Chapter One

The door burst open and Andy ran in. He saw Rodriguez and shot at him without thinking. Phoebe could only watch in horror as he created a ball of sizzling, zapping energy and got ready to hurl it at Andy. Suddenly she came to her senses and cried "Stop time now!" Piper ran onto the scene and froze everything apart from her, Prue and Phoebe.

"Phew, that was close," she gasped. The electrical ball was inches away from Andy's nose.

"Tell me about it. Imagine how Prue would have reacted to finding him dead. Quick, get him out of the house before everything unfreezes. I'll take care of Rodriguez." Piper instantly did as she was told, and Phoebe ran over to her target just as time unfroze. He smiled at her before creating another electrical ball. But Phoebe kicked him in the groin before he had chance to throw it at her. "That's what you get if you mess with the power of three," she said, before dragging him over to the chair and binding him tightly to it, handcuffing his hands behind his back so that he didn't try anything. She then ran over to her unconscious elder sister.

"Prue, Prue, are you OK?" she said, feeling her forehead. Prue's eyelids flickered open. "Yeah I think so. Where's Andy?" she asked.

"Outside with Piper," said Phoebe.

"Oh thank god he's OK," she said, relieved. Suddenly Piper burst in.

"Andy's safe, we just need the Book of Shadows.

"It's here. Ready?" said Phoebe.

"Ready," said Piper and Prue.

Winds of time

Gather round

Give me wings to speed my way

Wish me on my journey forth

Let tomorrow be today

Suddenly the clock's hands started to move. The hour hand moved rapidly around the clock face; 7 o clock, 8 o clock, 9 o clock, 10 o clock, 11 o clock, 12 o clock. It stopped. A new day had begun.

"Woohoo, we did it!" cried Phoebe. "We defeated Tempes, saved Andy and… ooh, I forgot, Rodriguez."

"Untie him," said Prue.

"What, are you kidding?" said Piper. "He could kill us, Andy's out there."

"No. We're not murderers," said Prue.

"No way, I'm not untying him," said Phoebe. Prue sighed before untying him with her powers.

"Get out of here now. And don't even think of touching Andy," said Prue, glaring at Rodriguez.

"You stupid witch," he said, before walking over to the door and standing in front of it. Suddenly he turned around, with those familiar, terrifying red eyes. He laughed before creating another ball of electricity and hurling it at Prue. But she repelled it with her powers, and sent it back at Rodriguez. He wailed in anger and pain as he got zapped by his own power, and then disappeared into a puff of smoke.

"We may not be murderers, but we're no angels either," said Prue. "Where's Andy?"

"Ooh Prue wants to go on a date," said Phoebe mockingly.

"He's outside," said Piper.

"Thanks, see ya," said Prue, before fetching her coat and heading towards the door.

"Go girl!" said Phoebe.

"Thanks, bye," said Prue, walking out and down the steps to where Andy was sitting.

"Andy are you OK?" she asked.

"Yea I'm fine. Listen, I'm sorry I broke your promise. I came to your house tonight, and if it wasn't for Phoebe then…"

"…You would have been killed, thanks for reminding me," said Prue. "Why didn't you just listen to me?"

"Prue I saw Rodriguez coming into your house. I was worried you might be in danger," said Andy.

"Andy I don't think we should start seeing each other again. As long as we're together your life is at risk, and I can't let anything happen to you. You saw how close you were to death."

"But then your life is still in danger. You're not the only one who cares about us."

"Yeah well at least I have powers," said Prue. "Besides, this isn't your world. You should be living in a house with a white picket fence and screaming kids all over the place, not with three witches who attract all forms of evil like magnets."

"And I still wouldn't be happy," said Andy. "I wish things could be that way, but it's you I want more Prue. And as much as I wanna be with a normal woman and living a normal life, my heart still screams out for you. And I can't change that." Prue turned to look at him, her eyes full of sadness.

"And neither can I," she said. "But as long as we see each other, your life is at risk and I can't let that happen, especially after what just happened this evening." She then turned and walked back into the house.

"So, how'd it go?" asked Phoebe. But from the look in Prue's eyes she knew the answer to that question.

"Not good," said Prue. "I can't see him any more, not after how close he just came to death."

"Prue, why do you always screw it up for yourself?" asked Piper. "You know you love him, so why don't you just admit it?"

"I do love him, I'm just… scared I'm gonna lose him," said Prue.

"Well, you've already lost him by deciding not to see him any more. Sorry sweetie, but you can't go on for the rest of your life not seeing Andy because you love him but you're scared he'll come to harm. Do you really wanna go out with Andy?" asked Phoebe.

"Yes, more than anything, but…"

"Well there you go. You wanna start a relationship with Andy, so why don't you just ask him out?" said Piper.

"Yeah I know, but it's not as simple as that. I can't go around protecting the innocent while worrying about Andy at the same time; it's not fair on the people I have to protect if I value Andy's life more than theirs."

"Prue, if you really feel about Andy the way I know you do, then you'll always hold that fear in you're heart, whether you're dating him or not," said Phoebe. She smiled triumphantly; she had finally gotten through to her older sister.

"I guess you're right," she said.

"Hallelujah! So, are you gonna ask Andy out or not?" said Phoebe.

"Yes, I am," said Prue. She turned and walked out the door, expecting to find Andy sitting on the steps. But he was no where to be seen. And his car had gone.

"Dammit," she cursed, taking out her cell phone and dialling his number. It seemed like hours before he finally managed to pick up.

"Hello Prue," he said. He sounded upset.

"Andy, I've done some thinking, and…"

"Prue, you can't mess me around like this. You've just told me you don't wanna see me any more, you can't just call back five minutes later and tell me you've changed your mind, it doesn't work like that," he said.

"But Andy…"

"Goodbye Prue," he said, before putting the phone down. She sighed. Why Prue, she thought. Why do you constantly screw it up for yourself? She trudged back into the house; her head hung low in despair.

"And?" asked Phoebe.

"He hung up on me," said Prue, before falling into her sisters arms.

"It's OK, I'm sure you'll be able to win him back," she said sympathetically.

"I should have listened to you Phoebes," she sobbed. "Why did I have to reject a perfectly good man."

"Don't worry; I'm sure there's something in the Book of Shadows," said Phoebe. Prue pulled away.

"What? Phoebe, I'm not bewitching Andy to try and make him love me. Every spell we've ever casted has turned out to be a disaster; I don't wanna have to deal with another catastrophe on top of the one I've already got."

"Well it's worth a try. Come on, if you screw it up you can blame it on me," said Phoebe.

"Fine, you win," she said, running up into the attic and retrieving the Book of Shadows. She flicked through it for a couple of minutes, until she found the page.

Love Potion

"OK, it says we need sage, camomile, a daisy, dragon's blood and a few drops of fireflower oil," said Prue. "Right, I'll go and check Grams' supplies for fireflower oil and dragon's blood. Piper, can you get camomile and sage from the kitchen, and Phoebes can you pick a daisy from the garden. I'll be back in a sec." She headed back into the attic. Phoebe picked up the Book of Shadows, but as soon as she touched it she had a flash.

TBC

Don't worry the next chapter is longer.