Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed, but I wish I could be in it.
Peter's Blood
Patricia Halliwell appeared in a ray of light from above their heads. Turning from one face to the next she slowly panned her view toward Peter. When they locked eyes, Patricia burst into tears. "My little boy Peter," she wept.
Peter was crying too. "Mom," he whimpered walking into her outstretched arms. Patricia held him close and caressed his face and played with his hair as a loving mother does. "Now, it is time to explain everythingto you," she said, after he had been able to pull himself away.
Everyone sat down, Paige and Phoebe on chairs, Piper in a rocking chair, Victor in a pile of old cushions, and Peter and Patricia on the couch.(Leo had to orb out as the other Elders were calling him.) "Peter, you are not a full Halliwell," Patricia said to the floor, as she could not bear the shame that she was about to share.
"What do you mean?" Peter asked, almost dreading the answer.
"On the eve of our wedding, I was attacked by a demon. But, this wasn't just any demon. This was an Incubus"
"A what?" Victor asked.
"A demon that has intercourse with sleeping women," Paige said stunned. "It attacked you"
"Yes Paige. It attacked me and raped me. I ended up being able to vanquish it, but not before the damage had been done," Patirica said, with signs of reliving that moment written on her face.
"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked.
"I am half-demon," Peter said, turning to stare at the floor. He felt almost sick. He was half-witch and half-demon.
"That would explain why Leo wasn't able to heal him," Piper said, quietly. "And why Barbas' spell didn't work. We are not part demon, so the demon in your blood Peter, saved us from his spell"
"What does the Book of Shadows say about Incubi?" Peter asked, not lifting his gaze from the floor.
Piper got up and walked to the Book. After flipping through some of the pages, she read aloud, "Incubi are low level demons. They typically sleep with women while the women sleep. Incubi may gather into clans and aid each other. When an Incubus steals the virginity from a maiden, the maiden will become pregnant. The child cannot be abortioned or killed while in the womb, and will gain the characterisitics of the current husband. Incubi have the powers to shimmer and cast shadow bombs"
"Why didn't you tell me?" Victor asked.
"I was afraid you wouldn't marry me," Patricia said.
"Why would it matter if you became pregnant by a demon?" Victor asked reassuringly.
"Because if a child of an Incubus pregnancy is born without a father it will become an Incubus," Piper said. "It's the very last thing here on Incubi," she said closing the Book. Piper picked up the Book and walked over to Peter. "I think you know what needs to be done Peter"
"What is she talking about Patricia?" Victor asked.
"She's going to use the Book of Shadows to determine if Peter is evil or good," Phoebe said, walking over to Piper. "Do we have to do this? I was able to hold the Grimwar but I wasn't evil, it was the child inside me"
"I agree," Paige said getting up. "He's our brother, no matter how he was born. I wasn't exactly born under the best circumstances, but you two welcomed me into the family"
"You didn't have demon blood flowing through your veins," Peter said. "I will do what you are requesting of me, but I want to do it alone with you three," he said motioning to the girls.
"I can respect your wish," Patricia said. "No matter how I had you, I had you and that was all I needed to love you." She gave him one last kiss on the forehead, closed her eyes, and then disappeared in the same ray of light that she appeared in. Phoebe escorted Victor back downstairs and sat him in the living room before joining them again in the attic. She closed the door behind her. "We're alone"
Piper walked over to the stand and placed the Book down. "Come pick it up," she said as firmly as she could, as she wanted to be wrong about him. She wanted so desparetly for him to be good, but at the same time she was prepared to do what was necessary to keep him from being evil.
Peter nodded his head, and walked slowly over to the stand. The girls stood on the other side with their hands clasped together. When he reached the opposite side of the girls, he stopped and looked up. "If I'm evil, kill me quickly," he said.
"Of course," Piper said, fighting back tears.
Peter took a deep breath. Who would have thought that picking up a book would be so life changing? "Here goes," Peter said as he reached out for the Book . . .
A/N: I know I'm ending it on a critical moment, but I get more reviews when I do that. Especially from Aubrey M. Black, who is a good writting friend of mine.