A/N: Sorry about the wait… I got grounded… I think that this chapter is going to be fairly short because I want to save a good part for next chapter…

Fanmania: Yea, I kinda liked it too. I thought it showed the true bond.

Chapter Eleven: Yet Another Secret

When the glow from her orbs had dissipated, Paige stood face to face with the golden number 17 on Sebastien's apartment door. She raised her fist and knocked as hard and as loud as she could, in fear that Sebastien could be in grave danger. She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound that accompanied Sebastien's super-speed and he opened the door.

"Sebastien! You're okay!" She was happy just to see his face.

"Yup, I'm fine. What about you, eh?"

"I'm even better that I know that you're still living and breathing. Why did you call me?"

"Him," he declared, pointing to the demon that was trapped in a crystal cage in the middle of Sebastien's living room.

"Wow," she said, in complete awe. "You seem pretty on top of things. So then why did you call me?"

"He wanted the stone. And you said that if any demons wanted the stone, to call for you and you and your sisters would help me."

"Yea. Sorry about the slow reaction time… I had to take care of some things." She forced a small smile onto her face.

"So what do we do with him now?" he asked.

"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I say we orb him back to my place and take care of him there."

"Sounds like a plan." He frowned at the look of uneasiness on Paige's face. "Is everything okay?"

"Yea," she lied rather quickly. She had learned that it was best to keep her charges out of her personal life. If she lost an innocent due to her love, Kyle would be taken away forever and she was fully aware of that. "C'mon let's go." She walked over and placed her hands on the cage. She felt Sebastien's hand on her arm as she concentrated and orbed the three of them into the Manor's attic.

Hearing the orb, Piper and Phoebe began to walk up to the attic. "Paige, is that you?" Phoebe called.

"Yea. Me, Sebastien and … um… a little friend."

"Oh, no," Piper sighed as she came into the attic and saw the Kazi Demon. "Doesn't your kind ever die off? We've killed you guys like how many times?"

"Foolish witch," he replied. "We Kazis never die!"

"Why?" Phoebe cried. "Why does every demon in the Underworld have to use the word 'foolish'?"

"Because," he replied simply. "Your ignorance stands in your way. You let all of your power go to your head."

"Don't listen to him," Leo warned as he orbed in. "Kazis have developed the power to convince you of something that's not true. Trust me, you don't let the power go to your head. You three are headstrong at most, not power hungry." He finished with a small smile.

Piper frowned. "How did you know all of this?"

"Kyle. He had a charge that was almost driven to suicide by a Kazi Demon. If it weren't for him…"

"Let me guess," Phoebe said with a slight smirk. "The Elders didn't know anything."

Leo rolled his eyes. "Not a thing."

"Big shock," Piper shot as she turned to the demon. "Who sent you?" The demon said nothing.

Paige grabbed a small ceramic box and opened it. She took a pinch of its contents and threw it at the crystal cage. The demon howled and doubled over in pain as the mixture of the cage and the powder began to wreak pain on the demon, shocking him. "Talk, now."

Once again, the demon said nothing. She raised her hand with another pinch full of powder and the demon caved. "Okay, okay. Just no more, please," he begged.

"Who sent you?" Paige repeated.

"Zankou."

"Zankou?" Phoebe questioned. "But we vanquished him already."

"Yes," the demon replied. "But as you have seen before, powerful demons have found out many ways to come out of death. Need I remind you of Barbas? You vanquished him six times."

"That's only because he cheated his way out death," Leo noted.

"And you think that Zankou, one of the most powerful demons in the Underworld, wouldn't find a way to 'cheat' as you called it?" The Kazi demon's tone had become increasingly cocky and it was increasingly getting on Piper's nerves.

"Alright. I say we vanquish him," Piper declared.

"But you said-"

"I said that we wouldn't torture you anymore. Which we won't. We'll just put you out of your misery."

Paige and Phoebe nodded. Phoebe held out her hands for her sisters to grab. "Let's do-"

Kyle orbed in, interrupting her. "He's a liar. Zankou didn't come back. The Elders-"

Paige cut him off. "What? The Elders actually know something? It's a miracle."

"Yes," he responded. "They said that it is impossible for him to come back due to the way he was vanquished. With the Nexus."

"So says the man who worked with Zankou," Piper muttered.

"Piper!" Paige exclaimed in a whisper as she stepped on her oldest sister's foot.

"Ow! What? It's true," she said.

"Okay you two! Cut it out." Phoebe said, jumping in as the mediator between the two feuding sisters. She turned to Piper. "Bay Piper, you sure have been moody lately."

Phoebe paused as a look of realistic horror crossed her face. She looked from Piper who looked more ashamed, to Paige who mimicked her own look of horror. Both Phoebe and Paige turned to stare at Piper and Leo.

"I'm in a lot of trouble aren't I?" Piper asked, staring at the ground. When she looked up, she saw both of her younger sisters nodding vigorously. "Well, before you two rip into me, can we get rid of the big fat liar over there?" she said jerking her thumb toward the demon.

"You do the honors. It may be the last fun thing you ever do," Phoebe quipped

"Thanks mom," Piper teased. Phoebe only cracked a minuscule smile. She raised her hands and blew up the demon, despite his pleas. She then turned to Kyle and Leo. "You two take Sebastien home and keep watch over him. Maybe relax and watch TV with him or something. Any demons and you come get us."

Leo nodded and kissed Piper lightly on the lips. He went over to Sebastien and they orbed out. Kyle quickly followed.

When Piper turned around, Phoebe and Paige were already seated on the couch. Piper pulled up an old wooden chair and took a seat. The guilt and remorse that was painted on her face showed just how apologetic she really was.

Phoebe leaned forward and looked at her sister directly in the eyes. "Piper, how could you do this after you ripped into me for exactly the same thing?"

"I don't know. I just never found the time or place. I just… I'm so sorry," She said as she began to sob.

Phoebe stood up and walked over next to her older sister. She knelt down as her younger sister did the same. They both placed a hand on Piper's shoulder on their respective sides.

Paige looked up lovingly at the eldest. "You saw us both confess, so why couldn't you?"

"I'm not sure. I guess that it wasn't constantly on my mind."

"So, even though I'm afraid to ask this, how long have you known?"

"I knew the day before you knew about you," she said looking down at Phoebe.

Phoebe smiled warmly. "Well, in about five months it looks like we're all going to be taking one big trip to the hospital."

"My thoughts exactly," Paige said, laughing.

"All upsetedness aside, maybe I'll have a girl this time! You know what they say, third time's a charm." Piper smiled.

"Maybe we'll all have girls!" Paige squealed.

"Maybe we will," Phoebe replied softly.

"What is it Phoebes?" Paige asked, concerned.

"You don't think that we'll all stop trusting each other after this, do you?"

"No, of course not," Piper replied. "We all make mistakes. It's okay." She reassured her with a warm smile.

"I do think that there's someone we need to-" Phoebe was cut off by an appearance of (just) white orbs. When the white glow faded, Grams stood in the attic, smiling at the sisters. "Hello girls."

A/N: Whew. That took me forever to type. Hopefully the next chapter wont take that long! Plus I'm working on another fanfic. Three other ones… I'll try to be fast!