Summary: How will Jason take Phoebe's news? Why is Piper really so angry? And What about Paige?

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Chapter 6

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Scene 1 - Unlit Street San Francisco

Paige is barley away form the parking garage when the effects of the darklighter's poison start to take over her. Fearing she would faint and crash Paige managed to pull her car off to the side. She looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings outside.

Paige: "Chris!"

She wearily fumbles around her car hoping her cell phone was still there. She found it on the floor and her shaking hands barley managed to dial the numbers and hold the phone up to her ear. The phone continued to ring but no one answered. Dizziness overcomes Paige as the phone continued to go unanswered. Her vision began to blur she felt herself begin to slump against the door and the phone dropped from her hand.

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Scene 2 – Downstairs Manor

Jason is sitting back against the couch as Phoebe anxiously anticipates his response. The phone rings the background.

Phoebe: "I know this is a big secrect Jason, but you have to know I
didn't tell you because I didn't want you to get hurt."

Jason: "You know I had a whole bunch of possible explanations for the
way you acted sometimes, but I must admit this wasn't on the list."

Phoebe and Jason both pause not wanting to speak next

Jason: "Piper and Paige?"

Phoebe nods her head

Jason: "Leo?"

Phoebe: "That one's a little more complicated."

Jason absentmindedly nods his head still overwhelmed by everything

Jason: "What does this mean?"

Phoebe: "Being a witch?"

Jason: "No for us...I don't know if I can handle this."

Phoebe: "Jason I..."

Jason: "I mean I don't what all this means, what happened tonight, but I do know
I shouldn't have had to find out like this."

Jason gets up from the couch and heads toward the door.

Phoebe: "Where are you going?"

Jason: "I'm not sure but I need to get away and try to make some kind of sense of
all this."

Phoebe: "Jason [grabs his hand]"

Jason: "Phoebe please, I just need to go."

Phoebe let's go of Jason's hand and he walks out if the door.

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Scene 3- Paige's car

Paige begins to stir a little in her car after fainting she attempts to sit up straight but is immediately reminded of the nights events as the pain from her leg shoots throughout her body. She looks down at her leg, the arrow had gone in the top of her thigh and was sticking out the side. She knew that the arrow was limiting her bleeding but she also knew the poison might continues to enter into her body so she had to pull it out. Paige grabbed a shirt that was on the passenger seat of her car and braced herself for the pain that was coming. She grabbed onto the end of the arrow and snapped it off causing her to wince at the pain. Paige then grabbed the arrow just above the point with one hand and braced herself against the car door with the other. In one quick motion she pulled the arrow through her leg and she quickly tied the shirt around her wound in an attempt to control her bleeding.

Paige: "Chris!" Paige waited to see the familiar blue orbs but was only met with the darkness that was coming over her and she felt herself about to pass out again.

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Scene 4 – Manor

Phoebe is coming down the stairs from just going in to check on Piper and Leo. She sits down on the couch and starts to cry overwhelmed by Jason, Leo, Piper, everything. But just as she does Chris orbs in with a concerned look on his face. Phoebe looks up at him wiping her tears away.

Chris: [worried] "Where's Piper?"

Phoebe: "Upstairs with Leo and Wyatt, why?"

Chris: "We have to go."

Phoebe: "Why, where?

Chris: "Something's wrong with Paige. I was up with the elder's so I
couldn't
hear her call but as soon as I orbed back down I heard her."

Chris holds out his hand for Phoebe to take.

Phoebe: "Should we get Piper?"

Chris: "She should stay with Wyatt and Leo."

Phoebe nods her head and grabs onto to Chris' hand and they orb out.

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Scene 5 – Street

Chris and Phoebe orb into a small dimly lit side street.

Phoebe: "Are you sure she's here."

Chris and Phoebe look around anxiously.

Chris: "There!" [ points out Paige's car]

Phoebe and Chris run toward Paige's car. When they reach it Phoebe looks inside to see Paige passed out, leaning against the driver's door.
Phoebe: "Paige!" [banging on the window]

Chris runs around to the other side of the car and opens up the passenger side door and climbs in.

Paige opens her eyes to see Chris leaning over her and Phoebe looking down at her through the window.

Phoebe rushes over to the other side of the car.

Chris: "What happened?"

When Paige didn't respond Chris leaned all the way into the car and tried to pull Paige out but she immediately screamed in pain.

Phoebe: "Chris..."

Chris: [looks over his shoulder at Phoebe] "what..."

Phoebe points down at the broken arrow then the blood stained shirt around Paige's leg. They both then understood what had happened.

Chris: "Okay Paige, hold on."

Chris got out of the car and ran back over to the other side while Phoebe leaned into the car.

Phoebe: "Hold on sweetie we'll get you home."

Paige looked at Phoebe with tears in her eyes and Phoebe wiped them from her face.

Chris cautiously opened the driver's side door and Paige fell back into his arms. With Phoebe's help he pulled Paige out of the car and picked her up in his arms. Phoebe joined them and all three orbed out.

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Scene 6 - Manor

Phoebe and Chris orb in with Paige and Phoebe helps Chris place her down on the couch.

Phoebe: "Go get some washcloths or something."

Chris runs out of the room

Phoebe: "Paige, sweetie, open your eyes."
Paige: [weakly] "Phe...oebe.."

Phoebe: "Hey. You're home now okay."

Paige nods her head and Chris reenters the room with a whole bunch of first aid stuff. Phoebe starts to take Paige's make shift bandage off careful not to hurt Paige more.

Phoebe: 'I'm just going to try and stop the bleeding okay?"

Paige: "You know... you'd think ...this would be easier the second time a
round...ugh"

Paige winces as Phoebe cleans and covers her wound.

Phoebe: "Shh, just lay back. I have to go and talk to Chris for a second."

Phoebe makes sure Paige is okay then goes into the kitchen with Chris.

Phoebe: "What do we do?"

Chris: "First let's get Piper down here and we'll go from there."

Phoebe walks out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

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Scene 7- Piper's room

Piper is no longer sitting across the room from Leo and is instead seated right beside his bed. She takes his hand and places it to her cheek and starts to cry. Leo looks up at her weakly and with his other hand wipes the tears from her eyes and smiles.

Phoebe enters the room but Piper doesn't notice her until she feels Phoebe's hand on her shoulder. Piper looks up at her with tears welled up in her eyes.

Piper: "I can't loose him."

Phoebe: "Piper I need to tell you something. Paige was attacked by the Troika."

Piper: "She's alright though, I mean she's okay?"

Phoebe: "Piper..."

Phoebe pauses she doesn't know if Piper can handle the news she is about to give her and seeing her sister practically breaking in front of her she lies.

Phoebe: "yeah, she's going to be fine."

Phoebe turns to head out the door.

Piper: "Phoebe."

Phoebe:[faces Piper] "Tell her I'm sorry."

Phoebe: "Sure."

Phoebe walks out of the door and Piper stares down at Leo and begins to cry again.

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Scene 8 – Downstairs Manor

Phoebe comes down the stairs and sits beside Paige on the couch.

Phoebe: "How you doing?"

Paige: "Piper?"

Phoebe: "With Leo and Wyatt?"

Paige: "Leo?"

Phoebe: "He's still holding on."

Phoebe reaches over an gets a glass of water of the coffee table. She puts it up to Paige's mouth and helps her drink some.

Paige: "Thanks"

Phoebe: "Chris is back up with the Elders trying to figure out a way
to heal you
and Leo."

Paige: "Like that'll...help..ugh."[tries to laugh]

Phoebe: "You shouldn't joke about this Paige."

Paige: "It's more fun than crying."

Paige gestures toward Phoebe who hadn't even realized she had been crying.

Phoebe: "Sorry I didn't..."

Phoebe is interrupted by a knock at the door and gets up to get it.

Phoebe opens the door to reveal Richard with flowers for Paige.

Richard: "Paige and I had a fight and I was hoping I could um talk to her or
something."

Phoebe: "Richard, something happened tonight."

Richard: "Is Paige okay?"

Phoebe: "Richard she was shot by a darklighter."

Richard: "Is she...did she..."

Phoebe: "No she's hanging on."

Richard: "Can I um...can I talk to her."

Phoebe steps aside so Richard can enter into the manor.

Richard walks into the living room and kneels next to Paige.

Paige: [weakly] "Richard"

Richard: "I got these for you."[hands Paige the flowers]

Paige: "I thought you...you were mad at me."

Richard: "No. I just couldn't understand why you couldn't trust me."

Paige: "Just wanted... you to be...safe. Sorry."

Richard: "No Paige I am. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. That I didn't understand
why you wanted me to stop using magic but I do know and I can't
not love you."

Paige: "Love you"

Richard leans in and kisses Paige on the forehead.

Richard: "You too." [starts to cry]

Paige: "Don't."

Paige reaches up to Richard's face and touches a tear on his cheek. Richard then realizes that Paige to is crying and wipes a tear from her face too.

Paige: [strained]"You...have to...go...can't get...hurt."

Richard: "But Paige you..."

Paige: "I'll be...home...soon."

Richard leans in and gives Paige another kiss on her forehead and walks out.

Phoebe takes his place and takes the flowers Richard gave Paige and puts them on the table.

Phoebe: [notices Paige is shaking] "You okay?"

Paige: "Cold."

Phoebe: "Okay I'll be right back."

Phoebe gets up and walks out of the living room.

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Scene 9- Upstairs Hallway

Phoebe is getting a blanket out of her room when Piper walks in.

Phoebe: "Piper? Is everything okay."

Piper shakes her head and starts to cry as she sinks to the floor on her knees. Phoebe rushes over and kneels in front of her and hugs her.

Piper:[through tears] "Why does he do this."

Phoebe: "Who Piper?"

Piper: "Leo, he...he comes here and tells me he still loves me, that we can still make this work, that he wants to be here for Wyatt. Then this and I..I have to deal with the fact I might loose him again."

Phoebe: "Piper he never stopped loving you. You know that's why he came back."

Piper: [getting mad]"But I'm just going to loose him again. If not now
than tomorrow or next week, or next year, and I can't, I can't keep
loving him because I'll always be loosing him."

Piper starts to cry heavily again and Phoebe pulls her in tighter.

Piper: "I wasn't mad at you and Paige for moving out. I was mad
because I didn't want to let him back into my life and that's the one
thing I wanted to do most when you moved out."

Phoebe: "Piper I am so sorry we weren't here for you but ...."

Phoebe is interrupted by a crash from downstairs.

Chris's voice[from downstairs] "Phoebe! Piper!

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Coming up: Chris must overcome some of his fears and discovers something about himself he didn't knew existed. Can Deaken be stopped? Who will save Paige and Leo?