Title: Paige's Sister - Part 4 - High School Author: X5-343 Rating: PG-13

Category: Drama

Timeline: Season 5 Spoilers: Season 5 Season: 5

Content Warnings: Language Warning

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Charmed Ones or any character from the show Charmed. Any characters you don't recognize belong to the author.

Summary: Sam, DJ, Caitie and David all entering their senior year of High School. How does it affect everyone knowing that after the next ten months fly by they'll probably never see each other again? **************************************************************************** ***************

Sam called the Manor after school that day saying that she wasn't going to be home for awhile. She had absolutely nothing to do but she didn't want to go back for a bit.

"Hello?" Piper answered the phone.

"Hey, I'm not coming home after school. Don't when I'll be home. Later" Sam quickly relied her message before closing her cell phone.

"but-" Piper started but Sam had already hung up.

Piper immediately called her back.

Sam saw the Manor number come back up on her call display but answered it anyway.

"Hello?" She answered sweetly

"What's your problem?"

"What do you mean?"

"You forged my signature, you did it right in front of my face, you told me you did it right in front of my face and now you're not coming home!"

"I made plans!" Sam insisted

"Oh yea?" Piper challenged. "What?"

"Why do you have to know?"

"Because I'm your mother!"

"Whatever." With that Sam hung up.

Piper groaned loudly as she heard the click.

"What's wrong?" Leo asked, bringing Wyatt into the room, upon hearing Piper groan.

"Sam" She replied. "She's not coming home."

"At all?" Leo asked

Piper shook her head. "No. I mean she's coming home but not now."

Leo sighed. "Maybe we should try calling Stacy. She might know what's up with her."

"I'll try anything. Where's the phone number."

"In the kitchen." Leo replied. "I'll get it."

"Thanks." **************************************************************************** ***************

Stacy - Hello

Stacy's voice came over the other end of the phone. Piper exhaled

Piper Hi. Stacy. This is Piper Halliwell, Sam's mother.

Stacy - Oh hello, I believe that I was just chatting with your sister Phoebe yesterday?

Piper Yes. That was her. I was wondering if I could ask you some more questions? Sam's been acting very strange since yesterday.

Stacy - I will do the best I can. She replied truthfully.

Piper - Thank-you. So the Chances.. did they... did they hit her? I know the answer but I think I have to hear it for myself.

Piper could heart Stacy sigh.

Stacy - Yes, they did.

Piper - Did your family move away before Sam got kicked out?

Stacy - Yes, my husband got a job offer in New York that we decided to take.

Piper - Near the end or maybe even the beginning did Sam ever act.. did she ever act distant maybe?

Stacy - After the Matthews died, Sam got placed with the Chances she became angry with the Matthews everybody just thought that it was because they were her parents and they weren't supposed to leave her.

Piper - I know the feeling. I lost my mother when I was just young. I remember being angry with her because I thought that she just didn't want to be with us.

Stacy - Yes, which is why everyone just thought that, that was the reason for her being angry with them but actually Sam ended up telling Alex that it's normal for people to die. That she couldn't care less that there were two less people in the world even though they were her parents. It was the circle of life. She was actually angry with them because if they hadn't died then she wouldn't have had to be with them or go through what she went through.

Piper's jaw dropped in realization. She understood why Sam was angry now. She covered her mouth with her hand but then removed it once she started to talk again.

Piper - And she's angry now because we brought the Chances into the Manor and back into her life, making her have to deal with it again.

Stacy - I think that would be your best bet. I'm sorry Piper

Piper - Thank-you, for all your help

Piper hung up and covered her mouth again. She closed her eyes and shook her head in disbelief of herself.