Wow, Five reviews. Thank you! I'm so happy.Oh, almost forgot.
Disclaimer- I don't own Charmed. If I did, there'd be way more mythological creatures in it.
Star Light15- thanks. I'm so happy! You're so nice.
Charmed Leo-Coming from a great writer like you, that's a REALLY big complement.
Lady Piper1- Thanks. I really like your Enchanted ones story; My computer stuffed before I could review (ARGH!!! Useless computer! *bashes head against the screen*)
Sci fi fan- Glad you like the start. See Mr Sadler, I can write stories with a good start, HAH!! Hey, just ignore me, to much sugar today..
Megaroony- Here's your update!!!
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When Piper woke up, Leo was not beside her. With a groan she rolled over and
looked at the clock. 9:27. With a sigh she sat up. Her workday didn't usually start till
twelve, so she had plenty of time. But she still had to clean up the house. Demon
attacks had reduced the living room to rubble. But she wanted coffee first. As she
swung her legs around, a glimmer caught her eye. Frowning, she got up and walked
over to the door. Embedded in a splinter was a tiny yellow oval, smaller than her
fingernail. She pinched the end and wrenched it from the door. She stood up,
inspecting it. It looked like a scale of some sort, coloured a sort of sick yellow. Piper
shrugged and put it on her bedside table. Maybe Leo would know what it was.
Grabbing her purple dressing gown, she swung it on and walked out onto the main
landing. Phoebe and Cole's door was open, and the room was empty. She walked to
Paige's room and peeked around the half-closed door. Paige was still asleep, her
sheets a tangled mess. Piper walked over to her and shook her shoulder. "Paige.
Paige!" Page woke with a start "Huh? Wha? What's the time?" she looked at her
alarm clock. "Yah! I'm late!" she scrambled out of bed. Piper left the room, shaking
her head in exasperation. Paige had woken up late for the last three days.
Piper walked down the stairs, listening for Leo's voice. The only voices were Phoebe
and Cole. Her heart sank. Leo wasn't around much anymore, but if he had good
reason, then she couldn't stop him going somewhere. But still.
When she entered the kitchen, Phoebe and Cole were at the table. Phoebe was eating a
toasted bagel. Cole was reading the paper. "Hey Piper" said Phoebe, her mouth full of
Bagel. "Hi Pheebs. Hi Cole" Cole grunted from behind his paper. "What's wrong with
you?" she asked, annoyed by the reply. Cole closed and folded the newspaper "I've
got a bit of a stomach ache. Must've been that steak I had yesterday at the restaurant,
huh Phoebe?"
"Hey, it was nicer when I went there last time!" she answered defensively. Cole
snorted and got up. "I'm going to see what's going on in the Underworld. Be back
soon." He kissed Phoebe on the cheek and shimmered away. A loud thumping came
from the stairs, and Paige charged in.
"Has anyone seen my keys!?!" she asked, looking around in panic. "No, I haven't-"
started Piper, but Paige interrupted. "Oh, I'm so stupid. KEYS!!" she yelled, holding
out her hand. Blue and white light pooled in her hands, and the keys emerged out of
them. She shoved them in her pocket and grabbed Phoebe's half finished bagel.
"Sorry, gotta go, See you tonight!" she yelled, rushing out of the door. Phoebe pulled
a face at her empty plate, and grabbed an apple.
"What are you doing today?" asked Piper, searching in the fridge for milk. Phoebe
shrugged and bit into the apple. "I was thinking along the lines of shopping spree."
She answered thickly, her voice muffled by the apple. "Huh. When you do, can you
get some more milk? We're running short." said Piper, pouring the last of the milk
into her coffee. Phoebe nodded and left for her room. Piper sipped her coffee and sat
in Cole's seat, reaching for the paper. * * * Paige turned the wheel sharply, just missing the blue Holden in front of her. Out of
the corner of her eye, she saw the driver, an old man wearing glasses with rims thicker
than her finger, signal very rudely at her. She honked the horn in reply. She knew she
was being rude, but she was in a very bad mood. She had woken up half an hour later
than she should have, plus when she had, she had a sore throat and a headache. It
sounded like the start of a bad day. She winced as another car honk sounded behind
her, making her already thumping headache bang even worse. She changed gear and
stopped behind a build-up in the traffic, drumming her fingers on the wheel. The car
in front of her suddenly blurred as her sight wobbled before coming into focus again,
she shook her aching head; her head-ache was obviously worse than she thought. She
fanned herself and looked in the rear view mirror; she was flushed. She frowned at her
red cheeks; she didn't usually get flushed, even when she was hot. Maybe she should
go home. She flicked her left blinker on as the traffic moved forward and did a U-
turn.
Phoebe pushed through the crowd that surrounded the shop. Her sore throat and sniffy
nose were getting progressively worse, and she was beginning to get a headache. She
sniffed as she passed by the shop she had originally been aiming for. Now she didn't
really feel like shopping. She just wanted to go home and sleep. Although she had had
a full night of sleep, she was starting to feel tired. It's probably a cold, she thought to
herself as she walked out into the car park of the shopping centre. She took out a
handkerchief and blew her nose as she unlocked Pipers car.
Piper had just finished putting all the bits of what was once a rug in a pile when the
front door slammed. She looked up in surprise as Paige walked past, coughing. "What
are you doing home?!" asked Piper incredulously. Paige turned around, and Piper saw
that she was flushed. "I had a really bad headache, and now I'm shivering even
though I'm hot." She held out her hands, and Piper saw them trembling. "Maybe you
should go to bed; it sounds like a fever. When Leo comes back he can look at you."
Paige nodded and staggered upstairs. Piper was about to go back into the living room
when she heard a car drive up. She frowned and looked out the window. Phoebe had
just driven up in her car. She opened the door for Phoebe, surprising her." That was a
short shopping trip." She commented with raised eyebrows. Phoebe sniffed and
grinned sheepishly. "I was feeling sick." Piper shut the door and stared at her. "You
seemed perfectly alright this morning!" she said irately. Phoebe shrugged and blew
her nose on a crumpled handkerchief. "Yeah, but that was this morning. I think I'm
getting a cold." Piper was about to agree when Cole shimmered in next to her. She
turned, then stopped. Cole looked dreadful. His skin was an unhealthy yellow, and his
eyes were over bright. Phoebe rushed over to him, very worried. "What happened?!
Did you get hit by an energy ball?" she asked, anxiously checking him for burns. Cole
waved her away and sank onto the bottom stair. "I wasn't feeling to well." he
started, then grimaced, clutching his stomach. Piper stared at him in disbelief. "What
is this, The plague!?" she practically yelled. As if answering her, the sounds of Paige
throwing up floated down from upstairs. "I think I'd better stay home today too." She
remarked.
Disclaimer- I don't own Charmed. If I did, there'd be way more mythological creatures in it.
Star Light15- thanks. I'm so happy! You're so nice.
Charmed Leo-Coming from a great writer like you, that's a REALLY big complement.
Lady Piper1- Thanks. I really like your Enchanted ones story; My computer stuffed before I could review (ARGH!!! Useless computer! *bashes head against the screen*)
Sci fi fan- Glad you like the start. See Mr Sadler, I can write stories with a good start, HAH!! Hey, just ignore me, to much sugar today..
Megaroony- Here's your update!!!
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When Piper woke up, Leo was not beside her. With a groan she rolled over and
looked at the clock. 9:27. With a sigh she sat up. Her workday didn't usually start till
twelve, so she had plenty of time. But she still had to clean up the house. Demon
attacks had reduced the living room to rubble. But she wanted coffee first. As she
swung her legs around, a glimmer caught her eye. Frowning, she got up and walked
over to the door. Embedded in a splinter was a tiny yellow oval, smaller than her
fingernail. She pinched the end and wrenched it from the door. She stood up,
inspecting it. It looked like a scale of some sort, coloured a sort of sick yellow. Piper
shrugged and put it on her bedside table. Maybe Leo would know what it was.
Grabbing her purple dressing gown, she swung it on and walked out onto the main
landing. Phoebe and Cole's door was open, and the room was empty. She walked to
Paige's room and peeked around the half-closed door. Paige was still asleep, her
sheets a tangled mess. Piper walked over to her and shook her shoulder. "Paige.
Paige!" Page woke with a start "Huh? Wha? What's the time?" she looked at her
alarm clock. "Yah! I'm late!" she scrambled out of bed. Piper left the room, shaking
her head in exasperation. Paige had woken up late for the last three days.
Piper walked down the stairs, listening for Leo's voice. The only voices were Phoebe
and Cole. Her heart sank. Leo wasn't around much anymore, but if he had good
reason, then she couldn't stop him going somewhere. But still.
When she entered the kitchen, Phoebe and Cole were at the table. Phoebe was eating a
toasted bagel. Cole was reading the paper. "Hey Piper" said Phoebe, her mouth full of
Bagel. "Hi Pheebs. Hi Cole" Cole grunted from behind his paper. "What's wrong with
you?" she asked, annoyed by the reply. Cole closed and folded the newspaper "I've
got a bit of a stomach ache. Must've been that steak I had yesterday at the restaurant,
huh Phoebe?"
"Hey, it was nicer when I went there last time!" she answered defensively. Cole
snorted and got up. "I'm going to see what's going on in the Underworld. Be back
soon." He kissed Phoebe on the cheek and shimmered away. A loud thumping came
from the stairs, and Paige charged in.
"Has anyone seen my keys!?!" she asked, looking around in panic. "No, I haven't-"
started Piper, but Paige interrupted. "Oh, I'm so stupid. KEYS!!" she yelled, holding
out her hand. Blue and white light pooled in her hands, and the keys emerged out of
them. She shoved them in her pocket and grabbed Phoebe's half finished bagel.
"Sorry, gotta go, See you tonight!" she yelled, rushing out of the door. Phoebe pulled
a face at her empty plate, and grabbed an apple.
"What are you doing today?" asked Piper, searching in the fridge for milk. Phoebe
shrugged and bit into the apple. "I was thinking along the lines of shopping spree."
She answered thickly, her voice muffled by the apple. "Huh. When you do, can you
get some more milk? We're running short." said Piper, pouring the last of the milk
into her coffee. Phoebe nodded and left for her room. Piper sipped her coffee and sat
in Cole's seat, reaching for the paper. * * * Paige turned the wheel sharply, just missing the blue Holden in front of her. Out of
the corner of her eye, she saw the driver, an old man wearing glasses with rims thicker
than her finger, signal very rudely at her. She honked the horn in reply. She knew she
was being rude, but she was in a very bad mood. She had woken up half an hour later
than she should have, plus when she had, she had a sore throat and a headache. It
sounded like the start of a bad day. She winced as another car honk sounded behind
her, making her already thumping headache bang even worse. She changed gear and
stopped behind a build-up in the traffic, drumming her fingers on the wheel. The car
in front of her suddenly blurred as her sight wobbled before coming into focus again,
she shook her aching head; her head-ache was obviously worse than she thought. She
fanned herself and looked in the rear view mirror; she was flushed. She frowned at her
red cheeks; she didn't usually get flushed, even when she was hot. Maybe she should
go home. She flicked her left blinker on as the traffic moved forward and did a U-
turn.
Phoebe pushed through the crowd that surrounded the shop. Her sore throat and sniffy
nose were getting progressively worse, and she was beginning to get a headache. She
sniffed as she passed by the shop she had originally been aiming for. Now she didn't
really feel like shopping. She just wanted to go home and sleep. Although she had had
a full night of sleep, she was starting to feel tired. It's probably a cold, she thought to
herself as she walked out into the car park of the shopping centre. She took out a
handkerchief and blew her nose as she unlocked Pipers car.
Piper had just finished putting all the bits of what was once a rug in a pile when the
front door slammed. She looked up in surprise as Paige walked past, coughing. "What
are you doing home?!" asked Piper incredulously. Paige turned around, and Piper saw
that she was flushed. "I had a really bad headache, and now I'm shivering even
though I'm hot." She held out her hands, and Piper saw them trembling. "Maybe you
should go to bed; it sounds like a fever. When Leo comes back he can look at you."
Paige nodded and staggered upstairs. Piper was about to go back into the living room
when she heard a car drive up. She frowned and looked out the window. Phoebe had
just driven up in her car. She opened the door for Phoebe, surprising her." That was a
short shopping trip." She commented with raised eyebrows. Phoebe sniffed and
grinned sheepishly. "I was feeling sick." Piper shut the door and stared at her. "You
seemed perfectly alright this morning!" she said irately. Phoebe shrugged and blew
her nose on a crumpled handkerchief. "Yeah, but that was this morning. I think I'm
getting a cold." Piper was about to agree when Cole shimmered in next to her. She
turned, then stopped. Cole looked dreadful. His skin was an unhealthy yellow, and his
eyes were over bright. Phoebe rushed over to him, very worried. "What happened?!
Did you get hit by an energy ball?" she asked, anxiously checking him for burns. Cole
waved her away and sank onto the bottom stair. "I wasn't feeling to well." he
started, then grimaced, clutching his stomach. Piper stared at him in disbelief. "What
is this, The plague!?" she practically yelled. As if answering her, the sounds of Paige
throwing up floated down from upstairs. "I think I'd better stay home today too." She
remarked.