Little Witch

Chapter Thirteen

There was a blur, and suddenly they were in the Overworld, the Elders standing before them. A boy with longish chestnut hair was being held in a circle, presumably Parrish. He didn't really look like his half sister Pippa, but she thought he must look like Cole. She could see traces of Phoebe in him, though - he had the same dark eyes as her.

He looked at them expectantly. "Who are they?" he spat from behind the circle. "Shut up!" one of the Elders said. Pippa held back a smile and Pippa grinned, almost a grimace. Leo stepped forward, standing in front of Phoebe. She stepped around him, still gawking at her son. He probably has no idea Phoebe's his mother, Pippa thought. "Parrish Turner," Leo said solemnly. Parrish looked at him defiantly, crossing his arms. Pippa rolled her eyes, which he saw. He stuck his tongue out at her. Yup. That boy was definitely a brother of Pippa Matthews.

"Cole Turner is your father, yes?" Paige asked.

He snorted. "Obviously. And don't ask me who my mother is, 'cause I don't know."

They all looked at each other knowingly, and confusion flashed over his face for a moment. "Um..." Phoebe spoke up. "I...I'm your mother...Parrish."

The boy looked her over, noticing the obvious similarities between the two. "Okay." He looked unaffected. "So that's my mother. And my father's Cole Turner. What do you want?"

"Where's Cole?" Piper stepped in. Her jaw was set in a stubborn way. Chris and Wyatt were gaping, and Pippa just stood, leaning against a wall.

Parrish snorted again. "Why do you want to know?"

Piper took a threatening step forward and Phoebe grabbed her arm. "Where's your father, boy?"

He narrowed his eyes and twisted his lips into a flat grimace. "I'm not gonna tell you. Why should I? You have nothing on me. This," he gestured to the circle he was entrapped in, "I can easily escape from. It can't hold me. Observe." With the flick of his wrist, the stones keeping the circle secure went flying. Her eyes widdening, Pippa hit the floor. Everyone followed suit, even the Elders. "Someone grab him!" one of them yelled, but Parish was just chuckling. It made Pippa want to punch him.

"I could just flame out of here and back to the Underworld, you know." It almost sounded like a threat. "But I won't. I find you people amusing."

"So that's where he is?" Phoebe interrupted. "Cole's in the Underworld?" Parrish's mouth went from a devilish grin to a flat, emotionless line. Pippa took up the dark grin, knowing they had him by the balls.

"I'm not saying he is, I'm not saying she isn't. And I won't tell you, not all of you at once. No, not even you, Mommy Dearest. I'll tell her, though." He pointed at Pippa, and she stiffened. Everyone in the room - Phoebe, Chris, Wyatt, Piper, Leo, and all the other Elders - turned to look at her. Piper turned away and narrowed her eyes at Parrish. "Why her?" she demanded.

He just smiled a genuine, almost heartfelt, smile. "Well, she is my sister, is she not? Come on, Pip. We have some catching up to do, sis."