Future vs Past

23

I gave Peyton a look as Phoebe panicked, trying to stop the bleeding. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. What happened?"

"Demon" I gasped out.

Phoebe then noticed Peyton, who fought hard to not gape at our mom "Who's this?"

Peyton opened her mouth, eyes widening in panic.

"My innocent" I blurted out, "I was trying to save her"

Peyton gave me a look but nodded shakily. "She did"

Phoebe smiled slightly as a fireball flew past. I felt myself orb, seeing Paige in front of us, lowering us behind a dumpster

"Wow" Peyton gasped

"Thanks" Phoebe said shakily, her hand still putting pressure in my stomach.

Paige looked at me wide eyed, "Bree! What happened?"

I heard commotion, briefly turning my head back to peek around the dumpster to see demons throwing fireballs toward us, scoffing weakly "Demons"

Peyton flickered her wrist, redirecting the fireballs toward them, smiling proudly "Auntie should be proud of that"

I smiled slightly through the pain, knowing what Peyton meant, grateful she didn't say Aunt Prue's name out loud to raise questions from the sisters

"You're a witch?" Paige asked

Peyton nodded, thank god she wasn't stuttering now "Yeah. Par-Bree saved me from a demon" she almost slipped. Thankfully they didn't notice.

We cringed at another fireball hitting the dumpster

Paige stood, "Fireball" the Fire was redirected toward a wall. She knelt again, "Welcome to my world"

My eyes flickered toward Peyton in realization. She was still part of my world. How was she still here?

"Wait, you have a world too?" Phoebe asked surprised

Paige nodded, sighing "Yeah. All magic all the time. Just what I wanted"

"So you figured it out" I sighed. They looked at me curiously. I looked at Peyton who was staring at her hands quietly "I escaped mine too. Don't know how, though"

"You had one?" Phoebe asked, looking at Peyton.

"A world with my family" I answered, wincing in pain, noticing the bleeding still ongoing and I was getting weak. Maybe the adrenaline was keeping me up. "Managed to escape in time I think"

"So this is..." Phoebe realized

"My sister" I sighed, closing my eyes "That demon really knows how to create deadly realities huh? Your world is proof of that, Paige"

"Amd so your sister's still being here" Paige pointed out. I opened my eyes "If that's your desire, maybe that's why she's still here even if she's not real" she winced at my heartbroken expression, "No offense"

I looked at Peyton who gave me a small smile "It's okay to miss us, B" she squeezed my hand. "But you're doing this for a reason remember?"