cheerily.
"Naw...fruit's too sweet in the mornings"
"Pancakes?" Piper stared at the girl and narrowed her eyes.
"Kidding?" Alexia shuddered slightly. "Waaaay too much flour"
"Ok!, what would you like for breakfast then?" Piper sat down at the table and crossed her arms in front of her. Phoebe knew too well that her sisters' patience was definitely not one of their greatest virtues; so she offered herself to mediate between them and the stubborn newcomer before it was too late, but Alexia finally chose her menu.
"I'll have some Cheerios; and lots and lots of coffee; if you don't mind"
Piper raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Of course not kiddo; let me get you the coffee first and then I'll get you the cereal."
"Thanks Piper" She smiled thankfully; but she knew it was going to be tough for her to be living in that house and even tougher to allow herself to be pampered by three strange girls. Her mom used to do a great job babying her and no one could ever beat her at that.
"Here's your coffee sweetie, you want some cream or sugar?"
"No thank you; black is fine"
"Okie Dokie; let me get your Cheerios then"
"You ok? Phoebe softly asked. "You're awfully quiet"
"I'm doing quite well, thank you" She lied. The truth is that she was feeling completely out of place. She missed her intimacy, her loneliness, and her silence. She searched her jacket for the cigarette holder and pulled one out. "It is ok if I smoke, isn't it?" She glanced at Prue, asking for approval; but before Prue could answer, Phoebe kicked her leg under the table.
"Ouch...Yes, you can" Prue winced and glared at Phoebe. "Why did you do that for?" She muttered through clenched teeth.
"Nothing like a good surprisingly visit early in the morning to get rid of the Charmed ones" A deep harsh voice echoed in the kitchen before a dark, strong, demon became visible in front of Piper. Alexia screamed and dropped the cup of coffee on the table, falling awkwardly on her back, along with the heavy wooden chair she was sitting on. Piper had the cereal in one hand and the milk carton in the other; so, she didn't have the time to react quickly to blow him away or at least freeze him up. The demon noticed her hesitancy and violently backhanded her; sending her flying away on top of the kitchen counter. He walked hastily towards her, materializing a shiny gold athame in his hand.
"Piper!" Prue shouted and waved her hand to shove the demon away from her unconscious sister; he shimmered out and quickly reappeared behind Prue; smiling evilly, he hit the back of her head violently with the handle of his athame; Prue's knees gave way and collapsed heavily on the floor. The whole time Alexia watched incredulously the way the strange man appeared and disappeared from her sight, hurting her recently found sisters; she remained on her back, motionless, not believing for a moment what her eyes were witnessing. Suddenly, the demon stopped smiling and turned his glare slowly towards Alexia.
"What's going on?!" Phoebe shouted; her voice desperate and shaky; she got up slowly and waved her blind stick anxiously in front of her. "Piper?....Prue?" She shouted again; her nervousness was now affecting her sense of direction; completely forbidding her to find her way around. "Alexia?!...Where are you? ... Where is Piper... and Prue, where's Prue?! Phoebe asked nervously.
Alexia opened her mouth but she couldn't make a single sound; her jaw quivered slightly when she saw the man slowly walking towards her. She swallowed with difficulty; never taking her eyes off the horrible creature. She slowly started sliding backwards, away from him, until she reached the wall with her back. She looked absorbedly into his black eyes and suddenly she started hyperventilating. "Phoebe...I can't ...breath..." She managed to speak, while her heart started beating frenziedly and her world started spinning around without control.
"Take it easy sweetie, ...everything's going to be ok...breath slowly...please, breath for " Phoebe shouted; feeling completely useless, while she tried to find her frightened sister.
The demon smirked and slowly knelt down in front of Alexia, enjoying her ragged breathing and her desperation. "So you are the famous new sister...the Charmed one's newest weak spot!" Alexia shut her eyes and bent down her head to avoid his evil eyes. He chuckled as he lifted her chin gently towards him. Her respiration became more unsteady and shallow.
"Leave her alone!" Phoebe yelled as she violently smashed a chair on the demon's back. He did not blink when he listened to Phoebe's scream or when he felt the heavy blow on his back.
He slowly got up and pushed Phoebe violently on her back. She fell on the table and gasped nervously. "Listen to me carefully...witch!" He grabbed Phoebe's throat tightly. "I am Zinnlar, prince of darkness, and I'm here to collect the Charmed powers; you have to renounce to them; freely reject them ... and pass them over to me" He chuckled pulling Phoebe closer to his face. Alexia's breathing was still out of control; she opened her mouth and sucked in as much air as she could; Her eyes unbelievably glaring at the creepy scene in front of her.
"You've must be crazy" Phoebe stated. "There's absolutely no way my sisters and I will ever give up our powers"
"Oh but you will; believe me; once you find out that about my plan, and what I am willing to offer, you'll be more than eager to accept my request"
"I don't think so" Phoebe tried to pull free from his clasp, but Zinnlar held her tighter.
"My offer is to spare your lives, and If you don't care much about yourselves, then...I'll kill your sister" He said coldly, pointing his free hand to the nervous girl on the floor. "Oh...I forgot you can't even see" He shook his head. "I'll kill the new girl...the vulnerable one" He chuckled. "I know you care about your newly found sister; My source of information can't be wrong, and the fact that her being powerless, gives me even more power over you" He laughed scornfully.
"Well, that's bullshit" Phoebe snapped back. "If you were powerful enough, you would have killed us by now" She smirked.
"Don't be stupid witch, if I kill you I wont be able to collect your powers; you must say the relinquishing spell"
"Hello.....and what makes you think we're going to do it?"
"I'll rely on the love you feel for your youngest sister; I'll make her suffer until you decide it's time to accept my offer" He smirked. "But I might give you some extra thinking time; I'll wait for you to get to know your sister better, to learn to love her, and then, I'll come back to ask you again"
Phoebe's heart started beating faster than it was supposed to; she knew they were in his hands, so she tightened her eyes and slowly bent down her head. Alexia silently got up and ran away from the kitchen, she stopped when she got to the conservatory and looked around to find an exit door. Zinnlar nodded with annoyance and released his grip on Phoebe's throat. He shimmered out and materialized in front of the young girl, grabbing her by the shoulders and violently throwing her against the wall. He watched amused the way she slowly slid down until she reached the floor, unconscious, while a thin trickle of blood appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Lexy!!" Phoebe shouted frightened, she slowly got up and desperately tried to find the way to her sister. She had barely advanced a few steps when she suddenly tripped and fell over Prue's limp body. She muffled a scream by covering her mouth with her hand and crawled on the floor to lift her sister's head onto her lap. She gently slid her hand on her sister's face and quickly knew who she was. "Prue...wake up on Prue, talk to me..." She repeatedly patted her sister's face. She knew she couldn't be dead, Zinnlar had told her that he needed the three of them alive; so she insisted in bringing her sister into consciousness.
Alexia opened her eyes and stared at the man in front of her. Zinnlar smiled and shook his head. "Well...well...well...you're tougher than I expected" He walked slowly towards her as he opened his hand widely beside him. He blinked and another gold athame appeared in his hand; he chuckled and lifted the fancy weapon above his shoulder; getting ready to thrust it into her weak shaky body.
"Why? Alexia asked softly. "Why are you doing this?" She started crying. "Who are you?"
"Pho...ebe?" Prue whispered softly as she opened her eyes and saw the blurred face of her sister. "What happened?" She slowly sat up and rubbed her temples. "You ok?" She slightly shook her head to get rid of the wooziness.
"I'm fine...go find Lexie, she's in trouble; he's after her!"
"Lexie?... Who's...uhm...who's he?" She softly rubbed the back of her neck.
"Prue...we don't have time for chatting, just go find Lexie!"
"Holy shit!" Prue suddenly remembered the dark demon and she opened her eyes widely in shock "That bastard!" She shouted and quickly stumbled her way out of the kitchen. Entering the conservatory, she immediately spotted Zinnlar; he was standing in front of her sister, ready to stub her.
"Oh no you don't!" Prue shouted and waved both hands on him. Zinnlar smiled scornfully as he felt himself being violently plunged against the wall. Prue ran to her sister and quickly knelt beside her. "Lexie?...are you hurt?...sweetie, please talk to me" Prue gazed over her shoulder and fixed her eyes on the fallen demon. "What did you do to her?"
"Oh, don't worry, I just scared her a little; I never meant to kill her, not yet anyway" He chuckled and shimmered out. "I'll be back......" His words lingered in the room while the black shimmering lights slowly disappeared.
Tbc
Chapter Fourteen
Alexia's First Demon
"Good morning Phoebes" Prue was at the table and greeted her sister as soon as the youngest Halliwell entered the kitchen. "How was your first night with your baby sister?" Prue slightly smirked, glancing over the newspaper.
"Great" Phoebe yawned; gently stretching her body. "I couldn't sleep though" she slowly walked toward the table with a little help from her blind stick, and sat down beside her sister; "We spent almost all night talking about each other... until 5:00 A.M, I guess.... Morning Piper!" She spoke cheerfully when she heard the refrigerator's door closing behind her; she knew it was her chef sister.
"Morning sweetie......want some coffee?" Piper placed the orange juice on the counter and grabbed her sister's Garfield mug.
"Oh yes; I need it badly"
"I hope you didn't tell her bad things about your older sisters...meaning us" Prue smirked. "Pipe, honey, will you get me a little more coffee please" She took off her eyeglasses and gently folded the newspaper. "Don't tell me Alexia is still sleeping" Prue sighed.
"Here you go" Piper interrupted her sister's conversation and placed the hot steaming cup of coffee on the table. "Sorry for the interruption sis" Piper smiled and gently kissed Phoebe's head "Careful; ...it's hot; and there's a fruit plate and some muffins in front of you; fruits to the left, muffins to the right... eat some before they get cold"
"Piper!..." Prue whined. She hated to be interrupted.
"Sorry... sorry... I'm gone...I'm outta here" Piper smiled mockingly and went back to the stove.
"Thank you for the coffee Piper" Phoebe smiled. "And yeah, she is still sleeping Prue" She carefully searched the table and grabbed a grape. "Gotcha" she smiled and tossed the green grape into her mouth. "She sleeps aw..ful.... by the way" She grabbed another grape and nodded. "She kicks a lot!"
"Aaaand.................." Prue urged her sister to continue talking.
"What?!" Phoebe sipped her cup. "She kicks, I mean it, really!!"
"I don't mean that; I want to know what she told you; how she feels!" Prue rubbed her hands together and leaned back. "Hey... tell me that she didn't smoke again"
"No, she didn't, I think you really scared her Prue; we just talked and talked... She's an only child, you know... no grandparents; they died when she was three years old; she has one aunt, Dianne, and one cousin, Belinda, she's 26. Phoebe grabbed a cinnamon muffin and avidly took it into her mouth. "Her aunt is an alcoholic and her cousin is a drug addict; the uncle is in jail" She muttered with her mouth full; slightly tilting her head back and placing the hand under her chin to avoid dropping some crumbs on her chest, but with no such luck, because they finally landed on the table. "She also said something about her grandfather's inheritance"
"What about it?" Prue asked concerned.
"Her Aunt, Dianne, stole it from her" Phoebe nodded. "Lexie's mom just couldn't do anything about it... remember she had cancer and.."
"Her aunt what?" Prue shouted. "She took advantage of her because she's too young"
"Uhumh" Phoebe spoke with her mouth full. "But that's not all... she suffered a lot before her mother died, because she had to be in and out of hospitals the whole time, taking care of her. And her aunt was a mean bitch; not to mention her cousin"
"Wow" Piper finally spoke and slowly sat down beside Phoebe. "Poor thing; I don't know how she survived all that without following the same footsteps as her aunt and cousin" She shook her head with annoyance and a little bit of sadness at the same time.
"Yeah; that must have been awful" Prue whispered sadly; while she fixed her dark blue eyes on her huge cup of coffee, slowly moving it from side to side on the table. "Do you think she ....uhm...she might, I mean...maybe... she was doing drugs too?" She finally asked without taking her eyes off her mug.
"I don't think so Prue... she seems like a nice kid" Phoebe added quickly. "And I'm sure Dad would have told us if she was"
"Good morning" Alexia interrupted the conversation making the three girls jump startlingly on their seats. "Can I join you?" She smiled shyly and stood by the doorframe waiting to be invited.
"Good morning" Prue nervously got up and gently pulled Alexia to the table. "Have a seat" She helped her sit down beside Phoebe and quickly went back to her seat. "You hungry?...Wow...I...I...You've already showered and...and...dressed" Prue smiled widely.
Alexia glanced around and noticed Piper's query eyes and Prue's staring ones; Feeling a little uneasy, she barely nodded and managed to whisper a reticent yes.
"How does bacon and eggs sound?" Piper smiled. "Or eggs and..."
"Don't like eggs" Lexie stated coldly.
"Then,....how about some fruit and yogurt?" Prue asked cheerily.
"Naw...fruit's too sweet in the mornings"
"Pancakes?" Piper stared at the girl and narrowed her eyes.
"Kidding?" Alexia shuddered slightly. "Waaaay too much flour"
"Ok!, what would you like for breakfast then?" Piper sat down at the table and crossed her arms in front of her. Phoebe knew too well that her sisters' patience was definitely not one of their greatest virtues; so she offered herself to mediate between them and the stubborn newcomer before it was too late, but Alexia finally chose her menu.
"I'll have some Cheerios; and lots and lots of coffee; if you don't mind"
Piper raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Of course not kiddo; let me get you the coffee first and then I'll get you the cereal."
"Thanks Piper" She smiled thankfully; but she knew it was going to be tough for her to be living in that house and even tougher to allow herself to be pampered by three strange girls. Her mom used to do a great job babying her and no one could ever beat her at that.
"Here's your coffee sweetie, you want some cream or sugar?"
"No thank you; black is fine"
"Okie Dokie; let me get your Cheerios then"
"You ok? Phoebe softly asked. "You're awfully quiet"
"I'm doing quite well, thank you" She lied. The truth is that she was feeling completely out of place. She missed her intimacy, her loneliness, and her silence. She searched her jacket for the cigarette holder and pulled one out. "It is ok if I smoke, isn't it?" She glanced at Prue, asking for approval; but before Prue could answer, Phoebe kicked her leg under the table.
"Ouch...Yes, you can" Prue winced and glared at Phoebe. "Why did you do that for?" She muttered through clenched teeth.
"Nothing like a good surprisingly visit early in the morning to get rid of the Charmed ones" A deep harsh voice echoed in the kitchen before a dark, strong, demon became visible in front of Piper. Alexia screamed and dropped the cup of coffee on the table, falling awkwardly on her back, along with the heavy wooden chair she was sitting on. Piper had the cereal in one hand and the milk carton in the other; so, she didn't have the time to react quickly to blow him away or at least freeze him up. The demon noticed her hesitancy and violently backhanded her; sending her flying away on top of the kitchen counter. He walked hastily towards her, materializing a shiny gold athame in his hand.
"Piper!" Prue shouted and waved her hand to shove the demon away from her unconscious sister; he shimmered out and quickly reappeared behind Prue; smiling evilly, he hit the back of her head violently with the handle of his athame; Prue's knees gave way and collapsed heavily on the floor. The whole time Alexia watched incredulously the way the strange man appeared and disappeared from her sight, hurting her recently found sisters; she remained on her back, motionless, not believing for a moment what her eyes were witnessing. Suddenly, the demon stopped smiling and turned his glare slowly towards Alexia.
"What's going on?!" Phoebe shouted; her voice desperate and shaky; she got up slowly and waved her blind stick anxiously in front of her. "Piper?....Prue?" She shouted again; her nervousness was now affecting her sense of direction; completely forbidding her to find her way around. "Alexia?!...Where are you? ... Where is Piper... and Prue, where's Prue?! Phoebe asked nervously.
Alexia opened her mouth but she couldn't make a single sound; her jaw quivered slightly when she saw the man slowly walking towards her. She swallowed with difficulty; never taking her eyes off the horrible creature. She slowly started sliding backwards, away from him, until she reached the wall with her back. She looked absorbedly into his black eyes and suddenly she started hyperventilating. "Phoebe...I can't ...breath..." She managed to speak, while her heart started beating frenziedly and her world started spinning around without control.
"Take it easy sweetie, ...everything's going to be ok...breath slowly...please, breath for " Phoebe shouted; feeling completely useless, while she tried to find her frightened sister.
The demon smirked and slowly knelt down in front of Alexia, enjoying her ragged breathing and her desperation. "So you are the famous new sister...the Charmed one's newest weak spot!" Alexia shut her eyes and bent down her head to avoid his evil eyes. He chuckled as he lifted her chin gently towards him. Her respiration became more unsteady and shallow.
"Leave her alone!" Phoebe yelled as she violently smashed a chair on the demon's back. He did not blink when he listened to Phoebe's scream or when he felt the heavy blow on his back.
He slowly got up and pushed Phoebe violently on her back. She fell on the table and gasped nervously. "Listen to me carefully...witch!" He grabbed Phoebe's throat tightly. "I am Zinnlar, prince of darkness, and I'm here to collect the Charmed powers; you have to renounce to them; freely reject them ... and pass them over to me" He chuckled pulling Phoebe closer to his face. Alexia's breathing was still out of control; she opened her mouth and sucked in as much air as she could; Her eyes unbelievably glaring at the creepy scene in front of her.
"You've must be crazy" Phoebe stated. "There's absolutely no way my sisters and I will ever give up our powers"
"Oh but you will; believe me; once you find out that about my plan, and what I am willing to offer, you'll be more than eager to accept my request"
"I don't think so" Phoebe tried to pull free from his clasp, but Zinnlar held her tighter.
"My offer is to spare your lives, and If you don't care much about yourselves, then...I'll kill your sister" He said coldly, pointing his free hand to the nervous girl on the floor. "Oh...I forgot you can't even see" He shook his head. "I'll kill the new girl...the vulnerable one" He chuckled. "I know you care about your newly found sister; My source of information can't be wrong, and the fact that her being powerless, gives me even more power over you" He laughed scornfully.
"Well, that's bullshit" Phoebe snapped back. "If you were powerful enough, you would have killed us by now" She smirked.
"Don't be stupid witch, if I kill you I wont be able to collect your powers; you must say the relinquishing spell"
"Hello.....and what makes you think we're going to do it?"
"I'll rely on the love you feel for your youngest sister; I'll make her suffer until you decide it's time to accept my offer" He smirked. "But I might give you some extra thinking time; I'll wait for you to get to know your sister better, to learn to love her, and then, I'll come back to ask you again"
Phoebe's heart started beating faster than it was supposed to; she knew they were in his hands, so she tightened her eyes and slowly bent down her head. Alexia silently got up and ran away from the kitchen, she stopped when she got to the conservatory and looked around to find an exit door. Zinnlar nodded with annoyance and released his grip on Phoebe's throat. He shimmered out and materialized in front of the young girl, grabbing her by the shoulders and violently throwing her against the wall. He watched amused the way she slowly slid down until she reached the floor, unconscious, while a thin trickle of blood appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Lexy!!" Phoebe shouted frightened, she slowly got up and desperately tried to find the way to her sister. She had barely advanced a few steps when she suddenly tripped and fell over Prue's limp body. She muffled a scream by covering her mouth with her hand and crawled on the floor to lift her sister's head onto her lap. She gently slid her hand on her sister's face and quickly knew who she was. "Prue...wake up on Prue, talk to me..." She repeatedly patted her sister's face. She knew she couldn't be dead, Zinnlar had told her that he needed the three of them alive; so she insisted in bringing her sister into consciousness.
Alexia opened her eyes and stared at the man in front of her. Zinnlar smiled and shook his head. "Well...well...well...you're tougher than I expected" He walked slowly towards her as he opened his hand widely beside him. He blinked and another gold athame appeared in his hand; he chuckled and lifted the fancy weapon above his shoulder; getting ready to thrust it into her weak shaky body.
"Why? Alexia asked softly. "Why are you doing this?" She started crying. "Who are you?"
"Pho...ebe?" Prue whispered softly as she opened her eyes and saw the blurred face of her sister. "What happened?" She slowly sat up and rubbed her temples. "You ok?" She slightly shook her head to get rid of the wooziness.
"I'm fine...go find Lexie, she's in trouble; he's after her!"
"Lexie?... Who's...uhm...who's he?" She softly rubbed the back of her neck.
"Prue...we don't have time for chatting, just go find Lexie!"
"Holy shit!" Prue suddenly remembered the dark demon and she opened her eyes widely in shock "That bastard!" She shouted and quickly stumbled her way out of the kitchen. Entering the conservatory, she immediately spotted Zinnlar; he was standing in front of her sister, ready to stub her.
"Oh no you don't!" Prue shouted and waved both hands on him. Zinnlar smiled scornfully as he felt himself being violently plunged against the wall. Prue ran to her sister and quickly knelt beside her. "Lexie?...are you hurt?...sweetie, please talk to me" Prue gazed over her shoulder and fixed her eyes on the fallen demon. "What did you do to her?"
"Oh, don't worry, I just scared her a little; I never meant to kill her, not yet anyway" He chuckled and shimmered out. "I'll be back......" His words lingered in the room while the black shimmering lights slowly disappeared.
Tbc
