Leo: Hey there! Ok, it's been a very long time. Too long. Sorry! I had some stupid biology paper to do. And Paige... Well I'm not really sure where she is... Someone stole her! *Gasp*
Paige: I'm here!!!!! *jumps out from behind computer* I've been busy, too. School, work, and then church. Sorry, to disappoint. I wasn't stolen. I was just.....LOST! *screams*
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Leo licked his dry lips, trying to coax some moisture into his mouth. Slowly the warlock was allowing a few people to filter out of the doors and onto the street. But not Paige or himself. The teller was shaking slightly as she continued piling wads of bills into the rucksack. Then there were no more bills.
"You're telling me that's it?" The warlock shouted, jabbing the barrel of the gun into Paige's head.
"What do you mean 'is that it?' There's got to be about ten thousand dollars in there!"
"Well it's no enough!" The warlock growled. He smashed the butt of the gun down onto Paige's skull, and she crumpled.
"Hey!" Leo shouted, bending down to look at the wound. Suddenly the doors bust open. Everyone took the opportunity to leave the bank, running outside, even the tellers ran for it. Piper flicked her hands and the outside world unfroze.
"I warned people about coming in!" The warlock snarled, grabbing Leo and pushing the gun under Leo's jaw.
"Oh, please." Piper raised her hands and the warlock froze.
"Piper! Security camera..." Leo said, jerking his head at it.
"Oh no..." She raised her hands and the camera froze, wondering if it was too late.
"Piper, please tell me nobody saw that!" Phoebe said. Piper shrugged, looking suspiciously at the camera, the light of which had stopped blinking.
"Don't move..." The warlock was animated again, levelling the gun at Piper. With one hand he motioned to Leo, never lowering the gun. "Get here now, or the witch gets a bullet in her." Leo grudgingly moved towards the warlock.
"Sorry, Piper..."
"Get the bag and her." The warlock said. Leo picked up the bag, weighted down with money, thrusting it at the warlock. Leo gently scooped up Paige's unconscious form, moving towards the warlock.
'Sorry...' He mouthed at Piper before the warlock blinked them out.
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Paige felt terrible. She slowly opened her eyes, only to close them again when the light hit them. It hurt to see the world, even if it was fairly dark and musty. She felt like she had a hangover, a really bad hangover.
"Paige," someone said.
"Ooo, not so loud," she muttered, frowning but not opening her eyes again. She didn't want to experience that again.
"Can you sit up?" The person said, concerning touching the edges of their voice.
"Um, I don't think so. And I really don't want to try." She moved her leg, trying to get at least a little comfortable, then winced as pain shot up her leg and made its way to her head. "Why the hell does my leg hurt so bad?!" She demanded. "I feel like I've been shot!"
Silence was all that greeted her. "Hello?" she asked. "Where'd ya go?"
"Paige, open your eyes," the voice said.
"But-"
"No, Paige. Open them now!"
Paige mumbled to herself about stupid doctors thinking they know everything but she obeyed. She gasped when what little light that was in the room hit her eyes again but she kept them open this time. She looked around and her eyes fell on the man sitting beside her. He had blondish hair and green eyes that were filled with worry.
"Okay, they're open," she said. "But I'm not liking it."
The man grinned a little then frowned again. "Paige, are you okay?"
"I feel like hell and I have no idea where I am! Of course I'm okay!"
The man moved closer to her. "What the last thing you remember?"
Paige screwed up her face, thinking hard. "Um, this morning. My boss told me that I was getting a raise."
Again, silence was all that filled the room.
"Where do you work?"
"Social Services," was Paige's reply. Leo screwed up his face. No! Dammit, no. She obviously had a memory problem. Short term, long term... Who knew? She got hit on the head a lot. It was probably only a matter of time...
Ok, did that still mean that she had her witch's powers? Wait, no. She didn't recognise him. She would only know him *after* her powers came to be. His train of thought was speeding so fast... He wasn't sure if anyone could catch it... He wasn't sure if even he could catch it.
"So, Paige... Do you believe in magic?" She snorted.
"No. What am I, seven?" Leo leant his head against the wall; letting the cool stone soothe his head and letting it help him think. "So, where the hell am I?"
"A room? I don't know," Leo snapped. Dammit, he was trying to get her to trust him. Snapping at her wouldn't help. "Ok, this is going to sound stupid, but I'm your brother-in-law. We got kidnapped, you see..." Paige raised an eyebrow.
"To have a brother-in-law, I'd need sisters. Guess what, I'm an orphan. So who the hell are you? You are *not* related to me..." Leo bit his tongue to stop him shouting at her.
"You got hit on the head. Do you remember that?"
"I told you, the last thing I remember was getting a raise..."
"Please remember, Paige. You've got to. You've got to remember before they come back!"
"Who's they?" Paige frowned. "I really don't believe I wouldn't remember such a large chunk of my life..." Paige's red hair suddenly caught a tiny patch of light leaking through the stone. Her *red* hair... Leo reached out for her hair, but Paige drew back from him.
"Paige, trust me," Leo reached out his hand again, pulling a strand of red hair in front of her vision. "See? It's red?"
"Black... My hair's black... How can it be red?" Leo opened his mouth, and closed it again. He couldn't tell her that a spell had blown up in her face. He didn't think she was ready to be told about her powers.
"Doesn't that explain to you? That you've lost your memory?"
"I'm not sure..."
Leo rubbed his forehead and sighed. Okay, he was going to have to go slow. "You do have sisters, Paige. Two sisters that love you very much."
Paige eyed him then scooted away. "I thought you were just a doctor but now I see that you're a weirdo."
"Paige,"
"No, I don't want to hear it. I don't have sisters, magic isn't real, my hair is black, and-" She stopped and looked back at him "How do you know my name?"
Leo groaned and rolled his eyes. "I'm your brother-in-law." He started toward her, hoping she wouldn't freak out and try to get away from him. No such luck. She backup even more. But she couldn't go too far. She hit the wall, wincing as pain shot through her head.
Leo quickly went over to her, forgetting that he couldn't heal. When he went to help her sit up, she jerked away.
"Don't touch me," she mumbled. "Don't look at me, don't touch me, and don't even think about talking to me." With the last part said, she broke down, sobbing into her hands.
Paige didn't know what was going on. She didn't know where she was and her head hurt like hell. And this man was telling her she was related to him. Sure, she had always wanted sisters. When she was little she used to pretend that she did but she was an adult now. No more pretending. This was real life and she was in a bad situation.
"Paige, please, listen to me," the man said. "You've got to calm down. They can't see you like this."
"They? Who are they?" Paige asked, tears still rolling down her face. "And where are we?"
"They are...." Leo paused, not sure what to tell her. "Bad men. They kidnapped you and me and are holding us hostage."
"Why?" Paige asked, her eyes wide.
Leo opened his mouth to reply but the opening of the door to the room stopped him.
"Well, well," the warlock said. "The little lady's awake. How do you feel, honey? Got a headache?" He sneered and then started laughing. "And I thought this was going to be difficult." He laughed even harder as he walked out.
Paige felt her heart drop. So they were in trouble. BIG trouble and it didn't look like it was going to get better any time soon.
"Ok, so that one thing is true. Doesn't mean anything else is," She said through a haze of tears. Leo shifted back away from her to try and make her feel more comfortable. "I don't bite, you know..."
"No, but you're afraid I will."
"Good point. Just, stay there. Ok. That's better. So we were kidnapped because...?"
"Bank raid. We were kidnapped in a bank raid."
"Ok..." Paige sniffed, wiping her face on her jacket sleeve. "I'll try and be better now."
"Thanks, Paige. It's gonna help. Trust me, we are going to need it."
"Hey, what's your name?" Paige asked.
"Me?" Leo asked, slightly taken aback. Of course. He hadn't actually told her his name yet. "Leo. My name's Leo."
"So, Leo... Any ideas on the subject of getting out of here?" Leo shook his head.
"No, not really..." Paige sighed.
"It's ok, we'll think of something..."
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To be continued..........
Paige: Well, I decided that this was a good place to stop for this chappy. And since I can't think really well right now I guess that's a good thing, right? Heh, anyway, please review and we will love you sooooooooooo much!!!!!
Leo: That we will. C'mon, you know you wanna press that pretty lil button. There it is. Press it... Move your mouse, point, click and well, the rest is up to you really.
Paige: I'm here!!!!! *jumps out from behind computer* I've been busy, too. School, work, and then church. Sorry, to disappoint. I wasn't stolen. I was just.....LOST! *screams*
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Leo licked his dry lips, trying to coax some moisture into his mouth. Slowly the warlock was allowing a few people to filter out of the doors and onto the street. But not Paige or himself. The teller was shaking slightly as she continued piling wads of bills into the rucksack. Then there were no more bills.
"You're telling me that's it?" The warlock shouted, jabbing the barrel of the gun into Paige's head.
"What do you mean 'is that it?' There's got to be about ten thousand dollars in there!"
"Well it's no enough!" The warlock growled. He smashed the butt of the gun down onto Paige's skull, and she crumpled.
"Hey!" Leo shouted, bending down to look at the wound. Suddenly the doors bust open. Everyone took the opportunity to leave the bank, running outside, even the tellers ran for it. Piper flicked her hands and the outside world unfroze.
"I warned people about coming in!" The warlock snarled, grabbing Leo and pushing the gun under Leo's jaw.
"Oh, please." Piper raised her hands and the warlock froze.
"Piper! Security camera..." Leo said, jerking his head at it.
"Oh no..." She raised her hands and the camera froze, wondering if it was too late.
"Piper, please tell me nobody saw that!" Phoebe said. Piper shrugged, looking suspiciously at the camera, the light of which had stopped blinking.
"Don't move..." The warlock was animated again, levelling the gun at Piper. With one hand he motioned to Leo, never lowering the gun. "Get here now, or the witch gets a bullet in her." Leo grudgingly moved towards the warlock.
"Sorry, Piper..."
"Get the bag and her." The warlock said. Leo picked up the bag, weighted down with money, thrusting it at the warlock. Leo gently scooped up Paige's unconscious form, moving towards the warlock.
'Sorry...' He mouthed at Piper before the warlock blinked them out.
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Paige felt terrible. She slowly opened her eyes, only to close them again when the light hit them. It hurt to see the world, even if it was fairly dark and musty. She felt like she had a hangover, a really bad hangover.
"Paige," someone said.
"Ooo, not so loud," she muttered, frowning but not opening her eyes again. She didn't want to experience that again.
"Can you sit up?" The person said, concerning touching the edges of their voice.
"Um, I don't think so. And I really don't want to try." She moved her leg, trying to get at least a little comfortable, then winced as pain shot up her leg and made its way to her head. "Why the hell does my leg hurt so bad?!" She demanded. "I feel like I've been shot!"
Silence was all that greeted her. "Hello?" she asked. "Where'd ya go?"
"Paige, open your eyes," the voice said.
"But-"
"No, Paige. Open them now!"
Paige mumbled to herself about stupid doctors thinking they know everything but she obeyed. She gasped when what little light that was in the room hit her eyes again but she kept them open this time. She looked around and her eyes fell on the man sitting beside her. He had blondish hair and green eyes that were filled with worry.
"Okay, they're open," she said. "But I'm not liking it."
The man grinned a little then frowned again. "Paige, are you okay?"
"I feel like hell and I have no idea where I am! Of course I'm okay!"
The man moved closer to her. "What the last thing you remember?"
Paige screwed up her face, thinking hard. "Um, this morning. My boss told me that I was getting a raise."
Again, silence was all that filled the room.
"Where do you work?"
"Social Services," was Paige's reply. Leo screwed up his face. No! Dammit, no. She obviously had a memory problem. Short term, long term... Who knew? She got hit on the head a lot. It was probably only a matter of time...
Ok, did that still mean that she had her witch's powers? Wait, no. She didn't recognise him. She would only know him *after* her powers came to be. His train of thought was speeding so fast... He wasn't sure if anyone could catch it... He wasn't sure if even he could catch it.
"So, Paige... Do you believe in magic?" She snorted.
"No. What am I, seven?" Leo leant his head against the wall; letting the cool stone soothe his head and letting it help him think. "So, where the hell am I?"
"A room? I don't know," Leo snapped. Dammit, he was trying to get her to trust him. Snapping at her wouldn't help. "Ok, this is going to sound stupid, but I'm your brother-in-law. We got kidnapped, you see..." Paige raised an eyebrow.
"To have a brother-in-law, I'd need sisters. Guess what, I'm an orphan. So who the hell are you? You are *not* related to me..." Leo bit his tongue to stop him shouting at her.
"You got hit on the head. Do you remember that?"
"I told you, the last thing I remember was getting a raise..."
"Please remember, Paige. You've got to. You've got to remember before they come back!"
"Who's they?" Paige frowned. "I really don't believe I wouldn't remember such a large chunk of my life..." Paige's red hair suddenly caught a tiny patch of light leaking through the stone. Her *red* hair... Leo reached out for her hair, but Paige drew back from him.
"Paige, trust me," Leo reached out his hand again, pulling a strand of red hair in front of her vision. "See? It's red?"
"Black... My hair's black... How can it be red?" Leo opened his mouth, and closed it again. He couldn't tell her that a spell had blown up in her face. He didn't think she was ready to be told about her powers.
"Doesn't that explain to you? That you've lost your memory?"
"I'm not sure..."
Leo rubbed his forehead and sighed. Okay, he was going to have to go slow. "You do have sisters, Paige. Two sisters that love you very much."
Paige eyed him then scooted away. "I thought you were just a doctor but now I see that you're a weirdo."
"Paige,"
"No, I don't want to hear it. I don't have sisters, magic isn't real, my hair is black, and-" She stopped and looked back at him "How do you know my name?"
Leo groaned and rolled his eyes. "I'm your brother-in-law." He started toward her, hoping she wouldn't freak out and try to get away from him. No such luck. She backup even more. But she couldn't go too far. She hit the wall, wincing as pain shot through her head.
Leo quickly went over to her, forgetting that he couldn't heal. When he went to help her sit up, she jerked away.
"Don't touch me," she mumbled. "Don't look at me, don't touch me, and don't even think about talking to me." With the last part said, she broke down, sobbing into her hands.
Paige didn't know what was going on. She didn't know where she was and her head hurt like hell. And this man was telling her she was related to him. Sure, she had always wanted sisters. When she was little she used to pretend that she did but she was an adult now. No more pretending. This was real life and she was in a bad situation.
"Paige, please, listen to me," the man said. "You've got to calm down. They can't see you like this."
"They? Who are they?" Paige asked, tears still rolling down her face. "And where are we?"
"They are...." Leo paused, not sure what to tell her. "Bad men. They kidnapped you and me and are holding us hostage."
"Why?" Paige asked, her eyes wide.
Leo opened his mouth to reply but the opening of the door to the room stopped him.
"Well, well," the warlock said. "The little lady's awake. How do you feel, honey? Got a headache?" He sneered and then started laughing. "And I thought this was going to be difficult." He laughed even harder as he walked out.
Paige felt her heart drop. So they were in trouble. BIG trouble and it didn't look like it was going to get better any time soon.
"Ok, so that one thing is true. Doesn't mean anything else is," She said through a haze of tears. Leo shifted back away from her to try and make her feel more comfortable. "I don't bite, you know..."
"No, but you're afraid I will."
"Good point. Just, stay there. Ok. That's better. So we were kidnapped because...?"
"Bank raid. We were kidnapped in a bank raid."
"Ok..." Paige sniffed, wiping her face on her jacket sleeve. "I'll try and be better now."
"Thanks, Paige. It's gonna help. Trust me, we are going to need it."
"Hey, what's your name?" Paige asked.
"Me?" Leo asked, slightly taken aback. Of course. He hadn't actually told her his name yet. "Leo. My name's Leo."
"So, Leo... Any ideas on the subject of getting out of here?" Leo shook his head.
"No, not really..." Paige sighed.
"It's ok, we'll think of something..."
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To be continued..........
Paige: Well, I decided that this was a good place to stop for this chappy. And since I can't think really well right now I guess that's a good thing, right? Heh, anyway, please review and we will love you sooooooooooo much!!!!!
Leo: That we will. C'mon, you know you wanna press that pretty lil button. There it is. Press it... Move your mouse, point, click and well, the rest is up to you really.
