Disclaimer: Me no own Charmed - comprende?

AN: This takes place five years after the eighth season of Charmed, so I guess you can say that this would be considered the 13th season. This will be one of three multi-chapter stories I am currently working on, so don't be surprised if I don't regularly update, though I promise I will do my best to try! Hope you enjoy! Reviews would be

appreciated, seeing as this is my very first 'Charmed' story.

Charmed: A New Beginning

Written by Magenta Lovett

(Piper's POV) When Prue died I was devestated. It was like losing Mom again but worse, I knew this Mom longer. To have her taken away like that, and so suddenly, it just wasn't fair. Then again since we found out our real identities as the 'Charmed Ones' nothing in our life had been normal or fair ever again. I guess it's true what they say, good things do come to those who can wait.

Prue is back. It was so unexpected I almost fainted when I opened the door.

Prue's return

"Phoebe? Could you please watch the boys for me? I have to run to the store," I called to Phoebe, I really needed to stock up on food. There were fifteen plus one coming mouths to feed under our roof we had to go grocery shopping more frequently. I grabbed my car keys and headed to the living room from the kitchen. Phoebe was coming downstairs, the stairs we'd used to go to the attic numerous amounts of times. "Phoebe! You weren't looking in the book were you?" I asked angrily. Phoebe looked guilty. "Phoebe! You know we're not suppossed to be using that right now, we haven't had a demon attack in five years!"

"Yeah, I know," Phoebe replied. "I just couldn't help myself, I kinda miss kicking demon ass," I scoffed.

"Leave it to you to start missing battles when we all have families to care for. Now, seriously, can you watch the children for me? I need to get to the store before it closes,"

"Watch the children? You mean all six of them?"

"No, just mine. Well, mine that are already out of the womb," Phoebe closed her eyes.

"Ew. You know I'm happy for you and Leo, Piper, but you just gave me a bad visual image," I rolled my eyes.

"Phoebe. . ."

"Why me? Can't Paige or Leo watch them?" I guess Phoebe would try as hard as she could to get out of watching them.

"You know Paige is tending to some very important whitelighter business right now, so no she can't do it. Leo's tending to P3 for me so he definately can't do it. I'm not about to ask any of your husbands to watch them either so that only leaves you," I'd already tried to get Paige to watch them, but she was jingled to and had to orb away.

"Alright, alright. Fair enough I guess," Phoebe caved. I hugged her.

"Thank you!" I thanked her in a sickly sweet tone of voice. She hugged me back.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just hurry up," I let go.

"I will," I promised. Phoebe walked down the hall into the now childrens' play room. I grabbed a jacket from the closet next to the doors and my purse from the stand next to it and opened the door.

There standing before me was Prue. I dropped everything I was holding as well as my jaw. My eyes widened. I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Prue?"

"Yes, Piper, it's me!" Prue responded before hugging me in my shocked state.

"B-B-But how? Nothing we tried would bring you back, what happened?"

"The Elders made a deal with the Angel of Death, and I was allowed to come back," Prue answered.

"I see you're back," I responded. "But as a whitelighter, a mortal, what?"

"A witch, just the way I died. That is percisely the reason why they allowed me to come back, I died trying to fulfil our destiny. The only condition is that I have to conceive a child for the next generation of the 'Charmed Ones'," Prue answered. I laughed.

"Eight? Why would eight children be needed for the next generation?" Now it was Prue's turn to be completely shocked.

"What do you mean, 'eight'?"

"Well, you've certainly missed out on a lot. I have two boys of my own, and another child on the way. Phoebe has three girls, and Paige has one boy and two girls,"

"Paige? Who's Paige?"

"Like I said, you've missed out on a lot. I've got to go grocery shopping, would you like to come with or come inside and shock yourself and everyone else some more? If you come with me you'll be able to adjust to everything better,"

"I'll go with you. I want to know more before I walk into everyone's lives again,"

"You always were the practical sister," I told her. "And now you're the oldest again!" I sighed. "What a relief,"

"Um, Piper, groceries," Prue reminded me.

"Oh, right. You're already distracting me, or rather, the happiness of you being back is," I picked up my stuff and closed the door. I'm surprised no one noticed us talking. "Let's go."