Title: The Other Side of Heaven
Author: IceAngel8
Rating: PG:13, if you can watch the show, you can certainly read this!
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, even baby Melinda. She was produced through the wonderous minds behind 'Charmed' and belongs to them, although my interpertation of Piper's child will definitely differ from theirs.
Spoilers: I don't really know if there are spoilers, because in one of the episodes they showed the Charmed Ones' future and it showed that Piper had a daughter. Also, they announced Piper's pregnancy at the end of season four.
Distribution: Take it wherever you please, but leave me a link so I can visit.
Feedback: Come on, tell me what you think! I didn't write this for nothing, you know!
Summary: The Halliwell Manor is filled with excitement as Piper's birth comes near. Paige and Phoebe are doing all they can for their sister, but catering to an emotionally unbalanced woman is proving to be quite a challenge. Finally, Piper gives birth one balmy summer evening to baby girl Melinda, and the Charmed Ones' lives are turned upside down. The new parents are panicked and Phoebe has work but Paige suddenly becomes Melinda's live-in babysitter, taking care of her as if she were her own daughter. Piper and Leo use this opportunity to go to work, as Paige grows increasingly more attached to their child. Months pass, Melinda starts crawling and babbling, and then one night changes everything for the family. A White-lighter comes to show the sisters the future if they continue living this way. A lot of revelations are made…
Author's Notes: It's been a *very* long time since I've written anything here. Some of my Buffy fic is at my new site and I'll post the new link, so you can read it there. But there are some fics that I will just not be finishing, because I have ideas for new stories, no time to finish the old ones, and unfortuantely, no inspiration for the old fics either.
Dedication: To Ally, thanx for being my friend and thanx a bunch for all that help in Mr. Mota's class! You rock in Spanish class!
Part One:
Paige Matthews stood at the kitchen counter, cutting tomatoes and pickles into slices for her sister's daily afternoon sandwich. Piper liked her sandwiches specially made with all her favorite things- turkey, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, vinegar, salt and pepper. Paige was the only one, with the exception of Leo, Piper's husband, who could remember how to make a sandwich for her. Phoebe always forgot either the Swiss cheese or the tomatoes, and it would really upset Piper, who was currently in an emotional unbalance, due to her pregnancy. Going from happy to angry, to sad, took only a few seconds for Piper these days. But it was because she was to give birth in less than a week. Everyone was eager to see the newest addition to their family, especially Paige, who didn't have a regular job and was always home. Having a baby around would surely make things more interesting in the house. As if they weren't interesting enough, with all the witchy stuff going on.
Paige finished adding the thinly cut slices of tomatoes to Piper's sandwich, and placed it on the family's customary blue plates. She poured some cool, refreshing water into a tall glass, and then picking up the plate with the sandwich, headed up the stairs to Piper's bedroom. The door was open and Paige saw her sister sitting upright in her bed, leisurely reading a novel.
"Hey, Piper, I made you lunch." Paige said, entering the room. She sat down beside Piper and held out the delicious looking sandwich. "I put in all you're favorites, you know."
Piper smiled widely and carefully bookmarked her book before dropping it onto the bed. She took the plate from Paige's hands and set it onto her lap. "Thanks a bunch, Paige. I was just about to go downstairs anyway."
Paige smirked and gave Piper her famous "I-don't-think-so" smirk. "Haha, you had me laughing there, sis. You know you were just about to call me!" Paige said, grinning. "Well, you see, I seem to have some internal call that says 'make sister's lunch…NOW', so you don't need to call me from now on." Paige winked and Piper chuckled.
"Hmm… now I know you're kidding there, Paige." Piper mumbled her mouth full of the sandwich that had taken Paige ten long minutes to make. Everything had to be delicately sliced and placed; the spices had to be perfectly added…blah, blah.
"Well, I'm glad you like the sandwich, Piper. I'm going go to downstairs now and make myself one, otherwise I'll just take a big bite out of yours and I'm pretty positive that you wouldn't be too happy 'bout it." Paige said, pretending to lean toward the sandwich with her mouth wide open for a bite.
Piper drew backwards, eyes merry with laughter. "Okay, then, shoo! Go make you're food, sister of mine, and don't come back here till you've eaten it all." She leaned back against the big, fluffy pillows on her bed and sighed. "Ah, this is perfect."
Paige nodded. "I know. Maybe I should get pregnant and get this kind of treatment," she kidded.
"Believe me, it isn't all sun and roses. Try living with nine months of morning sickness and then tell me about wanting to carry around a kicking, fully active baby in your urethra." Piper looked knowingly at Paige, who grinned and shook her head.
"Never mind then, Mrs. Pregnant Mother of half-guardian angel and witch." Paige headed toward the door and glanced back. "But you don't complain much, Piper, so I'm guessing you're really eager for Melinda to finally be born then, huh?"
Piper looked thoughtful as she answered. "There are two sides to finally giving birth to my baby. The first, well, I really enjoyed being invincible, you know. It comforted me to know that I could really help Phoebe and you out, Paige. Then there's the ole' deep desire to give birth, because it's really painful to walk around with a nine month old baby in you're stomach. And I also really, really want to see her."
"Yes, I understand. I also want to see my niece, as does Phoebe. And it's so cute to see you walking around the house in you're maternity clothes." Paige walked through the door just as a burgundy colored pillow hit her directly in the back.
"You're going to pay for that, Paige Matthews!" Piper yelled playfully at her younger sibling, who in return, laughed and headed down the hallway, and to the staircase. Paige, clad in her soft, cozy midnight blue slippers, padded down the stairs, and into the kitchen. She was hungry now, tempted by the delicious lunch that she'd prepared for Piper.
Suddenly, the front slammed and Paige heard her middle sister stomping toward the kitchen in her clunky black boots. Phoebe appeared in the doorway with a big smile, holding her handbag and several grocery bags in her hands.
"Hey, Paige, what are you doing?" Phoebe asked cheerfully, no traces of worry or frustration on her face, like there had been for the past week days.
"Hey! I'm just making myself a sandwich. I made one for Piper and it got me hungry." She laughed. "Do you want one, too? 'Cause I could make it, you know…"
"No, it's alright. But thanks for suggesting it, Paige." Phoebe smiled, "I actually wanted to know if you and Piper wanted to go out for lunch, get some sushi and eat in the park…" Phoebe said a hopeful look in her eyes.
Paige immediately stopped cutting up the bread for her sandwich and nodded. "I'm definitely in! And I'm sure Piper will agree, although she's probably already eaten the lunch I made her. But I think she has room for more, especially if it's sushi!"
"Well, go ahead and get dressed, okay? I'm going to relax for a few minutes. You should have seen have much work I had to do this morning and it's a Saturday, too!" Phoebe exclaimed and gratefully sank into one of the chairs that were placed conveniently around the table.
Paige was out of the Halliwell kitchen in two seconds flat, her creamy pale complexion flushing slightly as she dashed up the stairs and into her eldest sister's room. Piper seemed to have fallen asleep, the plate empty and her novel lying open across her legs. Paige stopped, ready to announce Phoebe's arrival and the offer of a lunch in Golden Gate Park, but suddenly decided against it. She didn't want to wake Piper, who needed sleep more than anyone else at the moment.
"She fell asleep, Phoebe. I guess it's just going to be me and you, then." Paige walked back into the kitchen where Phoebe was waiting. Paige was already dressed, in a simple black tank-top, light grey yoga pants and a pair of comfortable, red flip-flops. "I didn't think it was necessary for me to wake her up. She needs to rest; the baby's due soon."
Phoebe nodded, her Hershey brown eyes twinkling. "Yup, baby Melinda is going to be here any day. Oh, I can't wait… I've been dreaming about taking care of Piper's baby since the day she told us about her pregnancy."
"The newest addition to the Halliwell family…well, it's going to be fun, Phoebe. Feeding, playing, cuddling, teaching her how to use her powers… and oh yeah, changing diapers!" Paige clapped her hands as Phoebe shuddered in horror.
"Oh gross me out before I eat, Paige, how smart of you!" Phoebe scolded her sister but she was grinning widely. "You know I'll do anything for my niece, even if means closing my nostrils with a laundry clip!"
Paige stuck her thumbs up in approval, "That's the spirit!" After a pause, she continued. "But now do you mind if we go eat, 'because I can hear my stomach rumbling very much like the storm we had last week."
"Oh, we wouldn't want that again here, in San Francisco, would we? We have to shovel something into you're mouth and fast," Phoebe joked and Paige shot a glare. "I already got picnic basket ready with all the usual stuff." Phoebe started counting off the supplies on her fingers. "Plates, napkins, forks and the blanket, right? Is that all we need?"
"Well, what about the cookies, spoons for the ice-cream, soda and lots of other fattening junk-food? Oh, and don't forget the fruit!" Piper sashayed past her sisters, headed towards the pantry that stood at the far end of her culinary paradise, which was her nickname for the Halliwell Manor's kitchen. Phoebe and Paige hadn't moved a muscle, staring at their heavily pregnant sister with identical looks of astonishment on their faces.
Paige was the first to find her voice, and putting her hands firmly on her hips in mock insult, she said, "Are you trying to make us fat? Or trying to raid our pantry?" She kidded, pointing directly to the numerous packages that Piper was pulling from the shelves.
"No, I'm trying to stock up so we could have the best picnic in Golden Gate Park. Plus, this is now officially my last major pig-out before Melinda is born." Piper turned around to look at her sisters' smiling expressions. "Now help me before I drop all this stuff!"
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~WRITE ME A NOTE, LEAVE ME SOME FEEDBACK, BASICALLY TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THIS!!! ~
Author: IceAngel8
Rating: PG:13, if you can watch the show, you can certainly read this!
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, even baby Melinda. She was produced through the wonderous minds behind 'Charmed' and belongs to them, although my interpertation of Piper's child will definitely differ from theirs.
Spoilers: I don't really know if there are spoilers, because in one of the episodes they showed the Charmed Ones' future and it showed that Piper had a daughter. Also, they announced Piper's pregnancy at the end of season four.
Distribution: Take it wherever you please, but leave me a link so I can visit.
Feedback: Come on, tell me what you think! I didn't write this for nothing, you know!
Summary: The Halliwell Manor is filled with excitement as Piper's birth comes near. Paige and Phoebe are doing all they can for their sister, but catering to an emotionally unbalanced woman is proving to be quite a challenge. Finally, Piper gives birth one balmy summer evening to baby girl Melinda, and the Charmed Ones' lives are turned upside down. The new parents are panicked and Phoebe has work but Paige suddenly becomes Melinda's live-in babysitter, taking care of her as if she were her own daughter. Piper and Leo use this opportunity to go to work, as Paige grows increasingly more attached to their child. Months pass, Melinda starts crawling and babbling, and then one night changes everything for the family. A White-lighter comes to show the sisters the future if they continue living this way. A lot of revelations are made…
Author's Notes: It's been a *very* long time since I've written anything here. Some of my Buffy fic is at my new site and I'll post the new link, so you can read it there. But there are some fics that I will just not be finishing, because I have ideas for new stories, no time to finish the old ones, and unfortuantely, no inspiration for the old fics either.
Dedication: To Ally, thanx for being my friend and thanx a bunch for all that help in Mr. Mota's class! You rock in Spanish class!
Part One:
Paige Matthews stood at the kitchen counter, cutting tomatoes and pickles into slices for her sister's daily afternoon sandwich. Piper liked her sandwiches specially made with all her favorite things- turkey, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, vinegar, salt and pepper. Paige was the only one, with the exception of Leo, Piper's husband, who could remember how to make a sandwich for her. Phoebe always forgot either the Swiss cheese or the tomatoes, and it would really upset Piper, who was currently in an emotional unbalance, due to her pregnancy. Going from happy to angry, to sad, took only a few seconds for Piper these days. But it was because she was to give birth in less than a week. Everyone was eager to see the newest addition to their family, especially Paige, who didn't have a regular job and was always home. Having a baby around would surely make things more interesting in the house. As if they weren't interesting enough, with all the witchy stuff going on.
Paige finished adding the thinly cut slices of tomatoes to Piper's sandwich, and placed it on the family's customary blue plates. She poured some cool, refreshing water into a tall glass, and then picking up the plate with the sandwich, headed up the stairs to Piper's bedroom. The door was open and Paige saw her sister sitting upright in her bed, leisurely reading a novel.
"Hey, Piper, I made you lunch." Paige said, entering the room. She sat down beside Piper and held out the delicious looking sandwich. "I put in all you're favorites, you know."
Piper smiled widely and carefully bookmarked her book before dropping it onto the bed. She took the plate from Paige's hands and set it onto her lap. "Thanks a bunch, Paige. I was just about to go downstairs anyway."
Paige smirked and gave Piper her famous "I-don't-think-so" smirk. "Haha, you had me laughing there, sis. You know you were just about to call me!" Paige said, grinning. "Well, you see, I seem to have some internal call that says 'make sister's lunch…NOW', so you don't need to call me from now on." Paige winked and Piper chuckled.
"Hmm… now I know you're kidding there, Paige." Piper mumbled her mouth full of the sandwich that had taken Paige ten long minutes to make. Everything had to be delicately sliced and placed; the spices had to be perfectly added…blah, blah.
"Well, I'm glad you like the sandwich, Piper. I'm going go to downstairs now and make myself one, otherwise I'll just take a big bite out of yours and I'm pretty positive that you wouldn't be too happy 'bout it." Paige said, pretending to lean toward the sandwich with her mouth wide open for a bite.
Piper drew backwards, eyes merry with laughter. "Okay, then, shoo! Go make you're food, sister of mine, and don't come back here till you've eaten it all." She leaned back against the big, fluffy pillows on her bed and sighed. "Ah, this is perfect."
Paige nodded. "I know. Maybe I should get pregnant and get this kind of treatment," she kidded.
"Believe me, it isn't all sun and roses. Try living with nine months of morning sickness and then tell me about wanting to carry around a kicking, fully active baby in your urethra." Piper looked knowingly at Paige, who grinned and shook her head.
"Never mind then, Mrs. Pregnant Mother of half-guardian angel and witch." Paige headed toward the door and glanced back. "But you don't complain much, Piper, so I'm guessing you're really eager for Melinda to finally be born then, huh?"
Piper looked thoughtful as she answered. "There are two sides to finally giving birth to my baby. The first, well, I really enjoyed being invincible, you know. It comforted me to know that I could really help Phoebe and you out, Paige. Then there's the ole' deep desire to give birth, because it's really painful to walk around with a nine month old baby in you're stomach. And I also really, really want to see her."
"Yes, I understand. I also want to see my niece, as does Phoebe. And it's so cute to see you walking around the house in you're maternity clothes." Paige walked through the door just as a burgundy colored pillow hit her directly in the back.
"You're going to pay for that, Paige Matthews!" Piper yelled playfully at her younger sibling, who in return, laughed and headed down the hallway, and to the staircase. Paige, clad in her soft, cozy midnight blue slippers, padded down the stairs, and into the kitchen. She was hungry now, tempted by the delicious lunch that she'd prepared for Piper.
Suddenly, the front slammed and Paige heard her middle sister stomping toward the kitchen in her clunky black boots. Phoebe appeared in the doorway with a big smile, holding her handbag and several grocery bags in her hands.
"Hey, Paige, what are you doing?" Phoebe asked cheerfully, no traces of worry or frustration on her face, like there had been for the past week days.
"Hey! I'm just making myself a sandwich. I made one for Piper and it got me hungry." She laughed. "Do you want one, too? 'Cause I could make it, you know…"
"No, it's alright. But thanks for suggesting it, Paige." Phoebe smiled, "I actually wanted to know if you and Piper wanted to go out for lunch, get some sushi and eat in the park…" Phoebe said a hopeful look in her eyes.
Paige immediately stopped cutting up the bread for her sandwich and nodded. "I'm definitely in! And I'm sure Piper will agree, although she's probably already eaten the lunch I made her. But I think she has room for more, especially if it's sushi!"
"Well, go ahead and get dressed, okay? I'm going to relax for a few minutes. You should have seen have much work I had to do this morning and it's a Saturday, too!" Phoebe exclaimed and gratefully sank into one of the chairs that were placed conveniently around the table.
Paige was out of the Halliwell kitchen in two seconds flat, her creamy pale complexion flushing slightly as she dashed up the stairs and into her eldest sister's room. Piper seemed to have fallen asleep, the plate empty and her novel lying open across her legs. Paige stopped, ready to announce Phoebe's arrival and the offer of a lunch in Golden Gate Park, but suddenly decided against it. She didn't want to wake Piper, who needed sleep more than anyone else at the moment.
"She fell asleep, Phoebe. I guess it's just going to be me and you, then." Paige walked back into the kitchen where Phoebe was waiting. Paige was already dressed, in a simple black tank-top, light grey yoga pants and a pair of comfortable, red flip-flops. "I didn't think it was necessary for me to wake her up. She needs to rest; the baby's due soon."
Phoebe nodded, her Hershey brown eyes twinkling. "Yup, baby Melinda is going to be here any day. Oh, I can't wait… I've been dreaming about taking care of Piper's baby since the day she told us about her pregnancy."
"The newest addition to the Halliwell family…well, it's going to be fun, Phoebe. Feeding, playing, cuddling, teaching her how to use her powers… and oh yeah, changing diapers!" Paige clapped her hands as Phoebe shuddered in horror.
"Oh gross me out before I eat, Paige, how smart of you!" Phoebe scolded her sister but she was grinning widely. "You know I'll do anything for my niece, even if means closing my nostrils with a laundry clip!"
Paige stuck her thumbs up in approval, "That's the spirit!" After a pause, she continued. "But now do you mind if we go eat, 'because I can hear my stomach rumbling very much like the storm we had last week."
"Oh, we wouldn't want that again here, in San Francisco, would we? We have to shovel something into you're mouth and fast," Phoebe joked and Paige shot a glare. "I already got picnic basket ready with all the usual stuff." Phoebe started counting off the supplies on her fingers. "Plates, napkins, forks and the blanket, right? Is that all we need?"
"Well, what about the cookies, spoons for the ice-cream, soda and lots of other fattening junk-food? Oh, and don't forget the fruit!" Piper sashayed past her sisters, headed towards the pantry that stood at the far end of her culinary paradise, which was her nickname for the Halliwell Manor's kitchen. Phoebe and Paige hadn't moved a muscle, staring at their heavily pregnant sister with identical looks of astonishment on their faces.
Paige was the first to find her voice, and putting her hands firmly on her hips in mock insult, she said, "Are you trying to make us fat? Or trying to raid our pantry?" She kidded, pointing directly to the numerous packages that Piper was pulling from the shelves.
"No, I'm trying to stock up so we could have the best picnic in Golden Gate Park. Plus, this is now officially my last major pig-out before Melinda is born." Piper turned around to look at her sisters' smiling expressions. "Now help me before I drop all this stuff!"
***
~WRITE ME A NOTE, LEAVE ME SOME FEEDBACK, BASICALLY TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THIS!!! ~