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.elementbabe.- yes there will be a lil bit o kyle in the nxt comming chpters, as well as andy.
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Chapter 4: What About Magic?
Leo Wyatt orbed into the Halliwell mannor to be greeted by Piper, his long term girlfriend.
"Hey baby" she said as she welcomed her boyfriend with a lingering kiss.
"Never mind 'hey baby'! What did the Elders say!", Prue blurted out as she walked into the kitchen upon hearing the sound of Leo's orbs.
Prue had asked Leo to keep asking the Elders if there was anything, anything at all that could help Paige, magically. She had been getting worse by the week and the doctor said that she was 'running out of time'. They had chosen to go with treating Paige's illness through taking pills and sometimes injections, but she wasnt responding to any of them. The doctor had told Prue the last hope of treating Paige's illness would be to perform surgery. Prue didn't like the idea. Paige was only 5 years old, she was still a baby. But Prue eventually had to give in and agree, after all, it could be her baby sisters only hope, and her last.
Leo broke away from Piper and looked at Prue with sadness in his eyes. He hated braking bad news to the girls, they were like family to him, but it was his duty as their whitelighter. Prue could see the guilt in his eyes and she knew that once again, the elders couldn't help.
"They said they're sorry but they still cant do anything. They still keep saying that only the power of four can help." Leo said shifting his eyes from Prue to the floor.
Prue looked pissed off but tried to calm herself. "Don't they know that they're might not be a power of four if Paige does'nt get help soon or it might be too ..." Prue was about to finish her rant when she noticed Phoebe standing at the kitchen entrance with a frightened look on her face.
Phoebe turned to Piper, "You said Paige was gonna be okay! You promised me she would be okay." she yelled before running out the house in tears.
Piper gave Prue a you-had-to-open-you're-big-mouth look before running after her upset little sister.
'Dammit', thought Prue as she sat down on the couch running her hand through her hair.
This was the last thing this family needed. They had to stick together at a time like this, not fight.
Piper had lied to her. Thats all that went through Phoebe's mind as she ran out the house and running as fast as her legs could carry her.
She couldnt even hear Piper call after her as she chased her down the street. "Phoebe stop, please!" Piper yelled as she closed the gap between her and her little sister.
Piper could hear her lttle sister's sobbing as Phoebe began to get tired and slow down. She turned around so that she was facing Piper. There were tears streaming down her face and she found it hard to look at Piper through the tears.
"You promised me Piper. You told me she would be okay. Im not a kid anymore, you dont have to lie to me. Its just like when Mom died, you never even told me what happened. I had to find out from overhearing a conversation between Prue and Grams last summer. You told me she had a car accident." Phoebe yelled at her sister.
Piper stood there, not knowing what to do or say. She took in what her little sister had just said, or rather yelled at her. Fresh tears formed in Piper's eyes.
"Phoebe sweetie we were just trying to protect you. You were so young we didnt want you to know the details." Piper said in a
pleading voice.
Phoebe's face softened and she took on a more serious expression.
"Well I'm not so young anymore. I want to know the details of whats going to happen to Paige." she said, her voice full of determination.
Piper sighed. Phoebe was right. She had a right to know.
"Okay, but now is'nt the time or place. We can talk tonight, me you and Prue." Piper reassured her sister.
"What about Paige?" Phoebe asked looking up to Piper.
Piper's face fell, "I doubt she'll be feeling up to an emotional talk, do you?" said Piper putting her arm around her little sister as they started walking back to the manor.
Prue sat in the living room of the Halliwell Manor thinking about how unfair her family's life was. Their dad had left when they were young. Their mom had also died when they were young, then Grams passed away, now her baby sister had a life threatening illness.
She thought she could handle this. When Grams died, she devoted herself to caring for her sisters and doing the best she could to raise them, now it seems the best is not enough. The very thought of herself not being able to stop this desease from killing her baby sister was enough so send Prue over the edge and break down on the sofa. Crying hysterically she didnt notice the sound of small footsteps comming down the stairs.
Paige Halliwell, sat at the top of the stairs, staring at what used to be her head-strong big sister through the bars of wood on the staircase. Piper was right. Prue was scared. But why? Prue had never been like this, not even when Grams died. Mabye it was to do with her. She had seemed different ever since that day at the hospital. Why was everyone acting one way around Paige and acting another way when she's not there? Paige sat at the top of the stairs thinking about why everyone wad falling apaert but her. Did they know something she didn't?
Paige's thoughts were interrupted by Piper and Phoebe entering the house. Piper was clutching hold of Phoebe who was trying to wipe away the tears that were streaming down her face. Piper, upon hearing the sobs comming from the living room, rushed in to find her older sister sprawled along the couch crying hysterically. Piper sat next to her big sister and pulled her into a tight hug, rubbing her back and trying to calm her down.
"Shh its okay Prue, come on shh. Whats the matter sweetie?" Piper asked wondering what could have brought on this moment of sadness.
"I prom... promised mom I would'nt let anything h...appen to any of you and i can't Piper. I can't do it." Prue sobbed looking defeat.
Piper pulled her big sister in tighter.
"Oh sweetie, you can't blame yourself for whats happening to Paige. And don't think for one minute that you have to hide your emotions from us. You can't bottle it up forever sweetie you're tortureing yourself." Piper said pulling her sister in tighter and getting very emotional herself. She never had to be the calm and controlled sister before, Prue was always the one to calm everyone down when they were upset or angry. Piper did'nt mind, it was just so different from what life used to be like.
Phoebe, who had been watching the from the entrance to the living room, stepped forward cautiously and joined in her sisters' hug.
Still un-noticed by the three sisters, who sat in the living room sharing their tears, the youngest of the four Halliwells watched from her position on the top step of the staircase. Never in her life had she seen, or sensed such sadness in one room. Paige heard the words comming from Piper's mouth,
"...you can't blame yourself for whats happening to Paige"
The words played back in Paige's mind. ' She's right, This is all my fault. I've caused my sisters this pain. I can't do this to them anymore.' Paige thought as she dissapeared in a haze of blue orbs.
Once the three sister's had composed themselves Phoebe wondered upstairs to pay her favourite baby sister, okay her only baby sister a visit. She had become even closer since Paige had been diagnosed with leukemia. She and Paige had already been close but now they were almost inseperable, and Phoebe loved it. She loved her sister. She loved them all of course but with Paige it was different, mabye it was because she was younger but Phoebe felt a special bond with the youngest Halliwell.
As Phoebe entered her room she expected to see her baby sister curled up asleep on her bed. But she was nowhere to be found. Phoebe felt a pang of fear in her stomach but discarded it as she went to see if Paige was in the bathroom, she hoped to god she was in the bathroom. Phoebe was almost scared to open the bathroom door to find her sister passed out on the floor, or having a siezure, but when she opened the door it was empty.
"Paige?" Called Phoebe. Phoebe was really starting to panic, 'Oh God, Prue, Piper!"
Phoebe could hear her sisters rush up the stairs with panic and confusion written all over their faces.
"What? What is it!" Prue asked frantically.
"Where's Paige?" Piper asked before Phoebe could say anything.
"Thats the thing, I don't know she's not in her room." Phoebe said trying not to get too upset.
"LEO?" Piper yelled, not wasteing any time. Her little sister was... God knows where.
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