Chapter 4

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A/N: I did not put that Paige saw her mom and dad when she saw Patty and Sam because I was not sure what she called them...if anyone knows please let me know. Thanks!

"Where are we going?" Paige asked Patty. She knew they had walked into the light but she was not sure where they were going. Sam trailed behind them slightly. He seemed like he was looking over his shoulder a lot. "What are you looking for?" Paige asked him.

"Nothing. It just seems like every time I am with you, something happens to take you away from me."

"Sam," Patty broke in, "this is about Paige, not us."

"I know. I'm just happy to see my little girl again." Sam kissed Paige on the head.

"Well I would say that I was happy to see you guys too, but I just really need to get back to Phoebe and Piper. If they have a demon vanquish and the power of three is not there, they could be seriously injured."

"There you go again," Sam said. "You are always worrying about other people when really you should be worrying about yourself for once."

"Okay, enough with the cryptic guys. You need to tell me what is going on right now!" Paige yelled as she was starting to get upset.

"Paige, you were seriously injured in a car accident, do you remember that?" Patty asked.

Paige shook her head. "Sort of. But you said I wasn't dead right?"

"Right. You are not dead but you are not okay either. Physically your body went through some pretty bad injuries. Ones that Leo won't be able to heal. If or when you return to your body, you may not be the same," Patty tried to explain.

"What do you mean I won't be the same?" Paige asked. She was getting frightened by Patty's words.

"Paige we all have to learn to lean on others at times, and that is what you will have to do. But you are our daughter and that means you are very headstrong and may have a problem with that so that is where we come in. We are here to show you who you are, sort of guide you on a vision quest of your own," Sam said.

"I just want to go home," Paige said. She was begining to feel very anxious and truthfully she didn't really know her birth parents all that well and if she was going on a vision quest she wanted someone she knew by her side. "Just let me go back and I promise I will let everyone help me."

"Paige we have orders from the Elders and this will be good for you," Patty said. "Now please just trust us," she said as she moved a stray piece of hair off of Paige's forhead,

"Or she can go back," Sam said. Patty glared at him with a look that said 'no she can't', but he just returned a look that said he knew what he was doing. "If you really don't want to be here, then walk through that light and return to your body. But I'm telling you Paige, it won't be easy."

Paige turned and began walking toward the light. She didn't really want to be there but then fear rose up in her and she turned back to Patty and Sam. "Fine, I'll go along with you."

"Good," Patty said and she smiled. "Now come over here and let's begin."

Paige looked down as Patty waved her hand and she saw a baby. The baby had rosy cheeks and dark brown hair. She knew instantly that she was looking at herself. But what she had never imagined seeing was Patty and Sam. There they were, they were so happy that she was born. Paige had always assumed that her birth had been a sad time because they knew they would have to give her up, or even worse Paige had wondered if they had regreted her because she was a mistake.

"Wow, you guys were happy," she said as she choked away a tear.

"Of course we were happy," Patty said. "You were our little girl."

"We were never ashamed of having you," Sam said. "We would have kept you if we would have known it was safe."

Paige knew for once in her life that they were telling her the truth. She felt the love they had for her deep in her heart. She watched as they were forced to give her up at the church. Then she felt their pain. It was a pain that she imagined only a parent could feel when they give a child up. As she looked over to them, she knew they were feeling that pain again. Paige placed her arms around her parents and gently kissed both of their cheeks.

"Don't feel sad or guilty for giving me up. I know now just how much you guys loved me. How much you still love me. I love you guys too."

Patty and Sam embraced their daughter in a hug that they wished would go on forever, but they knew it would have to come to an end. Paige had discovered how they truly felt about her and now it was time for her to move on to a new chapter of her life. A chapter they were no longer a part of. As the family hug ended Patty whispered, "We're always here with you." And with that she and Sam were gone.

Paige stood there alone and wondered what was happening. "Don't leave me here by myself!" she yelled.

"You're not alone sweetie," came a voice from behind her.

Paige whirled around and there they were. The two people who meant more to her than anything in the world. Her adoptive parents. The ones she refered to as mom and dad. Paige flew into their arms. She had forgotten how good it felt to be near them. "I am so happy to see you guys," she said. "I love you mom and dad."

"Oh sweetie, we love you too," her dad said. "That is why you have to let us help you now."

"Your birth parents were able to show you how much they loved you, now let us do the same for you," her mom said.

Paige nodded. She knew there were things in her past she had never dealt with that needed to be addressed. Honestly though, she didn't care about anything, just spending time with her mom and dad. They all stood hand-in-hand, waiting for Paige's next journey to begin.

A/N: So what do you think, should I continue? If I do, I promise there will be more additions of your favorite characters! RR!