A/N: By the way, I made up the hold button on phones. I don't think there
is one. Thanks for all the reviews, keep them coming! It lets me know what
I need and whether you're enjoying it or not. Plus they can be so darn
sweet! ^_^
*Storage Rooms Have Paintings Too*
'Now all we do is add the Maddox root.' Paige said, dropping a tentacle- like thing into the bubbling potion. There was a loud bang, and the potion turned blue.
'Perfect.' Paige said, smiling.
'You're becoming quite the Potions whiz.' Prue commented.
'Thanks.' Paige said, with a smile. She hadn't known Prue as long as the others, so she still felt a bit uncertain about proving herself to her.
Prue seemed to sense this. 'You don't have to show me you're a good witch. You're a great witch - and a great sister. I'm glad to have you as one.' She said gently. 'If we're going to go into this freaky house where they leech out our misery, we're going to have to be ready, and we can't be unsure of anything.' She continued. 'So I want you to know now, that I have no doubts in you.'
'Thanks.' Paige said, feeling better. She began bottling the potion. 'Wow, we have extras.'
'Good.' Prue took four bottles. 'We can give these to the guys.'
'Great.' Paige bottled the last four, then put the pot in the sink. 'Let's go then.' The two orbed to the attic and handed Andy, Leo, Cole and Glen a vanquishing potion each. 'Just in case.'
'While we go there I say you guys have a heart to heart or something. You know? Get away any uncertainty in case they come here.' Phoebe was saying.
Prue shot Phoebe a worried look as Paige finished handing out potions.
'You think they'll come here?' She asked, frowning.
'They might.' Leo agreed.
'Oh great.' Prue said, sighing. 'Maybe I should stay here with you? I mean I might've died and become a whitelighter but I still have all my powers to protect you.'
'Remember what you said Prue? No doubts. Leo and Andy are whitelighters and Cole is a demon. Glen can just grab one of them and they'll orb or shimmer him away.' Paige said with a confident smile. 'I mean I have the human fiancé and I'm not worried at all.'
'You're right.' Prue agreed. 'So, are we ready girls?'
'Not yet.' Paige said, turning her cell phone on. She dialed the cordless phone, which rang. Glen pressed talk.
'Okay.' Paige hit HOLD to stop any buttons from disconnecting the call, before slipping it into her pocket
Phoebe called Glen's phone, which he was lending to Cole, before doing the same as Paige, hitting hold and slipping it into her pocket.
Prue then called Piper's phone, so the two groups could keep in touch.
'Okay ready.' Phoebe said, grabbing Prue's arm. Piper grabbed Paige's and the four orbed out of the attic.
They arrived at a beautiful mansion. 'Whoa.' Muttered Paige. 'I'd like to know what these demons do for a living - other than suck the misery from people that is.'
'Keep it together.' Piper urged her, feeling her pocket for her phone. 'Where are you guys?' She asked her phone.
'We're inside.' Prue's voice answered. 'Don't worry about us. We'll look for the kids.'
'Maybe we should orb inside?' Piper asked, after ending the call in case her talking gave Prue and Phoebe away.
'Yeah, let's do that.' Paige agreed, grabbing Piper's hand and orbing her inside. They found themselves in a beautiful room.
'Let's look around. See if we can find Prue and Phoebe. You know, stay near them.' Piper whispered, and the two tiptoed into the next room. The walls were covered with shelves of books and there were high backed armchairs in the middle of the room.
'Library I'd assume.' Paige whispered. 'Shall we keep looking?'
'Of course.' Piper said, rather excited at being in such a nice house. Piper led them to another room, which looked a great deal like the dining room.
'This house is awfully quiet.' Paige commented.
'The more quiet the better I suppose. I think that would mean nobody was home.' Piper whispered back.
'Well you'd be wrong.' A voice said. Paige and Piper slowly turned around to see a woman with salt-and-pepper colored hair staring at them.
'Uh. Oh.' Paige muttered.
'Mind telling me what you're doing in my home?' She asked icily.
'Uh. we're uh. we were sent to estimate how much a painting would be.' Paige blurted out.
'I didn't send for anybody.' The woman told them.
'Well someone did. We're absolutely certain this is the right house. The person who phoned didn't specify which room it was in.' Paige added.
'What did it look like?' The woman asked, lip curling unpleasantly.
Piper acted as if she were offended. 'What did it LOOK like Ma'am? Why, with all respect we cannot describe the great artworks of painters! We're nothing but painting evaluators, and yet you treat us as if we had the words describe such a painting? I'm flattered, but you are wrong, as we would never find the words to.'
'Fine. I'll take you through the rooms till you find the ones you're after. How much is my husband paying you?' She added.
'Oh quite a lot.' Paige said dismissively. 'But we're not in it for the money! No, we're here to simply view great art. If there is anything valuable that is.'
'Well, come then. You've seen the other rooms I presume?' The woman asked.
'Yes, yes.'
The woman began to lead them through a series of beautiful rooms. At each painting Piper or Paige would shake her head.
'No this isn't it I'm afraid.' They'd say, before the woman would lead them on. Around the upstairs corridor Paige began to get worried they'd accidentally go into a room where Prue and Phoebe were.
'What about this room?' Piper asked, nodding at a closed door they'd missed.
'No, there are no paintings in there.' The woman said smoothly. 'It's just an empty room.'
'A storage room?' Paige asked. The woman nodded hurriedly.
'Well a storage room may contain a stored painting!' Paige exclaimed.
'No.' The woman snapped. 'There's nothing. And we've been through all the rooms. Where is this painting?'
'There!' Piper pointed at the end of the hall. The woman turned, and Piper froze her, which didn't work.
'That old thing?' The woman sneered.
'Uh yeah.' Piper nodded, shooting Paige a wide-eyed look. Paige came up with the solution of grabbing an empty, blue-colored wine bottle and breaking it over the woman's head. She shuddered, then fell to the floor.
*Storage Rooms Have Paintings Too*
'Now all we do is add the Maddox root.' Paige said, dropping a tentacle- like thing into the bubbling potion. There was a loud bang, and the potion turned blue.
'Perfect.' Paige said, smiling.
'You're becoming quite the Potions whiz.' Prue commented.
'Thanks.' Paige said, with a smile. She hadn't known Prue as long as the others, so she still felt a bit uncertain about proving herself to her.
Prue seemed to sense this. 'You don't have to show me you're a good witch. You're a great witch - and a great sister. I'm glad to have you as one.' She said gently. 'If we're going to go into this freaky house where they leech out our misery, we're going to have to be ready, and we can't be unsure of anything.' She continued. 'So I want you to know now, that I have no doubts in you.'
'Thanks.' Paige said, feeling better. She began bottling the potion. 'Wow, we have extras.'
'Good.' Prue took four bottles. 'We can give these to the guys.'
'Great.' Paige bottled the last four, then put the pot in the sink. 'Let's go then.' The two orbed to the attic and handed Andy, Leo, Cole and Glen a vanquishing potion each. 'Just in case.'
'While we go there I say you guys have a heart to heart or something. You know? Get away any uncertainty in case they come here.' Phoebe was saying.
Prue shot Phoebe a worried look as Paige finished handing out potions.
'You think they'll come here?' She asked, frowning.
'They might.' Leo agreed.
'Oh great.' Prue said, sighing. 'Maybe I should stay here with you? I mean I might've died and become a whitelighter but I still have all my powers to protect you.'
'Remember what you said Prue? No doubts. Leo and Andy are whitelighters and Cole is a demon. Glen can just grab one of them and they'll orb or shimmer him away.' Paige said with a confident smile. 'I mean I have the human fiancé and I'm not worried at all.'
'You're right.' Prue agreed. 'So, are we ready girls?'
'Not yet.' Paige said, turning her cell phone on. She dialed the cordless phone, which rang. Glen pressed talk.
'Okay.' Paige hit HOLD to stop any buttons from disconnecting the call, before slipping it into her pocket
Phoebe called Glen's phone, which he was lending to Cole, before doing the same as Paige, hitting hold and slipping it into her pocket.
Prue then called Piper's phone, so the two groups could keep in touch.
'Okay ready.' Phoebe said, grabbing Prue's arm. Piper grabbed Paige's and the four orbed out of the attic.
They arrived at a beautiful mansion. 'Whoa.' Muttered Paige. 'I'd like to know what these demons do for a living - other than suck the misery from people that is.'
'Keep it together.' Piper urged her, feeling her pocket for her phone. 'Where are you guys?' She asked her phone.
'We're inside.' Prue's voice answered. 'Don't worry about us. We'll look for the kids.'
'Maybe we should orb inside?' Piper asked, after ending the call in case her talking gave Prue and Phoebe away.
'Yeah, let's do that.' Paige agreed, grabbing Piper's hand and orbing her inside. They found themselves in a beautiful room.
'Let's look around. See if we can find Prue and Phoebe. You know, stay near them.' Piper whispered, and the two tiptoed into the next room. The walls were covered with shelves of books and there were high backed armchairs in the middle of the room.
'Library I'd assume.' Paige whispered. 'Shall we keep looking?'
'Of course.' Piper said, rather excited at being in such a nice house. Piper led them to another room, which looked a great deal like the dining room.
'This house is awfully quiet.' Paige commented.
'The more quiet the better I suppose. I think that would mean nobody was home.' Piper whispered back.
'Well you'd be wrong.' A voice said. Paige and Piper slowly turned around to see a woman with salt-and-pepper colored hair staring at them.
'Uh. Oh.' Paige muttered.
'Mind telling me what you're doing in my home?' She asked icily.
'Uh. we're uh. we were sent to estimate how much a painting would be.' Paige blurted out.
'I didn't send for anybody.' The woman told them.
'Well someone did. We're absolutely certain this is the right house. The person who phoned didn't specify which room it was in.' Paige added.
'What did it look like?' The woman asked, lip curling unpleasantly.
Piper acted as if she were offended. 'What did it LOOK like Ma'am? Why, with all respect we cannot describe the great artworks of painters! We're nothing but painting evaluators, and yet you treat us as if we had the words describe such a painting? I'm flattered, but you are wrong, as we would never find the words to.'
'Fine. I'll take you through the rooms till you find the ones you're after. How much is my husband paying you?' She added.
'Oh quite a lot.' Paige said dismissively. 'But we're not in it for the money! No, we're here to simply view great art. If there is anything valuable that is.'
'Well, come then. You've seen the other rooms I presume?' The woman asked.
'Yes, yes.'
The woman began to lead them through a series of beautiful rooms. At each painting Piper or Paige would shake her head.
'No this isn't it I'm afraid.' They'd say, before the woman would lead them on. Around the upstairs corridor Paige began to get worried they'd accidentally go into a room where Prue and Phoebe were.
'What about this room?' Piper asked, nodding at a closed door they'd missed.
'No, there are no paintings in there.' The woman said smoothly. 'It's just an empty room.'
'A storage room?' Paige asked. The woman nodded hurriedly.
'Well a storage room may contain a stored painting!' Paige exclaimed.
'No.' The woman snapped. 'There's nothing. And we've been through all the rooms. Where is this painting?'
'There!' Piper pointed at the end of the hall. The woman turned, and Piper froze her, which didn't work.
'That old thing?' The woman sneered.
'Uh yeah.' Piper nodded, shooting Paige a wide-eyed look. Paige came up with the solution of grabbing an empty, blue-colored wine bottle and breaking it over the woman's head. She shuddered, then fell to the floor.