Chapter 6 Happily Ever After…Maybe

Past 2000

Piper stood silent as Phoebe and Prue struggled to regain their balance. They were in the attic now, Paige pulled away from her sisters embrace.

"Ok, so first you did the orb thingy with that energy ball, then you orb us back home, what are you, some kind of white lighter?" Piper blinked in confusion, still trying to sort this out.

Paige gazed at the floor. Afraid to make eye contact, afraid that if she looked directly at any of them she would break. "Sort of." She shifted around so that her back was facing them.

"You know, in this family we've learned it's best not to keep secrets, especially magical ones." Prue extended her hand out, touching Paige on the shoulder.

"I want to tell you guys, you don't know how much I want to tell you…" Before she could finish a familiar voice cut in. She choked back tears recognizing the voice.

"But she can't." All three sisters turned to see Leo standing in the doorway.

"Leo?" Piper locked her gaze on him, afraid that if she looked away he would disappear again.

Leo walked up to her, pulling her tightly in his arms. "I'm back. The elders said you showed great courage, if it wasn't for you helping Paige, they wouldn't have sent me back."

Paige smiled through tears as she watched each of her sisters taking turns hugging her future brother-in-law. She wondered if they would have the chance to do that again in her time. She looked up to see Leo looking at her, he had to have been thinking the same thing.

"I'll fill you in on the details later." He continued to smile as he leaned down, kissing Piper on the forehead.

"So, I guess that means it's time for me to go home." Paige spoke up, looking at her sisters. She couldn't help but smile at the three of them.

"Actually, I can take care of that." Leo looked up, giving a nod they all watched as Paige disappeared in a golden light.

"So the elders sent her home?" Prue asked, still confused on the whole situation and wishing she could have at least thanked Paige for bringing them home.

"Let's just say she has something special waiting for her at home." He looked at the sisters, knowing they wouldn't let it rest if they had the choice. Fortunately for him, the choice wasn't theirs. As Leo already knew, the elders weren't going to let him remember Paige. They had the same thing planned for the sisters. They would remember saving a young witch, but the details would be gone when they awoke the next morning. Leo sighed heavily as the sisters still looked to him. He knew they wanted answers. "Tomorrow, I'll tell you tomorrow." He reached down taking Piper's hand in his pulling her out the door with him.

Phoebe turned to Prue once they were down the stairs. "Was it just me or did something about Paige seem…"

"Familiar?" Prue cut her off, nodding her head. "I can't put my finger on it, but there was just something about her."

"Do you think Leo will really tell us?"

Prue brushed a stray hair from Phoebe's forehead tucking it behind her ear. "I don't know sis, but I have a strong feeling we'll be seeing that girl again.

Present 2006

Paige tried to focus as she opened her eyes. Looking around she saw a few boxes with Prue's name on them, as well as a few of her own things. She was back in her own time. She sat up, pulling the blanket off of her as she slowly started to stand.

"Time travel sure does take some out of you." She muttered, not realizing she wasn't alone.

"So do sister's who've been worried sick." Piper walked in from the doorway, followed by Phoebe.

Paige felt her self cringe at Piper's tone. "Sorry, I just want to try and help."

"I know, and I love you to death for that, but you're not super witch." Piper reached out, giving Paige a hand to help steady herself.

"No more spells Missy Paige." Phoebe scolded in a mother like tone.

"I promise, you guys won't believe what happened." Paige smiled as she thought about seeing her sisters then, about seeing Prue.

"Why don't we talk about it over some dinner, you have to be hungry." Piper smiled knowingly at Phoebe.

The three started down the stairs, just as they reached the kitchen Paige started to protest the dinner. "You know guys, I'm really not all that hun…" Her voice trailed off as she looked at the table.

"Come on sis, you gotta eat." Prue smiled as she watched Paige's confused expression.

"Wha..How?" Paige stuttered, not really sure of what she should ask first.

"Let's just say they owed you one." Prue smiled as she stood up, taking her baby sister into a much awaited hug. Soon Piper and Phoebe joined in.

Paige felt her heart swell. "I never thought I'd get to do this."

"I know baby girl, I know." Prue ran a hand over the back of Paige's hair. Kissing her gently on the forehead.

The night passed by to quickly for all of them. They hadn't told Paige yet about Prue having to leave the following day, or about how this was "adding fuel to the fire" as Chris had put it. They all four sat at the table, having a meal that they all had only dreamed about. Afterwards they had pulled blankets and sleeping bags into the sunroom, having their own make shift slumber party. They told stories of the things they had done as children and teenagers. To them this was a glimpse of what it would have been like growing up together.

As the night crept by each sister fought it, but eventually fell asleep. Prue was the only one still awake as she looked at her three sleeping sisters. She smiled as her gaze landed on Paige. She couldn't help but notice how childlike she looked when she slept. She said a silent prayer to herself, hoping that one day they would all get to be together like this again, hoping that one day they could have a chance to make up for the time they hadn't gotten in the past. Maybe one day they could have their happily ever after.