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Yes, I'm grounded
Got my wings clipped
I'm surrounded by
All this pavement
Guess I'll circle
While I'm waiting
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"She's gone." Piper said as she walked back into the house. "When I got out there, she was already down the street." Piper sat down next to Leo on the couch.
"She'll come back." Leo said.
"How do you know?" Phoebe asked, her eyes starting to get misty.
"If she doesn't come back in a day, I'll go to her and orb her back." Leo replied.
"Mommy, what's wrong? Where did Auntie Paige go?" Melinda asked.
"We'll talk about it later, sweetie." Piper said softly. "You and Mary have to go to bed now, it's late."
Melinda and Mary protested, but finally went up to bed. They knew that their mommy and daddy would tell them tomorrow, and if they didn't, Phoebe would because Phoebe feels bad about keeping secrets from them.
As soon as Mindy and Mary went up to bed, Piper and Phoebe began to cry.
"What did we do wrong?" Piper sobbed.
"I don't know." Phoebe said, wiping her eyes. "I'll go make sure M&M are going to bed."
"Are you sure, sweetie?" Piper asked, "I can do it, you know."
"I'll give you a break." Phoebe got up and walked up the stairs.
"What do you know?" Piper asked Leo. "Why are you so calm?"
"She'll come back. She's just upset. She doesn't think she fits into the family." Leo explained.
"Why the hell not?" Piper snapped at Leo. She wasn't angry with Leo for keeping a secret with Paige, she just wanted to know what it was so they could find Paige and get her back.
"Mostly because they wouldn't let her be a whitelighter . . . "
"Because she's not in this family? Leo, that doesn't make sense. You weren't in this family when you became our whitelighter."
"They wouldn't let Paige become a whitelighter. Period."
"Why not?"
"They wouldn't tell me, but Paige assumed that it was because she was only half-whitelighter and because of that, she realized that she had no place here, and she left."
"Well, can't you sense her? Let's go get her!" Piper suggested.
"I can sense her." Leo said, but he wasn't going to get her and bring her back.
"So go get her!"
"I can't."
"Yes you can."
"But I wont."
"Why not?"
"Because. Paige left for a reason. She would just leave again if we brought her back, and if I know Paige, she'll come back when she's ready."
"What about the power of three?" Piper asked.
"What about it?"
"What if we need it while she's gone?"
"Then we're in trouble."
"Why are we in trouble?" Phoebe asked, coming back downstairs from putting the two girls in bed.
"Because Leo wont go get Paige even though he can sense her, and if we need the power of three while she's gone then we're screwed."
"Yeah, we would be." Phoebe said.
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"Mindy, take Megan and Mary into your bedroom and lock the door! Do not come out until we tell you to!" Piper screamed at her eldest daughter. It was two days after Paige had left; Leo changed his mind and wouldn't get her back unless she was in danger. She wasn't in danger, but everyone in the manor was. There was a big slimy green demon attacking and they didn't have the power of three to vanquish it.
Everyone was standing in the living room, under the chandelier, staring at the slimy green thing to make its move. Mindy picked up Megan (Mindy was really responsible and strong for her age, especially when it came to her sisters) and grabbed Mary's hand. All of the sudden, the chandelier erupted in showers of light and lit the whole room up. It was just as if the three girls had become the new power of three. Then the demon disappeared.
"Uh oh." Phoebe said, "That can't be good."
"Do we still have to go upstairs?" Melinda asked Piper.
"No, that's okay."
"Mommy, what happened to the light?" Mary squeaked.
"I'm not sure." Piper said, looking over towards Leo, asking him with his eyes.
"The demon left the door open, daddy!" Melinda said, pointing at the door. As if on cue, the door slammed shut.
"Mindy! Did you do that?" Phoebe asked, astonished.
"Oh boy." Piper said, and tried to freeze the room. Nothing happened. "Phoebe, try to levitate."
"Okay, if you say so." Phoebe said and concentrated on floating into the air, but her feet stayed planted on the floor.
"Our powers were given to them!?" Piper shrieked. "How did that happen?"
"As you said a couple days ago, you needed a power of three and you didn't have one." Leo said, reminding Piper of their conversation two days ago, right after Paige left.
"Well, this isn't any better!" Piper complained. "Megan can't even crawl yet!"
"I know." Leo responded, putting his hand on Piper's shoulder.
"Why don't you go and ask the elders, Leo?" Phoebe suggested.
"Okay. I'll talk to you when I get back." Leo said as he orbed away.
Leo orbed into the familiar place, up above the world. The white mist clouded around him, cooling him down. Leo walked over to the room where the elders were having a meeting and knocked on the door. It opened slowly.
"How may we help you, Wyatt?" The head Elder asked.
"You made my daughters the new power of three and now my wife and sister in law don't have any powers." Leo said, trying to stay calm in such an important situation.
"It was called for, Wyatt." A different elder spoke up. "We needed another power of three since your other sister in law ran away."
"But Megan doesn't talk! How is she supposed to cast a spell, or let alone fight evil on a daily basis?!" Leo shouted.
"Calm down, Wyatt. She will learn in time."
"IN TIME!" Leo was really agitated. "IN A FEW YEARS!"
"WYATT! Calm down!" The head elder commanded.
"Sorry." Leo said, breathing deeply. "What if we get Paige back? Then will the old power of three be reconstituted?"
"No. Once a new power of three is formed, the old one can never be reconstituted."
"Why the hell not?" Leo asked. "You can't expect the NEW power of three to be all that great, can you!?"
"Wyatt, we are sick and tired of you complaining about everything. I give you 3 hour notice for you to tie up lose ends before we clip your wings permanently." The head elder said. All of the others in the room nodded their agreement.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Leo yelled. "YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW POWER OF THREE!"
"We'll take away their powers and give them to someone else. Does that suit you?"
"Who will you give them to?" Leo asked.
"That is none of your concern." Leo orbed out without any more say-so.
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"They what?!" Piper screamed.
"They clipped my wings, but they agreed to take the powers away from the girls to prevent any uncalled for danger."
"So we get our powers back?" Phoebe asked. Leo honestly didn't know. He didn't think so because of what the elders told him, but he couldn't answer either way, so he just shrugged.
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A/N: Okay, this is the last chapter with the sisters separated, but I warn you that the next couple chapters are going to be a little confusing. Also, if you were wondering about the title (why it's called Deja vu), it's sort of because of the second power of three, but it's also partially because of what's yet to come. Please review to tell me what you think!
Bigger Than My Body by: John Mayer
Yes, I'm grounded
Got my wings clipped
I'm surrounded by
All this pavement
Guess I'll circle
While I'm waiting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"She's gone." Piper said as she walked back into the house. "When I got out there, she was already down the street." Piper sat down next to Leo on the couch.
"She'll come back." Leo said.
"How do you know?" Phoebe asked, her eyes starting to get misty.
"If she doesn't come back in a day, I'll go to her and orb her back." Leo replied.
"Mommy, what's wrong? Where did Auntie Paige go?" Melinda asked.
"We'll talk about it later, sweetie." Piper said softly. "You and Mary have to go to bed now, it's late."
Melinda and Mary protested, but finally went up to bed. They knew that their mommy and daddy would tell them tomorrow, and if they didn't, Phoebe would because Phoebe feels bad about keeping secrets from them.
As soon as Mindy and Mary went up to bed, Piper and Phoebe began to cry.
"What did we do wrong?" Piper sobbed.
"I don't know." Phoebe said, wiping her eyes. "I'll go make sure M&M are going to bed."
"Are you sure, sweetie?" Piper asked, "I can do it, you know."
"I'll give you a break." Phoebe got up and walked up the stairs.
"What do you know?" Piper asked Leo. "Why are you so calm?"
"She'll come back. She's just upset. She doesn't think she fits into the family." Leo explained.
"Why the hell not?" Piper snapped at Leo. She wasn't angry with Leo for keeping a secret with Paige, she just wanted to know what it was so they could find Paige and get her back.
"Mostly because they wouldn't let her be a whitelighter . . . "
"Because she's not in this family? Leo, that doesn't make sense. You weren't in this family when you became our whitelighter."
"They wouldn't let Paige become a whitelighter. Period."
"Why not?"
"They wouldn't tell me, but Paige assumed that it was because she was only half-whitelighter and because of that, she realized that she had no place here, and she left."
"Well, can't you sense her? Let's go get her!" Piper suggested.
"I can sense her." Leo said, but he wasn't going to get her and bring her back.
"So go get her!"
"I can't."
"Yes you can."
"But I wont."
"Why not?"
"Because. Paige left for a reason. She would just leave again if we brought her back, and if I know Paige, she'll come back when she's ready."
"What about the power of three?" Piper asked.
"What about it?"
"What if we need it while she's gone?"
"Then we're in trouble."
"Why are we in trouble?" Phoebe asked, coming back downstairs from putting the two girls in bed.
"Because Leo wont go get Paige even though he can sense her, and if we need the power of three while she's gone then we're screwed."
"Yeah, we would be." Phoebe said.
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"Mindy, take Megan and Mary into your bedroom and lock the door! Do not come out until we tell you to!" Piper screamed at her eldest daughter. It was two days after Paige had left; Leo changed his mind and wouldn't get her back unless she was in danger. She wasn't in danger, but everyone in the manor was. There was a big slimy green demon attacking and they didn't have the power of three to vanquish it.
Everyone was standing in the living room, under the chandelier, staring at the slimy green thing to make its move. Mindy picked up Megan (Mindy was really responsible and strong for her age, especially when it came to her sisters) and grabbed Mary's hand. All of the sudden, the chandelier erupted in showers of light and lit the whole room up. It was just as if the three girls had become the new power of three. Then the demon disappeared.
"Uh oh." Phoebe said, "That can't be good."
"Do we still have to go upstairs?" Melinda asked Piper.
"No, that's okay."
"Mommy, what happened to the light?" Mary squeaked.
"I'm not sure." Piper said, looking over towards Leo, asking him with his eyes.
"The demon left the door open, daddy!" Melinda said, pointing at the door. As if on cue, the door slammed shut.
"Mindy! Did you do that?" Phoebe asked, astonished.
"Oh boy." Piper said, and tried to freeze the room. Nothing happened. "Phoebe, try to levitate."
"Okay, if you say so." Phoebe said and concentrated on floating into the air, but her feet stayed planted on the floor.
"Our powers were given to them!?" Piper shrieked. "How did that happen?"
"As you said a couple days ago, you needed a power of three and you didn't have one." Leo said, reminding Piper of their conversation two days ago, right after Paige left.
"Well, this isn't any better!" Piper complained. "Megan can't even crawl yet!"
"I know." Leo responded, putting his hand on Piper's shoulder.
"Why don't you go and ask the elders, Leo?" Phoebe suggested.
"Okay. I'll talk to you when I get back." Leo said as he orbed away.
Leo orbed into the familiar place, up above the world. The white mist clouded around him, cooling him down. Leo walked over to the room where the elders were having a meeting and knocked on the door. It opened slowly.
"How may we help you, Wyatt?" The head Elder asked.
"You made my daughters the new power of three and now my wife and sister in law don't have any powers." Leo said, trying to stay calm in such an important situation.
"It was called for, Wyatt." A different elder spoke up. "We needed another power of three since your other sister in law ran away."
"But Megan doesn't talk! How is she supposed to cast a spell, or let alone fight evil on a daily basis?!" Leo shouted.
"Calm down, Wyatt. She will learn in time."
"IN TIME!" Leo was really agitated. "IN A FEW YEARS!"
"WYATT! Calm down!" The head elder commanded.
"Sorry." Leo said, breathing deeply. "What if we get Paige back? Then will the old power of three be reconstituted?"
"No. Once a new power of three is formed, the old one can never be reconstituted."
"Why the hell not?" Leo asked. "You can't expect the NEW power of three to be all that great, can you!?"
"Wyatt, we are sick and tired of you complaining about everything. I give you 3 hour notice for you to tie up lose ends before we clip your wings permanently." The head elder said. All of the others in the room nodded their agreement.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Leo yelled. "YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEW POWER OF THREE!"
"We'll take away their powers and give them to someone else. Does that suit you?"
"Who will you give them to?" Leo asked.
"That is none of your concern." Leo orbed out without any more say-so.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"They what?!" Piper screamed.
"They clipped my wings, but they agreed to take the powers away from the girls to prevent any uncalled for danger."
"So we get our powers back?" Phoebe asked. Leo honestly didn't know. He didn't think so because of what the elders told him, but he couldn't answer either way, so he just shrugged.
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A/N: Okay, this is the last chapter with the sisters separated, but I warn you that the next couple chapters are going to be a little confusing. Also, if you were wondering about the title (why it's called Deja vu), it's sort of because of the second power of three, but it's also partially because of what's yet to come. Please review to tell me what you think!
Bigger Than My Body by: John Mayer