A/N Thanks to Svata2004, line100, cocoamo1223, hazza123, MerikGroupie and
TKPiper for reviewing chapter 1. sorry this one had taken so long but I
was working on my other story Angels Fall Without You There most of the
time (you know, apart from school, homework, friends etc.) anyway. Chapter
2 is here now, enjoy and R&R please!
~*Chapter 2*~
Paige couldn't cope. She couldn't loose her sister. They'd only just started to really know one another and now Piper was being pulled away from her.dying? Her legs buckled as emotion over took her and she collapsed in a sobbing heap next to Piper's body.
Phoebe was in shock. Everything seemed so muffled and she couldn't, or wouldn't, comprehend what was going on. She barely noticed a man next to her who was reporting the events to the emergency services on his cell phone as he rushed out of the shop. One thing she did notice where his words.
"There's been an accident."
The words rang in Phoebe's head; reverberating of the inner recesses of her mind over and over and over. An accident. But it wasn't an accident. Piper had done it with full intention and awareness. And Phoebe knew that however much Piper complained; saving other peoples' lives was more important to her than having a life of her own. Piper's baby had never produced a protection shield before, and there was no way that she could've known that it'd start in the attack. She'd run in front of the boy, expecting to be incinerated. She'd risked never seeing her husband, her children, and her sisters again for the life of a boy who she didn't even know. And as much as Phoebe wanted to hate Piper because of it, she couldn't help but admire her instead.
The blare of sirens dragged Phoebe from her thoughts and she saw an ambulance and 2 police cars screech to a stop behind the sprawling crowd. Vehicle doors slammed shut and police held the people back as 2 paramedics rushed through the shop door. They were closely followed by Darryl, who immediately came over to Phoebe as the paramedics began to work on Piper.
"Phoebe what happened!" Darryl was struck by how white Phoebe looked.
"It.it was a demon. She ran in front of a boy it was going to kill and got hit instead. Oh God, what if she." Phoebe trailed of and retreated into herself once more. Although she had been talking to Darryl, Phoebe never took her eyes of the paramedics who were frantically working on Piper. Piper was the only thing in Phoebe's world at that moment.
"Miss Halliwell?" one of the paramedics came up to Phoebe.
"Yes"
"We're going to take your sister to hospital now, if you want to come."
"Yes. Yes I do."
Darryl and Phoebe walked over to Paige who sat in a crumpled heap on the floor, clinging to Piper's hand.
"Paige, honey we have to go to the hospital now." Phoebe's sisterly instincts pushed her own feelings to the background and took a hold of her as she helped Paige get up of the floor. Her younger sister needed her now.
The paramedics had Piper on a trolley now and were moving towards the shop door. Phoebe, Paige and Darryl started to follow when something caught Phoebe's eye. It was Piper's cell phone. Lost and unheard in all the commotion; it had 14 missed calls, all from 'home'. As Phoebe went to put it in her pocket, it began to ring again. She pressed the answer button and pressed the phone to her ear as she stepped outside.
She could barely hear Leo's frantic voice over the shouts of the crowd outside. But after a moment she was in the more quiet ambulance.
"Phoebe! What's happened to Piper? Why can I Barely sense her and when I do she's in pain. And why are there so many people around you? I'd orb but there ar to many people. What's going on!!?"
"Piper, she's been hurt Leo, it's really bad. She's unconscious: we're on our way to San Francisco Memorial Hospital."
Leo was silent for a long time before he spoke again, and when he did, his voice was filled with emotion. "I don't understand Phoebe. I thought you were just going shopping."
"We were but a demon attacked. Leo, we're at the hospital now. Just please get her. Piper needs you."
"Okay. I'm going to leave the kids with Alex. I'll meet you in the hospital. I'll orb into a restroom or something. Bye." And Leo hung up.
Paige and Phoebe raced after the paramedics as they pushed Piper in to the big emergency assessment room.
"33 year old female, severe blood loss, suspected swelling near the brain. Leg and arm damage, oh and she's 6 months pregnant." The paramedic drilled the information to the doctor in charge and a team of medics began work.
A nurse came up to the sisters and ushered them out of the main room and into the nearby relatives' room. As she entered the small dingy room, Phoebe was glad to see Leo, she knew Piper needed him.
"Leo!" She walked over to him as he got up of his seat and the two hugged. Paige sat down silently, she hadn't talked since the vanquishing spell had been read in the shop.
Phoebe couldn't help but notice that Leo looked ashen. His eyes had lost their sparkle and his face was plagued with worry, reflecting the current stat of his mind. Phoebe wasn't surprised at this change. Piper was Leo's world, and it looked like his world was on the verge of collapsing and falling into the abyss.
The door shut as the nurse that had escorted the 2 sisters into the room left. The 3 were free to talk.
"What happened?" Leo got straight to the point. He needed to know hat was going on.
"We were shopping and a demon attacked. Piper froze the shop but she couldn't freeze the demon for very long. Paige went to the attic to try and find the vanquishing spell but the demon unfroze before she got back. Me and Piper, we fought him but it wasn't enough and then she saw he was about to kill a boy and the demon hit her instead. The baby produced a protection shield for the first time but it was weak so she still got hit by the force and it sent her flying. She crashed into a cabinet and was bleeding and unconscious when she landed."
Tears cascaded down Phoebe's face as she recounted the events. Leo was struggling to take it all in and it felt like his heart was being wrenched out of his chest and Paige still sat, still silent, still staring.
"But why could I sense all those people nearby?" Leo asked, confusion etched all over his face.
"Because the shop we were in had a glass, clear front. Piper couldn't freeze the whole street; it was too risky and would've taken too much energy out of her. The attack gathered attention and crowds formed. A TV crew was there too."
Just then the door to the room opened and Darryl walked in.
"Phoebe, Leo it's crazy out there. People are everywhere. They cover basically the whole of the car park. TV crews are there too. They want answers about what happened."
"We've got other things on our minds at the minute Darryl."
"I know Leo, but they aren't going to back off."
"Okay, can you keep them covered and."
"Actually, it's my job to keep you guys covered, kind of like a body guard. We think it's best and seeing as I know you I volunteered. Some of the people out there are a bit.freaky, you need protecting."
The door opened again and this time a doctor walked in. She looked serious.
"Miss Halliwell, Mr. Wyatt, Inspector Morris and Mrs. Scott? 3 pf the 4 nodded their heads yes. Paige still sat, staring at nothing in particular. The doctor carried on.
"I'm doctor Miles and I've been looking after Piper. Now as you know she had a pretty serious fall with some force behind it that made an awkward landing. We identified the source of the bleeding and have stopped it but, unfortunately, Piper has some swelling around her brain that we need to operate on immediately before we can go any further. Also, she has broken her lower right leg in a number of places and fractured her right arm as well. After the op. x-rays will determine the severity of the breakages and we will go from there. However our main focus now is the swelling and the operation is likely to take some time as it is a very delicate procedure. We're talking 6 or 7 hours. Now I appreciate that you all want to see Piper but I suggest you go home now, get some rest and we'll phone when the operation is over. Any questions?"
"Yes, what about the baby, will she be okay?" Leo was concerned about his future child.
"Ah yes, the baby. Now providing the operation goes okay and Piper does her bit, the baby should be fine. She wasn't hurt during the accident itself and we are taking extra precautions because of her."
"Thank you doctor"
Doctor Miles left and the 4 were alone with the news. Paige was till sitting. She'd heard and understood everything the doctor had said, but she didn't believe it. She didn't believe what was happening, because she didn't want it to be true.
Leo and Phoebe were worried about Piper. They didn't want to leave the hospital, but they knew it made sense. They turned to Darryl and the 3 decided it would be better to orb to the manor, that way they'd avoid the people outside. They couldn't face them right now.
Leo took Phoebe's hand, who coaxed Paige of the chair and took her arm. Darryl put his hand on Leo's shoulder and the group orbed to the manor, but each of their minds were with Piper as she went into the operating theater, still unconscious.
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A/N: thanks for reading and please review! And remember that I'm English so if some of the words aren't the same-I'm sorry!
~*Chapter 2*~
Paige couldn't cope. She couldn't loose her sister. They'd only just started to really know one another and now Piper was being pulled away from her.dying? Her legs buckled as emotion over took her and she collapsed in a sobbing heap next to Piper's body.
Phoebe was in shock. Everything seemed so muffled and she couldn't, or wouldn't, comprehend what was going on. She barely noticed a man next to her who was reporting the events to the emergency services on his cell phone as he rushed out of the shop. One thing she did notice where his words.
"There's been an accident."
The words rang in Phoebe's head; reverberating of the inner recesses of her mind over and over and over. An accident. But it wasn't an accident. Piper had done it with full intention and awareness. And Phoebe knew that however much Piper complained; saving other peoples' lives was more important to her than having a life of her own. Piper's baby had never produced a protection shield before, and there was no way that she could've known that it'd start in the attack. She'd run in front of the boy, expecting to be incinerated. She'd risked never seeing her husband, her children, and her sisters again for the life of a boy who she didn't even know. And as much as Phoebe wanted to hate Piper because of it, she couldn't help but admire her instead.
The blare of sirens dragged Phoebe from her thoughts and she saw an ambulance and 2 police cars screech to a stop behind the sprawling crowd. Vehicle doors slammed shut and police held the people back as 2 paramedics rushed through the shop door. They were closely followed by Darryl, who immediately came over to Phoebe as the paramedics began to work on Piper.
"Phoebe what happened!" Darryl was struck by how white Phoebe looked.
"It.it was a demon. She ran in front of a boy it was going to kill and got hit instead. Oh God, what if she." Phoebe trailed of and retreated into herself once more. Although she had been talking to Darryl, Phoebe never took her eyes of the paramedics who were frantically working on Piper. Piper was the only thing in Phoebe's world at that moment.
"Miss Halliwell?" one of the paramedics came up to Phoebe.
"Yes"
"We're going to take your sister to hospital now, if you want to come."
"Yes. Yes I do."
Darryl and Phoebe walked over to Paige who sat in a crumpled heap on the floor, clinging to Piper's hand.
"Paige, honey we have to go to the hospital now." Phoebe's sisterly instincts pushed her own feelings to the background and took a hold of her as she helped Paige get up of the floor. Her younger sister needed her now.
The paramedics had Piper on a trolley now and were moving towards the shop door. Phoebe, Paige and Darryl started to follow when something caught Phoebe's eye. It was Piper's cell phone. Lost and unheard in all the commotion; it had 14 missed calls, all from 'home'. As Phoebe went to put it in her pocket, it began to ring again. She pressed the answer button and pressed the phone to her ear as she stepped outside.
She could barely hear Leo's frantic voice over the shouts of the crowd outside. But after a moment she was in the more quiet ambulance.
"Phoebe! What's happened to Piper? Why can I Barely sense her and when I do she's in pain. And why are there so many people around you? I'd orb but there ar to many people. What's going on!!?"
"Piper, she's been hurt Leo, it's really bad. She's unconscious: we're on our way to San Francisco Memorial Hospital."
Leo was silent for a long time before he spoke again, and when he did, his voice was filled with emotion. "I don't understand Phoebe. I thought you were just going shopping."
"We were but a demon attacked. Leo, we're at the hospital now. Just please get her. Piper needs you."
"Okay. I'm going to leave the kids with Alex. I'll meet you in the hospital. I'll orb into a restroom or something. Bye." And Leo hung up.
Paige and Phoebe raced after the paramedics as they pushed Piper in to the big emergency assessment room.
"33 year old female, severe blood loss, suspected swelling near the brain. Leg and arm damage, oh and she's 6 months pregnant." The paramedic drilled the information to the doctor in charge and a team of medics began work.
A nurse came up to the sisters and ushered them out of the main room and into the nearby relatives' room. As she entered the small dingy room, Phoebe was glad to see Leo, she knew Piper needed him.
"Leo!" She walked over to him as he got up of his seat and the two hugged. Paige sat down silently, she hadn't talked since the vanquishing spell had been read in the shop.
Phoebe couldn't help but notice that Leo looked ashen. His eyes had lost their sparkle and his face was plagued with worry, reflecting the current stat of his mind. Phoebe wasn't surprised at this change. Piper was Leo's world, and it looked like his world was on the verge of collapsing and falling into the abyss.
The door shut as the nurse that had escorted the 2 sisters into the room left. The 3 were free to talk.
"What happened?" Leo got straight to the point. He needed to know hat was going on.
"We were shopping and a demon attacked. Piper froze the shop but she couldn't freeze the demon for very long. Paige went to the attic to try and find the vanquishing spell but the demon unfroze before she got back. Me and Piper, we fought him but it wasn't enough and then she saw he was about to kill a boy and the demon hit her instead. The baby produced a protection shield for the first time but it was weak so she still got hit by the force and it sent her flying. She crashed into a cabinet and was bleeding and unconscious when she landed."
Tears cascaded down Phoebe's face as she recounted the events. Leo was struggling to take it all in and it felt like his heart was being wrenched out of his chest and Paige still sat, still silent, still staring.
"But why could I sense all those people nearby?" Leo asked, confusion etched all over his face.
"Because the shop we were in had a glass, clear front. Piper couldn't freeze the whole street; it was too risky and would've taken too much energy out of her. The attack gathered attention and crowds formed. A TV crew was there too."
Just then the door to the room opened and Darryl walked in.
"Phoebe, Leo it's crazy out there. People are everywhere. They cover basically the whole of the car park. TV crews are there too. They want answers about what happened."
"We've got other things on our minds at the minute Darryl."
"I know Leo, but they aren't going to back off."
"Okay, can you keep them covered and."
"Actually, it's my job to keep you guys covered, kind of like a body guard. We think it's best and seeing as I know you I volunteered. Some of the people out there are a bit.freaky, you need protecting."
The door opened again and this time a doctor walked in. She looked serious.
"Miss Halliwell, Mr. Wyatt, Inspector Morris and Mrs. Scott? 3 pf the 4 nodded their heads yes. Paige still sat, staring at nothing in particular. The doctor carried on.
"I'm doctor Miles and I've been looking after Piper. Now as you know she had a pretty serious fall with some force behind it that made an awkward landing. We identified the source of the bleeding and have stopped it but, unfortunately, Piper has some swelling around her brain that we need to operate on immediately before we can go any further. Also, she has broken her lower right leg in a number of places and fractured her right arm as well. After the op. x-rays will determine the severity of the breakages and we will go from there. However our main focus now is the swelling and the operation is likely to take some time as it is a very delicate procedure. We're talking 6 or 7 hours. Now I appreciate that you all want to see Piper but I suggest you go home now, get some rest and we'll phone when the operation is over. Any questions?"
"Yes, what about the baby, will she be okay?" Leo was concerned about his future child.
"Ah yes, the baby. Now providing the operation goes okay and Piper does her bit, the baby should be fine. She wasn't hurt during the accident itself and we are taking extra precautions because of her."
"Thank you doctor"
Doctor Miles left and the 4 were alone with the news. Paige was till sitting. She'd heard and understood everything the doctor had said, but she didn't believe it. She didn't believe what was happening, because she didn't want it to be true.
Leo and Phoebe were worried about Piper. They didn't want to leave the hospital, but they knew it made sense. They turned to Darryl and the 3 decided it would be better to orb to the manor, that way they'd avoid the people outside. They couldn't face them right now.
Leo took Phoebe's hand, who coaxed Paige of the chair and took her arm. Darryl put his hand on Leo's shoulder and the group orbed to the manor, but each of their minds were with Piper as she went into the operating theater, still unconscious.
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A/N: thanks for reading and please review! And remember that I'm English so if some of the words aren't the same-I'm sorry!