Piper was cutting vegetables in the kitchen. She was nearly done with supper. She put the knife down and smiled. All done; now she could relax for a bit. Phoebe came running through the door and grabbed a handful of the vegetables and sat down.
"Those were for supper Phoebe!"
"They were? Oh well, it won't take long to cut some more."
"Well no it wouldn't… if that hadn't been the last of them and the shops weren't shutting."
"Oh…well...oops?"
She kicked her shoes off, her muddy shoes, and put her feet up on the table. The shoes left a trail of mud all round the kitchen. Piper clenched her fists angrily and went to get herself a drink. The kettle boiled and she tipped the steaming hot water into a mug. She smiled to herself and imagined tipping it over Phoebe's head. The scalded skin and the screaming. Suddenly she shook herself and wondered why she was thinking like that. Sure Phoebe pissed her off sometimes, but to the extent of causing her actual bodily harm? She finished making the coffee and put it on the table, as she went to get a magazine. When she walked back to the table Phoebe was drinking the coffee.
"Oooh! Is that the latest Cosmo?"
Phoebe ran up and plucked the magazine out of Piper's hands, and then walked out the room with the coffee. Something in Piper snapped. Without thinking she grabbed the vegetable knife and threw it at Phoebe. Time seemed to slow in the room and thoughts raced through her head.
'Oh god, what have I done? I can freeze it and she'll never know. Why aren't I freezing the knife? Do I actually want to freeze the knife?'
"Knife!"
The knife disappeared and orbed into Paige's hand. She walked in from the hallway and stared at Piper in disbelief. She quickly hid the knife behind her back.
"Paige? Why did you just shout knife?"
Asked Phoebe, with a confused look on her face. Paige shrugged and hustled Phoebe out the room.
"Um...you...uh…must have imagined it. Go read your magazine, I have to talk to Piper."
Phoebe skipped happily out the room and Paige turned to Piper. She went and sat down at the table and placed the knife in front of Piper.
"What's with the knife Piper? What's it all about?"
"Well…I…uh…my hand slipped?"
Piper said unconvincingly and Paige rolled her eyes. Piper wrung her hands for a while and then started to cry.
"I don't know! Phoebe was just annoying me so much. Something snapped and I saw the knife."
"And decided to throw it. I know I've thought of doing it before."
"You have? But I thought that you two got on well."
"Ha, that's a joke."
Laughed Paige cynically.
"Ever since the Cole crap happened we've been walking on eggshells around each other…"
"What? What is it? There's something else isn't there?"
"Well. I just don't trust her. I keep expecting her to dump us for Cole or turn evil again."
"And…?"
"And she really annoys me. I know I'm new to the craft but still. Does she have to speak in that patronising, holier than thou way, about magic to me all the time?"
"I'll have a word with her…"
Piper began, but was cut off by Paige.
"Its not fair! She acts like a super witch all the time and treats me like a newbie beginner. Hell, at least I am useful in fights with demons. At least my powers are worth shit."
"Paige! That's not fair. Her power used to be very useful."
"Yeah, used to be. Lets face it Piper. When was the last time she had a useful premonition. Or needed to use levitation. Levitation? What's with that? Its so pointless I can't believe its an actual power."
Piper pursed her lips and nodded reluctantly.
"Well. Although I don't like to say it, but I have to agree with you. I either blow the demons up or you take them down with your powers."
"What use is Phoebe? I mean really?"
"She…um…"
Piper stumbled for a while and then thought.
"Oh! She is a member of the power of three and without her there wouldn't be a power of three."
"Curses."
"Curses? Why curses? What were you thinking?"
"I was thinking it would be nice to get rid of her. Then we would alleviate ourselves of the Cole crap and any future mess-ups she'd make. And I am sure there will be many. But we can't unless we want to break the power of three."
"And by get rid of you mean…?"
Paige ran a finger across her throat and Piper gave a wicked little smile.
"I'm sure we could find away of doing both."
"Both?"
"Yes. Taking of care of out sister dearest and keeping the power of three alive. God knows how many other prospective Charmed Ones are out there. Patty's middle name was promiscuous."
"Well at least it fits in with the P theme!"
They both fell about laughing. They laughed until they cried. Eventually Phoebe came in with an expectant look on her face.
"Hey guys, what's so funny?"
Piper stood up, wiped the happy tears out of her eyes and leaned on the back of the chair. Paige daintily sipped a coffee.
"Why nothing of course Phoebe. Why do you ask?"
"I'm sure I heard some crazy laughter coming from in here."
"You must be imaging it. You seem to be doing that a lot today. Maybe you need to take a rest?"
"A long long rest? I know, you go upstairs and have a nap."
"And we'll make you a special drink. It'll help you sleep."
"Sleep is one way of putting it."
"What did you say?"
Asked Phoebe, with a worried expression. Piper hastily amended Paige.
"She said: sleep is one..um…*cough*.."
"What? I didn't quite catch that."
"Oh well. Never mind. Just get upstairs and rest already."
Phoebe gave them a stupid smile and began to walk out the room.
"This is really sweet of you guys you know."
Paige and Piper gave her a fake smile and sighed with relief when she was finally gone.
"Ready to make the 'special' drink?"
"Deep down, I've been ready all my life."
"You sure? You have known Phoebe a lot longer than me. Sisterly love and bonds and stuff."
"Bond Schmond. Lets do this thang already."
And without further ado they made the 'special' drink and took it upstairs to Phoebe.
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A/n Ok, that's this chapter done. Tune in next chapter to see if Phoebe is killed. Ok I'll tell you this…. she won't be killed…yet. Await more humorous attempts on her life in the next chapter.
"Those were for supper Phoebe!"
"They were? Oh well, it won't take long to cut some more."
"Well no it wouldn't… if that hadn't been the last of them and the shops weren't shutting."
"Oh…well...oops?"
She kicked her shoes off, her muddy shoes, and put her feet up on the table. The shoes left a trail of mud all round the kitchen. Piper clenched her fists angrily and went to get herself a drink. The kettle boiled and she tipped the steaming hot water into a mug. She smiled to herself and imagined tipping it over Phoebe's head. The scalded skin and the screaming. Suddenly she shook herself and wondered why she was thinking like that. Sure Phoebe pissed her off sometimes, but to the extent of causing her actual bodily harm? She finished making the coffee and put it on the table, as she went to get a magazine. When she walked back to the table Phoebe was drinking the coffee.
"Oooh! Is that the latest Cosmo?"
Phoebe ran up and plucked the magazine out of Piper's hands, and then walked out the room with the coffee. Something in Piper snapped. Without thinking she grabbed the vegetable knife and threw it at Phoebe. Time seemed to slow in the room and thoughts raced through her head.
'Oh god, what have I done? I can freeze it and she'll never know. Why aren't I freezing the knife? Do I actually want to freeze the knife?'
"Knife!"
The knife disappeared and orbed into Paige's hand. She walked in from the hallway and stared at Piper in disbelief. She quickly hid the knife behind her back.
"Paige? Why did you just shout knife?"
Asked Phoebe, with a confused look on her face. Paige shrugged and hustled Phoebe out the room.
"Um...you...uh…must have imagined it. Go read your magazine, I have to talk to Piper."
Phoebe skipped happily out the room and Paige turned to Piper. She went and sat down at the table and placed the knife in front of Piper.
"What's with the knife Piper? What's it all about?"
"Well…I…uh…my hand slipped?"
Piper said unconvincingly and Paige rolled her eyes. Piper wrung her hands for a while and then started to cry.
"I don't know! Phoebe was just annoying me so much. Something snapped and I saw the knife."
"And decided to throw it. I know I've thought of doing it before."
"You have? But I thought that you two got on well."
"Ha, that's a joke."
Laughed Paige cynically.
"Ever since the Cole crap happened we've been walking on eggshells around each other…"
"What? What is it? There's something else isn't there?"
"Well. I just don't trust her. I keep expecting her to dump us for Cole or turn evil again."
"And…?"
"And she really annoys me. I know I'm new to the craft but still. Does she have to speak in that patronising, holier than thou way, about magic to me all the time?"
"I'll have a word with her…"
Piper began, but was cut off by Paige.
"Its not fair! She acts like a super witch all the time and treats me like a newbie beginner. Hell, at least I am useful in fights with demons. At least my powers are worth shit."
"Paige! That's not fair. Her power used to be very useful."
"Yeah, used to be. Lets face it Piper. When was the last time she had a useful premonition. Or needed to use levitation. Levitation? What's with that? Its so pointless I can't believe its an actual power."
Piper pursed her lips and nodded reluctantly.
"Well. Although I don't like to say it, but I have to agree with you. I either blow the demons up or you take them down with your powers."
"What use is Phoebe? I mean really?"
"She…um…"
Piper stumbled for a while and then thought.
"Oh! She is a member of the power of three and without her there wouldn't be a power of three."
"Curses."
"Curses? Why curses? What were you thinking?"
"I was thinking it would be nice to get rid of her. Then we would alleviate ourselves of the Cole crap and any future mess-ups she'd make. And I am sure there will be many. But we can't unless we want to break the power of three."
"And by get rid of you mean…?"
Paige ran a finger across her throat and Piper gave a wicked little smile.
"I'm sure we could find away of doing both."
"Both?"
"Yes. Taking of care of out sister dearest and keeping the power of three alive. God knows how many other prospective Charmed Ones are out there. Patty's middle name was promiscuous."
"Well at least it fits in with the P theme!"
They both fell about laughing. They laughed until they cried. Eventually Phoebe came in with an expectant look on her face.
"Hey guys, what's so funny?"
Piper stood up, wiped the happy tears out of her eyes and leaned on the back of the chair. Paige daintily sipped a coffee.
"Why nothing of course Phoebe. Why do you ask?"
"I'm sure I heard some crazy laughter coming from in here."
"You must be imaging it. You seem to be doing that a lot today. Maybe you need to take a rest?"
"A long long rest? I know, you go upstairs and have a nap."
"And we'll make you a special drink. It'll help you sleep."
"Sleep is one way of putting it."
"What did you say?"
Asked Phoebe, with a worried expression. Piper hastily amended Paige.
"She said: sleep is one..um…*cough*.."
"What? I didn't quite catch that."
"Oh well. Never mind. Just get upstairs and rest already."
Phoebe gave them a stupid smile and began to walk out the room.
"This is really sweet of you guys you know."
Paige and Piper gave her a fake smile and sighed with relief when she was finally gone.
"Ready to make the 'special' drink?"
"Deep down, I've been ready all my life."
"You sure? You have known Phoebe a lot longer than me. Sisterly love and bonds and stuff."
"Bond Schmond. Lets do this thang already."
And without further ado they made the 'special' drink and took it upstairs to Phoebe.
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A/n Ok, that's this chapter done. Tune in next chapter to see if Phoebe is killed. Ok I'll tell you this…. she won't be killed…yet. Await more humorous attempts on her life in the next chapter.