Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters or the spell used! The story is
mine and I dunno maybe a demon or two...
AN: I'm really sorry it has been so long, but I was gone for a week. Even if I had been here I wouldn't have been able to continue. I've had some serious writer's block. I really need your opinion in order to tell if I should just stop this story or keep going. I'm not sure if I like it at all...
Piper rolled her eyes when she heard the phone ring. She was in no mood for conversation, social or otherwise. After her sisters had their little 'talk', Piper and Phoebe had waited a few minutes before following Paige out of the kitchen. They hadn't been able to find her anywhere. Frantically, they had called Leo, fearing she was hurt somewhere or worse, but he had told them one of the very few things they hadn't expected to hear. That girl, in all her pride and naivete, had gone up to 'reason' with the Elders. Piper shook her head in disbelief before reaching for the phone. "Hello," she said. Her tone implied all she didn't actually say. The voice on the other end sounded sheepish and apologetic. "Piper, it's me, Diane. Look, I'm really sorry to bother you, but you told me to inform you if anyone suspicious-looking came in and started talking to Starlene. Well, there's this guy here and after a few minutes her face went pale, like he had told her something awful. I know it's probably nothing, but I just thought maybe you'd want to know," Diane finished, hoping she hadn't sounded as dumb as she felt. "Thanks, Diane. Really, I'm glad you called. I'll be there in a few minutes," Piper told her. Piper was completely floored. She had allowed herself to forget about the sweet-hearted woman she and her sisters were meant to protect. "And all because of my rediculous, selfish preoccupation with THEM!," Piper thought, mentally berating herself. She heard a sigh of relief on the other end then the dial tone. Irratated, she put the phone down roughly. "Doesn't anyone say 'goodbye' anymore?," she muttered. Then she shook her head at that absurd statement. Here she was, in the middle of an emergency, and she was mad because someone didn't say goodbye. Piper called for Phoebe and in a few moments Phoebe walked down the stairs. "Phoebs, we have an innocent to save and not a lot of time to do it," Piper informed her. "Starlene?," Phoebe asked, knowing the answer. Piper nodded curtly then started to the front door. "Uh, Piper?," Phoebe called after her sister. Piper turned and stared at her with a question in her eyes. "We need to call Prue first, don't we?," Phoebe asked, smiling slightly at her older sister's forgetfullness. "Paige, Phoebe. You meant Paige," Piper corrected her. Numerous emotions ran across her face - confusion, surprise, sadness, guilt- all in a matter of moments. Piper's expression relaxed into a warm smile. "Hey, hon'. It's an easy slip up," she told her softly. "Right," Phoebe said distractedly, "We need...We need to get Paige." Piper hugged her sister quickly before calling, "Leo!" She watched her husband materialize in front of her in a blaze of shimmering lights. "We need you to get Paige and tell her she can dress Them," she said with a small wave of her hand, "down later. Right now we have to save Starlene before it's too late." Leo looked slightly confused at the name. "Our innocent," Piper clarified, sighing. Leo held up his hands in a gesture of helplessness and then, in that infuriating "Whitelighter calm", he told them, "I can't just go get her. They are in Counsil and are having a heated argument at the moment. She is so loud, we can all here her through the 'Great Walls'." Leo said the last with a look of bemusement. Piper nearly laughed at his obvious reverence to the "Great Walls", but as it was, anger took the driver's seat. "My sisters and I have a life to save and you are telling me that you can't interrupt the Counsil being held behind the Great Walls?," she demanded, half shouting. Her voice had gotten louder each time she repeated one of the terms he had used previously. Leo, at least, had the decency to look embarrassed.. "I'm sorry Piper. You'll both have to go without her. I'm just a yell away," he said, attempting to make her smile. She just stared at him for a moment. "Damn," she said softly and stalked oout of the manor, grabbing her keys when she walked through the door. Phoebe followed hastily. Leo watched them go. A hint of amusement touched his eyes before he orbed out.
~*Meanwhile*~
"You are not sitting there in those horrid white robes on your high pedestals telling me that 'your hands are tied'," Paige shouted angrily, brushing her hair from her face. "My sisters have performed an incredible amount of good in the short years they have been witches. I just joined in not too long ago and I am already amazed at what they've been put through. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to be a witch for that long. Looks like, thanks to you, that is all I will be able to do. Imagine!," Paige yelled, furious. "Who in the He," Paige began before hearing and Elder, whom they called Melanie,clearing her throat. Paige laughed loudly, the sound high-pitched with a touch of brief insanity. "I absolutely can't believe this. You are forbidding me from SWEARING?? This is too much. You sit up her, safe and sound, making up rediculous rules for your "puppets", which you seem to think we are, while we are down there working like crazy to save you as...butts!," Paige cried indignantly. One of the Elders, Thomas, chuckled. At this, Paige grew even more furious and turned to look him squarely in the eye. "Whatever you are laughing at, I'm sure you wouldn't mind sharing with me," Paige said, voice shaking in rage. Under other circumstances, she would have laughed at herself for using the very statement she had despised when she was in school. One time, when the teacher said those exact words to her, she had cheerfully told her where she would like to put her request. Needless to say, she was escorted none too gently to the principal's office for her smart aleck remark. Thomas raised his eyebrows at her, surprised at her words. "My Child," he began, earning a scowl from Paige, "As we have told you numerous times, Prudence can not be allowed back on earth. It is much too complicated. Someone eventually would find out that she had died before, and then where would that leave you and your sisters? I'll tell you where, dear, exactly where your sisters found themselves when Prudence died." Paige actually stopped her rampage for a moment, considering his words. "If you are as powerful as you seem to think you are, then you could make it happen," Paige said evenly. She had attacked the most prominent thing about Them, their pride. Each of them looked at each other, commmunicating a secret message. Thomas watched as they each nodded their heads at him before he spoke. "There is only one way in which this can be successful," he told her softly, "but I am afraid that you will not be at all satisfied with the solution." Paige stood before them, the passion she felt in her face, and waited for him to continue.
mine and I dunno maybe a demon or two...
AN: I'm really sorry it has been so long, but I was gone for a week. Even if I had been here I wouldn't have been able to continue. I've had some serious writer's block. I really need your opinion in order to tell if I should just stop this story or keep going. I'm not sure if I like it at all...
Piper rolled her eyes when she heard the phone ring. She was in no mood for conversation, social or otherwise. After her sisters had their little 'talk', Piper and Phoebe had waited a few minutes before following Paige out of the kitchen. They hadn't been able to find her anywhere. Frantically, they had called Leo, fearing she was hurt somewhere or worse, but he had told them one of the very few things they hadn't expected to hear. That girl, in all her pride and naivete, had gone up to 'reason' with the Elders. Piper shook her head in disbelief before reaching for the phone. "Hello," she said. Her tone implied all she didn't actually say. The voice on the other end sounded sheepish and apologetic. "Piper, it's me, Diane. Look, I'm really sorry to bother you, but you told me to inform you if anyone suspicious-looking came in and started talking to Starlene. Well, there's this guy here and after a few minutes her face went pale, like he had told her something awful. I know it's probably nothing, but I just thought maybe you'd want to know," Diane finished, hoping she hadn't sounded as dumb as she felt. "Thanks, Diane. Really, I'm glad you called. I'll be there in a few minutes," Piper told her. Piper was completely floored. She had allowed herself to forget about the sweet-hearted woman she and her sisters were meant to protect. "And all because of my rediculous, selfish preoccupation with THEM!," Piper thought, mentally berating herself. She heard a sigh of relief on the other end then the dial tone. Irratated, she put the phone down roughly. "Doesn't anyone say 'goodbye' anymore?," she muttered. Then she shook her head at that absurd statement. Here she was, in the middle of an emergency, and she was mad because someone didn't say goodbye. Piper called for Phoebe and in a few moments Phoebe walked down the stairs. "Phoebs, we have an innocent to save and not a lot of time to do it," Piper informed her. "Starlene?," Phoebe asked, knowing the answer. Piper nodded curtly then started to the front door. "Uh, Piper?," Phoebe called after her sister. Piper turned and stared at her with a question in her eyes. "We need to call Prue first, don't we?," Phoebe asked, smiling slightly at her older sister's forgetfullness. "Paige, Phoebe. You meant Paige," Piper corrected her. Numerous emotions ran across her face - confusion, surprise, sadness, guilt- all in a matter of moments. Piper's expression relaxed into a warm smile. "Hey, hon'. It's an easy slip up," she told her softly. "Right," Phoebe said distractedly, "We need...We need to get Paige." Piper hugged her sister quickly before calling, "Leo!" She watched her husband materialize in front of her in a blaze of shimmering lights. "We need you to get Paige and tell her she can dress Them," she said with a small wave of her hand, "down later. Right now we have to save Starlene before it's too late." Leo looked slightly confused at the name. "Our innocent," Piper clarified, sighing. Leo held up his hands in a gesture of helplessness and then, in that infuriating "Whitelighter calm", he told them, "I can't just go get her. They are in Counsil and are having a heated argument at the moment. She is so loud, we can all here her through the 'Great Walls'." Leo said the last with a look of bemusement. Piper nearly laughed at his obvious reverence to the "Great Walls", but as it was, anger took the driver's seat. "My sisters and I have a life to save and you are telling me that you can't interrupt the Counsil being held behind the Great Walls?," she demanded, half shouting. Her voice had gotten louder each time she repeated one of the terms he had used previously. Leo, at least, had the decency to look embarrassed.. "I'm sorry Piper. You'll both have to go without her. I'm just a yell away," he said, attempting to make her smile. She just stared at him for a moment. "Damn," she said softly and stalked oout of the manor, grabbing her keys when she walked through the door. Phoebe followed hastily. Leo watched them go. A hint of amusement touched his eyes before he orbed out.
~*Meanwhile*~
"You are not sitting there in those horrid white robes on your high pedestals telling me that 'your hands are tied'," Paige shouted angrily, brushing her hair from her face. "My sisters have performed an incredible amount of good in the short years they have been witches. I just joined in not too long ago and I am already amazed at what they've been put through. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to be a witch for that long. Looks like, thanks to you, that is all I will be able to do. Imagine!," Paige yelled, furious. "Who in the He," Paige began before hearing and Elder, whom they called Melanie,clearing her throat. Paige laughed loudly, the sound high-pitched with a touch of brief insanity. "I absolutely can't believe this. You are forbidding me from SWEARING?? This is too much. You sit up her, safe and sound, making up rediculous rules for your "puppets", which you seem to think we are, while we are down there working like crazy to save you as...butts!," Paige cried indignantly. One of the Elders, Thomas, chuckled. At this, Paige grew even more furious and turned to look him squarely in the eye. "Whatever you are laughing at, I'm sure you wouldn't mind sharing with me," Paige said, voice shaking in rage. Under other circumstances, she would have laughed at herself for using the very statement she had despised when she was in school. One time, when the teacher said those exact words to her, she had cheerfully told her where she would like to put her request. Needless to say, she was escorted none too gently to the principal's office for her smart aleck remark. Thomas raised his eyebrows at her, surprised at her words. "My Child," he began, earning a scowl from Paige, "As we have told you numerous times, Prudence can not be allowed back on earth. It is much too complicated. Someone eventually would find out that she had died before, and then where would that leave you and your sisters? I'll tell you where, dear, exactly where your sisters found themselves when Prudence died." Paige actually stopped her rampage for a moment, considering his words. "If you are as powerful as you seem to think you are, then you could make it happen," Paige said evenly. She had attacked the most prominent thing about Them, their pride. Each of them looked at each other, commmunicating a secret message. Thomas watched as they each nodded their heads at him before he spoke. "There is only one way in which this can be successful," he told her softly, "but I am afraid that you will not be at all satisfied with the solution." Paige stood before them, the passion she felt in her face, and waited for him to continue.