Sweet Seduction

The woman told me to sit in the next room, which I did. I was sitting in a family room it seemed like. There were pictures everywhere; a majority of them were of three girls, whom I assumed were the Charmed Ones. I really wanted to know who was who, though, especially Prue.

My eyes roamed around the room as I attempted to listen to where the other girl was heading. I tried to use my mind power, but it was awfully hard since I was already trying to focus. 'Don't focus too much or you'll do something. Just focus on using your ears, not your mind,' I told myself silently. I listened and listened hard, but it was difficult. Finally, I heard her speak in a different room: "Hello, this is Prue Halliwell's sister, and I'd like to speak to her, please. It's an emergency." She spoke with a tone of worry and forcefulness, but acted kind as well. Interesting. "Prue, thank god." Obviously the woman I'd just met was not Prue. Who was this one? "No, I'm okay, but there's a person here. A girl - she says she knows who we are, and says she needs our help. I don't know if she's a demon or not, we haven't really talked yet. Okay." There was a beep, sigh, and then distant walking. I slouched deeper into the couch and looked away from the hallway.

She entered the room I was in smoothly and calmly, but you could tell in her eyes she was very cautious. I cleared my throat, "So, which one are you? I mean, which Charmed One?"

Eyeing me suspiciously, she remarked, "I'm Piper."

I nodded hesitantly and asked, "Where are the other two?"

"Um..." she hummed uncomfortably. My eyes twitched at her uncomfortableness; wasn't I being friendly? "They're out." I decided to leave it at that.

After many moments of silence and twittering, abruptly, the door swung open and a woman came through the door with a bang. Her hair was a very dark brown, almost raven-colored; her face was a pure, soft white color with green eyes and lovely lips. And her body made me melt into the couch. She looked aggressive, like she'd been through a lot in her life but she was strong. 'Hopefully this is Prue,' I thought with a slight smirk that I hid quickly.

"Piper, are you alright? I came as soon as possible," she said, practically dropping her jacket to reveal slim, muscular arms and slender chest and stomach, and ran toward Piper. Then she took notice toward me with a furious face. "Who are you?"

I managed to gulp down some fear to speak. "My name is Delilah." I couldn't really say anything else at this point, mainly because I was scared out of my mind, but also because of this very attractive woman standing a few feet away.

The woman didn't back down at all. "Are you a demon?"

Hesitantly, I replied, "...no..."

She stared at me intently, nearly forcing me to elaborate. "Then are you a witch?"

"Umm.. no," I said, making it sound more like a question. I was lying, yes, but I couldn't explain everything to her now. I had to wait until I had her trust.

The woman sat beside Piper, both giving each other a look before talking again. "How do you know us, then? Are you part of a coven, a vampire?"

"I'm not sure really..." I said, my sheepish face looking toward my nervously clutching hands. I glanced up at their dumbfounded faces. "Okay, well, here's the thing. When I was young, my mother died. A demon found me wherever the hell I was and took me into the Underworld. I've been locked in a cave there for twenty-three years, and I've finally escaped and never want to go back." I thought it sounded good in my head.

The beautiful woman gave Piper a questioning look before turning back to me. "How'd you escape?"

I wasn't sure how to answer, so I just spit out something, "I... made a demon... uh.. take me. I threatened him with my.. athame." 'I'm screwed.'

Piper laughed slightly. "Prue, are you really buying this?"

But Prue's face didn't change; it stayed serious and strong. "Is someone after you, then?"

"Yes," I replied, dropping my head, "The Source."

I looked through my hair to see the sisters glance at each other in concern and curiosity. "You know The Source?" Piper asked.

I nodded.

"Really well, or what?" Prue asked.

I wasn't sure what to say. "He was the demon who found me," I muttered softly. The sisters looked at each other again. "He hid me away, though, from everything. I was kept locked in a small cave in the Underworld. 20 minutes ago was the first time I've ever been in the sunlight. Ever," I told them.

Prue continued to stare at me with her piercing green eyes. She gave me a look of uncertainty and, quite possibly, warmth. I couldn't help but slightly smile. My cheeks flushed pink as well. Her face softened a little as she saw me do this.

'Maybe this would work after all.'

Piper noticed the movements between Prue and I and grasped Prue's hand. "Prue, I have to talk to you for a minute." They moved out of the room in a flash.

After they left the room, I closed my eyes and focused hard on listening. I could hear their footsteps lead from room to room and stop. I squinted my eyes together and listened.

Piper spoke first, "I don't know what to think about this girl. She just shows up, literally, out of nowhere, and expects us to help her? We have no idea who she is and don't even know if her story is legit." She sounded upset and irritated. Prue remained silent, and I could just imagine how her beautiful face looked. Piper's voice became more stern. "Prue, are you buying this? You're usually more skeptical about this stuff than I am. What's up?"

It was quiet for a moment, and Prue responded, her voice very soft, "I'm not sure. There's just something about her that makes me think she is the victim here... of something. Maybe she's afraid to tell us. I know we shouldn't trust her yet and I don't... really.. but we can't just give up on her. She's our innocent right now." I smiled to myself hearing those words.

A huff arose from Piper's throat. "Are you sure?" she asked timidly. Prue didn't say anything but she may have nodded because Piper responded with, "Okay. But I think we should have Leo check her out with the Elders."

'Leo?' I thought, 'Who's that? That's not a chick's name, is it?'

"Leo!" Piper shouted, causing me to jump from the couch and lose my focus briefly.

A swirling, twinkling noise came from the other room. "Hello ladies, what is it?" a man - Leo? - asked.

"There's a girl here that we barely know anything about," Piper told him. "She has black hair, very pale skin, really skinny, her name is..."

"Delilah," Prue said quickly, sending shivers down my spine. Damn, I was already falling for this girl in less than an hour.

"Yeah, so can you go ask Them?" Piper asked Leo. I heard a kiss and a "sure" from Leo and then the twinkling. "I hate it when he leaves," Piper moaned sadly. I rolled my eyes and tuned back in. With a sigh, Piper said, "Now what?"

Prue sighed back. "I guess we wait for Leo to come back with any news, and, meanwhile, we get to know our guest some more. By the way, where's Phoebe?"

'Phoebe? Oh, gee, more names.'

"She has classes until four today, then I think she'll be home."

I nervously looked around the room for a clock. Found one; it read 3:14PM. Well, whoever "Phoebe" is, she'll be home soon. Then there'll be more fun headed my way.

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I'm very sorry for leaving you guys with nothing for so long! I really considered just ending the story because I lost a lot of desire to work on it. But now I've reconsidered. :) I can't say how often I think I'll be updating, but I will sure try hard if you really want more.

Thank you all for the reviews so far. Keep them coming, please! :D