Disclaimer: Look in chapter 1... I don't want to repeat myself for every chapter...
Summary: The Halliwell sisters all four all live together with Grams. What happens if their guys are involved in their life of magic? Will they accept it or deny it? Prue/Andy, Piper/Leo, Phoebe/Cole or Leslie, Paige/Glenn, Darryl, Dan, Jason
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CHAPTER 4: DARRYL'S REACTION
DARRYL'S HOUSE – 10:45 pm
Darryl walked through his front door, ready to go straight to his room to think. He was about to go up the stairs to his room when is mother called him into the kitchen. Darryl walked in, expecting only his mother sitting at the counter reading, as she always is at night. But what he didn't expect was a few visitors.
Darryl stood at the doorway, staring at the girl, no, woman, standing next to his mother. She had dark skin, short, cropped hair, and had a tall, slender body. Darryl couldn't believe who it was. Sheila. The girl he left in Chicago, unwillingly, when he moved back San Francisco 2 years ago after being in Chicago for 3 years.
"Well, aren't you going to say something, Darryl?"
"Sheila! What are you doing here? I thought you were in Chicago? When did you get here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming? Right now's not a good time...."
Sheila frowned. "Your not happy to see me? I thought this would be a nice surprise... but I guess you forgot all about me and all the different ways of transportation." And with that, she ran out the front door.
"Darryl!!! What's wrong with you?? Don't you remember that that's the girl you promised you'd marry?? Did Piper get in the way of this?!?!? I don't want you anywhere near the Halliwells anymore, got it? Now I have to go find Sheila and bring her back here... shes gonna get lost, and I'll never find her. Now go think about want you just did!"
Mrs. Jennifer Morris's attitude did not mirror her age. She acted like she was in her early 20s, able to shout so loud. No one would believe that she was 39. She was about to walk out the front door when Darryl finally said something.
"Mom! You don't understand!! I still love Sheila, but I was just too shocked to see her. I didn't think that she would come half way across the country just to see me when I told her that I would go back to Chicago to get her when I was done with high school. And I can't stay away from the Halliwells! You KNOW they are like my second family. Piper is like my sister!!! And no, I have never forgotten about Sheila and I don't plan to. And no, I didn't not forget about my promise. I keep all of my promises, and I have no intention whatsoever to forget that promise. I dream about her almost every night, for Christ's sake!! When you find her, can you tell her that I love her so much, but I just have so much stuff on my plate..."
"Like what?!?!? What is SO important that you can't talk to your fiancée for the night?!?!?"
"The Hall... nevermind, you wouldn't understand."
"Try me, Darryl James Morris."
"Wait, Sheila, I thought you ran off...??"
"I just went out to the porch. Now, tell me what's so important that you can't tell me, your love of your life. Didn't you want us to share EVERYTHING??"
"Fine. Come up to my room and we'll talk more."
Sheila followed Darryl up to his room. Mrs. Morris could see how much her son loved that girl... I wonder what's so important that he has to keep it from her...
What should I tell her? Should I talk to her about magic? Will she even believe me? She'll probably think I'm a lunatic... but if she's going to be part of my life... she needs to be friends with the Halliwells, and if I know about magic... then I think she should too... well, I hope she takes it well...
DARRYL'S ROOM – 11:05 pm
"Ok, Sheila, remember the Halliwells? The family I told you about that's like my second family?"
Sheila nodded. I hope this has nothing to do with that Piper girl that he kept talking about...
"Well, they have a gift. Wait. Let me start somewhere else... Do you believe in magic? Like spells and such?"
"You're kidding, right? That's all a load of crap." (AN: sorry about the language...)
"But its not. The Halliwells are witches. Good witches. They save the world from evil things, such as demons and all that stuff."
"And you believe that sht??" (AN: Sheila's a little vulgar at the moment... but she turns out to be a wonderful person... so bear with me... in my mind, she grew up in like the middle of Chicago, like the "gangster" part of town... review if you don't like it...)
"Fine. Don't believe me. But it's true. And because the Halliwells are such a big part of my life, I was hoping that you would understand. If you are going to be another big part of my life, I need you to get along with the Halliwells because I have a feeling that I'm going to be spending a lot of time with that family. Especially if I want to become a cop. A lot of the things they do are the 'unsolved' cases. That's what Dad told me... and now I know why."
"Uh... I really don't believe you Darryl... As much as I want to, I just can't..."
"You should Sheila. What he is say is the truth."
Mr. Darryl Morris Sr. stood in the doorway, his arms wrapped around Jennifer. Darryl Sr. was a well-built man of 43. He had dark skin, black hair, and chocolate eyes. He was tall, 6 foot 1, and towered over his wife, who was a mere 5 foot 4. Jennifer's green eyes were what set her apart from her husband and son. She had gotten them from her white grandmother, who married a black man despite the protests of her family. Those green eyes didn't reach Darryl Jr., but they reached her daughter, Jasmine.
"Dad! I didn't know you knew about the Halliwells!! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me, so I just told you that the unsolved cases revolved around the Halliwells with no questions asked. But I see that you do believe it, and you accept it just as I do. Sheila, I knew the Patricia Halliwell, the mother of the 4 girls, and she told me her secret. I was her best friend just like Darryl and Piper are right now. They even have the same nicknames we had for each other... D and P... anyway, when I first met Jennifer, I didn't know about Patty's gift. But I introduced the two because I wanted them to be friends. But, unfortunately, they got off on a bad start."
"I thought Patty was jealous of me. To me, it sounded like she was, but she was genuinely happy for Darryl. But I think what got to her was that Darryl might not spend as much time as he used to with her. Instead, he would be spending it with me. When I realized that, we became great friends. Not the same kind of friends she was with Darryl, but we were pretty close. The she decided to tell us. We went over to the Manor one afternoon after school, and she dropped the bomb. Darryl was more accepting than I was. I was just like you Sheila, I didn't believe it at all. But when Patty showed us what she could do... I was truly amazed, and I still am to this day, 22 years later. Sheila, honey, believe what Darryl is saying, because its really true."
Darryl had no idea about the relationship between his parents and Piper's mom. But he was glad that he knows now. Because now, he can talk openly about the Halliwells' gift. Sheila was ready to accept, but only if she saw those gifts.
"Darryl, tomorrow, can I meet the Halliwells? I really want to know your best friend and her family. I want to be part of your life just as much as they are. Please?"
"Ok. We can. I really want you to get along with P, k?"
"Ok, kids, its time to sleep. Its about 1 in the morning now. Sheila, you can sleep in the guest room. All your stuff is there already."
"Thank you sir. Goodnight, Darryl, baby."
"Goodnight baby."
"Goodnight Sir, Ma'am."
"'Night Sheila."
"'Night mom, Dad."
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How will Cole and Andy react to magic? What's going to happen during the Window of Opportunity??? Is anything going to happen between Piper and Leo? How are things going to be between Darryl, Sheila, and Piper?
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