Chapter 5

Prue sighed as she stood in the attic waiting for the moment she would leave. She had helped her sisters as best she could with Paige's help. It saddened her that time had flown by so fast but she knew that she would always be with her sisters in spirit. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige slowly stepped into the attic with a look of sadness in their eyes. Prue turned to face them smiling gently, understanding their pain. Phoebe looked upset but was handling herself giving Prue the feeling that she had succeeded with her. Paige smiled at her though her eyes held a sad hue to them. Piper, however, didn't look like she was handling this well. Her cheeks were red from tears and her eyes were watery showing she could cry even more.
"I have to go", Prue whispered gently. Phoebe nodded and stepped to her oldest sister hugging her tightly.
"I'll miss you so much Prue", she whispered.
"I will miss you to Phoebs. I love you", Prue responded to her as she stepped back.

"Ill miss ya to Prue", Paige said as she hugged Prue tightly.

"I am so glad we got to meet", Prue told her as she hugged her back.

Paige stepped back and leaned her head on Phoebe's shoulder sadly. Phoebe smiled weakly and gripped her sister's hand tightly. Prue slowly turned to Piper worry in her ice blue eyes.
Her sister shook her head, "I won't say goodbye. I don't want to lose you again", her sister whimpered.
Prue stepped to her pushing her hair behind her ear gently. "You will never lose me sweetie. I'll always be near you", Prue told her. Piper turned her gaze from the floor to Prue's eyes. "I don't think I can make it without you", she whispered.
"You're strong and you know it. There were times when you kept me from falling apart so don't say you're not strong because you are." Prue said as she embraced her sister. Piper held her back tightly not wanting to ever let her go again.

"I love you", Piper whispered.

"I love you to. All of you", Prue said as she stepped away from her sisters. "I am so proud of all of you", she whispered to her sisters. Tears had found their way to her own cheeks as she watched them. "You three are well on your way to becoming a better witch then I ever was, I am so proud." she repeated as pride welled up in her heart. "Blessed be", she whispered after a moment.

As the sister's looked on, white lights surround Prue and swirled around her a moment. Her form vanished and the light faded, leaving the sisters alone in the attic.
Phoebe turned her gaze to Paige then to Piper. Piper sniffled and wiped her eyes quietly. Phoebe moved to her older sister and put her arms around her for comfort.

Piper shrugged her off though and started for the door. "I'm okay", she said weakly.

"Let's go get something to eat", Paige offered as she followed her sister to the door.

The three sisters made their way down to the foyer silently. As they turned into the kitchen a demon shimmered into the room on their right. "Hello witches", he hissed before throwing his hand out. A fireball zoomed past Paige and slammed into Phoebe's chest. A yelp escaped her lips as she flew back ant hit the dining room table. Her body stilled and she didn't make a noise. Piper threw up her hands to freeze the demon but nothing happened. She started to say something to Paige when a fireball flew across the room at her. "Piper!" Paige yelled as she darted to her. She shoved her sister out of the way, causing the fireball to slam into her. She flew across the room and landed on the steps, unmoving. The demon grinned and shimmered out. Piper slowly stood from the ground and looked over at her sisters. "Paige?" she whispered as she moved to the stairs. She checked for a pulse, after a moment her heart broke and her blood ran cold. Her sister was dead. Tears welled up in her eyes as she turned and ran to the table. "Phoebe, don't do this... Don't leave me alone", she murmured as she checked her sister's pulse as well. Tears streamed down her cheeks freely now as she raised her gaze to the ceiling. "Leo!" she yelled. Leo's form materialized into the room and he glanced around, horror in his eyes as he saw Phoebe and Paige. "Oh my god", he whispered as he ran to Phoebe and tried to heal her. "Hurry up Leo", Piper whimpered. Leo shook his head as nothing happened. He turned to try to heal Paige when an arrow struck him in the back. He whirled to face the Darklighter that had appeared at the kitchen's entrance. Two more arrows struck him in the chest before the Darklighter vanished. Leo fell to the ground feeling the poison spread quickly through him. "No, no, no, no, no! Leo baby", Piper whispered as she fell to her knees beside him. She pulled his head into her lap. "Baby please stay with me, okay you can fight this", she whispered. Leo watched her carefully. "I'm sorry... I couldn't save your sisters... and that... I couldn't... save Prue", he whispered. Piper shook her head. "Don't apologize it wasn't your fault. Just stay with me", she whispered. "I... I love you", Leo whispered as he breathed his last. "No, Leo! Don't you say goodbye to me dang it! Leo! Leo!" Piper pulled him close as she cried. No words could express the pain she felt inside. She had just lost her sisters and now her husband. She was alone, and no spell would ever be able to change that.

A few hours later Piper sat in the living room rocking back and forth on the couch. The police had come and gone, taking away the last remains of her family. They had tried to question her but she couldn't answer their questions without crying. She shifted to lay her head on the pillow and shut her eyes. All that she could do now was sleep and await the police tomorrow. Her world had been ruined in a single battle, and now she had lost her will to fight.