Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:16:14 -0800 (PST)
From: dash minford <spdyeagl@yahoo.com>
Subject: Born to Magic

Disclaimer: I do not personally know any of the actors or celebrities
involved in this story.  I do not own the rights to the show Charmed or any
of its characters.  This story is purely fiction and any resemblance to
real life is purely coincidental.

      This year, during my sophomore year of high school, I realized
something very important about myself.  What I realized was that I was gay.
Once I accepted this, my life grew both less and more complicated at the
same time.
	I was relieved by this revelation because it felt like a weight was
taken off of my shoulders.  Yet, I didn't want to hide who I was so I was
open about it.  Because of my openness, people in my class made fun of and
persecuted me.
	I went and complained to my parents about the kids in my class.
They told me to stick out the year and then we would move.  They also said
that we were going to be moving during the summer because of my fathers
work anyway.
	During the remaining months of that school year, I went on a couple
of online sites so I could talk with other gay boys and men.  As it turns
out, a boy from the town I am going to be moving to contacted me.  When we
get out there, I agreed to meet him.
	So, my family finally moved to San Francisco that summer.  Going
across the golden gate bridge was amazing.  Once actually in the city, we
moved into a really nice neighborhood with some really beautiful old homes.
I just love old homes like these.
      While my parents were at work the first full day in the house, the
neighbors came over to introduce themselves and welcome us to the
neighborhood.  All three of them were extremely nice and pretty.  Too bad I
am not interested in girls.
      Each one of them introduced themselves and shook my hand.  They are
the Halliwell sisters.  First there was Piper, who is the oldest.  Then
there was Phoebe, who is the middle child.  And lastly, there was Paige,
who is the youngest.  Now, when Phoebe shook my hand, she stopped moving
and looked like she was in pain.  Soon after they were done introducing
themselves, they left and went home.

-In The Halliwell Manor-
      "What did you see Phoebe?", asked Piper.
      "When I shook Mike's hand, I got a vision of him meeting another boy
his age.  They were in the park not too far from here.  Then right before
my eyes, the other little boy changed forms into that of a demon.  The
weird thing about this premonition is that it didn't end there.  It then
warped in time and showed the three of us hanging out with Mike."
      "Now that's interesting.  You're power was never that powerful
before."
      "Yeah I know.  It's about time my power increased."
      Paige finally came into the conversation by saying, "Now back to this
premonition.  What did it mean?"
      "I'm not entirely sure.  All I know is that we are supposed to save
him.  The rest I don't know about."
      "I guess we'll have to get Leo o check with the elders for us."
      With that, they called Leo down and explained what happened.  After
hearing their tale, he agreed to check with the elders.  He also said that
they should get to know their new neighbor better.  They agreed and sent
Phoebe over to see if Mike wanted to hang out.

-Back At Mike's-
      I was just beginning to really get into unpacking the boxes in my
bedroom when the doorbell rang.  Since I had already met the neighbors, I
didn't expect to see anyone until my parents came home that evening.  When
I answered the door, I was very surprised to see Phoebe on the other side.
      "Are you feeling better Phoebe?"
      "Yeah, I am feeling much better.  Thanks for asking."
      "Anytime."
      "Mike, we were wondering if you wanted to hangout at our house for a
while since you are going to be home alone all day long."
      "Yeah, I'll come over for a while.  It's not like I have anything
else to do today except for unpacking."
      "Do you want to come over now or continue unpacking?"
      "Come on, do you really have to ask that question?"
      "No, I guess not. Well, come on then."

      So, we went over to their house.  Once inside, their cat came right
up to me.  When I picked him up, all three sisters looked shocked.  It
seems that the cat, whose name is Kit, doesn't like anyone outside of their
family.
      Since I had him in my arms, I looked him over.  He was a very
ordinary cat, except for his collar.  The tag on his collar was very
interesting.  It was almost a Celtic knot.  I'll have to look into what
that means later.
      Anyway, we spend most of the day just idly chatting about whatever
came to mind.  But, of course, as with any girl I know, they finally got
around to asking whether or not I had a girlfriend back home.
      "No, I didn't have a girlfriend back home.  Actually, I'm gay.  But,
I have yet to have a relationship with a guy.  In fact, I have never done
anything with a guy whatsoever."
      "I'm so happy you feel comfortable telling us that.  After all, we
are nearly strangers."
      "I don't know why, but I feel as if I have known you my whole life."
      "Don't worry sweetie, we feel the same way."
      "In a way, I guess I have lead a charmed life.  My parents were very
supportive of me coming out.  They also were willing to move so I wouldn't
be harassed by the people I was.  Although, they were going to move us
anyway but I was also part of the reason then.  My friends were also very
supportive and awesome when it came to things like this.  Now I meet you
three and I am just lucky.  I don't know why but I feel like we are going
to become best friends really fast."
      "Interesting way of stating that.  Why did you phrase it like that?"
      "Like what?"
      "'A charmed life.'"
      "In a way I have always felt blessed.  It seems as if God or the
powers that be have something special in mind for me."
      "My sisters and I also feel like we have been leading a charmed life
as well."
      When Piper said this, she gave Phoebe and Paige a knowing look.  I
happened to notice this but I chose to ignore it because I figured I would
never be able to figure out what it meant.  Then, we sat down and ate
lunch.  My, was Piper a good cook.  No wonder she owns her own club.  If I
am allowed, I will have to check it out.  Sounds like quite the scene.
Although, since I don't yet know the age required to be allowed in, I don't
know if it will happen.
      Anyway, after lunch, we sat around their living room just idly
chatting every once in a while and watching TV.  It's somewhat amazing how
they were comfortable in my presence and I in theirs.  At about three, I
decided to go home and continue my unpacking.
      When my parents got home, I was finishing up my unpacking.  I got an
awful lot done in those three hours.  I don't think I ever went that fast
before.  Alf the stuff almost seemed to appear where I wanted it to go
because I don't' remember unpacking half of it.
      At dinner, we openly discussed what we did all day long.  Neither of
my parents had a terribly exciting day.  It seems that my day was the most
exciting out of all three of us.  They were glad to hear that at least some
of the neighbors were nice enough to com and introduce themselves.  They
were also glad to hear that I made my first friends out here already.