Sorry about the time it has taken me to update. Hope you like. And thanks for all the reviews. I never imagined people would actually like this story.

Disclaimer: I am neither Aaron Spelling nor Constance M. Burge. As such I do not own Charmed. I also do no own any part of Linkin Park.

"Damn it! Why isn't this working?" Phoebe started swearing while trying to scry for Paige for what seemed like the millionth time, but the crystal wasn't landing anywhere. It just kept circling and circling and circling. Piper had jumped at Phoebe's outburst, they both had been trying to find Paige for over an hour with no luck. Her eyes moved around the cluttered attic until they finally rested on the Book of Shadows. Phoebe followed Piper's gaze and gasped.

"You don't think …" Phoebe trailed off.

"That she used magic to hide herself. Oh yeah I do. She's hidden herself before with it." Piper said. "She doesn't seem to have any worries about personal gain when it comes to hiding her secret."

While Piper and Phoebe were discussing Paige's use of spells and trying to figure out which one she had used in the hopes of finding something to reverse it, the sought after sister was making her way through Sonoma wine country while enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gorgeous day that was showing itself. 'This is soooo much better than being cooped up in a house with two overprotective half sisters watching my every move.' She thought to herself. 'I hope they aren't worrying about me.' At that thought, Paige gave herself a mental shake. 'I'm not going to worry about them. We are through. I can take care of myself, no help needed or wanted.' With that final thought, she turned up the CD player which had started to play Linkin Park's song Runaway.

I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind

"I think we need to try something else since this isn't working. I mean, Piper, we've tried everything magical except for calling for Leo and having him sense her. And that isn't an option since he is unavailable."

"You mean the police."

"I was thinking we could call Darryl and have him put an APB out on Paige's car. If we can't find her, I'm sure the police can."

"That might actually work," said Piper excited about the chance to find her sister. "Geez, Pheebs. When did you get so smart" They went downstairs to make the phone call.

"Oh, hey Darryl. What's up?" asked Phoebe trying to be cheerful.

"Oh no. What's going on now?" Covering the phone, Darryl asked quietly, "Please tell me there is nothing demonic I have to be on the lookout for."

"Don't worry, there is nothing demonic going on. But we do need your help looking for something. Actually, someone. Paige sort of ran off this morning and we need to find her because she is sick and well, we have some things we need to work out."

"What exactly do you want me to do? I can't file a missing persons report, she hasn't been gone for more than 24 hours."

"We were hoping you could put an APB out on her car. We think she is driving someplace and we just want to know where she is so we can go and get her."

"You don't want her to get stopped?" asked Darryl making sure of the sisters' intent.

"Nope. Just want to know her final destination."

"Okay. I can do that. It'll be on the wire in an hour. So by midday everyone in California will be on the lookout."

"Thanks Darryl. We really appreciate this."

"No problem. I'll call as soon as I hear something."

"We'll be at home waiting. Thanks again."

"I should have some information for you in a few hours. Talk to you soon."

With that, both Phoebe and Darryl hung up, one to start the paperwork on finding a car and the other to comfort a very anxious sister.

After hanging up the phone, Phoebe looked at a worrying Piper who appeared to be trying to wear a hole in the floor of the kitchen. "Relax Piper. Darryl will find her, then we can get to her and work all this out."

"But why did she leave? I thought we were finally getting through to her about our intentions. She doesn't need to be afraid of us. She can trust us. For God's sake, we are her sisters." Cried Piper in frustration.

Phoebe just looked at her sister, knowing that the same thoughts had been running through her head. "I don't know why she left. But when we can find her, we can ask." Phoebe said, determination filling her voice.

While Phoebe and Darryl were having their conversation, Paige had stopped in Santa Rosa to fill up on gas. She also found a drug store and bought some non-drowsy cough syrup along with a generic fever reducer/pain reliever and a large bottle of water. Once she was back in the car, Paige took the recommended dose of both the drugs in an attempt to stop her rising temperature and at least temporarily stop her coughing which was increasing in severity and decreasing in time between bouts of it. She got back on the two-lane highway only to feel woozy about twenty minutes later. 'Oh crap' Paige thought. 'How the hell am I supposed to get to where I want to go without driving off the road?' "Duuuuhhh," she said out loud to herself. "I have built in Whitelighter transportation. Besides if my sisters are looking for me, this should give them a red herring." Paige started looking for a place where she could leave her car and orb to the bed and breakfast, not worrying about the explanation she would have to give arriving without any visible form of transportation. She found a unused gravel road and pulled off of the highway on to it. Looking around to make sure no one was watching her, she orbed out to one of her favorite places in the world. One hopefully neither of her sisters knew about.

Darryl called the Manor around midday, like he said he would, but he didn't have any news on Paige's whereabouts for the sisters who had returned to the attic to continue trying magical methods of finding their baby sister. Around three in the afternoon though he called again. The CHP had found the lime-green Beetle on the side of the road, but with no Paige and no sign as to where she had gone. They were glad to hear that the car was nearby, but the fact that their sister was gone concerned them immensely. They thanked Darryl for the news and his assistance before trying to brainstorm where Paige had gone.

"Okay, I'm Paige. I'm alone and confused about my relationship with my sisters. Where do I go to think?" said Phoebe, trying to guess her baby sister's next move.

"She gave us that answer the other day, Pheebs." Replied Piper. "The beach. The only problem is that do you know how many miles of public beach there are within the state of California alone. The only good news is that since she orbed there, that means she has been there before so we shouldn't have to leave the Bay Area for someplace like Australia. If only we had a clue for what part of the Pacific, she was heading for."

Phoebe hit her head with her palm. "I think I might be able to help. One sec." She grabbed the phone and rapidly dialed a number from memory. "Hey Darryl. It's Phoebe. Where was Paige's car? On highway 1 up by the Sonoma-Marin county line, I see. Just wanted to know so we could pick it up and drive it home for her. Thanks for the help. We'll call if anything more develops." Phoebe hung up the phone looking pleased with herself for the first time since Paige had left the Manor.