The Power of Three [Twilight/Charmed]

Part One - Chapter Twenty-Two: Explaining the Past

Amelia smiled weakly at Quil as he dropped her off outside Paul's house, in the two days since she had last seen her boyfriend she hadn't felt like herself and now they were only twenty-four hours away from the battle between them and the newborn army. 

"Thanks for doing this Quil," Amelia said softly, she stared at the house that she had never been to before and shifted nervously; she had been there several times since she had started to date her boyfriend but never like this before. 

Amelia knew that Paul lived alone, his parents had divorced when he was just eight years old and his father had brought him back to La Push; his mother had disappeared off with her new boyfriend and Paul hadn't seen her since. 

Paul's father was currently away working in Vancouver and since Paul was one of the tribe's protectors, he'd been forced to stay in La Push alone. 

"No problem... I hope you two sort things out," Quil said making Amelia nod her head before she climbed out of the 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit that he had borrowed from Jacob, who was up in the mountains with Bella and Edward. 

Shivering slightly as she collected her back pack, Amelia headed towards the house; it had just started to rain and she hoped he wouldn't make her wait outside for long; she wanted to spend some time with him before the battle. 

Ringing the door bell, Amelia waited for a moment since she knew that he was home; she'd checked with Quil what time Paul's patrol shift finished so that she knew when it would be okay to come and see him. 

"Paul, I know you are home... please I just want to talk," Amelia called softly knowing that he could hear her as she knocked on the door again; Amelia had a feeling that she was going to be out there for a while.

The next half an hour was spent with Amelia banging relentlessly on the front door, she shivered as it started to rain as she sat down on the front step muttering about how stupid he was being. 

"Why didn't you tell me about you and Garrett?" Paul asked making Amelia jump, she turned to face him as he stood in the doorway; she really had to stop getting so easily distracted and allowing him to sneak up on her like this.

"I didn't want you to get upset... me and Garrett, it didn't work out and I was afraid that we'd go the same way," Amelia murmured looking back out at the rain; Paul sighed as he stepped out of the doorway and towards her. 

Amelia bit her lip as she glanced at him, she was surprised that he was letting her explain what had happened; she had been so sure that he would stay in the house until the fight tomorrow and still ignore her. 

"Jacob ordered me to listen... said I shouldn't go into battle with this clouding my vision," Paul said making her nod her head understandingly. Amelia was suddenly grateful for what Jacob had done, she had spent the last two days preparing for battle and trying to get a hold of him so that she could explain. 

"Paul... Garrett and I, we broke up three years ago but we remained friends; he was there for me during a rough time when I needed someone," Amelia explained making Paul look at her, he didn't know what it was but he had a feeling that this was going to be a long story.

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Wrapping a blanket around her shoulders, Amelia watched Paul set down a hot drink in front of her; he sat down a little away from her and waited for her to continue her story about her and the vampire. 

"Garrett came into my life when my cousins retired... I was just coming into my powers and things around me where falling apart," Amelia started making her boyfriend nod his head; he watched her wondering what dark secrets that she held that she was about to tell him. 

Amelia took a deep breath as she looked at him, she closed her eyes as she felt the memories of what had happened take over; she couldn't believe how stupid she had been all those years ago. 

"I lost all of my friends when I became a Charmed One, my boyfriend dumped me since I could no longer do the things that I used to do with him; my father didn't understand, my siblings had their own problems... I had no one to turn to," Amelia explained making Paul look at her concerned; he hated how she spoke like she had done something horrible to herself.

"I started to... I started to take painkillers, they helped me cope and when we were taking on demons it made it easier for me to concentrate," Amelia admitted softly making Paul stare at her. 

Amelia seemed so broken as she spoke about this, he couldn't believe that she had done such a thing; Paul watched as she sat quietly, he knew that this was hard for her and he didn't want to push her too far. 

"Lia... you don't have to tell me this," Paul said moving to sit closer to her, he offered her a small smile as she looked at him; she seemed so lost and broken that it hurt him. 

"I want to tell you... no secrets," Amelia replied making her boyfriend nodded his head, he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into his chest; she shivered as his hands acted like heat pads against her cold skin. 

"I was like that for a year... my family didn't even notice, it was when we took on a vampire coven that we met Garrett; he helped us take them down in exchange for us not killing him," Amelia revealed making Paul nod his head as he rested it against hers; he closed his eyes as he listened to her story. 

"Garrett could smell the pain killers in my blood... he confronted me about it, wouldn't leave me alone; he started to hide them so that I couldn't take them and spent time with me," Amelia said making Paul run a hand through her hair; the next time that he saw Garrett that he was going to have to thank him for protecting his imprint until he found her.

"He helped me get over my addiction, gave me someone to talk to, he understood what I was going through... my family don't know anything about this," Amelia murmured making Paul look at her as she pulled away from him; he trailed a hand down her tanned arm. 

Amelia looked at him, he offered her a small smile before he kissed her lips; he drew her close making Amelia wrap her arms around his neck. 

"Thank you for sharing that with me," Paul said making Amelia nod at him before he kissed her again, the two of them fell back onto the couch; they knew what would happen tomorrow, there was a chance that one of them might not return tomorrow. 

"I love you," Amelia said pulling back slightly from Paul, her eyes searching his knowing that if tomorrow she would lose her life in battle against the newborns than this was how she wanted to spend the night. 

"I love you too," Paul replied kissing her, he didn't know what he would do if something happened to her tomorrow; he closed his eyes at the thought of something bad happening to her. 

"It'll all be okay," Amelia whispered as if knowing what he was thinking, Paul looked at her and frowned; he knew that she would be able to deal with whatever came her way. 

Amelia pulled Paul back into a kiss, she knew that tonight could be their last and there was no doubt in her mind that this was how she wanted to spend it; however she knew that she still had one secret that she wasn't prepared to share with him, one that would come to haunt her one day.