Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed

A/N: I had this chapter written for a while but I wanted to see if anyone would review the first chapter. And I got ONE REVIEW!! YAY!

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Chapter 2: Be Free

Later that night…

No matter how slowly Paige tried to open the damn door, the thing never ceased to squeak. Luckily, neither Piper nor Phoebe woke up, and she tiptoed up to the attic. Flipping through the pages of the Book of Shadows, she cursed silently to herself.

"Damn it! C'mon! There has got to be something in this book that will help Piper!"

Finding nothing, Paige grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and plopped down on the couch.

"Fine. I'll have to improvise."

Now, Paige had read spells and witnessed their power before. The only problem was that they were spells Phoebe had written. But they can be that hard. Right?

"There. Done." She said finally after about of hour of thinking of the proper words (or so she thought).

"My sister, my friend, you are close to me,

So I say this rhyme for you to be free.

Take all you problems, worries, and fears,

And guard your heart from aches and tears."

After saying the spell, which Paige was very proud of, she jumped up from her seat and snuck downstairs to peek into Pipers room. She opened the door, which did not squeak like her own, and peered inside. Piper was asleep and nothing seemed to have changed.

Maybe it didn't work. Paige thought to herself. She trudged back to her room knowing she had work tomorrow, still wondering what could have gone wrong with the spell.

The next Day…

Strangely, waking up at the crack of dawn as she had been doing lately, Piper no longer felt the pull of depression on her heart anymore. As if all the emotion she experienced just the day before was nothing but a dream. Rising from her bed, Piper didn't just not feel sad, she felt great! So great, she was actually willing to go get some demons!

Getting dressed and heading downstairs, she saw her sisters already awake. Paige, looking very tired, was trying to drink as much coffee as she could before she threw up. Phoebe was doing work as usual on her laptop on the table, mumbling to herself as she typed.

"Remember that demon we lost track of last month when he tried to steal the Book of Shadows?" Piper asked.

"Yeah. Why?" asked Phoebe looking up, taking off her glasses.

"We should go look for him," Piper said. She had a look on her face like it was a completely normal thing for her to say. Her sisters on the other hand, did not feel the same way.

"What! Are you crazy?!" yelled Phoebe.

"C'mon. It won't hurt to have one less demon in the world. I got nothing to do today anyway."

"Piper! Paige and I have to work. Why do you even care about that demon anyway?"

Before Piper had a chance to answer, Phoebe's beeper went off. That only meant one thing.

"Oh. That's work. Maybe you should just lie down and relax. You're acting a little weird." Phoebe said gathering up her things. She then grabbed a piece of toast and ran out the door.

"Paige," said Piper, turning to face her sister who had remained quiet during the entire conversation, "Why don't you take a day off and come with me?"

"Piper, we aren't prepared for this demon. Aren't you at least a little concerned that we may lose without some type of potion to back us up?"

"Not really," said Piper, moving to sit on a chair.

Uh Oh. Thought Paige, This has to be because of that potion. I took away all the emotions that help Piper think clearly. Without feeling the pain of loss, Piper isn't afraid to lose anything. Maybe I can say something that will help her understand.

"What about Prue? She died because of a demon and you're ready to take the same risk," Paige said sternly, hoping what she said was true. She had only heard bits and pieces from the actual story and thought it was not her place to ask what happened.

"Prue," Piper said with a blank expression on her face. "Your right Paige. I was being stupid. That isn't what's important. Maybe I will take a nap."

Piper rose from her chair and started to walk upstairs. Paige, thinking her job was done, grabbed her purse and some files and exited the house to go to work. Upstairs, Piper put her hand on the handle of the attic door.

She thought, Paige is right. Fighting demons is not as important as saving Prue.

She flipped through the pages of the Book of Shadows until she found just the spell she was looking for. The Time Reversal Spell. She brought to the book to her bedroom, and placed it on her bed. She then sat on the bed, Indian style, and just stared at it. Ever since she was a little girl, her and her sisters were taught that this particular spell was dangerous because you couldn't control how far time will be reversed. Also, just because the spell dealt with time, history and the future were in danger of being changed.

"Oh well. This I for Prue," Piper said, the results of Paige's spell on her still affecting her ability to think rationally. She changed some of the words in her mind, hoping it will take her to the place she wanted to go.

"Take me back to a time and place,

Where I can gaze upon my sister's face.

Let me no longer dwell on the past,

But be there now with this spell I cast."

The book on her bed dissolved in thin air, and she began to feel very dizzy. The room was spinning so fast; everything around her was just a blur. She was so tired. Like she hadn't slept in days. Not able to fight it anymore, Piper fell into the sweet serenity of the darkness.