Unexpected News (Charmed)

Sapphire glanced at Wyatt out of the corner of her eye. She and the eldest Halliwell son, had been summoned by the Elders. Confusion filled her as she looked at the clouded home of the Elders.

“Why are we here?” Wyatt asked with a frown on his face.

Sapphire could hear the annoyance in his voice. The purple haired knew the Halliwell family did not have a good relationship with the watchers of the magical community. The Elders had given the family a lot of grief, especially Piper and her marriage to Leo.

Many witches got in trouble with the Elders, but none more so than the Halliwell clan. Things were tense on a good day, but most of the time it was hostile between the two groups.

“You are here for your new assignment, Mr. Halliwell,” one answered with a bored tone in his voice.

“Assignment?” Wyatt asked as he skeptically looked at the gold robed Elder in front of him.

“Why am I here, then?” Sapphire asked with a raised hand. She looked around the room at the group of Elders and a few select Whitelighters.

The Elders chuckled at her question, Sapphire crossed her arms with an annoyed expression across her face. She was not amused with the Elders’ humor.

“Oh, Miss Deveraux, you are hilarious. Your are young, Mr. Halliwell’s charge. Enjoy yourself Mr. Halliwell, Miss Deveraux is a handful,” the Elder replied with a wave of his hand.

Blue white orbs surrounded the pair before they fully regenerated back in Halliwell Manor.

Wyatt and Sapphire glanced at each other, once in full form.

“I really hate the Elders,” Sapphire grumbled as she moved past Wyatt to the kitchen.

Wyatt trailed after his charge, he stood in the doorway and watched his mom and Sapphire. His mom was cooking dinner and Sapphire sate comfortably at the island in one of the bar stools.

“So, what did the Elders want?” Piper asked as she stood chopping various vegetables

“They wanted to assign Wyatt his charge,” Sapphire answered as she snatched a few vegetables to snack on.

Piper paused in her task. “Really, why were you there?”

Sapphire rolled her eyes as she thought of an answer for Piper’s question. “Because it’s me. I’m his charge,” she admitted with a sheepish smile. Her bright blue eyes met Piper’s with a wide grin.

Piper stopped and placed the knife down. She moved around the island, and wrapped an arm around the purple haired teen’s shoulders. “Well, at least you spend a lot of time. So, Wyatt won’t have to travel too far, unless you’re in Egypt or France,” the Halliwell Matriarch said with a grin.

Giggles escaped Sapphire’s lips at Piper’s comment. “That’s true,” she agreed with a bright smile.

“I’m just glad my first charge is someone I know,” Wyatt commented from the doorway.

Piper smiled at her son, before she moved back to her vegetables. Wyatt slipped into the room and sat next to Sapphire. The trio spoke about Wyatt’s duties to Sapphire as her Whitelighter, and the details that being a Whitelighter to a witch entailed.

“Wyatt, your dad and Aunt Paige will be able to help you with any questions. While, Saph, you can ask your mom or any of us Halliwell’s. But generally your Whitelighter is meant to be there to protect you from any harm magical related,” Piper explained as she looked at Sapphire with fond smile.

Sapphire peaked at Piper with her blue eyes, through her eyelashes. “Thanks, Piper,” the dark purple haired teen said. She grabbed a few slices of bell pepper to snack on with a bowl of sour cream and bullion powder.

Piper’s smile grew brighter as she turned back to finishing dinner. “Are you staying for dinner?”

Sapphire glanced at Wyatt out of the corner of her eye. She didn’t see any type of discomfort in the idea of her staying for dinner.

“Yeah, if that’s alright. I just need to text my mom and let her know,” she answered with a grin. She pulled her phone out of her jean pocket and sent a message to both her mom and dad. The seventeen year old female did not want panicked parents on her case.

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