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AN: As always, all of you are awesome!
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HalliwellGirls: lol, as much as I'd love to make things happy, I'm not sure if I can. *snatches chocolate* :D lol, thanks for your review.
Starring Piper: I am still reeling from the season finale. I can't believe what happened at the end....I cried and cried. It was just way too sad. I'm still in shock. It's good talking to you too.
wAnNaBpIpEr: *Smiles* I wish I could write happy chapters all the time...but my mind won't let me. Thanks for the review.
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When she had cried every last tear she had inside, Prue stayed in the loving comfort of her sisters' arms. Finally, she pulled away and wiped the remaining tears from her cheeks, giving a short, embarrassed laugh. Paige searched her eyes and found that the fear she'd glimpsed earlier had moved to the front of Prue's expression, battling with guilt. "Paige, I am so sorry," she said quietly, tracing the outline of her face with one finger. Paige shook her head vehemently.
"Don't apologize, sweetie. We both said things that we shouldn't have, but we got down to our true feelings, and that is what counts," Paige responded, pulling Prue into a bone crushing hug. Phoebe and Piper exchanged puzzled looks.
"Uh, guys, not to be nosy, but what exactly happened?," Phoebe asked, receiving unspoken encouragement from Piper. Prue pulled away, laughing softly.
"We just kind of stumbled on the fact that we both had...issues to deal with," Prue answered slowly. Paige nodded in agreement. Her explanation didn't exactly explain anything to either Phoebe or Piper, but they kept silent about it.
"Hey, you guys, tell me a story about when you were kids," Paige said suddenly, surprising everyone. Piper smiled faintly, reaching back in her memory for a good story.
"I guess I could tell you about the time..." Piper started, losing herself in the memory.
~Flashback~
"Prue," a four year old Phoebe demanded hotly, "Piper stole Terrence." Piper jumped up, hiding the stuffed monkey behind her back quickly.
"Oh, I did not," she denied, sticking her tongue out at her younger sister, "What would I want with that dumb old thing anyway?" Phoebe stamped her foot childishly, glaring and sticking her tongue out at Piper fiercely.
"Terrence is NOT dumb," she shouted, running at Piper. Piper sidestepped her, causing Phoebe to run into the bed behind her. In an effort to stop her from crying, Piper dropped down beside her and hugged her, the forgotten Terrence still clenched in one hand. Prue crossed over to Piper and Phoebe, stomping her feet to show her anger.
"Piper," she scolded, ripping the stuffed toy from her hand, "You are not supposed to be stealing from our baby sister." Piper's eyes welled up with big tears, one rolling down her cheek. Prue, a sucker for tears, sighed and knelt down in front of her, offering the monkey to her as an apology. Still sullen, Piper yanked the toy from her and launched it across the room with all her might. Unfortunately, it landed with a crash along with the lamp in its path. Footsteps were heard, pounding up the stairs, and Piper shrank back and huddled next to Phoebe fearfully.
"Prue, I didn't mean to," Piper whimpered, reaching out and clinging to Prue's hand tightly. Prue nodded sympathetically, making her decision instantly.
"What happened in here?," Grams demanded, taking in the shattered glass. Piper began to cry harder, but Prue stood up bravely.
"I got mad and threw Terrence. He hit the lamp and it broke," she lied, saving her sister from certain punishment. Grams folded her arms crossly, looking hard at Prue.
"Are you sure that's what happened?," she asked softly. She could always tell when Prue was lying, and this was one of those times. She admired the protective tendencies Prue had towards both of her sisters, but punishment had to be doled out.
"Yes, Grams," Prue answered, looking at her shoes.
"Very well. Come with me," Grams said, sighing in mock disappointment. On the inside she was applauding Prue for sticking with her story, thus rescuing the culprit from getting in trouble. Prue looked back at Piper, putting on a brave face. Piper sniffled, wiping away the tears, and glanced at Prue with a sort of worshipping look.
~End~
Paige laughed, nudging Prue with her elbow. "You never changed, did you Prue?," she asked, grinning, "You still protect your sisters, even now."
"Granted, you rescue us from worse things than one of Grams's punishments, but it's still the same principle," Piper chimed in. Phoebe observed quietly, enjoying the family moment. Even though she'd been young, she remembered that incident well.
"Apparently I passed that on to you, Paige," Prue tossed back, smiling. Piper nodded her agreement.
"Tell me something else," Paige asked. Piper glanced at each of her sisters, then at the floor they were sitting on.
"First, let's pick a bedroom to sit in," she suggested, getting up, then reaching down to pull Phoebe up. Paige and Prue scrambled up and the four of them trooped into Prue's room, which was closest. They all piled on Prue's bed comfortably. Paige had her head on Piper's stomach, and Phoebe had her legs on top of Prue's. Each settled in, getting ready for a night of stories and laughter.
"Alright, now, someone tell me another story. I want to know what I missed out on as a child," Paige demanded. This time Phoebe was the one to pull up a memory from the corners of her mind.
"I remember when I was about twelve," Phoebe started, smiling at the memory.
~Flashback~
"I'm home," Phoebe yelled, running into the manor, followed by Piper, then Prue. Halting suddenly, she whirled around, stopping her sisters dead in their tracks. "You will never guess what happened today," she whispered excitedly. Prue and Piper exchanged looks that said 'Do we really want to know?'. Phoebe waited, expecting them to immediately bombard her with questions. When they didn't she plowed into her story. "Gary Jenkins actually told Nathan, who told his girlfriend Sarah, who told her best friend, who told my best friend who told me," she said, rushing her words, then taking a deep breath, "that he liked me!" Prue burst out laughing, then stopped abruptly when Prue elbowed her.
"That's great Phoebs," Piper said, pretending to be excited for her.
"Prue doesn't think so," Phoebe complained. Piper glanced at her sister, shooting daggers at her, before smiling at Phoebe.
"Sure she does. Don't you Prue," she asked, her tone warning.
"Yeah, Phoebe, it's wonderful," Prue answered with an obvious lack of enthusiasm. Phoebe was thoroughly unconvinced.
"See?," Piper soothed, putting an arm around Phoebe's shoulders.
~End~
"Prue wasn't as innocent and sweet as Piper made her out to be," Phoebe finished, "I was traumatized. I mean, my first major crush, and my big sister didn't care." Phoebe sighed heavily, remembering the betrayal.
"You were traumatized?," Piper asked in disbelief, "What about ME? I had to listen to you whine about it for DAYS. I thought you would never get over it." Paige, who'd been fighting to hold back her laughter, burst into insane laughter, kicking her feet. Phoebe tackled Paige, tickling her, until Paige begged for mercy.
"OK, OK, I shouldn't have laughed at your crush on who was he again...Gary Jenkins," Paige said breathlessly, smirking when she said the name. Phoebe pretended to pout, crossing her arms defensively.
"Please," Piper pleaded, "Don't get her started." Silence settled over them. This time it was a comfortable silence, as each reminisced. Everyone except Paige, who was turning over newly discovered irony in her life. Paige had missed out on their childhood, making Phoebe the baby up until she came along. Now, Phoebe would miss out on their future and Paige would experience it. She couldn't push that thought from her mind, it kept creeping back up, stealing all her earlier laughter with its steady crawl into her thoughts.
AN: As always, all of you are awesome!
Lara-Beth: Hey, you are always giving me the long, fantastic reviews! I really appreciate it, you brighten my day. Along with the moon! ;) Now, I am NOT a star, contrary to popular belief, I only like to write. I'm glad you think is good, though. That makes me very happy! *gives flowers* You are the best!
HalliwellGirls: lol, as much as I'd love to make things happy, I'm not sure if I can. *snatches chocolate* :D lol, thanks for your review.
Starring Piper: I am still reeling from the season finale. I can't believe what happened at the end....I cried and cried. It was just way too sad. I'm still in shock. It's good talking to you too.
wAnNaBpIpEr: *Smiles* I wish I could write happy chapters all the time...but my mind won't let me. Thanks for the review.
Rea: I'm not a dealer...lol. Hope you enjoy your "daily fix" lol.
SnOwBuNnY: Welcome back, I've missed your reviews! Thanks for the compliments!
Taya: Thank you so much for considering me good enough to write with you...that means a lot.
Phoenix: Hiya, thanks for reviewing.
When she had cried every last tear she had inside, Prue stayed in the loving comfort of her sisters' arms. Finally, she pulled away and wiped the remaining tears from her cheeks, giving a short, embarrassed laugh. Paige searched her eyes and found that the fear she'd glimpsed earlier had moved to the front of Prue's expression, battling with guilt. "Paige, I am so sorry," she said quietly, tracing the outline of her face with one finger. Paige shook her head vehemently.
"Don't apologize, sweetie. We both said things that we shouldn't have, but we got down to our true feelings, and that is what counts," Paige responded, pulling Prue into a bone crushing hug. Phoebe and Piper exchanged puzzled looks.
"Uh, guys, not to be nosy, but what exactly happened?," Phoebe asked, receiving unspoken encouragement from Piper. Prue pulled away, laughing softly.
"We just kind of stumbled on the fact that we both had...issues to deal with," Prue answered slowly. Paige nodded in agreement. Her explanation didn't exactly explain anything to either Phoebe or Piper, but they kept silent about it.
"Hey, you guys, tell me a story about when you were kids," Paige said suddenly, surprising everyone. Piper smiled faintly, reaching back in her memory for a good story.
"I guess I could tell you about the time..." Piper started, losing herself in the memory.
~Flashback~
"Prue," a four year old Phoebe demanded hotly, "Piper stole Terrence." Piper jumped up, hiding the stuffed monkey behind her back quickly.
"Oh, I did not," she denied, sticking her tongue out at her younger sister, "What would I want with that dumb old thing anyway?" Phoebe stamped her foot childishly, glaring and sticking her tongue out at Piper fiercely.
"Terrence is NOT dumb," she shouted, running at Piper. Piper sidestepped her, causing Phoebe to run into the bed behind her. In an effort to stop her from crying, Piper dropped down beside her and hugged her, the forgotten Terrence still clenched in one hand. Prue crossed over to Piper and Phoebe, stomping her feet to show her anger.
"Piper," she scolded, ripping the stuffed toy from her hand, "You are not supposed to be stealing from our baby sister." Piper's eyes welled up with big tears, one rolling down her cheek. Prue, a sucker for tears, sighed and knelt down in front of her, offering the monkey to her as an apology. Still sullen, Piper yanked the toy from her and launched it across the room with all her might. Unfortunately, it landed with a crash along with the lamp in its path. Footsteps were heard, pounding up the stairs, and Piper shrank back and huddled next to Phoebe fearfully.
"Prue, I didn't mean to," Piper whimpered, reaching out and clinging to Prue's hand tightly. Prue nodded sympathetically, making her decision instantly.
"What happened in here?," Grams demanded, taking in the shattered glass. Piper began to cry harder, but Prue stood up bravely.
"I got mad and threw Terrence. He hit the lamp and it broke," she lied, saving her sister from certain punishment. Grams folded her arms crossly, looking hard at Prue.
"Are you sure that's what happened?," she asked softly. She could always tell when Prue was lying, and this was one of those times. She admired the protective tendencies Prue had towards both of her sisters, but punishment had to be doled out.
"Yes, Grams," Prue answered, looking at her shoes.
"Very well. Come with me," Grams said, sighing in mock disappointment. On the inside she was applauding Prue for sticking with her story, thus rescuing the culprit from getting in trouble. Prue looked back at Piper, putting on a brave face. Piper sniffled, wiping away the tears, and glanced at Prue with a sort of worshipping look.
~End~
Paige laughed, nudging Prue with her elbow. "You never changed, did you Prue?," she asked, grinning, "You still protect your sisters, even now."
"Granted, you rescue us from worse things than one of Grams's punishments, but it's still the same principle," Piper chimed in. Phoebe observed quietly, enjoying the family moment. Even though she'd been young, she remembered that incident well.
"Apparently I passed that on to you, Paige," Prue tossed back, smiling. Piper nodded her agreement.
"Tell me something else," Paige asked. Piper glanced at each of her sisters, then at the floor they were sitting on.
"First, let's pick a bedroom to sit in," she suggested, getting up, then reaching down to pull Phoebe up. Paige and Prue scrambled up and the four of them trooped into Prue's room, which was closest. They all piled on Prue's bed comfortably. Paige had her head on Piper's stomach, and Phoebe had her legs on top of Prue's. Each settled in, getting ready for a night of stories and laughter.
"Alright, now, someone tell me another story. I want to know what I missed out on as a child," Paige demanded. This time Phoebe was the one to pull up a memory from the corners of her mind.
"I remember when I was about twelve," Phoebe started, smiling at the memory.
~Flashback~
"I'm home," Phoebe yelled, running into the manor, followed by Piper, then Prue. Halting suddenly, she whirled around, stopping her sisters dead in their tracks. "You will never guess what happened today," she whispered excitedly. Prue and Piper exchanged looks that said 'Do we really want to know?'. Phoebe waited, expecting them to immediately bombard her with questions. When they didn't she plowed into her story. "Gary Jenkins actually told Nathan, who told his girlfriend Sarah, who told her best friend, who told my best friend who told me," she said, rushing her words, then taking a deep breath, "that he liked me!" Prue burst out laughing, then stopped abruptly when Prue elbowed her.
"That's great Phoebs," Piper said, pretending to be excited for her.
"Prue doesn't think so," Phoebe complained. Piper glanced at her sister, shooting daggers at her, before smiling at Phoebe.
"Sure she does. Don't you Prue," she asked, her tone warning.
"Yeah, Phoebe, it's wonderful," Prue answered with an obvious lack of enthusiasm. Phoebe was thoroughly unconvinced.
"See?," Piper soothed, putting an arm around Phoebe's shoulders.
~End~
"Prue wasn't as innocent and sweet as Piper made her out to be," Phoebe finished, "I was traumatized. I mean, my first major crush, and my big sister didn't care." Phoebe sighed heavily, remembering the betrayal.
"You were traumatized?," Piper asked in disbelief, "What about ME? I had to listen to you whine about it for DAYS. I thought you would never get over it." Paige, who'd been fighting to hold back her laughter, burst into insane laughter, kicking her feet. Phoebe tackled Paige, tickling her, until Paige begged for mercy.
"OK, OK, I shouldn't have laughed at your crush on who was he again...Gary Jenkins," Paige said breathlessly, smirking when she said the name. Phoebe pretended to pout, crossing her arms defensively.
"Please," Piper pleaded, "Don't get her started." Silence settled over them. This time it was a comfortable silence, as each reminisced. Everyone except Paige, who was turning over newly discovered irony in her life. Paige had missed out on their childhood, making Phoebe the baby up until she came along. Now, Phoebe would miss out on their future and Paige would experience it. She couldn't push that thought from her mind, it kept creeping back up, stealing all her earlier laughter with its steady crawl into her thoughts.