The Long Division

by Hexenwerk

"Sam Wilder knows the truth too well the moment he looks into Prue's eyes. The defiant spirit may be Patty's, but the color is his." An AU in which Prue is Sam's daughter, not Victor's, and this changes a lot. A collection of vignettes that will develop eventually into a story. Rating will go up in later chapters, but probably not past T.

1. Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed.

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The Long Division

Prologue

Rather than the elation Patty expected, she felt an unease on the verge of dread pooling in her gut as she looked into her newborn daughter's eyes for the first time. Pale, like his. There was still the chance that they would change, darken over time to her brown, to Victor's brown . . . this did not reassure Patty.

With her free hand, the one not keeping Prue to her chest, Patty gingerly ran a finger over the baby's face, tracing the arch of the nose, the knot in her throat loosening at the marvel that was her daughter.

A hand came down on her shoulder. Lightly jolting, Patty looked up, saw Victor beaming as he looked down on her and the baby, awe in his eyes. Her stomach flipped again, and though she knew that it was selfish, he was the last person she wanted to see at the moment. Turning her head away, Patty continued rubbing Prue's nose, smiling at her small reactions.

It was probably too early to tell, but did Prue's nose resemble Sam's? If Sam were here, she could compare. Well, it obviously wasn't Victor's, which Patty would keep secret as something she thought to her daughter's benefit.

"She's beautiful, Patty. You did amazing," Victor whispered to her, squeezing his hand on her shoulder.

Patty's smile grew broader as she nodded, but her mind was elsewhere. What was she going to tell mom? She'd have to tell her, they'd have to have some sort of contingency plan. If her suspicions were correct, Prue wouldn't be safe from the Underworld and the Elders alike.

Victor . . . could she tell him? How could she, when he looked so happy?

It wasn't safe, either. Patty closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She couldn't tell Sam. She would have to break things off with him again.

For all their sakes.

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Author's Note: Thank you for reading, and if you have any feedback, please review! This story is going to start off as a collection of short chapters from multiple time periods and character perspectives around the basic premise of: what if Prue was also Sam's daughter? Considering her dynamic with him in P3 H2O, and Prue's relationship with Victor, I was fascinated by the possibility. However, later I believe I will expand this into a proper story with a cohesive plot, a consistent perspective, and longer chapters.