Xander had just made his trip down the stairs. The Charmed Ones would be there in around 20 minutes, and he was really excited about seeing his friends once again. There was a definite bounce to his step and a cheerful smile on his face.

As he made his way down the steps he could hear a quiet conversation going on at the table where the other Immortals were still sitting. Once he entered the kitchen the conversation stopped and he became the center of attention.

"Talking about me again?" He asked with a grin.

Adam smirked at him. "Hardly! Not everything revolves around you!" He glanced over at Cassandra who had a small smile in light of the interaction between the teacher and his student.

Cassandra decided to speak. "I was telling them what little I knew about The Charmed Ones."

He smiled at her. "Well they should be here in about 20 minutes or so."

"That's fine, just have them call when they get here so I can open the gate for them."

Xander looked to his teacher and gave him his patented smirk. "I don't think the gate will be much of a problem."

Adam looked at him, wondering just what that meant, but from his student's expression, he knew he wasn't getting any more information. He just shrugged and let it go. He did become somewhat frightened when he saw a similar smirk on Cassandra's face.

Xander had apparently seen her smirk as well, as his own smirk had now deepened.

Xander was about to take his seat when he felt a slight shiver run through his body. Along with that shiver came a familiar presence. He looked over to some empty space and smiled while at the same time wondering how he knew what was coming.

"Well, I guess those 20 minutes weren't really needed." As he finished saying this the familiar sparkle of 'heavenly lights' that heralded the entrance, or egress, of a White Lighter filled the area Xander had been staring at.

Three figures stood there once the lights had faded. Phoebe and Piper stood on either side of Leo. Not more than a second later Chris had orbed in with Paige.

Before even a single introduction could be made Phoebe smiled and wandered over to Xander. The two hugged and it seemed that Phoebe was unwilling to let go just yet. Xander gave a quick chuckle.

"Ok guys, this lovely lady I'm holding here is Phoebe." She gave a quick wave and a muffled 'Hi.' "That man is Leo, the woman standing next to him is Piper." They both gave a quick smile and a wave. "And finally we have both Chris and Page." Page smiled and gave a 'Hello' while Chris simply gave a quick nod of his head.

Before Xander could make any introductions on the other side Cassandra spoke up.

"Leo Wyatt!" Leo glanced in the direction that his name had been called from and smiled.

"Cassandra." He made to move forward but stopped at the scowl his friend was sending towards him.

"Why didn't you tell me you were the White Lighter for The Charmed Ones?" He smiled at her slightly, yet her scowl didn't lighten.

"Well…it is supposed to be a secret." Nope. Still not helping him. "Cassandra, when I knew you they weren't The Charmed Ones yet, and I had no idea that they would later be assigned as my charges."

She stared at him for a moment before she dropped her scowl and smiled at him instead. She got off her chair and went over to give him a hug.

Xander just shook his head in amazement. "Ok…well, as you all know by now, that's Cassandra." He shot Leo a look to which the man just smiled back. "The man with the beer in his hand and an amused expression is Adam."

Leo looked over to the man. He was about to say 'Hello' when his entire body paled and he took several steps back while trying to gasp for breath. Not looking where he was going, he stumbled into Chris. This served only to cause both of them to tumble to the floor.

He looked up and at Adam from his position on the floor. His expression was one of extreme terror. All he could manage to get out was, "Death!"

Xander, who had extricated himself from Phoebe, was trying to get to his friends and find out what was going on when he heard Leo speak. 'Oh hell.'

Piper had stiffened visibly. "Demon?" She asked.

"NO!" Xander called out forcibly and on reflex. He groaned. This was not happening.

He looked over at Leo, who was standing once again and helping Chris up. "Leo, I won't even ask how you know, but do you know what he is?"

Leo looked over at Xander, his face was still pale. "I'm an Elder. I was given a lot of information because of it. And yes…I know what he is."

"Good, then you know what I am as well." Leo's eyes went wide with astonishment. He was about to say something when Xander simply shook his head asking him not too. Xander looked over to his new teacher begging for permission.

Adam's eyes met Xander and he knew exactly what his student was asking for. He simply nodded his assent and sat back praying that this wouldn't destroy what they were working for.

Before anything else could go wrong, Xander spoke up. "Yes, he was 'Death', one of the Four Horsemen. But that was over 4,000 years ago, and he has not been that in well over 3,000 years." He saw all of their eyes widen in astonishment. "I promise everyone here has nothing to fear from him, or anyone else here."

Phoebe looked up to Xander. "If he's not a Demon, than how could he be over 4,000 years old?"

Xander took a deep breath. It was never his intention not to tell them about Immortality, this was just not the way he wanted it to go.

"He's an Immortal." He looked over to Phoebe whose eyes had widened at that statement. "He can heal from any wound, save one. And if he does suffer from a fatal wound his body will be able to repair the damage and revive him."

From their disbelieving looks, Adam stood up with a sigh. Walking over to a counter, he picked up a knife. He proceeded to cut himself in plain view of everyone present. There were some quick gasps from the three Charmed Ones, which became gasps of shock as they watched the blue and white lightning dance across his palm. The wound began to close as skin was knitted together. In a matter of moments the skin was flawless and once he washed the blood away there was no sign that there had ever been a wound.

Phoebe's mind was going a mile a minute when something that Xander had said caught her intention. She stared at him with wide eyes. "What did you mean when you told Leo that you were like him?" She was almost daring him to take it back.

Xander simply walked over to the counter and gave the same demonstration that Adam had given moments before. There was complete wonder in the eyes of The Charmed Ones. Chris was giving him a soft smile, while Leo was looking at him in almost infinite sadness.

"When did it happen?" Leo's voice was pained for all to hear.

"The day I left." Leo just looked down, crestfallen, and nodded his head. Xander walked over to him. Placed a hand on his shoulder and told him it would be ok.

The sisters wanted to ask what they were talking about, but they could feel how uncomfortable everyone was about it. Trying to break the sudden mood, Paige spoke up.

"So, is anyone else here an Immortal?" She was only half joking.

Xander looked around, and receiving a slight nod from both Duncan and Cassandra, he continued with the introductions.

"Yes. Well, last but not least on the Introductions is Duncan MacLeod, another Immortal. He also covered from Leo's entrance a lot quicker than I thought he would." He gave Duncan a lopsided grin and got one in return. He looked over at Cassandra who was standing next to Leo, Phoebe, and Piper. "Cassandra is also an Immortal."

Phoebe looked between Cassandra and Xander. "So you all are Immortal." Cassandra smiled and took a step forward.

Holding out her hand, she said. "It's a pleasure, and an honor, to meet one of the Charmed Ones. Blessed Be."

Phoebe smiled at a fellow Witch. She stuck out her hand as well while moving forward.

"Yes, Blessed B..."

She never got to finish statement as both her and Cassandra tensed up, stiff as a board, as the Vision washed over them both.