Chapter Four: Revelations

It was morning in the Halliwell manor and the three Halliwell sisters found themselves sat around the dining room table enjoying a quick breakfast of coffee and bagels. Despite their calm demeanour, everything was not as it seemed. A silence had fallen on the usually pleasant Halliwell dining table and no one attempted to break it. Neither of the sisters spoke until Phoebe glared at Paige and spoke gently.

"So how is Billie?" The middle sister said with concern obviously in her voice. Phoebe had always been the sister most concerned and sympathetic to wards their charge. In all truth, she felt Billie was part of the family it was just a shame that Piper did not feel the same way.

The eldest Halliwell looked up from her papers, she had been checking the latest reviews on P3 quickly, but a look of distaste crossed her face as Phoebe mentioned their former nemesis. The eldest Halliwell had a long way to go before she comfortable speaking about the blonde headed witch, she just didn't understand why here sister were so eager to forgive Billie in such a rush. The witch had been the reason her husband had been taken away, why her family had been broken apart and for her to be all too comfortable with Billie after these last months was almost unthinkable.

"Paige.." The middle sister said, waiting for her sister to answer. Something was not right and she could tell from Paige's face something was not quite right.

"Well your not gonna like this," Paige said slowly as she contemplated what was to come next. "Billie was attacked yesterday. She's gonna take a few days off to visit her Aunt in New York."

Piper, who had been more concerned with her reviews perked up as she heard this news and looked up to her sisters. As much as she loved them, they needed to know that Billie was not going to be forgiven as quickly as they had forgiven her. "It's probably what she deserved. You know those demons do hold grudges. "

The youngest Halliwell turned her attention to her older sister; she had not seen Piper so cold in months and even though she had forgiven Billie, granted she was her Whitelighter it was obvious Piper was in no hurry to do the same. "Piper.." The youngest sister cried, trying to stop her sister from making anymore snide comments.

Phoebe and Paige both turned their attention to Piper, it was clear where their sister stood on the matter of Billie and they would not push the issue. The clairvoyant sister turned to the Whitelighter. "Demon?"

Paige looked down at the table and grabbed a bagel from the breadbasket, it would be hard telling her sisters the story, but it had to be done sooner or later.

"More like a personal demon, that came back to haunt her."

"Do you think we should vanquish it before she gets back in town?" A look of complete sadness fell upon Phoebe's face, something was not right. There was something her younger sister was not telling them.

"No need. She claimed that we could not vanquish it." Paige admitted. Her sisters were definitely in for a surprise.

This time Piper looked up from her review and gazed at her sisters. "Is she sure cause we have the Power of Three. "

"Positive."

Paige...What are you not telling us?" Paige looked up from her bagel and left it on her plate before looking at her sisters to face them with the truth. Her timing was not perfect but the truth was out there and eventually they would find out.

"She called for me and I got to her dorm and found her lying on the floor. I got there just in time otherwise she would have been dead."

"Paige.. Why didn't you tell us this, earlier?" Phoebe asked, a look of concern and dismay crossing her delicate face. She hated that Billie had to fend off demons on her own; when she had, the Halliwells living a few blocks away. Phoebe had made it clear to the blonde-haired woman that she was always welcome to stay with her in her condo but Billie had refused.

"The worst is to come. I got to her and it looked like she had taken a fireball to the chest. She had been hit square on and I started healing her." The Whitelighter sighed and continued her story telling.

"Did we teach her nothing or is she just letting her guard down." The eldest Halliwell interjected. She did have a point, Billie had been under the wing of the most powerful witches of all time, and now she started to make amateurish mistakes, it did not sound like the Billie she knew. The girl had almost killed them a few months ago and now she was about to be taken out by a minor demon.

Paige and Phoebe gave their older sister a quick look, disgusted at her comment and then the Whitelighter began again. "She was in a really bad way and I got to her just in time. I spoke to her and she claimed she had been attacked by Christy."

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The youngest Charmed One looked at her older sisters, each astonished at the mention of the elder Jenkins witch. None of them had spoken about their former nemesis for months. It was not a topic, which was forgotten but avoided. The Firestarter had been responsible for it all, all the pain, and destruction, which they had been through in the previous year. Piper even claimed in an alternative future that Paige and Phoebe had died cause of her actions and the hollow. It was not that surprising considering they face death everyday for the last eight years.

"Are you sure? Do you think it's a Shapeshifter?" Phoebe asked obviously shocked at this new. Any mention of the elder Jenkins sister did not bode well with the clairvoyant sister. "No she's sure it was her, besides do you know any Shapeshifters that throw fireballs."

The atmosphere became tense, as the Halliwells considered this new revelation; it meant one thing that the threat of Christy was still out there. The middle Halliwell looked at her sisters and decided to break the silence.

"If it was really her then what do we do?" Phoebe asked. It seemed destiny still had a few surprises up its sleeves.

The Charmed Ones looked from one to the other, for the first time in a long while they did not know what to say to each other.

End of Chapter

Author's Note: Well guys this was just small chapter with the Halliwells. How will the Halliwells react to this news? Will Piper forgive Billie? Please review it keeps me motivated. The next will be up on Thursday and will affect Piper. The storylines been slow with the Billie/Christy action taking centre stage but it will get better in the next chapter as Christy puts her plan into action. Please R and R.