A/N: Okay, I don't know about this chapter... I'm not sure if I like where the story is going so tell me, and if it's drastic I can always replace this with something along the lines of the previous chapters.
A/N number deux: Amber! How could you suggest I have all my chapters pre-written! That is so not true. Well... maybe only a little bit... well... um... okay, it is true! But only for It Takes One, that is pretty much complete (that's how I know there is a lot more to come hehe) But this story is coming as it comes... and I'm not sure if that's good or bad so feedback please!
Psychosis
All Paige could sense for a good twenty seconds was a rushing sound and a bright light attacking her whenever she tried to open her eyes. It felt like being on a rollercoaster - she couldn't bring herself to try to speak, and it felt like her body was being pulled in all sorts of directions.
She'd been in a different world as soon as she'd said the incantation, of course, her mind elsewhere before her body even hit the floor.
Then it stopped. Her feet were on solid ground. Thank god.
Cautiously, she opened one eye. Then the other. Her mouth fell open at what she saw. "Wow."
"This is Piper's mind?" came Phoebe's voice from beside her.
"Part of it, I... I guess," Paige replied and took a good look around. They were in the countryside, it seemed, beautiful rolling hills fading into the horizon, a perfect blue sky punctuated by several clouds hanging lazily overhead, green grass, tall trees, gorgeous flowers and a bright, beaming sun warming their skin. "It's amazing. It seems so real!"
Bending down to pick a flower, Phoebe glanced to her right, and didn't pay much attention to the woman sitting on the grass a fair distance away. Then she did a double take and dropped the still-rooted flower. "There she is!"
Paige followed Phoebe's gaze and saw Piper, sitting happily in the sun, looking perfectly calm. "What do we do?"
Phoebe shrugged and decided against picking the flower... after all, it could represent an integral part of Piper's brain functionings. Far-fetched as it seemed, Phoebe sure as hell wasn't going to take any chances.
"Should we go and talk to her?" Paige asked. "I don't know if she'll, you know, see us... or if we're sorta invisible... or what she'll do if she does see us, how she'll react and-"
"Oh my god..." Phoebe cut Paige off from rambling anxiously with her own words. Her eyes widened and sparked with tears immediately. Could it really be her?
Following Phoebe's glistening eyes back towards Piper, Paige was startled to see another woman approach her older sister. She knew who it was. She'd seen enough pictures and heard enough tales to know that this woman was none other than her oldest sister Prue. A lump rose in the back of her throat and she fought to swallow it back down, but the nausea remained.
Beyond her realisation, Phoebe broke into a run to reach her dead sister. All she wanted to do was to feel those arms around her again, to touch her body, to smell her hair, to be near her. God she missed her so much! And they needed her so much.
Panicking at Phoebe's actions, Paige also began to run, and struggled to catch up with Phoebe, but when she quickly did she reached out and grabbed her sister, pulling her back strongly.
Phoebe struggled against Paige's hold, crying loudly now. "Prue!" she called, "Prue!"
Paige wrapped her arms around Phoebe from behind, using all her strength to stop her sibling from hurting herself. "Phoebe stop!" she cried desperately. "She's not real! It's not... she's not really Prue, she's just a part of Piper's mind! Stop!"
Continuing to struggle, Phoebe cried harder. "I have to see her, I have to!"
"Phoebe, you're only gonna hurt yourself more! Please! She's not the real Prue," Biting her lip and feeling herself weaken, Paige quickly tugged Phoebe back again, harder than she intended, and they both fell backwards landing heavily, Phoebe on top of Paige.
They sat for a moment breathing heavily, then Phoebe twisted around to look at Prue again. She sobbed heavily, her whole body shuddering with grief. Feeling tears begin to prick her own eyes, Paige placed a comforting hand on Phoebe's shoulder. "It's okay Phoebe, it's okay."
Phoebe sat down, her shoulders sagging in defeat. "Oh god, Prue," she choked out. "I miss her so much..." She paused, sniffing loudly. "And I never got to say goodbye... all I wanted... was to say goodbye..."
She dissolved once again into tears of misery, and Paige too broke down, but tried to keep her voice sounding strong so Phoebe wouldn't notice the tears trailing down her own cheeks. "Phoebe, Prue knew you loved her when she died. And you know she loved you. What more could you ever have hoped for?"
"I just wanted... to see her again..." Phoebe wailed. "Oh Paige, I'm so sorry, I know this must make you feel-"
"Shh," Paige whispered. "Don't worry about me. Worry about yourself for a change. Here was me thinking we came in here to see what was wrong with Piper... turned out to be a bit of a therapy session for you too, huh?"
Phoebe was calming down now. She looked up into Paige's shining eyes and managed a weak smile. "Thank you Paige," she said. "You're amazing."
Smiling through her own tears, Paige felt her breast swell with love for this person. She knew right then just how glad she was she'd found these two women. How much better her life was now that there was love and warmth in it. And she was going to do everything in her power to help Piper. No matter what.
Paige glanced over to where Prue and Piper were, and saw Prue extend her hand and Piper take it, allowing Prue to pull her to her feet. They then began walking.
"They're on the move," she informed Phoebe, who instantly turned to observe her older sisters making their way over to a smallish river which gurgled contently as the water slowly travelled downstream. Phoebe and Paige went into business mode, and watched keenly the events.
They stared into the river for a long time, before Piper looked up to the sky and it instantly clouded over, a rumble of thunder careening its way through the now bleak-looking sky. Raindrops began to splash down, covering the ground with glistening water. A flash of lightning invoked a deep fear inside of Phoebe. If an earthquake was on it's way, she did not want to be there anymore.
But still Paige and Phoebe watched their two older siblings, standing at the river. Nothing was happening until quite suddenly, Piper lurched towards Prue and viciously pushed her into the river! There was a scream as Prue fell, then silence.
Phoebe cried out in horror and Paige's hand flew to her mouth, eyes wide. She couldn't stop staring at Piper, who stood and stared into the water coldly.
"Oh my god, oh my god," Phoebe was completely shocked by what she just saw. It was incredible... it was awful. It was wrong.
Then something in Piper's harsh posture seemed to change, and she whipped around, calling out loudly. "Prue? Prue? Where did you go?"
Paige frowned. "What? But she just..."
"Prue!" Piper was sounding more desperate as she continued to yell. "Prue! Don't leave me, please don't leave me! Prue where are you?" She kept looking all around her, but then froze, as if knowing what came next. Ever so slowly, she began to turn around. She directed her eyes towards the river. And screamed.
"Oh god," Phoebe repeated, feeling Piper's anguish. She knew exactly what Piper was seeing.
Ignoring Phoebe, Paige continued to watch intently Piper's movements and reactions. Piper was pacing away from the river now, tears pouring from her eyes, choking as she tried to breath through her agony.
"I say now," Paige stated, before grabbing Phoebe's hand and dragging her towards Piper.
Phoebe found her own legs and quickly hurried to stay by Paige's side as they approached Piper. Would she even see them?
She did. Piper turned around, eyes streaming tears of horror and pain, and stopped short, looking at them. Her face was a picture of misery, and Phoebe was sure her own face reflected the picture back at Piper.
Piper began to sob heavily one more, looking at them pleadingly.
How could she look so frightened and innocent when she'd just killed her own sister?
A/N: Well that was a twist. Piper! How could you?
A/N number deux: Amber! How could you suggest I have all my chapters pre-written! That is so not true. Well... maybe only a little bit... well... um... okay, it is true! But only for It Takes One, that is pretty much complete (that's how I know there is a lot more to come hehe) But this story is coming as it comes... and I'm not sure if that's good or bad so feedback please!
Psychosis
All Paige could sense for a good twenty seconds was a rushing sound and a bright light attacking her whenever she tried to open her eyes. It felt like being on a rollercoaster - she couldn't bring herself to try to speak, and it felt like her body was being pulled in all sorts of directions.
She'd been in a different world as soon as she'd said the incantation, of course, her mind elsewhere before her body even hit the floor.
Then it stopped. Her feet were on solid ground. Thank god.
Cautiously, she opened one eye. Then the other. Her mouth fell open at what she saw. "Wow."
"This is Piper's mind?" came Phoebe's voice from beside her.
"Part of it, I... I guess," Paige replied and took a good look around. They were in the countryside, it seemed, beautiful rolling hills fading into the horizon, a perfect blue sky punctuated by several clouds hanging lazily overhead, green grass, tall trees, gorgeous flowers and a bright, beaming sun warming their skin. "It's amazing. It seems so real!"
Bending down to pick a flower, Phoebe glanced to her right, and didn't pay much attention to the woman sitting on the grass a fair distance away. Then she did a double take and dropped the still-rooted flower. "There she is!"
Paige followed Phoebe's gaze and saw Piper, sitting happily in the sun, looking perfectly calm. "What do we do?"
Phoebe shrugged and decided against picking the flower... after all, it could represent an integral part of Piper's brain functionings. Far-fetched as it seemed, Phoebe sure as hell wasn't going to take any chances.
"Should we go and talk to her?" Paige asked. "I don't know if she'll, you know, see us... or if we're sorta invisible... or what she'll do if she does see us, how she'll react and-"
"Oh my god..." Phoebe cut Paige off from rambling anxiously with her own words. Her eyes widened and sparked with tears immediately. Could it really be her?
Following Phoebe's glistening eyes back towards Piper, Paige was startled to see another woman approach her older sister. She knew who it was. She'd seen enough pictures and heard enough tales to know that this woman was none other than her oldest sister Prue. A lump rose in the back of her throat and she fought to swallow it back down, but the nausea remained.
Beyond her realisation, Phoebe broke into a run to reach her dead sister. All she wanted to do was to feel those arms around her again, to touch her body, to smell her hair, to be near her. God she missed her so much! And they needed her so much.
Panicking at Phoebe's actions, Paige also began to run, and struggled to catch up with Phoebe, but when she quickly did she reached out and grabbed her sister, pulling her back strongly.
Phoebe struggled against Paige's hold, crying loudly now. "Prue!" she called, "Prue!"
Paige wrapped her arms around Phoebe from behind, using all her strength to stop her sibling from hurting herself. "Phoebe stop!" she cried desperately. "She's not real! It's not... she's not really Prue, she's just a part of Piper's mind! Stop!"
Continuing to struggle, Phoebe cried harder. "I have to see her, I have to!"
"Phoebe, you're only gonna hurt yourself more! Please! She's not the real Prue," Biting her lip and feeling herself weaken, Paige quickly tugged Phoebe back again, harder than she intended, and they both fell backwards landing heavily, Phoebe on top of Paige.
They sat for a moment breathing heavily, then Phoebe twisted around to look at Prue again. She sobbed heavily, her whole body shuddering with grief. Feeling tears begin to prick her own eyes, Paige placed a comforting hand on Phoebe's shoulder. "It's okay Phoebe, it's okay."
Phoebe sat down, her shoulders sagging in defeat. "Oh god, Prue," she choked out. "I miss her so much..." She paused, sniffing loudly. "And I never got to say goodbye... all I wanted... was to say goodbye..."
She dissolved once again into tears of misery, and Paige too broke down, but tried to keep her voice sounding strong so Phoebe wouldn't notice the tears trailing down her own cheeks. "Phoebe, Prue knew you loved her when she died. And you know she loved you. What more could you ever have hoped for?"
"I just wanted... to see her again..." Phoebe wailed. "Oh Paige, I'm so sorry, I know this must make you feel-"
"Shh," Paige whispered. "Don't worry about me. Worry about yourself for a change. Here was me thinking we came in here to see what was wrong with Piper... turned out to be a bit of a therapy session for you too, huh?"
Phoebe was calming down now. She looked up into Paige's shining eyes and managed a weak smile. "Thank you Paige," she said. "You're amazing."
Smiling through her own tears, Paige felt her breast swell with love for this person. She knew right then just how glad she was she'd found these two women. How much better her life was now that there was love and warmth in it. And she was going to do everything in her power to help Piper. No matter what.
Paige glanced over to where Prue and Piper were, and saw Prue extend her hand and Piper take it, allowing Prue to pull her to her feet. They then began walking.
"They're on the move," she informed Phoebe, who instantly turned to observe her older sisters making their way over to a smallish river which gurgled contently as the water slowly travelled downstream. Phoebe and Paige went into business mode, and watched keenly the events.
They stared into the river for a long time, before Piper looked up to the sky and it instantly clouded over, a rumble of thunder careening its way through the now bleak-looking sky. Raindrops began to splash down, covering the ground with glistening water. A flash of lightning invoked a deep fear inside of Phoebe. If an earthquake was on it's way, she did not want to be there anymore.
But still Paige and Phoebe watched their two older siblings, standing at the river. Nothing was happening until quite suddenly, Piper lurched towards Prue and viciously pushed her into the river! There was a scream as Prue fell, then silence.
Phoebe cried out in horror and Paige's hand flew to her mouth, eyes wide. She couldn't stop staring at Piper, who stood and stared into the water coldly.
"Oh my god, oh my god," Phoebe was completely shocked by what she just saw. It was incredible... it was awful. It was wrong.
Then something in Piper's harsh posture seemed to change, and she whipped around, calling out loudly. "Prue? Prue? Where did you go?"
Paige frowned. "What? But she just..."
"Prue!" Piper was sounding more desperate as she continued to yell. "Prue! Don't leave me, please don't leave me! Prue where are you?" She kept looking all around her, but then froze, as if knowing what came next. Ever so slowly, she began to turn around. She directed her eyes towards the river. And screamed.
"Oh god," Phoebe repeated, feeling Piper's anguish. She knew exactly what Piper was seeing.
Ignoring Phoebe, Paige continued to watch intently Piper's movements and reactions. Piper was pacing away from the river now, tears pouring from her eyes, choking as she tried to breath through her agony.
"I say now," Paige stated, before grabbing Phoebe's hand and dragging her towards Piper.
Phoebe found her own legs and quickly hurried to stay by Paige's side as they approached Piper. Would she even see them?
She did. Piper turned around, eyes streaming tears of horror and pain, and stopped short, looking at them. Her face was a picture of misery, and Phoebe was sure her own face reflected the picture back at Piper.
Piper began to sob heavily one more, looking at them pleadingly.
How could she look so frightened and innocent when she'd just killed her own sister?
A/N: Well that was a twist. Piper! How could you?