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A/N: I know that you have been waiting a million years for this chapter and I'm soooooooooo sorry I've just found it a really hard chapter to write. But here it is, I know it's not the best and probably very unrealistic but I just sort of dug myself into a whole with this fic so hopefully I've found a way out of it now. Please R&R.
Prue's Decision
"Paige? Phoebe?" said Prue looking at her baby sisters, "How did you get here?"
"I brought them," said Grams who was standing beside them, "I figured that if we're decided what should be done with the Halliwell family; all the family should be here, especially the current generation and current Charmed Ones," she walked over and conjured two new chairs, and signalled for Paige and Phoebe to sit down, they did so and the meeting continued.
"What I don't understand is how you can alter the world this way for Piper's happiness," said Prue, once again commanding the attention of the room, "Now I would give up everything if it would make Piper happy, but if you do this it will make so many people unhappy and lost and confused and I just don't understand how you have just cause to do this!"
"You don't understand, Prue," said Patty walking over to her daughter, and standing beside her, "We need to do this so Piper can be happy! This is the only way!"
"I love Piper, and I want her to be happy but not at the expense of my other two sisters! There must be another way!" she looked round the room as if begging them to come up with a way to save all her sisters,
"Well there's not another way, deal with it Prue!" yelled Patty storming away from her daughter,
"Actually," said Grams, standing up and reaching for Patty's hand, "There is another way, we could turn back time, make it so that Prue never died and allow the girls to vanquish Shax before he killed her,"
"Tempus is the only one on either side with the power to do that, and you know it Penny!" yelled an elder from the side lines.
"Ok so maybe we don't turn back time, more re-write history. You were meaning to do that anyway, we could just re-write it so that Prue doesn't die," she said, looking at Prue.
"But what…" Prue began; she looked over at Paige who was standing just taking in all the news, "What would happen to Paige?" she asked after a couple of seconds of silence,
"Paige wouldn't know about her powers or magic or you three sisters, she would continue her life as if she'd never met you," replied an elder, looking sympathetically at Paige then at Prue.
"That would never work!" yelled Patty, who had been silent for some time now,
"Actually, Patricia. It might, it would definitely solve all the problems," said the same elder. Grams turned to face Prue,
"The decision is yours," she said and then all the witches, barring Prue, Phoebe and Paige left the room in a dazzling display of alluring white lights. Prue stood staring into space, after a few moments she looked at her sisters,
"It isn't fair!" she screamed, "Why must I make this decision?" she pleaded with them, "Why do I have to decide if Paige is a witch anymore? Why do I have to decide if I get to live again! I shouldn't have to make this decision!" she screamed slammed her foot against the ground,
"No Prue," said Paige walking towards her long estranged sister, "You have to make this decision, because you're stronger than I am! You'll make the right choice, I know you will."
"But I won't, I'm selfish and I'll pick me and I really don't want to because I had my shot at a life and at being a witch, and I blew it. This is your turn, not mine and I can't take that away from you," she continued shouting and slamming her foot on the ground until tears were streaming down her face, she broke down onto the floor and began to sob, occasionally looking up at her sisters in an attempt to speak but her tears muffled any speech that she uttered. Finally she sniffed and looked up at them, "But I still think that I should be allowed to live past my twenties! Don't I deserve a family, and kids and to die an old lady in a house full of cats?"
"Yes, you do, and that's why you have to make the decision because you will consider all the possibilities!" said Paige "and I trust you to make the right decision."
"But what if I don't?" asked Prue looking up at her baby sister, Paige was putting all this trust in her and they had never even met. How could she trust her so much?
"Just pick what choice seems right to you, in your heart," said Paige as she went and sat down on one of the seats Grams had left for them.
"Ok," replied Prue, she sat down on the floor and began to think.
***
Leo and Piper sat on the patio; they had just finished over hearing Wyatt's proposal to Paris and were waiting for the happy couple to come running in to announce things. Piper sat hand in hand with Leo, when Wyatt and Paris came round the corner also hand in hand. They walked up to Leo and Piper and stopped a couple of feet before them,
"Hey you guys," said Leo upbeat, pretending that he hadn't heard what they were talking about, "What are you two up to?"
"Well actually," started Wyatt, he looked at Paris and smiled, "We have some big news… well at least its big for us,"
"What is it honey?" asked Piper, going along with Leo and pretending that he didn't know what was going on.
"Well," began Paris, she looked at Wyatt and a huge smile spread across her face, "Wyatt and I…" she paused once more, "Are engaged!" she finished finally. Smiles spread across Leo and Piper's faces and they rose from there seats. Piper walked over and threw her arms around Wyatt, then pulled Paris into the hug. Once everyone had let go of everyone else the four of them stood and stared at each other.
"Well, congratulations. Welcome to the family," said Leo after a couple of seconds.
"I think this is a cause for celebration, Paris why don't you run inside and call your parents and invite them round and I'll cook a celebration meal. Wyatt why don't you and Leo go to the super market for some wine," she said lifting her handbag which was sitting by the side of her chair and handing them some money. Then she escorted Paris in, left her at the telephone and walked into the kitchen. Phoenix was sitting at the table still scribbling away at her picture, Piper walked up behind her, and placed her hand on Phoenix's shoulder, and Phoenix looked up at her mother.
"Hey, go and put on your nice clothes, we're having company," said Piper, immediately Phoenix got up and walked up stairs, leaving her drawings on the table. Piper looked down at them; it was a picture of three women. Normally Piper wouldn't look at them twice but she noticed her name underneath the middle woman. She looked at the other two, one had the name Phoebe under it and the other one had Paige. She looked down beside them; there was a tomb stone and the words RIP Prue. Piper dropped the pictures when she heard Paris walking through and quickly walked over to the stove. She and Paris talked for a while but she wasn't really paying attention she just kept thinking, Phoebe, Paige and Prue? Why do I know these names?
***
Meanwhile up there, Prue was sitting thinking whilst Phoebe and Paige sat nervously watching her awaiting an answer. Finally Prue stood up,
"Halliwell witches. Come to me," she said and soon enough the room was filled by their ancestors, "I have made my decision,"