Phoebe ran up the driveway and stopped when she saw the person standing at the bottom of the steps. "Hey you." She called out as he turned and faced her, "Save any damsels in distress lately?"

"Just two. But that was a few months ago." Mike said as he wrapped his arms her, as he pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

"Hmmm. I missed you."

"I missed your kisses more." He said with a sly smile. As he reached down for another kiss. Only pulling away when Phoebe started to cough. "You ok?"

Phoebe looked up into his caring green eyes; "Yeah, I probably just went a bit to far today."

"You should be more careful. All that smoke you took in during that fire."

"Now you sound like Prue."

"And that's bad?" he asked though he knew what the answer already was.

"No. We're ok." Phoebe said as she took his hand and led him up the steps to the Manor.

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Prue flipped the pages of the magazine in her hand. Her mind wasn't even focusing on the pages all she could think about was Andy.

Piper looked into the living room and watched as Prue pulled into her own world. Nothing seems to even register with her big sister, and as she watched more, Piper got more worried. Prue was never one to pull into herself. She sat on the couch next to her sister and took her hands in hers as she locked eyes with he . Though it was not long that Piper had her arms wrapped warmly around her body as Prue let out her tears.

The door opened and Piper turned at the sound of voices. Voices she recognized as Phoebe and Mike. She felt Prue sit up and she watched as she wiped away her tears.

"Phoebe. Hi. Why are you coughing?" Piper asked the minute her baby sister started coughing again.

"It ok Piper. I just need to get some water." She replied as she made her way quickly to the kitchen leaving Mike in the foyer with her sisters looking on.

"Hi Mike."

"Hi Piper. Prue. Prue I heard about Andy. I'm really sorry. He was a good guy."

"Thanks Mike." She replied with a forced smile as she turned and watched after Phoebe.

"She just over did it a bit I think. It's a bit soon for her to be running the miracle mile yet." Mike said as he could see the worry on Prues face

"She ok?" Piper asked before Prue even had a chance

"She will be. She just needs to still take it easy a bit. She was in hospital for over a week with her injury and the smoke inhalation. And that is something that just doesn't go away. I've had guys out for two months. Come back and then lose them again for another few weeks to a few months. It just depends on what you're doing to aid the healing process."

Phoebe walked in the kitchen with a bottle of water and saw her sisters looking over at her. "What'd I do?"

"Nothing that we can't discuss later." Piper eyes her letting her know that she was in trouble to some degree.

Mike laughed, as Phoebe looked at one sister and then to the next one. "Ok look I just wanted to drop this off for Prue. The guys wanted me to bring it by for you." He handed a piece of paper to Prue, "Look by no means are you to rush into this Prue. I'll let the guys know that you just can't right now."

Prue looked down at the paper in her hand and smiled her first genuine smile in the last week.

Piper and Phoebe looked on and both quickly went to Prue's side to see what had finally brought Prue out of her slump.

"You gave her a bill?" Phoebe laughed as she continued to read down.

"Hey it was Hawks idea. Not to mention I guess it's really his bill in the first place."

"How?" Phoebe looked over at Mike.

"He was the one that spotted it, hence his name Hawk. He can spot anything from up there. He saw the car and from there we found you soon after. In hindsight you two should have stayed with the car. Would have saved the whole leech thing for starters."

"Hawk suggested this?" Phoebe laughed knowing Hawk as she had the last few months

"Yeah. He has a dry sense of humour. But the rest of the crew thought it was a good idea. Especially when they heard about Pipers cooking from you and me." He said to Phoebe.

Prue laughed slightly at the conversation before her, "Tell Hawk it would be my pleasure to pay this. After all, he saved me getting a new car. In fact I think you guys gave it back looking better then new."

"Well it was mostly the mud in and on it that was the problem. Luckily when it slide, it built up the pile of mud under it when it hit that tree stump. Other wise the stump itself could have done some serious damage. But Hawk was trying impress the girls, and had it cleaned up looking better then new."

"Well tell them all they can come over on Saturday for a BBQ." Piper said, it can also be my thanks for your guys finding and saving them from that forest fire."

Phoebe looked on as Mike drove away from the Manor before walking back in the house to see Piper standing with her hands on her hips and Prue standing right beside her. "I didn't do it."

"Yes you did, you over did it." Piper said as she took Phoebe by the arm leading her to the couch. "Phoebe you can't push yourself. Even Mike said a thing like what you had in the fire isn't going to go away soon and you need to settle down a little."

"Phoebe were just worried about you. That's all." Prue added as she sat next to Phoebe pushing back the stray hair from her face.

Phoebe looked at both her sisters and even she knew she had pushed it to far, "I'm sorry guys. Really I am. I'll slow down from now on." she saw both her sisters staring at her ina way she had known al her life, "I promise."

"Good. So, who's helping me with this BBQ we have to have, to pay for the cleaning of Prues car, after the forest fire you two were in a few months ago?" Piper asked as she got up from the couch and made her way to the kitchen, leaving Prue and Phoebe alone.

He felt the surge of energy ripping through his body, but he didn't know where it was coming from. All he felt was a heightened awareness to his anger and hatred for the women in the Manor he stood outside. He saw the plan in his head, but when he looked up knowing everything in his head changed. Something was different.

"Nibor."

"Not now Airam, I need to concentrate. I have him, now the rest will be only his mind and his feeling of his heart that take over."

"His heart? Isn't that a bit risky?"

"Not with this human, his heart is cold to them. All he wants is their blood on his hands, and I have a feeling that he will get that soon."

"So you gave him the power?"

"Oh yes my friend. He has the power and more. And they will suffer all his rage." Nibor laughed as she watched his pawn start his move.

The weekend had come fast, as the sisters prepared for their guests. Guests, who without them the oldest and youngest would have perished either in a forest fire or in a lake full of leeches as Phoebe had put it.

Piper looked up at her sister. "Ok if you are just going to hang around here. Then I'm gonna out you to work."

"Oh?"

"Yes. Go down to Tom's and pick me up some more hamburger toppings."

"Sure." She said as she grabbed the keys off the hook.

He watched as the car slide out of the driveway. The lone occupant was the first thing he noticed. 'Perfect' he said to himself as he placed his car in gear and followed her.

She placed the bags in the back of the car and started for the front when she felt the hand suddenly grabbed her from behind, one around her abdomen and the other holding the cloth over her face. It was only a few seconds before she lost consciousness.

He smiled to himself as he saw his plan, taking place. He looked down at the sleeping form of the body before him. He wanted to take her right then. But he couldn't. He needed the other in his game. A game he was making the rules for and a game that he would win.

He had taken her, and now there were her sisters. He would end his torment now after all this time. They would all pay the price of what she put him through.