Chapter 12: Heard

Disclaimer: The day that Holly Marie Combs declares that she's decided to stop being best friends with Shannen Doherty is the day I'll own Charmed.

A/N: Haha, I left you guys hanging there didn't I? Well what's a story without some good cliff hangers, right?

Piper just allowed the two to kiss for a second, not knowing what to do. Finally, she mustered up the words to say something.

"Prue…I," Piper started. She stuttered as she tried to get her words out.

At the sound of Piper's voice Prue jumped off of the couch. She wiped her lips and roughly ran her fingers through her hair.

"Piper, I didn't," she stuttered, "he didn't…." Prue said as she indicated towards Bane.

"Prue, I don't even want to know," Piper said as she waved a hand towards Prue and Bane.

Prue felt dirty and knew she would have to say something to make this better.

"I, he…he reminded me of Andy," Prue said desperately, not wanting her little sister to think any less of her. She tried her best not to look at Bane though she knew he was looking at her.

Bane's face bore a terribly offended expression as he grabbed Prue's arm roughly.

Prue eyed him warily, instead of pulling her arm away as she was expected to do.

"Andy?" he said harshly. "That's not all it was Prue, I know it wasn't," Bane sounded crazed.

"You kissed me back Prue and it wasn't because of Andy, it was because of me," he declared.

"Bane, I.., I'm sorry," Prue started, "but I don't love you. I love Andy."

Bane was about to say something in response to the comment when Andy came through the door.

"Did I hear my name?" He asked cheerfully.

Bane quickly let go of Prue's arm, and, upon seeing this, Andy furrowed his brow with concern.

"Did something happen?" Andy asked up the whole room.

Prue gave a pleading look to Piper that Andy missed, but she didn't need to. Piper, thinking quickly, answered Andy without a moment's hesitation.

"No, nothing wrong," she said, "I was just telling Prue about how we ran into Darryl at the hotel because he got called when someone said they saw Pam get snatched."

"Yeah," Prue complied, "and I was just asking how he reacted to seeing you," Prue added on.

Andy raised an eyebrow to Prue, obviously not believing the explanation. Prue saw him, but shrugged it off trying to continue the conversation.

"So, how did he react," Prue continued.

"Uh, well he was a bit shaken. You know Morris; he didn't want to know details. He was just happy to know I was back for good."

"So did you find anything out?" Bane said, taking part in the conversation. Prue looked at him quickly; kind of surprised he was saying anything.

"Well Phoebe, Cole, and Leo are still at the hotel getting Pam," Andy filled in, talking more to Prue than Bane even though he had asked the question.

"You left them there alone?" Prue asked surprised. "Why didn't you just call us to tell us you'd run into Darryl?"

"The less people the better," Piper answered, "it looks a lot less suspicious for just Leo and Phoebe to be backing Cole then the whole Halliwell family."

Bane looked hurt as Piper obviously considered Andy to be family. He couldn't imagine how she felt seeing him, and outsider, with her sister when she had someone like Andy.

"I guess you're right," Prue said defeated.

"They'll call us as soon as they get her," Piper continued.

"What if they don't get her?" Bane asked.

Everyone in the room but Prue looked at him, annoyed with his negative thoughts.

Prue saw everyone's cold looks and jumped to answer before anyone else could say anything.

"We'll just plan for it," Prue said, trying to sound cheerful but failing terribly.

Piper glared slightly at Prue; obviously still floored with the fact that Prue would cheat on Andy and then defend the man she was doing it with right in front of him.

Prue looked humiliated at the fact that Piper seemed to be disgusted with her, and she looked down at the floor in shame.

"We should call Darryl and let him know we're all up to speed," Piper said, wanting to change the subject as fast as possible.

"I'll, uh, go do that," Andy said, knowing wanting to break away from the awkward moment even though he didn't know what all the fuss was about.

Andy went into the kitchen to call Darryl while Bane and Prue started to go into the sun room. Piper grabbed Prue's arm and spun her around in the other direction. Bane turned around as well when he realized that Prue was no longer behind him, but Prue gave Bane a look ushering him off to leave Prue and Piper alone. He left the room and let Prue and Piper talk. Piper looked angry beyond reason as she turned to her older sister. Although Piper had said she didn't want an explanation to what had happened, she felt that Prue owed her one.

"Prue, what the hell was that," Piper fumed in a very un-Piper like manner.

"Piper, it just happened," Prue said restlessly, agitated a little from being questioned.

"Prue, things like that don't just happen. You heard Bane, he said the kiss was more than that," Piper retorted.

"And I said it wasn't, Piper. Do you believe him over me?" Prue said, sounding a little disgusted when she said the word 'him.'

Piper, noting this, thought for a second before speaking.

"Well he's good enough for you," she said, final.

"You know what," Prue said, too upset to even try to form a retort, "more important things are happening right now. We can worry about this later."

"I hope you're right," Piper said as she walked out, leaving Prue standing there.

Prue glared at her sister, but knew there was nothing she could say to make her sister less mad at her.

She left the room wordlessly after Piper, her head down as she walked.

Behind her, Andy came from the kitchen with a look fit to kill. Phone in his hand, he had heard every word Prue and Piper had said.

A/N: Nice, huh? I'll update soon. Please review.