Here's the next chapter! Thanks for the reviews, and keep them coming! Whoever said I needed more drama and less killing, I haven't killed anyone, much less had a fight scene, thank you! As for drama, I just started posting the story and I haven't gotten to the good part. Have a little patience willya?

I would if I could but I can't and never will own Charmed or any of its characters, expect for the two demons in my story, one of which is about to get a name.

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Chapter Three Sudden Betrayal?

The demon gestured, mumbling, and Piper and Paige fell forward jard to the ground, knocking them silly for a minutes. Leo ran at the demon yelling at the top of his lungs. The demon hit him lard with his arm and Leo promptly flew into the wall behind him and crumpled to the floor senseless.

"Noooo!!" yelled Phoebe in anger. She ran toward him and punched him squarely in the face, following up with a side snapkick to the side of his head. The demon stumbled, dazed, but quickly recovered and with another swing of his arm, sent Phoebe sprawling on the ground. A purple beam shot out of his hand and into Phoebe. She glowed purple for an instant. The demon held up his hand, and a small purple orb (a clear ball, mind you) appeared in it. He closed his hand into a fist, smiled, and flamed out. Piper lifted her head and groaned.

"I can't see straight. What the hell happened?" she said groggily.

Paige struggled to sit up and shook her head, trying to make the attic stop spinning.

"It's worse than the Tilt-a-Whirl" she murmured.

Phoebe decided not to ask. " I saw a demon attacking us in my premonition, That was the same demon, I don't think it used its powers on us."

She couldn't remember exactly what happened. In fact, the memory of the purple beams in her premonition and getting hit by one was wiped out, one of the beam's properties.

"That's strange." mumbled Paige. The room was still spinning, and she was getting nautious.

"Hey, maybe he got scared and ran away." said Piper. Then her gaze fell upon Leo, still crumpled next to the wall.

"Oh my god, Leo!" Piper scrambled over to Leo, who was still unconscious,

"Leo, wake up! Are you alright?" Piper shook him.

"Ow."

Leo sat up, took one look at Paige, and knew she had a concussion. He held his hands to her forehead. A warm glow came from his hand and the room stopped spinning.

"Thanks, I was about to throw up."

"Oh no you don't, missy. Not on Gram's rug. It'd take forever to get out. And the stink!"

"Hey!" Paige threw one of the couch pillows at Piper. Piper threw up her hands, freezing it, ducked and chased after Paige. All of them ran down the stairs, chasing and tickling one another. Laughter resounded throughout the house, the demonic attack momentarily forgotten.

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Once safe in his cave in the Underworld, Zonath unclenched his fist and gazed at the glowing purple orb. Not exactly the one he'd wanted (The oldest and youngest sisters'), but it would have to do. He set in down in one of the indents in the stone table in the middle of the room, closed his eyes, and concentrated.

Phoebe yawned widely. Setting down her book, she rolled over in bed and checked the clock. 11:32. Close enough. She put her bookmark in her book, put it on the nightstand and turned out the light. She settled under the blankets sleepily. Tomorrow, she'd answer that letter. That was her last conscious thought before she drifted off.

She bolted upright in bed. She'd sworn she heard something. There it was again. What was it? ".kill her.you must kill you sister."

"Who are you? What do you want?" Phoebe asked, wary.

"..She will be your key to power.if you don't kill her.she will kill you.she will be your destruction."

During this, Phoebe felt herself being compelled to do this task. She fought against but it was too powerful. Now, Phoebe was completely under Zonath's power.

"Which one do you want me to kill? And how?" Her eyes flashed red momentarily, then became jet black.

".the attic.get the athame.stab her in the stomach.kill them both.it's the only way."

Completely possessed by the voice, Phoebe rose out of bed and headed for the attic.

On her way back from the bathroom, Paige heard a slight noise in Piper's room She glanced in to make sure Piper was all right. She stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes frozen on the scene in side. What she saw made her blood run cold: Phoebe, standing over Piper, who was still sleeping peacefully, holding an athame in both hands high over her head, about to tab Piper right in the stomach.

"Phoebe, nooo!!!!" Paige screamed.

At Paige's yell of desperation and horror, Piper woke up. As she opened her eyes, she saw a knife arcing downwards, toward her stomach and unborn baby, and phoebe wielding the knife. She screamed.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

Paige had seconds to react. She stuck her hand out and called, "ATHAME!"

The athame orbed out of Phoebe's hands as they swept viciously downward and reappeared in Paige's outstretched hand. Phoebe's now empty continued their course downwards and smashed into Piper's stomach.

" OOF!!"

Piper's head and feet jerked up and she gasped for air, completely winded. Phoebe's hands went limp, her eyes reverted to their normal brown (I think), and she collapsed. At this moment, Leo orbed in from dealing with another charge, sensing that they were in danger.

"What happened? I sensed that Piper was in danger."

"Sheesh! Could you have been any later? Next time she may not be so lucky! Help me out here." said a freaked Paige.

Paige orbed Phoebe to her bed, and making sure she wasn't hurt, she returned to Piper's room, where Leo was helping Piper.

"What (hehuh hehuh) the hell (hehuh hehuh) happened?" wheezed Piper painfully.

"Shh. Don't talk. Just breathe. Just what did happen, Paige?"

"Phoebe just tried to freakin' kill her, that's what. It's like she was possessed or something." She didn't want to think about what the "or something" could be. Anger boiled up inside her. What had Phoebe been thinking? Oh, she was going to give her a piece of her mind, all right.

"A few minutes later, Piper was breathing normally again, and Paige and Piper had explained what happened to Leo. A groan sounded from Phoebe's bedroom.

"Looks like she's conscious." said Piper. They all got up and headed to Phoebe's room, warily, in case Phoebe still wasn't herself.

"Wha-what happened? " Said Phoebe who was sitting up on her bed, wearing a confused expression. Suddenly, her eyes widened as realization dawned.

"Oh no. I just tried to kill you, didn't I?" Phoebe said softly. Piper nodded, still wary.

"Tried? TRIED? You nearly succeeded! If I hadn't-"

"Paige, stop. It wasn't her fault. It was demonic, wasn't it?" said Leo, cutting off Paige's outburst.

"Yes. I remember everything now. I am so incredibly sorry Piper."

"It's all right Pheebs." Piper walked over to Phoebe's bed and sat down.

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Ended in a bad spot, but ran outta time. Sorry! Read and review pleez....