A/N: Big thanks to my first two reviewers – Cornett and charmed1s-halliwells! I hope you all like this chapter also (sorry, it's kinda short though). :)

Chapter 2: The Truth Comes Out

Paige opened the front door and stepped inside the Manor. "Hello? Piper? Phoebe?" She said, as she took off her jacket and hung it up on the coat rack beside the door.

"In the living room!"

Paige walked to the living room and found Phoebe sitting on an arm of the couch, looking somewhat anxious. She stood up as Paige walked into the room.

"Hey." Paige said, quietly.

"Hey, We…" Phoebe began, but was soon interrupted as they heard Piper and Leo enter the room after coming downstairs.

"Sorry, we just put the boys down for their naps," Piper explained.

"I'm glad you guys called especially after how I left things with you Piper. I'm not mad at you guys but I don't think it's smart to jump on the Avatar bandwagon so quickly. Something about them doesn't feel right to me – that and the fact they're killers." Paige said, expressing her concerns.

"We don't know that. Kyle was young and maybe he isn't remembering what really happened," Leo replied, sticking up for the Avatars.

"Yeah, about the Avatars….we sorta met with them while you were at Kyle's," Phoebe added.

"You what?!" Paige asked, her anger starting to surface. How could they do that!? She thought to herself.

"Well after you left a demon murdered the Seer. We were upset and wanted to hear what the Avatars had to say. We haven't decided anything yet, it's not like we just went along with it without thinking things through. Obviously we need to talk about it." Phoebe explained, trying to make Paige understand.

"I can't believe this." Paige muttered. "Why would you go behind my back and meet with them? Why wouldn't you have the decency to at least call me and let me come to hear them out with you guys?" She continued on.

Piper and Phoebe looked away, feeling very guilty. They knew Paige was right and that they should have called her first. Neither of them knew how to justify their actions to Paige. They were now both afraid they had lost some of her trust.

Paige frowned, thinking to herself again. Something wasn't making sense to her, the Avatars hadn't been in the Book of Shadows and they were too powerful to summon with a simple spell. How were they able to reach the Avatars? Paige let her curiosity get the best of her and she asked, "How did you guys even summon the Avatars anyway, I mean they weren't in the Book?"

Piper and Phoebe exchanged quick glances and then looked to Leo, who now stood up to tell Paige the truth.

"I summoned them." Leo said.

"Okay…but then how did you…" Paige trailed off, beginning to realize what Leo was getting at.

"Paige, I was able to summon them because…I am an Avatar." Leo said, waiting for her reaction then deciding to continue on. "Paige, the Avatars want a world without evil – think about it, you would never have to battle another demon again or worry about your life being endanger. You can just live a normal life again."

A look of shock and betrayal appeared on Paige's face. She was stunned, she hadn't expected this. "But when…how…?" She was confused by everything and couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Wait! On second thought, I really don't wanna know…I need to get out of here for awhile, I need some air or something." Paige started to walk to the front door.

"Paige, wait! We need to talk about this, we don't want you to leave upset." Piper said, hoping to persuade Paige to stay.

Paige was now at the front door putting her coat on. She stopped for a moment and looked at her sisters. She sighed, "I'll call you guys later." and with that she turned, opened the door and left.

Piper and Phoebe watched as their sister left and the door shut behind her.

"That went well," Phoebe joked, attempting to lighten the mood.

Piper looked at her, smiling slightly and just shook her head.

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A few hours after Paige had left the manor, Leo was in the boys' room checking on them, while Piper and Phoebe were still talking about what to do.

Leo turned to exit the boys' room but found Beta standing behind him; he was a bit startled by this, wondering why he had come.

"Is everything alright?" Leo asked, unsure of what Beta wanted.

"Everything is fine. I was wondering if the girls have said anything about our offer." Beta replied.

"They're still talking about it. Paige didn't take the news very well, she doesn't trust us. She still believes it was you who killed Kyle's parents."

"I see, I'll discuss that with Alpha and Gamma – I think there may be a way for us to prove that we were not involved in the murder of Kyle's parents."

"I hope there is a way because I don't think Paige will go along with the plan if we don't show her what really happened, that Avatars aren't killers."

Beta nodded and paused for a moment. "Leo, we can sense that Zankou is up to something, forming a plan of some sort, no doubt trying to stop what we want to do. You and the girls must be careful and watch out for him."

"We will, I'll let the girls know." Leo replied.

Beta nodded again before vanishing. Leo sighed, it had been a very long day.

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