Piper went instantly over to the white fridge that was covered in family pictures from over the years of all the big events in her children's lives and got a big pack of ice that she had on hand in a ready made zip lock baggie in case one of these insane situations ended up happening. She tried not to let the pressure of the situation show to her sisters since she had to be strong as well as level minded for everyone at the moment. She felt like her brain was going to implode or something after all of the information she had just received.

This was like the nightmare day from hell or something. She had thought that worrying about Wyatt and finding out where he had been after all this time... if they had even found out where he had been would've been bad. Now that she knew where he was she still felt completely in the dark

Brooke just appearing out of no where with Wyatt had also brought up a few large questions that concerned the past. He had found Brooke so easily. It was almost as if he knew where she was. He shouldn't know that though.

He shouldn't because of the whole affair with the Elders where they had prohibited him from ever seeing her again. Piper had a feeling he had went against the Elders a few more times then she had expected.

Sure, when he had initially been forbidden from ever seeing Brooke again Piper had completely understood that he had had to see her for one last time. It was a goodbye meeting. Everyone deserved to say their goodbyes.

But now... she wouldn't have doubted if all those times he had just been late coming home from somewhere or a few of those times when he had been over a friend's house he had instead seen her. It made sense. How else would he know where she was? It wasn't like they exchanged letters and the newspaper hadn't said anything about the address to the house that her friend had been murdered in.

He had just found her out of the blue? Right. She wasn't that idiotic.

Then, there was the whole fact and point that her friend was brutally murdered in the house at the same time that Brooke had been there. That seemed a little too easy. It seemed like Brooke was either the reason that her friend had been murdered or else she had done it herself. Piper wished that Wyatt hadn't just jumped into this whole thing. Especially when certain pieces just didn't add up.

Then, they all were the ones that had given her this fate. She understood why Brooke hated the Elders because of it. Well, Piper even could understand why Brooke would hate her even. She had been the reason that Wyatt and Brooke's ongoing romance had stopped abruptly. She was the reason supposedly of why Brooke was evil now.

That was a tough one to shoulder and she was trying not to think too much about it.

"Piper, you okay, honey?" Phoebe asked as she pulled up a stool to the island in the middle of the kitchen.

"No, I'm not okay. My son just brought home his evil ex . Who in most cases would just be a some form of annoying past girlfriend but in our lives it means she's actually evil without morals and Wyatt's seemingly vengeful ex. Who, I don't really trust, by the way, and I am to blame for her being that way. Then, her boyfriend is a dark lighter who happened to have seen her with Wyatt a white lighter. Who, at this moment, could be planning all of our demise's, and I really don't know who's side Brooke will be on when he does decided to show up. Did I mention I don't trust her?" Piper replied as she finally ran out of hot air and took a bit gulp in.

"Sweetie, it's not your fault." Paige replied as she also grabbed a stool and made Piper sit in it before she herself gave her a small, comforting hug. "This is the Elders fault if it's anybody's"

"If what she said is even true." Phoebe spoke up.

"You guys, you heard Leo. It was my vote that made her evil."

"Yeah, well. He didn't tell you the circumstances. So, by my count, you weren't all to blame." Paige told her sister sympathetically.

"Alright, I can suffer with the blame later. What I am more worried about right now is Brooke." Piper told her sisters as she leaned forward onto the island.

"I second that." Phoebe agreed.

"I third that." Paige added.

"So, what do we do?" Phoebe asked.

"Well, I know one thing for sure. This whole story about her friend. We seriously need to more about it. Like how her friend died and maybe why if she is willing to tell us that." Piper said.

"Hell, it would help if we knew who's side she was on." Phoebe admitted.

"Yeah, well we'll save that for a little later." Piper told her sister.

"What we need now is to find out who her boyfriend is." Paige told them.

"Good thinking, Paige. Always on your feet," Phoebe told her sister giving her a small nudge.

"Yeah, right. I just want to vanquish his evil butt before he gets anywhere near my nephews." Paige replied. "He could have a white lighter hay day if he wanted to."

"Do you think she will be willing to rat out her boyfriend?" Phoebe asked.

"Well, if she doesn't then she can't seriously stay here." Piper declared.

"Plus, if she doesn't then Wyatt will also know who's side she is playing for. Then he will be able to fully get over her." Paige told them.

"You don't think he's ever gotten over her?" Phoebe asked.

"No, I don't. Which isn't exactly in our favor right now with him making it all doe eyed and cupid like around here." Paige answered with an annoyed face.

"How romantic." Phoebe declared with a few giggles. "Our little nephew in love with the dark side. God, he takes after me."

"I hope not." Piper said. "the last thing I need is to go gray early and worry all hours of the night about where he is."

"Oh, Piper. It's already begun." Phoebe giggled. "It all started with him rekindling his lost, may I add, evil love interest. Next, he destroys her new lover boy and then after that the uncontrollable orbing at all hours of the night as he stays with his true love. Oh, how I miss high school."

"What are you talking about , sis? You were born that way. High school was just when you got your license and were able to drive yourself to your little flings." Piper chided.

"Oh, yeah. Piper, do your remember that time when I had the car and there was beer.."

A sharp and pointed cough entered the air of nostalgia falling over Phoebe and Piper. They both looked over at Paige and felt slightly rude. They had the memories of childhood and whatnot with each other, but Paige didn't. She had been adopted and she had been the only child in that family. If anything she was always left out whenever a moment of the past came up just because she had barely met any members of her natural family outside of their deaths of course.

"Oh, sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to leave you out." Phoebe apologized.

"Yeah, I know. It's not your fault mom had me adopted. It's just.. " Paige let her statement wander as her brown eyes gazed out the window.

"It's just," Piper asked as she followed her sisters gaze to the backyard.

They all looked forward to see Chris and Brooke outside. She had her arm slung around his waist and was laughing with him. She didn't look at all evil. She looked like the nice girl next door that you wanted your son to fall for. She looked like the girl they all had first met and teased Wyatt for being in love with.

It didn't help matters that she and Chris were out there together. They looked like they were going over old times and having a lot of fun with it. Piper almost felt bad for voting against Brooke and making the girl leave in the first place as she saw how well Chris was with her. It had been a long time since she had seen his old smiles.

"Oh, this isn't good." Phoebe stated.

"Especially, if she is still evil." Paige agreed as they looked at Piper for a final decision.

Her eyes wandered to Chris and she decided she would leave it up to her children for once to figure this out. She had screwed it up the first time. She had made Brooke leave her home and go onto the evil side. So, now she was going to just play devil's advocate to see whether Brooke.. well old non-evil Brooke was an illusion or not.

"I think we'll give her a chance. But keep your eyes on her. I'm not fully trusting her yet." Piper told them.

The sisters three nodded and looked back out into the backyard to where Chris and Brooke had finally decided to sit on the old lawn chairs. They gazed up at the sky talking as Piper nodded to herself. If Brooke was the same girl Wyatt had fallen for then everything would work out in the end and they would help her find her friend's murderer. If she wasn't and she was still evil then she would end up betraying herself sooner or later.

The evil ones always did.