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 lay on the couch with her legs thrown over the back, and her head hanging off the front. Her family had left an hour ago to finish their little vacation. Aurora had claimed she was going back to school until after Christmas holidays, after all she only had two days left. Chris promised to get her, her homework, not that she would do it or anything. From where she sat she watched Chris talk with Wyatt on the other side of the room. No one had realized yet that she wasn't herself. No one had noticed that the evil in her had taken over. But that didn't matter, it just made things easier for her.
"You ok Aurora?" She heard Melinda say as she sat beside her.
"Yea I'm fine, why?" Aurora questioned slightly lifting her head to look at Melinda.
"You just seemed lost in thought." Melinda replied.
"I was just kinda thinking." Aurora sighed. "So how is it going with the guy you were talking about the other day?"
Melinda looked over at her brothers, just to make sure they couldn't hear their conversation, "I have date with him on Saturday night."
"Awesome!" Aurora exclaimed sitting up, a bit to fast. "Ow, head rush."
Shaking her head Melinda asked, "Do you think you can help me get ready for it?"
"Of course I will Melinda." Aurora smiled, swinging her legs around so that she was sitting the right way on the couch. "You don't have to ask me twice."
"Thanks." Melinda said, "But I'm going to go to bed, unlike you I have to go to school in the morning."
"Goodnight." Aurora called after Melinda as she ran up the stairs.
Chris and Wyatt sat down on either side of Aurora on the couch. "So what were you and Melinda talking about?" Wyatt questioned.
"I know you guys were ease dropping." Aurora mused. "So I know you know perfectly well what Melinda and I were talking about."
"Us, ease dropping? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard." Chris laughed.
"Uh huh. Sure." Aurora replied. "If you hadn't been ease dropping you guys wouldn't be asking me what we were talking about."
"That makes no sense." Wyatt stated. "If we had been ease dropping wouldn't it make more sense if we didn't ask you."
"Hey, the two of you are protective older brothers. It wouldn't make sense to me if you didn't ask about the conversation the two of you heard." Aurora smiled at them. "And if you really must know your baby sister has a date on Friday night, that I'm going to help her get ready for."
"I don't think so." Wyatt stated.
"Melinda is not dating." Chris said looking over at Wyatt.
"If the two of you can date. She can date." Aurora mused. "I don't see anything wrong with it. She's fourteen and deserves a little fun."
"It's not that we don't trust her..." Wyatt started.
"It's the guys we don't trust." Chris finished.
Aurora laughed to herself. "Not all guys are like you."
"Are you implying something?" Chris questioned.
"Just that not all guys think alike." Aurora replied.
"Enlighten us Aurora," Wyatt smirked, "What is it guys think about?"
"Are you trying to tell me that you have no clue what I'm talking about?" Aurora questioned looking between the brothers. When they nodded Aurora sighed and said, "You guys must take me as an idiot, 'cause I know you know what I'm talking about. Why else would you be questioning me about a guy your sister is going out on a date with?"
"We'd be asking 'cause she's our baby sister, and we don't want her to get hurt." Wyatt stated with a shrug.
Aurora stood up and looked between the brothers, "She won't get hurt. I promise you that much. Let her have fun, she deserves it. Now if you don't mind me I'm gonna go try to get some sleep, it's been a long week so far."
"Night." Wyatt sighed, getting up and walking out of the living room, towards the kitchen.
Aurora looked at Chris warily, "You're going to let your sister have fun on her date right? You're not going to try anything, are you?"
"Who said I would?" Chris questioned getting off of the couch.
"The look on your face." Aurora stated with a shrug. "If it's not you who does something, it'll be Wyatt. That is why you, me, and Wyatt are going to go to the movies on Saturday night."
"Is that supposed to be a way of asking me out on a date?" Chris questioned jokingly.
"Hmm...I don't know. Do you want it to be?" Aurora grinned.
"Not with my brother tagging along." Chris replied.
"Well you see, Haley comes home Saturday night. So I'm sure Wyatt and her will be a bit too busy enjoying each others comapny. Or they could just come with us, and it'll be a double date." Aurora compromised.
"Sounds good to me." Chris grinned.
"Good. But I'm going to bed. I will see you in the morning." Aurora stated giving Chris a quick kiss, before heading up the stairs.
Sighing Aurora walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her she looked in the mirror. Her image with a scowl on her face. "What?"
"Nothing."
"Sure..."
"I don't get it."
"Get what?"
"How could no one have noticed yet?"
"Either I'm a good actress, or their just stupid."
"You're a better actress then I thought you'd be."
"That's not the only thing that's bothering you."
"That's what you say."
"Does it have anything to do with what you said to him before Reagan took you to the underworld?" When her image didn't say anything, she couldn't help but grin. "It is. You're worried that he doesn't feel the same way, just because he hasn't said it back yet."
"Would you shut up."
"I'm going to go to bed now. You really have to stop fighting me. It's doing you no good. Oh, and before I forget to tell you, they might notice soon, because I'm getting bored of playing nice. I want my true colors to show. Well, ta ta for now." Aurora smiled and left the bathroom, walking across the hall to Melinda's room.
Lying down on the bed, she whispered, "Night Melinda."
"Night Aurora."
"Melinda get up, you have thirty minutes before you gotta be at school, and breakfast is pretty much done." Aurora shifted at the sound of Piper's voice coming from the doorway of the room.
"Yea mom, I know. I'll be down in five." Aurora heard Melinda reply.
"Ok." Aurora listened to the sound of Piper walking down the hall, and then yelling. "Christopher Perry Halliwell get out of bed!"
Aurora groaned and pulled the pillow over her head, she wasn't ready to get up, and all the yelling around her wasn't helping. Sleepily, Aurora listened to everything going on around her. She could hear Melinda going through her drawers trying to find something to wear, before going across the hall to the bathroom, and others moving around the house.
Sitting up Aurora sighed, there was no way she was going to be getting anymore sleep. Getting out of bed Aurora slowly walked out of the room, and down the stairs towards the kitchen. "I'm sorry hun did I wake you up too?" Piper questioned as Aurora sat down at the table.
"No, just couldn't sleep anymore." Aurora smiled. "So what's for breakfast?"
"Homemade chocolate waffles." Piper replied.
"Sounds good."
"They're the best." Leo stated as he walked into the kitchen, and up to Piper, planting a kiss on her lips.
"Please not in front of your sons girlfriend." Aurora stated.
Piper looked at Aurora and asked, "So you can kiss my son in front of me, but I can't kiss my husband in front of you?"
"Yup." Aurora smiled.
Piper shook her head, before turning back to the waffles. Leo looming over her, "Need any help?"
"You could go get some plates down for me, and set the table for breakfast." Piper replied, smiling at him.
Leo kissed the top of Piper's head before complying with what she had told him to do. Aurora jumped up from her seat to help him. Within seconds the table was set and ready for breakfast. Piper smiled at the two of them in appreciation before leaving the kitchen and walking over to the stairs. "Melinda! Chris! Wyatt! Breakfast is done and waiting on the kitchen table! If you're not downstairs and in the kitchen in three minutes you aren't getting any!"
"Does that actually work with them?" Aurora questioned as Piper sat down beside Leo at the table.
"Sometimes." Piper sighed. "Wish it worked more than it does."
"Don't worry mom. Soon Chris and Wyatt will grow responsible and listen when you first call." Melinda stated as she came into the kitchen.
"One can only wish." Piper smiled.
"You guys are so cruel." Leo stated, standing up for his sons. "They are not that bad."
"You're only standing up for them 'cause no one else is." Aurora mused.
"That's besides the point." Leo replied.
"Talking about me are we?" Chris questioned strolling into the kitchen and sitting down beside Aurora.
"Now why would you say that?" Aurora questioned in response.
"I heard my name." Chris replied.
Shaking her head Aurora smiled at Chris, "You better hurry up and eat, otherwise you're going to be late for school."
"Are you sure you don't want to come to school?"
"Positive. I'm hiding out here until my family gets back. I really don't want to deal with school right now. Plus I gotta plan mine and Kelsey's girls night for her birthday."
"Should we all be scared?" Wyatt questioned as he finally joined the group in the kitchen.
"Not at all."Aurora smiled. "We're just going to go out and party for a while."
"Party?" Leo asked looking at Aurora warily.
"Movies, and dinner out somewhere." Aurora clarified.
"Uh huh." Leo replied.
All conversation soon died, as everyone quickly finished their breakfast. Chris and Melinda went and finished getting ready for school, while Leo, Piper, and Wyatt got ready for work. Aurora was going to have the house to herself for awhile, which could only mean trouble.
"We can't let this happen!" A rough voice exclaimed.
"Sir, you must calm down." Another male voice, though less rough, replied.
"We can't let that little witch take over." The voice sneered.
"Insmar you must calm down." A female voice stated from the side.
Insmar turned and glared at the female, his eyes flashing red. "Calm down? How can I calm down when that little witch is about to take the place that is mine, Guinevere?"
"It is rightfully hers."
"My ass. Its hers." Insmar growled.
"If you're not happy about it Insmar than do something." Guinevere stated. "It's upsetting to see my brother worked up over nothing."
"Nothing? She's gaining power. We stand no chance against her!"
"My dear naive brother."Guinevere sighed. "There is a way to bring her down. The key to her power is her family."
"Keep talking."
Guinevere turned to the other male in the room, "Could you excuse us? I need to talk to my brother alone."
"Of course ma'am."
"Thank you." Guinevere smiled as the other male disappeared.
"As you were saying..."
"I don't see how we can be so entirely different yet brother and sister at the same time."
"Guinevere I don't have time for your analysis'. Please go back to talking about how to gain the little witch's power."
Shaking her head Guinevere started, "The 'little witch' has a split personality, until her 'evil' side completely takes over. Until then it's all fair game, and her weakness is her family."
"What are you saying exactly?"
"Are you that stupid baby brother?"
Aurora smiled to herself. It had been two hours since everyone left to either work or school. The house was empty, and all hers. Aurora quickly headed up to the attic. She wanted more power and the way to that was the Book of Shadows. As soon as Aurora got into the room she walked over to the book and reached for it, but it jumped out of her reach.
A laugh behind her, caused Aurora to turn around. She glared at the mirror. "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary." Her image smiled.
"Shut up." Aurora growled.
"Isn't that what you're suppose to say when looking into a mirror?" The image questioned off in her own world. "Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Than she comes and kills you. Oh, I'll get back at you for ruining my life you know."
"I haven't ruined it yet."
"But you eventually will, and I want to be a step ahead of you."
"Ya see, you were for awhile, but than I surpassed you."
"And you're up here because..."
"You know why."
"I just thought I'd ask. If you've forgotten the Book of Shadows repels evil."
"Would you back off and let me do what I want to do?"
"Not if it means you are going to ruin my life."
"I promise you that will happen soon, just not now." Aurora replied, leaving the attic.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"Away from you."
"Oh, you can't get away from me. I can get to you at any reflective surface you know."
"Then I'll just have to stay away from them." Aurora replied over her shoulder as she walked out the attic door.
Shaking her head she wondered down the stairs, she was in no way ready to deal with her 'good' self. She was getting to smart for her liking, and all Aurora could see was problems ahead of her. Aurora collapsed on the couch and looked at the ceiling, trying to form a plan for the rest of the week. Today was Thursday, she could easily just go out and cause problems out on the street. Tomorrow was Friday, she had to take Kelsey out and show her a great time. The day after tomorrow was Saturday, and her family was coming back. She could always wait to start the destruction and ruling of the underworld until then. That way everyone would be able to be present when that happened, but then she'd have to carry up the act until then.
It appeared to get more complicating to her. On one hand she could start her chaos now, and on the other she could wait and make everyone feel like nothing was wrong. She could feel the power building inside of her, and all she wanted to do was see what powers she had been blessed with now.
Aurora sat up, having made her mind up. Getting off the couch she wandered up to Melinda's room and quickly changed out of the sweats and tank she had been wearing as pajamas, into a pair of dark blue jeans and a black tank top. Aurora threw her long brown hair into a pony tail, and picked her coat up off the floor. She was going to have some fun, scaring people out of their minds.
"I wonder if I can shimmer yet." She mused to herself. Thinking of the kitchen downstairs she closed her eyes, only to reopen them and find herself in the kitchen. Grinning to herself she said, "Guess that answers my question."
Looking around the kitchen she spotted a piece of paper sitting on the kitchen counter, walking over she picked up a pen, not to far away, and wrote 'Out. Be back later. Aurora'
"If I still want them to think that nothing's wrong here, I got to at least try to be like my other half." She sighed, before using her telekinesis to lock the doors. One more glance around she shimmered out of the kitchen and found herself in one of the many alley ways in San Francisco.
Aurora smiled, "At least here I can try out my new powers before I go 'cause some much needed chaos. So lets see I know I have telekinesis, telepathy, a small bit of empathy, that would be helpful to improve. I can shimmer. But what other demonic powers have I gotten?"
Scanning the alley, Aurora spotted a dumpster, the perfect way of testing out her powers. Shooting out her arm she concentrated on anything other than her telekinesis, and was shocked to see a ball of fire form and then fly out at the garbage can. She smiled, "I always wanted to do that. But that can't be the only thing I can do. Energy balls maybe?"
Concentrating Aurora opened her hand in front of her and soon a small ball of energy formed. With a wave of her hand it disappeared into nothingness. "Well that was kind of useless. I guess it could use some work. Now that I know some extent to my abilities I wonder what kind of chaos I can create."
Aurora shimmered out of the alley and to a secluded part of the park. She watched those walking around until a plan formed in her head. A smile came to her lips as she looked around to make sure no one was watching, and formed a fire ball throwing it towards one of the many trees. Before anyone noticed her she formed a few more balls of fire and sent them flying towards more trees.
"Such a pity to have to destroy nature for fun." She mused before shimmering out of the park and back to the Halliwell manor. "Guess I wasn't out for as long as I hoped I would be."
AN: Hey, I'm so sorry about the long wait for the next chapter. School has been crazy. I have at least three tests a week in either Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or English, so I rarely get the chance to update. But I hope you liked this chapter. I have to admit it didn't really flow the way I wanted it to, but what can you do? Don't forget to leave a review.
nighthntss: Possibly.
Johnny: You'll have to wait and see.
Saver: Glad you like it. :)
ilovedrew88: Aurora's back, but not the real Aurora. Hmm, I wonder what will happen next.
Paige Halliwell-Matthews: Aw, thank you. :)
Embry: Glad you love it! Keep reviewing!
Angelnanoo: As long as you try your best, I'll try mine! lol
Kelsy: Glad you think so!
Drama Angel: It would be so much easier if the Charmed Ones could convince demons to kill themselves. But then again some are just manipulative.
Charmed Clover: That's ok, I've made you wait for an update, I can wait for a review. The evil Aurora is just that good...lol. Soon, very soon will someone realize it's not Aurora, now I wonder who that'll be..lol