A/N: I want to say a huge thank you to everybody who has reviewed this fic
because I now have 106 reviews and I never ever expected this to get
anywhere near there-so thank you all! And now a special thanks to
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all like this one...
*Chapter 16*
For one perfect moment, Phoebe believed that everything was normal, as it should be. She was in that indefinable time between being asleep and being awake, and real life couldn't reach her. All too soon though, it did and when it hit-it hurt.
All thoughts, memories and emotions of the past few days returned to the front of her mind and she had no choice but to pay attention, however painful or overwhelming it was. She willed herself to fall back to sleep, even if it was just for a short while. But she knew that it was no use, they would have to return to the hospital soon to do the interview. So, reluctantly, she dragged herself and down the stairs.
As she reached the kitchen she saw Paige and Alex sitting at the kitchen table. She greeted them and walked gratefully over to the coffee machine, poured herself a cup and moved towards the table and sat opposite her sister.
"We should probably go soon" Alex said as he checked his watch.
"Yeah, I know-it's just..."
"What's wrong?" Phoebe looked carefully at her sister
"I dunno, I just have this...feeling , I guess, that something's happened. Something that we're missing."
Phoebe considered what her sister had said for a moment before talking
"Yeah," she said thoughtfully "now you mention it, I know what you mean...so what do we do?"
"Go to the hospital. It's the only place I can think of." Paige replied
"Okay then," Phoebe waited for a second then motioned impatiently with her arms, "Come on. Orb"
"Erm, Phoebes, you might might what to get dressed first."
Phoebe suddenly looked sheepish, "Oh yeah. Okay, meet me here in 10 minutes." And with that she ran up the stairs.
Just as she reached the top, there was a shrill ring of the doorbell. Automatically, Paige got up and walked towards the door, then caution crept into her consciousness-after what had happened recently, it could have been anyone wanting anything behind the door. She diverted into the sitting room as the door bell continued its frantic piercing ring. Paige pulled Back the curtain and looked out of the window. Immediately she thanked herself for not going straight to the front door as the awfulness of what she saw reached her mind.
In front of the house lay a sea of photographers, reporters and other members of the press. They stretched from the Manor and Paige's own house, onto the pavement, across the road and now they reached Phoebe's house as well. Their last safe haven was gone, ripped from them even though they were inside of it.
Paige pushed the curtain back into place and stormed away from the window. She couldn't deal with that at the minute. The dread that something bad had happened had worsened inside of her. She blocked out the persistent ringing of the doorbell and stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Phoebe!" she yelled to her sister to hurry up.
Alex came out of the kitchen, he said nothing. He knew better than to ask what was wrong. Instead he just let her know he was there for her-no questions asked. It was something she was instantly grateful for.
A dressed phoebe came running down the stairs. Panic etched in her face,
"Have you seen..?" She stuttered and motioned outside.
"Yes. Come on we need to go"
"Paige, how can you just dismiss it like that?" Phoebe was confused by the way her younger sister was acting.
2What else am I supposed to do?" Paige answered, "I'm scared about what is going to happen to us all and that fear grows every minute. And that," she motioned out toward the crowd outside the door, "is just way to much for me to handle at the minute so can we *please* just go to the hospital because I can't shake of the feeling that something is going on, and what ever it is, it's not good."
Phoebe understood her sister completely. There was too much to think about now so the implications of the press finding out where they were would just have to wait. Besides, as much as she had tried to ignore it, a heavy feeling of dread had settled in the pit of her stomach; she was just as anxious to go to the hospital as Paige was.
The 3 orbed out of Phoebe's house and rematerialized in a flurry of blue lights in the center of Piper's hospital room; Piper's empty hospital room.
The immediate sight made them feel sick, furious, scared and worried all at the same time. The sheets were tangled and twisted, trailing across the floor as the pillow lay helplessly cast aside. Their eyes followed the trail the sheets made and shock soared through them as a bright crimson patch of blood glared up from the floor.
"Oh my God." Phoebe and Paige breathed. It was hard to take the scene in, never mind deal with what it actually meant. But, however much they tried to deny it and wish it wasn't true, the fact of what had happened was harshly plain and simple. Their sister had been taken, with and obvious struggle.
"Leo!!" They shouted simultaneously, each time getting more and more frantic.
On the third call, a cluster of blue lights formed and materialized into their brother-in-law. He stared at phoebe and Paige in bewilderment for a brief moment before reading their expressions perfectly. He looked around the room, taking everything in painfully. His face became a mask of a thousand emotions-none of which were good, before a single word fell from his mouth in a hoarse whisper.
"Piper."
*****
A/N: hope you liked it, please review!
*Chapter 16*
For one perfect moment, Phoebe believed that everything was normal, as it should be. She was in that indefinable time between being asleep and being awake, and real life couldn't reach her. All too soon though, it did and when it hit-it hurt.
All thoughts, memories and emotions of the past few days returned to the front of her mind and she had no choice but to pay attention, however painful or overwhelming it was. She willed herself to fall back to sleep, even if it was just for a short while. But she knew that it was no use, they would have to return to the hospital soon to do the interview. So, reluctantly, she dragged herself and down the stairs.
As she reached the kitchen she saw Paige and Alex sitting at the kitchen table. She greeted them and walked gratefully over to the coffee machine, poured herself a cup and moved towards the table and sat opposite her sister.
"We should probably go soon" Alex said as he checked his watch.
"Yeah, I know-it's just..."
"What's wrong?" Phoebe looked carefully at her sister
"I dunno, I just have this...feeling , I guess, that something's happened. Something that we're missing."
Phoebe considered what her sister had said for a moment before talking
"Yeah," she said thoughtfully "now you mention it, I know what you mean...so what do we do?"
"Go to the hospital. It's the only place I can think of." Paige replied
"Okay then," Phoebe waited for a second then motioned impatiently with her arms, "Come on. Orb"
"Erm, Phoebes, you might might what to get dressed first."
Phoebe suddenly looked sheepish, "Oh yeah. Okay, meet me here in 10 minutes." And with that she ran up the stairs.
Just as she reached the top, there was a shrill ring of the doorbell. Automatically, Paige got up and walked towards the door, then caution crept into her consciousness-after what had happened recently, it could have been anyone wanting anything behind the door. She diverted into the sitting room as the door bell continued its frantic piercing ring. Paige pulled Back the curtain and looked out of the window. Immediately she thanked herself for not going straight to the front door as the awfulness of what she saw reached her mind.
In front of the house lay a sea of photographers, reporters and other members of the press. They stretched from the Manor and Paige's own house, onto the pavement, across the road and now they reached Phoebe's house as well. Their last safe haven was gone, ripped from them even though they were inside of it.
Paige pushed the curtain back into place and stormed away from the window. She couldn't deal with that at the minute. The dread that something bad had happened had worsened inside of her. She blocked out the persistent ringing of the doorbell and stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Phoebe!" she yelled to her sister to hurry up.
Alex came out of the kitchen, he said nothing. He knew better than to ask what was wrong. Instead he just let her know he was there for her-no questions asked. It was something she was instantly grateful for.
A dressed phoebe came running down the stairs. Panic etched in her face,
"Have you seen..?" She stuttered and motioned outside.
"Yes. Come on we need to go"
"Paige, how can you just dismiss it like that?" Phoebe was confused by the way her younger sister was acting.
2What else am I supposed to do?" Paige answered, "I'm scared about what is going to happen to us all and that fear grows every minute. And that," she motioned out toward the crowd outside the door, "is just way to much for me to handle at the minute so can we *please* just go to the hospital because I can't shake of the feeling that something is going on, and what ever it is, it's not good."
Phoebe understood her sister completely. There was too much to think about now so the implications of the press finding out where they were would just have to wait. Besides, as much as she had tried to ignore it, a heavy feeling of dread had settled in the pit of her stomach; she was just as anxious to go to the hospital as Paige was.
The 3 orbed out of Phoebe's house and rematerialized in a flurry of blue lights in the center of Piper's hospital room; Piper's empty hospital room.
The immediate sight made them feel sick, furious, scared and worried all at the same time. The sheets were tangled and twisted, trailing across the floor as the pillow lay helplessly cast aside. Their eyes followed the trail the sheets made and shock soared through them as a bright crimson patch of blood glared up from the floor.
"Oh my God." Phoebe and Paige breathed. It was hard to take the scene in, never mind deal with what it actually meant. But, however much they tried to deny it and wish it wasn't true, the fact of what had happened was harshly plain and simple. Their sister had been taken, with and obvious struggle.
"Leo!!" They shouted simultaneously, each time getting more and more frantic.
On the third call, a cluster of blue lights formed and materialized into their brother-in-law. He stared at phoebe and Paige in bewilderment for a brief moment before reading their expressions perfectly. He looked around the room, taking everything in painfully. His face became a mask of a thousand emotions-none of which were good, before a single word fell from his mouth in a hoarse whisper.
"Piper."
*****
A/N: hope you liked it, please review!