The soft morning breeze brought the smell of the ocean drifting into the clearing as Piper stepped out of the hut. Standing there, she closed her eyes, imagining for a minute that she was once again back in San Francisco, safe in the arms of her husband. Hearing a noise, she turned to find her older sister standing in the doorway, looking at her.

"Penny for them." Prue said, grinning at her daydreaming sister.

"What are you doing up so early?" Piper asked, not wanting to share her thoughts.

"Just looking for the room service menu. The service is kind of slow here."

"Well, this was a low budget resort, and good help is so hard to find now a days."

As Prue walked over to the low table set up out side, Piper noticed that she seemed to be limping even more then before. The last few days had been rough on all of them, not just their baby sister. With no chance to rest, the wound on Prues leg was not getting a chance to heal.

"Prue, why don't you rest for a while?" Piper asked, hoping her sister would not notice her concern.

"We don't have time for that, there is so much to do, and with Phoebe so weak, there is more for us."

"Prue, if you don't rest your leg for a few days, you won't be of any help to anyone. As it is now you can barely walk on it."

"Piper, I can't rest. Who's going to help you? You can't do it all."

"And you can't let us help you, can you? Can't you for once just let me take care of things? Do you always have to be so...so..."

"In control? Strong? It's just they way I am. I the oldest, I have always taken care of you and Phoebe, I can't sit back and let you care for me, it just isn't in my nature."

"I agree with Piper." A voice said from behind them. "Prue, you have to take it easy. It's not like we can just go to a hospital if something happens."

Leaning against the doorframe, Phoebe looked at her squabbling sisters, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, trying to get her mind focused. She had woken up feeling a little better, but after hearing her sisters argue, she knew that it was going to be a long day.

"Phoebe, you should be in bed!" Prue scolded her.

"And you should be sitting down!" Phoebe shot back, not liking the way both her sisters were looking at her.

"Phoebe, you go back to bed, and Prue, you will stay here with her!" Piper told then both, knowing that now she actually stood a chance of getting them both to do what she wanted.

"No!" the oldest and the youngest said at the same time.

"Piper, I am old enough to decide things on my own." Phoebe protested, earning a look from the oldest, "and you Prue, you can't even let your self rest, so don't be trying to make me do it."

"Phoebe..." Prue started to say.

"No Prue, all I have done since we got to this place is lay around in bed." Phoebe told her.

"In case you have forgotten, you almost died: twice. You should be in bed, not out exploring!"

Standing there listening to the all to familiar sounds of her sisters voice's raised in a heated argument, Piper could feel her head start to pound, as a headache formed behind her eyes, the throbbing making her own temper start to rise.

"Both of you stop!" Piper almost shouted, glaring at them. "Neither one of you are going anywhere!"

"Piper, how are you going to stop us?" Prue asked, not realizing she had just given in to Phoebe's argument.

"Why do I even try!? You know you two are so much alike, you're both pigheaded!"

Stunned by the usually quiet sisters word, Prue and Phoebe looked at each other, both at a loss for words, but neither one was ready to back down. For the first time in three years, they let loose, giving in to the buried emotions they all had. The feelings of fear and love for each other's safety, of trying to protect each other now had a new outlet.

"Piper Halliwell, how dare you!" Prue shouted, standing up and facing her middle sister, "You have no right to talk to us that way!"

"I have all the rights I need Pruedence! I may be the middle child, but at least I know when to ask for help! At least I know when to listen to others! And that goes for you as well Phoebe!"

"You leave her out of this!" Prue said as she moved in front of Piper, "this is between you and me!"

"Oh, that's right! I am not the oldest, I can't tell others what to do, that's your job miss, I'm always in control!"

"Don't go their Piper!" Prue warned her. "You have never had to carry the burden of responsibility like I have. You have no idea what it's like to have to keep in control all the time!" turning away, she wiped a tear from her eye as she fought to control the anger inside of her, before she exploded.

"Piper" Phoebe said, "How dare you judge us like that!"

"Phoebe, be quiet!" Piper said as she rounded on the youngest. "All you ever do is rush into things, you never stop to consider your actions!"

"What are you saying Piper?" Phoebe asked, a touch of menace in her voice.

"We would not be in this mess if you had bothered to ask us if we wanted to be witches!"

"You're bringing that up again! We didn't have a choice, we were born witches!"

"And all it has brought us is heartache!" Piper yelled

"What are you talking about? You have Leo because of it." Phoebe said.

"But I may never see him again!"

"Is this what its all about?" Prue asked.

"Fine! If you don't want to listen to me, go ahead, just don't come to me when you're tired!" Piper said, storming off.