Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction.

Carpe Demon…MS

OK spoiler of sorts if you have not seen tonights episode..thaty would be you over there in the UK and down there in Australia....This takes place right at the very very end when i wanted to reach in my TV screenand give Phoebe a hug...enjoy





Phoebe made her way over and sat at Paige’s chair behind the big desk. She looked down the long hallway that led to all the various classes in magic school. Her eyes turned at the picture Paige had on her desk; two actually. One of Paige with Kyle at an amusement park, and the other was of the three sisters.

“Prue was right. Halliwell woman never find love. Or when we do we lose them early in a relationship.” She pushed back the chair and started down the long passageway towards the door she knew would take her home.

She stopped along the way and felt herself drawn to the sound of his voice. She stood there and looked on as the kids were taking in everything he said. Everything in his style of dramatic. She knew that in his two weeks, the kids would learn from him more then they ever did with the dwarf before him. And he had been teaching them since the start of the year.

She saw him turn and look at her, giving him a smile she pulled the door closed and continued down the passageway.

She stepped out of the door as it closed behind her, disappearing as it always did. She followed the sound of Paige’s voice and laughter from both Wyatt and Chris. Leaning against the doorframe she smiled as she watched her baby sister playing with her two nephews.

“At least one of us found love.” She spoke quietly as Paige turned and looked up at her,
“Hey you. Didn’t think I’d be seeing you tonight.”
“Hmm what makes you think that?” Phoebe walked in and lifted Wyatt into her arms.
“Sister intuition.” Paige gave Phoebe a knowing smile.
“Riiiight.” Phoebe tickled Wyatt before giving him a kiss. “I’m going for a walk I’ll see you later.” She bent down and gave Chris a kiss as well before resting her hand on Paige’s shoulder a moment.

Paige took Phoebes hand in hers, “You ok?”
“I will be. I’ll see you later.”

Paige watched as Phoebe closed the door behind her, before turning back to her nephews.

Phoebe closed the door and looked out to the late evening night. She hadn’t even got one foot off the back deck but instead found herself sitting in the lounge chair looking up at the stars and just wondering.

She sat there looking at her past loves. And Cupid wonders why I close my heart to love.”
“You are not closed hearted.”

Phoebe turned around to see Paige walking towards her.
“Thought you were babysitting?”
“I was, they are sleeping like babies. No pun intended. I thought you were going for a walk
“This was as far as I got.”

Paige sat on the chair with Phoebe and managed to make her way in behind her sister. Wrapping her arms around her, “You want to talk about it?”
“No. Not really.”
“Hmm I see. So why are you closed hearted again?”
“I thought I wasn’t talking about it?”
“You aren’t I am. So why?” Paige pushed. She had seen the way her sister had looked at Drake. And it was a look she had seen only once before. When Phoebe was with Cole.
“Ever one I start to have feelings for. Leaves.”
“Cole.”
“Cole, Jason, Clay.” Phoebe listed off the guys she had true feelings for.
“Didn’t Clay asked you to go with him.” Paige clarified for herself.
“Yeah I know, I blew that one. And now Drake.”
“Well he isn’t going anywhere sweetie. He is at magic school.” Paige told her though a little confused.
“No he is going. Just like the others I let in.” Phoebe twisted around and held on to Paige. “Prue was right. We love we lose.”
“Hey now that isn’t true.” Paige gave her a little squeeze.
“OK Piper and Leo are the exception. But think about it. Mum, Grams, Prue, Cole. Everyone I have ever loved leaves. And now Drake I didn’t even get a chance to start loving him and he is leaving me too.”

Paige held on to Phoebe not really sure what to tell her. Her sisters’ heart had been broken more times then she cared to think about. She had heard the stories from Piper the days that Phoebe would end up crying in Piper or Prue's arms because some boy broke her heart.

Paige ran her hand along Phoebes back and placed a kiss on her forehead.

“What’s going on Phoebs?”
“The deal to make him human.” Phoebe stopped she wasn’t even willing to believe it yet and now here she was talking about it. “It only lasts a year.”
“Yeah he told us that.”
“Then he dies.” Phoebe felt the tear on her face. Had she fallen that hard already. “He only has two weeks Paige.”

Paige closed her eyes and realized now where all this was coming from. Once again the fates where playing with her sisters heart.

“I’m sorry sweetie.” She tightened her hug around Phoebe as the two of them sat in the chair looking at the night sky.

Piper walked out to the back deck and saw Phoebe nestled in Paige’s arms. Taking the blanket in her arms she placed it over the two of them.
“Paige?” Piper looked down at Phoebe seemingly sleeping in Paige’s arms
“She’s sleeping.” Paige confirmed as she looked at Pier sitting across from her.
“She ok?”

Paige wanted to laugh for some reason, “Yeah. Seems Drakes little human deal. Only gives him two weeks to live.”
“What? Can’t we fix it.” Piper couldn’t believe that fate was again playing with her sister.
“I don’t know. But I saw the way they looked at each other at magic school Piper. She has feelings for him. I saw it the first time they looked at each other. And the last time I saw that look in her eyes it was when she was looking at Cole.”

Paige placed her hand on Phoebes back. “Well figure a way to save him. We have to. She needs someone to love her.”
“We all do Paige. But right now she just needs us.” Piper took Paige’s hand in hers as they both held on to Phoebe.
“I love you two.” The quiet voice came from beneath the blanket.

Piper leaned down and placed a lingering kiss on her sisters head, “Love you too sweetie. Get some sleep we’re not going anywhere.”

For that brief moment Phoebe felt safe, loved. She only wished she was lucky enough to feel that same love with someone other then her sisters. She had it once but in the end she lost Cole as well. She had finally found a second chance to love again. And now it too was being taken away from her.

“Piper?”
“Yes sweetie.” She looked down and met Phoebes chocolate brown eyes.
“What do I do?”

Piper knew there was no immediate safe answer. She wanted her sister to love again. “You do what it takes so you both learn to live again till its time.”

Piper pushed both her sisters over as she pulled the blanket around the three of them.

“Do what it takes to love again.” She held on to both of her sisters. Holding on to the love they shared and to a love she knew one day both her sisters would find.