C.C. McKenna
Inexperienced Love
Chapter Thirteen
"Wake up Lex, you'll be late for school." Phoebe slid the curtains wide open and threw a pillow on her sister's face.
"Come on Phoebe, let me sleep" Lexie grabbed the pillow and covered her face with it. "Did Prue tell you anything about what happened last night?" Lexie asked under the pillow.
"You mean there's something else other than you being late?" Phoebe smiled, and pulling away the pillow from her sister, she kissed her forehead. "You'll be late for soccer practice sweetie" Phoebe walked around the bedroom, picking up a couple of her sister's t-shirts and blue jeans, as well as three or four pairs of boots and shoes that were messily scattered on the floor.
"Nothing important...but...I'm sure she's not talking to me...Ugh, I think I blew it this time" Lexie smacked her forehead and slowly pulled her hair back.
Lexie finally managed to catch Phoebe's attention. "Why do you say that? What did you do exactly?" Phoebe dropped Lexie's clothes on the bed and squinted.
Lexie took a deep breath and stared at Phoebe. "Nothing...just the truth, but she couldn't handle it"
"What are you talking about?" Phoebe slowly sat beside her sister.
"I'll tell you later, right now I need to shower, I don't want to be late" She yawned. "This is exactly one of those days I wish I weren't the captain of the Team." She pushed away the sheets and jumped out of bed. "Uhm, ...Phoebe, are you coming with me today?"
Phoebe closed her eyes for a moment and smiled. "Maybe"
"Come on Phoebe... you shouldn't miss trainings" Lexie yawned and stretched her body.
"I know, but I hate early morning soccer practices; I prefer to be all sweaty after classes and not before"
"Dude...there are rooms with some thingies called showers; you can use them after trainings, come on Phoebe".
Phoebe frowned. "We'll see...hurry up ok"
"Ok, and I'll see what I can do about those schedules; I'm going to ask Sam to change them" Lexie yawned again. "'Cause I love playing side by side with you" She jumped out of bed and gave her sister a sloppy kiss on the cheek.
"Why thank you kiddo" Phoebe smiled and gave her a playful slap on her butt. "I also love to play with you, now hurry up, we'll be waiting for you in the kitchen; you're having breakfast with us; you are so not going with an empty stomach to school."
"Yes mom." Lexie smiled and slowly took off her sweatshirt in front of her sister. She knew exactly what Phoebe's reaction was going to be, but she didn't care, in fact, she enjoyed very much disturbing all three sisters every chance she had; She was used to upsetting them; she was a pro on that matter.
"Alexia, you shouldn't, you mustn't.... Shit, why do I even bother, you never listen" Phoebe covered her eyes with her hand.
"Uhu" Lexie smiled. "We are pretty much alike, aren't we? She grabbed her bathrobe and placed it over her shoulders. "I'll be right down"
"You better put that on cuzz it's a little bit chilly outside," Phoebe warned her sister before she opened the door. "You wouldn't mind if I finish my make up while you shower, would you?"
"Naw" Lexie entered the bathroom, followed by Phoebe. Lexie turned the shower on, waited a couple of minutes and soon she noticed there was no hot water left. As usual, her sisters had used it all. "My God! How in the world do you want me to shower if you use all the bloody hot water?!" She put on her robe again and tied it strongly around her waist. Phoebe smiled and dropped the hairbrush, turning to her little sister to give her a little comfort.
"I've always asked you to get up early if you want hot water...you have to beat Prue to the shower; she always uses all the hot water from the entire street block!"
As soon as Phoebe finished talking, a tall figure shimmered behind her; Lexie saw him and screamed in horror, but he quickly threw a low bolt lightning on Phoebe's back, making her fall limply on the floor.
"Pipeeer...!!" Lexie screamed when she saw who was in front of her, it was an unfriendly, yet very familiar creature; Zinnlar. She opened the door and tried to run away from him but he was a lot quicker, he swung his arm and hit her head. She was lifted through the air and landed near the stairs. Prue!!, she shouted again. "Oh my God"... she winced and shielded her face with both arms when she saw the creature approaching her; she closed her eyes and waited for the worse to happen but suddenly he disappeared. She nervously took a deep breath, and carefully tried to get up but she screamed louder when she felt a hard blow on her stomach, she looked around trying to find out where did that blow come from, but there was no body there; she bravely tried to get up again when another blow came out of nowhere, this time she was violently lunged onto the stair's landing.
Prue was about to taste her coffee when she heard Lexie screaming. She dropped the mug on the table and quickly stood up. "What's the matter with that sister of yours? All that madness just because we're out of hot water?"
Lexie quickly got up; with difficulty, she jumped down the stairs, and ran into the kitchen. Her body was hurting badly but she knew she had to be near her sisters to be safe. "Guys, quickly, Phoebe's hurt...Phoebe's hurt!" She shouted.
"What?" Prue and Piper quickly ran up the stairs, "Where is she?" Piper asked while desperately climbing the steps, two at a time.
"Bathroom!" Lexie shouted; her respiration was rugged and uneven; she nervously dropped herself on the foyer's floor and tried to calm herself down.
Prue opened the bathroom's door and hastily knelt beside her sister. "Phoebe...baby...wake up...please" She started breathing heavily, and gently slapped her face a couple of times trying to wake her up.
"Phoebe...what happened sweetie?" Piper bent down and wrapped her arms around her. "What do we do Prue...what's wrong with her...what happened?"
"I don't know Piper...I don't know, but we have to take her to bed" Prue swallowed hard trying hard to keep her coolness.
"How is s-she? Lexie stood by the bathroom's door; her body was still slightly shaking.
"She's breathing normally, and her pulse is steady...what happened Alexia? Prue glared up at her sister and slowly stood up. "Help me get her to bed" She softly asked Piper and in a matter of seconds the four of them were in Prue's bed.
"I don't understand... did you do something to her...what the hell happened Lex?!" Prue raised her voice and Piper quickly squeezed her hand to calm her down.
"I...I..." Lexie tried to explain but Prue kept yelling at her.
"You on, tell us what the hell happened! We want to know what..."
"Why don't you just shut up and listen for once in your life!" Lexie shouted. "There's someone out there, who wasn't very friendly and tried to kill us!" Lexie gasped. "He...he tossed me through the air and...and"
"Hw did what?! Who exactly?" Prue grabbed Lexie's arm and pulled her close. "Let me check you"
"No, I'm ok" Lexie hissed. "He just hit me or kicked me...I don't remember"
"Come, Let me take a look" Piper opened her sister's robe and checked her bruised stomach.
"I said I was ok, please Piper" Lexie fixed her robe and walked away from her sister. "Please, just focus on Phoebe, that thing really hurt her"
"I still don't understand what was that all about Lexie?" Prue asked still worried, gently holding Phoebe in her arms. "Why didn't you let us know?"
"What happened?" Phoebe slowly sat up and grabbed the back of her head. "Did you get the truck's plate's number?"
"Phoebe...are you ok honey" Prue lovingly kissed her sister's forehead. "How do you feel? Are you in any pain? How many fingers do you see?" She opened her hand in front of her sister's face and waved it vigorously.
Phoebe shoved away her sister's annoying hand. "I'm fine Prue, too many questions!" She rubbed her eyes and scanned the room for Lexie. "Lex...how are you?"
"I'm ok...but you don't look so cool"
"Oh, don't worry about me kiddo. "Phoebe hissed. "I've been worse"
Prue interrupted. "You should have screamed or something Lexie; you ..."
"Scream?" Lexie snapped. "What do you think I was doing? Singing?" She rolled her eyes. "Of course I screamed, but neither of you came to see what was going on; I was shocked, I really was scared, I don't know what happened... that 'thing' suddenly appeared behind Phoebe and he threw some kind of light...I don't know what was it, so don't ask!...and I just don't know where the hell did it come from either" She took a deep breath. "I saw it only for a moment, a...and next thing I knew he was gone; oh, but that bastard still managed to hit me"
"What?" Everybody shouted at the same time. "You mean you actually saw who it was? Piper asked in shock.
"Well, yeah, I guess I did, what's the big deal about that, you've seen him too, I mean, he's the one that gave me the warm welcoming to your house, and the one that kept kissing me while Piper 'FROZE' me" She mocked and Piper shamefully lowered her head, but unfortunately was not able to hide her smile.
"Our house, Lexie, 'our'" Prue stated. "... And you mean to tell us that he was ..."
"Zinnlar?" Phoebe added.
"Well, I don't know his name" Lexie smiled sarcastically and raised her eyebrows, "I mean, We were never properly introduced, but I think that's the same bastard that's been scaring the hell out of me...with Piper's help, of course!"
"Watch your language missy" Piper scolded her.
Lexie rolled her eyes. "Sorry" She muttered. "But he is"
"And I'm sorry" Piper spoke softly. "I never meant to freeze you...on that particular time...anyway" She smirked.
"Ok, ok, lets forget that" Prue was now worried about zinnlar. "Do you think you could identify him if we showed you the book?" Prue was eager to get an answer from her sister.
"I don't know" Lexie lied, Her tone mocking. "Come on Prue, I'm telling you he is the same demon, he's SIMILAR, or... or whatever his name is"
"Lexie! Piper got up and walked to her baby sister's side. "This is so not the time to be joking around, this is serious honey, and you were hurt."
"I absolutely am so not joking; and I am not going to let that bloody bastard ruin my life either" She took a deep breath. "Which by the way, it's ruined enough already by my very own sisters"
"Come on, that's enough Lexie" Prue grabbed her sister's hand and dragged her to the stairs. "Let's go to the attic"
"Oh no, you don't, I'm not going anywhere with you, I'll be late for school; remember soccer practice?"
"Alexia, you have to help us honey, we have to find out who is after you" Piper placed her arm around her sister's shoulders. "Come with us baby...please?"
"No, I've already told you who he is, and guess what? I want to be left out of this, you know how I feel about your witchy things and all, so please, just leave me out!!" She shook her head, covered her ears with her hands, and planted herself beside Phoebe.
"Lexie, please sweetie, do it for me" Phoebe tried to convince her as well. "I promise you'll be ok, we won't let anything happen to you" She grabbed her sister's hands and pulled them down. "Come on" She kissed her several times on the cheek and smiled sweetly at her. "Please?.....Pretty please?"
"Well all right" Lexie frowned and wiped her face. "I hate it when you do this" She lied, because she actually loved to be loved, but she was too stubborn to admit it; and Phoebe had always been her Achilles' heel, so she just couldn't say no to her.
"That's my girl, come on" Piper smiled and all of the Halliwell sisters walked hurriedly to the attic. Lexie was merely dragged along, but she finally accepted going to the only place she was afraid the most, the manor's attic.
"Are you sure this the one you saw?" Prue lifted the book in front of Lexie's face.
"Prue, this is the third time you ask and this is exactly the third time I say yes; Now, tell me how do you want me say that I am sure of what I saw, that I'm sure that he's the one that stood inside the bathroom; that I'm bloody sure that he's the one that tossed me through the air!!" Lexie shook her head and pulled back her hair with desperation.
"Don't get upset baby, it's just that we want to be sure, that's all" Prue spoke with her usual cocky tone of voice.
"By driving me crazy?" Lexie glanced to the ceiling and shook her head again. "And hey, look at you...you're talking to me, that means you're not mad anymore...boy I'm lucky!"
Prue glared at her. "Don't push it Lexie!"
"Ok, ok, you can go take your shower now, go on" Phoebe gave Lexie a slight push trying to ease up things.
"Are you insane? I am so not going back there alone" Lexie snapped and cuddled back in bed with Phoebe.
"Of course not, I'm coming with you sweetie" Phoebe smiled and slowly escorted her sister to the shower.
"Do we have any news about Leo?" Prue asked while sitting on the living room's sofa.
"Not yet" Piper answered, her voice filled with sadness. "If the Elders wanted to punish him for us wanting to get married in secret, I think they've outdone it this time; its been more than a year, and we haven't heard of him ever since" She lowered her head and stared at the floor. "As I said before; I don't think he's ever coming back, so I might as well go on with my life"
"Pipe, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"I'm ready" Lexie interrupted smiling cheerfully. "Oh, wow, I should be honored...you're still here; but before you say anything, I'm not taking this top off Prue"
"Good" Phoebe smiled. "'Cause you look beautiful in it sweetie"
"Thanks" Lexie smiled.
"I'm leaving now...are you coming with me Phoebe?" Lexie turned to her sister and smiled at her.
"No she's not" Prue was quick to answer. "And you are not taking that motorcycle to campus, I've been waiting for you for ages, you just can't leave like that"
"Prue, I don't like arriving at Campus with my big sister, if neither one of you like my bike then you're going to have to buy me a car"
"We'll have to think about that"
"Fine! Meanwhile I'm taking my Honda, and you can take all the time you want to think about that."
"Lexie, you are not going to the faculty on your bike today, and that's final!" Prue was fast on her feet. "What if Zinnlar tries to hurt you again?"
"Sorry sis, but frankly, I don't care" She smiled and walked away in a hurry, before Prue could actually do something to stop her.
"Alexia"! Prue tried to go after her but Piper stopped her. "Leave her alone Prue, she can handle that motorcycle very well...she's a damn good driver; you've said it yourself before, remember?" Piper added sarcastically.
"Yes, sis, why don't you cut her some slack" Phoebe added.
"That's just great, here we go again, both of you teaming up against me; but I swear that if anything happens to her I'm holding you both responsible for that"
"Nothing's gonna happen to her Prue, but if that makes you feel better, then ok, I'll be responsible for anything you want me to be; there, is that any better?" Phoebe snapped.
"No its' not! That motorcycle is too dangerous for her right now; Zinnlar could easily kill her if he wants to!"
"Well, you should have thought of that when you bought that stupid thing for her!" Piper stated. "I told you it was dangerous, and huge, and heavy for her to handle in the first place..."
They were suddenly interrupted by the roaring sound of Lexie's motorcycle leaving the driveway.