Charmed Season two : The Mighty Balthazar Finally Saved.

Ex Libris

-Manor. Living room.-

Piper is lighting candles. There is a bottle of wine in an ice bucket on the coffee table. Music is playing.

Prue calls from the other room. 'Piper? (She walks in and notices all the candles.) Oh. Expecting company?'

'You think? Prue, what are you doing here? I'm supposed to have the house to myself tonight.' Piper exclaims.

Prue realizes. 'Oh, God, I-I-I thought that that was tomorrow night.'

'No, no, no. I put it on the kitchen calendar way in advance, that's why Phoebe's at the library studying, Prim and Patience are with Andy and you're supposed to be out on an assignment.' Piper states.

Prue sighs. 'Yeah, well, I was all day and I was just downstairs in the basement developing these shots that I took and actually was hoping to get your opinion on them. I guess now wouldn't really be a good time would it? (Piper shakes her head.) Although, Leo's not really here yet.'

'Alright, make it fast.' Piper agrees.

Prue shows her the photos. 'Alright, so, so, the magazine asked me to capture faces in the city. So I went to the haight and I took these shots but look at this man.'

She points to him.

'Yeah, so?' Piper asks.

Prue frowns. 'So he is in every single one of my pictures. I-I-I mean, I didn't really focus on him, I didn't even notice him until I got home but there he is in all of them just hanging out.'

'Well, maybe he's homeless.' Piper shrugs.

Prue gives her a look. 'But handing out fliers? I don't think so. And look at his face. He looks so sad and determined. (Leo orbs in.) Oh.'

'Okay, bye, bye.' Piper shoos her out.

Prue obliged. 'Oh, oh. Alright, so, uh, I'm gonna go now and I'll be downstairs and work all night long an I'll be really quiet and you won't have to worry about me. (Prue hugs her and whispers in her ear.) 'So, no sex without safe sex.'

'Thanks. (Prue starts to leave.) Oh, by the way, on the kitchen counter there's a birthday card for dad if you want to sign it.' Piper says.

Prue shakes her head. 'Um, I don't. 'Night Leo.'

'Goodnight.' He replies.

Prue leaves.

Piper is in thought. 'That's weird. I wonder why she doesn't want to sign d...'

'Hi. (He walks over and kisses Piper.) You wanna sit down?' He asks.

Piper hesitates. 'Oh, why don't we go upstairs, since she's downstairs.'

'Okay, I know a faster way.' He smiles.

She smirks. 'You do?'

They orb out.

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-Library.-

Phoebe's sitting at a desk highlighting pages in a book. She looks around, reaches in her bag and pulls out some potato chips. She eats them and a girl sitting a desk beside her hears her crunching. She looks over at Phoebe. 'Oh, I'm sorry.'

'I won't tell if you won't.' She shows Phoebe a packet of chips.

Phoebe laughs a little. 'Hey, hi, I'm Phoebe.'

'I'm Charlene. Actually we've met. We even carpooled. Metaphysics 301, remember?' Charlene asks.

Phoebe suddenly realizes. 'Oh, that's right and your dad is the professor of that class, right?'