Cover-Boy [Prue/Open]

[Derrick West]

There were some things even the manliest of men could not do. It wasn't an inability, but more of a 'Hell No' situation. But he was doing it for the right reasons. He was helping his friends, and anyone who is anyone that knows Derrick would know that he would do anything for his friends. To his dismay, even this. See, Derrick is a lot of things. He is funny, a terrorizing bastard, some would even say sex on legs, but he isn't exactly the kind of guy to do something like this. His fingers fiddled with the rims of his trench coat, a large nervous gulp rolling down his throat as he stood in the darkness. Demons he could deal with. He had gone up against warlocks, hell beasties, the occassional temporarily evil Halliwell and even his damn cousins on his mother's side, but nothing like this. The blood was rushing to his head and he waited for the adreneline to kick in and basically for him to grow a set of balls and face this. He had got himself into this mess, he would get himself out. He had only seconds to react before he saw the figure in front of him as light shone upon them. This was it. This was the end of the road. There was no turning back. It was - P3's Ladies Night.

"Ladies, let me introduce you to the most jaw-dropping, god-praising, fun-loving bachellors of San Francisco. Let your minds be spun and you dreams become a reality as you feast your eyes on this line up of man-candy for the highest bidder. Keep in mind that all proceeds will go towards a good cause, the Dean Foundation for Troubled Youth. Your selection - it will be shown shortly. For an all-expense paid date at the 5 star restaurant The Charmed Triquetra with the man of your dreams, please give it up for our first candidate...".

Yes, it's true. Derrick had made a promise to Prue and Wyatt and it seemed like he was keeping it. Like a piece of meat, he was getting sold to the highest bidder. Probably a divorced woman with enough hormonal build-up to kill him. This is what he does for his friends. This is what he does to help the people he cares about. He strips on stage for money. Sure, it wasn't like Derrick really had a job or a stable income, but did this mean he was desperate. Wasn't like he is ashamed of his body or anything, but - he was really really nervous right now. And probably by no coincidence, especially since who is running this fund-raiser, Derrick was first. And he couldn't be more embarrased then he was right now. Through the dark, he looked down at his clothes. To bad they wouldn't be on for much longer.

The spotlight shot on him, and he guessed it was kudos that the crowd started screaming straight away. Looking beyond nervous and trying to figure out what the hell he was doing, Derrick took a couple of steps forwards. How was this fair? "What the hell, am I doing?". He muttered to himself, before the host continued. "From right here in San Francisco, little ol' Derrick here likes snow-boarding, hitting the books and hopes to be a mechanic"- First he had heard of this, but okay! "And words from a close-friend, his nick-name is 'The Screaminator". The ladies went wild, bids were beginning but Derrick couldn't help but smirk. Screaminator; nice demon reference, only one person that would have thought of that. Thanks Prue!

[Prudence Melinda Halliwell]

OOC: Wyatt Halliwell & Christopher Halliwell, would you guys like to join the auction?

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There he was, Prue's third older brother. Not blood related but still a brother to her. And yes, he came with the complete brother package too. He could annoy the hell out of Prue and drive her crazy like not even Wyatt or Chris could. And that alone was a magic power all on its own! She loved Derrick nonetheless. And with him it was not that weird to play girlfriend and boyfriend when the other needed it to get rid of the opposite sex. See, Prue could also play that game with her blood related siblings, but there was still that awkward situation still. With Derrick it was a whole other story. They could actually flirt without that blood related bond making it awkward. Even though they were close Prue had never had romantic feelings for Derrick. Probably because he was around all the time and grew to be Prue's big brother and a very close friend. Although Derrick and Wyatt were the besties. Prue did not mind, but Derrick always came to her with girl problems which kind of amused her. And truth be told, Wyatt was not the best to talk to about that subject. Derrick was more down to earth than Wyatt when it came to that. It amused Prue how similar but yet, at the same time, how different they were.

A men auction at P3 was happening right now. Of course the Halliwell boys were also about to make an appearance on that stage. Prue hoped they would not bail at the last minute though. Knowing her brothers and her cousin she figured that the one most likely to bail would be Allen. He was probably way too busy with demons to even care to be admired by screaming women who would bid a good amount of money for him. It was a shame. Prue figured they should do a women auction as well. But knowing her brother Wyatt he would be against her participating.

And then it was Derrick's turn on stage. It was only the beginning. Prue could not help herself but laugh at poor Derrick's confused expression. It was simply priceless to see that. Prue cheered along with the crowd and called out his name for support. The host went on introducing Derrick. Prue frowned, way to sell him. Derrick as a snow-boarder or a mechanic? That was new and it make Prue snicker. The hitting the books part was kind of true though Prue figured. But the only reason for that was to control his powers and resist the Manticores' calling.

And Prue was right about the Screaminator nickname. Of course she used that reference from his Manticore side, but also because he had that effect on the female sex. Look at the crowd, it was going wild over Derrick. The Screaminator just fit perfectly! As the crowd went on bidding for Derrick Prue had to attend some customers, but she was always looking over to the stage occasionally. Seeing an uncomfortable Derrick on stage really was something to hold on to.

[Allen Halliwell Mitchell]

Allen & Prue:

Stage fright? No, pfft. Allen just had more important things to do that swing his stuff on a stage. Sure, the cause was awesome. He knew of a lot of kids, even witches that have been involved in the Dean Foundation, which makes sense because Aunt Phoebe always spoke highly of the founder Jason Dean. But when it came to the get go where he could possibly be auctioned off to some crazy lady who is only wanting some stud to hide from her husband when he is away on business, kind of turned him off. You see, when it came to the opposite sex, Allen isn't really the go to guy. He didn't have the muscles like Derrick or the charisma like Wyatt. He just had that witty charm and the jaw-line, that's about it. When it came to demonic females, he couldn't care less. But when it came to human females - you would see an Allen shaped hole in the closest door. So non-regretably, he stepped out last minute but chucked a hundred dollar bill in the bidding bin. At least that might help, because this ass no one was seeing on a stage. And the name he just could not deal with. Taken in the right context he was happy because it was his nickname, but he was not going to be auctioned off in his boxers as 'The 'Lady' Hunter'.

Through the women, Allen spotted Prue at the bar. She was going to give him so much crap for pulling out, the other boys probably would too. But he was following a lead behind an Incan Troll terrorizing museum curators, so that kind of favored in comparison to this. When the rest of the Halliwell men are on stage looking like absolute man-sleepers, Allen was going to be stalking and killing evil. Still a hero in his own right? Looking up at the stage, he smirked as he saw Derrick come out looking extremely uncomfortable. Allen wanted to laugh in his face! He was going to see if he wanted to come happy hunting with him, but it seemed by the reaction of the crowd, he was going to be the hunted. Moving through the hordes of screaming women, he made his way to Prue at the bar. Before she could react, he held up a hand. "Okay first reason, there is no way in hell I am going to be passed on the street as the 'Lady Hunter'. Like, no way in hell. Good cause or not, not happening. Second reason, just no". He smirked slightly at his cousin playfully before moving around behind the bar to stand next to her. No, he wasn't working tonight, but he was cool to get himself at least one drink. Corona it was.

Popping the cap off, he looked up at Derrick and smirked again as he stood next to his cousin. "Now, I know that it will be hard but please don't auction for Derrick. I know he is the 'adopted big brother', but how you two haven't just - banged eachother senseless yet is just odd. Very odd". Talking sex with his cousin was also very odd, but standing there he sipped his drink as - sadly for Derrick, Wyatt and Chris - the show went on.

[Prudence Melinda Halliwell]

And the crowd went on bidding. Prue pondered for a moment if she should bid too, just to save that poor half demon brother from a romantic meal with a retired old lady. Granted, he would be eye candy in her arms and draw all the attention to him, but the lucky old lady would probably think how lucky she was to have spent so much money on such a hot young thing. But unfortunately Prue could not participate. She had to work and besides, she was totally broke. Ok, maybe not totally broke but money was not abundant in a Halliwell's pocket. Specially if you lived in the family Manor and had to pay those monstrous reparation bills all the time. Thank you very much magic and stupid rule of no personal gain crap. It could not really be considered personal gain if they were cleaning up the mass so questions would not be raised. And granted, sometimes they would do that and use that excuse. It was probably lame, but it was the Halliwell way to fix things caused by magic.

Prue continued serving drinks. All these chicks were so hysterical it made Prue miss the macho kind of guys hanging at the bar and checking out girls. Seriously, that would be a holy vacation for Prue's ears. All that screaming was just making her irritable and she felt like waving her hand and throw them all against the wall to shut them the hell up. It was a good thing that Derrick was suffering more than her though, and would even after tonight. After tonight it would be over for Prue, but Derrick still had a date with one of these screaming ladies.

Prue looked up and saw her cousin Allen walk next to her behind the bar. He cut her off even before she opened her mouth. He probably knew she was going to give him a lecture for not being behind the stage waiting for his turn. Oh just wait, you'll get on stage alright! Prue looked at Allen with a mix of angry and mischievous look. ""The Lady Hunter" sounds so lame cuz. You really think I would give you a name that could be used for the opposite sex as well? What are we, five?" Prue simply replied. She always did this when she was planning something. Just don't give him too much attention. She looked over the room and found the amplifier for the sound. Just wait Allen. If Derrick was there suffering and Wyatt and Chris most probably too, then Allen had to share that male Halliwell pride and shame. Well, not really shame because they all look hot. Yes, ok, as weird and awkward it was, Prue had just admitted that the male members in her family were hot.

Anyway, moving on. Prue took a sip of her coke and then choked some when Allen admitted that it was odd to him that Prue and Derrick haven't done it yet. She coughed some and rested her right hand over her chest. "Excuse me?!" Granted, the way Allen let it all out was hilarious and Prue would also have laughed at that if it wasn't about her. But funny that he brought the bid thing up after Prue had actually considered bidding. But well, it was not like Derrick wasn't hot. No, Prue would totally do him. But god! What was she thinking? Thank you very much Allen for that dirty thought in Prue's mind.

Prue looked over at the sound amplifier and channeled her telekinetic powers through her eyes. She lowered the volume and then looked at a stage light, and still using her powers, pointed it at her and Allen. "Ladies, don't waste all your money just yet. Save up for this young hot stud! Allen Halliwell Mitchell, also known as "The Heartbreak Angel". Look at him, he looks like and angel but he's a heartbreaker worth meeting." He would totally get the angel thing. And the crowd went wild again. Women started to come closer while Prue just grinned. "And now back at the stage!" She waved her hand casually and the stage light turned back to the stage and the sound amplifier was turned up again. Prue just looked over at Allen and grinned. Damn, would he so get back at her later for this. But it was totally worth it!