Disclaimer: I own neither the Charmed Ones or their home or their powers or Cole. Phoenix is entirely my own creation as is her heritage and this story. Please read and review, but only positive feedback as I'm trying to juggle writing in between school and a job, and negative comments make me stressed.
A/n: Sorry this took so long but I've got another fan fic going called The Fellowship in England (where I hail from) and it's really popular and I'm kinda on a roll. I don't know if they call police stations in America the same thing as they do in England so they're just police stations I this.
Chapter 2 The Charmed Ones
"Piper!! Paige!!" cried Phoebe. Sweat was streaming down her face. Her sisters Piper and Paige came rushing in, Piper was carrying baby Chris.
"What are you yelling for?" said a grouchy Piper.
"I think I had a premonition. There was this woman and a girl. They were in a car and someone or something stepped out in front of them. The car swerved and there was a crash. I think they might be dead."
"Look Pheebes, it's the middle of the night. We'll call Darryl in the morning and ask if there have been any accidents involving a woman and a girl, ok?" said Piper.
"Thanks Piper," said Phoebe. The sisters left. Phoebe rolled over and looked out of her window. She hoped the woman and the girl were alright.
Early next morning the phone rang. Piper was already in the kitchen, making breakfast for everyone. She was about to answer it when she heard Phoebe.
"I'll get it, I'll get it!"
'Ok, you get it,' thought Piper. Phoebe ran down the stairs and picked up the phone in the hallway.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hi Phoebe," came Darryl's voice.
"Oh Darryl, I've got something to ask you," said Phoebe.
"Not now. Look, I need you to come down the station with your sisters, it's important," he said and hung up. A confused Phoebe put the phone down and wandered into the kitchen.
"Who was it?" asked Piper
"It was Darryl, he wants us to go down to the station," replied Phoebe
"Why?" asked Paige, who had just walked in her red hair all messed up.
"Dunno, he's got something important to tell us apparently, I didn't even get chance to ask him about the car crash," said Phoebe.
"Well as soon as we've had breakfast, I'm sure Leo will orb us down there," said Piper, putting a plate in front of her oldest son, Wyatt who was sat at the breakfast bar.
"Goody," said Paige, "Hey, where's Chris?"
"He's gone to work with Daddy," said Piper.
"Huh?" said Paige.
"He's gone with Leo to see the Elders," explained Piper.
"Oh," said Paige, "Well I'll take Phoebe and Wyatt."
After breakfast was over, the Charmed Ones and Wyatt were ready to go.
"Leo!" shouted Phoebe. Piper's husband, Leo, orbed in having heard her shout.
"What is it?" he asked.
"We need a lift do to the police station," said Piper.
"What for?" asked Leo
"We don't know but apparently it's important," replied Piper.
"Come on then," said Leo. Piper put her hand on her husbands arm and Leo and Paige orbed to the police station.
"Can I leave Chris with you?" asked Leo
"Yeah, why?" asked Piper
"One of my other charges is calling."
"Ok, Chrissy come to mommy," said Piper and she took the baby from her husband. Paige and Phoebe came up to them with Wyatt in Paige's arms.
"Ready to face whatever Darryl's got for us, natural or super?" asked Piper
"Ready!" said her sisters in unison.
"Don't do that," she said. The five turned as Leo orbed out and entered the police station.
They didn't have to look far to find Darryl. He was squatting in front of a teenage girl who had dark hair which looked like it was in the later stage of drying and was starting to curl. The girl had cuts on her face and was talking quietly to Darryl.
"Phoebe? Is that the girl from your premonition?" said Piper.
"She certainly looks like she's been in a car accident," said Phoebe. Darryl turned around and saw the witches. He stood up and walked over to them.
"Hi," he said
"Hey, who's that?" asked Phoebe, pointing at the girl
"Err, that's why I got you down here. Her name is Phoenix and she's something like your third cousin, twice removed. But you're her only living relatives," he said, quickly.
"Why can't her mom?" asked Phoebe.
"She died in a car crash last night, we think her dad's dead as well," said Darryl
'Poor thing,' thought Phoebe.
"Oh, dear, when was this?" asked Piper
"About four this morning," said Darryl, "Why?"
"But you had your premonition at," started Piper, to Phoebe
"Midnight! I told you we should have called," she said. Darryl was confused by this but shrugged it off.
"Look, whatever, you are only her only relatives, either you take her in or she goes to a group home," he said
"You mean an orphanage?" asked Piper
"Yeah, but we don't call 'em that any more," said Darryl
"Can we talk to her?" asked Phoebe
"Yeah, sure," said Darryl. The three sisters walked over to the girl, who looked thoroughly miserable.
"Hi," said Piper, "How you doing?" Phoenix looked up at Piper.
"I just lost my mum," she said, bitterly, "How'd you think I feel?"
"I have a rough idea," said Piper, "I lost my mom when I was a kid."
"Oh," said Phoenix.
"Phoenix, we have a choice and we think you should be a part of it," said Piper.
"What is it?"
"We can either take you home with us or you get put in an orphanage," said Phoebe. Phoenix looked up at the sisters with her brown eyes. She didn't want to go into an orphanage.
"I think we should take you home," said Piper. She knew there was a reason Phoebe had that premonition and it was best to keep Phoenix close by.
"I'd like that, after all you guys are family right?" said Phoenix. The sisters nodded. Darryl came up to the small group.
"Hey, made a decision yet?" he said
"Yes, we are going to take her home," said Piper.
"Oh, ok, I need a word with you, Piper," said Darryl.
"Ok," she said and handed Chris over to Phoebe. She followed Darryl into his office.
"What is it Darryl?" asked Piper as he shut the door.
"Ok, we know who Phoenix's father is," he said.
Meanwhile, outside in the waiting room, Phoebe and Paige were talking to Phoenix.
"Phoenix," said Phoebe, "Could you tell us what happened before the car accident?"
"I already told the police what happened, why do I need to tell you?" asked Phoenix.
"Err," said Phoebe, she couldn't tell Phoenix about her premonition without revealing herself as a witch.
Back in Darryl's office, He was trying to think of the best way to tell Piper.
"Well, who is he?" asked Piper, "Darryl?"
"We tracked down Phoenix's birth certificate," he said, "She was born here in America and her father's name was Turner. Cole Turner."
Finally it's finished. It'll take a while for the next chapter to come up but please read and review.
