Chapter 6: Sometimes They Come Back

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"Bane I…." Prue began.

"Don't," Bane said abruptly.

"But I..." Prue tried again. She wasn't even sure what she was going to say if she got a third word in, but she had to try.

"Prue, it's not exactly a surprise. I might be a felon, but I'm not dumb. You get whispers from an ex, there has to be a reason. And you didn't exactly look like you were over him when you were telling me about you two. Nice seein' you again. I'll let myself out," Bane said as he walked out of the attic door and down the steps of the Manor.

"Bane!" Prue said as she began to run after him. She turned towards Piper and gave her a desperate look. Piper shrugged her shoulders without a solution, and followed after Prue.

Bane was walking out of the house when Prue caught his arm and pulled him back inside the door.

"Bane, please listen. I'm not even sure what's going on right now. You have to understand if I'm a bit confused about what I'm feeling. You just show up out of nowhere and then I start getting messages from Andy. I know you've been thrown into this whole thing, but can you at least stay until we work this whole thing out?"

"Why?" Bane said angrily and a bit warily. "So I can be your last resort when this Andy doesn't show up on your doorstep? It's no mystery how you feel about this guy, Prue. I'm not gonna sit around and wait until you realize that he's not coming back."

Prue's face fell as Bane said what she needed to realize. She had been secretly hoping that she could get Andy back somehow though all this mess.

Bane saw the hurt in Prue's eyes and knew he should take back what he had just said.

"Prue, I didn't mean that. I…." Bane started.

"No," Prue cut him off, "you did mean it. Look Bane, you have every right to be angry at all this, and there's nothing I can really do or say to make you stay. But, pleaseat least for now, can you stay?"

Prue was genuine in what she was saying. Even though she knew she didn't love Bane, she still felt for him. In any case, she couldn't leave things how they were.

"Alright," Bane said a little begrudgingly. No matter how angry he was, he knew he couldn't really stay mad at her for long.

Just then Leo orbed in next to Piper.

"What did the Elders say?" Piper asked him.

Leo's face looked like he wasn't exactly sure how to answer.

"The Elders know where Andy is," he said sheepishly.

"Okay…" Piper said, wondering why Leo was acting so weird.

"Well where is he?" Prue asked a bit urgently.

Bane's face fell as he heard Prue's desperation for finding Andy.

"He's 'Up There'" Leo said as he looked up at the ceiling.

"Well, yeah I know that," Prue said, "but how is he communicating with me? Why hasn't he moved on?"

Leo stayed quiet a second and Prue, Piper and Bane looked at him impatiently, wanting an answer fast.

"He hasn't moved on because they won't let him."

"What?" Prue asked confused.

"There's no time to explain right now Prue. Andy used to be up there. But now, Prue now he's here. He's looking for you, and we have to find him," Leo concluded

Cole, Phoebe, and Pam sat in a restaurant near the Manor.

Cole and Phoebe sat in one side of a booth and Pam sat on the other side. Both Pam and Cole looked at Phoebe with bored expressions as she had obviously been ranting about Bane and Prue.

"He's a con!" Phoebe almost screamed.

"Ex-con," Pam said apathetically.

"Does it make a difference?" Phoebe yelled.

"I thought you'd be the last person to judge someone based on their past Phoebe," Cole said.

"You gave me so many chances, can't you give Bane one?" He continued.

"Yeah…well he's different," Phoebe said hastily.

"How?" Cole asked coolly.

Phoebe was at a loss for words but found reason quickly.

"He's completely wrong for her," Phoebe said conclusively.

"Isn't that for Prue to decide?" Pam asked.

"I think Prue's already decided," Phoebe said, "you heard her. She misses Andy not that thug."

"Phoebe..." Cole said.

"Alright, fine. He's not a thug. But Prue could do better and she knows it," Phoebe finished.

"Do you think we should be heading back?" Pam asked.

Cole checked his watch before answering.

"Yeah, maybe. It's been almost an hour," Cole answered.

He left a tip on the table and got up out of the booth. Phoebe and Pam followed suit as the three walked towards the exit of the restaurant.

As they made their way out, a man stopped them.

He looked a bit ragged, like he'd been living on the street.

"I need your help," the man said.

Phoebe started to take some money out of her pocket but the man stopped her.

"I don't need your money, Phoebe. It's me. I know I don't look like it, but it really is me. It's Andy."

A/N: I don't mean to be needy but please review.