Chapter 10

Paige didn't have a view of her charge as she fought an upper-level demon that had gone looking for his brother. She successfully killed her demon and then heard Billie cry out.

2 Days Ago

The older sisters did find a map of the Underworld and had started scrying. Prue was still upset with her younger sisters for letting Paige go to the Underworld. She barely spoke with them as they circled the crystal over the map.

The crystal never landed. After twelve hours of scrying they started to give up. Phoebe talked about going to speak with Henry, to tell him that he should stay at Magic School. Prue orbed to Paige and Henry's apartment surprised to see the place spotless, it looked liked no had been living there. She waited for Henry to arrive home but he never did. She found a note though on Paige's nightstand. It was from Henry, stating that he was gone on a business trip.

When she showed her sisters the note Phoebe said that the handwriting was Paige's. They sat confused and wondered where Henry was. Phoebe asked her boyfriend to search for Henry while they tried once more to scry for Paige. Piper offered to look around Henry and Paige's apartment with Prue again, just to see if they could find anything else. She was surprised that Phoebe wasn't coming since she might be able to get a premonition off of something.

What Piper found she kept a secret from her sisters, deciding that she'd confront Paige when they found her. If they found her. She pushed the negative thoughts from her head.

"Piper you find anything?" Prue asked.

"No," she said putting what she found in her bag, "You?" Prue shook her head sadly.

"This is my fault. I'm her whitelighter. I should have been there when she left," Prue said sitting on a couch in the conservatory when they arrived back at the Manor.

"Prue, don't blame yourself. Paige would have gone regardless," Phoebe said, "She has the Halliwell stubborn trait."

"I'm more stubborn than she is," Prue said.

"If you had been here Prue, Paige would have orbed out when she had the chance." Prue sighed joining Phoebe on the couch.

"Something's off about all this. Why would she go after him now?" Prue asked.

"She didn't tell us why. She told us that she wants to find him," Phoebe said, "Then she'll come back."

"How long has it been now? A week and a half? How long do we have to wait?" Prue asked.

"Hopefully Billie will get away when she can with news. It seems like she came when Paige was sleeping before," Phoebe pointed out.

Paige stopped Billie upon seeing a group of demons. She could clearly see the leader and she overheard them talking. They were getting more minions, something about moving up in the demon world.

"Hey Boss! Look who I found!" a demon called shoving Paige and Billie forward into the light. Paige let her glamour fall and several minions disappeared instantly.

"It seems like you have poor taste," Paige said smirking as the leader stepped toward her.

"Just one Charmed One?" he asked grinning.

"Oh please," Paige said attacking the leader. Billie threw several potions, killing half a dozen minions. Many more minions seemed to appear out of thin air.

"Paige!" Billie called running out of potions. Her powers didn't seem to do the job either.

"Hold on Billie!" Paige called back knocking out the leader. Several minions threw energy balls at her and she easily killed them with their own powers, pleased to see they still worked.

"Let's get out of here," Paige said as she and Billie headed down the corridor. They stopped after an hour and Paige healed the several wounds Billie acquired. Billie asked Paige what she was going to do pointing out the bruises forming on Paige's arms.

"I'll be fine," Paige said, "Let's keep searching, come on."

"Maybe we should stop and rest," Billie suggested, "And eat." Paige agreed and they found a quiet, secluded spot. Paige let Billie rest as she ate what little her stomach could handle. She heard several voices and woke Billie.

"We have to go," she whispered. She once more talked with demons, asking about Jonas. This time she said she was working for a head demon, using powerful names. The lower-level demons pointed her in the direction they thought Jonas was staying. That evening Billie waited for Paige to fall back asleep before she projected to the Halliwell Manor.

This time the three older sisters were awake when she arrived.

"Billie," Phoebe said, "What's going on? Are you all right?"

"Yeah, Paige is sleeping. There was a demon attack earlier which is why I left. I don't know when we'll be back. We've searched for days for him."

"You said something about astral projection last time," Prue said.

"Yes, I can take-," she stopped talking, "I have to go." And then she left. The older sisters looked at each other not sure how to continue.

"Paige, wake up." Paige woke up half asleep and saw the group of demons pass by. She and Billie stayed in the shadows until they were out of site. Before they continued Paige emptied her stomach of what she ate earlier.

"Paige, we should go home. Staying down here isn't good for you," Billie said.

"It's not this place, trust me," Paige said, "I'm fine."

"Then what is it? Paige, let me help you. Let's go back to the Manor." Paige told her no and then they heard demons arrive.

"Look here," a demon snarled seeing Paige and Billie. There were only two demons. He smiled his yellow, cracked teeth showing. With both of their powers down and being out of potions they resorted to hand to hand combat. She forgot that she had packed an extra athame in her bag and tossed it to Billie. Paige stabbed her demon in the heart and watched him go up in flames. She stepped back and heard Billie scream.

Billie was on the ground holding her side, her athame beside her. The demon stepped forward, ready to advance onto Paige. Paige attacked him and eventually vanquished him. She knelt down to examine the now unconscious Billie.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please review with your thoughts! I'll be taking a hiatus for a while and will be back in December. While waiting for the 11th chapter please check into my other story that I will be continuing to update: Estelle: The Last of the Fire Fae. For those who read The Rise of the Power of Four the epilogue will be up tomorrow. I hope you continue reading Unraveling Secrets! Charmed Always- K