AN: Okay, I think that the last chapter, though kind of a filler, broke me out of my funk, so i will be updating more frequently.
winter blaze - thanks!
piperleo4eva - Thanks so much!
CharmedMillie - I know, I know, I'm sorry.
charmedeva - Computer failure, major writer's block... the list goes on... And, thanks for the review!
Shann51 - Thanks, and I am happy that someone appreciates my cliffies for once!
p3charmed4eva - oh, thanks so much! That means a lot. And, i do know how people can be so peppy... I'm a definite all-the-time person, except from 3-4 in the afternoon. It's kind of my recharge time. C.C. McKenna - Your welcome, and just for your knowledge, your reviews always crack me up! Thanks!
Jenn - Thanks! And, I think that you are a new reviewer, aren't you?
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Now the incredible chapter 9:
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The two sisters wondered down the passage for a little bit. "Where the hell is this taking us?" Piper asked, looking around, even though it was impossible. Suddenly, torches on the walls flamed up. There was some light in the old-fashioned passage now. "How did that happen?" Prue asked, turning to Piper. "I honestly have no clue in hell." Piper said, and the flames went away. The two looked around, bewildered. "Hell." Piper said, and the flames came up again. Prue looked at her, amazed. "Oh my God." Piper said, looking at the torches. "Leave it to you to trigger something triggered by a cuss word." Prue said, smiling jokingly at her sister. "Oh, shut the hell up." Piper said, and the two were in blackness again. "Piper!" Prue yelled in the general direction of her sister. "Sorry! I couldn't help it!" Piper said. "Hell!" she added, and they had light again. Prue just rolled her eyes and continued walking. "Well, it works!" Piper said, coming up next to her sister. "I know it does, it's just... here's the end." Prue said, changing the subject quickly.
"What?" Piper asked, then faced in front of her. It was just a wall. No door, no nothing. "Oh, please don't tell me that we walked down this passage for nothing!" Piper groaned. "Oh, Piper..." Prue said, then stopped. Kit had suddenly jumped out of Piper's arms, and headed to the wall. She began walking along it. "What is she doing?" Prue asked. "I don't know." Piper said, watching the small kitten. Suddenly, she stopped, turned to the girls, and meowed. "I think she's trying to tell us something." Prue said, and bent down to where Kit was. She kept clawing at one part of the wall. Prue moved the cat to the side, and looked at what Kit was clawing at. She rubbed some of the dirt and dust off, and uncovered a strange symbol.
"Piper, do you know what this is?" Prue asked, turning to her younger sister. Piper came and bent down next to Prue. "Um... wait. It looks familiar." she said. "Um... Phoebe! Phoebe dragged me into an occult shop when we went shopping last week, while you and Paige were spending WAY too long in the make-up store. Um... this was a symbol that was in a lot of places there. I forget what it's called, but I know that it's the symbol for good magic and unity." Piper finished her train of thought. Prue looked at her. "What?" Piper asked. "Phoebe asked the salesperson what it was. She had a tattoo of it just below her collarbone. Phoebe would probably remember."
"Phoebe?" Prue asked. "Phoebe can barely remember what she had for breakfast this morning." "Well, it's worth a shot." Piper said. "What do you mean? You actually want to come back here? I though you were scared." Prue teased. "Oh, shut up. I'm curious to see what else is in this old house!" Piper said, and stood up. "So, you think there is more?" Prue asked. "Yeah, definitely. I mean, think about it. How many times in books have there been lots of secrets in old houses? There's already a secret passageway, for Pete's sake." Piper pointed out. "You're right." Prue admitted. "Of course I am." Piper joked. "Now, how the hell-o do we get out of this passage?" Piper then sighed. She had caught herself just in time. "I have no clue. Let's just follow it back. I mean, it's not like it's a maze or something. I didn't see any other passages on the way here." Prue said. "Prue, you could barely see your hand in front of your face." Piper said. "Whatever." Prue replied, and started to head back down the passage. Piper picked up Kit, then followed her sister back.
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The two had only been walking for a little bit when Piper tripped on a loose floorboard. She fell sideways and rammed into the wall. She not only rammed into it, she rammed through it, or so it seemed to her. Prue saw differently. She noticed that another secret door had opened. She ran through it. "Piper, are you okay?" she asked, helping her little sister up. "Yeah, I'm fine." she said, and then looked around. "Is it just me, or does this look like the entrance hall?" she asked. Prue looked around too. "I don't think it's you." she said. The two then looked at the wall they had just come out of. Sure enough, there was another secret door open. "Another one?" Piper asked, and Prue nodded slightly. "I'm thinking that there might be a door on the second floor, too." Prue said. "So am I." Piper added, and looked at her watch. "Prue, our hour is almost up." she said.
"It is?" she asked, and checked her own watch. It had been almost an hour since she had gotten off the phone. "Right. Um, let's secure this door, and the one upstairs, and then go out." "I'll take the one here." Piper said, and headed over to the door. "Okay, I'll get the one upstairs, then." Prue said, and headed up the large staircase.
Prue easily found the second staircase. She headed into the magnificent hallway, and stepped in front of the open door. As she closed it, she heard it click into place. She then put the piece of wall securely back into it's place over the door handle, and stepped back. The door blended perfectly into the wall. 'We wouldn't have found it if Piper hadn't accidentally uncovered it.' Prue thought, looking at it. If they brought the others, they would be amazed. "Prue, the cab's here!" Piper called from two stories down. 'Man, that girl can have a loud voice.' Prue thought, as she headed quickly down the stairs.
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When Prue and Piper went out to the cab, the driver stared at them. "What are you two ladies doing out here?" he asked, as they got into the back. "Long story." Prue said. "But, just to let you know, that is our rental car." Piper added, pointing to the smoldered mass near a burnt tree. "Oh." the driver said, and turned the ignition back on. "Where to?" he asked. "1329 Prescott Street, please." Prue said, and turned to take one last look at the house. She had an aching feeling that it held more secrets then what they had found.
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AN: Subtle, huh? Well, sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I figured that it would be a good place to stop. Why? I don't know, but I just did. Anyway, this is after a song by the Guess Who!
winter blaze - thanks!
piperleo4eva - Thanks so much!
CharmedMillie - I know, I know, I'm sorry.
charmedeva - Computer failure, major writer's block... the list goes on... And, thanks for the review!
Shann51 - Thanks, and I am happy that someone appreciates my cliffies for once!
p3charmed4eva - oh, thanks so much! That means a lot. And, i do know how people can be so peppy... I'm a definite all-the-time person, except from 3-4 in the afternoon. It's kind of my recharge time. C.C. McKenna - Your welcome, and just for your knowledge, your reviews always crack me up! Thanks!
Jenn - Thanks! And, I think that you are a new reviewer, aren't you?
Gryffindor620 - Oh, yup, they must feel mighty fine. Thanks!
JanaRose - Thanks so much!
Now the incredible chapter 9:
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The two sisters wondered down the passage for a little bit. "Where the hell is this taking us?" Piper asked, looking around, even though it was impossible. Suddenly, torches on the walls flamed up. There was some light in the old-fashioned passage now. "How did that happen?" Prue asked, turning to Piper. "I honestly have no clue in hell." Piper said, and the flames went away. The two looked around, bewildered. "Hell." Piper said, and the flames came up again. Prue looked at her, amazed. "Oh my God." Piper said, looking at the torches. "Leave it to you to trigger something triggered by a cuss word." Prue said, smiling jokingly at her sister. "Oh, shut the hell up." Piper said, and the two were in blackness again. "Piper!" Prue yelled in the general direction of her sister. "Sorry! I couldn't help it!" Piper said. "Hell!" she added, and they had light again. Prue just rolled her eyes and continued walking. "Well, it works!" Piper said, coming up next to her sister. "I know it does, it's just... here's the end." Prue said, changing the subject quickly.
"What?" Piper asked, then faced in front of her. It was just a wall. No door, no nothing. "Oh, please don't tell me that we walked down this passage for nothing!" Piper groaned. "Oh, Piper..." Prue said, then stopped. Kit had suddenly jumped out of Piper's arms, and headed to the wall. She began walking along it. "What is she doing?" Prue asked. "I don't know." Piper said, watching the small kitten. Suddenly, she stopped, turned to the girls, and meowed. "I think she's trying to tell us something." Prue said, and bent down to where Kit was. She kept clawing at one part of the wall. Prue moved the cat to the side, and looked at what Kit was clawing at. She rubbed some of the dirt and dust off, and uncovered a strange symbol.
"Piper, do you know what this is?" Prue asked, turning to her younger sister. Piper came and bent down next to Prue. "Um... wait. It looks familiar." she said. "Um... Phoebe! Phoebe dragged me into an occult shop when we went shopping last week, while you and Paige were spending WAY too long in the make-up store. Um... this was a symbol that was in a lot of places there. I forget what it's called, but I know that it's the symbol for good magic and unity." Piper finished her train of thought. Prue looked at her. "What?" Piper asked. "Phoebe asked the salesperson what it was. She had a tattoo of it just below her collarbone. Phoebe would probably remember."
"Phoebe?" Prue asked. "Phoebe can barely remember what she had for breakfast this morning." "Well, it's worth a shot." Piper said. "What do you mean? You actually want to come back here? I though you were scared." Prue teased. "Oh, shut up. I'm curious to see what else is in this old house!" Piper said, and stood up. "So, you think there is more?" Prue asked. "Yeah, definitely. I mean, think about it. How many times in books have there been lots of secrets in old houses? There's already a secret passageway, for Pete's sake." Piper pointed out. "You're right." Prue admitted. "Of course I am." Piper joked. "Now, how the hell-o do we get out of this passage?" Piper then sighed. She had caught herself just in time. "I have no clue. Let's just follow it back. I mean, it's not like it's a maze or something. I didn't see any other passages on the way here." Prue said. "Prue, you could barely see your hand in front of your face." Piper said. "Whatever." Prue replied, and started to head back down the passage. Piper picked up Kit, then followed her sister back.
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The two had only been walking for a little bit when Piper tripped on a loose floorboard. She fell sideways and rammed into the wall. She not only rammed into it, she rammed through it, or so it seemed to her. Prue saw differently. She noticed that another secret door had opened. She ran through it. "Piper, are you okay?" she asked, helping her little sister up. "Yeah, I'm fine." she said, and then looked around. "Is it just me, or does this look like the entrance hall?" she asked. Prue looked around too. "I don't think it's you." she said. The two then looked at the wall they had just come out of. Sure enough, there was another secret door open. "Another one?" Piper asked, and Prue nodded slightly. "I'm thinking that there might be a door on the second floor, too." Prue said. "So am I." Piper added, and looked at her watch. "Prue, our hour is almost up." she said.
"It is?" she asked, and checked her own watch. It had been almost an hour since she had gotten off the phone. "Right. Um, let's secure this door, and the one upstairs, and then go out." "I'll take the one here." Piper said, and headed over to the door. "Okay, I'll get the one upstairs, then." Prue said, and headed up the large staircase.
Prue easily found the second staircase. She headed into the magnificent hallway, and stepped in front of the open door. As she closed it, she heard it click into place. She then put the piece of wall securely back into it's place over the door handle, and stepped back. The door blended perfectly into the wall. 'We wouldn't have found it if Piper hadn't accidentally uncovered it.' Prue thought, looking at it. If they brought the others, they would be amazed. "Prue, the cab's here!" Piper called from two stories down. 'Man, that girl can have a loud voice.' Prue thought, as she headed quickly down the stairs.
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When Prue and Piper went out to the cab, the driver stared at them. "What are you two ladies doing out here?" he asked, as they got into the back. "Long story." Prue said. "But, just to let you know, that is our rental car." Piper added, pointing to the smoldered mass near a burnt tree. "Oh." the driver said, and turned the ignition back on. "Where to?" he asked. "1329 Prescott Street, please." Prue said, and turned to take one last look at the house. She had an aching feeling that it held more secrets then what they had found.
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AN: Subtle, huh? Well, sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I figured that it would be a good place to stop. Why? I don't know, but I just did. Anyway, this is after a song by the Guess Who!