Disclaimer: I still don't own Charmed (wouldn't it be cool if I did though?
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A/N: Sorry It's been so long, but this is the last chapter, it should still make sense to you and if it doesn't, read this:
Recap: Leo was married to Aletta many years ago, she tried to kill him and then they were over with. Aletta met the charmed ones when she healed all of them except for Piper because they were almost killed by Temgime. Piper told Leo that she couldn't forgive him for what he did, at least not yet. Phoebe asked the Elders to let Prue come to them for 24 hours and Prue appeared, but Phoebe never got the chance to summon her. Piper is pregnant, she only told Prue and Prue accidentally told Phoebe. No one else knows.
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Chapter 18: Forever After
( Ten Months Later )
" . . . And do you, Piper take this man to be your husband . . . until death do you part, if so, please answer 'I do.'"
"I do." answered Piper smiling. She looked up at Leo, the man who loved her more than the world. ::it must have been really hard on him when I told him that I couldn't forgive him:: Piper thought, recalling the past year. So much had happened.
"You may kiss the bride." Grams said, grinning, although confused as to why Piper and Leo needed to have a SECOND wedding, hoping that one of the four sisters would tell her later.
Prue, Phoebe, and Paige started clapping loudly, grinning. Phoebe looked at Paige and both of their grins widened. So much had happened recently and if they hadn't lived it, they never would have believed that it actually happened.
*~*~*~*~*~*~FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Bye Prue." Piper said, hugging Prue 'goodbye'. "Thank you for everything."
"Yeah. Bye. I'm really glad I finally got to meet you, but it sucks that you have to leave already." Paige said, giving Prue a hug.
"I agree. I will miss all of you." Prue said, tears sliding down her cheeks. She didn't want to leave, but Phoebe asked for 24 hours, and the Elders wouldn't give her more than 24 hours.
Phoebe looked at the clock on the wall, "Um, guys?" Phoebe squeaked.
"What?" Piper asked, turning around to see Phoebe's face. Phoebe didn't say anything. She just looked at the clock and smiled.
Prue was the first one to catch on. Her mouth opened it joy and surprise, and she let out a squeal. Phoebe and Prue knew that they had more than the 24 hours that they asked for. They just didn't know how long they would have.
*~*~*~*~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Congratulations, honey!" Prue said, enveloping Piper into a bear hug.
"Thanks, but it never would have worked out if it weren't for you." Piper shifted the 'congratulations' over to her older sister. Things weren't working out between Piper and Leo before. The morning after Prue came, Piper filed for a divorce. The Elders found out and immediately separated them (no one was quite sure how, but it took a full 20 minutes for them to be legally divorced). Prue didn't believe that they were supposed to end up divorced, so she took up her job as the oldest sister and got them back together. In the end, Piper told Leo that she would forgive him as long as he promised not to hide anything from her.
"Congratulations, Piper. I'm proud of you. I knew you could work it out." Patty (their mother) smiled as she walked over to Piper and Prue. She handed Piper's baby girl, Paris, over to Piper.
"Thanks mom." Piper said, handing Prue her niece and leaving to look for Leo. She found him in the kitchen.
"Why are you sitting here all alone?" Piper questioned as she sat down next to Leo.
"I was just thinking." Leo replied.
"About what?"
"About how much we've been through in the past year. My ex-wife killer coming back to see us, getting a divorce, getting married, finding out that you were pregnant, having a baby girl, Prue being allowed to stay forever, her being turned human again permanently . . . "
"I know, Leo. And we can continue thinking about it together. I'm so sorry about not forgiving you, I was thinking about having a baby and I was going to tell you, and then you almost died, and then you were married, and then I just couldn't handle it."
"I wasn't married, you know that. We were already divorced a week after our wedding. And you've already apologized enough, Piper. I forgive you. I love you and nothing can change that."
Paige walked into the kitchen, "Why are the bride and groom ditching their own wedding party?" Piper shrugged and looked at Leo.
"Let's get out there." Leo said, walking out the door. Piper was following when Paige grabbed her arm to stop her.
"We'll be out in a second, Leo." Paige said, turning Piper around.
"What?" Piper asked, worried. "Are you okay? Is something wrong? What's going on?"
"No, nothing's wrong, Piper." Paige insisted. "You have been such a worry wart ever since Paris was born - well, actually you've always been a worrier, but it's gotten taken to the extreme."
Piper rolled her eyes. "Was there something you needed to tell me?" Piper asked.
"Actually, no." Paige admitted. "I was hoping you could tell me something."
"Okay, what can I tell you?"
"Is there still a power of three with Prue back? It's been bugging me for a long time and we haven't had to deal with any demons that you couldn't just blow up, so I never got a chance to ask. Is there?"
"You know, I've been wondering that same thing." Piper said, just as Phoebe walked through the door.
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"So let me get this straight," Prue started, sitting on the floor in front of the couch that Phoebe and Paige were sitting on. "There isn't a power of three anymore, however, we are still the charmed ones?"
"Well, actually in your case you are charmed AGAIN, but yes." Leo explained. "The Elders say that originally, there was only supposed to be three sisters, but since Patty had a child that no one knew about, they didn't know to include her.
"You would be Charmed even if your mother had 7 other children that we didn't know about, they just assumed that it was three. Now, after Prue got her powers back, there are four charmed ones. Which gives you an even greater advantage because for Power of Three spells, you only need three of you, so if one of you is otherwise engaged, you're in luck."
"Wow, this is complicated." Phoebe said.
"Not really." Said Piper. "Basically, same thing, only there are four of us now. It's that simple . . . Right, Leo?"
"Yes," The baby monitor went off and Leo picked it up. "I'll go check on Paris, you guys can do that 'girl-talk' thing that you do so much."
"This is great," Prue exclaimed. "I mean, this is what I've always wanted - Well, at least it's what I have always wanted since I died. Which, I guess isn't saying much because I'm not dead."
"We get it. You can stop talking now." Paige laughed. "It is pretty cool, but you don't get to hang out with that 'guy-friend' of yours now."
"It's okay, I'd chose time with you over him any day."
"Oh really?" Piper asked, amused. "Let's see how that changes now that you're with us forever now!"
"Alright, alright, Girl talk is over now." Leo said, carrying his baby daughter into the room.
"Give her to me!" Phoebe said, "I want to hold her!" Phoebe, Prue, and Paige argued about who got to hold her for a minute, but then Leo came to a compromise. Prue and Paige sat on the top of the couch, Phoebe and Paige sat on the floor in front of it. Paris was in the middle of the cushions, with Piper and Leo on both sides of her. Leo set the camera and took the picture of the 6 of them.
And they all lived happily ever after until . . .
* * * THE END * * *
A/N: Seems like a mean ending, doesn't it? Oh well, I guess you'll just have to wait until I put up the sequel. But first I have to write one. If you have any great ideas for the next story, let me know! I'll post another chapter up after this one when I post the Sequel and I will write the story's title.
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS STORY SINCE THE BEGINNING!
A/N: Sorry It's been so long, but this is the last chapter, it should still make sense to you and if it doesn't, read this:
Recap: Leo was married to Aletta many years ago, she tried to kill him and then they were over with. Aletta met the charmed ones when she healed all of them except for Piper because they were almost killed by Temgime. Piper told Leo that she couldn't forgive him for what he did, at least not yet. Phoebe asked the Elders to let Prue come to them for 24 hours and Prue appeared, but Phoebe never got the chance to summon her. Piper is pregnant, she only told Prue and Prue accidentally told Phoebe. No one else knows.
* * *
Chapter 18: Forever After
( Ten Months Later )
" . . . And do you, Piper take this man to be your husband . . . until death do you part, if so, please answer 'I do.'"
"I do." answered Piper smiling. She looked up at Leo, the man who loved her more than the world. ::it must have been really hard on him when I told him that I couldn't forgive him:: Piper thought, recalling the past year. So much had happened.
"You may kiss the bride." Grams said, grinning, although confused as to why Piper and Leo needed to have a SECOND wedding, hoping that one of the four sisters would tell her later.
Prue, Phoebe, and Paige started clapping loudly, grinning. Phoebe looked at Paige and both of their grins widened. So much had happened recently and if they hadn't lived it, they never would have believed that it actually happened.
*~*~*~*~*~*~FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Bye Prue." Piper said, hugging Prue 'goodbye'. "Thank you for everything."
"Yeah. Bye. I'm really glad I finally got to meet you, but it sucks that you have to leave already." Paige said, giving Prue a hug.
"I agree. I will miss all of you." Prue said, tears sliding down her cheeks. She didn't want to leave, but Phoebe asked for 24 hours, and the Elders wouldn't give her more than 24 hours.
Phoebe looked at the clock on the wall, "Um, guys?" Phoebe squeaked.
"What?" Piper asked, turning around to see Phoebe's face. Phoebe didn't say anything. She just looked at the clock and smiled.
Prue was the first one to catch on. Her mouth opened it joy and surprise, and she let out a squeal. Phoebe and Prue knew that they had more than the 24 hours that they asked for. They just didn't know how long they would have.
*~*~*~*~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Congratulations, honey!" Prue said, enveloping Piper into a bear hug.
"Thanks, but it never would have worked out if it weren't for you." Piper shifted the 'congratulations' over to her older sister. Things weren't working out between Piper and Leo before. The morning after Prue came, Piper filed for a divorce. The Elders found out and immediately separated them (no one was quite sure how, but it took a full 20 minutes for them to be legally divorced). Prue didn't believe that they were supposed to end up divorced, so she took up her job as the oldest sister and got them back together. In the end, Piper told Leo that she would forgive him as long as he promised not to hide anything from her.
"Congratulations, Piper. I'm proud of you. I knew you could work it out." Patty (their mother) smiled as she walked over to Piper and Prue. She handed Piper's baby girl, Paris, over to Piper.
"Thanks mom." Piper said, handing Prue her niece and leaving to look for Leo. She found him in the kitchen.
"Why are you sitting here all alone?" Piper questioned as she sat down next to Leo.
"I was just thinking." Leo replied.
"About what?"
"About how much we've been through in the past year. My ex-wife killer coming back to see us, getting a divorce, getting married, finding out that you were pregnant, having a baby girl, Prue being allowed to stay forever, her being turned human again permanently . . . "
"I know, Leo. And we can continue thinking about it together. I'm so sorry about not forgiving you, I was thinking about having a baby and I was going to tell you, and then you almost died, and then you were married, and then I just couldn't handle it."
"I wasn't married, you know that. We were already divorced a week after our wedding. And you've already apologized enough, Piper. I forgive you. I love you and nothing can change that."
Paige walked into the kitchen, "Why are the bride and groom ditching their own wedding party?" Piper shrugged and looked at Leo.
"Let's get out there." Leo said, walking out the door. Piper was following when Paige grabbed her arm to stop her.
"We'll be out in a second, Leo." Paige said, turning Piper around.
"What?" Piper asked, worried. "Are you okay? Is something wrong? What's going on?"
"No, nothing's wrong, Piper." Paige insisted. "You have been such a worry wart ever since Paris was born - well, actually you've always been a worrier, but it's gotten taken to the extreme."
Piper rolled her eyes. "Was there something you needed to tell me?" Piper asked.
"Actually, no." Paige admitted. "I was hoping you could tell me something."
"Okay, what can I tell you?"
"Is there still a power of three with Prue back? It's been bugging me for a long time and we haven't had to deal with any demons that you couldn't just blow up, so I never got a chance to ask. Is there?"
"You know, I've been wondering that same thing." Piper said, just as Phoebe walked through the door.
* * *
"So let me get this straight," Prue started, sitting on the floor in front of the couch that Phoebe and Paige were sitting on. "There isn't a power of three anymore, however, we are still the charmed ones?"
"Well, actually in your case you are charmed AGAIN, but yes." Leo explained. "The Elders say that originally, there was only supposed to be three sisters, but since Patty had a child that no one knew about, they didn't know to include her.
"You would be Charmed even if your mother had 7 other children that we didn't know about, they just assumed that it was three. Now, after Prue got her powers back, there are four charmed ones. Which gives you an even greater advantage because for Power of Three spells, you only need three of you, so if one of you is otherwise engaged, you're in luck."
"Wow, this is complicated." Phoebe said.
"Not really." Said Piper. "Basically, same thing, only there are four of us now. It's that simple . . . Right, Leo?"
"Yes," The baby monitor went off and Leo picked it up. "I'll go check on Paris, you guys can do that 'girl-talk' thing that you do so much."
"This is great," Prue exclaimed. "I mean, this is what I've always wanted - Well, at least it's what I have always wanted since I died. Which, I guess isn't saying much because I'm not dead."
"We get it. You can stop talking now." Paige laughed. "It is pretty cool, but you don't get to hang out with that 'guy-friend' of yours now."
"It's okay, I'd chose time with you over him any day."
"Oh really?" Piper asked, amused. "Let's see how that changes now that you're with us forever now!"
"Alright, alright, Girl talk is over now." Leo said, carrying his baby daughter into the room.
"Give her to me!" Phoebe said, "I want to hold her!" Phoebe, Prue, and Paige argued about who got to hold her for a minute, but then Leo came to a compromise. Prue and Paige sat on the top of the couch, Phoebe and Paige sat on the floor in front of it. Paris was in the middle of the cushions, with Piper and Leo on both sides of her. Leo set the camera and took the picture of the 6 of them.
And they all lived happily ever after until . . .
* * * THE END * * *
A/N: Seems like a mean ending, doesn't it? Oh well, I guess you'll just have to wait until I put up the sequel. But first I have to write one. If you have any great ideas for the next story, let me know! I'll post another chapter up after this one when I post the Sequel and I will write the story's title.
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS STORY SINCE THE BEGINNING!
