Chapter 57: Where Were You?!

The twins jumped at the sound of the door slamming. Phoenix flicked her hands up, while Katie formed an energy ball in each hand, barely missing the intruders.

"Hey watch where you are pointing those!" Kaleb yelled from the door. Piper shoved him out of the way, hands up, as Phoebe was close behind her, ready to fight.

On the other side, Wyatt, Chris, and Leo looked around anxiously, ready to heal or help anyone in need. Coop faded on the other side of the door.

"Mommy!" Cassie yelled. She wiggled out of Katie's arms, running up to her mother's.

"Well, don't slam the door open and you won't get the chance of being blown up! You know I have Aunt Piper's powers."

"Or get killed by my energy balls." The twins stated, ignoring Cassie.

"More like getting stunned. You haven't developed to that level on your energy balls yet." Chris told her.

Katie stuck her tongue out.

"Speaking of which, WHY DIDN'T ANY OF YOU HELP US!" Phoenix yelled. Whatever was left in their room blew up from her anger.

"Yeah, you guys must have heard something." Katie questioned, just as angry.

Paige moved towards her girls before she answered. "We were trying to come and help you girls. We heard the ruckus from the kitchen. Before we could process anything, demons shimmered in, then more appeared in the living room. Every time your Aunt Piper blew one up, two more would appear. "

The twins shook their heads, understanding the confusion their mother and aunts had.

"Okay, then what about you?" Katie asked, looking at her two older cousins and uncle.

"We were in the attic." Chris answered. "Then basically the same story that Aunt Paige told. Wyatt and I threw some potions at them trying to blow them up, but two more would appear."

"I went to the book to look them up while they fought them off. I found nothing on them." Leo finished.

"They were weird and very unusual." Wyatt concluded.

"Why throw potions at them? You guys have powers." Kaleb asked.

"We were stocking up the potion cabinets." Wyatt answered nonchalantly.

"How did you guys solve the problem? How did you get rid of them?" Coop asked. "I felt Cassie wanting me so I came as fast as I could." Coop explained as he got odd looks.

"Well… I told Phoenix to blow the demons up and freeze them in mid-blow. I created an energy ball and threw it at the frozen blown pieces. This is when we noticed the demons blowing up one by one, never regenerating. At the end, the three original demons shimmered away."

"Wait original three?" Piper questioned. "What do you mean by that?"

"Three demons shimmered in our room. The one in the middle, we assumed, was the leader. He looked at us and said 'Happy Birthday', and they attacked us." Phoenix told.

"Yeah, it was almost as if our birthdays held some importance." Katie informed and then went into thought. "Is there something important about our birthday?"

The adults looked at each other, then back at the twins. "No, nothing, just that it was the day your mother had you." Phoebe answered, giving a fake smile. Piper was biting her lip and Paige was taking an interest in the room. Leo and Coop took interest in the wall in front of them.

Katie and Phoenix eyed the adults suspiciously. They knew they were holding something from them.

"Leo, would you think the Elders would know anything about these demons?" Paige asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

"They might. I'll go check it out."

"Yeah, and if you checked the book, then I think we should go to Magic School and look them up. Girls, maybe you should come."

"No!" Leo shouted before he could restrain himself. Coop gave him a "calm down" look, then returned his gaze to his wife.

"Why not? Besides our home's, Magic School is safest place to be." Phoebe questioned.

"Let the boys go. Phoenix and Katie spent most of their time their already when Phoenix got home. Plus, it is their birthday. Do we really want to spend the entire day trying to find who these demons are? Why not wait until tomorrow?"

Paige pondered on what Leo just said. She didn't like the way he reacted. He and Coop were acting strange. Then Sam, he was acting differently around the girls as well.

"I suppose. But will you please check with the Elders? We have to finish up something. Boys, you can wait until tomorrow."

Leo nodded his head and orbed out. Everyone looked at Paige in surprise. "Well, it is their birthday." She said. "Boys, go downstairs and set things up. Girls get dressed. Piper, Phoebe, we need to talk."