Title: Rebel without Hope
Author: X5-343 Rating: PG-13 Category: Drama
Timeline: Pre-Show
Spoilers: None
Season: Pre-Show
Content Warnings: Language Warning/Substance abuse
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Charmed Ones or any character from the show Charmed. Any characters you don't recognize belong to the author.
Summary: This takes place when all the girls are teenagers. This is also an alternate universe where all 4 Sisters grow up together. Paige isn't Victors but they all know that. They all still consider Paige their sister. But lately Paige has been rejecting their love. She's starting to seriously screw up and even Prue doesn't know what to do.
A/N: Please R & R with comments, criticism (no flames please) oh and if you have better name for the story please put it in your review. Thx
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Ages - Prue (23) Piper (21) Phoebe (18) Paige (16)
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Minutes Later -
The doctor and nurses exited Paige's room smiling. Andy, Prue and Piper ran towards Dr. White.
"What happened?" Breathed Phoebe
"It was a malfunction on the machines part"
"How could that happen?" Demanded Prue, she was pissed that the hospital would worry them so much just because their damn machines wouldn't work!
"The problem has been resolved, don't worry Miss Halliwell" Reassured Dr. White.
"Whatever" Grumbled Prue, pushing past the Dr.
"And Phoebe if you're ready, Dr. Shell will see you now"
Phoebe nodded nervously, looked at Andy, her sisters and followed Dr. White down the hall.
Room -
Piper, Prue and Andy were now all sitting around Paige's bed. Piper and Prue each holding one of her hands. All of them kept looking up at the blood bags. One was empty and the other was just above half full. Prue figured that meant it would be at least another half-hour before Paige awoke.
Prue stood up. "I'm going to try getting a hold of Grams again. The hotel clerk guy said she wasn't there when I called on the way here"
"Okay" Said Piper still latched to Paige.
Prue exited the room and found the nearest payphone. She put in her money and phoned the Hotel where their grandmother was staying just outside San Francisco.
"Hello?" Answered a woman's voice
"Yes, Hi I'm looking for Penny Halliwell is she in?"
"Yes she is would you like me to patch you through?"
"Yes please"
Prue heard a couple more rings and then heard her grandmother's voice on the other end. Prue was silent for a moment not knowing what to tell her grandmother.
"Hello?"
Prue heard her Grams voice again.
"Grams! It's me Prue"
"Prue! Is something wrong?"
Tears sprung to Prue's eyes again.
"Prudence?" She heard her grandmother again
"Yea, Grams Paige is in the hospital" She croaked out as she tried to hold back her tears
"Oh lord! What happened?"
Grams was frantic now.
"Grams, could you just come back? I'll tell you then" Said Prue as a few stray tears fell down her cheeks.
"Yes, of course Prue, I'll be there soon" Penny was upset now, she had never heard Prue sound so upset
"Thanks"
With that the two hung up. Prue waited outside Paige's room, waiting for her tears to clear. Phoebe then came around the hospital corner and saw Prue sitting outside now Paige's room. She had been released she signed herself out. She loved being 18!
"Prue, what are you doing?" Asked Phoebe
Prue snapped her head up. "Phoebe! Oh me? Well I was.. um waiting for you to come back!" Covered Prue
"Right" Said Phoebe obviously not believing her. Prue's eyes were bloodshot.
"What did the doctor say?" Asked Prue changing the subject away from herself.
"I'm free!" Phoebe exclaimed
Prue hugged herself. "That's great! Do you need me to sign you out?"
"Nope, released myself!"
Prue grinned at her younger sister. She was all grown up.
Just then Andy burst out of the room and saw Phoebe and Prue talking.
"Guys, come in! Paige is waking up!" He exclaimed
Prue and Phoebe jumped up and dodged into the room. Phoebe stopped at her old bed and picked up her clothes. She ran over to Paige's bed meanwhile getting dressed.
The first words uttered out of Paige's mouth was calling for her sisters.
"Prue? Piper? Phoebe?"
"We're here Paige" Soothed Piper, gripping Paige's hand tighter.
Paige groaned. her head hurt so much. Suddenly pain shot through her back. She screeched her pain. Piper tightened her grip more.
"Paige, what's wrong?" asked Prue
Paige clinched her eyes together to fight the pain. "My back" She gritted through her squeezed teeth.
"Sweetie, lean forward" Said Prue, she wanted to see how bad the cuts were.
Paige leaned forward a help from her sisters. The pain eased as she minimized the pressure of the bed against her back. She felt Prue move her hospital gown so she could have a better look.
"Ohmigod" She heard Prue exclaim softly
"What is it?" Asked Piper, loosening her grip on Paige's hand. (which Paige was grateful for)
Prue couldn't spout out any words so she simple waved her hands to say 'come here'. Phoebe walked over to Paige and looked at her back. She to was speechless.
"God! Is it really that bad?" Joked Paige
Piper took a long at Paige's back and went pale.
Andy walked around Prue and looked at all the strange markings that practically covered all of the upper part of Paige's back.
"It looks Chinese" He said
"For what?" Spat Phoebe, how could anyone ever do that to Paige?
Andy looked closer at the symbols and pulled together some words. It looked like a collage of all different words.
"Let's just say that this man really didn't like Paige." Said Andy backing away. He couldn't bear to tell the sisters what all those symbols said. Piper got of out her seat and walked calmly towards the bathroom. Moments later she threw up the pieces of food she had managed to eat that day.
About a hour and a half later Dr. White had entered the room while Paige was in the middle of telling her story of the past three or four months. Paige was crying heavily, while her sisters kept telling her they thought nothing less of her. Paige couldn't help but think she had let them all down though.
"Ahh Paige, good to see you're up" Said Dr. White as she entered the room , not realizing they were in the middle of something. Prue, Phoebe and Piper all shot the Doctor a icy glare.
"How are you?" Asked the doctor
"A little sore and I have a headache but my back is okay if I sit up" Paige replied truthfully
"Do you want some pain relievers?"
"No, I want to stay conscious" Paige replied smartly
The sisters shared a grin.
"Okay, well we're going to put you through some X-rays and take some blood tests. Before we can release you we're going to send you to the hospital psychiatrist at least three times. No making deals" the doctor looked at Prue for a split second. "You can continue to see the doctor if you want. If not you can go on the permission of your sister or grandmother if she arrives by then."
As if on cue, Grams walked through the door. She had gotten Paige's room number from the reception desk.
"Are you Penny Halliwell?" Asked Doctor White
"Yes, I am, who are you?" Asked Grams suspiciously
"Doctor Sarah White. I'm Paige's and I was Phoebe's doctor" Replied Sarah holding out her hand.
Penny took her hand and shook it. "Phoebe was in here too?" She asked confused
"Ms. Halliwell why don't you and I step outside and discuss everything"
"okay" Agreed Penny still regarding the doctor with wariness
The two stepped into the hall and talked. Minute's later Grams stepped back into the room.
"The doctor will be back soon" She said
Everyone nodded. "Andy, could you please give us a few moments?" Asked Penny
"Sure, Ms. Halliwell, I'll be in the cafeteria, when your finished" Agreed Andy
Penny nodded and Andy left the room. She walked over to where Andy was sitting and sat down. Nobody said a word.
"I'm majorly grounded aren't I?" Asked Paige finally
"I thought that was obvious" Replied Penny, her voice held no emotion
"What about me Grams?" Asked Phoebe softly as the images flew through her mind again
"You were protecting your sister, Phoebe. I think that what you put yourself through for the next while will be enough punishment." She said sympathetically
Phoebe nodded. She couldn't put the images out of her head but Grams knew that what they went through as adults - once she was gone - would probably much more disturbing.
Grams got up and left the room as Dr. White came back in to take Paige to X-rays and the shrink. Piper, Phoebe and Prue sat in silence for a while.
"Grams is really disappointed is Paige" Piper said breaking the silence
Prue nodded in reply.
"Yea, she looked at Paige as if she didn't have any emotions" Phoebe declared
"She'll probably be like that for a little while" Stated Prue
Author: X5-343 Rating: PG-13 Category: Drama
Timeline: Pre-Show
Spoilers: None
Season: Pre-Show
Content Warnings: Language Warning/Substance abuse
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Charmed Ones or any character from the show Charmed. Any characters you don't recognize belong to the author.
Summary: This takes place when all the girls are teenagers. This is also an alternate universe where all 4 Sisters grow up together. Paige isn't Victors but they all know that. They all still consider Paige their sister. But lately Paige has been rejecting their love. She's starting to seriously screw up and even Prue doesn't know what to do.
A/N: Please R & R with comments, criticism (no flames please) oh and if you have better name for the story please put it in your review. Thx
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Ages - Prue (23) Piper (21) Phoebe (18) Paige (16)
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Minutes Later -
The doctor and nurses exited Paige's room smiling. Andy, Prue and Piper ran towards Dr. White.
"What happened?" Breathed Phoebe
"It was a malfunction on the machines part"
"How could that happen?" Demanded Prue, she was pissed that the hospital would worry them so much just because their damn machines wouldn't work!
"The problem has been resolved, don't worry Miss Halliwell" Reassured Dr. White.
"Whatever" Grumbled Prue, pushing past the Dr.
"And Phoebe if you're ready, Dr. Shell will see you now"
Phoebe nodded nervously, looked at Andy, her sisters and followed Dr. White down the hall.
Room -
Piper, Prue and Andy were now all sitting around Paige's bed. Piper and Prue each holding one of her hands. All of them kept looking up at the blood bags. One was empty and the other was just above half full. Prue figured that meant it would be at least another half-hour before Paige awoke.
Prue stood up. "I'm going to try getting a hold of Grams again. The hotel clerk guy said she wasn't there when I called on the way here"
"Okay" Said Piper still latched to Paige.
Prue exited the room and found the nearest payphone. She put in her money and phoned the Hotel where their grandmother was staying just outside San Francisco.
"Hello?" Answered a woman's voice
"Yes, Hi I'm looking for Penny Halliwell is she in?"
"Yes she is would you like me to patch you through?"
"Yes please"
Prue heard a couple more rings and then heard her grandmother's voice on the other end. Prue was silent for a moment not knowing what to tell her grandmother.
"Hello?"
Prue heard her Grams voice again.
"Grams! It's me Prue"
"Prue! Is something wrong?"
Tears sprung to Prue's eyes again.
"Prudence?" She heard her grandmother again
"Yea, Grams Paige is in the hospital" She croaked out as she tried to hold back her tears
"Oh lord! What happened?"
Grams was frantic now.
"Grams, could you just come back? I'll tell you then" Said Prue as a few stray tears fell down her cheeks.
"Yes, of course Prue, I'll be there soon" Penny was upset now, she had never heard Prue sound so upset
"Thanks"
With that the two hung up. Prue waited outside Paige's room, waiting for her tears to clear. Phoebe then came around the hospital corner and saw Prue sitting outside now Paige's room. She had been released she signed herself out. She loved being 18!
"Prue, what are you doing?" Asked Phoebe
Prue snapped her head up. "Phoebe! Oh me? Well I was.. um waiting for you to come back!" Covered Prue
"Right" Said Phoebe obviously not believing her. Prue's eyes were bloodshot.
"What did the doctor say?" Asked Prue changing the subject away from herself.
"I'm free!" Phoebe exclaimed
Prue hugged herself. "That's great! Do you need me to sign you out?"
"Nope, released myself!"
Prue grinned at her younger sister. She was all grown up.
Just then Andy burst out of the room and saw Phoebe and Prue talking.
"Guys, come in! Paige is waking up!" He exclaimed
Prue and Phoebe jumped up and dodged into the room. Phoebe stopped at her old bed and picked up her clothes. She ran over to Paige's bed meanwhile getting dressed.
The first words uttered out of Paige's mouth was calling for her sisters.
"Prue? Piper? Phoebe?"
"We're here Paige" Soothed Piper, gripping Paige's hand tighter.
Paige groaned. her head hurt so much. Suddenly pain shot through her back. She screeched her pain. Piper tightened her grip more.
"Paige, what's wrong?" asked Prue
Paige clinched her eyes together to fight the pain. "My back" She gritted through her squeezed teeth.
"Sweetie, lean forward" Said Prue, she wanted to see how bad the cuts were.
Paige leaned forward a help from her sisters. The pain eased as she minimized the pressure of the bed against her back. She felt Prue move her hospital gown so she could have a better look.
"Ohmigod" She heard Prue exclaim softly
"What is it?" Asked Piper, loosening her grip on Paige's hand. (which Paige was grateful for)
Prue couldn't spout out any words so she simple waved her hands to say 'come here'. Phoebe walked over to Paige and looked at her back. She to was speechless.
"God! Is it really that bad?" Joked Paige
Piper took a long at Paige's back and went pale.
Andy walked around Prue and looked at all the strange markings that practically covered all of the upper part of Paige's back.
"It looks Chinese" He said
"For what?" Spat Phoebe, how could anyone ever do that to Paige?
Andy looked closer at the symbols and pulled together some words. It looked like a collage of all different words.
"Let's just say that this man really didn't like Paige." Said Andy backing away. He couldn't bear to tell the sisters what all those symbols said. Piper got of out her seat and walked calmly towards the bathroom. Moments later she threw up the pieces of food she had managed to eat that day.
About a hour and a half later Dr. White had entered the room while Paige was in the middle of telling her story of the past three or four months. Paige was crying heavily, while her sisters kept telling her they thought nothing less of her. Paige couldn't help but think she had let them all down though.
"Ahh Paige, good to see you're up" Said Dr. White as she entered the room , not realizing they were in the middle of something. Prue, Phoebe and Piper all shot the Doctor a icy glare.
"How are you?" Asked the doctor
"A little sore and I have a headache but my back is okay if I sit up" Paige replied truthfully
"Do you want some pain relievers?"
"No, I want to stay conscious" Paige replied smartly
The sisters shared a grin.
"Okay, well we're going to put you through some X-rays and take some blood tests. Before we can release you we're going to send you to the hospital psychiatrist at least three times. No making deals" the doctor looked at Prue for a split second. "You can continue to see the doctor if you want. If not you can go on the permission of your sister or grandmother if she arrives by then."
As if on cue, Grams walked through the door. She had gotten Paige's room number from the reception desk.
"Are you Penny Halliwell?" Asked Doctor White
"Yes, I am, who are you?" Asked Grams suspiciously
"Doctor Sarah White. I'm Paige's and I was Phoebe's doctor" Replied Sarah holding out her hand.
Penny took her hand and shook it. "Phoebe was in here too?" She asked confused
"Ms. Halliwell why don't you and I step outside and discuss everything"
"okay" Agreed Penny still regarding the doctor with wariness
The two stepped into the hall and talked. Minute's later Grams stepped back into the room.
"The doctor will be back soon" She said
Everyone nodded. "Andy, could you please give us a few moments?" Asked Penny
"Sure, Ms. Halliwell, I'll be in the cafeteria, when your finished" Agreed Andy
Penny nodded and Andy left the room. She walked over to where Andy was sitting and sat down. Nobody said a word.
"I'm majorly grounded aren't I?" Asked Paige finally
"I thought that was obvious" Replied Penny, her voice held no emotion
"What about me Grams?" Asked Phoebe softly as the images flew through her mind again
"You were protecting your sister, Phoebe. I think that what you put yourself through for the next while will be enough punishment." She said sympathetically
Phoebe nodded. She couldn't put the images out of her head but Grams knew that what they went through as adults - once she was gone - would probably much more disturbing.
Grams got up and left the room as Dr. White came back in to take Paige to X-rays and the shrink. Piper, Phoebe and Prue sat in silence for a while.
"Grams is really disappointed is Paige" Piper said breaking the silence
Prue nodded in reply.
"Yea, she looked at Paige as if she didn't have any emotions" Phoebe declared
"She'll probably be like that for a little while" Stated Prue
