"Wow, this shopping spree is amazing," Piper said contentedly, watching her sisters.
"See? What did we tell you?" Paige commented smugly, working on her lip-gloss.
"Exactly," agreed Phoebe as she carefully reapplied her mascara, looking closely into the mirror of the bathroom in the mall.
"I feel so refreshed, you know? I mean, ever since I had Wyatt and all, I've been feeling, well, kinda old. This is a really nice change."
"Yep, not to mention it's great sister bonding," Phoebe added.
"And for a change, no de-"
"Piper, behind you!" Paige yelled, cutting off Piper's sentence. Piper spun around just in time to get a glimpse of the demon before she was thrown against one of the bathroom walls, landing in a heap on the floor.
The demon had created a fireball in his hand, ready to hurl it at Piper, when Paige screamed, "Fireball!" As the fireball orbed to Paige's hand, Phoebe levitated, ready to throw a kick at the demon. The demon caught her foot halfway and twisted it with a sickening crunch. Giving off a small outcry of pain, Phoebe fell to the ground.
A gasp escaped Paige's lips at the powerfulness of the demon. Shaking off the shock, she flung the fireball at him. Easily, he disappeared before the ball even came close to him. It hit the wall with a bang, shattering the surface.
Paige ran to her sisters. Piper slowly got up, but Phoebe was still down on the floor, grabbing her injured ankle. Taking Piper's hand and grasping Phoebe's arm, Paige orbed them back to the manor.
Piper supported herself as Paige supported Phoebe and called "Chris!"
The three sisters stood there, waiting for Chris to appear, which didn't happen.
"Leo!" Paige tried.
Leo appeared in front of them. "What happened?" he asked, stepping over to Piper and healing her. "And where's Chris?"
"Demon attacked in the mall bathroom," answered Paige.
"We called for him, he's not here yet," said Piper. Leo rolled his eyes and sighed, healing Phoebe. "So what type of demon was it?"
"Very powerful." Phoebe nodded her head in emphasis.
"Just like all the other demons that have attacked recently," added Piper.
"Yeah, don't you think it's kind of strange how all of these demons are so powerful all of a sudden?" Paige said. "It kind of makes you wonder."
"She's right. There's no way that it's just a coincidence that all these top notch demons are attacking all at once," Piper agreed.
Chris orbed in. "Sorry I couldn't get here sooner, what did I miss?"
"Sorry you couldn't get here sooner?" Leo mocked. "Where were you, Chris? They're your charges. They call, you come."
"Hey, man, chill out."
"Chill out? What would have happened if I wasn't able to come down here just now to fill in for you?"
"Leo, calm down. I'm sure Chris has a good explanation for being late." Phoebe came to Chris's rescue.
Everyone stared at Chris, waiting for his answer. For a moment, there was pure silence. Then Chris simply said, "I was busy. Is that a crime?"
"It should be when the girls need you," Leo shot back.
"Guys, give it a rest." Phoebe rolled her eyes. The guys just couldn't keep themselves from arguing with each other constantly.
"Yeah, definitely," agreed Paige. "I'm gonna go and check the book of shadows. See if I can find anything on the demon."
"I'll come help." Phoebe got up and followed.
"And I'm going to go check on Wyatt," Piper declared. She too left the room.
Leo and Chris glared at each other, trying to stare the other person down. Finally, Leo said, "I'm gonna find out what you're up to."
"There's nothing to find out."
"Yeah, right."
Chris orbed out of the manor and back to where he had been before he'd been interrupted.
"What was it?" a deep voice asked that came from behind Chris.
"Nothing important, just the usual aftermath of a demonic attack," answered Chris nonchalantly.
"Was it one of my demons?"
"I'm not sure."
"What?! We need to know stuff like this! What good are you if you can't even find out this information?!"
"Good enough to know that I can ruin your whole scheme if I wanted to."
The man halted in the middle of a blow he was about to inflict.
"Face it, Cole. You may be the one with the big powers and the title of the re-erected Source, but I'm the one really in charge here." Chris said slyly before he orbed out.

This is my first Charmed fan fiction, so please review. Thanks!