You Said Forever

"I'm here for a P. Halliwell," The Angel read off a list that appeared in his hands. Piper gasped and ran over to Prue.

"No, you can't have Prue!" She cried, standing protectively over her sister. The Angel shrugged calmly and summoned Paige's spirit out of her body. "What? No, you tricked me! Paige isn't P. Halliwell, she's Matthews!"

"No, I don't care about physical things. Paige is biologically a Halliwell, and so you had to choose between your two sisters, and you chose." The Angel of Death explained calmly. Paige's spirit looked from the stranger to her sister pleadingly but now she understood. She closed her eyes, accepting her fate as the Angel took her 'Up There'. Oh, why her, why hadn't Piper stopped him?

"Wake up," A deep male voice commanded gently. Paige sighed and lifted her eyes to look at the speaker. Instantly, she recognised a young brunette man she'd known from the Church. His bright blue eyes still sparkled with his joking, care free personality.

"Eric?" She gasped, throwing her arms around her old friend. Eric smiled and returned the hug warmly.

"Ol' Paige Matthews, you haven't changed a bit," The young man laughed.

Paige pulled out of his embrace and he noticed the tears streaming down her cheeks, "I have," She stated weakly. "I'm a witch now, was one anyway."

Eric sighed, he hated seeing his friend' upset, especially Paige. She'd always meant a lot to him, even before he'd discovered her destiny.

"It's okay, P," He tried to smooth her.

Paige couldn't help but giggle at his use of her old nickname. It had been so long…

"See? I knew there was a smile some where," He joked. Eric had always been the jokers in the gang, never letting anyone feel left out.

"How's life been treating you?" She asked, trying to change the subject. Eric went along with it, realising that it must be hard for her.

"This an' that," He shrugged, "Was in the army before I was sent up here."

That brought Paige back to reality with a bump. How could she have forgotten? She was dead. She didn't know what hurt more, her death by Phoebe (or actually Jade in Phoebe) or Piper choosing Prue.

Eric wished he could have used better words. Many of the spirits that were sent to him were usually in denial, why would Paige be any different? He placed a warm hand on her cheek, and, telepathically read her thoughts. 'How could I have forgotten? I'm dead… Why should that matter now? Oh, man, I wish I'd never met Piper and Phoebe. Okay, so I'm fine with Piper and Pheebs, I've kinda got over the shock, but Prue's been dead three years!' Eric broke the connection, hoping Paige hadn't noticed him using his powers on her. It was usually easier if he understood how they felt, that's why the Elders had given him this 'job' so his telepathy could be used for good.

After several moments, Eric finally awoke Paige from her thoughts. She looked at him as if she hadn't seen him before. 'Oh, God, she's finally realised who I am,' Eric thought, desperately. But Paige simply shook her head and looked around.

"So, where now?" She asked, surprisingly calm. Eric released the breath he'd been holding, before turning to the cabinet behind him and ruffling through the old scripts while Paige took in her surroundings.

Fours bright, bronze pillars supported the gleaming, white tiled roof. They rose up from the golden floor on which Paige stood. The table which Eric stood behind was pure glass, lined in sliver. Even though Paige couldn't see past the huge brown doors that must have been at least ten times her height, she could easily guess that this building was 'Up There', the Elders head quarters. Leo had often come up here, but what did they do? Was there a library, cinema, or even fast food? Man, could Paige live without Piper's cooking or even fast food? Did they need to eat in the after life? Probably not, but then, if not, what did they do?

"Urgh," Paige gasped, grabbing her head.

"Finally realising what you're in for?" Eric laughed, spreading out an old scroll on the counter. He bent his head, reading the foreign language confidently. "Right, there's your adoptive parents, non magical, your biological mother, Patty Halliwell, her mother, Penny Halliwell… There… This way," He started towards one of the many doors that had suddenly appeared around them. He pointed her through a door quite a distance back. Paige frowned at him.

"Aren't you coming with me? I could still get lost!" She asked, suddenly very unsure of herself.

"If you're the Paige Matthews I grew up with, you'll find your way easily," Eric encouraged, turning back to his desk.

"Thanks," Paige thanked him. Eric smiled as he heard the door shut behind him.

"Good day, P--"

The voice came from behind her. Paige jumped around, and found Penny Halliwell standing where the door should have been.

"Paige…"

Somehow, Paige felt that her Grams didn't seem as happy as she was. Biting back a comment, she smiled.

"Hello Grams,"

"PR—Paige?" Patty appeared behind Penny. Paige's biological mother frowned and turned to her mother.

"Mum, what's Paige doing here?" Patty whispered.

"I dunno," Penny replied quietly, frowning at her youngest grand daughter, "Piper mustn't have got my message."

"But, mum, this isn't right. Message or no message, why didn't Chris explain it to her?"

"He mustn't have got time," Penny shrugged.

"Time? Of course he had time!" Patty stressed. Penny shrugged again and then turned to Paige.

"So, welcome to the after life Paige dear," Penny smiled. Paige frowned suspiciously at her Grams, but she had to spend the rest of eternity with these guys… Quickly she pushed the suspicion away.

"So, where's the fast food restaurant?" Paige joked. Penny and Patty, both taking her arms caringly and leading her down a path.

"You've got a lot to learn, my child," Penny chuckled happily.

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So, here's the story so far:

Prue was brought back to life by Jade, daughter of Merlin.

Phoebe has her empathy and levitation powers back.

Paige and Prue are not getting along.

Wyatt was kidnapped and then rescued.

Paige found two copies of the Book of Shadows.

They all defeated Jade.

Stranger catches them using their powers

P3 is destroyed

Piper died and was summoned in the future.

Piper was brought back to life by future and present Wyatt.

Piper's destined to have a daughter.

Piper was sent through her past memories and visions.

They found out Jade was still alive.

Phoebe was made evil by Jade

Piper gets Phoebe's power of levitation

Paige dies and is sent to the Afterlife

Paige meets old friend Eric

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Watch out for Twisted Fate II and discover how Prue, Phoebe and Piper's destiny has changed due to these events. Will they ever get Paige back? Did Piper make the right choice? And do they even remember their sister? Who is Eric?