Leo orbed back down into the Halliwell Manor and was surprised by the silence that enveloped him. He gave his watch a quick glance. Unless the battery had mysteriously died in the last twenty minutes, it was eleven thirty on the dot. It was rare for all of the sisters to be in bed by this time. Fearing the worst, he plodded down the stairs into the living room. Everything seemed to be in order. No scorch marks or broken furniture to be spotted. He was relieved to see that there had been no demon attacks during his absence. Unless….
Leo orbed straight to the attic. More silence. Puzzled, he went back downstairs the "normal" way. "Piper?" He called softly. "Prue? Phoebe?" He heard a loud crash and a string of curse words coming from the kitchen. He found Piper and his sister-in-laws in the room that performed as a social gathering place, dining room, and potions room as well as a kitchen.
Prue and Phoebe were sitting at the table and leaning against the counter respectively. Piper was crouched on the floor picking up pieces of broken ceramic and mopping up hot tea with a rag.
"What happened?" Leo questioned. The girls looked startled by his sudden appearance but recovered quickly.
"Piper got pissed," Phoebe said matter-of-factly.
"I did not get pissed, Phoebe. I am frustrated."
"She blew it up," Prue concluded.
Leo nodded. "Well, your powers are connected to your emotions." Leo knelt down next to Piper. "Here sweetie, let me. Get yourself some more tea."
Piper sighed and opened the cabinet, pulling out another navy mug and filling it with hot water from the tea kettle. "Are we out of chamomile tea again?" Piper asked as she searched the cabinets.
"Um, check behind the pigs feet," Prue suggested.
"Pigs feet?" Phoebe questioned.
Prue shrugged. "There was no more room on the shelf."
Piper dug the box out of the cabinet and prepared some tea for herself. "Did you find anything out?" Piper asked as she sat down next to Prue with her steaming hot cup of tea. She blew on it to cool it down.
Leo straightened up and tossed the rag in the sink. "Yeah, I did," Leo replied, scooping up the pieces of the broken mug and depositing them in the trashcan. "Phoebe, I think you're going to want to sit down for this."
"Why?" Phoebe asked even though she had already joined her older sisters at the table.
"This gets long and complicated. Where is Paige?" Leo looked around confused. He had just noticed her absence.
"She's upstairs with Peyton," Piper replied. Should I go get her?"
"Yes, I think that would be a good idea."