Wya: I apologize for it being confusing with the demon but everything will be explained in this chapter! Thanks for reviewing! Please enjoy the chapter and leave a review!

Chapter 58

"Paige has to be alright," Prue said.

"She's faced several demons," Piper said.

"That demon took us out!" Phoebe yelled not at all optimistic, "Paige is going to be dead in a heartbeat!" None of her sisters responded. Phoebe had confirmed their fears. The demon came and left for the next twelve hours. They assumed it was to search for Paige. This demon wanted Paige. Why?

They didn't know what he wanted with them. If he wanted to destroy the Charmed Ones all he had to do was kill one of them. Why wait for Paige? Is she the one he wanted to kill? He would often mumble but none of the sisters could make anything out. They did however get a small snippet of information from him. Paige had returned to the Manor for the B.O.S and had escaped him. He also mentioned two mortals. They didn't give much thought to the two mortals who were in the Manor but they knew Paige, where ever she was, was safe.

They talked about the demon. Piper questioned Phoebe about the demon.

"I'm sure it was him," Phoebe said.

"I thought it was a different demon," Prue said. Weeks ago Phoebe had told the sisters the description of the demon that had killed their baby sister in a premonition.

"No, I'm sure, it has to be him," Phoebe said on the verge of tears.

"Are you sure you aren't getting premonitions mixed up?" Piper asked.

"I've only had one premonition of Paige dying."

"Pheebs, we're all scared. You just need to breathe," Prue said.

"You didn't hear her screaming. You did see her bleeding out not long ago when the darklighter attacked." Phoebe was crying now.

"Hey, it's okay. Everything will be alright," Prue said calming Phoebe down.

"Maybe I mixed the demons up but if it wasn't him then who wants to kill our sister?" No one knew the answer. By sunrise of their second day of being there Prue proposed a plan.

The demon returned and Piper froze him. They all ran out of the cavern. They seemed to be in an underground system. No demons were running around so it wasn't the Underworld. They kept walking and Piper pulled at the chain on her neck.

"Piper what is that?" Prue asked.

"It's a key," she said.

"To what?" Phoebe asked and Piper's eyes widened. She then started to ramble about how she could be so stupid to forget.

"Piper!" Prue said.

"Right, it's a key to Magic School. It opens a portal, I had a copy made in case of an emergency."

"How does it work?" Phoebe asked.

"Like this," she took the stringed key off her neck and placed it up against a wall. A door materialized.

"You two go through first," Prue said ushering them through. She entered then closed the door. She looked behind her to see the door disappear.

"It's no use! We'll never find them," Paige said on the verge of tears.

"We're from powerful families, if we just put our heads together-"

"That's what we've been doing!" Paige yelled at Marx, "It's been twenty four hours. What if they're dead?"

"They aren't dead. We would know. Let's take a break, sleep, eat. Paige you need to take a break."

"I can't. My sisters were taken by a demon. It's my fault," she said, "If I wasn't being so childish this wouldn't have happened. It was something Phoebe did with Prue when we were younger. Prue would catch her doing something, Prue would runs to Grams, then Phoebe would deny everything. Any evidence was gone. I can't believe she didn't catch on."

"He would have taken and killed all of you," he said, "I was... watching just in case I could come back." Paige wasn't totally listening to what he was saying.

"I just wish I knew who the demon was, I can't remember. The Book of Shadows had something in it, not a lot, but a name." He then argued with her about how it was too risky. It could get her caught. She could get killed.

"I'm a Charmed One, it's something that happens on a weekly basis. We have to take the risk."

"No, we'll keep searching. After we take a break," Simon pressed on. Gideon, who had stayed at Magic School for several days found the two students in the great hall eating. He didn't question how the two had gotten through the library security or even into the school but figured one of them found the key or knew a powerful spell. Paige informed him of what happened. She hadn't been able to get hold of Leo either.

"The whitelighters are in an important meeting. What's only minutes up there is hours here. I'll go talk with the other Elders. You and Mr. Marx are to stay in the school. No orbing out. Don't go to wither of your homes or anywhere else. Do you understand me?" Marx replied with a simple 'yes sir' but Paige did not.

"I have to get my Book of Shadows. My sisters are in trouble, you don't understand! I have to go-" but Gideon cut her off.

"You are not to leave this school. Do you understand me, Miss Halliwell?" he asked very seriously this time.

"Yes sir," Paige said trying not to sound annoyed. Gideon orbed out.

"Paige, why don't you sleep?" Marx said as they entered the library again.

"No, we have to find out who this demon is. Maybe if I orb-"

"Paige you heard what Gideon said. No orbing anywhere. I'm all for breaking the rules but this is different."

"I've broken the rules for other time is no different."

"Yes it is. This time the demon has the upper hand. Paige what if he threatens to kill your sisters?" Paige was silent. She glared at him and opened up another textbook.

Once more they sat in silence until Gideon returned. The only news he gave them was that the Elders had received the information. Leo was doing his best to sense her sisters but had no luck. Why would Leo be able to sense them if Paige could not? The demon had to have a cloaking spell around where he kept them... or they were in the Underworld... or they were dead. She pushed that thought away.

Paige then asked about the Book of Shadows. Gideon told her that she was to glamour and they would orb to the Manor. Marx was to stay at Magic School while they were gone.

Paige grabbed the Book of Shadows and like Gideon she sensed the demon shimmer into the Manor. Gideon hissed to Paige that they had to leave but Paige wanted to see his face. She stepped away from his grasp.

"I can orb back," she whispered to him as she went near the doorway of the attic. His footsteps became louder as he arrived to the second floor. She then heard the front door burst open. The demon had seen her, just like she had seen him. He could see through her glamour.

"There you are," he said with a smile. She then heard voices, Andy's and Darryl's.

"Prue! Piper! Phoebe! Paige! Anyone home!" Paige rushed back to Gideon and they orbed out before anything else could happen. He scolded Paige when they returned to Magic School. He said what she did was foolish and dangerous. The demon nearly took her. Marx heard what happened and was angry too.

"I'm a Charmed One," Paige said, "I'm in danger every single time I step outside. Besides this demon wasn't the Source or anyone like that."

"How do you know about the Source?" Gideon asked gravely.

"I've done my research. I have more to do. Simon and I can take it from here. Go finish with your school stuff." She didn't really know a lot about the Source but she knew he was powerful. Gideon didn't seem to want to leave.

"We're good here, headmaster," Marx said. He eventually left the two alone. They kept searching for the demon. Though neither of them had gotten much sleep and even though they found useful information, they ended up falling asleep on a couch in the library.

Darryl kept telling Andy that something was up with his girlfriend's family. Andy of course argued back that nothing was wrong with the sisters.

"I can't remember yesterday morning at all Trudeau," he said, "I know you can't either. I think we were drugged."

"We fell asleep. You've been keeping both of us up with your theory about them."

"Let's go to their house. Talk to them," Darryl suggested.

"Morris," Andy sighed.

"If they have nothing to hide, then they shouldn't have anything to fear." The following evening they went into the Manor. Furniture was turned on their side, the grandfather clock completely ruined, in the kitchen several broken glasses and herbs were on the floor. They called the names of the sisters more than once but there was no answer.

"Someone ransacked the place,"Andy said, "Maybe they're upstairs." They weren't of course. Paige's room was similar to the first floor, the other bedrooms remained untouched. They called in to the station to report a break in. And a missing persons report.

A/N: That's it for this chapter! Please review! I love reading them! In the next chapter you'll find out more about the demon. After this chapter there is one more and then an epilogue. Once again, please review! Charmed Always- K