A/N: In this chapter, I mention a band. I don't own the band. Lol. Also, I don't know A-who their manager is OR B-what label they are signed with. So I made up fake names. If you're a fan of the band, I'm sorry! Enjoy!

Also, sry for the delay but it's been crazy around here! But here it is! A thanks to the reviewers first.

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The girls had decided to start their training the next day. They were all tired and, believe it or not, it had only been one day since the funeral. They all needed time to cope. Payton was thankful for this. She had some big decisions to make and one – the most important of all – had been well kept from her cousin's. She didn't want them to know until she was dead-set on her decisions.

Payton walked slowly up to the second floor. The doors to Piper's, Phoebe's, and Paige's rooms had been closed since the day they were killed. Payton nor Pandora nor Phoenix had stepped one foot in any of the rooms yet. Pandora had taken Phoenix out for ice cream, suggesting that it would take their minds off everything that had gone on. They had asked Payton to come along but she had refused.

Once on the second floor, Payton walked down the hallway and stopped outside her mom's room. With trembling fingers, she gripped the doorknob and pushed it open, walking inside.

The room looked like it was waiting for Piper to come home. The bed was neatly made. On the dresser sat Piper's perfume, jewelry, make-up, and some framed pictures of her family. The closet door was open and several clothes had been tossed onto the mini couch by the window. On the night table were Piper's keys to her Jeep and P3. Four pictures sat on her night table as well. One was of Piper, Phoebe, and Prue. Another was Piper, Phoebe and Paige. The third was of Piper and Leo and the fourth was of Payton and her cousins.

Payton walked to the bed and sat down. A piece of paper had been left next to the phone. She picked it up and saw her mom's handwriting. It was a note, reminding her that New Found Glory was playing at P3 on Wednesday the 26th of December. That was tonight. The note also reminded Piper that she had to call the band's manager on the 25th to double check that they could still come. That had been yesterday.

Shocked, Payton realized that Christmas had come and gone without recognition. There was a decorated tree in the living room but no presents had been placed under it yet. Payton glanced around the room and saw several wrapped boxes hidden on the bottom of Piper's closet. Tears in her eyes, she placed the note back down and picked up the phone. The phone number of the band's manager was written at the bottom of the note. She dialed it.

"Jonathan Simmons. Can I help you?"

"Hi, Mr. Simmons," Payton replied dully. She was in no mood to feign cheerfulness. "My name is Payton Halliwell. My mother, Piper Halliwell, is the manager of P3, the club where New Found Glory is supposed to play tonight."

"I was supposed to get a call yesterday confirming this!" Mr. Simmons snarled. "The band is booked for someplace else now. I assumed, when I didn't get a call, that the band was not welcome at P3."

Payton felt tears sting her eyes. "My mother didn't call you yesterday because yesterday was her damn funeral you uncaring asshole!" She slammed the phone down, lay down on the bed, and sobbed into the pillow.

"Payton?"

Jumping in surprise, Payton looked up and found, to her surprise, Rick! She scrambled up off the bed and backed away.

"What the hell are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to stay away from me and my family?" Payton snarled, eyes red from crying.

"I had to see you," Rick replied sadly. It was obvious that he had been crying. "I might be a demon, Payton, but I still love you. I'm half human which means I can love. And I love you."

Payton shook her head. "Asshole."

"What's wrong Payton? And it's not just the fact that I'm here. Something's bugging you," Rick said, frowning.

"What are you, an empath?" Payton snapped, backing away more.

Rick stepped closer to her. "No. But I'm very in-tuned to people's emotions and I can tell something's bothering you. Plus we dated for almost two years. I know you."

"You don't know me and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't remind me that I dated you," Payton said coldly.

"It's the baby. That's what's worrying you. What's going on with the baby?" Rick asked, sounding alarmed and truly concerned."

Payton's eyes widened. He was that in-tuned with her feelings? "Fine, I'll give you points for guessing what's worrying me. But I don't have to tell you why I'm worried about the baby."

"I'm the father, of course you have to tell me!" Rick argued.

"I don't have to tell you shit!" Payton snapped. "Now get out of here before I vanquish your sorry ass!"

Rick firmly planted his feet. "You're going to have to vanquish me. It's the only way to get me gone."

"Fine," Payton replied coldly. She held her hands up, at the ready to blow Rick into a million pieces.

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"Phoenix!" Pandora yelled, completely lost. She knew the streets well enough but there was a huge crowd and, on their way around the city, she had gotten separated from her cousin and couldn't find her. She feared for Phoenix's safety; there were more than just demons out there to worry about.

She pushed through the crowd, breaking into a run whenever she could. She was desperate to find Phoenix and soon, before anything bad happened to her. But with a crowd this size, it would be almost impossible.

"Phoenix!" she yelled again, eyes scanning the crowd for her younger cousin. The street was clearing up so she broke into a run, screaming nearly at the top of her lungs for Phoenix. If anything happened to her, she'd be devastated! Payton would be devastated! Above all, Payton would kill her for loosing Phoenix!

"Phoenix! Where are- oof!" Pandora collided with someone and hit the ground. She glanced up, ready to apologize, when she saw the person she'd hit and her breath caught in her throat.