A/N: Thanks to all reviewers, much appreciated.

I was asked about Sam. Afraid his not in this one, only the dream a couple of chapters back. In the sequal he might appear, I'm not sure yet. I have started the sequal but I'm going to scrap that and start again, the word to describe it's current state is...pants.

Anyway, next part up...or below. I'll let you guys decide.

9. Never Alone.

Paige had had a hard day trying to forget the dream she was woken with that morning. As a result shelost most of her concentration and continually messed upat work. All she wanted to do now was to relax, particularly as she was now home.

"Paige, could you come in here please?" called Phoebe, who sounded as if she was in the living room.

Walking into the room, she found all her sisters there. Prue and Piper sat either end of the couch, while Phoebe was perched on the coffee table in front.

"Hey guys." Paige addresses the room with puzzlement evident in her voice.

"Hey, come sit." Piper replied, patting the space between herself and Prue.

Paige took the offer, feeling nervous. "What's this all about?"

The last time this happened to her, she was being asked to move into the manor, permanently. Although she had refused before, that time all three of them kept her there until she said yes, which instantly gave her a bad feeling about this one. It's not like my day could get any worse……unless their now asking me to move back out. she thought. Nah, they wouldn't do that….would they?

"That what we would like to know. What's up?" Phoebe asked, a little too cheerful for her younger sister.

"Nothing." she answered with a noticeable shrug.

"Paige, come on. You were totally off this morning. So what's the matter?" Prue patted her knee for a bit of support.

So they don't want me out, that's good. That's very good. she told herself. It still surprised her sometimes, how her sisters could read her though. She had tried to brush Prue off this morning. Obviously I failed.

"It's nothing to worry about." she smiled.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Paige sang in her head.

"Well your worried, so that makes us worried." Piper reasoned, noticing what Prue had been telling her today.

"Honestly, it's not important."

Her three older sisters each shared a look at Paige's continual denial. All damning Halliwell stubbornness, butat the same time feeling hypocritical.

"If it's important to you, it's important to us." Phoebe told her, after hearing it so many times from the two older sisters. "You can tell us."

Paige looked around for any type of distraction, finally resting on Piper. "Hey Pipe, what's for dinner?" she smiled, hoping her most sensitive sister would take pity on her.

No such luck. "Don't change the subject, missy. Now spill." Piper warned with a pointed finger.

Dude, this is so unfair, she thought, I could try Prue…..but she'd only send the other two away, then get it out of me. And Pheebs, she'd tell them anyway………you might as well suck it up Paige, you know your not getting out of this one.

"Your just think I'm being stupid." she whined.

"No stupider than Pheebs." Prue quipped and Paige had to hold back a laugh.

"Hey!" the second youngest cried, as she slapped her older sister's leg. Earning a yelp from Prue at the shock.

"I was only kidding Pheebs." she pleaded innocent, while rubbing her leg. Turning to Paige, who had a small smile on her face. "We won't, promise."

The smile disappeared and she sighed in defeat.

"Fine but your going to think it's really childish."

"We won't." they responded in unison.

Paige took a deep breath. "I had a dream." then she fell silent to think through how she would describe it.

"Okay, what was it about?" Piper pressed.

The youngest Halliwell then explained the dream, leaving out the strange behaviour of her biological parents and Grams, believing they wouldn't take it serious if they knew. Her older siblings all remained perfectly quiet as she described each stage.

Although she had been resistant at first, Paige felt as though a weight had been lifted from her, once she had told them. She had felt completely stupid for letting something as minimal as a dream get to her….but some how it did.

Once she had finished, nobody spoke for an instant, allowing it to settle.

"Is that what you've been worried about?" Prue asked sympathetically.

"Well, yeah. I mean I just stood there, watching and I didn't help. I just stared at you...I didn't even move." Paige sighed. They think I'm mad.

"Um…Paige, don't take this the wrong way or anything, but it was a dream. You don't need to worry so much." Phoebe offered.

"Sometimes dreams are just dreams. It's away for your worries to escape." Piper reasoned.

"It felt so real." Paige replied, minus the strange behaviour, she added silently. She knew they were right, but she couldn't shake the feeling she got.

"Well, for a start sweetie. I can't use a sword, let alone run with one. I feel awkward just holding one." Prue stated attempting to rationalise her sister's worries.

"You'd be surprised at what you can learn when your instincts kick in." the youngest shot back disappointedly.

"Paige, honey, I'm the one with premonitions….I simply believe your dream is your sub-conscience telling you that you don't want to be left alone…when the pull of evil is greatest." Phoebe explained. "that's why the Source took you away in your dream."

"Pysch class?" the oldest asked her, to which Phoebe nodded. She smiled when Prue gave her an approving expression.

"Why would I just stand there then?"

Piper placed an arm around her baby sister and leaned in closer. "Paige, it's a dream and dreams you can change. Maybe this is your way of realising that you don't want to lose us, like we don't want to lose you."

Paige looked at each sister. "So I have abandonment issues?" she was certain it had more meaning than that.

"I wouldn't worry too much, honey. Prue has them too." Phoebe offered.

"Okay, why did you have to pull my issues into this?" the oldest looked peeved at the comment. It was no secret but she didn't like it mentioned, especially as this had nothing to do with her.

"What we're saying…." Piper jumped in before an argument broke out, "…is us Halliwells have problems with people leaving. And yours choose to show themselves in your dreams."

Piper glanced to Prue and Phoebe, noticing that she had prevented the argument. She sighed, knowing it wouldn't be the last. Phoebe would usually makes comments about her oldest sister's behaviour or reasoning. Neither understood the other at times, which results in heated arguments.

"Maybe." Paige muttered.

"What else do you dream?" Phoebe asked excitedly.

Just looking at her sister, made Paige laugh. Sometimes she got excited over the stupidest of things. "A giant pink bunny chasing me around Golden Gate Park." she replied dryly, causing Prue and Piper to giggle, while Phoebe pondered the meaning.

"I would say…..you have a fear of the Easter bunny." Phoebe analysed with a huge grin,causing the rest to laugh.

Prue looked over at Paige. "Seriously though, you don't have anything to worry about. No Dream Sorcerer's or astral forms out there, so I think your safe."

The two younger Halliwells smirked at the examples.

"Hey, that astral form ruined my wedding." Piper sternly looked at Prue, who pulled a puppy dog face in response.

"I said I was sorry."

Piper held back a smile at her sister's pleading face. Playing along, she looked away. So Prue got up and moved in front of her younger sister, kneeling to her level and resting a hand on Piper's own knee for balance. At the same time Phoebe sat on the couch where Prue had been to get a better view.

"I'm really sorry." she drew out the words in a playful whine.

Piper only looked away again. Phoebe and Paige watched with amused grins.

"I'll make you a deal." Prue presented, which caught Piper's attention. "If I ever get married, you can have first dibs on destroying my wedding."

"Deal." Piper grinned, leaving the other two cracking up.

"I don't see Leo on a Harley." Phoebe giggled at the idea. Leo was too straight laced to be that reckless and Piper would worry about the mess she had made.

"Who said it'd be Leo." the married sister answered with one of Paige's look of innocence.

"Piper Halliwell-Wyatt." Prue reprimanded.

The second eldest stopped laughing and stared at Prue with a bemused smile. "That's the first time you called me Halliwell-Wyatt."

"I thought it was appropriate." she replied with a grin.

Paige giggled out loud again, causing the sister's to all turn to her. "Sorry, Leo on a Harley." she laughed harder saying it. The rest also laughing.

"A nice sisterly moment, wouldn't you agree?" an invasive voice sounded through out the room.