By Her Side

They ran into the hospital and up to the front desk.

"We're looking for our sister, Piper Halliwell," Prue said, catching her breath. The receptionist looked down at the computer, as she put Piper's name in.

"Room 205," the receptionist replied, before they took off to the elevators. Once they got to the room, they saw Leo sitting by her side, holding her hand, and just staring at her. Prue walked in with Phoebe and the twins behind her. Leo turned his head when he heard someone gasp.

"Prue, Phoebe," Leo said. He stood up and walked over to them. They saw the tears in his eyes and the tear streaks on his cheeks. "What are they doing here?" he asked, seeing the twins.

"They had to come. We couldn't find anyone to watch them at this time of the night," Prue replied.

"What happened?" Phoebe asked. Tears were already coming to her eyes.

"I was walking down the street and I saw her walking toward my house. She went to cross the street and it seemed like she starting spacing out or something like that and the next thing I know, I see a car coming and she saw it to late. It hit her and she went flying and landed on the pavement. I saw her move, but then she just lost consciousness. Someone called 911 and I took the ride her with her in the ambulance before I called you two," Leo replied. The tears were coming down his face once again. He couldn't hold them back. Once he stopped talking, the doctor walked in.

"Are you the family?" he asked. They all nodded their heads, including Leo. The doctor looked down and saw the twins standing there, staring up at him. "Can I talk to you three out here please? I would rather not say anything in front of the children," he said. They once again nodded their heads and walked out the room. "Ok, well, after examining Piper and after the tests, I'm afraid I have some bad news. When the car hit her and she had hit the pavement, she had hit her head, which has caused head problems. She had internal bleeding she may slip into a coma," Dr. White explained.

"So, what are you saying?" Phoebe asked, afraid of the answer.

"He's… he's saying that there is a good chance that she is going to die," Leo replied. Phoebe and Prue's heads quickly went from Leo's face to the doctor's. They could tell that Leo was telling the truth from the look on his face.

"No," Phoebe said, as she started to back up away from everyone.

"Phoebe," Prue said, tears in her eyes, and trying not to cry.

"No! She can't die! NO! You're lying!" Phoebe yelled, tears falling faster then before. She couldn't take it, and turned around and ran down the hall, crying more and more.

"PHOEBE!" Prue yelled after her.

"No, Prue just leave her alone. She'll come back," Leo said, as he held her back. Prue stopped and turned back around to the doctor. He still stood there, looking at them.

"What?" Prue asked.

"I think that it would be a good idea for you all to say your goodbyes now," he said. Prue just looked at him, before turning around and walking into the room, with Leo following. They both walked up to the bed and stood on either side.

"Piper," Prue started, "you have to fight. You can't leave us. We need you and your children need you. Fight Piper don't give up on everything. I love you." She then leaned down and kissed her on her head, before turning around and walking out of the room, crying once again. As she walked out, she walked into Phoebe. Prue just looked at her and she had gotten the message. She took a deep breath, before walking in and up to her big sister.

"Piper, please don't go. I don't think I will be able to handle it if you leave. You need to stay here. You have three people that need you very much. Don't give up and leave them behind. I love you Piper," Phoebe said, as she too kissed her on the head and walked out, into her sister's arms, crying. Leo then looked down at her, tears still glistening in her eyes.

"Piper, please you have to stay here. I know you can hear me and I know you heard everything your sisters said to you. They are right. You have to fight. Please, don't make me lose you too. Phoebe is right, you do have three people that need you here. You have the twins and you have me. I need you more than anything. You can't die because I won't be able to live without you in my life. The twins need their Mommy there for them. I love you Piper. When I first saw you, I thought that you were beautiful. I knew from the moment I saw you that I would be with you. The night after our first date I had a dream about you and me. I had a dream about our future together and I saw us married, with kids running around and us being a happy family. I want that to come true, but it can't if you leave us. Please Piper. I know that you feel bad about what you had said to me, but that doesn't matter anymore. All that matters is that I love you and want to be with you, no matter what. I want to see your face everyday when I come home from work. I want to see you when I wake up in the morning and every night before I go to sleep. Please, just open your eyes and look up at me and tell me you love my back," he said to her. She just continued to lie there, not moving. Her eyes still remained closed. The tears started to fall again, as he laid his head on her bed, and held her hand as he cried. He lay there, until he heard a long beeping noise. He knew what it was immediately. He grabbed her hand and kissed it, before standing up and kissing her on her head. Leo then walked over to the twins, picked them up and walked out, as the doctors and nurses ran in. An hour and a half later, the doctor walked back out and over to the family.