Piper paused by her youngest sister's room. She had been walking by Paige's door, about to grab something from her own room, when she heard noise coming from Paige's. This was thoroughly confusing to Piper; she knew Paige had been asleep for hours. Her worrying got the better of her and she cracked the door open. Paige was tossing and turning, and shouting in her sleep.
"I can't live with this...can't...live with this!" she cried.
Piper crept into the room and sat down on the bed. Lifting Paige into her arms, she gently said,"Paige, wake up, sweetie. It's okay, shhhh."
Paige gasped as she woke. Her tense body relaxed a little when she found herself in her big sister's arms. Her relaxation ended, however, when she remember her nightmare. "Where's Phoebe?" she asked desperately.
"Phoebe? Pheebs is downstairs." Catching sight of Paige's face, she added, "She's fine. I just left her to go get a movie from my room. Do you want to talk about it? Your nightmare, I mean."
Paige shook her head. "Are you sure, sweetie?"
Paige sighed. "It was stupid, just a nightmare. I--I killed Phoebe, I think I was like posessed...and then you came, but you weren't mad at me...and I killed myself..."
Piper hugged Paige to her chest and kissed the top of her head. Rubbing her back she said, "That's not stupid, Paige. Especially not after that's really happened."
Cuddling into her sister's arms, she didn't reply. Piper just held her there for a few minutes, giving Paige a feeling of safety she hadn't felt in so long. "Wanna come downstairs and watch 'Legally Blonde' with Phoebe and I?"
Paige cast a glance at the red digits of her alarm clock. "At midnight?"
"Yep."
"Sure." Paige wasn't ready to be left alone. Piper helped Paige up and pulled her by her hand to her room. She lifted the video off of her tv, and Paige and Piper made their way downstairs.
"Weren't you just asleep and what took you so long?" Phoebe asked her sisters as they entered.
"Yes and long story," Piper replied.
"The movie can wait."
"I had a nightmare. I was posessed, I killed you, I killed myself, Piper came in, end of story," Piage explained quickly.
"Right, uh, okay. Movie?"
"Right here," Piper said sticking the tape in the VCR. She settled on the end of the couch and patted the seat beside her. Paige obliged and took her place between her two older sisters. Curling up, she laid her head on Phoebe's shoulder. Phoebe gave her head a light kiss as Piper reached for Paige's hand. I still can't beleive I'm a big sister, Phoebe thought, but it's pretty awesome.
Leo orbed into the kitchen at a quarter til ten and was shocked to find the house was perfectly silent. He exited the kitchen and upon wandering the house, found his three charges curked on the couch, asleep. He smiled, and wished he didn't have to wake them. Especially to have to tell them there was a new demonic enemy on the loose. Paige suddenly began violently thrashing in her sleep. Oh God, He's already got her! he thought. He rushed forward to wake her. "Paige, Paige!"
Paige sat up straight, breathing heavily. "Not again!" she gasped.
Piper, who had just awoken, quickly asked, "Did you have another nightmare?"
Paige nodded as Leo asked, "Another? Did you have some before?"
"One," she responded, as Piper wrapped her arm around her.
Leo took a deep breath. "You'll want to wake Phoebe up. I need to talk to you three."
"Another demon," Piper sighed as she shook her younger sister awake.
"What?" Phoebe groaned. Then she caught sight of her family watching her. She sat up. "Is it another demon?"
"Yes," Leo said. "Oddyseus---"
"Oddyeus as in the Illiad? That is one well-cultured demon mom," Paige said.
"Oddyseus is the demon of nightmares."
"ANOTHER demon of nightmares? How many ARE there?" Piper half exclaimed, half groaned.
"Too many," Phoebe muttered in reply.
"As I was trying to say, Oddyseus causes nightmares. He makes them as convincing and devestating as possible, until the dreamer comes to beleive their true."
"And that does what?" Paige asked, confused.
"Drives them to suicide. Sometimes they even kill themselves in their nightmares as well."
Paige flinched. "I...did."
"You killed yourself in your nightmare?"
"And Phoebe."
"He's going after you first. I'm going to talk to the Elders again. You two," he said, glancing at the two older Halliwells, "keep an eye on her. He'll make her tired and put her to sleep. Wake her up. And keep her away from heights and sharp objects." He bent to give Piper a peck on the cheek, then orbed out, leaving behind three very confused young witches.
"I can't live with this...can't...live with this!" she cried.
Piper crept into the room and sat down on the bed. Lifting Paige into her arms, she gently said,"Paige, wake up, sweetie. It's okay, shhhh."
Paige gasped as she woke. Her tense body relaxed a little when she found herself in her big sister's arms. Her relaxation ended, however, when she remember her nightmare. "Where's Phoebe?" she asked desperately.
"Phoebe? Pheebs is downstairs." Catching sight of Paige's face, she added, "She's fine. I just left her to go get a movie from my room. Do you want to talk about it? Your nightmare, I mean."
Paige shook her head. "Are you sure, sweetie?"
Paige sighed. "It was stupid, just a nightmare. I--I killed Phoebe, I think I was like posessed...and then you came, but you weren't mad at me...and I killed myself..."
Piper hugged Paige to her chest and kissed the top of her head. Rubbing her back she said, "That's not stupid, Paige. Especially not after that's really happened."
Cuddling into her sister's arms, she didn't reply. Piper just held her there for a few minutes, giving Paige a feeling of safety she hadn't felt in so long. "Wanna come downstairs and watch 'Legally Blonde' with Phoebe and I?"
Paige cast a glance at the red digits of her alarm clock. "At midnight?"
"Yep."
"Sure." Paige wasn't ready to be left alone. Piper helped Paige up and pulled her by her hand to her room. She lifted the video off of her tv, and Paige and Piper made their way downstairs.
"Weren't you just asleep and what took you so long?" Phoebe asked her sisters as they entered.
"Yes and long story," Piper replied.
"The movie can wait."
"I had a nightmare. I was posessed, I killed you, I killed myself, Piper came in, end of story," Piage explained quickly.
"Right, uh, okay. Movie?"
"Right here," Piper said sticking the tape in the VCR. She settled on the end of the couch and patted the seat beside her. Paige obliged and took her place between her two older sisters. Curling up, she laid her head on Phoebe's shoulder. Phoebe gave her head a light kiss as Piper reached for Paige's hand. I still can't beleive I'm a big sister, Phoebe thought, but it's pretty awesome.
Leo orbed into the kitchen at a quarter til ten and was shocked to find the house was perfectly silent. He exited the kitchen and upon wandering the house, found his three charges curked on the couch, asleep. He smiled, and wished he didn't have to wake them. Especially to have to tell them there was a new demonic enemy on the loose. Paige suddenly began violently thrashing in her sleep. Oh God, He's already got her! he thought. He rushed forward to wake her. "Paige, Paige!"
Paige sat up straight, breathing heavily. "Not again!" she gasped.
Piper, who had just awoken, quickly asked, "Did you have another nightmare?"
Paige nodded as Leo asked, "Another? Did you have some before?"
"One," she responded, as Piper wrapped her arm around her.
Leo took a deep breath. "You'll want to wake Phoebe up. I need to talk to you three."
"Another demon," Piper sighed as she shook her younger sister awake.
"What?" Phoebe groaned. Then she caught sight of her family watching her. She sat up. "Is it another demon?"
"Yes," Leo said. "Oddyseus---"
"Oddyeus as in the Illiad? That is one well-cultured demon mom," Paige said.
"Oddyseus is the demon of nightmares."
"ANOTHER demon of nightmares? How many ARE there?" Piper half exclaimed, half groaned.
"Too many," Phoebe muttered in reply.
"As I was trying to say, Oddyseus causes nightmares. He makes them as convincing and devestating as possible, until the dreamer comes to beleive their true."
"And that does what?" Paige asked, confused.
"Drives them to suicide. Sometimes they even kill themselves in their nightmares as well."
Paige flinched. "I...did."
"You killed yourself in your nightmare?"
"And Phoebe."
"He's going after you first. I'm going to talk to the Elders again. You two," he said, glancing at the two older Halliwells, "keep an eye on her. He'll make her tired and put her to sleep. Wake her up. And keep her away from heights and sharp objects." He bent to give Piper a peck on the cheek, then orbed out, leaving behind three very confused young witches.