Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction

This was the result of a lost sports bet with a fellow Charmed writer…Cause if you've figured it out and read my fics. You will see mine are all Phoebe based. …enjoy. Though I think I steered away from the actual bet part but.. I do put one sister on a bit of an emotional roller coaster which I beleilve was the bet..

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"Phoebe are you coming or what?"

"I'm coming already Prue. Would you relax already. The bank will still be there in ten minutes."

"I know that Phoebe. But I would like to at least get there before the rest of the city decides that they want to do there banking as well."

"Ok. Lets go." Phoebe said as she reached the last stair on the staircase. "You need to relax. I thought you were going to chill out a bit after your encounter with pride."

"Yeah just like you and your lust. I heard you and Cole last night."

"Hey we weren't doing anything different then we did before." Phoebe gave Prue a cheeky smile as she walked out the front door

"I know that's why I said I thought you were going to change." Prue raised her eyebrows at her sister and gve her a slight smile

"Ok whatever. Are we going now?" Phoebe repllied after sticking out her tongue at her older sister.

"Yes we're going now." Prue followed her sister out the door.

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They drove down the road in near silence. Each making small talk to the other.

"So Phoebe not to get back on the subject of yours and Coles love lives. But how are you two doing?"

"Good why?"

"Well a few weeks ago you were concerned that he was only in it for the sex. Has that changed?"

"I don't know Prue. It's weird. I mean he comes and goes for weeks on end. And all I can do when he's gone is miss him and worry." Phoebe said as she got out of the car and went into the bank with Prue.

"Sounds like love to me honey."

Laughing, "Oh is that all?" Phoebe asked

"Yeah that's all. Trust me. How do you think I felt every time I knew Andy was in danger at work?"

Phoebe was more then a bit taken back when Prue had brought up Andy's name. Her oldest sister didn't talk much about her lost love. Let alone compare the relationship they had to what Phoebe had with a demon turned good guy.

"Frustrating isn't? Loving someone so much yet you have no real control over their lives." Prue said as they entered the bank.

"Yeah your right. How do you do that?" Phoebe laughed at Prue.

"Practice. I'll be right back." Prue walked towards the counter when her whole world went upside down.

Phoebe had gone to sit in one of the waiting chairs when she felt someone brush past her. Not thinking anything of it she continued to the chair. She was about to sit down when suddenly she felt a hand grab her arm and pull her backwards.

"Every body on the floor now!" the shout rang out followed by gunshots. Three men had made there way quickly to various positions throughout the bank.

As a natural reaction people screamed and people panicked. Prue spun around and saw one masked gunman with her sister in his hands. From the few feet apart they were Prue could see the fear in Phoebes eyes.

"Let her go." Prue spoke with determination.

"I don't think you are in any position to demand anything lady. Now get on the floor and nobody will get hurt."

"Not until you let her go." Prue said again stepping forward. Through her body she knew her fear was there. Fear of getting hurt, fear of her sister getting hurt. But she had to protect her sister at all costs. That was what was important to her, more then her own life, that was what she promised her mother all those years ago.

He held the gun at Phoebes stomach a bit more then he had before. "I said get down lady or her blood is on your hands."

Prue could see his fear. Could he do it? Could he pull the trigger and kill an innocent person? What she didn't see was his partner. He had no remorse in his veins at all. He felt as if society had dealt him a lousy hand to start his life. He didn't owe anybody anything.

"Just let her go and we will all get down and you can go about your business." Prue said taking one more step. She looked Phoebe in the eyes 'don't worry I got you.' She conveyed to her sister.

"Ok look just get down both of you. And then we're out of here." He practically threw Phoebe at Prue who just pulled her to a hug as they both sat down where they were.

"You ok?" Prue asked with concern

"Yeah." Phoebe answered quietly though Prue could feel her shaking in her arms.

"Ok. What do you say to a large cappuccino after this? My treat."

"Sounds good." Phoebe said still trying to hide her fear. But she didn't know if she was trying to hide it from Prue or from herself.

They quickly made there way through each till while the man who grabbed Phoebe watched the door.

"Ok lets get out of here before the cops show up."

Prue wanted to stay out of it but she couldn't let them get away. She moved slightly away from Phoebe.

"Prue what are you doing?"

"Helping."

"Come on guys hurry up. They're coming."

"Oh relax would you. I have to clean up your mess as usual." He spotted Prue shifting at her spot on the floor. "Still trying to be the brave one are you? Well for your efforts I'd like to reward you." He lifted his gun quickly and took aim. Letting off a shot before she even had time to react to his first movement.

"Shit. What the hell was that? You said no one would get hurt."

"I lied. Now lets go." He ran from the bank only to be confronted by the sounds and sights of police cars coming around the corner. He could already make out two cars right out front

"Hold it."

"You idiot. You were suppose to be watching the door." He yelled as he backed into the bank quickly, though aiming out his gun.

Shots rang out as one gunman fell outside while the other two made it back in

"Ok everybody just stay where you are." He ordered. "Are you hit?"

"It's just a graze. I'll be ok." He answered as he held his hand over his shoulder, blood running down his through his fingers. "What about Steve?" he asked as he stepped further into the bank

Looking outside he could see the fallen man on the sidewalk not moving.

"I don't think he made it." He said with no emotions.

He turned and scanned back through the patrons in the bank. Until his eyes rested on one person. He could see her hunched over the figure on the ground. He could see the blood that was pooling around her. Had he gone to far? He had told them no one would get hurt. But his rage had consumed him.

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"Come on Piper."

"Leo I can't. We've got to much going on right now. The Source has stepped up his campaign to kill us off no matter what the cost to him."

"Piper we agreed to still lead a normal life."

"Leo how can we live a normal life if when we constantly have demons and warlocks after us?"

"Well we can try. It's only the weekend."

"Look the last time I left those two home alone they almost got killed. If it weren't for Andy they probably would be dead right now." her memory reminding her of when Prue and Phoebe had finally come to her with the truth of when she went to Hawaii and faced the ghost of an exectued prisoner from Alcatraz named Jackson Ward.

"Honey I understand that. But there are real world situation that could harm them as well. You can't live your life in a shelter."

"I can try."

"Piper." He pleaded as he pulled her back to him so his head was resting on the top of her head. Locking his hands in the front of her so she couldn't get away

Piper leaned back into Leo's embrace. She thought about what he was saying. "Ok. But it's only for two day. No more." She agreed. "And only if Prue and Phoebe agree its safe."

"Love you."

"Love you too." She said turning to kiss him.

He pulled back after the kiss and she could see the concern on his face and she knew one of his charges was in trouble. She had learned quickly the facial expression Leo gave whenever one of his charges had a problem or was in serious trouble. This was the serious trouble look and it scared her.

"I gotta go."

"Leo?"

He looked down into her eyes, "It's your sisters." He said solemnly, "I'll be back." He said orbing out quickly before she could ask anymore questions.

She watched his blue lights glowing throughout P3 as he quietly yet quickly left her standing there. She tried to remember where they were going and was drawing a blank. She grabbed her coat and headed home hoping that they would go back there first if they got the chance. As she ran to her car her mind was a whirlwind of everything. She turned on the radio to get calmed slightly but nothing was working. The news bulletin brought her from her thoughts and she suddenly remembered where they were going. They were in the bank that was right now in the middle of a hold up. She quickly turned her jeep around and headed back to the direction that the bank was. Hoping upon hope that they were ok.

She almost leaped from her jeep as she pulled up against the curb and spotted Darryl right away. "Darryl what's going on?"

"Three gun men held up the bank. We don't know who many hostages they have, but we do know that there were five employees including the manager in the bank at the time."

Piper looked at the front doors and saw the body lying on the sidewalk.

"Darryl. I think Prue and Phoebe are in there."

"What?"

"Prue had some banking to do and it was right on the way to the college so she gave Phoebe a ride. And about five minutes ago Leo had to go because he could sense one of his charges in trouble."

"Ok but how do you know its them."

"Leo is more attuned to the three of us. He knew it was one of them or both."

"Ok look Piper everything will be fine. I'll see to it personally ok. Just stay back."

"Darryl I'm scared."

"I know Piper. But knowing those two. I'd be more scared for the bank robbers." He tried to assure her as much as himself. No matter what he thought of their magic and what they could do. He had always cared for those three girls.

She watched as the gunmen kept a watch outside as more cops came. But as she looked down into her sisters eyes could see the real fear. The fear of death itself. Had they really gone that far to have it all end at the hands of not a demon but a human?

How would she tell Piper? This would kill her as well. She had to get her sister out of there and to a hospital fast. Or she knew they would all die if just one of them died.