Soul Exchange

Halliwell Manor Kitchen- An Hour Later

         "How's it going, missy Paige?" Piper inquired as she entered the kitchen. "Fine," Paige stated simply, not looking up from the book she was reading. "Sweetheart? Why are you reading the Book Of Shadows?" Piper queried. "You're supposed to be cooking dinner," she reminded her sister gently. "If you must know, I just got back into the kitchen after feeding your niece and handing her off to Auntie Phoebe so I could come in here to make the culinary feast I promised. The Book Of Shadows was still on the counter from the potions I made before, so sue me for looking at the wrong damned book, okay?!" Paige snapped.

"Dink," Piper began with a smile. "I've turned you into a dink."

"Shove it, Peeper!" Paige growled. "Such a nasty tone, baby sister. What ever do you mean?" Piper queried.

"You're mean! That's all I'm saying. Pick on Phoebe, shorty!" Paige retorted. "I make her invincible to energy balls and certain explosions and this is the thanks I get?" Piper moaned to no one in particular. "Thank you. That's all I'm gonna say," Paige grumbled. " Better than 'shove it Peeper,' " Piper answered sweetly. Paige only scowled darkly in response to her older sister's remark.

"That wizard put an influence on you when he was trying to say my name," Piper noted. "Yep, yep he did... Peeper" Paige responded. " 'Stay where you are or you're gonna go poof like your friend there.' That's what I told him; that's what I tell you," Piper warned Paige. "You can't blow me up!" Paige crowed in a singsong voice as she danced around Piper playfully. "Who says I have to blow you up?" Piper inquired as she revealed a vial in her hand. As she waved it at Paige, Paige grew nervous. "What is that?!" Paige squeaked fearfully.

"That." Piper said, in a cool, calm, and collective tone, as Paige's fear increased. "Well, take a wild guess, sis."

"The antidote to your spell?" Paige queried, holding her breath. "Does it look familiar to you? The color? The strange aura of fear comes from it, doesn't it?" Piper asked coolly. "Nope. No antidote for the spell; I did too well on the spell."

"Then I don't know," Paige replied, nearly shaking from fear, now. "It was a spell to help you and not a personal gain; so I can't nullify the magic."

"What is it already?! Paige growled, getting impatient. "BOOM!!!" Piper screamed aloud as Paige jumped and orbed in and out of place. "Don't DO that!" Paige screeched as she orbed back in."Figure out what it is now?" Piper asked. "NO!" Paige shouted frustratedly.

"If the hands don't work this will," Piper enlightened her. "You used it on the manticores; And on the 'Beast'."

"But not on me, Dipshit!" Paige snapped. Piper raised her hand in preparation to throw, as Paige continued in a low menacing growl, warning," Don't you DARE!"

"Dipshit? You called me a Dipshit?" Piper asked incredulously as a dark scowl touched her features. "Sorry?" Paige begged with a contorted face. Piper wound up and threw the vial at Paige's feet, which did nothing more than evaporate into steam while Piper screamed loudly again, "BOOM!!!"

"Haha!" Paige giggled. "You were wrong! It didn't do anything to me!"

"You should have seen the look on your face. That was the best look of fear I've ever seen," Piper stated. "Aside from when Barbas is around," she amended.

"You're mean! I'm going upstairs! Paige snapped as she started to walk out of the kitchen. Curiosity made her turn around as Piper continued to speak, saying, "If I knocked you off, then I wouldn't have anyone to torment, Half-Breed."