AN:I just wanted to have a huge sisterly bonding chapter, so this is just a time where all four begin to get really close, despite the age difference. OH, and all my ages are accurate. On the show, when they have looked at the family tree, Prue was born in '71, Piper in '73, and Phoebe at the very end of '75. Also, Paige said her age in a 5th season episode, so I can figure out her age from there. So, this story would take place in early '88.
AN2: I am so sorry I missed an update day. It was just father's day, so I decided to pop by my dad's house and spend the day with him.
winter blaze - behind the car? Oh, it was the neighbor who's dog got run over by Paige. They didn't slow down because they noticed the girl was Paige. Sorry I forgot that, but I don't feel like changing it
Bubblz - Thank you oh so much! And, thank you for complimenting on my song usage!
LeoPiper24/7 - I Couldn't tell that Piper was your fav.!! (teehee) And thank you for the flattery! Ur a great author 2!
JanaRose - Last, but not least! I laughed out loud when I read your review! Ur soooooo funny hilarious! And those things are duh-ish. You loved Glenn kissing Paige? Well, maybe not in this fic, but there could always be a sequel... (chap 9 review) - Yes, curses! I don't normally thank people if I already issued the next chapter, but what the hell! I love the song, too. I actually got inspiration for the chapter/poem while listening to that song! It is to commemorate the inspiration! And thank you for the genius comment! I might be considered one, since I am taking math two years above my level, spanish 3 years above, and history and art one year above!
Now, chapter 11...
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On Saturday morning, Prue woke up excited. Today would be the day where she and her sisters (and Paige) went shopping for the dance! Well, Prue and Piper would be shopping for the dance. Phoebe and Paige would just plain old shop. Also, there was the little surprise they had for Piper. Prue was looking forward to both. She couldn't wait to buy a new dress with Grams' money!
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"Come ON, Prue. I mean, how dressed up do you have to get for shopping?" Phoebe called up the stairs. Prue's dressing habits were so irksome. "FYI, I ALWAYS have to get dressed up to go shopping. The mall is a very common place to run into people from school, so I am always prepared." Prue informed as she walked down the stairs. "Whatever." Phoebe said, getting up from her seat and heading towards the door. "Come on, guys. We're going shopping. This should be a HAPPY time!" Piper said, following Phoebe out the door. 'I guess she's right. I don't really want to deal with a pouty Pheebs tonight. I'll yell at her tomorrow.' Prue thought as she headed out the door, locking it on her way out.
"I can't wait to run around the mall with Grams' money!" Phoebe exclaimed ecstatically after a few minutes of driving. "Well, you'll have to wait a little bit, because we have to go pick up Paige and then do the drive from her house to the mall." Prue stated matter-of-factly. "Paige is coming?" Piper asked. "Yeah, Phoebe told her about the trip and she wanted to come. Do you have a problem with that?" Prue asked jokingly, stealing a quick glance at Piper's startled face. "NO! Of course I don't. I was just wondering." Piper said frantically. She really did like Paige, they were already starting to get close. "And, please remind me, how am I supposed to try on dresses with this THING on my leg?" Piper asked sarcastically. "Well, you know as well as I do that you didn't break it too badly, it just hurt a lot when it happened. You know that you can be such a Drama Queen sometimes, so it would make since that your body would like drama too. And besides, you pull dressed over your head, you don't put them on like pants." Prue responded. "Oh, thanks for the Drama Queen comment, Prue." Piper said sarcastically. 'Piper, the sarcastic Drama Queen.' Prue thought with a little smile.
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About twenty minutes later, the Halliwell wagon pulled into a parking space at the mall.
"So, what are we shopping for first, make-up or our dresses?" Piper asked as they were heading towards the entrance. "We'll do make-up first." Prue answered. "Prue, I thought you were always supposed to choose the outfit, then the accessories." Phoebe said. When she began wearing make-up, her oldest sister had taught her all the "rules". "I know, we are. I meant that I need to touch up my make-up before we begin!"
With that, Prue grabbed Piper's arm and dragged her towards the nearest bathroom. Paige, catching on quicker than Phoebe (as usual), grabbed her arm and followed Prue.
When the two got there, the teenagers were looking at their reflections in the mirrors above the sinks. "I hate my glasses." Piper said. "I hate my mascara." Prue said in the same tone. "Oh, that is soo not the same thing!" Piper told her sister. "Well, I think we can remedy both things tonight!" Phoebe said. She then took Piper's glasses and snapped them in half. Paige then took Prue's mascara and snapped the brush in half. Prue and Phoebe stared at her. "What?! Phoebe got to snap Piper's hated glasses in half, so why can't I snap your hated mascara in half?"
Piper, who had been to stunned to speak, finally shouted, "PHOEBE! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR? YOU KNOW I CAN'T SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES. YOU ARE SOOO GONNA PAY FOR THAT!!!" By that time, Piper was fuming. "Geez, calm down, Piper!" Prue said, starting to get a little intimidated. "CALM DOWN! I CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF OUR LITTLE SISTER, AND YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN?!?" "Yup." That was Paige.
"WHY ARE YOU ALL SIDING WITH PHOEBE?!?" Piper asked, exasperated. "Because, we have something for you." replied Paige. She hadn't known Piper for very long, so she wasn't as surprised as the other two. "What?" Piper asked, immediately relaxed. "THIS." Paige said, pulling a little bag out from her purse.
"OH MY GOD!" Piper said as soon as she took out a little package. It was contacts. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,..." Piper said in a high voice, jumping up and down and hugging Paige. "Oh, what about us?" Prue asked, mockingly sad. "OH, come here." Piper said.
After a moment, Phoebe asked, "Can we shop now?" "Yeah, let's go." Prue said, walking out of the bathroom.
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"So, what shop first?" Paige asked eagerly. She had never been out shopping without her parents before, since she was only ten. "Oh, I don't know. I don't want to get too expensive of a dress, since this isn't Prom. Maybe we should try department stores, like Sears, Hechts, JC Penny, the list goes on." "Great!" Phoebe said, heading straight for the mall directory. From the very beginning, all four girls knew that they would most likely be staying there until closing time.
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"Come ON, Prue! Please, please, please can we go in there?" Piper asked. She was pointing in the direction of the music store. Even though she didn't seem it, Piper was a HUGE music fan. "Yeah, please Prue?" Phoebe and Paige asked. They really like music, too. "Fine, but not too long. We still have to go make-up shopping." As soon as Prue finished, the others were halfway to the store. "UGH! Wait up, guys!" Prue shouted, then followed.
When she arrived, Piper was just roaming the Pop/Rock/Alternative section, Phoebe was looking in the '80's music, and Paige was sampling a cd in Punk Rock.
When Paige was done, she went over to join Piper in her little area. "Why this music?" Paige asked. She was a very hard rock type. "Oh, I just like songs with good vocals, musical clarity, and deep meaning. Also, I alternative boy bands." Piper replied, looking through the M section. Paige looked at the cds in her hand already. They had some artist she had never hear of, like Jessica Riddle and Joan Armatrading. But there were a few artists she had heard of, like Evanescence and the Goo Goo Dolls. "Ah, yes, they have it!" Piper said excitedly. "What do they have?" Paige asked. "Oh, the new Sarah McLachlan cd, Afterglow. I've been looking for it everywhere. Now, if only they had the new Natalie Merchant cd." "Okay, you lost me there. Who are they?" "Oh my God, you better not be serious!" Piper asked, mockingly shocked. "Sarah McLachlan sings Sweet Surrender, Adia, and that really famous song I Will Remember You." Piper said. "Oh, that song. I've heard it, and I really liked it. She sings it?" Paige asked, looking through her many cds. "Yeah. She has lots of other good songs, too." Piper said, telling Paige more.
By the time they left the store, Phoebe and Prue both had three cds, but Piper and Paige had about seven. Paige had taken Piper's advice on artists, and had bought some new cds from that section. Piper had also taken Paige's advice, and had looked in that section.
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When they finally left the mall, Piper and Prue had bought new dresses, Paige and Phoebe had bought several new outfits, and they had all bought make-up and cds. "Hey girls, I think a trip to Dairy Queen is in order. Don't you?" Prue asked. She got enthusiastic nods in return. "Then, ice cream it is." Prue said, driving in the direction of the one close to the Manor.
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"Welcome to Dairy Queen, may I take your order?" The four girls were at Dairy Queen at eleven o'clock at night, ordering ice cream. "I'll have the chocolate-dipped strawberry blizzard." Phoebe said. "And I'll have the mint oreo blizzard, please." Prue requested. "I'll have the chocolate extreme blizzard, please." Piper and Paige said at the same time, then burst out laughing. "All mediums, please." Prue said, holding back her laughter. 'Piper and Paige have so much in common it's almost unnerving.' Prue thought while waiting for the orders. Her sisters and Paige had gone ahead to the table. 'They're both smart, determined, spunky, sarcastic, and have a major 'girl power' attitude. They even look a little bit alike.' "Here you go, miss." The guy at the counter said, interrupting her thoughts. "Oh, thanks." she said, and then headed over to the other three.
"OH, thanks so much, Prue! My parents don't let me have this flavor. They say it's too rich for me to have." Paige said. "Oh, really? I won't get in trouble, will I?" Prue asked jokingly. "NO. Well, unless you plan on telling. But, I wouldn't do that." Paige said, with an I-know-something-you-don't-know attitude. "Why not?" Prue asked. She was curious to what ammo Paige had against her. "Because I would tell Grams about the little conversation that you and Andy had at the park the other day." Paige stated sneakily. "What conversation?" Phoebe asked, always wanting to know the latest on her sisters' relationships. "Oh, the one about how she and Andy were thinking of having..." "Okay, I get it!" Prue shouted quickly. She really didn't think that her two younger sisters had a right to know about that. "Ew! Bad, naughty Prue!" Piper said, completely disgusted. "Oh, Piper, get over it. I find it hard to believe that you're NOT thinking about it." Prue said. "Well, Leo and I are taking it slow. We are only fifteen, for crying out loud." Piper replied in an as-if tone. "Okay. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Phoebe and Paige began crying out on the top of their lungs.
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"So, your first boyfriend was a guy named Milton?" Paige asked with a laugh. It was about three in the morning, and Paige had gotten permission from her folks to sleep over. "Yup. And, that is nothing compared to Piper. Leo is her first boyfriend." Phoebe said, with a look in Piper's direction. "Hey! She didn't have to know that, Freebie." Piper said angrily. She only called Phoebe that if she was pissed. "Freebie?" Paige asked. "Yeah, she calls me that sometimes. But, that's only if she's really mad at me. It's because I've had many more boyfriends than she has, and she is older." Phoebe whispered, but that wasn't soft enough. "I heard that, Pheebs." Piper said, over what Phoebe had said earlier.
"Okay, Paige, your turn." Prue said. The girls were playing truth or dare, and had been since they had arrived there. They were all in Prue's room, for hers was the largest room. Despite the seven year age difference, the four girls were beginning to get really close. It was like they had known each other for years, not five days. Well, six. It was already Sunday. "Fine, truth." Paige said. "What are your parents like? I mean, you've given us little tidbits about them, but please, go into detail. I mean, we haven't even met them."
"Oh, um, I don't know what they're like." Paige said quietly. Prue and Phoebe looked at her strangely, but Piper was turning a bit red. Piper was the kind of person who would get embarrassed when someone else was embarrassed. "What do you mean? You live with them. How can you not know?" Phoebe asked. 'Great job, Pheebs. Don't you have any sense? Can't you see she doesn't want to talk about it?' Piper thought. She was kind of feeling sorry for Paige. After a moment, Paige still didn't answer. Phoebe was about to ask again, but Piper cut in. "Paige, do you want me to tell them?" "Wait, you know?" Paige asked, confused. "Yup." Piper stated, then she looked over at her sisters. They were looking really lost. "No, I'll tell 'em. Guys, I'm adopted."
Prue and Phoebe just stared at her. "You are?" Phoebe asked. "Oh, honey, I'm sorry." Prue said. She could tell Paige was a bit uncomfortable about it. "Oh, it's okay. I'm not ashamed, I just prefer not to talk about it. Wait, Piper, how did you know?" Paige asked. "Oh. Just to let you know, Glenn is about as good at keeping secrets as Phoebe is." Piper said lightly. She wanted to both cheer Paige up and change the subject. It worked. "I am NOT bad at keeping secrets!" Phoebe said huffily. At this, the other three burst out laughing. "Okay, maybe I am." Phoebe said, looking at the others and then laughing as well.
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The girls didn't get to sleep until an hour later, and they woke up before seven.
"See ya, Paige." Phoebe called. Paige was getting into her mother's car. "Paige, see you tomorrow! Same time, same place!" Prue yelled. "Yeah, see you tomorrow!" Piper said. "See ya'll!" Paige called out in a phony southern accent. She had a really good time with the Halliwell sisters, even though the one closest to her age was two years older.
After a few minutes of driving, Paige's mom asked, "Dear, how did you meet those girls?" It wasn't that she had anything against the three, she just wondered how Paige got to hanging out with girls years older than she was. "Oh, through Glenn. They are the girlfriends of his older brothers, and his next-door neighbors." Paige answered. "Oh." her mom said. She knew Glenn, and thought that he was somewhat of a daredevil. But, the girls seemed very nice, so she wasn't worried about her daughter.
AN: This is named after a song by Tagana!
AN2: I am so sorry I missed an update day. It was just father's day, so I decided to pop by my dad's house and spend the day with him.
winter blaze - behind the car? Oh, it was the neighbor who's dog got run over by Paige. They didn't slow down because they noticed the girl was Paige. Sorry I forgot that, but I don't feel like changing it
Bubblz - Thank you oh so much! And, thank you for complimenting on my song usage!
LeoPiper24/7 - I Couldn't tell that Piper was your fav.!! (teehee) And thank you for the flattery! Ur a great author 2!
JanaRose - Last, but not least! I laughed out loud when I read your review! Ur soooooo funny hilarious! And those things are duh-ish. You loved Glenn kissing Paige? Well, maybe not in this fic, but there could always be a sequel... (chap 9 review) - Yes, curses! I don't normally thank people if I already issued the next chapter, but what the hell! I love the song, too. I actually got inspiration for the chapter/poem while listening to that song! It is to commemorate the inspiration! And thank you for the genius comment! I might be considered one, since I am taking math two years above my level, spanish 3 years above, and history and art one year above!
Now, chapter 11...
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On Saturday morning, Prue woke up excited. Today would be the day where she and her sisters (and Paige) went shopping for the dance! Well, Prue and Piper would be shopping for the dance. Phoebe and Paige would just plain old shop. Also, there was the little surprise they had for Piper. Prue was looking forward to both. She couldn't wait to buy a new dress with Grams' money!
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"Come ON, Prue. I mean, how dressed up do you have to get for shopping?" Phoebe called up the stairs. Prue's dressing habits were so irksome. "FYI, I ALWAYS have to get dressed up to go shopping. The mall is a very common place to run into people from school, so I am always prepared." Prue informed as she walked down the stairs. "Whatever." Phoebe said, getting up from her seat and heading towards the door. "Come on, guys. We're going shopping. This should be a HAPPY time!" Piper said, following Phoebe out the door. 'I guess she's right. I don't really want to deal with a pouty Pheebs tonight. I'll yell at her tomorrow.' Prue thought as she headed out the door, locking it on her way out.
"I can't wait to run around the mall with Grams' money!" Phoebe exclaimed ecstatically after a few minutes of driving. "Well, you'll have to wait a little bit, because we have to go pick up Paige and then do the drive from her house to the mall." Prue stated matter-of-factly. "Paige is coming?" Piper asked. "Yeah, Phoebe told her about the trip and she wanted to come. Do you have a problem with that?" Prue asked jokingly, stealing a quick glance at Piper's startled face. "NO! Of course I don't. I was just wondering." Piper said frantically. She really did like Paige, they were already starting to get close. "And, please remind me, how am I supposed to try on dresses with this THING on my leg?" Piper asked sarcastically. "Well, you know as well as I do that you didn't break it too badly, it just hurt a lot when it happened. You know that you can be such a Drama Queen sometimes, so it would make since that your body would like drama too. And besides, you pull dressed over your head, you don't put them on like pants." Prue responded. "Oh, thanks for the Drama Queen comment, Prue." Piper said sarcastically. 'Piper, the sarcastic Drama Queen.' Prue thought with a little smile.
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About twenty minutes later, the Halliwell wagon pulled into a parking space at the mall.
"So, what are we shopping for first, make-up or our dresses?" Piper asked as they were heading towards the entrance. "We'll do make-up first." Prue answered. "Prue, I thought you were always supposed to choose the outfit, then the accessories." Phoebe said. When she began wearing make-up, her oldest sister had taught her all the "rules". "I know, we are. I meant that I need to touch up my make-up before we begin!"
With that, Prue grabbed Piper's arm and dragged her towards the nearest bathroom. Paige, catching on quicker than Phoebe (as usual), grabbed her arm and followed Prue.
When the two got there, the teenagers were looking at their reflections in the mirrors above the sinks. "I hate my glasses." Piper said. "I hate my mascara." Prue said in the same tone. "Oh, that is soo not the same thing!" Piper told her sister. "Well, I think we can remedy both things tonight!" Phoebe said. She then took Piper's glasses and snapped them in half. Paige then took Prue's mascara and snapped the brush in half. Prue and Phoebe stared at her. "What?! Phoebe got to snap Piper's hated glasses in half, so why can't I snap your hated mascara in half?"
Piper, who had been to stunned to speak, finally shouted, "PHOEBE! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR? YOU KNOW I CAN'T SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES. YOU ARE SOOO GONNA PAY FOR THAT!!!" By that time, Piper was fuming. "Geez, calm down, Piper!" Prue said, starting to get a little intimidated. "CALM DOWN! I CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF OUR LITTLE SISTER, AND YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN?!?" "Yup." That was Paige.
"WHY ARE YOU ALL SIDING WITH PHOEBE?!?" Piper asked, exasperated. "Because, we have something for you." replied Paige. She hadn't known Piper for very long, so she wasn't as surprised as the other two. "What?" Piper asked, immediately relaxed. "THIS." Paige said, pulling a little bag out from her purse.
"OH MY GOD!" Piper said as soon as she took out a little package. It was contacts. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,..." Piper said in a high voice, jumping up and down and hugging Paige. "Oh, what about us?" Prue asked, mockingly sad. "OH, come here." Piper said.
After a moment, Phoebe asked, "Can we shop now?" "Yeah, let's go." Prue said, walking out of the bathroom.
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"So, what shop first?" Paige asked eagerly. She had never been out shopping without her parents before, since she was only ten. "Oh, I don't know. I don't want to get too expensive of a dress, since this isn't Prom. Maybe we should try department stores, like Sears, Hechts, JC Penny, the list goes on." "Great!" Phoebe said, heading straight for the mall directory. From the very beginning, all four girls knew that they would most likely be staying there until closing time.
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"Come ON, Prue! Please, please, please can we go in there?" Piper asked. She was pointing in the direction of the music store. Even though she didn't seem it, Piper was a HUGE music fan. "Yeah, please Prue?" Phoebe and Paige asked. They really like music, too. "Fine, but not too long. We still have to go make-up shopping." As soon as Prue finished, the others were halfway to the store. "UGH! Wait up, guys!" Prue shouted, then followed.
When she arrived, Piper was just roaming the Pop/Rock/Alternative section, Phoebe was looking in the '80's music, and Paige was sampling a cd in Punk Rock.
When Paige was done, she went over to join Piper in her little area. "Why this music?" Paige asked. She was a very hard rock type. "Oh, I just like songs with good vocals, musical clarity, and deep meaning. Also, I alternative boy bands." Piper replied, looking through the M section. Paige looked at the cds in her hand already. They had some artist she had never hear of, like Jessica Riddle and Joan Armatrading. But there were a few artists she had heard of, like Evanescence and the Goo Goo Dolls. "Ah, yes, they have it!" Piper said excitedly. "What do they have?" Paige asked. "Oh, the new Sarah McLachlan cd, Afterglow. I've been looking for it everywhere. Now, if only they had the new Natalie Merchant cd." "Okay, you lost me there. Who are they?" "Oh my God, you better not be serious!" Piper asked, mockingly shocked. "Sarah McLachlan sings Sweet Surrender, Adia, and that really famous song I Will Remember You." Piper said. "Oh, that song. I've heard it, and I really liked it. She sings it?" Paige asked, looking through her many cds. "Yeah. She has lots of other good songs, too." Piper said, telling Paige more.
By the time they left the store, Phoebe and Prue both had three cds, but Piper and Paige had about seven. Paige had taken Piper's advice on artists, and had bought some new cds from that section. Piper had also taken Paige's advice, and had looked in that section.
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When they finally left the mall, Piper and Prue had bought new dresses, Paige and Phoebe had bought several new outfits, and they had all bought make-up and cds. "Hey girls, I think a trip to Dairy Queen is in order. Don't you?" Prue asked. She got enthusiastic nods in return. "Then, ice cream it is." Prue said, driving in the direction of the one close to the Manor.
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"Welcome to Dairy Queen, may I take your order?" The four girls were at Dairy Queen at eleven o'clock at night, ordering ice cream. "I'll have the chocolate-dipped strawberry blizzard." Phoebe said. "And I'll have the mint oreo blizzard, please." Prue requested. "I'll have the chocolate extreme blizzard, please." Piper and Paige said at the same time, then burst out laughing. "All mediums, please." Prue said, holding back her laughter. 'Piper and Paige have so much in common it's almost unnerving.' Prue thought while waiting for the orders. Her sisters and Paige had gone ahead to the table. 'They're both smart, determined, spunky, sarcastic, and have a major 'girl power' attitude. They even look a little bit alike.' "Here you go, miss." The guy at the counter said, interrupting her thoughts. "Oh, thanks." she said, and then headed over to the other three.
"OH, thanks so much, Prue! My parents don't let me have this flavor. They say it's too rich for me to have." Paige said. "Oh, really? I won't get in trouble, will I?" Prue asked jokingly. "NO. Well, unless you plan on telling. But, I wouldn't do that." Paige said, with an I-know-something-you-don't-know attitude. "Why not?" Prue asked. She was curious to what ammo Paige had against her. "Because I would tell Grams about the little conversation that you and Andy had at the park the other day." Paige stated sneakily. "What conversation?" Phoebe asked, always wanting to know the latest on her sisters' relationships. "Oh, the one about how she and Andy were thinking of having..." "Okay, I get it!" Prue shouted quickly. She really didn't think that her two younger sisters had a right to know about that. "Ew! Bad, naughty Prue!" Piper said, completely disgusted. "Oh, Piper, get over it. I find it hard to believe that you're NOT thinking about it." Prue said. "Well, Leo and I are taking it slow. We are only fifteen, for crying out loud." Piper replied in an as-if tone. "Okay. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Phoebe and Paige began crying out on the top of their lungs.
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"So, your first boyfriend was a guy named Milton?" Paige asked with a laugh. It was about three in the morning, and Paige had gotten permission from her folks to sleep over. "Yup. And, that is nothing compared to Piper. Leo is her first boyfriend." Phoebe said, with a look in Piper's direction. "Hey! She didn't have to know that, Freebie." Piper said angrily. She only called Phoebe that if she was pissed. "Freebie?" Paige asked. "Yeah, she calls me that sometimes. But, that's only if she's really mad at me. It's because I've had many more boyfriends than she has, and she is older." Phoebe whispered, but that wasn't soft enough. "I heard that, Pheebs." Piper said, over what Phoebe had said earlier.
"Okay, Paige, your turn." Prue said. The girls were playing truth or dare, and had been since they had arrived there. They were all in Prue's room, for hers was the largest room. Despite the seven year age difference, the four girls were beginning to get really close. It was like they had known each other for years, not five days. Well, six. It was already Sunday. "Fine, truth." Paige said. "What are your parents like? I mean, you've given us little tidbits about them, but please, go into detail. I mean, we haven't even met them."
"Oh, um, I don't know what they're like." Paige said quietly. Prue and Phoebe looked at her strangely, but Piper was turning a bit red. Piper was the kind of person who would get embarrassed when someone else was embarrassed. "What do you mean? You live with them. How can you not know?" Phoebe asked. 'Great job, Pheebs. Don't you have any sense? Can't you see she doesn't want to talk about it?' Piper thought. She was kind of feeling sorry for Paige. After a moment, Paige still didn't answer. Phoebe was about to ask again, but Piper cut in. "Paige, do you want me to tell them?" "Wait, you know?" Paige asked, confused. "Yup." Piper stated, then she looked over at her sisters. They were looking really lost. "No, I'll tell 'em. Guys, I'm adopted."
Prue and Phoebe just stared at her. "You are?" Phoebe asked. "Oh, honey, I'm sorry." Prue said. She could tell Paige was a bit uncomfortable about it. "Oh, it's okay. I'm not ashamed, I just prefer not to talk about it. Wait, Piper, how did you know?" Paige asked. "Oh. Just to let you know, Glenn is about as good at keeping secrets as Phoebe is." Piper said lightly. She wanted to both cheer Paige up and change the subject. It worked. "I am NOT bad at keeping secrets!" Phoebe said huffily. At this, the other three burst out laughing. "Okay, maybe I am." Phoebe said, looking at the others and then laughing as well.
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The girls didn't get to sleep until an hour later, and they woke up before seven.
"See ya, Paige." Phoebe called. Paige was getting into her mother's car. "Paige, see you tomorrow! Same time, same place!" Prue yelled. "Yeah, see you tomorrow!" Piper said. "See ya'll!" Paige called out in a phony southern accent. She had a really good time with the Halliwell sisters, even though the one closest to her age was two years older.
After a few minutes of driving, Paige's mom asked, "Dear, how did you meet those girls?" It wasn't that she had anything against the three, she just wondered how Paige got to hanging out with girls years older than she was. "Oh, through Glenn. They are the girlfriends of his older brothers, and his next-door neighbors." Paige answered. "Oh." her mom said. She knew Glenn, and thought that he was somewhat of a daredevil. But, the girls seemed very nice, so she wasn't worried about her daughter.
AN: This is named after a song by Tagana!