Disclaimer : I don't own the main characters, but I create some originals one for the story !
Paige had just read the text she had found at least three times when Leo arrived.
"Paige ? What are you doing here ? I thought you had to watch over Keira." he wondered.
"As long as she's in high school with Wyatt, Chris, and Bianca, she's good." Paige assured.
"What are you looking for in this book ?" he asked.
She took her eyes off the book to look at her brother-in-law.
"Hey Leo, when you were a Whitelighter, had you ever heard of a clan named Juarez ?" Paige asked.
"If I remember correctly, they were a fairly powerful gypsy clan, and almost as old as the Halliwells. They appeared around a few years after Melinda Warren's death, I believe." Leo replied, digging into his memory.
"That's what is written in this book, but take a look at this drawing." Paige told him, showing him the page that had stuck him in his chair.
Leo looked at the illustration of a young woman, which looked oddly familiar to him.
"But, it's Keira !" he said.
"No, it's not." Paige refuted. "It's Miranda Juarez, the first witch of the clan."
"So Keira is a Juarez?" concluded Leo.
"That's what I think." Paige said. "What I can't figure out is how Keira's mother allowed herself to be killed when she had such powerful powers ?" This clan was as powerful as ours."
"Why do you say was ?" Leo questioned.
"Because if I'm right, Keira is not only the last descendant of the Juarez family, but she also holds all the powers of her ancestors." Paige explained.
"How do you know which one Crowley is after ?" Leo asked.
"From what I know, and what I've read about Keira's family from the file Henry brought me, Keira's grandmother knew ours." Paige said.
"You're kidding ?" Leo said.
"No, and I wouldn't mind bringing Grandma back and asking her a few questions." Paige said.
Leo handed over the running of the school to Andrew, his assistant, and took Paige's hand, who orbed away to the Manor. They arrived in the attic, where Piper and Phoebe were leafing through the Book of Shadows.
"What is happening ?" Piper asked.
As Paige placed candles in a circle and lit them, Leo recounted his interview with Paige. The latter recited the formula to make her grandmother appear : Penny !
"Hear me now, hear my cries, spirit from the other side, cross now the great divide !"
A halo of light appeared, but instead of Penny Halliwell, another woman appeared. She was blonde, in her thirties, wearing a white dress.
"Where am I ?" she asked.
"My bad. I wanted to see Grandma, and now another ghost answers our call." Paige sighed.
"Who are you ?" asked the woman again.
"Do you know a girl named Keira Cooper ?" Phoebe asked.
"Do you know my daughter ? Tell me she's alive !" the woman begged them.
"Oh ho ! Paige said.
...
Meanwhile, in Wyatt's room, he had just materialized with Keira, lips to lips. Dropping their school bag on the floor and without breaking their kiss, they lay down on the big bed.
"Wyatt !" Keira whispered against the boy's lips.
"Hmm ?" he said, flicking his lips to Keira's neck.
"What if your parents surprise us ?" she questioned, letting herself go to the caresses that Wyatt lavished on her.
He stopped his kisses, looked into her eyes, reached for the door, and with a simple flick of his hand, the lock on the bedroom door closed.
"Now we are good." he smiled at her.
"You mustn't use your powers for personal gain, Mr. Halliwell." she teased him.
"You're the first to do it, Miss Cooper." Wyatt replied as he joined in her game.
"I am not a Halliwell." she countered before kissing him.
She quickly found herself on top, one leg on either side of Wyatt's hips, who was enjoying this new position. He took the opportunity to place his hands on the girl's buttocks, who pressed her pelvis against Wyatt's. Keira ended it, straightened up and removed her top, exposing her flesh-colored bra. She smiled at Wyatt, so he straightened up and took off his shirt and then his tank top. The young witch clapped her hands against the young man's chest beneath her, then pushed him to lie down, but he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down. Their mouths reconnected, and the kiss became more and more voracious.
As their kiss intensified, Keira's necklace emanated an intense heat within her, which made her stop the kiss she shared with Wyatt. She stood up, remaining seated on Wyatt.
"What's wrong ?" asked the latter, leaning on his elbows.
"Something is happening." she replied touching his necklace.
She left Wyatt's lap and put her tunic back on, while he put on only his tank top. Keira left the room, quickly followed by Wyatt. She let herself be guided by the waves emanating from her necklace and climbed the stairs… They stopped in front of the closed attic door, and listened as a conversation took place in the room. Keira's heart sank when she recognized her mother's very distinct voice.
In the attic, the Halliwell sisters, and especially Paige, couldn't believe that Keira's late mother had intercepted Paige's call. A call that was for Penny !
"Are you Keira's mother ?" Leo questioned.
"Yes. Please tell me she's okay !" she begged them again.
"She is alive, and under our protection." Paige reassured her.
"Thank you !" she sighed.
"Since you are here, I would like to ask you a question : does Keira know that she is the last descendant of your clan ?" Paige asked.
"Being an only child, and having no cousins, I knew that Keira would have all the powers of our clan within her. When my son was born, I also knew it was all about Keira, but Crowley appeared once. My mother quickly chased him away, and he never showed up again. But, my mother died, which allowed Crowley to find us. He wanted my power but I beat him to it and gave up it, secretly passing it on to Keira." Keira's mother explained.
"You gave her your power ?" Piper asked, confused.
"Yes, thanks to a potion and a spell that allowed Keira, without her knowing it, to absorb my deflection gift." she replied.
"You could have defended yourself against Crowley that day." Phoebe said referring to the day Crowley slaughtered Keira's family.
"I had no more power that day, and my husband was not a witch, just like my son." she informed.
"Keira refuses to use her powers against Crowley, because if he kills her, he will regain the power she used against him." Phoebe said.
"That's why the Elders called on you to protect her. You must help her to become aware of her powers, and to make use of them. She's the last heiress of the Juarez clan, and our magic will end if Keira doesn't fight to survive."
The attic door opened to reveal Wyatt and Keira. When Keira saw her mother's ghost in the middle of the attic, her heart skipped a beat.
"Mom !" Keira choked out.
"Sweetheart !" her mother answered.
Keira's mother stepped out of the candle circle, and she found herself flesh and blood.
"What did you hear ?" Piper questioned them.
"Everything !" Wyatt replied.
Keira reached out her hand to her mother, but hesitated to really touch her. She held her hand back.
"Why do you hesitate ?" her mother wondered.
"Why didn't you ever tell me who I really was ?" Keira replied, tears in her eyes.
"It was your grandmother who wouldn't tell you until you were ready."
"And I no longer have a family."
"We will always be with you. And don't say you don't have a family anymore. You are safe with the Halliwells, and they will help you develop your powers."
Keira's mother looked at Wyatt, then said :
"I entrust my daughter's life to you, take care of her !"
"I will !" Wyatt promised.
She looked at her daughter, and unable to hold it any longer, took her in her arms. To Keira's amazement, she felt her mother's touch. The young witch let herself go in the maternal embrace that she missed so much. After a few minutes, mother and daughter separated, and Keira's mother took a step back and was again surrounded by a halo of light.
"I love you, my beautiful daughter, and never forget who you are !"
"I love you too mum, and if you ever see dad and Dylan..." Keira started to say, but the sobs that ran through her stopped her from continuing.
"I will tell them !"
A second later, the ghost of Keira's mother disappeared, causing a dead silence to reign in the attic. Wyatt moved closer to Keira and hugged her to comfort her. She let herself go and cried in the arms of the young man.
"Wyatt, go back to your room with Keira, we need to talk to each other." Piper told him.
"She really needs to calm down." Phoebe agreed.
Wyatt left the attic with Keira, and returned to his bedroom, leaving the adults to themselves.
"I think it's time to have a more in-depth conversation with Sandra." Paige said.
...
Meanwhile, on the young lovebirds' side, they were both lying on Wyatt's bed. Keira wasn't crying anymore, but jerks took her a few times.
"You're okay ?" Wyatt asked her tenderly.
"I am." she replied.
"Sorry you had to learn it this way." he said.
"It's not your fault." she whispered.
"Keira I, I love you !" Wyatt confessed.
She looked up at the boy, shaken by this sudden statement. Their eyes met, and as she put her hand on Wyatt's chest, Keira was seized with a vision. When she came back from it, and met Wyatt's gaze again, a smile tugged at her lips...
