Piper stared down the corridor and wiped a tear from her eye.
"I swear to write twice a week," Paige promised, biting back her own tears
"Promise" Piper begged Paige nodded and threw herself into her sister's arms. Piper squeezed her shoulder gently,
"What about the charmed ones?" she asked
"I don't know Piper I'll write or something," she promised. it wasn't as if this was the best plan but Paige was jetting off to, god! Piper didn't even know where she was going! Phoebe didn't even know Paige was leaving! They hadn't discussed it, late last night Paige told Piper she was leaving, by dawn this morning she was packed. Piper had followed her straight to the airport,
"Please Paige tell me where your going who are you staying with why are you leaving?" Piper begged for the hundredth time since she'd found her. Paige shook her head as the loudspeaker announced a plane had arrived,
"That's me" Paige looked down at her ticket her red hair swinging around her face Piper wiped a few more tears away.
"I'll write" Paige walked backwards her pink roll along case bumping next to her as peoples pushed past her
"I promise Piper I'll write!" she called as a group of ladies stormed in front of her Piper stepped forwards
"Paige!" she shouted "Paige!" but her sister had already gone Piper found herself feeling empty and alone; she trudged back to her car slowly. When she reached her black SUV she climbed into the drivers seat turning her key in the ignition the engine rumbled into life but Piper didn't drive she pulled her hair back and secured it with an elastic band glancing over at the front passenger seat she saw Paige's favourite pink zip up jacket she pulled it to her like a comfort blanket and snuggled it
"Oh Paige!" she sobbed
Phoebe bounced down the stairs and into the kitchen her eldest sister Piper was asleep at the big oak table they used for eating, working, demon slaying pretty much everything they did
"Sleeping at the table hmm, don't you have a bed?" Phoebe joked shaking her sister as she passed Piper jumped
"Paige?" she asked
"No sweetie it's me your other sister Paige is properly still in bed" Phoebe replied distractedly as she pulled a carton of orange juice and shook it
"No juice I'll go down the store later" she murmured picking a bottle of mineral water instead
"If Paige asks it wasn't me who took it!" Phoebe told Piper smiling "Piper?" she asked a concerned frown forming
"Mm?" Piper asked she rubbed her eyes tiredly
"Nothing it's, it's not important" Phoebe assured her sister
"Fourth of June" Phoebe looked at the sisters wipe clean calendar Piper had bought last week she'd figured if they all wrote down where they were going and when then it'd be easier to keep track of their movements in the event of a demon attack.
"Paige's new temp job starts today maybe I should go wake her up" Phoebe mused to herself Piper watched her sister leave
"Good luck" she whispered before throwing her head in her hands a swirl of white lights appeared behind her and her husband materialised
"Hey Piper" he smiled warmly and hugged her from behind
"What's wrong?" he asked
"Nothing it's nothing" she edged away from him feeling to on edge for contact he shrugged she'd tell him in time she always did
"Do you want Eggs and bacon?" she asked grabbing them from the cupboard as he opened his mouth to speak
"Piper!" Came a horrified shriek from upstairs Leo rushed out followed closely by Piper who groaned
"Paige isn't in her bed! I don't even think she slept in her bed!" Phoebe was rambling to Leo
"We'll find her!" Leo promised
"I swear I saw her last night going to bed she even came and said goodnight to me" Phoebe said wringing her hands worriedly
"Phoebe! We'll find her" Leo said calmly he turned to Piper and looked at her meaningfully
"Hold the egg and bacon?" he asked she nodded and allowed him to hug her gently "I'll be back as soon as I can" he whispered before orbing away
"Where is she?" Phoebe asked nobody in particular Piper felt a sinking feeling in her stomach she wanted so badly to tell them if nothing to stop Phoebe worrying but she couldn't not until she knew whether Paige wanted to be found she'd left the country for gods sake! Piper needed answers
"Did Paige seem distracted to you? You know different from normal" Piper asked Phoebe shrugged "I've been so wrapped up in work I haven't had time to watch her for mood changes" Phoebe replied "I'm such a bad sister have you noticed any? You've just had a baby and you noticed!" Phoebe rambled Piper grabbed her sister faced her
"No I haven't noticed ok I was just speculating Paige is fine! I'm positive she's fine" she spoke calmly Phoebe nodded the phone rang Piper raced down to get it
"Hello!" she spoke as soon as she picked up
"Hey is Paige home?" she heard a male voice
"No she's not uh who is this?" Piper asked
"Dale Morrison her new boss well ex boss if she's not in work in the next fifteen minutes I order from that temp agency every time they send me some lay about who can't get in on time!" Dale began a rampage but Piper stopped him
"That lay about is my sister and she's not in work because we don't know where she is!" Piper screeched before slamming down the hone she breathed deeply for a few seconds before turning to find Phoebe looking worriedly at her as if she'd just announced she was going to live with the circus
"Better?" Phoebe asked carefully Piper nodded the phone rang again Phoebe stretched to answer it but it blew up before she touched it she jerked her hand away with fright
"Piper" Phoebe warned
"Just cause things blow up doesn't mean it was me!" Piper protested Phoebe shrugged and bit her lip she looked at the phone expecting it to come to life and explain itself
"But…that was me" Piper admitted Phoebe managed a small smile
"I gotta go clean up downstairs," Piper told her before walking past her sister Phoebe turned
"I'll go see if I can find any clues in Paige's room" Phoebe called Piper inwardly squirmed but shook it off as Leo orbed down in front of her
"Piper!" he said his face was a picture of worry and he looked really really scared
"What? What is it?" Piper asked
"It's Paige" Phoebe entered the kitchen with the book and looked at her brother in law
"What's happened?" she asked
"The Elders can't sense her at all where ever she is she's not on earth!" he emphasised the word earth
"But what about the underworld? You can't sense her when she's there?" Piper asked Leo shook his head
"The elders when they are all together can sense a weak signal if she's in the underworld she's not on earth" Leo replied Phoebe sat on the table and flipped through the book looking for some clue
"Are you ok?" Leo leaned towards Piper his eyes still on Phoebe it was then Piper realised she'd been staring off into space since Leo had came back
"I'm fine I'm uh going to go do um something" she lied Phoebe looked at Leo and then at Piper. Piper left the room as Leo leaned over to Phoebe to help her look Piper climbed the stairs until she reached the attic
"Paige!" she called hoping Paige was listening
"Paige! It's all right it's just me!" she called again nothing, nada!
Piper shook out a few shivers from her hands and rubbed her head where she could feel a worried migraine forming
"PAIGE!" she hissed a little louder "Aw for crying out loud!" she exclaimed after nobody answered her she gathered six white pillar candles put them in a circle and lit them
"Um" she thought trying to think up a spell to summon Paige seeing as Phoebe had the book
"Hear these words, hear my cry spirit lost I seek to find and heed the hope within my mind" she tried when it didn't work she turned to go and see if possibly she could get the spell from the book without alerting Phoebe or Leo when whoosh of magic made her look back
"Hey" Paige said
"Oh Paige!" Piper ran towards her sister and hugged her
"Where did you go? Why couldn't the elders sense you?" Piper asked Paige bit her lip and look a little guilty
"I figured that when Phoebe realised I was missing she'd ask Leo to sense me so I used a spell to cloak my presence from magical beings" Paige said
"Nice spell" Piper smiled Paige smiled back
"Thanks"
"Where did you go?" Piper asked Paige shuffled down comfortably Piper closed the door then sat down
"it's amazing Piper you'd love it all the scenery it's so beautiful and the food!" Piper held up a hand to stop her
"Where? Why?" she asked Paige took a deep breath
"I can't tell you" she replied looking down at the dusty floor softly
"Piper" Phoebe began as she opened the door Piper stood up suddenly
"What are you doing?" she asked
"I was um just Phoebe I can explain" Piper struggled to read hr sisters expression
"You'd better what are the candles out for when I have the book?" Phoebe asked surprised Piper turned expecting to find Paige sat there instead there was just the candles flickering gently in the draft
"Nothing it's nothing I just tried to summon Paige that's all it didn't work" Piper lied blowing out the candles she linked Phoebe and pulled her downstairs
Piper pushed the pram down the road deep in thought she heard someone running behind her and jumped when they touched her arm she turned to see Darryl slightly flustered and out of breath
"I followed you man you walk fast!" he told her laughing Piper let him catch his breathe
"Why did you follow me?" she asked
"Paige" Darryl blinked in the sunlight
"Oh" Piper nodded unsure of what to say
"Phoebe called me said that they needed to find her, she been missing a whole day now right?" Darryl asked Piper nodded and pursed her lips
"Piper is there anyone you know that possibly hold a grudge"
"She's hardly the type of person to go around upsetting people Darryl" Piper replied
"I know Piper but anything can help," he said
Piper shook her head and carried on walking Darryl stayed with her
"Phoebe says nobody in your area can sense her? So she's not on earth?" he asked Piper nodded
"So why call me? I mean don't get me wrong I'm worried and I'd like to help really I do but if she's not on earth" Piper nodded again
"I'll talk to her she's taking this hard, knowing Paige is out there somewhere and she can't do anything it's gotta be hard this time it was Darryl who nodded
Piper and Darryl arrived at the Manor and Piper pushed open the door Phoebe was sat the book of shadows and hundreds on maps crystals and anything else she could have used to try and locate Paige
"Phoebe!" Piper asked
"I'm just trying to find her Piper" Phoebe said helplessly Piper placed Wyatt in his playpen and folded the Pram and shoved it behind the door before she returned to the living room
"Well if she isn't on this planet why are you scrying with maps of the world?" she asked
"Because there is nothing else to look for Piper! At least this way I'm trying to do something! I can't just sit here and hope for the best it's not me"
"Me either but looking for her somewhere we know she's not isn't gonna help and why did you call Darryl?" Piper asked feeling a mixture of helplessness anger and guilt washing over her
"Because maybe he can help," Phoebe said feebly
"Oh yeah maybe he can send out a space ship and search for her like that how about you report her missing as well Pheebs then when we find where she really is we'll have a huge mess to clear up as well!" Piper snapped
"Well at least I'm trying to do something unlike you who seems to just think she'll be home again soon when the demons are done what do you think they're doing Piper having a tea party? She's been kidnapped!" Phoebe shouted Leo orbed down looking from one furious sister to the other
"No I don't think that I know she's not in trouble I just wish you'd stop trying to find her and face facts she doesn't want to be found!" Piper shouted stung by Phoebe's accusation
"What?" Leo asked Piper blushed crimson as she found everybody's face peering at hers she looked at her shoes angrily cursing herself for letting it slip
"She doesn't want to be found alright!" Piper replied again this time everybody understood
"You know where she is don't you?" Leo asked shocked
Authors note: Hope you like next chapter a few things will be explained and it includes Paige a lot more (in person) Please Review even if it's bad thanks love Emma x