Disclaimer: None of the Characters from Charmed belong to me. I wish they did, but they don't. However, all the children, other than Wyatt, do belong to me, as does Jesse.
Authors note: Okay people, major writers block was gripping me ever since I last updated. Sorry about how long it's been
CHAPTER 6
Paige closed her yes and tried to calm herself. She had never seen this work for her sisters when they were in a state. She held her hands over the pages, willing the spirits of the past Halliwell witches to help her find what they needed, to help her manage to rescue her future husband and niece.
She glared as the cover stayed stubbornly shut. Damn. The easy approach was not going to work. And they had no clue what type of demons it was that had Rinna and Jesse. It looked like it was going to be the old fashioned way of searching until they found something that looked like what Dale had seen. And the testimony of a three- year- old boy was not the most reliable. But it was all they had to go on.
Paige took Dale from Jordyn's arms and settled him on her lap, turning the pages slowly and looking down at his reaction before moving on. Frustratingly, the boy seemed more interested in the bright illustrations of the spells than in the pictures of the demons. She couldn't really blame him. They were certainly a lot more attractive, as a whole.
"Dale" she prompted gently, "Did you see the demon that took Rinna and Jesse yet?"
The little boy shook his head, and wriggled in her arms. "Don't wanna look at the icky demons," he said, a quiver entering his voice. "Wan' uncle Jess an' Rinna come back an' play with me"
Paige sighed. She just was not used to doing this sort of thing with anyone but her sisters or Leo. She'd never imagined that she would ever have to. She'd certainly never imagined this situation. Well, obviously. Imagining you were inhabiting your, as yet, unconceived child's body after your death was a little too strange. Even for Paige.
"Is there some spell we can do to see what happened here?" Paige mused, "a spell so we can see what Dale saw of the demons?"
Jordyn jumped up, excited. "Yes! Of course!" she cried. "The spell we used to use to find out about Rinna's visions, when she was littler! That should work!"
Paige had no idea what the teenager was going on about, but that wasn't terribly unusual at the moment. She didn't have any of the memories that Kyra would have. So she was at rather a disadvantage in this particular situation. But Jordyn did seem to know what she was talking about, so she may as well go along with her.
"Right" She said, "where do you have the spell written down?"
Jordyn gave her a strange look. "You're the one who had the book of spells last," she said. "I don't know where you put it. All you told me was that it was somewhere safe where the kids couldn't find it."
Paige grimaced. Damn. What was she supposed to do now? She had no idea where the book Jordyn was talking of could possibly be. And from the sounds of things, that book was the only place with the spell they needed recorded.
"I...uh... forgot where I put it" Paige said, hoping that she sounded sheepish.
Jordyn gave her an exasperated look. "You forgot where you put it?" she repeated incredulously. "You forgot where you put the book of spells that we've been compiling for years?"
Paige nodded hopelessly. What else could she do?
"Great" Jordyn grumbled, seemingly to herself. "Now we have to search the house while dad and Rinna may be in mortal danger. Just because my twin has a bad memory. Just perfect"
Paige felt incredibly guilty. But she couldn't exactly do anything about it. It wasn't her fault she'd been whisked out of her own body into her daughter's.
"Sorry?" she said uncertainly, not being able to think of anything else.
Suddenly something occurred to her, and she couldn't believe they hadn't thought about it earlier. What had happened to all the other children? Jordyn had said they would follow, but it had been over half an hour and there was no sign of them.
"Jordyn, where are the others?" she asked urgently. She couldn't believe she's forgotten about them. Her own nieces and nephews. And her own children for God's sake!
Jordyn stared back at her. "Oh God!" she exclaimed. "I forgot all about them. For some reason I just figured they were here somewhere!"
The teenager began pacing the attic, clenching and unclenching her fists. "Why is everything going wrong at once?" she asked bitterly. "It's been so quiet... ever since...ever since mom died"
Paige felt a sudden surge of insecurity. She somehow could not shake the feeling that if Kyra had been here, in her own body, that things would not be going like this. Maybe it was just that she felt so strange, being in a body that wasn't her own, with no one else knowing anything was wrong. That was surely enough to make someone fel as insecure as she did right now.
But for now, she could see that she was doing a lot better than Jordyn. The young teenager seemed so worried. And who could blame her. Her father and cousin had been kidnapped by demons, and no one knew where the rest of the family was.
"How 'bout we scry for the others?" Paige asked gently. Something hit her, and she felt like a complete idiot. Why didn't they scry for Rinna? There was always the chance that whatever had kidnapped her and Jesse hadn't taken them to the underworld.
Jordyn brightened. Paige could tell it was the thought of actually doing something. She knew the feeling. The helplessness when someone you loved was in trouble and you had not idea what to do. Any suggestion sounded good when things were like that.
"You want to go get things to use?" she asked gently, "I'll go and look for the Spell we want."
She was still planning on scrying for Rinna, but there seemed little use getting Jordyn's hopes up for something that might not work. Jordyn would not be any help if she was overstressed, and Paige was practically certain that she couldn't do all this on her own.
Authors note: God guys! I didn't realise it'd been over 3 months since I updated this. So sorry! Anyway, as usual, please tell me what you're thinking about this fic, and I PROMISE that I will not let myself lose track of this story for so long next time.
Authors note: Okay people, major writers block was gripping me ever since I last updated. Sorry about how long it's been
CHAPTER 6
Paige closed her yes and tried to calm herself. She had never seen this work for her sisters when they were in a state. She held her hands over the pages, willing the spirits of the past Halliwell witches to help her find what they needed, to help her manage to rescue her future husband and niece.
She glared as the cover stayed stubbornly shut. Damn. The easy approach was not going to work. And they had no clue what type of demons it was that had Rinna and Jesse. It looked like it was going to be the old fashioned way of searching until they found something that looked like what Dale had seen. And the testimony of a three- year- old boy was not the most reliable. But it was all they had to go on.
Paige took Dale from Jordyn's arms and settled him on her lap, turning the pages slowly and looking down at his reaction before moving on. Frustratingly, the boy seemed more interested in the bright illustrations of the spells than in the pictures of the demons. She couldn't really blame him. They were certainly a lot more attractive, as a whole.
"Dale" she prompted gently, "Did you see the demon that took Rinna and Jesse yet?"
The little boy shook his head, and wriggled in her arms. "Don't wanna look at the icky demons," he said, a quiver entering his voice. "Wan' uncle Jess an' Rinna come back an' play with me"
Paige sighed. She just was not used to doing this sort of thing with anyone but her sisters or Leo. She'd never imagined that she would ever have to. She'd certainly never imagined this situation. Well, obviously. Imagining you were inhabiting your, as yet, unconceived child's body after your death was a little too strange. Even for Paige.
"Is there some spell we can do to see what happened here?" Paige mused, "a spell so we can see what Dale saw of the demons?"
Jordyn jumped up, excited. "Yes! Of course!" she cried. "The spell we used to use to find out about Rinna's visions, when she was littler! That should work!"
Paige had no idea what the teenager was going on about, but that wasn't terribly unusual at the moment. She didn't have any of the memories that Kyra would have. So she was at rather a disadvantage in this particular situation. But Jordyn did seem to know what she was talking about, so she may as well go along with her.
"Right" She said, "where do you have the spell written down?"
Jordyn gave her a strange look. "You're the one who had the book of spells last," she said. "I don't know where you put it. All you told me was that it was somewhere safe where the kids couldn't find it."
Paige grimaced. Damn. What was she supposed to do now? She had no idea where the book Jordyn was talking of could possibly be. And from the sounds of things, that book was the only place with the spell they needed recorded.
"I...uh... forgot where I put it" Paige said, hoping that she sounded sheepish.
Jordyn gave her an exasperated look. "You forgot where you put it?" she repeated incredulously. "You forgot where you put the book of spells that we've been compiling for years?"
Paige nodded hopelessly. What else could she do?
"Great" Jordyn grumbled, seemingly to herself. "Now we have to search the house while dad and Rinna may be in mortal danger. Just because my twin has a bad memory. Just perfect"
Paige felt incredibly guilty. But she couldn't exactly do anything about it. It wasn't her fault she'd been whisked out of her own body into her daughter's.
"Sorry?" she said uncertainly, not being able to think of anything else.
Suddenly something occurred to her, and she couldn't believe they hadn't thought about it earlier. What had happened to all the other children? Jordyn had said they would follow, but it had been over half an hour and there was no sign of them.
"Jordyn, where are the others?" she asked urgently. She couldn't believe she's forgotten about them. Her own nieces and nephews. And her own children for God's sake!
Jordyn stared back at her. "Oh God!" she exclaimed. "I forgot all about them. For some reason I just figured they were here somewhere!"
The teenager began pacing the attic, clenching and unclenching her fists. "Why is everything going wrong at once?" she asked bitterly. "It's been so quiet... ever since...ever since mom died"
Paige felt a sudden surge of insecurity. She somehow could not shake the feeling that if Kyra had been here, in her own body, that things would not be going like this. Maybe it was just that she felt so strange, being in a body that wasn't her own, with no one else knowing anything was wrong. That was surely enough to make someone fel as insecure as she did right now.
But for now, she could see that she was doing a lot better than Jordyn. The young teenager seemed so worried. And who could blame her. Her father and cousin had been kidnapped by demons, and no one knew where the rest of the family was.
"How 'bout we scry for the others?" Paige asked gently. Something hit her, and she felt like a complete idiot. Why didn't they scry for Rinna? There was always the chance that whatever had kidnapped her and Jesse hadn't taken them to the underworld.
Jordyn brightened. Paige could tell it was the thought of actually doing something. She knew the feeling. The helplessness when someone you loved was in trouble and you had not idea what to do. Any suggestion sounded good when things were like that.
"You want to go get things to use?" she asked gently, "I'll go and look for the Spell we want."
She was still planning on scrying for Rinna, but there seemed little use getting Jordyn's hopes up for something that might not work. Jordyn would not be any help if she was overstressed, and Paige was practically certain that she couldn't do all this on her own.
Authors note: God guys! I didn't realise it'd been over 3 months since I updated this. So sorry! Anyway, as usual, please tell me what you're thinking about this fic, and I PROMISE that I will not let myself lose track of this story for so long next time.