Hey! This is my first Charmed story and my story in a while. Please be nice!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the charmed characters! Only my own.
AN: This takes place in big Chris' time. Chris is alive and Wyatt is good. Wyatt is in college and Chris is a junior in high school. Piper and Leo are married and Leo is still a white-lighter, never turned elder/avatar. Paige is single and Phoebe stayed married to Dex. No, she is not pregnant yet! Wyatt and Chris are 3 years apart.
Chapter One: Another one!
Melinda groggily opened her eyes and stared at her beeping clock showing 6:00 in bright red against the slightly bright room because the sun had not risen yet. 'Damn…why so early!' She yawned and slowly got out of bed, after slamming- quite forcefully the 'off' button on her alarm clock. After brushing her teeth and eating breakfast, she returned into her room to change. Wearing a causal pair of jeans, a blue A&F t-shirt and a sweatshirt, she grabbed her backpack and walked out the door on her journey to school.
On her 15 minute walk to school, she was unknown to the pair of eyes that we on her.
"Are you sure that's her?" the first mysterious voice asked.
"Yes. I can sense her strong aura through the others." Answered her companion.
"Alright. What do we do now?"
"Wait." (line)
"Mom! Behind you!" cried Chris Halliwell as he ducked when an energy ball flew by his head. The woman with the long brown hair quickly got down as an atheme zoomed dangerously close to her head. She got back up and flicked her wrists, causing the demon to blow up into many pieces. Chris tk-ed the same atheme into his own demon causing the same fate as his companion. He sighed in relief and scanned the damage done to the living room. Piper had already begun to sweep broken glass from a vase that fell during the attack.
"Mom, you don't have to clean you know." He leaned against the wall saying in a 'matter-of-fact' voice; knowing what other alternative there was to clean up.
"Let the object of objection
Become but a dream as…" he was cut off by yelling.
"Chris! You know how I feel about stuff like this. Personal gain is bad and you need to be able to learn to not rely on magic every moment." She got up and faced him, hands on her hips.
"Yeah, I know. Sorry." He mumbled as he joined her in cleaning the mess.
As they cleaned, the door open, a woman with short brown hair entered with a smile on her face. Her frown turned upside down when she entered the living room.
"Piper, Chris! What happened?" she asked frantically.
"Another demon attack. The third one this week! Jeeze! Don't demons realize that we need to live lives?" Piper said as she threw her hands up in the air. "I have to go to the club soon. A band's playing tonight and they need to do a sound check and I should go and make sure everything's working alright." She sighed, mentally adding that to her already long 'to-do' list. (Line)
"Hey, Mel." Greeted Alyssa, Melinda's best friend as she sulked her way to her locker.
"Hey." She greeting back, fighting a yawn back as she turned the lock on her lock and opened it up.
"Tired much?" Alyssa asked in a playful tone.
"I had another stupid dream last night and it didn't leave much time for sleep." Mel answered, recalling back to her recurring dream.
Dream
She appeared inside a Victorian house. The house appeared empty until three women came down the stairs. One was medium height with brownish hair. She wore black pants with a red halter. The other was slightly taller, also having brown hair, but hers was medium length and was curly. She wore brown khakis and a white tank. The last one had long brown hair, pulled up into a ponytail. She wore jeans and a black t-shirt. She, unlike the others, was pregnant.
"So, Piper, how's my little niece doing?" asked the one with khakis asked, rubbing her sister is apparent round belly.
"Fine, Phoebe. How do you know it is a girl? 'IT' could end up like Wyatt and Chris." She countered.
"Because I can feel it." Phoebe whispered. She adored children.
"Piper, what are you going to name her?" asked the woman with a red halter."
"I don't know, Paige. I was thinking…Melinda. Ya know, after Melinda Warren."
End Dream
"Melinda…Melinda…Mel!" Melinda came back to reality, finding her friend's hand waving across her face. "You ok?" she asked worriedly.
"I'm ok…just zoned out for a minute there. I'm soooo ready for this day to be over." She slammed her locker shut and walked away.
"Word has it that Mr. Jones is having a pop quiz on the history of Romeo and Juliet." Her friend commented.
"Are you serious? We just got that book a couple days ago! This day is getting worse and worse!" she practically shouted. A blast of lightning lit the clear sky.
"Was that lightning that just struck?" One kid asked.
"But it's a perfectly clear day!" Another commented. (Line)
"Her powers are growing with every moment." The mysterious voice noticed, continuing to stare at the teenager walking through the crowded hallways of her high school.
"We must be careful she does not expose herself and magic." The other voice added. (Line)
A demon shimmered into a dark lair.
"M..Master…I'm sorry I failed you…i…i'm…so…so…so…rry…." He stuttered, his head hung low as his 'master' sat in his throne strumming his fingers on the armrest.
"Pathetic fool." Was all he said before throwing a fireball at the minion. 'Must I be the only competent one in the underworld?' he thought to himself.
"Maybe I am of some assistance?" asked a female voice. He raised his head to find a woman in black leather with long almost black silky hair.
"And you are?"
"Bianca."
"How are you able to help me, exactly, and not fail as those before you have?" he asked, unsure of her worthiness.
"Because I have…'connections' with a certain Halliwell." (AN: why she is in this timeline will be explained later)
"Alright. I have a mission for you. My seer tells me that there is a witch. She is most likely related to the Halliwells because of her strong power, but shows no relationship between them and she lives in a different state. I want you to find her and eliminate her before they get a chance to meet each other." He commanded. "She lives in Seattle. A freshman in high school. I'm sure you can handle her." Bianca chuckled and shimmered out.
"Ok class, pop quiz! Clear your desks of everything and take out a pencil and eraser." An old man boomed at his class. The students all groaned and followed his instructions.
'What a waste of time.' Melinda thought as she took out her lucky pencil. As soon as everyone's desk was clear, Mr. Jones handed out a piece of paper to each desk. Melinda glanced at the questions on the paper and wanted to crumple it and throw it back at her teacher who was now sitting as his desk drinking coffee and admiring the sweat that now glistened on most of the student's foreheads.
'Name the place that Romeo and Juliet first meet and quote their first conversation. Why do I care!' she inwardly asked herself. She took in a deep breath, placed her pencil on the paper, and began to answer the questions with ease. The night before, she had sparked notes on the entire book. Who needs to read when you have the internet/other people to do your work for them?
Phoebe and Paige finished cleaning and tidying up the living room. Piper left for P3 and Chris went with Wyatt after calling Wyatt home from college to help him solve the demon attack question.
"So, on a happier note, where's Dex?" asked Paige as they finally finished cleaning and stay on the couch.
"He's at his studio. He claimed that he had a new idea and wanted to use it before he forgot so he left this morning after we woke up." She answered. There was a still silence in the room until two bright blue lights filled the room. Chris and Wyatt appeared and looked like they rolled in ash.
"What happened?" asked Phoebe; annoyed they got ash on the carpet she and Paige just finished cleaning.
"Well, we didn't want demons finding us, so we hid…behind a rock and those things are never clean." Chris answered, brushing ash off him.
"D'you get anything?" Paige asked them.
"Apparently, there's a strong disturbance in the underworld. A good disturbance which means demons are now freaking out…causing them to start surfacing and attacking, trying to figure out what has happened." Wyatt sat down, looking tired. 'I wonder what the disturbance is…we've rarely had a 'GOOD' disturbance.'
"Maybe your father has more info about it from the elders." Chirped Paige, being the perky one in the group. As if on cue, more blue lights illuminated the room. A tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes appeared. His face pale and full of worry. He faced his sisters in law and oldest son.
"She's been awakened." Their faces, full of shock.
Melinda opened her locker and a small note slipped out. She opened it and it read:
Hey there,
Meet me at 4
u no who
She sighed. Her boyfriend, Nate of 6 months would randomly send her notes like these asking her to go somewhere. She automatically knew where. On their 1-month anniversary, he had taken her to a large tree in the middle of a park and carved their names on that tree. It was their place and always will be.
When she arrived, she saw no one there. She looked around. Suddenly, two large hands covered her eyes. "Guess who?" whispered in her ear. She turned around to find Nate holding red roses. She accepted the gift and gave his a kiss. They sat in the park talking to one another about their lives and school.
"Sorry, babe. I gotta run. Mom's expecting me home is 10 minutes." He got up and gave her a quick kiss before running in the direction of his home. Mel sat down and admired the wonderful Seattle view of the lake. Life here was simple. Not as busy as New York. Peaceful. She closed her eyes and just enjoyed the moment. A pair of hands covered her eyes. "Guess who?" but this time, the voice was…female! Mel turned around to find a woman with long black hair in tight leather behind her. Melinda panicked. The wicked smile on her face did not soothe her troubles. The two shadows watching this prepared to jump out of the tree and help Mel. One of the shadows held her partner back.
"Let's see if Melinda can do this on her own." She whispered. Melinda backed up into a tree.
"What do you want?" she asked in a trembling voice and Mel gasped when she saw a small blade appear out of nowhere into the woman's hand.
"You." In addition, the woman in leather (Bianca if you have not noticed yet.) lunged for Mel. Mel instinctively raised her hands up and a blue bubble surrounded her. When Bianca made contact with the force field, she was throwing back. She was surprised such a young girl had such strong power and shimmered out, thinking of another plan to rid the 'child'. But not before throwing an energy ball at Melinda. Melinda shrieked and shut her eyes awaiting contact. It never came. She opened her eyes and found herself inside her room. 'How did I do that? Who was that woman?' she began asking herself many questions. Suddenly the two shadows showed themselves to Melinda. Melinda shrieked again.
"Melinda. No worries. We are not here to harm you like that woman was." Soothed the first voice. "I am Jasmine and he is Derek. We are elders."
"Elders?" questioned Melinda.
"Don't worry. We will explain all that needs to be explained." Answered Derek. The three sat down and the elders began to explain to Melinda the existence of magic, elders, white-lighters, witches, demons, and of course, Melinda's true past.
"You see, Melinda, from your last encounter with that demon, you are unique against other people you may know. You are a witch." Derek told her.
"But, mom and dad aren't witches." Melinda wondered.
"That is because they are not your real parents." Shock was written all over Melinda's face.
"You see. There are three witches that are sisters. They are known as the Charmed Ones. These are the most powerful witches known to all magic. The eldest of the Charmed Ones is Piper. She has three kids. Wyatt, the oldest, Christopher, the middle child, and Melinda, the youngest." Jasmine paused to let this new information sink into Melinda's mind.
'I am a witch…I have 2 brothers…' those two thoughts ran through Melinda's mind over and over. She now had a new family that she has to adjust to. Emotions ran through her like ripples in a flowing river. Confusion, surprise, sadness, and anger.
"But why…" Before Melinda could finish her sentence, Derek interrupted her.
"That is all we can say. The rest you must ask your mother, Piper. We must take you to them now."
"But what about my mom and dad here? I need to pack…" she rambled on and on until Jasmine silenced her with a raised hand.
"We can quickly pack your things for you," and she snapped her fingers, causing all of Melinda's items in a large suitcase. "You may say goodbye to your parents. Discretely. We do not want your parents to find out about your true identity. We will put memory dust to make them forget you so they will not be suspicious."
"What about my friends? Nate?" she was now angry at the two strangers; asking for her to do so much when she was in such shock about what she had just learned about herself.
"We can take you to them. Tell them that you are suddenly moving and cannot stay any longer." Jasmine answered.
"NO! I can't just leave my life for some other family that I have never seen before! I can't just leave this place. I grew up here. I planned to live here until I grew old with my husband! You can't just take it away from me in one night. I won't go!" tears were now streaming down her face.
"We're sorry. We know that this is sudden, but if you do not go and reunite with your family, the underworld will be able to establish a ruler and then we'd be in a lot of trouble." Derek said in a remorseful tone.
"Well…I guess I'll be downstairs with my…" she didn't even know what to call them. They weren't her parents-anymore. Melinda walked slowly down the stairs. Her mom and dad were seated at the table, doing a crossword puzzle together, as they always did. Melinda's mom looked up and saw her daughter's puffy red eyes.
"Sweetheart, what's the matter?" she asked, getting up and hugging Melinda.
"Nothing. I just got something in my eye and had a hard time taking it out. No biggie." Melinda plastered a weak smile on.
"Alright. Dinner is almost ready. I want you to go wash up." Her mother turned and headed towards the stove.
"Mom, dad, you know that I love you and always will, right?" Melinda sat down, so she was in-between her mom and dad. Both her parents turned to her.
"Of course we know that. We love you too. You're the best daughter parents could ask for." Her father placed an arm around her and kissed her forehead. Melinda kissed her father back on the cheek and mother of the forehead and returned upstairs, tears returning, knowing she would probably never see them again.
The elders then orbed Melinda is Alyssa, where Melinda told Alyssa that she had an emergency and she, alone, had to move to an aunt's house and not come back. Tears were exchanged. Melinda's tear tore when she arrived on Nate's doorstep. She rang the doorbell. Nate opened the door.
"Hey, can I talk to you out here real quick?" she asked in a small voice, fighting the tears that threatened to fall. Nate closed the door behind him and walked towards her.
"Nate. You know that I love you, right?" she asked him. He nodded. "I have bad news." He frowned.
"You're breaking up with me?" he asked.
"I wouldn't call it that. I have to move to San Francisco." His body tensed.
"What does that mean, for us?" he asked.
"I was thinking of a long term relationship, but I realized that we would eventually grow apart and that's just not fair for the both of us that we can't see each other. I still want us to be best buds. It would selfish of me if I asked you to not let you meet other people and date other people." He nodded and smiled.
"Put very nicely, Melinda. I think it would nice if we stayed best buds." Melinda smiled.
"I have to go. Stay in touch." She kissed him once more and walked off.
Meanwhile
Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Wyatt, and Chris were all assembled in the living as asked to be Jasmine.
"Thank you for meeting with me. Some may have realized that yes, Melinda has realized her powers." Piper, hearing this for the first time, gasped. Chris also had a confused face on. Jasmine saw him and faced him
"Melinda…your younger sister." Chris was also surprised.
"Derek is about to take her here now." After that, Jasmine orbed out.
"What! Now? But…I haven't prepared anything yet…" Piper was rambling, like every time she is nervous.
"Don't worry, Paige and I have already got everything together." Phoebe soothed. Derek had appeared early and told them that Melinda was coming.
"Soon enough, Derek orbed in with a girl holding his hand."
"Hi."
End Chapter 1