Disclaimer : I dont own them. though I wish I did. They are the property of Aaron Speeling and Constance Burge, I just borrow them for my writting addiction and your enjoyment.

Ok here it is. This is the prequel to The Fight that I did a couple weeks ago. This fills in what happened to start it all. I do hope you enjoy it.

Before the Fight

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"This was the best idea I've had in months." Phoebe said as she lay on the blanket that was stretched out under the big oak tree.

"Your idea? Where did you get that from." Piper asked her baby sister

"Well wasn't it?" Phoebe looked up to her sister that was sitting behind her on the same blanket.

"Only after we decided that Prue and I never see you anymore." Piper said as she reached over and gve Phoebe a light smack on the shoulder

"All part of my master plan sister dear." She said with a sly smirk

"Oh you." She said as she leaned over and started to tickle Phoebe.

"Hey what's going on her?" Prue asked laughing at her two sisters. "I can't leave you two alone for two minutes before you start getting into mischief."

"She started it." Phoebe said giving her big sister her best puppy eyes.

Hitting Phoebe playfully, "Did not. You did." Piper replied, not to be out done by her baby sister.

"Did too."

"Ok you two what's really going on?" Prue asked as she laughed at her grown sisters' behaviour. I'm surrounded by children, she thought.

"Phoebe was trying to tell me that this picnic was her idea." Piper said as she looked over at Phoebe. She knew that Prue would agree with her and wanted to see know what Phoebe would do with both her sisters' telling her that it was not her idea.

"She was, was she?" Prue asked as she raised an eyebrow at their youngest sister.

"Yeah it was. We were all talking this morning about things and I said let's go on a picnic in the park." Phoebe said with determination. She was not going to let her sisters win this one.

"Yeah well you suggested it after we had said that we never see you anymore, and that we should do something together." Prue replied daring her sister to chalenge what really happend in teh kitchen that morning

"Yeah well I still suggested the picnic in the park." She said as she got off the blanket, and started to walk towards the trees.

"Phoebe. Where you going? I got the Frisbee." Prue called out to her sister

"I'm not into it right now Prue. I'm just going for a walk."

"Whoa there girl." As Prue and Piper ran after her, "Phoebe you know we were just teasing you?" Prue asked gently.

"Yeah I do. Look I just want to go for a walk. I'll be ok." Phoebe gave Prues hand agentle squeeze before continueing down the path way.

"Ok." Piper said and watched her little sister head through the trees to the trail.

Prue turned to Piper, "Ok what just happened there?"

"I haven't got a clue. One minute we were laughing and playing around and the next she's off for a walk."

"Have you noticed her in a bit of a funk lately?"

"Prue I hardly see her. That was the whole point of today remember?"

"Yeah but I thought you would have seen her more then me."

"Nope. No baby sister contact that lasted more then 5minuttes, as one of us is running out a door."

"Ok we have to fix this. Let's go get her."

"Prue, I kinda got the feeling that she wants to be alone."

"Well she'll have to be alone on her time. Come on." Prue pulled Piper back to her feet and they headed after Phoebe.

Phoebe started down the trail thinking about something that she did not want to tell her sisters. Her thoughts were focused on school. She had been doing really well up until a few days ago. She seemed to be getting into a funk that she couldn't pull herself out of. She wasn't sure if it was that the demon hunting was distracting her or if it was from lack of sleep. Which actually could be related to the first problem. Lately they just seem to keep coming. Ever since Piper and Leo got married, there was an endless stream of demons, warlocks and other evil beings after them. She couldn't remember the last time she got a decent night sleep. She probably would if she didn't keep getting premonitions all the time at night. The next time a demon struck she'll have to ask him or her what the urgency is all of a sudden.

She continued to walk until she came to a clearing that looked out over a lake. She started out to the end of the small walkway when her thoughts turned to her Mother. Having her show up like that at the wedding was unexpected and brought back tears of joy and sorrow for Phoebe. Having not grown up with her Mother around she always got a bit more emotional then her sisters did whenever she had a chance to see her, which so far had only been twice. She had stopped briefly to pick up a handful of rocks to toss into the water. As she approached the end of the boardwalk she starred down to the water. Oh why is the world so cruel that it would take a Mother from her infant daughter, she thought. She stepped back and threw a rock out towards the middle of the lake. She watched as the ripples slowly spread out towards the edge before they slowly disappeared.

Piper and Prue finally caught up to Phoebe as she was throwing the rocks out to the lake. They started down the wharf when Prue got an uneasy feeling.

"Prue?" Piper turned and asked her sister

"I'm ok Piper thanx." As she continued to walk out to the end to Phoebe. She had kicked her fear of water a long time ago. But having seen her Mother recently made it a bit tough at the moment.

Prue and Piper walked up to Phoebe on the end of the dock.

"Hey sis you ok?" Piper asked as she put her arm over Phoebes shoulder.

"Yeah, just thinking."

"Oh that could be painful on a weekend baby. You shouldn't do that." Prue joked with her

"Haha."

"So whatca thinking about?" Piper asked as she gave Prue a glare to stop teasing.

"Just stuff."

"Demon stuff, school stuff or sister stuff?" Prue inquired

Laughing Phoebe dropped a rock down to the water and watched again the fading ripples, "A little of each actually."

"Ok the later two I can handle, the first one worries me. Did you get a premonition or something that you didn't tell us?" Piper asked

"No. I was just wondering why all of a sudden they seem to have stepped up their campaign to kill us off."

"What do you mean Pheebs?" Prue asked

"I mean haven't you noticed that lately we have to deal with some demon or warlock every day or night?"

"Now that you mention it, they do seem to be coming more frequently." Prue added

"So Phoebe where does the other 'stuff' come in?" Piper asked her

"I don't know. It just seems that the more time we spend vanquishing demons the more time I spend away from you guys and school." She said quietly

"Oh Pheebs were sorry for earlier. Why didn't you say something?" Prue said with concern

"I don't know you had your jobs and stuff going on. Then there was the whole wedding thing."

"And Mom?" Piper finished

"Yeah." Phoebe answered softly as she felt a tear threaten to fall down her cheek.

"Oh honey." Piper pulled her into a hug. "You know that Moms is always with us in our heart right?"

"Yeah it's just tough sometimes."

"I know sweetie." The three of them stayed in a three-way hug for a few minutes before they broke apart.

"So who's up for some Frisbee?" Prue asked trying to change the subject

"I am." Piper told her, as she looked to Phoebe. "Pheebs?"

"I'll be up in a minute guys."

"Ok Pheebs but if you wait to long I'm going to eat the last of Pipers cake." Prue told her has she quickly hugged Phoebe and headed off the dock.

"You sure your ok Pheebs?" Piper asked once more with worry.

"Yeah Piper I'm ok. I'll be up in a second."

"Ok." Hugging her sister, Piper too headed up the wharf. Though she was not convinced that her sister was ok.

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Phoebe waited a few more minutes before she too headed up the wharf. She saw her sisters' tossing the Frisbee back and forth and sShe waited for just the right time. There. She jumped from the behind the brush and intercepted a throw that was heading right for Prue. It was perfect and dead on, only it never made it to its rightful destination. Phoebe had it and was running down the park.

"Phoebe Halliwell get back her this instant with that Frisbee." Prue yelled after her baby sister

Piper was laughing as Prue took off after Phoebe. "What are you laughing at?"

"You two. And you said we were a bunch of kids. Look at yourself Prue."

"Yeah well she won't be laughing when I catch her."

"You'll never catch her Prue." Piper told her.

Phoebe always was the fastest of the three sisters and there was no way that Prue could catch her unless something happened to Phoebe. Just as Piper thought that, Phoebe tripped over something and went flying to the ground.

"Phoebe!" Prue and Piper both yelled out.

Prue got to her sister first with Piper not that far behind.

"Pheebs are you ok?" Prue asked her with concern.

"NO! That stupid root tripped me." She had a lone tear running down her face.

"Here let me see." Prue said

Phoebe had a large cut on her leg but it wasn't anything serious. "To bad you didn't have jeans on Pheebs."

"Yeah well you guys were the ones that wanted to go to the park on this sunny afternoon. You know parks and me at this time of year. Break out the shorts."

"Ok so now the park idea was ours?" Piper asked

"Apparently. I think we should go now Pipe what about you?" Prue said as she stood up

"I think so." Piper turned and started to walk away along with Prue.

"Uhh, guys. Me here, remember big gash on leg, blood everywhere. Baby sister requires a Band-Aid." Phoebe pouted after her sister.

They stopped in their tracks, looked at each other and turned towards her suddenly, "Gotcha."

"Yeah, yeah. Can we go home now?" Phoebe pouted still

"Sure we can baby, come on." Prue helped Phoebe up and they started for Pipers jeep.

"And don't you go getting blood in my Jeep."

Phoebe looked at her sister at first with concern.

"I'm kidding Phoebe. Relax."

Piper gathered the picnic stuff up and Prue helped Phoebe to the car. "You sure your ok Pheebs?"

"Yeah I just need a clean up and a Band-Aid. Thanx though Prue."

"I'm not really talking about your fall kiddo." Prue asked skeptically.

"Yeah I'll work that out too."

They got home and got Phoebe cleaned up and settled in for dinner and a movie. Phoebe started to drift off half way through the movie when she was suddenly drawn into a premonition. She came out of it with such a start that she frightened both her sisters'

"Phoebe what is it what did you see?" Prue asked gently

Taking a few minutes to catch her breath. "Oh it was bad. Very bad." She said quietly as she looked at each sister.