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Chapter 40

"I'll head upstairs, I still have some unpacking to do," Phoebe said to Piper. Paige had the contents of the box out on her bed. Phoebe opened the door and Paige tossed a blanket over the contents.

"What's under the blanket?" she asked.

"Just, uh, some snow globes," she lied. Phoebe walked over started to flip the blanket over but Paige stopped.

"If you trust me Phoebe you won't turn the blanket over," Paige said, "Look, it's just I know everyone is upset about the whole keeping secrets but I had good reason. I have a good reason to keep this a secret too. At least until I can figure everything out."

"Paige you don't have to be the one to figure it out. You have us to help you. We know what's in the other box. You can't keep guilt hidden."

"You don't know what it's like to lose an innocent," she said, "I do. Did you know that I usually stay with them until they're gone? I'm sure Prue's mentioned that I've been late to afternoon classes several times."

"Paige you can't place blame on yourself," Phoebe said.

"It why you can see me," a voice said and Paige looked up.

"You're the Angel of Death," she said.

"Paige who are you talking to?" Phoebe asked.

"It's because I don't let it go. I hold onto it," she said.

"Paige! Who do you see?"

"You don't see him. Angel of Death, I'll explain later."

"I can't let it go, though," she said turning away from Phoebe.

"Paige," Phoebe said worried.

"I can help you," he said, "But to do so, I need your soul. It won't be for long. Only an hour or so, I can't get behind."

"You can help me," she said, "If I do this?'

"Yes," he said.

"There isn't any other way?" she asked.

"There are of course many ways. But you don't seem to accept your sisters help," he said.

"It's not that I don't want it," she said.

"Paige there is no sense in arguing with me. All I need is an answer," he said. Paige stood up.

"Okay. Phoebe I'm going to be gone for a little while."

"No Paige. Whatever you are doing I'm not allowing it. You aren't going anywhere, you are to stay in this room. I don't want you to leave this room. I will stay here all weekend if I have to."

"Phoebe, I have to do this," she said.

"Do what?"

"Help myself," she said. She looked at the Angel of Death.

"I won't be gone long." And then she fell to the ground.

"Paige! Oh my God! Paige!" she shook her little sister.

"Wake up! Come on. Wake up!"

"Phoebe I'm okay," Paige said now standing next to him.

"She can't hear you."

"Okay then. Let's just go."

Phoebe's POV

"Paige! Oh my God! Paige!" I said shaking Paige.

"Wake up! Come on. Wake up!" She didn't move.

"Paige, please," I said. There was no movement.

"I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry I was so bossy. Just wake up." There was no movement.

"Piper!" I yelled, "Piper!" I shook Paige some more and then lifted her into my lap. Piper appeared at the doorway.

"What happened?"

"I- I don't know. She said something about going somewhere and the Angel of Death. I told her no and she said she wouldn't be gone long. Then she fell to the ground. Piper," I said as tears fell, "I can't feel her pulse." Piper grabbed Paige's hand and touched her fingers to her sister's wrist.

"You said something about the Angel of Death. That book upstairs. I'm sure it has something. Paige isn't dead. She said she'd be back. Maybe she's in a coma or something. We don't want to take her to the hospital yet. In a couple hours if she's not back."

"Piper, we might be too late then," I said.

"I don't know a lot about magic, but Paige does. If she said she'll be back, then she'll be back." I clung to Paige.

"I'll go get that book, get her on her bed." Piper left the room and I lied Paige down carefully and went to her bed. I threw back the covers and stepped back at what I saw.

Prue's POV

"Andy, that was a lovely dinner," Prue said as they drove to his apartment.

"I didn't cook it," he said.

"Still," Prue said.

"How are you doing back at the Manor?"

"It's okay I guess. Paige on the other hand, I don't know what to do about her," she said.

"Military camp?" he joked.

"Paige would probably just orb- sneak away. She's good at it," Prue said.

"Like you were," he said.

"We are not talking about me here," Prue pointed out.

"Well we are on a date. Isn't that what most people do?"

"Since when are we most people, Andy?" Prue asked, "How was New York?"

"I like this place more; its home."

"Yeah, it is," Prue said as they arrived at his apartment. They shared a bottle of wine.

Paige's POV

"So, what exactly are we doing?" I asked and then I saw where we were.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"This is where you not accepting death started," he said.

"But I saw you after I killed that reptile demon," I said.

"But, you see Paige that wasn't the first death in your life. Your mother's was. She died her, as did your dad. You take blame for your mother's."

"I don't understand."

"Give it some thought Paige."

"If I wasn't born then maybe she wouldn't have died," I said, "But that can't be true can it? I mean I didn't cause her death did I? Not like my dad or those innocents."

"Why do you blame yourself for your dad's death?" he asked.

"Because if I hadn't have come out here to kill the demon then he wouldn't have died," I said, "I shouldn't have any way but that demon killed my mom! I had to do something."

"Why?"

"Because it killed her! That's why!"

"Avenging someone's death doesn't bring them back though Paige."

"Then what does? I've lost both my parents. My grandmother. All those innocents. I tried to protect them and if I hadn't they wouldn't have died."

"Why did you try to protect the innocents in the first place?"

"Because I knew they were in trouble. That I had to at least try to save them, to do something," I said.

"What ended up happening though?"

"They saved me. I wasn't the innocent though. They were, it was my job to protect them."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because it is my job. I'm supposed to help to Greater Good."

"You're sixteen," he said.

"So? That doesn't mean anything."

"Let me rephrase. You have three older sisters who care about you. They might go with you to help protect these innocents but going alone, it puts your life in danger. Right now you aren't on my list Paige. Some of those innocents that you saved were, and the ones you didn't they were on my list."

"Are you saying they were meant to die? What if they didn't want to die?"

"Not many people choose to die Paige, but there is death for a reason," he said.

"If you think I'm going to ask what the reason is, I don't want to know. I don't blame myself anymore. I know that people do die but I guess when you try to stop it and can't, it hurts; a lot."

"You are lucky to realize this as a young witch Paige. Many adult witches struggle and they go to great risks to save an innocent."

"Can you take me home now? I don't like being here."

3rd POV

"Phoebe, I found something," Piper said and read from the page.

"So she could be dead?" Phoebe asked.

"I don't think she is what was she hiding again?" Before Phoebe could answer though, they heard Paige breathe and she jolted up.