The Cookie and the Monster

Cady had been sitting in the living room on one of the plush arm chairs reading a book while the sounds of arguing resounded behind her. She looked over her shoulder towards the stairs where the arguing was taking place before glancing over to Wyatt who sat in his playpen. "I see where he gets his stubbornness from," she whispered to the little boy in reference to his younger-older brother.

Piper's voice rose a notch to respond to Chris' last argument, before there was silence and the sound of footsteps stomping down the stairs were heard.

Cady shook her head and set her book down. Standing up to stretch. She laughed to herself as she saw Chris walk moodily down the stairs. They had tried an experiment today where they got dressed, as far from each other as possible, wearing clothes that they didn't think the other would think of…it didn't work.

Chris was now adorned in baggy navy blue plaid pants and a yellow muscle shirt while Cady was dressed in a navy blue plaid skirt and yellow tank.

She grinned as he came to hug her as Piper and her sisters stood before her.

"Listen up Missy," Piper said in her no nonsense voice. "Since Chris here feels that it is eminent that we take out this next demon to save Wyatt, we're going. That means you are in charge of watching Wyatt…" she glared at Chris. Apparently that was what they were arguing about. The power of three was needed for this demon and Chris was trying to get Piper to let Cady watch Wyatt.

"You better take good care of my nephew," Paige said, hands on her hips.

"Come on Paige," Phoebe said smiling, "I'm sure she can handle watching a toddler…a magical toddler…a magical conjuring toddler…you will be alright won't you?" she asked glancing worriedly at Cady.

Before Cady could respond with a positive answer, Piper spoke, "You better take good care of my son. I swear if we get back and you're not here with him…I will hunt you down and vanquish your sorry ass over and over and over again. Do you understand me?"

Cady gulped and nodded. She had no worries about watching Wyatt, the little boy seemed to like her well enough to not give her any problems, but facing an angry Charmed One isn't something every demon…or part demon…can say they did and survive.

"Can we go now?" Chris asked. The sooner they got it done, the sooner they could get back and Piper wouldn't kill his girlfriend.

Piper nodded, orbing out with Paige, followed by Chris and Phoebe.

Cady sighed, turning to Wyatt, "Never cross you mommy," she said picking the boy up.

He giggled as she tickled his stomach. She walked into the kitchen with him, setting him on the counter top while she looked through the fridge for something to eat. Her eyes widened as she saw something in the back of the fridge. "Hey little guy, how about we make you mom some cookies?" She held up a package of Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies, the break and bake ones. "I'm sure she'd love to get cookies from her special man."

Wyatt nodded, reaching out for the cookies. Cady laughed, turning Wyatt to face her as she opened the oven. She stepped back and looked at the insides of it. All the pans were stacked neatly in size order with some cupcake tins on top. She nodded her head in approval before removing the trays to get the cookie sheets at the bottom. She turned the oven on and cut open the cookie bag, turning to face Wyatt, "You mommy is a very smart, neat lady." She said, think that Chris was just like her.

"You want to help Wyatt?" she asked noticing the toddler reaching out. She sat him next to the sheets on the table and handed him some of the cookies. "See, you have to space them out, like this." She put a few down and watching in amazement as the child did the same with his cookies.

Before they knew it, it was time to put the cookies in the oven and wait for them to bake.

Cady picked up Wyatt who was munching on some leftover dough, and carried him back to the living room, complimenting him on his job well done. That was until she saw a black robed man hovering near Wyatt's pen. She glanced down at Wyatt, whose grip on her shirt strap tightened a little, before looking back up at the man now leaning over the pen.

"Who are you?" she asked, stepping up behind the man.

He turned quickly, robes following in a flutter. "Who are you?" he replied.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, she was usually a good judge of character normally able to determine friend from foe…it was an instinct she had learned to tune and trust. One that was now telling her that this man was not all that he appeared to be. She noted his classic goatee and mustache, cut in the average bad guy style, strengthening her suspicions.

"I believe I asked you first." She said tightening her grip on Wyatt.

The man eyed Wyatt quickly, which did not go unnoticed by Cady, before answering, "I am Gideon." Cady made a look that clearly said 'and?'. "I am the headmaster of Magic School."

'So he's an elder.' She thought to herself. Her mind quickly flashed to some memories of Chris', one of Wyatt's first day at Magic School, being terrified to enter the place for some reason, and one of when Gideon had come to check up on the progress of his students while they were sick…Wyatt pretended to sleep, pulling the cover tighter around him as if he were afraid.

The man cleared his throat, awaiting her reply. She sighed, "I'm Cady, a friend of Chris'."

She noted how his eyes narrowed at the mention of Chris; she could practically see the distrust for her radiating through them. "Ah…yes, Chris…"

"Yes, Chris," she confirmed growing impatient, "What do you want? And why were you hovering by Wyatt's play pen?"

She watched as his throat clenched in what she suspected to be a nervous action. Had she caught him in something?

"I simply came to…request the help of the Charmed Ones…at Magic School." He said.

"That still doesn't explain why you were by Wyatt's pen?"

"I just wanted to check up on the little bundle of joy."

Cady's eyes narrowed more, she didn't like the tone he used when referring to Wyatt. She had heard it enough growing up with her mother. It was the tone of sarcasm mixed with hatred and a smidge of fear. Now why would he be using that tone with Wyatt?

"Well, they're not here right now, but I'll let them know you dropped by," she said, and with that she waved her hand before her, forcing the Elder into an orb back to Magic School.

She didn't like him…she didn't like him one bit…and neither did Wyatt apparently.

A small chime sounded from the kitchen, alerting Cady to the fact that the cookies were done. "Yay, Wyatt, cookies!"

The child giggled, all thoughts of the strange Elder fading as the smell of delicious cookies filtered through the air. She bobbed Wyatt up and down as she made her way back to the kitchen.

About two minutes later a swirl of orbs filled the living room as the Charmed Ones and their Whitelighter returned. Piper rushed to the playpen seeing that Wyatt was not there. Panic seized her, "I'll kill her…" she muttered when a voice spoke behind her.

"Kill who?" Cady asked shimmering behind them, Wyatt holding her hand eating a nice warm gooey cookie (A/N – mmmm…) while Cady held the plate in her other hand.

Piper opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. Of all the scenarios that she had played through her head of what she'd see when she got back…this was not one of them.

Cady looked down at the plate that Piper was staring at before grinning sheepishly. "Sorry, Wyatt wanted to surprise his mommy didn't you?" she asked the boy kneeling down. He reached out and took a cookie before running…well, waddling…over to his mother holding out a cookie for her to have.

Piper took the cookie in wonder when Cady spoke again. "I was just about to clean up when I heard orbing. I told Wyatt that his mommy and the C.O.s were back and asked if we should surprise them."

"C.O.s?" Paige asked after a moment as Phoebe went to try a cookie with Chris.

"Charmed Ones." Cady added. She placed the cookies on the small china table in the middle of the room, conjuring up some glasses of milk for them to use. "I'm just gonna go clean up then…" she said after a while.

She glanced around the room before shimmering out to the kitchen. Chris smiled before walking in that direction to help as the sisters took a seat and ate stared at the cookies.

"Well, that was nice of her," Phoebe said taking another one. God, she loved gooey cookies.

Paige nodded taking a sip of milk. "They are really good."

Piper smiled gently, lifting Wyatt up to sit on her lap. "Did you help make these?" she asked her little boy. He smiled and orbed another cookie to his hand. Piper smiled and took a cookie as well.

A/N – Yay! The charmed ones are starting to trust Cady! Who knew all Chris had to do was make some cookies? Lol. Well, the next chapter will be with Chris taking Cady up there and them working on trying to figure out who turns Wyatt…with Cady's suspicions voiced to the sisters, will they believe her or not?