It was a calm morning at the Halliwell Manor. Prue was in the kitchen drinking coffee, Piper was making breakfast, Phoebe was talking to no one in particular about her column, and Paige was bounding down the stairs singing, obviously happy.
"Jeez, someone is happy this morning." Piper said, annoyed. She had been in a grouch since Leo left this morning and they had a fight. 'I don't understand why they can't make their own damn breakfast. I mean fine, Prue and Phoebe I'm used to and have been doing this my whole life with them, but Paige? Can't she stop relying on us so much?'
"Well, yes I am happy this morning aren't I?" Paige asked with a grin.
"Does this have anything to do with you spending hours on the phone last night?" Prue smirked. She loved her sister as soon as she saw her. 'I'm glad the elders let me come back, not to the Power of Three, but the Power of Four. This is so much better now.'
Paige just grinned and shook the question off.
"Well, I will see you honeys later. I'm off to work!" Paige practically flew out of the kitchen.
"And you think I'm weird?" Phoebe asked with a smile.
"You are and will always be weird Phoebe." Prue joked.
"Well, while you guys, have fun and be happy, I will slave away at the stove cooking for you guys like always." Piper snapped angrily.
Prue and Phoebe exchanged glances.
"Piper it's alright you don't have to cook for us you know." Phoebe frowned.
Piper sighed, "Look, I'm sorry. It's not you guys, it's just Paige."
"What's wrong with Paige?" Prue said getting protective.
"I'm just sick of her relying on me so much. On us. Don't you guys notice it?" Piper complained.
"Hey, I don't know what issues you have with Paige. But she isn't relying on us. Well she is, but the same as we rely on each other. Equally. Like sisters." Phoebe argued.
"Whatever. I want Paige outta here."
"Wait, what do you mean Piper?" Prue asked, annoyed.
"I don't want Paige to live with us anymore." Piper said simply.
"What! How can you say that?! She is our sister! We love her. At least some of us do. What ever you say Paige is not leaving." Phoebe all but screamed. 'What is Piper thinking? I thought she loved Paige like all of us. Why the sudden change now?'
"Exactly. Piper, where is this coming from? This is not the sister I know." Prue was shocked. Piper was the calmest, most welcoming and loving person she ever knew. 'Now she suddenly wants Paige gone? Piper would never do that to anyone, let alone her sister!'
"Well I guess you don't know me so well do you." With that, Piper stormed off and slammed the door behind her.
"We have got to make sure Piper doesn't say anything to Paige. If Paige finds out that Piper wants her gone, it'll hurt her so much." Prue said.
"I know Prue. So we'll come home early before Piper comes home, since she is staying at P3 till 5:00." Phoebe said.
Prue nodded her head in agreement.
4:30pm
Paige ran up the last few steps of the manor. She opened the door and went inside.
She started up the stairs knowing no one is home yet, but then something caught her eye.
She turned around and saw boxes of things. Her things. Photos, books, albums, painting supplies, everything was there. All that she owned.
"What the.........." she murmured to herself.
"Paige."
She jumped and turned around, and Piper was leaning on the wall.
"Oh Piper. You scared me." Paige sighed a breath of relief.
"Huh." was all that came.
"Um, do you know why my stuff is down here?" Paige asked, picking up a picture in a frame. It was her favorite. Her and her sisters at a picnic in Golden Gate Park.
She smiled at the memory.
"I brought it down here." Piper said.
"Why?" Paige asked confused.
"Because your moving out."
"I am?" Paige was still oblivious.
"Paige, get it through your head. I want you to move out." Piper said angrily.
"But why?" Paige had tears in her eyes, but refused to let them drop.
"Well for starters, I don't like you. I don't love you. I am sick of you. I never wanted you here. And I say your moving out. Oh and Prue and Phoebe don't want you here either." Piper made it clear.
"If you never wanted me here, then why did you ask me to move in?" Paige asked, hurt.
"So me and Phoebe could survive. For the Power of Three, we needed you. We also needed you as a way to get Prue back." Piper showed no emotion at all.
Paige was too shocked to stick up for herself. If it was anyone else she would tell them without hesitation, to shove it where the sun don't shine. But Piper. How could she say this to her. And knowing that Prue and Phoebe feel the same way she couldn't stand it.
"Fine." was all she said. But it barely came out as a whisper.
She orbed all her things to her car. Just as she headed to the front door it burst open. Prue and Phoebe came in panting.
"Oh thank god Paige your still here." Phoebe gasped.
Prue elbowed her sister and whispered, "Well duh, Phoebe we saw her car with her stuff."
Phoebe ignored her. "Paige don't leave. We-"
"Don't worry Phoebe. Piper told me how you both feel. You don't need to tell me to. I've been hurt enough already." she said but added the last part in a whisper.
Paige orbed away as Prue and Phoebe glared at Piper.
"Piper! What the bloody hell did you think you were doing?!?!" Prue screamed.
"Well Prue, I think you know. Phoebes, you agree with what have done right?" Piper asked with an evil smile.
Phoebe was silent. No words could be spoken for shock of what Piper did.
She stepped towards Piper and slapped her. Hard.
"I'm sorry Prue. I can't live here anymore." With that Phoebe walked up the stairs without a second glance.
"You know what Phoebe? Neither can I." Prue stormed up the stairs and into her room.
At the end of the day. Prue and Phoebe were packed and ready to leave.
"Um, Phoebes. Do you have any idea of where your going?" Prue asked.
"Yeah. I've been leasing out an apartment since I came back from New York. I don't know why, I guess I thought it might come in handy. Jason is going to move in with me. It's three bedrooms, so if you don't have anywhere to stay you can be my new roomie." Phoebe said with a smile.
Prue chuckled. 'Leave it to Phoebe to make a situation brighter.' Prue thought.
"Thanks for the offer Phoebes, but I called Andy and I've planned to stay wit him." Phoebe grinned.
"Right Andy. I almost forgot."
Prue laughed. "So, I..um...I'm gonna try and track Paige."
"Exactly, what I was going to do." Phoebe said.
"Well brilliant minds work alike." Prue said with a sly smile.
"I guess you're leaving." Piper said to them from the stairway with a cold stare.
"Yes we are." Prue said matching her stare.
Phoebe didn't say a word. She gave Prue a big hug and slipped a ripped piece of paper in her hand with her number that said 'call me.' She whispered I love you, which Prue answered back and walked down the stairs, and out the door.
Prue followed silently.
Piper heard the car engines start and burst out into tears.
Just then a demon shimmered in.
"Oh I see my plan worked perfectly."
Piper looked up with hate in her eyes.
"What!?"
"I gave you more anger against your littler sister to break up the Power of Four. It looks like I've succeeded. Now nobody is strong enough to vanquish me!" the demon cackled and Piper, with so much anger threw up her hands and the demon burst into flames.
"Leo! Leo!" Piper yelled.
Leo came down in blue and white orbs. "Piper, I'm so sorry about this morning."
"It's okay honey, I'm sorry too." Piper hugged him.
"But um that's not the reason I called you." Piper added.
"Well what is it sweetie?" Leo asked.
Piper explained the whole situation with her sisters.
"Oh my. We have to find your sisters." Leo said.
A year later.
"Piper we have been looking for them for a year now. And the elders said until the Charmed Ones reunite, demons are no threat to us." Leo said.
"Alright Leo. And if they were looking for me and if they want to see me they will come here right?" Piper asked as she rubbed her huge pregnant belly.
"Right."