Meant To Be Chapter 26!

By: Matt91

Disclaimer: Penny, Patty, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell don't belong to me, as do Andy Trudeau, Leo Wyatt, Darryl Morris, Clay, Victor Bennett, and any other characters that appear on the show. Quake also doesn't belong to me. The idea for this story belongs to me, as do Eric and Barbara Jones and Amanda Williams. Please e-mail me with any comments you may have at

Author's Note: Hey, I'm glad you are all enjoying this story. As of this moment, as I'm writing this Author's Note, I have 835 Hits. This is an incredible number of hits, and I would like to thank all of you for reading. I see that as time goes on, after I post a chapter, people read it. So, that is why there is a break of a few days in between each post. I had said that I had a basic outline up until chapter 30, but due to recent ideas I've come up with, I've strayed away from that outline.
Anyway, enough of my talking, here's chapter 26. I hope you enjoy it!

Halliwell Manor

Phoebe Halliwell lies on the floor, bullet in her back. She feels herself dying. She knows the blood is pouring out and that she won't last much longer. Phoebe has so much she wants to say but she knows that no one but her will hear them.

Her life is so great and she can't imagine life without her sisters. Her sisters, the best sisters ever. She'd miss everyone in her life!

Piper: The lovable, levelheaded, compassionate and caring peacemaker. Phoebe would miss so many things about her; her love, her warmth, her comforting words, her cooking, her compassion, and most of all she'd miss having Piper in her life.

Prue: The strong willed, take charge, kind, and caring leader. Phoebe would miss so much about Prue; her love, her ability to make Phoebe feel safe, her take charge attitude, her leadership, her big heart, her stubbornness, and most of all she would miss having Prue in her life.

Leo: The kind, sweet, caring, whitelighter. Phoebe would miss Leo's compassion and how he always gave everyone the benefit of the doubt.

Kelly: The strong, skilled witch friend. Phoebe would miss Kelly's sincerity and how much Kelly loved being a witch.

Ryan: The drop dead gorgeous witch friend. Phoebe would miss Ryan's looks, his caring nature, and how he always stood up for what he believed in.

Clay: The man she loves! Phoebe would miss his gentle nature, his kind spirit, his one-of-a-kind love and most of all she'd miss feeling lost in his embrace.

Phoebe sits and feels herself beginning to drift.

Halliwell Manor-Upstairs Hallway

Prue and Piper come running into the hallway.

"Did you hear a gunshot?" asks Prue.

"Yeah, but, where did it come from? And who got shot?" asks Piper.

"Where's Phoebe?" asks Prue, looking worried.

They run to her room and when they open the door, they see her lying on the floor, dying.

"Oh My God!" cry Prue and Piper as they run over to her.

"Prue, Piper?" questions Phoebe, weakly.

"Yes, it's ok," says Prue, holding back tears.

"We're here," says Piper, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

"Leo!" calls Piper, frantically.

"Prue…I am…so sorry…for everything. I…never meant…to hurt you. If…only I….had the…time…to redeem myself…with you," says Phoebe, her words coming out bit by bit.

"No, Phoebe, do not talk like that," says Prue, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "You'll be fine."

"Prue…Piper…I love you…so much…and I'll miss…you greatly!" says Phoebe, passing out.

Leo orbs in.

"Leo, hurry," screams Piper.

Leo removes the bullet and places his hands over Phoebe's wound.

"Why isn't working?" asks Prue, tears dripping down her face.

"I can't do anything, I'm sorry. She's gone," says Leo, sadly.

"NO!" screams Piper, collapsing atop Phoebe's body, hysterically crying.

Prue just sits there, breaking down into tears.

Leo pulls Piper into a hug, and she just cries on his chest.

Ryan teleports in, he sensed something was wrong with Prue.

When he sees the scene before him, he is a lot of lose of words. Phoebe's dead!

He approaches Phoebe's body and when Prue sees him, she pulls him into a hug and cries hysterically.

Leo and Ryan, who are both comforting the women they love, have single tears drops coming down their own cheeks. They too are upset over Phoebe's death!

Heavens

Phoebe opens her eyes and feels herself floating. Next thing she knows, she is sitting a white bench. There is all white mist around her and she is all alone.

"Where am I?" Phoebe asks.

"On your way to join us," says Penny, as she and Patty appear.

"Mom, Grams, what's going on?" asks Phoebe, frantically.

"Honey, you're dead," says Patty, gently.

"Dead?" questions Phoebe, not believing her ears.

"Yes, Andy killed you," says Penny.

"But, how? Why?" asks Phoebe, in a state of shock.

"Honey, it'll be ok," says Patty, as she and Penny sit next to Phoebe on the bench.

"What about my sisters? They need me I need them. I can't live without them!" cries Phoebe, tears forming in her eyes.

"It's ok," says Penny, as she gently strokes Phoebe's hair.

Phoebe buries herself in Patty's lap, hysterically crying.

"What about the Power of Three?" asks Phoebe, picking her head up and wiping away her tears.

"You don't worry about that," says Patty.

"Right now, we have to take you with us," says Penny.

"With you where?" asks Phoebe, curiously.

"To the afterlife," says Patty, gently.

"NO! I won't go!" screams Phoebe, tears flowing freely.

"Phoebe, you have to come with us," says Penny.

"No, I'm going back to my sisters," says Phoebe, through tears.

"Honey, you can't. You belong with us now," says Patty.

"But, I can't. We're sisters," says Phoebe. "I can't go on without them."

"It's ok," whispers Penny, taking Phoebe's hand.

A vortex opens and Patty and Penny walk through it with Phoebe.

Halliwell Manor-2 Hours Later

The police are there and there are taking Phoebe's body out in a body bag.

Other police officers are in Phoebe's room, looking for clues as to who murdered Phoebe.

Darryl is in the living room, taking statements from Prue and Piper. Leo and Ryan are off getting Kelly and Clay.

"And what did you hear?" asks Darryl.

Prue and Piper are sitting on the couch, holding hands. Their eyes are rid to the rim from crying.

"A gunshot. But, it sounded far away, like it came from outside," says Piper.

"We thought it was nothing until we hadn't heard from Phoebe," says Prue.

"So, we walked into her room and found her lying on the floor, bullet in her back," says Piper, tears flowing from her eyes.

"What were her last words?" asks Darryl.

"She apologized for hurting me in the past," says Prue, sobbing.

"And then she said she loved us and would miss us," says Piper, hot tears forming in her eyes.

"Ok, thank you, that'll be all," says Darryl, getting up and putting his notepad away.

"Again, I am so sorry for your loss and if I can do anything for you, please let me know," says Darryl.

"Thanks," say Prue and Piper, smiling for the first time in hours.

Darryl walks away, as Leo and Ryan walk in with Kelly and Clay.

"Oh My God! I am so sorry," cries Kelly, as she hugs Prue and Piper.

"I am too," says Clay, also hugging them.

"I can't believe Phoebe is gone," says Clay, tears in his eyes. "I loved her so much and she meant so much to me."

Kelly smiles weakly, as the doorbell suddenly rings.

"We'll get it," says Prue, as she and Piper head into the foyer.

They open the front door and see someone they thought they would never see again. It is their father, Victor Bennett.

"Hello, Prue, Piper," says Victor.

Prue and Piper stand there, shock evident on their faces.

Author's Note: Ok, well, here's chapter 26. I hope you enjoyed it! So many plot lines, so many twists, and so much drama! If you have any questions or are confused in anyway, please e-mail me! So, what's going to happen next? What is going to happen with Victor; will Prue and Piper welcome him back into their lives? Who exactly is Kelly? How does she fit into all of this? What is going to happen with Ryan now that he seems to have returned? Will he and Prue get back together? What is going to happen with Andy and Amanda? Who exactly is Amanda? What is Prue and Ryan's real story, which not even her sisters know? What is the other part of the story, which only Ryan, Leo, and Grams know? How does Grams fit into all of this? With the trial period, will Piper and Leo be able to prove to the Elders that their relationship will not get in the way of their jobs? What is going to happen with the Power of Three; how will it be reconstituted? Answers coming soon! Stay tuned! Chapter 27, coming soon! In the meantime, please REVIEW!