Chapter 1: Feeling Lost
'Night' Prue called out to Piper while she was preparing dinner for Leo and herself. Phoebe and Cole were already upstairs and Prue decided to leave before she felt too imposing on her sisters' dates.
'Where are you going?' Piper sounded concerned, not for Prue's safety but because she had just prepared a meal for five and didn't want her food to go to waste.
'Just out, I need a walk, get some fresh air you know.' Prue knew how to hide her feelings and did so perfectly as Piper just nodded and waved goodbye unknowing that Prues reason for leaving was that she didn't want to face two happy couples at the moment. Prue wasn't jealous of her sister's relationships quite the contrary, she was happy that her sister's were happy and that was usually enough but for a while now she craved some attention herself and did not want to impose on their happy night.
So Prue went into the town to go shopping mainly for herself but there were also some ingredients that Piper had said that they were running low on and had asked for before she left. Prue knew that the shops that sold what she needed were a little out of her way but agreed to get them anyway as it would mean that she would have a good excuse to stay away a little longer without suspicion.
Back at the manor the four left were eating Pipers meal and all seemed to be enjoying themselves. Phoebe hadn't had a premonition for a while so they all seemed to be enjoying the time off demon hunting. She also noted to herself at how all four were getting along with each other, Piper didn't have as much as a problem with Cole that Prue had which seemed to help at times like these. Also Piper was happy that Leo wasn't needed by the elders at all throughout the meal.
Once finished they parted with Cole and Phoebe retreating to their bedroom and Piper and Leo moving into the lounge to watch an old film, Leo even commented at how he went to the cinema to see it when it first came out (over 40 years ago).
Prue was full swing into her retail therapy session buying herself enough clothes to fill half her wardrobe when she caught something in the reflection of a shop window, a woman being chased by someone who she could not see. Prue ran after her (luckily she had just placed her bags in her car as the weight was making her arms ache) once she reached the woman in distress in a side alley the woman just screamed and disappeared into a haze. Prue was unsure of what to do as there did not seem to be any attacker and she obviously could not talk to the woman anymore so feeling downhearted Prue left the scene and went back to her car.
After ten minuets Prue had reached the area well known for its spices and unusual ingredients. She still had the thought of the screaming woman in her mind but decided that there was nothing that she could do until she went back to the manor to tell her sisters and Leo.
She collected what she needed and was by now right out of cash; the shops around here didn't take credit. She decided to have a quick stop at an ATM before she drove home, she knew that dinner must have finished by now and as Phoebe usually went to her room after dinner, she presumed she would not have to see Cole at all that night. With that thought she smiled to herself, knowing that Cole was a demon, well half demon as he put it, she never felt that he could be trusted and only put up with him for the sake of her sister.
As Prue reached the nearest ATM though she had to wait as someone was already using it, they were slouched over very low and Prue thought that he may be a drunk who had fallen asleep. With this in mind she decided to try to move him by placing her hand on his shoulder and shaking him. As she leant out her hand though Prue was thrown to the floor so violently that she thought some ribs had cracked, she opened her eyes and saw the man was in fact a demon come at her but before she even had time to throw him back, the same swirl of mist appeared and Prue could once again hear the woman whom she had seen earlier. The man roared louder than that of a lion but shimmered away the mist fell over Prue as though she had consumed it and before she knew what was happening, Prue was unconscious.
Hey this is my first fic and would like to know what you all think of it, I know this chapter is kinda slow but it will get better in the next few, thanks.