Heaven's Mistaken Gift

by: Piper Chris Melinda Halliwell

Co-written by: That70sShoLova

Chapter 31: Shattered, Broken Hearts

Piper mumbled incoherently as Paige laid her on the couch after walking downstairs. Paige sat in a chair next to her. How could Phoebe do this to them? After everything they'd been through?

Paige sighed heavily. Part of Phoebe's reason did make sense, she supposed. After all, both girls – evil or not – were her daughter and she would always love them, but to actually give Kali, the new Source, her own body? Paige thought it was bordering dangerously on psychotic. What was to stop the demon from hunting them down now? And what about that contract Kali spoke of? What was in it? What did it mean for them?

"Leo," she whispered.

Oh, yeah, we need to find him too, Paige remembered. Silently, she leaned over her and shook her shoulder. Nothing happened, so she tried again a little harder, but still nothing. Man, she really must be in shock. Gently, Paige grabbed her wrist and lifted it, then released it and it dropped to the couch beside her, waking her with a start.

"What? Where?" Piper exclaimed, shooting up to a sitting position. "Paige!" she grumbled. "You scared me! I just about combusted you. You—what's wrong?" she asked upon seeing the desolate look on her face.

Paige motioned to sit, so Piper swung her legs over the side as she sat next to her. "Piper, what's the last thing you remember?"

"Being up in the attic," she recalled. "Saying that spell, then…" she furrowed her brows in thought, "then Prue wasn't Prue."

Paige nodded. "Yes, exactly, so we've got to find her."

"What about Leo? Why couldn't he heal me?"

"He…wasn't able to…" she trailed off, hoping Piper wouldn't ask the question she knew was coming.

"Why? Where is he?"

"I don't know, but she said she didn't kill him, so…"

"Wait, who said they didn't kill him?"

"Kali," Paige answered.

"Kal—you mean Melinda."

She shook her head. "No, I mean Kali. That spell we read—the spell Phoebe tricked us with—gave her her own body and—"

"—that was why the demoness was—"

"Yes," Paige answered, "unfortunately and now the Source has her own body and virtually nothing can stop her."

"What about Phoebe?"

She bit her lip. "She's gone, Piper. She left with them. I don't think this is gonna be easy now."

"Wait, she left? What the hell does that mean?"

Paige sighed, resting her hands in her lap. "Piper, she's made her choice. She loves her daughters. She loves Cole."

"But what about us? What about the Power of Three? What about me? Dammit!" she swore, standing up and walking into the middle of the room. "She can't do this! She-she can't just drop us! We have to do something. We—why aren't you agreeing with me, Paige?" she asked, spinning around to face her.

"'I'm sorry, but I've made my choice.'" Paige repeated walking over to her. "'Tell Piper, I'm sorry.' That was the last thing she said."

Upon registering that information, Piper's emotions were twisting every way but right. How could she do this to her? To them? Their heritage? Turn her back on it all? And now, without her, she just didn't feel right. It wasn't like they got married and she moved out. She tricked them for evil purposes and betrayed them. And now, they might never get her back no matter what they did.

To lose Prue to Shax was hard enough, but to lose Phoebe too, and she wasn't even dead? Piper's legs began to give out and she fell against Paige who comfortably wrapped her arms around her as she broke for reasons she couldn't comprehend and cried into her shoulder.

"Phoebe," Paige whispered under her breath, while tracing circles in her sister's back, "I hope you're happy. We'll never be the same again."

Piper pulled back from her. "I don't know why I'm so lost. She's not dead, so let's just go get her."

Paige shook her head. "I know. That's what I want too, but it's like a death wish now…"

"No Power of Three to protect us," she answered. . .

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Author's note: So what do you think? What will happen now? Will Piper and Paige try to 'rescue' Phoebe? And what about Prue? What about Leo? How will they find them?

This is the shortest chapter I've ever written, but it needed to be written and I have plans for the next chapter! *Grins evily*

Reviews are much appreciated. Please?

Review thanks to: LeftWriter224, BikerChick101 & That70sShowLova

Piper Chris Melinda Halliwell & That70sShowLova