Chapter 9

Letting out a gasp, astro-Prue looked around her surroundings and down at herself. 'I'm finally whole, even though it won't be for long. Might else well make the most of it. Until I find a permanent solution.'

As 'astro-Prue' was about to get up she noticed the distortion of air, a sign of some demon shimmering, having a clear idea on who it was, she knew exactly what to do about it.

Cole appeared; looking around and sighing with relief that no one was about; he was about to shimmer out again to find Phoebe, when he was hit at the back of his knees, making him fell to the floor.

Before he could even begin to try and get up, he was pushed back down to the floor and felt the extra weight on his back. Astro-Prue then turned him over onto his back and straddle on top of him, slowly undressing herself. "Prue?"

"Like what you see?" She asked seductively.

"Yes…I mean no, no, no." Cole quickly corrected himself. "I'm in love with Phoebe." Pulling her face in disgust she got off him and buttoned her blouse back up. "You only in to her because she's easy."

"That's not true."

"Isn't it? She may not have the guts to vanquish you, but don't doubt for one second that I won't. I just love having a good chase. You better go before I do it right here and now."

Cole noticed the way she looked at him, it was a fact the two hadn't really got along with each other, but he sensed that something was different with her, he just couldn't place what it was. He had to found out what it was later as he saw that she means business; he shimmered without another word being said.

Hearing footsteps running down the stairs she saw her little sisters running towards her. "Prue, are you alright? We heard you rising your voice at someone." Spoke Piper worry shown in her face.

Prue looked hard at Phoebe making the girl uncomfortable and finding looking at the floor pleasant then being met with her stare. "No, I was thinking out loud to myself." Astro-Prue replied the dirty look still onto Phoebe. Piper looked at the both of them knowing that she must have missed out on something, 'another fight' she thought. "Alright, what's going on between the two of you? What is the fight about this time?" She asked.

Astro-Prue took a deep breath and turned her head towards Piper as she spoke. "I think you better sit on the couch. There's something that Phoebe needs to tell you. As well you have something to tell her."

The two younger Halliwells gave each other a look knowing that they couldn't run from their secrets anymore and to tell each other what they were hiding. Piper was the first one to speak. "Phoebe, the reason that I haven't been sleeping these past few nights…" She paused, she still haven't completely come to terms with being pregnant herself. Phoebe saw the fear in her sister's face and made her way towards the couch, holding onto her hand to offer her love and support. "What? What is it honey? No matter what it is, we will face it together." She then brushed a stray hair behind Piper's ear and gives a gentle squeeze to her hand to give her that reassurance that she needed.

Piper looked into Phoebe's eyes seeing the love in them and thinking that she was right; no matter will happen between herself and Leo she has her sisters with her every step of the way and with their love she can handle anything. "I'm…I'm pregnant, Leo doesn't know about it yet and I don't know how to tell him, it wasn't planned and having the elders hating me already for marrying him. I don't know what will happen to us. And that scares me." Piper said, as tears fell freely down her cheeks, wiping them off with her sleeve.

"Oh honey…" Phoebe pulled Piper into a hug. "It will work out you see, you got two sisters who love and care for you and be there with you every step of the way." She reassured her making what she had to revel to Piper that much harder.

Pulling away from the hug Piper wiped away the last remains of her tears and with a small smile. "Thank-you. Now what do you have to tell me?"

Phoebe gave off a nervous laugh and got off the cough. "You got to understand that I would never put you two in any risk whatsoever, you do know that don't you? And, that I love you both very, very much- right?"

"Phoebe what is it? You're starting to scare me."

Seeing Phoebe hesitating Astro-Prue snapped. "Oh for god's sake Phoebe just spit it out." Seeing Phoebe still hesitating Astro-Prue decided to say it herself. "Piper, She let Cole live, Cole is alive."

Phoebe looked at Prue in shock on how 'Prue' just told Piper all in a calm manner, Prue in return still had the dirty look thrown in Phoebe's direction. Phoebe just looked back down at the floor, then at Piper, closing her eyes as she waited for her reaction….

"YOU DID WHAT?" Piper shouted. "After everything you know about him, about the fact that he tried to kill us. Which thanks to you can still happen."

"Piper…"

"Don't even dare Piper me, Phoebe. We trusted and believed you when you said you vanquished him. You have a go at us about not trusting you, then when we do you blow it up in our faces." Piper then got up and looked at Pheobe straight in the eyes. "How can you expect us to trust you ever again?"

"You can't, I know that. I also know that it will take time for you…For the both of you…" She said as she finally had the nerve to look at Astro-Prue in the eyes. "…To trust me again, I will prove to you that I can be trusted, but I love him…" She looked back at Piper. "… If it were Leo. You would've done the same thing as me! You couldn't vanquish him, could you?..." She was met with silence. "…Well, could you?" She demanded Piper to answer the question.

Piper seeing the love in Phoebe's eyes as she spoke about the half-demon and half-human could feel herself calming down. She reached out to her and pulled her into a hug. "If you want me to be honest with you, you're right. I would probably do the same thing as you and that is to let him go." She said truthfully.

Prue looked at them and threw her arms up in disgust. "I don't believe you, how can you stop being mad with her just like that? She let a demon go…"

"Half-demon." Phoebe corrected.

"Whatever." Prue snapped back.

Piper sighed, forever in the middle she steps in to do what she does best, mediate. "Prue, she knows she had done wrong. But, what's done is done. Is he going to come back?" She asked. "I mean me being pregnant with a half-whitelighter baby is bound to make headlines 'up there.' What's the bet that 'down there' will know about it, too?" Phoebe detects the worry in her sister voice and reassured her that Cole would not be coming back and if he did. She knows that he will never harm the baby or put it in any risk. "I hope your right Pheebs."

Astro-Prue was getting really wound up by the whole scene, her anger mounting so much, that she did what she had always wanted to do.

Ever since she and Phoebe had that fight on Piper's wedding day, she wanted to pay her back. Walking up to them and pulling Phoebe away from Piper's grasp she punched Phoebe hard in the stomach, she pulled her back up as Phoebe gasped for breath she drew her fist back and punched her in the face.

Having connected her fist with Phoebe's skin, it had set off a powerful premonition making her scream out loud and going into a catatonic-like state.

Astro-Prue not realising what a moment's touch to Phoebe's skin would set off, had a big smile on her face. Looking over to Piper who was shocked by the sudden turn of event. "I always wanted to do thaaAT…AAH." She let out a painful shriek as she clutched her head and fell into convolutions. A sign that the 'real' Prue was waking up and Astro-Prue was going back inside her mind.

Piper at first didn't know what to do or who to go to first. But seeing that 'Prue' hit Phoebe she decide to go to her first knowing that she must have 'seen' something about Prue that had made her set off like that. "Phoebe…Phoebe…Come on sweetie snap out of it. We have to help Prue she's having some sort of fit…Come on Pheebs… please snap out of it." Failing to snap Phoebe out of it she went over to 'Prue' to try at least calms her down.

I could feel myself waking up and feeling my body shake knowing that my astro-self is going back to where it belongs. Likewise for me, who knows what trouble that 'she' had caused.

I felt like, hands shaking me, a voice that I was longing to hear. "Prue, Prue are you alright? Come on… Let's get you on the couch."

I let her lead me towards the couch and put my head into my hands, my head pounding like 'she's' using a sledgehammer to crack my skull in order to break free. I saw Piper going over to Phoebe trying to get her out of whatever state she's in. "What happened?" I asked. Piper turned to me and said. "You're joking right? You suddenly lashed out on Phoebe then you fell and started to convolute."

"I hit Phoebe." I reply in shock, I looked to where my baby sister was, and sure enough saw how red her right eye was getting knowing that she will have a wicked shiner tomorrow.

Phoebe's eyes caught mine, she suddenly screamed at Piper shouting for her, to stay away from me and visa versa. "Why? What's wrong? What did you see?" Asked Piper.

Phoebe, with tears flowing like Niagara fall took Piper by the hand and was pulled up, her eyes not leaving mine. "I can't even begin to tell you what I saw, except Cole isn't the one you should worry about hurting your baby…It's Prue."

"WHAT?" Both Piper and I said together. Without another word Phoebe ran upstairs and we heard the gut retching sound of her being sick. I turned to Piper who just gave me the shrug of her shoulders. "I go…You stay here and rest." I detected a hint of fear in her voice whether or not it was fear of me on what Phoebe had said. She went to put her hand on my shoulder to reassure me, but pulled back and headed for the stairs.

I watched as she ran up them. Did what Phoebe say true? I'm going to harm Piper's baby? Harm them? Did I lose the battle with my astro-self and will become the monster that had butchered an entire family, including a little baby, Like 'she' did? I can't let that happen…

I won't let that happen…

I rather kill myself then becoming anything like that monster... I just hope I still have some control to do it.