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Note: Don't worry, piper13. You weren't the only one who's confused. If writing that summary helped everyone understand the plot better, then that's great. Sorry, I know it was kind of confusing. wAnAbEpIpEr, I'm jealous of you. You've read every single book! I was going to, at the bookstore, but I can't read THAT fast. I had an hour... besides, I spent my time reading an X-Men novel... so I ended up buying Charmed novels... finished all of them (four) in a day. Stayed up late at night... So good! I'm addicted! AHH! Someone help me! Thanks everyone, for reviewing. Give yourselves a pat on the back for taking the time and effort to encourage others.
Chapter 12
-Kitchen, Manor: continued-
"Phoebe, hasn't it occurred to you that something's wrong? Where were the other witches when we arrived the second time?" Paige blurted out.
Phoebe gave her a puzzled look.
"What I'm trying to say... is that Piper's not being straight with us. Now, I know it's a bad time to bring this up, but it's really nagging me," Paige said pleadingly, hoping that her sister would listen.
Phoebe's expression was unreadable, and Paige was worried that she had taken it too far this time. Her suspicions were confirmed when Phoebe exploded.
"Paige, how could you even think of such a thing?!? In case you've forgotten, Piper is your sister! I can't believe you would bring up something like this when she just lost her husband. How..."
"It's alright, Phoebe."
"Piper!" They both exclaimed in surprise.
"Piper, just ignore Paige, she's..."
"No, don't bother," Piper interrupted. "I'm sorry that you don't trust me, Paige. I don't hold it against you," Piper said shakily, before turning around and running out the door.
"Piper, wait!"
SLAM
"Nice going," Phoebe muttered sarcastically, glaring daggers at Paige. "She's already hurt enough by Leo's death. She doesn't need you on her case too! God, I hope she doesn't do something stupid..."
"Phoebe, wait, please, listen to me," Paige pleaded.
"I'll listen to you when Piper's safe at home." With that, Phoebe went out in search of her older sister.
Paige collapsed on the stool dejectedly. 'How could things have gone so out of hand?' Then she remembered something. Cole. He gave Piper a weird look before, when he first found out that they had stripped the evil powers. Could he know something they didn't? If so, what was he hiding? Without hesitation, Paige orbed over to Cole's apartment.
-Cole's Apartment-
Cole looked up in surprise at Paige's arrival. "Paige," he said evenly. "What do you want?"
"Answers, Cole. Something's up with Piper, and I know, that you are in on it."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Cole, don't play stupid. I saw you give a look of uncertainty the other day. You know something, so spill."
"Are you under Piper's evil influence or something?" He asked warily.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I think you should trust your instincts?"
"What?" Paige snapped, annoyed.
Cole felt a shiver go down his spine. "Trust in your instincts," he whispered. "Get out of here."
"Don't you go about blowing me off."
"Fine. Please get out of here."
"You're pathetic, you know."
Cole ignored her and went back to his paperwork.
"Arrg. Men..." Paige muttered as she stepped out into the hallway. Punching the elevator button furiously to vent her frustration. "Open, dammit."
The mechanical "ding" of the elevator caused her to snap out of her reverie, and she stepped in. The door closed behind her.
"Looking for me?" An icy voice taunted.
Paige whirled around to face the intruder, and found herself staring at a pair of familiar brown eyes.
Note: Don't worry, piper13. You weren't the only one who's confused. If writing that summary helped everyone understand the plot better, then that's great. Sorry, I know it was kind of confusing. wAnAbEpIpEr, I'm jealous of you. You've read every single book! I was going to, at the bookstore, but I can't read THAT fast. I had an hour... besides, I spent my time reading an X-Men novel... so I ended up buying Charmed novels... finished all of them (four) in a day. Stayed up late at night... So good! I'm addicted! AHH! Someone help me! Thanks everyone, for reviewing. Give yourselves a pat on the back for taking the time and effort to encourage others.
Chapter 12
-Kitchen, Manor: continued-
"Phoebe, hasn't it occurred to you that something's wrong? Where were the other witches when we arrived the second time?" Paige blurted out.
Phoebe gave her a puzzled look.
"What I'm trying to say... is that Piper's not being straight with us. Now, I know it's a bad time to bring this up, but it's really nagging me," Paige said pleadingly, hoping that her sister would listen.
Phoebe's expression was unreadable, and Paige was worried that she had taken it too far this time. Her suspicions were confirmed when Phoebe exploded.
"Paige, how could you even think of such a thing?!? In case you've forgotten, Piper is your sister! I can't believe you would bring up something like this when she just lost her husband. How..."
"It's alright, Phoebe."
"Piper!" They both exclaimed in surprise.
"Piper, just ignore Paige, she's..."
"No, don't bother," Piper interrupted. "I'm sorry that you don't trust me, Paige. I don't hold it against you," Piper said shakily, before turning around and running out the door.
"Piper, wait!"
SLAM
"Nice going," Phoebe muttered sarcastically, glaring daggers at Paige. "She's already hurt enough by Leo's death. She doesn't need you on her case too! God, I hope she doesn't do something stupid..."
"Phoebe, wait, please, listen to me," Paige pleaded.
"I'll listen to you when Piper's safe at home." With that, Phoebe went out in search of her older sister.
Paige collapsed on the stool dejectedly. 'How could things have gone so out of hand?' Then she remembered something. Cole. He gave Piper a weird look before, when he first found out that they had stripped the evil powers. Could he know something they didn't? If so, what was he hiding? Without hesitation, Paige orbed over to Cole's apartment.
-Cole's Apartment-
Cole looked up in surprise at Paige's arrival. "Paige," he said evenly. "What do you want?"
"Answers, Cole. Something's up with Piper, and I know, that you are in on it."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Cole, don't play stupid. I saw you give a look of uncertainty the other day. You know something, so spill."
"Are you under Piper's evil influence or something?" He asked warily.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I think you should trust your instincts?"
"What?" Paige snapped, annoyed.
Cole felt a shiver go down his spine. "Trust in your instincts," he whispered. "Get out of here."
"Don't you go about blowing me off."
"Fine. Please get out of here."
"You're pathetic, you know."
Cole ignored her and went back to his paperwork.
"Arrg. Men..." Paige muttered as she stepped out into the hallway. Punching the elevator button furiously to vent her frustration. "Open, dammit."
The mechanical "ding" of the elevator caused her to snap out of her reverie, and she stepped in. The door closed behind her.
"Looking for me?" An icy voice taunted.
Paige whirled around to face the intruder, and found herself staring at a pair of familiar brown eyes.