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Phoebe's Room in the Manor

At around 10 o'clock, everyone said goodnight and headed to their assigned rooms for some well needed sleep. Phoebe and Billie had just finished getting ready and were both standing in the middle of the room.

"Okay," Billie spoke up first. "I will take the couch and you can have the bed."

"Wait, you can't do that," Phoebe said as she tried to pull Billie off the sofa. "I'll take the couch and you can have the bed."

"Phoebe," Billie replied sternly. "This is your room and whether you like it or not you are going to sleep on that bed or I will knock you out and put you on it myself. Your choice."

Even though Billie was smiling, Phoebe could tell she was serious. With a huff, Phoebe plodded over to the bed and laid down under the covers. "Happy now?"

"Ecstatic!" Billie laughed at Phoebe's childish antics. "Now turn off the light and go to sleep. I'll see you in the morning."

"Fine," Phoebe said as she reached over to the lights off. "Night Billie."

"Night Pheebs," came back Billie's mumbled reply as she tied to get comfortable in darkness. Well, as comfortable as one can get when sleeping on the couch anyway.

Phoebe was just staring into the darkness as she waited for sleep to take over.

You should tell Billie how you feel. A voice in the back of her head spoke.

Are you crazy? She would freak out! She argued back.

But what if she doesn't? What if she the same way?

Oh yea, like that will ever happen.

Why wouldn't it? You might have had a lot of failed relationships but none of them had to do with the fact that they didn't feel for you.

Yea but she has never shown any interesting in me in that way!

Did you ever think that maybe she is just as scared as you are?

Well if she is she sure hides it well. Look, what if I told Billie and she didn't feel the same way. Not only would I be crushed but it would make all this incredibly awkward don't you think?

But you'll never know until you try! Worst case scenario is that she freaks out and you never see her again for the rest of your life….

WHAT!

…But! Best case scenario is she loves you too and you live a happy life and die old together!

I don't think you are making the compelling argument that you think you are…

Okay fine. Keep doing what you're doing then. Your best case scenario is that you ogle after her for the rest of your life and hope she doesn't find anyone and dies alone! How is that better!

I'll do that if I have to, I can't live without her in my life completely. I just can't risk losing her.

Fine! But when that comes back around to bite you just remember that I told you so….

And with that, Phoebe finally drifted off to sleep.

Manor Kitchen

Her eyes trailed Billie's body from head to toe. The girl was lying unconscious on the floor, unmoving. The only sign that something wasn't right was the small gash on her forehead just above her eye and the fact that she was covered in some type of black ash. But something else was wrong. Something Phoebe knew was not normal but just couldn't figure out what it was. Then she saw it. Actually, it was what Phoebe couldn't see.

"Paige!" Phoebe screamed as Paige finally stopped coughing and looked up at her. "Billie isn't breathing!"

Paige's eyes dropped to Billie and noticed that her chest wasn't moving up and down. "Oh no, that's not good," was all she said as she instantly spread her hands out over Billie's chest to try and heal the injured witch. There was only one problem. The warm yellow glow never came. "Come on Billie don't do this," Paige started mumbling as if it would somehow rouse the girl.

"Paige, why isn't she healing?" Phoebe's voice cracked halfway through here sentence. She knew exactly why Billie wasn't healing.

Paige pulled her hands away from Billie's body and looked up at her sister

"She's dead," was all Paige could whisper as the tears started to track down her face. Suddenly her face hardened and contorted in anger, "And it's all your fault, Phoebe!" Paige stood up and got right in Phoebe's shocked and confused face. "You knew something was wrong with Christy so why did you let her leave?" Paige shouted.

"Paige is right, Phoebe," Piper spoke up from her crouched position beside Billie. "Why didn't you stop her? How could you just let her walk right into danger and not even give her a warning? And now she's dead because you didn't DO SOMETHING!" Now Piper was shouting at Phoebe.

Phoebe ran to Billie and started to lightly slap her cheeks. "Come on, Billie," Phoebe's tears slowly made their way down her face and dropped silently onto Billie's. "You can't be dead, it's not your time yet! Come on sweetie, just wake up! Open your eyes! Please, just do something!" Phoebe's body shook as she started sobbing. This was too much. Billie is dead and Paige and Piper are screaming at her that it was her fault. Phoebe was crying even harder now and it was starting to get overwhelming.

I can't handle this! They're right, it was my fault. Why didn't I say something to her, she would still be alive if I did. God, Billie I'm SO sorry.

"It's all your fault Phoebe!"

"You did this Phoebe!"

"Why didn't you help her, Phoebe?"

"You're the reason she's gone, Phoebe!"

"Phoebe! Phoebe! Phoebe!"

"Phoebe!"

Phoebe shot straight into a sitting position trying to get her breathing under control. She looked around. She was in her room, on her bed. One thing stood out compared to the rest. Billie's worried face was watching her very closely.

"BILLIE!" Phoebe yelled as she grabbed hold of Billie and cried into her shoulder. "I thought you were dead!"

"No, sweetie," Billie cooed as she hugged Phoebe back. That must have been one bad dream. "Don't worry. I'm alive and I'm right here, okay?"

Phoebe just hiccupped in response as her tears kept flowing

"Okay," Billie said to herself as she positioned them in a more comfortable position lying down on the bed. She lay down on her back and managed to maneuver Phoebe so she was lying next to her. "Sweetie, I want you to lay your head on my chest. Do you think you can do that?"

Phoebe slowly complied with Billie's request and Billie wrapped one arm around Phoebe's back. Phoebe quickly flung her arms around Billie as if she were a giant teddy bear causing Billie to let out a tiny laugh. Billie started to idly stroke Phoebe's hair with her other hand in an attempt to calm the older witch down.

"Now," Billie ordered softly. "I want you to listen to the sound of my heart, okay?" She asked as if she were talking to a 5 year old.

Phoebe listened closely and heard the steady rhythm of Billie's thumping of heart. "I can hear it," Phoebe whispered as she started to calm down.

"And do you know what that means?" Billie felt Phoebe shake her head no and she laughed quietly again. "It means that I'm alive, silly. How can I possibly be dead if my heart is still beating? What you saw was only a dream sweetie, it wasn't real."

"I was so scared," Phoebe admitted as she looked up at Billie. "I thought you were gone."

Billie looked at Phoebe's sad eyes and nearly started crying herself. "Don't worry, Phoebe. I promise that no matter what," Billie paused and smiled sweetly at Phoebe. "I will NEVER, leave you."

Phoebe smiled back up at Billie before once again laying her head back down on Billie's chest. After a few minutes, when Phoebe was sure Billie was asleep, Phoebe glanced back up at her face. "I love you, Billie."

See? That wasn't so hard! Now all you have to do is say it while she's awake.

Oh, shut up.

Phoebe fell asleep minutes later, listening to the one thing that assured her most of all that Billie was still alive.

Thump, thump…Thump, thump…Thump, thump

The Next Morning

Phoebe woke up to find the room almost completely filled with sunlight. That was one thing she missed about this room, you could easily watch the sunrise through the window. As Phoebe made a move to roll over and check the clock, she suddenly felt an arm tighten around her. That's when she noticed for the first time that she was still lying in the same position she fell asleep in. And so was Billie. A smile split Phoebe's face as her memories from last night came flooding back.

Should I wake her? Na, we're just fine where we are. Phoebe thought as she snuggled further into Billie's one armed embrace. About half an hour later, Phoebe turned her head at the sound of her door opening.

Oh I am never going to hear the end of this. She thought as she saw Piper and Paige standing at the entrance of her door with massive smiles on their faces.

"I had a nightmare," Phoebe defended herself weakly in a whisper so she didn't wake Billie up.

"Really?" Paige questioned with her famous smirk. "I would have thought that this would have been your dream come true!" Paige and Piper immediately burst out laughing and Phoebe eventually joined in.

"It's too early in the morning to be laughing so loud."

All three sisters turned with a shocked look to see if Billie had heard their earlier conversation.

Billie slowly opened eyes to see all the sisters looking at her suspiciously. "Well it is!" She defended herself as she couldn't figure out why they were all still staring at her. Billie's confusion only grew when they all seemed to visibly relax because of her answer. She just shook her head from side to side and let it go.

Phoebe let out a breath of relief as it seemed Billie didn't hear what they had said before. I have got to be more careful around Billie. Her finding out my feelings on her own would be WAY worse than if I told her myself.

Piper cleared her throat to get everyone's attention again. "Well, we just came up to tell you that breakfast is ready so come down soon." And with that, Piper headed toward the door while pulling a reluctant Paige with her. As they were just about to go out the door, Paige turned around and winked at Phoebe before shutting the door behind her.

"Your sisters are so weird in the morning." Billie said as she started laughing.

"Just in the morning?" Phoebe replied with a raised eyebrow causing Billie to laugh even more.

Billie suddenly stared down at Phoebe intently, as if she were waiting for Phoebe to do something. Phoebe squirmed at the sudden attention. "What?"

"Well," Billie started with a smile. "Piper said breakfast is ready and I am starving. The problem is, since your lying half on top of me with my arm trapped underneath you, I can't do anything until you move."

Phoebe, as if she was only now aware of their rather close position, immediately jumped off the bed while mumbling a quick apology.

Billie let out a quick laugh. "Ah, so I see that the morning weirdness runs in the family." She laughed at Phoebe's embarrassed expression as she also got of the bed and started walking to the door. She was almost there when she was stopped by a soft hand on her upper arm. She turned around to see Phoebe standing rather awkwardly behind her looking at the floor.

"I just want to say thanks. For last night, I mean." She clarified after seeing Billie's confused expression.

Billie suddenly smiled warmly and pulled Phoebe into a comforting hug. "Anytime." She whispered into Phoebe's ear as she slowly pulled away and walked out the door.

Phoebe stood there smiling to herself for a few seconds before quickly following after her.

A/N: thank you to all that actually managed to read this far! I will be putting up another chapter soon but please don't forget to review this one! : )