Hello again my loyal readers. Thanx for all your reviews and I hope your satisfaction is met in the upcoming chapters. Just to make it clear, this takes place in season four , so there is no wyatt or even pregnant piper at this point. Enjoy!

Disclaimer- If I owned charmed, I would be a television network. Which i'm pretty sure i'm not. (I also don't own anything else)

Since they did not get to eat out , Piper decided she would make lunch.

Paige sat quietly in the livingroom, still unsure if she had done the right thing by agreeing to her sisters suggestions. Now that they had control, who knows how they would treat her.

" Paige do you wanna go to the park while Piper makes lunch? I kinda wanna take a walk." she heard Phoebe question disturbing her thoughts.

" Okay." she agreed, hoping that maybe it would help her get in touch with her inner, well actually now it was kinda outer, child

" Good. All you have to go is get your shoes on and we'll be ready to go."

" I can't."

" You don't want to go anymore?"

" No it's not that, just I don't know how to tie them"

" Then I will do it for you Paigey, because thats what big sisters are for."

" Thanks"

" No problem"

After putting Paiges shoes on, Phoebe went to tell Piper where they were going, and then they were off.

Upon arriving at the park Paige was hit by memories of her childhood. She used to play at this park all the time. Being here made her feel little again.

She ran over to the swings and called over to Phoebe who was slightly lagging behind, in a baby voice, "Hurry up!"

" I'm coming sweetie " Phoebe responded amused that Paige had actually used a baby voice. She didn't think it would ever happen.

When she arrived at the swings Paige sat down on one of them and looked up at Pheebs expectantly.

" You gotta push me,kay?" She said using her baby voice once again.

" What's the magic word?" Pheobe teased

" Please!"

The two spent some time laughing and fooling around before Paige got tired of the swings.

" I wanna go on the Jungle Jim" she announced jumping off her swing.

"Go ahead" Phoebe said

" You're not coming?" Paige questioned with a pout

" Nah. I'll sit this one out. You go have fun. I'll be right on this bench if you need me."

" Suit yourself" Paige shrugged running off to go play.

Phoebe sat down on the bench and thought about her younger sister. She was definately becoming more open since their little chat ,but how long would it be before she got sick of not having any independance and having her sister's take care of her. Maybe she really was going to go for it, and they could make up for lost years time.

Phoebes thoughts were punctured by a loud wail. She looked over to see Paige sitting on the ground crying, a much larger kid standing in front of her who ran away the minute he saw Phoebe staring at him.

Phoebe got up and darted over to Paige .

" Hey, Hey, baby your okay" Phoebe said lifting Paige up in a comforting hug. " It's okay."

" He hurt me." Paige wailed

" I know sweetheart but your fine. There's not a scratch on you."

" He was a demon Phoebe. He told me there'd be more coming" Paige sobbed

" What!"

" I know"

" Oh god. Honey, did he hurt you?"

" I told you he did"

" Show me. What did he do to you?"

" Not here" She whimpered

" Fine but the minute we get home then"

Paige nodded. Phoebe, satisfied with that response, tightened her hold on Paige and carried her home to the manor.

When they returned, Phoebe set Paige down on the sofa and briskly went to retrieve Piper who strided in moments later, bearing band-aids and peroxide.

" Okay Missy Paige," Piper began calmly , kneeling down in front of Paige " I'm gonna fix anything the demon did to you, all you have to do is show me where it hurts. Can you do that?"

Paige nodded a little hesitantly. Doubt shining in her eyes.

Piper detected Paige was a little uncomfortabe and was curious to find out why.

" What's the matter, sweetie? I'm not going to hurt you."

" It's not that."

" Then what?"

" I would sorta havta take my shirt off."

" Okay."

" I'm not wearing a bra"

" And?"

" I'm not comfortable with that."

" Paige you have no boobs."

Paige looked down at her chest, still new to being 4.

" Oh, right."

" So you're okay with it then?"

" To be perfectly honest, not really."

" Paige," Piper sighed "We need to take care of you, and you need to let us. I can tell you're hurting. Please let me help."

Paige just looked down at the floor.

" I see we're going to be doing this the hard way. Pheebs get her onto your lap." Piper instructed

" Aye, aye, big sis" Phoebe joked grabbing Paige onto her lap without much struggle.

Paige squeezed her eyes shut as she felt Piper lift up her shirt. Phoebe rubbed her bag comfortingly.

" Ooo thats a nasty." was Piper's reaction to Paiges battle wound. " Definately in need of some disinfectant. This might sting a little , baby"

Paige flinched even before Piper touched her.

" You're doing so well" Phoebe reasurred continuing to soothe Paige. " It'll all be over soon."

When Piper dabbed the disinfectant on the wound. Paige let out a whimper. It stung. ALOT.

" I know, I know " Piper now the one comforting as well as treating " Just a few more seconds, there. All cleaned. Now for the bandage."

Paige held back her tears as Piper touched the wound, hurting her a bit as she slid the bandage on.

"There all better now." Piper stated in a very maternal way. Then, she pulled Paige into a hug. " You were so cooperative ,my big girl."

" Im so proud of you" Phoebe added smoothing Paige's hair.

As her two older sisters continued to fawn over her and basically treat her like a toddler, Paige became aware that she should be angry or frustrated by their actions. But she wasn't. She soaked up their praise and bathed in their love, not wanting the feeling of pleasure she got from making her sisters happy and proud to falter. It wasn't so bad to be showered in sisterly love,Paige realized. In fact she liked it so much she was pretty sure she would do anything to keep it coming. It felt good to please her sisters, to get their approval. Maybe that was all she had wanted in the first place. And now that she had it, she didn't want it to slip away from her, ever. She was willing to do anything to keep it actually.

When Piper and Phoebe made sure Paige was fine once more, they managed to slip away into the kitchen for a private chat.

" Pheebs, I have something to tell you. There were non-stop demon attacks while you were gone. I didn't even get to make lunch it was so crazy. I guess when they realized Paige wasn't here they sent demons to where you were. Things are getting bad fast."

" If only we could vanquish that damn demon!" Phoebe said outraged " Then this could all be over with. Because of him, all these demons are coming after our innocent baby sister and I can't stand it."

" What do you think we should do?" Piper questioned her feelings mirroring Phoebe's.

" Well I have another interview tommorow and you have to go to P3 since its our only source of income now. We can't take Paige with us, so we can't protect her. We can't leave her alone here, because this is where the demons expect her to be. Here or with one of us that is."

" So basically you think that by being near her we're endangering her life? That's insane."

" Yeah but it has to be true, I mean she is powerless so the demons can't sense her."

"Ohmygod. That actually makes sense. What do we do ?"

" I would say our best bet is to mix her in with kids her own age. Harder to distinguish that way."

" Are you suggesting we place Paige in a day care center?" Piper laughed at her sisters suggestion

Phoebe shrugged, " Worth a shot."

" She won't be happy you know. You see how she gets when we treat her like a baby. Being in an environment with little kids where people do just that will kill her."

" Not anymore than the demons will." Phoebe stated " Besides, have you seen her lately? She's actually been going along with us She didn't get upset when we took care of her wound against her will, even though she could have retaliated, and at the park she actually used a baby voice while talking to me. She might actually not get that upset about it."

" Hmm." sounded Piper as she thought over what Phoebe had just said " She did behave while we were cleaning her wound. Even after a made all those warm and fuzzy comments. I guess shes going tommorow. Whether she likes it or not."

Paige who had serruptitiously followed her sisters into the kitchen, curious about their dissapearance , had heard everything they had said. She was most certainly not going to let herself be subjected to such madness. Her in preschool? That was not going to happen.

I knew I shouldn't have let them get away with as much as I did.

Paige allowing her presence to be known. Stomped her foot and let out a bunch of irritated whines.

" Im not going!" She shrieked as she saw her sisters register her presence. " You can't make me!"

Phoebe desperately wanting to avoid another loud migrane causing tantrum , simply agreed with Paige." Okay Paige, you're not going."

Paige blinked shocked that Phoebe had given in so quickly, but decided not to question her sisters motives. She had gotten what she wanted, and now she was satisfied.

" Thank you." She told Phoebe and then sashayed out of the room.

" You're not serious are you?" questioned a very exasperated Piper. They had to do something about Paige's tantrums and soon.

" Of course not. But Paige doesn't have to know that."

" That's going to go over well tommorow."

' Doesn't matter to me. I'm not the one taking her' smirked Phoebe as she too left the room, leaving Piper jaw dropped at what she had just been forced into.

Piper made an early dinner, since there had been no lunch.

Paige was being stubborn again, refusing to eat because Piper had cut her chicken for her.

" Well I certainly wasn't giving you a knife to cut it yourself." Piper had defended her actions." Eat something Paige. You know my chicken is your favorite."

Paige shook her head emphatically.

" Not until I have a normal piece of chicken."

" Fine your loss" Piper tried , hoping that ignoring Paige when she got like this would show her that such behavior would not be rewarded.

By the time both her and Phoebe had finished their meals, Paige had not touched hers.

" Guess I'm feeding you then." Piper informed Paige picking up her fork and skewering a peice of poultry on it.

Paige turned her head as Piper came towards her mouth with the fork.

" Stop " she grumbled taking care as to not give Piper an opening

Piper tried for several more minutes to no avail.

" Fine Paige, but just so you know starting now, every time you don't cooperate, we take control of something else in your life. So as of now, I have given you a bedtime. It happens to be right now. So c'mon , lets go. Phoebe's going to go get you ready."

Phoebe rose from her chair and lifted Paige into her arms once again. " S'later Pipe!" She called over her shoulder as she went up the stairs.

" You know " She told Paige a moment later " Every time you get all stubborn like this you just dig yourself in deeper with us. Keep that in mind next time you wanna have a tantrum. Cuz wasn't it so much better earlier when you behaved?"

Paige felt a pang at her heart. She had dissapointed her sisters by not doing what they wanted. It did not feel good.

I'm going to do everything they want from now on. Paige decided

She let Phoebe dress her in the godawful Barbie pajamas Piper had obviously purchased on her behalf that day and put up with her coos of how adorable she looked in them . She contained herself as Phoebe pulled back her covers and let herself be tucked in, her heart swelling at the love with which Phoebe did it. She had gained back what she had lost. As Phoebe leant over to kiss her head , she stuck her thumb in her mouth and began sucking it, knowing seeing Paige do so would make Phoebe happy.

Phoebe smiled as she lifted her head up and saw Paige sucking her thumb. " Goodnight Paige." She cooed as she made her way toward the door." I love you."

"I yuv oo too" responded Paige, her words gettting jumbled by the presence of her thumb in her mouth.

Phoebe gave Paige one last smile as she turned off the light and exited the room.

Piper came into Paige's room a little later to find her youngest sister sound asleep.She kissed Paige on the cheek , smoothed her hair, and whispered, " I love you." before activating the crystal cage which would protect Paige through the night.

Paige's pleasant dream turned into a nightmare.

She was walking in the manor, although it didn't look much like the manor , because nothing was clean. The paint was peeling, and there was dust everywhere. Paige felt a chill go through her as she walked on, a chill of dread. " Hello?" she heard herself call. " Is anyone home?" There was no answer. She continued to walk into the kitchen where on the ground she found Piper and Phoebe lying in pools of their own blood, dead. A demon stood near ,cackling as Paige ran over to them. "No!" she cried burying her head in her hands. " You promised you would never leave me!" She turned her head to look at the demon. He smiled evilly as he conjured an athame and hurtled it toward Paige. She called for it to no avail. It penetrated her stomach and set flames to her body. She screamed as she took her last breath.

Paige jolted up in bed calling her oldest sister's name, seriously disturbed by her dream.

Piper was pulled from her slumber by the sound of her name being screamed. It took her a few minutes to realize they were coming from Paige's room. She sounded desperate.

" Damn it!" she shouted expecting the worse. "That crystal cage should have protected her!" And she sprinted down the hall to Paige's quarters.

" Piper! Pipeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" Paige screamed helplessly

Piper ran in moments later obviously panicked and in a sate of disarray. When she saw Paige in bed sweating and looking terrified, but otherwise unharmed, she visibly relaxed a little and went over to her baby sister.

" Paige honey what's the matter?' She asked sitting down on her bed and rubbing her back

" You were dead and Phoebe was dead, then I died too." Paige said with a shudder

"Its alright baby." Piper soothed " You just had a bad dream, but I'm here now and I'm alive see?"

" But it was so real." she breathed, eyes wide " I thought you were gone forever." she admitted letting tears fall

" Shh. Shhh." Piper continued to soothe her little sister. "Everything is fine"

' I don't want to die" Paige squeaked

" And theres no way I'm going to let you either." Piper assured Paige " Any demon that comes after you will have to answer to me and Phoebe first."

Paige nodded calming down.

" I'm going to get you some water." Piper decided getting up

" Noo!" Paige wailed getting worked up again and latching onto Piper's arm. " Don't leave. I need you!"

' But i'll be right down the hall." Piper reasoned "You'll be okay."

" Please. I don't want to be by myself." She pleaded tears leaving salty trails down her cheeks.

" Alright."Piper relinquished lying down next to Paige " Im not going anywhere."

Paige just quivered out of fear.

" That must have been some creepy nightmare." Piper analyzed.

Piper continued to try and comfort Paige by stroking her hair and such but nothing worked. Paige remained upset. Piper sighed inwardly. If it was Phoebe having a nightmare Piper would know what to do, but Paige had just recently joined the Halliwell family, so piper was clueless. She had no idea how to hep Paige and that pained her. She searched her mind for everything she knew about Paige to see if she could come up with anything that might help. She recalled a conversation they had had once about an old stuffed toy Paige had, a clown called " Slappy". Paige had said she was attached to it as a child and always had it with her, especially at night. Piper was willing to bet Paige still had it somewhere in this room and that it would make the child in her feel a whole lot better. She got up and began searching through the room.

Paige curious about her sister's sudden manic hunt, sat up a little to see what she was doing. She was too distracted to even be upset that Piper was totally invading her privacy.

When Piper got into the 3rd drawer of Paige's beaureu after coming across some bizarre items in the first two that made her cringe , she found it. Tattered and worn, it was obviously well loved.

" Paige" Piper crooned, holding up Slappy " Look who I found"

Paige smiled and hugged the doll tightly as it made its way into her grasp. Once she had it, she settled down and began sucking her thumb once more.

Piper lyed back down next to Paige relieved that she had done something right. Paige looked so innocent Piper was almost able to forget what a brat she could be. Almost.

Soon she too, drifted off to sleep, not sure what hardships the next day would bring.