FIVE
"You're a White Lighter?" Prue was asking Andy as they orbed
into Penny, Patty, and the Elder.
"Of course he is, dear," said Penny. "He died protecting the
Charmed Ones. How did you think the Elders would reward him? A pat
on the back and a thank you?"
"With all due respect to your grandmother," said the Elder,
smiling, "he was chosen to be a White Lighter long before that."
"They offered and I said yes," said Andy.
"You know the rules," said Leo, walking out of mist. "A White
Lighter has to sever all contact with those he knew in life."
"You knew about this?" asked Prue.
"Of course," said Leo. "But I wasn't allowed to say anything.
You know I would have told you if I could have."
"I know," said Prue. "How are Piper and Phoebe?"
"They're doing fine," said Leo. "Thanks for your help with
Piper. We were afraid we would loose her."
"She's my sister," said Prue. "I couldn't do anything else."
"I know," said Leo, "but I know how hard something like that can
be. I've helped people go through it a hundred times. I still
appreciate everything you did for her."
"No problem, brother-in-law," said Prue. "Oh, are you still my
brother-in-law? I mean, I am dead."
"We all are, dear," said Patty. "If you want to call Leo your
brother-in-law, I'm sure no one will have a problem with it."
"What about the Power of Three?" asked Prue. "With my death,
it's gone. Won't that put Piper and Phoebe in danger from demons and
warlocks and whatever?"
"That's no longer your concern," said the Elder. "But I will
tell you that arrangements have been made for that contingency. They
are going to be fine."
"I'm glad to hear that," said Prue. "I wish I could be there
for them. It's going to be hard knowing they're out there fighting
evil and I won't be able to even look in on them from time to time."
"Oh, I'm sure you're going to be much too busy to be worried
about that," said the Elder.
"Busy?" questioned Prue. "Busy doing what? I'm dead. What
would I be doing that's going to keep me that busy?"
"Of course you're dead," said the Elder. "That's the final
requirement."
"Requirement for what?" asked Prue.
Everyone else was smiling. They were smiles that intimated they
knew something Prue didn't know.
"Well, now," said the Elder, "your acquaintance with Leo has
given you all the information you need, so I suppose we can dispense
with the normal orientation for you. So it would seem all that is
necessary is for you to make a decision one way or the other."
"Decision?" asked Prue. "Decision about what?"
"The decision about if you want to accept the offer to become a
White Lighter," said the Elder, smiling.
The End
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"You're a White Lighter?" Prue was asking Andy as they orbed
into Penny, Patty, and the Elder.
"Of course he is, dear," said Penny. "He died protecting the
Charmed Ones. How did you think the Elders would reward him? A pat
on the back and a thank you?"
"With all due respect to your grandmother," said the Elder,
smiling, "he was chosen to be a White Lighter long before that."
"They offered and I said yes," said Andy.
"You know the rules," said Leo, walking out of mist. "A White
Lighter has to sever all contact with those he knew in life."
"You knew about this?" asked Prue.
"Of course," said Leo. "But I wasn't allowed to say anything.
You know I would have told you if I could have."
"I know," said Prue. "How are Piper and Phoebe?"
"They're doing fine," said Leo. "Thanks for your help with
Piper. We were afraid we would loose her."
"She's my sister," said Prue. "I couldn't do anything else."
"I know," said Leo, "but I know how hard something like that can
be. I've helped people go through it a hundred times. I still
appreciate everything you did for her."
"No problem, brother-in-law," said Prue. "Oh, are you still my
brother-in-law? I mean, I am dead."
"We all are, dear," said Patty. "If you want to call Leo your
brother-in-law, I'm sure no one will have a problem with it."
"What about the Power of Three?" asked Prue. "With my death,
it's gone. Won't that put Piper and Phoebe in danger from demons and
warlocks and whatever?"
"That's no longer your concern," said the Elder. "But I will
tell you that arrangements have been made for that contingency. They
are going to be fine."
"I'm glad to hear that," said Prue. "I wish I could be there
for them. It's going to be hard knowing they're out there fighting
evil and I won't be able to even look in on them from time to time."
"Oh, I'm sure you're going to be much too busy to be worried
about that," said the Elder.
"Busy?" questioned Prue. "Busy doing what? I'm dead. What
would I be doing that's going to keep me that busy?"
"Of course you're dead," said the Elder. "That's the final
requirement."
"Requirement for what?" asked Prue.
Everyone else was smiling. They were smiles that intimated they
knew something Prue didn't know.
"Well, now," said the Elder, "your acquaintance with Leo has
given you all the information you need, so I suppose we can dispense
with the normal orientation for you. So it would seem all that is
necessary is for you to make a decision one way or the other."
"Decision?" asked Prue. "Decision about what?"
"The decision about if you want to accept the offer to become a
White Lighter," said the Elder, smiling.
The End
If you've enjoyed this story, you can find more "Charmed"
stories at my website, www.geocities.com/killeenmale/ . You can also
post your own "Charmed" stories if you like to write fan fiction.