Phoebes mind drifted back to two years before. Grams was still alive as they all planned to go in separate directions. Well Prue and Piper went together. She went with her friends. Leaving Grams alone. But she knew Grams would have Aunt Gail over and some close friends so she wasn't really worried.

But now she wondered if she would be home alone or at least home with her sisters. She had being back almost two years but still most of her friends she was catch up with. All her Wicca duties weighed before her personal ones.

The soft knock came through her door as it was pushed open revealing Piper standing there ready to go to work.

"Hey Phoebs. Prue and I are meeting after work. Feel like joining us?"

"I don't know Pipe."

"Come on. We can go to that new club. And we can make plans for tonight."

Phoebe thought a minute or two as Piper walked in and sat on her bed.

"New Years Eve." Phoebe said having just wondered herself. "OK. But as soon as Prue and I start fighting. I'm coming home."

Piper wasn't even sure where to begin. Phoebe had been home a nearly two years and still, her and Prue fought the same as they did when they were kids. Though lately she was fairly certain of what the rift was between them. Their newly discovered, now oldest sister; Paige. She filled in a gap for Phoebe that she didn't have when she was growing up. A Sister in all forms of the word. Not a sister who doubled as a mother figure. For Piper she found herself caught in the middle again, or still. She was between the fights with Phoebe and Prue and now she found herself between Prue and Paige.

"You two. You both need to make resolutions to get along next year." Piper laughed as she got up and walked out of her sisters' room.

Phoebe watched as Piper left her room before making her way across the hall to Prue's room. Seeing it empty she moved across the bed and lifted up the hand set on the phone. She hesitated a moment before dialing the number she had memorized not that long ago. The phone rang for the fourth time and she was about to hang up when it was picked up.

"Bay Center, How may I direct your call?"

"Um, Paige Matthews please." Phoebe waited patiently for her sister to pick up her phone. She wasn't even sure why she had called Paige in the first place. But the sound of her voice at the other end brought her back as to why.

"Paige, hey its Phoebe."

"Hey sis. What's wrong?"

"Excuse me?" Phoebe was bewildered as to how Paige even thought something was wrong.

"Phoebe I know you enough to know that tone in your voice. Did you and Prue have a fight?"

"No. But I think we are about to." Phoebe sighed into the phone as she flopped back on to Prue's bed.

"What's up?" Paige knew the tones of her sisters voice. And she knew it wasn't really something Phoebe would want to discuss on the phone. Or something Paige could cure on the phone.

"I don't know. She is been acting weirder lately."

"Look Phoebe why don't you come by the office. We can go out to lunch and talk about it."

Phoebe paused a bit before answering. She knew that deep inside that Paige was part of what was between her and Prue. Maybe she shouldn't. But she was her sister. "Ok. I'll meet you at your office. Say noon?"

"Noon would be perfect. I'll see you then honey." Paige hung up the phone and took a moment to read into the unsaid words of her littlest sister. She had been working at the social center for more then a year now and knew the signs. But she had to get Phoebe to talk to her. Or more so she had to get Phoebe to talk to Prue.

Prue sat at her desk at Buckland's going over the latest pieces acquired by the auction house, but her mind was drifting elsewhere. She leaned back into her large office chair and closed her eyes pushing back the headache she felt coming on.

She thought back not that long ago when Paige walked into their lives that night at P3. How she had helped Piper save her and Phoebe from Rhona. But lately everything with Phoebe was turning into a 'Paige wouldn't do that' conversation.Or 'I wish Paige was around when we grew up at least then I would have had a sister, not a mother wanna be'. Prue took in a deep breath and fought back tears she felt welling up inside.

The ringing of the phone brought her out of her memories and back to reality. A reality where Phoebe and her were gonna have to sit down and talk.

"Prue Halliwell."

"Prue. Hi. Its Paige."

Prue ran through her mind as to why Paige would be calling her, "Paige hi."

"Look I'm not really sure I should even be doing this. I am still new at this sister thing. I don't want to break some secret sister code."

"Um Paige. What are you talking about?"

"Phoebe." Paige was hesitant even calling Prue. She knew her sister was yet to truly accept her into their family and Paige didn't blame her. For the last 25 years Prue was the oldest, she was the mother figure to set down the rules. Then along Paige came to upset the apple cart.

"Oh." Prue felt her heart drop at the mention of her baby sisters name. What had Phoebe confided into Paige that she couldn't come to her with?

"Look I don't even know what is going on. But I just got off the phone with her and she sounded upset. I think for whatever reason she is upset with you. And I think I know why."

"Because of the way I have felt about you." Prue replied stating what she knew Paige already knew.

"Yeah." Paige wasn't surprised that Prue knew why Phoebe was upset.

"Yeah. I keep meaning to get together with her. But it never seems like a good time. Maybe the New Year we can find some time together."

Paige took in what Prue was saying. "Prue it isn't a matter of finding the time or making the time. You two are sisters."

"I know Paige but Phoebe and I have always had this, on and off relationship."

"Well now that you have the family heritage. Maybe you two need to find a way to turn it on. Permanently."

Prue knew Paige was right. But Paige was new to the family fireworks. It wasn't ever that easy with her and Phoebe.

"Look Prue meet me for lunch. Maybe I can help you with this. As a sister and as a social worker." Paige suggested though wondering what her interference would do with her own relationship with both her sisters.

"Ok. I can met you at Michelle's, say noon?"

"Let's say just after. Give me a chance to get out of here."

"Ok. I'll see you later then." Prue hung up the phone wondering deep inside what was going on with Phoebe.

Piper made her way around the bar making sure that everything was going to run smooth for lunch. Her mind was still on Prue and Phoebe and ever since Paige and her had saved them from Rhona. She looked back and thought of how close she had come to losing both her sisters. It wasn't something she liked to think on to much. She still recalled the nasty flu/cold that Phoebe had after. A worse version that she had to before Rhona came into their lives.

"Piper phones for you. It's your sister."

Piper took in a deep breath not even sure which sister it was. But lately it didn't matter, one of them always came to her with a problem from the other. "I'll take it at the bar." She replied, though almost dreading what it was. Sister problems or demon ones, no matter what it was always had her in the middle of them all.

"Phoebe?"

"Paige."

"Sorry." Piper replied wondering why Paige was calling her at work. "Piper I asked Prue to lunch to discuss some Phoebe issues. You think you could join us?" Paige hoped that having Piper there as their ever lasting buffer would help ease the tempers and help get them to what was really bothering them.

"Um sure, where you going?"

"Michelle's just after noon."

Piper looked around the restaurant. She knew everything was under control but she felt deep inside a piece of herself whenever she left, "Yeah sure I'll meet you guys there."

"Great."

Paige looked back at her pile of work she needed to do but she had a feeling that her sisters problems where more important.

Phoebe and Prue arrived at almost the same time. The youngest scowling at the oldest.

"And you are her because?"

"Because Paige asked me to, God Phoebe what is up with you lately?"

"Maybe because you won't let me alone and are mothering me to death, just like you did when we were younger."

"If you are referring to Rhona don't even get me started. You were the one that took off down that ramp without me."

"Ok see that is what I am talking about. You never for once think I can take care of myself. Especially now with the Wicca."

"Ok correct me if I am wrong you do not have an active power. Sue me for caring." Prue shot back quietly as she looked around the restaurant, making sure no one could over hear them.

"Ok see that is what I am talking about. I don't need to keep hearing that. You know what, you have lunch with Paige. I'm leaving." Phoebe turned around and almost ran into Piper, as she stormed off.

Piper watched as Phoebe left. "What happened?"

"Same as what happens at home." Prue sighed watching her baby sister leave.

Paige was making her way towards the restaurant when she saw Phoebe walking away. Closing her eyes she knew that some how Prue and her had a run in before either herself or Piper had a chance to mediate.

"So we spending NYE with just the three of us?" Paige asked as she approached the table.

"Well, unless you have a miracle to bring Phoebe back. The answer would be yes." Piper said as she looked over at Prue.

The day passed, as the night came forth. Phoebe was getting ready to go out with her sisters. All thoughts of the afternoon forgotten. Or at least put aside till next year.

Prue waited downstairs till she saw Phoebe emerge from the steps.

"Wow, you look great."

"Thanks." Was all Phoebe said she still felt some of the words said earlier that day.

"Phoebe." Prue reached out to her sister and pulled into a warm loving hug. "I will always love you."

Phoebe stood in her sister's arms taking in the love coming to her. And giving just as much back. "Me too."

Piper stood at the landing watching the two of them. Another thaw in the ice she thought to herself before walking up to them. "Are we going?"

Prue and Phoebe laughed as they pulled out of the hug but Prue kept her arm around her littlest sister. "We are going."

The music soothed away the troubles of the old year. That was what it was for. Toss out the old and Ring in the new. But as the midnight hour approached all four sisters sat beside one another. Reflecting on what had happened to them this past year and since they became witches.

Prue reached over and pulled Piper and Paige into a hug as they all watched Phoebe dancing with yet another guy. But it was then that Prue saw him. She felt her protective instincts kick in as she pulled back.

"Um guys I think we have a problem."

Piper followed Prue's gaze and spotted him standing at the rear of the club. "So."

"Let's get him." Paige said as she starred towards him.

"Wait, what about Phoebe?" Piper started but it was too late, the demon had already spotted them.

"To late. Come on." Prue grabbed their hands and took off after the demon.

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Phoebe was dancing when she saw her sisters move. It was movement she knew well. Demon. She thought as she broke from the dance floor and headed towards them.

She burst through the back door to watch her world crumble.

"You can not defeat me witches." His arm shot out faster then any of them could react to. As a beam of energy slammed into Paige and Piper.

"NOOOOO!" Phoebe voice cried out as she tried to run to Prue before it was to late. But it was.

"Say goodnight to your sister. Witch." He taunted as the energy ball hit Prue before Phoebe could even reach her. She watched as he disappeared before her, only to leave her with nothing left to live for. Her sisters were gone as she held Prue in her arms and cried for all the lost times gone and yet to come.