Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed.

A/N: Thank-you to my reviewers.

Just to remind anyone reading this, the Too Young series has no magic.

Here is the next chapter.

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Chapter 5

Piper and Leo are getting ready for the concert. Prue, Andy, Phoebe, and Cole are also going. Patty and Victor are staying over at the manor to watch the kids. Paige, on the other hand, is staying with a friend in San Fernando.

"Piper, come on!" Phoebe called upstairs.

"I'm coming!" Piper then quickly came down the stairs, followed by Jess and Mel.

"Mommy, don't go," Jess said.

"Honey, Mommy and Daddy are just going out for a little bit," Piper said as she turned around and knelt to her daughters' level.

"Daddy's going, too?" Mel asked.

"Yeah. You two and your cousins are going to stay here with Grandma and Grandpa," Piper said.

Leo came over to them to say bye to the twins. "Jessie, Mel, Mommy and Daddy will be back by tomorrow."

"Guys, we have to go," Phoebe said.

Piper turned to her sister, then back to her daughters. "You two be good for Grandma and Grandpa."

"Bye girls," Leo said. The six of them went out to Andy's suburban. Jess and Mel ran to the window and watched as the SUV drove down the road.

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When the concert was done, and they were done backstage, the six of them got back into the suburban and went to the hotel. They had reserved three rooms, one per couple.

"'Night everyone," Piper said as they all went into their rooms.

As soon as she got in her room, Piper walked over to the phone and picked up the receiver.

"What are you doing?" Leo asked her.

"I'm calling home to see how the girls are," she answered.

Leo walked over to her and hung up the phone. "They're ok. I'm sure they are. Your parents, niece, and nephew are with them."

"I know. It's just that ever since they were born, I've been in the same house as them at night."

He wrapped his arms around her and said, "Piper, they'll be ok. It's just one night. Besides, we'll be home just after they wake up."

"Ok."

"They're probably sleeping now anyway."

"You're right. I love you, Leo."

"I love you, too, Piper." He kissed her lips gently, but lovingly. "Let's get some sleep." They quickly kissed again and got ready for bed.

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The next morning, the three couples quietly walked in the manor.

They heard footsteps running through the hall upstairs, and then coming down.

"Mommy! Daddy!" They all heard. They looked to the top of the staircase and saw Jess and Mel, and in between them was A.J., holding their hands so he wouldn't fall.

"Hey girls," Leo said. "We told you we'd be back."

Prue went over to the three kids and picked up her son. Patty and Victor were coming down the stairs now, Patty carrying Savannah.

Phoebe through down the bag she was carrying and ran to her baby daughter.

Piper and they guys just stood where they were. Piper and Leo knelt down when Jess and Mel got closer to them. The girls threw their arms around their parents.

"We missed you," Jess said.

"We missed you, too," Leo said.

"Were you good for Grandma and Grandpa?" Piper asked.

"The girls nodded. "They showed us pictures of you when you were a little girl, Mommy," Mel said.

"And Aunt Prue, Phoebe, and Paige," Jess said. "Grandma said that we look like you when you were younger, Mommy."

"Really?" Piper said.

"Yeah," Mel said.

"They're right, Piper," Prue said. "They very close to what you used to."

"Well, that's interesting, girls," Piper said. "What else did you do?"

"Bark, bark," the all heard.

"Grandma and Grandpa bought us a puppy!" Jess and Mel exclaimed.

"What?" Prue, Piper, and Phoebe all said.

"It's just a little thing," Victor said. "I took Jess, Mel, and A.J. out for ice cream last night and they saw her in the pet shop window."

"Dad, of course the puppy is small," Prue said. "IT'S A PUPPY!"

"But she won't be very big," Victor said. "She's a beagle."

"A beagle, eh," Leo said. "I used to have a beagle. My parents still have him in Canada. My Dad goes hunting with him."

"Well," Piper said. "It looks like we'll be keeping her for the kids and Leo. What's her name and where is she?"

"Yay!" the kids cheered.

"She's in the backyard," Patty said.

"Her name is Lady," Mel said.

"Well girls, why don't you go get her?" Leo suggested. The girls ran off to the backyard to get the puppy.

"Were the kids any trouble for you?" Phoebe asked.

"None at all," Patty said. "They are always angels."

Just then, the twins came back in holding a small brown, black, and white puppy. "Look Mommy and Daddy!" Jess said. "This is Lady!"

Leo took the small puppy from the girls and Victor said, "She was the smallest one."

"She's adorable, Dad," Piper said. All of the adults then crowded around Piper and Leo to look at the puppy.

They were all startled when the phone rang. "I'll get it," Piper said. She left the group that was passing the puppy around.

"How old is she, Dad?" Phoebe asked.

"The girl at the pet shop said she was about 10 weeks."

"Really? By looking at the size of her, I'd say she's only about 6 weeks," Leo said.

"Yeah. No one was buying her because she's so small," Victor said.

"Poor little girl," Prue said.

Piper came back in the room. "Mom, Dad," she started, "that was the San Fernando Hospital. You need to go. Something's wrong with Paige."

"What?" Patty said. "What's wrong with my baby?"

"I don't know, Mom. They wouldn't tell me."

"Ok. Call Sam and tell him we'll pick him up on the way."

"Ok. Call us as soon as you find out what's wrong," Piper said.

"We will."

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That afternoon, Victor called them to tell them what happened. When Piper got off the phone, she turned to the rest of her family.

"Apparently," she began, "Paige and her friends were having a party and it got a little out of hand."

"What happened?" Phoebe asked.

"Well, a guy got pretty drunk and dragged her somewhere. She was resisting but he didn't have too much trouble. Anyways, he beat her and tried to rape her. He didn't stop until her friends came."

"Is she ok?" Prue asked.

"Her wrist, nose, and a couple of ribs are broken, and she's got a black eye. I think I might go talk to her and stay out there for a bit," Piper said.

"That sounds like a good idea," Leo said.

"Who found her?" Andy asked.

"Um, I think Dad said Kyle, Glen, and Matt."

"Where was she staying?" Cole asked.

"Um, I think Dad said she was staying at Matt's. Paige's friend Mandy is his sister."

"Well," Andy said. "Piper, if you want to get ready, I'll take you out there. I want to talk to her friends."

"Ok." Piper headed up to her room to pack and Andy called the police station to say he'll be away for a while.

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A/N: Well, there's the chapter. I hope you liked it. Please review, and hopefully you won't have to wait too long for Chapter 6.