A Hidden Truth

Crappy Shoes

A/N: By the way, Paige can't heal yet. Also, there's no Leo. Just for the sake of the story, even though I love Leo. :)

Disclaimer: Wait, you actually thought it was mine? (Laughs) Idiot! Um…I mean, honest mistake. Really, that's what I said originally. REALLY! IT'S TRUE!

As Paige and Peyton walked out of the kitchen, they heard Phoebe say happily, "She called us Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Piper." Paige smiled, knowing that Phoebe was content with what was going on. If anybody would be happy about learning that their little sister had an illegitimate child at seventeen, it would be Phoebe. Paige thought back to her dream the night before and wondered how Prue would've reacted to this kind of news. Probably not very well, she decided.

Peyton and Paige were rounding the corner of the street. Then they started to cross the street. About halfway through, Peyton's shoe fell off. "You kids with your crappy shoes that don't stay on," Paige said as Peyton walked back over to her shoe. As she knelt down to pick it up, Paige noticed something out of the corner of her eye. Paige noticed it was a taxi. Peyton was still on the ground. The driver didn't see Peyton until she stood up, and by that time it was too late to stop and too late for Paige to orb her away.

SCREECH! BAM! It came at Peyton so fast that she didn't have time to scream, or react in any way for that matter. The taxi quickly came to a halt. Paige rushed over to Peyton. What took around five seconds felt like five hours. Her first instinct was to call Leo. But then she remembered that Leo was just a tad bit preoccupied, what with be FROZEN! Stupid destiny that means Leo has to be frozen until we defeat The Ultimate Power! I mean, who knows how long that could take! Paige thought angrily with tears streaming down her face. "Call an ambulance!" Paige shouted at the taxi cab driver.

Paige desperately put her hands over Peyton's body in hopes to heal her. She knew it wasn't going to work. She had never healed before; after all, she was only half Whitelighter.

After what seemed like days, Paige finally heard the sounds of an ambulance. It pulled up along the sidewalk. "Can I ride in the back with her?" Paige asked, still crying.

"Are you family?" The paramedic asked.

"Yes, I'm her mother!"

The woman looked at Paige oddly. Paige knew she was thinking she was quite young to have a twelve-year-old. "Okay, you can come along," she said. When they started driving away, Paige dialed the number of the Halliwell manor.

"Hello?" someone answered.

Ya, Phoebe, it's Paige. Peyton was hit by a car!"

"Oh, my God! Is she okay? Where are you?" Phoebe replied.

"She's lost a lot of blood, and she's unconscious. I'm in the ambulance with her on the way to the hospital. Can you do me a favor, Phoebes?"

"Sure, anything."

"Get the number for Peyton's group home. Call and ask for Toni. Tell her what's going on. We're going to San Francisco Memorial Hospital."

"No problem. Piper and I will be there soon. Love ya, Paigey!" Phoebe said.

"Love you too, Phoebes…Phoebe, I'm so scared. I just got her back. I don't want to lose her again."

"You won't sweetie. You won't."

"Thanks for that, Phoebe."

"You're my little sister. It's what I do."

A/N: I felt like updating, so I split it up. What I have here isn't all of what I already have written. I should update by Saturday.