As Piper watched dishes, Leo looked out the window in the kitchen and
frowned. " What's the matter?" Piper asked.
" The storm," he said, still watching the gathering clouds and listening to the thunder. " The Elders must be upset."
" The Elders?"
" When they're upset there's a storm." A huge bolt of lightening crashed, and was followed by a burst of deafening thunder.
" I guess they're pissed tonight," Piper joked. Leo still looked worried. Piper kissed his cheek and headed to the living room where Phoebe, Paige, Prue and Cole were sitting.
" Anybody want dessert? I made double fudge brownies." Prue smiled, knowing Piper made them because they were her favorite.
" No thanks," Prue replied. She stood carefully, as if she was afraid she would fall. " I'm really tired."
" It's eight-thirty," Paige told her.
" I know…I forgot how tiring, you know, living is." Prue yawned.
" You can sleep in my bed, Prue," offered Paige. " I'll sleep on the couch."
Prue beamed at her baby sister. " That's so sweet. Thanks, Paige." Prue trudged up the stairs to Paige's room and got into bed. She ached all over. The demon today had only given her bruises and cuts, but she felt like each cut was a broken bone.
The oldest sister groaned. She had forgotten about pain. A year ago, she'd still be up. Now she was crying over a few ouches. Prue turned onto her side gently and shivered. The world was much different than she remembered…dark…cold. The warmth of the world didn't compare to the warmth of heaven. Slowly she fell asleep.
Piper peered out the window at the pouring rain. "I guess they're still fighting," she said to Leo.
" What're you talking about?" Phoebe inquired.
" The Elders have a habit of creating vicious rainstorms when they're angry," explained Leo. The chimes of the Elders rang. Piper looked at her husband.
" So the Elders are pissed, and they suddenly need to see you? Paige, what have you done?" wondered Phoebe.
" Hey-" Paige began to argue until she saw Phoebe was teasing her. Leo kissed his wife and orbed into the Elders' Chamber. They were talking quietly to each other.
Leo cleared his throat. " Ahem?" They didn't hear him. " Excuse me?" he asked. Finally they looked up.
" You called for me?" Leo asked nervously.
" Yes, Leo," Caelestis boomed. Leo shifted his weight from foot to foot as they spoke.
Ouraina began. " Today during battle, Prudence has proved herself efficiently." Engel nodded.
" We have asked ourselves if she should be returned to earth, with her sisters."
No, Leo thought. Please say you've made a decision…
" Piper and Phoebe must decide who shall be the third sister, Prudence or Paige." Leo winced.
" You can't do this!" he shouted. " You already ask so much of them!"
" Leo." Bozidar peered down at Leo. " This is not up to you."
" But-" Leo stopped, knowing this was useless. " Fine," he snapped. " I'll tell them." He orbed out.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe were cleaning up the living room. Leo painfully looked at the sisters. " Uh, Piper? Phoebe? Can I, uh, ask you something?"
" Sure, honey," Piper answered, surprised. She knows this isn't good, Leo saw in her face. This is bad.
The two sisters followed Leo into the kitchen. " What is it?" asked Phoebe.
Leo looked at the floor. " The Elders, they, uh, they saw how, uh, you guys were in battle today- you know, with Prue."
" Uh huh," Piper said warily.
" Well, they, uh, thought that maybe, uh-"
" Spit it out, Leo," Phoebe ordered.
" They basically want you to decide who you love more, Paige or Prue." Leo lifted his head.
Piper and Phoebe gazed at him. " They-what? How?"
" I'm sorry," Leo replied. " I'm so sorry."
The girls said nothing. Piper looked at Phoebe. " What the hell are we going to do?"
" The storm," he said, still watching the gathering clouds and listening to the thunder. " The Elders must be upset."
" The Elders?"
" When they're upset there's a storm." A huge bolt of lightening crashed, and was followed by a burst of deafening thunder.
" I guess they're pissed tonight," Piper joked. Leo still looked worried. Piper kissed his cheek and headed to the living room where Phoebe, Paige, Prue and Cole were sitting.
" Anybody want dessert? I made double fudge brownies." Prue smiled, knowing Piper made them because they were her favorite.
" No thanks," Prue replied. She stood carefully, as if she was afraid she would fall. " I'm really tired."
" It's eight-thirty," Paige told her.
" I know…I forgot how tiring, you know, living is." Prue yawned.
" You can sleep in my bed, Prue," offered Paige. " I'll sleep on the couch."
Prue beamed at her baby sister. " That's so sweet. Thanks, Paige." Prue trudged up the stairs to Paige's room and got into bed. She ached all over. The demon today had only given her bruises and cuts, but she felt like each cut was a broken bone.
The oldest sister groaned. She had forgotten about pain. A year ago, she'd still be up. Now she was crying over a few ouches. Prue turned onto her side gently and shivered. The world was much different than she remembered…dark…cold. The warmth of the world didn't compare to the warmth of heaven. Slowly she fell asleep.
Piper peered out the window at the pouring rain. "I guess they're still fighting," she said to Leo.
" What're you talking about?" Phoebe inquired.
" The Elders have a habit of creating vicious rainstorms when they're angry," explained Leo. The chimes of the Elders rang. Piper looked at her husband.
" So the Elders are pissed, and they suddenly need to see you? Paige, what have you done?" wondered Phoebe.
" Hey-" Paige began to argue until she saw Phoebe was teasing her. Leo kissed his wife and orbed into the Elders' Chamber. They were talking quietly to each other.
Leo cleared his throat. " Ahem?" They didn't hear him. " Excuse me?" he asked. Finally they looked up.
" You called for me?" Leo asked nervously.
" Yes, Leo," Caelestis boomed. Leo shifted his weight from foot to foot as they spoke.
Ouraina began. " Today during battle, Prudence has proved herself efficiently." Engel nodded.
" We have asked ourselves if she should be returned to earth, with her sisters."
No, Leo thought. Please say you've made a decision…
" Piper and Phoebe must decide who shall be the third sister, Prudence or Paige." Leo winced.
" You can't do this!" he shouted. " You already ask so much of them!"
" Leo." Bozidar peered down at Leo. " This is not up to you."
" But-" Leo stopped, knowing this was useless. " Fine," he snapped. " I'll tell them." He orbed out.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe were cleaning up the living room. Leo painfully looked at the sisters. " Uh, Piper? Phoebe? Can I, uh, ask you something?"
" Sure, honey," Piper answered, surprised. She knows this isn't good, Leo saw in her face. This is bad.
The two sisters followed Leo into the kitchen. " What is it?" asked Phoebe.
Leo looked at the floor. " The Elders, they, uh, they saw how, uh, you guys were in battle today- you know, with Prue."
" Uh huh," Piper said warily.
" Well, they, uh, thought that maybe, uh-"
" Spit it out, Leo," Phoebe ordered.
" They basically want you to decide who you love more, Paige or Prue." Leo lifted his head.
Piper and Phoebe gazed at him. " They-what? How?"
" I'm sorry," Leo replied. " I'm so sorry."
The girls said nothing. Piper looked at Phoebe. " What the hell are we going to do?"