Spinning Out of Control
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A/N's: This fic was written by Kiseki-no-neko, jZzRgRl13, and dixie-girl
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jZzRgRl13's Notes: Well, here's chapter four! Sorry for the long wait, we made this a little longer to make up for it. And for this chapter, I stole Tiff's (dixie-girl) title as the idea machine *sticks tongue out at Tiff*! And just between you and me, the whole Piper/Phoebe fight was all me! Okay, well, not ALL me, but mostly me . . . heehee. And snaps for Julia (Kiseki-No-Neko) for the Paige/Cole scene at the end . . . yay for chicken!
dixie-girl's notes: Sorry for the long wait, but hopefully this extra long chapter will quench your fanfic desire. lol. Somebody *coughjzzrgrl13* stole my crown of being the idea machine for this chapter. *glares at jzzrgrl13* We'll see who has it next chapter. muwahah!!!!!!!
Bunny's Notes: Whee, I looove this chapter, it rawks! Ew, I just sounded like a newb, or a valley girl, whichever is worse. 0_o Ok, erm, this is one of my favorite chapters, if not my MOST favorite, it rules, it rocks, it does NOT suck eggs! Anyway, gotta give credit where credit's due, and today, the credit goes to Liss-Liss for doing MOST of the Piper/Phoebe scene, it rocked! Anyway, enjoy this chapter, feed me reviews! *wails* Poor chicken!
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Disclaimer: We don't own Charmed or it's characters, they belong to Aaron Spelling, so don't sue us!!!!
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Summary: AU fic! Written by Kiseki-no-neko, jZzRgRl13, and dixie-girl. The new Seer brings Cole back from the dead to step up as the new Source, but he has something he needs to finish first. This takes place in late season five and its based on Paige/Cole, but there's also Hoebe (I mean Phoebe), Piper and Leo too.
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After dinner a couple days later, Phoebe walks into Paige's room. Paige is lying on her bed reading a book.
"Hey Paige, could I talk to you?" asks Phoebe.
"Sure Pheebs," says Paige, closing her book. "What's up?"
Phoebe sits down on the edge of the bed. "Well," she begins. "Ryan and I have been talking."
"Okay?" says Paige.
"And," continues Phoebe. "With all the fights Piper and I have been having and the way Ryan and I just seemed to . . click. We think, I think, that I might want to move in with Ryan."
"What?" asks Paige quietly. "But what about the power of three?"
"Well, we've done it before," says Phoebe. "When I was living with Cole and when you were by yourself last year. I'd still come visit all the time."
"Phoebe," says Paige. "You can't move out, you just can't."
"Well, why not?" asks Phoebe.
"We've tried it before and it just ends in disaster," says Paige.
"I think we can do it," says Phoebe.
"Piper is going to be even more pissed at you," warns Paige.
"Why am I going to be pissed?" asks Piper walking in.
"Phoebe wants to move out!" exclaims Paige.
"What?!?" cries Piper, "You can't!"
"Why not?!?" exclaims Phoebe, standing up.
"Because!" says Piper, at a loss of what to say.
"Exactly!" exclaims Phoebe. "Why not? Why can't I move out?"
"You know what, go ahead. Just go ahead and do it and forget about us and your responsibilities!!!" screams Piper.
"Responsibilities of living with you?!? How is that a responsibility?!" exclaims Phoebe.
"Your witch responsibilities!" cries Piper.
"I'm not going to give up being a witch!" screams Phoebe. "I'm just an orb away!"
"Paige and Leo can't orb you any time you want to!" says Piper.
"I mean if you need me," says Phoebe.
Paige shakes her head as she watches Phoebe and Piper argue.
"What do you think Paige?" ask Piper and Phoebe simultaneously.
"Uhh, erm, well..." Paige bites her lip, thinking.
"Well?" asks Piper. "We're waiting."
"Well, we did do it before, Piper," says Paige quietly.
"Oh well if that's how you feel then, Phoebe get your stuff and get out," says Piper.
"Calm DOWN Piper, she's STILL our sister!" Paige instructs, hoping to stop it from getting too nasty.
"Please, go," says Piper who has a blank expression, ignoring Paige. "If the Power of Three means nothing to you, then just go," she continues.
Phoebe glares at Piper. "Fine," she says and brushes past her into her room to pack.
"How could you do that, Piper?" asks Paige in disbelief. Piper just ignores her again and leaves the room.
Phoebe grabs a suitcase from her closet and starts grabbing random things - clothes, books, pictures - and stuff them in.
"How could she say that to me?" she mutters furiously under her breath. "I'm her SISTER! We all live in this house, if I'm leaving, it's because I want to, NOT because she tells me to!"
She soon fills up the suitcase and digs through her closet, pulling out another one. She grabs what's left of her clothes and stuffs them unceremoniously in. She picks up a picture off her night stand of her, Piper and Paige. She stares at it for a few seconds before shoving it into the suitcase. There comes a knock on the door.
Paige steps into the room, "Phoebe, don't leave like this."
"Why shouldn't I?" she spats, without even turning around.
"Piper doesn't want me here," Phoebe continues.
"Because I don't want you to leave," pleads Paige.
Phoebe goes over to her desk and starts emptying out drawers. "I know that, Paige," she says. "But right now, I don't think it's the right time for Piper and I to spend so much time together. Besides, Ryan and I love each other and when couples love each other, they live together. I've too old to be living in the house I grew up in with my sisters. I need to be normal, we all need to try to be normal." She puts emphasis on the word normal while stuffing old papers into her suitcase.
"But it's good enough for me and Piper," says Paige. "I still live here, hell, I left my perfectly....somewhat good apartment to live here, and it worked out!" Paige continues.
"I already told you," says Phoebe. "Piper doesn't want me here and I know that we've been living together, but you don't understand." She looks up at Paige.
"Don't I?" asks Paige. "You want to be normal, but even moving out isn't going to make you normal Pheebs, you're not normal, none of us are." Paige sighs.
"Maybe we should try harder," says Phoebe. "Piper, Prue and I lived together also. The only time I've been on my own is when I was with Cole. I - we, need to live our own lives."
Paige stiffens slightly at the mention of Cole, but continues, "We've tried to, many times, it hasn't worked out, has it?"
Phoebe zips up the suitcase and looks around at the partially empty room. "We can do it Paige," she says.
"I think that's just your rage at Piper talking," says Paige.
"That's a factor," says Phoebe. She takes her two suitcases and carries them down the stairs to the front door. "I'll get the rest of my stuff later," she says. 'If I ever come back,' she thinks to herself.
Paige follows, "Don't let your hatred for Piper take over."
Leo suddenly orbs in next to Phoebe and she jumps, "God, Leo, don't scare me like that!" she says.
He looks at her suitcases. "What are you doing?"
"Moving out," says Piper walking into the foyer. "She's moving out, that's what she's doing."
"What?!" exclaims Leo. "You can't move out, what about the Power of Three?!"
"It's what she wants to do," says Piper calmly,
"We've done it before, we can do it again," adds Phoebe.
"Nobody seems to care about the Power of Three at the moment Leo," Paige retorts, glaring at Piper and Phoebe.
Phoebe grabs her coat and slips it on. "I'll write," she says with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.
"Wait, Phoebe, just think about this," says Leo.
"Don't even try, Leo," says Piper. "It's useless."
Phoebe brushes past Leo and reaches into her coat pocket. She drops her house key into Piper's hand.
"Thank you," says Piper stiffly.
"You're welcome," replies Phoebe. Paige looks away from the trio, tears forming in her eyes.
"So long," says Piper, opening the front door. Phoebe walks over to Paige and gives her a hug.
"Don't worry," she whispers into her ear. "It'll be okay." She pulls away with a small smile.
"Bye Phoebe," Paige says quietly, feeling like she was choking on her tears.
"Bye Paige," says Phoebe. "Bye Leo."
"Uh, bye?" says Leo. Phoebe picks up her suitcases and walks out the door. Piper slams it after her.
After Piper slams the door, there's a few seconds of silence in which Leo and Paige eyes Piper cautiously, as if they're scared she'll explode any moment. Piper looks at them and walks up to her room.
"Well," says Leo.
All of a sudden the doorbell rings. Leo opens it and Phoebe walks back inside. Paige's face brightens. "Forgot my purse," says Phoebe grabbing it from the table and Paige's face falls again. "Bye!"
"Bye?" says Leo as Phoebe closes the door behind her.
"Is that all you can say Leo?" Paige huffs, "You sound like a broken record!" Paige lashes out at Leo, before stomping upstairs.
Leo is left alone in the foyer. He looks around, before orbing out.
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One month later
It's pouring rain outside when the doorbell rings at the Manor. Paige opens the door to see Phoebe. "Phoebe!" she exclaims, wrapping her in a huge hug.
"Hi Paige!" laughs Phoebe. "Um, you're crushing me."
"Oh, sorry," says Paige, pulling away. "Come in, come in!" She moves to the side to let Phoebe in and takes her wet coat, hanging it up.
"How have you been?" asks Paige.
Phoebe steps inside and looks around the foyer with an expression of longing. "Really good," she replies with a smile. "We just finished getting all my stuff set in and are settling down."
Paige nods. "Good. So, you want some coffee or something?"
"Sure," replies Phoebe, following her into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, they are sitting at the table, sipping mugs of coffee. Phoebe looks up at Paige. "Hey Paige?" she says hesitantly.
"Hm?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
Paige spits out the mouthful of coffee she was about to swallow. "What?!? PREGNANT?!?!?!"
"Shh! Not so loud!" whispers Phoebe. "I don't want Piper to know!"
"Why not? She's gonna eventually find out," says Paige. "Plus it's not like you're gonna be able to hide it for long."
"What aren't you going to be able to hide?" asks Piper walking into the kitchen.
"Phoebe's pregnant!!" cries Paige.
"WHAT?!?" exclaims Piper. "Why the hell did you let that happen?!?"
"Me? Let it happen?!?" screams Phoebe. "Like I WANT a kid!"
"Why weren't you using protection?!?" Piper exclaims.
"Ew, T.M.I." says Paige, wrinkling her nose.
"We did!" exclaims Phoebe. "Sometimes it doesn't work!"
"I can't believe you, Phoebe," says Piper angrily.
"Look, I didn't come here to be scolded Piper," says Phoebe. "I'm here because you're my sisters and I need your help."
"What do you need help with Pheebs?" Paige ask, interjecting before Piper can go off again.
"I'm having a baby, Paige!" exclaimed Phoebe.
Paige rolls her eyes, "Yeah, you told me, I MEANT, haven't you told Ryan? So, what do you need help with if that's out the way?"
"Well," said Phoebe, looking at the floor. "That's the thing . . . I haven't told Ryan yet."
"PHOEBE!" Paige shouts, "You haven't told him?"
"Why should she?" huffs Piper. "He'll probably leave her!"
"Piper!" warns Paige.
"Well, it's probably true," says Piper.
Phoebe shakes her head. "Ryan's not like that. I just don't know how to tell him."
"If you can't even tell him, they how is he going to be as a father?" says Piper.
"Me not telling him has nothing to do with how good a father he'll be!" says Phoebe, getting angry again. "He'll be a great father!"
"Sure," says Piper sarcastically.
"I'm sure he'll be a great father," soothes Paige.
Phoebe ignores Paige. "How can you be so judgmental, Piper?" she yells. "You've never even met Ryan, even though he's wanted to meet you! I haven't seen you in a month and the first thing you do is start insulting Ryan!"
"Well you've been dating him for two months," says Piper. "You say you're in 'love', and now you're pregnant! How can I not be judgmental?"
"I can't believe you Piper!" screams Phoebe. "I don't know why I even came here in the first place!" She goes back into the foyer and grabs her coat. "Bye Paige!" she spats, before leaving and slamming the door behind her.
Paige runs after Phoebe, "Phoebe, Stop!"
Phoebe turns around, halfway to her car. "Go back inside, Paige!" she says. "You're getting all wet!"
"I don't care!" says Paige, grabbing her arm. "Come back inside. I'm not going to let Piper do this to you!"
Phoebe lets Paige drag her back inside. Piper comes into the foyer. "What is she still doing here?" she asks Paige.
"I can't let you do this, Piper," says Paige. "Phoebe is our sister and you can't just shut her out like this."
"Phoebe made a choice, Paige," says Piper.
"And she needs us, both of us, to support her!" says Paige. "That's what sisters do!"
Piper sighs. "She abandoned us for a man!," she says. "Just like she did with Cole."
"Don't you want to be there when she has her baby?" asks Paige. "Don't you want to be a part of your niece or nephew's life?"
"Of course!" says Piper.
"How can you expect to do that?" asks Phoebe, coming into the conversation.
"What do you mean?" asks Piper.
"You and I can't even be in a room together without screaming at each other," says Phoebe.
"Then let's sort this out between the two of you," says Paige. Phoebe and Paige look at Piper expectantly.
"Fine," says Piper.
"Fine?" Phoebe asks.
"Yes," says Piper. "Fine."
"Fine what?" asks Paige.
"Fine, I will sort this out," says Piper.
"Um . . . okay," says Paige. "Now would be a good time."
"I'm sorry," says Piper looking at Phoebe.
"For?" prompts Paige with a smirk and Piper glares at her. "Being a bitch," continues Piper weakly. Paige and Phoebe laugh and a grin forms on Piper's face.
"Now, give her a hug," commands Paige.
"Aw Mom, do I have to?" asks Piper, jokingly.
Phoebe and Piper hug. When they pull apart, Piper looks at Phoebe seriously. "Phoebe," she says, starting to smile. "You're having a baby!!!"
"I know!" exclaims Phoebe, laughing.
"It's good to have my sisters back together again," Paige mock sniffles.
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The next day, Paige walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator door, looking for something to eat. She had the whole manor to herself, as Piper was at work, and Leo was off with another charge, it felt pretty good to be alone. Though she wondered, she hadn't seen Cole in a month, was he ok?
"I guess you'll just have to do," The familiar voice taunts from behind Paige, causing her to drop the unopened container of chicken onto the floor. Paige quickly turns around, to be met by the smirking face of Cole, "What are you doing here again?"
Cole rolls his eyes, "I think you would have figured that out by now, I'm here to kill you."
"Well," says Paige. "Last time you came to kill me, you kissed me. So how can I believe you now?"
"That was different, I was distracted then, I WILL kill you this time," Cole replies.
"Even if I do this?" asks Paige, kissing him.
Cole's eyes widen, thoughts of killing Paige vanishing from his mind, as his arms wrap around Paige, pulling her closer.
'Paige, you idiot! What are you doing? Kissing the ENEMY?' Paige thinks, even as her eyes close, 'Well hey, at least I know now he's ok!'
'Cole! You're supposed to be KILLING her, not kissing her!' Cole thinks, 'Well, she kissed me first! So, it doesn't count!' Cole argues with himself.
They finally pull away from lack of oxygen, "Whoa, ok, what was that for?" Cole questions, his arms still around Paige.
"Oh no reason, just wanted to prove you can't kill me, and I was right," Paige smirks.
"That's it?" Cole growls, starting to get angry.
'No, that wasn't it, at all even, I just wanted to kiss you,' Paige thinks, unable to say it, "More or less," she finally answers.
Cole pulls away from Paige, his eyes glittering angrily, "Of course that was all it was, what else could it be?" Cole wilts slightly before shimmering out.
"Damn it!" Paige screams to the empty room, kicking the chicken across the kitchen, before sitting in a chair, "You, Paige, are an idiot." Paige groans, letting her head fall onto the table.
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A/N's: This fic was written by Kiseki-no-neko, jZzRgRl13, and dixie-girl
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jZzRgRl13's Notes: Well, here's chapter four! Sorry for the long wait, we made this a little longer to make up for it. And for this chapter, I stole Tiff's (dixie-girl) title as the idea machine *sticks tongue out at Tiff*! And just between you and me, the whole Piper/Phoebe fight was all me! Okay, well, not ALL me, but mostly me . . . heehee. And snaps for Julia (Kiseki-No-Neko) for the Paige/Cole scene at the end . . . yay for chicken!
dixie-girl's notes: Sorry for the long wait, but hopefully this extra long chapter will quench your fanfic desire. lol. Somebody *coughjzzrgrl13* stole my crown of being the idea machine for this chapter. *glares at jzzrgrl13* We'll see who has it next chapter. muwahah!!!!!!!
Bunny's Notes: Whee, I looove this chapter, it rawks! Ew, I just sounded like a newb, or a valley girl, whichever is worse. 0_o Ok, erm, this is one of my favorite chapters, if not my MOST favorite, it rules, it rocks, it does NOT suck eggs! Anyway, gotta give credit where credit's due, and today, the credit goes to Liss-Liss for doing MOST of the Piper/Phoebe scene, it rocked! Anyway, enjoy this chapter, feed me reviews! *wails* Poor chicken!
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Disclaimer: We don't own Charmed or it's characters, they belong to Aaron Spelling, so don't sue us!!!!
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Summary: AU fic! Written by Kiseki-no-neko, jZzRgRl13, and dixie-girl. The new Seer brings Cole back from the dead to step up as the new Source, but he has something he needs to finish first. This takes place in late season five and its based on Paige/Cole, but there's also Hoebe (I mean Phoebe), Piper and Leo too.
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After dinner a couple days later, Phoebe walks into Paige's room. Paige is lying on her bed reading a book.
"Hey Paige, could I talk to you?" asks Phoebe.
"Sure Pheebs," says Paige, closing her book. "What's up?"
Phoebe sits down on the edge of the bed. "Well," she begins. "Ryan and I have been talking."
"Okay?" says Paige.
"And," continues Phoebe. "With all the fights Piper and I have been having and the way Ryan and I just seemed to . . click. We think, I think, that I might want to move in with Ryan."
"What?" asks Paige quietly. "But what about the power of three?"
"Well, we've done it before," says Phoebe. "When I was living with Cole and when you were by yourself last year. I'd still come visit all the time."
"Phoebe," says Paige. "You can't move out, you just can't."
"Well, why not?" asks Phoebe.
"We've tried it before and it just ends in disaster," says Paige.
"I think we can do it," says Phoebe.
"Piper is going to be even more pissed at you," warns Paige.
"Why am I going to be pissed?" asks Piper walking in.
"Phoebe wants to move out!" exclaims Paige.
"What?!?" cries Piper, "You can't!"
"Why not?!?" exclaims Phoebe, standing up.
"Because!" says Piper, at a loss of what to say.
"Exactly!" exclaims Phoebe. "Why not? Why can't I move out?"
"You know what, go ahead. Just go ahead and do it and forget about us and your responsibilities!!!" screams Piper.
"Responsibilities of living with you?!? How is that a responsibility?!" exclaims Phoebe.
"Your witch responsibilities!" cries Piper.
"I'm not going to give up being a witch!" screams Phoebe. "I'm just an orb away!"
"Paige and Leo can't orb you any time you want to!" says Piper.
"I mean if you need me," says Phoebe.
Paige shakes her head as she watches Phoebe and Piper argue.
"What do you think Paige?" ask Piper and Phoebe simultaneously.
"Uhh, erm, well..." Paige bites her lip, thinking.
"Well?" asks Piper. "We're waiting."
"Well, we did do it before, Piper," says Paige quietly.
"Oh well if that's how you feel then, Phoebe get your stuff and get out," says Piper.
"Calm DOWN Piper, she's STILL our sister!" Paige instructs, hoping to stop it from getting too nasty.
"Please, go," says Piper who has a blank expression, ignoring Paige. "If the Power of Three means nothing to you, then just go," she continues.
Phoebe glares at Piper. "Fine," she says and brushes past her into her room to pack.
"How could you do that, Piper?" asks Paige in disbelief. Piper just ignores her again and leaves the room.
Phoebe grabs a suitcase from her closet and starts grabbing random things - clothes, books, pictures - and stuff them in.
"How could she say that to me?" she mutters furiously under her breath. "I'm her SISTER! We all live in this house, if I'm leaving, it's because I want to, NOT because she tells me to!"
She soon fills up the suitcase and digs through her closet, pulling out another one. She grabs what's left of her clothes and stuffs them unceremoniously in. She picks up a picture off her night stand of her, Piper and Paige. She stares at it for a few seconds before shoving it into the suitcase. There comes a knock on the door.
Paige steps into the room, "Phoebe, don't leave like this."
"Why shouldn't I?" she spats, without even turning around.
"Piper doesn't want me here," Phoebe continues.
"Because I don't want you to leave," pleads Paige.
Phoebe goes over to her desk and starts emptying out drawers. "I know that, Paige," she says. "But right now, I don't think it's the right time for Piper and I to spend so much time together. Besides, Ryan and I love each other and when couples love each other, they live together. I've too old to be living in the house I grew up in with my sisters. I need to be normal, we all need to try to be normal." She puts emphasis on the word normal while stuffing old papers into her suitcase.
"But it's good enough for me and Piper," says Paige. "I still live here, hell, I left my perfectly....somewhat good apartment to live here, and it worked out!" Paige continues.
"I already told you," says Phoebe. "Piper doesn't want me here and I know that we've been living together, but you don't understand." She looks up at Paige.
"Don't I?" asks Paige. "You want to be normal, but even moving out isn't going to make you normal Pheebs, you're not normal, none of us are." Paige sighs.
"Maybe we should try harder," says Phoebe. "Piper, Prue and I lived together also. The only time I've been on my own is when I was with Cole. I - we, need to live our own lives."
Paige stiffens slightly at the mention of Cole, but continues, "We've tried to, many times, it hasn't worked out, has it?"
Phoebe zips up the suitcase and looks around at the partially empty room. "We can do it Paige," she says.
"I think that's just your rage at Piper talking," says Paige.
"That's a factor," says Phoebe. She takes her two suitcases and carries them down the stairs to the front door. "I'll get the rest of my stuff later," she says. 'If I ever come back,' she thinks to herself.
Paige follows, "Don't let your hatred for Piper take over."
Leo suddenly orbs in next to Phoebe and she jumps, "God, Leo, don't scare me like that!" she says.
He looks at her suitcases. "What are you doing?"
"Moving out," says Piper walking into the foyer. "She's moving out, that's what she's doing."
"What?!" exclaims Leo. "You can't move out, what about the Power of Three?!"
"It's what she wants to do," says Piper calmly,
"We've done it before, we can do it again," adds Phoebe.
"Nobody seems to care about the Power of Three at the moment Leo," Paige retorts, glaring at Piper and Phoebe.
Phoebe grabs her coat and slips it on. "I'll write," she says with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.
"Wait, Phoebe, just think about this," says Leo.
"Don't even try, Leo," says Piper. "It's useless."
Phoebe brushes past Leo and reaches into her coat pocket. She drops her house key into Piper's hand.
"Thank you," says Piper stiffly.
"You're welcome," replies Phoebe. Paige looks away from the trio, tears forming in her eyes.
"So long," says Piper, opening the front door. Phoebe walks over to Paige and gives her a hug.
"Don't worry," she whispers into her ear. "It'll be okay." She pulls away with a small smile.
"Bye Phoebe," Paige says quietly, feeling like she was choking on her tears.
"Bye Paige," says Phoebe. "Bye Leo."
"Uh, bye?" says Leo. Phoebe picks up her suitcases and walks out the door. Piper slams it after her.
After Piper slams the door, there's a few seconds of silence in which Leo and Paige eyes Piper cautiously, as if they're scared she'll explode any moment. Piper looks at them and walks up to her room.
"Well," says Leo.
All of a sudden the doorbell rings. Leo opens it and Phoebe walks back inside. Paige's face brightens. "Forgot my purse," says Phoebe grabbing it from the table and Paige's face falls again. "Bye!"
"Bye?" says Leo as Phoebe closes the door behind her.
"Is that all you can say Leo?" Paige huffs, "You sound like a broken record!" Paige lashes out at Leo, before stomping upstairs.
Leo is left alone in the foyer. He looks around, before orbing out.
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One month later
It's pouring rain outside when the doorbell rings at the Manor. Paige opens the door to see Phoebe. "Phoebe!" she exclaims, wrapping her in a huge hug.
"Hi Paige!" laughs Phoebe. "Um, you're crushing me."
"Oh, sorry," says Paige, pulling away. "Come in, come in!" She moves to the side to let Phoebe in and takes her wet coat, hanging it up.
"How have you been?" asks Paige.
Phoebe steps inside and looks around the foyer with an expression of longing. "Really good," she replies with a smile. "We just finished getting all my stuff set in and are settling down."
Paige nods. "Good. So, you want some coffee or something?"
"Sure," replies Phoebe, following her into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, they are sitting at the table, sipping mugs of coffee. Phoebe looks up at Paige. "Hey Paige?" she says hesitantly.
"Hm?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
Paige spits out the mouthful of coffee she was about to swallow. "What?!? PREGNANT?!?!?!"
"Shh! Not so loud!" whispers Phoebe. "I don't want Piper to know!"
"Why not? She's gonna eventually find out," says Paige. "Plus it's not like you're gonna be able to hide it for long."
"What aren't you going to be able to hide?" asks Piper walking into the kitchen.
"Phoebe's pregnant!!" cries Paige.
"WHAT?!?" exclaims Piper. "Why the hell did you let that happen?!?"
"Me? Let it happen?!?" screams Phoebe. "Like I WANT a kid!"
"Why weren't you using protection?!?" Piper exclaims.
"Ew, T.M.I." says Paige, wrinkling her nose.
"We did!" exclaims Phoebe. "Sometimes it doesn't work!"
"I can't believe you, Phoebe," says Piper angrily.
"Look, I didn't come here to be scolded Piper," says Phoebe. "I'm here because you're my sisters and I need your help."
"What do you need help with Pheebs?" Paige ask, interjecting before Piper can go off again.
"I'm having a baby, Paige!" exclaimed Phoebe.
Paige rolls her eyes, "Yeah, you told me, I MEANT, haven't you told Ryan? So, what do you need help with if that's out the way?"
"Well," said Phoebe, looking at the floor. "That's the thing . . . I haven't told Ryan yet."
"PHOEBE!" Paige shouts, "You haven't told him?"
"Why should she?" huffs Piper. "He'll probably leave her!"
"Piper!" warns Paige.
"Well, it's probably true," says Piper.
Phoebe shakes her head. "Ryan's not like that. I just don't know how to tell him."
"If you can't even tell him, they how is he going to be as a father?" says Piper.
"Me not telling him has nothing to do with how good a father he'll be!" says Phoebe, getting angry again. "He'll be a great father!"
"Sure," says Piper sarcastically.
"I'm sure he'll be a great father," soothes Paige.
Phoebe ignores Paige. "How can you be so judgmental, Piper?" she yells. "You've never even met Ryan, even though he's wanted to meet you! I haven't seen you in a month and the first thing you do is start insulting Ryan!"
"Well you've been dating him for two months," says Piper. "You say you're in 'love', and now you're pregnant! How can I not be judgmental?"
"I can't believe you Piper!" screams Phoebe. "I don't know why I even came here in the first place!" She goes back into the foyer and grabs her coat. "Bye Paige!" she spats, before leaving and slamming the door behind her.
Paige runs after Phoebe, "Phoebe, Stop!"
Phoebe turns around, halfway to her car. "Go back inside, Paige!" she says. "You're getting all wet!"
"I don't care!" says Paige, grabbing her arm. "Come back inside. I'm not going to let Piper do this to you!"
Phoebe lets Paige drag her back inside. Piper comes into the foyer. "What is she still doing here?" she asks Paige.
"I can't let you do this, Piper," says Paige. "Phoebe is our sister and you can't just shut her out like this."
"Phoebe made a choice, Paige," says Piper.
"And she needs us, both of us, to support her!" says Paige. "That's what sisters do!"
Piper sighs. "She abandoned us for a man!," she says. "Just like she did with Cole."
"Don't you want to be there when she has her baby?" asks Paige. "Don't you want to be a part of your niece or nephew's life?"
"Of course!" says Piper.
"How can you expect to do that?" asks Phoebe, coming into the conversation.
"What do you mean?" asks Piper.
"You and I can't even be in a room together without screaming at each other," says Phoebe.
"Then let's sort this out between the two of you," says Paige. Phoebe and Paige look at Piper expectantly.
"Fine," says Piper.
"Fine?" Phoebe asks.
"Yes," says Piper. "Fine."
"Fine what?" asks Paige.
"Fine, I will sort this out," says Piper.
"Um . . . okay," says Paige. "Now would be a good time."
"I'm sorry," says Piper looking at Phoebe.
"For?" prompts Paige with a smirk and Piper glares at her. "Being a bitch," continues Piper weakly. Paige and Phoebe laugh and a grin forms on Piper's face.
"Now, give her a hug," commands Paige.
"Aw Mom, do I have to?" asks Piper, jokingly.
Phoebe and Piper hug. When they pull apart, Piper looks at Phoebe seriously. "Phoebe," she says, starting to smile. "You're having a baby!!!"
"I know!" exclaims Phoebe, laughing.
"It's good to have my sisters back together again," Paige mock sniffles.
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The next day, Paige walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator door, looking for something to eat. She had the whole manor to herself, as Piper was at work, and Leo was off with another charge, it felt pretty good to be alone. Though she wondered, she hadn't seen Cole in a month, was he ok?
"I guess you'll just have to do," The familiar voice taunts from behind Paige, causing her to drop the unopened container of chicken onto the floor. Paige quickly turns around, to be met by the smirking face of Cole, "What are you doing here again?"
Cole rolls his eyes, "I think you would have figured that out by now, I'm here to kill you."
"Well," says Paige. "Last time you came to kill me, you kissed me. So how can I believe you now?"
"That was different, I was distracted then, I WILL kill you this time," Cole replies.
"Even if I do this?" asks Paige, kissing him.
Cole's eyes widen, thoughts of killing Paige vanishing from his mind, as his arms wrap around Paige, pulling her closer.
'Paige, you idiot! What are you doing? Kissing the ENEMY?' Paige thinks, even as her eyes close, 'Well hey, at least I know now he's ok!'
'Cole! You're supposed to be KILLING her, not kissing her!' Cole thinks, 'Well, she kissed me first! So, it doesn't count!' Cole argues with himself.
They finally pull away from lack of oxygen, "Whoa, ok, what was that for?" Cole questions, his arms still around Paige.
"Oh no reason, just wanted to prove you can't kill me, and I was right," Paige smirks.
"That's it?" Cole growls, starting to get angry.
'No, that wasn't it, at all even, I just wanted to kiss you,' Paige thinks, unable to say it, "More or less," she finally answers.
Cole pulls away from Paige, his eyes glittering angrily, "Of course that was all it was, what else could it be?" Cole wilts slightly before shimmering out.
"Damn it!" Paige screams to the empty room, kicking the chicken across the kitchen, before sitting in a chair, "You, Paige, are an idiot." Paige groans, letting her head fall onto the table.