HEY! SO THIS IS A REWRITE OF SORTS OF MY OTHER BTVS & CHARMED CROSSOVER; REPRESSED FEELINGS. I DIDN'T LIKE HOW THE STORY WAS WRITTEN SO I DECIDED TO REWRITE THE WHOLE THING. IF YOU HAVE READ THE PRIVIOUSLY MENTIONED STORY YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS STORY IS WRITTEN DIFFERENTLY BUT NONE OF THE MAJOR PARTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. SO PLEASE COMMENT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!
DICLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHRACHTERS NOR DO I OWN CHARMED OR BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER!
***** THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE STORY
-PAIGE- 20 YEARS OLD, NOT RELATED TO THE CHARMED ONES! POWERS- T.K ORBING, STANDARD WHITE LIGHTER ABILITIES, SLAYER ABILITIES.
-PHOEBE- 22 YEARS OLD. POWERS- EMPATHY, LEVITATION, AND PREMINITION.
-PIPER- 24 YEARS OLD. POWERS- FREEZING AND EXPLODING?
- PRUE- 26 YEARS OLD. POWERS- T.K AND ASTRAL PROJECTION
- BUFFY- 22 YEARS OLD. POWERS- SLAYER ABILITIES
-FAITH- 21 YEARS OLD. POWERS- SLAYER ABILITIES
-WILLOW- 22 YEARS OLD- POWERS- GOOD WITCH ABILITIES.
-KENNEDY- 20 YEARS OLD. POWERS- SLAYER ABILITIES
********* PAIRINGS******
PAIGE&PHOEBE
PIPER&LEO
FAITH&BUFFY
WILLOW&KENNEDY
PRUE&?
CHAPTER 3 N.O P.O.V
Paige felt Phoebe's eyes on her the entire way back by Leo, she stood next to him out of habit, being around him calmed her nerves greatly. She sighed, she could feel Piper looking at her as well.
Prue looked between Phoebe and Paige, rolling her eyes at her sister's antics. 'She's like a dog with a bone.' She thought to herself in amusement, poor Paige didn't know what she was in for during her time with the sisters.
"Paige why don't you sit down, stay awhile." Prue joked to Paige, hoping to ease the girl's nerves a bit, "Phoebe doesn't bit, I promise." She said with a small laugh at her joke. She could be funny when she wanted to be.
Paige was surprised when Prue spoke to her directly, let alone to make a joke. 'That was a joke, right?' she thought to herself before internally sighing, knowing unless she orbed out she would have to sit eventually.
"No, it's worse. She hugs." Paige said with a faux shiver as she slowly sat down, she was still a bit uneasy with how the evenings gone. She decided playing civil with the sisters would be her safest bet, besides they were Leo's family, they couldn't be that bad. Right?
Prue and Piper chuckled at Paige's comment. They all may end up getting along after all.
"Hey!" Phoebe exclaimed, "There is nothing wrong with hugs!" Phoebe said indignity, she personally loved giving and receiving hugs, it was great for getting a better emotional read on someone. Even from the brief and unrequited hug shared with the half Whitelighter, Phoebe had felt the barest of emotions from Paige, such a small amount that she was probably imagining it.
Phoebe's comment had everyone except Paige nodding in agreement. Obviously everyone in the room bar Paige thought hugs could fix anything, Paige found it laughable.
"I think that's a matter of opinion sweetheart." Paige said seriously, some people didn't like being touched, some did. Paige was one of the non-touchy people in the world, nothing personal it just put her on edge.
Both Phoebe and Cole looked ready to reply to Paige's comment when Piper stood and clapped her hands,
"Well I'm going to start dinner. Phoebe why don't you come help me?" Piper said in a tone that everyone could tell meant Phoebe had no choice in the matter. Phoebe sighed in defeat, her lips automatically forming a pout as she got up and followed her sister in to the kitchen.
'Adorable.' Paige thought as she watched the two youngest sisters leave. She sighed as she looked up at Cole, the boyfriend. Something didn't sit right with her about that guy, he knew too much for her liking. She knew she was by no means a people person but for some reason something was telling her she could trust the sisters, the thought annoyed her to no end because she had no reason to trust them. She decided she was going to fight it until she had proof she could trust them, not a gut feeling.
"I'm going to go upstairs and shower before dinner." Cole said muttered and quickly made his way upstairs. Paige following him with her eyes as he went, a guarded look on her face.
Prue watched Paige from where she sat across the room, 'what is she hiding?' she thought as she continued watching the girl, she had decided to give her a chance because she is a friend of Leo's, she just hoped she wasn't wrong.
Leo silently stood up and walked into the kitchen.
Paige sighed as she watched Leo disappear into the kitchen, 'and then there were two.' She thought to herself as she watched Prue continue to watch her. She wasn't going to lie, Prue seemed like a scary witch.
"You ok?" Prue asked the ball of nerves across from her, her only sense of familiarity was gone now it was just Paige and a stranger. She could imagine how awkward that could be.
Paige just shrugged, she was 5 by 5.
"Am I staying here tonight?" Paige asked, her voice firm. Something she has heard Buffy use tons of times when addressing a team. Prue thought about it for a second, she really didn't know the plan, she barely knew the details as to why Paige was here to begin with.
"I don't know. Would you be comfortable staying here?" Prue asked, she didn't want Paige to be even more uncomfortable.
"How about I stay tonight just in case and then I'll be here during the day and go home at night?" Paige suggested, "If anything I'm just an orb away." Paige reasoned calmly, cool as a cucumber.
Prue appraised Paige and her preparedness, realizing the girl had probably thought things through while everyone was talking. 'Must not be her first rodeo' Prue thought to herself, she doesn't know If that's good news or not, only time would tell.
"Alright, sounds good to me." Prue said with a shrug, she assumed Paige would fill Leo in later.
Paige nodded
"Cool, I'm just going to head to my apartment and grab a few things." Paige said as she stood and put her hands in her pockets.
"You going to be back for dinner?" Prue asked out of habit.
Paige shook her head in the negative,
"I'm not hungry, but thanks for the offer." Paige declined graciously, she could be polite when she wanted too. Besides she knew she wouldn't be getting back till everyone was asleep. She walked over to where she had dropped her guitar and strapped it securely to her back.
"I'll be back." Paige said as she orbed away.
Prue got up after Paige left and made her way towards the kitchen, stopping at the door way to listen to Piper, Phoebe, and Leo's conversation.
"I don't know! I can't explain it, but I do want to get to know her." Phoebe exclaimed, it was a logical decision really.
"Maybe you should talk to her Phoebe." Piper suggested, knowing her sister can be pretty easy to talk to, being an empath helped. She was happy that Phoebe wanted to get to know Paige, she understood it well. Even though they just met, it's like she belonged with them.
Prue walked in after Piper's comment,
"Well don't bother doing it now, she left." Prue stated as she walked in and took the open seat next to Leo, opposite of her two sisters.
"What?! Where did she go, what did you say?" Phoebe questioned her eldest sister with just a touch of anger in her voice. 'Where the hell did that come from?' she thought to herself in disbelief.
"Whoa, easy there tiger. I didn't say anything, she just went to her apartment to grab a few things." Prue explained, 'protective much?' she thought to herself in amusement at her sister's odd behavior.
Piper looked up from her cooking, a small smile on her face
"Is she going to be back in time for dinner?" Piper questioned as she continued cooking.
Prue shook her head,
"No, she said she wasn't hungry." Prue said with a shrug, "but I agree with Phoebe, we should all get to know her." She said with a slight smile.
"How long does it take to orb to her place and back?" Phoebe asked in confusion, knowing that it was relatively quick to orb with Leo. She didn't understand why it would take Paige so long to grab a few things.
Leo started to laugh, it was cute how they were already starting to look after his young charge, he thought about his friends from Sunnydale. 'They would be happy to know she has people looking after her.' He thought to himself, he decided to have Paige get in contact with them to let them know she was ok.
"She is half slayer you guys, she has patrol this evening." Leo explained simply, it's what she did almost every night.
"Ok, that's the second time that's been brought up. What the hell is a slayer?" Piper asked curiously, she's never heard of a slayer and she's heard of just about everything. 'Even more of a reason to get to know Paige.' She thought to herself as she continued stirring the pot on the stove.
"Hmm, in every generation a girls chosen, she alone will fight demons, vampires, werewolves, pretty much anything that goes bump in the night." Leo explained the best he could, he was no watcher so he couldn't really explain it properly but he knew that the slayers dealt with more than he could dream of.
"Wait, so where is she patrolling exactly?" Prue asked, as far as she knew there weren't any vampires around, just the usual demon that they deal with from day to day.
"Uh, usually she patrols the cemeteries. Unless she has a demon to track." Leo explained nonchalantly, this was normal for Paige to do. Back in Sunnydale Paige, Kennedy, Buffy, and Faith would split up and each take a cemetery and then meet up for the third, depending on the night's activity.
"What?!" Phoebe exclaimed incredulously "she goes and walks around in cemeteries? At night? That's dangerous, not to mention crazy." Phoebe stated, not understanding why Paige would go to a cemetery alone, what if she got hurt? It was dangerous. Phoebe internally sighed at the protective flare that shot through her at the thought of Paige being in alone and in danger. It was driving her nuts.
Prue looked at her baby sister for a moment wondering what had gotten into her. Prue turned her attention back to Leo
"As much as it pains me to do so, I agree with Phoebe on this Leo. It's dangerous and crazy for someone to go out alone at night, especially when looking for monsters." Prue said, she felt her heart constrict at the thought of her sisters doing something like that, they were a team.
It was quiet for a few minutes, the only sound was Piper cooking. The rest of the house silent, Cole was most likely doing a bit of paper work upstairs.
Leo thought of how to answer the charmed ones questions. Should he tell them about Faith, Buffy, and Kennedy? Leo sighed, it was going to come out sooner or later. Especially later If Paige was the one to tell them.
"Believe me that was my reaction when I first found out." Leo said with a chuckle as he answered Prue's and Phoebe's statements. "Paige usually doesn't go alone, but since she's left Sunnydale she kind of put herself in that position.' Leo said honestly, knowing full well that Paige is the reason Paige is patrolling alone. Leo prepared himself for the questions that he knew the sisters would ask, he hoped that Paige wouldn't mind that he told them the bare minimum
"Why did she leave Sunnydale?" Phoebe asked curiously, "better yet what is a Sunnydale?" she joked having never heard of the place.
Leo grinned and shook his head at Phoebe's humor
"Not only do I not know, but it's also not my place to tell." Leo answered truthfully. He could see the gears turning in their heads, Phoebe's more so than anyone's 'Paige better be prepared to get bombarded with questions when she comes back.' Leo thought to himself, knowing that Phoebe wouldn't drop something if she was curious.
"What did you mean about Paige not usually patrolling alone?" Prue asked, confused as to why Paige would suddenly go looking for trouble solo.
"Back in Sunnydale she had Buffy, Faith, and Kennedy." Leo answered simply.
"Are the other Slayers?" Piper asked in confusion, she thought there could only one, and here she thought being a charmed one was confusing.
Leo nodded at his wife
"Yes. Buffy is the original slayer. She died for a few minutes and then was revived. Then the next slayer, Kendra I believe her name was, died and then Faith was called." Leo tried to explain the crazy tree of slayer lineage. "For a slayer to be called the previous one must die." Leo stated upon seeing the sisters confused faces.
"Then how is Kennedy a slayer? Who died?" Phoebe questioned
Leo smiled.
"No one." Leo answered, "During a battle that almost destroyed Sunnydale, Willow, who is a witch, helped figure out a way to give all the potential slayers their powers so they could form an army to defeat the First." Leo explained proudly. He may not have been at the fight but he kept tabs and was immensely proud with how the group had won the battle.
Prue was shocked and confused. How could so much be happening and they not know anything about it?
"Who is the First, and how come we have never come across him?" Prue asked, she thought they had heard of most of the upper level demons already.
Leo looked at the sisters sadly as he moved to get a drink of water. He leaned against the sink, a heavy look on his face.
"You should be happy you have never had to face the first." Leo said sadly. He knew that if the charmed ones were unfortunate enough to face the first they probably wouldn't have lived. Hell a group of slayers and withes were barely enough to stop the city from being destroyed.
"That bad?" Piper asked grimly as if sensing her husband's thoughts. Leo nodded and took a deep breath before continuing.
"The First is the original evil. The thing that created demons and vampires. Probably the source as well." Leo spoke, the harsh reality of what Sunnydale endured heavy on his heart.
The sisters sat in disbelief, how something so evil still can exist.
"What did the first do?" Prue asked warily, knowing that whatever the first did was probably terrible.
"The first had the power to impersonate anyone who had passed away, yet they still couldn't physically touch things because they were still a spirit. " Leo began his choppy explanation
"So they fought the spirit of the first?" Piper asked in confusion, spirits weren't so bad.
Leo sighed
"No. it's kind of like Prue's astral projection. The first had a physical form to an extent, it could walk and talk but couldn't touch things." Leo explained the best he could to the confused sisters, no one really knew how to explain what had happened in Sunnydale.
"Who did the first choose as to impersonate?" Prue asked before anyone else could form another question.
Leo looked at the table, a frown marring his features as he remembered hearing the story himself.
"It looked and sounded like Buffy." Leo responded grimly as he moved his eyes from the table to the sisters around him. He knew even if they didn't talk about it, both Paige and Faith were still haunted by it.
"Because she died before, right?" Piper asked, looking for confirmation. It was beginning to confusing to follow along.
Leo nodded sadly. Buffy was young and yet has gone through so much. They all have.
"What else happened?" Prue inquired, she could tell this was just the tip of the iceberg. Leo obviously cared for these people, and to watch and hear what happened to his friends is heartbreaking.
"After a particular close call and one dead potential slayer, they figure out that the first was appearing to them individually as people they had lost. " Leo informed them quietly.
"They lost a potential?" Prue rasped, her mind on the thought of someone so young dying in battle. She wondered how old most of the potentials were.
Leo nodded sadly
"The first got to her before Buffy did and pretended to be the new potential they were picking up. They unknowingly brought a spy into their own camp." Leo said in disgust, the thought of what the First had done to the potential was truly despicable.
"How does Paige fit into this exactly?" Phoebe questioned, she understood that Paige was part slayer but not fully understanding how this was Paige's story.
"Wait, is Paige one of the potentials?" Piper asked in disbelief, Paige was so young.
Leo nodded with a small smile
"She is." Leo confirmed, "Paige and Faith suffered the most emotionally and physically." Leo informed them as he cleared his throat. "You see, Paige and I met Faith years ago in Boston. Paige and Faith became as close as sisters, even more so when Paige was revealed as a slayer. Buffy is Faith's girlfriend." Leo paused and looked at the far wall a grim look on his face, "can you imagine what it was like for your girlfriend to come to you and say that she doesn't love you and that she hopes you die first? When moments prior you were saying I love you?" Leo said sadly, it was a truly terrible thing to hear about, more so to have a firsthand encounter.
The sisters were saddened by Leo's words, realizing how much of an emotional toll that battle must have been.
"Did the first have the memories of the person they were impersonating?" Piper asked, fearing the answer.
Leo nodded in confirmation, the first played on the insecurities of everyone it went after.
"Who else did the first appear to the most?" Prue asked, she could see Phoebe wanting to ask questions, but was too stunned to form them.
"For Buffy it was her mother and herself. For Faith it was Buffy and her first watcher." Leo paused, wondering if he should leave it at that or finish explain and hope that Paige wouldn't be mad. "For Paige it was Buffy and her Parents." Leo finished sadly.
All was silent as everyone took in what Leo had said. They all wore grim faces, knowing that Paige's parents was a touchy subject.
Piper looked in the pot she was using to cook dinner in, she was shocked. Paige was a lot tougher than she imagined. 'I don't know if I would be here if that happened to me' Piper thought to herself sadly, she knew even now she wouldn't handle seeing her mother's ghost. She wondered how Paige was doing now that she was away from Sunnydale, vowing to keep an eye on the girl.
Phoebe couldn't believe what Leo had told them. She and her sisters knew firsthand how hard it was too loose your parents but to have them used against you? She couldn't imagine the pain that Paige went through. 'Although she is good at hiding it.' Phoebe thought to herself grudgingly. It annoyed her to no end that Paige could block her emotions from Phoebe, no so more than ever. A thought hit Phoebe that left her nervous for an answer.
"Paige was the close call, wasn't she?" Phoebe asked, worried what the answer might be.
Leo nodded silently, he wasn't surprised that Phoebe was the one who had pieced it together.
"What do you mean close call?" Piper asked in confusion. What had happened to Paige?
"When the first appeared to Paige, they appeared as her family. They would talk to her and tell her how they blamed her for their death and that she was an abomination." Leo started, his voice deep and hallow as he remembers how close he and everyone else had come to loosing Paige, "it went on for a few weeks, she would get angrier and reckless in her hunts. Her focus on the words her parents would tell her. It was slowly driving her crazy. One night she was out patrolling with Faith. She got hurt, nothing serious but enough to have Faith start to worry something was up. The first came to Paige that night and told her that if she wanted forgiveness all she had to do was die, then they could be a family again." Leo continued," Faith went upstairs to check on Paige's stitches and found her in her room, Dagger in hand." Leo Finished quietly, not needing to finish as it was obvious Paige was still alive and hadn't killed herself.
"Poor Paige." Phoebe said, her voice thick from silent tears. She wanted nothing more than to hug her and make her feel loved. 'Love? Where did that come from?' Phoebe thought to herself confused as to where the thought had come from.
"I'm going to go and wash up for dinner." Leo stated as he made his way out of the kitchen. He needed to clear his head of the bad memories. He stopped and turned to look at Phoebe.
"And Phoebe if you do talk to her, just know she doesn't open up easily. She took whatever the first told her to heart." Leo warned as he continued his way out of the kitchen, he knew that Paige's encounter with the First had scared her in more ways than one.
Phoebe nodded her head, understanding what Leo was saying. Don't push her.
Piper turned around with a small smile.
"Dinners ready." She said simply. Putting an end to any and all conversation, there would be time for that later.
Paige sighed happily in her apartment. It's not that she didn't like the sisters or their home, she just never really felt comfortable in new places. Paige sat down on her bed and relaxed for a minute before getting up and going to pack some clothes in her duffle bag. 'May as well grab a book or two' she thought to herself knowing she probably wouldn't be getting much sleep tonight. She knew Leo was probably filling the sisters in on her story, which meant questions.
One she finished packing she looked at the clock, realizing it was nearing midnight. Walking to her weapons chest in front of her bed, she grabbed a few stakes and a spare dagger just in case she ran into any demons.
She walked back over to her duffle bag, she picked it up and made a final look around her apartment.
"Just another night in paradise." She said to herself as she orbed out of her apartment and to the first of many cemeteries that night.
END CHAPTER 3
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