The demon wrapped both of his hands tightly around Corr's neck, intent on killing him. Corr continued to smile evilly at him, which aggravated him even more. The smile suddenly faded from Corr's face as he was engulfed in flames and a green cloud of smoke. The demon let go of him and stepped back, confused. Corr dropped to his knees and screamed as he was devoured by the flames. The demon looked down at the scorch marks by his feet, then over at his friends. He turned to the crowd that was staring at him and looked at them threateningly.
"Let that be a lesson to the rest of you," he growled before returning to his seat.
"Piper?" whimpered Phoebe as she knelt beside her lifeless sister. "Come on baby, wake up."
Prue knelt beside them and pulled Piper close. She ran her hands through Piper's hair and fought the urge to cry.
"What have I done?" she said, almost inaudibly. She barely noticed Phoebe completely break down beside her; she was too focused on Piper.
Piper gasped for breath suddenly, startling both of her sisters. She looked up at Prue questioningly and sat up.
"Did it work?" Piper asked. Phoebe nodded and embraced her tightly. Piper smiled and struggled to breathe as Phoebe squeezed her tightly.
"Phoebe," Piper gasped. "I can't breathe."
"Oh my god!" Phoebe choked. "Prue it didn't work." Prue hugged Piper and smiled.
"Yes it did," said Prue as she rolled her eyes. "She couldn't breathe because you were squeezing her too hard." Phoebe sighed with relief and joined in hugging her two older sisters.
Later that night, Piper crawled into bed and wrapped herself with her blankets. The room lit up suddenly as Leo appeared next to the bed, surrounded by bright blue orbs.
"Hey," said Piper happily.
"Hey," replied Leo. He crawled into bed next to Piper. "I just heard about Corr. Nice work."
"Thanks," said Piper. "Let's just hope that it never happens again. I guess we need up security around the Book of Shadows from now on." Leo nodded.
"The Elders suggested putting up a few more protection spells up in the attic," said Leo. "For added protection."
"Consider it done," said Piper. She relaxed against her pillow and closed her eyes.
"Oh, I almost forgot," said Leo. He leaned over the side of the bed and rummaged through the drawer of the nearby nightstand. He extracted a box of nasal strips and attached it to his nose. Piper smiled.
"What made you change your mind?" asked Piper.
"I figured you've been through enough lately," said Leo. "The least I can do is let you get a good night's sleep." Piper hugged Leo tightly and kissed his cheek.
"Thank you," she said appreciatively.
Just as the two of them began to fall asleep, they could hear the faint sound of snoring coming from Phoebe's room. Piper rolled her eyes and pushed her pillow over her head to drown out the noise. Leo smiled and grabbed his box of nasal strips.
"Get some rest," said Leo. "I'll fix it." Piper watched as Leo left the room to give Phoebe one of his nasal strips. She closed her eyes and, for the first time in months, was able to get a decent, uninterrupted sleep.