Chapter 38 - "It's your sisters."
Phoebe had decided to spend some time with Cole, and to find out a little bit more about Darryl Morris. Cole seemed to trust him, so Phoebe didn't argue with that. Prue had to go into San Francisco with her boss Mr. Jones to see what an important client of the museum had to offer. Bane followed so he could check out that city and to give Prue some more company. That left James and Paige at home, and Piper and Leo apparently missing in action.
"Paige, why didn't you go somewhere, take a break?" James asked casually.
"Well, i felt like staying home. Take a break..a break from what?"
"Whatever it is that you're doing."
"Hmm, i have no job so no break needed from that. You must mean worrying about Piper then."
"We're all worrying about her, but honestly i think Leo will take care of her."
Paige didn't know if she could believe that Piper was alright, but, she did believe in Leo, their non-existant Whitelighter.
Hours and days passed and the bond between Paige and James grew. They had gotten more and more being around each other. James trusted Paige just like he did with her other sisters.
"I miss my sisters a little but it's been really nice not having them around."
"Missy Paige, are you saying you don't want to live with them in a nice way?"
"No, not at all! You're reading too much into it."
"No i'm not. I was joking, sort of. Living with your sisters for any amount of time can be pretty high maintenance, whether i'm related to them or not."
"James, is that your way of saying you don't want to live with them in a nice way?" Paige raised her eyebrow and smiled. Using people's words against them was always a fun thing to do.
James scoffed, "No." He smirked.
There was a silence that followed.
"Something a matter Paige?"
"Uh no. Just wondering what to have for a snack is all."
James looked unconvinced. "It's your sisters."
"We already talkied about that. It's fine."
"No not about that. About them being with their guys and you're not."
Paige knew he was on the right track but wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about it.
"There's no one special in your life with you now, and it's slowly bringing you down." James looked at Paige to make her look up, "I'll back off if you want. I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry."
"No, don't be. You're right on the money. Are you sure you're not clairvoyant or empathic?"
"I'm sure. If i was magical i think we would have known it by now."
Paige broke out a smile. "I'd love to stay and chat about your non- magicalness but i think i am going to do what you suggested and go out."
"Okay. How long? An hour? A day? a week?"
"Dunno. Maybe a few hours. Do you want to come down to the stream?"
"Um, i think i'll pass. You need some time to yourself i can tell."
"You are empathic." Paige slapped him on the arm and walked out the door.
James thought about what he had sensed from Paige in the last few days. She did want to be with someone and so did he. Whenever he thought about the possibility of maybe dating Paige, his mind and body raced back to thoughts about Piper. How could he have her if she was with Leo and if she was not around anymore?
(Leo's place) "Hey, how bout this one?" Piper had morphed into one of Prue's pretty co- workers.
"Nah, i know which one i want."
"Oh really?" Piper twirled her hair.
Leo glamoured into an exact copy of Piper..in her underwear. "Yes really. Oh did i mention i love seeing you in these?"
Piper just laughed at him. "Ha, okay that's kinda creepy. Maybe you should turn back now."
"Only if you do it first."
"Fine." Piper turned back to her normal self. "Now stop looking at me like that."
Leo was back to normal now, "How was i looking at you?"
"I don't know...like.." She was cut of by Leo finishing her sentance.
"You want me." Leo grinned, "Hey, i got to put up with it. Only fair you should have a dose of your own delicious medicine."
"Two can play at that game."
"We're already playing it Piper."
"True that. See, isn't that glamour power cool? I'm glad we took it from him, better a Charmed one has it."
"And you are definately Charmed." Leo saw this as an opportunity to get Piper thinking about her sisters and their destiny.
"Charmed, i'm sure."
"Speaking of Charmed, your powers would be more useful if you got back..."
Leo was interrupted by a Demon shimmering in.
The Demon spoke, "To your wild side."
"Excuse me? Who are you?" Piper questioned.
"Jasper."
"You're name is Jasper?!" Piper was about to laugh.
"Piper, don't." Leo whispered.
"Jasperoshna actually."
"Well that's a mouthf..." Leo motioned Piper to be quiet. "That's a great name. What's it mean?"
"Never mind that." Jasper said. "You've caused quite a stir around here. Magic is a gift, it should be used to it's full potential."
Leo heard Jasper say those words, and Leo could hear himself in his head saying the same things to Piper, in a Charmed Power of Three way. He was going to cut in but didn't want to agitate the Demon.
Jasperoshna threw a fireball at a dying wall. It put a hole in it.
"Hey! That looks really bad now!" Piper was pissed off, but controlled herself. "Let the object of objection become but a dream as i cause the seen to be unseen." Piper was reciting a spell she saw in the Book of Shadows and had never used. The wall became new again and she was pleased with the result. *The Book of Shadows. Where it all began...*
"Great! Use your magic for you. Magic gets you places if used in the correct way. I see you're on the right path. I've come here today to be allied with you and your boyfriend."
"Fiance." Spoke Piper. Leo's eyes widened and looked straight at Piper. "Uh, I just wanted to see how it sounded." Leo was beaming on the inside and forgot all about the good Book of Shadows.
"Whatever he is. I'll ally with him too, if you wish."
"We don't even know you, what you are, what you want." Leo got defensive of Piper now.
"I'm an alchemist. I wouldn't go and have a truce with people who might be good. You haven't exactly chosen a side yet but i'd rather have a deal with powerful ones such as yourselves who won't kill me because of what i am."
Piper and Leo weren't sure what to expect but agreed.
"On condition that you don't try anything on us and you won't make us do anything we don't want to do." Piper layed it out.
"That's fine."
"And that you don't attack or pull anything on her sisters either."
"Of course Mr. Wyatt. You don't come after me and i wont come after you."
Jasperoshna bowed his head and shimmered out.
"Well that was un-expected." Commented Piper. "Don't look so worried honey. If he stabs us in the back, we'll kill him plain and simple."
Leo said nothing and hugged Piper. He wanted to talk to Piper about her sisters, since he thought she'd be prepped by Jasper's talk. But Leo also was thinking about how now that Piper wasn't with her sisters, how much time he got to spend with her. Leo felt somewhat selfish, but he loved Piper more than anything.
Phoebe had decided to spend some time with Cole, and to find out a little bit more about Darryl Morris. Cole seemed to trust him, so Phoebe didn't argue with that. Prue had to go into San Francisco with her boss Mr. Jones to see what an important client of the museum had to offer. Bane followed so he could check out that city and to give Prue some more company. That left James and Paige at home, and Piper and Leo apparently missing in action.
"Paige, why didn't you go somewhere, take a break?" James asked casually.
"Well, i felt like staying home. Take a break..a break from what?"
"Whatever it is that you're doing."
"Hmm, i have no job so no break needed from that. You must mean worrying about Piper then."
"We're all worrying about her, but honestly i think Leo will take care of her."
Paige didn't know if she could believe that Piper was alright, but, she did believe in Leo, their non-existant Whitelighter.
Hours and days passed and the bond between Paige and James grew. They had gotten more and more being around each other. James trusted Paige just like he did with her other sisters.
"I miss my sisters a little but it's been really nice not having them around."
"Missy Paige, are you saying you don't want to live with them in a nice way?"
"No, not at all! You're reading too much into it."
"No i'm not. I was joking, sort of. Living with your sisters for any amount of time can be pretty high maintenance, whether i'm related to them or not."
"James, is that your way of saying you don't want to live with them in a nice way?" Paige raised her eyebrow and smiled. Using people's words against them was always a fun thing to do.
James scoffed, "No." He smirked.
There was a silence that followed.
"Something a matter Paige?"
"Uh no. Just wondering what to have for a snack is all."
James looked unconvinced. "It's your sisters."
"We already talkied about that. It's fine."
"No not about that. About them being with their guys and you're not."
Paige knew he was on the right track but wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about it.
"There's no one special in your life with you now, and it's slowly bringing you down." James looked at Paige to make her look up, "I'll back off if you want. I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry."
"No, don't be. You're right on the money. Are you sure you're not clairvoyant or empathic?"
"I'm sure. If i was magical i think we would have known it by now."
Paige broke out a smile. "I'd love to stay and chat about your non- magicalness but i think i am going to do what you suggested and go out."
"Okay. How long? An hour? A day? a week?"
"Dunno. Maybe a few hours. Do you want to come down to the stream?"
"Um, i think i'll pass. You need some time to yourself i can tell."
"You are empathic." Paige slapped him on the arm and walked out the door.
James thought about what he had sensed from Paige in the last few days. She did want to be with someone and so did he. Whenever he thought about the possibility of maybe dating Paige, his mind and body raced back to thoughts about Piper. How could he have her if she was with Leo and if she was not around anymore?
(Leo's place) "Hey, how bout this one?" Piper had morphed into one of Prue's pretty co- workers.
"Nah, i know which one i want."
"Oh really?" Piper twirled her hair.
Leo glamoured into an exact copy of Piper..in her underwear. "Yes really. Oh did i mention i love seeing you in these?"
Piper just laughed at him. "Ha, okay that's kinda creepy. Maybe you should turn back now."
"Only if you do it first."
"Fine." Piper turned back to her normal self. "Now stop looking at me like that."
Leo was back to normal now, "How was i looking at you?"
"I don't know...like.." She was cut of by Leo finishing her sentance.
"You want me." Leo grinned, "Hey, i got to put up with it. Only fair you should have a dose of your own delicious medicine."
"Two can play at that game."
"We're already playing it Piper."
"True that. See, isn't that glamour power cool? I'm glad we took it from him, better a Charmed one has it."
"And you are definately Charmed." Leo saw this as an opportunity to get Piper thinking about her sisters and their destiny.
"Charmed, i'm sure."
"Speaking of Charmed, your powers would be more useful if you got back..."
Leo was interrupted by a Demon shimmering in.
The Demon spoke, "To your wild side."
"Excuse me? Who are you?" Piper questioned.
"Jasper."
"You're name is Jasper?!" Piper was about to laugh.
"Piper, don't." Leo whispered.
"Jasperoshna actually."
"Well that's a mouthf..." Leo motioned Piper to be quiet. "That's a great name. What's it mean?"
"Never mind that." Jasper said. "You've caused quite a stir around here. Magic is a gift, it should be used to it's full potential."
Leo heard Jasper say those words, and Leo could hear himself in his head saying the same things to Piper, in a Charmed Power of Three way. He was going to cut in but didn't want to agitate the Demon.
Jasperoshna threw a fireball at a dying wall. It put a hole in it.
"Hey! That looks really bad now!" Piper was pissed off, but controlled herself. "Let the object of objection become but a dream as i cause the seen to be unseen." Piper was reciting a spell she saw in the Book of Shadows and had never used. The wall became new again and she was pleased with the result. *The Book of Shadows. Where it all began...*
"Great! Use your magic for you. Magic gets you places if used in the correct way. I see you're on the right path. I've come here today to be allied with you and your boyfriend."
"Fiance." Spoke Piper. Leo's eyes widened and looked straight at Piper. "Uh, I just wanted to see how it sounded." Leo was beaming on the inside and forgot all about the good Book of Shadows.
"Whatever he is. I'll ally with him too, if you wish."
"We don't even know you, what you are, what you want." Leo got defensive of Piper now.
"I'm an alchemist. I wouldn't go and have a truce with people who might be good. You haven't exactly chosen a side yet but i'd rather have a deal with powerful ones such as yourselves who won't kill me because of what i am."
Piper and Leo weren't sure what to expect but agreed.
"On condition that you don't try anything on us and you won't make us do anything we don't want to do." Piper layed it out.
"That's fine."
"And that you don't attack or pull anything on her sisters either."
"Of course Mr. Wyatt. You don't come after me and i wont come after you."
Jasperoshna bowed his head and shimmered out.
"Well that was un-expected." Commented Piper. "Don't look so worried honey. If he stabs us in the back, we'll kill him plain and simple."
Leo said nothing and hugged Piper. He wanted to talk to Piper about her sisters, since he thought she'd be prepped by Jasper's talk. But Leo also was thinking about how now that Piper wasn't with her sisters, how much time he got to spend with her. Leo felt somewhat selfish, but he loved Piper more than anything.