A/N: I'm so glad everyone is loathing Natalie. I just thought she'd make a great antagonist! Thanks again for the great reviews. The Nuputals are being planned as you read!
"Prue" Reacting naturally, Andy hugged Prue catching Natalie's watchdog eye. "They shouldn't be together!" she thundered.
"It isn't their fault!" Leo snapped, tugging the over zealous white lighter in the opposite direction, "Prue's mother cast a spell to reunite them. They were drawn back together."
"Halliwells" Natalie grumbled, "Why is it that they always think they are above the rules? Maybe that is the reason they all die young!"
"What did you say?" Prue turned from Andy squinting dangerously. Andy arms wrapped around her pinning her arms to her side so that she couldn't use them against Natalie. "Lets just get out of here" he told Prue looking over her head before orbing them both out.
"They only want normal lives" Leo defended, "Patty thought she would be helping Prue"
By what? Helping Prue get a little in the sack?" Natalie shook her head in disgust "Don't you all understand you are jeopardizing the greater good? There is thing called destiny, Leo. It's a finely carved plan"
"But we both know that destiny changes" Leo retorted, "Piper and I are living proof of that"
"No you aren't Leo. You and Piper are together because you have no regard for the sacrifices of others"
Leo bit his lip refusing to engage the conversation any further, "And what about Belthazor? Is it Andy's destiny to slay him?" "No", Natalie said quietly, "when I found out that Andy had planned to be with Prue, I hoped that he might get lucky"
"So you took it upon yourself to try to bring him down?" There was a real regard for rules. Leo thought bitterly. He had always liked Natalie, but like other white lighters thought she was a bit too overbearing when it came to protecting her charges and the greater good.
"We all do what we have to, to protect the greater good. Phoebe Halliwell's relationship with a demon will only bring destruction to the Power of Three and the world we as we know it."
Leo crossed his arms over his chest, cocking his head to her preachy attitude, "I'm sorry were we talking about Phoebe or Prue? Because it sounded like the problem you have at the moment is with Phoebe not Prue."
"It's with all of you" Natalie admitted, "and I don't want Andy to become causality in what has become labeled by the Elders as the Halliwell sinking ship."
Leo blinked, taken back a bit, disappointed in the lack of confidence that the Elders had in him. "I'll take care of everything" he said softly, just give Prue sometime with Andy"
"And why should I do that?"
"Because her astral projection has split from her subconscious, her heart is hurting Natalie and it needs to heal."
"Well then heal it quick, because I'm not willing to lose my best charge over this"
"You won't" Leo promised
San Francisco Bay
"I can't believe you actually tolerate her being your white lighter!" Prue bristled when they materialized on the sand near San Francisco Bay. "I thought she was suppose to be dead or was that just another little detail you decided to keep from me?" Andy raised an eyebrow to her rude behavior, "did you have Leo orb you all way up there just so that you could yell at me some more? Because if you did...I'm leaving"
Prue's face immediately clouded with regret, "No Andy...I came to apologize"
Andy leaned up against a huge rock, crossing his arms over his chest, "Ok, I'm listening". A warm smile curved to Prue's lips as she padded towards him, "you aren't going to make this easy for me, are you?"
"No, I'm not Prue because if you can't trust me now, after all we've been through...."
"I do trust you, Andy. I always have." Nervously, Prue began to pick at her cuticles, "It's just after last night, this morning kind of took me by surprise. I didn't expect to wake up this morning and find you trying to vanquish Cole"
"It's my job, but despite the fact that Cole is involved with Phoebe, it has nothing to do with you" Andy said flatly.
"I know that now," Prue touched his cheek, "But Phoebe and Piper are my sisters, I have to protect them"
"And who protects you, Prue?"
Andy looked down at his feet, prompting Prue to reach for his arm, "there is one exception when you dropped the ball, however" she added impishly with a wicked smile.
Andy looked up. "What's that?"
"Not what, who"
"Who?" Andy's eyes grew wide at her coyness.
"Bane Jessup" Prue quipped, "I can't believe you were watching me on that day"
"No, I kind of check out when I saw you with him," Andy said rubbing the back of his neck, "I still have trouble believing you would be involved with a convict. You ran from one extreme to the other, I guess."
"I never loved him, Andy and if it makes you feel any better, I couldn't think of anybody else but you when I was with him"
"Are you trying to win me back with flattery?" The corners of Andy's mouth tipped upward, enjoying her confession.
"I didn't know I'd lost you," Prue swallowed, her tone turning serious. Her green eyes beaded back and forth as Andy brushed a hair away from her face.
"You didn't lose me, Prue".
Smiling, his index finger dipped underneath her chin, drawing her mouth to his. He had kissed her for just a second when a swirl of orbs appearing behind them pulled them apart. "You two you have horrible, timing," Prue grumbled running her finger across her bottom lip in embarrassment.
"I can see we arrived just in time," Natalie snipped looking Leo, "I'm sorry Leo but I'm going to have do something about this."
Andy's nostrils flared and Prue's eyes flashed with fury, "excuse me but who do think you are? You can't-"
"Prue" Leo warned, glancing at his charge heatedly, " Natalie I told you, I'll take care of it"
Prue eyes narrowed, sensing betrayal. "Take care of what Leo?"