A/N; Hi everyone. So sorry those chapter took so long but life has been hectic with work and Christmas and all that. I did however do this even though I should be in bed so I hope you will all forgive it being late. Now go on and read, we would love to know what you think of this story…

Piper's POV – by; Emelie

2. Like a family

You know what's weird?

Well a lot of things sure but right now I was thinking about my sister. Sure Phoebe and Paige can have their share of odd days but Prue – she kind of wins the weird war at the moment. In our house that really says a lot.

All I did was try and fix her and Andy back up and she attacks me! Yes as in really attacking me, full frontal pulling me to the floor!

"What the hell is your problem?" I cried angrily.

"Language" she replied and shot me a stare before she scrambled over to the phone and turned it off.

"Don't lecture me" I got back up again and brushed off the dust from my jeans, adding a mental note to show here where the vacuum was later. "Now what is up with you and that phone?"

"Nothing" she simply let it fall onto her bed and shrugged. She did however not anticipate my next move as I lounged up and snatched it.

"What are you doing?" Prue reached towards me but I simply jumped away, letting her grasp air instead.

"Star 69" I grinned and pressed the numbers on the phone and placed it against my ear.

"Don't you dare" she threatened and suddenly her ever so sweet face turned sour. "I will use my powers on you if you do not put that phone down."

"You can't use your powers on me" I replied as signals went by on the phone. "I'm a good witch, remember?"

"Piper" she jumped over her bed and begun moving at me. I backed away but the door soon stopped me and I was trapped, she snatched the phone out of my hand but she was too late.

"Oh…my…God…" I tried to breath but it seemed that the air didn't even go down my lungs but went up again. I was hyperventilating before I managed to slide down to the floor to sit down.

"Piper" Prue sat down in front of me and her face once again turned into my loving sister. "Are you okay?"

"It was…" I waited for my breathing to turn somewhat normal again before I continued. "Dad" I looked up at her and I could see the disappointment in her eyes. Her always so blue eyes were almost grey now, her eyes always did reflect her feelings like that.

"I know" she confessed as her shoulders slummed down. "He's the one who's been calling me."

"And you didn't tell us?" the anger once again rose inside my body. "You didn't thing we deserved to know?"

"He walked out on us. He doesn't deserve to get back into our lives."

"Prue…he's our dad."

"You were old enough" she said as she rose to her feet only to sit down on her bed. "You saw him leave. You're not like Pheebs or Paige who hardly know him. You were there, you saw him leave and you saw him ruin our lives."

"I did" I nodded slowly. "But him calling must men he's changed. God Prue it's been a long time. People do change" she looked away from me and suddenly I knew. "He didn't just call, did he?"

"He was here" she sighed. "I threw him out."

"Prue" I shook my head before I slowly begun to get up from the floor. This time I didn't mind my jeans getting dusty. I just sat down next to her and laced an arm around her shoulders. "You do not have to do this."

"It's my job."

"It doesn't have to be" I replied. "You do not have to make these decisions. Sure he may still be a jackass and a bastard; I am not saying he's not. I don't want him in my life nor do I want to see him but we need to do something before these calls makes you insane."

"Yeah" she laughed. "But we can't tell the others."

"Prue…"

"They are too young" she stated. "Plus he is not even Paige's dad."

"Phoebe will hate us if we don't tell her" I said. ""She needs to do this with us. Like a family."

"When did you get so grown up" Prue groaned as she realized I was actually right. "Can't you go back to being that girl who's biggest dream was to do whatever I said?"

"Sorry babe, that time is long lost" I stood up and grabbed her hand pulling her up with me. "Now come on, we need to find Phoebe and then we need to call him."

"Can I at least use my powers on him" she asked and I couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll think about it…"

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We found Phoebe lying on her bed in her room. She was reading one of those glossy magazines when I strictly remember her saying something about a math test. I did however not get too into that when we had a much bigger issue to get at.

"Hey Pheebs" Prue smiled widely as she flipped down on our sister's bed. "What are you reading?"

"A test" Phoebe replied as she crossed in a new scare on the page before her.

I peeked down over her shoulder. "Do you have a sixth sense?" I laughed. "Seriously?"

"It's just for fun" she shrugged. "So why are you here? You usually don't bug me until it's time for dinner."

"Well we need to talk to you" I sat down on her bed as well and she sat up.

"We shouldn't bother her, she's busy" Prue tried but I just shot her a stare and she shut up. "Fine you tell her."

"Prue got a call today" I started. "She didn't want me to hear it but I did. Well after her attacking me" I added to which my older sister only rolled her eyes.

"So who was it?" Phoebe asked tiredly, she was either not interested or just didn't like me dragging it out. Knowing Phoebe it was probably a mix of both.

"It was…" I was cut short by the sound of Prue's phone ringing again. My eyes met hers and she seemed to know I was not backing down and simply held it out for me to answer. I grabbed it and left the room. In the hallway I stopped and with shaking fingers I answered, pressing the phone to my ear. "Hello. Dad?"