Chapter Eleven: Talking Things Through
"No! No, Paris." Paige yelled frantically. She tried her hardest to get the chains away from her but couldn't. Then she closed her eyes and tried to orb out but nothing happened.
"The cage is magic proof." The Seer explained. She sounded amused.
"It isn't." Paris muttered. "Or, it might be. But before we got in the cage, I couldn't hear your thoughts anymore." She tried to sit up slightly and winced in pain.
"Paris, don't move. And… that means we don't have any powers anymore." Paige replied.
"How do you know that?" Paris asked quietly. She was quickly losing blood and getting paler every second.
"About a year ago, a demon made the four of us extremely angry. We had an argument – slightly smaller than the one we all just had now – and the triquetra on The Book broke. The Power of Four fell apart and we lost our powers. Funny thing is, Cole was behind that, as well." Paige explained.
"I was looking forward to meeting Prue…" Paris mumbled with sadness.
"But she's alive." Paige said.
"Exactly." Paris replied. Paige shook her head; tears falling from her eyes.
"No, no Paris, you're not going to die. Leo will get here in time to heal you." She insisted. Paris smiled slightly.
"I'm sorry I wasn't the best sister ever, it's all kinda new to me…" she said.
"No. I'm sorry I was so hard on you. And I know Piper and Phoebe are as well. It's just… we had to learn the hard way, and even then, it wasn't enough. We didn't want to lose you like we lost Prue." Paige sniffed.
"But I guess that failed because I am…" Paris replied. "I'm sorry I brought you here, Paige, but at least I orbed one last time."
"You are not going to die, Paris. You're fourteen-years-old, you're too young to die." Paige insisted through her sobs.
Paris closed her eyes and sighed softly. "You're never too young to die, Paige." She said finally. She opened her eyes again and saw that Paige was crying heavily.
"Please." Paige begged. "Just try, Paris. I love you, I don't want to lose you."
"I love you too, Paige, even if you did want to kill me a few months ago." Paris smiled. Paige returned the smile and then they both felt warmth inside them. "Did you feel that?" Paris muttered.
"Yeah… yeah, I did. I think we should try something now." Paige replied. She closed her eyes and orbed the chains away from her. "You know the Lost Sister Spell?" she asked Paris. Paris nodded slightly. Paige took her hand through the chains and smiled. "Let's say it."
They began to chant:
"Power of the sisters' rise
Course unseen across the skies
Come to us who call you near
Come to us and settle here.
Blood to blood, I summon thee
Blood to blood, return to me."
