Something Big

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own Charmed. No matter how many quarters I give them.

A/n: I am sincerely sorry I didn't update sooner. This chapter was started in my notebook awhile ago I just didn't get around to finishing it. I tried to write pieces of it during my free time at school, and I finally finished it in study hall on Monday. But I've been packing and running around doing stuff for my vacation to PA for Thanksgiving. Actually I've been doing everything for everyone else in my family too. It gets kinda aggravating. Well I don't mean to bore you, so I'll get writing. Enjoy!

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Chapter 7: Yeah, Them Again

"Oh, great. Not you again," Piper said. "Didn't we tell you to leave us alone? Leo is not coming with you."

"We are not here for Leo," the oldest Avatar said. Chris silently stepped in front of Melinda.

"We are here for her," the Avatar pointed to Melinda. There were gasps heard all around the room. "She has used Avatar powers and must join our ranks. That is what is to be."

At this, Leo stepped forward.

"Melinda is not an Avatar," Leo said.

"Yeah, and she doesn't have Avatar powers," Paige put in.

Chris turned to glare at his younger sister. She shrunk back with a guilty look on her face.

"You used your Avatar powers didn't you, Melinda?" Chris accused.

"I had to save Aunt Phoebe," Melinda whispered.

"Melinda," Chris shook his head, "you know the contract."

"But Aunt Phoebe and the darklighters…" she pleaded silently.

"Wait a minute, Melinda is an Avatar? How is that possible," Paige questioned, clearly confused.

"It matters not," the lead Avatar said. "We need to teach her our ways and how to use her powers."

"Thanks, but I already had a teacher and I think I've got the gist of things," Melinda bit back.

"You're not taking her," Chris informed them calmly.

"What he said," Phoebe added. "Now you should probably leave us be."

"We will not leave without her," the Avatar said bluntly.

This whole time Piper had been silent. She watched the exchange of words between the Avatars and her family. Slowly her anger boiled. She clenched her fists beside her. The memories of what the Avatars had done to them, to her husband, even the world, caused the fury to grow.

They would not get away with this. They would not ruin her family's lives again. And they would definitely not get her daughter, not without a fight.

"Leave," Piper told the Avatars quietly, yet the anger was laced intricately into that one word.

Leo looked to his wife. He could tell she was angry, furious even. He didn't what these things to make her do anything she was going to regret. Maybe she wouldn't regret them soon, but definitely later.

"Piper," he warned her in a calm voice.

Piper looked straight into the lead Avatar's face, ignoring the ex-Elder completely.

"Leave now or I swear to God I'll blow your Avatar asses to Kingdom Come. Melinda is not going with you and you are never to bother this family again. Do you understand me?" the oldest Charmed One threatened. And is for extra emphasis, Piper raised her hands as if she was about to blow something up.

"Piper," Phoebe whispered to her sister, "you know that won't kill them."

Piper glared at her sister.

"Fine then, I'll just brew me up some Avatar-killing potion and then we'll see what happens. How about that?"

The oldest Avatar looked at the angry witch. He knew her threats could be carried out and he really didn't want to tangle with the Charmed Ones again.

"Fine," he bowed his head and said calmly. With that , The Avatars shimmered out.

With them gone, everyone turned to Melinda. Their faces clearly said they needed an explanation for everything, and boy were they going to get one.

A/n: Finally another chapter. I know it took me forever to get it done, but I did eventually. I finally did. The reason it took me so long is because I've been trying to finish up my other fics. That way I can concentrate on writing one fic at a time. It gets so confusing when you have to update more than one. Also schools been so…blah and I was grounded. Let's just say I've been busy. Still I should have updated sooner and for that I am truly sorry. You are allowed to throw things at me. I'll try to update sooner next time. In fact I'm going to try and write at least two chapters for all my fics over vacation. After I eat all the turkey of course. Well gotta go to school. Till then!

See you on the other side of the rain.

-Rain-on-my-soul