Chapter 4

Paige orbed them all to where they thought Dera was located but they found nothing, not even a sign that he had been there.

"Maybe we just missed him" said Paige.

"I doubt it" mumbled Azure "lets go back to the house and scry again."

They followed Dera all over the city but every time they arrived at their destination he was already gone. Frustrated they all went home for the night deciding they would try again tomorrow.

Later that night Pheobe got up to get a glass of water and noticed the living room light was on. Walking into the room she found Azure sitting on the couch reading the book "what you doing" she asked.

"Just reading, I cant sleep" replied Azure not setting the book down.

"How come" asked Pheobe.

"I…um…get nightmares" answered Azure.

"When was the last time you slept" questioned Pheobe.

"Um…." was Azure's only reply.

"Well if you cant remember then it must have been a long time and that's not healthy" said Pheobe leaning against the door frame. Azure was silent ignoring Pheobe. Pheobe left the room and returned seconds later with a few blankets and a pillow and sat down next to Azure.

"What are you doing" asked Azure confused.

"I'm going to stay up and keep you company" answered Pheobe. After about an hour of arguing Azure finally gave in and decided to sleep while Pheobe watched over her. She carefully stretched her legs out and lay down on her side, curled slightly so she would fit the couch, her back to Pheobe. She was startled out of her thought when gentle hands placed the blanket over her "you'll get cold" was the murmured comment. Azure felt a little uncomfortable with all the mothering she was getting, she wasn't used to it, but in a way she liked it allowed her to relax for a moment.

Pheobe settled into a chair on the opposite side of the room and started reading. About an hour later she glanced over at Azure who was starting to move around muttering as she did so. Pheobe set her book on the floor, prepared to go over if needed

"No…don't" Azure whimpered. Pheobe walked over to the couch and sitting on the edge placing a gentle hand on Azure's shoulder.

"Azure, honey, wake up" she whispered only to have Azure sit up so abruptly they banged heads. Azure stared wildly around, half asleep, trying to place her surrounding, and being unable to do so, started to scrabble out of the tangled blankets until gentle hands stilled and calmed her. Gentle brown eyes meeting and locking with her, arms uncertainly pilling her into a hug, she willingly accepted after resisting for only a moment. She relaxed into the arms, hands reflexively grasping at the sides of the shirt she was holding, head on her saviors shoulder, inhaling their scent. She gave a shuddering sigh and relaxed, eventually falling asleep once more feeling safe.

Pheobe felt Azure go limp against her and let out the breath she'd unconsciously been holding.

"What in hell was that about?" she wondered. She pondered her next move, trying to slip out of Azure's clasp proved ineffectual, so eventually she simply maneuvered them until they were both lying on the couch and settled in to sleep.

There you have it another chapter...thankyou so much for all the reviews. To answer a few questions- the twins are eighteen and this is set after Chris changed the future and left…R&R please and thank you:)