AN: Hey, sorry about the delay in updating, I was busy and not at home at all! Sorry, but, I do have a life after all.
PiperHalliwell025 - You are full of pleases now, aren't you?
piperleo4eva - Good, that's what I thought you meant. Oh, and I can't promise that nothing bad will happen...
p3charmed4eva - yes, the 2 best ys!
onetreehill4eva - nice use of punctuation, and thanks
LeoPiper24/7 - Oh, Paige is still 10, but Phoebe is now 13. Yup, changed her age and didn't mention it. Oh, darndee.
BlueRMillie - Thanks, but why won't you tell?
JanaRose - thanks oh so very muchy much!
Gryffindor620 - Oh, sorry, but it's okay that you didn't read everything. Thanks.
PowerOf3WillSetYouFree - Thanks, and yes, they are very much alike, yet different. Kind of an oxymoron, huh?
Jules713 - Yes, I thought it would be oh so sweet to have that kind of chapter, and I think I satisfied some of the cravings for fluff. Yes, and oh so lucky were the eldest two.
Winter Blaze - Thank you, and I like making everything funny. Even my pen name is funny. Funny, huh?
AsherSmasher - Oh, yes, the psycho stuff. If you have read the prequel, it takes me a bit to get into that, considering I had to let everyone get to know the characters first. But, the psycho stuff will start soon. Really, really soon. I mean, starting THIS CHAPTER! Oh, and I thank you for being a first time reviewer!
Now, the delightfully dreadful chapter four...
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"What the hell is this all about?"
Prue, Andy, Piper, and Leo had just pulled up into their usual parking spot at school to find that there was something going on. A small group of people were crowded around one part of the outside of school, absolutely still and silent. "I don't know, Piper, but we're sure to find out soon." Prue said, hurrying to get closer to the group. "It's probably nothing to worry about, right? I mean, it's probably just a back-to-school fight, right?" Andy asked. "Not with our luck." Piper said negatively.
As they reached the area, the four fought there way through the small crowd. When they got to the cause, they gasped. Piper's knees gave way, but Leo caught her. The four then just stared at the cause. It was one of the students, lying on the ground, dead. Well, it was her body. Her head was some five feet away from her shoulders. "Oh my God!" Prue said. "Someone call the authorities!"
This seemed to knock the small gathering out of their stupor. They began searching their pockets for cell phones. "Oh, cut it out! I'll do it!" Andy shouted, Piper's cell phone in his hand. Piper was still frozen, staring at the body, and Leo was still trying to keep her on her own two feet. Prue looked back, knowing that nothing could be done for the teenager, and stood up. "Okay, nothing left to see here. You," she said, pointing to one of the boys in the crowd. "Go tell the principal about this. Everyone else, off to class." When no one moved, Prue screamed "NOW!"
Everyone was still shocked, but moved into the direction of the building, the boy Prue had pointed out sprinting. The only ones that remained were Prue, Andy, Piper, Leo, and one guy that none of them knew. Prue was about to yell at him, but then she realized that he was silently crying. "Um... are you okay?" Prue asked, easing towards the guy. The guy just shook his head. "Well," Prue started, sitting right next to him. "Can you at least tell me your name?" she asked hopefully. "Marcus." he said quietly. "Well, Marcus, why are you crying?" "Riley has been my girlfriend for the past seven months." he said, voice wavering a bit. "Oh my God, is that her name, Riley?" He just nodded. "Oh, I am so sorry." she said, feeling an overwhelming feeling of sympathy for this young man. "Well, um, we are calling the police, and they will find out who did this to your girlfriend." "You know, I told her just yesterday that I loved her." he said, beginning to rock back and forth.
Prue, knowing there was no consoling this guy, walked over to Andy, who had just gotten off the phone with the police. "They're coming." he said, pushing down the antennae. "That's good. The sooner Riley is out of our sight, the better. Marcus is having a breakdown over there." Prue said. "Who's Riley? And who's Marcus?" Andy asked. "Riley," she said, pointing to the body, "And Marcus, her boyfriend of seven months." she said, pointing to Marcus. "Oh, okay." Andy said, happy to be informed.
"Hey, guys. The police coming?" Leo asked, coming upon the two. "Oh, yeah, they are." Andy said. "What took you so long?" Prue asked. "Oh, um, Piper almost fainted." Leo said. "You know, I am here." Piper said, covering her eyes with her hand. "Um... Piper... what are you doing?" Andy asked. "You know she can't stand the sight of blood, Andy." Prue said. "Hello!" Piper said, waving her hand. "Repeat, I'm right here!" "Oh, sorry Piper, didn't notice. I couldn't recognize you with your hand over your eyes." Prue said. "Oh, you think you're so funny. Just to let you know, I'm rolling my eyes right now." Piper said. "Oh, well aren't you little miss sm-"
"What happened, kids?" The principal had just run up, and he hadn't noticed the body. "Oh, not you kids again." he said, recognizing them. "No, not us again, her." Prue said, pointing to Riley's body. The principal jumped. "Oh my God!" "Yeah, we know." Andy said. "Have you kids called the authorities?" the principal asked. "Yes, sir, I just got off the phone with them." Andy said, waving Piper's cell phone. "Wait a minute... give that back!" Piper said. She had decided to turn her back to the body instead of covering her eyes. "Oh, sorry, Piper." Andy said, a bit intimidated. He knew to never mess with Piper.
"Well, um, you kids just head off to class. There is nothing left for you to do, so just scurry off." The four looked at the principal, then went into the school, defeated.
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The four spent the rest of the day going through class like normal, except it seemed that the whole school knew about the body outside the school. They eventually learned that her name was Riley Southerland, and she was a sophomore at the school. Her and her boyfriend, Marcus Witherby, were both on the school tennis teams. They had been one of the major items of the sophomore class. They also learned some of the police information. Riley's body was apparently moved to be outside of the school, so the killer wanted the student to see her body.
The four were still discussing this when they pulled up in front of the middle school. When they stopped, they heard a 'CLUNK'. "Oh, God, what was that?" Leo asked. "Oh, it sounded like something in the back left tire. I'll go check it out." Piper said, and got out of the car, closing the door behind her. "Now that she's gone..." Andy said, pulling out a sandwich. A sandwich that really stunk. "Oh God, Andy, what is that?" Prue asked, her eyes beginning to water. "Tuna and onion sandwich." Andy said, licking his lips. "Oh, bro, that stinks!" Leo said, eyes beginning to water too.
At this point, Phoebe and Billy came upon the car. "Oh, guys! There's this horrible rumor going around school about something that happened at the high school! They say that... oh my God!" Phoebe stopped, looking at the car. She began crying. "Oh no, it's true, it can't be true." she kept repeating, sinking down to her knees. The three in the car were completely bewildered about what was going on. They all looked at each other, then looked away, as Andy was frozen in mid-chew, his mouth wide open.
Meanwhile, Piper, who was checking the tire, heard crying on the other side of the car. She rounded it and saw Phoebe crying in her hands, with Billy trying to console her. "Oh, sweetie, what's wrong?" she asked, leaning down to her younger sister. Phoebe turned over and cried in her shoulder. "P-Piper's dead. She was beheaded at the high school." she said, with sobbing. "Um, sweetie, I'm Piper." Piper said, a small smile creeping across her face. Phoebe looked up. "Piper!" she squealed, and then hugged her older sister tightly. "Oh, that's nice." Piper said, feeling squished.
"But the kids in school said you were dead." Billy said, staring at her. "Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but they are mistaken." Piper said, helping Phoebe get up. "Well, then no one died?" Phoebe asked. Piper's face dropped. "No... someone did die. Riley Southerland, a sophomore. And yes, she was beheaded." Piper said, grimacing. "Oh my God." Phoebe said. "Yeah, now we have to go pick up Paige and Glenn. I can't imagine the rumor going around the elementary school. I mean, they get the news from the high school last, so if this is distorted, I can't imagine what is happening at the middle school!" Prue said, beckoning the three inside. "Oh, and Piper, what is the verdict on the tire?" she asked. "Oh, it's fine now. I fixed the problem." Piper said, buckling her seat belt. "Good." Prue said, driving off.
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They were right. When they got to the elementary school, Paige came running to the car, sobbing. Glenn just looked into the car, staring at Piper and Prue like they were ghosts. "Um... dude? Just to let you know, we're not dead. None of us are." Piper said, guessing why the two youngest were behaving in the way they were. "Phew. I mean, the people in school said that some guy ran into the school with a bomb strapped on his chest. They say he handcuffed himself to Piper and set off the bomb, making it explode, killing the two of you and five other students." Glenn said. The kids all looked at each other. "Um... no. You were right." Andy said. Prue just nodded. "So, why do you think all the rumors are about you?" Prue asked, looking at Piper. "Maybe they saw her reaction, and mentioned it in the stories. Then, the kids might have just remembered her name from the story, and said that she was dead." Leo said. "Hello! Is anyone paying attention to the fact that I am actually right here?!?" Piper asked. She was getting irritated by all the ignoring she had gotten recently. "Yeah, we know you're here, Piper, we just don't pay attention to you." Prue said. Piper just stuck her tongue out at her.
Paige looked up at the name Piper and saw that her sisters were not dead. She squealed and ran into the car, hugging Piper, then Prue. She squished Leo doing this. "Okay, I don't want to have a pancake for a boyfriend, so Paige..." "Okay, sister dearest!" Paige said, and got into the back. "Hi, sister dearest!" Phoebe said mockingly as Paige crawled past her. "Shut up!" Paige said, and stuck out her tongue. "Oh, you two are so mature!" Piper said sarcastically. "Thank you." Paige said, fluffing her hair. "I was being sarcastic!" said Piper. "Oh, really? Didn't notice." Phoebe said, equally sarcastic. "Oh, so you two have double-teamed me?" Piper asked. Paige nodded her head, as Phoebe shook it. "Good Phoebe. I'll get you later Paige." Piper said, turning around.
"Why did you do that?" Paige whispered to Phoebe after a minuted or so. "Because, I would prefer not to have the wrath of Piper." Phoebe whispered back. "You do know that I can hear you, right?" Piper asked, tearing out of her conversation with Prue. Phoebe and Paige faced front. "Yes, Ma'am." Phoebe said formally. "You two are really something else." Piper said, shaking her head. "Something like what?" Paige asked. "Something from another world." Prue said, smiling in her mirror. "Oh no!" Phoebe exclaimed. "What?" Andy asked, turning his head. "Prue's driving!" "We're going to be super late!" Paige said, with a mock-scared face. "We'll never leave this car in time!" Phoebe screamed. "You know, Piper, I'm going to join you in getting them back." Prue said, turning her head since they were at a red light. "It's a deal." Piper said happily. She then turned to Phoebe and Paige and smiled evilly. The younger two then exchanged looks that clearly said 'Damn.'
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AN: Okay, I know that some of you think that that last part has no relevance, but it does. Trust me. There is normally one thing in each section that has relevance in my story. So, interesting first section, huh? Someone was a-murdered! Oh, no! Reviews would be much appreciated, and this chapter is after a song by Pat Benetar! It was actually in the Charmed episode Lucky Charmed!
PiperHalliwell025 - You are full of pleases now, aren't you?
piperleo4eva - Good, that's what I thought you meant. Oh, and I can't promise that nothing bad will happen...
p3charmed4eva - yes, the 2 best ys!
onetreehill4eva - nice use of punctuation, and thanks
LeoPiper24/7 - Oh, Paige is still 10, but Phoebe is now 13. Yup, changed her age and didn't mention it. Oh, darndee.
BlueRMillie - Thanks, but why won't you tell?
JanaRose - thanks oh so very muchy much!
Gryffindor620 - Oh, sorry, but it's okay that you didn't read everything. Thanks.
PowerOf3WillSetYouFree - Thanks, and yes, they are very much alike, yet different. Kind of an oxymoron, huh?
Jules713 - Yes, I thought it would be oh so sweet to have that kind of chapter, and I think I satisfied some of the cravings for fluff. Yes, and oh so lucky were the eldest two.
Winter Blaze - Thank you, and I like making everything funny. Even my pen name is funny. Funny, huh?
AsherSmasher - Oh, yes, the psycho stuff. If you have read the prequel, it takes me a bit to get into that, considering I had to let everyone get to know the characters first. But, the psycho stuff will start soon. Really, really soon. I mean, starting THIS CHAPTER! Oh, and I thank you for being a first time reviewer!
Now, the delightfully dreadful chapter four...
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"What the hell is this all about?"
Prue, Andy, Piper, and Leo had just pulled up into their usual parking spot at school to find that there was something going on. A small group of people were crowded around one part of the outside of school, absolutely still and silent. "I don't know, Piper, but we're sure to find out soon." Prue said, hurrying to get closer to the group. "It's probably nothing to worry about, right? I mean, it's probably just a back-to-school fight, right?" Andy asked. "Not with our luck." Piper said negatively.
As they reached the area, the four fought there way through the small crowd. When they got to the cause, they gasped. Piper's knees gave way, but Leo caught her. The four then just stared at the cause. It was one of the students, lying on the ground, dead. Well, it was her body. Her head was some five feet away from her shoulders. "Oh my God!" Prue said. "Someone call the authorities!"
This seemed to knock the small gathering out of their stupor. They began searching their pockets for cell phones. "Oh, cut it out! I'll do it!" Andy shouted, Piper's cell phone in his hand. Piper was still frozen, staring at the body, and Leo was still trying to keep her on her own two feet. Prue looked back, knowing that nothing could be done for the teenager, and stood up. "Okay, nothing left to see here. You," she said, pointing to one of the boys in the crowd. "Go tell the principal about this. Everyone else, off to class." When no one moved, Prue screamed "NOW!"
Everyone was still shocked, but moved into the direction of the building, the boy Prue had pointed out sprinting. The only ones that remained were Prue, Andy, Piper, Leo, and one guy that none of them knew. Prue was about to yell at him, but then she realized that he was silently crying. "Um... are you okay?" Prue asked, easing towards the guy. The guy just shook his head. "Well," Prue started, sitting right next to him. "Can you at least tell me your name?" she asked hopefully. "Marcus." he said quietly. "Well, Marcus, why are you crying?" "Riley has been my girlfriend for the past seven months." he said, voice wavering a bit. "Oh my God, is that her name, Riley?" He just nodded. "Oh, I am so sorry." she said, feeling an overwhelming feeling of sympathy for this young man. "Well, um, we are calling the police, and they will find out who did this to your girlfriend." "You know, I told her just yesterday that I loved her." he said, beginning to rock back and forth.
Prue, knowing there was no consoling this guy, walked over to Andy, who had just gotten off the phone with the police. "They're coming." he said, pushing down the antennae. "That's good. The sooner Riley is out of our sight, the better. Marcus is having a breakdown over there." Prue said. "Who's Riley? And who's Marcus?" Andy asked. "Riley," she said, pointing to the body, "And Marcus, her boyfriend of seven months." she said, pointing to Marcus. "Oh, okay." Andy said, happy to be informed.
"Hey, guys. The police coming?" Leo asked, coming upon the two. "Oh, yeah, they are." Andy said. "What took you so long?" Prue asked. "Oh, um, Piper almost fainted." Leo said. "You know, I am here." Piper said, covering her eyes with her hand. "Um... Piper... what are you doing?" Andy asked. "You know she can't stand the sight of blood, Andy." Prue said. "Hello!" Piper said, waving her hand. "Repeat, I'm right here!" "Oh, sorry Piper, didn't notice. I couldn't recognize you with your hand over your eyes." Prue said. "Oh, you think you're so funny. Just to let you know, I'm rolling my eyes right now." Piper said. "Oh, well aren't you little miss sm-"
"What happened, kids?" The principal had just run up, and he hadn't noticed the body. "Oh, not you kids again." he said, recognizing them. "No, not us again, her." Prue said, pointing to Riley's body. The principal jumped. "Oh my God!" "Yeah, we know." Andy said. "Have you kids called the authorities?" the principal asked. "Yes, sir, I just got off the phone with them." Andy said, waving Piper's cell phone. "Wait a minute... give that back!" Piper said. She had decided to turn her back to the body instead of covering her eyes. "Oh, sorry, Piper." Andy said, a bit intimidated. He knew to never mess with Piper.
"Well, um, you kids just head off to class. There is nothing left for you to do, so just scurry off." The four looked at the principal, then went into the school, defeated.
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The four spent the rest of the day going through class like normal, except it seemed that the whole school knew about the body outside the school. They eventually learned that her name was Riley Southerland, and she was a sophomore at the school. Her and her boyfriend, Marcus Witherby, were both on the school tennis teams. They had been one of the major items of the sophomore class. They also learned some of the police information. Riley's body was apparently moved to be outside of the school, so the killer wanted the student to see her body.
The four were still discussing this when they pulled up in front of the middle school. When they stopped, they heard a 'CLUNK'. "Oh, God, what was that?" Leo asked. "Oh, it sounded like something in the back left tire. I'll go check it out." Piper said, and got out of the car, closing the door behind her. "Now that she's gone..." Andy said, pulling out a sandwich. A sandwich that really stunk. "Oh God, Andy, what is that?" Prue asked, her eyes beginning to water. "Tuna and onion sandwich." Andy said, licking his lips. "Oh, bro, that stinks!" Leo said, eyes beginning to water too.
At this point, Phoebe and Billy came upon the car. "Oh, guys! There's this horrible rumor going around school about something that happened at the high school! They say that... oh my God!" Phoebe stopped, looking at the car. She began crying. "Oh no, it's true, it can't be true." she kept repeating, sinking down to her knees. The three in the car were completely bewildered about what was going on. They all looked at each other, then looked away, as Andy was frozen in mid-chew, his mouth wide open.
Meanwhile, Piper, who was checking the tire, heard crying on the other side of the car. She rounded it and saw Phoebe crying in her hands, with Billy trying to console her. "Oh, sweetie, what's wrong?" she asked, leaning down to her younger sister. Phoebe turned over and cried in her shoulder. "P-Piper's dead. She was beheaded at the high school." she said, with sobbing. "Um, sweetie, I'm Piper." Piper said, a small smile creeping across her face. Phoebe looked up. "Piper!" she squealed, and then hugged her older sister tightly. "Oh, that's nice." Piper said, feeling squished.
"But the kids in school said you were dead." Billy said, staring at her. "Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but they are mistaken." Piper said, helping Phoebe get up. "Well, then no one died?" Phoebe asked. Piper's face dropped. "No... someone did die. Riley Southerland, a sophomore. And yes, she was beheaded." Piper said, grimacing. "Oh my God." Phoebe said. "Yeah, now we have to go pick up Paige and Glenn. I can't imagine the rumor going around the elementary school. I mean, they get the news from the high school last, so if this is distorted, I can't imagine what is happening at the middle school!" Prue said, beckoning the three inside. "Oh, and Piper, what is the verdict on the tire?" she asked. "Oh, it's fine now. I fixed the problem." Piper said, buckling her seat belt. "Good." Prue said, driving off.
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They were right. When they got to the elementary school, Paige came running to the car, sobbing. Glenn just looked into the car, staring at Piper and Prue like they were ghosts. "Um... dude? Just to let you know, we're not dead. None of us are." Piper said, guessing why the two youngest were behaving in the way they were. "Phew. I mean, the people in school said that some guy ran into the school with a bomb strapped on his chest. They say he handcuffed himself to Piper and set off the bomb, making it explode, killing the two of you and five other students." Glenn said. The kids all looked at each other. "Um... no. You were right." Andy said. Prue just nodded. "So, why do you think all the rumors are about you?" Prue asked, looking at Piper. "Maybe they saw her reaction, and mentioned it in the stories. Then, the kids might have just remembered her name from the story, and said that she was dead." Leo said. "Hello! Is anyone paying attention to the fact that I am actually right here?!?" Piper asked. She was getting irritated by all the ignoring she had gotten recently. "Yeah, we know you're here, Piper, we just don't pay attention to you." Prue said. Piper just stuck her tongue out at her.
Paige looked up at the name Piper and saw that her sisters were not dead. She squealed and ran into the car, hugging Piper, then Prue. She squished Leo doing this. "Okay, I don't want to have a pancake for a boyfriend, so Paige..." "Okay, sister dearest!" Paige said, and got into the back. "Hi, sister dearest!" Phoebe said mockingly as Paige crawled past her. "Shut up!" Paige said, and stuck out her tongue. "Oh, you two are so mature!" Piper said sarcastically. "Thank you." Paige said, fluffing her hair. "I was being sarcastic!" said Piper. "Oh, really? Didn't notice." Phoebe said, equally sarcastic. "Oh, so you two have double-teamed me?" Piper asked. Paige nodded her head, as Phoebe shook it. "Good Phoebe. I'll get you later Paige." Piper said, turning around.
"Why did you do that?" Paige whispered to Phoebe after a minuted or so. "Because, I would prefer not to have the wrath of Piper." Phoebe whispered back. "You do know that I can hear you, right?" Piper asked, tearing out of her conversation with Prue. Phoebe and Paige faced front. "Yes, Ma'am." Phoebe said formally. "You two are really something else." Piper said, shaking her head. "Something like what?" Paige asked. "Something from another world." Prue said, smiling in her mirror. "Oh no!" Phoebe exclaimed. "What?" Andy asked, turning his head. "Prue's driving!" "We're going to be super late!" Paige said, with a mock-scared face. "We'll never leave this car in time!" Phoebe screamed. "You know, Piper, I'm going to join you in getting them back." Prue said, turning her head since they were at a red light. "It's a deal." Piper said happily. She then turned to Phoebe and Paige and smiled evilly. The younger two then exchanged looks that clearly said 'Damn.'
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AN: Okay, I know that some of you think that that last part has no relevance, but it does. Trust me. There is normally one thing in each section that has relevance in my story. So, interesting first section, huh? Someone was a-murdered! Oh, no! Reviews would be much appreciated, and this chapter is after a song by Pat Benetar! It was actually in the Charmed episode Lucky Charmed!