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: Any suggestion you guys have on makin' this better is OK by me!!!
SnOwBuNnY: You did not say you felt sorry for Phoebe...wow...that's a task. I am good! lolol j/k thanks for the compliment!
wAnNaBpIpEr: Nope, I won't be killing Paige off today...fear not. I'm glad you still love the story
Lara-Beth: Don't worry, as long as someone reviews, I'm going to finish the story. That isn't a problem! I think that if people take the time to read and review, then I can take the time to thank them! I'll give the characters hugs for ya. ;) specially Piper. Thank you soooo much for your compliments, they really encourage me!
Piper Halliwell-Turner: welcome to the story! About Phoebe dying..well, you'll have to fine out for yourself!
Ethelion: Welcome to the story as well! Thanks for your encouragement, I am sooo happy you enjoyed reading.
Rea: I appreciate your reviews! I triple-y appreciate you taking the time to review every chapter! You are awesome! OH, and I'm not evil..much.
Starring Piper: *glares at comp* grrr, I can't believe your reviews weren't showing up. That's just...mean. Well, I'm glad you're still reading, I was getting worried there for a minute. I can't lose my most loyal reviewer! I did intend it to seem as though they were connected somehow...to emphasize the sisterly bond. You noticed!! :D I hope I didn't cause any permanent damage, what with you holding your breath and all...lol thanks for reading and reviewing!!!! It's really, really, really encouraging.
Read on, people, read on...
Finally, after five minutes of Paige's hoarse calls, Leo orbed in beside her. "Paige...the Elders told me you were about to...about to do something really foolish," he commented the moment her materialized. Paige only sobbed harder, disbelief turning into horror as she thought about what she had almost done. "Hey...It's alright. You're OK," Leo comforted, wrapping her in a hug, resting his chin on her head. Paige took a few shuddering breaths before pulling away, wiping sheepishly at her tears.
"I don't know what I was thinking," she said quietly, "It's just...Well, Phoebe's mad at me, and she has a right to be...Then, I left and no one followed me and I guess I just lost it." Leo tried to make sense of her rushed words, but had little luck.
"Why don't you start from the beginning," he suggested, barely hiding an amused smile. Paige sighed heavily. She really didn't feel like remembering, but she had called him, he deserved to know why.
"I'm not really sure how we started fighting," she started, shaking her head. A look of confusion from Leo had her backtracking already. "Me and Phoebe," she clarified quickly. Leo nodded, indicating she could go on. "Anyways, the fight got pretty heated...she told me to quit whining or leave her out of it. So I walked out...," she explained, tears springing to her eyes. "No one came...they didn't even try to stop me, but I was so mad I didn't really care at first. I started driving...and I lost it. I was going close to a hundred miles and I wanted to run myself into a tree. I wanted to die so they didn't have to deal with me," she finished brokenly. Leo digested her story for a minute, gauging her reaction to several things he had to say.
"Why did you stop?," he tried gently. Paige glanced up, surprised, before realizing there wasn't malice in the question, only curiosity.
"I wasn't going to, but then I thought about what I would be doing to them if I killed myself. I didn't want to abandon them...not like my parents did me," she answered. Anger built inside of her, but not at them, at herself. How could she be so selfish?
"You didn't, that's what you have to remember. You didn't abandon them Paige, you stopped," Leo soothed quietly. Paige nodded and wiped away a few stray tears.
"Take me home?," she implored, "I don't think I can do it...I'm too tired." Leo nodded, and swept both away in flashing blue lights.
"We should have gone after her," Piper insisted. Prue handed her a glass of water, which Piper took gratefully.
"Hush, just drink this and don't worry about it right now," she ordered. She was still mad at Paige, but the ordeal with Piper had cooled her temper drastically.
"She's right Prue," Phoebe said guiltily, "We should have. Who knows what she's doing now." Prue shot her a warning glance hot enough to make her draw back and close her mouth.
"We'll worry about it later," Prue growled through clenched teeth.
"No," Piper said firmly, "We'll worry about it now." Prue raised her eyebrows, before patting Piper's hand in an attempt to placate her.
"Calm down, I'll take care of it," she offered. Piper wasn't convinced.
"Don't use that tone with me!," she snapped, and at Prue's obviously mystified look, explained, "The one that you use for crazy, feeble old women, or little children when they proposed something outlandish."
"Alright, if it'll make you feel better, I'll call Leo and get him to sense her," Prue said, exasperated. Piper relaxed and smiled, satisfied. "Don't look so smug," Prue spat, only increasing Piper's smile. Before Prue could call for him, Leo was standing in front of them, a saddened Paige standing beside him.
"Leo," Paige cried indignantly, "I asked you to take me home, not here."
"Nice to see you too, Paige," Prue greeted sarcastically, already getting angry again.
"Yeah, I bet," Paige snarled, turning to waltz right back out of the room.
"Paige, wait, don't leave," Piper called. Paige turned slowly to face her.
"Why not?," she demanded icily. Piper struggled not to get angry. "She's upset," she told herself sternly, "With good reason."
"Because I...WE," she corrected, "want you to stay." Prue scoffed and received a glare from Piper.
"She's right, Paige," Phoebe chimed in. Paige crossed her arms.
"Excuse me if I don't look so believing, but didn't you just tell me to 'leave you out of it'?," Paige said, making her irritation clear. Phoebe had to take a minute to make herself stay cool.
"I was upset, Paige, you should know I say stupid things when I get mad," she told her, receiving a rewarding smile from Paige.
"Oh alright," Paige relented, sighing dramatically. Phoebe grinned.
"Then we're good?," Piper interrupted. Paige nodded, along with Phoebe. At the same time, Paige decided not to tell her sisters about her little road trip. The less they had to worry about, the better.
"Prue?," Piper inquired, giving her a pointed look. Prue shrugged.
"Sure," she answered half-heartedly. Piper rolled her eyes. Prue was such a drama queen. (AN: to all Prue fans (I'm one too!) I mean that in the nicest way possible!)
"OK, well, sorry for cutting this short, but I'm in desperate need of a hug from my wonderful boyfriend," Paige said almost too cheerfully.
"Can you do it yourself? Because I'm in desperate need of a hug from my wife," Leo teased. Paige nodded, and quickly orbed out before anyone could ask any questions.
"Come here, you," Piper beckoned, pulling him into a crushing embrace. Leo hugged her back just as fiercely, then drew back to kiss her.
"Disgusting isn't it Prue?," Phoebe joked. Prue smiled distractedly. Why did she all of a sudden dislike Paige? What was happening to her?
"I love you," Piper whispered, still reveling in the warmth of his kiss.
"I love you too," Leo whispered back, and kissed her once more, before orbing out with the intent of checking on Paige.
"I hate it when he does that," Piper ranted, stalking over to sit beside Phoebe. Phoebe laughed, annoying her.
"You know, it would be nice to get some sympathy from you," she complained teasingly.
"I'm just ever so sorry," Phoebe said, anything but sympathy seasoning her tone. Piper rolled her eyes, tapping her playfully on the forehead. "At least she still has her attitude," Piper thought to herself.
AN: Any suggestion you guys have on makin' this better is OK by me!!!
SnOwBuNnY: You did not say you felt sorry for Phoebe...wow...that's a task. I am good! lolol j/k thanks for the compliment!
wAnNaBpIpEr: Nope, I won't be killing Paige off today...fear not. I'm glad you still love the story
Lara-Beth: Don't worry, as long as someone reviews, I'm going to finish the story. That isn't a problem! I think that if people take the time to read and review, then I can take the time to thank them! I'll give the characters hugs for ya. ;) specially Piper. Thank you soooo much for your compliments, they really encourage me!
Piper Halliwell-Turner: welcome to the story! About Phoebe dying..well, you'll have to fine out for yourself!
Ethelion: Welcome to the story as well! Thanks for your encouragement, I am sooo happy you enjoyed reading.
Rea: I appreciate your reviews! I triple-y appreciate you taking the time to review every chapter! You are awesome! OH, and I'm not evil..much.
Starring Piper: *glares at comp* grrr, I can't believe your reviews weren't showing up. That's just...mean. Well, I'm glad you're still reading, I was getting worried there for a minute. I can't lose my most loyal reviewer! I did intend it to seem as though they were connected somehow...to emphasize the sisterly bond. You noticed!! :D I hope I didn't cause any permanent damage, what with you holding your breath and all...lol thanks for reading and reviewing!!!! It's really, really, really encouraging.
Read on, people, read on...
Finally, after five minutes of Paige's hoarse calls, Leo orbed in beside her. "Paige...the Elders told me you were about to...about to do something really foolish," he commented the moment her materialized. Paige only sobbed harder, disbelief turning into horror as she thought about what she had almost done. "Hey...It's alright. You're OK," Leo comforted, wrapping her in a hug, resting his chin on her head. Paige took a few shuddering breaths before pulling away, wiping sheepishly at her tears.
"I don't know what I was thinking," she said quietly, "It's just...Well, Phoebe's mad at me, and she has a right to be...Then, I left and no one followed me and I guess I just lost it." Leo tried to make sense of her rushed words, but had little luck.
"Why don't you start from the beginning," he suggested, barely hiding an amused smile. Paige sighed heavily. She really didn't feel like remembering, but she had called him, he deserved to know why.
"I'm not really sure how we started fighting," she started, shaking her head. A look of confusion from Leo had her backtracking already. "Me and Phoebe," she clarified quickly. Leo nodded, indicating she could go on. "Anyways, the fight got pretty heated...she told me to quit whining or leave her out of it. So I walked out...," she explained, tears springing to her eyes. "No one came...they didn't even try to stop me, but I was so mad I didn't really care at first. I started driving...and I lost it. I was going close to a hundred miles and I wanted to run myself into a tree. I wanted to die so they didn't have to deal with me," she finished brokenly. Leo digested her story for a minute, gauging her reaction to several things he had to say.
"Why did you stop?," he tried gently. Paige glanced up, surprised, before realizing there wasn't malice in the question, only curiosity.
"I wasn't going to, but then I thought about what I would be doing to them if I killed myself. I didn't want to abandon them...not like my parents did me," she answered. Anger built inside of her, but not at them, at herself. How could she be so selfish?
"You didn't, that's what you have to remember. You didn't abandon them Paige, you stopped," Leo soothed quietly. Paige nodded and wiped away a few stray tears.
"Take me home?," she implored, "I don't think I can do it...I'm too tired." Leo nodded, and swept both away in flashing blue lights.
"We should have gone after her," Piper insisted. Prue handed her a glass of water, which Piper took gratefully.
"Hush, just drink this and don't worry about it right now," she ordered. She was still mad at Paige, but the ordeal with Piper had cooled her temper drastically.
"She's right Prue," Phoebe said guiltily, "We should have. Who knows what she's doing now." Prue shot her a warning glance hot enough to make her draw back and close her mouth.
"We'll worry about it later," Prue growled through clenched teeth.
"No," Piper said firmly, "We'll worry about it now." Prue raised her eyebrows, before patting Piper's hand in an attempt to placate her.
"Calm down, I'll take care of it," she offered. Piper wasn't convinced.
"Don't use that tone with me!," she snapped, and at Prue's obviously mystified look, explained, "The one that you use for crazy, feeble old women, or little children when they proposed something outlandish."
"Alright, if it'll make you feel better, I'll call Leo and get him to sense her," Prue said, exasperated. Piper relaxed and smiled, satisfied. "Don't look so smug," Prue spat, only increasing Piper's smile. Before Prue could call for him, Leo was standing in front of them, a saddened Paige standing beside him.
"Leo," Paige cried indignantly, "I asked you to take me home, not here."
"Nice to see you too, Paige," Prue greeted sarcastically, already getting angry again.
"Yeah, I bet," Paige snarled, turning to waltz right back out of the room.
"Paige, wait, don't leave," Piper called. Paige turned slowly to face her.
"Why not?," she demanded icily. Piper struggled not to get angry. "She's upset," she told herself sternly, "With good reason."
"Because I...WE," she corrected, "want you to stay." Prue scoffed and received a glare from Piper.
"She's right, Paige," Phoebe chimed in. Paige crossed her arms.
"Excuse me if I don't look so believing, but didn't you just tell me to 'leave you out of it'?," Paige said, making her irritation clear. Phoebe had to take a minute to make herself stay cool.
"I was upset, Paige, you should know I say stupid things when I get mad," she told her, receiving a rewarding smile from Paige.
"Oh alright," Paige relented, sighing dramatically. Phoebe grinned.
"Then we're good?," Piper interrupted. Paige nodded, along with Phoebe. At the same time, Paige decided not to tell her sisters about her little road trip. The less they had to worry about, the better.
"Prue?," Piper inquired, giving her a pointed look. Prue shrugged.
"Sure," she answered half-heartedly. Piper rolled her eyes. Prue was such a drama queen. (AN: to all Prue fans (I'm one too!) I mean that in the nicest way possible!)
"OK, well, sorry for cutting this short, but I'm in desperate need of a hug from my wonderful boyfriend," Paige said almost too cheerfully.
"Can you do it yourself? Because I'm in desperate need of a hug from my wife," Leo teased. Paige nodded, and quickly orbed out before anyone could ask any questions.
"Come here, you," Piper beckoned, pulling him into a crushing embrace. Leo hugged her back just as fiercely, then drew back to kiss her.
"Disgusting isn't it Prue?," Phoebe joked. Prue smiled distractedly. Why did she all of a sudden dislike Paige? What was happening to her?
"I love you," Piper whispered, still reveling in the warmth of his kiss.
"I love you too," Leo whispered back, and kissed her once more, before orbing out with the intent of checking on Paige.
"I hate it when he does that," Piper ranted, stalking over to sit beside Phoebe. Phoebe laughed, annoying her.
"You know, it would be nice to get some sympathy from you," she complained teasingly.
"I'm just ever so sorry," Phoebe said, anything but sympathy seasoning her tone. Piper rolled her eyes, tapping her playfully on the forehead. "At least she still has her attitude," Piper thought to herself.