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Early morning in the Halliwell manor, Phoebe went to the kitchen to make some coffee. Surprisingly, she wasn't the only one up. Piper was staring up into the dimly lit sky, she sighed when she saw Phoebe. "Hey Pheebs, the sun's not yet up, " she sad with a smile. "Good morning to you too. How are you holding up?" Phoebe asked. "How am I holding up?" Piper laughed a little, "You say that like someone died. Might I remind you, he was dead since World War Two." She remembered how they vanquished his 2 best friends who tried to take revenge on him when they thought that he left them to die during the war. "I dunno, I just miss him so much." Phoebe moved closer and put her arms around her sister. "I understand that, but you have to admit, you're doing him a favor, allowing him to become an Elder. He must love you more for that," she supposed. "Maybe, but I just don't understand-" Piper was cut off when they heard Wyatt cry. "Saved by the yell." Phoebe quipped. "I better get that."
Halfway through the stairs, Wyatt stopped crying. 'Maybe Paige got him.' Piper thought. As she made her way to her room, she stopped by a picture of her, Phoebe, and Prue. "I miss you too, Prue," she whispered. Piper passed by Paige's room and saw that she was still asleep. 'If Paige is still asleep. then oh no! Wyatt!' She tensed and ran to her room. She calmed down after she saw a white figure hovering over her son. "Leo?" she asked. "I'm sorry Piper, unfortunately, it's only me." The figure took the hood off. Piper smiled and said "Andy." He put Wyatt back down in his crib. "Leo said that he's sorry for not being here and doing this for himself." Piper was confused. "Do what, exactly?" she asked. Andy's lips curved into a grin. "Well, Piper, considering that you and your sisters are the Charmed Ones, and Wyatt here is half-witch, half-whitelighter, and you don't have a whitelighter." Piper stiffened at this. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way," Andy corrected himself. "It's okay, continue," insisted Piper. "Leo told me to be your whitelighter, that is if you approve, of course," Andy finished. "Wait, what happens if I don't approve?" she asked. "I think they send you a new one or they don't give you one at all, I was Leo's decision, he said it's for the best and he only wants the best for you and the rest of the family. But, it's okay if you don't want me, as your whitelighter, that is." Piper stared at him for a while. "You know Andy, this isn't just up to me. Hold on a sec., will you?" she said as she walked to the hallway.
"Phoebe! Paige! Get in here now!" Phoebe ran in with Paige groaning behind her. "Piper, what do you want? It's still early. ooh.hi.who might you be." Paige's voice trailed off when she saw Andy. "Woah, Andy, hey, hi, the last time I saw you, you were killed by a demon, what are you doing here?" asked Phoebe. "Pheebs, that's kinda why I called you. Leo thinks that Andy should be our new whitelighter." Explained Piper. "But I thought that I was our whitelighter," Paige argued. "Yeah, but who's gonna heal us when you get knocked out? What do we do then?" countered Piper. "And if Leo says, then who are we to disagree?" added Phoebe. "We're the Charmed Ones to disagree, more importantly, we're his family," retorted Paige. "Paige, you may have a point," Piper said, "but we do need a whitelighter and who's better for the job than a former cop?" Paige glanced at Andy. "He was a cop?" she asked. "Uh huh. Prue's cop, so hands off," Phoebe smirked. Piper tried to stifle a laugh, Paige just gave her a look. "Well, what's it gonna be?" Andy finally asked. "Would it be too much to ask if we send you to tell Leo, not ask, that we demand to be your only charges?" Piper said sweetly. "Does that mean yes?" Andy played along. "Only if that Elder of yours says yes," Paige said. "Alright, I'll be back." Andy orbed out.
"Hey little guy." Piper said as she picked up Wyatt. "He's gonna be our new whitelighter and your Daddy picked him." Phoebe told him. "Guys, that Andy guy, he was Prue's.?" Paige asked as she sat on Piper's bed. "Prue's.?" repeated Piper. "Husband?" assumed Paige. "No, honey, Prue was never married. Well, not really because she was under a spell when she married that warlock, but that's besides the point. Boyfriend was as close as she got before he died," Phoebe clarified. Piper was playing with Wyatt when a warlock blinked in.
"Uh! A warlock first thing in the morning, Piper, freeze him!" Piper gestured and the warlock froze in place. "Well, blow him up! What are you waiting for?" commanded Phoebe. "I just wanna try something." Piper took one of Wyatt's hands and stretched the other one to the warlock. "Okay, on the count of three, blow him up with Mommy," Piper said to the infant. "One., two., three!" the warlock exploded into tiny orbs and disappeared. "Good boy! We're going to Toys R Us later to get you new toys for your first vanquish." Wyatt babbled some baby talk pretending to understand his mother. Phoebe and Paige were still stunned from what Wyatt just did. "I wonder when Andy's coming back." Piper wondered aloud.
Up There
"Sir, I need to clarify something with you," Andy followed Leo. "Not now, Andy, I've got a ton of work to do, I'm sure it can wait," Leo answered. "I'm sure whatever you have to do can wait, this is very important." Leo was taken aback. "Nothing is more important to me than tending to my duties for the greater glory of good." Andy seemed to back down a little, Leo was about to turn his back when Andy said, "Sir, I know that your job is the most important thing, even more important than your being." "I'm glad you understand," Leo said, putting his hood on to join the other Elders. "I do understand now, that it is more important than Piper, than Wyatt. I'm sorry that I bothered you," Andy said and orbed out before Leo could even say anything.
"Andy! Come back here!" Leo demanded. He concentrated in his mind and orbed Andy back to him. "What about Pip. what about the Charmed Ones?" he asked. Andy gaped at him. 'I can't believe this. You won't even say her name now. You had something great you know, she was, is a great person, she did everything for you, she built her life around you and this is how you repay her. You left her when she needed you most, you left her after she gave you what you've always hoped for, a family. She loved you more than everything else, she loved you. Wasn't that enough? You saw her suffer already. You took her away from all of that, but then you became an Elder. Do you know that you're making her suffer ten times as much because she knows how it feels to be safe, to be happy, to love and be loved back just as much then you took it away and brought back the pain. Only this time, she knows that there isn't anyone who can take her pain away, because it always has been you, Leo. All Piper wanted to ask is for them to be my only charges, they deserve it. I'm going to do it. With or without your permission," he said defiantly.
Leo was speechless. 'Why did Andy have to be the one to tell me all this? I already know what I have done. Yes, it was the biggest price I had to pay and Piper, she's.'
Early morning in the Halliwell manor, Phoebe went to the kitchen to make some coffee. Surprisingly, she wasn't the only one up. Piper was staring up into the dimly lit sky, she sighed when she saw Phoebe. "Hey Pheebs, the sun's not yet up, " she sad with a smile. "Good morning to you too. How are you holding up?" Phoebe asked. "How am I holding up?" Piper laughed a little, "You say that like someone died. Might I remind you, he was dead since World War Two." She remembered how they vanquished his 2 best friends who tried to take revenge on him when they thought that he left them to die during the war. "I dunno, I just miss him so much." Phoebe moved closer and put her arms around her sister. "I understand that, but you have to admit, you're doing him a favor, allowing him to become an Elder. He must love you more for that," she supposed. "Maybe, but I just don't understand-" Piper was cut off when they heard Wyatt cry. "Saved by the yell." Phoebe quipped. "I better get that."
Halfway through the stairs, Wyatt stopped crying. 'Maybe Paige got him.' Piper thought. As she made her way to her room, she stopped by a picture of her, Phoebe, and Prue. "I miss you too, Prue," she whispered. Piper passed by Paige's room and saw that she was still asleep. 'If Paige is still asleep. then oh no! Wyatt!' She tensed and ran to her room. She calmed down after she saw a white figure hovering over her son. "Leo?" she asked. "I'm sorry Piper, unfortunately, it's only me." The figure took the hood off. Piper smiled and said "Andy." He put Wyatt back down in his crib. "Leo said that he's sorry for not being here and doing this for himself." Piper was confused. "Do what, exactly?" she asked. Andy's lips curved into a grin. "Well, Piper, considering that you and your sisters are the Charmed Ones, and Wyatt here is half-witch, half-whitelighter, and you don't have a whitelighter." Piper stiffened at this. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way," Andy corrected himself. "It's okay, continue," insisted Piper. "Leo told me to be your whitelighter, that is if you approve, of course," Andy finished. "Wait, what happens if I don't approve?" she asked. "I think they send you a new one or they don't give you one at all, I was Leo's decision, he said it's for the best and he only wants the best for you and the rest of the family. But, it's okay if you don't want me, as your whitelighter, that is." Piper stared at him for a while. "You know Andy, this isn't just up to me. Hold on a sec., will you?" she said as she walked to the hallway.
"Phoebe! Paige! Get in here now!" Phoebe ran in with Paige groaning behind her. "Piper, what do you want? It's still early. ooh.hi.who might you be." Paige's voice trailed off when she saw Andy. "Woah, Andy, hey, hi, the last time I saw you, you were killed by a demon, what are you doing here?" asked Phoebe. "Pheebs, that's kinda why I called you. Leo thinks that Andy should be our new whitelighter." Explained Piper. "But I thought that I was our whitelighter," Paige argued. "Yeah, but who's gonna heal us when you get knocked out? What do we do then?" countered Piper. "And if Leo says, then who are we to disagree?" added Phoebe. "We're the Charmed Ones to disagree, more importantly, we're his family," retorted Paige. "Paige, you may have a point," Piper said, "but we do need a whitelighter and who's better for the job than a former cop?" Paige glanced at Andy. "He was a cop?" she asked. "Uh huh. Prue's cop, so hands off," Phoebe smirked. Piper tried to stifle a laugh, Paige just gave her a look. "Well, what's it gonna be?" Andy finally asked. "Would it be too much to ask if we send you to tell Leo, not ask, that we demand to be your only charges?" Piper said sweetly. "Does that mean yes?" Andy played along. "Only if that Elder of yours says yes," Paige said. "Alright, I'll be back." Andy orbed out.
"Hey little guy." Piper said as she picked up Wyatt. "He's gonna be our new whitelighter and your Daddy picked him." Phoebe told him. "Guys, that Andy guy, he was Prue's.?" Paige asked as she sat on Piper's bed. "Prue's.?" repeated Piper. "Husband?" assumed Paige. "No, honey, Prue was never married. Well, not really because she was under a spell when she married that warlock, but that's besides the point. Boyfriend was as close as she got before he died," Phoebe clarified. Piper was playing with Wyatt when a warlock blinked in.
"Uh! A warlock first thing in the morning, Piper, freeze him!" Piper gestured and the warlock froze in place. "Well, blow him up! What are you waiting for?" commanded Phoebe. "I just wanna try something." Piper took one of Wyatt's hands and stretched the other one to the warlock. "Okay, on the count of three, blow him up with Mommy," Piper said to the infant. "One., two., three!" the warlock exploded into tiny orbs and disappeared. "Good boy! We're going to Toys R Us later to get you new toys for your first vanquish." Wyatt babbled some baby talk pretending to understand his mother. Phoebe and Paige were still stunned from what Wyatt just did. "I wonder when Andy's coming back." Piper wondered aloud.
Up There
"Sir, I need to clarify something with you," Andy followed Leo. "Not now, Andy, I've got a ton of work to do, I'm sure it can wait," Leo answered. "I'm sure whatever you have to do can wait, this is very important." Leo was taken aback. "Nothing is more important to me than tending to my duties for the greater glory of good." Andy seemed to back down a little, Leo was about to turn his back when Andy said, "Sir, I know that your job is the most important thing, even more important than your being." "I'm glad you understand," Leo said, putting his hood on to join the other Elders. "I do understand now, that it is more important than Piper, than Wyatt. I'm sorry that I bothered you," Andy said and orbed out before Leo could even say anything.
"Andy! Come back here!" Leo demanded. He concentrated in his mind and orbed Andy back to him. "What about Pip. what about the Charmed Ones?" he asked. Andy gaped at him. 'I can't believe this. You won't even say her name now. You had something great you know, she was, is a great person, she did everything for you, she built her life around you and this is how you repay her. You left her when she needed you most, you left her after she gave you what you've always hoped for, a family. She loved you more than everything else, she loved you. Wasn't that enough? You saw her suffer already. You took her away from all of that, but then you became an Elder. Do you know that you're making her suffer ten times as much because she knows how it feels to be safe, to be happy, to love and be loved back just as much then you took it away and brought back the pain. Only this time, she knows that there isn't anyone who can take her pain away, because it always has been you, Leo. All Piper wanted to ask is for them to be my only charges, they deserve it. I'm going to do it. With or without your permission," he said defiantly.
Leo was speechless. 'Why did Andy have to be the one to tell me all this? I already know what I have done. Yes, it was the biggest price I had to pay and Piper, she's.'