**Sorry about the huge delay but I was on holiday.**
Part Nine
Piper waited until Paige had finished and jumped out of her seat and wrapped her arms around her baby sister. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode from chest as everything that she had expected and feared had been confirmed. She felt tears streaming through her own face and merge into the tears that were emerging from her younger sisters eyes as she held tightly onto Paige. The eldest Charmed One looked between Leo and Darryl and the top of her youngest sister head.
"You were so brave." Piper stated as she rubbed her hand across Paige back as she kept her eyes on Darryl, "Of course that's all they need right?"
"Yeah, I mean yes. I got it on a recording here." Darryl said slightly taken-a-back as he lost his professional manner. "You'll just have to go through it with a officer down at the station."
Darryl stopped in mid-sentence as he caught Piper eye.
"But you can do that in your own time during the next week or so." Darryl continued as he saw Paige offer a weak nod. "And then there's just the trial."
"The. trial." Paige stuttered.
"You still want to do it right?" Darryl questioned her tearstained face.
"Of course we do." Phoebe said from her chair without looking at Paige.
"Paige?" Darryl asked.
"I want to send him where he belongs." Paige told him with her normal strength and conviction return to her voice. "And I'll do whatever that takes. Legally or even orbing his little friend down there into the middle of a volcano."
Piper wrapped her arms tighter around her little sister as she laughed. She had never felt more proud of her, not even when they had vanquished the Source or Cole.
"I could do with some air."
"Of course," Piper replied loosing her grip on her younger sister.
Darryl allowed himself to shot them a small smile at his friends. "I'll sort it all and give you a call."
"I'll show you out." Phoebe offered as she got to her own feet.
The oldest and youngest Charmed ones watched as they saw Phoebe and Darryl disappear. Paige kept her eyes firmly fixed on Phoebe's back until turning back to look at Leo.
"She's still blaming herself isn't she?"
Leo took a couple of second to consider what answer to give his sister-in- law before gently nodding. He saw no point in trying to hide anything.
"But I choose that, I mean I didn't want her hurt as well as me. 'Cause that's what got me through it all, that and going through the shopping list in my mind, that everyone else was going to be okay if I just kept my mouth shut." Paige explained.
"Have you told her that?" Leo asked.
"And let her lay a guilt trip on herself more than she already is." Paige replied as she shook her head softly.
"I think you should."
Without uttering a sound Paige slowing got to her feet and headed to the hallway. She watched Phoebe's back for a couple of seconds before meeting Phoebe's eyes. Paige started to wonder how she would be feeling and the situation was reversed.
Phoebe looked back at her younger sister and finally made eye contact as she gulped and ran her hands between the bridge of her noise and her forehead.
"Paige, I'm so sorry," She started, "How can you ever forgive me?"
"I've already done that, 'cause there was nothing to forgive." Paige told her in a firm voice. "I wanted you out of that room as much as he wanted."
"But,"
Paige offered her older sister a small smile. "There's no buts about it and I'm sure you've made it up to me by saving my life every other week."
"Okay," Phoebe replied. "But I do have one condition."
"What?"
"That you let me touch you again."
"Deal," Paige said as she made her way toward Phoebe.
Phoebe smiled slightly before feeling herself being flung through the air and crashing against the stairs.
Phoebe looked up as she started to push herself off the floor. She blinked for a second as she saw a woman approaching Paige bouncing a fireball in her hand.
"What's the matter Paige, you know it would be easier just to die and end all the pain."
Paige caught the woman eyes as she held out her hand and paused to look at the fireball that was in her hand. Maybe it would just be easier wasn't that what she had just decided earlier. But that was before had decided that she needed to go through this all.
"Paige!" Phoebe exclaimed as she saw the fireball leave the demon's hand.
Part Nine
Piper waited until Paige had finished and jumped out of her seat and wrapped her arms around her baby sister. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode from chest as everything that she had expected and feared had been confirmed. She felt tears streaming through her own face and merge into the tears that were emerging from her younger sisters eyes as she held tightly onto Paige. The eldest Charmed One looked between Leo and Darryl and the top of her youngest sister head.
"You were so brave." Piper stated as she rubbed her hand across Paige back as she kept her eyes on Darryl, "Of course that's all they need right?"
"Yeah, I mean yes. I got it on a recording here." Darryl said slightly taken-a-back as he lost his professional manner. "You'll just have to go through it with a officer down at the station."
Darryl stopped in mid-sentence as he caught Piper eye.
"But you can do that in your own time during the next week or so." Darryl continued as he saw Paige offer a weak nod. "And then there's just the trial."
"The. trial." Paige stuttered.
"You still want to do it right?" Darryl questioned her tearstained face.
"Of course we do." Phoebe said from her chair without looking at Paige.
"Paige?" Darryl asked.
"I want to send him where he belongs." Paige told him with her normal strength and conviction return to her voice. "And I'll do whatever that takes. Legally or even orbing his little friend down there into the middle of a volcano."
Piper wrapped her arms tighter around her little sister as she laughed. She had never felt more proud of her, not even when they had vanquished the Source or Cole.
"I could do with some air."
"Of course," Piper replied loosing her grip on her younger sister.
Darryl allowed himself to shot them a small smile at his friends. "I'll sort it all and give you a call."
"I'll show you out." Phoebe offered as she got to her own feet.
The oldest and youngest Charmed ones watched as they saw Phoebe and Darryl disappear. Paige kept her eyes firmly fixed on Phoebe's back until turning back to look at Leo.
"She's still blaming herself isn't she?"
Leo took a couple of second to consider what answer to give his sister-in- law before gently nodding. He saw no point in trying to hide anything.
"But I choose that, I mean I didn't want her hurt as well as me. 'Cause that's what got me through it all, that and going through the shopping list in my mind, that everyone else was going to be okay if I just kept my mouth shut." Paige explained.
"Have you told her that?" Leo asked.
"And let her lay a guilt trip on herself more than she already is." Paige replied as she shook her head softly.
"I think you should."
Without uttering a sound Paige slowing got to her feet and headed to the hallway. She watched Phoebe's back for a couple of seconds before meeting Phoebe's eyes. Paige started to wonder how she would be feeling and the situation was reversed.
Phoebe looked back at her younger sister and finally made eye contact as she gulped and ran her hands between the bridge of her noise and her forehead.
"Paige, I'm so sorry," She started, "How can you ever forgive me?"
"I've already done that, 'cause there was nothing to forgive." Paige told her in a firm voice. "I wanted you out of that room as much as he wanted."
"But,"
Paige offered her older sister a small smile. "There's no buts about it and I'm sure you've made it up to me by saving my life every other week."
"Okay," Phoebe replied. "But I do have one condition."
"What?"
"That you let me touch you again."
"Deal," Paige said as she made her way toward Phoebe.
Phoebe smiled slightly before feeling herself being flung through the air and crashing against the stairs.
Phoebe looked up as she started to push herself off the floor. She blinked for a second as she saw a woman approaching Paige bouncing a fireball in her hand.
"What's the matter Paige, you know it would be easier just to die and end all the pain."
Paige caught the woman eyes as she held out her hand and paused to look at the fireball that was in her hand. Maybe it would just be easier wasn't that what she had just decided earlier. But that was before had decided that she needed to go through this all.
"Paige!" Phoebe exclaimed as she saw the fireball leave the demon's hand.