Little Witch
Chapter Fourteen
Everyone froze. It seemed as if nobody could move. Parrish looked around, surprised to see the room still full. "What? You're all still here? Didn't you hear me? I'm not saying anything to anyone but my darling sister. Her alone. Run along now."
"But how do we know you won't just run away or harm Pippa?" Piper asked defiantly, her eyes glinting. Pippa held back a surprised look - the last person she expected to jump to her defense was Piper. "Yeah, we have no idea what you'll do," Wyatt threw in, speaking for the first time. Parrish rolled his eyes and fixed Wyatt with a look. Pippa saw him pale a little under his cousin's gaze.
"Come now, Wyatt. She may be your cousin, but you don't even like her. She's my sister, and I happen to have a genuine fondness of her."
"You don't even know me!" Pippa objected, stepping forward. Everyone tensed at her sudden closeness to the powerful adolescent.
Parrish grinned. "Oh, but I do. Your favorite colour's purple. You hate the beach. You're allergic to pears. You thought that woman," he pointed at Paige, "was your mother for the past sixteen years. Your favorite snack is peanut butter and bananas. You hate it when someone tries to baby you."
Pippa paled. How could he know this? "What, have you been spying on me?"
"Our father likes to see that his children and the people he cares about are safe."
"Where is he, though?" Leo raged. Snarling - yes, he actually snarled at Leo - Parrish gave him a look that would've made a lesser man cower. Leo stood his ground, and Piper stood only a few feet away from him, ready for action.
"Look. I won't tell any of you. I will tell Pippa here, but that's all. Cole wants her to come anyway. Besides, I recieved specific orders to bring her and her alone, with no tag-alongs. He doesn't want anyone besides his beloved children to know his whereabouts. Call my father what you will, but he's actually a very wise man. Or, a very wise demon, rather."
"But the Charmed Ones have a mission to destroy Cole!" one of the Elders cawed.
Parrish smiled his animalistic grin once more. "Well, then. That is a dilemma, is it not? It's really too bad...I would've just loved to see you pansies go running back to the Levelworld after what you see. All right, come on, Pippa. We have things to discuss." Before anyone could do anything, he grabbed her hand and flamed them out, leaving everyone standing.