"They failed!"
"No they."
"They are gone. The youngest two vanquished them, even with only the power of two it was strong enough to send them straight to hell with no chance of ever returning. It is over."
"But she is still injured. There is still a chance that we can sever their power forever."
"No. We have lost enough for one day."
The young one wanted his own revenge. This was his idea, his chance to shine, to show them that he was old enough to take on teh witches. He would have it no matter what they said. He took in his surrounding before disappearing.
She tried, but she couldn't process what had happened. She saw out of the corner of her eye the familiar blue light signifying the arrival of Leo. His face looked saddened.
Piper met his gaze and wanted to break down. If only she had held on tighter.
Prue looked up at Leo and then back to Piper. She reached over and held her sister as she cried in her arms. How would they manage? What of the power of three?
All Leo could do was be there for them. Give them support that they would need.
He raised his head at the familiar ring in his head. He wanted to scream at them. Why did they do this? Every time they felt like taunting with their lives.
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"Prue."
She didn't looked up. She couldn't. She couldn't even face him.
"Prue. What's the matter? Please tell me that." his concern for Piper weighing heavy on his mind.
Prue just shock her head, no words could get out as she felt her heart break at the lose of thier baby sister.
"NO. She isn't. She can't be." the tears started to fall freely.
Prue lifted her head slightly at the voice, before turning to face Andy. He stood there with one arm around Phoebes waist, giving her support as they entered the room
"Ph..Phoebe?" Prue looked at her sister before walking up to her and embracing her tightly. "We thought."
"I'm ok. A little weak but I'm ok."
Piper saw her sister and couldn't quite believe what she was seeing. Her baby sister was there alive in front of her.
"Pipe." Phoebe walked over to Piper and gently hugged her, only to have Piper squeeze her tight afraid of letting go again.
"What happen?" Piper asked as she finally let go of her sister.
Phoebe sat on the edge of the bed, "I'm not really sure. I mean I can still feel where he was trying to kill me and I remember you saving me. And us letting go. Then everything was black. I saw you going into the light. I was afraid you were dying. Then I thought something had gone wrong and I was dead. I was so scared." She let another set of tears cascade down her face.
Prue reached up and wiped Phoebes tears away. She couldn't even imagine what it was like for her sister. To watch as Piper headed for the light and not knowing what that light might represent. Then, to have her own world go black. Not knowing if she had survived what he had done to her.
Prue wrapped her arm around Phoebe as she cried into her shoulder.
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Piper slept peacefully for the first time since the arrow had penetrated her body. Her two sisters sat together Phoebe on Prues lap with her head resting on her shoulder. Both just watching the middle one sleep.
Phoebe looked up at Prue and saw the bruise on the side of her jaw. She gently reached up and gently touched it, only to have Prue pull back. "Ow."
"I'm sorry." Was all Phoebe said as she looked into Prues blue eyes.
"I know. But we will discuss that later. Rest." Prue said as she used her hand to place Phoebes head back down on her shoulder.
Prue watched as both her sisters slept. They had been through so much she wasn't even sure if she understood it all. She brushed the hair off Phoebes face. She still didn't quite have all her colour back but it was better then is was earlier. As she looked down she could see the materialization of someone in the far corner of the room.
Thinking the eldest asleep he aimed the crossbow at Prue, "Now you all die witch."
As the arrow left its partner it sailed quickly and accurately through the air. Though to his surprise the arrow seemed to almost stop before turning and slamming in to his own chest.
Prue quickly stood up, waking Phoebe and holding her as she woke as she walked over to the Darklighter. "Doesn't feel so good from that end does it?" Prue let go of Phoebe as she looked on, not really sure what was going on.
He felt the poison cursing through his own body. He knew that it was the poison that was killing him.
Prue grabbed the end of the arrow that was protruding from his chest. "After what you did to my family I hope it hurts."
He was about to say something, but before he could even react he felt the blow to his stomach causing him to keel over in more pain.
Prue looked up and saw the anger in Phoebes eyes.
"Phoebs let it go. He isn't worth it. You. No we, are better then that." Prue said as she took Phoebe in her arms and turned to the man on the floor.
"You'll never win witches. One day. We will win the final battle." He finally said weakly before burned to nothing.
"You two having a demon roast without me?" Piper said from her bed looking on at her sisters.
Prue, with her arm around Phoebes waist, walked over to Piper. Phoebe climbed up on one side of her sister and placed her head down on her shoulder. Prue moved to the other side of the bed and nestled in at Pipers other side.
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Leo and Andy orbed in later that night to find them all fast asleep.
"I guess everything worked out after all." Leo smiled down at his three sleeping charges.
"Yeah, but I bet it takes at least a month for Prue to let Phoebe off the right hook in the chapel."
"That long?" Leo looked surprised.
"Yeah well last time she pulled a stunt like that it was nearly two months. I figure that they had gotten closer since then. So I give her a month." Andy finished. Walking up to the bed he placed a gently kiss on Prue's forehead and orbed out. "I love you Prue."
Leo walked over and was about to kiss Piper when he met her eyes.
"Thank you for everything."
"You are welcome. I love you Piper Halliwell."
"And I love you Leo Wyatt." She replied before his lips met hers and he orbed out leaving her with once again an unfinished kiss.
Thanx all for reading.. You are all the best.. As I said that was my first Piper centeric fic..I ususally do Phoebe or Phoebe/Prue and sometimes Prue.. Watch for the next fic coming soon..
Di
