The Enchanted Ones
A/N: hey guys, sorry this chapter took so long, I've been having some writer's block! Hopefully that's over now and I can get a couple more chapters done soon.
Sylphyte52: I'm trying to work more action into the story, I'm not really that good at writing action. And the kids will have powers, Piper/Paige/Phoebe will find out what the powers are when the find the kids. If u hav any suggestions for my endings (endings aren't my strong point) email me at Thanks for the review!
Emma: Yes, Leo knows about the kids. I tried to make that clear in this chapter, there will be more with leo in the next chapter.
pizza: I'll try to write some action into the next chapter
Disclaimer: No, sad as it is, I do not own charmed.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe sat in the waiting room outside Dylan Maguire's office, waiting to be called in. The birth certificates and adoption confirmations were inside Piper's purse, as were three photographs—one of each baby. The sisters weren't sure if the photos were necessary, but they figured it was best to be on the safe side.
After waiting for what seemed like hours, but was actually only five minutes, a tall blonde woman walked into the waiting room. She glanced down at a clipboard, then looked up. "Paige Matthews, and Piper and Phoebe Halliwell?" The three sisters all looked towards the woman. "Mr. Maguire will see you now."
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige stood up slowly and walked through the open door into Mr. Maguire's office. "Ladies, have a seat." Mr. Maguire sat behind his desk, leafing through a large file labeled "Halliwell". In front of the desk were only two chairs, so Paige opted to stand.
After a few seconds, Mr. Maguire looked up. "Ladies," he said. "I understand you are interested in reuniting with your daughters."
"Daughter." Piper interrupted. "And nieces—our sister's daughters. Prue, um, she died in May." A single tear escaped Piper's eye at the memory of her sister's death, but she quickly wiped it away.
"I'm… so sorry, for your loss." Mr. Maguire said. There was a momentary pause in the conversation, but Mr. Maguire soon picked up where he had left off. "Well, I trust that you still have the adoption confirmations, correct?" Piper nodded, and produced them from her purse. Mr. Maguire pulled three small folders from inside the large one. Each folder was labeled with the name of one of the children. "We have already established that the mother of Pandora Winifred and Paris Galadriel have passed on. Would you happen to know the whereabouts of their father, Andrew Trudeau?" He asked.
"He's dead, too." Phoebe spoke up. "It's been a few years now, since his death, actually."
"And what about Leo Wyatt? Is he still living?"
"Yes," Paige answered. "He and Piper," she motioned toward her eldest sister to indicate which she was, "Married last year. He would have been here today, but he's away, on, uh… business."
"Alright," Mr. Maguire replied. "Now, none of the children live in California, but we will still be able to set up appointments for you to meet them. However, if you're also interested in regaining custody, that will take quite some time, and we can't guarantee that it's even possible. Since the children have grown up with these families, it might be seen to be in their best interest to remain with them. And, of course, since they're not so little anymore—ten and eleven—what they want will also be taken into account. Are you, interested in regaining custody?"
Phoebe and Paige both looked at Piper. The decision was really up to her, Paige and Phoebe would support her no matter what she chose. "Not… right now. Maybe, at a later time but right now, we just want to meet them, talk to them, get to know them. Custody isn't our main focus at all."
Mr. Maguire nodded, then opened the folder labeled "Pandora Winifred Halliwell". He read through a few papers, then looked up and began to speak. "Pandora Winifred, your sister's younger daughter, was adopted by an older couple… they're about fifty now… and they live in Texas, on a ranch. According to the social worker's report from January, Pandora is attending at the local elementary school, and is in 5th grade. The family has no other children, although there are lots of cousins living nearby. The adoptive parents are Frank and Linda Noakes."
Piper nodded, and Mr. Maguire opened the next folder. "Your sister's older daughter, Paris Galadriel, lives in Seattle. Her adoptive parents, James and Sarah Hartley, have one biological daughter—Cindy's about two now. They also have two other adopted children—Steven is fifteen and Joseph is ten, so Paris is the second oldest. She's in sixth grade at a private grammar school."
Mr. Maguire, without waiting for a reaction from the sisters, opened the final folder. He skimmed the pages quickly and then began to speak once again. "Peyton Samantha lives in Massachusetts. Her adoptive parent, Luke and Nina Bridgewater, have another adopted child, Andrew, who's seventeen." Mr. Maguire closed the folder, and looked at Piper, Paige and Phoebe. "If you'd like, I can schedule a day and time for you to meet the children."
Piper nodded. "How soon can you make the appointments?"
"If you don't mind waiting, I can call the girls' social workers right now and see when they're available."
Piper nodded again. "Please do."
Mr. Maguire picked up his phone and started dialing. He was on the phone for close to forty minutes, during which Phoebe, Paige, and Piper just sat in silence. When he finally hung up the phone, he said, "You can meet Pandora on February 22nd, at 4:30pm, and Paris is available February 25th, 5:00pm. And you can see Peyton on March 7th, 3:30pm. Here," he took out a piece of paper and a pen and started writing. "Here are their addresses, and their social worker's phone numbers, in case you have any questions. When you meet the children, their social worker will be there too."
He handed Piper the sheet of paper he'd been writing on. She took the paper and stood up. Phoebe stood too. "Thank you for your time, Mr. Maguire. Goodbye." Piper extended her hand, which Mr. Maguire shook. She then turned and walked out the door, Paige and Phoebe close behind her.
As soon as they were out of the building, Piper turned and faced her sisters, revealing a grin that spread across her whole face. "Can you believe we'll actually get to meet them? Leo is going to be thrilled! This is so great… I can't wait to meet them."
Paige and Phoebe both smiled at seeing Piper so happy. Phoebe put her arm around Piper's shoulder. "Yes… it is great. We're all thrilled. But Piper, have you thought about how we're going to afford this? I mean, sure we can orb over there, but it'll be a little suspicious showing up without a car, won't it?"
Suddenly Piper's grin subsided. "Well… Leo can orb the car, too."
"Rental cars." Paige said suddenly. "We can't orb a car, there's no where inconspicuous to do that. But we can just orb do a car rental place near the kids' houses, and rent a car for the day."
Piper and Phoebe stared at Paige, unblinking and silent. "Now why didn't I think of that?" Phoebe said. "That's a great idea." Paige smiled. "Now let's go home." Piper, Phoebe, and Paige walked to the car and drove home, all the way smiling, pleased that they'd been able to find out more about the children, and thrilled that soon they'd be meeting them.