Chapter 20- To Trust or Not to Trust?
Piper and Parker orbed into the headmistress' office at magic school to hear Phoenix's giggles and a man making popping sounds. Parker turned around to see Leo playing popcorn machine with her daughter and her son was sitting in a baby swing drinking from a bottle. "Put her down now!" she said glaring at him.
"Parker, I was just watching them while Paige went to a meeting with a parent." He said hoping she wouldn't kill him. "I came down here to follow a lead the elders had on a demon and she asked me to watch them for a few minutes."
"Why did you agree?" Parker asked while Piper walked over and got Phoenix away from Leo.
"I figured you left them here for their safety and if you wanted them in the nursery, they would be in the nursery. So, I agreed for their safety." Leo stated as if he was hero of the day for doing the task.
"Since when do you care about their safety?" Piper asked passing Phoenix over to Parker who held her close to her chest.
"I didn't mean what I said before. I was just shocked and I wasn't thinking straight."
"You were angry and you always speak your mind when your angry. Parker's the same way." Piper stated matter-of-factly, trying to ignore Parker's growl of protest to being anything like Leo.
"I changed my mind. A guy's allowed to change his opinion."
"Sure, but you never usually do."
"The elders showed me how valuable they are to the future of magic."
"To hell with the future of magic! They're children not powers!" Parker stated firmly. Her father had always put her magic before her childhood. He always put magic before their family in general.
"I know they're children, I'm not blind!" Leo stated.
"You sure as hell were when I was growing up." Parker stated through gritted teeth. When she saw the look of hurt splash across his face. "Look, Can you just do me a favor and go ask the elders if they know anything about a demon who gets stronger everytime it gets vanquished?"
"Didn't you already vanquish that demon?" Leo asked Piper.
"That was different." Piper stated crossing her arms over her chest.
"How do you know?" Leo stated looking her in the eye intimidatingly.
"Because that demon wanted us to vanquish him. This one doesn't. He's just after the twins." Piper stated giving Leo the same look.
"Fine. I'll be back." Leo said before orbing out.
"I hate him!" Parker announced after a moment of silence making Piper chuckle. All they could do now was wait for Leo to come back. Hopefully, with some answers.