Note: Short chapter this time. Please let me know what you guys think of the story, especially what you think of Lina. Thanks!
Leo dropped the man back to the ground. Phoebe stood trembling in the middle of the attic, her eyes wide.
"That's not possible. This is not possible. Jason broke up with me. He didn't just break up with me. He broke up with me because he couldn't deal with the whole witch thing!"
"Calm down, sweetie," Piper said, putting an arm around her shoulders. "Leo, move the crystals."
"What? He'll—"
"They're safe. Jason can't get her…there," she said, taking care not to name the location.
Leo kicked a crystal from its place, breaking the cage. The man stared in disbelief for an instant. That instant was all Piper needed to blast him.
"This can't be right."
"What are we gonna do now?"
Paige frowned. "Well, we're going to start by hunting down Jason Dean and—"
"And doing what? Punishing him for something he does in the future that he doesn't even know how to handle knowing is possible now?" Piper asked.
Leo went to the Book of Shadows, flipping quickly to the page about the Phoenix clan.
"Any chance that tells us how they're summoned or hired or whatever?" Piper asked.
Leo shook his head. "I'm going to talk to the Elders."
"What about future…"
"I'll just tell them that I need to know about Phoenixes."
Paige nodded. Leo saw the hesitation on Piper's face. He crossed the attic to her and kissed her forehead. "I won't let anything happen to her. Like you said, she's safe at the magic school."
"Still, I think the rest of us should go to the school. Let them know what's going on."
"I'll meet you there."
Leo orbed out.
"Piper, I am so sorry," Phoebe said.
"Pheebs, this isn't your fault."
"My ex-boyfriend put a hit on your daughter."
"Well, yeah, technically. But we're going to change that. We're going to save her. It'll be okay. It has to be okay."
"Let's go," Paige said.
The older Halliwells took her hands and the trio orbed to the school.