Leo bent over Piper, trying to heal her, but he was too late.
Slowly the life seeped out of her. Melinda's tearful face and Leo's
distraught stare were the last things she saw before her vision dimmed…
Piper opened her eyes. She was in heaven, laying a cloud. Turning her head, she watched Phoebe opening her eyes. Phoebe looked at her. " Did we die?" she wondered.
" No," Caelestis informed them. " You died in the future." He eyed them suspiciously. " I suppose you wish to see the other future."
" No!" Phoebe shouted. The Eight Elders looked at her. Phoebe was shaking slightly. " There can't be anything worse than that."
The Asian Elder nodded. " We must return you to Earth now."
" Why?" Piper asked.
One Elder bowed her head. " Something may happen that will remove the decision from your hands."
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The Elders orbed Piper and Phoebe into the kitchen. They spotted Leo there, holding his hands over Paige's gushing wound.
" Paige!" cried Piper. Phoebe and Piper rushed to her side. " Leo, heal her!"
He bit his lip. " She's so close to death…I don't think I can."
Piper placed her hand on top of Leo's. " Yes you can," she told him. Phoebe placed her hand on Piper's. Prue shakily put her palm on top.
The gold orb that came out of Leo's hand was brighter than ever before. It blinded the three sisters and their Whitelighter. When the light faded Paige opened her eyes.
"Hi guys," she greeted them, sitting up like nothing happened. " What's going on?"
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked at her, awestruck, and embraced her in a tight hug.
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Paige went to bed early that night. Prue also was fast asleep. Piper and Phoebe sat at the kitchen table drinking tea.
" So, we've made our decision, right?" Phoebe asked.
Piper nodded. " We'll tell them tomorrow."
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" Mmm," commented Paige as she walked into the kitchen. She took a deep breath, inhaling the smell of fresh pancakes. " Smells yummy."
Piper smiled as she flipped the pancake on to the dish. Phoebe picked it up and set it on the table.
" What's the occasion?" wondered Prue as she stepped in.
Paige rolled her eyes. " I don't know, maybe our dead sister came by for a visit and we're really excited?" Prue rolled her eyes but grinned anyway.
Piper cleared her throat. " Phoebe and I, we've, uh, come to a decision." She sat at the table next to Phoebe. Prue and Paige sat down too.
" We saw our future if Prue lived…" Piper began.
" Let's just say it wasn't cheery," Phoebe finished.
" Prue, I'm sorry," Piper told her big sister.
Prue shook her head. " Don't be. If I were really meant to live, wouldn't I be alive right now?"
" Very wise," mused Phoebe.
" That's high praise from a girl with a degree in psychology," Paige teased.
" So as long as everything's set, let's just enjoy the visit, OK?" Phoebe asked.
" Good idea," Prue agreed. The sisters began to eat breakfast.
THE END
( Yes, I enjoy a sappy ending. So sue me. Wait! I didn't mean that!)
Piper opened her eyes. She was in heaven, laying a cloud. Turning her head, she watched Phoebe opening her eyes. Phoebe looked at her. " Did we die?" she wondered.
" No," Caelestis informed them. " You died in the future." He eyed them suspiciously. " I suppose you wish to see the other future."
" No!" Phoebe shouted. The Eight Elders looked at her. Phoebe was shaking slightly. " There can't be anything worse than that."
The Asian Elder nodded. " We must return you to Earth now."
" Why?" Piper asked.
One Elder bowed her head. " Something may happen that will remove the decision from your hands."
***********************
The Elders orbed Piper and Phoebe into the kitchen. They spotted Leo there, holding his hands over Paige's gushing wound.
" Paige!" cried Piper. Phoebe and Piper rushed to her side. " Leo, heal her!"
He bit his lip. " She's so close to death…I don't think I can."
Piper placed her hand on top of Leo's. " Yes you can," she told him. Phoebe placed her hand on Piper's. Prue shakily put her palm on top.
The gold orb that came out of Leo's hand was brighter than ever before. It blinded the three sisters and their Whitelighter. When the light faded Paige opened her eyes.
"Hi guys," she greeted them, sitting up like nothing happened. " What's going on?"
Prue, Piper, and Phoebe looked at her, awestruck, and embraced her in a tight hug.
***********************
Paige went to bed early that night. Prue also was fast asleep. Piper and Phoebe sat at the kitchen table drinking tea.
" So, we've made our decision, right?" Phoebe asked.
Piper nodded. " We'll tell them tomorrow."
***********************
" Mmm," commented Paige as she walked into the kitchen. She took a deep breath, inhaling the smell of fresh pancakes. " Smells yummy."
Piper smiled as she flipped the pancake on to the dish. Phoebe picked it up and set it on the table.
" What's the occasion?" wondered Prue as she stepped in.
Paige rolled her eyes. " I don't know, maybe our dead sister came by for a visit and we're really excited?" Prue rolled her eyes but grinned anyway.
Piper cleared her throat. " Phoebe and I, we've, uh, come to a decision." She sat at the table next to Phoebe. Prue and Paige sat down too.
" We saw our future if Prue lived…" Piper began.
" Let's just say it wasn't cheery," Phoebe finished.
" Prue, I'm sorry," Piper told her big sister.
Prue shook her head. " Don't be. If I were really meant to live, wouldn't I be alive right now?"
" Very wise," mused Phoebe.
" That's high praise from a girl with a degree in psychology," Paige teased.
" So as long as everything's set, let's just enjoy the visit, OK?" Phoebe asked.
" Good idea," Prue agreed. The sisters began to eat breakfast.
THE END
( Yes, I enjoy a sappy ending. So sue me. Wait! I didn't mean that!)