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It was about 11:30 in the Halliwell Manor, and Piper had just finished cleaning up the kitchen as Prue and Phoebe walked in.
"Hey Piper, the potion's set," said Prue.
"That's great you guys, but shhhh, Emily's sleeping. That poor girl has had such a rough day, let her rest for tomorrow," said Piper in a motherly tone. Then she went to the kitchen table as she placed her hands on her forehead, and sighed in exhaustion and stress.
"Oh sweetie," said Phoebe as she came over to Piper and placed her arms around her from behind, "it's gonna be ok. We'll get through this."
Piper nodded trying to reassure herself that Phoebe was right. Then she sighed again and said, "But Phoebes, she's just a little girl."
"A very lucky little girl. Because you opened your heart to her, you made her have someone to turn to, to make her feel safe. She knows that and I know you know that. Because of you, she had somewhere to turn to before Luna got to her before it was too late. We kept her safe so far, we can take it the next step," said Phoebe as she sat next to Piper and held her hand.
"Yeah, you know she's right," said Prue.
Piper looked at them innocently and then gave a small smile. "I know," she said as she nodded. "I just get worried that's all."
"We know, we do too," said Prue. "But worrying won't help us save Emily and vanquish Luna. We just gotta stick together, for Emily's sake."
"Yup, thanks guys," said Piper with a smile. She then yawned. "Man I am exhausted!" she said as she rubbed her eyes.
"Ohhhhhh boy," siad Phoebe, as she stretched, "me too." She made a silly tired face. "Why don't we say we hit the sack so we can get a fresh start tomorrow morning?"
"Sounds like a good idea," said Prue.
"Ok," said Piper. They all got up and were headed up the stairs and then Piper said, "is Emily gonna be ok there?" she said a little concerned. Maybe we should bring her upstairs."
"She can sleep in my room, I'll take the couch," said Phoebe.
"Awww, that's so sweet Phoebes; you sure?" said Piper.
"Oh yeah, don't worry about me. It's the least I can do," she said with a smile.
"Thanks, you're great Phoebes!" said Piper with a returning smile. "I'll get her."
Piper went over to Emily and took the blanket off of her very gently. Then she knelt down and put her arms around the sleeping child and cradled her in her arms. Emily didn't even make a sound; she was out cold. So Piper carried her upstairs to Phoebe's room. When she got there the other two had drawn down the bed. Piper placed her in the bed and then Prue pulled the blanket over her.
"She looks so innocent," whispered Prue. Piper looked up at Prue and nodded with a smile. Emily shifted in her sleep to get herself more comfortable. The three of them left quietly as they shut the light off and closed the door halfway. They all proceeded to head for their rooms and Phoebe headed downstairs with an extra pillow and blanket. "Night guys!" she whispered. "G'night," they whispered back. The bedroom doors closed and all was quiet in the Halliwell Manor as sleep settled in.
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It was about 1:30 and Emily was shifting back and forth in Phoebe's bed. Suddenly she jerks up in a frightened gasp as she's breathing quickly and heavily. She looks to her sides and all she finds is darkness and shadows. She starts to whimper a little. The wind outside started howling a little and Emily quickly jerked her head in the direction of the window. She pushed the blankets off of her and quickly scurried out of the room and headed for Piper's. She turned the knob slowly and cautiously as to not make a sound. She opens the door a little and a strip of light shines on Piper who was asleep. Emily's little feet quickly scurried over to Piper's bed. She stood on the side of the bed and then started to nudge Piper a little. "Piper? Piper?" she said very quietly in a nervous voice. "Please wake up, it's me, Emily," she said as she continued to nudge her a little.
Piper moaned a little in confusion and then opened her eyes a little. "Huh?" she said as she started to become alert.
"It's me Emily," she said innocently as she looked at Piper.
Piper, realizing who it was sat up a little and said, "Emily...? Sweetie what's the matter?" Piper took both hands and pulled her hair behind her ears as she began to wake herself up a little.
"I'm scared," she said in a timid voice.
"Ohhh, honey it's ok," she said as she pushed the girl's hair from her face.
"I don't wanna be alone, it's too scary and it's very dark."
Piper reassured Emily as she said, "Everything's gonna be ok, you're safe here. You have Phoebe downstairs and me and Prue in the rooms right next to you."
"But I'm still scared."
Piper cocked her head to one side and gave a half smile as she patted the bed motioning Emily to come up.
Emily scrambled up on the bed. "What happens if Ms. Morgan comes and knows that I'm here?" she said as she looked into Piper's eyes.
Piper in a caring tone said, "Nothing's gonna happen, I promise!"
Emily sighed. "Is it ok if I sleep in your bed tonight?" she said as she looked up at Piper with her innocent eyes.
Piper gave a half smile and said sweetly, "Will that make you feel better?" Emily still looking a little scared nodded her head rapidly. "Ok. Here get under the covers," she said as she pulled them up for Emily to go under. Emily scooted under the covers and said quietly, "Thank you!" "You're welcome. Just try to get some sleep ok?" said Piper. "Ok," replied Emily as she got comfortable. Piper turned to her side and fell back asleep as Emily slowly drifted back to sleep.
It was about 11:30 in the Halliwell Manor, and Piper had just finished cleaning up the kitchen as Prue and Phoebe walked in.
"Hey Piper, the potion's set," said Prue.
"That's great you guys, but shhhh, Emily's sleeping. That poor girl has had such a rough day, let her rest for tomorrow," said Piper in a motherly tone. Then she went to the kitchen table as she placed her hands on her forehead, and sighed in exhaustion and stress.
"Oh sweetie," said Phoebe as she came over to Piper and placed her arms around her from behind, "it's gonna be ok. We'll get through this."
Piper nodded trying to reassure herself that Phoebe was right. Then she sighed again and said, "But Phoebes, she's just a little girl."
"A very lucky little girl. Because you opened your heart to her, you made her have someone to turn to, to make her feel safe. She knows that and I know you know that. Because of you, she had somewhere to turn to before Luna got to her before it was too late. We kept her safe so far, we can take it the next step," said Phoebe as she sat next to Piper and held her hand.
"Yeah, you know she's right," said Prue.
Piper looked at them innocently and then gave a small smile. "I know," she said as she nodded. "I just get worried that's all."
"We know, we do too," said Prue. "But worrying won't help us save Emily and vanquish Luna. We just gotta stick together, for Emily's sake."
"Yup, thanks guys," said Piper with a smile. She then yawned. "Man I am exhausted!" she said as she rubbed her eyes.
"Ohhhhhh boy," siad Phoebe, as she stretched, "me too." She made a silly tired face. "Why don't we say we hit the sack so we can get a fresh start tomorrow morning?"
"Sounds like a good idea," said Prue.
"Ok," said Piper. They all got up and were headed up the stairs and then Piper said, "is Emily gonna be ok there?" she said a little concerned. Maybe we should bring her upstairs."
"She can sleep in my room, I'll take the couch," said Phoebe.
"Awww, that's so sweet Phoebes; you sure?" said Piper.
"Oh yeah, don't worry about me. It's the least I can do," she said with a smile.
"Thanks, you're great Phoebes!" said Piper with a returning smile. "I'll get her."
Piper went over to Emily and took the blanket off of her very gently. Then she knelt down and put her arms around the sleeping child and cradled her in her arms. Emily didn't even make a sound; she was out cold. So Piper carried her upstairs to Phoebe's room. When she got there the other two had drawn down the bed. Piper placed her in the bed and then Prue pulled the blanket over her.
"She looks so innocent," whispered Prue. Piper looked up at Prue and nodded with a smile. Emily shifted in her sleep to get herself more comfortable. The three of them left quietly as they shut the light off and closed the door halfway. They all proceeded to head for their rooms and Phoebe headed downstairs with an extra pillow and blanket. "Night guys!" she whispered. "G'night," they whispered back. The bedroom doors closed and all was quiet in the Halliwell Manor as sleep settled in.
***
It was about 1:30 and Emily was shifting back and forth in Phoebe's bed. Suddenly she jerks up in a frightened gasp as she's breathing quickly and heavily. She looks to her sides and all she finds is darkness and shadows. She starts to whimper a little. The wind outside started howling a little and Emily quickly jerked her head in the direction of the window. She pushed the blankets off of her and quickly scurried out of the room and headed for Piper's. She turned the knob slowly and cautiously as to not make a sound. She opens the door a little and a strip of light shines on Piper who was asleep. Emily's little feet quickly scurried over to Piper's bed. She stood on the side of the bed and then started to nudge Piper a little. "Piper? Piper?" she said very quietly in a nervous voice. "Please wake up, it's me, Emily," she said as she continued to nudge her a little.
Piper moaned a little in confusion and then opened her eyes a little. "Huh?" she said as she started to become alert.
"It's me Emily," she said innocently as she looked at Piper.
Piper, realizing who it was sat up a little and said, "Emily...? Sweetie what's the matter?" Piper took both hands and pulled her hair behind her ears as she began to wake herself up a little.
"I'm scared," she said in a timid voice.
"Ohhh, honey it's ok," she said as she pushed the girl's hair from her face.
"I don't wanna be alone, it's too scary and it's very dark."
Piper reassured Emily as she said, "Everything's gonna be ok, you're safe here. You have Phoebe downstairs and me and Prue in the rooms right next to you."
"But I'm still scared."
Piper cocked her head to one side and gave a half smile as she patted the bed motioning Emily to come up.
Emily scrambled up on the bed. "What happens if Ms. Morgan comes and knows that I'm here?" she said as she looked into Piper's eyes.
Piper in a caring tone said, "Nothing's gonna happen, I promise!"
Emily sighed. "Is it ok if I sleep in your bed tonight?" she said as she looked up at Piper with her innocent eyes.
Piper gave a half smile and said sweetly, "Will that make you feel better?" Emily still looking a little scared nodded her head rapidly. "Ok. Here get under the covers," she said as she pulled them up for Emily to go under. Emily scooted under the covers and said quietly, "Thank you!" "You're welcome. Just try to get some sleep ok?" said Piper. "Ok," replied Emily as she got comfortable. Piper turned to her side and fell back asleep as Emily slowly drifted back to sleep.