Chapter 13: Talk

Disclaimer: Was George Bush elected because he's the best choice for president? Then that's how much I don't own Charmed.

A/N: I know what it seems like; the Prue and Andy world has come crashing down. Puh-lease! This is just some well-placed drama.

Andy dropped the phone he was holding, not able to make sense of what he had heard. Prue sounded like she needed him. She didn't love Bane, he knew it. He couldn't begin to understand why she would kiss him. Pity? Maybe that was it. What ever it had been, he just hoped against hope that it was over.

The group had gathered right inside the door to the Manor. Bane, Piper, and Prue had obviously been discussing the issue at hand. They stopped when Andy came into their sight, changing the topic to why Cole hadn't called yet.

"It, uh, might have been more complicated than it seemed," Prue feigned the conversation.

"Maybe we should try to call Phoebe," Piper suggested.

"And what, blow their cover?" Bane disagreed.

"Well then what do you suggest?" Piper asked rudely, but adequate to the way she was feeling about Bane at the moment.

Andy stayed silent, not knowing what he would say even if he did speak.

At that moment the Cole shimmered in with Pam. Her hair had been turned half white and her skin was deathly pale as she lay limp in Cole's arms.

"Cole what happened?" Prue said as she rushed over to the two.

"Barbas got pretty close," Cole said hurriedly.

"Where's Leo," Piper asked, wanting to know where her husband was.

Just then Leo orbed into the Manor, carrying Phoebe, also limp, in his arms. He slowly put her on the ground and began healing her, not even stopping to look at his surroundings. Phoebe soon rose from her unconscious state and remembered that her sister had also been badly hurt.

"Pam!" Phoebe yelled.

"Got it," Leo said as he rushed over to Pam and Cole.

Cole moved out of his way while Leo began to heal his sister-in-law. Her hair slowly turned back to its jet black color and pigment returned to her skin.

"Where's Barbas now?" Andy asked concerned.

'We're not sure," Cole said hurriedly, revealing some wounds as he struggled to stand, "he sent a horde of demons after Phoebe and Leo after I went in for Pam. You won't believe who was waiting there for me," he said, obviously suffering from more wounds than could be seen, "it was Barbas, obviously, but he was with the desk clerk. They put up quite a bit of a fight," Cole finished, laughing slightly.

"So, what you're saying is you have no idea where he is?" Prue said cautiously.

"Basically," he said, clearly offended that no one was proud of him for saving Pam.

Phoebe went next to him to stop him from dropping to the ground.

"Cole wounded him pretty bad," Leo noted.

"Well then let's hit him while he's down," Piper suggested.

The group made their way upstairs, Prue and Andy in the back. Just as Prue reached the stairs, Andy lightly tugged at Prue's arm, much unlike the way Bane grabbed her arm earlier. He looked straight into her eyes, with no anger relevant, just pain.

"Prue," he said quietly, "We need to talk. Now."

A/N: I know it was a kind of short un-eventful chapter, but my computer keeps turning off by itself so I wanted to get this in before it decides to do it again. I'll have another one up as soon as I can.