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: Well, I'm in a writing mood so I guess I'll do another chapter. This story just isn't pleasing me at all. Paigefan, I'm glad you like it. Really, I appreciate the vote of confidence! I kinda needed it.
"You must give your life in order for Prudence to come back. We will erase all memory of you in the world and she will fill your place in the Power of Three. You see, My Child, there can not be a Power of Four. Havoc would break out throughout the world. I can not explain it simply because I do not completely understand it myself. I know it seems as if it would improve the world, but we must keep a balance between Good and Evil. That is an ultimate goal. We will give you three 'Worldly' days to make your decision. Remember that no one will remember you at all. We have never had anyone make such a sacrifice so we can not be sure there will not be repricussions, but we are willing to risk it. You may go, if you like," Thomas said kindly, taking in Paige's fallen face. Give up her sisters, her life. Paige nodded blindly to the Elders and orbed back to the manor. Tears streamed down her face and she headed towards the staircase. Then, she heard a faint voice. Paige concentrated until the voice became clearer. It was Piper and she sounded hurt. Paige let her mind focus on Piper's face and felt the familiar feeling of orbing wash over her.
Phoebe and Piper were in the alley behind P3. They had vanquished the demon and were now trying to convince Starlene that it had been in her best interest. "Why? Why would you take away the only chance my baby has to have a normal mother, a normal life?," Starlene asked, tears pouring down her cheeks in rivers. Piper tried to reach out to her but Starlene jerked back, as if she had been hit. "Don't touch me. Don't come near me. This is all your fault. I would have been free from this illness. I wouldn't have had to face each day and pray that I wouldn't die before I told my daughter how much I loved her. I wouldn't have to hurt so much that I had to crawl across the floor for hours just trying to reach a phone so I could call for help. How can you say you save innocents when you destroy them? How can you claim to be anything but EVIL?," Starlene demanded. The accusing look she gave them pierced deep into their souls. Piper was crying openly now and Phoebe had a far off look in her eye, as though she were trying to seperate her emotions from all of this. "Starlene, please, you have to listen to me. Yes, you would have been cured, but your heart would have died and you would be cold. You would no longer feel love for your daughter. You would begin to hurt her. You can't want that!," Piper said, pleading for Starlene to believe her. "You may have stopped my heart from dying, but you've killed my spirit. I can't live one more week with this cancer eating away at my body and the guilt I feel for wanting to leave this world, leave my daughter, is slowly choking my spirit into nothing. It is your fault. This could have been taken away from me, but you killed me. You say you saved me, but I'm going to die anyway, so what's the point? I could have been free from pain, and now I must watch my life ebb away from me. I have to watch my daughter cry over me because I'm too weak to stand or even to hold her close. I try to come down to her level so I can look into her brown eyes, and I nearly fall onto her because I am so dizzy. You think you kept me from Hell. Bullshit. You need that to salve your conscience. Look at me, both of you, I am IN Hell.," Starlene finished with a cold look in her eyes and walked back into the club. Piper and Phoebe stared at her, shocked at the words that had come from her mouth. Piper knew it was grief speaking, knew she shouldn't be quite so devastated, but in her heart she felt the guilt weighing in. She was being crushed and there was no way to stop it. Paige suddenly orbed in behind them, just in time to watch Piper began to fight for a breath. "Piper!," Paige and Phoebe screamed in unison.
Oh my God, it's really happening. I am being crushed to death by guilt. I never thought it possible but I feel it. It's like a giant wall of bricks bearing down on your chest and you can't move away from it. Look, my heart is slowly breaking. I can actually feel it come apart, piece by broken piece. I don't help people, I kill them. Slowly and painfully until the only thing that is left of them is a shell. I did it to my own sister. I lived but she died. She was always better than me, I knew it. I think maybe I was jealous of her. Yes, that's it. I killed her with jealousy. Starlene, sweet, gentle Starlene. I killed her, too. She knows it. Phoebe knows it. I bet Prue was looking on in disgust while I pretended to save her. Paige knows it, too. I wanted Paige to die. In the beginning, I told her how much I hated her. My God, but I am an evil bitch. I can't believe I've kept it hidden from myself. No wonder Mom left us, Dad too. Well, technically Mom died, but I would too if I had an evil child. She must have known. She must have been sick with disgust and I did that to her. Now, I will do it to Paige if I don't stop myself. Paige....I hear her. Wait, how can that be? She was up with the Elders. Oh, those sick sons of bitches. There she is again, I hear her voice. I think she's calling. I have to get her, she needs me.
"Piper," Paige cried, "Oh, God, Piper, please wake up." Paige was holding her sister in the middle of the alley, waiting for the ambulance Phoebe had gone to call for. Piper had been gasping for breath and then she fell. She had gone completely limp and now she was barely breathing. Paige heard her mumbling and put her ear closer to Piper's mouth so that she could make out what she was saying. She heard a name. Prue. Piper was calling for Prue. Then she heard her name and Piper jerked awake. "Thank God," Paige breathed, clinging tightly to her sister. "Piper, honey, I'm so glad you are awake. You scared us for a minute there. Phoebe went to go get help. An ambulance should be here soon. You'll be ok. Everything will be ok. Soon, though, we have to talk, but that can wait. All that matters is that you are going to be ok and I will do anything to make sure of that," Paige said, crying so hard her words were hard to make out. Piper understood them and used each of them as glue to put some of her heart back together. Unfortunately, her thoughts lingered, like demons in the shadows, just waiting to come get her. Piper held on to her sister, knowing that if she didn't have her to lean on she would never make it through this. The ambulance came and carted her away. Paige and Phoebe followed closely in the car. All the way, they were silent. Each of them fearing the worst, but refusing to admit it. They were scared. Paige thought about her promise to Piper. "Anything," she told herself firmly. They made it to the hospital and waited grimly for a doctor to come talk to them. All the while, Paige repeated that word to herself, forcing her mind to wrap around the concept of 'anything'.
mine and I dunno maybe a demon or two...
AN: Well, I'm in a writing mood so I guess I'll do another chapter. This story just isn't pleasing me at all. Paigefan, I'm glad you like it. Really, I appreciate the vote of confidence! I kinda needed it.
"You must give your life in order for Prudence to come back. We will erase all memory of you in the world and she will fill your place in the Power of Three. You see, My Child, there can not be a Power of Four. Havoc would break out throughout the world. I can not explain it simply because I do not completely understand it myself. I know it seems as if it would improve the world, but we must keep a balance between Good and Evil. That is an ultimate goal. We will give you three 'Worldly' days to make your decision. Remember that no one will remember you at all. We have never had anyone make such a sacrifice so we can not be sure there will not be repricussions, but we are willing to risk it. You may go, if you like," Thomas said kindly, taking in Paige's fallen face. Give up her sisters, her life. Paige nodded blindly to the Elders and orbed back to the manor. Tears streamed down her face and she headed towards the staircase. Then, she heard a faint voice. Paige concentrated until the voice became clearer. It was Piper and she sounded hurt. Paige let her mind focus on Piper's face and felt the familiar feeling of orbing wash over her.
Phoebe and Piper were in the alley behind P3. They had vanquished the demon and were now trying to convince Starlene that it had been in her best interest. "Why? Why would you take away the only chance my baby has to have a normal mother, a normal life?," Starlene asked, tears pouring down her cheeks in rivers. Piper tried to reach out to her but Starlene jerked back, as if she had been hit. "Don't touch me. Don't come near me. This is all your fault. I would have been free from this illness. I wouldn't have had to face each day and pray that I wouldn't die before I told my daughter how much I loved her. I wouldn't have to hurt so much that I had to crawl across the floor for hours just trying to reach a phone so I could call for help. How can you say you save innocents when you destroy them? How can you claim to be anything but EVIL?," Starlene demanded. The accusing look she gave them pierced deep into their souls. Piper was crying openly now and Phoebe had a far off look in her eye, as though she were trying to seperate her emotions from all of this. "Starlene, please, you have to listen to me. Yes, you would have been cured, but your heart would have died and you would be cold. You would no longer feel love for your daughter. You would begin to hurt her. You can't want that!," Piper said, pleading for Starlene to believe her. "You may have stopped my heart from dying, but you've killed my spirit. I can't live one more week with this cancer eating away at my body and the guilt I feel for wanting to leave this world, leave my daughter, is slowly choking my spirit into nothing. It is your fault. This could have been taken away from me, but you killed me. You say you saved me, but I'm going to die anyway, so what's the point? I could have been free from pain, and now I must watch my life ebb away from me. I have to watch my daughter cry over me because I'm too weak to stand or even to hold her close. I try to come down to her level so I can look into her brown eyes, and I nearly fall onto her because I am so dizzy. You think you kept me from Hell. Bullshit. You need that to salve your conscience. Look at me, both of you, I am IN Hell.," Starlene finished with a cold look in her eyes and walked back into the club. Piper and Phoebe stared at her, shocked at the words that had come from her mouth. Piper knew it was grief speaking, knew she shouldn't be quite so devastated, but in her heart she felt the guilt weighing in. She was being crushed and there was no way to stop it. Paige suddenly orbed in behind them, just in time to watch Piper began to fight for a breath. "Piper!," Paige and Phoebe screamed in unison.
Oh my God, it's really happening. I am being crushed to death by guilt. I never thought it possible but I feel it. It's like a giant wall of bricks bearing down on your chest and you can't move away from it. Look, my heart is slowly breaking. I can actually feel it come apart, piece by broken piece. I don't help people, I kill them. Slowly and painfully until the only thing that is left of them is a shell. I did it to my own sister. I lived but she died. She was always better than me, I knew it. I think maybe I was jealous of her. Yes, that's it. I killed her with jealousy. Starlene, sweet, gentle Starlene. I killed her, too. She knows it. Phoebe knows it. I bet Prue was looking on in disgust while I pretended to save her. Paige knows it, too. I wanted Paige to die. In the beginning, I told her how much I hated her. My God, but I am an evil bitch. I can't believe I've kept it hidden from myself. No wonder Mom left us, Dad too. Well, technically Mom died, but I would too if I had an evil child. She must have known. She must have been sick with disgust and I did that to her. Now, I will do it to Paige if I don't stop myself. Paige....I hear her. Wait, how can that be? She was up with the Elders. Oh, those sick sons of bitches. There she is again, I hear her voice. I think she's calling. I have to get her, she needs me.
"Piper," Paige cried, "Oh, God, Piper, please wake up." Paige was holding her sister in the middle of the alley, waiting for the ambulance Phoebe had gone to call for. Piper had been gasping for breath and then she fell. She had gone completely limp and now she was barely breathing. Paige heard her mumbling and put her ear closer to Piper's mouth so that she could make out what she was saying. She heard a name. Prue. Piper was calling for Prue. Then she heard her name and Piper jerked awake. "Thank God," Paige breathed, clinging tightly to her sister. "Piper, honey, I'm so glad you are awake. You scared us for a minute there. Phoebe went to go get help. An ambulance should be here soon. You'll be ok. Everything will be ok. Soon, though, we have to talk, but that can wait. All that matters is that you are going to be ok and I will do anything to make sure of that," Paige said, crying so hard her words were hard to make out. Piper understood them and used each of them as glue to put some of her heart back together. Unfortunately, her thoughts lingered, like demons in the shadows, just waiting to come get her. Piper held on to her sister, knowing that if she didn't have her to lean on she would never make it through this. The ambulance came and carted her away. Paige and Phoebe followed closely in the car. All the way, they were silent. Each of them fearing the worst, but refusing to admit it. They were scared. Paige thought about her promise to Piper. "Anything," she told herself firmly. They made it to the hospital and waited grimly for a doctor to come talk to them. All the while, Paige repeated that word to herself, forcing her mind to wrap around the concept of 'anything'.