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Author's Notes: Readers, please remember to review! Thanks! Sorry that there is not much action in this chapter, but there will be another chapter coming out soon. Thanks!
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Leo closed his eyes in pain, and then re-opened them. He had orbed to two different planes, hoping that the demon would give up, and leave him alone. When he was satisfied that the demon wasn't following him anymore, he returned to the manor. His strength was going fast, and he knew that he should orb to another white lighter, but decided it would be safer for Phoebe, Paige, and Piper if he told them what happened. Leo orbed into Phoebe's room. He immediately fell to his knees, and gripped his stomach. Phoebe raised her eyebrows in shock, and then hurriedly walked over to him. She reached out her hands to him, and said concernedly "Are you okay? What happened? Where's Paige?" Leo shook his head, and looked into her eyes, "I've lost a lot of blood. I need to go find another white lighter, but I don't think that I have enough strength left. I only had enough strength to orb to one place. Obviously, I picked the manor." Phoebe nodded her head, and Leo continued. "The demon stabbed me; we were fighting hand-to-hand, and then a knife materialized in his hand. Now, what's this business about Paige? The last time I saw her was when she came out of her room, and went into yours."
Phoebe put her hand to her mouth, and immediately stood up. She ran to the attic, with her heartbeat pumping in her ears. She screamed, "Paige! Where are you? Paige!" She looked around the attic, but did not find any clue that could tell her where Paige was. Phoebe ran back down to Leo as fast as she could, "Leo! Leo! She's not here!" She ran into the room, and Leo was lying on his back, "Phoebe," he said weakly, "I am dying. I can feel it." Phoebe rushed over to him, and took his hand, "Tell Piper I love her." Phoebe shook her head, "Oh, no you don't. If you are planning to leave Piper at this time, you are sadly mistaken." Leo weakly attempted to laugh, but cringed instead from the pain, "I… can't… Just tell… Piper…I love her…" Phoebe quickly began to recite a memorized spell, "What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine, let our powers cross the line, I offer up my gift to share, share the powers through the air." There was a blue light as Phoebe and Leo both closed their eyes. Phoebe felt the exchange of their powers, and she quickly bent over Leo, placing her hands over his wound. After a tense moment, a shinning glow emitted from her hands. She smiled at Leo, as his wound began to heal.
Leo took in a deep breath as he realized what Phoebe had done. His eyes brimmed with tears, and they threatened to fall down his already wet cheeks – that meant he could help Piper through the rough time ahead, and maybe start a family with her. He looked into Phoebe's eyes, and took her hands, "Thank you so much. Now, let's go find Paige." He slowly stood up, still a little weak. He looked at Phoebe once again, "Uh… do you want your powers back? Because I would love to have mine back." He sheepishly grinned at Phoebe. Phoebe smiled, "Sure." She began to recite the reversal spell, "Guiding spirits, hear our plea, annul this magic, let it be." Phoebe again felt the exchange of powers, and smiled at Leo, "Is that better?"
Leo sighed, "Much." He looked at Piper lying on the bed, "I wish I could do something – anything – for her; to make the pain go away." Phoebe gave him an understanding look, "I know, but unfortunately, you can't. You can just heal the physical wounds, not the emotional ones." Leo nodded his head, "What about Paige? Have any ideas?" Phoebe shook her head, "Not really." And then she sat down on the bed, and put her head in her hands. After a few moments of awkward silence, Phoebe lifted her head up, and looked at Leo, "Isn't the demon a shape shifter?" Leo nodded his head, "Seems to be." Phoebe got up and paced across the room in front of her bed. She thought aloud, "Okay. So, all we have to do is figure out where Paige went, and then vanquish his sorry ass." Leo nodded his head, "That may seem like a good idea, but honestly, wouldn't he be expecting that?" Phoebe tilted her head to one side, "Yeah, he would. And he would probably set up a trap for us. That's probably why he took Paige, or just to – " Phoebe couldn't bring herself to say what she had been thinking in her head. A pained expression crossed her face, and Leo nodded his head, and said what she couldn't, "Have his way with her?" Phoebe put her hand to her mouth, "What kind of a sick bastard would do something like this? Of all the demons we've run across, there hasn't been one that was so disgustingly – " Phoebe waved her hands around, trying to come up with the right word. She finally stopped, and walked out of the room to the attic. Before she closed the door behind her, she said to Leo, "I am going to summon Paige, and then we can figure out what to do about that demented demon…" She did not give Leo a say, and truthfully, she didn't care. Phoebe walked up to the attic, and searched through the Book of Shadows for the Summoning Spell.
Author's Notes: Did you like this chapter? I know it was short, but the next one will probably be longer – I promise. J Anyway, please remember to review, and also read the above recommended stories! Thanks!