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The darkened sky threatened those who walked beneath it, hundreds of lost, lonely souls hurried about he city. A single solitary figure hugged herself to keep warm, clinging to the side of the buildings she moved slowly. Disoriented she didn't understand this place, unsure of those who surrounded her, she stepped to the side into a dark doorway. Calming herself she looked about "What's the best way out?" she said quietly. Studying the area she searched, peering through the throngs of people to the other side of the road; a small alley way. She manoeuvred her way through the crowd, carefully crossing the road. Looking assured she walked swiftly down the alley. Checking for people she quickly scanned the road and crevices, then peering back over her shoulder to make sure that no one was watching. She closed her eyes, and a bluish light encompassed her entire being, opening her eyes she saw swirls of colours, blurs that could have been people, she loved this feeling. The air playing with her hair as she sliced through it, then she arrived at her chosen destination.
Standing in the back yard the young woman looked around at her new surroundings, seeming pleased with herself she walked hastily around to the side of the house, casually she looked into the windows to make sure none of the occupants saw her. At the front door her nerves seemed to give way. She checked herself quickly, smoothing her shirt, sweater and jeans, running her hands through her hair to get rid of any fly-a-way's. Checking her reflection in the window she looked at herself, her eyes, nose, mouth, chin, ears and cheekbones. 'Not bad!' she thought, 'Nothing like my mother though.'. Thunder clapped loudly in the distance bringing her back to reality, "It's not far away." she said under her breath. Composing herself she knocked three times on the door. Lightning pierced the sky behind her, she turned to watch it, she had always been fascinated by storms, ever since she was a small child. Inside she heard someone call out "Just a minute!", then footsteps approaching she waited patiently, her back to the door.
Piper Halliwell was folding laundry in the kitchen when heard someone knock at the front door "Just a minute!" she called out as she put down the pair of trousers she was folding and walked swiftly to the door. Opening it she saw what looked like a young woman standing on the top step, her back to her watching the lightning in the distance. "Hello? May I help you?" she asked, her tone warm but unsure. As she said this the girl turned slowly, she was about 23, long mahogany hair, deep blue eyes, and seemingly perfect alabaster skin. As she turned a gust of wind blew her hair up around her shoulders framing her beautiful face.
"Hi! I'm Penny. I was wondering if I could talk to you?" she asked, her voice sweet and musical. Piper looked at her suspiciously
"We're not interested in buying anything if that's why you're here!" she said sharply raising her right eyebrow. Piper looked into Penny's eye's, there was something familiar about this girl.
"I'm not selling anything." she laughed, "I really just need to talk to you Piper! You and your sisters!"
Piper was a little scared now, 'It's never good when someone already knows your name.' she thought.
"How do you know my name? And that I have sister's?" she asked, unsure that she really wanted to know.
"I'm not here to harm you!" Penny told her, "I'm here to help you!"
"Who's there?" A voice called from upstairs andPenny's eye's lit up.
"Please I honestly want to help!" Penny said again.
"Piper! Who's there?" the voice called again as she walked down the stairs. Piper was transfixed by Penny, staring her eye's washed over her 'Her face and eye's are sincere.' she thought, 'And there's something oddly familiar about this girl.' The voice from upstairs rounded the corner, it was none other than Phoebe Halliwell, Piper's younger sister. Phoebe stood behind Piper and placed her hand on her shoulder, as she did Piper jolted.
Phoebe looked at Penny suspiciously,
"Who are you?" she asked
"Hi! I'm Penny." she answered.
"I, I was just about to let her in." Piper said softly as she stepped aside to let Penny in. Both women watched her as she walked through the foyer, to the foot of the stairs. As she looked up, Piper walked over to where she was,
"Paige isn't home right now, she should be here soon though." Piper said suddenly cautious, "My son's are upstairs sleeping right now, so we don't want any trouble."
"That's okay. I'm not here to cause any." Penny said looking back at Piper, "How old are they?"
"Six and four and a half!" Phoebe answered impatiently, "Piper can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked
"Um. Penny, Why don't you go into the sitting room and wait for us there!" Piper said her arm extended towards the room to here right.
Piper and Phoebe went into the kitchen quietly Phoebe asked
"Who's this Penny girl?"
"I'm not sure!" Piper said as she started to make coffee.
"You're not sure? You're not sure? You let a complete stranger into this house and you're not sure?" Phoebe asked, straining to keep her voice down.
"She want's to help! She was sincere about that part. Plus there's something about her. Look at her when we go in there. She's very familiar!" Piper responded, opening a container filled with cookies.
Penny was in the sitting room she waited calmly, 'Six and four' she thought 'Whoa!' she couldn't believe it Chris and Wyatt we're so young. She wanted to run upstairs and wake them up, she wanted to see them so bad. But not as bad as she wanted to see Paige.
Piper carried the tray into the sitting room, on it was steaming hot chicory coffee and Piper's homemade cookie's, Phoebe followed her in looking directly at Penny who was watching Piper intently.
"Are those double choc chip macadamia's?" Penny asked with an impish grin, as Piper set the tray down. Piper looked up and noticed a few small freckles on her nose.
"Yes they are!" She said amused.
Phoebe watched Penny very carefully as Piper handed her a cup of coffee,
"Mmm … smell's good!" She said reaching for a cookie, as she did her sleeve hitched up revealing a small triquetra tattoo on her wrist.
"Nice tattoo!" Phoebe said slightly sarcastic, but intrigued at the same time. She noticed that Penny had gotten self conscious and quickly pulled down her sleeve, as she looked towards the fire place. Piper shot Phoebe a dirty look and mouthed 'What did you do that for?'. Phoebe shrugged her shoulder's 'What did I do!" she thought.
"So what time will Paige be home?" Penny asked looking at Piper
"Soon, she's due any moment." Piper said flashing Penny a smile, "Phoebe why don't you go and give Paige a call and see where she is?"
Penny watched Phoebe as she walked out of the room, then she turned her attention back to Piper who was holding out the plate of cookie's.
"Thanks!" she said excitedly taking one of the larger one's of the plate. Piper watched her as she bit into it, Penny closed her eye's as she savoured the taste. Piper smiled and said,
"So Penny, tell me more about your self."
Phoebe entered the solarium, she knew Piper was right, the whole time she had been in the room she could see there was something familiar about Penny. But she still wasn't positive that she could be trusted,
"We've been burned before!" she told herself. "Paige!" She called out. As she waited she played with on of the ferns on the window sill. Next to her Paige orbed in with spectacular fashion, blue light's shining throughout her slender frame,
"What?" she asked before the light's dissipated, when she was whole she continued "I was at the back door when you called." she laughed as she flicked her dark brown locks with her fore finger.
"Some girl just turned up on our doorstep wanting to talk to us!" Phoebe answered.
"What! Us as in 'The Charmed One's' us, or us as in 'I'm selling beauty product's'." Paige asked in her sarcastic tone.
"She's not seeling beauty product's! That's for sure" Phoebe laughed. "And she didn't say 'The Charmed One's' either. She just asked Piper point blank if she could talk to her and her sister's." Phoebe explained
"Where is she?" Paige asked inquisitively.
"Follow me!" Phoebe said in her silly voice, as she started to walk back to where she left
Piper and their guest.