Piper opened her eyes slowly. She felt funny, sort of airy. " Phoebe?" she
said.
No one answered. " Leo?" Peering around the attic, she spotted Leo, his body cradling something.
She attempted to walk to him, but her legs wouldn't move. Piper then noticed her body was covered in white light, like a ghost. " Oh my god," she whispered. " Am I dead?"
" I don't think so," Phoebe said. Piper looked up at her glowing sister. " At least, I
hope so."
" Wouldn't we be up there?" Piper said, pointing up.
" I don't know." Phoebe began to float towards Leo. Piper figured out how to and
followed her. " Leo?" asked Piper quietly. He was cradling Piper's body, his face streaked with tears.
" Piper?" he whispered. " Piper?"
" I'm here," Piper said and rested her hand on his shoulder. Leo shivered and
pulled away.
" Well, this is bad," Phoebe declared. " How do we save Paige and of we can't
save ourselves?"
**********************
Paige woke with a start. " My sisters…" she gasped.
The Incubus frowned, upset with the witches. He sat beside her bed and touched her face. " What sisters?" he asked, watching an inky substance leave his fingers and sink into her cheek. Paige blinked hard and looked up at him.
" I'm sorry," she replied. " What's going on?"
" Nothing, my sweet," the demon said. A new name shall confuse her sisters, he thought. " Are you all right?"
" Fine," she told him. Her stomach grew to nine months before his eyes. He grinned and kissed her softly.
**********************
" This sucks," Phoebe blurted out, staring at her body. Piper rolled her eyes. " We need to do something…how do we get back in our bodies?"
" A spell?" Piper wondered.
" That's a good idea," Phoebe said. " Lemme think of one. Uh…'Spirits we are of air and light, send us back into bodies right'." Piper and Phoebe's essences became mist. They swirled around like a tornado. The tip struck their hearts and the rest of the mist was absorbed into their bodies.
Phoebe sat up with a start, Piper a moment later. Leo looked at them joyfully. " You're all right!" he exclaimed.
" Yeah," Piper breathed in deeply. " No more listening to Phoebe, though, OK?"
Phoebe frowned and glanced out the window. It was getting dark. Leo seemed to read her thoughts. " We can't do any more tonight," he said gently. " We need to wait until tomorrow. We all need sleep."
Piper nodded ruefully. Leo helped her and Phoebe to her feet and they walked to their bedrooms.
**********************
Paige-no, Despoina was her new demon name-slept peacefully in her soft bed beside her husband. Her husband blocked out her dreams to give her a goodnight's sleep. She snored peacefully.
An eyelid flicked open. She felt funny. The bed sheets were suddenly wet. She sat up. "What's the matter?" grumbled her demon husband.
" I'm going into labor," she told him breathlessly.
**********************
Leo slept uneasily. Even in his dreams he could feel the girls. Piper was right beside him in their bed; Phoebe across the hall; and Paige…well, he didn't know where Paige was. That's why he slept uneasily.
A sound echoed in his mind- a cry of some sort. It sounded like the cry of a baby.
The Whitelighter sat up and cursed himself quietly. He'd forgotten how to find Paige.
Piper rolled over and looked at him. " What is it, honey?" she asked sleepily.
" Paige's in labor," he said.
Piper opened her eyes. " What?"
" Demons-they aren't born demons. They have to be baptized first. They're born human. I can feel Paige's daughter."
" Phoebe!" called Piper.
The middle sister stumbled in, wiping her eyes. " What?"
" Leo knows where Paige is."
No one answered. " Leo?" Peering around the attic, she spotted Leo, his body cradling something.
She attempted to walk to him, but her legs wouldn't move. Piper then noticed her body was covered in white light, like a ghost. " Oh my god," she whispered. " Am I dead?"
" I don't think so," Phoebe said. Piper looked up at her glowing sister. " At least, I
hope so."
" Wouldn't we be up there?" Piper said, pointing up.
" I don't know." Phoebe began to float towards Leo. Piper figured out how to and
followed her. " Leo?" asked Piper quietly. He was cradling Piper's body, his face streaked with tears.
" Piper?" he whispered. " Piper?"
" I'm here," Piper said and rested her hand on his shoulder. Leo shivered and
pulled away.
" Well, this is bad," Phoebe declared. " How do we save Paige and of we can't
save ourselves?"
**********************
Paige woke with a start. " My sisters…" she gasped.
The Incubus frowned, upset with the witches. He sat beside her bed and touched her face. " What sisters?" he asked, watching an inky substance leave his fingers and sink into her cheek. Paige blinked hard and looked up at him.
" I'm sorry," she replied. " What's going on?"
" Nothing, my sweet," the demon said. A new name shall confuse her sisters, he thought. " Are you all right?"
" Fine," she told him. Her stomach grew to nine months before his eyes. He grinned and kissed her softly.
**********************
" This sucks," Phoebe blurted out, staring at her body. Piper rolled her eyes. " We need to do something…how do we get back in our bodies?"
" A spell?" Piper wondered.
" That's a good idea," Phoebe said. " Lemme think of one. Uh…'Spirits we are of air and light, send us back into bodies right'." Piper and Phoebe's essences became mist. They swirled around like a tornado. The tip struck their hearts and the rest of the mist was absorbed into their bodies.
Phoebe sat up with a start, Piper a moment later. Leo looked at them joyfully. " You're all right!" he exclaimed.
" Yeah," Piper breathed in deeply. " No more listening to Phoebe, though, OK?"
Phoebe frowned and glanced out the window. It was getting dark. Leo seemed to read her thoughts. " We can't do any more tonight," he said gently. " We need to wait until tomorrow. We all need sleep."
Piper nodded ruefully. Leo helped her and Phoebe to her feet and they walked to their bedrooms.
**********************
Paige-no, Despoina was her new demon name-slept peacefully in her soft bed beside her husband. Her husband blocked out her dreams to give her a goodnight's sleep. She snored peacefully.
An eyelid flicked open. She felt funny. The bed sheets were suddenly wet. She sat up. "What's the matter?" grumbled her demon husband.
" I'm going into labor," she told him breathlessly.
**********************
Leo slept uneasily. Even in his dreams he could feel the girls. Piper was right beside him in their bed; Phoebe across the hall; and Paige…well, he didn't know where Paige was. That's why he slept uneasily.
A sound echoed in his mind- a cry of some sort. It sounded like the cry of a baby.
The Whitelighter sat up and cursed himself quietly. He'd forgotten how to find Paige.
Piper rolled over and looked at him. " What is it, honey?" she asked sleepily.
" Paige's in labor," he said.
Piper opened her eyes. " What?"
" Demons-they aren't born demons. They have to be baptized first. They're born human. I can feel Paige's daughter."
" Phoebe!" called Piper.
The middle sister stumbled in, wiping her eyes. " What?"
" Leo knows where Paige is."
