Timeline: BtVS: Post-Chosen & Charmed: S04.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon and Charmed belongs to Spelling Entertainment.
Author's Note: Written for Day 21 of the 2020 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N: I tried to do some research on Halliwell Manor, but there seems to be some disagreements/uncertainty in regards to the number of rooms on the second floor, so I used a creative license and added a few rooms that probably wouldn't fit in the real house. Mainly because I doubt any of them would want to double up.

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It had been three weeks since the Halliwell sisters had invited the two Summers sisters to move in with them, at least temporarily. After some research done by both Buffy and Dawn, they had accepted. Prue and Buffy had agreed on how much rent they should pay, which wasn't as difficult as it could've been since Buffy had an unlimited credit card thanks to the Defender's Council.

Furniture and other necessary things were bought for their rooms, and they moved in. As almost everything they had owned was at the bottom of the newly-made Sunnydale Lake it meant it was all new, except for a few things they had managed to pack into a car and leave outside the city limits, just in case, before the big battle.

Thankfully, they had included all important paperwork in that, and it made sure they got everything they lost on their insurances. Getting to that money would take time though, so they would be living on the Council's dollars for the foreseeable future.

Still, six women ranging in age from late teens to early 30's living together wasn't going to be easy, but at least they were all going to be occupied with either work, school, or both. Otherwise, that would've turned bad, fast. It was one of the major problems with so many people living in the Summers residence towards the end; everyone was always there. No school, no work, just a lot of people squished together waiting to be attacked.

To Buffy's minor horror, her little sister ended up bonding with Piper over their love of cooking and experimenting with it. The result was mostly great food but also some strange dishes. It was harmless enough, and she trusted Piper to keep Dawn's evaluation of which foods went together and which didn't under control. Or at the very least give them a warning before they consumed it.

While Buffy herself initially became closer to Phoebe she soon found herself getting along much better with her eldest sister, Prue. They were both natural leaders and they had both more or less raised their younger sisters. It gave them something to build their relationship on.

When fall arrived Buffy enrolled Dawn at the nearest high school while she enrolled herself at the local college. She also agreed to take lessons in bartending so she could help out at P3 when she wasn't busy with anything else. Continuing college and getting to know her sisters didn't stop the Defender's Council from wanting her to deal with certain situations.

"We need another bathroom or this isn't going to work." Dawn verbalized what everyone else had been thinking for the last few weeks, and then complained about the lack of more space. There was a toilet on the first floor, but all of them wanted showers and time in front of the mirror.

"She's right," Paige agreed. "Either we get another bathroom or someone is going to get homicidal on the rest of us, and that's just... bad."

Buffy had been thinking about this problem since they moved in and she might have a solution if Prue agreed. She looked over at Prue, whom she knew took care of the money issues related to the Manor. "If I use Council money to pay for a second bathroom upstairs, will you sign off on it? Because they're right, we went through this in Sunnydale and it was really, really bad. I don't want to repeat that situation here if I can do something to avoid it."

A chorus of "Please, please, please!" rose immediately from Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Dawn.

"Where would we place it? We're already using the maximum space with six bedrooms up there, all that's left are two tiny rooms used for storage space."

"Oh, oh!" Dawn piped up excitedly. "We can call Xander and get him to do it. He can tear down the wall between the storage rooms and make a bathroom for us, even if it's a tiny one with barely enough space for a toilet, a sink, and a shower."

Five sets of eyes were suddenly looking at Prue with hope. "Xander knows how to fix stuff. He fixed all kinds of things in my house after demons destroyed it. We just need to hire a plumber, and then the Council will pick up the bill." Buffy added in the defense of her sort-of estranged friend.

"And Leo can help, too," Piper added helpfully. "He worked as a handyman for us before Phoebe caught him hovering to change a light fixture."

Buffy, Dawn, and Paige all smiled at that. Paige responded, "That was an effective way to get in the door and for all of you to easily trust him."

"It was," Piper replied. "He didn't manage to keep that cover for long though. Sneaky little sister busted him."

"Hey, I wasn't sneaking around!" Phoebe defended herself, then she changed the subject. "We should've added a bathroom many years ago, but we couldn't afford it."

"We can afford it now, all Prue have to do is sign off on the paperwork and we can be ready twice as fast in the morning!" Paige added her two cents to the debate.

"And no more waiting in line to pee! Well, it'll be a shorter line."

"Okay, okay. Stop looking at me like a group of puppies hoping for a snack. I agree an extra bathroom sounds heavenly."

Instant celebrations erupted and Buffy went in search of her cell phone so she could call her Xander-shaped friend and ask if he wanted to be her and her sisters' hero and make them a new bathroom. With any luck, he'd be both willing and able to get to them soon.