Shock was the first thing to enter her mind. But that was soon followed by anger. Anger that they had known and yet still let them go through the pain and suffering of losing her. "Excuse me?"
"I'm sorry I just found out. She isn't dead. She is very much alive." He said quietly seeing the anger in her face.
Her mind whirled around trying to settle on one thing. But the only thing she knew for sure at that moment was her sister was not dead: Prue was alive.
She starred at Leo before gripping the counter top. She had heard him right the first time he didn't need to repeat it.
"I just found out I swear. And when they find out I told you I'm dead."
"Leo you are already dead!" She shot back at him in anger. "So what is this a test to try our sisterhood again? Or just for kicks. Let's have them think their big sister is dead and see how they cope. In case you missed what I said earlier Leo, we are not coping especially her." she pointed towards the living room where she had left her sister when she saw Leo arrive.
"That isn't how it is. I have a feeling they just found out and up until recently the Elders thought she was dead as well."
"You have a feeling?! Leo you have been around this house long enough over the past three months that when you thought something was going on you should have said something. I have seen my sister spiral out of control. And every night I sit home worrying about her. She was attacked last night, and now I have to go in there and tell her our sister is not dead."
"What? Is she ok"
Calming some, she turned back and looked at him, "I have no idea. Leo she has so much guilt inside her I don't think even this will bring her back."
"You want me to talk to her?"
She wanted to tell him yes. You go deal with her tears and her anger, but she couldn't, it was her job as a sister, "No, I'll tell her."
She had woken abruptly shortly after she had falling to sleep. The first thing she noticed was her sister was not with her. In some ways she was glad for that, then she wouldn't have to see into those sad eyes. Eyes that she knew mirrored her own.
She got off the couch and made her way quietly up the stairs. She could hear Leo in the kitchen talking to her sister but she didn't care anymore. Magic to her was dead. It died with her sister.
Quickly changing she started down stairs in time to hear her sister yelling at Leo about the Elders and how they had not be coping well since they lost Prue. She closed her eyes as the voice seemed to fill with more anger then she had ever heard coming from her sister. She cast one last look towards the kitchen and left the Manor without a word.
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She walked with purpose down the dark alley. At one point in her life she would be looking in ever dark corner of the alley fearing a demon would attack her. Now she almost wished one would. Then she would at least no longer have to feel the pain and guilt in her heart.
"Hey you found us." She felt the hand on her arms.
"Yeah I did."
"Well after last night everyone split pretty quick. We weren't sure if you had heard of tonight's locale."
"Yeah well a few cops isn't gonna scare me away that easily."
"Good to hear." He pushed open the door letting her past. He watched and let his eyes linger a little longer as he whistled to himself with a slight twist of his head, "Babe." He turned and went back to his job, keeping an eye out for the cops or anyone else that wasn't supposed to be there.
She made her way easily through the crowd. She received a few Hi's from across the room or just a nod of recognition. She politely waved back or just nodded her chin in their direction.
"Usual please Paul." She said to the bartender as she turned her back to the bar and looked out over the crowd.
"You ok, after last night?" he placed the beer on the bar and caught something in her eye as she turned and reached back for it.
"Yes and thank you for making your entrance when you did."
"Anything to help a lady." He smiled back before going back to his other customers.
She made her way through the crowd. She would stop and dance a few moves with some of the guys before moving on to the next one. She felt the hand on her shoulder and looked up into the most beautiful pair of green eyes she had ever seen. She felt her heart beat quicken, as she moved closer to him and they started to sway to the music. There bodies nearly moving as one.
"Are you from Tennessee? Because you are the only ten I see."
She looked at him and anything she thought she might have felt just went right out the window. "You've got to be kidding me." She turned and walked away leaving him stunned.
She made her way through the house as panic set in. where was she?
"You don't think she went out to another Rave do you?" Leo asked as she could clearly see her starting to lose control.
She looked up and saw the concern in his face. "She wouldn't. After what happened last night. Would she?" she suddenly realized how out of touch she had been with her sister.
"Where was she last night?"
"Doesn't matter Leo the whole point of these Raves is they move around. That way they avoid the cops. They are illegal you know." she paced trying to think of where her sister had gone and why. "Can you sense her?"
Leo didn't take long to close his eyes and look for the missing sister. "I think I got her. Come on." He pulled her close to him and quickly orbed out.
Darkness covered the desert sand, as silence seemed to echo off of it. She slowly moved out of the back of the trailer she had been riding in. Her body shook at each step she made but she made progress even if it was slow. She ducked behind some barrels as she heard voices coming towards her. Waiting with baited breath she watched as they walked past her. She then slowly got up and made her way towards the tent.
She had hoped she had seen right earlier and that the particular tent she was entering was the medical one. Easing her way inside she started quickly for the cabinets on the far wall. She opened the cupboards looking for the one thing her body was craving.
She had her hands on it when the flashlight shone around, catch her like a deer in the headlights.
"You can't."
"I need it." she yelled back stepping away from the woman.
"No you don't. You only think you do."
"NO I DO!" she yelled as she held the needle to her arm. But she watched in shock as the needle flew from her hand towards the other woman. "What?"
"You are not the only one with magical powers Prue. But you are powerful and you need to be with your sisters. They are in a bad place right now. And are in danger."
The words tried to push through her mind, but she only had it on one thing. Getting the needle from the woman. She lashed out with her powers and sent her across the space into the side of the tent. She lunged for the needle, but as she got her hands on it she felt hands on her arms. She tried to fight back but they were to strong. The grip tightened and her mind flashed back to the times before, when she felt the same pain in her arms an every where else. "NO LET ME GO!" she struggled in their grasp as they slowly let her go only to watch as she curled into a ball pulling her legs close to her.
Gentle hands lifted her off the floor and carried her back to her own bed. Pulling the cover's over her she looked down at the near broken woman. She was not what she had expected or had heard about. But she knew why. They had nearly broken her spirit. But what she knew would break her spirit completely. She was not aware of what was going on at home and that one of her sisters would feel her pain and live a part of what she was now.
She turned partially as the tent flap was pulled to one side.
"We must hurry."
"She is too weak to travel. She went for the supplies in the medical tent. She is not ready yet."
"But we must get her home. Her sisters will need her."
"I know that. But I do not think she is ready yet. She can not help herself and her sisters."
"But they can help her."
"No they can not. One will start to live what she has. And she can not be there for her like she would want to."
The wet cloth sat gently on her forehead taking away any heat her body was letting out, the heat and the perspiration. Her body shock in violence as she lashed out at those that were trying to help her. The nights and days became one as she screams waved across the desert.
