Walking (Melody/Open)

[Rachelle Halliwell-Turner]

Rachelle pushed back a strand of her deep brown hair behind her shoulder. She walked along a stone path in the park. She loved walking on the stone paths. All around her she could hear the laugher of people. Everyone, everyone seemed happy. A few weeks ago, she would've thought that it was pretty stupid to just laugh whole time. She would've thought it was a weakness, because if you allowed yourself to slip away into joy like that, and it was ripped away unexpectedly, it would destroy you. Now, however, she wasn't so sure.

Natalie had told her, when they first met, if you needed to feel the bad stuff to know the good stuff as well. Apparently the good stuff was worth knowing. She walked over to a concrete bench nearby and sat down on it, sighing heavily. Why did things have to be so confusing? It wasn't fair. Evil said feeling any joy, trust, loyalty was a great weakness. Good said it was worth it to have that weakness because if you couldn't feel the good stuff...what was the use living? What's the truth?

[Melody Halliwell]

Melody was sitting on a park bench when her cousin sat down beside her. Melody had heard so much about Rachelle but she decided not to be so quick to judge her. Melody was the type that got along with pretty much anyone. She hated seeing people get hurt. Melody made friends with just about anyone. Even when the person was treated as an outcast Melody usually stood up for them which was what made her such a good friend.

[Rachelle Halliwell-Turner]

Rachelle looked above her and knew it would rain soon. Or rather, if you were around Rachelle the raindrops would turn to ice. From the corner of her eye she saw someone next to her. She had been so taken in her own thoughts, she hadn't even noticed sitting next to a girl. She looked at her more closely. Melody. She had seen pictures of her and Paige in the Manor. She took a deep breath.

"What are you...'' she trailed off. She was going to ask what she was doing there but that would sound stupid. She was enjoying a day at the park, obviously.

[Melody Halliwell]

Melody looked over at Rachelle as she took in her surroundings. This was the last place she had expected to run into Rachelle. She tried to think of something to say but couldn't think of anything so she decided to sit quietly and let her make the first move.

[Rachelle Halliwell-Turner]

Rachelle's mouth stayed closed for a few moments, refusing to let sound through it. She knew Melody wanted her to speak first- or else she would've replied by then. She rolled her eyes. What was the sense just sitting there, knowing eachother, but not saying anything? It was boring. "Do you have a voice?" she asked simply.

[Melody Halliwell]

"Of course, I was just wondering the same thing about you." Melody said as she looked at her cousin. Melody thought for a moment then looked at Rachelle. "What brings you to the park today?" she asked as she thought about everything she knew about her cousin and how trouble seemed to follow her, but she was still willing to give her a chance.

[Rachelle Halliwell-Turner]

Rachelle arched an eyebrow. That didn't make sense...she had spoken when she was going to ask Melody what she was doing there. So she hadn't finished the sentence but she had still spoken. "What brought me to the park today? Shimmering," she replied simply, resting her elbow on the edge of the bench and putting her head on the palm of her hand, looking very much like Natalie in that position.

[Melody Halliwell]

Melody looked at the girl and smiled. Although most of the Halliwells weren't too fond of the things Rachelle had did Melody decided to look pass those things and try to get to know her a little better.

[Rachelle Halliwell-Turner]

Rachelle felt slightly unnerved by the smile. That was the last thing she expected. Since she had been back from the future she had been evil all the way, she had attacked quite a lot of people from her family. She had destroyed the P3 sign, she was friends with Roxanne and worked for people like Courtney and Rachelle, she had killed innocent leprechauns...why would Melody smile at her?

[Melody Halliwell]

Melody knew Rachelle had been evil but she could sense that Rachelle really didn't want to hurt her. Melody believed that everyone deserved a second chance and she felt that if anyone could sway Rachelle back to the good side she could. She knew it would take a little time but she was willing to take that chance if she could win her back to the good side. She turned to Rachelle "starting to have second thoughts about being evil, I see." she said in a soft voice.