Chapter two
Phoebe looked in concern at the clock. Why wasn't Paige back yet? She had
been gone for an hour at least. No-one took that long to buy a book. She
heard the front door slam. Piper walked in, throwing her handbag down with
a relieved sigh. "That's the last time I hire that band. Do you know what
they did to the floor?"
"Piper, have you seen Paige? She went.out.and hasn't come back." Piper
didn't looked too concerned. "She's probably just gone out for a drink with
her friends. She probably come back totally drunk with a new boyfriend."
Phoebe nodded, but still felt a bit worried.
* * * That night Phoebe slept badly. She had fevered dreams of black shadows that breathed fire, and a great statue of a many headed serpent. Its eyes glowed red and she woke with a start. She was covered with a cold sweat, and her sheets were twisted into knots. She got up and started re-arranging her bed. She remembered that Paige hadn't come home when she had gone to bed. She crept silently out of her room, and tiptoed towards Paige's. She peeked into her room and froze. Her sheets were still made from yesterday. She hadn't come home.
"Piper! PIPER!" piper woke with a start. Phoebe had shaken here violently awake. She glared up at here sister, about to complain about the hasty departure from dreamland, when she saw the look on her face. "What is it?" she asked anxiously. She sat up. "It's Paige. She hasn't come back." Piper started at her. "What do you mean she hasn't come back?" "As in she's no longer in the vicinity." "Where could she be?" "If I knew I wouldn't be here, would I?" "She couldn't have been out this long." "Would Cole know?" "He's off on Business." "Let's call Leo. Leo!" Phoebe yelled at the ceiling. "We need you!" There was silence. Then a swirl of orb light appeared, and Leo emerged from them. "What is it?" he asked with a hint of apprehension. "It's Paige. She's missing." Leo's apprehension turned to worry. He closed his eyes and concentrated. "I can't sense her." Piper got up and began to go through the door. Phoebe looked at her in puzzlement. "Where are you going?" "The book."
* * * Phoebe, Piper and Leo walked into the attic, and towards the book. Piper whent to touch a page, then pulled her hand back. The pages of the book were turning. After a while it came to a page with a spell written on it. There were no pictures or headings on the page. "Should we say it?" asked phoebe in confusion. Leo looked closer. "You won't have anything to lose if you do" "But if we don't," said Piper "then we lose Paige." The two sisters began to read.
Soil, cascade, gale and ember
We wish to find our lost member
Come to us trusted one
Save our friend and be done. After repeating it three times, a fiery glow appeared in the center of the attic. It mutated into a wall of flame and out of it materialized a Dragon. It was about the size of Leo, and was holding a carved double pointed javelin. Phoebe, Piper and Leo gaped at it. It turned and looked at them with Cold Green eyes. "What is your Bidding?"
* * * That night Phoebe slept badly. She had fevered dreams of black shadows that breathed fire, and a great statue of a many headed serpent. Its eyes glowed red and she woke with a start. She was covered with a cold sweat, and her sheets were twisted into knots. She got up and started re-arranging her bed. She remembered that Paige hadn't come home when she had gone to bed. She crept silently out of her room, and tiptoed towards Paige's. She peeked into her room and froze. Her sheets were still made from yesterday. She hadn't come home.
"Piper! PIPER!" piper woke with a start. Phoebe had shaken here violently awake. She glared up at here sister, about to complain about the hasty departure from dreamland, when she saw the look on her face. "What is it?" she asked anxiously. She sat up. "It's Paige. She hasn't come back." Piper started at her. "What do you mean she hasn't come back?" "As in she's no longer in the vicinity." "Where could she be?" "If I knew I wouldn't be here, would I?" "She couldn't have been out this long." "Would Cole know?" "He's off on Business." "Let's call Leo. Leo!" Phoebe yelled at the ceiling. "We need you!" There was silence. Then a swirl of orb light appeared, and Leo emerged from them. "What is it?" he asked with a hint of apprehension. "It's Paige. She's missing." Leo's apprehension turned to worry. He closed his eyes and concentrated. "I can't sense her." Piper got up and began to go through the door. Phoebe looked at her in puzzlement. "Where are you going?" "The book."
* * * Phoebe, Piper and Leo walked into the attic, and towards the book. Piper whent to touch a page, then pulled her hand back. The pages of the book were turning. After a while it came to a page with a spell written on it. There were no pictures or headings on the page. "Should we say it?" asked phoebe in confusion. Leo looked closer. "You won't have anything to lose if you do" "But if we don't," said Piper "then we lose Paige." The two sisters began to read.
Soil, cascade, gale and ember
We wish to find our lost member
Come to us trusted one
Save our friend and be done. After repeating it three times, a fiery glow appeared in the center of the attic. It mutated into a wall of flame and out of it materialized a Dragon. It was about the size of Leo, and was holding a carved double pointed javelin. Phoebe, Piper and Leo gaped at it. It turned and looked at them with Cold Green eyes. "What is your Bidding?"