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Authors note: Well, I'm writing this at the same time as chapter 5, so hopefully you'll be getting it pretty soon after that. Hard to tell though. Life is busy. Anyway, here is Kyra for everyone who's been asking for her side of the fic.
CHAPTER 6: Intermission
Kyra shook her head, clearing it. How had she gotten up here? She had been casting the summoning in her bedroom, down in the basement. So why was she up in the attic? And what had happened up here? Where were their beanbags? Where were the things they practiced their powers on? Who'd been mucking around up here?
And why hadn't the spell worked anyway? It always had before. She'd tried it out on several of the ghostly matriarchs, and she had summoned Aunt Prue just the other week. In fact, she'd don't that particular spell so many times that she knew every detail off by heart. So why hadn't anything happened, other than her somehow getting up here?
Even if she wasn't allowed to see her mom yet, couldn't at least someone have come to talk to her? It just wasn't fair. She wanted to see her mom so badly, to hear her voice, and to know she was okay. It just sucked that she was being denied this by the stupid elders.
Since the spell obviously hadn't worked Kyra decided that there was no use hanging around up here. Plus everyone would be pissed off at her if they discovered she'd tried to call her mom. Aunt Piper had specifically told them not to, saying that since Aunt Prue hadn't been allowed to come when she died, that they probably would not be able to contact their mom either, at least not for a while.
Kyra walked out of the attic, and paused, wondering at how quiet it was. Usually she could hear at least a few of her family members screaming at each other, or simply the sounds of the little kids playing. But there was nothing, not even the sound of the TV. Had everyone gone out without her? Surely not? Someone would have said something if they were planning on going anywhere? Perhaps they were just reading or something. Her dad did occasionally impose silence for a short while if he had was really busy with work stuff. Never lasted long, but he persisted in trying.
"Hello? Anybody here?" she called, expecting a call immediately. Expecting her dad to yell at her to be quiet because he was working, or for everyone to jump out at her and laugh, since she had truly believed they weren't there.
But it never happened. Kyra frowned. Where was everyone? Not in their rooms, not in the yard or the kitchen. Maybe they really had gone somewhere without here, since she had told everyone she was gonna go to the movies with Wyatt and his girlfriend, Carly, who was also Ky's best friend, and had been since they were both six. Of course, Carly was blissfully unaware of her friend and boyfriend's secret life. As the children of the most powerful witches in the world, with magical powers of their own.
Ky grinned. Wyatt had not been too happy when Carly had invited her to go along with them. Ky suspected that having their younger cousin along on a date was not something any guy would ever really want. But he hadn't kicked up a fuss, since he knew how close she and Carly were.
But she had backed out on them at the last minute. She had told Wyatt and Carly that she had a headache, but really she had wanted a chance to do her summoning when no one would be looking for her, since they thought she was out at the movies. But she may as well have gone with them, all the good her plan had had. She was no closer to knowing how her mom was than she had been before.
And in a way, it was really worse. She had been so excited about hearing about her mom, if not seeing her. Now the hopes she had had come crashing down, due to the mysterious failure of her spell.
Now, to make it worse, she couldn't even find any members of her family. She wanted to talk to someone, about something, anything. Just so long as it got her mind away from thoughts of her mother.
Normally, there were kids everywhere, interrupting every little bit of privacy. Wanting this, wanting that. Yet now, one of the few times she wanted something from them, something as simple as their company, they were nowhere to be found. It was not fair.
"Is anyone home?" she called again, clearer this time.
"What was that Paige?" a voice called from downstairs, sounding distracted. "Did you say something?"
Kyra started. Had someone just called her Paige? It had sounded like Aunt Piper, only slightly different. But why would Aunt Piper be calling her Paige? Unless something really bad had happened, like she'd got amnesia or something. There was no other way that Aunt Piper would have forgotten that her youngest sister was dead. And no way she'd say something like that without thinking. Aunt Piper was way too careful to make a slip-up like that.
Kyra hurried downstairs. If something really bad had happened to Aunt Piper, maybe everyone else had gone to fight whatever it was that had caused it. That was a plausible explanation, wasn't it?
"Are you okay, Aunt Piper?" She asked, pausing in the doorway. Her aunt was in the kitchen, cooking. She looked fine. In fact she looked great. Younger than usual. And the shadow of intense grief that had been in her eyes for the past few months had lessened. It was still there, but it was more the grief her Aunt had had before her mom's death, the shadow remaining from the death of Aunt Prue.
"I'm fine Paige" Piper told her sister, shooting her a strange look. Why on earth had Paige added 'aunt' to the beginning of her name?
"Where is everyone?" Ky asked, wondering at the look she was being sent. What had she said? Or done? She couldn't think of anything.
"Phoebe's at work, and Leo's up there" Piper answered, gesturing upwards "and Wyatt's asleep upstairs."
Now it was Kyra's turn to shoot a strange look. Why was her cousin asleep upstairs? He was supposed to be at the movies with Carly. And anyway, he never slept upstairs anymore. Not since Uncle Leo had converted the sled into a flat for him. He only came in to eat mainly.
What on earth was going on here?
Authors note: Okay, cutting it off here. Ky will be back soon. Next chapter, I think it will be Paige again. Please review. Hate to say this, but since I'm working on so may fics, the ones with the most reviews are the ones that are most likely to be updated. Sorry, but that's how it is at the moment.
Authors note: Well, I'm writing this at the same time as chapter 5, so hopefully you'll be getting it pretty soon after that. Hard to tell though. Life is busy. Anyway, here is Kyra for everyone who's been asking for her side of the fic.
CHAPTER 6: Intermission
Kyra shook her head, clearing it. How had she gotten up here? She had been casting the summoning in her bedroom, down in the basement. So why was she up in the attic? And what had happened up here? Where were their beanbags? Where were the things they practiced their powers on? Who'd been mucking around up here?
And why hadn't the spell worked anyway? It always had before. She'd tried it out on several of the ghostly matriarchs, and she had summoned Aunt Prue just the other week. In fact, she'd don't that particular spell so many times that she knew every detail off by heart. So why hadn't anything happened, other than her somehow getting up here?
Even if she wasn't allowed to see her mom yet, couldn't at least someone have come to talk to her? It just wasn't fair. She wanted to see her mom so badly, to hear her voice, and to know she was okay. It just sucked that she was being denied this by the stupid elders.
Since the spell obviously hadn't worked Kyra decided that there was no use hanging around up here. Plus everyone would be pissed off at her if they discovered she'd tried to call her mom. Aunt Piper had specifically told them not to, saying that since Aunt Prue hadn't been allowed to come when she died, that they probably would not be able to contact their mom either, at least not for a while.
Kyra walked out of the attic, and paused, wondering at how quiet it was. Usually she could hear at least a few of her family members screaming at each other, or simply the sounds of the little kids playing. But there was nothing, not even the sound of the TV. Had everyone gone out without her? Surely not? Someone would have said something if they were planning on going anywhere? Perhaps they were just reading or something. Her dad did occasionally impose silence for a short while if he had was really busy with work stuff. Never lasted long, but he persisted in trying.
"Hello? Anybody here?" she called, expecting a call immediately. Expecting her dad to yell at her to be quiet because he was working, or for everyone to jump out at her and laugh, since she had truly believed they weren't there.
But it never happened. Kyra frowned. Where was everyone? Not in their rooms, not in the yard or the kitchen. Maybe they really had gone somewhere without here, since she had told everyone she was gonna go to the movies with Wyatt and his girlfriend, Carly, who was also Ky's best friend, and had been since they were both six. Of course, Carly was blissfully unaware of her friend and boyfriend's secret life. As the children of the most powerful witches in the world, with magical powers of their own.
Ky grinned. Wyatt had not been too happy when Carly had invited her to go along with them. Ky suspected that having their younger cousin along on a date was not something any guy would ever really want. But he hadn't kicked up a fuss, since he knew how close she and Carly were.
But she had backed out on them at the last minute. She had told Wyatt and Carly that she had a headache, but really she had wanted a chance to do her summoning when no one would be looking for her, since they thought she was out at the movies. But she may as well have gone with them, all the good her plan had had. She was no closer to knowing how her mom was than she had been before.
And in a way, it was really worse. She had been so excited about hearing about her mom, if not seeing her. Now the hopes she had had come crashing down, due to the mysterious failure of her spell.
Now, to make it worse, she couldn't even find any members of her family. She wanted to talk to someone, about something, anything. Just so long as it got her mind away from thoughts of her mother.
Normally, there were kids everywhere, interrupting every little bit of privacy. Wanting this, wanting that. Yet now, one of the few times she wanted something from them, something as simple as their company, they were nowhere to be found. It was not fair.
"Is anyone home?" she called again, clearer this time.
"What was that Paige?" a voice called from downstairs, sounding distracted. "Did you say something?"
Kyra started. Had someone just called her Paige? It had sounded like Aunt Piper, only slightly different. But why would Aunt Piper be calling her Paige? Unless something really bad had happened, like she'd got amnesia or something. There was no other way that Aunt Piper would have forgotten that her youngest sister was dead. And no way she'd say something like that without thinking. Aunt Piper was way too careful to make a slip-up like that.
Kyra hurried downstairs. If something really bad had happened to Aunt Piper, maybe everyone else had gone to fight whatever it was that had caused it. That was a plausible explanation, wasn't it?
"Are you okay, Aunt Piper?" She asked, pausing in the doorway. Her aunt was in the kitchen, cooking. She looked fine. In fact she looked great. Younger than usual. And the shadow of intense grief that had been in her eyes for the past few months had lessened. It was still there, but it was more the grief her Aunt had had before her mom's death, the shadow remaining from the death of Aunt Prue.
"I'm fine Paige" Piper told her sister, shooting her a strange look. Why on earth had Paige added 'aunt' to the beginning of her name?
"Where is everyone?" Ky asked, wondering at the look she was being sent. What had she said? Or done? She couldn't think of anything.
"Phoebe's at work, and Leo's up there" Piper answered, gesturing upwards "and Wyatt's asleep upstairs."
Now it was Kyra's turn to shoot a strange look. Why was her cousin asleep upstairs? He was supposed to be at the movies with Carly. And anyway, he never slept upstairs anymore. Not since Uncle Leo had converted the sled into a flat for him. He only came in to eat mainly.
What on earth was going on here?
Authors note: Okay, cutting it off here. Ky will be back soon. Next chapter, I think it will be Paige again. Please review. Hate to say this, but since I'm working on so may fics, the ones with the most reviews are the ones that are most likely to be updated. Sorry, but that's how it is at the moment.