The Hidden Page
Chapter 3
Resentment Festers
Paige was frantically looking over at the herb shelves trying to figure out what she should use to turn Leo back into himself. "Of course," some cynical part of her thought, "maybe he was more useful in a fight this way. As Cole had said, "The donkey did have a nasty kick."
Just then Paige heard a car turn into the driveway. Thank goodness Phoebe was home. Hopefully she'd help figure out this mess. Cole came running into the room. "Uh Paige, we have trouble. That's Piper's SUV that just pulled in." "What do we do?" Paige asked anxiously. "Orb, Leo down to the basement," Cole suggested. Leo started to ''hee-haw." Clearly he was not happy with Cole's suggestion. "Look Leo, none of us, are too pleased at the moment, but unless you want world war III to erupt in this kitchen we don't have a choice right now." "Hey guys, look I'm sorry I messed up," Paige said starting to cry. She was hoping it would make the guys ease up on her.
Cole hadn't said anything put Paige could tell from the way he was looking at her that he thought her flaky and useless. "As if he or his precious Phoebe were any better. He used to be a demon that killed people for Pete's sake and Phoebe was little more than his adoring groupie even though she tried to pretend that she was still independent.
Leo just gave Paige a look that she didn't know donkey's were capable of giving and Cole simply shook his head. Then he spoke, "Paige, we've got it, you're sorry, and you're upset. Believe us we understand this. We're sorry too and we know you're not goofing up on purpose but this can't keep up. Endless apologizing isn't going to cut it, if you screw up in the fight against the Source and your tears won't help a damn bit either. There's no doubt life's a bitch and then you die, but we've all got to grow up sometime and face our responsibilities and tribulations. Adolescence is now fully behind you, so please accept it and get him down to the basement now," he said nodding toward Leo.
Paige wanted to argue but she knew it was pointless. Cole wasn't listening to her anyhow. He'd raced out of the kitchen to head of Piper at the door. None of them ever cared what Paige was thinking or feeling anyway. . It was like they had their own little private society, the four of them, Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Cole, and she Paige wasn't worthy enough to join. "Well screw them," she thought. She had a life, family, and friends before she even knew they existed.
She'd also had new people recently come into her life besides her half sisters. People who cared about her a lot more than Piper and Phoebe did apparently. Paige's new friends had even warned her she didn't need this kind of harassment or rejection from her supposed "siblings." At first Paige had disagreed. She was sure Piper and Phoebe truly cared about her and even felt they had a right to be a bit impatient with her.
However, every time a door shut in her face when her sisters needed alone time with their boy toys, every time a criticism was lobbed her way, every time a conversation ended as soon as she walked in the room, Paige was becoming convinced that her newfound friends were right and that her sisters were only using her because they couldn't get their precious Prue back. Not to mention the fact that they were constantly reminding Paige that she could never possibly live up to the legend of Saint Prue. "Well screw them," she thought again.
Paige orbed with Leo down to the basement. She spotted a rope in the corner and tied him to the railing with it. Then ignoring Leo's loudly guffawed protests, Paige orbed up to the attic. She knew she wasn't supposed to remove the "Book of Shadows" from the attic. Lord knows she'd caught enough flack from Piper for doing it once before. She didn't care, however, what her sisters would think this time. It was her book too and she felt like reading it somewhere else right now. Besides it wouldn't hurt for the sanctimonious and oh so perfect Piper to stew for a while about her husband and the book.
A mischievous part of Paige wondered which would upset her more. Leo being a donkey or a missing "Book of Shadows." After all Piper and even Phoebe were always trying to tell her their Wiccan and Charmed duties came first. Paige didn't take time to dwell on it though.
She wanted to get out of here before she was discovered. It was like the walls had eyes in this place. Paige quickly called for the book. For the first time since she had received her powers it didn't come to her. "Oh damn it," she said disgustedly. They've got me so upset my power is all screwed up. Guess I'll have to do this the old fashioned way. She walked over to pick up the book but couldn't seem to lift it off the table. All of a sudden a bright light appeared around the book and it began flying in the air. It nearly knocked Paige off her feet.
"What was going on", she wondered. "Had Piper found out about Leo already and was she now using some kind of magical shenanigans to get Paige back? Thank God, Piper couldn't use her freezing power against her. Paige didn't want to be trapped with a screaming harpy." There was no sign of her sister in the doorway but the book, however, was continuing its own travels across the room. The trunk in which it was often stored for safe keeping suddenly lifted open and the book floated inside. Then the lid slammed shut. Paige raced over and tried to get it open but it wouldn't budge.
As much as she wanted the book she wanted not to get caught even more. She decided to escape first and come back for her heritage later. "Fine, side with them for now," she snarled at the book. "You're mine too though you know, and I'll be back. With that she orbed out.
Chapter 3
Resentment Festers
Paige was frantically looking over at the herb shelves trying to figure out what she should use to turn Leo back into himself. "Of course," some cynical part of her thought, "maybe he was more useful in a fight this way. As Cole had said, "The donkey did have a nasty kick."
Just then Paige heard a car turn into the driveway. Thank goodness Phoebe was home. Hopefully she'd help figure out this mess. Cole came running into the room. "Uh Paige, we have trouble. That's Piper's SUV that just pulled in." "What do we do?" Paige asked anxiously. "Orb, Leo down to the basement," Cole suggested. Leo started to ''hee-haw." Clearly he was not happy with Cole's suggestion. "Look Leo, none of us, are too pleased at the moment, but unless you want world war III to erupt in this kitchen we don't have a choice right now." "Hey guys, look I'm sorry I messed up," Paige said starting to cry. She was hoping it would make the guys ease up on her.
Cole hadn't said anything put Paige could tell from the way he was looking at her that he thought her flaky and useless. "As if he or his precious Phoebe were any better. He used to be a demon that killed people for Pete's sake and Phoebe was little more than his adoring groupie even though she tried to pretend that she was still independent.
Leo just gave Paige a look that she didn't know donkey's were capable of giving and Cole simply shook his head. Then he spoke, "Paige, we've got it, you're sorry, and you're upset. Believe us we understand this. We're sorry too and we know you're not goofing up on purpose but this can't keep up. Endless apologizing isn't going to cut it, if you screw up in the fight against the Source and your tears won't help a damn bit either. There's no doubt life's a bitch and then you die, but we've all got to grow up sometime and face our responsibilities and tribulations. Adolescence is now fully behind you, so please accept it and get him down to the basement now," he said nodding toward Leo.
Paige wanted to argue but she knew it was pointless. Cole wasn't listening to her anyhow. He'd raced out of the kitchen to head of Piper at the door. None of them ever cared what Paige was thinking or feeling anyway. . It was like they had their own little private society, the four of them, Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Cole, and she Paige wasn't worthy enough to join. "Well screw them," she thought. She had a life, family, and friends before she even knew they existed.
She'd also had new people recently come into her life besides her half sisters. People who cared about her a lot more than Piper and Phoebe did apparently. Paige's new friends had even warned her she didn't need this kind of harassment or rejection from her supposed "siblings." At first Paige had disagreed. She was sure Piper and Phoebe truly cared about her and even felt they had a right to be a bit impatient with her.
However, every time a door shut in her face when her sisters needed alone time with their boy toys, every time a criticism was lobbed her way, every time a conversation ended as soon as she walked in the room, Paige was becoming convinced that her newfound friends were right and that her sisters were only using her because they couldn't get their precious Prue back. Not to mention the fact that they were constantly reminding Paige that she could never possibly live up to the legend of Saint Prue. "Well screw them," she thought again.
Paige orbed with Leo down to the basement. She spotted a rope in the corner and tied him to the railing with it. Then ignoring Leo's loudly guffawed protests, Paige orbed up to the attic. She knew she wasn't supposed to remove the "Book of Shadows" from the attic. Lord knows she'd caught enough flack from Piper for doing it once before. She didn't care, however, what her sisters would think this time. It was her book too and she felt like reading it somewhere else right now. Besides it wouldn't hurt for the sanctimonious and oh so perfect Piper to stew for a while about her husband and the book.
A mischievous part of Paige wondered which would upset her more. Leo being a donkey or a missing "Book of Shadows." After all Piper and even Phoebe were always trying to tell her their Wiccan and Charmed duties came first. Paige didn't take time to dwell on it though.
She wanted to get out of here before she was discovered. It was like the walls had eyes in this place. Paige quickly called for the book. For the first time since she had received her powers it didn't come to her. "Oh damn it," she said disgustedly. They've got me so upset my power is all screwed up. Guess I'll have to do this the old fashioned way. She walked over to pick up the book but couldn't seem to lift it off the table. All of a sudden a bright light appeared around the book and it began flying in the air. It nearly knocked Paige off her feet.
"What was going on", she wondered. "Had Piper found out about Leo already and was she now using some kind of magical shenanigans to get Paige back? Thank God, Piper couldn't use her freezing power against her. Paige didn't want to be trapped with a screaming harpy." There was no sign of her sister in the doorway but the book, however, was continuing its own travels across the room. The trunk in which it was often stored for safe keeping suddenly lifted open and the book floated inside. Then the lid slammed shut. Paige raced over and tried to get it open but it wouldn't budge.
As much as she wanted the book she wanted not to get caught even more. She decided to escape first and come back for her heritage later. "Fine, side with them for now," she snarled at the book. "You're mine too though you know, and I'll be back. With that she orbed out.
