A/N what if in season's 6 episode 9 "Little Monsters" aka "Hot Mamas" Derek/the Beast died instead of being healed? This is the ideal that has been running through my head since November. There will be a few episodes that I will be making surrounded around the baby. Most will have Wyatt in it and will be mostly sweet until Kyle comes into the story. This story will have multiple plots though. So enjoy the story and review and excuse my grammar please.

Paige stared down at the young boy lying on her lap. She looked at his innocent brown eyes in distress as she wondered "who could accuse you of being evil?" Of course she knew the answer, her sisters. And of course she knew that they were only thinking of Wyatt when they accused this nameless child of being evil but, she just didn't believe this boy was evil. As she had said he was'clay to be molded' and maybe it was the fact that she was adopted that made her believe that he could be more than some demon they would vanquish. More so perhaps it was the way he looked at her with his serene brown eyes as he fiddled with her hair.

Sadness filled her eyes as she looked at the seemingly happy baby. He was happy yet he hadn't felt his loss. He hadn't even felt the grief of losing his mother and he felt no remorse for being the indirect cause of his father's death. He hadn't felt it yet, and perhaps that was a good thing but, all Paige could see was him 20 years from now with a lost face. A face that had accompanied her for the many years that she had not know her sisters, known about her life, her destiny or her magic and she felt his lost. She felt it so deeply that the feelings seemed to become her own.

"You're a good boy" Paige found herself cooing in the half human half Manticore baby's ear while bouncing up and down.

This excited the boy as he began to giggle like a normal child and not like the Manticore her sisters expected him to be.

Paige heard her sister's breath fall out of her mouth in disappointment. Paige hadn't heard Phoebe coming down the stairs but by the way the voice seemed to demand the attention of the whole room she knew the owner of the sigh was Phoebe's.

"So what are we going to do?" Phoebe asked.

"I don't know, it's not like we can just go to social services and say hey here's a kid with no name who we just happened to find somewhere on the streets but he's good, just watch out for his tongue."Paige replied sarcastically

Phoebe laughed at Paige's face as she succeeded in bringing humor into the room with her sharp sarcasm.

"We'll we can bind his p..."

"No" Paige said cutting Phoebe off.

"We'll how about we start off with a name, what's it going to be?"

Paige looked down at the boy sweetly before she looked back up at Phoebe.

"Julian, Julian Leo Mathews"

"Seems well written to me" She shrugged her shoulders. "But it does kind of lead him right back to us, seeing as the Leo and the Mathews are..."

"I know that's the point because we're keeping him."

"Paige" Phoebe rolled Paige's name out once again. "We just can't go around adopting little demon children."

"But he is not a demon, he's a kid, I mean look at this face" she turned Julian towards Phoebe. "Look at this face, he's adorable. I mean we are the best people for the job. Isn't that right Julian?" She watched the boy who was still fiddling with her hair.

"This may very well be the demon..."

"He is not a demon so stop calling him that. He is a baby who will one day grow into a kid, not the demon that you keep making him out to be!" She rolled her eyes at her sister's insensitivity. "You said it yourself, earlier you sensed no evil."

"But we've been through this before."

"What thing?"

"The demon baby thing, it doesn't work."

Paige ignored her sister. She knew it hadn't worked once but that didn't mean it couldn't. Julian was different. He was so different; she could see it in his eyes. Nurture could overcome nature and if nobody would give him the benefit of a doubt she would. It was something about his eyes, the way he looked at her, the way his eyes were filled with such hope and innocence that made her heart melt for him. He needed a life with his powers.

Phoebe watched as Paige went into the kitchen angrily with Julian bouncing happily on her side.

"Paige" Phoebe called while following her baby sister.

"Yes Phoebe." She replied annoyed not understanding why her sister couldn't see her point of view.

"We just can't take a-"

Paige stopped abruptly. She brushed her hair back in distress.

"He has nowhere to go."

"We can put him up for adoption; take him to the police station."

"But he might not be as lucky as I was." Her eyes flashed to sorrow for a second. Then as quick as it had appeared it disappeared and was replaced with the anger Paige was withholding. "I want him to stay."

"I just don't see why this is so important to you!" The loudness of her voice caused Julian to fuss a little.

"Hey bud it is going to be okay" Paige began rocking him slowly. "Phoebe's just being a big meanie huh?" Paige cooed

"Paige" Phoebe sighed out once again. "Why is this so important to you?" Phoebe's voice was soft now and sympathetic almost.

Paige was still looking down at Julian while she cooed soft comforting words to the infant.

"I don't want him to be lost"

Phoebe's eyes widened. "Lost? Lost how sweetheart?"

"When I was younger, before I met you guys, I felt lost. There was a missing part of me and I knew it. I felt it. And then when I found you guys I found a piece of myself, Magic-a purpose." She looked down at the now sleeping infant in her arms. "I won't let him be lost"

Orbs filled the room before dissolving into the form they knew as stubborn, arrogant, and not so friendly Christopher Perry.

"What are you doing with the demon baby?" He yelled.

"Lower your voice and Julian is not a demon." Paige whispered back.

"You named him! Now you're going to be attached."

"Too late to stop her" Phoebe mumbled under her breath.

"And how does Piper feel about this?"

"How do I feel about what?" Piper asked as she went straight to the cabinet to find some baby formula.

"Paige wants to keep the baby" Phoebe blurted out.

"She wants to keep the demon baby...the one right there." Chris said as he turned to look at Paige "Now you want to keep the baby. I came back to save Wyatt not to do whatever the hell you're doing!"

"Julian is not a demon. He is a beautiful little boy who deserves to live with a magical family." Paige said although if not for the infant in her arms she would have yelled.

Piper stopped searching for the formula and looked at her youngest sister. "But why do you want to keep him."

"I just think Julian should have the opportunity to grow up in a magical home, the same opportunity that Wyatt has."

"But Wyatt can protect himself"

"So can Julian. Please just give him a chance." She pleaded with them. "At least let him stay with us until I can find him a magical family that will keep him."Phoebe looked at Piper in hesitation. Then in silent agreement they turned their heads towards Paige.

"Just until you find a family that is willing to take care of him" Phoebe told her younger sister in a stern voice.

"And you're going to have to find some spell to protect him because we all know demons have no sympathy for babies." Piper referenced to her only son.

"And we will not be up all night catering to your buddy right there. There's already one undeniably adorable baby driving me insane and two will be the limit."

Paige nodded her head eagerly. "Yes" She smiled at her sisters in appreciation.

"Wait, wait, wait…we are keeping the demon baby?" Chris rained on Paige's parade.

"No, Paige is keeping the baby and that's just until Paige finds a family willing to take care of-"

"Julian" Paige piped.

"Julian"

"You know what? Fine, let him stay but 16 years from now when Wyatt is evil don't blame me." He brushed back his hair with raised eyebrows. They really just didn't care about how tired he was.

"Stop over exaggeration and go slay some demon or something." Paige rolled her eyes at him. She couldn't help but hate him for being so pessimistic all the damn time. Now it was even worse because he decided he was going to pour on her parade and Paige sure as hell wasn't going to allow that to happen. "Shoo"

Chris orbed away but not before voicing out an aggravated "I'm telling you."

Paige lets one of her hands drop to her side while she used the other to cradle Julian. "So…who wants to help me move the bassinette?"

A/N how do you guys like the idea? Review please.