The Enchanted Ones
A/N: Guys I am so, so sorry I didn't get this up on Thanksgiving!! On thanksgiving we had to go to my grandmother's house, and then she came to stay the weekend over here which I didn't expect, so I had to spend time with her, and plus my internet has been funky (which actually isn't that great of an excuse b/c I didn't have the chapter written until about 5 minutes ago anyway).
gemstar2: I forget that not everyone on fanfiction is in america..next time I'll use the date.
Kaitie_bee and pippergurl: I'll try to make the chapters longer.I haven't had that much time to write lately.
Charmedchic72: 1st: Yes, since Leo was the son of 2 whitelighters the "whitelighter-witch not dating" thing doesn't apply to him. 2nd: Paetyn is pronounced like Peyton. 3rd: Yup, I love country music. I don't have that many CDs though, I'm cheap and just download music. 4th: Sorry I took so long to update! I feel really bad about taking so much longer than I said I would. 5th: Mmm. bribery! My favorite! Ok I'm gonna post this today (11/30/03) so then it will at least still be Thanksgiving weekend. That's close, right?
Alright enough ranting on my part! You guys can all thank charmedchic72 for her wonderful reviews which convinced me to write/post this chapter now instead of later. And you should all go read and review her story, "Piper Teaches" because it is very good and an original idea. Also thank the WB for playing a rerun of charmed tonight otherwise I would not be writing this right now, I'd be watching charmed. Anyway.. on to the story!
~Pandora's POV~
Today is the day I'm supposed to meet.them. I guess technically they're my family, but how can they be my family when I don't even know them? The only family I've ever known is the Noakes's, they've always been my parents, even though I'm not biologically their daughter. What if the Halliwells want me to move in with them? I can't do that.all my friends are here, and my family. My real family, not just some people who didn't want me.
~Back to 3rd Person~
In a flurry of blue orbs, Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo appeared in a remote corner of a car rental agency. Looking around to make sure no one had seen them, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief. In silence, the four walked to the front of the car rental agency. The offices were located in a brick building, which had a large banner in front of it, with the words "Bob's Car Rentals" written with great flourish.
Inside the building, there were quite a few people milling around. "I'm glad we called to reserve a car in advance. I wouldn't like to stand in that line," Piper murmured, motioning to a line towards the back of the room. "There must be sixty or seventy people there."
As the sisters and Leo stood in the entrance, a small balding man in a gray business suit walked up to them. "Hello," he said. "Are you looking to rent?"
Paige nodded. "We actually called a few weeks ago to reserve a car. Who do we speak to, to.you know, get the car?"
The man chuckled. "Follow me, I'll get you the keys and show you the car."
They followed the man to the back of the room and through a door into a small office. "If you'll just give me your last name."
"Halliwell," the four spoke simultaneously, and the man chuckled again. He opened a large notebook and turned a few pages before his eyes rested on the words P. Halliwell-Car #713. He turned around opened a large cabinet labeled #700--#850 and quickly grabbed a set of keys. Handing them to Phoebe, he gave them directions to locate the car. "When you walk out of the building, turn left and continue until the end of the lot. The cars there are #700 through #720. Your car is #713. each car as its number in the windshield. If you can't find it, come back here and I'll show you."
Leo, Paige, Piper, and Phoebe thanked the man and then turned to leave. They quickly and easily found the car right where the man had told them it would be. Leo climbed into the driver's seat and Paige sat beside him, while Piper and Phoebe sat in the back. The car was silent; not even the radio was playing. Finally, Piper spoke up. "What if.she doesn't want to have anything to do with us?"
Phoebe and Paige both turned to look at their sister, and Leo, not wanting to take his eyes off the rode glanced into the rearview mirror. (A/N: I'm not sure if rearview mirror is the right word.it's the mirror inside the car that lets you see behind you) "Sweetie." Phoebe's voice was quiet and gentle. "She agreed to see us, didn't she? It'll be fine."
"Yeah, Piper, Phoebe's right. Don't worry. everything will be fine." Paige tried to comfort her older sister, not quite sure of what to say.
Piper sighed. "I guess you're right. I hope," she mumbled.
Both a bit unsettled by the note of uncertainty in their ever-confident older sister's voice, Paige and Phoebe exchanged glances. Turning to Piper, Phoebe reached over and pulled her sister into a hug, stroking her hair. "Oh, sweetie. it'll be all right. It has to be," she whispered, comforting herself more than her sister.
-x-
About ten minutes later, Leo pulled into a long driveway which led to a small stone house. To the left of the house were a large field and a barn. In the field, six or seven horses grazed, and behind it, a number of ducks splashed in a pond. Near the barn three dogs chased each other, and two cats lazily sat watching.
Watching the whole scene was Pandora, standing in behind one of two large windows overlooking the porch. Upon seeing Paige, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo get out of the car, she immediately drew back and dashed across the room and through a doorway into the kitchen where her parents and social worker sat chatting. "Um.I think they're here. A car just pulled up and three women and a man got out."
The social worker, a short blonde woman, nodded. "That would be the Halliwells."
The doorbell then rang, causing Pandora to jump. "Nervous, Pandy?" Her mother asked.
Pandora shot a mean look at the red haired woman who had just spoken. "Mom, don't call me Pandy! I'm not five! It's Pandora!" Her father, a tall man with graying hair, chuckled, and then got up to answer the door.
Pandora's father walked back into the kitchen, Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo behind him. As he did, the social worker, Brenda, smiled and nodded to the sisters and Leo, then got up and introduced them. "Linda, Frank, Pandora," she said to the Noakes's. "This is Piper and Phoebe Halliwell, Paige Matthews, and Leo Wyatt."
They all said hello, and then they all traveled into the living room and sat down on the couches. Pandora sat between her parents on one couch, Piper, Leo, Paige, and Phoebe sat on the couch opposite them, and Brenda took a chair on the side of the room. There was silence in the room for a few moments, obvious tension in the air. Finally, Pandora spoke. "You guys don't want me to.live with you.do you?"
Linda and Frank both looked at her, shocked that she would ask such a thing before even getting to know the Halliwells. There was silence again. Paige, Phoebe, and Leo all could see that Piper thought that her fears were becoming a reality-that Pandora didn't want to know her family. Paige and Phoebe exchanged glances, not sure what to say, but knowing that Piper wasn't going to answer. Paige took a deep breath, then looked her niece straight in the eye. "Pandora.we.we don't want to take you away from your family. We just.we want to get to know you."
Paige, Piper, and Phoebe searched the girl's face for a reaction to Paige's answer. Pandora let out a sigh of relief and grinned. Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo all grinned back, and the tension in the air quickly dissipated.
Pandora spoke up again. "Okay.you're Piper," Piper nodded. "..You're . Phoebe?" Phoebe smiled. "And.you're Paige." Paige waved. "So, um. which one of you is my mother?"
A/N: Alritey then, there's chapter nine! I hope ya liked it, although I just now realized that they never did pay for that rental car.oh well. We can pretend, right? Or else, I'll have them pay for it when they return the car. Next Chapter: How do Piper/Paige/Phoebe/Leo explain to Pandora that both her parents are dead? Also: Leo reveals to his wife and sisters-in-law that Pandora.is his charge! Congrats to the people who guessed as such. And.since its 10:04 PM, there's still 2 hours left of thanksgiving weekend, so . I came close to thanksgiving, right? .Right? Ok, maybe not that close. But the same month. That's something! Right? .Right? Well I hope you enjoyed the chapter muchly.and I would quite like if you would review. Please? That button down there is calling you..just click on it! You know you want to! Go on. it won't bite!
I leave with this insight, made by a friend of mine, that may confuse or disturb you: Trucks look like sperm.
A/N: Guys I am so, so sorry I didn't get this up on Thanksgiving!! On thanksgiving we had to go to my grandmother's house, and then she came to stay the weekend over here which I didn't expect, so I had to spend time with her, and plus my internet has been funky (which actually isn't that great of an excuse b/c I didn't have the chapter written until about 5 minutes ago anyway).
gemstar2: I forget that not everyone on fanfiction is in america..next time I'll use the date.
Kaitie_bee and pippergurl: I'll try to make the chapters longer.I haven't had that much time to write lately.
Charmedchic72: 1st: Yes, since Leo was the son of 2 whitelighters the "whitelighter-witch not dating" thing doesn't apply to him. 2nd: Paetyn is pronounced like Peyton. 3rd: Yup, I love country music. I don't have that many CDs though, I'm cheap and just download music. 4th: Sorry I took so long to update! I feel really bad about taking so much longer than I said I would. 5th: Mmm. bribery! My favorite! Ok I'm gonna post this today (11/30/03) so then it will at least still be Thanksgiving weekend. That's close, right?
Alright enough ranting on my part! You guys can all thank charmedchic72 for her wonderful reviews which convinced me to write/post this chapter now instead of later. And you should all go read and review her story, "Piper Teaches" because it is very good and an original idea. Also thank the WB for playing a rerun of charmed tonight otherwise I would not be writing this right now, I'd be watching charmed. Anyway.. on to the story!
~Pandora's POV~
Today is the day I'm supposed to meet.them. I guess technically they're my family, but how can they be my family when I don't even know them? The only family I've ever known is the Noakes's, they've always been my parents, even though I'm not biologically their daughter. What if the Halliwells want me to move in with them? I can't do that.all my friends are here, and my family. My real family, not just some people who didn't want me.
~Back to 3rd Person~
In a flurry of blue orbs, Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo appeared in a remote corner of a car rental agency. Looking around to make sure no one had seen them, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief. In silence, the four walked to the front of the car rental agency. The offices were located in a brick building, which had a large banner in front of it, with the words "Bob's Car Rentals" written with great flourish.
Inside the building, there were quite a few people milling around. "I'm glad we called to reserve a car in advance. I wouldn't like to stand in that line," Piper murmured, motioning to a line towards the back of the room. "There must be sixty or seventy people there."
As the sisters and Leo stood in the entrance, a small balding man in a gray business suit walked up to them. "Hello," he said. "Are you looking to rent?"
Paige nodded. "We actually called a few weeks ago to reserve a car. Who do we speak to, to.you know, get the car?"
The man chuckled. "Follow me, I'll get you the keys and show you the car."
They followed the man to the back of the room and through a door into a small office. "If you'll just give me your last name."
"Halliwell," the four spoke simultaneously, and the man chuckled again. He opened a large notebook and turned a few pages before his eyes rested on the words P. Halliwell-Car #713. He turned around opened a large cabinet labeled #700--#850 and quickly grabbed a set of keys. Handing them to Phoebe, he gave them directions to locate the car. "When you walk out of the building, turn left and continue until the end of the lot. The cars there are #700 through #720. Your car is #713. each car as its number in the windshield. If you can't find it, come back here and I'll show you."
Leo, Paige, Piper, and Phoebe thanked the man and then turned to leave. They quickly and easily found the car right where the man had told them it would be. Leo climbed into the driver's seat and Paige sat beside him, while Piper and Phoebe sat in the back. The car was silent; not even the radio was playing. Finally, Piper spoke up. "What if.she doesn't want to have anything to do with us?"
Phoebe and Paige both turned to look at their sister, and Leo, not wanting to take his eyes off the rode glanced into the rearview mirror. (A/N: I'm not sure if rearview mirror is the right word.it's the mirror inside the car that lets you see behind you) "Sweetie." Phoebe's voice was quiet and gentle. "She agreed to see us, didn't she? It'll be fine."
"Yeah, Piper, Phoebe's right. Don't worry. everything will be fine." Paige tried to comfort her older sister, not quite sure of what to say.
Piper sighed. "I guess you're right. I hope," she mumbled.
Both a bit unsettled by the note of uncertainty in their ever-confident older sister's voice, Paige and Phoebe exchanged glances. Turning to Piper, Phoebe reached over and pulled her sister into a hug, stroking her hair. "Oh, sweetie. it'll be all right. It has to be," she whispered, comforting herself more than her sister.
-x-
About ten minutes later, Leo pulled into a long driveway which led to a small stone house. To the left of the house were a large field and a barn. In the field, six or seven horses grazed, and behind it, a number of ducks splashed in a pond. Near the barn three dogs chased each other, and two cats lazily sat watching.
Watching the whole scene was Pandora, standing in behind one of two large windows overlooking the porch. Upon seeing Paige, Piper, Phoebe, and Leo get out of the car, she immediately drew back and dashed across the room and through a doorway into the kitchen where her parents and social worker sat chatting. "Um.I think they're here. A car just pulled up and three women and a man got out."
The social worker, a short blonde woman, nodded. "That would be the Halliwells."
The doorbell then rang, causing Pandora to jump. "Nervous, Pandy?" Her mother asked.
Pandora shot a mean look at the red haired woman who had just spoken. "Mom, don't call me Pandy! I'm not five! It's Pandora!" Her father, a tall man with graying hair, chuckled, and then got up to answer the door.
Pandora's father walked back into the kitchen, Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo behind him. As he did, the social worker, Brenda, smiled and nodded to the sisters and Leo, then got up and introduced them. "Linda, Frank, Pandora," she said to the Noakes's. "This is Piper and Phoebe Halliwell, Paige Matthews, and Leo Wyatt."
They all said hello, and then they all traveled into the living room and sat down on the couches. Pandora sat between her parents on one couch, Piper, Leo, Paige, and Phoebe sat on the couch opposite them, and Brenda took a chair on the side of the room. There was silence in the room for a few moments, obvious tension in the air. Finally, Pandora spoke. "You guys don't want me to.live with you.do you?"
Linda and Frank both looked at her, shocked that she would ask such a thing before even getting to know the Halliwells. There was silence again. Paige, Phoebe, and Leo all could see that Piper thought that her fears were becoming a reality-that Pandora didn't want to know her family. Paige and Phoebe exchanged glances, not sure what to say, but knowing that Piper wasn't going to answer. Paige took a deep breath, then looked her niece straight in the eye. "Pandora.we.we don't want to take you away from your family. We just.we want to get to know you."
Paige, Piper, and Phoebe searched the girl's face for a reaction to Paige's answer. Pandora let out a sigh of relief and grinned. Piper, Paige, Phoebe, and Leo all grinned back, and the tension in the air quickly dissipated.
Pandora spoke up again. "Okay.you're Piper," Piper nodded. "..You're . Phoebe?" Phoebe smiled. "And.you're Paige." Paige waved. "So, um. which one of you is my mother?"
A/N: Alritey then, there's chapter nine! I hope ya liked it, although I just now realized that they never did pay for that rental car.oh well. We can pretend, right? Or else, I'll have them pay for it when they return the car. Next Chapter: How do Piper/Paige/Phoebe/Leo explain to Pandora that both her parents are dead? Also: Leo reveals to his wife and sisters-in-law that Pandora.is his charge! Congrats to the people who guessed as such. And.since its 10:04 PM, there's still 2 hours left of thanksgiving weekend, so . I came close to thanksgiving, right? .Right? Ok, maybe not that close. But the same month. That's something! Right? .Right? Well I hope you enjoyed the chapter muchly.and I would quite like if you would review. Please? That button down there is calling you..just click on it! You know you want to! Go on. it won't bite!
I leave with this insight, made by a friend of mine, that may confuse or disturb you: Trucks look like sperm.