Thanks for the reviews, they're greatly appreciated... since I'm new to all this and wasn't really sure if I should have started the story at all. But yes... here's chapter two... lmao, it's not the greatest of chapters in my opinion... I have good ideas for the next one though. And yes... sorry I don't update too often... weekly at most... I just have so much school work on at the moment that it's hard. Okay, on to the story!

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Five months had passed since Prue and Andy had told Piper the news. Since Prue's words in the Book of Shadows, Piper had heard nothing more from the spirits, and she was beginning to lose hope again. Several times Piper had tried to contact Prue, each without success. Now Piper was determined to talk with her sister.

She locked herself in the attic and spread five white candles in a circle. She lit them and cast the spell.

'Here these words.
Hear my cry spirit from the other side.
Come to me, I summon thee.
Cross now the Great Divide'

Nothing happened. Piper slammed the book shut, angry with Prue for not having come. She walked to the window, staring out at the quiet street below. She let her anger loose, turning back and kicking at various objects on the attic floor. Her foot came into contact with a vase, which shattered as it was knocked up against a wall. She went to stand on the pieces of broken vase as hundreds of little white lights appeared in the circle of candles, dancing and flickering, catching her attention. They settled slowly, until Piper could see Prue's spirit.

'Where have you been?!' Piper almost yelled at her sister. She glared at Prue before realizing there were tears streaming down Prue's face. 'Honey, what's wrong?' Piper asked, the anger gone from her voice.

Prue stepped out of the circle slowly, materializing, before allowing Piper to hug her. Prue tried hard to stop crying, but it was a long time before she spoke. Her voice was shaky, and barely audible, but Piper knew just what she said. 'It's time.'

Seconds later Piper felt Prue's legs giving way as a contraction hit her. Piper helped her to the ground and looked quizzically at her sister.

'You felt that?! How do dead people feel contractions?' Piper asked.

'No idea…' Said Prue, breathing deeply. 'Get Andy, please.' Piper stood up and went to relight two of the candles that the wind had blown out.

'Here these words.
Hear my cry spirit from the other side.
Come to me, I summon thee.
Cross now the Great Divide
Andy I call upon thee
In this time of great need.'

Andy appeared. At that moment Prue let out an anguished cry as another contraction hit her. Andy and Piper quickly moved to Prue's side.

Andy put one hand on Prue's shoulder but before he had time to speak, another contraction hit her, and then another.

'I… can't… do… this.' Gasped Prue, 'This… is… worse… than… death.'

'We need to call Leo or get her to a hospital or something.' Started Piper.

'She's dead remember? How do you think the hospital will react to that?' Andy asked.

'If her pain exceeds death, her spirit will self corrupt.' Continued Piper, 'We have to do something.'

'No…' Whispered Prue, 'There… isn't… anything… you… can… do… you… can't… tell… Leo.'

'Fine.' Snapped Piper. 'MELINDA!' She called loudly, 'Melinda! Sweetie, mummy needs your assistance!'

'What are you doing?!' Andy looked at Piper as if she'd lost it.

'She won't remember anything after about a month, little girls never do.' Piper smirked to herself. Thank god I kept Melinda home sick today she thought.

'But how can she help?' Inquired Andy.

'Her power… orbing telekinesis.' Piper replied, quietly.

'Mummy! The door won't open!' Came Melinda's words, from the stairwell. Piper rose and quickly crossed to the door. She pulled it half open and faced her daughter.

'Okay Melinda, mummy needs your help. Mummy has a friend who is going to have a baby, only it's too hard for mummy's friend to get the baby out. So Melinda, we need you to orb the baby out of mummy's friends tummy. Can you do that for us?' Melinda nodded enthusiastically.

Piper took her daughters hand and led her into the room, to where Prue was on the ground. Melinda glanced and Prue's pain-filled face, shut her eyes and concentrated hard.

'Baby.' Commanded Melinda. Momentarily blue lights surrounded Prue, before the lights moved towards Melinda. Suddenly the lights stopped, mid-air. 'Mummy, it's not working…' Commented Melinda.

'I…' Piper stopped. The lights had changed direction now, they started moving again, headed straight at Piper. They hit Piper and surrounded her before vanishing. Piper dropped to the ground.

'Oh my gosh! Piper!' Prue's eyes widened, as she struggled to get up, and crawled towards her sister. Andy quickly moved to the other side of Piper, checking for a pulse. Melinda watched on in shock.

Piper opened her eyes. 'I can feel the contractions.' She whispered. 'Perhaps… an unborn baby has to be born… one way or another, no magic involved.' Piper winced as a contraction hit her. She struggled to breathe. 'Guys go, Leo will come soon, just go.'

Andy looked from Piper to Prue. It was obvious Prue didn't want to go, but they couldn't be caught down here. 'Come on, they'll be fine with Leo.'

'Alright.' Prue turned to Melinda. 'When we've gone, I need you to call Leo for your mummy, alrighty?' Prue hugged Melinda briefly before taking Andy's hand. The two walked to the other side of the attic, out of Melinda's sight, and disappeared.

Melinda has not spoken a word since the lights had hit Piper, and now she was too scared to call her dad.

'Melinda?… Melinda please call daddy!' Piper whispered. When she go no response from the child, Piper closed her eyes and prayed silently, that Leo would feel her pain and come.

Her prayers were answered as Leo orbed in. 'Honey, what's wrong?' It took Leo a moment or two to catch on to what was happening. 'You're in labour?!'

'Uhuh… take me to… the hospital… please!' Piper moaned.

'Okay.' For the first time Leo realized Melinda was in the room. 'Come on sweetie, we gotta get mummy to the emergency room.' Melinda quickly grabbed Leo's sleeve, as he knelt and lifted Piper from the ground. Then he orbed them all to a deserted alleyway, near to the hospital.

Leo staggered, trying to support Piper, as they walked to the entrance of the emergency room. A nurse saw them, and grabbed a wheelchair before rushing out to meet them. Leo lowered Piper into the wheelchair as the nurse flung questions at him.

'How long has she been like this?' Leo looked at his wife.

'A half hour… an hour?' He replied.

'Why didn't you bring her sooner?' The nurse asked.

'I didn't get home till' a little while ago.'

'What's her name?'

'Piper.'

The nurse wheeled Piper quickly into the emergency room, before being joined by several other nurses and a doctor and heading for a theatre. Leo and Melinda sat down in waiting chairs.

Some time later a different nurse walked out. 'Mr. Halliwell-Wyatt?' Leo stood up, Melinda asleep on his shoulder. 'You can go see your wife now. She's in room 103.'

'Thank you.' Mumbled Leo.

Upon entering the room, Leo discovered his wife lying semi-conscious on a hospital bed. Beside her in a plastic crib, was a beautiful baby girl. Leo lay Melinda down in one of the chairs in the room, before approaching Piper.

'How are you sweetie?' He asked, bending down and kissing her forehead.

'Could be better.'

'How's the little one?'

'Doing good… the doctor's said she's a perfectly healthy baby.'

'That's good… you never told me when you were due.'

'I didn't know I was.'

'Have you a name for her yet?'

'Nope…'

'Ah… I see. Well, I'm going to take Melinda home, she's so worn out. We'll be back in the morning.' Piper reached her arms up to pull Leo into a hug briefly.

'Okay.' she whined. 'Take good care of my other baby.' Piper looked over at Melinda.

'I will, trust me.'

'Night' my angel.'

'Night', princess.'

Leo picked up Melinda again and left the room. Piper rolled over and fell into a deep sleep. Barely minutes after she had fallen asleep, a sudden black smoke appeared. It formed quickly into a person, covered in dark robes. It took a step towards the baby, and then stopped as Piper turned in her bed.

When it was sure Piper was still asleep it hissed, 'I'm coming for you my sweets, I'm coming.' Before smoking out.