Chapter 7: Meet The Halliwells:
2 months later
I woke up to my alarm clock. I slammed the stop button like I usually do, but instead of it turning off, it was squished. How did I do that? I asked myself that question over and over again and shrugged it off. I was probably nervous or something. I got up and went to take a shower. Posie told me she was taking me to meet her family today since she was afraid the wolves would catch her scent. After I was done, I rushed back to my room and looked for something suitable to wear. I doubted that there was some website or something that told you how to dress when meeting a group of witches. I ended up in a pair of dark blue jeans and a hoodie. I put on my sneakers and left my shoulder length black hair down. I went down stairs and found a note from my mom.
She and Leah had to go to the market and dad had another meeting with the Elders. She also said to have fun with Posie and her family. I went and got a granola bar out of the fridge and swallowed it down in a few bites. I heard someone knock on the door and got up. I opened the door and there in all her glory stood Posie.
"Hi," she greeted. I smiled widely. I bent down and gave her a kiss. "Are you ready to go?" she asked. I nodded. I looked and there was a black SUV in front of my house.
"I thought you might like to drive instead of flame," she said. I smiled at her. Thank god, I don't think I could take another time of flaming. She unlocked the car and I ran and opened the driver's door for her.
"Thank you," she said getting in.
"You're welcome," I replied smiling. I got in the passenger's side. As soon as my seat belt was on she hit the gas and the car went flying. I looked and saw her going on the average speed.
"Questions?" she asked. I nodded.
"What are all your biological ages?" I asked.
"Prue's 26, Piper's 24, Phoebe's 20, I'm 17, Paige's 16, Coop's 23, and Leo's 28. Wyatt is six months old."
I smiled a little. It must be fun to be a witch. I was nervous all the way there, so I decided to ask some more questions.
"Will they like me?" I asked shyly. She burst out laughing.
"Are you kidding me?" she asked laughing. "Phoebe hasn't even met you and she already likes you. The others seem okay with it. Phoebe has been giving them some great reviews. Actually Piper and Leo wouldn't mind if you were a duck with one eye and three legs. For over sixty years they've been worried that I wouldn't find anyone. They were also worried about the others, but Prue and Paige have no problem getting dates. They were worried about Phoebe, but two years ago she found Coop. Prue and Paige are okay with you. Coop likes you too. They all like you. Then there's Wyatt. If he doesn't put his shield up when you're near him, you're safe. Their decisions depend on his reaction." I gulped. What if Wyatt didn't like me? I was scared. "Don't worry," she assured me. "You'll be fine." I smiled a little. A huge mansion came into view. It was incredible. We went there and she parked the car in front of the door. I went out and ran to her side opening her door for her.
"That was fast," she said. "Too fast," she whispered to herself. I shrugged it off. It was probably nothing. I followed Posie into the house. It was old Victorian styled and it was huge. It was painted red with a white outline. It resembled the Halliwell Manor a lot.
"It was built to match the Manor," said Posie. I smelt the air and the scent of grilled steak, garlic bread, roast vegetables with spices, and mashed potatoes with gravy lingered in the air. I wondered how I could smell that much less be able to differentiate. Again, I shrugged it off. Posie turned around her blond hair flying around her. She was really beautiful and her blue eyes sparkled.
She beckoned me in and I stepped next to her. I felt her grab my hand and rub circles in it to calm me down. I smiled at her and kissed her cheek. She smiled and opened the door.
Following her inside, I memorized every inch of the house. It was exactly like the interior of the old Halliwell Manor. Only this time, it had a few new electrical devices, like the television, VCR, DVD, and a lot of other things. She led me into the kitchen where a brunette girl with brown eyes was holding a shaggy brown-blond haired man's hand. The man had a baby on his lap who had blonde hair and blue eyes. The baby resembled them both. These must be Piper, Leo, and Wyatt. They looked up when they saw us enter and smiled. Wyatt giggled.
"Piper, Leo," introduced Posie. "This is Seth." She turned to me. "Seth, these are Piper, Leo, and Wyatt." Piper walked up to me and hugged me.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Seth," she whispered to me. I hugged her back. She seemed like a second mother to me already. She let go and smiled. Leo came over with Wyatt in one arm and extended his other arm towards me.
"I'm Leo," he said smiling. I remember Leo. I broke my arm around four months ago and dad went with me to the hospital and insisted I see any doctor other Dr. Cullen. They had Leo Wyatt on call so I knew him.
"I remember you from the hospital," he said again.
"Yeah," I said. "It's nice to meet you again, Dr. Wyatt."
"Call me Leo," he said.
"And Please," said Piper. "Call me Piper." Wyatt reached out for me. Posie took him from Leo and placed him in her arms.
"This is Wyatt," she said. "Wyatt," she said in the cutest baby voice I ever heard. "Say hi to Seth." Wyatt reached for me again and I took him from Posie and smiled at him.
"Hi, Wyatt," I said. He giggled and tried to hug me. He was so cute.
"You passed the test," said Posie laughing. She looked around a little bit.
"Where's the rest of the gang?" she asked. I heard someone come down the stairs and I saw a woman with cropped black hair and brown eyes come down the stairs. She was followed by a man with black hair. The girl came up and hugged me.
"I'm Phoebe," she said. "This is Coop." Coop extended his hand towards me with a warm smile. I shook it with ease. Piper came over and took Wyatt from my arms.
"Where are Prue and Paige?" asked Posie. The front door opened and slammed closed. I looked and saw another brunette with blue eyes like Posie's. She looked at me and smiled.
"I'm Prue," she said extending her hand. "You must be Seth." I nodded and shook her hand.
"It's nice to meet you," I said. She nodded with another smile.
"You too," she answered. She turned and looked at the others. "Paige is in La Push. She's checking out-" she turned and pointed at me. "Does he know?" she asked. Posie nodded. "Oh, she's checking out the werewolves." Posie nodded.
Piper turned to look at me. "I hope you're hungry, Seth." I smiled but shook my head.
"I, uh, ate a big breakfast," I lied hoping they wouldn't question. Phoebe gave me a knowing look. I knew she saw, felt and read it in my thoughts that I was lying and that I had only a granola bar for breakfast. Please don't tell, I thought to her. She nodded grinning. I sighed with relief. Posie looked at me and back at the rest.
"I'm gonna give Seth a tour of the house," she said. Everyone nodded and Wyatt reached for me again. I took him from Piper and he held on to my shirt. Posie laughed. "It looks like Wyatt wants to join too." I smiled and held Wyatt tighter. He was so lovable.
"He is," I heard Phoebe whisper as she walked past me. I sighed. Posie took Wyatt from me and we walked up the stairs. She started pointing out random rooms.
"This is Piper and Leo's room. Wyatt's nursery is in the same room. This is Phoebe and Coop's room. This is Paige room. That's Prue's room. This is Leo's study." We came to a stop in front of a room. She opened the door and we walked inside. "Finally this is my room." I looked around the room. There was a comfortable looking bed in the corner. Two other doors were in her room. I guessed on was the bathroom and one was the closet. She had a desk with a computer on it, a dresser opposite it, and a few shelves stacked high with discs, music, and books.
There was another study desk on the side. It had papers on it, scrolls, crystals, bottles with weird colors in them, maps, and a lot of other things. I started staring at it memorizing everything. Posie must have seen me staring.
"This is where I scry for people. Scrying is like a magical tracker. The crystals are used for protection or trapping a demon. The maps and crystals on strings are the ones used for scrying. The papers are spells used for an emergency and the potion are used for protection or defense in case we get attacked suddenly which is almost once a week." She explained out of breath. "I have to talk with them about the non-working defenses around the house." she said.
"Wow," was my only answer. Wyatt giggled in her arms. Her face looked focused on something for a bit. It was like she was having an internal battle with herself.
She snapped out of it and smiled. She beckoned me to follow her and stepped out of the room. She climbed the stairs to what seemed to be the attic. Wyatt was in her arms giggling the whole way. He was so cute. Plus, I passed the test, so there was absolutely no reason for me to dislike him. She opened the door and stepped in I followed her. There were crystals set up all around the room. There were some that formed a circular pattern around a pedestal. On the pedestal was a big book. Posie stepped into the circle and opened the book.
"This is the real test," she said. "Why don't you come and look at the book?"
I came over there and started flipping through it. Posie smiled from ear to ear. I thought it was impossible to smile that big, even though I am an always happy and cheerful boy.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"You touched it," she whispered. "This is the Book of Shadows. It's a witch's magic book. It has spells, potions, demons, and anything to do with the supernatural. Each generation of Halliwells adds something new to it. Whether it's an upgrade to a former entry or something new, we add it. This book is protected by family magic. It is protected by our family magic therefore repelling evil. If evil were to get their hands on it, they could destroy us all."
Shocked wasn't even strong enough to describe how I felt. She continued.
"Don't think they haven't tried to before," she laughed. "A few demons got their hands on it before. Luckily we were able to get it back." She took the book in one hand and balanced Wyatt in the other. She sat down on the couch and took off her ballet flats. She raised and put her feet on the couch and put the book on her lap. She sat Wyatt at her side and motioned for me to sit next to her. I came and sat down and I put my arm around her. She snuggled into me.
A swirl of bright white lights surrounded Wyatt and he disappeared. I jumped up. Posie laughed.
"That's orbing," she said. She called out into the house. "PIPER, IS WYATT WITH YOU?"
Piper yelled back at her. "YES." I sighed with relief and sat down next to Posie. She scooted over so that her head was on my chest. I put my arm around her and she snuggled into me. We stayed like that for a while.
I looked and saw a bright light similar to the one Wyatt disappeared in appear. A girl not older than seventeen appeared. She was a redhead and had her eyes closed. She crashed on the ground and red blood was spewing out of her stomach. Posie gasped and ran to her.
"Paige," she yelled and shook her. She turned her over and gasped. I did too.
There was a huge gash to the side of her stomach. Her shirt was ripped were the gash was too. Wait, this was Paige?
"LEO," yelled Posie. Leo ran up the stairs with the rest of the family in tow. He gasped when he saw Paige and ran to her. He put his hands over her wound and a bright yellow glow emitted from them. Her wound started to seal itself and so did her shirt. Once the wound was completely healed, Paige started to stir and get up.
"Paige," yelled Prue and Piper running to her. Phoebe was sliding across the wall clutching her chest in pain. Piper told me to hold Wyatt while she knelt down next to her sister. Coop stood beside me with worry on his face. Leo got up and let the three sisters help Paige while he stood next to me. Coop ran over to Phoebe and she visibly calmed down. I wonder if his empathy is stronger than hers.
"It is," I heard Phoebe whisper as she got up. I noticed no one else heard. How did I do that? Something is terribly wrong. I brushed it off as Paige spoke.
"Stupid wolves," she said.
"Which one did this?" asked Coop. "I'll make him cry." Posie, Prue and Phoebe burst out laughing while Piper and Leo were still helping Paige up. They led her to the couch and I stood in the corner so no one would be bothered by me.
Wyatt wiggled in my arms, but I held him tightly afraid he would do that orbing thing again. He calmed down a little.
"What happened?" asked Piper.
"I was checking out the werewolves like you told me," she explained. "I used an invisibility potion and followed them." She stopped sensing me in the corner. She turned towards me and smiled.
"I'm Paige," she said trying to stand up. Posie held her down and I came up and held out my hand.
"I'm Seth," I said. She took it, shook it twice firmly, and dropped it.
"Again," said Posie. "What happened?"
"Anyway," Paige continued. "I followed them and they got a new member." She turned to me. "You might know him, because I heard them talk about you. His name is Embry Call." My eyes widened at that. There was no way he was a werewolf. It did make sense. He got the growth spurt, heightened senses, and was running faster and lifting heavier things. He got a fever of a 109®. He also started shaking whenever he got mad.
I gasped and Posie took my hand and squeezed it.
"I'm sorry," she said sincerely.
"For what," I laughed without humor. "It wasn't your fault. Any of your faults." I gestured towards her family. They all smiled at me and turned back to Paige.
"That still doesn't explain the gash on your stomach," said Leo. Phoebe was about to say something when Paige looked at her.
"Hey," she said. "My story." Phoebe laughed. I finally got that Phoebe read what happened in her mind and was going to answer. She nodded at my thought. Paige continued with her explanation. "I followed them around and heard them saying that some guy named Jacob Black might phase." I took in a deep breath. Posie hugged me and I put my arm around her. "I continued following them and they showed that new guy how to change back. Apparently he was missing for a few weeks." She turned to me.
"Three," I said. "His mom hardly saw him because he joined the wolves."
"They explained to him everything. As soon as I was about to or back here, the potion wore off and they caught my scent thinking I was a vampire-" Piper cut her off.
"Leo," she said panicking. "I thought they couldn't smell our scents. Why can they smell us? Do we smell like vampires?" she went hysterical and then calmed down. Coop must have done it. Leo put a hand on his wife's shoulder and explained it to her.
"The Elders think that they can't smell you, Prue, and Phoebe, because you're all witches, though they might be able to smell Posie and Paige because they're hybrids."
"Great," said Posie. "I smell like a vampire." I hugged her tighter.
"I think you smell wonderful," I whispered in her ear.
"Any way," said Paige growing impatient. "They caught my scent and phased thinking I was a vampire. I was frozen in fear, not knowing what to do. I covered my eyes and the one named Embry lunged at me. He bit the side of my stomach where the gash was. I focused and threw him into the other three wolves. Crawling into the bushes, I orbed home before they could see me." Tears started falling down her eyes. Prue hugged her. "They almost killed me." she sobbed. How could Embry do that? Sure he was part of the pack, but still. They all jumped to conclusions. Piper suggested that she should take a nap and Paige nodded. They went upstairs and Posie led me to the kitchen.
I sat down on one of the kitchen chairs while she started fixing two plates of food. She turned to me and placed one in front of me. The two plates held steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables, and a slice of garlic bread. She placed one in front of me and the other on the opposite side of the table. She went to the fridge and pulled out some orange juice. Posie pulled out two glasses and filled them with juice. She placed one in front of me and one on her side. She sat down and started eating.
I took a bite of the steak and moaned. It was delicious. The rest of the food tasted the same.
"Isn't your family going to eat with us?" I asked her. She shook her head.
"They already ate," she smirked. "How's the food?"
"Delicious," I answered shoving more into my mouth. She laughed.
"Piper will be pleased," she said. I smiled.
"So," I asked. "How did you get your powers?"
"Well," she said. "Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were living in the Manor with Grams. She got really sick and they took her to the hospital. It was the saddest moment of their lives. The night she died, the three went back to the Manor and Phoebe was fiddling around with a spirit board when it spelled out attic for her. She went hysterical and decided to find out what it was. Piper and Prue were already asleep, so she climbed up to the attic. Grams had always kept the attic closed, so it was a surprise for Phoebe when the door opened by its self.
"There she found the Book in a chest and started reading it. She got to a spell which when cast on a full moon would give us our powers. Lucky for Phoebe, it was a full moon, so she read the spell thinking it was a joke. After she finished the spell, the portrait of the three of them together moved the bodies closer to each other and added Paige and I to each side. Phoebe stayed up the entire night reading the Book and eventually went to her room for some sleep.
"The next day, while Prue was walking she saw someone about to be run over to by a wild horse. She gasped and her eyes widened and the man flew backwards avoiding the horse's stampede. Piper was cooking something when she accidentally spilled the pot. Her hands flew up and the pot froze giving her time to pick it up before it spilled on the ground. Phoebe had a vision that her rose pot was going to fall from where it was dangling and hit her. She jumped out of the way just in time.
"The three of them met up and Phoebe explained what had happened to her and they read through the Book of Shadows discovering that they were witches. They read about the Charmed Ones, but they dismissed it because there were only three of them."
"What about you and Paige?" I asked. She smiled.
"I was getting to that. The same night she read the incantation Paige and I were in my bedroom talking about a lot of things. Mom and Dad came in and kissed us good night and blew the candles out. Paige and I were put up for adoption, because we're half whitelighter. Paige is more whitelighter than I am and I'm more witch than she is. Witches weren't allowed to fall in love with whitelighters, but Piper and Leo showed them. Anyway, the next day we got up and had to go to the market place for our mom. Unfortunately, they were reconstructing the road so we had to go through some alley. While we were walking, some guy or demon teleported in front of us and threw an energy ball at Paige. She screamed and orbed out, avoiding it. I was shocked, but furious at him for trying to kill my little sister. Paige appeared on my other side looking down at her hands and up at the demon again. He got another energy ball ready in order to shoot us. I felt anger rushing through me and the demon screamed and lit up in flames. I realized that it was me that did that. Paige and I backed away from where the ashes of him were left and ran to the market. Both of us were too shocked to speak. We forgot the groceries and ran to the nearest shop of witch craft. We bought as many book as we could find about witches and went back home. We started reading and eventually figured out that we were witches. We started practicing our powers daily. A few years after we discovered that I was a fire starter and that Paige could orb, we read about the Charmed Ones. I figured if we could find them then they might be able to explain this better.
"We visited the Manor that day, and met the Halliwells. After we all sat down, a demon shimmered in and shot and energy ball at Prue. Phoebe pushed her out of the way and Piper tried to freeze him, but it was useless. He then said 'Finally, the death of the Charmed Ones'. Prue got up and tried to throw him with her telekinesis but couldn't. Paige and I decided it was time to interfere. Paige orbed behind him and kicked him causing him to tumble forward. I got enraged and my power was activated lighting him on fire. Of course, the three saw and after a big discussion we discovered that we were their half-sisters and that the five of us make up the Charmed Ones. The rest is history."
I was shocked. She and her family had been through so much. It was unfair for her to be put up for adoption and only know about her sisters because of some stupid prophecy.
"What about your other powers?" I asked.
"Well, when we vanquished the nexus, we became immortal," she explained. "Seventy years ago we were in San Diego. We were one of the few families that had electricity and plumbing. Of course our light bulbs and entire chandelier decided to shut off one day, so we called the repair man and it turned out to be Leo. While he was changing a light bulb, Phoebe and I saw him levitating. He explained everything to us. Piper and Leo fought for seventy years in order to be together and get married. Finally, five years ago, the Elders allowed them to get married. At the same time, Phoebe had fallen in love with a demon, who two years later we had to vanquish. I'll skip and so two years ago, she met Coop, they fell in love and here we are." She finished her story smiling.
"This makes everybody's lives seem dull and boring," I complemented. She laughed and nodded. I laughed a little and looked into her eyes. Her blue eyes sparkled with life and they made mine sparkle too. They were looking deep into my soul reaching down and my breathing stopped. She leaned closer and our lips touched. I felt an electric current run through me. What neither of us was prepared for was my response.
Blood boiled under my skin and my hand tangled in her hair bringing her closer. I suddenly craved more. She was placed on my lap and I kissed her once more then I pulled away and stared into her eyes. She was smiling at me.
"Posie," I heard Leo yell. "Family meeting. Bring Seth." Posie sighed and got up. She pulled me up with her and led me to the dining room table. Her family was sitting down. Prue was at the head of the table. On her left side were Piper, Leo and Paige. On her right sat Phoebe and Coop. Posie led me to the chair next to Coop and I sat down. She sat down on the arm of my chair.
"Well," said Prue. "We were thinking of vanquishing the wolves since they caught Paige's scent and they might view us as a potential threat. We need your opinion." She turned to look at Posie
"No," said Posie. "They don't know what we are, so we can't really blame them. Besides they were protecting La Push. It's their job."
"That's what I was saying," said Phoebe. "Leo and Coop agree too." Prue turned to look at me.
"What about you, Seth?" she asked. Why was she asking me? I wasn't a Halliwell.
"Me?" I asked in confusion. They all smiled.
"You're now part of this family," she said. I smiled at that.
"Thank you," I said smiling.
"So," said Phoebe. "What's your decision?"
"I think that they were just doing their job," I said. "Although if I was a wolf, I would bite his tail off for hurting you." I whispered the last part loud enough for them all to hear. Posie kissed my temple and I smiled.
"You are now my favorite brother," said Paige.
"Hey," said Leo and Coop together. Paige smiled.
"So it's five against three," said Phoebe smiling. "The werewolves live." She said it like a warden and we all laughed. She gasped and a blank look crossed her face. What was happening to her?
"She's getting a premonition," said Piper. I nodded. Phoebe came out of it and fear crossed her face.
"We have to tell Bella about us being witches. She's going to need us soon." They all nodded in fear. Who was Bella? Posie glanced at her wrist watch and looked up at her family.
"I gotta take Seth home," she said.
"Wait," said Piper. "How are you going to get him home? What about the wolves?" Posie pursed her lips and started thinking.
"I'll be a good sister and take him home," said Phoebe getting up. "The wolves can't smell me." Posie nodded and went to Phoebe.
"You better not let anything happen to him," she warned her. Phoebe held up her hands in surrender.
"Hey, don't worry. I don't have a death wish." Posie nodded and turned to me. Phoebe got the car keys from the hanger and went outside. Paige came over and gave me a hug.
"Good luck with Phoebe's driving," she whispered in my ear. I nodded and hugged her back. Leo gave me a swift hug and Coop shook my hand. Prue gave me a hug and Piper yanked her back.
"My turn," she said. I smiled and Piper hugged me.
"Where's Wyatt?" I asked her.
"He's sleeping," she said. I nodded a little sad, because I wasn't going to see him. I released her and Posie took my hand and kissed my cheek.
"I'll miss you," she said. I hugged her and kissed her lips.
"Me too," I said.
"Oh, come on," whined Paige. "I'm about to puke and you're going to see each other tomorrow." Posie laughed and so did her family. A car horn honked outside and I saw Phoebe in the SUV.
"I better go," I said. They all nodded and Posie walked me outside.
"Bye," she said and kissed me again. I kissed her back. Phoebe honked again and we broke apart.
"Bye," I said and got into the car. As soon as I buckled my seat belt, Phoebe slammed her foot on the pedal and the car went flying.
"Whoa," I yelled straightening up. Paige wasn't kidding when she said I needed luck when Phoebe was driving.
"So do you have any questions?" she asked me after a few seconds. How did you get all of your other powers?
"Well, as Posie told you we each started out with one power. I had premonition, Piper freezing, Prue telekinesis, Paige orbing, and Posie had fire starting. Five years ago, Prue got astral projection, being in two places at once. After that I got levitation. Paige followed with telekinetic orbing and Posie with heating stuff up. Piper then developed the ability to blow things up. All of our other powers followed after that. Prue is regarded as the most powerful since she's the one with the most control and advance." She explained. I stared at her open mouthed. She laughed at my expression.
"Better get used to this," she said. "This is what being involved with a witch is like." I laughed nervously. She stopped the car and we were in front of my house. How did you know where my house was? I asked her.
"Posie showed it to me," she explained. I nodded. Her eyes glazed off. She was having a vision. She came back and smiled.
"Wear something warm tomorrow," she said. "Prue will pick you up." I nodded and got out of the car.
"Bye, Pheebs," I said. She smiled at the nickname I called her.
"Oh, Seth," she leaned across the seat. I turned to her. "Your friend, Quil is in the house. I can hear his thoughts. Jacob left which means he's changed." I nodded nervously. "Beware that wolves shake when they are angry and before they phase." She rolled up the window and drove away. I went into the house and found Quil there. He had grown just like I had. Does this mean we would turn into wolves? I guess it would be fun, but it's not possible. The Cullens are gone. Leah was sitting there reading a magazine.
"Hey, Seth," said Quil sadly. I knew it was because of Jake.
"Does your girlfriend have the ability to change her looks?" asked Leah not looking up from the magazine. I fake laughed at her.
"No," I said. "That was her sister." Leah rolled her eyes while Quil looked at me.
"You got a girlfriend?" he asked. I nodded. He barked out laughing and clutched his sides.
"What's so funny?" I asked. He looked at me and laughed again.
"I can't believe it," he said. He straightened up and ruffled my hair. "I'm happy for ya."
"Thanks," I said sarcastically. "What are you doing here anyway?" I asked.
"I can't come see my favorite friend," he asked.
"I wasn't your favorite friend except when I helped you cheat on the math test three years ago," I said walking outside.
"Okay, okay," he held his hands up. "That's part of the reason I'm here. The other reason is that Jake joined Sam's gang." He was really sad. I didn't need Phoebe or Coop's power of empathy to tell. Jake was one of our closest friends and so was Embry.
"Don't worry," I said. "Jake and Embry'll come to their senses before long." I lied. He smiled slightly. I couldn't tell him that they were werewolves and couldn't talk to us for our protection. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sam and Paul enter my house. That was even weirder. How could I see something out of the corner of my eye?
"I gotta go," I said. "Guess who's inside?" I said. Quil looked and frowned.
"Our favorite people," he said. "Well, bye." He ran off. I sighed and walked into the house. Mom and dad came back from their errands and dad was with Sam and Paul. Mom must be with Leah in her bedroom. I could hear Leah sobbing.
"Hi, dad," I said. Dad looked at me and smiled.
"Hi, son did you have fun?" he asked. I nodded. Sam and Paul wrinkled their noses in disgust. Oh no. They could smell Paige and Posie on me. I couldn't stick around any longer.
"I'm going to bed," I said and made my way to the stairs. What if they hurt dad? I kept asking myself. Paul started shaking obviously sensing I was lying. Phoebe's warning echoed in my head. "Beware that wolves shake when they're angry and before they phase." Had she seen this? Sam noticed Paul was shaking and told him to calm down.
"Go ahead," said dad. I nodded and ran up the stairs. I crawled into bed and heard their conversation.
"Harry," said Sam. "I think he's hanging out with vampires." I started shaking. How dare they think Posie was a blood sucking vampire? "Shake before they phase," Phoebe's words repeated over and over again in my head. I ignored it and started listening again.
"No," said dad. "He's going out with his girlfriend. Plus she and her sister come here to La Push. I think you would smell them if they were vampires."
"Tell him to be careful," said Sam.
"Especially since we have two redheads to deal with now," said Paul almost growling. The front door slammed shut and I sighed in relief.
Paul said two red heads. I knew one of them was Paige, because Posie told me she died her hair red and I saw her, but who was the other one? I drifted off to sleep thinking about that.