A/N: 1.in case anyone's wondering Peony is pronounced 'fay-o-nee'

2. I have no idea of any names of shops which sell kids clothes in the USA, so you're getting the British version!

Chapter 7

Wyatt Halliwell had just about managed to drag himself out of bed and into the landing and was debating the merits of showering first or eating, when he heard the noise of small children scampering up the stairs.

He smiled as he saw his mother and his aunts, trying to desperately to be quiet but failing miserably, reach the second floor. He was kind of enjoying being in the past even though the whole age reversal was freaking him out. It also amazed him how much mini Piper looked like his younger sister Peony, not that he would be getting a younger sister if his mother wasn't reverted back soon. "Don't worry" he thought to himself "Grandma and grandpa will think of something."

He passed by the trio assembled at the top of the stairs.

"You ain't us, you ain't seen nothing right!" Piper hissed at him in her best pirate accent.

"No, nothing" he smiled ruffling her hair, before carrying on downstairs.

Inside the master bedroom, Victor had managed to calm Patty down, who was now starting to see things in a more positive light.

"we can do this can't we?" she asked victor.

"sure we can, we did it the first time round"

"humph"

"What?"

"well, you weren't there a whole lot of the time"

"I've told you before, you mother wouldn't.."

"alright, enough, lets not get into that now"

Raised voices from outside caught their attention.

"Paige I'm not carrying anymore your too heavy" Piper was insisting.

"nahh" The baby was grabbing onto Piper's t-shirt, resisiting all efforts to put her on the floor.

"Yes"

"Piper don't drop her" Phoebe shouted.

"I'm not going to drop her" Piper exclaimed as Victor and Patty flung the bedroom door open to find their daughters.

"Now look" Phoebe sulked, noticing that their parents had discovered them and would no doubt put an end to their 'adventure'.

"Take it" Piper handed the baby to Patty.

Victor looked at Piper and Phoebe, both in their matching dungaree and t-shirt combos, rumpled from having been slept in, sporting stains from breakfast and last night's dinner. Paige in a little pink dress which bore the marks of apple sauce down the front.

"I think I know what our first task is…."

XXX

2 hours later, a pushchair bound Paige, Patty Victor, Phoebe and Piper stood in the children's section of Marks and Spancer, while Piper perused a row of brightly coloured t-shirts.

"I have a bad feeling about all this " Patty muttered.

"Why? Surely you did all this the first time round?" Victor puzzled.

"It was different in the 70s" Patty explained " mother and I mande a lot of their clothes, and for thing like shopping I only ever used to take them out 2 at a time. Besides, back then, little girls looked like little girls, now they dress like little adults"

"How hard can it be?" Victor exclaimed.

Patty chose to ignore him "Piper, honey pick one"

"I wanna blue one!"

"but they don't have blue, what about yellow?"

"Yellow's stupid, I want blue" she brooded, crossing her arms.

Patty sighed. "Phoebe how about you?"

"I want this" Phoebe walked over to the next rail and grabbed a pink fairy dress costume.

"darling that's more of a Halloween costume"

"but I want this" she pouted, clutching the dress to her

"I want doesn't get Phoebe Jane" Victor warned her.

"I don't care, I want this!" Phoebe shouted.

"okay, okay" Patty gave in " we'll take the dress"

Victor raised an eyebrow

"well, she has to wear something and I don't want a showdown right here in the store" Patty explained.

"come on" she rounded up Phoebe and Piper who was reluctantly holding several non-blue t shirts and jeans "let's go try them on"

Patty pushed them into the changing room. Victor went to grab the push chair and join them.

"at least you're not being as awkward as your Sisters" he said to Paige. Looking down he noticed that the push chair was empty.

"Patty!" he cried

"what?" she stuck her head out of the changing room.

"Paige is missing"

The colour drained form her face. "How could you let her go missing?" she screamed

"I didn't let her go missing!" Victor was indignant "she was strapped in"

"She can orb" Patty hissed. "son't just stand there, go look for her!"

"Paige, Paige" Victor called, scanning the floor as he retraced his steps, his heart beating in his ears. She may not be his daughter, but she was still only an innocent baby.

"Is this who you're looking for?" A shop assistant stepped out of nowhere, Paige in her arms.

"Oh thank god" Victor was relieved "there you are"

"wuh" Paige smiled mischievously.

"okay, baby go to Daddy" the assistant handed her to Victor.

"Oh, I'm not her father" Victor explained, and he couldn't be sure but he thought he saw a little frown cross the baby's face. "I'm, just….nevermind " he finished noting the confused look from the shop assistant.

"come on madam, let's get you back to mummy".

Vicot arrived back at the changing rooms to find a relieved Patty.

"look here little missy" she said, once Paige was safely back in her arms "no more orbing in public okay"

"ya"

"good".

"are we ready to pay and go?" Victor asked as Piper appeared in her street clothes, holding her new clothes.

"Yep" Phoebe bounced out still dressed in the fairy dress.

"Phoebe" Victor began.

"Leave it" Patty interrupted "let's just get home"

TBC.