"Phoebe?" Piper asked uncertainly. "Phoebe, wake up! Leo!"
The familiar blue lights appeared as Leo orbed in.
"I'm sorry, I didn't come right away. One of my charges..." Leo stopped dead in his tracks as he saw an emotionally devastated Piper cradling Phoebe's dead body.
"Oh my god..."
"Leo, do something!" Piper cried, panicking, as he rushed over.
"I'm sorry... I can't..." Leo said sadly as he felt no healing power channel through his hands.
The world became a blur to Piper as she broke down, and the last thing she remembered was Leo orbing her up to her room and tucking her in bed.
-Piper's Room-
"You've failed Piper! What do I keep telling you? You failed to protect your sister... all those who loved you... how could you call yourself a sister? Phoebe is DEAD!"
"No! It's all your fault! Leave me alone! Leave my sisters alone!"
"It's too late now Piper..."
-Paige's Room-
Paige did not take the news well. She still cannot believe that her middle sister is dead. 'Phoebe's cheated death so many times. Why now?' Paige sobbed harder into the pillow she was holding.
"Paige?"
Paige looked up and saw a puffy-eyed Piper leaning on her doorframe.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure honey," Paige replied, as Piper climbed into her bed and held onto her. Paige began absent-mindedly stroking Piper's hair as Piper broke down.
"Don't worry Piper. Things will work out..." Paige whispered soothingly, trying hard to convince herself and Piper, but failing nonetheless.
-Leo's POV-
Leo orbed into Piper's room, only to find the bed empty. He walked over to Paige's room and peered in. Leo knew when to leave the sisters to themselves, so he silently made his way out.
-The Source's Chambers0
"Are you sure?" The new Source asked a trembling demon.
"Positive. The middle Charmed One has been killed."
"Who did it?"
"We don't know."
"Nevertheless, this is excellent news. But there are still two more witches left. You must not underestimate them, even now."
"I understand, but..."
"No buts. Now leave."
"As you wish," the demon stuttered as the chilling evil gaze of the icy midnight blue eyes of the new source seem to burn a whole into his back.
-Manor-
"Leo, do you have any news from the elders about our current situation?" Paige asked.
"No, they wouldn't give me anything. But I have a feeling they know something. They seemed extremely worried though..."
"Well, of course they are! We are one Charmed One short, and Piper, in her emotional state, is pretty much vulnerable to any attack," Paige cried, frustrated.
"I know... I'll try and talk with her again," Leo said softly.
"You think? I've tried talking too, but she's not absorbing anything we say. She's even more devastated now than when Prue died. We must think defensively right now, for we are seriously screwed..." Paige said. "Fine, stay with her, I'm going to go out and grab some potion ingredients, and hopefully come up with a protection spell or something."
-Piper's Room-
Leo entered Piper's room gently, and the sight of Piper's defeated posture hurt him greatly. Her hands are restless, expressing the nervousness in her mind. She is no longer crying though, as all her tears of dried, and no more can come out. Leo took a deep breath and held onto Piper.
"It's going to be okay Piper... we'll make it through together."
Without warning, Leo felt a burning sensation, pain, and then... nothing.
The familiar blue lights appeared as Leo orbed in.
"I'm sorry, I didn't come right away. One of my charges..." Leo stopped dead in his tracks as he saw an emotionally devastated Piper cradling Phoebe's dead body.
"Oh my god..."
"Leo, do something!" Piper cried, panicking, as he rushed over.
"I'm sorry... I can't..." Leo said sadly as he felt no healing power channel through his hands.
The world became a blur to Piper as she broke down, and the last thing she remembered was Leo orbing her up to her room and tucking her in bed.
-Piper's Room-
"You've failed Piper! What do I keep telling you? You failed to protect your sister... all those who loved you... how could you call yourself a sister? Phoebe is DEAD!"
"No! It's all your fault! Leave me alone! Leave my sisters alone!"
"It's too late now Piper..."
-Paige's Room-
Paige did not take the news well. She still cannot believe that her middle sister is dead. 'Phoebe's cheated death so many times. Why now?' Paige sobbed harder into the pillow she was holding.
"Paige?"
Paige looked up and saw a puffy-eyed Piper leaning on her doorframe.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure honey," Paige replied, as Piper climbed into her bed and held onto her. Paige began absent-mindedly stroking Piper's hair as Piper broke down.
"Don't worry Piper. Things will work out..." Paige whispered soothingly, trying hard to convince herself and Piper, but failing nonetheless.
-Leo's POV-
Leo orbed into Piper's room, only to find the bed empty. He walked over to Paige's room and peered in. Leo knew when to leave the sisters to themselves, so he silently made his way out.
-The Source's Chambers0
"Are you sure?" The new Source asked a trembling demon.
"Positive. The middle Charmed One has been killed."
"Who did it?"
"We don't know."
"Nevertheless, this is excellent news. But there are still two more witches left. You must not underestimate them, even now."
"I understand, but..."
"No buts. Now leave."
"As you wish," the demon stuttered as the chilling evil gaze of the icy midnight blue eyes of the new source seem to burn a whole into his back.
-Manor-
"Leo, do you have any news from the elders about our current situation?" Paige asked.
"No, they wouldn't give me anything. But I have a feeling they know something. They seemed extremely worried though..."
"Well, of course they are! We are one Charmed One short, and Piper, in her emotional state, is pretty much vulnerable to any attack," Paige cried, frustrated.
"I know... I'll try and talk with her again," Leo said softly.
"You think? I've tried talking too, but she's not absorbing anything we say. She's even more devastated now than when Prue died. We must think defensively right now, for we are seriously screwed..." Paige said. "Fine, stay with her, I'm going to go out and grab some potion ingredients, and hopefully come up with a protection spell or something."
-Piper's Room-
Leo entered Piper's room gently, and the sight of Piper's defeated posture hurt him greatly. Her hands are restless, expressing the nervousness in her mind. She is no longer crying though, as all her tears of dried, and no more can come out. Leo took a deep breath and held onto Piper.
"It's going to be okay Piper... we'll make it through together."
Without warning, Leo felt a burning sensation, pain, and then... nothing.