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Shadows and Mist
Part 1
Prue walked into the Manor, hanging up her coat and walking towards the phone. She pressed a button on the answer machine and Piper's voice spoke.
"Hey guys, I'm really busy at the club, so I haven't got time to come and change, someone please drop by with some clothes?"
Prue smiled to herself. It was so typical of Piper to let herself get so swamped at work that she didn't have time to get a change of clothes. Even though she did own the place. She shook her head a little and proceeded up the stairs.
At the same moment, Cole and Phoebe shimmered into the hallway. Cole collapsed to the floor, his were ripped and blood trickled from several nasty wounds around his abdomen and chest. Phoebe looked stricken, her eyes blind with panic.
"PRUE? PIPER?" she yelled wildly at the top of her lungs. She focused her attention on Cole, taking a breath to calm herself down. "It'll be okay, baby. Hang in there"
Prue came running down the stairs at sound of her sisters voice. "Phoebe, what the-" she stopped mid sentence as she saw her sister kneeling over Cole's battered form. She rushed toward them.
"Oh my god, what happened?" she asked quickly, kneeling down to study Cole's wounds. Phoebe tried to hold back her tears as her panic raced through her.
"Bounty hunters, they came out of nowhere. We barely got away" she cried wildly. Prue nodded and sought her sisters gaze. She looked at her sister calmly.
"First aid kit, honey" Phoebe nodded and stood up, running quickly in the direction of the kitchen.
Prue looked down at Cole. Blood poured out of his wounds, forming a small pool around him on the floor. Her eyes widened in horror at the extent of his injuries. Her hands were bathed in blood as she tried to apply pressure to the more severe of his wounds.
"Damn it" she muttered in frustration as the blood continued to flow feely. Phoebe ran back in from the kitchen carrying a first-aid box. She froze in her place as she watched the pool of blood that surrounded her soul mate. Tears streamed down her face as white hot panic seared through her.
"LEO !!" she screamed loudly into the air as she ran over to her blood soaked sister and her mortally wounded demon boyfriend. She flipped open the first aid box and pulled out several sterile dressings and pads to tend to the injuries. Prue quickly grew impatient. "Damn it, LEO!" she called for her brother in law. A swirl of bright orbs near the stairs mineralised into the sister's Whitelighter. He took the scene in and rushed over.
"What happened?" he frowned in deep concern.
"Later. Heal him" Prue said frantically. Leo shook his head wistfully.
"I- I can't heal demons"
Phoebe looked up quickly, her glossy, tear soaked eyes searching his. "You can heal half of him. Please Leo. He's dying"
Leo nodded and looked down at the gaping wounds on Cole's body. He held out his hands determinedly and glowing, golden light flowed over the bloody injuries. The blood flow quelled slightly and the wounds appeared less severe. However, before they could be completely healed, small electrostatic bolts began to fly between Leo's hands the wounds he was trying to fix. He lowered his hands and looked helplessly at the sisters.
"I can't do anymore" he said, shaking his head. Prue let her eyes travel over Cole's body. The bleeding had stopped. The wounds seemed to have closed slightly and his breathing was more even and steady. Prue smiled reassuringly.
"You've done enough"
Leo smiled at her. Phoebe's tears had stopped falling and she looked visibly calmer. She hugged her brother in law.
"Thank you" she whispered into his shoulder.
Sorry for the short chapter guys. Please read and review. TBC.
