Different
Paths Part 7:
The
shock
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Prue
and Andy pulled apart as they noticed the purple light, which filled
the room. Prue was as good as sure, that this had to be some of the
baby's powers. They looked up and the purple glow disappeared,
leaving Piper's empty arms. Prue starred at Piper's arms as tears
automatically shot to her eyes...
"A... Andy... w... where is
she? Wha... what happened?"
she asked as she started to
hyperventilate. Andy didn't answer. He too was shocked starring at
Piper's arms. He shook his head slightly, not believing his eyes.
He heard Prue's hyperventilating, but couldn't move. Julia
instead took over and caressed Prue's cheek
"Prue... it's
okay... calm down... everything will be okay"
Julia tried to
calm her down but Prue wouldn't and seconds later, Prue was fallen
unconscious from not being able to breathe normally. Julia laid her
probably down on the bed and looked up at the others
"Andy...
what just happened?"
Piper asked. Andy didn't answer. He had
no answer. He looked down at Prue. The pure expression of pain in his
face.
"Andy!?!"
Piper yelped and finally Andy looked up
at her and shook his head
"I... I... don't know"
he
whispered, his voice barely audible as he was trying not to start
crying as well. the other's already were. Except Piper. Julia went
over to her son and pulled him into a tight hug. She didn't
understand what was going on, but she did understand and feel her
son's pain. Piper looked at Prue. She looked so pale. Her face was
soaking wet from the sweat and tears. She was completely broken.
Broken from 30 hours of labour and now, finally the moment of
happiness and joy should appear and there was nothing. She never got
to touch the prize for all the pain, exhaustion and sorrow she had
suffered the past hours... days… months. A few tears finally
spilled form her eyes as well
"Leo..."
she said lowly
"Leo!!!"
she yelled, as no respond came, hoping her
husband had an explanation for this crap. Leo appeared in the room,
smiling as he was sure the baby was there by now and his buddy Andy,
a proud father, holding a newborn little bundle of joy. But there was
nothing like that. He looked around at the shocked faces. Then Prue's
flat stomach
"wha... what happened? Where's the baby?"
"We
hoped you had the answer"
Phoebe said in a low whisper as
Piper's eyes again fell to Prue. She sat down on the bed and just
held her sister's hand. She had been jealous the past 8 months, but
that she really didn't want to happen to her big sister. She didn't
want this to happen to anyone. Especially not to her beloved big
sister. She'd need her now. Just like she had needed Prue all the
last months, when Prue held her, while she cried cause Leo and her
weren't the parents. Prue every single time was there to hold her.
No one else. This was nothing like fair. Prue had deserved this. She
was going through so much in this pregnancy... and now everything was
lost. The past 8 months destroyed. But suddenly, there again appeared
the same purplish light and all three conscious sisters inclusive Leo
looked up. A little girl was standing in pretty much the centre of
the room. She was about 3 years old. She had black, slightly curled
hair and piercing blue eyes. She was dressed in a jeans skirt and a
baby pink top. The little girl was helplessly holding a little baby,
a new born, wrapped in a baby pink blanket, which matched the top of
the little girl. Everyone watching them, could tell the girl ahd
difficulties holding the little baby. Piper knew the eyes of the
little girl form somewhere. She knew the baby from somewhere. She
looked down at Prue again and then back up to the little girl who was
looking shyly and scared around. She was kind of searching something.
Someone. But she didn't seem to find him or her. Piper looked over
at Andy. Was it him she searched? She could impossibly find Andy...
he was completely disappearing in his mother's arms, just like a
little boy. Phoebe and Paige looked at the girl as well. But for
other reasons than Piper did. They were sure as hell, that the baby
was their niece and the little girl a demon, who kidnapped the little
girl and now wanted to get whatever she wanted.
"who are you?
What do you want?"
Phoebe finally dared to ask in a snapping
voice. The girl looked even more scared as her eyes started to get
smaller. And tears spilling form her eyes. She was definitely scared
and completely unsure of what to do, as she still searched for
someone to help her. Piper once again looked into those eyes. Those
blue, shining, sparkling and piercing eyes and then again looked
down. She looked at Prue's face and her eyes wandered automatically
to her sister's closed eyes. She saw her sister's eyes on her
closed eyelids. And then there were the girl's eyes. They were
exactly the same. The little girl had the same eyes. It were Prue's
eyes. As Andy heard Phoebe speaking he looked up to see what's
going on and found the little girl and the baby in her arms. His
heart skipped a beat at the sight. Tears were burning in the little
girl's eyes and also flowing now freely down her cheeks as, she
looked down to the floor. Andy froze
'this can't be... this is
impossible...'
Andy thought and got up and walked slowly over to
the side of the bed, the little girl was standing at. he looked her
over again and then knelt down
"Meghan?!?"