A/n: Okay, so… it's been a while since I updated. A long while… As in, six months! But see, I actually got a life and it involved a really cute boy, normal friends, drugs (HEY, I don't do them, that was the depressing part of these six months because I had to deal with a couple of friends and a school of druggies), some parties and high school (as in getting into the most nationally recognized high school in Baton Rouge!) So see, I kind of got off track of everything and started concentrating on the real, scary, but absolutely awesome reality. I've found that it's a very depressing place but I've also found that I love it. I guess I didn't really think fanfics could have a place in my life anymore because they aren't reality and I was kind of afraid of going back into the little world I'd created for myself last summer. Now I'm not so afraid because I've realized that I actually do have a place in the world and I think I'm gonna be okay. I've also realized that every once in a while, escaping from reality will actually be a good thing as long as I keep myself in check with the world and don't block it off!

Now I know you all have just suffered (NOT) without me… And I suffered too. Ever since I stopped writing these fanfics I haven't been able to lose myself in thought like I used to could, and I really do miss that! So anyway…

I'M BACK!

Piper sat on the couch of the Halliwell Mansion. It had been a week since her sisters found her, since she'd found out she was a witch, basically since her life had flipped. She'd gotten to know Prue, Phoebe, and Paige a lot better since then. They'd spent every moment they had together trying to make up for the many lost years. Piper had spent maybe twenty minutes a day at her apartment the entire week. In fact, the sisters had stayed up until 3 in the morning talking since that day Leo had convinced Piper to embrace her powers. Piper slept in Prue's room with her every night, then Paige orbed her to apartment so she could change clothes.

The first three days, Paige had managed to take off work, unfortunately, due to a week-long trip to the Bahamas with a certain male friend named Derrick three months ago, she'd used seven of her ten vacation days. She might have cut work but seeing as how her witchy duties had her cutting work a lot as it was, she didn't think her boss, Mr. Cowan, would be very happy with that.

Prue and Phoebe, on the other hand, both had it much simpler. It was times like these when Prue had no regret, whatsoever, of quitting her job at Buckland's. She went to 415 and had photo shoots or jobs, but the hours were great. Phoebe was also allowed to stay home and work on her column at leisure. Piper always sort of felt guilty when she was with Prue and Phoebe without Paige. It just seemed that Paige was acting sort of standoffish.

Piper couldn't imagine why and she felt sort of sad about it. After all, she wanted to know all of her sisters and couldn't see any reason why Paige wouldn't like her. Maybe she just wasn't all that likeable…

Her thoughts were broken by Phoebe. "Hey Piper, some guy is on the phone for you, he says his names Eric," she said handing her the cordless phone. Piper tried to think whether she knew someone named Eric when her mind suddenly went back. She thought about there date at the café but then her mind reeled back to when they were outside of her apartment, when she had the feeling, the really bad feeling… She tried to think why she had agreed to go out with him in the first place, and then she remembered another feeling. She thought it had been love at first site but now thinking about it, she realized it wasn't love, it was a… an allusion.

"Planet Earth to Piper, you gonna pick up the phone? Eric sounds hot," Phoebe said grinning suggestively. Piper shook herself out of the trance and put the phone to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Piper, hi, I've been trying to reach you at your apartment all week," she could tell he was smiling that million-dollar smile of his.

"Uh… Yes, I haven't been there much, um… How'd you get this number?"

There was silence and she wasn't quite sure how she knew, but he'd stopped smiling. She suddenly put her guard on max. She heard a click and then a dial tone came on.

"Piper, sweetie, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked looking concerned. Piper stared blankly at her, "I don't know."

Suddenly, everything froze, including Phoebe. Piper was mesmerized. Had she done that? No, she couldn't have, she couldn't have frozen Phoebe… She had this weird feeling suddenly; it was as if she was as if everything had just shifted. Then it all of a sudden, everything went black.

"What do you mean Piper blinked?" Prue asked, dumbfounded. "I mean just what I said, she was sitting there, I was talking to her and then she was gone," Phoebe said, massaging her temples. "She couldn't have blinked, only warlocks blink," Paige said nervously. They sat in silence for a second until Leo orbing in broke it.

"What'd you find out?" Prue asked immediately. "The Elder's said what I told you, she was sensible and suddenly she's not," said Leo. Phoebe thought he looked more worried than usual and realized that something had to be wrong. "There's more?" she asked, halfway scared. "Well, they also told me something I sort of guessed…" he trailed off. "Leo, tell us now or we will find a spell that will blow you into a million orbs!" Prue threatened.

"She's… she's in the Underworld."

"Well, that's not that awful, all we have to do is go get her, right?" asked Paige. She wasn't sure what was bothering Leo, after all, they'd rescued people from the Underworld before. "Well, it wouldn't be except she's, sort of, there as…" "A million pieces of you Leo, shattered everywhere," Prue reminded him. "Look, this week, the week you've had with her, it never happened okay, someone's altered time," he said frowning.

"What do you mean by that?" Paige asked. Leo thought what he meant was pretty obvious, but he went on, "Well, see, there's a forty-eight hour window, it's a window opened right after a witch gets her power, it's where she can be swayed by good or evil." "But, Piper's window must be closed," Phoebe tried to contemplate what he was telling them and then… "Oh my God… Did someone… Did someone… Piper's not… Piper's nota warlock!"

Silence.

A/n: Okay, so keep in mind that I haven't written in, like, six months, ANYTHING, so I'm sorry this chapter is so bad! Especially since I just totally forgot every idea I had for this fic. Ooh well, I guess I'll update when I have time next (I apologize in advance if it's not for a while, I might have gotten into the good school but I really have to work on a couple other things to keep into it!)

Thanks for all the reviews, please keep them coming!