Chapter 13

At the Manor

Paige didn't know how much time she had before Grams and Piper got back, but she knew she had to get into that attic. Before going up to the attic she went into Grams' room. There was some spell or force field on that door, but surely a key would open it, right? Grams' room had cream walls, her bed a neatly made with a light blue comforter. Paige headed straight to her nightstand, on either side of her bed and opened the drawers.

An address book, a locket with Patricia engraved on it. Paige flipped it over and there was some strange symbol on it, but she quickly realized it as a symbol she learned about reading some history book. It was called, called a- she struggled to remember its name. This must be the symbol for the Power of Four, she thought, where had she seen it before?(Review and guess where she'd seen it before, once someone gets it right I'll post the next chapter the following evening or day) But why were there one three triangle like loops? What about the fourth one? She put the locket away reminding herself to look up the symbol later.

She moved over to the next nightstand but saw no key. The next stop is the dresser, Paige thought. She carefully fingered through all the drawers but found nothing. In the closet there were several boxes, she just hoped one had the key, but nothing. About an hour had passed since Grams and Piper left, she had to hurry. The last stop was Grams jewelry box, Paige didn't know why she hadn't checked there before. But yet again she found nothing, Paige was dumbfounded. Thinking back to all the mysteries she read, she realized Grams could've taped the key behind a picture.

Flipping through all the pictures she finally found the key. She sprinted upstairs to the attic as fast as she could. Putting the key into the lock, she heard the downstairs door open. No! I need more time! Paige thought. She shoved the key into her pocket and headed to her room, and stopped at what she saw on the floor.

At The Hospital

Prue rushed to Grams and Piper once she saw them. She had a broken arm and some cuts and bruises on her face. Piper hugged her.

"It's all my fault, Piper, it's all my fault, the doctor said she'll be okay, but why isn't she waking up?" Prue said mostly into Piper's ear but Grams heard her.

"What happened?" Grams asked.

"Well we were talking, I had to bring her home from school because she sorta caused a fight," Prue said, and then she saw Grams face, "But she wasn't necessarily in the fight, I'll explain later, but anyway on the way home, we were talking in the car and another car was driving straight at us and I- I," Prue said, tears slipping down her face. Grams went over to hug her, letting her anger subside for a while to comfort the oldest Halliwell sister. A doctor walked into the waiting room.

"Mrs. Halliwell?" the doctor asked.

"Yes?" Grams asked as Prue held Piper's hand showing worry on her face.

"Phoebe Halliwell has some minor cuts and bruises and a minor concussion," he said, "she has yet to wake up, but she should soon, one of you may visit her if you like," he said, "She's in room 178." Grams walked to room 178 as Piper and Prue sat down in the waiting room.

Room 178

"Hello, Phoebe, it's Grams I know you can't hear me but you need to wake up okay? We'll talk about what happened at home okay?" Grams said, sitting across from Phoebe. Phoebe stirred buy didn't wake up.

"Please, Phoebe you are important to this family, okay? I know you haven't said anything about it to me, but I just wanted for you to know, sure you fight with Prue, who I will be talking to, but for now that doesn't matter what matters is you waking up," she said. About thirty minutes later Phoebe moaned and her eyelids slowly fluttered open.

"Grams? What happened? Where am I?" Phoebe said and looked at what she was wearing, "And what the h*ll am I wearing?"

"I'll let that word slip, only because you were in a car crash, do you remember?" Grams said. Phoebe's mind replayed the recent events in her head, Prue and her fighting then blackness.

"The car was coming right at us and Prue didn't see it, Prue! Is she okay? Is Prue okay?" Phoebe asked, forgetting temporarily that she and Prue had a fight, and that she was the one in a hospital bed.

"Prue's fine dear, she has some cuts and bruises and a broken arm," Phoebe's face fell, "But otherwise she's fine, she's more worried about you."

"I'm fine, my head hurts a little but, otherwise I'm fine, who else is here, besides you and Prue that is?"

"Piper is here, she's talking to Prue in the waiting room, Paige is at home." The Attic, Phoebe thought immediately, Paige was going to get herself hurt again, and she all knew that her family had enough of hospitals to last them awhile.

"Can we go now? Please, I'm fine," Phoebe said begging Grams. "

"Alright, let me go fill out the paperwork," Grams said. She left the room and went down the hall.

In the Waiting Room

"Prue for the last time it isn't your fault!" Piper said sternly.

"Yes it is, if I wasn't fighting and keeping my eyes on the road, Phoebe's chance of living would be much higher."

"Prue, she has a minor concussion, she's not in a coma and besides people can wake up from them."

"She isn't in a coma yet, and besides how do you know she'll wake up?"

"Prue, do you even hear yourself? This is Phoebe we are talking about, she isn't going to die without winning the argument," Piper said, hoping to make Prue laugh. Prue didn't even smile.

"Pheebs will be fine, okay don't worry, concentrate on something else, like the newspaper I read there is some Ms. Hellfire(Ms. Hellfire S2 EP9) farther north, just a few hours away, think of ways to protect us. That's what you do best."

"I didn't protect Paige or Phoebe," Prue said glumly.

"One, Paige is a teenager she is going to get into trouble and Two, Prue car accidents happen okay? It was the other driver's fault he drove at you in your lane, not the other way around, Okay?" Prue didn't say anything and picked up The Bay Mirror and started reading. Piper glanced over at what Prue was reading.

"Prue, are you really going to read the advice column, no offense or anything but I can't see you reading it or writing it," Piper said smiling.

"Piper can you see any of our sisters writing advice? (The Fifth Halliwell S4 EP16) Can you imagine the advice Phoebe would give? Dear Mr. Depressed I'm sorry your girlfriend dumped you but let's face it you are just boring, get a personality," Prue said, they both burst out into giggles. After Grams had filled out the paperwork, Phoebe and Grams walked into the waiting room and the giggles of both girls died down. Prue was the first to reach Phoebe and hugged her.

"Oh my G-D Pheebs, I was so worried, I'm so sorry," Preu said.

"Prue I'm fine!" Phoebe said, "I want to continue that conversation we were having earlier, I want to explain." Prue had forgotten about the fight and then she remembered what it was about.

"Right, of course but first let's get home," Prue said.

Phoebe wasn't in the hospital long but I needed to continue the story. The next chapter may be up tonight or Friday depending on when someone gets the question above answered. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE REVIEW! I usually don't update this often but homework hasn't been so heavy. The first person to get the correct answer gets my next TWO chapters early through PM!