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Chapter 11! Whoo! Anyways, this chapter was hard to write. I just started school and it's harder to find time to write. I think my wonderful fanfiction should have a sad ending. A heart breaking ending. One that will make true Charmed fans chest hurt. Yeah maybe I'll try that.
Hope you enjoy! (:
Paige sat in her room after the whole ordeal that happened upstairs. She was exhausted and didn't feel like talking to her sisters. She slowly walked over to her dresser and pulled out the worn picture she kept hidden under her clothes. The picture wasn't even hers, it was Prue's. Piper left it in here on accident when she left Paige move in. The picture was Prue, Piper, and Phoebe when they were in their teens. They were at the beach, smiling and had their arms wrapped around each other. She never had the courage to let it go, she somehow found comfort in it.
She sucked in a deep breath and walked out of her room, still holding the picture. She turned and walked over to Piper's room, opening the door slightly. Paige sighed in relief as she eyed the room. Piper was still out with Leo ad Phoebe at P3. She walked in and over to Piper's dresser. Now that she thought about, Paige had never really been in Piper's room. She set the picture against the mirror and turned around.
She gasped in surprise as Piper looked at her. "Piper.. geez you scared me. What are you doing here?" Paige asked, shakily.
"It's my room," Piper said, laughing a little.
"Oh, yeah. I guess it is." Paige said while crossing her arms with an unnerving expression. "Sorry, I'll go."
"You don't have to." Piper said, eyeing the picture that was now sitting on her dresser. "What did you set on my dresser?"
"Um a picture.. I found it when I first moved in, just never gave it back." Paige said, moving out of Piper's way.
Piper smiled a little and walked over to it, picking it up. "I remember this.." She looked up at Paige, "I also knew you had it. I noticed it was missing a week after I cleaned out Prue's room. It used to be my favorite picture of us. I figured you probably kept it because you never really met Prue and wanted a picture of her. That's why I never asked for it back."
Paige stared at her in shock. "Seriously? I thought once you realized I'd had it for this long you would get really mad.." She chewed on her lip, glancing at Piper.
Piper laughed, "Paige, you're seriously still scared I'm going to get mad over you at little things like keeping a picture of your big sister? Okay, I admit, I was rude to you at the beginning but we are sisters."
Paige looked at Piper, "Who are you and what have you done to Piper?" Paige held her hands up in defense. "I'm not kidding."
Piper smiled a little, "I guess almost losing you snapped me back to reality."
Paige lowered her hands slowly and looked at Piper. "Oh.."
"Are you ready to talk about what you're afraid of now?" Piper asked, setting the picture down.
Paige shook her head and spun around on her heel, walking out of Piper's room. She knew Piper would follow her out, insisting that they talk so she quickly orbed out, leaving behind a dumb struck Piper.
She appeared in blue orbs on the swings of the park she loved as a child. The last time she was here was a few days ago with her future self. Paige swung back and forth silently for what seemed like an eternity. She was helplessly lost in her own thought.
Phoebe walked in the front door, wondering why Piper had excused herself from P3 so early. Piper ran down the stairs and almost slammed into Phoebe.
"Oh you're home." Piper said in a rush, grabbing her jacket.
"Yeah I am, why are you in such a rush?" Phoebe asked, blocking Piper's path to the door.
"Cause' Paige and I need to go get her." Piper said, still out of breath.
"What about Paige? What's wrong with her?" Phoebe demanded, worry crossing her dark expression.
"Nothing, yet. She orbed out and I know where she is now if you would excuse me." Piper said, about to push past Phoebe.
"No, I'm coming too." Phoebe said, spinning around and walking out into the cool air again.
The wind picked up quickly, blowing the tress noisily around Paige. She looked up and smiled a bit, the stars starting to shine through the dark clouds. She looked at her hands and sighed quietly. "I guess I have to go talk to Piper.." She said to herself quietly, standing up.
"Piper, are you sure she'd be here? I don't think Paige even likes parks." Phoebe demanded, slamming the car door shut.
"She will be, my future self said so." Piper said, starting to walk towards the swings.
Phoebe stopped, "Wait what?"
"I'll explain later, just come on." Piper said, glaring at Phoebe.
Paige looked up, thinking she heard Phoebe's voice. She shook her head and looked around, checking to see if anyone was around so she could orb home.
Piper spotted Paige up ahead by the swings. "Paige!" She called out, hoping she wouldn't orb out again.
Paige looked up at spotted Piper and Phoebe. "Crap." She muttered, walking towards them.
Phoebe looked at Piper, "Okay, what exactly did you see in your dream? Clearly your future self said something about why Paige would be here."
Piper shook her head, "No, my future self and Paige's future self were fighting and my future self knew Paige liked to come here."
Paige reached them, "Oh hey." She said, looking between them.
Phoebe looked at Piper then to Paige, "What is going on with both of you?"
"Nothing, we just need to finish a conversation." Piper said, looking at Paige.
"Now we don't. Just because you knew I'd be here doesn't mean I want to finish the conversation." Paige glared at Piper and disappeared in blue orbs.
"Crap." Piper breathed out, looking at Phoebe. "Maybe you should go after her this time, she's probably at home. Leo!"
Paige orbed into her room and cursed under her breath, climbing onto her bed. She laid back, sighing in defeat. She really didn't want to tell Piper what she was afraid of. She honestly was afraid of a few things but she honestly just afraid of losing them to a stupid mistake she knew she'd make. Paige had been alone most of her life and when she found out she had sisters, she was excited but nervous. She had felt guilty about her parent's death because she had made so many mistakes in her life that drove them away. They died before she got to make them proud. Piper and Phoebe would be the same way. Paige would make so many stupid mistakes they wouldn't want their half-breed half-sister anymore. Yeah, it was such a stupid thing to be afraid of and she knew her sisters would just have some heart felt conversation with her to make it better.
Phoebe orbed in with Leo upstairs. "Thanks Leo." She smiled at her brother-in-law and looked at Paige's closed bedroom door.
"No problem, the Elders are calling. Can you tell Piper I'll be home later?" Leo asked, following her gaze to Paige's door.
"Yeah sure." Phoebe looked up at Leo and watched as he orbed out.
Phoebe sighed and twisted the handle on the door, praying it wasn't locked. The door slowly pushed open with a creak.
"Go away Piper." Paige groaned, her voice laced with exhaustion.
"It's not Piper," Phoebe said, stepping in farther, shutting the door with a click.
"Well go away Phoebe," Paige groaned again.
"Oh come on Paige, why can't you just tell Piper what you're afraid of? What's the big deal?" Phoebe demanded. Piper had told her what she needed to ask Paige again before Leo orbed her here.
"Cause' I don't want to. All she's going to do is give me some heartfelt speech that I don't need and have already heard. I know what I'm afraid of is stupid but I can't help it because of what I did. It's more of an insecurity. Happy? Go tell Piper and let me sleep." Paige said before sighing and shutting her eyes again.
"Oh Paige, what are we going to do with you?" Phoebe said, shaking her head. "Your stubbornness is worse than Prue's."
"Okay, you know what? I'm scared of heights. There is your big secret." Paige rolled over onto her stomach and buried her face in her pillow.
"I knew that already." Phoebe said, laughing a little.
"Piper doesn't." Paige breathed out, wishing Phoebe would just let her be.
"Well why don't you get up and go tell her." Phoebe suggested, sitting on the side of Paige's bed.
"Can't, she's at P3." Paige said simply, still not moving.
"Wait, how did you know that?" Phoebe asked, looking at Paige.
"I can tell, I am half whitelighter you know." Paige said impatiently.
"Oh, yeah." Phoebe sighed and poked Paige's side. "You're stubborn."
Paige moved away from Phoebe's touch and turned to face her. "Good."
Piper sat in P3, rubbing her temples.
Leo smiled a little and set Piper's drink on the table in front of them. "Want me to orb you home? I'm sure they're both fine. I would be able to tell if they are hurt."
Piper sighed, "I know, you can't hate me for worrying."
"Come on, I'll orb you home." Leo said, standing up and holding his hand out for her.
"Fine," Piper stood up and followed Leo to the back room. She looked around them and nodded to him. "Go, it's clear."
They disappeared in blue orbs as a demon shimmered in where they were standing. The demon cursed under his breath and made a bow appear in his hands. "Missed them by a second," he muttered before shimmering out again.
"Paige! Phoebe!" Piper called upstairs, pacing nervously.
Phoebe heard Piper and grabbed Paige's arms, "Come on missy, we need to go downstairs."
Paige groaned, "Can't I just sleep?" She opened one eye and looked at her big sister.
"You can after our conversation with Piper. Walk down the stairs or I'll just get Leo to carry you down." Phoebe glared at Paige, crossing her arms.
"I'm not moving," Paige said then curled up under her blankets.
Phoebe sighed in defeat, walking out of Paige's room and down the stairs.
"She's not budging," Phoebe said, leaning against the staircase.
Paige sighed and stood up, rubbing her eyes. "You know I really need to get a place to myself," she muttered before stepping out into the hallway. She walked down the stairs and glared at them. "What do you want? I'm really tired you know."
Phoebe looked up at Paige, smiling.
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I guess you'll just have to wait AGAIN. I know I'm horrible. I just need time to plan out the whole outline of the next chapter. As you probably figure, this story will be coming to a close in a few chapters. Maybe not two or three but a few. It's sad really I am getting such good feedback but hey we still have a few more thousand words together. Let's embrace that.
Enough rambling! Please review I love when you do! I hope you enjoyed chapter 11!
Until next time. (:
