People, I considered as my family, were just as unusual as Halliwell family. They were also magical but in a different way. They were neutral. They didn't belong neither to good nor to evil. After some time with them I understood the motto they lived with: "Keep the balance and don't interfere with things that supposed to happen." And they were right. Because not matter what other people were doing in the end everything happened the way it was destined. As for their status in the society they were pretty wealthy. Mum and Dad owned the company which explored new energy sources and made devices to use it. Serena was married on Jonathan, and owned her own auction house. And Jonathan was from some noble family in the UK. Katy and Tom founded their own hotel chain. And right not it had five hotels in the US and about seven in different part of the world. Serena, Katy and Tom were triples. And they all had high IQ. As for Audrey she was trying to start her own line of clothes. She was a good designer. And Nat was a model, she was the same age as I was. So we were helping each other and she was my best friend. Of course Mum and Dad had helped their children by given them money at the very beginning but they paid back each penny. I loved them and they loved me, so that was enough for me.
After the exams I went home. There my mum waited for me. By the look of things she was exited to know how my exams went. And clearly she wanted to know each smallest detail. I wasn't going to disappoint her.
"Hey, Kit. How was your day? How were your finals? Your dad and I were so worried and we've been waiting for you. Why didn't you call?" Helen rambled. I groaned. Sometimes she behaved as if I was still six year old and needed her presence at all times. And I had to say she was this way with all her kids.
"Mom, take it easy, and please stop fussing over me. I'm not a baby anymore!" I said with a smile.
"You are my baby!" she exclaimed. "And Happy 18th Birthday! I hope you remember that we're having your party today, right?"
"How can I forget? You've been reminding me about it for the whole week! Thank you." I answered. "As for my exams they came pretty well. And I guess very soon I'll be having license. So you can congratulate me." My grin's growing even bigger.
"I'm so happy for you. Finally you can do what you always wanted to. And not only compose song." We went to the kitchen where whole stuff cooked my birthday dinner. "Nat will be home soon. She has some rescheduled shooting."
"I thought she had a photo shoot yesterday. Why today?" I asked confused. Nat never liked to change her plans. And that's why probably each and every photographer was afraid of her. But that didn't have effect on the fact that she was an excellent model and a lot of people wanted to work with her.
"Her agent messed up with it, so…" Mom sighed. She knew her youngest daughter as good as I did.
"I just hope that Nat wouldn't kill Daniel…" I didn't get a chance to finish. Because angry Nat appeared at the door.
"I still can't believe it! How can she be that stupid!" Nat exclaimed. She dropped her handbag and turned to face us. "Well, hello here family! And there's my Birthday brother!" She hugged me. "So how were your finals?"
"Well thank you! And great. How did it happen that you had a shoot today?" I asked curiously, knowing that she needed to say everything she thought about the situation she was in.
"Oh, Daniel forgot to add it to my schedule and I was notified about it at 6 in the morning. Because of it my beautiful dream was disturbed!" She said dramatically.
"I never thought that you have a beautiful dream! You were always restless sleeper." My eldest brother, Tom, laughed coming through the door. "Why is everybody crowding in the kitchen. Hello, lil' sis and bro. Happy Birthday, buddy."
After a while Serena with her whole family came. They all congratulate me and went to help stuff to set the dinner. Thirty minutes later Kate arrived and unfortunately for me she was in the hug-mood. And she wouldn't let me go for good ten minutes, telling me how proud she was and that I was the best baby brother she had. And the last to come were Audrey and dad, Simon.
When the whole family was together we had a family dinner. There were different topics at the table. And I felt myself happy and content. But suddenly I heard Piper and Leo calling for me. Obviously they found out I skipped school again and they were going to yell and accuse me in everything that I did wrong. Helen and Simon noticed that I fell silent and got the fact that I needed to go. They smiled at me encouragely.
"Don't worry. Go to them. Your birthday cake isn't going to disappear. I'll make sure that this team keeps their hands."Helen said pointing at the family.
"I'll come back as soon as I can. And before I go I want to tell you that when I'll come back from the manor. I'm NOT going back to them. It's last time I'm going there. And I hope you support me." I said twisting my fingers and looking at the floor. Moment later I felt Mum's hands around my shoulders:
"Do as you think is right. We're always here for you. And no matter what we DO love you." I nodded my head and laid it on her shoulder wishing that I didn't need to go there and just stay here with people who loved me and cared about me.
After a couple of minutes I freed myself from her arms and looked around the room and saw that everybody was grinning at me. That only filled my heart this warm and with that I orbed to the manor. "I need to be strong. It's last time and after that I finally will be who I really am." I thought for myself.
A/N: next chapter will be from Piper's point of view. I don't want her o be that bad of a mother...