C.C. McKenna

Inexperienced Love

November 29, 2004

Peanut2lbs: Hey there Peanut! Nice to hear from you matey; Sorry I didn't get back to post this chapter sooner, but you see, boyfriends are really demanding! LOL Hope you like it dude, and, thanks bunches for reviewing.

Faith Kingsley: Yup dude, Andy can be so romantic when he's mad, ain't he? Tell you what; I'll see what I can do to fix that Prue-Lexie situation.

Princess Pinky: Hey, don't feel bad, I did get your review by e-mail, and you're right, it didn't show on the review list, but it's fine by me, 'cause now I get to have two wonderful reviews from Princess Pinky on the same chapter. So, you're weird, huh? rolls eyes well, that makes two of us!. Yup, Andy ROCKS…ask Peanut2lbs!

PrUe AnD AnDy: Sorry for the cliffy, to tell you the truth, I hate them myself. Thanks a lot for your review and for liking my story, which by the way, sometimes I think it sucks! See ya dude.

Chapter Twenty

Andy was nervously trying to bring Prue back, he gently patted her face several times, but with no avail. Kevin found the knife in his pocket and grasped it tightly, smirking, enjoying the special moment… anticipating the final winning stroke.

Feeling the sweet taste of victory in his mouth, his arm suddenly soared above his head and quietly lunged himself over Andy; but Lexie jumped on Kevin's back before he even touched his targets, both falling harshly on the floor, just a few feet away from the bed.

Andy instinctively covered Prue's limp body with his own; everything happened so fast, he barely had the chance to shout a delayed no after he saw Kevin quickly spinning around and cruelly sliding his knife in Lexie's shoulder.

Looking towards the source of the voice, Lexie's eyes suddenly went wide when she felt the knife slowly piercing her body, she held her breath while Andy's shout deafeningly echoed through the room. Lexie's eyes, still in shock, stared at the knife in her shoulder in fear and unconsciously started shaking, while Andy, still kneeling and holding Prue's head, managed to pull his gun out and aimed it straight towards Kevin.

Lexie mentally waited for the sound of Andy's voice to fade, she listened to the frightening silence for a couple of seconds and nervously turned around to take a better look at her assailant; she incredulously watched his bloodied hand and his crazed eyes staring at her. She took a deep breath to steady her heartbeat, gazed back to Andy, and finally cocked an eye back to her wound.

"W-why?" She asked softly, gazing at Kevin.

Kevin's answer was a malicious, barely audible whisper. "I'm in love with your sister" He smiled, enjoying the pain in Lexie's eyes.

Lexie bit her lower lip to suppress her cry but unfortunately was not able to hide her welled up eyes. Kevin slowly reached out and tried to touch her face but Andy's voice stopped him.

"Move one inch and I swear I'll put a bullet between your eyebrows" Andy took a deep breath and tightened the grip on his gun. "Don't tempt me" He hissed, immediately grabbing a pillow from the bed, and single-handedly placed it under Prue's head. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to Lexie; his gun still carefully aimed at Kevin. "Are you ok kiddo?" He crawled to Lexie's side and clumsily pressed his handkerchief on her shoulder.

Lexie's lips involuntarily quivered. "Y-yes, I'm ok… I think" She replied softly. "How's my sister, how's P-prue?" She slowly spread her gaze and saw the motionless body of her sibling. "Damn it Andy, She's hurt!" Lexie shouted and quickly stood on her feet, forgetting about her own injury. "I'm going to get the doctor" She hastily ran outside, feeling a little drowsy herself but scared enough to be moved by the huge amount of adrenaline in her body, leaving Andy with a gun aiming at Kevin, and her sister completely oblivious of the situation.

Kevin slowly stood up; he wiped away the blood from his lips and glared at Andy. "You've got nothing on me asshole" Kevin smiled. "If you take me in… My Father will bail me out faster than you can blink" He chuckled.

Andy grabbed Kevin's arm and violently bent it on his back; he was very cautious in putting away his gun before he skillfully handcuffed him. He threw him on the floor and glared at him. "I'm going to put you away, and I don't care if your daddy tries to bail you out tonight, you'll be committed and booked, and I'll make sure you stay there" Andy picked him up, tossed him on the sofa and quickly lifted Prue from the floor; he kissed her eyelids and laid her back on the bed. "It's going to be all right Prue" He whispered even though he knew she wasn't listening. Kevin chuckled with sarcasm.

Lexie ran through the hall and arrived at the nurses' station, yelling for help. There were only two nurses on that floor, the VIP floor, and they were watching TV. Lexie shouted again and they jumped, startled by her screams. "My God, what happened to you?" A nurse quickly grabbed her and took her inside a room to take care of her bleeding shoulder.

"Wait, it's not me… it's my sister, she's the one that needs help" Lexie nervously muttered before she was taken away but the nurse didn't seem to be listening. "Damn it; it's my sister, not me!" Lexie insisted standing by the door, clutching the doorframe to avoid fainting. The floor started to spin around out of control.

"Ok, ok, we'll get to her right away, but you need attention here, so lay back" the nurse started taking Lexie's shirt off while the latter slowly sat down.

Doctor Stevens quickly arrived at Prue's room, followed closely by a couple of nurses; he hastily headed directly to Andy's side; Prue was slightly stirring and trying to keep her eyes open. Dr. Stevens checked her pupils and sighed with relief. "She's ok, it was only a black out" He said to no one in particular and gently patted Prue's shoulder. "How are you feeling?" He asked her, still listening to her heart with his stethoscope.

"Andy…" Prue said softly, not acknowledging Dr. Stevens' question.

"I'm here Prue" Andy grabbed her hand and lovingly kissed her forehead. Prue was still a little dizzy, so she kept her eyes closed while she squeezed Andy's hand tightly.

"Where's her sister… how is Alexia?" Andy asked, with a soft whisper and fixing his eyes on Dr. Stevens'.

"She needed some stitches, but she's in good hands right now, don't worry" Dr Stevens scratched his head, trying to figure out what went wrong. "What happened in here?" He turned his gaze around, finally pausing on Kevin.

Andy quickly grabbed Kevin's arm and tossed him aside. "Never mind Doctor Stevens, everything's under control now, please just take good care of Miss Halliwell while I take this jerk to the police station" Andy leaned down and softly kissed Prue's lips, several times; she smiled but she couldn't focus her sight quite well yet. Andy kissed her eyelids and whispered a soft I love you in her ear. "I'll be back Prue, just get some rest and I promise I'll try to be here when you wake up" Prue nodded and remained still, wishing she could make her weakness and her dizziness go away. "I'll be here" She joked.

Lexie had seven stitches and a bandage on her left shoulder, it was a rather deep cut, and she was supposed to stay in bed, but she knew her sister needed her. Her injury was painful but she was trying hard to dissimulate. Her denim shirt was blood stained and torn, but her jacket was in the room, ready to cover everything up. She winced a little and patiently waited to regain strength. She sighed and walked straight to Prue's room, knocking quietly on the door.

"Can I come in?" Lexie asked softly before entering her sister's room.

"Yes, go ahead and close the door" Prue answered coldly, not putting down the book she was reading.

"You ok?" Lexie asked softly, not really expecting to hear an answer; she slowly walked to the sofa and grabbed her jacket. "You gave me a big scare when I saw you on the floor… all white and pale… and" She smiled weakly when she saw Prue's apathetic look. "You ok? She asked again, while she painfully zipped the leather jacket on. "You want me to call the doctor?"

"I'm much better now, thank you, and no, I don't need a doctor" Prue raised her eyes over the book to take a quick glance at her sister and quickly went back to her reading. "So there's no reason for you to stay here" She sighed deeply. "You can go home now, I'll be ok"

Lexie chewed her bottom lip to get rid of the small grin on her face when she saw her sister holding the book upside down. "But Prue… I can't leave you alone, Piper specifically asked me to take care of you and…"

Prue annoyingly interrupted her sister's words. "And now I'm asking you to leave; your presence here is not necessary" She said coldly, as she reached out to grab the remote from the side table, turning the T.V. on.

"What do you mean?" Lexie couldn't believe her sister's indifference and slowly walked to her side. Prue kept her eyes stubbornly away from her sister and fixed on the TV. "I'm talking to you Prue" Lexie stood in front of her sister, deliberately blocking the television set. "Are you kicking me out?" She squinted. "Is that what you're doing?" She asked with a slight movement of her head.

Prue turned the TV off and glared at her sister. "Yes Einstein" She rolled her eyes.

"But why?" Lexie shrugged. "W-why are you doing this?"

Prue sighed deeply and stared at her sister for a moment "Because I've just realized how much you care about Kevin"

"Prue…I don't"

"I" … Prue held up her hand, motioning her sister to hush. "I… asked you please not to leave me alone with that prick and you didn't care, … you left" Prue furiously pulled back her hair with both hands. "I still can't believe you left!" She took a deep breath. "You actually left!" Prue turned and locked eyes with her sister for the first time, cocking both eyebrows. "And now that I don't need you… you want to stick around; isn't that ironic?"

Lexie broke her sister's gaze and stared at her shoes. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "But it's not like that, let me explain"

"No, I'm sorry too," Prue sighed; she wasn't upset anymore; she was disappointed and she wanted to be alone. "But I'm not in the mood for explanations right now; Just go home Lexie; Phoebe should be here any minute and so should Andy"

"But… Pruue…Please… I want to stay"

"No, Alexia, I mean it, please leave" Prue was relentless.

Alexia fixed her eyes on the floor and took a long, slow breath. "Ok" She mumbled, finally realizing that her big sister was not going to change her mind, no matter what she had to say. "I'll be home if you need me" She leaned over to kiss her sister's cheek but Prue swiftly whipped her head away from Lexie.

"Don't worry, I won't need you… In fact, I don't need anybody right now, just go!"

"Fine" Lexie shook her head with annoyance, but still managed to stay calm. "I love you," she whispered before leaving.

"Sure" Prue wiped away a couple of silent tears from her cheeks and mechanically turned the TV on.

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