Chapter 2
Phoebe placed a crying Paige down on the bed in her room, "How about you sleep with me tonight?" Phoebe asked, receiving a nod form the small child Phoebe whipped the tears from Paige's eyes, "Sweetie its okay, calm down." "I...I thought...you left me?" Paige sobbed, "Honey, I'd never leave you, you know that. I'm sorry I scared you!" "P...Prue h...hit you because of me" Paige cried harder, "No, Paige, Prue hit me" Phoebe said, angry that Prue hit her and that Paige saw... "But that's between me and Prue...sweetie I promise you have nothing to do with it." Phoebe pulled Paige into her and held her tight, "Baby I love you so much...none of this was your fault." "W...why did P...Prue hit ...you?" Paige mumbled, "Prue's just angry!" Phoebe forced herself to rationalize it, for Paige's sake anyway, although doing so made her blood boil with anger and her heart beat fast as the hate she had for the oldest grew, "You...you t...t...old me that...when we are...are angry we...should talk...not fight." "I know sweetie, and, Prue and I are going to talk, just as soon as you are safely tucked into my bed, and after we have talked I'm going to come up here, and get into bed with my favorite little sis and keep her safe." Paige looked up at Phoebe, "Promises you won't leave!" "I'll never leave you Paige, I promise."
It wasn't long until Paige cried herself to sleep, in Phoebe's arms, Phoebe slowly picked her up and placed her into the large double bed tucking her in and kissing her on the head, "Night sweetie" She whispered, before picking up a shirt from the side and walking to the door, she took one last look at the youngest Halliwell before turning off the light and shutting the door, then she turned and walked to the bathroom.
Phoebe looked into the mirror and washed the blood from her face, then she took her top of, she looked into the mirror at her body, a mass of bruises, some old and some recent tears burned her eyes but she held it back, forcing herself to regain her composure she put her shirt on and a grey hooded sweat top over that and then turned to leave the bathroom.
She descended the stairs slowly and walked into the living room to find Prue and Piper both sitting there, Prue's hands shaking and Piper anger evident, it was very rear that Piper shouted, but Phoebe could tell that she had been.
When Prue saw Phoebe enter the room she quickly stood to her feet, "Don't ever hit me in front of Paige again, she has been through too much already. Don't do that to her!" Phoebe's voice was filled with hate, Prue never spoke, "What have nothing to say, well I have plenty say..." Before she could continue Pipers voice could be hared, "What the hell are you two doing?" "Why don't you ask her?" Phoebe spat, "Ever think I'll stand there and take that from you again you got another thing coming..." "Phoebe shut the hell up both of you...sit the hell down." Piper shouted, Prue sat back on the chair where she was originally still having not spoken and Phoebe walked over leaning against the wall, Piper shut the door to the room and then looked at them, "I walk through the door to find you two beating the crap out of each other with Paige at the bottom of the stairs." "I wasn't beating the shit out of anyone, incase you didn't realize, I never hit her and I didn't know Paige was there" "I don't care who it was, of that you didn't know. I want to know what the hell happened here tonight."
Phoebe stood to her feet, "You know what, Piper, this has nothing to do with you, it's between me and her..." "Oh, when my sister is crying her heart out at the bottom of the stair and the other one's are fighting it becomes my problem...tell me what the hell went on..." Piper looked at Phoebe who had her vision dead set on the oldest, anger and rage only too evident.
"Alright, Prue lets start with you...why did you hit her?" Prue looked across at the youngest, and stood to her feet, "Get the hell out of this house!" Phoebe stepped forward, "What makes you think you have the right?" Phoebe spat, "Prue what the hell has gotten into you?" Piper asked, "You hared me, GET OUT!" Prue shouted, "You want me out you are going to have to get me out because there is no way that I am leaving that little girl upstairs." "That little girl doesn't need to see you coming home drunk, and, beaten by your" "I swear to god Prue if the word...BOYFRIEND comes out your mouth you'll pay!" Piper stepped between the two sisters that were advancing towards each other, "Prue I don't think that Paige needs to see you and Phoebe fighting at the bottom of the stairs." Prue looked at Piper, "I didn't know she was stood there." "And that makes it better?" She asked, "Jesus Christ it shouldn't be happening."
"What were you fighting about?" Piper questioned again, "She pushed me!" "Bull shit and you know it...Prue, don't think you can treat me like you did tonight?" "I won't have to, because after tonight you won't live in this house again, ever, it's over, you are moving out." Phoebe looked at the oldest sister and smiled, "That was the last thing dad said to me before I shoved a knife through his gut...Paige had to see that too, had to see her dad nearly kill me and then in self defense I nearly killed him...I can do it again." "That's enough, Phoebe you are not going anywhere, Prue shut the hell up and there will be no attempted murder of anyone..." "For now" Phoebe stated, "Ever" Piper shot back, "Yeah, what ever, all I came down here to say was that if you fucking try and hit me again you'll pay big time. Do you understand?" Prue looked away, "Hay, bitch I'm talking to you" Prue walked forward a step, "You think that I'm scared of you?" Prue asked, "No but you might be scared of the blade I'm packing..." "You are bluffing and I call it, because if you don't shut the hell up and show me some respect you're going to feel my power." "Oh you call my bluff and I raise the stakes, you'll pay...with your life if your not careful" Piper lost it now, "That's it I have had it with you two, This ends here tonight!"
Phoebe looked at the oldest, "So Prue, you want to teach me to respect you? I can tell you how dad tried, and failed." "You drove our father away, you nearly killed him..." "And here it is, Prue finally tells us why she hit me, she hates me for what happened to dad." "You happened to Dad!" Prue shouted, "Always were a daddy's girl weren't you Prue! Drink happened to dad, depression happened to day, but you didn't want to see it, both of you left me to deal, I had to pick up the pieces. When he hit me, I had to comfort Paige. When I stood in front of his punch before it hit Paige, I had to deal with the guilt. I was sixteen and you two abandoned me. I have learned to look out for myself." "Well if that's the truth then why dose every boyfriend you have beat you up?" Prue asked, "This has nothing to do with them!" Phoebe shot back." "It has everything to do with them, and you drinking and doing drugs." "I don't think any of that is any of your business!"
"Both of you STOP" Piper's voice filled the air, the room fell silent, "Phoebe I never knew..." "Piper, I don't want this, you two feeling sorry for me. It's over it happened, I don't have a problem with you, I have a problem with her! Just stay the hell out my life...and don't ever hit me." "I'll do what I like...I'm your big sister." "Why does that sound so familiar? Oh yeah because I hared something just like that it went like this, 'I'm your father, I'll treat you how the hell I like' You are just like him, and you know it. If you are not careful you'll lose the respect of Piper and Paige, just like you have lost mine."
Prue was consumed by rage and anger, "I tell you one thing, you better get over yourself and start acting like the Phoebe I used to know." "Nah Prue...I didn't like the old Phoebe the one everyone walked over, the one who was always expected to take shit of everyone...I'm not the Phoebe you can control anymore. And I am going to say this once more...DON'T hit me or Paige...and even attempt to turn on Piper I'll take you." "I'd never hit them." "You said that about me, and here I am, stood in front of a person that I used to look up to hating you, wanting to kill you, wanting to shove my hand around your neck until you can't breathe...but I can't and the only thing stopping me is that little girl upstairs." With that Phoebe turned and walked from the room leaving Piper and Prue stood there.
"Piper I..." Prue began, "Do you know what, I don't want to hear it...I don't know what went on here tonight but you crossed a line, you went way beyond the duty of a big sister. Sure you have the right to look out for us, but you have no right doing what you did to Phoebe," "I was just angry that she let her boyfriends walk all over her treat he like shit I was worried." "Oh and you thought the best thing to do was hit her! I don't want to talk about this anymore, I'm going to bed, and you better sort this out with Phoebe, First thing."
Phoebe placed a crying Paige down on the bed in her room, "How about you sleep with me tonight?" Phoebe asked, receiving a nod form the small child Phoebe whipped the tears from Paige's eyes, "Sweetie its okay, calm down." "I...I thought...you left me?" Paige sobbed, "Honey, I'd never leave you, you know that. I'm sorry I scared you!" "P...Prue h...hit you because of me" Paige cried harder, "No, Paige, Prue hit me" Phoebe said, angry that Prue hit her and that Paige saw... "But that's between me and Prue...sweetie I promise you have nothing to do with it." Phoebe pulled Paige into her and held her tight, "Baby I love you so much...none of this was your fault." "W...why did P...Prue hit ...you?" Paige mumbled, "Prue's just angry!" Phoebe forced herself to rationalize it, for Paige's sake anyway, although doing so made her blood boil with anger and her heart beat fast as the hate she had for the oldest grew, "You...you t...t...old me that...when we are...are angry we...should talk...not fight." "I know sweetie, and, Prue and I are going to talk, just as soon as you are safely tucked into my bed, and after we have talked I'm going to come up here, and get into bed with my favorite little sis and keep her safe." Paige looked up at Phoebe, "Promises you won't leave!" "I'll never leave you Paige, I promise."
It wasn't long until Paige cried herself to sleep, in Phoebe's arms, Phoebe slowly picked her up and placed her into the large double bed tucking her in and kissing her on the head, "Night sweetie" She whispered, before picking up a shirt from the side and walking to the door, she took one last look at the youngest Halliwell before turning off the light and shutting the door, then she turned and walked to the bathroom.
Phoebe looked into the mirror and washed the blood from her face, then she took her top of, she looked into the mirror at her body, a mass of bruises, some old and some recent tears burned her eyes but she held it back, forcing herself to regain her composure she put her shirt on and a grey hooded sweat top over that and then turned to leave the bathroom.
She descended the stairs slowly and walked into the living room to find Prue and Piper both sitting there, Prue's hands shaking and Piper anger evident, it was very rear that Piper shouted, but Phoebe could tell that she had been.
When Prue saw Phoebe enter the room she quickly stood to her feet, "Don't ever hit me in front of Paige again, she has been through too much already. Don't do that to her!" Phoebe's voice was filled with hate, Prue never spoke, "What have nothing to say, well I have plenty say..." Before she could continue Pipers voice could be hared, "What the hell are you two doing?" "Why don't you ask her?" Phoebe spat, "Ever think I'll stand there and take that from you again you got another thing coming..." "Phoebe shut the hell up both of you...sit the hell down." Piper shouted, Prue sat back on the chair where she was originally still having not spoken and Phoebe walked over leaning against the wall, Piper shut the door to the room and then looked at them, "I walk through the door to find you two beating the crap out of each other with Paige at the bottom of the stairs." "I wasn't beating the shit out of anyone, incase you didn't realize, I never hit her and I didn't know Paige was there" "I don't care who it was, of that you didn't know. I want to know what the hell happened here tonight."
Phoebe stood to her feet, "You know what, Piper, this has nothing to do with you, it's between me and her..." "Oh, when my sister is crying her heart out at the bottom of the stair and the other one's are fighting it becomes my problem...tell me what the hell went on..." Piper looked at Phoebe who had her vision dead set on the oldest, anger and rage only too evident.
"Alright, Prue lets start with you...why did you hit her?" Prue looked across at the youngest, and stood to her feet, "Get the hell out of this house!" Phoebe stepped forward, "What makes you think you have the right?" Phoebe spat, "Prue what the hell has gotten into you?" Piper asked, "You hared me, GET OUT!" Prue shouted, "You want me out you are going to have to get me out because there is no way that I am leaving that little girl upstairs." "That little girl doesn't need to see you coming home drunk, and, beaten by your" "I swear to god Prue if the word...BOYFRIEND comes out your mouth you'll pay!" Piper stepped between the two sisters that were advancing towards each other, "Prue I don't think that Paige needs to see you and Phoebe fighting at the bottom of the stairs." Prue looked at Piper, "I didn't know she was stood there." "And that makes it better?" She asked, "Jesus Christ it shouldn't be happening."
"What were you fighting about?" Piper questioned again, "She pushed me!" "Bull shit and you know it...Prue, don't think you can treat me like you did tonight?" "I won't have to, because after tonight you won't live in this house again, ever, it's over, you are moving out." Phoebe looked at the oldest sister and smiled, "That was the last thing dad said to me before I shoved a knife through his gut...Paige had to see that too, had to see her dad nearly kill me and then in self defense I nearly killed him...I can do it again." "That's enough, Phoebe you are not going anywhere, Prue shut the hell up and there will be no attempted murder of anyone..." "For now" Phoebe stated, "Ever" Piper shot back, "Yeah, what ever, all I came down here to say was that if you fucking try and hit me again you'll pay big time. Do you understand?" Prue looked away, "Hay, bitch I'm talking to you" Prue walked forward a step, "You think that I'm scared of you?" Prue asked, "No but you might be scared of the blade I'm packing..." "You are bluffing and I call it, because if you don't shut the hell up and show me some respect you're going to feel my power." "Oh you call my bluff and I raise the stakes, you'll pay...with your life if your not careful" Piper lost it now, "That's it I have had it with you two, This ends here tonight!"
Phoebe looked at the oldest, "So Prue, you want to teach me to respect you? I can tell you how dad tried, and failed." "You drove our father away, you nearly killed him..." "And here it is, Prue finally tells us why she hit me, she hates me for what happened to dad." "You happened to Dad!" Prue shouted, "Always were a daddy's girl weren't you Prue! Drink happened to dad, depression happened to day, but you didn't want to see it, both of you left me to deal, I had to pick up the pieces. When he hit me, I had to comfort Paige. When I stood in front of his punch before it hit Paige, I had to deal with the guilt. I was sixteen and you two abandoned me. I have learned to look out for myself." "Well if that's the truth then why dose every boyfriend you have beat you up?" Prue asked, "This has nothing to do with them!" Phoebe shot back." "It has everything to do with them, and you drinking and doing drugs." "I don't think any of that is any of your business!"
"Both of you STOP" Piper's voice filled the air, the room fell silent, "Phoebe I never knew..." "Piper, I don't want this, you two feeling sorry for me. It's over it happened, I don't have a problem with you, I have a problem with her! Just stay the hell out my life...and don't ever hit me." "I'll do what I like...I'm your big sister." "Why does that sound so familiar? Oh yeah because I hared something just like that it went like this, 'I'm your father, I'll treat you how the hell I like' You are just like him, and you know it. If you are not careful you'll lose the respect of Piper and Paige, just like you have lost mine."
Prue was consumed by rage and anger, "I tell you one thing, you better get over yourself and start acting like the Phoebe I used to know." "Nah Prue...I didn't like the old Phoebe the one everyone walked over, the one who was always expected to take shit of everyone...I'm not the Phoebe you can control anymore. And I am going to say this once more...DON'T hit me or Paige...and even attempt to turn on Piper I'll take you." "I'd never hit them." "You said that about me, and here I am, stood in front of a person that I used to look up to hating you, wanting to kill you, wanting to shove my hand around your neck until you can't breathe...but I can't and the only thing stopping me is that little girl upstairs." With that Phoebe turned and walked from the room leaving Piper and Prue stood there.
"Piper I..." Prue began, "Do you know what, I don't want to hear it...I don't know what went on here tonight but you crossed a line, you went way beyond the duty of a big sister. Sure you have the right to look out for us, but you have no right doing what you did to Phoebe," "I was just angry that she let her boyfriends walk all over her treat he like shit I was worried." "Oh and you thought the best thing to do was hit her! I don't want to talk about this anymore, I'm going to bed, and you better sort this out with Phoebe, First thing."