Kitchen

"So what ingredients do we need?" Piper asked.

Paige handed Piper a long list of ingredients, but then added in a hushed tone, "There's something else."

"What is it now?" Piper said with a groan.

Paige looked over her shoulder at Chris and Claire, "Remember how she said that he 'sucked the life' out of the girl?"

"Yeah," Piper said trading glances with Phoebe.

"Well, this Uban guy doesn't have that power."

"So what are you saying, that Claire lied to us?"

Instead of answering Paige continued, "I looked thru the book to see if there were any demons that had that power and what do I find? Clarithiana, a way powerful demon who sucks not only the life out of her victims but also their powers."

"Wait, wait wait, this is getting too weird," Phoebe cut in, "If Claire is really this 'Clarithiana' that you're talking about why would she tell us that she saw this demon use her power. Wouldn't that give her away? I mean let's not be too quick to judge here. Maybe it's just a coincidence."

"Yeah, a really big one."

"Ok well lets not get ahead of our selves here," Piper said cutting in, "Lets make the potion for this Uban guy, and then figure out a way to vanquish this Clarith-whatever also."

"Already got it," Paige said holding up an even longer list of ingredients.

"This is going to be a looong night," Piper groaned.

Two hours later

Claire sat on the couch bored to death and hungry as hell. The Charmed ones had not spoken much in the last couple of minutes. She was beginning to become curious as to what they were doing.

Suddenly she heard the sound of orbing coming from the kitchen. Growing suspicious she got up from the couch and tip toed to the kitchen door.

"Ok we're finally done, with this Uban guy's potion" Paige said with a sigh, whipping away some loose hairs from across her forehead. "Now what do we do?"

"Clarithiana's vanquishing potion." Piper said with a tired sigh.

"Ugh I'm getting too old for this," Phoebe groaned.

"I know what you mean," Paige answered.

"What's a Clarithiana?" A voice said from behind the sisters. They all whirled around to find Claire standing behind them.

"Oh, uh, hi Claire, what cha doin'?" Piper asked in typical Piper fashion.

"Sorry I was gettin' kind of bored in there," Claire said with an apologetic laugh.

"Oh that's alright, Chris is always boring don't feel bad," Phoebe said with a smile.

"Oh well, he left about two hours ago."

"What!" Phoebe said with a dramatic flare of anger, "Oh that little—CHRIS GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!" Blue orbs were soon to follow.

"Whoa, now we know who the hard ass aunt is gonna be," Paige whispered to Piper.

"What's the matter?" Chris asked innocently, and then he caught sight of the raving Phoebe.

"You left her in there alone! What were you thinking! A demon could have attacked and she would be defenseless!"

Chris desperately looked at his mother and his aunt for help, "She's kinda right," Paige said.

"Yeah, I have to agree."

"What if a demon—"

"DEMON!" Paige, Piper, and Chris all yelled at the same time.

"What?" Phoebe asked, stopping in mid-lecture. A fire ball went whizzing by her head and then she understood perfectly. Uban was here.

"Now you die Clarithiana," Uban yelled throwing a fireball directly at Claire. Piper froze the fireball in midair.

"Oh my god, he's going to kill me. Oh my god." Claire screamed hiding behind Piper for protection.

"I can't fight with you holding me like that Claire get off."

"NO! HE'LL KILL ME!!!"

"You're going to be fine! Just let us do our job!" Claire only wailed louder.

"ack fine!" Piper said agitated, "CHRIS GET CLAIRE OUT OF HERE!" Piper yelled.

"But Piper—"

"Do it! She's too much of a risk here," Piper said back.

Frowning deeply Chris grabbed hold of Clare's arm forcefully and orbed out. In his hand he held an empty potion bottle.

"And don't leave her again!!!" Phoebe yelled after them.

Another fireball whizzed by their heads, "Vanquishing potions, vanquishing potions." Piper cried. Chucking the potion as fast as she could, Piper hit the demon in the leg.

As he went up in flames, the demon screamed his last words in rage, "WHY DO YOU HELP A DEMON, WITCH!"

After the smoke had cleared Piper sat up very straight, "Demon?? Aw crap you were right Paige," She looked up startled when a heart stopping thought came to mind, "Chris, oh no."