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Chapter Two

Prue At Last

In a cave somewhere

A woman, none other than the Prudence Halliwell herself appeared to where Billie was. Well, at least, her astral self was there. Billie s magic still was powerful enough to not allow the physical Prue to penetrate her barrier.

Nothing much has changed with her appearance. She still had the same piercing green eyes, long dark hair and intimidating demeanor. Well, you don t really change much when you die. One of the many wonders of being dead that Prue discovered is that your corporeal self always reflects the peak years of your physical appearance, which for her was not very far from when she died making her just look a tad younger than when she and her sisters discovered that they were Charmed. Her eyes are the only place where her experience and maturity shone through.

Astral Prue didn t have to bend down. She lifted Billie s body by the slightest of will and saw the misery on her face and remembered the time when she was a wreck too when she left her sisters and was told that she couldn t go back to see them. She pushed the thoughts away from her mind and focused on the task at hand.

Billie was starved and very near death. A few more days of not eating and Billie would probably meet her sister sooner than she was ready for. Astral Prue positioned Billie upright and gestured a slow wiping motion with her hand. After Astral Prue was done, Billie was all cleaned up and looked almost like before, albeit thinner and paler.

Slowly, Billie stirred and scrunched her forehead in that moment when you have to remember everything about you right before fully waking up. After a nano-second had gone by and her whole life flashed in her mind, she was about to sob again but was more startled at the appearance of the brunette in front of her and at the fact that she felt she didn t have to anymore. The pain inside her heart was gone. It was somewhere there but distant somehow.

She saw the inquisitive look the woman was giving her. Her first impression was fear. She could sense that although the woman in front of her was not evil, she was a witch, that much she can tell and a powerful one at that. She could almost gag at the aura exuding so much power that she didn t think her being the Ultimate Power meant anything.

"Who are you?" The fear in her voice was evident. Survival 101, never show fear. Good luck with that one. She was even surprise her voice came out at all. She was thinking what she felt right now was pretty much what a rabbit would feel like trapped in a corner by a hungry wolf.

"Hi, I'm Prue. Can you stand on your own?" Before she could register Prue's name, she was distracted by the fact that she was floating 2 inches from the ground. Sure, she it wasn t new but it still surprised her.

"Yeah, I think I can." She then felt herself being lowered gently and very carefully. Once she was on both her feet she felt her knees buckle and was sure she would fall face first on the ground when an invisible force stopped her fall inches from the ground and was force to stand again. She was standing up with her feet just an inch from the ground. Of course, she could hoist herself up on her own magic but her brain was too sluggish from starvation.

"Clearly a big no on the standing on your own part but let s get things going. Now Billie, can you release the protective shield you have around us?" Prue asked again. She knew Billie was in trauma and if it were not for her powers, she would not even be able to talk to her.

"Uhm, what shield?" Billie asked not aware that she was releasing magic on her own.

"Okay Billie, you have to release the shield around us or else I won t be able to take you with me." Billie panicked at her words. What this did woman want from her? At this instance a magic escaped from Billie intending to throw Prue far away from her and it would ve worked if only Prue wasn t an astral projection. Her real body was somewhere else watching the scene unfold in her mind's eye.

"You know, you shouldn't go attacking someone who just saved your life."

"I'm sorry but I just... I..." At this point the shield was released. Billie felt embarrassed. He didn't mean to attack Prue...

"Wait, your name is Prue?"

"Yes."

"As in Prudence Halliwell?"

"Yes."

"As in Piper, Phoebe and Paige s dead sister?" Prue chose this moment to go back to her original body leaving Billie confused only to teleport in seconds later in her original body.

"Yes. Now that I've clarified that, let's focus on a more important topic. Like your health for example. We need to get some food in to you." Prue said as if they were old friends and she didn't just come back from the dead.

"What did you do to me? I know I should feel wretched after what just happened but I just can't. It's like, I've moved on or something. Like, I've accepted it but not..." It was too much for her brain to handle what she was feeling or the lack thereof. She would fall down to the ground if only Prue wasn't supporting her full weight and keeping her suspended above ground.

"Easy there tiger. I'll explain later. For now, like I said, we need to get you some food and no one cooks better than my sister." Prue said and Billie no more than blinked and she recognized being in the living room of the manor.

"Sit down, I'll call them." Prue said and Billie was not able to argue since she just found herself sitting down holding her head trying to make sense of the situation. She was already considering this as one of her delusions except of all the things that her brain could come up with, she can't figure out why it would pick the dead Charmed One.

"Piper! Phoebe! and you too Paige, get down here! I have Billie!" Prue all but shouted. She missed having to shout at them. She missed everything about them.

In the attic

Piper and Phoebe froze at the sound of Prue's voice. Phoebe looked up at her sister Piper and then to Paige. Paige was surprised too but more so because she heard her name and the voice said she had Billie.

"Tell me you heard that?" Phoebe said to her sisters with almost pleading in her voice.

"No! It can't be." Piper said in disbelief.

"Come on you guys, Billie's home!" Said Paige and orbed herself downstairs directly in front of Billie as she was able to sense her again.

Paige saw Billie and she breathed a sigh of relief. She was thinner than she was used to and there were dark circles under her eyes but she was alive. Paige hugged Billie tight and was interrupted by the woman who announced that Billie was there.

"I don't think she would appreciate not breathing." Prue smiled and when Paige turned her head to thank the woman, her mouth fell open.

"You're..." Paige started to say. "Prue!" both Piper and Phoebe appeared at the bottom of the staircase finally. Prue beamed at them and spread her arms. She didn't need to use her powers to move them as it almost as if they teleported in her arms. They gripped her so tight in fear of losing her again.

"I missed you guys." The three women were already in tears by this time.

"We missed you. Oh god Prue, why did it take you this long?"

"We thought we'd never see you again."

"Like you'd get rid of me that easy. Besides, I hear there's another one of you I have to look after." Pru smiled bringing their attention back to the still stunned Paige.

Paige always wanted to see Prue. Not the transformed Prue but the actual Prue. Now that she was there in front of her, she just couldn't believe it. There was a pang of jealousy that tugged at her heart when she saw them hug. It was as if she was an outsider again. And then Prue looked at her. Her green eyes were warm and fierce at the same time.

"I'm sorry we were being rude. Paige, this is Prue. Prue, Paige." Piper said letting go of her sister and gaining back her composure. Phoebe was still clinging on to Prue as if her life depended on it.

"Hi." Paige managed to say.

"Hey! Come on, a hug is customary." Prue lifted her left arm to welcome Paige. Paige turned her head to Phoebe who was in Prue's other arm.

"She used to be a monkey in one of her past lives." She gained a playful hit in her arm with a protesting "Hey!" Phoebe still didn't let go though. Paige laughed a little.

Paige hugged Prue and it was surreal and very nice at the same time. It was a little bit awkward though but she still liked it.

"Thanks for finding my charge." Paige smiled at the eldest Halliwell. Prue had a certain aura of authority that was more imposing than Piper's. She was a little bit scared but a lot intimidated.

"Speaking of which, Piper, she starved herself near death, could you?"

"Fine." Piper wanted to sound annoyed at being asked to cook but she was too happy that she really didn't pull it off well.

"Yay."

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