Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction.
Am I Really?"You knew didn't you?" Phoebe yelled.
"No Phoebe I didn't know. I just had my suspicions." Prue yelled back
"And you never said anything? God Prue I'm your sister."
"Phoebe honestly I didn't know. I over heard Mum and Dad arguing one night and that was it. I believed Mum."
"So how then do you explain this Prue?"
Prue looked at the piece of paper that was in Phoebes hand. "I can't." Prue answered quietly.
"You can't. Oh that's just great."
"Phoebe what do you want me to say? I was six years old when I heard them argue."
"Well you could have said something, oh like a year ago, when we were at the lake."
"Phoebe." Piper said. "What would that have accomplished?"
"Oh I don't know Piper. I could have said good bye to my Father when he died." Phoebe said
The last words stung Prue and Piper. Phoebe just looked at them.
"I'm outta here." Phoebe said as she walked out of the attic.
"Phoebe." Prue started.
Piper grabbed her arm to stop her. "Let her go Prue." Piper said quietly
"Piper we can't let her go like this." Prue said as a tear ran down her cheek.
"Prue we have to." Piper told her big sister as she pulled her into a hug.
"What are we going to do Piper?"
"She is still our sister Prue a piece of paper can't change that."
"I don't think she sees it that way."
"I know. Give her time. Soon she'll see it too. Just because her birth certificate say's that Sam, and not Victor, is her father doesn't change who she is."
"I hope so." Prue said
Phoebe ran down the stairs and grabbed her coat as she ran out the front door. Not really knowing where she was going she just ran down the steps and down the street. She didn't see the van parked across the street that was watching the house.
"There's one now." One of them said.
"Which one is it?" asked the voice from the back.
"I think it's the youngest, Phoebe. It was hard to tell, she ran out so fast. And it's dark."
"That's ok. It doesn't really matter. The boss wants one of them, she'll do. Drive up behind her."
The van followed Phoebe as she ran down the road. "Quick before she turns into the park." He said.
The driver sped up and came along side of her. The door flung open and a man reached out and pulled her inside the van. Putting a wet rag over her face she was soon unconscious on the floor of the van.
"Now maybe Victor Bennett will take the boss seriously." He said as they drove off down the road.
Earlier that week:
"Wow Phoebe this is going to be so cool." Julie said
"Yeah imagine. A week away from my sisters." Phoebe joked.
"I thought you guys got along?" Julie asked confused
"Oh we do. It's just ever since I started to talk about this trip Prue has been a combination of a worry wart and a mother hen."
"Hey it's a class trip. How much trouble can we get into?" Julie said looking at Phoebe
There was silence between them "LOTS!" they both said laughing.
"I just can't believe that I got picked to go." Phoebe said.
"Why? Your grades are amazing right now. How could the Prof. turn you down?"
"Well he almost did when I told him I didn't have a passport."
"Yeah well Canada is a foreign country. And the last time I checked you needed a passport to visit one."
"Yeah, but at least they speak the same language. Could you imagine if we went to Europe?"
"So not to change the subject or anything. How are things with you and Cole?" Julie asked as she raised her eyebrow at her friend.
"You know Julie I swear you have a one track mind." Phoebe said hitting her friend playfully.
"Yes I do." She said with a smile. "Soo?"
"Amazing. When I see him."
"Oh, oh. I smell trouble."
"No it's nothing like that. He's just being getting a lot of out of town assignments lately." What else could Phoebe say? My boyfriend is a demon on the run from the Source of all evil, who has to leave all the time so some hotshot bounty hunter doesn't kill him.
"Oh well that's ok then."
"Look there's Prue. I gotta run. I'll see you tonight at P3."
"Wouldn't miss it. Later Phoebe."
Phoebe walked over to her sisters SUV and braced herself for what would eventually turn into a war. Phoebe hadn't figured it out yet, but for some reason Prue didn't want Phoebe to go on the school trip. 'Weird.' She thought. 'I'll tell her at home with Piper around to help defend me.' Opening the car door she tossed her bag in the back and then climbed into the front seat. "Hey Prue what brings you by?"
"I finished my shoot early. Thought I'd stop and see if my little sister needed a ride home."
"Actually your little sister does. Her book bag is vewy heavy." Phoebe smiled as she got in her sisters car.
"So how was your day?" Prue asked as she pulled out of the parking lot.
"Oh you know the usual. Boring lectures, chatted with friends, fought a demon, wrote an exam. Same-o-same-o."
Prue looked at her sister. "Excuse me. Back one chapter please. You fought a what?" Prue asked concerned.
"That part was a joke Prue. Relax."
"Oh you know one of these days." Prue laughed as she reached across to smack her sister.
"Never happen Prue. You are no match for me." Phoebe laughed at her sister.
"So hey do you wanna grab a coffee before we head home."
"Wow. Who are you and what have you done to my sister?" Phoebe asked seriously.
"Come on Pheebs it's not like we've NEVER gone for coffee before."
"Yeah, but not usually out of the blue like this. What's wrong? What did I do?"
"Nothing. I just haven't seen you for awhile and I thought we could just grab a Jabba and talk."
"Oh well then ok."
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"Look Victor. I told you in New York, nobody does that to me. Now I want that money and I want it now."
"I told you Mr. Hayes it wasn't me. I swear."
"Oh so you're going to blame this on that no good partner of yours?"
"Look I don't know where he is. He jumped out on me too." Victor tried to explain
"That is not my problem Victor. I'll give you three days. No more excuses. And don't even try running off. I found you once I will find you again. Now get out of here."
Victor left the office. 'Oh man what am I going to do? I finally get my life back in order and now this.' He thought as he left the office building.
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"Follow him. I want to know everything there is to now about Victor Bennett. Friends, family. Especially family. Now go."
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As Victor walked down the street he saw two familiar figures. Walking over to them, "Prue, Phoebe. Mind if your old man joins you?"
"Daddy." Phoebe said as she greeted him with a hug.
"Hey baby."
"Hi Dad." Prue said who also gave Victor a hug.
"How are two of my three favorite girls?"
"Good." Prue said
"Phoebe?"
"Great Dad. I'm almost done school and I got picked to go on field trip to Canada."
"Phoebe!" Prue said
"Oh, oh." Phoebe said looking at Prue
"I thought we agreed that we would discuss this more before you would agree to go?"
"I know we did Prue but I really want to go. It's going to be so much fun."
"Phoebe what about our 'other' obligation."
"Prue you and Piper will do fine without me. It's only for a week."
"We'll discuss this later Phoebe." she sent her younger sister a glare letting her know this was far from over.
"Uh sorry to meddle her girls, but Phoebe I think your sister has a point."
"What? Now that I never saw coming. I thought you would be the one person to support me in this." Phoebe said as she stood up. "You know on second thought Prue I think I'll walk home." Phoebe turned and left the coffee shop.
"So what was that all about?" Victor asked Prue as she watched Phoebe walk away.
"Nothing we can't work out later."
"Oh."
They continued to have their coffee and finished playing catch up unbeknownst to them however under the watchful eye of another.
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Walking into the Manor Phoebe was still a little mad at Prue. Mind you I guess it's my own fault for bringing it up then. "Piper are you home?"
"Kitchen."
"Hey you." Phoebe said as she walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, how was school?"
"Not bad. Piper what do you think about this trip to Canada?"
"Oh Phoebe I don't know. What about the power of three?"
"I'm pretty sure that you two can get along without me. I mean Prue and I did when you went to Hawaii."
"Oh don't remind me. I seem to recall a demon encounter there."
"Yeah and we handled it."
"True."
"Besides you two are the ones with the active powers. Not me."
"Ok then what if something happens to you there?"
"Ok well that I never thought of. But I am good at spells." Phoebe said triumphantly
"Ok that you are. I just don't know Pheebs." Piper looked at her sister with concen.
Several hours later:
"Hey boss I found out something very interesting."
"This had better be good Jack."
"It would appear that Mr. Bennett has three daughters, right here in San Francisco."
"Oh now that is interesting. Why didn't we know this before?"
"It would appear that he separated from his wife about 22 years ago. They go by her name and they haven't had any contact with him until about 6months ago."
"So that could be our way to get to him then. Keep an eye on these daughters."
"Will do boss." Jack said as he left the office.
"Phoebe, Piper."
"Sunroom Prue." Piper called back to her.
"I'm going to my room." Phoebe said.
"Oh come on Phoebs, you two have to deal with this."
"Hey guys." Prue said as she looked at Phoebe.
"To late now." Phoebe said to Piper.
"Phoebe can I talk to you a second?"
"I'll go check on dinner." Piper said sensing a private moment.
"Uh." Phoebe started to say to Piper but she was already gone. Sitting back down in the chair she avoided Prues gaze.
"Phoebe look, I'm really sorry about earlier, with Dad."
"It's ok Prue." Phoebe said quietly
"Look if you want to go that bad." Prue paused a minute. "Go with my blessing."
Phoebe looked up at Prue in shock. "Wow. I never saw that coming either. That's twice in one day."
Prue laughed at her sister.
Standing up Phoebe wrapped her arms around Prue and hugged her. "Thank you Prue."
"You're welcome. But if anything happens to you up there, I am personally going to kick your ass."
Phoebe looked at her sisters' serious face. And then smiled. "Nope you won't." Phoebe said as she kissed her sister and ran to the kitchen.
Watching her go Prue just shook her head. "One day Phoebe. One day I will get you." Prue laughed.