Different Paths Part 15:
Dreams are sometimes just like mirrors

Prue, Andy and Leo orbed with the kids to Prue and Andy's bedroom caring for the kids, while Piper, Phoebe and Paige, took the little demon-child to the living, where they chant 'her' to a chair. Prue carefully placed Brianna in her crib, trying to calm her down and get her to sleep while Andy and Leo cared for Meghan. They tried to wake Meghan but there where no results. They now where whispering and Prue turned around, knowing they tried to hide something from her
"What?"
She asked looking them straight into the eyes. It was her daughter. She already couldn't care for her the last 'three' years, she at least wanted to now. Andy looked with a concerned face up at Prue
"What? What's wrong here? Why are you two whispering? Why are you two not simply healing her?"
Prue asked confused. Andy got up and walked closer to his wife
"Honey..."
"Don't you honey me! What!"
"We can't heal what's wrong with her"
Prue glanced back at her older daughter
"No... Don't tell me she's dead... no... Please..."
Prue begged, looking Andy into his eyes. She was already shaking visibly while tears ran down her cheeks. Andy looked away. He couldn't say it. He couldn't break her heart. He couldn't risk her loosing it right now. Not with a baby in the house as well.
"Not yet"
Leo answered for Andy.
"Wha... what do you mean, Leo?"
"She's in a coma..."
"So... just cause she's in a coma... doesn't mean she won't wake up again... people do wake from coma again..."
"I know Prue, but... the chances that she'll wake are sinking with every day passing... every hour passing. When she was a month unconscious... every doc will tell you... that it's useless to stay hoping..."
"There... recently where a lot of such cases... and none of the witches woke... again"
Andy added in a low voice. Prue shook her head violently
"No! NOO!"
Prue yelled. She had her daughter for not even an hour. Maybe she held her longer but she didn't talk to her longer... neither she herself nor Meghan were awake any longer. She couldn't loose her little girl again. Not now. She couldn't. Prue was slowly sinking to her feet. She was moving for a wall as she started to slightly move back and forth... back and forth... She was in a shock. She couldn't handle this. Andy wanted to go after Prue but he knew he couldn't comfort her. He felt the same. His heart was ripped into pieces as well. Just as it all seemed to be turning out good it all was crushed into a million pieces, just like a mirror would, if you hit it with a hammer. Slowly he was pulled out of his thoughts by Brianna who was crying as well. She was upset by the strange mood in the room and she was scared. Andy looked once again back at Prue before heading for the crib to pick the small baby. He started to crawl her back
"Shshshshsh"
He made, trying to be gentle and caring while he still starred at Prue, who seemed to be completely gone.
"Shshsh"
He made again, more to Prue than to their daughter.

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The scream of Prue and the crying of Brianna were heard downstairs as well. Everyone shrugged together and then narrowed their eyes at the demon again
"Crystals"
Paige commanded to build a crystal cage around the demon before the three sisters hurried upstairs. They found a shocking image. A screaming Brianna laying across Andy's chest who tried to calm her down, while seeming to be completely focused on Prue. He was starring at her. Was that even Prue? The normally strong and self-conscious woman sat in a corner. She looked like some crazy person, who was sitting in a rubber cell. Slightly moving forth and back. She was hugging her feet. Her eyes were completely unfocused while tears were freely coming from them. Piper didn't say anything just went over to Andy and took Brianna from him. The baby needed comfort and not a robot
"Shshshs. Its okay, baby... it's alright"
she said in a smoothing and calm voice as she kissed the girl a few times. Phoebe as well went over to Andy. She took his hand and squeezed it slightly, trying to give him a little strength. then lead him over to Prue. as soon as Andy approached his crying wife he automatically knelt down and wrapped his arms around her. Paige starred at Leo, who seemed to be the only one able to talk right about now
"What the hell is wrong?"
"We gotta take Meghan to the hospital... she's in a coma..."
Leo said before looking back at Meghan and stroking some hair out of the girl's face. She looked so much more like an angel right now. He closed his eyes tightly and swallowed. He could feel the pain and he didn't even wanna imagine, how it'd be, if it was his child. The child, which was growing inside of Piper's stomach. This just wasn't possible.