Well, this is the beginning of the end of my series. That's right. It's almost over. There will probably three or four more chapters. I just want to thank my loyal reviewers. Too bad I don't have as many reviews as I would like (hint, hint). Oh well. Time to start it up.

You Only Get Hurt by the Ones You Love

Vicious is blessing an athame when Ora comes in to check on him. "What do you want, mommy?" he asks sarcastically.

"Very cute. I just check on you to make sure you're doing what you're suppose to be doing." She walks towards him. "What's that for?"

"It's a little present for the Charmed Ones. Why don't you go tell the Source that my plan will soon be in effect?"

"I already know." The Source appears before him. He lifts his hood down. "My face has almost completely healed. I will be able to take over the world soon. But I need Patience to do it."

"Don't worry. You'll get wrinkles." Vicious gets up and smiles. "Soon, Patience will be mine, and we will be rid of the Charmed Ones once and for all." He shimmers out

Patience is waiting at a flower garden. She looks very worried. "How will I explain it to him? 'Oh, I forgot to tell you. You get to meet my parents today, even though they haven't officially had me yet. Yep, that means I'm from the future.' Uh, how am I suppose to tell him without blurting out my secret?" She turns around and starts walking when she bumps into someone. "Sorry. I wasn't watching."

"Apparently," says a familiar voice. Patience looks up and smiles. "Otherwise, you would have known you wouldn't have to say sorry." Vic gives Patience a big hug and a kiss. "Listen."

"I have something to tell you," they say at the same time. Patience smiles and says, "You first,"

"I have to go. I can't stay with you."

Patience's jaw drops. "What?"

"I can't be with you anymore. It won't work."

"No, Vic?" She tries to call out his name but nothing comes out.

"I love you. Goodbye." He walks away as Patience continues to mouth his name.

"Patience," a distant voice says. "Patience, wake up. Patience!" She wakes up in her bed with Cole at her side. He has been trying to shake her awake. She finally snaps out of it and looks at the clock. It is two a.m. She looks at Cole and wipes the sweat of her face. "Are you ok, Patience?"

"I'm fine," she lies. He knows she's hiding something, but he just smiles and brushes his hand against her face. He tries to comfort her like a real father.

"Try to get some sleep. Goodnight." He turns the lights out and closes the door. She rolls over and closes her eyes. A tear falls out of her eye as she thinks to herself. He's not coming back.

Opening Credits

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige are in the attic trying to find a way to vanquish Vicious. They've tried potions, crystals, spells, everything. Suddenly, Paige speaks up. "I don't get why we're doing this. We don't know anything about Vicious except that he's killed every witch he's met and that he's probably the most powerful demon we know. How are we suppose to fight the unknown?"

Piper sighs. "I don't know, but we have to try for Patience's sake. We need to give her a future." She looks at Phoebe who looks really depressed. "Hey, you ok?"

"Yeah," she answers. "I'm just worried about Patience. She has this new boyfriend and I don't know anything about him. What am I suppose to think?"

"I don't think you need to worry about Patience going out with a boy," Cole says as he walks in. "I think you should worry about the Source and Vicious."

"Any news?" Phoebe asks.

"Yeah, I found something. I don't know if it will work, but it's worth a shot."

"Let's hear it," Paige says.

"It's an old prophecy," Zion says as he orbs in with Leo and Kevin.

"You're working with Elders?" Piper asks.

"If it's the only way to kill the Source, then yes." Cole sits down next to Phoebe.

Kevin explains the story. "The Grimiore was made by an Elder. He thought it would be used for good. Unfortunately, evil used it to create a leader and a world of destruction. Fortunately, witches appeared at the same time and have been fighting evil ever since. They thought it would be an endless battle, but there was hope. The prophecy says that when the center of evil is gone, the world will be at peace. The Elders have tried to find what this means, but it has been impossible till now."

Leo continues. "The Grimiore is what started evil and therefore is the center of all evil. It's what gives the Source his powers. So if we destroy the Grimiore, evil will cease to exist. The world will be rid of all demons and their powers."

"How do we destroy it?" Piper asks.

"A sacrifice must be made," Cole says. "A demon must willingly take the book with him to the Wasteland with him."

"But that means the demon must die while holding the book," Paige says. Phoebe sees where this is going and stands up.

"No, I won't let you do this, Cole. I won't let you kill yourself."

"I want to do this. I have to."

"No, you don't," Zion says. "We were hoping that Patience would do it."

"What? No, I won't kill my daughter," Phoebe yells.

"Only her demon side would die," Kevin says. "She would survive it because she is half witch and because her heart is pure. Besides, if we don't, an unspeakable power will awaken from the dark and destroy us all. The Source is looking for the most powerful demon to come to him. If we let that happen, we will all die. Everything we have worked for will be for nothing."

"So you need someone with a pure heart to die?" Paige asks.

"There must be another way," Piper says.

"She will be safe," Leo says. "We need to get the book and then vanquish Patience's demon half. It will kill Vicious, too. This battle will be over." Phoebe thinks about it and nods.

"Alright, find Patience."

"Are you sure," Cole asks.

"Yes, I'm sure." Leo tries to sense her. When he opens his eyes, he raises his eyebrows. "Where is she?"

"She's at P3."

Patience starts pouring herself a shot of Hot Damn. She drinks it and then pours herself a glass of Black Velvet. She starts chugging it when Piper, Phoebe, and Paige orb in. She sees them and smiles. "Hey, can I pour you all a drink? Maybe a Whiskey 7, a Screwdriver, an Open Grave?" She makes a Tequila Sunset and passes it to Piper. She grabs another glass. Phoebe walks up to her.

"What are you doing?"

"Kicking myself."

"I could get shut down for this," Piper yells. Patience starts to pour some tequila into a glass.

"Don't worry," Patience says "I put a block on the place. Anyone that comes near the place will remember to do something and leave." She stops before the whiskey runs out of the bottle. "Fuck it." She drinks directly from the bottle. Paige grabs the bottle. "Hey!"

"I think you've had enough. We need you."

"Oh, yes. Everyone needs Patience. Everyone uses Patience to do something they can't do alone. Then Patience gets dumped like a bag of garbage." She starts crying. "He's not coming back. He said he would be there. He promised." She wipes the tears from her face. "But that doesn't matter. I don't need him. I don't need anyone. I can take care of myself." She pours herself a glass of Windsor Whiskey and makes a toast. "Here's to us, the ones that protect love for everyone but ourselves." She chugs the glass of whiskey and smiles. "I feel better." She falls backwards and passes out.

"Here, drink this," Piper says as she hands Patience a glass with red liquid in it. "Oh, plug your nose."

"Thanks for the warning," Patience says sarcastically. She plugs her nose and drinks the liquid. She burps and sets the glass down. "Gross, what's in that?"

"2 ounces of vodka, 3 ounces of tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt, black pepper, and one raw egg," Paige says. "It's called a Prairie Oyster. It helps cure hangovers."

"The only thing that it's helping is making me want to puke." Patience puffs her cheeks out.

"That's what you get for drinking," Phoebe says. "Now that you're done with that, we need your help."

"What kind of help?"

"We need you to help us get the Grimiore and then let us vanquish you with it," Zion says.

"It's the only way to destroy all the demons and their powers," Cole says.

"We'll send you down their as a distraction and then snatch the book," Leo says. "Then we'll vanquish you with a potion."

"Wow, you really planned everything except for the part on how do I get back." Patience pukes in a garbage can. "I think I got it all out of my system. Sorry about your rug."

Piper sighs. "That's ok. The potion will only kill your demonic side. You'll still have your wiccan powers. What do you say?"

"Well, I've already lost everything good in my life. Just kill me and get back to regular living." Suddenly, the doorbell rings.

"I'll get it," Paige says as she leaves. When she opens the door, a man with short brown hair is in the doorway smiling at her. "Do I know you?"

"No," Vic says. "I'm a friend of Patience's. Is she here? I've been trying to get a hold of her but I got held back. Can I talk to her?" Paige lets him in thinking she's seen him somewhere before.

"Patience," Paige yells. "Someone's here to see you." Patience comes running out and hugs Vic.

"I thought you left me," she says.

"I would never leave you," Vic says as he pulls out his athame. "I need you. I love you." He turns her around and holds the athame against her neck. The sisters run into the room. Paige tries to call for the athame but it doesn't work. "Your powers won't work on the great Vicious."

"I thought you loved me." A tear falls from Patience's eye.

"I do love you. I was suppose to kill you but I couldn't. Now, you will join me." Vicious stabs Patience in the stomach and drops her to the ground. The sisters run to her side. "I haven't hit any vital organs. If she is worthy, she will survive." He shimmers out leaving Patience to bleed to death.

The sisters have bandaged Patience up and put her on the couch. Leo tries to heal her but it doesn't work. Phoebe starts crying in despair. "I'm sorry," Leo says. "I can't heal her."

"There must be some way," Piper says.

"Maybe if we kill Vicious…" Paige starts, but Cole interrupts her.

"No, we can't risk it. He's too strong."

"Then what are we suppose to do?" Phoebe yells.

"We can get some help," Zion says. With that, he and Kevin orb out.

"What was that all about?" Piper asks.

"I don't know," Leo says. Patience screams in pain. "She's getting worse."

"What do you mean?" Phoebe asks.

"The athame must have been poisoned. It's torturing her and will soon kill her."

"No." Phoebe can't believe it.

"Tell me what to do Leo," Cole says. "I won't let my daughter die."

"There's nothing you can do." Leo says. "I'm sorry." Patience's breathing starts to quicken. Her face is ghost white and she is sweating. She soon slips into delirium.

"I thought he loved me," she repeats. "I know he loves me. He would never do it. He isn't a demon. He loves me."

"Patience." Cole hugs his daughter and starts crying. "I won't let you die."

"Vic, I love you. I know you love me. You would never hurt me, would you?" She screams in pain one last time and faints.

Patience is walking down a hall. She is holding the wound in her stomach trying to stop the bleeding. She sees Vic at the end of the hall. He looks at her and turns into Vicious. She stares at the long silver hair and smiles. "I knew you would come for me. I knew you loved me."

"Patience, I'm a demon," he says.

"So am I. I love you, Vic. I always will. I want to be with you. I'll do anything." Patience hugs him but he pushes her away.

"Even if it means hurting the ones you love?" Patience reaches up to kiss him.

"You proved that you hurt the ones you love. It only means that you love me more. I will be at your side no matter what. I will never leave you." Suddenly, her wound heals. Her eyes dry from the tears and she closes her eyes.

She wakes up in Cole's hands. Everyone looks surprised but Cole just hugs her. "You're alive."

"How did you heal yourself?" Leo asks.

"Positive thinking, or should I say…negative?" Patience smiles as she gets up.

Phoebe walks to her. "I'm so glad you're alright." Patience starts to laugh.

In the Underworld, Vicious grins. "She has awakened." He laughs and shimmers out.

Back at the manor, Patience throws a fireball at Cole and knocks him out. She then does the same to Leo and Paige. She takes the athame left by Vicious in her hands. "It has served its purpose. It won't prolong death for long." Piper tries to freeze her, but Patience shimmers behind Piper and slices her throat. As Piper falls to the ground, Phoebe freezes in fear. "You must have known deep inside yourself that this would happen." Patience starts to strangle Phoebe. As she lifts Phoebe off the ground, she continues her speech. "Good never prevails. Only evil has the power and will to take the world for its own." Vicious shimmers in and smiles. "You have finally come to me."

"I know you want to continue this carnage, but you must drop her. If you don't, you will never be born." Patience does as he asks. Phoebe kneels on the ground as Patience walks to Vicious and kisses him.

"I will see you soon, mother. Until then, here is a token of my appreciation." Patiencedrops the triquentra braceletat her mother's side. "Let's go see what the Source has in store for us." She laughs as they shimmer out. Paige gets up and looks around. She sees Piper bleeding to death and runs to Leo. She tries to wake him up but it doesn't work.

"Kevin, we need you. Kevin!" she yells. She sees Phoebe sitting on the ground. "Phoebe, I need your help. Piper is dying." Phoebe says nothing. "Phoebe?" Paige runs to her and starts shaking her. "Phoebe, wake up, Phoebe. Phoebe!" Paige's voice trails off. Phoebe continues to stay in the state of shock. Nothing will help her out of it. Patience is gone. She is evil and she can't do anything to save her now.

How did you like that chapter? I thought it was good. Please review. I'm not sure where to go with this. Come on, people. I need some ideas. Cya.