Prue's POV (Emelie172)
Disclaimer: The lyrics in this chapter are taken from the song: The first time I ever saw your face, by: Celine Dion.
17. Date, secrets…disaster
"How can you just sit there?" Phoebe sent me one of her dirty looks. I know she resents me for not just going over to Glen's and drag Paige home.
"I'm going ok" I sighed. "I just want to give her some time."
"The half-breed not home yet?" Sevron's snakelike voice came from the doorway to the kitchen. God I wish he would stop sneaking up on us like that.
"Oh get a life" Phoebe snapped and I couldn't help but smile but as I looked at her I got scared. She was all pale and held on tightly to the counter not to fall.
"What's wrong?" I hurried up to her as Sevron crept away and Piper walked into the room.
"I…I felt him…" Phoebe gasped.
"What?" Piper asked as she joined us.
"Empathy" Phoebe answered and I sighed.
Were we back to the magic again?
"What did you feel?" Piper asked interested.
Wow Piper sounded interested, I had just lost the last one, the voice of reason.
"He's evil" Phoebe whispered as Piper helped her over to one of the chairs and I went over to the sink and filled up a glass of water.
"Like we didn't know that" Piper replied.
"Yeah he's not Mr. nice" I said as I placed the glass on the table in front of Phoebe.
"This was different" Phoebe stated. "It was like nothing I have ever felt, like pure evil."
"Just another reason to get rid of him" Piper muttered under her breath.
"Yeah like that's ever happening" Phoebe said and glanced at me.
"It's all up to me isn't it?" I snapped. "I have to do everything and you just sit back and groan about how long it takes me to the impossible" I didn't mean to sound so awful but I couldn't help it.
"Sorry" Phoebe mumbled.
"Maybe we should just lock him in the basement?" Piper suggested.
"Yeah then the woogy man will eat him alive" I said which made Phoebe's cheeks go all red on her.
"You are never letting go of that, are you?" she said and sent me and Piper evil looks. Ever since she was about five Phoebe has been scared of the besement because she believes that's where the woogy man lives. Back then it was cute but now it was getting annoying as I always ended up being the one having to go down there to do things.
"Nope" I said and walked out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Piper called after me as I headed for the front door.
"I'm getting Paige home" I said and walked out.
I didn't have to go that far though as Paige stood right outside the door.
"I was just coming to find you" I said and smiled.
"I need to talk to you" Paige said and walked past me inside the house.
We walked in to the kitchen where Piper and Phoebe were still seated by the table.
"That went fast" Piper said and smiled as Paige sat down too.
"So what do you wanna talk about?" I asked and sat down as well.
"I think I have another power" Paige sighed and buried her face in her hands.
Great more magic…
"What did you do?" Phoebe leaned over the table to get closer.
"Glen lost the remote and when I said remote it kind of appeared in my hand."
"Cool" Phoebe replied and all I could do was sit there and shake my head, would I ever get used to this stuff?
"So Paige…" Piper begun carefully. "…how are you feeling?"
"I don't know" Paige answered truthfully. "I guess I just…I just wished I knew who my dad was."
I looked down at my hands in my lap, what was I to do? Could I tell her I might know who he is…would she hate me if I don't?
If the phone had not rung that very second I might even have told her but as it was I hurried to answer it.
"Hallo" I said. "Yeah sure, sounds good" I hung up and my sisters looked at me as to silently make me tell them who called.
"It was Andy" I said. "He just asked when to pick me up tomorrow" and with that I walked up to my room, I wasn't up for their sweet comments about me and Andy. It was just a date…a very important one as our entire friendship was on the line. But still how bad could it possibly go?
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"Stop fidgeting" Piper said as we both stood in my bathroom doing our makeup. I was so nervous now I thought I would throw up.
Just then the doorbell rand and seconds later Paige called form downstairs.
"Prue! Andy's here."
"Tell him I got sick" I pleaded but Piper just shook her head and pushed me towards the stairs.
"You march right down there; you go to the dance and have a great time."
When did she get so bossy?
I walked down the stairs and along the way I pulled on my dress nervously. Suddenly I wished I hadn't chosen the one I did. Although it was my sisters who decided that the red one was the one to wear.
I walked out in the hallway and spotted Andy standing by the door. He looked just as nervous as I felt and he looked so handsome.
"Wow you look…you look amazing" he said and smiled.
"Thanks" I felt my cheeks burn, great. "You look good too" I said and opened the door. "Shall we go?"
"Yes of course" he said and hurried after me out to his car.
He was very nice and opened the car door for me as I got in. He even seemed to have cleaned his car, something that felt a bit off. His car had always been, well it had character. Old candy wrappers everywhere, soda cans and magazines but now it was perfectly clean which made me nervous. I missed the mess, at least then it would feel like normal.
"So how do you feel?" he asked, I guess he could see I was a bit distant.
"To be honest, weird" I answered which made him smile.
"Me too, but good weird."
"Yeah" I said and looked out the window as he pulled out from the drive way. But to be honest I wasn't so sure the weird I was feeling was good.
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"Hey!" Sarah jumped us as soon as we walked into the school gym where the dance was held. "You just look so cute together."
Great this night started just perfectly.
"How about some punch?" Andy asked, thank God for him always knowing how I feel.
"I'd love to" I followed him trough the crowded room until we reached a big table; he took two paper mugs with punch and handed me one.
We drank in silence and watched the others dance. For some reason everyone seemed to be watching us or maybe that's just me. I knew they had no reason to watch us; we were just there like everyone else.
Except we were there on a date…a date, me and Andy on a date. Why did it sound so off, why did I ever do this? Oh why did he have to ask me out?
"I'll just go to the ladies room" I excused myself and walked through the crown of people.
Once I was finally inside I let out a sigh of relief only to see that two girls were standing in front of the big mirrors, laughing.
"Hey guys" I said and they turned and smiled at me.
"How's your date going?" Phoebe asked.
"Good."
"Right so that's why you're hiding out in here" Piper stated and frowned at me. "Tell us what's wrong."
"Fine it's weird, I mean it's Andy" I said.
"Yes and you can't say you didn't think of it" Phoebe said and smiled.
"What do you mean?" I asked and walked up to the mirror to fix my lipstick.
"Don't you remember what mum used to say?" Piper asked.
"And grams" Phoebe added.
"No" I lied. Sure I knew, I just didn't want them to bug me about it.
"Then let me refresh your memory" Piper said and placed her arm over my shoulders turning me around so that I was facing them. "Everyone I have ever met has been convinced you and Andy are meant to be together."
"So you go out there and dance with him" Phoebe pushed me towards the door. "Give the guy a chance."
"Fine" I said and opened the door. Had my sisters always been this annoying?
I walked up to where Andy stood and watched the others dance.
"Do you want to dance?" Andy asked before I had any chance of asking him.
"Sure" I took his hand and we moved out onto the dance floor.
Of course as soon as we begun to dance the DJ switched to a slow song. Andy looked happy but I felt like disappearing. If only I had that orb thingy power Paige did.
Reluctantly I moved closer and we begun to dance. But as the song after song was played I found myself moving closer to him until I was so close I could smell him. His sent made me dizzy and I smiled as he whispered the words to the song in my ear. He had never been much of a singer but right then and there it was the most beautiful had ever heard that song.
"The first time ever I saw your face, I thought the sun rose in your eyes. And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave. To the dark and the empty skies my love."
When the song ended I looked up surprised, I didn't want to let go but I didn't have much choice as a group of girls came our way. All laughing and looking at me…the worst thing was that they used to be my friends a long time ago, before I found out how mean they really were.
"Prue how's your date going?" Connie asked sweetly as she smiled flirtatiously as Andy who by the way only looked at her with disgust.
"Great" I answered and hoped they would go away.
"It doesn't look that way" Anna added and laughed, in her hand she held a mug of punch that she 'accidentally' tipped at me. My hands flew out as a reaction, sending the mug flying back at her, making the red punch splash all over her white dress.
"Ahhh…" Anna screamed and ran towards the bathrooms.
"Oops!" I smiled as they others ran after Anna.
"How did that…?" Andy looked confused at me.
"I don't know" I answered. There was no way I could explain the witch stuff to him. I didn't even know if I understood it myself. Suddenly everyone around us stopped dancing just to stare at me, I'm sure they didn't see me use magic. Well almost sure anyway.
"Can you just please take me home?"
"Sure" he took my hand and together we left the building.
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The drive home was made in silence but after he parked on my driveway he turned to me with a sad look on his face.
"I'm sorry" he said.
"For what?"
"Look I know we've been friends since forever but I have loved you just as long. When I finally got the courage to ask you out and you said yes I thought this would be the best day of my life…"
"And it didn't" I said and smiled.
"If you want us to go back to being just friends we can do that" he sighed and looked out the window.
I thought for a moment only to realize I didn't have to think. Instead I leaned forward, took his face in my hands and kissed him. As he got over the shock his hands slid around my waist and the kiss deepened.
The light being turned on outside the front door made us break apart and look up to see who it was.
"Oh great" I sighed.
"That's him, huh?" Andy looked up at the old man starring down at us.
"Yeah, I'll call you tomorrow" I kissed him again quickly before I got out of his car.
"Does he know you're a witch" Sevron hissed as I passed him on my way inside. I didn't answer but headed for the stairs to go up to my room. "You can't hide it forever you know" I heard him call after me. "People will find out you're a freak, that you're all freaks."
As I reached the top of the stairs tears were burning in my eyes and I didn't even bother to stop by Paige's room where she looked out at me. She didn't come after me either; I guess it's only the young ones that gets comforted in this family. I threw myself down on my bed and soaked my face in my pillow.
How had this day gone from weird, to amazing to a complete disaster?
