1 The Illness
1.1 Chapter 2
Leo had been gone for about a half an hour and in that time Prue's condition only managed to get worse. Now she had a high fever and had beads of sweat on her forehead. She was shaking and coughing uncontrollably and was extremely pale. Piper and Phoebe were getting more worried by the second.
"Phoebe go get a glass of water." Piper told Phoebe.
"Sure" Phoebe said and went into the kitchen. Piper sat down on the couch next to Prue and gently moved her hair out of her face. Phoebe came back in with the water and handed it to Piper.
"Come on Prue, sit up for a second." Piper said helping her sister. She put the glass to her mouth and Prue took a few sips before she started coughing again. Just then Leo orbed back in.
"Leo what the hell is wrong with my sister?" Piper nearly shouted at him. Leo looked at Prue before he said anything.
"Maybe we should go in the kitchen." Leo said and led Piper and Phoebe into the kitchen.
"What is it Leo? What's wrong?" Phoebe asked trying to keep her voice low.
"The demon that attacked Prue…he infected her with an illness that only affects the strongest of witches."
"Can Phoebe and I get it?" Piper asked hesitantly.
"Yes, but only if he infects you with it. You can't catch it from Prue like you would an ordinary sickness."
"There is a cure for it, right?" Phoebe asked. Leo looked at her and sighed.
"Leo?" Piper pushed him to answer.
"Well, there have only been a few witches to ever contract this illness."
"And?"
"And…they all died except one."
"Oh god." Phoebe said and grabbed Piper's hand for support.
Piper waited, then asked, "Why did this one witch live?"
"No one really knows. I guess she was just able to fight it off."
"Well, if any one can fight this it's Prue." Phoebe said with determination in her voice.
"I sure hope so. It's going to be hell for her." Leo said and looked towards the living room where they could hear Prue coughing again. "The Elders want us to go to this witches house…The one who survived this illness. Her name is Rebecca. They think she could help."
"Where does she live?" Piper asked.
"She lives in a small cabin up in the mountains. It's about a 5-hour drive. She's already been told that we're coming." Leo said.
"Well, if this lady can help than I think we should go." Piper said looking at Phoebe.
"Yeah, ok."
"Alright, Leo, you go pack some clothes for me, Pheebs, you go pack some clothes for yourself and Prue. Don't forget tooth brushes. And I will get some blankets and pillows for the car ride. We'll take my jeep." Everyone ran off to do what they were told. Piper put 2 pillows in the back seat of her jeep and got a couple blankets. She then went back into the living room to where Prue was. What she saw broke her heart. Prue was lying there with her eyes clenched shut and clutching the blanket so tight that her knuckles were tuning white. It was obvious she was in pain.
"Prue?" Piper sat down next to Prue and gently rubbed her head.
"Piper…what's wrong with me?"
"You're going to be fine Prue." Piper whispered.
"Piper don't lie to me. Tell me the truth."
"I should have known you would see right threw me." Piper took Prue's hand before she continued. "Leo says that the demon infected you with a illness that only the strongest of witches can get."
"Is there a cure?" Prue asked hesitantly
"No……But we are going to go to someone who can help us. She is a witch named Rebecca. She had this illness once too……she is the only witch who has ever survived having it." Piper whispered the last part. There was a silence before either of them spoke again.
"Piper look at me." Piper looked right into Prue's blue eyes. "I am not going to leave you and Phoebe, ok? I will fight this till the very end." Prue said and squeezed Pipers hand for reassurance.
"Just make sure you don't, ok?" Piper said with tears in her eyes as she and Prue hugged. "We have to go now Prue. It's kinda far to where this witch lives." Piper said as she helped Prue sit up.
"What about the demon, what if he comes back?" Prue asked
"Let's not worry about that right now. Let's just focus on getting you better."
"Ok" Leo came down the stairs carrying 2 suitcases.
"I'll go put these in the car." Leo said
"Where's Phoebe?" Piper asked.
"She went to get the Book of Shadows. She'll be right down and then we can go." Leo said and walked out to the car. Just then Phoebe came running down the stairs. She went straight over to Piper and Prue.
"How ya feeling?" she asked Prue.
"Like crap" Prue said taking a deep breath and trying not to cough. Leo came back in.
"Are you guys ready to go?"
"Yeah" Piper and Phoebe said. Prue just looked at him, the pain evident in her eyes. Leo walked over to Prue.
"Here, let me carry you to the car." Leo said and picked Prue up. Piper and Phoebe followed them outside. Leo placed Prue in the backseat.
"Phoebe you drive, and Leo sit up front so you can tell Phoebe where to go. I'll sit in the back with Prue. Piper climbed into the back and sat with her back against the door so Prue could lean on her with a pillow. She then covered the both of them with a blanket and started to rub Prue's head. Phoebe looked back at her sisters and shared a worried glance with Piper before she started the car and pulled out of the driveway.
They had been driving for almost 3 and ½ hours now. Prue fell asleep after the first 10 minutes of driving, but Piper could tell that it wasn't a very peaceful sleep. They made one stop along the way and were planning on not stopping any more. Prue was getting worse and worse be the minute and they wanted to get to Rebecca's house as soon as possible. An hour and 15 minutes later, Phoebe pulled the jeep into a dirt driveway that led to a small log cabin that had smoke coming from the chimney. They were in the middle of nowhere and it was a lot colder up in the mountains. Phoebe and Leo quickly got out of the car and rushed to the back. Leo picked up Prue and Piper and Phoebe grabbed the blankets and bags. When they got to the door a black woman came out and quickly ushered them into her home. She looked to be in her 60's and had a warm and caring feel about her.
"You must be the Charmed Ones." She said as she closed the front door and led them to the spare bedroom.
"Yeah, I'm Piper, this is my younger sister Phoebe, that's my husband and whitelighter Leo, and this is my older sister Prue." Piper said gesturing towards everyone. "And you must be Rebecca." Piper said as Leo gently put Prue on the bed.
"Yes, I am sorry we had to meet under such circumstances. I will help your sister as much as I can."
"I want to thank you for letting us come here…Can you help her?" Piper asked looking towards Prue who was still asleep.
"A lot of this is going to be up to her. She has to fight it." Rebecca said.
"How long will this last?" Phoebe asked.
"It could take up to 3 or 4 days at the most. But I must tell you, this illness is going to put her through hell and back."
"How did you get through it?" Phoebe asked.
"I have the power of healing. That took some of the pain away for me, but in your sisters case she will feel it all. And I must say, even what I went through was extremely painful. Your sister is going to need you there for her to help her through this."
"We'll do whatever it takes." Piper said
"Uhhh guys, they are calling me." Leo said and turned towards Piper.
"Don't be too long." Piper said before Leo orbed out.
"I'll go start some soup for when your sister wakes up. She'll need to eat something." Rebecca said and walked out of the room. Phoebe went over to Prue and covered her with the blankets while Piper put some pillows behind her head. They both stood up and looked at Prue, not saying anything for a few minutes. Then Phoebe spoke.
"Piper?"
"Yeah?"
"What if she doesn't make it?" Phoebe asked and turned her head to look at Piper who could only look back at her.
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1.1 Chapter 2
Leo had been gone for about a half an hour and in that time Prue's condition only managed to get worse. Now she had a high fever and had beads of sweat on her forehead. She was shaking and coughing uncontrollably and was extremely pale. Piper and Phoebe were getting more worried by the second.
"Phoebe go get a glass of water." Piper told Phoebe.
"Sure" Phoebe said and went into the kitchen. Piper sat down on the couch next to Prue and gently moved her hair out of her face. Phoebe came back in with the water and handed it to Piper.
"Come on Prue, sit up for a second." Piper said helping her sister. She put the glass to her mouth and Prue took a few sips before she started coughing again. Just then Leo orbed back in.
"Leo what the hell is wrong with my sister?" Piper nearly shouted at him. Leo looked at Prue before he said anything.
"Maybe we should go in the kitchen." Leo said and led Piper and Phoebe into the kitchen.
"What is it Leo? What's wrong?" Phoebe asked trying to keep her voice low.
"The demon that attacked Prue…he infected her with an illness that only affects the strongest of witches."
"Can Phoebe and I get it?" Piper asked hesitantly.
"Yes, but only if he infects you with it. You can't catch it from Prue like you would an ordinary sickness."
"There is a cure for it, right?" Phoebe asked. Leo looked at her and sighed.
"Leo?" Piper pushed him to answer.
"Well, there have only been a few witches to ever contract this illness."
"And?"
"And…they all died except one."
"Oh god." Phoebe said and grabbed Piper's hand for support.
Piper waited, then asked, "Why did this one witch live?"
"No one really knows. I guess she was just able to fight it off."
"Well, if any one can fight this it's Prue." Phoebe said with determination in her voice.
"I sure hope so. It's going to be hell for her." Leo said and looked towards the living room where they could hear Prue coughing again. "The Elders want us to go to this witches house…The one who survived this illness. Her name is Rebecca. They think she could help."
"Where does she live?" Piper asked.
"She lives in a small cabin up in the mountains. It's about a 5-hour drive. She's already been told that we're coming." Leo said.
"Well, if this lady can help than I think we should go." Piper said looking at Phoebe.
"Yeah, ok."
"Alright, Leo, you go pack some clothes for me, Pheebs, you go pack some clothes for yourself and Prue. Don't forget tooth brushes. And I will get some blankets and pillows for the car ride. We'll take my jeep." Everyone ran off to do what they were told. Piper put 2 pillows in the back seat of her jeep and got a couple blankets. She then went back into the living room to where Prue was. What she saw broke her heart. Prue was lying there with her eyes clenched shut and clutching the blanket so tight that her knuckles were tuning white. It was obvious she was in pain.
"Prue?" Piper sat down next to Prue and gently rubbed her head.
"Piper…what's wrong with me?"
"You're going to be fine Prue." Piper whispered.
"Piper don't lie to me. Tell me the truth."
"I should have known you would see right threw me." Piper took Prue's hand before she continued. "Leo says that the demon infected you with a illness that only the strongest of witches can get."
"Is there a cure?" Prue asked hesitantly
"No……But we are going to go to someone who can help us. She is a witch named Rebecca. She had this illness once too……she is the only witch who has ever survived having it." Piper whispered the last part. There was a silence before either of them spoke again.
"Piper look at me." Piper looked right into Prue's blue eyes. "I am not going to leave you and Phoebe, ok? I will fight this till the very end." Prue said and squeezed Pipers hand for reassurance.
"Just make sure you don't, ok?" Piper said with tears in her eyes as she and Prue hugged. "We have to go now Prue. It's kinda far to where this witch lives." Piper said as she helped Prue sit up.
"What about the demon, what if he comes back?" Prue asked
"Let's not worry about that right now. Let's just focus on getting you better."
"Ok" Leo came down the stairs carrying 2 suitcases.
"I'll go put these in the car." Leo said
"Where's Phoebe?" Piper asked.
"She went to get the Book of Shadows. She'll be right down and then we can go." Leo said and walked out to the car. Just then Phoebe came running down the stairs. She went straight over to Piper and Prue.
"How ya feeling?" she asked Prue.
"Like crap" Prue said taking a deep breath and trying not to cough. Leo came back in.
"Are you guys ready to go?"
"Yeah" Piper and Phoebe said. Prue just looked at him, the pain evident in her eyes. Leo walked over to Prue.
"Here, let me carry you to the car." Leo said and picked Prue up. Piper and Phoebe followed them outside. Leo placed Prue in the backseat.
"Phoebe you drive, and Leo sit up front so you can tell Phoebe where to go. I'll sit in the back with Prue. Piper climbed into the back and sat with her back against the door so Prue could lean on her with a pillow. She then covered the both of them with a blanket and started to rub Prue's head. Phoebe looked back at her sisters and shared a worried glance with Piper before she started the car and pulled out of the driveway.
They had been driving for almost 3 and ½ hours now. Prue fell asleep after the first 10 minutes of driving, but Piper could tell that it wasn't a very peaceful sleep. They made one stop along the way and were planning on not stopping any more. Prue was getting worse and worse be the minute and they wanted to get to Rebecca's house as soon as possible. An hour and 15 minutes later, Phoebe pulled the jeep into a dirt driveway that led to a small log cabin that had smoke coming from the chimney. They were in the middle of nowhere and it was a lot colder up in the mountains. Phoebe and Leo quickly got out of the car and rushed to the back. Leo picked up Prue and Piper and Phoebe grabbed the blankets and bags. When they got to the door a black woman came out and quickly ushered them into her home. She looked to be in her 60's and had a warm and caring feel about her.
"You must be the Charmed Ones." She said as she closed the front door and led them to the spare bedroom.
"Yeah, I'm Piper, this is my younger sister Phoebe, that's my husband and whitelighter Leo, and this is my older sister Prue." Piper said gesturing towards everyone. "And you must be Rebecca." Piper said as Leo gently put Prue on the bed.
"Yes, I am sorry we had to meet under such circumstances. I will help your sister as much as I can."
"I want to thank you for letting us come here…Can you help her?" Piper asked looking towards Prue who was still asleep.
"A lot of this is going to be up to her. She has to fight it." Rebecca said.
"How long will this last?" Phoebe asked.
"It could take up to 3 or 4 days at the most. But I must tell you, this illness is going to put her through hell and back."
"How did you get through it?" Phoebe asked.
"I have the power of healing. That took some of the pain away for me, but in your sisters case she will feel it all. And I must say, even what I went through was extremely painful. Your sister is going to need you there for her to help her through this."
"We'll do whatever it takes." Piper said
"Uhhh guys, they are calling me." Leo said and turned towards Piper.
"Don't be too long." Piper said before Leo orbed out.
"I'll go start some soup for when your sister wakes up. She'll need to eat something." Rebecca said and walked out of the room. Phoebe went over to Prue and covered her with the blankets while Piper put some pillows behind her head. They both stood up and looked at Prue, not saying anything for a few minutes. Then Phoebe spoke.
"Piper?"
"Yeah?"
"What if she doesn't make it?" Phoebe asked and turned her head to look at Piper who could only look back at her.
To be continued…
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