VERSATILECUTIE - Thanks, and that's otay!
MAGICAL PRINCESS - You're holding your breath. Jeez... hope I don't get charge with murder, 'cause you waited 'til the next year. Teehee! Thanks!
OTHCHARMEDFREAK - I don't HAVE to, but I did! Teehee! Thanks!
DARKANGEL06 - R U threatening me? Oh, well. That's otay. Threatening people is fun! teehee! Thanks so much for the review!
MYSTERIOUS MIDNIGHT - Oh, I love the iPods! I have one of my own, B-day gift! Oh, and DVDs... did I get those. I got 3 seaasons of Smallville on DVD, and I am absolutely loving them! Lotsa fun! Thanks for the review!
WINTER BLAZE - Thanks. Sad in good is very good, yes?
KK241289 - Yes, Piper does know her real name. BUt, she's kind of overwhelmed right now, so she can't think about that. Thanks SO MUCH for the review!
ANDY20 - Yes, I can. I just did. Teehee! Thanks for the review!
CHARMEDALI - C U? You coming to the good old Lover's State? If you don't know what that means, you don't know where I am! Teehee! You have NO IDEA how many stupid sex jokes are cracked here! It's ridiklious! Thanks for the review, though!
CHARMEDMILLIE - Ass kicking will be on the way shortly. I think. I'm not entirely sure yet. Oh, well! Thanks for the review!
CHARMEDLUVER - Enthusiastic? That would be the understatement of the century. Oh, well. That's okay. Thanks so much for the review!
CHARMEDFREAK21 - Ace? Oh, like an A! I get it! Yeah, it's supposed to be kinda mean to Piper, but.... wait, don't wanna give anything away! Thanks for the review!
FAITH KINGSLEY - No, I'm just a good fic writer! Teehee! OH, and you do know that ice cream isn't a hyphonate, right? Oh, well, I do like ice cream. Thanks!
CHUB - whol? What's that? Oh, thanks so much for the compliment. I hope you had a happy Christmas too, and I did have one! I got lots o' stuff, even 3 seasons of Smallville. (smiles) Yay!
AMYH.- Yeah, I really like Piper too. That's why my story is centered around her! She's my fav. Thanks for the review!
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Chapter 17:
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Piper immediately jumped out of her boyfriend's lap. She began trembling uncontrollably, backing away from the man standing in the archway between the living room and the conservatory. PhoebeÕs eyes widened, as she too automatically recognized the man. "Who the hell are you?" Prue asked, standing directly in front of everyone. She wanted to protect them from whoever this man was, as her instincts told her that this guy was bad news. ÒWhy, IÕm Daniel. Daniel said. He grabbed Prue's shoulders, and flung her across the room. She landed on the floor in a heap, obviously unconscious.
As Daniel took another step forwards, everyone took a step backwards. Phoebe, Paige, and Leo knew that this demon had a lot of power, and Piper was just plain terrified. Daniel slowly put his hand up, and an energy ball materialized. Piper's eyes widened. She had never seen anything like that before. He quickly turned, and threw it at her. She quickly dove out of the way, and into the other room. The ball hit the wall behind where her head had been, and left a scorch mark.
"Hey!" Paige shouted. While Daniel had been distracted, she had orbed in behind him. Daniel quickly turned around. Phoebe took that as her cue, and kicked his legs out from under him. He fell to the ground, and shimmered out. He instantly shimmered back in, right behind Phoebe. "Pheebs, behind you!" Paige shouted, noticing Daniel. Leo was working on healing Prue. Before Phoebe had a chance to react, she was pushed from behind and into the wall, right next to where Leo was healing Prue. Seeing that Phoebe's eyes were closed, Leo put one of his hands over her, to heal her as well.
Paige looked around. She didn't know where Piper had gone, and knew that she was the only one left to fight. "Two down, two to go." Daniel said, and shimmered out. Paige looked around, anticipating an attack from behind. But, when none came, she ran over to where her sisters were slowly being healed. "How's it going, Leo?" she asked, glancing worriedly at her sisters. "Fine. It's just taking a little while." Leo said. "Where's Alexa?" he asked, looking around the room. "I don't know. She ran off during the fight. She probably left the house." Paige guessed.
Meanwhile, Piper was in the other room, crouched against the wall. She was debating whether to run away, or to go back to her friends. She was completely freaked by the whole... what was it? She didn't know, but it couldn't have been magic, could it? At the moment, she was too scared to care. On the other hand, it seemed as if they were fighting Daniel, and she already knew that he was beyond evil. She didn't know what to do.
Just then, the air was distorted in front of her. She stared at it, not knowing what was coming. Daniel materialized exactly where she was staring, and she jumped. He looked right over at her, and smiled. "I guess I won't have to take out the white lighter and damn half-breed after all." he said, and advanced upon her. Piper back up against the wall, but was still careful not to touch it. He slowly advanced upon her, and her heart began beating faster. She was completely panicking, and felt helpless. Suddenly, she got an idea.
"Guys, help!"
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Paige looked up at the cry. "See ya." she said, and quickly orbed into the other room. The scene she came upon startled her. Daniel was right up against Piper, and he was kissing her. Piper was struggling to push him off of her, but he was too strong. Paige knew it would be better not to attract attention from Daniel. He was touching Piper, so it would be all to easy for him to shimmer out with her. She knew that demons could take someone along for the ride from personal experience. But, that didn't mean she wouldn't try to stop what was happening right then.
She snuck up behind Daniel, both him and Piper too preoccupied with what was going on to notice her. She quickly reached out, and grabbed Piper's shoulder. The two orbed into the other room.
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When they arrived in the conservatory, Piper immediately fell to the ground. She was both weak from what Daniel had been doing, and was quite a bit disoriented from orbing. Prue, Phoebe, and Leo joined Paige at her side immediately. In the time they were gone, Leo had been able to fully heal the other two sisters. Leo picked Piper up, and brought her over to the couch that they had been sitting on before the whole ordeal started. Daniel hadn't come into the room, so they all guessed that he had shimmered out to retaliate.
"Are you okay, honey?" Leo asked, brushing some of Piper's hair behind her ear. Piper wiped a lone tear from her cheek, and nodded. "Yeah." she whispered, and cuddled up into Leo. After a small moment of silence, she asked "Guys, can I ask you something?" The four exchanged glances, and then looked back at her. "Sure, anything." Phoebe said. Piper looked up at them, looking each one in the eye. When she opened her mouth to speak her voice was soft, yet strong.
"What the hell are you guys?"
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AN: Yeah, I know, the chapter's short, but big whoop. Please, please review!