1"Frozen In Time"
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Till Death Do Us Part, Part One
Setting: July 25, 2022
Since Valentine's Day, Pru was obsessed with her wedding. Her brother's were psyched for her. Greg was asked to be Cole's best man, while Emma was the maid-of-honor. Sander was planning the ceremony.
It was finally that day.
Sander had been up since five am, setting the house up for the event. The house mirrored that of his father and mother's wedding twenty-one years earlier. The guest list was small, mainly: Sander, Dan, Emma, Greg, Leo, Lavinia, and Grandpa Victor, who was wheelchair bound (He's 72).
On the altar, he set up the Book of Shadows, and got all the appropriate materials needed for the Handfasting ritual. He knew that his great-grandmother was going to preside over the ritual. He also placed a picture of Piper on the altar.
The service was to begin at three-thirty exactly. It was three-seventeen, and Pru was in her room, all dressed in her wedding gown. Looking into the mirror. Tears silently streaming down her face.
"Now, crying is allowed during the ceremony. Not before." came a feminine voice from behind Pru.
Pru turned around and saw two corporal bodies. Prue and Phoebe.
"Aunt Prue? Aunt Phoebe?" she muttered silently.
"That's right. It's nice to finally see you up close. Can we get a hug." asked Prue smiling.
"Of course." said Pru as she went over to see her aunts, she never knew.
"Can my mom come?" asked Pru earnestly.
"No sweetie. But she sent us instead. It hasn't been ten years since her passing. You aren't allowed to see her for another eight or so."
Pru started to silently cry, but Phoebe wrapped her arms around her niece.
"Cole's a great guy. I know personally. And I'm glad he found someone." said Phoebe as she kissed Pru's cheek.
"Thank you." she smiled.
"Aunt Prue!" said Sander as he came running into Pru's room.
"Hey!" said Prue as she hugged her nephew.
"It is so great to see you, at last." laughed Phoebe as she too joined the hugged.
"Why don't you two go downstairs. Grams just got here." said Sander, as he moved out of the doorway to let his 'dead' aunts by.
"You nervous, sis?" he asked when they left.
"Yeah, I am. I just wish Mommy can be here." said Pru, as she looked at her youngest brother.
"I know you do, and that is my gift to you. I was up all night thinking of a way to get Mom here, and I did. I conjured Grams, and she told me I would have to make a pitch to the Elders for them to bend the rules, and I told Grams the pitch and she told them, and they are allowing Mom to come only until midnight."
Pru started to cry, and she pulled her brother into the biggest hug he'd ever received from her. "Thank you." she whispered.
"Your welcome. She's downstairs."
Pru descended the stairway in Halliwell Manor, arm in arm with her dad. On her right was her mother, Prue, Phoebe, Patricia, and Emma. On her left was Dan, Victor, Sander, a spot for Leo, and Greg. And in the center was Cole and Grams. Pru had tears pouring down her face the entire time. Piper was dressed in a white gown, the rest of the dead people had similar outfits as well.
"Sander, music if you will." came Gram's voice as she was ready to begin the ceremony.
Sander nodded, and flicked his wrist, and the cd player turned on, and a classical song began to play.
"We are here today to join this man and this woman in a bond of eternal love. Do you, Cole Benjamin Turner, take Prudence to be your lawfully wedded wife from now until the day you both perish?"
"I do." smiled Cole, who had tears in his eyes, when he saw Phoebe in his peripheral vision.
"And do you, Prudence Melinda Halliwell Wyatt take Cole to be your lawfully wedded husband from now until the day you both perish?"
"I do." she smiled. Her teeth filling her face.
"You may recite your vows to each other."
"Cole, you are my soulmate. Everyday, I wake up with you, and every night I go to sleep with you. That is how it should be. Me and you together forever. I have never met a man like you before, you were my first magical man, and you will be my last. Its you and I forever. From now until I die. I love you, Cole. With all my heart."
"Pru, you came into my life when I was alone. And you filled me with love, when I was alone. Just like your Aunt Phoebe, you saw the best of me, when I was at my worse. I am so thankful to have found you. I love you Pru, now and forever."
"With this cord I bind you two forever." said Grams as she telekinetically wrapped the cord around their wrists.
"Heart to thee, Body to thee, Always and forever. So mote it be!" they said together and they could feel the magic working, as they were united as one.
"You may kiss the bride." said Grams, as the two embraced and kissed an internal kiss.
After the wedding ceremony, everyone gathered in the living room, to eat cake and be joyous. Cole and Phoebe were having a heart to heart on the front porch alone. It had been twenty one years since they last spoken to each other. Sander was introducing Dan to his aunt Prue and mother. Piper was so excited to see Leo again. About an hour after the ceremony, Piper and Leo disappeared. After all, she was human again until midnight, why not make it count.
Everything was going great. People were mingling and having a good time, then it all went wrong. Sander and Cole were walking back from the kitchen. Then in a shimmer, five bounty hunters appeared out of no where.
An Energy ball was shot at Cole, who dodged it. The ball hit the wall and left a scorch mark. Sander was about to use his power, when a bounty hunter shot a bolt of electricity at him, and it hit him square in the chest. The blast sent Sander flying through the air and through the window behind him. The glass shattered everywhere.
Cole shot an energy ball at a hunter, and he exploded in a ball of flames. Greg came running in from the living room, and flicked his hands, and another hunter exploded.
"This is my wedding, damn it!" screamed Pru, as she threw a vase at a hunter. The hunter turned around and glared at her, and shot lightning at her. As the bolt came close to her, she orbed out of the way.
"Bastard." yelled Cole as another energy ball flew towards a hunter.
Two hunters came up behind Cole, and grabbed him. Once they had him, they shimmered out, and was gone.
"Cole!" yelled Pru as she ran towards the spot where Cole once was.
"Dad, go check with the Elders! Now!" yelled Greg as he ran over to the Book of Shadows, to look up bounty hunters. Leo nodded and orbed out.
"We got to leave. The Elders are calling for us." said Grams dismally.
"It's okay. Thank you." smiled Pru as she hugged each of them good-bye. Prue, Phoebe, Patricia and Grams swirled out. Piper was still there. "I love you Pru, so much. Good luck and Blessed be." she smiled and swirled out as well.
"Where the hell is Sander?" asked Dan, who was a little shaken up by the attack.
"I think he went through the window." said Emma, who was checking on Victor, who was alarmed.
Dan ran towards the back door, and around to see if Sander was okay.
Sander was sprawled amongst the grass, his white shirt covered in blood. His blonde hair covered with glass. And his arm looking broken.
"Help!" screamed Dan, as he rushed to Sander's side.
Greg and Pru came running out, and saw their younger brother.
"Dad!" screamed Greg, hoping his dad would hear the call. Leo orbed in about three seconds later, and immediately rushed to Sander's aide.
Sander awoke in a groan, and he was rubbing his head.
"Ow, what happened?"
"You almost died." said Dan in a worried tone.
"Well, that's nothing new."
"Cole is gone. We need to find him!" yelled Pru, who was crying in her white wedding gown.
"We'll find him. We have to." said Sander, who was still rubbing his head, "After an aspirin or two."
to be continued...
Where is Cole? Who would want Cole? All these questions answered in Part Two!! Read and Review!!