Chapter 1

" They're so cute when they are sleeping." Piper said to herself. "Now off to the next task." Piper had just laid her youngest son, Chris, down for his nap when she realized that she had left Wyatt by himself.

She hurried down the steps to the living room where she left Wyatt to watch his favorite cartoon. When she got to the living room, Wyatt wasn't there. Where could he have gone? Piper felt her heart beat faster and faster in fear.

"Wyatt." Piper screamed. She looked for his orb but it didn't come. She was now fully overcome with fear.

Piper raced up the stairs quickly and looked in every room. She checked in the attic, bathrooms, bedroom, and closets.

Where is he? She thought. The kitchen. Did I check the kitchen?

"Wyatt," Piper yelled as she ran down the stairs as fast as she could, "Wyatt."

Clang, clang, clang, clang. Piper heard something in the direction of the kitchen. She quickly sprinted into the kitchen to find Wyatt there, sitting in his high chair.

"Wyatt, you shouldn't play hide and go seek with Mommy like that." Piper exclaimed to Wyatt. "But thanks for helping me."

Phoebe Halliwell, the middle charmed one, was just getting to work late after she went to the café. She just couldn't help not stopping at the café for a mocha cappuccino and a bagel with crème cheese. Sure she's going to be fifteen minutes late for work, but she was starving. She had to fill her craving.

Phoebe had been working at the Bay Mirror for a while now. She wrote for the advice column. Her column, "Ask Phoebe," was very famous around San Francisco. Elise, her boss, should be used to her habits by now. She was usually late for work anyway due to traffic and not to mention all of her endless family emergencies she had to take because of the endless demons

Phoebe parked her car in the parking garage and got out. As soon her heal hit the pavement, her phone rang. She quickly checked her pocket and found the phone instantly to flip the lid and answer.

"Hello." Phoebe said, fearing it was one of her sisters telling her they've been turned into a Wendigo or telling her there was another demonic uprising in the underworld that they needed to take care of. But it wasn't.

"Phoebe, this is Elise. Where are you? You're fifteen minutes late for work, there is a stack of papers for you that needs advice and your deadline is next Tuesday." Elise announced.

" Calm down, calm down." Phoebe proclaimed. "I'm just walking in the door, and I have a week till the deadline."

" Better get working." Elise said as she hung up the phone.

" Yeah, I guess so." Phoebe said to herself as she put her phone away. I only hope nothing gets in my way before that deadline is due.

Paige was minutes from totally blowing off her date with Raphael. Today was just not her day. Nothing against Raphael, he was altogether perfect for her, one that would certainly pass with her sisters. The only problem with him was that he was dating her. She just couldn't get a grip over the whole date part time; vanquish demons on free time deal. Besides, what if she actually did get into one of those full on head over heal kind of relationship, how could she tell him or any guy that she was a Witch?

Paige opened her closet doors and looked in as if it were a refrigerator with nothing good inside. Her closet was humongous and filled with all the latest styles, especially matching purses and shoes. But to her there was nothing there to wear. She wanted something modest. Something that said, "I am single, and if you are interested, I am too". Although she had many outfits like that, she chose a pair of kaki pants, lavender tank top with a pink poncho, pink stilettos, and a lavender handbag.

A commitment just wasn't something she was looking for. Sure she absolutely loved guys. She just couldn't get on with out having a boyfriend. But she didn't want to make a commitment. She knew that as soon as she faced the big commitment time, demons would be gambling on whom would get to take that person out of her life. It always happened. Even to Piper and Leo. Piper is a Witch and Leo is a White Lighter. Their love was illegal to the elders, but they fought to be together. They overcame all the obstacles and look at them now.

Paige quickly put on her outfit and looked at herself in the mirror. What did she want to do with her hair? Luckily, her make-up and jewelry was already on. But what would she do with her hair? She brushed her hair and glanced into the mirror again. It looked good the way she had it. At least she thought so. So she left her hair down.

I better get going or Rafael is going to think that I stood him up. Might as well have some fun while I'm still young. Paige thought as she grabbed her car keys off her night table. I need to pamper myself more often anyway.

Leo crouched quietly behind dumpsters as he followed a young girl through alleyways. They girl looked to be about seventeen, had light brown hair, light olive tinted skin, and a short stature. Something was bothering the girl; Leo could feel it through his White Lighter powers. He watched the girl closely as she gathered speed, causing him to gather speed also.

Something was unusual about this girl. Leo got a weird vibe when he was close to her. She was stressed, scared, worried, and she felt like she was unloved. Another weird thing about her was that Leo didn't actually orb to her, he was just kind of auto piloted her way. Something about her made him feel linked, like she was a part of his family.

Suddenly the girl stopped. She stood there for a few minutes. Leo guessed she was thinking of what to do nest. The girl turned causing Leo to duck so she wouldn't see him. He slowly rose again but was startled by a deep growl.

Something told Leo this wasn't a good kind of growl. Then he heard the girl talking to the growling thing. Not a good growling thing either. She was talking to an upper level demon.

Leo popped his head up from his hiding space to see what was happening. The demon was still talking to the girl. Well, it was more like yelling. Then the demon picked an old pipe off the ground and hit the girl in her head with it. The girl stopped moving and Leo assumed she was knocked out. The demon looked at the girl then jumped on her and began to dig his claws into her skin.

Leo jumped out from where he was hiding, startling the demon and making him stand a few feet away from the dying girl. He ran to the girl as fast as he could and orbed himself and the girl away from danger.