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PrueTrudeau; don't worry. I didn't make Patty leave because of nothing, she will come back later on. I promise! I just needed her out for a little while. Thanks for the lovely review anyway. No, I didn't write Paige naked because somehow (I'll explain in this following chapter) she didn't get raped. I get stressed because I don't have as much time to write as I would like to have…I have a little time and too many ideas…but you are so right. I tend to forget it sometimes! Lol

Peanut2lb, thanks for the review. Ethan is NOT Prue's son. You will see. And don't worry, Prue and Andy will make up…I can't stand them being separate for too long.

Random3; thanks! was really worried about having Patty leave. I thought no one would like it or something…also she is an important character so…Well, she won't be coming back for a while…About Ethan, if you really want to know who he is, you will like the next two chapters.

Chapter 8

Love understands

Andy wasn't just upset, he was mad, really mad. He had a huge hurricane of feelings within him and he didn't know how to let it out. Prue was his life, his entire life. He had friends, of course, but none of his friends was Prue. There was no one like Prue. Prue was the most complicated person he had ever met, he had always thought that no matter how much time he would spend trying to figure Prue out he would never get to know her all the way better. Prue had a nebula of mystery around her that, in addition to her incredible appearance and her personality made her just, irresistible. It wasn't like he hadn't tried to forget Prue, somehow, a part of him had always told him that he could have any girl he wanted, anyone, but he wanted Prue. He wouldn't suffer with any other girl as much he did with Prue but he didn't care because being with Prue made everything right. He could imagine him becoming all he wanted to be, having money, a nice house, success and all equaled to Prue. He knew that he could have all he wanted but if he didn't have Prue it would worth a thing. However, if he had Prue nothing else mattered, because it was Prue Halliwell, no other girl but Prue Halliwell. He used to get mad at Prue all the time when they were kids, especially before Phoebe was born, because Prue always seemed to be hiding something. Well, Prue was always hiding things from him, stupid things though. Like the time when she broke his pencil back in fifth grade, he bought him a new one and said that it was the same one because she didn't want him to be upset. Maybe, the secret she was now hiding was something like that, maybe it was something that would make him upset so she didn't want to tell him. What Prue didn't know was that he could never be mad at her because it would be like being mad at all the happiness and good things in the whole world. He would never push Prue away and if he did, he would always sprint after her to get her back. He loved Prue as much as he loved all the good things in his life all together. He knew that that feeling will get him in trouble but, honestly, who cared? Not him.

He would have liked to be with Prue, going through whatever she was going through. The past night, he had left the Manor mad and went right to bed, yet he hadn't slept much. In the morning, he had expected Prue to call but she didn't. Now he was trying not to run to Prue's and beg for forgiveness…Instead, he was sitting at his kitchen trying to eat breakfast before he did something idiotic. His parents had gone on a business trip to Portland and they weren't going to come back in a couple of days…He wish he could bring Prue over to have an official make up but he feared that if he called, she would dump him. He knew he had to let Prue cool down.

The phone rang and he went to get it a little annoyed. A part of him wished it was Prue but Prue would never call after a fight. She never did because she was too strong. It was Cole. He sounded a little disturbed, probably because of last night… "Are you ready to run after the Halliwells?" Cole asked and Andy couldn't help to laugh. "I'm listening" he said. "Well, I was thinking of going to the mall, get them some gift and put a face of 'little-nice-boy' and if it doesn't work, cry and beg" Andy heard Cole laughing before he added "And Jack is coming too…don't ask me why I just think he is a little dork but he wants to come…" Andy didn't like Jack very much. He was a little geek running around the popular kids, always staring at Prue, always being so nice…He smiled, all the jokes people had ever played on Jack were because of him. Ever since Jack moved to San Francisco in eight grade. He remembered it well, he wasn't sure about how to ask Prue out and Jack asked her out first. They went out for a little while and then jack tried to get her to 'go a step further than making out' and Prue dumped him…after that, Andy paid the gangsters of the school to throw food at Jack during lunch. He would have done it himself but he didn't because he was trying to impress Prue. Weeks after, Jack got a bloody nose from Phoebe. "Yeah, it's a good idea" Andy said. "Good, because we are picking you up in twenty minutes" Cole said and hanged up. He put some nice clothes on and, when he was about to go downstairs to meet Cole who was knocking on the door he saw a picture of him and Prue. He smiled, it had been a school play in which they played two Disney characters who ended up getting married, he didn't remember who he played but he only did it because he would get to 'marry' Prue. "One day it would be for real" Andy thought without even wanting to think about it.

The mall was completely crowded there were all kind of people there but mainly teenagers. They had walked through every single store trying to find the perfect gift but they didn't agree. Jack thought that the perfect gift was clothing and Cole thought it was simply underwear. Andy told him that in the case that Phoebe liked it Prue would be furious and would probably yell at him until she had no voice, which would work because she wouldn't be mad at him anymore but, oh well, he couldn't do that to Cole. Andy had thought about jewelry but he didn't have enough money…Eventually, they gave up and went to McDonalds to have something fat and bad for them to eat. Jack was the one who ordered the most. Neither Cole nor Andy were really hungry.

"I never thought girls were that complicated," Jack said eating his burger. "Girls are not complicated," Cole said, "The Halliwells are complicated" Andy nodded in a sing of approval.

"I know! With any other girl you can just bring flowers and smile like a good boy and they are cool with you, they can even love you without knowing much about you and they don't listen to anyone but themselves or, maybe their friends. The Halliwells are different, if you want to date one you have to win the other four! And if you screw up, win them all over again…damn it…they are like a…power of four!" Andy joked. "They work together as one and that makes me feel like sometimes, I am left over"

"Because you are!" Cole said. "When we talk about the Halliwells everyone else doesn't matter!" Jack listened to the conversation; he had never seen Prue as they did maybe just as some hot chick he would like to make out with but nothing more than that. "Why don't you just tell them that?" Jack said. "It is better than any gift dude"

Before none of the jocks could answer, someone laughed behind their backs. It was Leo Wyatt who came with a crowd of troublemakers and girls following them. Leo sat down with them ignoring their looks of anger and nastiness. He took two of Cole's French fries and laughed.

"So what happened? Lost your fuck partners?" Leo said looking directly at Andy's eyes. Cole stood up and Jack did too, just to look as cool as Cole. Leo's friends stared at them. "Wyatt, whatever you do, don't talk like that about Prue, wait, second thought, don't talk at all because you screw every time you open your jackass mouth" Andy said coldly.

Earlier that day Prue had been watching her sisters sleep the entire night. She was tired and her eyes were red and irritated because of the tears. When she had went back downstairs to get something to eat Ethan was still there sleeping peacefully. She wished she knew who he really was…She was glad her sisters hadn't woken up yet because she just didn't know how to tell them the truth. The first one who woke up was Paige. She came down with the same pajama she wore last night. Prue gazed at it. It was perfect, it wasn't ripped or anything, it was alright. Paige walked straight to Prue and curled in her arms. Prue held her and held her tears at the same time, she couldn't cry because it was time to be strong. "How are you doing sweetie?" Prue asked her baby sister.

"My head kind of hurts…" Paige said. "I'm hungry" Prue smiled and gave her half of the toast she was eating. "Thanks!" Paige always loved to eat whatever Prue was eating. It made her feel older. Prue stared at Paige trying to make sure she was alright.

"What's wrong?" Paige asked innocently.

"I don't know" Prue said. "Is there anything wrong? Paige, sweetie, do you remember what happened yesterday?" Paige shook her head and said "I just remember that a man came and he looked really old and he said I had to sleep and I fell sleep and then you guys came…It was weird"

Prue didn't know where to start. She didn't know what to believe. Paige seemed to be alright but she had to make sure. She had to use all her courage to ask the following question.

"Did you go to the bathroom this morning sweetie?" Prue asked. Paige nodded. "Was something…weird?" Paige shook her head and said "No. Why?"

"Nothing? You didn't…bleed or anything?" Prue asked again.

"I don't have my period yet. You know that" Paige said. Actually Prue didn't know that but she thanked god for it. However, she felt relief, if Paige hadn't noticed anything weird with her body. No blood, no semen, no nothing, there wasn't a reason to believe that she had been raped. She was worried about the man though, but everything looked like the man was some ally not anyone against them.

"How did he look like?" Prue asked.

"He was old" Paige answered. "I don't remember Prue. Why are you asking me so many questions?"

"No reason. You know I am over protective," Prue laughed. "You are" Paige said laughing at her big sister.

Prue was about to say something when she heard Ethan yell. She told her sister to stay where she was and run to help the boy. Surprisingly, he was dreaming, or that was what Prue thought. She shook him trying to wake him up and when he did he just held on to her like he had never done before. He wrapped his arms around her and gurgled without thinking about it. "He said I am just like my dad! I am not Prue, you know I am not, I am good!" He was really freaked out, his hair was wet with sweat and he was bleeding again. Prue could have sworn he had new injuries. Prue was completely stunned. Ethan had lost his cool just because of a dream. He looked like he knew who he was talking too which surprised her even more. "Ethan calm down, it is just a dream okay. Just a dream!" However, she didn't stop holding him, instead she held him tightly. Paige was staring at the door, not knowing what to do but amused of how good her oldest sister was dealing with Ethan. Now she thought about it, Prue had been acting really weird the last couple of months…She behaved in a total different way, she was more secretive but at the same time, much more loving and caring, especially towards her.

"Prue make him stop I didn't…I didn't do anything wrong. It wasn't my fault I swear it wasn't! Prue! Prue! Prue! It hurts!" Ethan cried without realizing. Prue held him wondering what was that terrible thing he hadn't done and left him breathe. "Ethan, it was just a dream…just a dream it wasn't real"

Ethan stared at her and Prue could read the panic within his eyes. She wanted to let him go, to kick him out of the house because she had enough problems already but…she couldn't. Ethan seemed to cool down and breathed a couple of times. "I'm sorry. Bad dream"

"Are you sure? You are bleeding…" Prue looked at him untrustingly. Ethan nodded and smiled. "That is not going to work"

Ethan smiled weakly. "I know. It never does" Prue stared at him but something inside Ethan had changed. All of the sudden she could hear herself saying "Ethan, honey, you know that Logan is not right about you…he can know a lot about everything…but he doesn't know who you really are. I do. It doesn't matter who your parents are but who you are…and you are the most wonderful boy I have ever met" then she heard Ethan's voice like in a Déjà vu. "Wonderful like Andy?" her voice again "who told you about Andy?" Ethan's. " You always call him when you are dreaming…and Logan told me that…" She couldn't hear anymore. She knew that had been for real. She knew she had actually said that. She could notice the sorrow in her voice when Ethan asked about Andy. About dead Andy.

"Do you want to talk about it now or do I have to keep waiting?" Prue asked softly. "Come on Ethan, I know I have known you before…when I was dead maybe? You don't have to tell me whole truth…just…the part that concerns to me…maybe how we met, or why you seem to adore me…maybe why you saved me…trust me" Prue paused. "Honey"

Ethan smiled and stared at her, and explained what he thought he would never explain. He hoped he would have gotten killed before he even had the chance to. " I guess, I saved you because of what you told me. You told me about your life, and Andy, eventually. You had had a life that had been stolen early…everything has a reason Prue…and your reason to die was to meet me…or that is what Logan said. So, I ruined your life pretty much…and I needed to make it up because I hated myself…You were like my mother Prue. You still are. Maybe I am not related to you but when I met you for the first time, when I was thirteen, you…"Ethan had to stop not to fall in to pieces. "you didn't look at me like everyone else did. You looked at me as if I were a normal kid…not a simple leftover, and that got in to me…you won me forever…" Now Ethan was trying not to cry. "You seemed like you didn't know how to find what you had left behind. Cried over Andy every night, you were in pain…the only person in pain. You didn't go to heaven Prue…all because you wanted to be with me, be my rock…and I was afraid you would lose your mind, I needed to pay you back…you were broken inside Prue. So for two years I watched the elders. I found a way to erase your memory so you wouldn't remember me and a way to abduct you so I could…huh…sorta drop you off at your life. I changed what killed your mother so you would know your sister because that is what you wanted the most…and then, I found out some events in your life that, if they are changed they can change your future…for good. You could be with Andy and have the kids you were supposed to have. The life you had to left behind because of me…I couldn't let you…You weren't supposed to die. Damn it Prue, why did you risk your life! Not that I wasn't thrilled to meet you but…you…weren't supposed to. I am not worth it Prue…I am left over whether you want to believe or not. I told you everything and you didn't run away. I was your entire life but you deserve more than me. Logan, Logan is the elder who sort of took care of me before you came along. When he found out about what I did, he beat me up. He tried to keep me away from you…I guess he was the one who helped Paige because he knew…and now, I guess every single elder knows…I am…screwed. You were like my mother…the only person who truly cared…what was I supposed to do…ignore the fact that you were dying even after dead?"

Prue was scratching her forehead, trying to think everything over. That would explain everything, it would explain Ethan's bruises and why she felt that way towards him. "Is his one of your tricks?" Ethan shook his head. Prue was going to say something but Paige, Phoebe and Piper came into the room. She didn't want to talk about it in front of her sisters.

"Who is him?" Phoebe asked. Prue and Ethan stared at each other and Piper stared at Prue. "He is one friend, from work" Prue lied. "He might stay with us for a while. If that is okay with you guys" Prue added. "Really?" Ethan asked.

"Really" Prue granted.

"There is one more thing," Ethan said. Before anyone could speak a letter materialized on their coffee table. Luckily Prue covered with her body so none of her sisters saw it. "Why aren't you guys dressed? We are having a sisters' day right?" Prue asked trying to get them out of the room. "Yay!" Paige ran upstairs jumping up and down while Phoebe looked at her smiling, and then looked at Ethan. "I love Andy…but I have to admit that this one is even cuter" Phoebe ran upstairs too. "PHOEBE HE IS NOT MY BOYF…" Ethan had started laughing and so had Piper. "You guys are weird" Piper said and walked upstairs too. Before she stepped out of the room she turned to Prue and asked "Mom is gone isn't she?" Prue nodded weakly. Piper ran towards her and hugged her. "You are the best Prue" Piper walked upstairs while Ethan smiled and Prue and said. "You truly are the best"

Prue smiled and grabbed the letter, "I didn't know the elders had post services" Prue joked. Prue read it and went pale. She read it all over again and re-did it again four times before she looked up to Ethan and said. "We've got a problem. You are on trial"

"I knew it would happen" Ethan said. "They can't touch you"

"How do you know?"

"Because…they can't take a soul away without the consent of the soul, at least…when the body is still alive" Ethan explained "I did my homework"

"You did"

Andy was mad. He had never been that mad in his entire life. He had had a scene at McDonalds with Leo Wyatt and he just couldn't stand being mad at Prue. He had just gotten home and of course, he didn't have anything for Prue. He didn't even know what to say. He feared the relationship was over. She was messing him up and he had done no wrong. No, she wasn't messing him up…he was just confused. The whole day had gone by and he didn't know a thing. He laid on his bed, trying to figure out his life. Prue, thinking about Prue, because it was always about Prue…Why was it always about Prue? He needed to clear his head. He needed hair, he needed his time. He needed Prue. He thought about life, about school, he thought about good times, he thought about football and all the things that made him happy. He thought about Prue. Then, his mind flew to his worst memories, he hadn't had a rough life at all, maybe one of his toughest memories was when his mother got cancer, of course she was fine now…but once again, Prue came into his memories. Prue had been the only one person he trusted at that time. He had never had a doubt about Prue's loyalty, as a girlfriend, as a friend, as a person. He loved Prue so much. His worst memories were every time he had either hurt Prue or she had hurt him. Andy laughed. Prue was his entire life, if he ripped Prue off his life, he wouldn't have a life at all. It was crazy. He never asked to be in love, he never asked to love a Halliwell. He looked under his bed where he kept his yearbook. Freshman year, he was in love with Prue, even back then, but he hadn't had the guts of telling her the truth. He found a letter, a letter he had written right after they had their first fight…It had been all because Prue had talked to a Dane guy, or Bane, or Dave or whatever his name was. The thing was that he got jealous because Prue was talking to the guy when he was playing his last football game. He had scored a touchdown and Prue, instead of cheering like the others was talking to this random dude who moved away a couple of months later…Andy smiled. He remembered how the idea of losing Prue had tortured him as much as it was torturing him now. However, a relationship cannot be based on secrets. Eventually he ended up falling asleep, thinking that he would talk to Prue as soon as he got up. It would be the very first thing he would do. He was about to fall asleep, right in that second when you are not awake but not asleep either, that second when you seem to be suspended over your life and you see everything clear. He wanted to fall asleep and forget about Prue and her complicated life but somewhat stupid rock knocking on his window wouldn't let him sleep. "Wait a minute" Andy thought. "Prue!"

Andy jumped off the bed and fell. He hit his toe with the table and yelled so loud that Prue could hear it outside. Andy looked outside and opened the window, wondering what she would be doing at almost midnight, outside his house while it was raining.

"What the hell do you want Prue?" Andy yelled.

"That is not a very nice way of treating your girlfriend Andy…" Prue snapped. She was mad because she was cold, wet, and tired. "Would you let me in or I have to wait under the rain?"

"You tell me about treating someone…you know what? I am not the one hiding things!" Andy yelled very annoyed. His soul was hurting just by seeing Prue like that but he didn't care. "If you can't talk to me ….If you don't talk to me, you are not my girlfriend…you are my whore!" He didn't mean that last thing but he was too hurt to even think.

"I can't be your whore!" Prue yelled back. She didn't cry, she was confident because she knew she was right. "And you know what? I can spend the night here, trying to talk to you and getting all wet and upset…or you could let me in and explain you that I can't be your whore because whores don't love, and I do love you"

The two teens stared at each other for a second and then Andy said, trying to hide a smile. "I'm coming" Andy ran downstairs, trying not to fall and opened the door. Prue was right there, she looked like she had just gotten out of the shower but her eyes were sparkling like anytime before. Her eyes were lighter and more beautiful than ever. "What did you say?"

"I that I can't be your whore…because I love you" Prue said looking at him in the eyes.

"Will you tell me everything?"

"Everything is a big word"

"So is love"

All of the sudden Prue understood Ethan's reasons. She understood why he didn't want to tell her who he was. She would do the same, she would tell, a half-truth.

"What do you want to know?" Prue asked. Andy stared at her and said "Everything, but first, for god's sake Prue. Lets get you changed…you are drenched!"

Prue borrowed some of Andy's sweatpants and sat with him on his bed. She wished they could kiss but Andy was still mad. Prue felt like crying…but no, she wouldn't cry. "I…I have been hiding stuff from you…" Andy nodded. It was a good start. Prue wondered how far she could go on her story. "…but nothing related to us…well, yes…a little. Andy, how much do you trust me?"

"You are the person I trust the most"

"Will you…would you dump me if I hid something really, I mean, really big from you?"

"Probably not"

"Probably?"

"I don't know Prue…"

Prue started to cry. It was harder than the last time, actually, she had much more to hide that time. She didn't want to hide anything from him, not anymore…he had to either understand or leave her. "Prue please, don't cry" Andy begged holding his tears. "Prue don't cry…"

Andy held her in his arms and smelled her hair. It was so perfect, their two hearts beating together, feeling Prue against his skin…just like if they were meant to be. "We are meant to be together" Andy said without realizing it. "Whatever you tell me, I'll understand…I promise…and if I don't I'll try to listen to you so I can understand…you are my best friend. My everything…I couldn't live without you so if what you are hiding from me is that big that can split us up...I'll have to understand it because I can't let you go" Andy kissed her forehead and then, kissed her lips tenderly. "I love you okay? I love you forever, and you know what, if you don't want to tell me it is fine…but I am begging you…please tell me…so I can understand you better because lately I can't. And it is hard for me to have such deep feelings for someone I don't understand"

Prue looked at him in the eyes and made him hug her. "I am telling you, but don't you think it is going to be easy" Andy nodded. Prue told him almost everything. She spoke for almost twenty minutes. She told him that she was a witch, that her mother was one but she had left, she even showed him the powers she hadn't used in months, she told him that her sisters didn't know. She told him about her fears and about Ethan…she described Ethan as someone her family had known for years…at least that was the half truth he could hear…She told him about her feelings, about how scared she was. Andy didn't say anything…nothing at all. He was too in frightened to speak. When she stopped he stared at her, trying to put all the pieces together…trying to understand but Prue was right, he couldn't.

"Oh my god, this is huge Prue…since when have you known this?" Andy asked getting up. "A month and a half" Prue lied. That was around the first day of school, the betrayal wouldn't be that huge if she said that she had just known it for a short time. "I needed to tell you…because I love you…Please Andy, I'll give you as much time as you need but…please try to understand…"

"Your sisters don't know?" Andy asked. Prue shook his head. "When will they find out?"

"I don't know"

"What will happen?"

"I don't know" She left the charmed ones part apart.

"Prue!"

"Andy!"

"I'm sorry…it is just too big!" Andy snapped pulling himself away.

"Andy, look at me" Prue begged while she grabbed his hand. "Look at me and tell me that you don't know me anymore. That you don't know my favorite color, or…my fears, or even how to get me to have an orgasm, you are the only damn person in the world who knows that. I am the same girl you love…I just told you the biggest secret of my life and you are pulling yourself away. What I am doesn't change what I feel for you…would you be afraid of me if I were, I don't know, Buddhist or Muslim, or black?" Andy shook his head. "Being a witch is part of what I am, but is not who I am. I am Prue Halliwell, your best friend since before kindergarten, the girl you held twenty minutes ago. Look at me in the eye Andy, and tell me that you don't see me anymore"

Andy walked away and came back, and then walked away again and back. He gazed at her four a couple of minutes and then, found himself smiling. He walked towards her and touched her face. He dried her tears out and kissed her, just to make sure it was his Prue Halliwell. It felt the same; the same butterflies in his stomach, his heart raced the same way that it has done before. "I am not saying that I understand" Andy said looking at her, Prue smiled. "But I want to understand Prue…you will have to help me though…you will have to explain me" Prue nodded about to laugh of relief. "And you have to swear to me that you will keep yourself out of stupid dark...magic…sects, and danger…and that…you will take care of yourself"

"I will" Prue promised, "I swear" Andy kissed her again.

"And that you will be patient with me when I freak out" Andy pointed.

"I will" Prue repeated.

Andy laid her on the bed and kissed her softly. His hands were running under Prue's clothes, willing to get them off. Andy looked inside her eyes and saw, at last, Prue's real face. "Oh my god" He said. "I am about to make love to a witch"