Chapter 8- The choice

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Hospital

Piper and Leo looked up as Phoebe and Jason entered the room.

"Jason," Piper said shocked to see him. "What are you doing here?"

"Um, I was in town and I heard about Paige. I just wanted to see how you guys were holding up. That, and I couldn't stand the thought of Phoebe going through this alone. I hope I'm not intruding," he said. He wasn't sure how Piper and Leo would react to him being there.

"No, you're not intruding, come on in," Leo said as he extended his hand to Jason.

Piper also nodded, "Come on in," she said.

There was a little tension in the room at first as everyone searched for conversation. It was Phoebe who finally broke the silence.

"Hey, do you remember the first time Paige met us?" She asked this question because she wanted to remember the good times they had share with their sister. "I remember she was so upset when she found out she was a witch."

"So I'm not the only one who had a problem with magic?" Jason asked.

Phoebe was surprised when Piper actually contributed to the conversation. "Hardly," she replied. "I think Paige could have killed us for turing her into some sort of freak. She was so mad at us. But then she came around and eventually we had to try to control her magic."

"Like what?" Jason asked. He didn't know much about magic but if he was going to accept Phoebe as a witch he should learn to embrace it.

Phoebe began to laugh as she remebered some of the crazy things Paige had done. "Remember when she switched bodies with me?"

"She switched bodies with you?" Jason exclaimed. "How did that work?"

"Paige had a way of using spells to her advantage sometimes," Leo explained. "She was jealous of Phoebe and wanted to be her. She said a spell and poof, Paige was Phoebe and Phoebe was Paige."

"I could have killed her," Phoebe laughed. "See there are downfalls to being a witch. One of your sisters decided she wants to be you, and in a second she can be."

"So what kinds of other crazy things has Paige done?" Jason asked. "I gather she is the mischievous one."

"Well lets see, then there was the big boob fiasco," Piper said.

"The what?" Jason asked, looking a little confused.

"The big boob fiasco, or so we call it," Piper said. "Paige once again said a spell and it had some pretty big side effects if you know what I mean."

Phoebe laughed and added, "I don't think I've ever heard her complain about the size of her boobs since then!"

"It sounds like you guys are really close," Jason said. "I always knew Phoebe loved her sisters, but I never knew just how deep that love went."

"They definately share a bond," Leo said. "Believe me man, you don't want to mess with these three girls."

"Well if Paige is as strong willed as these stories make her sound, I'm sure she'll find a way to pull through this," Jason said, trying to reassure everyone.

"She has to be," Phoebe said.

"We can't lose her," Piper said, taking Paige's hand. A concerned look came over her face and she quickly touched Paige's forehead.

"What's the matter?" Phoebe asked, seeing the concern on Piper's face.

"She is burning up," Piper said.

Paige's Subconcious

Paige was slowly fading away as she gave up on life. She was making a decision to let Prue return in her place. As much as it hurt her to know she would not see her sisters again, she knew that by sending Prue, they would be okay. Paige fell back against a wall and slowly slid down as she felt her strength leaving her. It was as this point that Prue realized that Paige was no longer taking part in the journey. She turned quickly around and saw her baby sister fading away.

"Paige!" Prue exclaimed as she ran to her side. "What's the matter?"

"Go to them," was all Paige could say.

"Go to who?"

"Piper and Phoebe. Go to them. They love you."

It was then that it dawned on Prue exactly what was going on. "Paige don't you do this! I told you that my time on earth is over. You need to go back to Piper and Phoebe, not me. They love you too and they want you back."

"Not like they love you. Piper has never said it to me," Paige whispered. This was the sad truth. Paige knew that there were probably a million times that Piper had told Prue she loved her. It had been four years since Paige had met her sisters and yet Piper had not even said it to her once.

"Listen to me Paige, they love you. I can prove it," Prue said.

"How?"

"You just have to come back to me and I will show you how."

Paige used what was left of her strength to watch more of the vision quest Prue was leading her on. Except this time she saw herself in the present day. Laying in a hospital bed. She saw Piper and Leo, Phoebe and Jason. While she was surprised to see Jason, she was mostly focused on her sisters. Suddenly she was filled with fear. But the fear wasn't her own. It belonged to Piper and Phoebe.

Hospital

"Someone go get the doctor!" Piper screamed.

Jason and Leo ran out of the room to find someone.

"Oh God," Phoebe said, "she really is burning up."

Suddenly Paige began to convulse.

"Come on Paige, don't do this," Piper urged through tears.

"Stay with us please," Phoebe pleaded.

A doctor and three nurses came running into the room and pushed Piper and Phoebe aside. They were shouting orders and talking about Paige's heart rate and her temperature. They were so hovered over Paige that her sisters couldn't see anything that was happening.

"God, why does this keep happening to us?" Piper screamed. "I just want my baby sister to live!"

Paige's Subconscious

Paige felt a tear slip down her cheek because she knew Piper and Phoebe's words were sincere. She didn't have to hear the words "I love you" to know that they were true. In that moment she made the decision that she would continue trying to survive.

"I can't leave them," she told Prue.

"I know. I am glad that you realize this."

Paige slowly felt her strength coming back to her and she was able to stand again.

Hospital

The doctors moved away from Paige and informed Piper, Leo, Phoebe, and Jason, that they had stabilized her.

"Thank God," was the response from all of them. They once again moved to Paige's side and continued praying.

Paige's Subconscious

"I wish you could go back with me," Paige said to Prue.

"So do I, but I can't. But Paige, you have to remember that I am always with you and I will always love you. Take care of my sisters," she said. With that Prue disappeared.

As Paige stood alone once again, she wondered what was going to come next. "Okay," she said aloud. "Who's up next on the vision quest of Paige Matthews?"

"Me," came a familiar voice.

Paige whipped around, knowing the voice behind her belonged to someone very special. A smile filled her face as she stared into the most beautiful eyes. They belonged to none other than Kyle.

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