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Ch. 14

"What's going on?" Prue asked as she stepped away from Phoebe's hug. "How did I get here?" she questioned looking around the attic in confusion and fear.

"Magic," Paige answered simply and Prue looked at her skeptically.

"We just proved that you are our sister," Piper explained quietly, and as her eyes met Prue's she had to swallow the lump in her throat. "If you weren't, the spell wouldn't have brought you here."

"So you two are my sisters?" Prue clarified gesturing to Piper and Phoebe who then glanced at each other and then to Paige.

"Well, it's a long story. And you're going to need to have a very open mind," Phoebe said with a kind smile. "We, you, Piper, and me," Phoebe began, "were the Charmed Ones," she stated as she picked up the Book of Shadows and handed it to Prue. "The most powerful good witches of all time."

Carefully, Prue opened the book and carried it over to the couch. She sat down and flipped through some of the pages. She skimmed the contents of the book, falling deeper and deeper into shock. As she saw the pictures of some of the demons, Phoebe, Piper, and Paige could hear Prue's gasps of disbelief and terror, but they allowed her to see what she needed to see without interruption.

"I'm a witch?" Prue asked with a raised eyebrow clearly not believing or trusting her sisters.

"Well, you were," Piper spoke up as she sat next to her sister. "We're not sure what you are now," she said gently. "You see, you…we were fighting a very powerful demon and, well-"

"It was about five and a half years ago," Phoebe interjected and Piper nodded seeing that she had Prue's undivided attention.

"And, well you…died," she finally said knowing that there was nothing that would soften the blow, and Prue's eyes widened at this new information. "That's why we weren't sure that you were our sister when we saw you today. We don't know how you're back," she admitted and the look on Prue's face was one of disbelief and fear.

"So what am I? A ghost? A, a zombie?" she nearly yelled as she practically threw the book onto the floor. Leo quickly picked it up and put it back on the stand where it belonged knowing that this was a lot for Prue to take in at the moment.

"No, you're human," Piper assured her placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. Piper was still struggling to deal with the emotions of having her sister back, but she knew she had to be strong and help figure out what was happening to Prue. If the situation was reversed, she was positive that Prue would put her own feelings aside until she figured out everything that was wrong with Piper, so Piper forced herself to do that for her older sister.

"So am I still a witch?" Prue asked unsure of what she wanted the answer to be.

"We don't know that either," Leo told her as he bent down so he was eye level with Prue. "And we don't know when or if you'll get your memories back," he admitted sadly. "But we do know that you're a part of this family."

"Absolutely," Phoebe agreed with a smile.

"You used to practically run the family," Piper said softly with a smile of her own as her thoughts drifted back to the days before she had become the oldest sister. On Piper's wedding day her mother had told her she was the heart of the family. After Prue had died, she'd had to be the heart, the head, and the soul of the family and it was too much for her. "You were an amazing big sister," she whispered always wishing she had been able to ask Prue for advice on how to be the big sister.

"And we love you and we've missed you," Phoebe rambled. "We'll help you get adjusted again and start a new life if you need to-"

"Okay!" Prue said holding up a hand to stop Phoebe. "Let's just slow down," she ordered and Phoebe smiled to herself. Prue may not have her memories, but she still had her personality.

"Right," Piper said standing up knowing she needed to take control of the situation. Prue was back physically, but not mentally. "Paige," she said turning to her youngest sister. "Go ask the Elders if they know anything about this and how it happened," she said and Paige nodded happily. She was relieved to have an excuse to leave the room. She felt out of place in the family reunion. She had no memories to share with Prue, and no way of helping her get her old memories back.

"Okay, I'll be back," she said before orbing off purposely ignoring Prue's stunned look.

"She's part whitelighter," Phoebe explained and Prue continued looking at her in confusion. "It's kind of like a guardian angel."

"Oh, of course. A guardian angel," Prue said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.

"Well you sure haven't changed Prue," Piper pointed out and Leo smirked feeling his heart swell as he imagined having Prue back in all their lives. He didn't know how it was possible, but she was here, and he was thrilled.

"Maybe we should check with Grams," Phoebe suddenly suggested and Piper looked at her sheepishly.

"I already did," she admitted. "Before. She didn't know anything," Piper said and Phoebe sighed sadly feeling like their best shot at getting information had failed.

"We have a grandmother?" Prue asked and Piper opened her mouth to answer but was unsure of what to say.

"Um, well she died too," Phoebe finally answered. "It's another witch thing."

"Sooo, did I have a job?" Prue asked feeling like information about her normal life would be a little easier to swallow than more magical memories.

"Yeah," Phoebe said excitedly as they sat in the conservatory. "You used to work at a museum, then at an auction house, and then you were a photographer for 415 Magazine. You liked that one the best," Phoebe told her and Prue smiled, liking the sound of being a photographer.

"And what about you guys?" Prue asked and Piper walked in from the kitchen holding a coffee mug and handing it to Prue.

"This is how you used to take it," Piper said shyly still feeling insecure around Prue. Even though Prue didn't have her memories, Piper found herself wanting to fall back into the middle sister role.

"Thank you," Prue said taking the coffee and taking a sip. "It's perfect," she smiled and Piper sat down relieved that Prue liked her coffee the same way. "So, what do you guys do? Besides fight evil?" Prue asked feeling oddly at ease despite the fact that she was in a room with three strangers, two of which claimed to be her sisters.

"I'm an advice columnist," Phoebe answered tucking her legs up under her on the wicker chair. "And Piper runs a club called P3. P3. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe," Phoebe pointed out with a smile which was mirrored on Piper's face.

"We were close," Prue said. It was more of a statement than a question, but Leo felt the need to step in.

"You were the closest," he said with a wide smile. "The Power of Three," he elaborated and Phoebe smiled at the memories this conversation was bringing up.

"And I have two nephews?" Prue questioned having walked by the nursery on the way down from the attic.

"Wyatt and Chris," Piper answered happily. "Also half whitelighter," she explained knowing Prue's next question would be how Wyatt had orbed downstairs earlier. Prue glanced between Piper and Leo making the connection and Leo chuckled.

"I used to be a whitelighter," he clarified. "But I quit to be with my family," he explained knowing he was glazing over the truth but also knowing the full truth could wait until Prue got her memory back.

"And what about you, Phoebe?" Prue asked turning towards her. "Do you have a man in your life?" she asked teasingly and Phoebe smiled widely and let out a soft laugh.

"I do," she confirmed happily. "My boyfriend Coop. He's a cupid," she stated and laughed at the expression on Prue's face. "No chubby babies, diapers, or arrows," she assured her quickly. "But he does help people find love," she explained and Prue shook her head wondering why that surprised her after everything else she had heard that day.

Their conversation was cut short as Paige orbed back in and all four sets of eyes were on her waiting for an explanation. With a sigh Paige launched into the theory the Elders had given her.

"Well, they don't really know how she's back either, but it's definitely Prue," she stated and Phoebe grinned even wider at that and Piper let out a small sigh of relief. Even though they had already known this because of the spell, it was good to have confirmation. "And it doesn't look like it's a temporary thing either," Paige continued knowing this would thrill her sisters. "But they don't know about her memory."

"So she's back for good?" Piper questioned and Paige nodded with a smile and Phoebe launched herself out of the chair and hugged Prue tightly. This time Prue returned the hug. Even though she didn't remember being related to Phoebe, she still felt connected to her and Piper somehow. As Phoebe unwrapped her arms from Prue's neck, Piper stood up and slowly walked towards Prue. "I'm glad you're back," she whispered with tears in her eyes as she gently wrapped her in a hug. "I know you don't remember, but I missed you," she said softly and Prue felt a few tears sting her eyes at the emotion in Piper's voice.

"Do the Elders know why or how Prue's back?" Leo asked as Piper slowly stepped away from Prue and turned back towards Paige.

"Not really, but I do have one theory of my own," she told them and they stood silently waiting for her to elaborate. "Magic always have consequences, right?" she asked and Phoebe nodded wondering what she was getting at. "What if, when we restored the nexus, we also restored Prue?" she suggested and Piper and Phoebe's eyes widened.

"That's not a consequence!" Phoebe exclaimed. "That's a blessing," she said happily and Paige smiled with a nod.

"And now I can finally meet my, um Prue," Paige agreed and Phoebe decided right then that they needed to tell Prue the truth about Paige. Apparently Piper agreed because she spoke up before Phoebe could.

"Paige isn't a friend of the family," she said and Prue turned to look at her. "She's our half sister," she explained and Prue's eyes widened.

"But I thought it was the Power of Three?" she said and Piper nodded.

"We didn't know about Paige until after you died. After our parents split up, our mom had an affair with her whitelighter and well, we have Paige," she said gesturing towards the youngest sister.

"Whitelighters and witches aren't allowed to be together," Leo jumped in, and Prue opened her mouth to object as she looked between Leo and Piper. "We're a long story," he admitted waving his hand in dismissal before continuing on with his point. "They had to hide Paige's birth from the magical community, but when you died…well the Power of Three had to live on."

"Wow," Prue said turning to face Paige who was standing silently waiting to see what her reaction would be. "So we've never met?" she asked and Paige shyly shook her head. "Well, now we can," Prue said with a confidence that Piper had always been envious of. "At least I have one sister who I didn't lose any memories of," she said good naturedly as she walked over and hugged Paige tightly.

"Are you sure you're okay here, Prue?" Piper asked for the third time as Prue nodded encouragingly.

"I'll be fine," she assured her sister. "Besides, I'd like to get to know Henry and Coop," she said gesturing to the two men who had just arrived. "And it's nice to be able to talk to someone without worrying about what I've forgotten," she admitted with a sad smile and Piper nodded in understanding.

"Well we'll be right in the kitchen if you need anything," she told her and Prue nodded as she sat on a chair in the living room with Henry and Coop seated on a nearby couch. Phoebe, Paige, Piper, and Leo reluctantly left the room knowing that they needed to discuss magical things and that Prue had already dealt with enough for one day. When they finally did reach the kitchen, Phoebe turned to Paige.

"So what did the Elders want before Prue showed up?" she asked as she remembered that Paige had been called away even before they had been distracted by the sudden arrival of their sister.

"Riiight," Paige replied almost wishing Phoebe hadn't brought that up. "They say that they can feel a great power shift towards the side of evil," she repeated what she had heard that morning.

"What's new?" Piper asked wryly and Paige shrugged her shoulders knowing that they had heard that a lot from the Elders.

"They believe that demonic forces are banding together to form some sort of council to take the place of the Triad," Paige explained and Leo sighed.

"It makes sense," he stated and Piper rolled her eyes. "No individual demon is strong enough to rule alone like the Source did and now that the Triad is gone, smaller groups are able to rise to power without the threat of being taken out right away," he said and Piper shook her head in annoyance.

"Remember yesterday when we were so eager to get back into this?" she asked and Phoebe laughed softly. "Remind me why that is again," Piper begged humorlessly.

"Well they can't be more powerful than the Triad, right?" Paige asked hopefully and Leo shrugged.

"Probably not yet," he agreed and the three sisters nodded in agreement and relief. "But if demons are cooperating, there's no telling what types of power plays they'll have in store. And it's no doubt they'll come after you," he told them and Phoebe let out a frustrated groan. "And the nexus," he added. "In fact, restoring the nexus probably sped their process along," he told them and Piper shook her head.

"I still think Prue should be our priority. We don't know enough about this council to do anything yet anyways," she said and everyone fell into an uncomfortable silence as they considered the possibilities. Paige shifted her weight from one foot to the other, unsure of what she should say. Finally, Leo broke the silence.

"I think you're right," he agreed knowing that not only would the sisters concentrate better with Prue by their side, but they could use her help against any new demonic force.

"So you're just a mortal?" Prue clarified and Henry nodded and Prue let out a sigh of relief. "How did you handle all of…this?" she asked gesturing around the house and Henry laughed softly.

"I was pretty overwhelmed," he admitted knowing that Prue must be feeling that way now. "But I love Paige, and her sisters," he added, "and I wouldn't trade my life for the world."

"You know Prue," Coop interjected as her attention turned to focus on him. "Even if I didn't know it for a fact, I can feel that the people in this house love you," he told her and her face was serious. "As a cupid I can sense these things," he stated simply. "And these people, your family, they love you."

"I want to love them too," she whispered and looked up as she saw Phoebe, Paige, Piper, and Leo come back into the room. They began to say something, but stopped short as a figure of a man gradually began to appear in the center of the room in a mass of light and dust.

When he was completely solid, he stood in confusion before turning and stopping as he saw Phoebe, Paige, and Piper staring at him in utter shock and disbelief. He was about to open his mouth to ask what was going on when Piper broke the silence.

"Oh crap!" she exclaimed in unhappy recognition as she began to comprehend what was happening.

"We should have known this would happen," Paige grumbled, and Coop could see the look of pained anguish on Phoebe's face as she choked out the next word.

"Cole?"

So...Cole's back! What do you think? Let me know. Leave a quick review please!