CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

ORB BLOCK

Sunlight steamed through the windows onto the bed where the three Halliwell sisters were asleep. Phoebe was still next to both Piper and Paige's stomach. Piper's head was right next to Paige's on the pillow.

Leo had his head down on his chest from where he sat cross legged in the middle of the couch next to the window. His head jerked as he became awake. He lifted his head and stretched his sore muscles as he looked at the three sleeping sisters. Phoebe had a peaceful hopeful look on her face, Piper had a worried frown on her face and Paige looked the same, expect her impassive look was off her face at least. Leo could tell that Paige had dark thoughts once more in her sleep after he had finally fallen asleep. He looked up and found Chris back at his place against the door jam. He raised his right eye brow.

"I'm their white lighter, I have to see if they needed me." Chris said after he did a 'what' look over at Leo.

"What about Wyatt?" Leo asked with a slight frown.

"Gr ... Penny is with him. She hasn't left his side since he shaped changed Paige back into herself." Chris said.

"You are allowed to call her Grams now, I mean to her you are family." Leo said in a knowing voice.

Chris felt heat enter his checks. "I'm waiting for Penny to give me permission."

"Fine." Leo said standing to his feet so he could stretch his back and lower body. "Have you been there all night?"

"Most of it. I knew the sisters were safe with you in here with them, so I went and searched the BOS until I grew tired." Chris said.

"You didn't sleep like that did you?" Leo asked concerned.

Chris shook his head. "No I actually feel asleep on the day bed in the attic. I have been up a few hours and decided to come and wait for the sisters to wake up."

Leo sighed in slight relief. "So have you found anything new?"

Chris shook his head.

A sudden noise from the bed alerted the two men and they both turned as in one accord towards the bed to see what would happen. They watched as Phoebe slowly blinked and she slowly sat up being careful not to bump into either Piper or Paige. She blinked at Leo who was standing at the end of the bed and than over at Chris who was still leaning against the door frame.

"Don't tell me you slept like that." Phoebe said with a gentle smile.

"Yeah I did. It was quite comfortable. If you have back or shoulder problems, I totally recommend it." Chris wisecrack.

"Wise ass." Phoebe shook her head.

Chris lifted his right eyebrow up and down, but before he could speak once more another noise happened a the bed. He turned his eyes and watched as Piper slowly came awake. He watched as she turned her head and simply stared at Paige's face. "Has she even been awake yet?"

"No." Leo simply stated.

Piper's eyes lost the little hope that she had. She slowly sat up and looked around the room, "Where's Wyatt?"

"Your Grams is tending to the little guy this morning. He has all ready eaten his breakfast and he's ready to meet the day." Chris said.

Piper nodded and turned back to look down at Paige. She reached down and over and picked up Paige's right hand and intertwined their fingers. "Whenever you are ready to wake up, Paige, I'm here. Phoebe's here also."

"Heya Paigey." Phoebe said softly as she reached down and touched Paige's knee.

Penny walked in the room with Wyatt in her arms and Wyatt orbed out of her arms and onto the bed next to Paige and in front of his mom. He looked at his Aunt Paige and her eyes slowly began to flicker and open. He smiled as her gaze set upon him, but than he frowned as she didn't acknowledge him.

"Her eyes are still blurry son." Leo gently said sensing his son's disappointment.

Paige closed her eyes and than re opened them and she saw Phoebe at her side down near her knees and she looked up slightly to find Piper right next to her with her hand holding her own. She jerked her hand out of Piper's hand and orbed.

"Why am I not surprised." Phoebe sighed as the blue and white lights lit up where Paige used to be laying.

Piper kept a sharp eye on her baby ½ sister's orbs and quickly saw that Paige was having trouble. She gasped as she saw Paige's orbs separate themselves. Some went up to the ceiling, some went to the floor, some went to the far wall, some went to the wall above Piper's head. The orbs suddenly started to fling off the walls in crazy timing movements, Leo had to duck his head or risk getting hit full on when all the orbs were flying right at him. The orbs quickly started doing circus moves before coming back towards the bed.

Paige suddenly appeared wide eyed and sickly look on her face. She closed her eyes trying to get her head and her body back from her wild orb ride. She slowly took a few breaths and counted to ten before she opened her eyes once more. "What the hell!" She breathed.

"It's called orb block." Leo informed Paige.

Paige glared at Phoebe and than at Piper. "What the hell did you two do!" She demanded hotly.

Phoebe just simply stared at Paige with tears running down her checks. She had been so freaked out what she had just seen happen to her baby ½ sister that her nervous system was totally out of whacked.

"We didn't have a hand in this, Paigey. But for once I'm happy that the Elders interfered." Piper said in a her normal voice.

"Don't call me that ..." Paige growled deep in her thoart.

"But that's your nick name Missy Paige." Piper said using her very own special nickname.

"Don't call me that ..." Paige said in a deadly voice.

"I love you." Piper responded. She reached over and pulled Paige to her and she clung to her baby ½ sister. "I love you Paigey, and I always will."

Paige jerked out of Piper's arms and jumped out of bed, she almost fell over because her legs where shaky but she very quickly got a hold of herself and she pulled herself up. "Get this straight you two, I will remain in the manor until Cole decides to show his sorry ass up and Phoebe has to vanquish her son. I will remain here to help Phoebe past the pain that she has to go through after she vanquish her very own son face to face. But once Phoebe is strong again I'm so out of here.

I'm sorry that I won't be a charmed one any longer, but if you are in dire needs and need the power of three I'll be there for you two." She shook her head. "In the mean time, I will remain in the manor and continue to help find the demon that turned Wyatt. But I'm no longer your sister and please don't feel like I am." With that she turned and stormed from the bedroom.

THE END

The order of the trilogy:

Monkey Business

Vanquish of a Son

Paige's Dark Side