Together – Forever! Part 12:
The power of four

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Leo orbed into his and Piper's room, just to find her sitting on the window and starring outside
"I thought I made myself clear."
Piper said, more calm now
"You did"
"Get out of her Leo."
Leo shook his head
"I can't"
"The hell you can!"
Piper said finally turning to face him
"Before you kick me out… am I allowed to explain, what 'they' said?"
"I don't care what they said… they're stupid bastards… they always take the people we love from us, just like they now took Prue from me"
"Piper… she's not dead, you know"
"Where you know that from? She could be… we didn't hear ANYTHING from her the past one and a half weeks. That's not like Prue. Maybe Andy clipped his wins. Maybe she stripped her powers. Maybe she'll never return."
"They will return. And none of that has happened, because the elders still feel their presence. Their presence as witch and whitelighter…"
"Then why the hell, can't they just simply feel where they are?!"
Piper exclaimed
"Honey…"
"I know, I know… they made a magic proofed place… whatever… but they can't just… drop this bomb on us and then also replace Prue… they just can't"
"They don't replace Prue… that's what I wanted to tell you all along…"
"What?"
Piper asked and finally also looked him into the eye. Leo went closer to her and sat down on the window as well
"For centuries there's the legend of the famous charmed ones, but there's also the legend, that something will happen to make them even more powerful. The elders never knew, what to make out of this prophecy. They for a while even thought it was me or our daughter, who'd get you guys more powerful, that's why they changed their mind on our wedding. But the revealing of Paige makes everything clear to them. It's a fourth sister. A new force. A changed legend."
Leo explained, as Piper just looked puzzled at him. He smiled a little and took her hand
"What I want to say, is, that the power of three will work, with any combination of the four of you"
"So… it's all the same if it's me, Phoebe and Prue… or me, Prue and Paige… or me, Phoebe and Paige"
"Yeah… and the same is right with combinations without you"
Leo added
"sooo… there never will be any interruptions if one of you guys wants to have a 'normal' live… at least not, if the power of three is enough of power"
"What's that supposed to mean? I thought the power of three was the most powerful source of all"
"no, not the power of three. The power of the charmed ones. The elders think, people manipulated the prophecy to be the power of three, cause they wanted something like the trinity of god. The power of three is still very powerful, but not as much as the power of the charmed ones. The power of four. If you four are all together, nothing will be able to defeat you anymore. A new force. A new power. It's called the power of four…"
Piper let out a laugh
"How original"
She said smiling slightly, making Leo smile as well
"Yeah, I guess they didn't know what to make out of it, in the little amount of time they had... but if you prefer the power of the charmed ones better… I think they're alright with that as well."
Leo told her as he smiled and then a few minutes of silence kicked in
"Now… are those circumstances making the situation any better?"
Leo asked her, looking down at their locked hands
"Much better…"
Piper said lowly
"Phoebe's all alone with her… you not wanna help her explaining?"
"No… I don't want to see HER. I want to see my sister…"
"Piper…"
"Hey! Could you just let me finish!"
She asked smirking
"I want to see my sister. I want to see Paige. Not HER. Paige."
Leo's smile grew wider and he nodded slightly
"I love you"
"I love you too"
She told him, just as Leo put a hand on Piper's cheek and pulled her closer for a gentle kiss.