Dreams
As Paige lay on her quite uncomfortable bed she looked at her surroundings. The walls we're bare rock and the only light comming from the room was a torch with an open flame hanging on her wall. There were scorch-marks all over the wall where she had lost her temper and needed to let off some steam. Was this what her life was meant to be like.
Something inside of her ached whenever she thought this. She needed more answers. She didn't understand why Kyle was telling her these stories of her being wrong but what was more confusing was that why she couldn't believe him. Something was stopping her from finding it out. Quillron. Thats what Kyle had told her anyway, and he had been right about everything else.
Paige was ragaing a war inside her head, between her own subconsious and something else she knew shouldn't be there. Quillron's curse.
Shaking all thoughts out of her head she slowly drifted off to sleep.
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"Paige !", screamed a 16 year old Piper Halliwell walking up the stairs, looking rather pissed off.
"Paige, there's no use in hiding. You'll just be in even more trouble." Piper yelled looking under Paige's bed.
Piper stood up and looked around the room 'Where could she be?' she thought. She tip-toed over to the wardrobe quietly.
"Oh well then I better go down the stairs and look AH HA !" Piper yelled as she opened the door to an empty wardrobe.
Sighing loudly Piper put her hands on her hips.
"If you come out now I wont tell Prue." Piper said, knowing that that excuse always worked.
And sure enough as soon as she had finished yelling, blue and white orbs appeared in front of her, taking the forn of her 4 year old sister Paige.
Paige looked to the ground with a pouted exspression.
"I sorry." Paige sniffed, still looking at the floor.
"Paigey, you know you can't touch any of Gram's potions. You could've been seriously hurt. Gram's may be gone, yes, but that still does'nt mean you can touch those things okay ? You gave me quite a scare .I dont want anything to happen to you sweetie." Piper said as she knealt down so she was eye-level with Paige.
"Okay Piper" Paige sniffed as she threw her arms around Piper.
Piper smiled and scooped her smaller than average baby sister into her arms and walking back down the stairs.
"So how about I make you some pancakes huh?" Piper coo'ed in Paige's ear as she carried her down the stairs.
Paige's eye's lit up and her usual bright smile was back on her face as she nodded vigouresly. Piper smiled at her adorable little sister.
As she was nearing the bottom step, the front door flew open and in burst her second youngest sister Phoebe, followed by her oldest sister Prue.
"Piper, Paige ! Guess what ? Prue kissed Andy! " The 8 year old squealed.
"Phoebe!" Barked the 19 year old Prue. "I told you not to say anything!"
"It was right in the middle of the grocery store and everythng!" Phoebe stuck her tounge out at Prue before bouncing into the kitchen.
"Eww, you kissed a boy! Why?" Paige asked sweetly, looking at Prue as if she had something gross on her face.
Prue rolled her eyes as she and Piper laughed, causing Paige to become confused.
"We'll tell you when you're a little older sweetie." Prue said walking up to her and stroking her hair.
"No fair ! You always say that." Paige said as Piper followed Prue and Phoebe into the kitchen.
"So, Andy huh?" Piper smirked at Prue as she set Paige down on the counter, her legs dangling off the worktop.
"What about him?" Prue asked innocently.
"Oh come on Prue! You guys kissed in a public place! It must be getting serious." Piper said as she helped Prue stack away the groceries
"Well I dunno, what with his work and my work interfearing all the time, it seems as though the only time we do have together is when we're not expecting it." Prue explained.
"Like the grocery store?" Piper asked a little outraged.
"Well yeah." Prue said simply.
"Well then why don't you ask him out ?" Piper countered.
"What?" Prue asked staring at Piper in disbelief.
"Yeah you know, that thing where two people go out, on a date." Piper mocked causing Phoebe and Paige to giggle.
"Haha" Prue said sarcasticly glaring at her three wise ass sisters. "I mean, do you really think I should ask him out?"
"Oh come on Prue dont be so old fashioned. Geez even Grams prposed to her 3rd husband." Piper stated.
"Okay then smart ass, I will, and while I'm calling Andy you can ask LEO out on a date already." Prue said raising her eyebrows in a satisfied manner as Leo materialised in front of her and Piper.
Piper was mortified as she glared at Prue and growled something to her retreating back.
"You called?" Leo said sweetly as he looked confused between Piper and Prue who was dialing the phone.
Piper stopped glaring at Prue and smiled goofily at Leo, their whitelighter who she had been tottaly crushing on for years.
"Paige." Phoebe whispered, standing at the foot of the stairs.
Paige stopped staring at her googly eyed big sister and looked over to the doorway, where Phoebe was motioning for her to follow.
Paige orbed herself off of the counter as it was way too high for her to jump, and followed Phoebe upstairs and into their room.
Phoebe sat on her bed with her legs crossed and patted the space infront of her for Paige to sit on.
Paige clambered onto the bed .
"I got you a present, but dont tell Prue or Piper 'cause I never got them one" Phoebe smiled as she pulled out a small locket that had the word 'best' on it. Pheobe then showed Paige that she was wearing one identical to it, only it said 'friend'.
Paige smilled at Phoebe. This was Phoebe's way of apologising for a stupid little fall out they had last night.
"Thank you Phoebe!" Paige said as she wrapped her arms around her big sister's neck.
Phoebe smiled and held onto Paige. She was her closest friend and she loved her so much, she hated when they fell out. Even if it was only silly. They had been through a lot together what with their dad leaving, mom and Grams passing away. They had to stick together these days.
"This way, we'll be friends forever 'kay?" Phoebe said breaking away from the hug to look at Paige's little face light up.
"Yeah, forever and ever." Paige smiled.
Prue stood at the doorway of her little sisters's room listening intently. Her little sisters could be so cute sometimes. Corney, but cute, she thought with a smile as she went to check out how her other sister was doing asking Leo out.
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As Phoebe went to bed that night she couldn't believe how much things had changed in the past 24 hours. Her baby sister was alive! And Prue had seemed to come out of her shell. The only thing stopping them getting back to how it used to be was Paige. She had changed, she was evil. She had to do something to reverse it. So they could be together again. A family, Phoebe thought as she too finally fell asleep.
A 7 year old Phoebe sat on the couch in the living room smiling as her little sister Paige sat on the floor orbing toys into her hands.
Prue had told Phoebe that she was to babysit Paige, even though Grams was in the next room, but Prue knew it made Phoebe feel good about herself.
Prue and Piper had gone to a club, even though Piper was only 15, she acted more mature than other kids at her age and Prue respected her for that.
Phoebe looked at the time and decided it was time for Paige's bedtime.
"Hey Piglet, time for bed baby." Phoebe coo'ed kneeling next to Paige and opening her arms for Paige so she could carry her upstairs.
As Phoebe walked upstairs carrying Paige she wondered where Grams was, she hadn't seen her in about an hour.
"Why don't we go say goodnight to Grams huh ?" Phoebe asked Paige, who yawned and nodded.
As Phoebe entered Grams' room she noticed that the door was ajar, which was strange because Grams always closed her door, she rarely let the girls see what she was doing, 'top witchy buisness' Piper had told her.
Phoebe pushed the door open more with her free hand and took a sharp intake of breath when she saw Grams laying on the floor unnconcious.
Paige, who had been half asleep, her head resting on Phoebe's shoulder, heard Phoebe's gasp and looked up to see what had caused her sister's shock.
Phoebe put Paige down on the ground and rushed over to where her grams was lying.
"Grams! Grams wake up !" Phoebe yelled, shaking the older woman who felt stone cold.
Paige walked over and sat down next to her grams and sat next to her.
"Leo! LEO!" Phoebe cried for their whitelighter.
Leo materialised before Phoebe. Noticing the older woman on the floor his face fell and he rushed over to her putting his hands above her chest.
Several moments passed and Leo dropped his hands to his side. He looked up to stare into Phoebe's tearstained face, his eyes glazing over.
"She's gone Phoebe.I'm so sorry." He said grimly.
Phoebe broke down as Leo pulled her in for a hug.
Paige, watched as her sister broke her heart, then looked down at the older woman lying still in front of her. She brought her head down and layed it on her chest, curling up to her grams one last time.