This Much is Prue

by loveroflife123

When Prue casts a spell to take her to a time where she has no worries, she is transported to a time after her death. After all, only the dead are troubled none. As she battles to come to terms with her own demise, she must also convince the new Power of Three that she really is who she says she is and not a force of evil trying to trap them.

1. Chapter 1

The spring of 199 the rain washed over San Francisco city as Prue's aching heart thrummed gingerly in her chest. She read The Book of Shadows alone in the attic. It was another lonely night she was spending trying to forget about the fight she and Andy had had. They had only just started dating again and he was already fed up with her.

'It's not my fault,' she thought, turning a page of the precious old tomb harshly, 'I don't have the time he's asking for – I'm a witch for god's sakes. I am a –'

BOOM

Thunder shattered her thoughts and the silence of the room. She wiped her nose, unaware that she had started to cry. If only she could return to a time when her life had been less complicated.

But she wasn't really sure when that had been.

Before she found out that she was a witch, there had been the big betrayal with Roger - her now ex-fiancé – and Phoebe who Roger said had come on to him. She had forgiven Phoebe for her brisk move to New York and now dismissed Roger as a scumbag but problems were only replaced by more problems. That seemed to be the way of the world.

'Unless…'

Unless there was a spell in the book that would help her.

She shifted through the pages mercilessly, looking for the solution to her problems.

At the back of her mind an annoying voice muttered, 'Don't use your powers for personal gain, don't use your powers for personal gain, don't use your powers for personal gain…'

She ignored it and finally found the spell she was looking for. She cleared her throat, pushing the nagging features that there would be some unpleasant consequences down her stomach to a place that was harder to reach. She took in a deep breath and said the words:

In this time and this place

Hear my cry

And take me to another space

A space where troubles do not exist

Where life is calm

Where life is bliss

For a moment she thought the spell had not worked and then an intense heat raged through her body.

"Piper!" She cried, wishing she hadn't done this. And then suddenly it was gone. Prue opened the eyes she had shut in pain and found herself seated in exactly the same place in the attic.

Except it was now day time.

And the furniture was different.

And the calendar said 2002.