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Chapter 12: Prue

A few days later Prue rushed in the door. "Guys, I got great news!"

Piper, Leo, Wyatt, Amanda, Chris, Bianca and Michael rushed into the hallway.

Prue smiled and squealed, looking soooo happy.

"Well, what is it?!" Chris yelled, getting impatient.

"I'm engaged!" Prue yelled excitedly.

"I didn't even know you were dating," Wyatt said, staring at her.

"Well, I met him last week," Prue said, walking into the living room and sitting down. When she saw their expressions, she grimaced. "I know what you're thinking -"

"Prue, you can't marry someone after a week of knowing them," Piper said, sitting down next to her niece.

"Why? You screwed Uncle Leo on the first date," Prue said, shrugging.

Wyatt, Chris and Michael raised their eyebrows, looking between their mother and father.

"How did you know that?!" Piper yelled, her eyes wide.

"Mom shares a lot," Prue said, shrugging.

"Oh, I'm gonna kill Phoebe!" Piper said, pissed off.

"Calm down, honey," Leo said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't touch me," Piper said, pulling away from him. She took a few deep breaths. "Okay. I'm okay." She turned back to Prue. "Anyway, Prue, you can't marry a guy this soon. I knew your uncle for about two and a half years before we got married."

"Wow. That's so long," Chris said sarcastically, causing Leo to hit him.

"And Amanda's been here for about . . . Gee, I don't know," Piper said. She looked up at Wyatt, raising her eyebrows.

Wyatt smiled. "About five years now. We got married after three years, though."

Piper nodded and smiled. "Right." She looked back at Prue. "And your Aunt Paige didn't get married to your Uncle Richard after more than a year of knowing him. And, your mom got married to your Dad after about two years. And Chris and Bianca. Well, they've known each other a long, long time, so let's not use them as an example."

"Hey!" Chris said, crossing his arms.

"Just because we've known each other since Chris started school. Shesh," Bianca said, also crossing his arms.

"And Michael and Rachel have been dating for about five years now, and they?ve known each other for seven," Piper said, ignoring the two.

"But they're not married," Prue said, staring at her.

"Exactly. Plus, they're almost engaged," Piper said, smiling. Then tears came to her eyes.

"Auntie Piper? What's wrong?" Prue asked, looking concerned.

"My little boys are all grown up!" Piper said, sobbing on Prue's shoulder.

"Oh, honey," Leo said, kneeling next to her and rubbing her back.

"They're all getting older and getting married and starting families of their own and they won't need us anymore," Piper said, standing up and moving over to Leo, who had stood up and starting to sob on his shoulder. "And now they're The Untouchable Siblings!"

"Oh, Mom, we need you," Chris said, rubbing her back.

"Yeah. Who else would cook for us?" Michael asked, causing Wyatt to hit him.

"No! You don't need me!" Piper sobbed.

"Who else would tell us what to do after Bianca, Amanda, and Rachel get mad at us?" Wyatt asked, rubbing her arm. "Whenever Dad tries, they get more mad."

Piper let go of Leo and turned to Amanda and Bianca. "You two! You stole my boys from me!"

"You can have them back!" Amanda yelled in fear before running down the hall with Bianca, Piper chasing them.

Prue started cracking up. "Oh, thank god my mom isn't like that," she said as Paige orbed in with Phoebe.

"What about me?" Phoebe asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Auntie Piper's trying to kill Amanda and Bianca," Prue laughed as Wyatt, Chris and Leo ran out of the room. "She says they stole her boys from her!"

Phoebe and Paige gasped, both smiling. They ran down the hall. "Piper, wait!" they yelled in unison.

Piper orbed into Chris and Bianca's room, where Amanda and Bianca were cowering. "You two . . ."

"Mom, wait!" Chris and Wyatt yelled in unison as the two ran into the room, Leo, Phoebe and Paige following.

Piper turned to the five. "I just want you three back."

"Well, Mommy, you got us," Chris said, hugging her tightly. "Just as long as you promise not to kill our wives."

Piper nodded and held onto Chris tightly. Then she took a few deep breaths before letting go of Chris and wiping off her face. "I'm okay, now."

"Don't worry. She'll be fine. She was like that at all three of your graduations. Especially since you two were only a year apart when it came to school," Leo said, smirking.

"Are we safe now?" Amanda whispered as Wyatt walked over to her.

Wyatt smiled and nodded. "Yeah. You're safe now."

"Now that I think about it," Paige said, turning to Phoebe. "Prue's twenty and Paris's nineteen."

"Our little girls are growing up!" Phoebe said, starting to sob on Paige's shoulder, who was in turn, sobbing on hers.

Piper smiled slightly before shaking her head and orbing away.

"You still have Pearl, Phoebe!" Amanda said quickly. "She's only seventeen."

That caused Phoebe to cry harder.

Prue walked down. "Mom, Mom, Mom. I'll always be your little girl. And, Auntie Paige, Paris will always be your little girl. There's no doubt about it."

Phoebe and Paige let go of each other, sniffling. "Really?" they asked in unison.

Prue smiled. "Really."

Phoebe and Paige smiled, hugging Prue tightly.

"Okay, so, back to you being engaged after only knowing the guy for a week," Wyatt said, walking over to the three.

"Your what after when?!?!" Phoebe yelled, letting go of her daughter.

Prue smiled. "Yeah! It's great! He's the greatest guy ever, Mom! His name's Cole Turner!"

"What?!" Phoebe, Leo and Paige yelled in unison.

"Well, Cole Turner Jr. His Dad's Sr., of course," Prue said, smiling. "Oh, he's amazing, Mom. I can't explain it, but . . . the first time I saw him, the first time I looked into his eyes, I knew that we were meant to be together. And I know that nothing is ever going to change that."

"Prue, sweetie, I told you the stories about Cole, didn't I?" Phoebe asked, putting a hand on Prue's cheek.

Prue smiled slightly. "Yeah, you did, Mom. But, Cole's not like his Dad. He's a lot more special. He's prefect."

"Well, honey, that's what I thought about Cole," Phoebe said, sighing. "And, ever since he got brought back from the dead, I've been dreading meeting him again. And there came a time when I thought that I never would have to. But, now I know I do. Because you're marrying his son."

"Well, I already talked to Cole -" Prue started.

"You what?!" Phoebe and Paige yelled in unison.

"- and he's agreed to leave you be, Mom. He promised. He doesn't even want the two of us dating. But he said that he knows how it's like to fall in love with a Halliwell. How it's like to just look into their eyes and know that you're meant to be together. And so he's letting us get married, even though he's afraid that I'll break his son's heart then vanquish him. But, I promised him that I'm not like my mother," Prue said, smiling slightly.

"Oh, Prue, I just don't want you to get your heart broken," Phoebe said, pulling her closely and holding her. "But, if you truly, honestly love this man, then I won't stand in your way. But, you can't get married for at least another year."

Prue chuckled, pulling away from her mother. "Promise."

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Later that night, around two, Bianca walked over to Chris's side of the bed, tears streaming down her face. She kneeled down next to his sleeping figure and took his hand in her own. "Chris, I love you so much. I really, really do. But I can't stay here anymore. I'm so sorry. I can't explain why. I just . . . I can't. I know that your subconscious can hear me, so, just remember two things if nothing else: I love you with all my heart, Christopher Perry Halliwell, and I always will." More tears streamed down her face before she shimmered away.

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Please don't kill me! I've had this in mind for so long, but I couldn't fit it in right. There were all these other things that needed to be put in the story first. I feel bad enough that there wasn't any romance in this chapter between Michael and Rachel. Hell, Rachel wasn't even in this chapter! Anyway, review please! Ciao!

Hannah