Lila Halliwell

Lila Halliwell is a character from the story Something to Be by Sammy41 on fanfiction.net. She is best known as the daughter of Phoebe Halliwell and her husband Coop Valentine.

Childhood & Early Life
Lila Patience Halliwell is the second daughter of Phoebe Halliwell and Coop Valentine born July 12, 2008. She was delievered at San Francisco Memorial Hospital, two years after her sister Laura. Lila's name is said to mean "dark haired beauty" and goes along with the 'L' theme of names that she and her sisters end up sharing.

For the most part, Lila's early childhood remained relatively uneventful. She grew up with her parents and older sister at the family beach side condo. When she was two, her younger sister Lucy was born. Despite the usual sibling rivalry and jealousy, Lila spent her childhood playing with her sisters and her cousins. She recieved training in her powers at magic school when she was young, but went to mortal school for the rest of her education.

At age 9, Lila's parents began facing difficulties in their marriage. Between Phoebe's writing career and Coop's charges as a cupid, the couple often fought about commitments. While Laura was sympathetic toward their mother's frustration with Coop, Lila was close with her father and resented her mother for calling it quits. The two daughters taking sides soon created a strain between the sisters. When Lila was 13, her parents officially divorced. She was extremely bitter towards her mother and Laura, making her teen years harder rather than easier.

Lila attended Golden Gate High School. When she was a freshman her cousin Chris was a senior, her sister was a junior, and the twins were sophomores. For the most part, Lila enjoyed the social scene of school rather than the academic side of life. She was popular among her peers and a member of the cheer team and dance squad. She was voted homecoming queen and was at times involved with the "partying" crowd. As far as studies were concerned, Lila found school boring and rather make time for magic, friends, and fun. Of her three sisters, Lila's high school years consisted of her being a wild child. She fought with her mother, thought her older sister was a nerd, and did everything to stay away from home. By the time she graduated from Golden Gate, Lila had no idea what she wanted to do with her life.

Education & Career Path
Lila's life soon found discipline and purpose when she decided to continue the Valentine family tradition of being a cupid. After her sister Laura rejected her father's ring, Coop offered it to Lila. While at first not particularly drawn to the notion, Lila found her calling and dedicated her time to pursuing it. Instead of attending a college or university, Lila opted to take two years at Magic School to learn the practice, magic, and skills of being a cupid.

After her training Lila decided to become a full-time cupid and dedicated her time to serving charges and helping them find love. Before dedicating herself to a magical calling she worked part-time at the Triquetra as a waitress. While she doesn't necessarily earn a paycheck, Lila finds her work rewarding and has continued to stay focused on her magic. She is only one of two family members who are entirely dedicated to a career in magic; the other being Kate.

Once becoming engaged to Gage, Lila feels more pressure to have a job that earns her a paycheck. After learning there are no open positions at the family restaraunt or club, she takes a job as Phoebe's assistant while she is on her book tour ("Good Times Gonna Come").

Powers
Lila's parents give her a new variety of genetics not seen before in the Halliwell family. With Coop as her father she is half cupid and a quarter witch thanks to Phoebe's bloodline. The other quarter is mortal. Like her sister Laura, the first power Lila displayed was that of teleportation, inherited from her father. According to her mother in the first episode of Something to Be, Phoebe used to use potions to block their powers of teleportation when they were young because they would disappear to where Coop couldn't find them.

The second power Lila wields, and the one she seemed to use most often, is telekinesis. She began using this power by the time she was a toddler. She is the only other member of her family besides Wyatt and Chris to have the pure power of telekinesis since her aunt Prue. Lila's competency and confidence with the power is extremely high and it is assumed that since first recieving the power it has also grown in strength and force.

Though not officially addressed yet, Lila is also the keeper of Coop's ring. This means that she has all the powers of the ring including; temporal stasis, time travel, telepathic suggestion, holograms, and mind transference. It is assumed that Lila does not use these powers when battling demons but only to help her charges.

Lila is also an experienced and well-trained fighter. She has abilities in the martial arts, kickboxing, and other forms of hand to hand combat, shown to help her in battles. Much like Chris, Lila is said to be one of the more dedicated and experienced witches in the family. She is far more enthusiastic and calm when it comes to demonic spars and shows complete control in said situations.

Personality & Relationships with Family
In typical Halliwell nature, Lila is shown to be extremely confident and independent. She is known for being stubborn, usually standing by her opinion or view, even if it's not necessarily the right one. Like her mother and father, she is very passionate in all she does. Whether it is in argument, battle, or her relationships, Lila puts all of herself in what she does and expects nothing less from the people around her. While this passion sometimes gets in the way of rationale and logic, it is also one of her strengths.

Lila can tend to be a little judgmental and harsh when it comes to her opinions. She is extremely honest and believes that people should say what they mean, and feel, and think. This often puts her at odds with some of her family members, especially her sister Laura, who she has proved to have a difficult relationship with. The two girls often run their lives based on different philosophies, which puts them at odds. Once becoming the Power of Three, however, the two girls make steps toward mending their relationship.

For the most part, Lila seems to have a good relationship with her younger sister Lucy. The two girls are similar in their ways of being honest and accepting of their callings as witches. Lila is also similar to her cousin Chris, and Wyatt even claims they are too alike for their own good. This is interesting, considering both are the second born of their families and have sometimes hard relationships with their older siblings. Lila also gets along with her cousin Kate, who she consults with often on demons and charges. As for the rest of the family, Lila has well-kept relationships with all of them.

Lila is known for having a very "can-do" attitude about things. She likes to solve problems and doesn't believe in giving up. Very much like Chris in this aspect, she is a strong fighter and planner, and takes tasks seriously and approaches them tactfully. She gets frustrated when she can't find a solution but usually won't stop until she does.

Romantic Life
At the start of Something to Be, Lila is dating Gage Jenkins, Billie Jenkins' oldest son. The two have been together for over two years and seem to compliment each other well. Gage, being a witch himself, is aware of Lila's powers and status as a Charmed One.

In the episode "All My Secrets" Gage asks Coop for permission to marry Lila and intends on proposing. The two become engaged on Valentine's Day despite his romantic dinner for two being interrupted by demons and their siblings.

Side Notes

 * Prior to moving in with her sisters, Lila shared an apartment with her cousin Melinda.
 * Lila has a love for fashion. She enjoys helping her cousins and sisters with clothes and wardrobe choices. She is a bit of a shopaholic and has a large collection of shoes.
 * Her astrological sign is a Cancer.