Chapter 3

Phoebe's P.O.V.

"What the hell happened?" Piper asked as she helped me carry Paige into the house.

"Well, she just fainted." I said. "She didn't look so good when she orbed in though. And she was burning up. Maybe it's the flu or something."

"Maybe." Piper said as we carried her through the front door. "Okay, lets get her to the couch."

"This is no ninety-eight pounds." I said.

"Yes! Thank god we made it!!" Piper exclaimed when we finally reached the couch.

"Piper, was she okay when you saw her before she orbed to my work?" I asked her.

"Well, she had just woken up. I just thought she was tired. I should have noticed that something was wrong when she was yelling about evil fish. I mean, come on, that is just NOT NORMAL!" Piper said.

"ummmmm... Okay, Piper." I said. "By the way, where is Leo?"

"Who knows? LEO!!!" Piper called.

He didn't come right away. It was about fifteen seconds later that he appeared in swattling orbs(with Wyatt in his hands). From what I could tell, he was pissed off.

"What is it?" he asked. "I was right in the middle of a meeting with the elders."

"Could you do us a favor and HEAL OUR SISTER!?!?!" Piper said, pointing to Paige who was lying on the couch, still unconscious.

"What happened?" he asked.

"She fainted." I said. "Just hurry up and heal her! .... Please?"

I watched as my brother-in-law knelt next to my sister. He sat there with his hands hovering over her. Nothing happened. His hands didn't do the weird glowy thingy.

"What's wrong? Why isn't it working?" I asked him.

Piper's P.O.V.

I stood there, deep in thought, glaring at my husband. He was trying desperately to heal Paige. But nothing happened. This just made me even more worried about my baby sister.

' I don't get it' I thought. 'She was perfectly fine this morning.'

"What's wrong? Why isn't it working?" I heard Phoebe say.

"I guess whatever is wrong with her is natural." Leo said.

"Okay." I said. "Could you orb her to her room? She is too heavy to carry all of the way up the stairs."

"Sure thing" he replied before he, and my sister, disappeared in white lights.

"Okay. Phoebe, you take care of Paige." I said. "I'm going to search the book of shadows for this mornings demon."

"Okay." she said.

I watched as Phoebe ran up the stairs. She was skipping every other step. It was then that I noticed what she was wearing.

' Hey! She's wearing my shoes!' I thought. 'And she didn't even ask if she could borrow them!'

Phoebe's P.O.V.

I sighed as I walked into Paige's room. She was laying on her bed. I stood there by the door, staring at her in worry.

I walked over to the bed and felt her forehead. She was still very warm. I also noticed that she was sweating and shaking.

"Okay. We need to get you into some comfortable clothes." I said to myself.

I moved towards the dresser. It took me a minute to find which drawer had her pajamas in it. Eventually, I found a black nightshirt that said 'MY BOYFRIEND IS CUTER THAN YOURS' in green letters. After a while of struggling to get it on her, she was finally changed.

I then grabbed a cold cloth and set it on her forehead. I really wanted her to wake up. I watched her chest rise and fall as she continued to slumber.

Piper's P.O.V.

I had been looking in the book of shadows for fifteen minutes and I still had not found anything. For a second, I thought the demon wasn't even in there. I was relieved when I finally found him in the book.

I looked at the picture. He had red skin and black teeth. He didn't look that threatening. He sort of resembled a pig. His name wasn't threatening either.

The page read:

'NORMAN

An upper level demon. He has been around for about seventy years. He was created when a scientist injected himself with the blood of two different demons.

His powers are: energy balls, shimmering, and the ability to conjure objects

Most of his power comes from his dagger. For within it are the souls of his Egyptian ancestors. One minor cut from the blade could kill you.

It took him twenty-five years to obtain the blade. He searched everywhere from the grassy fields (there are bound to be some) of Australia to the frosty tip of Mt. Everest. Eventually, he found it in his great great uncles tomb, located in France.

A normal vanquishing potion can be used on Norman. Or you could just pour maple syrup on his toes.'

"Maple syrup? Why maple syrup?.... And why his toes?" I commented when I was done reading.

Now I began searching the book for a page about the Blade of Norman. I skimmed through a couple pages and stopped when I saw a page on a familiar demon. The picture showed that the demon had black skin and green markings. He had a mischievous grin on his face. It was the demon that attacked Paige.

I began to read aloud.

"Lortex. He is an upper level demon." I said. "He collects the hearts of witches and other magical beings. First, he weakens them with poison gas that he sprays out of his fingers. Once he has obtained the heart of a magical being, he feeds off of it. He can be vanquished with a simple vanquishing potion. See next page for poison antidote."

I stopped and thought about what I had just read.

"Oh, crap. We are in trouble." I said.

"You got that right." Said a low voice from behind me.

I quickly spun around to see a geeky-looking man standing there. He was wearing brown pants and a long leather jacket. His big round glasses made his red skin stand out. This guy was Norman.

"Piper!!! Could you come here and help me change Paige's clothes! She just threw up all over herself!" I heard Phoebe yell up the stairs.

Apparently Paige wasn't unconscious any more. I really hoped she would feel better when she woke up. I guess not. I was about to reply, but Norman grabbed my arm.

' I hope Phoebe can figure out how to heal Paige.' I thought as he shimmered out with me.

N/A please R&R