Disclaimer: Nothing in the "Charmed" universe belongs to me. I'm just borrowing it for awhile.
Dedication: I'd like to dedicate this work to my wonderful little sister Becky and my dear friend Emily, both of whom are avid "Charmed" fans.
7/27/04
Author's Notes:
Okay, it's 11:54 in the morning and I worked from 9:30pm-6am, and haven't gone to bed yet. If this chapter is a little weird, I blame it on that.
Just a warning straight off: this chapter is written in present tense, mostly because I found it impossible to write any other way. I hope that doesn't detract from the story.
This is my attempt at a Piper POV. It is not the original scene I was going to do, but watching the fourth season reruns on TNT has inspired me. I must say, for Piper being the character I relate to the most, she is awfully difficult for me to write.
Oh well. I hope you enjoy this next installment. Thank you everyone for your wonderful reviews. They're very much appreciated.
Happy reading.
Katie
7/16/04
Author's Notes:
I know this next chapter is really short, and I didn't spend a lot of time editing it, so I'm not even sure it's that good, but it's a scene I've been meaning to write for awhile. And I felt compelled to post it tonight (at 5:21am) for some reason. So here it is; vignette number 5.
Katie
7/9/04
Author's Notes:
I was going to write a chapter from Piper's point of view next. I really, truly was. But what I did sit down and write was completely unsatisfactory, so I have to do some major editing before I can post it. And then this little plot bunny kept nagging at me. So instead of a Piper POV, Leo is what you get instead.
I have always been completely and totally dissatisfied with Leo's decision to become an Elder. It was so out of character and really distressing to me, because I absolutely love Leo. For the whole of season six I kept wondering why in the world he wouldn't tell the other Elders to go to hell when they tried to make him an Elder too, and I never did come up with a good reason. And then I was watching reruns on TNT and they made me so sad. I mean, how many times up until "Oh My Goddess" does Leo say he'd give up everything to be with Piper? He NEVER chose his Whitelighter life over Piper until the end of season five. I bothers me to no end that the writers made him an Elder. Why couldn't Chris just banish him to Valhalla, become the girls' Whitelighter, and help them search for Leo while simultaneously gaining their trust? It could have been a several episode arc. And Leo and Piper could have stayed together. Grrrrrrr.
Okay. That's enough ranting. I'm sorry. So anyway, all my contemplating on this matter finally led to a breakthrough idea a week or so ago. And this is the result. I hope you enjoy it.
Katie
6/30/04
Author's Notes:
Regarding the third chapter in this work. I'd like to clarify a few things. In episode 4x5, "Size Matters," it is stated that Phoebe graduated from college when she was twenty-seven. It also said the reason she took so long to finish school was because she had to take some time off after her freshman year. For my purposes I changed this information. Because, firstly, if Phoebe was born in 1975 like it has been stated in prior episodes, there is no way she could have been twenty-seven when she graduated in 2001. Secondly, while I know it is possible that Phoebe could have taken time off after high school, I don't think she would have taken three years off. If she left for New York in the spring of 1998, as suggested in "Prewitched," she would have been twenty-two at the time, and I have a hard time believing she waited that long to start college. So the way I have written it, I assumed she only took one year off between high school and college, therefore accounting for about the season and a half Phoebe was in college on the show. I hope this makes sense, and I hope you understand my reasons for disregarding what was stated in "Size Matters."
Katie
6/28/04
Author's Notes:
Welcome to my very first Charmed fanfiction. Or at least, the first one I've posted. This is the first time I've posted fanfiction here in over a year, but this is the first piece I've done that I've been remotely satisfied with in a long time.
This work is a series of vignettes based on the Charmed characters. They're set from random times throughout the series, on ideas or concepts that have inspired me. I absolutely love these characters, and I hope I do them justice in my writing.
There's not much else for me to say at the moment, but I may add more to this author's note as time goes on. I hope you enjoy.
Katie
Dedication: I'd like to dedicate this work to my wonderful little sister Becky and my dear friend Emily, both of whom are avid "Charmed" fans.
7/27/04
Author's Notes:
Okay, it's 11:54 in the morning and I worked from 9:30pm-6am, and haven't gone to bed yet. If this chapter is a little weird, I blame it on that.
Just a warning straight off: this chapter is written in present tense, mostly because I found it impossible to write any other way. I hope that doesn't detract from the story.
This is my attempt at a Piper POV. It is not the original scene I was going to do, but watching the fourth season reruns on TNT has inspired me. I must say, for Piper being the character I relate to the most, she is awfully difficult for me to write.
Oh well. I hope you enjoy this next installment. Thank you everyone for your wonderful reviews. They're very much appreciated.
Happy reading.
Katie
7/16/04
Author's Notes:
I know this next chapter is really short, and I didn't spend a lot of time editing it, so I'm not even sure it's that good, but it's a scene I've been meaning to write for awhile. And I felt compelled to post it tonight (at 5:21am) for some reason. So here it is; vignette number 5.
Katie
7/9/04
Author's Notes:
I was going to write a chapter from Piper's point of view next. I really, truly was. But what I did sit down and write was completely unsatisfactory, so I have to do some major editing before I can post it. And then this little plot bunny kept nagging at me. So instead of a Piper POV, Leo is what you get instead.
I have always been completely and totally dissatisfied with Leo's decision to become an Elder. It was so out of character and really distressing to me, because I absolutely love Leo. For the whole of season six I kept wondering why in the world he wouldn't tell the other Elders to go to hell when they tried to make him an Elder too, and I never did come up with a good reason. And then I was watching reruns on TNT and they made me so sad. I mean, how many times up until "Oh My Goddess" does Leo say he'd give up everything to be with Piper? He NEVER chose his Whitelighter life over Piper until the end of season five. I bothers me to no end that the writers made him an Elder. Why couldn't Chris just banish him to Valhalla, become the girls' Whitelighter, and help them search for Leo while simultaneously gaining their trust? It could have been a several episode arc. And Leo and Piper could have stayed together. Grrrrrrr.
Okay. That's enough ranting. I'm sorry. So anyway, all my contemplating on this matter finally led to a breakthrough idea a week or so ago. And this is the result. I hope you enjoy it.
Katie
6/30/04
Author's Notes:
Regarding the third chapter in this work. I'd like to clarify a few things. In episode 4x5, "Size Matters," it is stated that Phoebe graduated from college when she was twenty-seven. It also said the reason she took so long to finish school was because she had to take some time off after her freshman year. For my purposes I changed this information. Because, firstly, if Phoebe was born in 1975 like it has been stated in prior episodes, there is no way she could have been twenty-seven when she graduated in 2001. Secondly, while I know it is possible that Phoebe could have taken time off after high school, I don't think she would have taken three years off. If she left for New York in the spring of 1998, as suggested in "Prewitched," she would have been twenty-two at the time, and I have a hard time believing she waited that long to start college. So the way I have written it, I assumed she only took one year off between high school and college, therefore accounting for about the season and a half Phoebe was in college on the show. I hope this makes sense, and I hope you understand my reasons for disregarding what was stated in "Size Matters."
Katie
6/28/04
Author's Notes:
Welcome to my very first Charmed fanfiction. Or at least, the first one I've posted. This is the first time I've posted fanfiction here in over a year, but this is the first piece I've done that I've been remotely satisfied with in a long time.
This work is a series of vignettes based on the Charmed characters. They're set from random times throughout the series, on ideas or concepts that have inspired me. I absolutely love these characters, and I hope I do them justice in my writing.
There's not much else for me to say at the moment, but I may add more to this author's note as time goes on. I hope you enjoy.
Katie