Title: Price To Pay

Author: X5-343

Rating: PG-13

Category: Drama

Timeline: Summer before season 5

Spoilers: Season 4

Season: Summer before season 5

Content Warnings: Language Warning

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Charmed Ones or any character from the show Charmed. Any characters you don't recognize belong to the author.

Summary: Paige, Piper and Phoebe get the chance to bring Prue back! But at what cost?

A/N: I promise I'll finish this one!!!! but only if you review!

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Piper and Phoebe went into the kitchen where Leo was waiting. "well?"

"We decided to take the risk and get Prue back"

Leo sighed. He sounded disappointed. As much as he loved Prue and would love to have her back he really wished Piper and Phoebe hadn't done that. He knew it was Piper and Phoebe who agreed and Paige just wanted to make them happy.

Somehow Leo thought Paige already knew what the price they had to pay was. "Okay I'll go tell the elders" With that Leo was gone.

Phoebe turned to Piper "Is it just me or did Leo seem less then happy when we told him what we decided"

"Wasn't just you but hey, we get Prue back!" Piper smiled with pure happiness something she hadn't done in a long while. Her and Phoebe hugged each other.

- hour later

Leo orbed into Paige's room.

"Hey" he said softly

"Hey" Paige replied just as softly

"You know don't you?"

"I have my ideas"

"Paige if they knew what they're going to have to do then I'm sure they wouldn't have picked to have Prue back"

"Then why cant they know Leo?!" Screamed Paige trying her best not to cry

"Because it's a matter of doing what's right, there's something you don't know Paige and that's if they cant live with the consequences they can send Prue back. That's what the Elders are trying to see. They're trying to see if they can actually make the right choice when it comes down to it! Please Paige! Trust me It will all work out I promise"

"And If it doesn't?"

Leo didn't answer but Paige nodded as if to say "I understand"

"I'll meet you downstairs Leo" Sighed Paige

She exited her room as Leo orbed downstairs to make it seem like he just got back from the Elders.

"Leo! Where's Prue?" Exclaimed Piper as she saw her husbands familiar sparkles of white and blue.

"When you guys wake up tomorrow Prue will here and the price will have been paid but you have to figure out what the price is. You will all remember everything from the past year or so but something will be different."

Piper and Phoebe nodded their heads but Leo could tell they didn't really understand.

"Paige could I speak to you in private?" Asked Leo

Paige nodded and replied "Uh.. yea sure"

Leo and Paige walked to the living room where Leo finally whispered.

"I lied in their Paige. I had to or else Piper and Phoebe would've figured what they have to give up. You won't remember a thing tomorrow morning. You'll wake up in your old apartment. If Piper and Phoebe want you back they'll have to come find you and when they do then and only then will you remember anything"

Paige's eyes brimmed with tears "I don't want to forget them Leo!" She cried

Leo held Paige in his warm embrace "If everything goes as the Elders and I want it to then you'll be back here by tomorrow night!"

Paige nodded but she didn't stop crying.