Disclaimer: I've said this once, and I'll say it again! I don't own any of the characters except for the demon and Greg. I also own the spells, charms, chants and other stuff from the Book of Shadows.
Chapter 2-
Leo left again to see if the Elders could tell him who created the ring. Piper reread The Book of Shadows about the ring. She took it off the alter and went to Phoebe's room. She knocked on the door still holding the book. Phoebe answered with a bed sheet wrapped around her. Cole had the covers pulled up to his chest, they both breathing heavily.
"Oh er…um. I'll leave since you two seem to be busy." Piper hesitated.
"No, no, its okay. Did you find anything in The Book of Shadows?" Phoebe said hurriedly.
"Nothing important right now." Piper started walking down the hall.
"Piper if you need anything we'll be in here." Phoebe called out.
"Yeah, I know." Piper said quietly after she heard the door shut.
Piper went to her room and plopped down on the bed. Then she remembered leaving Paige to manage the club.
"Tired! So tired." After just lying there looking at the ceiling, Piper called Paige.
Paige orbed into the room breathing hard. "What?" She asked annoyedly.
"Take me to the club. You can get back to your date."
"Oh we're fine, we were dancing. What was wrong earlier?"
" A demon that looks like a human blasted fireballs at Phoebe. Apparently when Cole walked in, he left. So I'm guessing either the demon is still afraid of Belthazaar or they know each other and Cole lied to us. Either way we have a problem. The demon was wearing a ring called The Ring of Mortality and Power. It gives power to mortals and it can only be destroyed by it's maker." Piper put her hands underneath her head not saying anything else.
"Aren't you going to tell me who it's maker is?"
"Oh yeah. I can't."
"And why not?" Paige looked at her watch…well Phoebe's watch.
"I can't. The name was smudged. The only thing that was readable was the E, which was the last letter of the name. So like I said, I can't tell you."
"Well if you don't mind, I have to get back to the club. I told Greg I had to use the bathroom."
"Okay. Just call me if you need me to come down to P3 and be careful! The demon could still try to attack you at the club."
"I know, I know Piper."
"I'm just trying to keep from losing another sister. I don't mean to jump on you. It's my responsibility now to watch out for the family since I'm the oldest."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, I have Greg with me." Paige orbed from the room before Piper could say anything else. She laid her head against the pillow and silently cried herself to sleep. She missed Prue even though she was a pain at times. Around the time of midnight, Leo orbed in. He decided to let Piper sleep. He walked down the stairs to the kitchen to fix him a small snack.
(still around midnight.) Greg walked Paige up to the stoop, they both laughing at a joke he had previously told before getting out of the car.
"Thanks for the great time Paige." Greg quietly said. Paige looked into his pale blue eyes. The moonlight hit his jet black hair.
"Maybe I should be the one to say that." Paige answered with a grin upon her face. Greg chuckled. Paige remembered the conversation she had had with Phoebe. "Greg…there is something that I should tell you. But please don't freak out when I tell you!" He was still smiling.
"There is nothing about you that will make me 'freak out'."
"Don't be so sure." Paige said.
"Try
me." He looked into her eyes.
Paige sighed before saying
anything, then she looked around. "We should come
inside first." She unlocked the door to the Manor and Greg shut it trying to be
as quiet as possible. They both sat down on the couch. Leo walked from the
kitchen carrying a sandwich and water.
"Hi Paige. Hi Greg."
"Hello Leo." Greg answered. Paige just looked at Leo biting her lip.
"Oh, I'll be going upstairs. Don't worry about me." Leo winked to Paige and began to climb the stairs.
"Thanks." Paige whispered.
"Okay, what was it you had to tell me?" Greg asked Paige. Leo stopped walking when he heard Greg say that. Leo leaned against the banister to listen.
Paige drew in a large gasp of air then she exhaled it. "I'm a witch." A shock look came upon Leo's face as Paige said that. He stopped himself from running downstairs to stop Paige from telling more. Greg just looked at Paige grinning.
"I know." He said. Paige was confused as ever. So was Leo.
"You do?" She asked trying to hide her confusion.
"Yes I do. I'm a whitelighter." Paige scooted back in the couch.
"You are a…a whitelighter???? If you knew then why didn't you tell me right from the start?!"
" I was trying to see how long it would take for you to tell me that you're a witch." Paige didn't know what to say. Leo walked to his and Piper's room in disbelief.
