Chapter 2: On the Edge

Prue placed her hand on her cheek, almost like to feel his touch again. It had only been a month since Andy had died. Sometimes she'd still wake up thinking he was there. Piper was with Leo and Phoebe had her sight set on whatever guy she was currently dating this week. Prue was there, all alone. Every morning she'd wake up with her heart still aching for his love again. Prue slowly got out of bed and took a shower. When she went into the kitchen, neither Piper nor Phoebe were up. She turned on the TV in the kitchen the only thing she could find were about romance.

"That's not want I need this morning" Prue mumbled to herself.

Prue sighed and decided to head to work early, hoping to bury herself in her work. She scribbled down a note for her sisters and drove to her office at Buckland's.

After working for a few hours Prue decided to take a break and get something to eat. She sat down and ordered something and out of the corner of her eye she thought see saw Andy. Prue turned her head around but there was no one there.

"I'm just imagining things" Prue thought.

She got up cancelled her order and left.

For the rest of the day she concentrated on her work. She even worked late hoping she'd avoid her sisters being up. When she opened the door to the manor she took off her coat and was heading upstairs when Piper and Phoebe came into the hallway.

"We haven't seen you all day" Piper said.

"I've been busy" Prue said. "I had a bunch to do at work"

"Oh" Piper said.

"Are you okay?" Phoebe asked.

"I'm fine, why?" Prue asked.

"I don't know; you just seem…different" Phoebe said.

"I'm tired" Prue said. "That's all"

Prue went up into her room and sat in her chair. Prue brought her knees up to her chest and laid her head on them.

"I miss you" Prue said quietly.

She over to her jewelry box and started searching for something.

"Where is it?" Prue asked out loud.

She went over to the closet and starting going through the boxes. A box fell from the top and hit Prue in the head.

"Damn it!" Prue exclaimed.

She picked up all the stuff that fell from the box. She heard someone knock on her door.

"Prue, are you alright?" Piper asked.

"I'm fine" Prue said.

Piper opened the door.

"What are you doing?" Piper asked looking at the mess.

"I'm just looking for something" Prue said.

"What?" Piper asked.

"Just something, okay" Prue said irritated.

"What is up with you?" Piper asked. "You've been working all day and you're hardly saying anything. You haven't been yourself for a long time; you just bury yourself in work"

"I have a job that takes up a lot of my time" Prue said. "I don't bury myself in it"

"Really" Piper said.

"Yes, really" Prue said.

She finished picking up the stuff and put the box back on the shelf.

"You miss him" Piper said. "I know that and I'm sorry"

"I don't know what you're talking about" Prue lied.

"Really, then why did you take down all of the pictures of him?" Piper asked. "And why do I still hear you call out his name sometimes during the night?"

Prue kept quiet.

"Piper, go back to bed" Prue said.

"I'm worried about you" Piper said. "I don't want you to be so sad"

Prue kept her back turned to Piper.

"Fine" Piper said. "I'm going back to bed. Good night, Prue"

Piper closed Prue's door and leaned her back against it. She heard Prue break down into sobs.

"I'm so sorry Andy" Prue sobbed.

Piper bit back tears as she listened to her sister cry. She turned away and walked back to her room.

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THE NEXT MORNING.

Prue opened her eyes again. She hadn't dreamt at all over the night. She had prayed that she would see him in a dream again. She had decided to avoid anything that reminded her of him. Ever since she had decided that it seemed all she was doing was running into his clothes, his pictures, his gifts that he gave her. Prue headed downstairs into the kitchen after getting dressed.

"You aren't going to work today?" Piper asked surprised.

"I'm going to take it off" Prue said. "I'm just going to stay home"

Prue grabbed some coffee and sat down at the table.

"Have you ever had a dream that you know was real?" Prue asked.

"What do you mean real?" Phoebe asked.

"It feels like it's actually happened" Prue said.

"No, not really, why?" Phoebe asked.

"No reason" Prue said.

The phone rang and Prue got up to answer it. When she did she knocked over the one picture of her and Andy she didn't take down. It fell to the ground and shattered. Phoebe and Piper immediately dropped to the floor and started picking it up. Prue stood up and walked out of the kitchen.

"Prue, Prue wait" Piper said.

She stood up and followed Prue. Prue stopped.

"Do you know where the ring is?" Prue asked. "The one he gave me nine years ago"

Piper paused for a second.

"I don't know" Piper said. "But I can help you look for it"

Phoebe ran into the hallway.

"Darryl's in trouble" Phoebe said. "Demonic trouble"

"Where?" Prue asked.

"The park" Phoebe said.

Prue grabbed her keys and the drove to the park.

"We should split up" Phoebe said. "I'll go this way, Piper, you go that way, and Prue you go that way"

They split up into different directions. Prue spotted Darryl and a large demon by a cliff.

"Darryl!" Prue shouted running towards him. "Phoebe, Piper, over here!"

Prue used her telekinesis to throw the demon backwards. It bounced back and knocked her off balance. She slipped off the edge of the cliff. She quickly grabbed the edge with one hand.

"Don't look down, don't look down" Prue thought.

"Prue!" Darryl exclaimed.

The demon looked at the scene, smiled, and shimmered out. Darryl ran over and grabbed Prue's hand. He tried to pull her up but it wasn't working.

"Go get Piper and Phoebe" Prue said.

"I won't let you go" Darryl said.

"I'm going to fall if you don't find Piper and Phoebe" Prue said. "Now go"

Darryl hesitated for a second before carefully placing her hand back on the edge. He ran off to find Piper and Phoebe. Prue's hands started to slip.

"Someone help me!" Prue yelled. "Darryl!"

She remembered that Leo could orb.

"Leo!" Prue yelled. "Leo!"

There was no response. Her hands started to slip again. Just as she was about to fall a hand grabbed hers. She looked up into his eyes.

"Andy?" Prue asked.

Leo orbed in behind Andy. He knelt down and grabbed Prue's other hand.

"You're not supposed to be here" Leo said to Andy.

"I couldn't let her die" Andy said.

They pulled her up onto the ground.

"Are you okay?" Andy asked.

"I'm fine" Prue said.

"You should go before they catch you" Leo said. "I'll make sure she's okay"

Andy looked into Prue's eyes and stood up. He disappeared. Prue heard her sisters and Darryl come running up to her.

"Prue" Piper said in relief.

Phoebe and she wrapped Prue in a hug.

"How'd did you save her?" Darryl asked Leo.

"He had help" Prue said looking at where Andy had just been standing.

She went over and picked up something shiny from the ground. She cleaned it off and placed the ring on her finger. She smiled and then started to cry softly. Piper looked at Leo confused. He looked at Prue crying and orbed out. Darryl went over and helped Prue stand up. He took her into his arms as she cried. Piper and Phoebe stood there helplessly. Prue wiped her eyes.

"What happened?" Piper asked softly.

Prue sighed.

"I have a guardian angel" Prue said.

She started to walk back to the car.