Phoebe was pacing the living room. She'd been doing it for the last half-hour, since Piper ran out of the house.
"Would you stop pacing. You're going to burn a hole in the floor." Chris's voice came from out of nowhere.
Phoebe jumped. She had been deep in thought and she forgot that Chris was around.
"Can't you go ask the Elder's what they know about that demon." Phoebe asked.
"Sure. What was it again?" Chris was halfway through orbing when he remembered that he had forgotten the name of the demon.
"Phoebe flipped through the Book of Shadows laying on the coffee table. "It's um… a it's called a Krell warrior." Phoebe looked up at Chris.
"Chris returned the stare. "Alright." He said. He didn't orb however, and remained where he was. He realized that he wasn't breathing.
"I should probably go huh?" Chris asked.
"Uh-huh." Phoebe muttered. She took a step towards Chris, and then another. He took a couple steps towards her and they ended up just inches apart. Chris slowly exhaled.
"I should…" Chris started to say. But then, he looked down at Phoebe and kissed her. She resisted at first, but then gave into it. Suddenly, a car pulled into the driveway and shut off. Car doors opened, and Piper's voice was heard floating through the window. Phoebe and Chris separated. They looked at each other and kissed once more as the front door opened. Chris orbed out just as Piper walked into the threshold. Phoebe went over to meet her.
"Piper. What happened to you when that demon…"Phoebe caught site of two other people with her. One of them was Shea, and the other was a man she didn't know. "That demonstration occurred." Phoebe said, covering her words.
"Phoebes, we can talk about that later. I want you to meet Shea and her foster dad, Ryan Scott." Piper said, pulling Phoebe into the front hall. Ryan extended his hand and said hello. He's cute. Kind of dark and mysterious. Nice eyes. Phoebe thought to herself.
"Ryan, you can sleep in my room. It's the 3rd door on the right." Piper instructed, pointing up the stairs.
"Thanks. Is there a bathroom up there?" Ryan asked.
"Yea. It's right across the hall from my room." Piper said.
Ryan walked up stairs and Piper pulled Pier closer to Phoebe.
"Shea, this is my sister Phoebe. Phoebe, this is Shea Scott." Piper said.
Shea reached out her hand towards Phoebe. "Hi." Shea said.
Phoebe extended her own hand and clasped Shea's. Suddenly an eerie blue light shone out of the chandelier above their heads. It lasted for a couple of seconds, and Shea felt a tingle shoot up her spine. As soon they released each other's hand, the light and the tingles disappeared.
"What was that?" Shea said. She was confused and scared, by the look of her facial expression.
"Piper. Didn't that happen when…"Phoebe voice faltered.
"When we first received…with Prue. And with Paige." Piper interjected.
"What was it though?" Shea asked again.
"What was the prophecy?" Phoebe asked, both girls ignoring Pier
"The fifth one possessed the power to glamour. They're also a fire starter, and um…" Piper thought about it.
"Telekinesis." Piper said, suddenly remembering.
"What powers!" Shea screamed at the top of her lungs. Phoebe and Piper both remembered she was standing there.
"Maybe you better sit down or something." Piper suggested gently.
"Maybe you better tell me what's going on." Shea responded.
"Short version: you're our sister. Our mom died when you were…Wait. How old are you?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm 18." Shea said. "Alright. I've never been really good at math, so that would make you…"Phoebe thought hard
"4 ½." Came a voice from the stairs. The girls turned around to see Ryan standing on the top landing.
"How did you know that?" Piper asked accusingly.
"Patty gave Shea to my parents when I was 15. Piper, you were 15 too. Then a year later, my parents were killed by demons, actually Shax. I didn't have anyone, and then I met Belle. We got married and we've been raising Shea ever since." Ryan said as he descended down the staircase.
"You knew my mom?" Phoebe asked.
"Yea. She was a great lady. I knew all four of you guys, even Prue." Ryan responded.
"Wait a minute. Ryan Scott. You were in my bio class sophomore year, and my English class." Piper said, as it all came back to her. "You dropped out your junior when your parents died, and the last we heard, you married the school mascot, and you were living in Los Angeles."
"Yea. I adopted Shea as my own child, and I told everyone that Belle and I were her parents." Ryan said.
"You were the varsity quarterback, beginning your freshman year. Right?" Phoebe asked as it all dawned on her. "Once, my friend claimed that she… well never mind." Phoebe suddenly looked embarrassed.
"Well, anyway…" He said, giving Phoebe a look, "I watched you from a distance. I saw you at Prue's funeral, when you met Paige. I was at Paige's funeral too." He admitted sheepishly. "You were never supposed to find Shea, because the Elder's forbid it, but Fate brought you together/"
"I knew that line sounded familiar!" Piper exclaimed suddenly.
"What line?" Shea asked.
"In the hospital, on the way to Shea's room, you said my name was pretty." Piper said
"Piper, honey. A lot of guys will say that. It means that they want to sleep with you. Not saying that Ryan wanted to sleep with you." She said, glancing at Ryan.
"No. In English class, he sat next to me. You told me everyday how pretty my name was." Piper explained.
"Yea, I did. Didn't I? I was smooth back then." Ryan said, remembering the old days.
"Don't make me puke." Came a voice from the living room. No one had noticed Chris's arrival, and everyone just stared at him until Shea spoke up.
"How did he get in here?" She asked.
Chris looked at Phoebe, who nodded. He orbed and Pier's eyes widened in amazement.
"That was…Awesome!" She exclaimed. "What can I do?"
Piper thought about it for a moment. "Try getting really angry and stare at something. It should blow up in flames."
Shea looked around and laid her eyes on a flower in the living room. Her face showed total determination and concentration as she narrowed her eyes and stared. After about 20 seconds, nothing happened.
"I've got an idea." Ryan said. "My power is glamouring, so…" He transformed into the demon who had attacked them earlier. He advanced on Piper and formed an energy ball in his hand. Just as he was about to throw it at Piper, his sleeve caught on fire. Yelling, he transformed back into Ryan and put out the flames and Piper laughed.
"Oh My God! I'm sorry." Shea apologized over and over again.
"It's alright. At least we found your trigger." He said as Piper poured water from a vase over his shirtsleeve.
Shea was confused. "What is it?" she asked.
"You don't want anyone to get hurt." Ryan said.
