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Piper stumbled up to bed that night, not seeing her two sisters for hours. Leo followed close behind her, watching her walk.
"You know you shouldn't work yourself so hard." Leo said. Piper turned around and smiled a little, "How can I not?"
Piper and Leo crawled into bed together, Leo wrapping his arms around his wife. They fell into a deep, needed sleep.
Down the hall though, a restless Paige was thrashing in her sleep. The nightmares seemed worse every night. She shot up in her bed, her body sweaty and her heart pounding.
She pulled her knees into her chest and hugged them tightly. She thought about going into one of her sister's rooms. I just don't want to bother them.
Instead, Paige pulled herself up out of bed and opened her bedroom door quietly. She lightly walked out into the hall and towards the bathroom.
Phoebe was still awake in her bedroom though. Hearing footsteps creaking through the hall, she got up quietly. Taking in a deep breath she mustered up her courage and slid out her bedroom door.
"Paige.. what are you doing up?" Phoebe whispered, catching Paige just as she was going into the bathroom. "Oh.. I'm.. I couldn't sleep. Not that you care but.. I keep having awful nightmares and they keep me up."
Phoebe spotted the fear mixed with exhaustion in her little sister's eyes. Her heart sunk as she realized Paige probably didn't want to talk to her about this. Phoebe had been treating her horribly so she felt the full weight of the guilt on her shoulders.
"Oh.", was all Phoebe could get to come out of her mouth. Paige nodded and looked down, avoiding her sister's eyes. Phoebe sighed and walked towards her little sister, pulling her into a much needed hug.
Paige was shocked by what Phoebe was doing. She had tensed up at first but now felt the hot tears spill from her eyes. She gripped onto her sister tightly, as if she would disappear if she let go. She curled into her older sister, finally feeling a little of what she craved most from her new found family. Phoebe held her sister to her, letting her cry all she wanted.
"I'm sorry.." She whispered softly to Paige. Paige couldn't let go of Phoebe and only nodded to her words.
"I know you are and I'm sorry I snapped at you." Paige allowed more tears to fall for the first time in months.
Phoebe shook her head and pulled away just so she could see Paige's face. "I shouldn't have treated you like that, I know you had great intentions." She brushed away some of Paige's tears with her thumb. Paige smiled a bit and hugged Phoebe again. Phoebe smiled and held her sister, kissing the top of her head.
"You know I can help you through your nightmares Paigey. Don't be scared to crawl into bed with me if you ever wake up at 3 a.m. again." Paige smiled and nodded. "Thanks."
Phoebe took her hands and squeezed them, "I used to do it with Piper all the time, I think she liked when I did it too. She hates the dark." Paige laughed softly, not being able to imagine Piper scared of something like that.
"We should probably get to bed." Paige nodded and reluctantly walked towards her room. She didn't want to face the darkness and despair in her dreams.
Phoebe looked at Paige more closely, surprised she hadn't noticed the deep circles under her sister's eyes before now. "Paige, when is the last time you actually slept?" Paige looked down and sighed, "I don't know.. two weeks or something?"
Phoebe shook her head, "Sweetie that's not healthy." Paige nodded again, "I know." Phoebe grabbed her sister's hand again and dragged her into her own room.
Phoebe laid down and pulled Paige next to her. "Alright, now got to bed." Paige smiled inwardly and laid down next to Phoebe, curling into her older sister.
She needed this.
Darkness.
Isn't this what it was always like though?
She was walking, at least she thought she was.
Suddenly, the world opened as if she opened a book.
The sky was bright and the sun shone warmly on her cheeks.
The grass stretched for eternities and she felt at home here.
A scream broke the silence.
A familiar noise she would never get out of her head.
"Paige!"
She turned, searching for the source of the noise.
"Help me! Please Paige!"
She didn't know why she knew the scream.
A familiar figure appeared in front of her.
A figure she never met but knew of fondly.
"You have to save her from this."
The figure wasn't speaking to her but to the two other figures in the field with her.
"She's falling fast."
What? Who were they talking about?
The sky turned a blood red and another figure walked towards her.
Not the screaming figure, or the two figures that were being talked to.
It wasn't nearly as warm as the figure speaking.
It didn't deserve such a name as 'warm'.
She screamed as the figure surrounded her with fire, almost consuming her in flames.
The heat was un-bearable and she screamed in pain.
Darkness.
Paige sat up in a sweat and her heart pounding as usual. She wasn't as tired as usual when she woke up.
Phoebe stirred next to her and groaned, "Paige?" she mumbled. She looked down at her older sister and sighed. "Yeah, it's me. Go back to sleep it's Saturday."
Paige swung her legs over the side of the bed and felt the cold ground. She gripped the side of the bed so tightly she thought she would break her knuckles. She breathed in and got up, walking to the bathroom.
She quickly covered up her circles under her eyes and walked downstairs. She found Piper in the kitchen as usual. Piper looked up from her spot at the table. "Morning Missy Paige, I see you and Phoebe made up. You two are so cute when you sleep." Paige smiled and smacked her older sister lightly, "Don't watch us sleep."
Piper laughed, "I'm allowed." Paige poured herself coffee and sat down across from Piper. "Where's Leo?" Piper glanced at Paige from the paper she was reading. "Duty called." Paige nodded knowingly.
"Get any sleep last night?" Piper asked, setting the paper down and sipping at her coffee. Paige shrugged, "A little I guess." Piper looked at her little sister with concern. "What are these nightmares about?" She persisted the subject. Paige shrugged again, "A few things. They vary." Paige took a long drink of her coffee and sighed, resting her head on her hands.
Piper looked at her little sister again. It was obvious now that Paige needed sleep. Her red curls were a mess and her eyes were really dilated now. Piper got up and walked over to Paige. She grabbed her chin and lightly tilted her head towards her, placing the back of her hand against Paige's forehead.
"Geez Paige, you are burning up. No sleep is really bad for you." Paige sighed and rested her head back on her hands. "I know." she mumbled.
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I hope you enjoyed Chapter Two! What do you think no sleep is doing to Paige? Are Phoebe and Paige really back to their old bond or is there more troubles ahead? Questions to ponder I guess. Don't forget to review! Please do I got such positive feedback with chapter one and I hope the same for chapter two. Good or no?
Review please and until next time. (:
