Chapter 8:
Once again Piper felt the feeling of falling into nothingness, and when she opened her eyes she was back in the attic. She knew what she had to do, she had to free her sister and her husband by vanquishing the demon. After that there would be time to discuss and heal. She went to the booked and looked up demon clans with red robes and crescents on their hands. She found a clan called the Werlyits that matched her mental picture. It said that their leader was named Ranakor and that to destroy the clan you had to destroy Ranakor. Piper gathered all of the ingredients for the potion to destroy Ranakor and put them together. The final ingredient was a drop of witch's blood and as much as Piper hated blood, she knew that she had to save her family so she pricked her finger and painfully squeezed out a drop of blood. Then Piper got the bottle ready in hand and said the spell to summon Ranakor.
Many foul and evil deeds
The path of evil you do lead
For all your wrongs you will pay
Bring me Ranakor here this day
As the demon materialized into the attic Piper threw the potion and spat, "Burn in hell" as he dissolved away. Then Piper sat down on the floor and cried thinking of all the things that this demon had done to her. As she sobbed Phoebe ran up the stairs and opened the door, which Piper was almost certain she had locked. "What's wrong Piper?" Phoebe asked. Piper sniffed and looked up at Phoebe, "You don't remember?" Piper asked softly. Phoebe looked at her curiously and tried to think of what she had done, "I can't think of anything Piper unless, wait a minute. I remember something to do with a demon and me and Le…Oh no. Leo" Phoebe sighed, she remembered now, "Piper I'm so sorry I, we, it was an accident. I don't know what to say." Piper looked away from Phoebe, "I know that you didn't mean to Pheebs and Leo didn't either, but that image will never fully leave me." "Piper" Phoebe said as she knelt down next to her, looking at the pile of ashes next to her she asked, "Is that the demon" Half way between a sob and a laugh Piper said, "Yeah" Phoebe leaned over and hugged her big sister, "Oh Piper" Looking Phoebe in the eye she said, "I forgive you Pheebs, but could we please not tell this to Paige when she gets home? At least not until Leo and I work things out?" Smiling Phoebe kissed her sister on the forehead and said, "Sure, sis"
"Leo" Piper said early the next morning, "There's something that I want to talk to you about before Paige comes home." "Yes?" Leo said as he poured her a glass of orange juice. "I don't know how much you remember or don't remember about the last two weeks, but I would ask that you don't talk to Paige about it because I don't think I ready to be bombarded with questions quite yet." Looking at Piper a little strangely Leo said, "Of course honey, but what happened that I'm not supposed to talk about?" Sighing Piper said, "So you don't remember either. Phoebe didn't at first, but…" "Phoebe" Leo pondered, "Oh Piper! Phoebe" Leo said as he put his head in his hands, "I'm so sorry Piper. You know that I love you and that I always will love you best." Smiling up at him while trying to hold back tears Piper said, "I know Leo I saw you trying to resist the spell, I know you tried. I just need a little time to try and forget what I saw." "Of course Piper" Leo said as he kissed her hair, "Anything you need" As she wiped her tears away, Piper heard the doorbell ring, "I guess Paige is home" she said as she walked towards the door.
"Paige" Piper said as she opened the door, "How was you trip?" "It was great, we went to the beach, I tried to learn how to surf, but that didn't go so well. How was your guy's two weeks?" Before Piper could answer Phoebe came running down the stairs, "Paige! How are you?" And so the rest of the day went with questions about the trip and many stories shared, but none of them were about Piper, Phoebe, Leo and a demon named Ranakor.