Sitting down in the lounge Piper could tell that Phoebe's words had hurt Prue more than she was letting on. Prue usually didn't let what other people said get to her, but Piper knew that Phoebe's words had stung. Reaching out she put a hand on Prue's knee;
"You ok?" she asked concerned.
Prue nodded in return, though Piper could see the hurt in her eyes.
They sat on that couch in silence for what seemed like ages, neither of them speaking, both lost in their own thoughts.
"Can you go and check on her?" Prue whispered so softly that Piper almost didn't hear her.
Piper was concerned. Whenever Prue and Phoebe had a fight, Prue would always be the first to cave in and see if her sister was ok. It was her motherly instinct.
"Are you sure you don't want to go?" Piper asked her. Prue shook her head;
"She doesn't want me there and I,I,I wouldn't know what to say," Prue said turning away from Piper in an attempt to hide the tears that had started to fall.
Piper put her hand on Prue's shoulder, letting her older sister know that she understood. She sat there for a few minutes feeling Prue's body shaking softly as she cried. Piper knew that this must be hard for Prue, she always bottled up her feelings and never let anyone see her get upset. Letting her hand fall from Prue's shoulder, Piper cast one more glance at her sister sitting on the couch and headed up the stairs to see to her other sister.
As the middle one she was also the mediator and was used to her sisters fighting. Something she wasn't used to however was Prue shying away from confrontation, especially if it was with her littlest sister. Reaching Phoebes room, Piper knocked and when she got no reply she quietly opened the door. Seeing Phoebes bed empty Piper guessed that she might be in the attic and she checked there. However when she saw that Phoebe was there she started to get worried and ran back down the stairs to check other rooms.
Reaching her own room first she looked inside and found no Phoebe; she checked the bathroom and walked up to the last door which was closed. She opened it slowly assuming that Phoebe must be in there. Upon opening the door Piper saw Phoebe curled up on Prue's bed with her back facing Piper.
"Phoebe?" Piper asked.
Getting no response she assumed Phoebe was sleeping so she walked over to tuck her sister in. That's when she noticed the blood that was streaming from her sister's nose.