AN: I'm actually updating quickly! Gasp! And, I'm setting out the facts here. I know that part might seem a bit long, but there are a lot of facts!
peanut2lb - Yup, it was intense, wasn't it? Thanks!
Gryffindo620 - Gosh, I love your vocabulary! Don't worry, I'm as eloquent as you are. Thanks!
piperleo4eva - Yup, the guy meant to kill Piper! That IS a really cool word. Thanks!
HollyShadow - I can leave you like that, and I did. But, I'm updating, see? Thanks!
lillynilly - Thanks!
CharmedMilliE - Yeah, I know. But, see, I'm updating! I'll hopefully keep doing it quickly, at least one update a week, hopefully two! Thanks!
Now, the rousing chapter eighteen...
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Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Andy, Leo, and Billy were in the Halliwell station wagon, on the way to the Elementary school to pick up Paige and Glenn. They were half an hour later than usual, so the youngest two were sure to be plenty pissed. But, that was the last thing on their minds now.
Prue was driving now, completely focused on the road. She didn't want to think about their new discovery. Andy was fiddling with his hands, smartly not saying anything to his girlfriend. Piper was sitting behind Prue, looking out the window. She couldn't help but feel guilty for Riley's death. After all, the psycho had meant to kill HER. She couldn't help but think that it was her fault that Riley was dead and the family had suffered such a great loss. She was slightly comforted, though, by Leo's attempts at consoling her. He was just silently and reassuringly rubbing circles gently on her back.
Phoebe was looking out the window as well. But, it was not for the same reason as Piper. She was looking out the window, trying to figure out the who, how, and why. She already knew the what and the where, as she had been the one attacked. She wanted to know who the hell the son of a bitch was. She tried getting the facts straight in her head. One, the guy knew who she was. He knew her name was Phoebe Halliwell. Two, he knew that Piper was her sister. Three, he had meant to kill Piper, not Riley. Four, he had called Piper a know-it-all. Five, he had been smart enough to wear all black, a ski mask, and a voice scrambler. Six, all his victims were girls. Seven, he also knew that she had not only one other sister, but multiple. Putting all this together, Phoebe thought that it was someone who knew them. But who?
Lost in her thoughts, Phoebe didn't notice that they had pulled up to the elementary school. "Geez, guys, it's about time!" Paige said angrily. "Yeah, could you have made us wait any longer?" Glenn asked, also sounding irritated that they had had to wait so long. "What happened? One of you have to fix your hair or something?" Paige asked.
"No." Phoebe said, causing everyone's attention to be turned to her. Paige's jaw dropped. "What happened?" she asked, staring at Phoebe's arm. It was in a sling, as there was no way her wounded shoulder could support her arm. "I got attacked by the Baker High Murderer." Phoebe said. "Well, I guess he should now be called the Baker High and Middle murderer." "What? You got attacked?" Paige asked, and she and Glenn got into their seats in the back of the car.
"Not only that, but I kicked him in the balls." Phoebe said jokingly. Glenn winced. "Geez, that must have hurt." he said. "Yeah, but he SO deserved it." Paige said. "Yeah, especially after he... well, he did something really not good." Phoebe said, not wanting to tell what it really was, as Piper was upset by it already. "No duh. He's a murderer, and he does something not good. What else is new?" Paige asked, rolling her eyes.
Since her gaze had changed, she noticed Piper. "Pipe, what's up? What's wrong?" Paige asked concernedly. "Well, that's what I didn't want to talk about." Phoebe said. "Oh. Wait... he didn't, did he?" Paige asked, eyes going wide again. Phoebe, figuring out what she was saying, said "No, no, NO! He was at my school, remember?" "Oh, phew." Paige said. "You scared me for a moment." "What happened, though?" Glenn asked very curious.
"Well," Phoebe whispered, and beckoned the two to come closer. They did. "The guy told me that he had killed my know-it-all sister, which obviously means Piper, 'cause you and Prue aren't that smart. Well, obviously again, Piper is not dead. So, it turns out, that you know that girl Riley? When we all thought Piper was dead? Well, it turns out that the guy killed Riley, but he actually meant to kill Piper." Phoebe said, then pulled her head away from the younger two.
"Oh my God." Paige whispered, putting her hand over her mouth. "That's what happened." Glenn said. "Yeah, Piper's feeling a little guilty." Phoebe whispered again. She then went back to looking out the window.
But, when she looked out, all she saw was trees. "Prue, where are we going?" she called up to the front. "The house. Cleaning always helps me vent." Prue said shortly. "But, I though we would only go there on the weekends." Phoebe said. "Yeah, well plans change. I think it would be good for all of us not to be stuffed up in the Manor."
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It was about half an hour later, and all eight kids were working away, still sprucing up the grand entrance. It was quite a big room.
"Um, guys, I have something I have to tell you." Phoebe said uneasily, scrubbing a bit harder at the banister than normal. That caught everyone's attention. "What is it, Pheebs?" Prue asked. "Well, I've been thinking and, um, I think that the murderer knows us." Phoebe said. Everyone dropped their screwdrivers, sponges, and other various tools. "What?" Paige asked.
"Well, the thing is, he threatened me that if I made a sound, something would happen to one of my other SISTERS. Not only did he know that you were my sister, Piper, but he also knew that I had other siblings. And, not just siblings, but sisters, plural. He knew my first and last names too." Phoebe said. "That is weird." Andy said. "Yeah. And, I can't help thinking that the guy is familiar. I mean, he seemed a familiar size, and was just, I don't know, FAMILIAR." Phoebe said.
"Wait..." Paige said, her voice drifting up. "What?" everyone else said simultaneously. "It's just, you said he was in all black, had a ski mask, a voice scrambler, and seemed familiar?" Paige asked. "I believe she repeated the last part, Paige." Billy said sarcastically. "What are you getting at?" Andy asked. "Well, it's just, this is all too coincidental. I mean, he's familiar, knows us, and is murdering girls at schools we go to. He also seems very sick-minded. This all just, I'm beginning to think that Mr. Connel had something to do with this."
"What?!?" Prue asked. "But, he couldn't I mean, he's in jail. He's waiting to be jailed in a maximum security prison! How could he have anything to do with this?" Prue was completely freaking out. That was a nightmare that she didn't want to relive. "Well, it's just all sounds like something he would do." Phoebe said, agreeing with her youngest sister. "But, it couldn't be!" Prue said.
"But, it could be a copy cat killer." Andy said. "A what?" "A copy cat killer. Someone who copies a previous killer." Andy defined. "Oh. But, wouldn't the killer have to have access to the case? I mean, it was very confidential." Leo pointed out. "Yeah, but that's the only possibility." Prue said. "So, we're looking for someone who knows about the case, knows us, and is a sicko?" Glenn asked, basically clarifying the situation.
"Yeah, basically." Andy admitted. "Well, that's not all. There HAS to be some kind of pattern to it. I mean, these can't all be random." Paige pointed out. "Yeah, but I know what the pattern ISN'T." Prue said. "What?" the others asked. "Well, it can't be that we know everyone that has died. Because, we've only known one so far." Prue said. "Actually, two." Phoebe said. "Who?" Billy asked.
"Well, there was Maria, and there was Lizzie." Phoebe said, holding up one finger for each girl. "Lizzie?" Andy asked. "Yeah, Lizzie. The eighth grader whose body I found. Of course, I didn't know her personally. She was just Class President of the eighth graders, so everyone knew her. She was going to make it far. She would have been hit on by all the boys, but she's been engaged from birth to this guy on the school football team. They actually do really like each other." Phoebe said. "And, I got all the boys anyway." she added, smiling. "Heehee. You don't mean that, do you?" Billy asked nervously. "Actually," Prue said, putting her arm around his shoulders. "She was actually quite the boy magnet before she started going out with you." "Really?" Billy asked, looking over at Phoebe. "I guess I was lucky." he added, smiling. He then went over and gave Phoebe a kiss.
"Oh, God!" Prue and Paige said at the same time. "Do you really have to do that? It's bad enough seeing Piper and Leo making PDA constantly!" Prue said. Paige nodded. "Hey!" Leo said, wrapping his arms lovingly around Piper. "See! Paige said, pointing at the two. "You're right, it is pretty bad." Billy admitted jokingly.
It was just then that everyone noticed that Piper wasn't coming up with a retort. In fact, they realized that she hadn't said a word since they had made their startling realization earlier. "Honey, are you okay?" Leo asked, looking down at his girlfriend. "Yeah." Piper said, closing her eyes and leaning into his embrace. "I'm gonna be okay."
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It was the next day, and it seemed that everyone had heard about the murder and attempted murder at the middle school. They all knew that Phoebe had almost died.
"Hey, Prue!"
Prue was at her locker, looking through it for her math book. "Hey, Sheila!" Prue yelled, recognizing the person who had called her name. She and Sheila had become really good friends in the time they had known each other. "Hey, girl. I heard about your sister. I am SO sorry!" Sheila said. "Oh, she's okay, don't worry. She only has her arm in a sling, and she's a bit shaken up. That's all." Prue said. "Oh, that's good. So, how are you doing?" Sheila asked. "Not so good." Prue admitted. "Why?" Sheila asked. "Well, it's just... this isn't the first time one of my sisters has been attacked, so it's kind of bringing back old memories." Prue said.
"One of your sisters was attacked before?" Sheila asked. It was then that Prue remembered that Sheila had recently moved to San Francisco. "Yeah, it's known by most of the school. A few months earlier, Piper was attacked. She was shot twice, and she still has the scars." Prue said. "She was SHOT?" Sheila asked. "You never told me that!" "There's lots of things I haven't told you." Prue murmured, but Sheila heard anyway. "Like what?" she asked her friend. "Well, I might as well tell you the whole story, as Leigh, Marylin, and KC already know." Prue said. "What whole story?" Sheila asked curiously. "Oh, it's a long whole story. I'll tell you at lunch."
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Piper and Leo were sitting together in English class, a class they had both come to dread. Right now, though, they were studying mythology, which was a subject they both liked. Even though Piper didn't believe in magic, she really had fun with the concept of many different Gods, and she especially liked the Goddess of Nature. (AN:Teehee) The teacher was droning in the front of the room about some myth that no one really cared about, but Piper and Leo paid attention, as the teacher was really hard and they both wanted to pass the class.
"And, since his lover denied him for another, Jeremiah went crazy. He began killing women in relationships, as he wanted other men to feel the pain he went through. He started with his lover's friend, who had been the one to turn the lover towards the other man." the teacher said in monotone.
But, Leo didn't continue paying attention to the rest of what the teacher was saying. He had heard a sharp intake of breath beside him, and turned to look at his girlfriend. Leo sighed. She had THAT LOOK in her eyes again, the same look she had in her eyes when she figured something out.
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AN: I wonder what she figured out? Anyway, praise me for updating so quickly! Just kidding! Please read my new story, What a Life, because if you like this fic, you will most likely like that one. It's different, but still cool. I would appreciate it if you would give it a try. Anyway, this is after a song by M2M. Please review!
peanut2lb - Yup, it was intense, wasn't it? Thanks!
Gryffindo620 - Gosh, I love your vocabulary! Don't worry, I'm as eloquent as you are. Thanks!
piperleo4eva - Yup, the guy meant to kill Piper! That IS a really cool word. Thanks!
HollyShadow - I can leave you like that, and I did. But, I'm updating, see? Thanks!
lillynilly - Thanks!
CharmedMilliE - Yeah, I know. But, see, I'm updating! I'll hopefully keep doing it quickly, at least one update a week, hopefully two! Thanks!
Now, the rousing chapter eighteen...
T:T:T:T
Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Andy, Leo, and Billy were in the Halliwell station wagon, on the way to the Elementary school to pick up Paige and Glenn. They were half an hour later than usual, so the youngest two were sure to be plenty pissed. But, that was the last thing on their minds now.
Prue was driving now, completely focused on the road. She didn't want to think about their new discovery. Andy was fiddling with his hands, smartly not saying anything to his girlfriend. Piper was sitting behind Prue, looking out the window. She couldn't help but feel guilty for Riley's death. After all, the psycho had meant to kill HER. She couldn't help but think that it was her fault that Riley was dead and the family had suffered such a great loss. She was slightly comforted, though, by Leo's attempts at consoling her. He was just silently and reassuringly rubbing circles gently on her back.
Phoebe was looking out the window as well. But, it was not for the same reason as Piper. She was looking out the window, trying to figure out the who, how, and why. She already knew the what and the where, as she had been the one attacked. She wanted to know who the hell the son of a bitch was. She tried getting the facts straight in her head. One, the guy knew who she was. He knew her name was Phoebe Halliwell. Two, he knew that Piper was her sister. Three, he had meant to kill Piper, not Riley. Four, he had called Piper a know-it-all. Five, he had been smart enough to wear all black, a ski mask, and a voice scrambler. Six, all his victims were girls. Seven, he also knew that she had not only one other sister, but multiple. Putting all this together, Phoebe thought that it was someone who knew them. But who?
Lost in her thoughts, Phoebe didn't notice that they had pulled up to the elementary school. "Geez, guys, it's about time!" Paige said angrily. "Yeah, could you have made us wait any longer?" Glenn asked, also sounding irritated that they had had to wait so long. "What happened? One of you have to fix your hair or something?" Paige asked.
"No." Phoebe said, causing everyone's attention to be turned to her. Paige's jaw dropped. "What happened?" she asked, staring at Phoebe's arm. It was in a sling, as there was no way her wounded shoulder could support her arm. "I got attacked by the Baker High Murderer." Phoebe said. "Well, I guess he should now be called the Baker High and Middle murderer." "What? You got attacked?" Paige asked, and she and Glenn got into their seats in the back of the car.
"Not only that, but I kicked him in the balls." Phoebe said jokingly. Glenn winced. "Geez, that must have hurt." he said. "Yeah, but he SO deserved it." Paige said. "Yeah, especially after he... well, he did something really not good." Phoebe said, not wanting to tell what it really was, as Piper was upset by it already. "No duh. He's a murderer, and he does something not good. What else is new?" Paige asked, rolling her eyes.
Since her gaze had changed, she noticed Piper. "Pipe, what's up? What's wrong?" Paige asked concernedly. "Well, that's what I didn't want to talk about." Phoebe said. "Oh. Wait... he didn't, did he?" Paige asked, eyes going wide again. Phoebe, figuring out what she was saying, said "No, no, NO! He was at my school, remember?" "Oh, phew." Paige said. "You scared me for a moment." "What happened, though?" Glenn asked very curious.
"Well," Phoebe whispered, and beckoned the two to come closer. They did. "The guy told me that he had killed my know-it-all sister, which obviously means Piper, 'cause you and Prue aren't that smart. Well, obviously again, Piper is not dead. So, it turns out, that you know that girl Riley? When we all thought Piper was dead? Well, it turns out that the guy killed Riley, but he actually meant to kill Piper." Phoebe said, then pulled her head away from the younger two.
"Oh my God." Paige whispered, putting her hand over her mouth. "That's what happened." Glenn said. "Yeah, Piper's feeling a little guilty." Phoebe whispered again. She then went back to looking out the window.
But, when she looked out, all she saw was trees. "Prue, where are we going?" she called up to the front. "The house. Cleaning always helps me vent." Prue said shortly. "But, I though we would only go there on the weekends." Phoebe said. "Yeah, well plans change. I think it would be good for all of us not to be stuffed up in the Manor."
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It was about half an hour later, and all eight kids were working away, still sprucing up the grand entrance. It was quite a big room.
"Um, guys, I have something I have to tell you." Phoebe said uneasily, scrubbing a bit harder at the banister than normal. That caught everyone's attention. "What is it, Pheebs?" Prue asked. "Well, I've been thinking and, um, I think that the murderer knows us." Phoebe said. Everyone dropped their screwdrivers, sponges, and other various tools. "What?" Paige asked.
"Well, the thing is, he threatened me that if I made a sound, something would happen to one of my other SISTERS. Not only did he know that you were my sister, Piper, but he also knew that I had other siblings. And, not just siblings, but sisters, plural. He knew my first and last names too." Phoebe said. "That is weird." Andy said. "Yeah. And, I can't help thinking that the guy is familiar. I mean, he seemed a familiar size, and was just, I don't know, FAMILIAR." Phoebe said.
"Wait..." Paige said, her voice drifting up. "What?" everyone else said simultaneously. "It's just, you said he was in all black, had a ski mask, a voice scrambler, and seemed familiar?" Paige asked. "I believe she repeated the last part, Paige." Billy said sarcastically. "What are you getting at?" Andy asked. "Well, it's just, this is all too coincidental. I mean, he's familiar, knows us, and is murdering girls at schools we go to. He also seems very sick-minded. This all just, I'm beginning to think that Mr. Connel had something to do with this."
"What?!?" Prue asked. "But, he couldn't I mean, he's in jail. He's waiting to be jailed in a maximum security prison! How could he have anything to do with this?" Prue was completely freaking out. That was a nightmare that she didn't want to relive. "Well, it's just all sounds like something he would do." Phoebe said, agreeing with her youngest sister. "But, it couldn't be!" Prue said.
"But, it could be a copy cat killer." Andy said. "A what?" "A copy cat killer. Someone who copies a previous killer." Andy defined. "Oh. But, wouldn't the killer have to have access to the case? I mean, it was very confidential." Leo pointed out. "Yeah, but that's the only possibility." Prue said. "So, we're looking for someone who knows about the case, knows us, and is a sicko?" Glenn asked, basically clarifying the situation.
"Yeah, basically." Andy admitted. "Well, that's not all. There HAS to be some kind of pattern to it. I mean, these can't all be random." Paige pointed out. "Yeah, but I know what the pattern ISN'T." Prue said. "What?" the others asked. "Well, it can't be that we know everyone that has died. Because, we've only known one so far." Prue said. "Actually, two." Phoebe said. "Who?" Billy asked.
"Well, there was Maria, and there was Lizzie." Phoebe said, holding up one finger for each girl. "Lizzie?" Andy asked. "Yeah, Lizzie. The eighth grader whose body I found. Of course, I didn't know her personally. She was just Class President of the eighth graders, so everyone knew her. She was going to make it far. She would have been hit on by all the boys, but she's been engaged from birth to this guy on the school football team. They actually do really like each other." Phoebe said. "And, I got all the boys anyway." she added, smiling. "Heehee. You don't mean that, do you?" Billy asked nervously. "Actually," Prue said, putting her arm around his shoulders. "She was actually quite the boy magnet before she started going out with you." "Really?" Billy asked, looking over at Phoebe. "I guess I was lucky." he added, smiling. He then went over and gave Phoebe a kiss.
"Oh, God!" Prue and Paige said at the same time. "Do you really have to do that? It's bad enough seeing Piper and Leo making PDA constantly!" Prue said. Paige nodded. "Hey!" Leo said, wrapping his arms lovingly around Piper. "See! Paige said, pointing at the two. "You're right, it is pretty bad." Billy admitted jokingly.
It was just then that everyone noticed that Piper wasn't coming up with a retort. In fact, they realized that she hadn't said a word since they had made their startling realization earlier. "Honey, are you okay?" Leo asked, looking down at his girlfriend. "Yeah." Piper said, closing her eyes and leaning into his embrace. "I'm gonna be okay."
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It was the next day, and it seemed that everyone had heard about the murder and attempted murder at the middle school. They all knew that Phoebe had almost died.
"Hey, Prue!"
Prue was at her locker, looking through it for her math book. "Hey, Sheila!" Prue yelled, recognizing the person who had called her name. She and Sheila had become really good friends in the time they had known each other. "Hey, girl. I heard about your sister. I am SO sorry!" Sheila said. "Oh, she's okay, don't worry. She only has her arm in a sling, and she's a bit shaken up. That's all." Prue said. "Oh, that's good. So, how are you doing?" Sheila asked. "Not so good." Prue admitted. "Why?" Sheila asked. "Well, it's just... this isn't the first time one of my sisters has been attacked, so it's kind of bringing back old memories." Prue said.
"One of your sisters was attacked before?" Sheila asked. It was then that Prue remembered that Sheila had recently moved to San Francisco. "Yeah, it's known by most of the school. A few months earlier, Piper was attacked. She was shot twice, and she still has the scars." Prue said. "She was SHOT?" Sheila asked. "You never told me that!" "There's lots of things I haven't told you." Prue murmured, but Sheila heard anyway. "Like what?" she asked her friend. "Well, I might as well tell you the whole story, as Leigh, Marylin, and KC already know." Prue said. "What whole story?" Sheila asked curiously. "Oh, it's a long whole story. I'll tell you at lunch."
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Piper and Leo were sitting together in English class, a class they had both come to dread. Right now, though, they were studying mythology, which was a subject they both liked. Even though Piper didn't believe in magic, she really had fun with the concept of many different Gods, and she especially liked the Goddess of Nature. (AN:Teehee) The teacher was droning in the front of the room about some myth that no one really cared about, but Piper and Leo paid attention, as the teacher was really hard and they both wanted to pass the class.
"And, since his lover denied him for another, Jeremiah went crazy. He began killing women in relationships, as he wanted other men to feel the pain he went through. He started with his lover's friend, who had been the one to turn the lover towards the other man." the teacher said in monotone.
But, Leo didn't continue paying attention to the rest of what the teacher was saying. He had heard a sharp intake of breath beside him, and turned to look at his girlfriend. Leo sighed. She had THAT LOOK in her eyes again, the same look she had in her eyes when she figured something out.
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AN: I wonder what she figured out? Anyway, praise me for updating so quickly! Just kidding! Please read my new story, What a Life, because if you like this fic, you will most likely like that one. It's different, but still cool. I would appreciate it if you would give it a try. Anyway, this is after a song by M2M. Please review!