Powers : Of The ' Three ' Kind
Disclaimer: I sooo don't own Charmed or any of the characters. WB do. (But I own Des, Gale, Carl, Daniel, Melinda and Warren.)
Andy is semi-evil? Prue's back with one hell of a surprise for the charmed ones!
Pairings: Prue/Andy, Piper/Leo and Phoebe/Jason
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By five o'clock that evening, the basement had been set up; there was a bed, a rug, a dressing table, a work table with a chair – Jason had even sent over some side tables, under the excuse of having too many.
Prue sighed in satisfaction. Leo orbed in with the closet. Paige followed a few minutes later with curtains for the small windows in the basement.
"You won't believe how much more cleaned up the attic is now," she murmured,
"Piper will be SO happy!"
With that she orbed off.
"Well it's kind of comfy now," said Prue with satisfaction.
"It is," agreed Leo.
"I'd better get Piper," he said and orbed to the kitchen.
Prue gave the room a quick once-over, now all that was left was getting her clothes down here.
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Phoebe had a small part of the attic cleaned up by the time Paige arrived. When Leo had come up here, he had been a bit surprised by the mess. But after a beet-root red Paige had explained what had happened, he had accepted it and told them to clear up quickly.
Now she had gotten most of the crystals together in their separate shoe boxes. Piper liked to arrange them according to type and power. It suddenly hit her that she could do a cleaning spell.
"Piper will surely be pissed,
'cause this attic's a total mess.
So put everything in its place,
Very quickly; Post haste!"
"Impressive," murmured Phoebe when the spell started to clean things up by orbing them to their correct position before the storm." Especially the part about post-haste !" she said with a giggle.
"At least the attic is clean," commented Paige. She was exhausted. She stretched.
"I am exhausted." she said, yawning. "Better go clear out those bags first."
"Yeah," agreed Phoebe. She headed for the door. But stooped half way and turned to Paige who was folding a blanket, which had been ruffled before the Power-Fritz. So the spell hadn't taken care of it.
"By the way, do you like Prue?" She studied Paige as she asked this question. She was relieved to see a smile on her face. But then she saw her receive this little guilty look on her face.
"I love her. She is way more fun than how you described her. We went shopping and showed me all these great places I've never heard of." Paige described animatedly.
"Wow. Consider that an honour. Prue rarely showed anyone her secret shopping spots. In fact, I don't remember anyone who has been with to these places. Up now that is." said Phoebe obviously impressed.
"No. Like she said, she couldn't go shopping up there. She probably took me there because I was present and I have money and she couldn't find me. That's all." Paige looked guilty now.
"No way." Prue was standing in the doorway. "Paige, didn't I tell you earlier that I watched over you guys. So when I came to earth why didn't I appear at the store Piper was or at the restaurant Phoebe was. Why did I choose to come here. That's because I wanted to bond with you. You are close to these two. But not to me. If I am going to live here, we couldn't be awkward around each other all the time it's just us. Besides," she gave Phoebe a fond smile as she looked at her, "I learnt that it would be a crime not to know your sister well."
Paige had a smile on her face after she heard those words. "Really? You mean it?"
" Yes. Definitely." answered Prue.
"Now," said Phoebe, "I have a deadline to make, so I have to return to my room."
"Hey, Pheebs ! Wait up. I need the dress and earrings you borrowed but never returned." said Prue with a mischievous smile on her face.
"You still remember that?" asked a shocked Phoebe. She remembered making that confession at Prue's funeral.
"Been literally dieing to ask you for them back." replied Prue.
"Oops. I'd better go help Piper downstairs," interrupted Paige and with that she orbed out.
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Piper looked up as she saw orbs appear in the kitchen. When she saw it was Paige, she returned to chopping up the tomatoes.
"I'm making pasta tonight," she explained.
"Oh. Okay." answered Paige.
"So, what do you think about Prue?"
Paige could tell that Piper had been waiting to ask her that question.
"I absolutely, positively love her." she answered as she rummaged through the cupboards. "But . . . " she turned around to face Piper, who looked up at her.
Paige continued. "I feel as though I am closer to her than I am to you and Phoebe. I mean we have a lot in common: we lost our parents at an early age, we have not-so-good love lives with the occasional keeper who is pulled out of our grasp because of something magical, we have an almost same taste in clothes and last but not least we are extra dedicated to being witches."
"What do you mean by 'extra dedicated'?" questioned Piper feigning indignation.
"Well you and Phoebe are dedicated - no question about that – but . . . you guys want normal lives as well, that's what important to you. Me, I want to be fully into magic for now, gain full control of my powers, they may grow soon, and I want to save more innocents. Plus, maybe lay off the dating scene for a while." Paige answered truthfully.
"Well," said Piper with a smile, "You are right, and this baby will make me go off the magical scene for a while after it's born."
"You sure about that?" asked Paige as she picked up the jar of basil, "There is no way this kid is not magical. Seriously, it's got major mojo."
She took a deep breath and waved her hand at jar while saying, "Basil !" in a commanding tone. Orbs surrounded the jar and it orbed off.
"Where is that going?" asked Piper.
"The attic. I was working on a potion this morning. I need basil for that. And tomorrow Prue is going to show me how to make an all-purpose vanquish potion for Upper Level Demons." explained Paige.
She bent down and looked through the bags, picking up the ones that were hers and separating them from Prue's bags. She orbed hers to her room and Prues to the basement. She returned a few minutes later. She returned with the Book of Shadows in her arms. She started gathering the herbs needed for the ward.
"Where are Phoebe and Prue?" asked Piper as she pealed the cucumbers for the salad.
"In the basement decorating it, Jason's moving men left a few minutes ago." Paige explained.
"So soon?"
"Yeah, he called home told them to pack the pieces he knew Phoebe liked and to send them here immediately. It took them ten minutes to get here and ten to set up. Then they left. Leo's cleaning out the storeroom. Turns out there was door there for a bathroom we never knew we had and another door that leads to the basement."
"What?" Piper was shocked. "How come we've never seen the entrance to the room from the basement?"
"Well, the furnace covered it." Paige's herbs were starting to boil.
"First day here and her own walk-through bathroom," whined a cranky Piper. "She's always been the lucky one."
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"You have always been the lucky one!" exclaimed Phoebe as she changed the sheets on this luxurious bed Jason had sent over. "You sure you don't want to swap or anything?"
"Definitely not." said Prue. She was putting her outfits into her new closet.
"Tell him I said 'thank you'."
"I will." Phoebe put the blanket on the bed. Perfect. "So . . . did you and Paige bond?"
"Definitely. I think I'm closer to her than you and Piper. No offence, but, we are really alike and I've seen her here, and guided her. I sent her the dove spell."
"That's great." said Phoebe.
"Oh. You won't believe who I met at Quake."
"Who?"
"Andy. He's been made a white lighter. But he's under strict orders not to see you guys."
"Wow ! Always knew he had it in him. But how come he saw you? Isn't he not allowed?"
"I was wondering the same thing. Maybe he wasn't told. That brings me to the fact that he had black orbs." Prue said. She was arranging her desk.
Leo orbed in at that instant.
"I've got news."
"Well don't just stand there, spill !" exclaimed Phoebe as she sat on the now made bed.
"I checked it out with the elders and one of them, Algernon, he's in charge of all this, told me, " he spoke in a hushed tone, " that the first part of the prophecy has been completed. As well as the first part of your mission, Prue. On a more happier note, he also told me that the elders have sealed the basement from the 'woogie-man'. Not even an earthquake can shake it lose. Also that Andy is a real whitelighter and that any questions will be answered tomorrow at dinner. Oh, and continue with the training."
"Well that sounds like Algie." said Prue with a sigh. "You'd better inform Piper and Paige."
"Okay." said Leo and he orbed off.
"What do you make of that?" asked Phoebe after he had left.
"I wonder what the prophecy says," said Prue. "I mean what could have completed it, all I did today was meet Paige, go shopping, have lunch at 'Quake' where I met Andy, returned home, almost died again, was reunited with you guys and moved into the basement."
"I'm more curious about what he meant by dinner, tomorrow night. I mean you are eating here, so what could happen?" said Phoebe.
"Oh," Prue gave her a guilty smile, "Andy asked me out to dinner tomorrow night."
"Wow. Not even one day back and you are already fixed up for a date." said Phoebe, with a mischievous smile.
"You had better not be hinting what I think you are hinting." retorted Prue as she smiled and made to swat Phoebe. She couldn't reach her, so she picked up a cushion from the bed and threw it at her. Phoebe caught it and threw it back at her. Prue in turn caught it, but this time kept it back down, and sat on the bed. Phoebe flopped down beside her. "So what's this about training?" she asked.
Prue looked at her and answered, "Paige. I'm supposed to train her, so she will become more powerful. Besides, she has a destiny to fulfil."
"Aaaah, I have been enlightened." Phoebe commented.
"One of the elders told me to." Prue said. "So . . . What about Jason? He's kind of cute."
"I don't know, I'm taking it comes," commented Phoebe.
"Last time I did that, Andy DIED." said Prue seriously.
"I am SO sorry," said Phoebe sympathetically.
"It's okay, I was KIDDING!" said Prue, giggling as all seriousness vanished. The giggling was contagious, as Phoebe started giggling as well.
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Soon it was dinner time. Leo and all four sisters gathered for dinner. They started and were soon discussing the prophecy.
"This is DELICIOUS," said Prue as she took her first bite of the pasta.
"I second that!" said Phoebe.
"Piper, how did you become such a good cook?" asked Paige, "It can't run in the family, because I make even CHEESECAKE explode. And it's not something to be cooked."
"Thank you," said Piper quite happily.
"Did Leo tell you that the elders said that the first part of the prophecy is over?" asked Prue.
"Yeah. What's up with that any way?" said Paige. "What happened that could have done that?"
"Well . . ." said Prue looking a little guilty. "Paige, I'm afraid I wasn't honest with you. Earlier today at 'Quake' I bumped into someone I knew – know -," Prue quickly corrected herself. It was Andy. He was the-"
"Love of your life, I know. Phoebe told me all that. I know who he is," interrupted Paige. "But didn't he die?" she then asked.
"My sentiments exactly," said Piper.
"Well he's become a whitelighter. But I don't know much more other than that, but I will find out more tomorrow night." said Prue.
"Tomorrow night?" questioned Piper.
"He asked me out on a date." Prue told her.
"Wow. Couple of hours here and she's already got a date," said Piper, "That sounds like her."
"But why didn't he visit us?" asked Paige.
"Point no. 1: He wasn't allowed to show himself to you guys. The Elders said so. Pint no. 2: It was quite recent." Prue informed them.
"Meddling busybodies!" exclaimed a cranky Piper. She squeezed Leo's hand and gave him a fond smile.
"So will you forgive me?" continued Prue.
"Yes, I'd do the same thing if it were Glen or some other guy I love." said Paige.
"Good. Now that things are settled," said Phoebe, "We'd better come up with a game plan."
"Well," said Piper, "Paige and Prue will probably be free tomorrow, so they work on the prophecy and on Phoebe's premonition. Write it in the book so demons can't access it. Phoebe, go to work. Leo and I will be at the club."
"Okay," said Prue.
"Can we work on more spells tomorrow?" asked Paige eagerly.
"Yes, all you want. We could even vanquish a few demons, you know . . ." answered Prue. "But you know what? I've been thinking about getting my old job at 415 back. It'll help with the finances. I could even help with the club, if you want?"
"What about our spell-time?" said Paige a little downcast.
"No," said Piper, "Help Paige out. I can handle it."
"Paige?" said Prue. "I'll probably start work after a week."
Paige brightened up.
"Well," said Phoebe, "It's time for desert. Time to clean up!"
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