Piper shifted nervously on the seat. Paige stood up and watched her sisters eying her. "Guys, I'm fine," she said. "I'm not gonna fall asleep, I just woke up."
"But Leo said---" Phoebe began.
"I'm fine. Now let's do something while we wait. I hate just sitting."
Phoebe stood up, too. "You sure you're okay?"
Paige started to nod, but turned into a shake of the head. "I don't know. I mean it's a stupid nightmare demon, and I'm fine as long as I don't go to sleep, but I just get really nervous anytime there's a demon around. I mean, it took me so long to find you guys...I just don't want to lose that."
Phoebe hugged her sister. "Beleive me, Paige, we're not exactly willing to let you go, either." Phoebe began to shout. "And those demon dudes better hear me!" She lowered her voice again. "Paige, we love you, as a sister and a friend. And beleive me, we get scared every time a demon walks in the door, too. But all ends up okay, It always does."
"What about Prue?" Paige asked meakly. "Was that okay?"
Piper spoke up. "It was horrible, but look what we got out of it." Paige looked confused. "You," Piper explained.
"I thought you hated me."
"We're not over that yet?" Piper asked.
"It still kinda hurts," Paige said.
"Don't worry," Phoebe said, "Piper's always a bitch. As if you haven't figured THAT out yet."
"Hey!" Piper shouted. Paige giggled. "This is not funny!" Piper exclaimed, a slight smile escaping her lips.
"Yes it is!" Paige giggled, characteristically brushing her finger across her lips as she laughed. Suddenly sleepiness over came her and she slid onto the couch.
"Paige!" Piper cried, rushing to her side. "Paige, are you okay, sweetie?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little tired, that's all, nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about." Paige sat up and yawned. "It's all good."
Piper and Phoebe sat down beside her. "It's the demon," Piper said.
"Not yet," Paige said, "That's much too *yawn* fast."
"I don't think so," Phoebe said. "Get up, Paige. We're not letting you fall asleep."
Paige yawned again. "Please, just a few minutes?" Paige begged.
Phoebe glanced at Piper, who shrugged her shoulders. "Five minutes, and then we're waking you up. Got it?"
Paige nodded and leaned back, closing her eyes. "You don't think five minutes will hurt, do you?" Phoebe whispered to Piper.
"It shouldn't," she replied. "She can't get desperate enough to kill herself THAT fast, can she?"
"I dunno. The way she talked, if we died, not meaning to sound all full of myself or anything...let's wake her up!"
"Paige! Paige, sweetie, wake up! PAIGE!!!" Piper screamed, desperately shaking he baby sister. She turned to her other sister. "She won't wake up."
"But Leo said---" Phoebe began.
"I'm fine. Now let's do something while we wait. I hate just sitting."
Phoebe stood up, too. "You sure you're okay?"
Paige started to nod, but turned into a shake of the head. "I don't know. I mean it's a stupid nightmare demon, and I'm fine as long as I don't go to sleep, but I just get really nervous anytime there's a demon around. I mean, it took me so long to find you guys...I just don't want to lose that."
Phoebe hugged her sister. "Beleive me, Paige, we're not exactly willing to let you go, either." Phoebe began to shout. "And those demon dudes better hear me!" She lowered her voice again. "Paige, we love you, as a sister and a friend. And beleive me, we get scared every time a demon walks in the door, too. But all ends up okay, It always does."
"What about Prue?" Paige asked meakly. "Was that okay?"
Piper spoke up. "It was horrible, but look what we got out of it." Paige looked confused. "You," Piper explained.
"I thought you hated me."
"We're not over that yet?" Piper asked.
"It still kinda hurts," Paige said.
"Don't worry," Phoebe said, "Piper's always a bitch. As if you haven't figured THAT out yet."
"Hey!" Piper shouted. Paige giggled. "This is not funny!" Piper exclaimed, a slight smile escaping her lips.
"Yes it is!" Paige giggled, characteristically brushing her finger across her lips as she laughed. Suddenly sleepiness over came her and she slid onto the couch.
"Paige!" Piper cried, rushing to her side. "Paige, are you okay, sweetie?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little tired, that's all, nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about." Paige sat up and yawned. "It's all good."
Piper and Phoebe sat down beside her. "It's the demon," Piper said.
"Not yet," Paige said, "That's much too *yawn* fast."
"I don't think so," Phoebe said. "Get up, Paige. We're not letting you fall asleep."
Paige yawned again. "Please, just a few minutes?" Paige begged.
Phoebe glanced at Piper, who shrugged her shoulders. "Five minutes, and then we're waking you up. Got it?"
Paige nodded and leaned back, closing her eyes. "You don't think five minutes will hurt, do you?" Phoebe whispered to Piper.
"It shouldn't," she replied. "She can't get desperate enough to kill herself THAT fast, can she?"
"I dunno. The way she talked, if we died, not meaning to sound all full of myself or anything...let's wake her up!"
"Paige! Paige, sweetie, wake up! PAIGE!!!" Piper screamed, desperately shaking he baby sister. She turned to her other sister. "She won't wake up."