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Chapter 39
Two weeks passed and there were no demon attacks, at least not directly. Paige became the ultimate demon hunter, though not to any of her sister's knowledge. She ate lunch in five minutes then went demon hunting the rest of the lunch period. She had saved three innocents, not including a dog which a demon was trying to suck the life out of but she had lost one. She had been too late for him. It shouldn't be an excuse though. On a non- demon topic, Leo talked to Gideon, the headmaster of Magic School, for her and she'd be starting next semester. Paige had brought it up and Prue was to meet with him the following Saturday.
Prue had gotten one of the boxes open; she had spent the day going through it. At the time she had Piper with her.
"Prue I really don't think we should go through Paige's things. What if it's like pictures of her dad or mom? Prue what if it's something that's really important; that's she's keeping from us for good reason?"
"I don't want to take the risk that it's something she's using to hurt her," Prue said. She opened the box telekinetically and dumped it out.
"Its news articles," Piper said, "Prue they're obituaries, Alec Grant, Serena Frederick, Melina Casey, Sam Wilder, and our mom's."
"They're all lost innocents," Prue said looking at them, "Jeremy killed Serena, Paige saw Melina after that party before school, her dad and mom were both killed by the water demon. She keeps news articles of innocents that she has lost."
"But she can't blame herself for it, especially not her parents. Prue she feels guilty about her dad's death. We have to change that."
"You're right but I don't know who Alec is though," she said grabbing a different article with Alec's name, "It says in this article, that he had several burns, one in the abdomen, and another on his shoulder."
"I haven't seen those injuries on Paige though."
"She said she can heal herself," Prue said, "Said its part of her whitelighter powers. There are three innocents here that she hasn't saved. Let's check the other box."
"Walter?" Paige asked as he opened his door.
"Walt, who are you?" he asked.
"I'm Paige, look you may not know but," Paige was saying when an arrow hit the doorway next to her head. Walter yanked her inside his house and closed the door.
"That I'm a future Whitelighter? I know don't worry. My niece is a witch; she talks about it when she's over. Her whitelighter let it slip accidently. I just keep writing my books, so you were sent to tell me?"
"Actually, no, see I'm a witch- whitelighter, a Charmed One. I just want to protect people and I found your name."
"Charmed One, so your sisters don't know you're here?" he asked.
"Uh," I said.
"Kid, don't get messed up with demons, its how my dad died. He went demon hunting like how some dads go deer hunting. He had a demon hunting season, mom wasn't happy, but he saved countless innocents. He died six years ago from a parasite. Anyway the gene must have skipped a generation. Only fight demons if you have to, and don't leave until the darklighter isn't in sight." He didn't get the chance to continue though because the darklighter shimmered in and aim the arrow at Paige.
"No!" Walter cried and pushed her behind him. The darklighter shimmered away.
"No!" Paige cried as he fell to the ground. She reached to touch the arrow but he stopped her.
"Don't Paige; I don't want it to hurt you either. I know about the Charmed Ones, my ancestor was friends with Melinda, said to be watchful of the Warrens because they'd be good strong people. You're job is greater than anyone else. You and your sisters save and protect innocents and kill demons, you're the strongest witches the world will ever know. And dying protecting me isn't going to do you any good."
"But I can't just let you die, you're my innocent."
"You save some you lose some Paige. Who knows maybe I'll see you again," he said, "Get going before you're lunch hour ends." Walter Coleman, innocent number four lost.
It was late afternoon when Prue heard the door open.
"Hurry and close it," Piper said. It was only Phoebe though.
"It's just you," Prue said going downstairs.
"Yeah, Paige isn't home?"
"No, what time is it?" Piper asked.
"Nearly five, you don't think she's out demon hunting do you?" Piper and Prue exchanged a look.
"What don't I know?"
"Paige has been keeping track of innocents she has lost."
"And for her to lose innocents she's been fighting demons," Prue said.
"What?! Does she want to die?" Then the door opened. Paige came through, her cheeks red, and her top was soaked.
"The water fountain sprayed me when I stopped at a park on the walk home," Paige said, this was true. She had pressed the button to get a drink and was sprayed.
"I don't believe that," Prue said.
"Prue, demons don't attack with water, not usually anyway. Besides if it was a demon then I would have orbed home; not walked," Paige replied.
"Why didn't you just orb home in the first place? Why walk home?" Phoebe asked.
"It was nice out and I wanted to think," Paige said.
"About what?" Prue asked.
"My dad," Paige said and that shut them up with the questions.
"Why don't you go dry off and we can have an early dinner," Piper said. Paige headed upstairs.
"I don't think it was Sam she was thinking of," Phoebe said.
"She's safe now though. We can ask her questions about the demon later," Prue said.
"And the innocent?" Piper asked.
"Well, I guess it'll come along with it," Prue said then the phone rang.
"Hello?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh hi Andy!"
"Let me get her she's on the toilet!"
"Phoebe!" Prue said yanking the phone out of her hand. Phoebe and Piper started laughing.
"Oh my God Andy I forgot! Paige is-," but Phoebe cut her off.
"Prue go, we'll talk to Paige."
"So I'll see you at seven?"
"So Paige, how was school?" Piper asked.
"Just school," she said, "These are really good potatoes, why aren't you working at Quake today?"
"Plumbing issues," Piper said.
"Oh," she said.
"How was lunch?" Phoebe asked.
"Awesome cause you know school food is so gourmet these days," Paige joked.
"You didn't go out?" Phoebe asked.
"Nope," she lied.
"Not anywhere?" Piper asked, "Not to fight demons." Paige put her fork down.
"Why would you ask that?"
"Just something we saw in the paper, that's all," Piper said and Paige spit out some of her water.
"Paige, what have you been hiding?" Phoebe asked.
"So I fight demons? What is so wrong with that?"
"Paige, we don't want you to get hurt," Piper said, "If the school calls us and says you haven't been to your afternoon classes, what are we supposed to think? That you were seriously hurt or worse? Paige none of us want that phone call. You said demons don't attack usually in public, so school is a safe place for you right now. Just go to your classes, come here for lunch every day until we know we can trust you again. Paige this isn't the time to keep secrets."
"Okay," Paige said.
"So what was the demon today?" Phoebe asked.
"Darklighter, he attacked my innocent, who saved me. Wouldn't let me get the arrow out," Paige said.
"Because Darklighter arrows are poisonous to you right?" Phoebe asked.
"Right," she said.
"You told Prue they were just dangerous!" Piper said.
"I- I didn't want her to freak," Paige said.
"But you were shot by an arrow like two weeks ago, did you heal yourself?" Piper asked.
"I may have asked a whitelighter I met earlier that week. Don't know him very well. Just heals if I'm hit by an arrow. I just call his name out and he heals me. We exchange hi's and stuff."
"How long have you known him Paige?"
"Not long, like I said I had only met him earlier that week," she said. When in reality it had been right before her dad died.
"Okay, so now this darklighter, where is he?" Piper asked.
"Shimmered out, probably figured I was someone unimportant. He was an idiot for thinking that."
"You aren't going to go after him are you Paige?" Phoebe asked.
"How can I? I didn't get a look at his face."
"That's not the point," Piper said.
"Whatever," Paige said, "How did you know anyway?"
"When Prue was taking out the recycling she found some articles had been cut out," Piper replied. It was a bad lie but Paige didn't pick up on it.
"So where is Prue?"
"On a date, with Andy," Phoebe said.
"So the bidding on if she is only going to have sex with herself this year is out?" Paige asked.
"That's disgusting, I would have bid yes on that though," Phoebe said, "Did you really bid on it?"
"You better not have," Piper said, "Even though I find it a funny joke Prue won't."
"Oh come on Piper, lighten up. We're just joking. I say we go out for ice cream," Paige said.
"Phoebe and I can go out but last time I checked you are still grounded missy," Piper said.
"Uh! Fine I'm going to my room," Paige said leaving the table. She pulled out the two boxes from under her bed and opened up. In it was something that wouldn't be as shocking as her sisters would think.
"So what's in the other box?" Phoebe asked after Piper explained what happened earlier in the day.
"We don't know," Piper said.
A/N: Anyway that's the chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it!
