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Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Twenty-Eight ~ Just Relax
Dan sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He rested his elbows on the table, and held his forehead in his hands.
It was now three o'clock in the morning; they had been at this for an hour and a half, but they'd gotten no results from everything they tried.
Phoebe was hunkered over a map of the world, instead of the normal San Francisco map, scrying for the youngest sister. The crystal never stopped.
Leo had orbed up there to see what the Elders knew, but they hadn't heard from him in over an hour.
Piper was in the conservatory, tending to Wyatt, and trying to get him back to sleep. The poor infant had woken up right after Leo left, and began to cry right away. He could feel the tension in the room. Since Paige usually would sing softly to him, he knew she wasn't there, and Wyatt too was worried and upset.
Dan was confused and bothered. All kinds of thoughts ran through his head, and he was praying that no demon had gotten to her yet. Wherever she was. All he wanted was to have Paige back, and in his arms.
He opened the Book of Shadows and started to flip through it for the third time.
"Phoebe?" He said softly. "When I read the spell for the healing powers, the book flipped by itself. Has it ever done that with you?"
Phoebe smiled softly.
"That's Grams. She does that when we need help."
"Grams? You're mom's mom right?" Phoebe nodded. "Yeah. She died a few months before we found out we were witches."
"How do you know it's her?"
"She comes back. She told us on one occasion. Around the time Leo and Piper were getting married, I believe. She performed the ceremony, you know?"
"Yeah?" Phoebe nodded and pulled off her glasses. She set the crystal down, knowing that it wasn't working. She'd been trying for almost an hour.
"Mom was there too."
"How?"
"In a house full of magic, you should know better than to ask that, Dan."
"Yeah. Sorry."
"Don't be. Always ask questions. It's the only way to learn anything." She sighed and walked over to him, and looked down at the Book of Shadows.
"Can Grams work her magic now?"
"Ask her."
"What?"
"Watch." Phoebe licked her lips. "Hey Grams, can you show us to something that can help us out a little bit on finding Paige?"
The book did nothing.
"What does that mean?" Dan asked, lifting his eyebrows.
"She doesn't know."
"She doesn't know if there's anything in the book, or she doesn't know where Paige is?"
"Either, both."
They both looked up as Leo orbed into the dining room. His face was miserable as he looked at the two.
Piper walked into the room.
"Well?" The oldest sister asked. Leo shook his head.
"They don't know anything. I can't sense her, and they've checked different worlds and dimensions. Nothing."
"What does that mean?" Dan asked. No one answered. "What the hell does that mean?"
"Dan," Piper said softly. "If Leo can't sense her, she's-"
"No. No, she's not. Paige is fine, wherever she is, she's fine." Dan's face turned red as he became angry. "You can't give up."
"This doesn't mean we're giving up." Phoebe said. "It just means we try harder."
"She's not dead. That damn spell would not kill her." Dan slumped in his chair. He folded his arms on the table and rested his head on them.
None of the other three adults knew words of wisdom to comfort Dan. They were trying to comfort themselves. Where could Paige be? How could she be anywhere past the Elders knowing?
"We'll find her." Leo said. Dan sighed.
"Isn't there someway to undo a spell or something? There has to be something to rewind and take back the spell."
"The only way the spell can be taken back is if the person who said it, says another spell. We can't say the reversal spell for Paige. She has to do that herself." Piper said.
"And Tempest is the only one who can reset time. But we cannot go to him. He's evil, and he does things for his own purposes and his own gain." Phoebe said.
"Well, can't you summon her or something?"
"We don't have that kind of power with out her."
"Paige said this spell, maybe she'll come back on her own." Leo said. "I mean, maybe the spell had a reaction, and it's blocking anyone from sensing her. When her business is done and she finds out what she wants to, she'll come back."
"We have to think of something." Dan said. He sighed and rubbed his forehead. "I'm going upstairs. Maybe I can think better if I'm trying to relax or something."
His chair screeched as he pushed it back and stood up. He folded his arms over his chest and looked at the other three.
"I'm going to think of something and I am going to find a way to bring her back to us."
Dan turned and walked up the stairs, racking his brain for something to find Paige. What was he going to do without her? Their relationship hadn't even begun to blossom, and now she was gone. Where was she?
How many hardships must he and Paige go through? He almost lost her when the dark lighter attacked. Then their life of magic was almost compromised. And the earthquake nearly killed them. Now she was gone. When was everything going to settle down and let them grow as a couple?
Dan reached Paige's bedroom and put his hand on the doorknob.
It was more like their bedroom rather than hers, now. He wasn't officially living there yet, but this house was going to be his home. This bed was going to be theirs.
If he could get Paige back.
He pushed the door open and sighed when he saw the unmade bed. Paige had sat there just hours ago when she and Piper had a heart to heart talk.
If he'd only done something to help her love him, she wouldn't be missing. All Dan wanted was Paige in his arms. How could he feel so strongly for Paige after only a few weeks? Why couldn't he make Paige feel the same? What was he doing wrong?
"Paige," he whispered as he sat down on the bed. "Where are you? Why aren't you here?" He sighed and lay back on the bed.
He needed to relax; he was getting too stressed out. Dan sat up slowly, grabbing a pillow as he did so. He set the pillow on the floor and sat down in front of it. He adjusted the pillow behind his back and crossed his legs in an Indian style.
Closing his eyes, he put his middle fingers to his thumbs and rested his elbows on his knees.
He took in a deep breath and tried to clear his mind.
Relax, he told himself, just relax.
He imagined himself floating, being light and able to touch the sky. This always calmed him, and right now, he needed to be peaceful. It would do Paige no good to be foolish.
Dan took in a deep breath again and he felt his heartbeat slow as he became tranquil.
"Dan, what- oh my." Piper walked down the hallway and looked in the bedroom.
Dan was meditating...
In mid air.
-x-
Authors note: Next chapter, Dan's powers begin to show a little more. Will they find Paige? Review!
Authors note: Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming. Remember people; it's fiction.
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Twenty-Eight ~ Just Relax
Dan sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He rested his elbows on the table, and held his forehead in his hands.
It was now three o'clock in the morning; they had been at this for an hour and a half, but they'd gotten no results from everything they tried.
Phoebe was hunkered over a map of the world, instead of the normal San Francisco map, scrying for the youngest sister. The crystal never stopped.
Leo had orbed up there to see what the Elders knew, but they hadn't heard from him in over an hour.
Piper was in the conservatory, tending to Wyatt, and trying to get him back to sleep. The poor infant had woken up right after Leo left, and began to cry right away. He could feel the tension in the room. Since Paige usually would sing softly to him, he knew she wasn't there, and Wyatt too was worried and upset.
Dan was confused and bothered. All kinds of thoughts ran through his head, and he was praying that no demon had gotten to her yet. Wherever she was. All he wanted was to have Paige back, and in his arms.
He opened the Book of Shadows and started to flip through it for the third time.
"Phoebe?" He said softly. "When I read the spell for the healing powers, the book flipped by itself. Has it ever done that with you?"
Phoebe smiled softly.
"That's Grams. She does that when we need help."
"Grams? You're mom's mom right?" Phoebe nodded. "Yeah. She died a few months before we found out we were witches."
"How do you know it's her?"
"She comes back. She told us on one occasion. Around the time Leo and Piper were getting married, I believe. She performed the ceremony, you know?"
"Yeah?" Phoebe nodded and pulled off her glasses. She set the crystal down, knowing that it wasn't working. She'd been trying for almost an hour.
"Mom was there too."
"How?"
"In a house full of magic, you should know better than to ask that, Dan."
"Yeah. Sorry."
"Don't be. Always ask questions. It's the only way to learn anything." She sighed and walked over to him, and looked down at the Book of Shadows.
"Can Grams work her magic now?"
"Ask her."
"What?"
"Watch." Phoebe licked her lips. "Hey Grams, can you show us to something that can help us out a little bit on finding Paige?"
The book did nothing.
"What does that mean?" Dan asked, lifting his eyebrows.
"She doesn't know."
"She doesn't know if there's anything in the book, or she doesn't know where Paige is?"
"Either, both."
They both looked up as Leo orbed into the dining room. His face was miserable as he looked at the two.
Piper walked into the room.
"Well?" The oldest sister asked. Leo shook his head.
"They don't know anything. I can't sense her, and they've checked different worlds and dimensions. Nothing."
"What does that mean?" Dan asked. No one answered. "What the hell does that mean?"
"Dan," Piper said softly. "If Leo can't sense her, she's-"
"No. No, she's not. Paige is fine, wherever she is, she's fine." Dan's face turned red as he became angry. "You can't give up."
"This doesn't mean we're giving up." Phoebe said. "It just means we try harder."
"She's not dead. That damn spell would not kill her." Dan slumped in his chair. He folded his arms on the table and rested his head on them.
None of the other three adults knew words of wisdom to comfort Dan. They were trying to comfort themselves. Where could Paige be? How could she be anywhere past the Elders knowing?
"We'll find her." Leo said. Dan sighed.
"Isn't there someway to undo a spell or something? There has to be something to rewind and take back the spell."
"The only way the spell can be taken back is if the person who said it, says another spell. We can't say the reversal spell for Paige. She has to do that herself." Piper said.
"And Tempest is the only one who can reset time. But we cannot go to him. He's evil, and he does things for his own purposes and his own gain." Phoebe said.
"Well, can't you summon her or something?"
"We don't have that kind of power with out her."
"Paige said this spell, maybe she'll come back on her own." Leo said. "I mean, maybe the spell had a reaction, and it's blocking anyone from sensing her. When her business is done and she finds out what she wants to, she'll come back."
"We have to think of something." Dan said. He sighed and rubbed his forehead. "I'm going upstairs. Maybe I can think better if I'm trying to relax or something."
His chair screeched as he pushed it back and stood up. He folded his arms over his chest and looked at the other three.
"I'm going to think of something and I am going to find a way to bring her back to us."
Dan turned and walked up the stairs, racking his brain for something to find Paige. What was he going to do without her? Their relationship hadn't even begun to blossom, and now she was gone. Where was she?
How many hardships must he and Paige go through? He almost lost her when the dark lighter attacked. Then their life of magic was almost compromised. And the earthquake nearly killed them. Now she was gone. When was everything going to settle down and let them grow as a couple?
Dan reached Paige's bedroom and put his hand on the doorknob.
It was more like their bedroom rather than hers, now. He wasn't officially living there yet, but this house was going to be his home. This bed was going to be theirs.
If he could get Paige back.
He pushed the door open and sighed when he saw the unmade bed. Paige had sat there just hours ago when she and Piper had a heart to heart talk.
If he'd only done something to help her love him, she wouldn't be missing. All Dan wanted was Paige in his arms. How could he feel so strongly for Paige after only a few weeks? Why couldn't he make Paige feel the same? What was he doing wrong?
"Paige," he whispered as he sat down on the bed. "Where are you? Why aren't you here?" He sighed and lay back on the bed.
He needed to relax; he was getting too stressed out. Dan sat up slowly, grabbing a pillow as he did so. He set the pillow on the floor and sat down in front of it. He adjusted the pillow behind his back and crossed his legs in an Indian style.
Closing his eyes, he put his middle fingers to his thumbs and rested his elbows on his knees.
He took in a deep breath and tried to clear his mind.
Relax, he told himself, just relax.
He imagined himself floating, being light and able to touch the sky. This always calmed him, and right now, he needed to be peaceful. It would do Paige no good to be foolish.
Dan took in a deep breath again and he felt his heartbeat slow as he became tranquil.
"Dan, what- oh my." Piper walked down the hallway and looked in the bedroom.
Dan was meditating...
In mid air.
-x-
Authors note: Next chapter, Dan's powers begin to show a little more. Will they find Paige? Review!