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The Fight
Phoebe and Paige sat at home in the living room, no one spoke since Patty had proclaimed that she was going to the kitchen to "Prepare Snacks". Phoebe stood up and walked through the house, she met her mother in the kitchen who was carefully devilling eggs. Paige soon joined them and they all sat at the small round table. Patty lifted some eggs and went to take a bite but noticed no one else was eating,
"Why aren't you girls eating? Piper wouldn't want you to end up in hospital as well now would she?" she asked gaily, pushing the plate towards Paige who turned her nose up at it,
"Sorry, mom I'm just not very hungry I can't force myself to eat knowing Piper's in trouble," she shrugged her shoulders and walked over to the fridge, she slammed the door shut after retrieving a bottle of chilled water. Patty pushed the plate towards Phoebe, who also ignored its presence,
"Look girls," she said standing up and taking authority, "We can't do anything to help Piper until the police find her, so we might as well just sit tight," Phoebe's face dropped as she heard what her mother had said,
"How dare you!" she questioned standing up from the table and raising her voice, "You just show up and assume you're in charge! Incase you didn't realise mother we can't just sit tight… because Piper has been abducted by Leo… the white lighter, ok the police don't know about magic or white lighters so until we figure out how to save Piper she is going to be lost with him!" Phoebe yelled, and stormed out of the kitchen; she walked to the stairs and began to climb them,
"You think I don't know that!" shouted patty chasing after Phoebe, "The elders must know that Piper is gone and they will be trying to save her so we should just let them!" she said walking over to Phoebe and grabbing her arm, attempting to pull her down the stairs.
"Mother!" Phoebe yelled pulling her arm out of her mother's grip, "How can you be so blind! Wherever Piper is she needs us to help save her, all the elders will do is sit on their asses until we do because that's what they always do… but this is my sister and you daughter you act like you don't give a rats ass,!" she continued yelling,
"Hold you're tongue!" said Patty sternly, "I did not raise you to talk to me like that young lady and I will not tolerate it in my house!"
"News flash mom! You didn't raise us at all! And this isn't your house… this is my house!" said Phoebe climbing the stairs and storming into the attic. She walked over to the book of shadows where Paige was already standing,
"How did you get up here before me?" she asked looking around the room suspiciously,
"I orbed." Paige replied not lifting her head from the book, "I think I might have found something," she said looking at Phoebe for the first time, "Its something about a perfect life, it's called an modernize spell, I'm not to clear on what it actually does but as far as I can see it would change how Piper's sees the world, according to what Leo wanted. Look the page is dog eared I think Leo did this spell." Finished Paige looking up at Phoebe,
"But how could he?" asked Phoebe joining her sister behind the pedestal on which the book sat, "He isn't a witch or anything,"
"But look here," said Paige pointing a particular place in the book, "It says that in extreme circumstances the elders will grant non-witches the powers to cast this spell," Phoebe arched her eyebrows,
"But why would the elders grant Leo the power to take Piper away from us, do they know that he is the bad guy and she is our innocent," asked Phoebe, then she looked up at her mother who was standing by the door. She turned to Paige, "I think Mommy dearest has some explaining to do…" she said and wandered over to her mother.
"Let the questions commence," sighed Patty sitting down on the couch that had resided in their attic for many years now.
"What did the book mean that the elders could 'grant the powers' to someone?" asked Phoebe…
***
Piper sat in her new kitchen, it was large with all the latest cooking equipment, Phoenix was sitting at the table beside Piper colouring a picture. She wouldn't show Piper what she was drawing and every time Piper tried to sneak a look she would cover the drawing with her arms and smile up at her,
"Hey how come you won't let me see what you're drawing?" asked Piper, taking a sip of her tea.
"Because…" said Phoenix angelically,
"Because why?" said Piper,
"Because it's a…" she thought for a moment, "A picture for…" another pause, "It's a big secret," she finally said,
"Well if it's a big secret then I guess I'll just have to wait," smiled Piper, she got up from the table and poured the rest of her tea down the drain then wandered through to the living room where she met Wyatt. He was sitting staring into space, not even noticing her when she sat down beside him, she placed her hand on his shoulder and this seemed to snap him back into reality,
"Hey, you ok? You were very quiet at lunch," she asked, looking at her son sympathetically,
"Yeah…" he began, "Well no not really," he looked down at the floor, "It's Paris." He said
"What about her, she seems like a really great girl," said Piper,
"She is and I love her so much. But we got into a fight yesterday and I haven't heard from her since," he said turning to his mother looking for advice,
"Well," she began placing her arm around his shoulders and hugging him in towards her, "Why did you guys get in a fight?" she asked
"I've sort of got something on my mind that includes her and I kind of need to ask her something, but I'm not sure that I'm ready to tell her or ask her, and she got all mad because she could sense something was wrong and I wouldn't tell her what was wrong with me and now I'm just so confused mom… what am I meant to do?" he asked, once more looking up into Piper's eyes,
"Well I think that you need to tell her how you feel… or tell someone what you feel for her and what you want to ask her," replied Piper, hoping that her answer had made sense and had cheered him up a little or helped at all. She still wasn't used to this parenting thing, though she had helped raise Phoebe… but then she thought, I didn't help to raise Phoebe because Phoebe and Paige don't exist in this world.
"Can I tell you?" he asked her quietly, Piper smiled,
"You can tell me anything," she replied and waited for her son to start talking once more,
"Well you see… the thing is, I… I'm…" he paused and took a deep breath in, "I'm in love with Paris and I want to ask her to marry me," he blurted out all in one sentence,
"Wow!" exclaimed Piper, she looked down at Wyatt how seemed hurt by her response, she quickly continued her sentence, "Well I think that's great," she said smiling at him, he lifted his head and his eyes met hers,
"You do?" he questioned but it was more just getting reassurance,
"Yes, absolutely. I think Paris seems like a great girl and she makes you happy and most of all your in love… that's the only thing that matters, you need to talk to her," she said handing him the phone that was sitting on the table in front of them.
"Ok, I'll give her a call," he said as he punched some numbers into the telephone key pad.
"I'll give you some privacy… and Wyatt,"
"Yes," he said as he lifted the phone to his ear,
"Don't tell her over the phone and be good to her," she said then left the room, Wyatt waited a couple of seconds and then began talking,
'Hey Paris, its Wyatt I really need to talk with you can you come over just now?" he asked
***
"And that's all I know," Patty concluded, and then she lifted her head and looked at her daughters. They looked completely distraught,
"That's all you know," Phoebe mimicked her mother; "why didn't you tell us this before, maybe we could have stopped it from happening!" she yelled standing up and stalking away from her mother,
"Phoebe! Have you not been listening to me! That's why I was allowed to come down to stop you from preventing what was meant to happen. Piper is meant to be with Leo and their children!" Patty said walking over to Phoebe and taking hold of her,
"How can she be meant to live in a dimension where she's not with her family?"
"In that world Leo, Wyatt and Phoenix are her family! They elders made it so she hardly remembers you. All she knows is that you live in New York, you never came back to San Francisco, and Paige," she said turning to face Paige, "she doesn't even know you exist," she sighed, then went ot join her on the couch but Paige went and stood by Phoebe,
"Look mom, I hardly know you and right now I wish I didn't know you at all. And I don't care what you say or the elders for that matter, we will find a way to get Piper back home… where she belongs!" yelled Paige,
"She is where she belongs… how many more times can I say it?" said Patty keeping her voice monotone.
"You could say it a million, but I no we know that Piper belongs with us not with Leo! Now get out of our house," said Phoebe crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at her mother.
"Fine, I'll leave but you'll never get Piper back, you're just being selfish. I wish I had better daughters but I guess there's nothing I can do about it now," she said and in a flash of white lights she was gone.
***
"Paris, yesterday when you asked me what was wrong and I couldn't tell you I'm so sorry that I couldn't," said Wyatt, he was stuttering and obviously nervous. He and Paris we sitting in the solarium of the new house, the sun shining down on them. Piper and Leo listened from the front porch but pretended they weren't,
"Wyatt why are you so nervous sounding, I'm not angry any more. I know that you can't tell me everything," said Paris
"But I want to tell you everything, and I want you to know everything about me, my heart, my body and soul. And what I want to tell you is that I," he began but Paris cut him off,
"I have something I need to tell you too and mines very important…" she tried to speak buy the cut her off,
"What I'm trying to say is," he said,
"What I mean is," she said
"I love you,"
"I love you,"
They said, simultaneously.
"And I want you to marry me," said Wyatt suddenly,
"What?" asked Paris,
"I love you Paris and I can't imagine spending the rest of my life without you… will you marry me?" he asked her again,
"This is such a shock!" she exclaimed, "Yes!" she said then they went quiet, Piper could sense that they were kissing. She looked over to Leo and smiled, then kissed him. She couldn't believe how happy she was for the first time since he Grams had died and Prue moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in Photo journalism. She looked out over her vast lawn and thought to herself things are perfect!
A/N ok so this chapter isn't as dark either but it was slightly darker, please keep reader and just remember that I can't make things to dark because this is Piper's ideal reality… there wouldn't be much darkness in it… unless you count midnight strolls on the beach, whoops did I just give away a story line… maybe I did maybe I didn't