A/N: Thank you all for the reviews. And thanks to my beta: Leeese. Don't forget to check out my new rewrite: The Teacher and the Coach.

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Chapter Twenty

When Bad Witches Turn Good

After Haley got caught up with the recent events, Nathan told his coven about his unsuccessful search for the answer to see if Lucas was really alive or not. He was disappointed and felt like he had failed his family. His parents assured him that he hadn't. He had done his best and that was all that counted. Now their focus was on getting ready for the big battle.

However, Nathan wanted to tell Haley the good news before they would go any further. "Haley, your mother isn't an evil witch," Nathan told her. Haley gave him a confused look. "Well, she was until she fell in love with a good witch. She then found that doing black magic wasn't as good as she thought it was."

Haley was shocked. "How do you know that?" she asked him.

"Because your grandfather told me," Nathan replied. "You weren't born evil, Hales. And you never will be."

Haley still wasn't convinced. Karen then continued the story. "The reason you were left with Jimmy and Lydia is because your parents couldn't keep you. The coven wouldn't let your mother leave. Your father tried to stop them, but he was killed as her punishment for betraying them." There was a short pause before Karen continued. "It's the same coven who has been keeping you prisoner for the last three years."

Haley was even more surprised than before. Yet, she was confused too. "If that's true, why haven't I ever seen her before?"

"It's obvious that they didn't want you to," Victoria replied, speaking up. "They didn't want you to find out the truth about your mother. Otherwise, that would probably ruin all of their plans for you."

"That explains why they have been pushing me to join their coven," Haley replied. "And I thought it was because they were trying to stop the prophecy from coming true." She then had a thought. "Wait a minute, who did you say told you this?" she asked as she turned back to Nathan.

Nathan was about to answer when someone else spoke up. "I did," a familiar voice said as Whitey appeared in the doorway.

Haley was shocked. She wasn't expecting that at all. "Whitey? You're my grandfather?" she asked.

Whitey nodded. "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner, but it wasn't the right time to tell you."

"Because of the prophecy?" Haley asked him. Whitey nodded again. "Is it true what Nathan said? My mother was evil until she fell in love with my father?"

Whitey was quiet for a moment. He then looked around at the people in the room. "Could you give us a few moments alone?" he asked them. Karen nodded and the coven slowly filed out of the room.

Haley suddenly squeezed Nathan's hand. "Please stay with me," she told him.

Nathan nodded. He wasn't going to let her out of his sight. "Of course I will," he said as he gave her a smile. They embraced in another tight hug.

Whitey waited until everyone had left before he spoke again. She turned to him, ready to listen. "Haley, you need to know that it's not all black and white when it comes to good and evil. It's true that your mother was an evil witch. In fact, she came from one of the most evil families in the magical world. And it wasn't easy for your mother to break out of her evil ways. Especially since she had been doing it for so long."

"How was my father able to get her to do it then?" Haley asked anxiously. Now that she knew the truth, she wanted to know the whole story. "How did they meet anyway?"

Whitey was quiet for a moment before he spoke again. "Your mother Deb was assigned to torture Keith. She didn't realize that he was a warlock until he started fighting back. He tried to escape, but she was able to catch him before he could. She then took away his powers. Yet, he was still able to talk. As the days passed, they started to become friends rather than a captor and her prisoner. He then started teaching her how to use her powers for good in secret. It was then when they realized that they were falling in love. When they eloped, I was their only witness. Shortly after that, she found out that she was pregnant with you."

"How was she able to hide it for so long?" Haley asked him curiously.

Whitey had to think for a moment. "Well, she was fine for the first few months. After all, a pregnant woman doesn't show for the first few months. She then had to hide the pregnancy by magic." Haley raised her eyebrows in surprise. "You can use magic for just about anything but love."

Haley let out a sigh. "I now understand why my birth parents gave me up, but why didn't you take care of me?" she asked him. "I was your own granddaughter. How could you not want me?"

"Like your parents, I wanted to make sure that you were safe from harm," Whitey told her. "The coven was after me. And they would have raised you evil if they had found you with me. I knew that you would be safe with Jimmy and Lydia."

Nathan then frowned as he thought for a moment. "Does this mean that Haley has family who are still evil witches and warlocks?"

Whitey nodded. "Deb has a brother Cooper who is an evil warlock."

Haley gasped as she realized who he was talking about. "I know him. He comes to the house every year when the coven comes together on Halloween night to celebrate the holiday. I had no idea that he was my uncle."

"I bet he wasn't happy when he found out that his sister was falling in love with the enemy," Nathan said.

Whitey nodded. "He was pissed off. He was the first one to discover that she was pregnant and tried to reason with her first. When that didn't work, he turned her over to the coven. They locked her up and waited for the birth. They were hoping to raise you evil, but Keith and I rescued her before it was too late. Right after you were born, we gave you to Jimmy and Lydia."

Haley didn't have to hear the rest of the story. She knew the rest. "So true love can really break any spell? Even when you are evil?"

Nathan gave her a reassuring smile. "Of course it can. True love can defeat anything." He then thought for a moment. "That's how you are going to defeat Brooke."

Haley gave him a confused look. "What are you talking about?"

"If Lucas is frozen, then that means he is still alive. And if that is true, then he can try and help turn Brooke back into a good witch," Nathan explained. "Then you don't have to worry about killing her."

Haley knew that he had a point. "Do you really think it will work?" she asked him. She didn't want to kill Brooke, but she would if she had to.

"I know Brooke. And if you defeat her first, she will get pissed off enough to want to kill you," Nathan said. "That is when we would bring Lucas out. She would be most vulnerable then."

"I suppose you would be the one searching for him again?" a familiar voice asked. The three turned to see Karen and Victoria. They had let them have their conversation. However, they couldn't help listening once they heard them talking about Lucas. "Nathan, you know you'll be taking a huge risk in getting caught and perhaps even killed."

Nathan nodded. "I know, but it would be worth it if we can bring everyone home safely."

"Then I think it's time to get started on Haley's training," Karen told them. "After all, we want her to be all ready for Halloween night."

After a long day of training, Nathan took Haley back to the cabin. They settled down in front of the fireplace. Haley gave him a wide smile. "I had a fun time today. I never thought that training for a battle could be so much fun," she said.

"Working can be fun," Nathan replied. "Or did you forget that while you were Brooke's slave?"

Haley thought for a moment before she spoke. "There are many things I forgot that I could do," she admitted. "I'm surprised that Brooke or Charlene didn't try and come to take me back."

Nathan gave her a comforting smile. "Well, I think they know where you are by now and aren't going to fight you anymore. They will wait for Halloween night to do that." Haley knew that he was right. "What do you want to do after we defeat them?"

Haley returned the smile. "I want to start our family. I would love to have a son who is just like his protective father."

"I wouldn't mind it if our baby is like her beautiful mother," Nathan replied before they shared a passionate kiss. They then cuddled up next to each other and fell fast asleep, dreaming of their future life together.