"Hey, where are you going?" Piper asked as her youngest sister, Paige, rummaged throught the kitchen, looking for her car keys.
"Oh, um, just.. out for a drive." Paige stammered.
Piper narrowed her eyes. "Paige, if you don't want to tell me, fine. But you wouldn't be looking that worried if you were just going out for a drive."
Paige sighed. She'd only known her sisters a year, but already they could read her annoyingly well. "Ok. I was going to the Church. The one Mom and my dad left me at. I don't know why, I just... I just have this feeling that I need to go there. To talk to Sister Agnes, find out some more about what happened that day. You know, the last time I saw her, I didn't really get a chance to talk, because you came in and froze her."
Piper stared at Paige curiously, then composed herself, trying not to act too surprised. "Ok, well, um, if you need a ride, I was just going to the market..."
Paige nodded. "Thanks. As my keys seem to have walked off by themselves, I'll take you up on that."
"Allright, just let me get my jacket." Piper said, setting down the now-empty coffee mug she'd been drinking from when Paige came in. She strode into the hall, so preoccupied with worry over Paige that she almost collided with her other sister, Phoebe.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, reading the expression on Piper's face.
"Nothing, just... nothing. Hey, I was just going to the market, and to drop Paige off at that Church she was left at, you want to come along for the ride?" Piper offered.
"Whoa, wait, back up." Phoebe said. "What's this about Paige going back to the Church?"
"She says she wants to talk to Sister Agnes." Piper shrugged. "Now, are you coming or not, because the market's gonna close in-" Phoebe grabbed both their jackets and pulled Piper toward the kitchen before she even had time to finish her sentence.
When they arrived at the Church, Paige looked a bit nervous.
"Honey, do you want us to go in with you?" Phoebe offered. Paige nodded. The three of them got out of the car and started toward the large, ornate building.
The front of the Church was empty. "Sister Agnes?" Paige called out. When there was no reply, she led her sisters to the back of the Church.
"Paige." The girls spun around to see the petite, kind-looking nun standing behind them, holding an infant. "And you must be her sisters, the oens the angels spoke of." she continued, eyeing Phoebe and Piper.
"Angels?" Phoebe repeated.
Sister Agnes raeched into her pocket, producing the note. "There were two, a man and a woman. The man said to give this to you, Piper."
Piper took the paper from the Sister, and read it carefully, her face a mixture of grief, awe, and amazement. "It's from Prue," she said, then read the note aloud.
"To my darling sisters,
First off, I want you to know that I'm ok. The Elders made me a Whitelighter, and one of them, Julius, has become a very good friend. Piper, Phoebe, I miss you both more than I can say. Paige, I wish I could have met you. I know you worry about not being a good enough witch. Don't. You're doing a great job, all three of you.
Andy is also a Whitelighter. The baby in Sister Agnes' arms is ours. I love her more than I could ever have imagined. I don't want to do this, but as Andy has told me many times, we don't have a choice.
Whitelighters are strictly forbidden to be with other Whitelighters. I know they said the same thing about Whitelighters and witches, but they're much more adamant about this. Hard to imagine them being more adamant about anything they were about you and Leo, Piper, but trust me, it's possible. Andy and I don't care about what they do to us, when and if they find out, but we can't even imagine what would happen to our baby, if they knew about her. We can't keep her with us, it's much too dangerous, and it wouldn't be fair to her. We need you to look after her. I know, it's an awful lot to ask, but it's the only chance she has. I'm not sure how you'll feel about this, especially you, Paige, but please, we need you. She needs you. Please, take care of her. Above all, make sure she knows that I love her.
I love you all,
Prue"
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged glances, then looked over at the baby. "That's... our neice?"
"Well, um, that's definately Prue's handwriting." Piper said, her voice shaking with emotion.
Phoebe and Piper looked from the baby to Paige, who was standing off to the side, looking uncomfortable and feeling left out. "Should we, um talk about this?" Phoebe asked uncertainly.
Suddenly, Paige went over to Sister Agnes and took the baby from her. "What's there to talk about?" she asked her sisters. "I mean, even though I didn't know Prue, technically this is my neice too, right?"
"Of course she is." Phoebe answered.
"Well, I'll be damned if we're sending my neice away. I mean, I loved my adoptive parents, you both know I did, but growing up not knowing my biological family was hard. I don't want her going through that." Paige said.
Piper and Phoebe smiled at Paige, then turned their attention back to the baby. "Oh, hi sweetie." they cooed.
"She's so perfect." Piper mused. "What's her name?"
"The angels never told me," Sister Agnes said. "I've been calling her Angelie, for obvious reasons."
"Angelie." Phoebe repeated.
"Angelie Prudence." Piper suggested.
"Hey, Angelie," Paige cooed, stroking the baby's face with her fingers. Piper and Phoebe moved closer to her, beaming down at the infant. Angelie yawned and waved a tiny hand in the air, causing her aunts to giggle.
"She's probably tired." Phoebe guessed. "Maybe we should take her home, let her sleep."
"We have to get her a crib first." Piper reminded her, taking the baby from Paige. "This little girl was the last thing any of us expected, and we're not exactly prepared."
"I think I saw some baby stuff in the attic." Paige said. "We can use that for today, until one of us has a chance to go baby stuff-shopping."
Piper nodded. The three sisters thanked the nun profusely, and then took their little neice home.
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A/N: Okay, I know this chapter sucked, but please, review anyway, just to make me happy. I've got up to chapter 8 written, and the more reviews I get, the faster I'll put it up. I'm hoping for at least 25 by the time I hit chapter 10.
"Oh, um, just.. out for a drive." Paige stammered.
Piper narrowed her eyes. "Paige, if you don't want to tell me, fine. But you wouldn't be looking that worried if you were just going out for a drive."
Paige sighed. She'd only known her sisters a year, but already they could read her annoyingly well. "Ok. I was going to the Church. The one Mom and my dad left me at. I don't know why, I just... I just have this feeling that I need to go there. To talk to Sister Agnes, find out some more about what happened that day. You know, the last time I saw her, I didn't really get a chance to talk, because you came in and froze her."
Piper stared at Paige curiously, then composed herself, trying not to act too surprised. "Ok, well, um, if you need a ride, I was just going to the market..."
Paige nodded. "Thanks. As my keys seem to have walked off by themselves, I'll take you up on that."
"Allright, just let me get my jacket." Piper said, setting down the now-empty coffee mug she'd been drinking from when Paige came in. She strode into the hall, so preoccupied with worry over Paige that she almost collided with her other sister, Phoebe.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, reading the expression on Piper's face.
"Nothing, just... nothing. Hey, I was just going to the market, and to drop Paige off at that Church she was left at, you want to come along for the ride?" Piper offered.
"Whoa, wait, back up." Phoebe said. "What's this about Paige going back to the Church?"
"She says she wants to talk to Sister Agnes." Piper shrugged. "Now, are you coming or not, because the market's gonna close in-" Phoebe grabbed both their jackets and pulled Piper toward the kitchen before she even had time to finish her sentence.
When they arrived at the Church, Paige looked a bit nervous.
"Honey, do you want us to go in with you?" Phoebe offered. Paige nodded. The three of them got out of the car and started toward the large, ornate building.
The front of the Church was empty. "Sister Agnes?" Paige called out. When there was no reply, she led her sisters to the back of the Church.
"Paige." The girls spun around to see the petite, kind-looking nun standing behind them, holding an infant. "And you must be her sisters, the oens the angels spoke of." she continued, eyeing Phoebe and Piper.
"Angels?" Phoebe repeated.
Sister Agnes raeched into her pocket, producing the note. "There were two, a man and a woman. The man said to give this to you, Piper."
Piper took the paper from the Sister, and read it carefully, her face a mixture of grief, awe, and amazement. "It's from Prue," she said, then read the note aloud.
"To my darling sisters,
First off, I want you to know that I'm ok. The Elders made me a Whitelighter, and one of them, Julius, has become a very good friend. Piper, Phoebe, I miss you both more than I can say. Paige, I wish I could have met you. I know you worry about not being a good enough witch. Don't. You're doing a great job, all three of you.
Andy is also a Whitelighter. The baby in Sister Agnes' arms is ours. I love her more than I could ever have imagined. I don't want to do this, but as Andy has told me many times, we don't have a choice.
Whitelighters are strictly forbidden to be with other Whitelighters. I know they said the same thing about Whitelighters and witches, but they're much more adamant about this. Hard to imagine them being more adamant about anything they were about you and Leo, Piper, but trust me, it's possible. Andy and I don't care about what they do to us, when and if they find out, but we can't even imagine what would happen to our baby, if they knew about her. We can't keep her with us, it's much too dangerous, and it wouldn't be fair to her. We need you to look after her. I know, it's an awful lot to ask, but it's the only chance she has. I'm not sure how you'll feel about this, especially you, Paige, but please, we need you. She needs you. Please, take care of her. Above all, make sure she knows that I love her.
I love you all,
Prue"
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged glances, then looked over at the baby. "That's... our neice?"
"Well, um, that's definately Prue's handwriting." Piper said, her voice shaking with emotion.
Phoebe and Piper looked from the baby to Paige, who was standing off to the side, looking uncomfortable and feeling left out. "Should we, um talk about this?" Phoebe asked uncertainly.
Suddenly, Paige went over to Sister Agnes and took the baby from her. "What's there to talk about?" she asked her sisters. "I mean, even though I didn't know Prue, technically this is my neice too, right?"
"Of course she is." Phoebe answered.
"Well, I'll be damned if we're sending my neice away. I mean, I loved my adoptive parents, you both know I did, but growing up not knowing my biological family was hard. I don't want her going through that." Paige said.
Piper and Phoebe smiled at Paige, then turned their attention back to the baby. "Oh, hi sweetie." they cooed.
"She's so perfect." Piper mused. "What's her name?"
"The angels never told me," Sister Agnes said. "I've been calling her Angelie, for obvious reasons."
"Angelie." Phoebe repeated.
"Angelie Prudence." Piper suggested.
"Hey, Angelie," Paige cooed, stroking the baby's face with her fingers. Piper and Phoebe moved closer to her, beaming down at the infant. Angelie yawned and waved a tiny hand in the air, causing her aunts to giggle.
"She's probably tired." Phoebe guessed. "Maybe we should take her home, let her sleep."
"We have to get her a crib first." Piper reminded her, taking the baby from Paige. "This little girl was the last thing any of us expected, and we're not exactly prepared."
"I think I saw some baby stuff in the attic." Paige said. "We can use that for today, until one of us has a chance to go baby stuff-shopping."
Piper nodded. The three sisters thanked the nun profusely, and then took their little neice home.
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A/N: Okay, I know this chapter sucked, but please, review anyway, just to make me happy. I've got up to chapter 8 written, and the more reviews I get, the faster I'll put it up. I'm hoping for at least 25 by the time I hit chapter 10.
