"Piper Halliwell!" Came the tone of Penny, Piper's grandmother. "If you
don't get up now you'll be late for school!!" She shouted, her voice
floating up the wide, carpeted staircase.
"Uh huh." Piper mumbled as she pulled back the covers. As she started to lift herself out of her mahogany double bed she felt a wave of dizziness float over her, followed closely by nausea. She reached out for the bedside table and leant forward, gripping it tightly. As the dizziness passed she got up and bolted for the bathroom, just about making it before she was sick. She leant against the bathtub and drifted roughly back to sleep.
"Piper, are you still in there?" moaned Phoebe as she hammered on the bathroom door. "Come ON Piper, I'm not stupid so you may as well open up!!" She stood facing the door for a while longer and gave a sigh of frustration when she realised that her big sister wasn't planning on opening the door anytime soon. "Since when were teenagers so complicated?" She thought to herself as she stormed down the stairs to rant at her Grams to try and coax Piper out. "Grams, she's hogging the bathroom again. Since when did Piper care about what she looked like anyway?" Phoebe snorted.
"Hey!" Penny retorted, startling an eating Prue, causing her to spill milk all down her front. "That is no way to talk about your big sister. Just because you've been lucky with every part of your body doesn't mean you can take your family for granted!"
"Ok. I'm sorry" Phoebe mumbled into her lap. Her Grams was the only person that scared her, well, made her the teeniest bit nervous. Twelve- year-old Phoebe Halliwell was a regular fly-by-night. She was her own person and wasn't all that responsible at the best of times. Her grandmother would make a habit of calling her contrary or cracking jokes about her acting like royalty all the time. Phoebe just called it 'having a good time'. On the other hand, her older sisters Prue and Piper were perfect honour students, had gorgeous senior boyfriends and were best friends. There were only ten months between them and sometimes Phoebe just couldn't help getting jealous of the relationship they had. Prue was sixteen already and Piper was fast approaching.
Something had been up with Piper lately but Prue just couldn't put her finger on it. She'd been fairly quiet and pale lately. Unusual for her as she was nearly always a cheerful person. Well, right now Prue didn't have much time to think about it because Bane was on his way to pick her up in time for homeroom. "Maybe I should ask Piper if she needs a lift?" She thought to herself as she washed up her dish and took the stairs to the upper floor two by two.
"Piper?" She whispered as she knocked quietly on the door. She was so different to Phoebe it was almost unbelievable that they were sisters. She heard the toilet flush and Piper walked out looking under the weather. "Oh hun." She said as she linked with her little sister and walked her back to her room. "Are you ok? You don't look well enough to go to school!" She said, concerned.
"No..that's because I'm not." Piper retorted, her face pale, breathing deeply. Prue looked shocked. Piper sighed and looked up at her. "Sorry Prue. I didn't mean to shout, I just...god I feel really rough."
Prue sat on the edge of the bed. "Hey...don't worry about it. So, what's up?"
"I feel really nauseous and I keep being sick. It's been a while now." Piper replied, snuggling back under her covers.
Prue's face turned into a nervous pout and she glanced at Piper's stomach. Piper looked confused and followed her gaze. She sat bolt upright and stared Prue in the eye with a snicker. "Oh no..no no no...you have GOT to be kidding me. Oh this is so not funny." She mumbled, tears springing to her eyes as she flopped back onto her bed.
"Relax ok?" Prue replied, trying to comfort her with a smile. "I'll just pick up a test on the way home and we'll see shall we? You just try and get some sleep and I'll let Grams know that you're going to be around the house." She stroked Piper's hair and smiled, leaving the room and quietly closing the door behind her.
"Oh no." Piper mumbled to herself. "What have I done?"
"Uh huh." Piper mumbled as she pulled back the covers. As she started to lift herself out of her mahogany double bed she felt a wave of dizziness float over her, followed closely by nausea. She reached out for the bedside table and leant forward, gripping it tightly. As the dizziness passed she got up and bolted for the bathroom, just about making it before she was sick. She leant against the bathtub and drifted roughly back to sleep.
"Piper, are you still in there?" moaned Phoebe as she hammered on the bathroom door. "Come ON Piper, I'm not stupid so you may as well open up!!" She stood facing the door for a while longer and gave a sigh of frustration when she realised that her big sister wasn't planning on opening the door anytime soon. "Since when were teenagers so complicated?" She thought to herself as she stormed down the stairs to rant at her Grams to try and coax Piper out. "Grams, she's hogging the bathroom again. Since when did Piper care about what she looked like anyway?" Phoebe snorted.
"Hey!" Penny retorted, startling an eating Prue, causing her to spill milk all down her front. "That is no way to talk about your big sister. Just because you've been lucky with every part of your body doesn't mean you can take your family for granted!"
"Ok. I'm sorry" Phoebe mumbled into her lap. Her Grams was the only person that scared her, well, made her the teeniest bit nervous. Twelve- year-old Phoebe Halliwell was a regular fly-by-night. She was her own person and wasn't all that responsible at the best of times. Her grandmother would make a habit of calling her contrary or cracking jokes about her acting like royalty all the time. Phoebe just called it 'having a good time'. On the other hand, her older sisters Prue and Piper were perfect honour students, had gorgeous senior boyfriends and were best friends. There were only ten months between them and sometimes Phoebe just couldn't help getting jealous of the relationship they had. Prue was sixteen already and Piper was fast approaching.
Something had been up with Piper lately but Prue just couldn't put her finger on it. She'd been fairly quiet and pale lately. Unusual for her as she was nearly always a cheerful person. Well, right now Prue didn't have much time to think about it because Bane was on his way to pick her up in time for homeroom. "Maybe I should ask Piper if she needs a lift?" She thought to herself as she washed up her dish and took the stairs to the upper floor two by two.
"Piper?" She whispered as she knocked quietly on the door. She was so different to Phoebe it was almost unbelievable that they were sisters. She heard the toilet flush and Piper walked out looking under the weather. "Oh hun." She said as she linked with her little sister and walked her back to her room. "Are you ok? You don't look well enough to go to school!" She said, concerned.
"No..that's because I'm not." Piper retorted, her face pale, breathing deeply. Prue looked shocked. Piper sighed and looked up at her. "Sorry Prue. I didn't mean to shout, I just...god I feel really rough."
Prue sat on the edge of the bed. "Hey...don't worry about it. So, what's up?"
"I feel really nauseous and I keep being sick. It's been a while now." Piper replied, snuggling back under her covers.
Prue's face turned into a nervous pout and she glanced at Piper's stomach. Piper looked confused and followed her gaze. She sat bolt upright and stared Prue in the eye with a snicker. "Oh no..no no no...you have GOT to be kidding me. Oh this is so not funny." She mumbled, tears springing to her eyes as she flopped back onto her bed.
"Relax ok?" Prue replied, trying to comfort her with a smile. "I'll just pick up a test on the way home and we'll see shall we? You just try and get some sleep and I'll let Grams know that you're going to be around the house." She stroked Piper's hair and smiled, leaving the room and quietly closing the door behind her.
"Oh no." Piper mumbled to herself. "What have I done?"