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: Aw, thanks for the reviews guys. Starring Piper. that cookie you don't get til you update! But when you do..*puts a cookie away*
Chapter 10
It had been two, three hours since it happened. Or maybe it was twenty minutes. Who knew anymore? Paige was replaying the events in her mind, oblivious to all that surrounded her. The internal movie played on and Paige watched herself turn around in slow motion. It was as if someone had muted the movie, Paige heard no sound. She watched Phoebe fall, ever so slowly, to the ground. She saw the blood trickle from the wound in small rivers. Then, she was drowning. Drowning in a sea of red. The film rewound and Paige was observing a different scene. Piper was gasping, terror-filled eyes peering at her sisters helplessly. She fell, her eyelids closing in an eternal sleep. That couldn't be right. Piper had woken up, she'd opened her lovely brown eyes and stared up at Paige. Then, in the defining moment between dream and reality, Paige realized what she'd been seeing was a figment of her imagination. She blinked and tried to sit up, but her arms and legs were bound to the bed. She turned her head, seeking help, and noticed Leo sleeping in a chair beside her. "Leo," she tried to say, but her mouth was so dry that all that came out was a hourse sound. She licked her lips and tried again, this time a little more successfully. Leo jumped up at the sound of his name. "Paige," he said, after regaining a grip on the situation, "You're awake." Leo attempted to smile at her, but grimaced instead. "Shouldn't you be with Piper? or Phoebe?," she demanded, in that hoarse whisper. Leo shook his head sadly. "Phoebe died Paige. The doctors couldn't save her. and Piper...killed herself not long after," he told her. He looked ancient. "How long have I been asleep," Paige asked, trying to forget what he had just told her. "Damnit Paige. How many times do we have to do this? You've been in this hellhole institution for nine years!," he shouted. Paige stared at him, unbelieving. "I lost my wings not long after you came here, because I went a little crazy myself. I recovered. You, though, look at you. You can't even get up!" Then the laughter came. It fell from his lips and left a thick coat of darkness as it spread. Paige felt it cloak her, and then heard her own voice join in.
Gasping, Paige shot up and looked around shakily, trying to make out what parts were dreams. She was in a hospital room. Leo walked in while she was trying to remember what had actually happened. "Leo, what all happened? Why am I here?," Paige asked, scared of the knowledge. Leo looked as if he'd rather be anywhere but here, answering her questions. Finally, he spoke, "Piper had a panic attack and was brought here. She had another one after hearing about....about...our. child. Starlene followed you guys up here and she, I mean, Phoebe was shot. Paige, you don't remember?" Paige nodded, remembering it all. "Phoebe, she's ok right? I mean, she isn't...," Paige began, but trailed off. She couldn't utter that word. "She's stable and the doctors expect a full recovery. She was lucky, the bullet missed any vital organs. She's going to be ok. Piper was sedated, you too. Which means I probably should go see if she's awake," Leo said, eyes mirroring what Paige felt. Paige leaned back against the pillow and motioned for him to go ahead. Leo stared uncertainly at her, but left the room. Paige let relief pour through her. After all the horrible things, they needed a little good news.
Piper lay on her side, crying when Leo entered the room. She looked at him, asking silently about Phoebe, and he nodded reassuringly. She turned back around and he moved to her side, then, after a little hesitation, he crawled in beside her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She didn't move, but slowly relaxed into him. After a few minutes, Leo leaned over her and looked into her face. She stared back at him, eyes wide and guilty. "You know, don't you, that you are the most incredible person I know," he asked her quietly. Piper's face went blank and she shook her head, denying his words. Leo didn't push her. She was going through too much right now. They could finish this conversation later. He lay back down beside her. She reached back and clasped his hand tightly.
A few moments after Leo left, Paige found herself looking up into Glenn's worried face. "Hey," he said timidly, testing her mood. "Glenn," Paige whispered, "I missed you baby." Glenn smiled tenderly and took her hand. "I wasn't far, sweetheart. I never will be" he assured her, Then concern clouded her expression. "Hey," he said as her eyes filled with tears," don't cry. I'm a sucker for tears. Do you need somethin? I'm at your service darlin'," he informed her in his best 'Southern Gentleman' accent. "My sisters. I need to see my sisters. I had a horrible dream. Please," she said brokenly. Glenn nodded and hurried out of the room. He leaned back through the door for a moment. "We'll get through this," he promised. Paige watched his face and mentally traced every feature. She loved him so much, and he loved her back. That in itself gave her enough strength to get through damn near anything. The famous 'Prue determination' had obviously been given to her as well. Paige was proud to have even that small portion of the eldest sister in her.
When Glenn returned, Leo was following. Leo wheeled Piper into the room and the sisters locked eyes. Glenn smiled after seeing some of the worry leave Paige's eyes. "I ran into someone and thought you might like to see them," he said. Paige gave him a look so gratuitous he felt like a hero. She'd always had something about her that could make him feel on top of the world. He adored that quality in her. Leo pushed PIper over next to the bed and Paige started to get up. "Uh uh, missy Paige, you stay laying down. Trust me when I tell you they drugged us up real good," Piper said, sounding amazingly normal. "Yes Ma'am," Paige answered, nodding solemnly with big eyes. Piper couldn't help but laugh a little at her sister's comical expression. She immediately regretted it. Her head pounded hard and she felt a little dizzy. "Serves me right. How could I carry on like nothing happened while Phoebe, the very person Prue left in my care, is lying somewhere with a bullet hole through her?," Piper asked herself scornfully. Paige noticed the subtle change in Piper's demeanor and quickly adapted. "When can we see her?," she asked, directing the question towards Leo and Glenn. Leo spoke first, "As soon as the sedative wears off, which the doctor said would be an hour after you woke up." Both sisters nodded slightly. Glenn and Leo exchanged looks in silent agreement and slipped out of the room. Neither girls noticed, too preoccupied with thoughts of their sister. Piper finally said something, voice quivering, "Do you think we'll all survive this?" Paige looked into her face and grabbed her hand before answering, "Of course, Piper. I'll make sure of it." Piper was shocked at exactly how much Paige sounded like Prue. Piper suddenly remembered a conversation they'd all had in the kitchen a few days ago. Something stuck a chord with her and she opened her mouth to speak before noticing Paige had fallen asleep, still clutching her hand. Motherly instinct took over the guilt that had been ruling her as she brushed the hair from her sister's face. She stoked her cheek and tucked her arm back onto the bed, trying to make her as comfortable as possible. Watching her intently, Piper mentally went over the things she was going to say when her baby sister woke up.
AN: Aw, thanks for the reviews guys. Starring Piper. that cookie you don't get til you update! But when you do..*puts a cookie away*
Chapter 10
It had been two, three hours since it happened. Or maybe it was twenty minutes. Who knew anymore? Paige was replaying the events in her mind, oblivious to all that surrounded her. The internal movie played on and Paige watched herself turn around in slow motion. It was as if someone had muted the movie, Paige heard no sound. She watched Phoebe fall, ever so slowly, to the ground. She saw the blood trickle from the wound in small rivers. Then, she was drowning. Drowning in a sea of red. The film rewound and Paige was observing a different scene. Piper was gasping, terror-filled eyes peering at her sisters helplessly. She fell, her eyelids closing in an eternal sleep. That couldn't be right. Piper had woken up, she'd opened her lovely brown eyes and stared up at Paige. Then, in the defining moment between dream and reality, Paige realized what she'd been seeing was a figment of her imagination. She blinked and tried to sit up, but her arms and legs were bound to the bed. She turned her head, seeking help, and noticed Leo sleeping in a chair beside her. "Leo," she tried to say, but her mouth was so dry that all that came out was a hourse sound. She licked her lips and tried again, this time a little more successfully. Leo jumped up at the sound of his name. "Paige," he said, after regaining a grip on the situation, "You're awake." Leo attempted to smile at her, but grimaced instead. "Shouldn't you be with Piper? or Phoebe?," she demanded, in that hoarse whisper. Leo shook his head sadly. "Phoebe died Paige. The doctors couldn't save her. and Piper...killed herself not long after," he told her. He looked ancient. "How long have I been asleep," Paige asked, trying to forget what he had just told her. "Damnit Paige. How many times do we have to do this? You've been in this hellhole institution for nine years!," he shouted. Paige stared at him, unbelieving. "I lost my wings not long after you came here, because I went a little crazy myself. I recovered. You, though, look at you. You can't even get up!" Then the laughter came. It fell from his lips and left a thick coat of darkness as it spread. Paige felt it cloak her, and then heard her own voice join in.
Gasping, Paige shot up and looked around shakily, trying to make out what parts were dreams. She was in a hospital room. Leo walked in while she was trying to remember what had actually happened. "Leo, what all happened? Why am I here?," Paige asked, scared of the knowledge. Leo looked as if he'd rather be anywhere but here, answering her questions. Finally, he spoke, "Piper had a panic attack and was brought here. She had another one after hearing about....about...our. child. Starlene followed you guys up here and she, I mean, Phoebe was shot. Paige, you don't remember?" Paige nodded, remembering it all. "Phoebe, she's ok right? I mean, she isn't...," Paige began, but trailed off. She couldn't utter that word. "She's stable and the doctors expect a full recovery. She was lucky, the bullet missed any vital organs. She's going to be ok. Piper was sedated, you too. Which means I probably should go see if she's awake," Leo said, eyes mirroring what Paige felt. Paige leaned back against the pillow and motioned for him to go ahead. Leo stared uncertainly at her, but left the room. Paige let relief pour through her. After all the horrible things, they needed a little good news.
Piper lay on her side, crying when Leo entered the room. She looked at him, asking silently about Phoebe, and he nodded reassuringly. She turned back around and he moved to her side, then, after a little hesitation, he crawled in beside her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She didn't move, but slowly relaxed into him. After a few minutes, Leo leaned over her and looked into her face. She stared back at him, eyes wide and guilty. "You know, don't you, that you are the most incredible person I know," he asked her quietly. Piper's face went blank and she shook her head, denying his words. Leo didn't push her. She was going through too much right now. They could finish this conversation later. He lay back down beside her. She reached back and clasped his hand tightly.
A few moments after Leo left, Paige found herself looking up into Glenn's worried face. "Hey," he said timidly, testing her mood. "Glenn," Paige whispered, "I missed you baby." Glenn smiled tenderly and took her hand. "I wasn't far, sweetheart. I never will be" he assured her, Then concern clouded her expression. "Hey," he said as her eyes filled with tears," don't cry. I'm a sucker for tears. Do you need somethin? I'm at your service darlin'," he informed her in his best 'Southern Gentleman' accent. "My sisters. I need to see my sisters. I had a horrible dream. Please," she said brokenly. Glenn nodded and hurried out of the room. He leaned back through the door for a moment. "We'll get through this," he promised. Paige watched his face and mentally traced every feature. She loved him so much, and he loved her back. That in itself gave her enough strength to get through damn near anything. The famous 'Prue determination' had obviously been given to her as well. Paige was proud to have even that small portion of the eldest sister in her.
When Glenn returned, Leo was following. Leo wheeled Piper into the room and the sisters locked eyes. Glenn smiled after seeing some of the worry leave Paige's eyes. "I ran into someone and thought you might like to see them," he said. Paige gave him a look so gratuitous he felt like a hero. She'd always had something about her that could make him feel on top of the world. He adored that quality in her. Leo pushed PIper over next to the bed and Paige started to get up. "Uh uh, missy Paige, you stay laying down. Trust me when I tell you they drugged us up real good," Piper said, sounding amazingly normal. "Yes Ma'am," Paige answered, nodding solemnly with big eyes. Piper couldn't help but laugh a little at her sister's comical expression. She immediately regretted it. Her head pounded hard and she felt a little dizzy. "Serves me right. How could I carry on like nothing happened while Phoebe, the very person Prue left in my care, is lying somewhere with a bullet hole through her?," Piper asked herself scornfully. Paige noticed the subtle change in Piper's demeanor and quickly adapted. "When can we see her?," she asked, directing the question towards Leo and Glenn. Leo spoke first, "As soon as the sedative wears off, which the doctor said would be an hour after you woke up." Both sisters nodded slightly. Glenn and Leo exchanged looks in silent agreement and slipped out of the room. Neither girls noticed, too preoccupied with thoughts of their sister. Piper finally said something, voice quivering, "Do you think we'll all survive this?" Paige looked into her face and grabbed her hand before answering, "Of course, Piper. I'll make sure of it." Piper was shocked at exactly how much Paige sounded like Prue. Piper suddenly remembered a conversation they'd all had in the kitchen a few days ago. Something stuck a chord with her and she opened her mouth to speak before noticing Paige had fallen asleep, still clutching her hand. Motherly instinct took over the guilt that had been ruling her as she brushed the hair from her sister's face. She stoked her cheek and tucked her arm back onto the bed, trying to make her as comfortable as possible. Watching her intently, Piper mentally went over the things she was going to say when her baby sister woke up.