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Chapter 1 - Meet the Halliwells
Halliwell Manor
Fear.
Pain.
Sorrow.
Fire.
Screams.
Agony.
"Find me. Come, find me"
BRIIINNNGGG!!! BRIIINNNGGG!!!!
Blue eyes shot open, and a young man of 25 years shot up in bed gasping for breath. He reached for his cell phone and turned off the alarm.
"That dream again." He said.
"Daddy?" said a small voice sleepily.
The man turned at looked at the door
. A tiny blonde boy was rubbing his eyes and yawning, holding a small teddy bear.
"Andy, what are you doing up so early?" he asked.
"I couldn't sleep." came the sleepy response.
"Do you want to sleep in Daddy's bed for a while, before Grandmama calls everyone for breakfast?"
"Yeth, pwease." and the little boy toddled over and climbed onto his father's bed, curling up in his strong arms. It wasn't long before little Andy was fast asleep once more, sucking his thumb and clutching his teddy bear with the other.
The young man was Dr. Wyatt Halliwell, an Alpha, The Twice-Blessed, Reincarnation of King Arthur, and king of all magic. Wyatt was the eldest son of Charmed One Piper Halliwell and Elder Leo Wyatt. He had two younger brothers Chris and Melinda. He was 6"10, with blonde hair and blue eyes. The curious thing about his eyes was that they had flecks of amber in them that, rather than dulling his eyes, only made them seem brighter. He worked as a general surgeon at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, and was one of the most well respected and sought after surgeons in the state. Not only because of his education, drive, and passion, but also because of his looks and charm. Add all of that with him being a devoted single father and very family oriented, you have a very eligible bachelor, much to Wyatt's irritation, and everyone else's amusement.
Wyatt closed his eyes, and let his mind wander back to his dream. The dream he had was one that he had been having since he was a child. No matter what he tried, he could never remember what happens when he wakes up. Only a voice saying "Find me. Come, find me.", and a feeling of complete terror. He didn't know why, but he couldn't shake the feeling that the voice was one that he knew. He had spoken with his parents about it, and they told that it could be any number of reasons, especially considering how powerful he was. However, recently, they have been becoming more frequent, to the point of almost every night, and the feeling of terror had also been increasing. taking him longer to calm down.
"Wyatt. Wake up. Mom has breakfast ready and wants us to help set up P3 for the Fundraising Gala tonight." said Melinda, as she shook her brother awake, without disturbing the precious bundle curled up in his arms.
"Alright. I'm up. I'll be down shortly." said Wyatt, getting out of bed and adjusting the covers around Andy.
"Kay." Melinda responded, before leaving her brother's room, and going downstairs.
Wyatt went and used the bathroom, brushed his teeth and hair, and changed into a pair of jeans and a red short sleeved t-shirt. Before going downstairs, he made sure that Andy was still asleep, and the baby monitor was on.
As he went down the stairs, he could hear his family having breakfast coming from the kitchen.
Downstairs, in the kitchen, Piper Halliwell, Omega, mother of three and Grandmother of one was in her element making breakfast for her large family. There was her husband, Leo Wyatt, an Alpha, an Elder, who also worked as the Headmaster of Magic School; their sons, Wyatt (25)- an Alpha, who was a general surgeon at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, Chris (23)- an Alpha, who was a detective with the San Francisco Police Department, and Melinda (21)- an Alpha, who managed the family restaurant "Halliwell's" with Piper while studying Business Management at San Francisco University , and her grandson Andy, who was 2 years old; her sister, Phoebe Halliwell, an Omega, also mother of three (Prudence Johnna "PJ" (22) an Omega, who was a journalist with The Bay Mirror; Parker (20) an Alpha, who was a Tech analyst with the San Francisco Police Department; and Peyton (16) an Omega, who was a high school sophmore), who worked as an advice columnist at The Bay Mirror and Phoebe’s husband, Coop, an Alpha, who was a Cupid, and also worked at The Bay Mirror as a consultant for the columnists; and their youngest sister, Paige Mathews, an Omega, also mother of three (Tamora Mitchell (17) an Omega, who was a high school junior; Kat Mitchell (17) and Omega, who was a high school junior, and Henry Mitchell Jr. (15), an Alpha, who was a high school freshman), and half-whitelighter, who worked as a social worker and also helped her charges; and Paige's husband, Henry, and Alpha, who worked as a parole officer with the San Francisco Police Department.
As she was cooking, she listened to Chris talk about how his date had gone the night before. He had gone out on another date with an omega student at the University, but didn't think it would go any further, as he had to leave half way through dinner because of a demon attack, again, making him think that continuing to go out with her may not work out.
"Honey, just talk to her. And come to a decision together. Let her know that you frequently have family emergencies, and that being a cop, you will also be regularly on call. There will be times where you will be lucky if you manage to at least get to dessert, and other times you will only get as far as drinks, before you get called away. If you both decide to try to work it out, then go ahead and see where it goes. Don't make the decision for her." said Piper.
"Your mom is right." said Paige, and Henry also agreed. "If I had made the decision without talking to Henry, I wouldn't have gotten married nor had the kids."
"Okay, I'll talk to her and see what she says. I do like her, but..."
"Yea. We know, sweetie." said Piper, sighing. "Believe me, we know."
"Good morning." said Wyatt. walking in to the kitchen, going straight for the coffee maker and pouring himself a cup. "Judging by the little I heard coming in, you're having second thoughts about going out again with the girl from last night? What was her name again? Tina?"
"Yes, and yes" said Chris.
"Mmhhmm. Good luck. Mom, what do we need to do for the Gala tonight?"
"Thanks" said Chris.
"Just about everything is set up at the Celestial Diamond Hotel, all we have to do is take the food over. And make sure the clothes are ironed properly” replied Piper.
"Okay. Great. I have to make a quick stop at the hospital to check on a few of my patients, and I’ll be back by lunch" said Wyatt, drinking his coffee, and taking a bite out of his toast. “Andy is asleep in my room, but he should wake up in about an hour.”
“Okay, you take care of your patients, and we will take care of your baby.” Said Paige, filling up Wyatt’s travel mug with coffee for him to take.
Taking the mug, he kissed her check in thanks, before doing the same with his mother and aunts, he waved and left out the front door.
“Do you think he’ll ever move on from what happened?” asked Melinda, who had come into the kitchen as Wyatt was leaving.
“I’m not sure.” Said Coop. “He’s been through a lot, and his heart is healing. It’ll just take some time.”
“Yes. It definitely will.” Agreed Phoebe. “But, there is someone out there for him. Someone who will help him heal, and move on.”
The way she said it, made the twins, Kat and Tamora, look up from where Melinda was doing their manicures at the kitchen table.
“Have you seen something Aunt Phoebe?” Asked Kat. The rest of the kids looked at Phoebe as well,
“What do you mean?”
“The way you spoke. You usually use that tone when you’ve seen something, or you know what is going to happen.” Said Tamora
“No. I haven’t seen anything. I haven’t had a premonition or anything. It’s just a feeling. That’s all.” Replied Phoebe.
“Oh. Okay.” Tamora said disbelievingly, but let it slide, knowing that her aunt wasn’t going to say anything else on the subject. The kids also returned to what they were doing. They all knew that there were times that, no matter how much they begged and pleaded, their aunt/ mom wasn’t going to say anything else. However, that said, it didn’t stop the kids from exchanging curiosity-filled looks.
Once breakfast was done, and the dishes cleaned and out away, everyone split up. Paige, Henry, Phoebe, and Chris left for their respective jobs, Leo orbed to Magic School to sort through his seemingly endless amount of paperwork, while the rest got ready to go open the restaurant and to sort out the food that was to be served at the Fundraising Gala that evening.
What none of them could have predicted, was how drastically their lives were about to change, due to Wyatt's decision to attend the Gala that evening.