Disclaimer: No, I don't own Charmed. Hey, it disappoints me as much as it does you. lol. Seriously though, I would have done some things a lot differently if I'd owned the show...anyways. That's my disclaimer and I'm stickin' to it! (In case you were wondering, no I don't do drugs, yes I really am THAT weird!!!:P)
AN: Hey y'all, how's it going? Thanks for all the great reviews!
Rea: Wow, you definitely earned this spot! Three reviews, yay! OK, since I confused you, you can have some cookies. *gives cookies* that better?
Kristen's Paige: Nah, she isn't too mad about it. :P She understands. lol
HalliwellGirls: There's no making you happy is there? ;) I know what you mean, it sucks that any of them have to die. Thank you for the review. I always love hearing from ya!
wAnNaBpIpEr: Thanks so much for the review, it was great. What line did I take? I'm confused :S lol. I'm adding, aren't ya happy? :D
Heyhun: Yeah, I like to surprise people!!! :D Trust me, with all the great compliments I'm getting, I will definitely keep writing. Thanks for your support!
SnOwBuNnY: Thanks for your reviews! The one on last chapter was hilarious...although a friend of mine who happens to love Phoebe was sitting beside me..lol. Thanks again!
Starring Piper: Dontcha hate it when authors shock you? (hint: Believe in Me, more than one boy...grrr) lol Thanks for your review. I know, this story is really very sad.
"What does that mean?," Piper asked, shaking.She already feared the worst. Phoebe looked at the floor, unable to continue. "Prue?," Piper begged, knowing Phoebe would not answer.
"It means that Phoebe took the disease from Paige's body and transferred it into hers. It means she's the one dy..sick now," Prue explained wearily. Piper covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes filling up with tears. The worst was exactly what had happened.
"No...that isn't possible," she whispered, denying it all with a shake of her head. Phoebe stood to the side helplessly. "Why?," Piper pleaded. She couldn't make her mind wrap itself around the idea. Phoebe mulled that question over, not knowing how to answer her.
"Because I love her, and I didn't want her to die..because she has so much to live for...because I wanted her to be able to get married and have kids....because I wanted to be the big sister Prue always is...There isn't a simple reason," she answered finally, analyzing her reasons slowly. Piper felt pain rip through her. How had she let this happen?
"Honey, you didn't have to...I mean, we would have found a way...surely there's a way to stop this," Piper stammered.
"If there is, then you will find it and I'll be fine, and if there isn't...Paige will live. That's all I want," Phoebe reasoned, then began to cry quietly. She just couldn't hold her tears back anymore. Piper quickly crossed to her, wiping ineffectively at the tears on her sister's face. What were they going to do?
Prue glanced over at Paige, gauging her thoughts. She looked pale. It was as though she wasn't in that room, her face had that far off look. She just stared, unblinkingly past all of them and at something the others couldn't see.
"Paige?," she called, trying to bring her out of it. Paige reacted slowly, blinking, then looking at her sister in confusion.
"Why are my clothes different?," Paige asked, looking down at herself. It was then that everyone in the room noticed that Phoebe no longer had her street clothes on. She was wearing a hospital gown, and Paige was dressed in her normal clothes.
"It must have been the spell," Prue answered softly, not wanting to startle her back into the trance-like state she'd been in. Paige nodded like she understood. Her face lost the confused look, and took a whole different emotion.
"You shouldn't have pulled this, Phoebe!," Paige screamed suddenly, sobbing, "This was MY burden, not yours. I didn't need to be saved. It was my destiny. Mine!" Paige stopped, breathless from her crying. Prue soothed her, hugging her and rubbing her back in small circles. Silence pressed down on them. A thick, choking silence that weighed on them heavily.
"What else could I have done?," Phoebe asked tiredly, unable to bear the quiet any longer. Paige pulled away from Prue to stare at her older sister.
"Why did you have to do anything?," she countered, wiping away the last few tears. Phoebe smiled sadly. She wanted so desperately for Paige to understand.
"It isn't easy to explain...," Phoebe began, struggling to put her thoughts into words, "Look at it this way, I've grown up with Piper and Prue. We know each other...really KNOW each other. The way sisters do. You haven't gotten that yet. I wanted to give you a chance to have that kind of closeness."
"But..you're my sister, too. We deserve the chance to get to know each other," Paige argued.
"I know...believe me I know. It's better this way, though. At least you'll have them," Phoebe answered. Piper closed her eyes, fighting back tears. Prue didn't even bother to hold them back. What was the point?
"Please, reverse the spell," Paige implored, walking over to face her sister. Phoebe reached out and grabbed her hands, squeezing them tightly.
"I can't," she refused simply. Paige's face crumpled. Phoebe quickly embraced her, offering whatever comfort she could. "Don't be upset about this, Paige. I did it because I love you. You would have done the same thing for me," she whispered. Paige knew her words were true, and hated that fact fiercely. She couldn't ask her sister to do something she herself would not. Still, Phoebe should NOT be dying because of her. It just wasn't right.
"Phoebe, maybe you should lie down," Prue suggested tearfully. She'd noticed all of the color in her sister's face had drained away. Phoebe nodded dizzily, breaking away from Paige.
"Yeah, I think you're right," she agreed, then swayed and pitched forward. Prue was there, catching her limp body before it hit the cold tiles. Carefully, she tucked her into the hospital bed.
"Piper, go get Doctor Stephens," Prue ordered.
"What are we going to do about the switch?," Piper asked, concerned. The last thing they needed were questions about their...secret. If they were found out, something disastrous was bound to happen. They had to be careful.
"I have a feeling that when he walks in here, he isn't going to notice anything different," Prue answered, "Just go." Piper hesitantly walked out of the room, glancing back towards her sisters, then decided to trust Prue as she'd always done. Paige went to the other side of the bed, clasping Phoebe's hand. It was cold, a fact that terrified her. It felt of death.
"Why did she do this, Prue?," she demanded weakly. Prue shrugged.
"Because she had to," she replied steadily, her eyes still on Phoebe's face. Paige nodded, though Prue couldn't see her. Finally, there was a reason she could understand.
AN: I know, I made you wait longer than usual. Let's just say I had a minor battle with writer's block...I'm still not fond of this chapter, but I'll let you guys decide what you think. Review, please!!
AN: Hey y'all, how's it going? Thanks for all the great reviews!
Rea: Wow, you definitely earned this spot! Three reviews, yay! OK, since I confused you, you can have some cookies. *gives cookies* that better?
Kristen's Paige: Nah, she isn't too mad about it. :P She understands. lol
HalliwellGirls: There's no making you happy is there? ;) I know what you mean, it sucks that any of them have to die. Thank you for the review. I always love hearing from ya!
wAnNaBpIpEr: Thanks so much for the review, it was great. What line did I take? I'm confused :S lol. I'm adding, aren't ya happy? :D
Heyhun: Yeah, I like to surprise people!!! :D Trust me, with all the great compliments I'm getting, I will definitely keep writing. Thanks for your support!
SnOwBuNnY: Thanks for your reviews! The one on last chapter was hilarious...although a friend of mine who happens to love Phoebe was sitting beside me..lol. Thanks again!
Starring Piper: Dontcha hate it when authors shock you? (hint: Believe in Me, more than one boy...grrr) lol Thanks for your review. I know, this story is really very sad.
"What does that mean?," Piper asked, shaking.She already feared the worst. Phoebe looked at the floor, unable to continue. "Prue?," Piper begged, knowing Phoebe would not answer.
"It means that Phoebe took the disease from Paige's body and transferred it into hers. It means she's the one dy..sick now," Prue explained wearily. Piper covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes filling up with tears. The worst was exactly what had happened.
"No...that isn't possible," she whispered, denying it all with a shake of her head. Phoebe stood to the side helplessly. "Why?," Piper pleaded. She couldn't make her mind wrap itself around the idea. Phoebe mulled that question over, not knowing how to answer her.
"Because I love her, and I didn't want her to die..because she has so much to live for...because I wanted her to be able to get married and have kids....because I wanted to be the big sister Prue always is...There isn't a simple reason," she answered finally, analyzing her reasons slowly. Piper felt pain rip through her. How had she let this happen?
"Honey, you didn't have to...I mean, we would have found a way...surely there's a way to stop this," Piper stammered.
"If there is, then you will find it and I'll be fine, and if there isn't...Paige will live. That's all I want," Phoebe reasoned, then began to cry quietly. She just couldn't hold her tears back anymore. Piper quickly crossed to her, wiping ineffectively at the tears on her sister's face. What were they going to do?
Prue glanced over at Paige, gauging her thoughts. She looked pale. It was as though she wasn't in that room, her face had that far off look. She just stared, unblinkingly past all of them and at something the others couldn't see.
"Paige?," she called, trying to bring her out of it. Paige reacted slowly, blinking, then looking at her sister in confusion.
"Why are my clothes different?," Paige asked, looking down at herself. It was then that everyone in the room noticed that Phoebe no longer had her street clothes on. She was wearing a hospital gown, and Paige was dressed in her normal clothes.
"It must have been the spell," Prue answered softly, not wanting to startle her back into the trance-like state she'd been in. Paige nodded like she understood. Her face lost the confused look, and took a whole different emotion.
"You shouldn't have pulled this, Phoebe!," Paige screamed suddenly, sobbing, "This was MY burden, not yours. I didn't need to be saved. It was my destiny. Mine!" Paige stopped, breathless from her crying. Prue soothed her, hugging her and rubbing her back in small circles. Silence pressed down on them. A thick, choking silence that weighed on them heavily.
"What else could I have done?," Phoebe asked tiredly, unable to bear the quiet any longer. Paige pulled away from Prue to stare at her older sister.
"Why did you have to do anything?," she countered, wiping away the last few tears. Phoebe smiled sadly. She wanted so desperately for Paige to understand.
"It isn't easy to explain...," Phoebe began, struggling to put her thoughts into words, "Look at it this way, I've grown up with Piper and Prue. We know each other...really KNOW each other. The way sisters do. You haven't gotten that yet. I wanted to give you a chance to have that kind of closeness."
"But..you're my sister, too. We deserve the chance to get to know each other," Paige argued.
"I know...believe me I know. It's better this way, though. At least you'll have them," Phoebe answered. Piper closed her eyes, fighting back tears. Prue didn't even bother to hold them back. What was the point?
"Please, reverse the spell," Paige implored, walking over to face her sister. Phoebe reached out and grabbed her hands, squeezing them tightly.
"I can't," she refused simply. Paige's face crumpled. Phoebe quickly embraced her, offering whatever comfort she could. "Don't be upset about this, Paige. I did it because I love you. You would have done the same thing for me," she whispered. Paige knew her words were true, and hated that fact fiercely. She couldn't ask her sister to do something she herself would not. Still, Phoebe should NOT be dying because of her. It just wasn't right.
"Phoebe, maybe you should lie down," Prue suggested tearfully. She'd noticed all of the color in her sister's face had drained away. Phoebe nodded dizzily, breaking away from Paige.
"Yeah, I think you're right," she agreed, then swayed and pitched forward. Prue was there, catching her limp body before it hit the cold tiles. Carefully, she tucked her into the hospital bed.
"Piper, go get Doctor Stephens," Prue ordered.
"What are we going to do about the switch?," Piper asked, concerned. The last thing they needed were questions about their...secret. If they were found out, something disastrous was bound to happen. They had to be careful.
"I have a feeling that when he walks in here, he isn't going to notice anything different," Prue answered, "Just go." Piper hesitantly walked out of the room, glancing back towards her sisters, then decided to trust Prue as she'd always done. Paige went to the other side of the bed, clasping Phoebe's hand. It was cold, a fact that terrified her. It felt of death.
"Why did she do this, Prue?," she demanded weakly. Prue shrugged.
"Because she had to," she replied steadily, her eyes still on Phoebe's face. Paige nodded, though Prue couldn't see her. Finally, there was a reason she could understand.
AN: I know, I made you wait longer than usual. Let's just say I had a minor battle with writer's block...I'm still not fond of this chapter, but I'll let you guys decide what you think. Review, please!!