Kelly jumped up and down on her bed singing along to the radio which at the moment was blasting her favorite song. The large fan that sat on her dresser was turned on full blast, blowing her auburn hair away from her eyes. As the song ended she sighed and flopped down onto the lilac bedspread she had gotten for her ninth birthday. She inhaled the smell that was so familiar to her, the smell of magic. "Kelly Rose Halliwell, get down here right now!" Kelly winced as her mom Piper's voice rang through the house. She had forgotten to clean up after the last demon and she knew she was in trouble. "Coming," she called. As she walked past Chris's bedroom she could swear she heard him laughing. Kelly rolled her eyes and thundered down the steps. As she reached the bottom she could see Piper standing in the kitchen with her arms crossed. She pointed towards a puddle of demon blood. "Honestly Kelly," she began. "I told you when you accepted your powers that you were going to have to take full responsibility in the power of three, and according to Kaylie it was your turn to clean up. You don't only have the responsibility of killing the demons; you have to clean up after them too." Kelly bit her lip hard. She knew that right now it was best not to protest and just do what she was told. Although the idea of adding that she had never actually gotten her powers was nagging at her, she did her best to tell it to shut up. That was a completely different battle. Sure Kelly had recited the spell with her cousins Kaylie (Phoebe's daughter) and Kristen (Also Phoebe's daughter) to receive their powers from the book of shadows, but while they had learned and mastered their powers quickly hers still hadn't shown up. Piper had said that she was just a little slow in developing her powers, but there were times when Kelly wasn't sure they were there at all. "You got that Kelly?" Kelly snapped her attention back to Piper. There was an awkward silence and Kelly realized that she was supposed to answer something. Piper's lips were pressed together in a thin line and Kelly knew this was a bad time for her short attention span to kick in. Kelly nodded praying that it was the right thing to do. She saw the expression on Piper's face soften and mentally did a victory dance. "Alright then. Get your stuff; magic school starts in five minutes." Kelly hurried back up the stairs and into her room. She grabbed her backpack from her desk and her potion bag from her night table. By the time she got back to the kitchen Chris had already orbed off to magic school and Wyatt was waiting impatiently by the table. "Geez Kelly why don't you just orb yourself to school. Its one thing if you're late, but you're making me late." Kelly tried to ignore Wyatt's remark. It was annoying enough not to be able to orb like her older brothers and she didn't need the reminder that she couldn't even get to the next room over without walking there. "So don't orb me there," she bit back momentarily forgetting to ignore his comment. Wyatt grinned and Kelly had a sinking feeling in her stomach. Before she could tell him she was kidding he had orbed out. This was just what Kelly needed. She considered asking her white lighter for a lift, but knew it was the wrong thing to do. Magic school was much too far for her to walk though and she knew Piper would kill her if she skipped class. Or, Kelly thought an idea growing in her mind. Kill Wyatt for not waiting for her. A smile crept across her face. Payback time.

"Wyatt Matthew Halliwell, you know perfectly well that your sister can't orb." Kelly tried not to laugh as she pressed her ear to the door listening to Piper scold Wyatt. Not that she needed to. Piper was so loud Kelly wouldn't be surprised if people all the way in magic school could hear her. "But mom," Kelly heard Wyatt protest. "It wasn't my fault." She clapped a hand over her mouth to keep from bursting out in laughter. "Young man, orb to your room this instant!" Kelly began to slowly back away from the door. As she did, the chiming of the doorbell echoed through the manor. Peering through the stained glass window Kelly could see Phoebe, Kristen, and Kaylie standing on the porch. As she opened the door she noticed obvious stress on Phoebe's face. She also noticed that she seemed to be looking at her with pity. "Kelly?" she asked. "Where's Piper?" Kelly wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, or If Phoebe had become extremely pale. As if on cue, the kitchen door swung open and Piper emerged from behind it. "Oh my god Phebes, what's wrong?" she asked anxiously. Phoebe shook her head and motioned in the direction of the conservatory indicating that they needed to talk in private. Piper nodded in understanding and they headed of into the empty room. As soon as the door had closed behind them a mischievous grin danced across Kristen's face. "I don't know about you guys, but I want to know what they're talking about." Kaylie's eyes opened wide and she twisted a strand of brown hair around her index finger nervously. "Kris, it isn't the right thing to do." Kris shrugged carelessly then turned to Kelly. "You're with me aren't you?" Kelly nodded, avoiding eye contact with Kaylie. She knew that her oldest cousin would be upset, but she had a strange feeling that what Piper and Phoebe were talking about had to do with her. Letting out a loud sigh Kaylie started up the stairs towards the attic. "How do I get myself into these things?" she mumbled to herself. She sighed again. "Come on," she said reluctantly. "I know where there's a vent we can listen through." As the three girls entered the attic Kaylie pointed to the far corner of the room past the Book of Shadows. "Over there," She whispered. With excitement building inside of her, Kelly knelt down on the hardwood floor and lay her head on top of the vent. She immediately heard voices.

"Phoebe, is this some kind of a joke?"

"Piper, why would I joke about something like this? This is real."

"But how?"

"You're not seriously asking that question are you?"

"That isn't what I meant. I just don't get how we could miss the signs."

"We knew she wasn't feeling well."

"But that doesn't mean she's pregnant. Are we sure?"

"Oh yeah… we're positive. It's going to be another girl. Her name's gunna be Kira, like that demon. And she's already showing powers from inside the womb. Like Wyatt did."

"Does that mean she's not going to behave? Never mind. Wait but that means…."

"That one of our daughters is going to have to become un-charmed. It's got to be Kelly. She doesn't have any powers…"

"Phoebe! If anyone knew about inactive powers I would think it would be you! Just because we don't know of any powers she has doesn't mean they're not there. They could show up any day."

"Could. Kira already has powers and she's not born yet. The power of three needs her, it's for the greater good."

"I guess when is she due?"

"Um, well Paige is kind of giving birth to her right now."

Kelly yanked her head away from the vent. She felt numb and deflated, and by the look on her cousins faces she could tell they had heard the conversation too. "Oh Kelly," Kaylie said softly. Kelly could feel tears burning in her eyes. This couldn't be happening. Yet it was. Paige was having a baby, and if she didn't find her powers soon it would take her place in the power of three. Forever.