A/N: Okay so I updated earlier today, but I thought I'd post the next chapter up already as it's already done. Two post in one day, please don't get to use to it; organisation is not one of my strong points.

Also I thought I'd share with all of you I just got a damn paper cut, and it won't stop bleeding. Stupid paper!

Any- who less of me, I'll give you the next part.

5. You Need Us.

"Prue! Prue, you can't do this." Piper called behind her sister, who was making her way upstairs.

"I just did." was the short response.

"Prue!" Paige and Phoebe also called, as they trailed Piper.

As they made it to the top of the stairs, Prue was already in her room. Piper was the first to make it to the door and went for the handle, only to find it locked. In annoyance she began to bang on the wooden door, growing angrier at her older sister's behaviour.

"Prue let us in!……..You can't do this!……..Prue unlock the door!" she shouted with Phoebe Paige beside her. She kept trying the handle with one hand while hitting the door with the other, knowing it would drive Prue insane eventually.

"Prue, I swear, if you don't open this door………I'll blow it up!" Piper threatened, sensingan equal amount of frustration coming from the two younger Halliwells. Her threat, however went unanswered, which didn't surprise any of them, knowing how stubborn the eldest could be.

"Prue open the damn door, so we can talk about this!"

Piper stopped banging, as it was beginning to drive her more insane than it probably was Prue. And once again no answer came. Not even an indication that somebody was in the room.

Phoebe let out a breath of irritation, then turned to Piper. "Okay, blow it up." she told her older sister gesturing to the current wooden obstacle.

"This is a complete invasion of privacy but……" Paige muttered, grabbing hold of both Piper and Phoebe's arm, covering them all in orbs before any destruction was done.

They reappeared in the desired room, much to Prue's disgust.

"When a door is locked, it means your not allowed in." Prue exasperatedly stated from her position on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

Seeing the vulnerability in their ever strong sister, the younger Halliwells anger and frustration dissolved into sympathy. Piper was first to move towards the bed sitting down next to Prue.

"Your lucky, at least Paige's way isn't damaging. I was ready to blow it up into tiny little pieces."

Prue offered a smile. "I heard."

"It's the whitelighter in me. Pacifist by nature." Paige replied, as she and Phoebe moved to join Piper and Prue on the bed.

"Yeah, right." Phoebe scoffed as the older sisters both sniggered, all knowing the truth.

Paige only shrugged at the remark, giving an innocent smile mixed with a mischievous frown. Then it vanished and she looked Prue in the eyes, which she rarely did when she first met her…as it was kind of scary. Now the intenseness was still there but it didn't have the same affect as it would to a stranger or even somebody not as close as the sisters.

"So…" she stated, trying to return to the reason they were in the room to begin with.

"Guys." Prue sighed heavily, knowing they weren't going to leave her alone. The weariness taking over.

"No Prue, you are not stopping us from going. We're with you from start to finish, no matter where it ends." Piper stated confidently as she played with her older sister's raven hair.

"It's not as simple as that. I can't…..won't lead you three into this where the possibility of dying is greater than normal. Plus you all have so much more to live for." she sighed again in response, not offering any eye contact.

"And you don't?" Phoebe asked in disbelieve. She took her sister's hand, trying to provide some comfort as well as remain forceful.

"Look, I've made up my mind…….I'm not about to throw you at the Source with open arms…after I promised Mum, Grams and everybody else that I would protect you." Prue met their gaze, attempting to get them to understand.

"We respect that, we honestly do. But when your protecting us, who's protecting you?" Piper questioned, watching as Prue went quiet and adverted her eyes back to the ceiling. The room fell silent for a brief moment.

"We are." Paige answered for Prue. "We protect each other. It's simple Prue, your not leaving without us. We're in this together……also we're the Charmed Ones, not the Charmed One." she finished, receiving appreciative looks from both Piper and Phoebe. However the only one she waited for was Prue's.

The older sister's eyes fell from the ceiling, landing on the face of her youngest sister. Why can't you three understand? she thought, gazing at each of their faces.

"You guys are my younger sisters. You shouldn't have to protect me, okay. I would die if anything happened to any of you. It would be my fault that I couldn't protect you as well as taking you there to begin with."

"It would never be your fault. Don't ever think that. We choose to go with you because your our sister. Because we would die if anything was to happen to you too." Piper grimaced at the possibility of them not all being here.

Phoebe squeezed Prue's hand, which she still held. "Prue, I would follow you to hell and back. You wouldn't have to drag me, I would be there of my own free will." then she thought for moment. "I can't promise I won't complain though." that earned short laughs from all the sisters.

"Me too." Paige piped up. "Especially the complaining part."

"Me three." Piper agreed, even now continuing to fiddle with her sister's dark hair.

"Plus you need us…..we're all needed." Phoebe added.

Prue again looked them all in the eye, seeing only determination and acceptance staring back at her. She sighed, knowing they were right. She did need them, the world needs them.

"I'm not liking this one bit, you do realise that, don't you?"

"We know, honey…but as Pheebs said, you'll need us….and we'll need you." Piper smiled, knowing Prue hated needing help and would never actually admit it.

Paige grinned. "Don't worry, as soon as you start giving your orders, you'll feel right at home."

Prue in response hit her arm, while smiling herself.

"Your right." she replied, before adding. "and my first order will be that you, Paige, get to clean up demon guts and goo."

Paige playfully sulked before jumping on top of Prue and tickling her sides.

"Get off me. Paige! Get off." she screamed, trying desperately not to laugh and failing miserably.

Piper and Phoebe laughed hysterically as Prue thrashed her legs in an attempt to throw Paige off.

"Paige!" she screamed again.

"So, we're all going?" the youngest asked, waiting for the right answer before she stopped. She had to admit she was getting tiered quickly and was slightly surprised how strong her sister was.

"Yes, okay…." Prue squirmed even more, especially as somebody had hold of her legs. "Just get the hell off me."

Paige stopped and turned to high five Phoebe, who released her grip on her sister's legs.

"Which one of you had hold of my legs?" Prue asked, sitting up, looking at the two middle sisters, who pointed to each other.

"Hey!" Piper protested at Phoebe's accusation.

The eldest sent a glare to the younger of the two, who then pointed to Paige, as if to pass the blame.

She however slapped the hand away and watched as Phoebe tried to plead innocence.

Prue instead laid back down, too tired to get her own back.

"Are you okay now?" Piper questioned her older sister.

"Yeah, my sides still hurt though."

"Not that….." Piper replied with a playful slap on her arm.

"I'll work on it but I can't promise anything. Is that okay?" Prue asked with a smirk.

Phoebe sighed teasingly. "I suppose that will do."

The second eldest stood up, with her sisters following suite. "It will, because we left Leo alone with an Elder. They may convert him back." she joked.

"Please Leo's one of us now. No fancy robe can sway him to the dark side." Phoebe quipped.

"Well, lead the way Prue." the youngest bowed head in mock respect.

Prue rolled her eyes, expecting to hear this for a long time. "Your funny, Paige…Two words; demon, guts." she threatened leaving the room, with the half-whitelighter arguing against the threat.

The two middle sisters exchanged amused expressions, before following the sound of Paige's pleas for forgiveness.

Your probably wondering why Prue gave up so easily, I thought that whenI read through it. but, in defence she hasn't exactly accepted it, she said, she'll work on it.

To those who review, thank you very much. To those who don't, please do. I'd really apperciate it.

Okay got to go and sort out this paper cut now, bye.