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A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And it scattered like ice from the spoon
There was your world
Coming down, the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
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Andy walked along the water, lost in thought. This park had been a favourite spot for him and Prue when they were younger. He hadn't been there in years.
He'd just come from seeing her in the hospital. Her condition had improved quite a bit from the seemingly lifeless person he'd been keeping vigil over the past week. Still, she was nowhere near better. She was able to sit up, but it was hard. She was pale, weak, and covered in cuts and bruises. Worst of all, she could hardly move.
Despite this, she seemed to be dealing well. She'd been talking happily to him, and they'd spent the entire morning getting re-acquainted. Only at the end of their visit, when the physical therapist, Natalie, kicked him out, did Andy sense that Prue was upset by her injury. He'd wanted to stay, but Natalie hadn't let him, and so he'd gone for a walk instead.
Now he came to a part of the park where they'd spent the most time together. The trees there were tall and close together, so it provided a perfect view of the water while making them nearly invisible from the pathway. It was here that Andy sat down, collecting his thoughts and reminiscing about the past.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Come on, Prue." called a thirteen-year-old Andy. His lifelong best friend, who'd only recently became his girlfriend, was running on the path behind him.
"Slow down," she yelled back. "It's not fair." she said when she caught up to him. "You got a head start. Come on, let's do it the right way this time."
She started to run ahead, but Andy put his hand out. "Wait. Here it is."
"Here what is?" Prue asked. "Andy, why are we here?"
"Shh." Andy whispered. He looked around to make sure no one was watching. Satisfied, he took Prue's hand and carefully led her off of the bike path. "Come on, I want to show you something."
They walked between the trees until they came to a small clearing. In the sunlight, the water seemed to glisten.
"Cool, huh?" Andy asked.
Prue nodded. "When did you find this?"
"The other day." Andy replied. "When Grams wouldn't let you out because you had to watch your sisters, I came here by myself, and I saw a rabbit just off the path, and I decided to follow it. I don't know where it went, but I ended up here. I knew you'd like this place."
Prue smiled. "It's perfect."
"And nobody on the bike path can see us." Andy pointed out.
"So we're completely alone." Prue responded.
Andy nodded. "Completely alone."
Prue moved closer to him. "And nobody else knows about this place."
Andy shook his head. "I didn't tell anyone, except you."
"So..." Prue started, "so we could do anything, and nobody would know?"
"Anything." Andy repeated, moistening his suddenly dry lips. He leaned in a bit. "Can I...?"
Prue nodded. They both leaned in tentatively, both extremely nervous, until their lips were pressed together. The kiss lasted a while, but then, as if by mutual agreement, they both pulled away.
"Wow." Andy breathed.
"Yeah." Prue gasped. They both sat back, suddenly feeling awkward. Andy stared out at the water, and Prue looked down at the ground, biting her nail.
"I.. um, I got you something." he said awkwardly. He pulled a small box out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Hesitently, she opened it. Inside was a silver mood ring, with the phrase "Angels fall without you there" engraved around the inside of it.
"Do you like it?" he asked nervously.
"It's beautiful." Prue exclaimed.
Andy took the ring out of the box, and slipped it onto her finger. Suddenly, he frowned. "It's too big."
Prue shook her head. "It's perfect. See?" She slipped it off her her ring finger, and instead put it on her thumb. "I love it."
Andy nodded, satisfied that she was happy. Prue leaned against him, staring down at her hand.
"We should probably get going." Andy said after a long pause. "Grams is probably looking for us."
Prue nodded and got up. They walked quietly back out to the path.
"So, do you, um, do you want to go there again sometime?" Andy asked apprehensively.
"I'd like that." Prue replied.
"Good." Andy said. He bent down at the edge of the path, and picked up a single pink flower that had been growing there. He handed it to Prue, and whispered in her ear, "I love you."
~*~/Flashback~*~
Andy got up as the memory faded away. That kiss had been his first, and Prue's as well. And it hadn't been the only thing they'd done for the first time at that place...
Shaking his head, Andy made his way back to the bike path. He came out of the woods, and started heading home. On the way, he bent down, and carefully picked up a single pink flower that was growing by the side.
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A/N: So, what did y'all think of the flashback? I know, you want me to focus more on Piper and Leo. I will, I swear. But in the meantime, do you like the Prue/Andy chapters? Let me know, please.
~from the song "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls~
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And it scattered like ice from the spoon
There was your world
Coming down, the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Andy walked along the water, lost in thought. This park had been a favourite spot for him and Prue when they were younger. He hadn't been there in years.
He'd just come from seeing her in the hospital. Her condition had improved quite a bit from the seemingly lifeless person he'd been keeping vigil over the past week. Still, she was nowhere near better. She was able to sit up, but it was hard. She was pale, weak, and covered in cuts and bruises. Worst of all, she could hardly move.
Despite this, she seemed to be dealing well. She'd been talking happily to him, and they'd spent the entire morning getting re-acquainted. Only at the end of their visit, when the physical therapist, Natalie, kicked him out, did Andy sense that Prue was upset by her injury. He'd wanted to stay, but Natalie hadn't let him, and so he'd gone for a walk instead.
Now he came to a part of the park where they'd spent the most time together. The trees there were tall and close together, so it provided a perfect view of the water while making them nearly invisible from the pathway. It was here that Andy sat down, collecting his thoughts and reminiscing about the past.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Come on, Prue." called a thirteen-year-old Andy. His lifelong best friend, who'd only recently became his girlfriend, was running on the path behind him.
"Slow down," she yelled back. "It's not fair." she said when she caught up to him. "You got a head start. Come on, let's do it the right way this time."
She started to run ahead, but Andy put his hand out. "Wait. Here it is."
"Here what is?" Prue asked. "Andy, why are we here?"
"Shh." Andy whispered. He looked around to make sure no one was watching. Satisfied, he took Prue's hand and carefully led her off of the bike path. "Come on, I want to show you something."
They walked between the trees until they came to a small clearing. In the sunlight, the water seemed to glisten.
"Cool, huh?" Andy asked.
Prue nodded. "When did you find this?"
"The other day." Andy replied. "When Grams wouldn't let you out because you had to watch your sisters, I came here by myself, and I saw a rabbit just off the path, and I decided to follow it. I don't know where it went, but I ended up here. I knew you'd like this place."
Prue smiled. "It's perfect."
"And nobody on the bike path can see us." Andy pointed out.
"So we're completely alone." Prue responded.
Andy nodded. "Completely alone."
Prue moved closer to him. "And nobody else knows about this place."
Andy shook his head. "I didn't tell anyone, except you."
"So..." Prue started, "so we could do anything, and nobody would know?"
"Anything." Andy repeated, moistening his suddenly dry lips. He leaned in a bit. "Can I...?"
Prue nodded. They both leaned in tentatively, both extremely nervous, until their lips were pressed together. The kiss lasted a while, but then, as if by mutual agreement, they both pulled away.
"Wow." Andy breathed.
"Yeah." Prue gasped. They both sat back, suddenly feeling awkward. Andy stared out at the water, and Prue looked down at the ground, biting her nail.
"I.. um, I got you something." he said awkwardly. He pulled a small box out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Hesitently, she opened it. Inside was a silver mood ring, with the phrase "Angels fall without you there" engraved around the inside of it.
"Do you like it?" he asked nervously.
"It's beautiful." Prue exclaimed.
Andy took the ring out of the box, and slipped it onto her finger. Suddenly, he frowned. "It's too big."
Prue shook her head. "It's perfect. See?" She slipped it off her her ring finger, and instead put it on her thumb. "I love it."
Andy nodded, satisfied that she was happy. Prue leaned against him, staring down at her hand.
"We should probably get going." Andy said after a long pause. "Grams is probably looking for us."
Prue nodded and got up. They walked quietly back out to the path.
"So, do you, um, do you want to go there again sometime?" Andy asked apprehensively.
"I'd like that." Prue replied.
"Good." Andy said. He bent down at the edge of the path, and picked up a single pink flower that had been growing there. He handed it to Prue, and whispered in her ear, "I love you."
~*~/Flashback~*~
Andy got up as the memory faded away. That kiss had been his first, and Prue's as well. And it hadn't been the only thing they'd done for the first time at that place...
Shaking his head, Andy made his way back to the bike path. He came out of the woods, and started heading home. On the way, he bent down, and carefully picked up a single pink flower that was growing by the side.
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A/N: So, what did y'all think of the flashback? I know, you want me to focus more on Piper and Leo. I will, I swear. But in the meantime, do you like the Prue/Andy chapters? Let me know, please.
~from the song "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls~