Chapter Two.
2 Weeks Later.
Piper Halliwell laid in bed listening to the silence around her. She enjoyed the moment; silence was a rarity in Halliwell Manor these days.
As she kept listening she heard someone sneak towards her door….no way she thought. Too early people don't demons sleep!. She sat up in bed and noticed Leo was there. Damn elders! Guess I'll be getting rid of this one on my own. She put her hands up ready the blow up whatever demon came through the door.
The door slowly opened, she got her hands ready when all of a sudden it flew open. She flicked her hands and blew up a vase on the side board causing the intruder to shriek.
"MOMMY! WHAT YOU DO THAT FOR?" Trish shouted. Piper looked at her daughter and noticed her niece and other daughter were stood behind her.
"Oops." She said looking at the three of them. " I thought you were a demon" she said blushing like mad.
"Aunt Piper we know we look bad in the morning but we didn't realise we looked THAT bad." Penny said folding her arms across her chest as she glared at her Aunt.
"I'm sorry guys….so what's with the wake up call?" She asked changing the subject.
Trish pushed her little sister forward. Melinda was holding a tray with a flower on it and eggs Benedict, with a hot cup of coffee (most of which had spilled on the tray), and cutlery…covered in coffee.
"Happy Birfdays mommy." Mel said, walking over to give her mother the breakfast. She sat on the edge of the bed, followed by her sister, while her mother surveyed what was on the tray.
Piper grinned at her daughters and her niece.
"Did you guys make this?" Piper asked leaning over to kiss Mel on the forehead who was sat nodding in response.
"Yup we did Aunt Piper! Well mommy did but it was our idea!" Piper looked at her niece and smiled, indicating for her to go sit with the others on the bed.
When Penny got there Piper enveloped them in to a huge hug making the girls giggle.
"Now Pen…you told me your mommy made this and no offence to your mommy but she can NOT cook. So how about we all go down stairs and I cook us some chocolate chip pancakes!" She asked looking at the three girls who were all nodding vigorously.
"K come on then." She said picking Melinda up and holding out for Trish's hand. They all walked downstairs and were greeted by Prue, Phoebe and Paige.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIPER!" They all shouted showering her with hugs and kisses.
"HEY!" a small voice came from the hug causing the four of them to break up the hug. They all noticed Melinda clinging to Pipers neck. "You were all smuthercating me." She said in a pitiful voice filling her aunts with guilt.
Phoebe walked over and took Mel from Piper and held her softly.
"Sorry sweetie. We didn't mean to." Phoebe said kissing her niece on the cheek. "So Piper you eat all your breakfast?" She asked her sister with a knowing glint in her eye.
"No. The girls told me who cooked it." Piper replied looking straight at Prue.
"HEY! I'm not that bad!" Prue said looking toward paige who was giggling at the interaction going on with her older sisters. She saw Prue looking at her and she walked over slinging an arm round her.
"Your right Prue, your not that bad…your worse." She said running behind Piper.
While the girls were all occupied on Pipers birthday and Prue's cooking, a demon shimmered in behind them. He pulled out an athame…stalked over to Phoebe. Still unnoticed. He reached back and plunged it into Phoebes back.
"AUNT PHOEBE!" Penny screamed as she ran at the demon.
"PENNY NO!" She heard her mother yell. But nothing could stop her. Someone had hurt her Aunt and no one did that. She jumped on his back just as he shimmered out. With Penny.
"PENNY!" Her cousins screamed together. They looked at their Aunt lying on the floor and shouted "DADDY" Paige and piper were kneeling besides her crying and Prue was stood their. Emotionless. Her sister had been stabbed and a demon just shimmered out with her daughter.
Leo orbed in and took the scene in. He bent down and put his hands over phoebe. Nothing happened. He tried again….still nothing. He looked at everyone with sad eyes. They all understood his unspoken message. The demon not only took Penny…he took Phoebes life.