Piper gasped. Phoebe just stared, her mouth open, her eyes wide in awe. Then Piper did the unthinkable. She stood up and walked over to Prue. Then she smacked her. Prue gasped and everyone looked on in horror as Piper continued to smack Prue across the face repeatedly. Finally Shea gently grabbed her hand and led her towards the couch. Leo wrapped his arms around her and rocked her softly. Prue touched her cheek where Piper had hit her.
"What was that for?" Prue asked as she held her hand against her stinging cheek.
"Do you think this funny? Showing up and messing with us? At 12 o'clock, you'll disappear to wherever you came from and then we'll be down a sister!" Piper yelled. She tried to stand up again but she was too weak and Leo was holding her, his arms comfortable. It was then that Piper realized that she belonged in these arms.
Phoebe on other hand was calmer. She stood up and reached over to give Prue a hug. She held her tight, as if she wasn't real. Finally, she let go, and Prue turned to face Paige.
"Paige.' She said curtly.
Paige's response was equally hard. "Prue."
Shea ran over to where Stock had fallen asleep and grabbed his hand.
"Is he alright?" She asked Paige. Paige nodded.
"He'll be fine." She said in reply. Shane continued to stand next to his mother. After some seconds of uncomfortable silence, he spoke up.
"What happens now?" He asked. Shea looked up at him.
"What do you mean?" She asked him.
Shane swept his arm around the room. "What do we do? Do we stay here? Do I go back to the underworld? Do we just forget this ever happened?" His voice was angry.
Shea looked around the room. She saw Chris, his arm around Phoebe. They both looked comfortable together. She looked at Piper; her shoulder's still racking with silent sobs while Leo wiped the tears rolling down her face. She saw Paige, her hand clamped loosely around Stock's. She saw Prue glaring at Paige. She didn't ever want to forget these people, but she might have to. Before she could say anything, Paige spoke up.
"I've got it. Piper falls back in love with Leo. They stay married and have some kids. Phoebe accepts Chris soon coming marriage proposal. And Prue can have the elders do some kind of memory eraser and live again. She can marry Stock and adopted her children back. Then I go back to land of the dead and every one's happy. Everyone but me." She said as she stepped over everyone and walked into the kitchen. A second later, the back door slammed and they knew she had left.
"Well then." Prue said. "I have a question. Was she always so emotional?"
Shea stood up, her eyes blazing with fire.
"You want to know something? You're a bitch. You have no interest in ever loving Stockā¦I mean dad. I can see it in your eyes. You just want dad so that Paige can't have him. I don't know why I summoned you!" Shea yelled as she ran out the back door, following Paige.
Shane spoke up. "She may not know why she summoned you, but I know why she did it. She thought that you were an angel. She worshiped you from the day she could talk. She used to dream about you. She thought you were next in line to be God! I was more sensible, I always have been. I told her so many times that you couldn't be the super mom she thought you were. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been in the foster homes in the first place. You created us and for that I am grateful. But you also ruined our lives. You screwed us over the day you left us."
Piper stood up. "Prue. I think you should leave." Prue stared at her in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me? She asked. Piper's face remained stony. "No. You're not are you? Are you seriously choosing that half breed over me?"
Phoebe jumped up, her own face contorted in anger. "Don't you dare call her that. She is our sister. She belongs in this family as much as you do, even more!" She yelled. She felt Chris's hand on her shoulder and sat down. She was breathing hard and it was difficult for her to catch her breath.
Prue shook her head. "Maybe that brat was right. I only want Stock so that she can't have him. And you know the sad part. He'd crawl on his hands and knees for me. He worships me like that half-demonic kid of mine. I could make him do back flips for me." She said triumphantly.
"No you couldn't." Came a voice from the couch. Stock stood up and walked in front of Prue. "You've changed Prue. And not for the better. What happened to you? To us?" His eyes pleaded with her, begging for an explanation.
"I had to abandon my life when those stupid kids came. I dropped out of college. I ruined my life." She said calmly. Then the grandfather clock in the front hall rang out. It was 12 o'clock. Slowly, just as slowly as when she arrived, Prue began to disappear. A solid mist of white swirled around her.
"Guess this is goodbye." Were her final words as the mist completely surrounded her, blocking her from view. Then the mist disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
Stock sat down on the ground, Shane's hand resting on his shoulder. For some reason, Piper had the urge to take a picture. She grabbed a disposable camera that was lying on the table and snapped the shot. Stock looked up at her, his eyes filled with tears. He knew what he had to do.
"I love her." He said as he grabbed his coat and ran out the front door.
