Chapter 18:
A/N: So…updating…def haven't done that in a while. Been really really busy. Also, this is def not on top of my list anymore…I will prob sign off for good after I graduate. There are more important things in life than fanfiction… *cough cough* college *cough*. I have realized this. But before I end, I do have other things in store for whatever dear readers have stuck with me through this tedious story. So please, stick with me a little while longer. I also appreciate reviews.
Prue was lying on her bed with Jessica in a hug, just thinking. They were thinking about all that had happened that day, and how it could end up to be just this…peace, serenity, quiet. Well, quiet except for the other sisters, who were having a game of Clue downstairs. It was kind of a sister thing. They all hated the game, but when they wanted to play board games, all they could think of was Clue. It was just one of those things. Even though they had sort of outgrown board games, who doesn't enjoy a game of Monopoly every once in a while.
Prue and Jessica could hear the arguments already getting under way.
"Leo's on my team!" Piper shouted
"Why do I always get stuck with Phoebe?" Paige whined
"Because she sucks and always cheats at board games." Piper replied with a smirk.
"I do not! Plus, you don't always get stuck with me. Prue is worse!" Phoebe shouted back
Upstairs, Prue grinned.
"Is that true mom?" Jessica asked, looking up at her mom.
"Yeah…kind of. But that's just so I can get out of playing Clue." Prue grinned again.
"Now that's the way to play a board game. Not that I'd know." Jess replied with a sigh
"Hey, you want to go and play? You've never experienced Clue unless you've played it the Halliwell way." Prue asked
"Well…" Jess replied, thinking about how comfortable she was here "Only if you come down with me." She smiled
"Yup, you're definitely a Halliwell." Prue grinned
"I know!" Jess said "Now it's only the fact of getting up."
"Here, I'll push you." Prue replied
"Actually, can I just do it?" Jess asked
"Um…okay? Just so long as you don't hurt yourself." Prue said, preparing herself for whatever it was her daughter was going to do.
"Yay! Okay, ready?" Jess questioned
"Yup." Prue sighed
Jessica and Prue floated up in the same position that they had been on the bed.
"Whoa! This is so cool!" Prue exclaimed in surprise
"Hold on." Jess replied, eyes squinted in concentration. Then she released, but instead of floating softly down in standing position, they kind of just fell out of the sky in a loud bang.
The sisters, hearing the loud noise, came running up the stairs to find their niece and oldest sister on the floor, groaning.
"Ouch. Sorry mom, I guess I still have to work on the landing." Jessica groaned, rubbing her head.
"S'okay. My body has handled much worse." Prue replied
"Isn't that the truth?" Phoebe smirked.
"Hey, you get out of here!" Prue said, standing up
"Ooo I'm so scared." Phoebe taunted
"That's it, you are so on!" Prue said, getting up, mock angry
"Yay! Full-out Clue! Sweet!" Paige said excitedly
"Why is this family so obsessed with Clue?" Piper muttered to herself
"Because it's better than Wigi boards?" Jessica asked, hearing her aunt complain
"Grrr…" Piper replied jokingly
"Alright, alright cut the dilly-dallying let's go!" Pheobe said
"Look who's talking, Ms. Queen of Stalling" Prue smirked back
"Oh shush. Leave it for Clue." Piper said, always the peacemaker. But this time she wasn't trying to make peace, she just wanted to play Clue.
"I thought you didn't want to play Clue." Jessica taunted her aunt
"Hey. I love Clue just as much as the next Halliwell. But I'm warning you know… it gets crazy." Piper replied
"I know, I know. Well, let's go down and play already. Leo's getting impatient." Jessica sensed
"You can tell from all the way up here?" Prue asked her daughter, somewhat surprised
"Yeah…I'm super sensitive to other people's feelings. I guess it's just my empathic power. Comes in handy especially in abusive foster homes." Jess said somewhat seriously
"I'll bet." Prue replied in the same tone "Do you still want to play? Or do you just want to talk?" she asked, sensing a change in her daughter's mood.
"Nope. I'm not letting you back out of this one. You're stuck!" Jess said, lightening up a bit.
"Okay fine." Prue sighed
"I'm sure it's not that bad!" Jess commented
"You'll see, you'll see." Was her mother's only reply.