A/N: I apologize profusely to EVERYONE who reads and/or reviews my fanfic. There has been a lot of arguments over who will get to use the computer in my house and someone in my house was angry at me because I placed a password on my account, so he did a complete System Recovery on my computer and I lost the next 6 chapters of this story (among MANY other things), as well as the computer being down for about a week or more. I got it up last night, but I had to re-type this, so again, I'm so sorry for being late.(Personally, I think theoriginal chapter was better than this, but I'm trying to work from memory here. I had a majorcreativity surge when I wrote this the first time.)This chapter is a play on the yummy candy, "Kit Kats." Let me say that the flashback in this chapter came from the book, "Shadow Of The Spinx," not from me. peanut2lb: Yep, this does have something to do with the Cat Goddess and oh so much more. I'm glad that you liked the addition of Kit. I always loved that they had her and it disappointed me how they got rid of Kit in the show, turning her human and all. As for Howard, I'm not really sure about him yet, so we'll see. ;) The-Cheese-Fairy: LOL Oh, you and your Phoebe hatred! I'm glad you liked the Andyness. Yay! Peanut's converted another! I was always a Prue/Andy fan before her fics, but now that I've read them, I just can't read fics where she's with anyone else. She's good at that Prue/Andy, isn't she? There is some Pearl/Brandon in this chapter. Prince Halliwell: Hmm, the Cat Goddess is going to come in, but it's probably not what you think. RJF: Oh, of course! You can use Persia when ever and where ever you'd like. I'l thrilled (and so proud) of your chapter with reference to the locket. I know! Ha, the grease burn! I'm tickled that you found humor in it too. I've never heard of "The Golem's Eye," but I might have to check it out sometime. LeoPiperAndyPrue: No, Phoebe doesn't smoke. But she used to. It was just a quip from Prue about Phoebe's wild past. charmed-geek: lol Thanks for reviewing and I'm glad that you liked that scene. I really do like to pick on Phoebe. :) P3-CharmedForever, damien455, money makes me smile, Piper xox Leo, chyp, moonfirefairy, PrUe AnD AnDy, and winter blaze: Thanks for the great reviews! I hope you'll enjoy the next chapters!

Every Halliwell Counts

Chapter 14: Kit Cat

Glenn swung open the heavy front door of the Halliwell Manor, stepping out into the warm sunlight and a light breeze washed over him. He let his eyes cover the area and then he trotted down the cement steps leading up to the door and crossed across the driveway, stopping at the mailbox. The mortal pulled the metal door open and stuck his hand in, retrieving the contents within. As he pulled his hand out, a piece of stray metal cut his finger. "Damnit!" He cursed, as he shut the door and put his finger to his mouth, sucking off the drop of bright red blood that had formed a small pool on the side of his hand and had begun to flow into the crevices of his skin. As he pulled his hand away from his mouth, be rifled through the mail. "Bill, bill, bill, bill, Prue, bill..." Glenn sighed. We just keep racking up more bills and we don't have the money to pay for them. His ears perked up at the sound of a roaring car behind him and he spun around to see Andy, waiting to pull up the driveway. Apparently he'd managed to manuver into the driveway, while he was looking through the mail. "Sorry," he called as he moved out of the way.

Andy stepped on the gas pedal of his car and pulled his silver car up the driveway and parked it beside Prue's vehicle. He shifted the gear into park and sighed, leaning back into the warm seat. His blue eyes traveled over to see Glenn coming towards the driver's side of the car. He gave his fellow mortal friend a smile and nod, as he clicked the button on the driver's control panel, allowing the doors in the car to unlock in unison. He waited a moment and as he'd figured, Glenn swung the car door open.

"Hey," Glenn smiled. "How's it going?"

Andy rolled his blue eyes. "Not very well.." He reached across to the passenger seat and grabbed a large cardboard box that was filled to the rim with papers and a small plastic bag containing a small, sparkly item. He pulled the heavy box into his lap, landing it with a small smacking noise.

"Need some help?"

"No, but thanks anyway, I think I've got it covered." Andy manuvered his body out of the silver car and leaned against the door, shutting it with his body weight. "So, how's your day been."

"Normal," Glenn replied with a snort.

"Normal? As in..."

"No, there weren't any demon attacks. But Phoebe did cause Piper to spill hot grease on herself."

"Is she okay?"

"Yeah, Pearl healed her."

Andy pulled a face, as the two neared the front doors. "Why is Phoebe here anyway? Doesn't she have her own house now?"

"Oh, something about Cole kicking her out because he had a top secret meeting with fellow lawyers."

"But she's his wife, why couldn't he tell her?"

"I don't know."

"Don't they have a massive home?"

Glenn snorted. "That's what I thought." He pulled open the door and allowed Andy to walk in, then he followed his friend inside and shut the door behind him. As he turned to say something else, he heard a thud and felt Andy's body smash against his and the two of them went sprawling to the ground. He looked up just in time to see a massive fireball strike the door behind where he had been standing, shattering the colorful glass and blistering the wood.

Paige came running into the room. "Oh Goddess! Are you two okay?"

Andy pulled to his feet and held out his hand, helping Glenn up as well. "Yeah, we're fine."

"Thanks to you," Glenn added. "Otherwise I would've been toast...literally." He brushed off his blue jeans and short sleeved indigo cotton shirt.

Paige grinned and gave Andy a small peck on the cheek. "Thanks for saving my husband."

Andy's face flushed red. He never got kisses from anyone besides Prue and an occasional kiss on the cheek from Pandora. "You could've just said so, Paige." He bent down and scooped his papers, along with the bag, into his box and pulled it back into his arms.

Prue and Phoebe came running into the room.

"What the hell was that?" Glenn asked.

"Firefly Demons," Prue grumbled.

"Firefly Demons?" Glenn echoed. "What kind of name is that?"

"I don't know, but it was in the book. They're annoying as hell, too!" Paige held up the potion. "We didn't even get them because they buzz around to quickly."

"That," Glenn said as he waved an irritated hand at the demolished front door, "came from something that buzzes?"

"You'd be surprised," Phoebe piped in.

"Where's Piper?" Andy asked, noticing his sister-in-law's absence.

"Oh, she had some stuff to do at the club," Phoebe informed.

Glenn's mouth opened again, ready to reply, when a loud hollar sounded from the attic. "Pearl," he breathed and then made a mad dash for the stairs.

"Kit, here kitty, kitty, Kit," Pearl called as she neared the content Siamese.

Kit purred loudly, slapping her tail onto the ground and kneading the wooden floor.

"Pearl!"

Pearl spun around to see her father burst through the attic door.

"Whoa, where's the fire, dad?"

"I thought something attacked you."

Pearl shook her head and pointed to Kit. "That's why I yelled, I think something's wrong with her."

"A demon?" Phoebe asked, staring at the cat.

"Wouldn't a demon of attacked by now?" Prue questioned.

"A ghost?"

"We see ghosts," Prue replied.

"An ancestor?"

"Are you an ancestor?" Paige asked, as she moved closer to the Book that was still flipping like mad. When she got to answer, she placed her hands on her hips. "Well, I have no idea what's going on."

Pearl wrinkled her nose. "Mom, I have to go do some homework. Call me when you find out what's wrong with Kit, okay?"

Paige waved her daughter on.

Pearl headed out of the attic and stopped a short walk later, at her bedroom door. She swung the door open and walked in, shutting it behind her. Her breath caught in her throat as a young boy appeared in front of her, out of nowhere. She stumbled back into the door.

Brandon's hand flew to his mouth. "Pearl! It's just me!" He gave her his classic grin. "Did I scare you?"

"You could say that," the young Blessed One replied with a roll of her dak eyes. "What's up?" She trotted over to her bed and flopped down, patting on the comforter beside her to signal her friend to sit down.

"I was wondering if I could borrow your Book of Shadows," Brandon began as he plopped down beside his best friend.

Pearl scartched her chin. "Uhm, actually, it's acting kind of wonky right now."

"Wonky?"

"Long story," Pearl said quickly. "But it's just being a pain in my Wiccan ass."

"Oh," Brandon sighed.

"Well, maybe you could tell me what's wrong. Maybe I could help?"

"And why do you assume that something's wrong?"

"I dunno, I guess that's the only reason we really look in the Book."

"You shouldn't assume, Pearl. You know what they say about people who 'assume' things."

"And what do they say?"

"They make 'an ass out of me and an ass out of you.'"

Pearl smacked her best friend's arm. "Now you're being the pain in my Wiccan ass?"

Brandon rubbed his arm in mock pain. He grabbed her by the arm and pinned her to the bed, placing a full on tickle assault.

"Ahh! No, Brandon, let go!" Pearl squealed, as she squirmed under the young witch's weight. "No, no!"

"Take it back, Pearly!"

"No!"

"Take it back!" Brandon grinned, as he gently ran his fingers down her arm, sending unbearable tickles through her.

"I take it back!" The young whitelighter-witch cried.

"What?" Brandon asked, casually.

"You aren't a pain in my Wiccan ass," she exploded.

Brandon leaned back, pleased with himself. "I knew you'd give in."

"Whatever," Pearl rolled her eyes, regaining her composure. "So, what did you need?" She asked.

"Nef and Cleo are acting really weird lately," Brandon explained, reffering to his two cats.

"Nefertiti and Cleopatra? Your cats?"

"Yeah, crazy behavior! Meowing all the time, it's like everything they're around is made of catnip!"

"Really? My cats have been acting the same way," Pearl agreed. "Come to think of it, so have all the cats in the neighborhood."

"I suppose we could go look at my Book of Shadows."

"Why didn't you just do that in the first place?"

Brandon's face flushed. "Uh...You're guys' Book is more extensive. After all, you did descend from Melinda Warren."

"Right," Pearl nodded suspiciously. "So why don't we go check it out now?"

"Sure, why not?" Brandon asked. He took Pearl's hand in his, a feeling which always made him feel good, and teleported them away.

"Book," Paige called. The Book of Shadows dissolved into a swirl of whitelighter orbs and redeposited itself into Paige's awaiting hands, still flipping like crazy.

Suddenly kit jumped up from her position on the floor and scurried across the floor to Andy and she began to rub intently across his legs.

"Uh, Kit.." Andy mumbled, trying to steady the box in his arms. Then his eyes became huge as the plastic bag on the top of the box floated up and away from the box. "What the...Prue!"

"Not me!" Prue defended, throwing up her hands in defense.

"Get that!" The Inspector yelled frantically.

Prue waved her hand, but nothing happened.

The bag floated into the center of the room and began to pull and stretch, until the plastic finally burst open and the diamond earring went crashing onto the ground. The plastic fell after it.

Andy quickly put down his box and hurried over to the floor, bending down and searching frantically for the priceless earring.

Suddenly the pages of the Book stopped flipping in Paige's hand. She stared down at the page in which it had stopped on and her brown eyes became huge.

----Flashback----

The woman with the head of the cat took Paige's hand. "You were very brave. I watched all that you did. You are a worthy representative of me."

"Are you..." Paige was still confused by the whole statue coming to life thing.

"I am Bastet, the cat goddess, goddess of happy times."

"We could go for some happy times," Phoebe said. She slipped her arm around Cole, who kissed her.

"You will be so blessed," Bastet promised.

----Flashback----

"Bastet, the Egyptain Cat Goddess," Paige breathed.

"What?" Prue asked, peeking over Paige's shoulder. "I'm so confused, what's going on?"

"Well something's starting to make sense," Phoebe pointed out. She pointed to Kit and then to the picture of the Cat Goddess. "The cats have been acting strange and the Book points us to Bast."

"You sound like you know her."

"We do."

"But I don't."

"It was when Piper, Paige, and I were still the Power Of Three," Phoebe replied.

Andy stood up, interrupting the conversation. "I need that earring!"

"Andy, don't get so worked up, we'll find it!"

"Prue! That earring is the only piece of evidence that we'd had from the string of robberies! I need that earring!" Andy threw his hands into the air.

"Fine, fine," Paige rolled her eyes and held out her pale hand. "Diamond earring!" Moments passed and nothing happened. "Uh oh..."

TO BE CONTINUED...