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Chapter Four: Out in the Open

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Phoebe sat in the conservatory of her old home along with her sisters. They were talking to each other while playing with Wyatt and Chris. It was early morning and the sisters, especially Phoebe, were waiting for visiting hours to begin at the hospital.

Paige looked over at Phoebe. She noticed that her sister seemed distracted and she wasn't sure why. She had been acting strangely ever since Billie had been sick, which really wasn't that long. In fact she had remembered something Phoebe had said the day before when she first came into the manor.

"Hey Pheebs," Paige began, "can I ask you a question?" Phoebe simply nodded so Paige continued. "Yesterday before breakfast you were all I happy and you pretty much agreed to me asking if you had a premonition. What was it about?"

Once Paige finished silence filled the air and Phoebe stared out the window desolately. She knew there was no way of getting around this question, at least not for long. She wanted to tell her sisters what she saw but was afraid of their reactions. While she was considering whether or not to tell them Piper interrupted her thoughts.

"Honey we are your sisters. You can trust us. Whatever you saw made you happy and that's all me and Paige want for you. You don't have to hide anything."

Upon hearing this Phoebe decided to give into her sisters questions. "Well the premonition was about Billie. I don't want you guys to judge me or anything but see I kind of, um, well, like her and I mean really like her. And that premonition was of her admitting to me that she liked me too. I was going to go up and talk to her about it before I realized how sick she was. Now I'm just really worried."

Piper and Paige stared at their sister and both got up to hug her.

"You know we love you Phoebe and we love Billie too," Piper said first.

"Yeah and you two would look really cute together," Paige continued.

"But if she was to ever hurt you, you know we would have to kill her," Piper finished as they both stepped back from Phoebe.

"Can we go to the hospital now," Phoebe asked with a smile on her face.

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When the sisters arrived they were greeted by Nurse Stevens who said hello pleasantly to all of them before saying he had some bad news to share.

"What bad news," Phoebe was the first to ask sounding worried.

"Well last night around two or three in the morning we found Billie in the children's wing which is right down the hall. She was unconscious on the floor and she didn't have any fluids or anything that would be conducive to her recovery attached to her for at least two hours if not more."

Piper put her hand on Phoebe's shoulder and asked, "What does that mean exactly?"

"It just means that she didn't get any better last night and that there isn't much good news today. She just has to stay an extra day or so and we'll be sure to keep a close eye on her."

"We can still see her right?" Paige asked for Phoebe who seemed to be speechless.

"Yes of course," Nurse Stevens said as he led the girls down the hall to Billie's room leaving the sisters alone with the sleeping girl.

Phoebe was the first to reach Billie and grabbed her hand. Today Billie looked frailer, even in her sleep. Her face might as well of been white at this point. There were dark circles under her eyes and her breathing seemed unsteady.

Tears were building up in Phoebe's eyes just looking at the young witch. Paige saw this and placed her hand on Phoebe's back and started rubbing it to try and sooth her. Piper took a place on Billie's other side and placed a hand on her forehead.

"She's burning up," Piper stated. "I think it actually went up since yesterday."

"Billie, why do you have to be so stubborn," Paige asked her charge as she lay helpless and motionless on the hospital bed.

The sisters stayed in the room for what seemed like hours. They watched television and talked about how work was and all other things to try and kill the time. Paige asked if anyone wanted anything from the cafeteria and soon headed out once she took Phoebe and Piper's orders.

Not long after Paige left Phoebe felt her hand twitch, only it wasn't hers. "Billie," she whispered causing Piper to look over from the chair by the window.

"Uh huh," they heard a weak voice say. Slowly Billie's eyes flickered open and as she saw Phoebe and Piper she smiled, "Hey."

"Hey yourself, you gave us quite a scare," Piper answered with a smile on her face as she noticed Phoebe was near tears again.

"I didn't mean to, I didn't know what was happening," Billie practically whispered.

"Honey if you don't stay in bed you aren't going to get better and you won't be able to get out of this hospital," Phoebe finally said. "We all know how much you want to get out of here but you have to relax and let the doctors help you. You're doing so much worse because you got up."

"I'm doing worse?" Billie questioned a look of fear growing on her face.

"Yes sweetie. Your temperature has gotten worse it seems plus you look like Paige, pale white," Piper tried to end it with a joke but no one laughed.

"It wasn't because I got out of bed," Billie said as her voice shook.

"Then why is it sweetie?" Phoebe asked growing more concerned.

"There was a demon. The girl down the hall got worse and the kid in the children's area. He was there, I saw him. He was the last thing I saw before now," Billie kept rambling, making it hard for Piper and Phoebe to understand her.

"Billie you have to slow down. We can't understand you. You said something about a demon?"

Just then Paige walked into the room. Noticing that Billie was up and the word 'demon' had just been uttered, she lowered the tray she had onto a table and walked closer to the three girls.

"Hey nice to see you up," she said to Billie. "Now what is this I hear about a demon?"

"We aren't quite sure," Piper answered. "She was rambling a bit. Honey we need you to tell us what happened last night."

"Last night there was," Billie began but was interrupted as Nurse Stevens walked into the room with a needle.

"Sorry to interrupt but I need to give this to Miss. Jenkins. It will help her relax," he said as he stepped towards Billie, slowly injecting her. "It will help you sleep better too," he stated before he left the room, wishing everyone well. Once they noticed the door had closed they turned their attention back to the situation.

"Now what were you saying Billie," Paige asked before noticing that her charge had begun to doze off. "Never mind."

Paige got up and retrieved the tray she had left on the table and dished it out to her sisters. They would have to pass the time until Billie woke up to ask her more questions.

"What do you guys think?" Piper asked her sisters as they munched away at their lunches.

"Think of what?" Phoebe responded.

"Billie's 'demon.' I don't know. I think she's just being a little delusional. I don't think a demon would come into a hospital that is always strewn with people and risk being seen. I'm not saying that Billie's lying, I just think that maybe she's seeing things that aren't there."

Phoebe looked down at the sleeping girl. Looking at her made her heart flutter and her mind spin. She didn't know what to think. All she wanted was for her to be alright so they could talk and make her premonition right. All she had to do was wait.

"Maybe," was all she was able to say in response to Piper's accusation.

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And that is the end of chapter four! Sorry it took a little long. I've been working so much lately but I will continue to update! Until next time faithful readers! Please review and have a great few days! And please don't make me beg for reviews either =]