A/N: This is the third story in a series, check my profile to read the others. You won't get this one otherwise.
Part 8
Prue, Piper and Paige sat in the attic.
They had just said a painful goodbye to their Grams and mother and were trying to get themself together for yet another hard task.
Piper had taken their leaving worst. She was only just calming down, breathing raggedly under Prue's arm.
Paige was sitting psyching herself up. She had to stay strong to make sure her sisters reversed their spell, although she felt anything put strong and together. Terrified and anxious? Yes.
Prue looked to Paige over the middle sister's head. She looked spaced. "Paige?"
Nothing.
"Sweetie?"
Paige looked up, finally letting her big sister's voice touch her.
"You ok?" Prue asked with concern in her voice.
Paige broke eye contact with Prue knowing her eyes would give her away. "I'm ok. It's Piper I'm worried about."
"Don't be." Came a mufled voice. Piper sat up, "I'm fine, now." Although her features screamed she wasn't. Her eyes were red and puffy as was her face but as always Piper's eyes held her inner feelings. They were sad and they were confused.
Prue gently stroakd Piper's hair, not really knowing what to say.
"I think you need to reverse the spell now, before there's even more deaths." Paige spat out.
Piper shook her head, "We can't do this to you. I... I won't."
Paige reached forward and to Piper's hand hoping to comfort her. "I know you don't WANT to do this, honey, neither do I but it's not about what we want. It's about what we HAVE to do. I know you Piper and you don't want these innocent people suffering because of us either."
Piper was near tears again. Paige was right the one time Piper needed her not to be.
Prue had unconciously tightened her grip around Piper. Swallowing back her fears she looked deep into Paige's eyes, "Are you sure about this? I mean completely."
Paige held Pue's gaze. "I know this is right, Prue. Like mum said, we have to let fate run it's course."
Prue let out a small sigh as she got up and walked to the book. Flicked for a few seconds she was on the reversal spell.
Tracing the words with her fingers she wonderred how so few words would impact her life. The uncertainties brought tears to her eyes.
"Found it?"
Prue sniffed, "uhh, yeah." Lifting the book she stood in the middle of the attic.
Paige and Piper joined her, all of the facing each other almost in a triangle.
Paige looked at her sisters, "Don't look so scared."
They brushed the comment off because they were scared.
Piper put her hand to Paige's cheek and gave her some reassurance. "I love you."
Paige nodded as a few tears escaped, "Love you too, Pipe."
Prue refused to say anything that resembled a goodbye, she wasn't giving up.
"Sit down." Prue told them. She laid the book between her and Piper.
Each taking one of Paige's hands they looked at the words on the book.
They began to chant "What was awakened from it's sleep, once must again slumbered deep."
Paige tried to block everything out by focusing on Piper's eyes. She could always find a calm, tranquillity when she starred at Piper. Her eyes were warm and safe. Prue's were protective and passionate, not what she needed right then.
As they reached the fourth chant there was a change.
In that one moment everything stopped and Piper knew by the emptiness of her baby sister eyes that Paige was gone.
Part 8
Prue, Piper and Paige sat in the attic.
They had just said a painful goodbye to their Grams and mother and were trying to get themself together for yet another hard task.
Piper had taken their leaving worst. She was only just calming down, breathing raggedly under Prue's arm.
Paige was sitting psyching herself up. She had to stay strong to make sure her sisters reversed their spell, although she felt anything put strong and together. Terrified and anxious? Yes.
Prue looked to Paige over the middle sister's head. She looked spaced. "Paige?"
Nothing.
"Sweetie?"
Paige looked up, finally letting her big sister's voice touch her.
"You ok?" Prue asked with concern in her voice.
Paige broke eye contact with Prue knowing her eyes would give her away. "I'm ok. It's Piper I'm worried about."
"Don't be." Came a mufled voice. Piper sat up, "I'm fine, now." Although her features screamed she wasn't. Her eyes were red and puffy as was her face but as always Piper's eyes held her inner feelings. They were sad and they were confused.
Prue gently stroakd Piper's hair, not really knowing what to say.
"I think you need to reverse the spell now, before there's even more deaths." Paige spat out.
Piper shook her head, "We can't do this to you. I... I won't."
Paige reached forward and to Piper's hand hoping to comfort her. "I know you don't WANT to do this, honey, neither do I but it's not about what we want. It's about what we HAVE to do. I know you Piper and you don't want these innocent people suffering because of us either."
Piper was near tears again. Paige was right the one time Piper needed her not to be.
Prue had unconciously tightened her grip around Piper. Swallowing back her fears she looked deep into Paige's eyes, "Are you sure about this? I mean completely."
Paige held Pue's gaze. "I know this is right, Prue. Like mum said, we have to let fate run it's course."
Prue let out a small sigh as she got up and walked to the book. Flicked for a few seconds she was on the reversal spell.
Tracing the words with her fingers she wonderred how so few words would impact her life. The uncertainties brought tears to her eyes.
"Found it?"
Prue sniffed, "uhh, yeah." Lifting the book she stood in the middle of the attic.
Paige and Piper joined her, all of the facing each other almost in a triangle.
Paige looked at her sisters, "Don't look so scared."
They brushed the comment off because they were scared.
Piper put her hand to Paige's cheek and gave her some reassurance. "I love you."
Paige nodded as a few tears escaped, "Love you too, Pipe."
Prue refused to say anything that resembled a goodbye, she wasn't giving up.
"Sit down." Prue told them. She laid the book between her and Piper.
Each taking one of Paige's hands they looked at the words on the book.
They began to chant "What was awakened from it's sleep, once must again slumbered deep."
Paige tried to block everything out by focusing on Piper's eyes. She could always find a calm, tranquillity when she starred at Piper. Her eyes were warm and safe. Prue's were protective and passionate, not what she needed right then.
As they reached the fourth chant there was a change.
In that one moment everything stopped and Piper knew by the emptiness of her baby sister eyes that Paige was gone.