Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters or the spells used! I got the spells from thecharmedworld.com, and they don't belong to me! Please don't sue me, I'm begging you! :P The story is mine and I dunno maybe a demon or two...
AN: oooh, another chapter already. Thanks again Alex!
Chapter 8
As soon as they reached the manor, Piper began calling for Leo. In seconds, he arrived. "Oh God Piper, you're alive.", Leo said, relief pouring through him at the sight of her. Piper looked at him longingly and began to slowly limp towards him. She fell, the pain in her side too much, but Leo caught her readily and layed her on the floor. Placing his hands over her, the familiar glow formed. She healed within a few minutes and at last noticed Paige. "Paige, oh my God, what happened," he asked, quickly crossing to where she was sitting. "Just heal her Leo, we'll explain later," said Phoebe. Leo placed his hands over her badly burned legs. Paige closed her eyes as the pain slowly disappeared. "Thank you," she whispered. Tears filled Phoebe's eyes when Leo asked, "Phoebe, are you hurt? Do I need to heal you?" "Oh Leo, I wish you could, but you can't heal a broken heart. We all know that.", Phoebe replied sadly. Paige got up to put her arms around her. Leo crossed back to Piper and held her, not intending to let go any time soon. Piper began crying, feeling so safe in her husband's arms. "Sweetheart, what's wrong?", Leo asked worried. "I have never been so happy to see you in my whole life. To feel your arms around me is what I have been longing for since he...", she trailed off, emotions too strong. Leo tightened his hold. "I love you, Piper," he whispered softly. None of them even paid attention to the person standing forlornly off to the side. Paige finally remembered the girl. Looking around, she spotted her. Getting up, she walked over to her and embraced her. "Thank you so much. I don't know who you are, but you saved us all. I..we...just thank you.", Paige said, tears in her eyes. The woman smiled, her face lighting up. Paige couldn't help but think she looked like an angel, the most beautiful angel she'd ever seen. Piper and Phoebe came over to them, and each gave her a hug. "Who are you?", Piper asked. All of them had been wanting to know, but Piper was the first to ask. The woman looked slightly sad, as if she didn't want to tell them, for fear of making them upset. "My name is Kassidi," she began. Each sister noticed the sadness in her eyes and it tugged at their hearts. "I'm a whitelighter. Your sister, Prue, sent me. You see, she knew where you were. I guess you were so close that even magic couldn't stop her from helping you. She couldn't come herself. The Elders refused to let her.", she said. "Why didn't they send Leo?," Paige asked, confused. "He could not have saved you. Only blood bonds were strong enought to pass throught the barrier Cole had placed around you." She stopped and let her words sink in. Phoebe was the first to speak up. "Wait a minute. Blood bonds? You are related to us?," Phoebe asked. "Yes, I am your mother Patty's sister. You see, I died before she had any of you." Phoebe and Piper were shocked. "Our mother had a sister and Grams never told us? but why would they keep that a secret?", Piper asked. The sadness in Kassidi's eyes increased. "I guess it was too much for her to handle, so she blocked it all out. She couldn't bring herself to talk about me. I watched her, and I wanted to come and comfort them, but the Elders wouldn't allow it. Much like the situation with Prue.", Kassidi explained. Paige was surprised to find out she had more family. She'd already gained so much. Now she had to comprehend having an aunt. "So, what happened?," Paige asked, "I mean, how did you die?" "Paige!", Piper said sharply, the way a mother would when her child was impertenent. Kassidi smiled at this. "No, Piper. It's ok. I think you all deserve to know your family history.", she said. Kassidi's mind turned back to that fateful day.
~*~Memory~*~
Kassidi and Patty were fending off a demon. The demon was after their mother. "Mom, watch out!", Patty screamed. The demon had thrown a fireball at her. Kassidi went towards the demon, trying to distract him long enough for her Mom and Patty to come up with a vanquish. The demon suddenly stabbed her. She watched as if she weren't there while her mom said a spell to vanquish the demon. Then they called for Sam, both the girl's whitelighter. Kassidi slowly took her last breath, just as Sam orbed in. She hovered over herself and watched as he tried to heal her, and then turned to them, telling them she was gone. Both Patty and her mother fell to the floor, holding each other for comfort, but both feeling utterly alone.
Kassidi shook herself out of the memory. All three girls were crying. Kassidi continued, "but it's ok now. I'm with Mom and Patty, your mother, and it's wonderful. I see your sister, too. She misses you. She was devastated when they told her she couldn't go to you." Piper wiped the tears from her cheeks and hugged her again. "Thank you for telling us...Aunt Kassidi.", she said. Kassidi smiled then said, "Uh Oh, 'They' are calling. Goodbye my sweet nieces." Phoebe and Paige hugged her again and they all watched as she orbed away. Piper turned to Leo, "Leo, why didn't you tell us?", she demanded. Leo looked guiltily away. "Grams told me not to, I promised her a long time ago. She didn't want you to look badly upon your mother or her because she felt she failed." Piper's anger melted away and she went to him. "Hold me," she said, face upturned to look into his eyes. He did as she asked, and bent down to kiss her gently. Paige looked on, tears in the back of her eyes. They all knew it wasn't over, but they were glad to be home. Phoebe draped her arm over Paige's shoulder. Paige leaned her head against her. Finally, the torture was over.
AN: oooh, another chapter already. Thanks again Alex!
Chapter 8
As soon as they reached the manor, Piper began calling for Leo. In seconds, he arrived. "Oh God Piper, you're alive.", Leo said, relief pouring through him at the sight of her. Piper looked at him longingly and began to slowly limp towards him. She fell, the pain in her side too much, but Leo caught her readily and layed her on the floor. Placing his hands over her, the familiar glow formed. She healed within a few minutes and at last noticed Paige. "Paige, oh my God, what happened," he asked, quickly crossing to where she was sitting. "Just heal her Leo, we'll explain later," said Phoebe. Leo placed his hands over her badly burned legs. Paige closed her eyes as the pain slowly disappeared. "Thank you," she whispered. Tears filled Phoebe's eyes when Leo asked, "Phoebe, are you hurt? Do I need to heal you?" "Oh Leo, I wish you could, but you can't heal a broken heart. We all know that.", Phoebe replied sadly. Paige got up to put her arms around her. Leo crossed back to Piper and held her, not intending to let go any time soon. Piper began crying, feeling so safe in her husband's arms. "Sweetheart, what's wrong?", Leo asked worried. "I have never been so happy to see you in my whole life. To feel your arms around me is what I have been longing for since he...", she trailed off, emotions too strong. Leo tightened his hold. "I love you, Piper," he whispered softly. None of them even paid attention to the person standing forlornly off to the side. Paige finally remembered the girl. Looking around, she spotted her. Getting up, she walked over to her and embraced her. "Thank you so much. I don't know who you are, but you saved us all. I..we...just thank you.", Paige said, tears in her eyes. The woman smiled, her face lighting up. Paige couldn't help but think she looked like an angel, the most beautiful angel she'd ever seen. Piper and Phoebe came over to them, and each gave her a hug. "Who are you?", Piper asked. All of them had been wanting to know, but Piper was the first to ask. The woman looked slightly sad, as if she didn't want to tell them, for fear of making them upset. "My name is Kassidi," she began. Each sister noticed the sadness in her eyes and it tugged at their hearts. "I'm a whitelighter. Your sister, Prue, sent me. You see, she knew where you were. I guess you were so close that even magic couldn't stop her from helping you. She couldn't come herself. The Elders refused to let her.", she said. "Why didn't they send Leo?," Paige asked, confused. "He could not have saved you. Only blood bonds were strong enought to pass throught the barrier Cole had placed around you." She stopped and let her words sink in. Phoebe was the first to speak up. "Wait a minute. Blood bonds? You are related to us?," Phoebe asked. "Yes, I am your mother Patty's sister. You see, I died before she had any of you." Phoebe and Piper were shocked. "Our mother had a sister and Grams never told us? but why would they keep that a secret?", Piper asked. The sadness in Kassidi's eyes increased. "I guess it was too much for her to handle, so she blocked it all out. She couldn't bring herself to talk about me. I watched her, and I wanted to come and comfort them, but the Elders wouldn't allow it. Much like the situation with Prue.", Kassidi explained. Paige was surprised to find out she had more family. She'd already gained so much. Now she had to comprehend having an aunt. "So, what happened?," Paige asked, "I mean, how did you die?" "Paige!", Piper said sharply, the way a mother would when her child was impertenent. Kassidi smiled at this. "No, Piper. It's ok. I think you all deserve to know your family history.", she said. Kassidi's mind turned back to that fateful day.
~*~Memory~*~
Kassidi and Patty were fending off a demon. The demon was after their mother. "Mom, watch out!", Patty screamed. The demon had thrown a fireball at her. Kassidi went towards the demon, trying to distract him long enough for her Mom and Patty to come up with a vanquish. The demon suddenly stabbed her. She watched as if she weren't there while her mom said a spell to vanquish the demon. Then they called for Sam, both the girl's whitelighter. Kassidi slowly took her last breath, just as Sam orbed in. She hovered over herself and watched as he tried to heal her, and then turned to them, telling them she was gone. Both Patty and her mother fell to the floor, holding each other for comfort, but both feeling utterly alone.
Kassidi shook herself out of the memory. All three girls were crying. Kassidi continued, "but it's ok now. I'm with Mom and Patty, your mother, and it's wonderful. I see your sister, too. She misses you. She was devastated when they told her she couldn't go to you." Piper wiped the tears from her cheeks and hugged her again. "Thank you for telling us...Aunt Kassidi.", she said. Kassidi smiled then said, "Uh Oh, 'They' are calling. Goodbye my sweet nieces." Phoebe and Paige hugged her again and they all watched as she orbed away. Piper turned to Leo, "Leo, why didn't you tell us?", she demanded. Leo looked guiltily away. "Grams told me not to, I promised her a long time ago. She didn't want you to look badly upon your mother or her because she felt she failed." Piper's anger melted away and she went to him. "Hold me," she said, face upturned to look into his eyes. He did as she asked, and bent down to kiss her gently. Paige looked on, tears in the back of her eyes. They all knew it wasn't over, but they were glad to be home. Phoebe draped her arm over Paige's shoulder. Paige leaned her head against her. Finally, the torture was over.