Title: Inconvenience
Author: Wicked R

Disclaimer: WB is the God, not me.
Rating/Genre: G/Romance.
Summary/Set: The sisters are constrained to bring back Cole, cause he is the only one who knows how to defeat Saroruka, the demon that can turn any human into his own kind. Early season 6.

Pairing: Paige/R, Cole/Piper, J/Ph.

Note: I'm not very familiar with season 6 and its characters.

Paige pulled away from Richard, fighting her wooziness, "but I'm already very tired."

"I assume...I know it's me. Just nod and I won't expect anything anymore," Richard said with huddled shoulders.

Blinking drowsily, Paige forced herself to look at her boyfriend, sensing how tense and lacking of confidence he was, "what are you talking about?"

"It seems that having a relationship is never very suitable for you. You don't wanne see me, that's fine."

"I wouldn't think so, Richard, "she took a deep breath to gain some more time from sleepiness, "don't be silly," she raked her fingers through his hair, "think about it, how many demons we vanquished this week?"

"Well, with my chaotic lifestyle," he referred to his magical blunders, "I don't usually have time to start to think who's who and when."

"I go further, how many demons did we banish from this plane only today? Who would've though that even the rubbish men are demons? It can't be that surprising that I'm shattered."

"You? Who's always overactive? I didn't think you went exhausted."

"Darling, just believe me," she moved closer to him once more and kissed him slowly, wrapping her arms around his neck. When they broke the kiss, she ended up leaning on his shoulder for a while.

"If you're that sleepy, I'm going to let you wash up and go to bed," he moved a lock of hair from her face, "see you tomorrow. Hopefully we're not going to be as busy as today," he stood.

"You two busy and sleepy?" Piper came down the stairs, "what about me? Wyatt is finally asleep, but I have to wash him some clothes, sterilise his bottles and go for some nappies on my way to collect the cash from P3. And let's just hope not many of the patrons will turn out to be demons tonight, cause I need to sleep."

"But you love Wyatt," Paige tried to remind her of what was important.

"I wanted him with all my heart, but did I choose to be a single mother? I didn't even have time to put make up on for weeks. I'm the one that's really busy," she complained, "I mean look at me!" She turned to drop the washing basket and use her powers to blow up an incoming demon, not caring much about who he was, what he was and why did he come, "see?"

"Piper I do help you with the baby, housework and demon hunting," Paige held.

"This is really interesting," Richard noted, "they don't usually come to the house. You're too powerful for that."

"Well, now they do," Piper picked up the clothes that spilled onto the floor from the basket, "somehow they keep coming and coming. Chris went up to find something out, cause you're right, there has to be a reason why, but did he remember to come back? Just as bad as Leo."

"Or worse," Phoebe added, pulling a tall, fair haired woman with her through the door, "I hope there's something to eat, cause we're really hungry."

"Eat a sandwich," Piper offered, "do I have to explain once again how I'm exceedingly busy?...I don't want to be rude," she eyed the newcomer.

"Oh, no, I didn't mean it like that," Phoebe defended herself, "let me introduce everybody. These are my sisters and Paige's also magical boyfriend, Richard. Everyone, I'd like you to meet Erika, sister witch."

"Nice to meet you all, famous witches," Erika smiled amiably.

"She is also our innocent," Phoebe added.

"What?" Piper stared at her as if she would've stolen the crown jewels, "I can't take this anymore. Three innocents one the one day?"

"I don't ask for another premonition and I certainly didn't ask for it when trying to get intimate with Jason. Fortunately Erika here knows how to be confidential about our trade."

"What did you see?" Paige asked.

"Not much. Just a hand, grabbing her and shimmering her away. Tonight."

All of a sudden, there was high-pitched thunder, and the whole house became infiltrated with an ashy haze that flickered like a shimmer.

"Oh, somebody hiding now?" Piper sneered.

"Here I think," they heard Richard, and saw a creature ahead of him for a second. It had the body of a handsome man and three heads, two snake heads and one human. He held a radiating stick that looked like a branding iron and touched Richard with it.

Next, the creature was gone along wit the mist, the same time as Richard was blasted athwart the hall by some invisible energy. When he touched down, he slid some meters before smashing into the wall. He shook his head and looked at the bloody grazes on his arms.

"Chris!" Paige commanded, becoming lively all of a sudden.

"I've had worse. Especially lately..." Richard shook him off when he orbed in. He stood up quickly, and started towards Paige who also came to meet him, but in his light-headedness, he bumped into Erika.

"No!" Phoebe tried to stop the inevitable, recognising the scene.

Richard held onto Erika with both arms as if steadying himself, but when he looked up, his eyes were glowing red. He uncharacteristically grinned and shimmered out with a dagger materialising in his hand that they could still see being raised at the witch's throat.

"We lost her," Phoebe sighed desperately.

"We lost him!" Paige cried, "what was that?" Her expression showed some dread. But she needed to hear the answer from someone else.

"Well, Richard is either possessed, or he's a demon," Piper filled her in and plummeted herself on the couch, leaving the washing lying where it was. If she was not going to have a chance for any sleep tonight, some indolence was the right and proper behavior.

"Elders say it's more like the latter than the first," Chris started to elucidate the situation.

tbc