The Chosen one
Piper and Phoebe where curled up together asleep on the couch Leo perched snoring softly on the end and the book lodged in between them Kyle sat on the other couch mouth open slightly breathing heavily the blankets creased where Paige had gotten up a few minutes earlier she watched out of the window at the softly falling snow
"Christmas eve" she mumbled suddenly she felt a presence next to her she turned and was shocked at who she saw a semi transparent Chris!
"Chris!" she hissed he stepped into a corporal form and pulled her into the next room when he stopped she hugged him
"I am so sorry Paige if I'd have known all this I never would have sent her back" he babbled she shook her head
"It's not your fault" she smiled softly
"I just needed to ask you something what ever it comes down to tell Poppy I love her more than anything and I'm sorry" he smiled when Paige nodded
"Tell her from me too" came another voice Paige turned to see Wyatt she smiled and nodded
"And I know it'll be horrible to suggest but it's the best you could do" he said Paige looked at him waiting for an answer
"Make sure it's you guys who kill her to the demons it's just another innocent witch they've killed for us it's family" Wyatt said Paige's face creased with tears and Chris lay a hand on her shoulder
"Goodbye" he kissed her on the cheek softly and left Wyatt following behind Paige breathed heavily
"Great" she mumbled and walked back out to Kyle and the others settling next to him she watched them all sleep knowing she wouldn't
Poppy sat curled up hoping she'd see her mum and dad and aunts again before she died she had to tell them she loved them and that she understood why they had to do this suddenly Laxer shimmered back in
"I've lifted the curse they can find you" he told her and sat in a corner she waited praying they'd come soon
Piper let out an excited squeak
"I got an answer!" she yelped jolting Paige and Kyle awake Phoebe ran in her hair wet from the shower and a tooth brush stuck in her mouth
"What?" Leo asked skidding in holding Poppy in one arm and Chris in the other
"I know where she is!" Piper told them
"Give me two seconds" Phoebe told her and raced up stairs returning after a while dressed and tooth brush less Paige straighten up and yawned and Leo placed the babies in carriers and brought them out Wyatt toddling behind
"What shall we do with the kids?" he asked Piper watched them as Wyatt sat down and tugged at Poppy's blanket causing the baby to gurgle happily her bottom lip wobbled
"Someone has to stay," she whispered as someone knocked at the door Phoebe opened it
"Darryl hey! You can baby-sit!" she told him excitedly he shook his head then clocked everyone's face
"What's going on?" he asked
"Darryl please just watch the kids for a few hours it's really important" Paige asked he nodded
"Ok Paige I will see you soon" he waved still worried Leo orbed away with Piper and Phoebe Kyle turned to face Paige
"It's the right thing to do," he told her she whispered back
"Is it?" before orbing away with him Darryl shook his head softly wondering if the loss would ever stop
Kyle and Paige orbed down to the others Poppy sat on the floor a demon behind her
"I knew you'd come," he told them smiling sadly
"Well get on with it" he waved them on Paige was the first to get there
"Mum please don't" Poppy begged
"I have to! I love you so much and I am so sorry it's come to this if I had any control over it I'd find another way you know I would" she leaned forwards and kissed the top of her head gently and hugged her softly "I love you" Poppy sobbed in her mothers arms Piper and Phoebe joined in
"We'll never forget you and we'll try and make sure this doesn't happen to your past self" they told her Kyle bent down
"I'm sorry for everything that I did in the past but I promise I will never ever do that again" then he kissed her and hugged her tight next Leo stepped up
"I wish things could be different," he told her softly before hugging her Poppy remembered Leo had always been there to bail her out especially when she was in trouble and hugged him tightly
"Aww! How touching!" the demon sneered
"Whose gonna do it?" he asked Paige stepped up to face him defiantly
"By the way Chris and Wyatt say they are both sorry and they wish they'd known they love you and they hope you forgive them for sending you back" Paige told Poppy
The demon stepped to face Paige he offered her a knife she took it
Play Ever the Same by Rob Thomas here while watching next part of story
"Seems as if after everything that's happened in this pas year this is one of the hardest I'd let him do it but your family and family don't desert each other and to him it'd just be another kill" Paige told her tears stinging her face she pulled a potion Chris had given her last night and threw it just before it hit her she shouted
"I love you" it hit surrounding her daughter in a soft pink smoke it cleared leaving a hardly breathing Poppy Paige sat next to her and held her hand everyone was sobbing openly
"I can't breath" Poppy choked Paige nodded
"I know Ssh! Don't fight it Chris made it" she told her trying and failing to bite back tears she looked at the knife and then carefully slit Poppy's palm then she slit her own
"Blood oath that you'll never leave my side just watch over me" she asked poppy nodded before taking her last slow breath and closing her eyes Paige fell forwards onto her body and sobbed as images slid into her head straight from Poppy's she saw her seven year old daughter having fun laughing then a three year old on her daddy's back and other happy images from her daughters child hood and she smiled sitting up Song finishes she heard Laxer tearfully saying
"I'm sorry I have to go it's midnight" he shimmered away
SC:'( does that chapter make anyone else cry? Hope you liked it :D