Chapter 9

"Piper, he's beautiful!" Phoebe exclaimed with delight, gently rocking the sleeping baby boy with a soft smile on her face. Piper's tear streaked face, smiled and nodded, looking up at Leo. Leo embraced Piper in his arms, and Phoebe handed the baby back to Piper. "Have you decided on a name?" Cole asked, looking adoringly at the baby. Leo looked down at Piper, and she looked back at Phoebe and Cole. "Yeah. Paige, they can come in now!" Piper called. Paige entered the hospital room, with Jersey and Jamie close behind. Jersey smiled and ran to Piper's side. "Shh, he has to sleep." Piper calmly said, Jersey nodded and watched the peaceful baby sleep. Jamie looked indifferent at the child, and then slowly walked over to Piper's bedside. "Jamie, this is your baby brother, Dustin." Piper introduced, wondering why Jamie was so astray. Jamie let a small grin creep across her face. "That means Dustin is your cousin." Cole pointed out to Jersey. "I like that name Piper." Jamie complemented. Piper smiled. "Yeah, Piper, it's a perfect name, but that wasn't one of your choices." Paige replied, taking a seat in the chair next to the bed. Piper nodded. "He just fit Dustin so well, and most of the names we had in mind were for girls." Piper explained, not taking her eyes off Jamie, who didn't seem interested at all in the newborn.



Jamie silently tiptoed in to her younger brother's room. She heard a faint cry, coming from the still crib. She closed the door and turned on the light. She looked around the room at the sky blue walls, and the toy and diaper stacks as she walked quietly to the crib. Dustin's quiet cries had turned to moans, and Jamie watched curiously. "Your cute." Jamie whispered into the crib. Dustin coughed and started to cry surprisingly quietly. Jamie looked around the room. "Shh. It's ok. I'm your big sister, I'll protect you." Jamie comforted, leaning her head up against the bars of the crib. Dustin began to cry louder. Jamie looked around the room again, and decided that if she was going to be a good big sister, then it was HER job to do something. "Hush little baby don't say a word, I'm gonna buy you a mockingbird.." Jamie started. Her voice was in tune, and molded to the quiet situation. As she sang the song to her little brother, thoughts began to hit her. "And if that Billy goat runs away," Jamie paused and noticed that Dustin had once again, fell asleep. "Piper and Leo are gonna love your more because your not adopted. You probably wont make dumb mistakes like freezing the whole entire kitchen. Jersey's lucky because Phoebe and Cole will love her forever, just like Piper and Leo will love you forever." Jamie sadly admitted. She started to cry, then turned around and turned off the bedroom light, leaving the room, and wondering down the hallway to her own room. She changed into dark jeans, and a gray Mudd sweatshirt. She slid down the banister of the stairs, and tiptoed into the kitchen. She reached on the counter and got the flashlight. She pressed the button, and realized it needed batteries. She shrugged and left out the back door. What the redhead hadn't realized, was that the baby monitor that was placed in the baby's bedroom, and Piper and Leo's room had gotten her whole moment.

"Leo! Leo wake up!" Piper said, shaking her husband, and getting out of bed. Leo looked disturbed and shot out of bed. "We need to talk to Jamie." Piper said, putting on her robe. Leo shrugged and followed his wife out of the room. Yawning, Piper and Leo made their way into Jamie's dark room. "Do we have to now, she's probably still sleeping." Leo said. Piper rolled her eyes. "Jamie, Jamie honey I know your not- huh?" Piper began, looking around the room after Leo had flipped the light switch. Leo confused looked around the room with Piper. "Maybe she went downstairs to get a glass of water." Leo suggested. Piper and Leo hurried down the stairs, just to find the kitchen light on, and the back door opened a crack. Piper began to panic. "Leo, can you sense her?" Piper asked, rushing over to the door. Leo closed his eyes. "Sort of, I can't pin-point exactly where she is, I guess she doesn't want to be found." Leo said, opening the door. "Jamie?! Jamie?!" Leo shouted out the door. He paused, but there was no reply. "Piper, what's going on?" Leo asked. Piper looked at him. "Dustin started crying, but before I got the strength to get up, I heard Jamie's voice in the room. So I decided to let her try to handle it, since she didn't seem very, open to him anyway." Piper began. Leo nodded. "She started to sing, and after the song she told him that we would love him more, because he wasn't adopted. And that Jersey was lucky because Phoebe and Cole would love her forever." Piper finished. Leo's face was engraved with a hurt expression. "I'll go look for her, wake up Phoebe, Cole and Paige." Leo ordered. Piper nodded and ran up the stairs.

Jamie struggled to see in the dark light. She saw warlocks brag about their plans to each other, as she hid behind a bolder. 'Piper and Leo will defiantly love me if I vanquish bad guys.' Jamie thought. A warlock blinked out, and Jamie saw her opportunity. She and Jersey could handle a warlock, and it had been along time since then, so her powers probably grew, or so she thought. She jumped out behind a rock, and shot a beam of ice at the warlock. The warlock simply shrugged it off, and smiled at Jamie. "This isn't something I see everyday." The warlock said, walking toward Jamie. He was about to grab her, when suddenly, he burst into flames. Jamie looked in the distance, and there stood Jersey in her pajamas. "How'd you get here?" Jamie asked running toward her sister. "I don't know. WHY are you here?" Jersey asked, hugging Jamie. Jamie looked down. "I thought that Piper and Leo would love me more, if they knew I could fight bad guys." Jamie replied. Jersey shot her a weird look. "Huh? What is wrong with you? Piper and Leo love you more than anybody. Except for me, but I'm your sister." Jersey argued. "But they would love Dustin more, because he's theirs, he wasn't adopted." Jamie shot back, she leaned against a wall, and slouched. "Nope! Why do you think they adopted you? It wasn't just because you were some kid on the street. They love you, and will always love you. That's how this stuff works. You always brag about being older. You're supposed to be watching out for me!" Jersey exclaimed. Jamie looked up and smiled. Her smile faded quickly, and she stood up. "Run!" Jamie screamed. Jersey looked behind her, and noticed a black robbed figure observing them from the shadows. The twins took off running. They turned corners, and climbed hills, but the figure just kept re-appearing in front of them.



THE SOURCE finally cornered them, and looked at Jamie. "They will never love you. It's impossible for GOOD to love evil. You both have some evil in your blood. If it's a mommy and daddy you want, I can do that for you." The Source bribed, while Jamie and Jersey stood trapped in the corner. "That's not true!" Jersey shouted back, practically interrupting The Source. "Silence!" The Source yelled, he hurled a small fireball at an unprepared Jersey, and she fell against the rock, and lay unconscious. Jamie ran to Jersey. "She's right, it's not true." Jamie argued, standing protectively over Jersey. "You will see. The rumors are true, you're beyond evil's grasp. No good what so ever." The Source said, flinging Jamie up, and letting her fall to the floor. The Source flamed out, and Jamie lifted her head. "Leo. Leo!" Jamie called, her voice was weak, and unsteady. She called for him again, yet he never came. She crawled over to Jersey, and weakly hugged her sister's limp body. "Daddy?" Jamie mumbled, her last words flowed out of her mouth, which slipped her out of consciousness.