"Piper, Dan, I'm home!" Prue called, letting her self in the front door. Getting no response, she frowned. "Piper… Dan" She called, louder this time. Her frown deepened when she still got no answer. Walking around the house, calling their names, Prue ended up in the kitchen, where she found the table littered with scrunched up pieces of paper. Checking the fridge for a note but finding none, she leaned back against the kitchen bench, puzzled.

"Hey Prue, guess what… there was a fight and so I didn't have to go to my next class!! Cool, eh? Although it'll just mean more catch up work…umm where's Piper?" Phoebe said as she bounced enthusiastically into the kitchen.

"I don't know, I've searched the whole house" Prue said, the worry clearly evident in her voice.

"Well maybe they went for a walk" Phoebe suggested, going over to the table and peering, confused, at the scrunched up pieces of paper.

"In the rain?" Prue questioned skeptically

"Well maybe they went over to Dan's house, or to a movie or…" Phoebe broke off as she picked up one of the pieces of paper on the table then staggered as she was gripped by a premonition. Images flashed before her - Dan becoming angry at Piper, throwing pieces of paper at her, then Piper running out of the house and Dan storming out a few minutes later. She saw Dan heading for his house…not looking for Piper.

Once the premonition ended, Phoebe ran for the door, grabbing the keys to Piper's jeep on the way. "Phoebe, where are you going? What did you see?" Prue said as she ran after her sister.

"I'll explain on the way" Phoebe called.

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Hours had passed since they had first started looking for Piper. They had checked everywhere - P3, Golden Gate Park, Quake, Phoebe's university, buckland's and any place that would be familiar to Piper, even some places that she would only have seen in hospital magazines. Stopping everyone they saw, they asked whether anyone had seen someone who matched Piper's description. They had also knocked on the door of every house in the street, asking people if they had seen Piper. They had also phoned Dan, only to be greeted by his answering machine. Contacting the police, they had attempted to explain Piper's condition to various police officers, but with no success. They seemed to have no perception of Piper's serious illness or what it involved, and they told the distraught Prue and Phoebe to call back if Piper did not appear in 4 hours.

Finally the sisters drove home, sopping wet from the rain, dejected and worried sick. "I'm going to see if Dan's home" Prue said, hopping out of the car once they were in the drive and heading over to his house.

"I'll call the police again, maybe I can get Darryl" Phoebe called after her, also getting out of the car and heading towards the manor.

Prue knocked on Dan's door loudly. After a few seconds she heard footsteps and the sound of the door being unlocked. The door then opened to reveal Dan, who was leaning heavily on the doorframe, a beer can in one hand.

"Where's Piper" She demanded, her eyes glittering with anger "We have been trying to call you, but you haven't answered!"

"I don't know…. She went for a walk, she needed her own space… she will be back soon, stress less" His words were slurred and it was clear that he was drunk.

"SHE WONT BE BACK SOON DAN!" Prue yelled "SHE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE PRESCOTT STREET IS, WE'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR HER IN A 50 MILE RADIUS" Prue continued, getting increasingly enraged

"Sure she does, take a chill pill Prue" Dan said. At this, Prue whirled around and used her powers to slam the door in Dan's face, storming off to the house. She had no desire to waste her energy on low-life Dan when she could be off finding her sister.

Prue entered the door just in time to see Phoebe hanging up the phone, a dejected look on her face. "What did the police say?" She asked, knowing that the news could not possibly be good judging by the expression on her sister's face.

"Well it turns out that Darryl is away, and we have to call them if she doesn't turn up in 48 hours from now" Phoebe said, her voice braking as she burst into tears.

"Hey sweetie, don't cry" Prue said, walking over and pulling Phoebe into a hug. Her eyes beginning to fill with tears as well.

Their moment of closeness was interrupted by a knock at the door and both sisters rushed over, hoping desperately that it would be Piper. Phoebe reached the door before Prue, flinging it open and gasping as she saw Leo on the doorstep, a soaking Piper in his arms.

to be continued