A/N. To answer a couple of questions, Ryan is not from Magic School. As far as the Halliwells know he just a normal kid from a normal school, which is why Lacy froze him. And as for Henry, you'll just have to read on to see if he's having an affair!

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Chapter 5 – Ryan

I slid the key into my front door and stepped into my 'house.' If you could even call it that. It was more a… shack. The outside was dirty brown bricks with cracks and grimy windows. The inside was no better; two rooms downstairs, three upstairs. All of them were basically empty. The kitchen consisted of a half full fridge/freezer and a dirt encrusted oven. In the living room there was a shabby second hand sofa and portable T.V. My bedroom contained two lumpy single beds and wardrobe, while the bathroom was house to a bath, sink and toilet. That was it. No decorations, flowers or personal objects. Not that I minded. Who needed those things anyway?

As I closed the door behind me the smell of take away pizza rushed at me. Another healthy dinner I see. Again not that I cared. As long as it tasted good and filled my stomach I'd eat it. What did I need healthy food for when I was immortal anyway?

"Hey." Jude, my older brother, came out of the living room, his mouth full of pizza. "When d'you get back?"

I cringed. "Please don't speak to me with food in you mouth."

Jude swallowed and took another bite, completely ignoring my request. "Why not? It never used to bother you. Been spending too much time with witches?"

"Aww, leave him alone."

Jude turned around at the sound of Morgan's voice. Morgan was our older sister, and Jude was terrified of her. You see, in our little trio Morgan was the most powerful and Jude always respected power.

"He's doing a good job," Morgan continued.

"Oh please," Jude scoffed. "He hasn't got anything on her."

"Well he has only been after her for a couple of weeks," Morgan defended me. "It takes a while to make someone to fall in love with you."

Yeah, but how long does it take to fall in love with someone?

"Anyway you want some dinner?" Jude asked.

"Sure," I replied, pushing past him into the living room. A pizza box lay in the middle of the thinning carpet. One slice was left. "Thanks for leaving me some," I told my siblings sarcastically.

"We didn't know if you'd be with the witch," Jude told me. Un apologetically, I might add.

I felt a spurt of irritation at that. "Stop calling her that."

"Why, that's what she is."

"She has a name," I reminded my brother.

"What do you care?" Jude asked me suspiciously. "Don't tell me you actually like the witch?"

"Of course not." Unbidden and unwelcome, an image of Lacy smiling found its way into my mind. My heart did that flippy thing it did every time I saw her, but I fought it away. "I told you Lacy is my way in. You sent me to destroy her, and I'd say we're well on our way."

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