Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Charmed. But I do own Aurora, Haley, Charisma, and any other characters you don't recognize.
Aurora woke up to find both Charisma and Haley in her bed. As Aurora shifted slightly Haley began to wake up. "Morning sis." Aurora whispered.
"Morning."
"We're getting to old for this." Aurora sighed playing with Charisma's hair while she slept.
"For what?"
"Sleeping in the same bed after a run in with a demon." Aurora replied. "We're not as small as we use to be."
"But its tradition." Haley laughed, sitting up.
"Are we going to carry this tradition on till we're fifty?" Aurora questioned.
"Up until one of us has moved out." Haley smiled as she stood up and stretched.
Aurora shook her head, "In that case this is never gonna end." Haley picked up a pillow and hit Aurora in the face with it. "You do realize you could of hit Charisma with that right?" Aurora questioned.
"Yea right, I was careful."
"What time is it?"
"Seven thirty. You and Charisma are lucky you don't have to go to school today. But I have to go to work."
"We're just special." Aurora grinned.
"Sure you are." Haley sighed.
Silence filled the room before Aurora said, "I'm going to erase their memory."
"What?" Haley questioned sitting down on the bed.
"It would be so much easier for us Haley if they didn't know."
"Are you kidding me?" Haley questioned. "Being able to tell Wyatt everything would be so much easier."
"Haley, if you haven't noticed everyone who knows about it ends up dead." Aurora pointed out to her sister.
"That's not true Aurora."
"Sure it isn't. I don't care what you say. I'm going to erase their memories of what happened last night."
"But they're witches Aurora. They can protect themselves if they have to."
"I'm doing it Haley, and if you want to tell Wyatt. Go ahead and risk his life."
"There's going to be no reasoning with you is there?"
"Haley you know it has to be done."
Haley closed her eyes and shook her head. "No it doesn't. Who cares if they know."
"I care." Aurora whispered. "I don't want them to get hurt."
"Aurora, I highly doubt they'll get hurt." Haley said opening her eyes.
"I'd just feel better if they didn't remember we were witches. I'd feel better if I didn't have to explain our family history to them."
"Oh! So this is about you telling people about our family?"
"No its about them being in danger because of our family secrets. So many people have been hurt because of them. Grandma and mom. Gina and Robert. Jason and your-"
"Don't finish that sentence." Haley muttered cutting off her sister.
"Do you understand why I want to do this now?"
"You do realize it's not going to make a difference, right? They are going to find out sooner or later."
"I'd prefer it to be later." Aurora said, looking down at her younger sister.
"Fine do what you want. I got to go get ready for work. I'll talk to you later."
Aurora looked up at her older sister, and watched as she left the room. She could tell her sister was angry, pissed might of been a better word though. "It's not my fault I worry to much for my own good." Aurora mumbled, getting out of bed, making sure she didn't wake Charisma up.
Aurora walked over to her computer and sat down in the chair, closing her eyes and thinking of all of Chris's family she whispered,
"Please help conceal
What I want hidden
Make them feel
It wasn't real
Replace the events
Of last night
With remnants
Of another night"
Opening her eyes Aurora prayed that it had worked, and picked up her cell phone which sat beside her computer. She dialed Chris's number and waited for him to pick up. "Hello?"
"Good morning Chris. Get your socials project done?"
"Almost. You?"
"Nope." Aurora laughed. "I was just calling to ask if you could get my homework for me."
"Why?"
"Charisma's sick. Haley and my dad have to work, so I'm going to stay home with her."
"So I'm guessing you want me to tell the teachers that for you?"
"Just tell them I'm lying in my death bed." Aurora sighed. "But I gotta go. Thanks for getting my homework for me."
"Yea. No problem. I'll drop it off after school."
"Bye Chris."
"Bye Aurora."
Aurora breathed a sigh of relief the spell had worked.
"Aurora?"
Aurora turned to look at her younger sister. "Yea Charisma?"
"Why did you cast that spell? I thought you said we weren't going to use that spell anymore."
"I thought you were asleep." Aurora stated.
"I woke up while you were saying it." Charisma replied. "So why did you use it? And who on?"
"I used it on Chris and his family, because I feel it's the only way to keep them from getting hurt."
"Does Haley know you did that?"
"Yea."
"Is she mad at you about it?"
"Most likely yes."
"You do realize she could reverse it on you right Aurora?" Charisma questioned.
"Yes I do." Aurora sighed, deciding to change the topic. "So what do you want for breakfast?"
"Pancakes."
"You want me to make you pancakes?"
"Oh, your making breakfast. Um... how about cereal."
Aurora laughed, "Cereal sounds good to me."
Haley walked up to the door, and found it locked. With a sigh she dug through her purse finding the key, and unlocked the door. Once inside she shut off the alarm, and headed to the back to put her stuff away. The only thing that kept running though her mind was what Aurora had told her earlier that morning. Did they really put people at risk by telling them their family secrets?
"Haley?" Haley was pulled out of her thoughts by a very familiar voice.
She turned and smiled, "You're late Wyatt, boss lady wouldn't be to happy about that."
"I'm a minute late." Wyatt replied, a smile on his face.
"But still, you know her. She's on your case even if you're only a minute late."
"Guess I'm lucky she's not here." Wyatt said, leaning down and giving Haley a kiss.
"Would the two of you stop sucking face and get back to work!" A voice shouted from the entrance.
Wyatt and Haley pulled apart to see there boss walking in. "Look who's late." Haley smiled.
"Hey I figured that since my employees are always late I deserved to be late for once."
"So in other words your car broke down again." Wyatt stated.
"Exactly." Their boss sighed. "And since when have the two of you been together?"
"Since this weekend." Haley smiled. "Aren't you happy for us Mary? After all you were the one yelling at us, and telling us we should just hurry up and get together."
"I don't think those were my exact words." Mary laughed.
"No they weren't." Haley smiled. "Just thought I'd put it in nicer terms."
Shaking her head Mary said, "Enough chit chat let's get to work."
"But there aren't any customers yet." Haley complained.
"Who cares go stock shelves." Mary sighed.
"Fine." Haley mumbled walking into the back to get a box of DVD's to start putting on the shelves.
"Charisma give it back!" Aurora yelled chasing her sister around the house.
"Why do you want it back so bad? It's just a notebook!" Charisma yelled in response taking off into the kitchen.
"It's not just a notebook Charisma. It's my notebook!" Aurora growled chasing after her.
"And what's so bad about me reading it?" Charisma questioned looking over her shoulder.
"Nothing." Aurora mumbled, as she lifted her sister off the ground.
"Hey! That's not fair! You're using your powers." Charisma complained.
"Well I wouldn't use them if you left my stuff alone." Aurora shot back. "Now drop the notebook, or I won't let you down."
Once the notebook fell from Charisma's hand, Aurora gently let her sister down. With a small smile Aurora picked up the notebook, and left the kitchen.
"Uh...Aurora!" Aurora heard Charisma call after her.
"I could use some help."
"What?" Aurora turned, and walked back into the kitchen to see Charisma in the air again. "I didn't do that."
"I know you didn't. I levitated... but now I can't get down."
"You what?" Aurora questioned using her telekinesis to bring her sister back down to the ground.
"Levitated. You mean Haley didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Last week I found out I could levitate."
"And you guys didn't think of telling me?" Aurora questioned, her arms folded across her chest.
"I thought Haley would of told you."
Haley watched Wyatt from behind the counter, and bit her lip. She couldn't lie to him anymore it was eating her up inside. As Wyatt turned and smiled at her, she made her decision. "Mary I'm going to take a five minute break."
"Five minutes that's it Haley. Understand?"
Rolling her eyes Haley said, "Yes Mary I understand."
"Good." Mary said as Haley disappeared into the back.
Haley walked into the employee bathroom and locked the door. "God I hope I'm doing the right thing." she whispered before reciting a reversal spell to the one her sister had used that morning.
"Mistakes were made
By a spell cast.
Let the memories fade,
From forgotten to known.
Do not conceal,
What was wanted hidden.
Let it be real,
To those who must know."
Haley sighed, hoping it worked. She opened the bathroom door to see Wyatt standing there. "We need to talk." Wyatt stated.
"I know, but first you gotta tell your family not to go to Aurora for answers, and I'll explain everything to them, when we are done work. K?" Haley questioned.
Wyatt nodded, before orbing away. "Ok I thought you'd call them. Not orb away." Haley sighed, heading for the front. 'Might as well do some work.'
Aurora groaned at the sound of the doorbell. She slowly got off the couch and headed for the door. Opening the door she muttered, "What do you want?"
"Nice way to greet someone." Chris replied.
"Sorry. I was sleeping." Aurora sighed, smiling at him.
"Well I'm sorry to wake you." Chris handed her a bag. "Here's your homework. Everything you need to know about it is written down, courtesy of Kelsey. But I better get going. I have homework I need to get done. I'll talk to you later."
Aurora just nodded and said, "Bye Halliwell," before closing the door. As Aurora put the bag of homework down she heard the phone ring. "I'll get it Charisma!" she yelled up the stairs. Picking up the cordless she said, "Hello?"
"Hey Aurora."
"You on your way home Haley?"
"No, I'm going to be eating dinner with Wyatt tonight."
"Again?"
"What can I say? I'm a sucker for free food. Aside from that, there's spaghetti sauce in the fridge, just warm it up, cook some noodles, and there's supper for you, dad, and Charisma."
"Sounds good. What time are you going to be home?"
"I don't know."
"Ok. If you guys plan on doing the naughty. Don't do it here. I'd really like to sleep tonight."
"My god Aurora. Who do you think I am?"
"Hey! You're nineteen I highly doubt those thoughts haven't crossed your mind. Plus it was meant as a joke."
"I'm going to hang up on you now."
"Bye Haley." Aurora laughed, before Haley hung up on her. Shaking her head Aurora put down the phone and yelled up the stairs, "Haley's not going to be making dinner tonight!"
Charisma appeared at the top of the stairs, "What do you mean by that?"
"Haley is going out to dinner with Wyatt tonight. So I'm making supper."
"Uh... can't we wait till dad gets home? I'm sure he won't mind cooking tonight."
"Are you implying that I can't cook?"
"Sorry to break it to you sis, but you can't."
Glaring at her younger sister Aurora muttered, "Fine."
Haley looked at the questioning glances she was getting from everyone. She smiled weakly and said, "The easiest way of doing this that I can think of is you ask a question and I'll answer."
"Oh, me first!" Paige said jumping up. "Why, in the middle of a meeting, did I get hit with memories that I didn't have when I woke up this morning?"
"That's an easy one." Haley smiled. "Aurora cast a spell to erase your guys' memories of last nigh. And I cast a reversal spell a few hours later."
"Why exactly would Aurora cast a spell to erase our memories?" Phoebe asked.
"Um... fear I guess is an easy way to explain it." Haley replied, biting her lip.
"Uh huh and why did you wait so long to cast the reversal spell?" Phoebe asked next.
"First I was trying to go over the reasons Aurora gave me, and I was sort of agreeing with it in my head. As I thought about it harder... I just... I needed to tell someone... and I broke and reversed the spell."
"Why did you let Aurora go through with it in the first place?" Piper questioned.
"It was because of the look and speech Aurora gave me. Aurora has a way of getting what she wants with her famous looks. And on top of that something my dad told me when I got home last night." Haley replied.
"What was it that you're dad told you?" Wyatt asked, from his seat beside Haley.
"Basically that after you orbed Aurora and Charisma home last night, Aurora broke down. My dad told me that he'd never seen Aurora so beat up about something like that before. He said it broke his heart. When I asked him what exactly she said he told me the gist of it. Aurora feels like poison."
"Why would she feel like that?" Phoebe questioned.
Haley swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat. "Aurora feels responsible for things that have happened in our family, and to friends of the family. Things like that. Last night was her braking point. I guess being down there again, as the same place she watched our mom die, got to her, especially with Charisma being the one in trouble.
The room fell silent, as they let the information they received so far sink in.
"My turn to ask something." Chris stated, breaking the silence that had filled the room. "What was the demon talking about last night?"
"I was wondering when someone was going to ask that question." Haley sighed. "And to tell you the truth, right now I don't really know where to start."
"The beginning is always a good place." Paige suggested.
"See it's not that simple. There are 'beginnings' in the story." Haley tried to explain. "I could start with my great, great, great, great, great, grandmother's story. Or I could start with where the family history goes weird. Or just with my mom's story. It's just complicated."
Piper looked at Haley and smiled, "Just start where ever it will be easier to start."
Haley bit her lip, "Well Aurora, Charisma, and I come from a long line of witches. And when I say long, I mean long. But somewhere in the line the magic went funny to the point where the strongest of the powers went to the middle, or second child born, but only at the death of the mother, unless the mother decides to give up all her powers and hands them over to her child, risking her life.
"The middle, or second child has minor powers to begin with, but at the death of their mother their powers advance gradually, and sometimes uncontrollably. You can only guess the strongest line of magic in our family by that fact. To say the least, Aurora at the moment is the strongest witch in our entire family as of right now."
Haley paused and looked around. With a sigh she continues, "But there was a curse placed on our family..."
AN: Ha! I'll stop it there, only because I'm tired and want to get this posted. Thanks for the reviews guys! Now if only I got as many reviews as I do hits..lol. Anyway keep reviewing! The more I get the faster I try to update.
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