Chapter Eight
The Neighbor
"Well, it's been fun be we'd better get back. Come on dear." Grams spoke. "I suppose you're right. Now, DJ you behave and obey your sisters, and if you need anything just
clench your fist and say the name of the one you want to aid you and..." Patty stopped when Grams spoke placing a hand on Patty's shoulder. "Patty, dear she'll be fine. She has
been for fifteen years. We'll come she her more. Now we need to get." Patty nodded and walked over to DJ and spoke into her ear as she hugged her. " I love you. I'm sorry I
wasn't there for you. But I'll be here for you now." DJ fought back tears as she hugged her mother. "It's ok. I had Phoebe and my dogs." She hugged her mother a moment longer.
When the moment passed Patty and Grams orbed out in a shimmering swirl of blue light. Darryl left for home as well. By this time it was late in the afternoon. "It's 5:30pm I'm
starved. How 'bout we fix up some grub." DJ said looking in Piper's direction. It was Piper who did most of the cooking in the Halliwell house hold. When they were younger she
often helped Grams in the kitchen. As a result she was an excellent cook. "You are not starving! Nor will you ever be starving!" Prue snapped at DJ shaking her finger in DJ's face.
She looked at Prue like she was nuts. Prue just smiled. "But I'm starving Mrs. Minchen. I haven't eaten since this morning." Phoebe said tugging on Prue's shirt. "Phoebe Halliwell sit
down and be quite until you are dismissed for lunch!" Prue snapped. "You guys are nuts!" DJ replied her accent showing some. "Yhea, we know." Phoebe said ruffling DJ's hair.
"Speak for yourself." Piper said scowling at Phoebe with a silly grin on her face. Prue shook her head. "Remember Mrs. Minchen would pop us on the hand with a ruler every time
we said something that wasn't grammatical correct?" Prue asked. "Yhea, and if someone fell asleep she would whack their desk to wake them." Phoebe answered. That's a first DJ
thought Prue and Phoebe agreeing on something. "Alright you guys knock it off I'm hungry. I've hardly eaten a anything since lunch yesterday! Now are we gonna fix some grub
or ain't we!" DJ snapped. Her accent as clear as ever. "Alright Yorkie, come on we get us some grub." Piper said mocking DJ's accent. "You guys knock off and let's get some
food!" Leo chimed in. The girls laughed. "While we fix food you, fix the phone Leo." Prue said. Leo nodded. Heading toward the kitchen, Piper called over her shoulder. "DJ come
help me get supper cooked." "But I don't no how to cook anything, except microwave able Mac N' Cheese and hotdogs." DJ called back. "Well now is good time to learn." Piper
replied smiling. The pair headed into the kitchen.They finished cooking at 6:00pm When the food was brought to the table Leo and the girls sat around the table and ate. They had
DJ's specialty; hotdogs! Piper fried some onions and added some herbs and spices to the hotdogs. When they finished eating Leo was called away by the elders. So the girls where
left with the dishes. They put them in the dishwasher and headed to the living room to watch TV. "DJ since you fixed supper you pick the show." Prue suggested. "Ok." DJ replied as
Prue handed her the remote. "There's suppose to be a Brittany Spears concert on channel 382." DJ said flipping through the channels. "No way I'm watching that!" Prue snapped.
"Prue you did say she could pick the show." Piper said looking at Prue. "I did, didn't I." She replied. DJ just nodded. "The concert is two hours." DJ said smiling. About an hour and
half later Shiloh began to whine. "Shi, hush Brittany's on TV." DJ said pushing her away with her foot. A few minutes later she was back at it. "Shiloh Ann! Be quite!" DJ snapped.
Shiloh whined. "Shiloh Ann?" Piper asked. "Uh...Kevin suggested naming her Shiann. But I liked Shiloh...so I put them together and call her Shiloh Ann when she's being bad." DJ
answered. "Maybe she needs to go outside." Phoebe suggested. "Maybe, but someone will have to watch her." DJ answered not once taking her eyes of the screen. "Let Prince
watch her." Piper said waving her hand in front of DJ's face. "Dang she really gets into this." Phoebe replied. "Prince take Shiloh outside." Prue spoke. Prince just lifted his head
looked at her then lowered it again. "Prince, I said go outside!" Prue repeated. "Try snapping your fingers." Piper suggested. "Ok, Prince go out back." Prue said snapping her
fingers. Prince stood up stretched and looked at Prue as if to say Why didn't you do that in the first place? He then went into the kitchen. He returned a few seconds later with
Shiloh's leash in his mouth. "Good boy." Prue said as she took the leash from him. She bent to pick up Shiloh then clipped the leash on her collar. A commercial came on and DJ
came out of her TV trance. "Prince get Shiloh's leash." She spoke. Prince looked at her and bark picking up the leash in his teeth. "Oh." She said petting him. "How'd you get him to
get the leash?" DJ asked. "Prue snapped and he obeyed." Phoebe answered. "Cool." DJ replied. "Here Prince watch Shi, Don't let her go through the fence. She'll wind up
pregnant and we'll have Dash-Beagles." DJ laughed at her joke till the concert came back on. Prince took Shiloh's leash and headed into the kitchen and out the screen door. When
the concert ended DJ came out her of hypnotic state completely. "Prince and Shiloh come back in yet?" She asked. "Nope, we haven't seen hide or hair of either since they went
out." Prue answered stretching. "Ya, mean they haven't come in at all?" DJ asked as she jumped up and headed toward the kitchen. Her sisters followed. "Prince, Shiloh! Where are
ya!" DJ shouted as she walked out on the back porch. The second she stepped out onto the porch Shiloh whined. "Shi what you doing?" DJ asked. Shiloh just whined again. Piper
reached back in and turned on the porch light. When she did they could see that Shiloh's leash was wrapped around the pole of the bird house. "Shi how did you get yourself
wrapped 'round that pole?" DJ asked as she stepped forward to untangle her. "Prince where you at?" DJ shouted. She looked toward the fence at the lose board. "Princeton if your
over there...!" DJ shouted as she ran at the fence. She leapt up at the last second and climbed up and peered over the top. She saw two streaks of gray-black fur race to the
doghouse. "Princeton are you gonna come here on your own? Or am I gonna have to drag you out?" DJ shouted. He whined but made no move from the doghouse. "Get his leash!"
She yelled over her shoulder. Piper went into the house and got Prince's leash off the table she walked out past Prue and Phoebe and handed the leash to DJ, who thanked her and
leaped over the fence. The neighbor's dachshund, Caesar, barked and bared his teeth as DJ walked through the yard toward the doghouse. "Toss it Salad!" DJ snapped. She smiled
at her joke. She reached the doghouse. "Princeton! You've one last chance to come...'fore I come in there and get you!" She said crossing her arms across her chest. Prince stuck
his head out of the doghouse and whined like a pup. "Don't give me that look, get your butt home now!" DJ snapped. Prince looked back at, Duchess, the neighbors female German
Shepherd. "Yhea get a good look at her; 'cause you ain't gonna see her for a long while." DJ said her arms still crossed. Prince came out of the doghouse entirely and headed
toward the fence. Once there he nudged it open with his snout and walked through with his tail between his legs. DJ ran at the fence and leaped up and over. Before her feet hit the
ground she began yelling at Prince. "What you thinking; going over there? Leaving Shi wrapped around that pole?" DJ snapped. "Princeton, you go off over there playin' hockey with
Duchess!" DJ snapped at him. "I'm disappointed in you! You nearly five! You should act like it!" DJ continued, her arms crossed against her chest. Prince looked at her and whined.
"Get in the house." DJ said as she turned toward her sisters. They just stared at her. "What?" DJ asked. "Are you nuts? Talking to him like he's a human." Prue asked. "Prue he
understands. He's smart. Shiloh is a bit slow...but Prince understands." DJ answered. Leo orbed on to the porch behind Piper and kissed her neck. Piper jumped and her sisters
laughed. "You scared me." Piper said embracing him. "I know." He replied kissing her passionately. "Ehew! There are children present." Phoebe said making a disgusted face. "Who
you?" DJ asked jokingly. Prue, Piper, and Leo laughed. "Hey! I was talking about you Judith!" Phoebe replied as if she were angry. "What did you call me?" DJ asked. "Judith!"
Phoebe answered. "Why I .." DJ started but was cut off when the neighbor called over the fence. "Hey, Prue haven't seen you in a while. Been working late?" Michelle asked. "No,
DJ's been sick." Prue answered walking toward the fence. "DJ?" Michelle asked. "Oh right. DJ is the baby." Prue said looking behind her. DJ walked toward the fence and stepped
up onto the stump near the fence. "Hi, for you ask it stands for Danielle Judith." DJ said introducing herself. "You get that a lot I suppose." Michelle asked pulling a chair up to the
fence to stand on. "Yhea." DJ replied. "You're from New York aren't you?" Michelle inquired. "Yhep, I lived in up town Manhattan. About three blocks from the World Trade
Center." DJ answered bending to pick up Shiloh who had whinnied near her feet. "Wow! That must have been scary; being that close and all." Michelle answered. "How long are
you going to be staying here?" Michelle continued. "She's living with us." Phoebe answered as her and Piper walked toward the fence with three lawn chairs for themselves and
Prue. Prue thanked Piper and stood up on the chair as Piper and Phoebe did the same. "Oh that will be nice." Michelle answered. "How long did you live in New York?" Michelle
asked. "Ten years from the time I was six to sixteen." DJ answered. "I've always wanted to visit New York. See the Statue of Liberty and Time Square." Michelle said with a far off
look in her eyes. "Yhea, those are neat. But Brittany Spears is the real treasure of New York." DJ replied a far off look came over her. Prue touched DJ's side make her jump.
"Prudence!" DJ laughed. Michelle smiled at them and asked. "There's one thing I don't get. Why did your parents name you Danielle Judith among your sisters P names?" DJ
shrugged and turned to her sisters. "Sam named her. He's a close friend of our mom's." Prue answered quickly. "Oh, that makes since." Michelle replied. "I'd love to stand and chat
but I have a deadline. So I have to get on it." Prue said. "Ok, I'll see you guys later. I have to get to bed; to get to work early." Michelle answered back. "Later." DJ said as she
headed toward the house with her sisters. "Nice meeting you DJ." Michelle called over the fence. "Same goes for you. Peace" DJ replied as she flashed Michelle the peace sign.
Leo, the girls, and the dogs went in to the manor and off to bed as it was 10:30pm. Ring Phoebe groaned and looked at the clock by her bed. 12:00am. People have no respect she
thought as she picked up the phone. "Hello?" "Wuz up? Is DJ there?" Came the voice. "Kevin? It's 12am and were all asleep or at least most of us." Phoebe answered. "My bad. In
New York the time is different." Phoebe yawned. "Listen, I called 'cause DJ's Birthday is coming up and I was wondering if I could come down and see her." Kevin continued.
"Yhea, I guess. As long as you don't come before 10am." Phoebe answered. "Sure thing, Kevin replied, Oh don't tell DJ, I want to surprise her." "Ok." Phoebe said yawning. "Ok,
Bye. Sorry again for calling so early." Kevin said. Phoebe said bye and the two hung up. At breakfast, before DJ came down, Phoebe told Prue and Piper that Kevin had called and
was coming to see DJ for her birthday. A week later Jessica turned up in a jail cell in time for the trail. Darryl got credit for Jessica turning up. At the trail Jessica was charged as a
minor of manslaughter. A few days later she was found in her cell with burn marks on her body. The girls figured the Source had killed her. But of course they couldn't tell this to the
entire police force. Lea pleaded temporary insanity and got of the hook. Prue finished her deadline a week early and was able to focus on fighting demons.