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Post by Anna Halliwell on Apr 4, 2007 8:01:01 GMT -5
The little girl came barreling down the staircase calling for Troy over and over again. She jumped the last few steps onto the foyer and spun to run through the dining room. She stopped dead in the kitchen doorway. Her large brown eyes gazed up at a tall, muscular, lean, dark haired man standing there. She knew a demon when she saw one. But something was off about this one. He wasn't as intimidating as most demons were. She didn't get the 'scary' vibe from him. Her tiny mouth opened slightly. She wasn't sure if she should scream, again, or approach him.
Anna was close behind the tiny tot. She could hear her wailing over and over and cringed. She'd forgotten how annoying she'd been as a child. But growing up in the Manor with 8 other children not to mention a mother and 2 aunts, one HAD to be loud. She skidded to a halt in the dining room, nearly colliding into the young witch, who'd stopped dead in the doorway.
"What the---" but then she realized why.
Little Anna was gazing up at Carnell, uncertainty written all over her tiny face. Her large brown eyes were frozen open and she clutched the small stuffed cat for dear life.
"Carnell..." she breathed softly.
Her own eyes swiveled to the man standing in her kitchen, the one who she needed to know about. The reasoning behind this entire fiasco.
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Post by carnellwilliams1 on Apr 4, 2007 14:05:56 GMT -5
He looked down at the child and than crouched down on one knee infront of her.
" Yes?" He tilted his head to the side as he looked at her.
He wasn't sure who it was since Anna was a child way before he made his decision to turn good.
He than got a strange feeling in his heart as he had pain in his eyes.
" ahh....Anna?"
He felt it deep in his heart, he put a hand on his chest.
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Post by Anna Halliwell on Apr 5, 2007 7:39:35 GMT -5
"Ahh...Anna?"
The young child's eyes, if possible, grew even wider. She tilted her head to the side slightly and reached a tiny hand towards his face. She traced down his cheek with her fingertip, just as her older counterpart often did.
"Carnell..." she started once again, not taking her eyes off Little Anna for even a fraction of a second.
"This is...Anna. Well, me. Little Me," she tried to explain.
She knew she sounded insane, but then again, Carnell was used to strange things such as this happening. Anna stepped forward and knelt next to the young girl.
Anna turned her brown hues towards the woman who knelt beside her."Who're you?" she asked in a small voice, although nonthreatening.
This woman radiated with goodness and she was in the Manor. If she were a demon, Anna would know. Plus, her family would've vanquished her by now.
"Well, Anna, I'm...you. I know this sounds crazy, but you were brought to your future by a spell," she explained carefully.
Little Anna nodded in understanding. Spells were a common thing to her, having grown up around them her entire life."Okay...so who're YOU?" she asked, her large eyes refocusing on Carnell. That former look of awe was etched across her face once again.
"He's a demon," came a voice from behind them.A woman who looked like a cross between Anna and Piper stood leaning against the doorjamb with her arms folded across her chest. She had a stern look on her face and her gaze was locked onto Carnell, unmoving and cold.
Anna couldn't tell if Older Anna was angry, sad, hurt, or a combination of the three. But it was blatantly obvious that she wasnt happy or full of love for him. This made her uneasy, seeing as how Little Anna had taken to him right away. Just as she had in the club.
"A half demon, who destroyed thousands of full demons, blah blah blah," she said sarcastically, stepping into the kitchen and standing above Anna and her younger self.
Her hard gaze bored down onto him.
"Hello, Carnell," she said coldly.
This was all getting too confusing; her younger self apparently adored him, but her future self seemed pissed. The spell wasn't showing her her heart's desire. It was making her even more confused than she was.
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Post by carnellwilliams1 on Apr 5, 2007 12:00:20 GMT -5
He looked at the older Anna, stepping away from the younger anna and looked over at the present day anna.
" Interesting..our lives get more complicated...since you casted a spell.." he looked at her a lil pissed himself.
He than looked at the older anna.
" Never seen that look on your face..what did i do?"
He was screaming in his head for someone.
Eve get your holy ass over here to San Francisco I'm staying at the halliwell manor!...what you still havent forgiven me for setting all your barbie dolls on fire!...get over it...your not a average witch...your a witch with a purpose..a holy purpose...you have direct links to the higher powers...I need a favor!!...Damnit Eve!...if you had the right mind since you are the more experienced out of us three siblings...you would sense me with your whitelighter powers and see that am human now!..
He than looked down and didn't look future Anna in the face.
" Ok lay it on me...what the hell did i do..leave you at the altar?...kill one of your aunts...kill my own child...oh let me guess...i never could stop being a demon for long because of my lust for power..." he had a pissed tone to his words.
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Post by Paige Matthews on Apr 9, 2007 11:09:07 GMT -5
Paige Matthews orbed into the already crowded kitchen with a sigh, "Phoebe! Do we have all the ingredients for that potion-" Paige cut off as her gaze went from her sister, to Carnell, to Anna, to small Anna, to older Anna. "Oh dear god...as if we don't have enough problems! Anna! You go and cast this spell?!" Paige remembered when her sister Phoebe casted it to find out if she should marry Cole and the end result wasn't good at all. "Anna..." She sighed softly.
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Post by carnellwilliams1 on Apr 9, 2007 14:38:15 GMT -5
He looked at Paige and said shaking his head fast.
" Don't even say it...Miss. Matthews...Miss Phoebe already said it..." he said politely and than he looked down.
" Sorry about my rude comments when i was a demon.."
He than thought.
" Oh! can i ask a favor of you Miss. Matthews if you could orb me to Tibet...so i can see my baby sister..she's a holy witch and part whitelighter...she hasn't been answering my calls probably because she still thinks i'm a demon...she could of sensed that if she was the smart one in the family!!" he said the last part looking up at the ceiling.
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Post by Paige Matthews on Apr 9, 2007 17:07:04 GMT -5
"Oh! can i ask a favor of you Miss. Matthews if you could orb me to Tibet...so i can see my baby sister..she's a holy witch and part whitelighter...she hasn't been answering my calls probably because she still thinks i'm a demon...she could of sensed that if she was the smart one in the family!!"
Paige glanced to Carnell. After a bit of thought she nodded, "Sure, I don't mind." She glanced to her sister, "I'll take him to Tibet to find his sister, someone needs to start on that potion to find Jake..." Paige paused and glanced to Anna, "Anna, you need to get all of yourselves and solve this mess you put yourself in, Piper isn't going to be happy at all..."
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Post by carnellwilliams1 on Apr 10, 2007 5:06:57 GMT -5
He looked at Phoebe. " I wish you both good luck on the crusade to save jake.."
He knew this was his last shot to make things right with Anna, if his sister helps him since she has great witch powers with additional enhanced whitelighter powers due to the fact that she has a sacred holy destiny.
He looked at Paige and smiled than looked down.
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Post by Anna Halliwell on Apr 10, 2007 8:20:11 GMT -5
"Ok lay it on me...what the hell did I do? Leave you at the altar?Kill one of your aunts? Kill my own child? Oh, let me guess. I never could stop being a demon for long because of my lust for power?"
Anna just fixed him with a glare, her lips pursed. It was obvious she wasnt going to tell HIM what he did. He'd figure it out soon enough.
"Anna Prudence Halliwell. What lack of thinking made you do a spell that could kill you? You should know better than to use this spell! If you were using it to figure out what to do about that boy...demon...man thing then you're way off base. All the older one of you will and should tell you is that you need to figure it out on your own. Plus, we have bigger issues than your love life. Jake isn't anywhere to be found and he's not answering my calls. I think HE is more important than what you're doing."
"I know Aunt Phoebe. I wasnt thinking. But a spell cast by one witch could turn out differently when cast by another witch, depending on the spell. If that particular spell was that dangerous, someone should have taken it out of the Book. There was no warning on the page and I figured it was worth it," she said.
"Anna..."
Little Anna tore her gaze from Carnell long enough to finally acknowledge the other people in the room.
"Awnt Paige? Awnt Phweeebe?" she cooed in her childish voice.
The young girl tottered over towards the two older women, her raggedy stuffed cat tucked safely under her tiny arm against her body. She wrapped her free arm around Phoebe's leg and gazed up at her, smiling.
Anna rubbed her temples, a migrane forming.
"Okay...I need to think," she muttered, half to herself...well, her present self.
"Okay, while you 'think', which you seem to be doing so much of, I'll be upstairs," she replied, sarcasm dripping from her voice.
Anna spun on her heel, flipped her long curled dark hair over her shoulder, and exited the attic.
Anna tugged on Phoebe's pant leg.
"Where's Twoy?" she asked, gazing up at her with curious large brown eyes.
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Post by Piper Halliwell on Apr 10, 2007 8:25:17 GMT -5
Piper walked downstairs, steering towards the kitchen when she heard voices. Strange though it was, she could of sworn she heard...
"Anna?!" she cried, stopping dead in the kitchen doorway, sliding out of the way to let some older woman pass.
Standing before her were her sisters, Carnell, and her daughter...s. Anna, 17 year old Anna, was rubbing her temples. Younger Anna was clutching onto Phoebe, and that damned stuffed animal she was glued to, for dear life.
"What the...?" she started.
She had a feeling of deja vu. And she wasn't sure if she was more confused or upset. She crossed her arms over her chest and fixed everyone with a "okay-someone-tell-me-what-happened" look.
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Post by Anna Halliwell on Apr 10, 2007 8:31:15 GMT -5
"Anna?!...What the...?"
Anna turned, hearing a familiar voice.
"MOMMY!" she squealed, letting go of Phoebe and dashing across the room.
She slammed against her legs and nuzzled her cheek against her knees. Although, she still had the cat with her. Anna never let go of that thing.
Anna looked up, hearing her mother.
"Oh no," she murmured as little Anna ran towards her.
"Hey, ma," her voice cracked as she flashed a shaky smile.
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Post by Piper Halliwell on Apr 10, 2007 8:39:14 GMT -5
"MOMMY!"
Piper was caught off guard when the tiny person collided into her legs. Swiftly and habitually, she swept the young child into her arms and held her against her hip.
"Hey, ma,"
Piper let out a sigh.
"What did you do NOW?" she asked.
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Post by carnellwilliams1 on Apr 11, 2007 5:17:42 GMT -5
He looked at paige as he gave her that "I'll be right back look" as he exited the attic and walked up onto the older Anna as he said folding his arms across his chest.
" Alright...if you want to prevent a terrible future from happening to yourself...i suggest you tell me instead of her...I know how to handle the future and I'm known for keeping secrets...so spill it.." he said very confidently as he looked at her with her back turned to him.
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Post by Anna Halliwell on Apr 11, 2007 8:53:27 GMT -5
"Alright...if you want to prevent a terrible future from happening to yourself, I suggest you tell me instead of her. I know how to handle the future and I'm known for keeping secrets. So spill it."
Anna turned to face him, brushing her hair behind her shoulder.
"Growing up I've learned not to change the past. It's too dangerous. Your future---my past---happened for a reason. If you 'know how to handle' it, you'll understand, when the time comes, why what happens happens.
I know I was sent here for a reason, but I also know it was NOT to change the past. I'm not that stupid. I was back then but I've grown up a lot. I'm not the same girl I once was, Carnell. I know better now.
I've learned from my mistakes. I'm no longer a child, unlike my two other selves down there. I'm the voice of reason out of the three of...me. That kid downstairs is the representation of the innocence Anna has lost over the years. I'm the logic and wisdom she's yet to gain," she explained, crossing her arms over her chest.
But, even as she said these things with such calm and reservation, her heart was pounding out of her chest, just as it always when she was around HIM.
It was strange, she hadn't seen him in years. She thought she was past all this nonsense, but even now, 13 years later, all she wanted to do was draw him close and...
"I wasn't sent here to tell you the future. I was brought here by a spell cast by...myself...and that's who I'm meant to talk to. It's Anna's heart's desire, not yours. I'm going to stay out of the path of history," she said in a final tone.
Much like her mother, not to mention every other Halliwell to walk the Earth, she was full of stubbornness. And when a Halliwell made up his or her mind, there was no changing it.
She fixed him with a stern, steady stare, sending the message that there would be no negotiation, no sweet talking, none of that power he seemed to have over her, even now. She was strong against him. She had to be.
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"What did you do NOW?"
Anna bit her bottom lip slightly, trying to figure out how to best put this.
"Well...I...kinda sorta...maybe cast the Heart's Desire Spell..." she started, fidgeting with a strand of her long dark hair.
"You see...I bound Carnell's powers...and since he's human, I wondered if what we have is real...seeing as how he has no soul and all...and well, I wanted to know..." she babbled, struggling to find a way to make it sound better than it was, more legit.
It wasn't working. She steeled herself for what was to come. Anna knew her mom would probably blow a gasket...or the house. She thought she was grilled by her aunts, the worst was yet to come.
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Post by Piper Halliwell on Apr 11, 2007 9:00:27 GMT -5
"You see...I bound Carnell's powers...and since he's human, I wondered if what we have is real...seeing as how he has no soul and all...and well, I wanted to know..."
Piper closed her eyes and took a deep calming breath. She so didnt need this right now, not with her son missing. Opening her eyes, she chose her words carefully.
"I understand Anna. I really really do. But we have more pressing issues. Albeit, I get that you didnt know that Jake was missing until now. So you either play this out or reverse this spell gone awry. Your aunts and I have to find out what happened to Jake. We'll deal with this little fiasco later," she said as calmly as she could.
She set little Anna back on the floor and placed her hands on her hips, fixing her gaze on her sisters.
" 'To Call a Lost Witch'?" she asked, in a manner that said 'you thinking what I'm thinking?'
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