Chapter 3
Paige pulled up to the manor, parking her car behind Piper's SUV. She quickly turned it off and got out of the vehicle. She quietly made her way up the stairs; the only sound heard was the clicking of her heels. She stepped to the front door and took a deep breath before stepping inside. "I'm home", she called as she shut the door behind her. "You're early", Piper stated as she stepped out of the living room. Paige stayed where she stood not wanting to provoke an argument with her sister. "Where is Phoebe?" she asked curiously.
"Right here", Phoebe said as she stepped out of the sunroom. "So who is this person I am supposed to meet," Paige asked. Piper smiled and turned her gaze to Phoebe. "Follow us", she said as she and Piper turned and walked to into the sunroom. Paige sighed and followed them wishing they would hurry up, curiosity was about to kill her, and she wasn't even a cat! She stepped into the room and froze when her gaze fell on the woman in front of her. She had only seen pictures and home videos of the woman. "Meet your big sister, Prue, Paige", Phoebe said as she placed an arm around her.
Paige was speechless for a moment before spinning on her heel, grabbing both Phoebe and Piper's arm in the process. She yanked them out of the sunroom and into the living room before releasing them. She whirled around to see both of them rubbing their arms. "What happened to personal gain?" Paige barked her hands on her hips as her gaze moved over Phoebe then Piper.
"What are you talking about?" Piper asked frustrated.
"You brought Prue back to life, is what I'm talking about! You always get onto me about knowing the consequences of my spells! Well don't you think there are going to be some very big consequences for bringing her back?" Paige all but shouted.
"Slow down Paige, you're going to hyperventilate if you don't breathe", Phoebe told her.
"We didn't bring her back, she is only here with us for a little while", Piper informed her.
"What? Why?" Paige asked.
"To help", Prue said as she stepped into the room. She watched her half sister carefully. Her sisters had bought her excuse but she didn't know Paige. Paige eyes her a moment before speaking again. "Help with what?" Paige asked. Prue shrugged, not answering her question. She was here to help Phoebe and Piper move on but she couldn't tell them that. If she did they wouldn't allow themselves to, they would hold onto their pain in an attempt to keep her with them.
Prue knew she had little time to help them and she had to do her best. Soon after she would leave her sister to go be with her mother again, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige would be in a fight for their lives. If her sisters did not come to terms with their grief, they would die. Prue couldn't allow that, she would help them. It wasn't their destiny to die now; their destiny was still ahead of them. She had to prove to them that they didn't need her as much as they thought. Helping Phoebe won't be too hard, she thought her gaze on her sister. Prue knew that Phoebe had been well on her way to moving on. Piper, however, was another story. She was angry and hurt with almost everyone since that fateful day. Prue even needed to help her accept Paige into their family. Helping Piper would be one of her toughest jobs while with them. The phone rang, yanking Prue out of her thoughts. Piper answered it and after a moment of listening, she sighed. She hung up and turned to face her sisters. "I have to go to P3, someone broke in during the night and I have to take a look at the damage", Piper said as she grabbed her jacket and slid it on. "Why don't you go with her, Phoebe", Prue suggested. "Okay", Phoebe said after a moment and followed Piper out the door. Prue would fill Paige in and get help from her half sister with her job. "Let's talk", she said as she smiled at her.