Full Circle (Torn Heart)

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Piper couldn't sleep that night. She got up from the makeshift bed that Melinda shared with her. She looked around the room. One thing she could remember was the love that Leo and her had once shared in this room.

The passionate love they shared. The love that had created Melinda, a gift for Piper. Now Melinda only seemed to be a shadow of suffering in her life.

The room was dim, and damp. The roof had been destroyed in some places. The house had a spirits wandering through it, as if Piper's sisters were speaking to her.

"You bitch!!!" the words rang in Piper's ears, in a flash she saw Phoebe kick her in the jaw, sending her flying backwards.

In a flash again Piper was the same room, she looked outside, it was raining again, a muggy scent filled the room. She closed her eyes allowing the tears to roll down her cheeks. When she opened them, another flash came to her.

Phoebe laying on the ground howling, over her dead daughter in her arms. Her limp arm lay in the gutter, the blood began to wash away with the rain, and down the drain.

Piper came back to reality, and slowly stood up. She had to escape from the pain just for a moment.

Walking downstairs she noticed Prue was up too, and crept into the kitchen careful not to disturb Morris who was asleep on the couch in the lounge.

"Can't sleep?" Piper asked concerned about Prue. For the first time she actually began to not dwell on her own emotions, but the ones she was close to and loved. Prue nodded. She sniffed and wiped her eyes.

"I just can't forget that day Piper," Prue began quietly. "seeing her beat you, seeing her daughter dead," Prue blinked a couple of times to allow the tears to fall into her hand. "I have that same nightmare, every night" Piper felt her heart break. Her pain was also her sisters.

"I do too" Piper said beginning to cry. Piper stood up and walked over to the kitchen sink and looked out of the window at the starry sky. The rain still fell but the stars twinkled in the moonlight.

Prue looked up and knew what Piper was thinking of. She walked up behind her sister and placed her arm gently around her younger sister.

"He still loves you" Prue said with a gentle smile. Piper looked to the ground for a moment.

"He doesn't," Piper said. "he called me a coward" Piper moved away from Prue and stood in the middle of the kitchen.

"Maybe I am Prue!!" Piper suddenly snapped. "after all its my fault that the world has turned into this dump, if I hadn't of left..."

"And if I hadn't of let you!!" Piper was alarmed by Prue's response.

"We can't keep dwelling, we have to do something," Prue shouted. Piper looked at Prue and blinked a few times in disbelief. "We have been dwelling on the past too long, now we have to move forward and the first thing to do is to find Phoebe!"

Piper was staring in disbelief but aggreed with Prue. It was the truth, they had been dwelling on the past far too long.

"She won't want to know me Prue.."

"But she'll speak to me, and I'll bring you both together, even if it kills me" Prue said harshly. "I know where she lives"

Piper was shocked that her sister had known of Phoebe's location but hadn't tried to find her, did it hurt Prue deeply as well as herself? Piper was thinking about that thought as she watched Prue walk over to the fridge and got a glass of milk.

"What if my place, or her place isn't with the 'Power of Three' anymore?" Piper asked quietly.

Prue turned and grabbed Piper shaking her.

"Don't you ever think that, you belong with us Piper!!" Prue said angrilly. She finally began to cry.

"I'm sorry Piper," Prue sat down in a chair at the table. "I just believe it so much, that were meant to be together"

The two fell asleep together that night and were awoken by the sun of the next day. It felt warm against their chilled skin. Morris was already up with Melinda getting something to eat. Prue and Piper joined them and everyone ate in silence.

After breakfast, Prue got ready to find Phoebe. Piper decided to come with her.

"You don't have to come Piper," Prue said. "she may kill you"

"I have to Prue," Piper said opening the front door. "you said we have to move forward, and this is the first step"

Prue smiled at Piper's comment and together they set off in search of their sister.

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