The manner was silent as the night, seemingly too quiet for its normal state. At the table a dark haired woman sat, head resting on one hand to the side as she flipped through a photo album eyes lost in the pictures before her.

The door went and she looked up to see a confused Paige in front of her.

"What is it? You said that you were closer to home and would call me if you needed any more help and then no-one came to pick up Wyatt and Chris…"

Phoebe smiled sadly "Sweetie sit down"

"Phoebe what's going on?" Paige repeated slower and more demandingly.

"A spell went wrong" Phoebe said gently

"So? We've had spells go wrong all the time"

Phoebe shook her head, "Not like this"

Paige frowned and sat down "What's happened" she said her voice becoming more gentle and concerned

Phoebe smiled and sighed looking down "Six years ago, Piper and Prue cast a spell"

Paige shook her head "What kind of spell?"

"One to see the future"

"Wait we can do that? I thought…" Paige trailed of as realisation struck "So…They're here" she asked with disbelief shading her voice

Phoebe nodded

Paige smiled "I get to meet Prue" she asked with some wonder

"Paige" Phoebe said "They know about Prue. What happened"

Paige's eyes widened in some horror "What, what about future consequences Phoebe"

Phoebe shook her head "Leo thinks they're here for a reason, which means they have to stay for a while" she shook her head "Paige they had to know"

Paige shook her head "They're gonna hate me"

"Paige"

"No" Paige shook her head, "Phoebe, Piper hated me because of Prue. I'm not saying that they would just…" she breathed out "For them its just happened. I'm a symbol to them that it has, that it will." she shrugged "I'd feel the same if it were me"

Phoebe put her head in her hands "I don't know what to do" she confessed.

Paige was silent for a bit "What did you tell them"

Phoebe shook her head "I chickened out. I gave them a premonition instead. They would never have listened in little stages. Too stubborn" she said with a shake.

"Seems to be a strong trait" Paige said lightly

Phoebe looked at her slightly amused "Yeah"

Paige shook herself and perked her head "So, should I stay away or on hand, here?"

"Well they have to meet you at some point. I mean, Piper still doesn't know how to blow things up and Prue"

"Super witch" Paige said in a voice that was torn between teasing and envy

Phoebe rubbed her forehead "Prue died and we advanced a lot in that year and a half. She did, her martial art skills. She was a quick learner Paige, quicker than me but at the moment, that knowledge its not up to what it needs to be"

Paige frowned "Yeah like demons attack here often. Its their form of a gun in the mouth"

Phoebe slammed her hand on the table "Paige, I'm telling you they knew. Minutes of them being here we had an attack. They know something has changed and they damn well know it may be their only chance to take us out with ease"

Paige watched her sadly and stood, leaning down to hug her sister "I can get Billie to drop by"

Phoebe shook her head "She still needs time, after what happened to Christie, this is probably not the best situation for her to help with"

Paige sighed "Look Wyatt and Chris can stay at mine tonight, let you lot catch up without them" she cast a meaningful look upwards "being too overwhelmed by it. If you need me yell, I'm an orb away"

Phoebe nodded and then seemed to inwardly shake herself "I'll take some time off work" she muttered. A faint glint appeared "Piper will at least be psyched to see how P3 does in the future.

Paige furrowed her brow "Huh, I remember hearing it was an almost instant success"

Phoebe smiled "Yeah. But that was because Leo brought a band there because their manager was dealing with a demon. Piper was so pissed at him, she wanted to make it on her own"

Paige raised an eyebrow. "I never knew that" she said gently

Phoebe shrugged "It never occurred, I've never thought about it." She looked down. "I keep trying to remember so I can…I dunno relate to them somehow"

Paige looked puzzled

"Prue and I, we had a bad relationship before we became witches. And then…and then in a fight I could protect myself the least out of them. She was my protector" Phoebe said "they even came here to check I didn't burn on the stake"

Paige nodded "I remember Piper telling me about that"

"The point is back then I had a certain place with them, I was a certain person. God Paige they don't even know Cole yet and after all I went through with that…how can I explain that I became queen of the Underworld and carried the child of the man that ordered Prue's death?"

Paige gave her sister a look "Yeah, and you killed him. Many many many times" she said with a teasing look.

"Paige, Prue saw things in such black and white terms, I don't know if she'll forgive me"

Paige looked torn for a bit "Phoebe your with Coop and your happy now, right?"

Phoebe met Paige's eyes with a quizzical look "Yeah?"

"And after all I've seen and heard from you are you telling me that Prue was never "under the influence"?"

Phoebe chuckled slightly "No, there were times"

"Phoebe" Paige said leaning forward "I think you're being too hard on yourself."

"Yeah" Phoebe asked hopefully

Paige nodded "Yes. I do." She took a deep breath "I'm sure that Prue will be proud"

Phoebe smiled and hesitated "Prue won't be angry with you. She protects what she has with everything, she protects her family"

Paige nodded slowly eyes unsure but hopeful "Yeah" she asked, her voice slightly hoarse.

Phoebe pulled a face "I'm an empath, I know all" she made a funny motion causing Paige to giggle. They fell into a comfortable silence.

"Ok, this is slightly weird" Paige said quietly. "I'm so used to Piper heading the table"

Phoebe raised an eyebrow "This will be different for you" she said in a wry voice.

"How so?"

Phoebe leant forward conspirator like "What do you think of when you think of Piper?" she asked

Paige waved her hand "I dunno uh…determined, powerful. Strong"

Phoebe nodded "You can see her being a family matriarch?"

Paige nodded "Yeah"

"Ok, Piper six years ago, desperate for a normal life"

"Sounds familiar" Paige teased

Phoebe gave an acknowledging nod "unsure of herself, not exactly in love with Leo, having a thing with Dan"

Paige pulled a face "The one that sounds very dull?!"

Phoebe giggled "Uh huh. Usually uses freezing to duck out of things. Prue was the one that would fight until she dropped for us, Piper and I fought for her but other then her sisters Piper had nothing to fight for" Phoebe shook her head "I used to think that Prue was the strongest person I knew" she shook her head "But Piper…its just back then Piper never had to show it, to use it."

Paige frowned "I can't imagine Piper like that"

Phoebe smiled "Remember when Grams came, the first time, when Piper was pregnant with Wyatt?"

Paige nodded and then winced "Really?"

Phoebe bobbed her head "Maybe not as bad as that but in that direction"

Paige pulled a face "This is gonna be so weird"