Disclaimer: I don't own South Park, or the internet or that one line from Miss Congeniality(or however you spell that word) but I do own Chris, even though he's not in this chapter. I just wanted to say that.

"How would I look as a blonde?" Phoebe wandered aloud. Paige just shrugged, not looking away from the TV and Piper didn't hear her. She was too absorbed in her homework. "Sorry I asked," Phoebe muttered, scrolling down the chat room dialogue. She wasn't having any luck finding some one to talk to.

"Phoebe, give me the laptop." Piper ordered, looking away from her homework.

Phoebe looked up at her. She was on the floor because Piper had taken over the loveseat and Paige had claimed the overstuffed chair. Why there weren't three comfortable places to sit in the family room was a mystery to the girls. "What?"

"Give me the laptop," Piper repeated.

"Why?"

"Because I need to type a paper, so give me the damn computer."

Phoebe sighed and handed the laptop up to Piper, "Fine."

"Thank you," Piper scanned the screen, "What were you doing in a chatroom?"

"Looking for guys," Phoebe replied, staring at the TV. "Paige, what the hell are you watching?"

"South Park," Paige answered, monotone. Phoebe rolled her eyes. Paige loved those weird, offbeat TV shows. Phoebe was more of Fashion TV and E! kind of girl but even she had to admit that South Park was funny. Piper didn't really care just as long as the show was watchable.

Piper jumped slightly when an instant message popped up on the screen.

thechosenone: Piper, that you?

P4: yeah

P4: you are?

thechosenone: Sydney

P4: oh hey Syd.

thechosenone: how was dinner?

P4: sucked

P4: how'd u know it was me?

thechosenone: guessed and your sign name is P4. you have three sisters, all that start with the letter 'P'

P4: oh ur good

thechosenone: LOL

thechosenone: so we on for tom.?

P4: yep Paige too.

thechosenone: cool

[thechosenone has invited you to chatroom 47]

Piper clicked the link and was brought to a chatroom

P4: Syd?

thechosenone: private chatroom just the gang comes in here

P4: oh

P4: since u know my sign name reason, explain yours

thechosenone: I'm the one everyone chooses to lead stuff. I am the chosen one.

P4: cute

thechosenone: shut up

[boyscout has entered the chatroom]

[guardianangel has entered the chatroom]

boyscout: who's shutting up?

P4: no one

boyscout: Piper, right?

P4: yes. Will?

boyscout: nope

P4: Leo?

guardianangel: that'd be me

P4: okay, Cole?

boyscout: NO!

boyscout: Vaughn!

P4: oh, sorry

boyscout: yeah whatever

thechosenone: quite your whining

P4: explain your sign names

boyscout: yes ma'am

Piper laughed. Phoebe and Paige shushed her. Rolling her eyes at the TV zombies, Piper turned back to the screen

guardianangel: I like helping people. You know guide them and stuff. Like a guardian angel

P4: that's sweet

P4: your turn boyscout

boyscout: it's embarrassing

thechosenone: that's an understatement

boyscout: I hate you

guardianangel: what about urs Piper?

P4: there's 4 of us Halliwell women and our names start with a 'P'. it's 'P' 4

boyscout: HA!

thechosenone: it's still better than yours

boyscout: damn it, I forgot you were here

P4: spill

boyscout: no

"Oh, yeah, writing a paper," Phoebe said, sarcastically, looking at the computer screen. South Park was in commercial and the two zombies were at least semi-coherent.

"It's not like you need it, you said you were looking for guys."

Phoebe stared at Piper, "So?"

"So, you already have one, back off."

Phoebe frowned. She knew exactly what Piper had meant. Phoebe liked Cole but had no idea if he liked her and from the signs he was giving her, it was a big fat no. "I hate you."

"You too, dear," Piper answered. The commercials had ended and the show being back created the two TV zombies again.

thechosenone: I'll tell her then

boyscout: you wouldn't

thechosenone: oh I would.

"Girls! Can you come down here for a second?!" Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged glances wondering exactly what their father wanted. "Now, would be nice!" He added, after they hadn't come.

Sighing, Piper typed in a goodbye and logged off the computer, and followed her two sisters down the stairs. Paige and Phoebe were just as perplexed as she was. "Yeah," They said, reaching the bottom of the stairs.

Victor nodded to his butler who started grabbing suitcases that were sitting at the base of the stairs. "I have a business trip, come up suddenly. And I'll be gone for at least a week. Will you girls be okay?"

Phoebe and Paige just gaped at him. Piper was shocked too but wouldn't let him see that, "We'll be fine. Won't we?" Phoebe and Paige nodded dumbly, still shocked that he was going out of town less than two weeks after they had moved in. It was starting again, all the business trips that would take all of his time and in their minds it was only a matter of time before he never came at all. "Alright, well, it's late and I think we're going to go to bed now." Phoebe and Paige nodded again and followed Piper up the stairs.

Victor waited until they were gone from sight before pulling out his cell phone, and dialing a number. The receiver picked up after three rings, "We leave tonight." He said, then hanging up the phone before the other party had a change to say anything.

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"We leave tonight."

Jack Bristow set down the phone and looked at his daughter. Sydney sighed. She knew these calls by now. He was going to have to go on a business trip, again. He was just on one two days ago. "Sydney, I have another trip tonight."

Sydney just smiled, "It's fine, Dad. I totally understand."

"You'll be okay?"

Sydney nodded, "Yes, I've got the servants to keep me company and some friends are coming over tomorrow. I can have them spend the night if I get really lonely."

Jack nodded and went into this room to pack. Sydney followed him and leaned in the doorway of his room, "How long are you going to be gone?"

"A week or so," He answered, his voice void of all emotion.

Sydney sighed, and nodded, "Okay, see you in a week. I love you, Dad."

Jack nodded, "Me too."

Sighing heavily, Sydney headed to her room. Her dad had cut off all emotions when her mother had died. Ever since then, he had been like a robot and constantly on some business trip. How many business trips can an airplane parts company send you on in one month? Apparently a lot, Sydney told herself, sitting on her bed. She glanced around her room, studying everything that she had put in there. Pictures of her and her friends, with the exception of Piper, Phoebe, and Paige because she had just met them that day, were everywhere. She had just one picture of her father. It was taken when she was like four and he seemed really happy to be there at the carousal, like he loved her. Now, it was like she was just a burden that he had to deal with because it was his responsibility.

She heard the front door close and went to the window. Her father went down the steps a couple suitcases in hand. He threw them in the trunk of his black Sedan and got into the car. Within a minute, he was roaring off into the distance towards the airport. Glancing at the clock, she sighed again. It was a little after 11:00 PM. Too late to go out and do anything and no one was logged on to the internet anymore. "This is my life," She said out loud to her self, jumping on the bed and burying herself in her comforter.

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"I can't believe he would do that," Paige ranted, changing into her pajamas.

Phoebe shook her head, "I can. It's what he does. I guess you don't remember that do you?" Paige just shook her head.

"Come on you guys, if he didn't work like he did he wouldn't be able to afford this house," Piper reasoned, settling in her bed. The three girls had opted to share one giant room than to live in separate bedrooms, for the time being at least. They missed the manor and its crowdedness.

"I'd rather live in the manor," Paige said, climbing in her bed as well, "Why couldn't he just move in with us there? Why do we have to be the ones who had to uproot our entire lives?"

"Because he can't work at his stupid job in San Francisco," Phoebe replied bitterly, already in her bed.

"Well we can't change anything about our situation unless the two of you want to go into the foster care system and get separated." Piper said, turning of the lamp by her bed that had been the only source of light. Phoebe and Paige said nothing but Piper knew that they would rather with their father than in some group home away from their sisters. "And if that happened, Phoebe wouldn't be able to get some with Cole."

"Shut up!" Phoebe screeched, throwing at pillow at Piper in the dark. It missed, by like ten feet. Piper just burst out laughing along with Paige. Paige was so glad that she hadn't told her sisters about her "date" with Glen on Friday. She'd never hear the end of it. "And what about you and Leo?" Phoebe said.

Piper returned the favor by throwing a pillow at Phoebe, "That's none of ya damn business."

"None of ya damn business, that's ladylike," Phoebe replied, catching the pillow and dropping it on the ground. "Goodnight," She added, settling back into her bed.

"Goodnight," Piper and Paige replied at the same time, drifting off to sleep as well.

More?

A/N: Who saw the Jack and Victor thing a' comin? I did! But that's because I'm writing the damn thing. Betcha no one else saw it comin.

Also, who picked up on the chatroom number being 47? Oh yeah, the infamous number 47. And Sydney's sign name being the chosen one. Oh yeah. And Vaughn's being boyscout, oh yeah. Rambaldi is everywhere! If you haven't seen Alias, then this paragraph has very little meaning to you.

Response to reviews:

lil-whitelighter111488- okay, I will keep them together, and just as a side note, i have a Paige/Glen chapter coming up. hehe

Charmed-angel4- yeah, me and my friends have dirty minds too. the "you suck but not for free" thing was a joke we came up with like three years ago and havent let it die since. and as I mentioned to lil-whiterlighter, there is a Paige/Glen chapter a' comin!

muse-of-the-fairies- I like teen Charmed too. And there arent really that many which was also part of the inspiration for this story.

LeoPiper24/7- Yes, Jennifer Garner plays Sydney and Michael Vartan is Vaughn. I dont know if you care about that but Vartan is a very sexy man. ::smiles to self:: anyway, i'm assuming by you name that you are a Piper/Leo fan. me too! and i have a Piper/Leo chapter a' comin, though it's after the Paige/Glen one. but it will be here!

Calen- Cole's not that bad, except when he's like the source of all evil, but even then, he's not that bad. Sorry you hate him so much. :(

Reviews make me happy. You know what to do.