The Ability To Read Chapter 1

Okay, this chapter won't explain much, but you'll get to know more as the story continues. Please review!

At first, Piper had thought that it was just a dog or something, but walking closer, she realised that it was a person, a child, a little girl.

"Hi there" Piper reched out her hand towards the girl. "Who are you?"

The tiny girl looked up, scared, and slowly stood up. She moved, as if she was going to run away, but Piper stopped her. Piper just stared at the girl. She was about eight or nine years old, dressed all in black, wet (from the rain) clothes and somehow Piper felt like she had met her before. Her hair was black and wavy and her eyes bright green, so bright that Piper almost felt hypnotized by them.

"Come on honey. What's your name? I promise I won't hurt you."

The girl carefully moved towards her and let Piper put her arms aroung her and lift her up.

"Cora" She whispered, her voice a bit hoarse.

"Okay, Cora, that's a very pretty name, Why don't we go inside so me and my sisters can help you find your parents, okay?"

She lifted Cora up, worriedly thinking that she was way to light for her age, and opened the door. She heard a mumble from the girl, but couldn't make out what she was saying.

"I beg your pardon, Cora?"

"I don't have any parents"

The short, five word sentence made Piper cold inside. She stayed silent, not knowing what to say, recognising the feeling that she got when she thought of her mother.

"Prue! Phoebe!" she called out. About a minute later, a sleepy Prue with an even sleepier Phoebe stumbling behind her, came down the stairs. When they saw the girl in Pipers arms they just gasped.

"Piper, who's that?" Prue looked a bit shocked.

"I found her at our porch, she must have gotten lost or something, she doesn't really seem like the talkative type."

She walked into the kitchen and sat Cora down on one of the chairs, pulling out one for each of her sisters and herself.

"So, whats your name? I mean, more than Cora." Phoebe asked, she had a feeling that this girl was something special.

"Coraline Martin. And I alredy know who you guys are."

As she took Phoebe's hand in hers, Phobe was hit by a strong premonition.

Two demons with tribal markings on their faces was hitting a small girl in the face. The girl fell to the floor and lied still for a moment, before blinking away. She reappeared by the manor and when she stood up, it was Cora. She quickly hid by the door when Pipers car pulled up in the driveway.

When she came out of it, she realised that the girl was still staring at her. Now that she was inside, the light made her eyes seem almost yellow, just like a cat. She might be a demon child, Phobe thought to herself.

"You're the charmed ones" Cora said, without even blinking. "And I'm not a demon..." she said, turning to Phoebe.

"Whoa. How do you know that?" Prue asked, suddenly very awake, looking suspiciously at the young girl.

"She's a warlock, I saw her blink in my premonition"

"Let me finish!" Cora said, her voice suddenly firm and calm. "I'm not a demon, those demons you saw raised me, 'cause I don't have any parents. I came here because I don't have anywhere else to go. Please let me stay here, just for a few days?"

"You can stay here tonight, but I want Leo to check up your story tomorrow, okay?" Prue said.

For the first time since they met her, Coraline seemed almost happy, looking like any other little girl.

TBC?

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