Post by StoryGirl83 on Sept 30, 2008 23:04:54 GMT -5
Chapter Three - Mumbo Jumbo!
Present - 2005
Back in 2005 Piper was listening to a message on the phone. There was a perplexed look on her face as she pressed the off button and walked around Paige who was back at her caldron adding more ingredients. “That was Wyatt's preschool. I wonder what they wanted.”
Paige glanced over at Piper for a second before turning back to her pot. “Well, I am more interested in these demons and what they wanted and try to figure out how to vanquish them.”
The situation still didn’t make any sense to Piper. “It just doesn't sound right. Why would demons attack when the phone rings?”
Paige looked at her for longer this time as her face scrunched up, thinking. “And they're all different demons, remember? Huh. The last one even looked kind of human. Better add some mandrake root in case they're shape shifters.”
A thoughtful expression came to Piper’s face. “Wait, the last attack happened when the preschool called, too, didn't it?”
“Yeah, I think you're right.” A suspicious look came to Paige’s face as she adds, “Do you think Wyatt is creating these demons?”
Piper gave her sister a look of disbelief. “That's ridiculous.”
Trying to prove her point Paige dramatically reminded Piper that, “Well, he created the dragons.”
Hand on her hip Piper immediately began to defend her son. “One! One lousy dragon. You're gonna hold it against him for his entire life.”
Paige put up her hand to ward off Piper’s words as Phoebe walked into the room.
A quick survey of the room gave Phoebe a pretty good idea of what happened. “Oh, no. Let me guess, another demon attack?”
Paige quickly jumped in with her theory. “Or Wyatt's acting up again.”
Piper was quick behind her with her defense of Wyatt. “Or Paige is overreacting again.”
Phoebe considered both of her sisters in turn.
Paige didn’t give Phoebe a chance to respond before she added to her side of the theory. “Wyatt has been isolating himself at preschool and only talking to himself.”
This appeared to be news to Piper “Who said he's only talking to himself?”
Paige got a superior look on her face and informed Piper that, “I heard the message.”
Phoebe got a strange look on her face. “That's odd.”
Piper shook her head and started gesturing with her hands. “No, it's not odd. Just because he's talking to himself does not mean he's creating demons.”
Phoebe’s voice sounded a little worried as she reminds Piper that, “Except he's kind of quiet around home.”
Piper didn’t see why this was a big deal. “So?”
Phoebe went into lecture mode. “So Wyatt's in his second stage of development. I mean, his sense of language should be maturing. Which means he should be talking to other people, not just himself.”
With a serious look on her face Piper said, “I'm very sorry you went back to college.”
Phoebe grinned at that. “I know, but it's really helping with my column. And that has absolutely nothing to do with why Wyatt is creating demons.”
Exasperated Piper raised her voice, “He's not creating demons!”
Phoebe kept going as if Piper said nothing. “Well, let's see. Maybe it's a reaction to preschool. Some kind of Freudian transference or something?”
With an annoyed look on her face, Piper declared this to be, “Mumbo-jumbo!”
With a hint of laughter in her voice Phoebe explained. “Look, all I'm saying is, if he's talking to himself, the problems may be normal, not magical.”
Piper stopped to consider this as a possibility and asked, “Normal problems like what?”
Shaking her head Phoebe sayed, “I have no idea. It could be anything.” With a sigh she added “I could ask my professor. She's the expert.” With that Phoebe turned around and headed toward the door to the attic.
Surprised by the newest turn in the conversation Piper sputtered, “But I . . .”
Without looking back Phoebe interrupted her as she exited the room. “Be back soon!”
As Phoebe walked away Paige shook her head and turned back to her potion. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Piper pick up the phone. She slapped at Piper’s hand. “Hey, what are you doing? Put the phone down.”
Piper pulled her hand away from Paige. Paige slapped her hand to her forehead as Piper told her, “I have to call the preschool.”
Paige got a look on her face and in a grave tone said, “Well, then use your cell phone.” She then grabbed the phone from Piper.