A/N Hey everyone thanks for the reviews and I hope I am doing a great job. Just so there is no confusion Rosaline is not a whitelighter she can orb temporarily until she gets her own real power. Michael's teacher is Michael's whitelighter when he is at school, but Leo is his current whitelighter.

I hope that everyone reads and reviews and likes my chapters.

By the way I have been going through my last chapters starting with Love hurts and editing them so they make more sense now lol.

Primrose Empath

Manor: Kitchen

Prue is staring a fork trying to use her power but it won't work. Phoebe comes in "Look at me. I am a fashion blunder. A mademoiselle don't." Prue tries again to move the fork but still it doesn't move "Oh my god, you lost your powers?"

Prue looks at her and says "Can't lose what you never had." she astral projects out of the room.

Phoebe says to herself "I hate when she plays astral games. Marco!"

"Polo." Prue's voice is heard from the attic

Attic

Prue is sitting in a chair reading a book on telekinesis and Phoebe walks in. "What were you doing down there?" Phoebe asks.

"Practicing, trying to use telekinesis in astral mode." Prue explains to her

"Hmm, witch exercises." Phoebe says "Since when?" she asks.

Prue says to her "Since I studied up on Belthazor. The triad couldn't have sent us a worse demon."

Phoebe says "Or one with worse skin. I would hate to find myself alone with this guy."

Prue says to Phoebe "Yeah, well, you wouldn't last long. None of us would. That's why I'm trying to teach my astral self how to fight."

Phoebe flops down into a chair "I have a date with Cole."

Prue says "You say that like it's a bad thing."

Phoebe tells her "It's a lunch date."

"So?" Was Prue's response.

Phoebe says "So, it's not a good sign. Lunch is a cheap imitation of dinner. That's why it has it's own special menu, And, you know, we kissed last week. We should be onto dinner and candlelight by now."

"Well, may- ohh!" She says as her tooth is hurting and she holds her hand against her jaw.

"I can't believe you haven't taken care of that tooth." Phoebe says.

"Yeah, well, I have a dentist appointment in an hour." Prue informs her.

Phoebe says "Good. I hate to see you so miserable."

Prue's response was "Me too." She leaves the attic

Michael's room

Michael is taking a nap on his bed and Zeke is sitting in a chair watching him. Michael tosses and turns and is sweating.

Michael's dream

Max appears in a gust of flames "You again." Michael says "Are you following me?"

"I'm in your consciousness and your mind. I can control your thoughts and mind." Max says grabbing Michael. "I tried playing nice. See you thought you vanquished me but I also exist in your mind which means I can use you to free me from this place." Max says

"Why? How?" Michael asks.

"I don't know how that is up to you to figure out." Max says.

'Michael' Zeke's voice sounds in the dream 'Mikey are you ok?"

End of Michael's dream

Michael springs up and sees Zeke sitting in the chair "Whoa, calm down its ok." Zeke says.

"No its not." Michael says as he gets up and runs out of the room.

Street

Prue is driving in her car. She approaches road construction the Construction Worker says "Stop right there please." Prue stops her car. Cole appears near by. "Come ahead." A bus drives past Prue's car. A save the innocent sign is painted on the side of it. An arrow lights up pointing left. Cole flicks his hand and it points to right. "That way." The construction worker points and Prue drives on to the right. Cole disappears.

Prue is in her car calling Phoebe from her cell phone "Hello?" Phoebe's voice says from the other line.

Prue asks her "Hey, did you cast any give me a sign spells lately?"

"No, why?" Phoebe asks.

Prue says "I don't know, it just seems like somebody's dropping signs right in front of me... literally."

Phoebe tells her "Prue, you need to ignore the signs and get yourself into a dentist."

Prue says "Yeah, I know." Prue approaches a construction worker holding a stop sign.

Phoebe says "Uh, hello, Prue?"

Prue says "Uh, I'll call you back."

She hangs up. She notices Final Stop painted on a building.

Prue walks up to a construction worker "Excuse me." Prue says.

The construction worker says "You're with social services, right?"

Prue tells him "No, why?"

The Construction Worker tells her "The guy won't come out of his loft up there and we're supposed to start demolition today."

"Someone still lives here?" Prue asks.

The Construction Worker "Well, if you can call it that. Poor guy says he hasn't stepped outside in four years."

He walks away. Prue goes inside the building. She walks up some stairs and approaches a door and She knocks on it. "Hello?" She opens the door but there is a door chain on it.

A Guy's voice in the room says "Close the door. G-go away."

Prue tells him "I just wanna talk."

The Guy's voice says "Please, go away."

Prue closes the door and uses her power to remove the chain. She opens the door. She sees a guy crouched down across the room. He sees her and runs to the other side of the room. "No! Don't, don't, don't come any closer."

Prue asks him "Are you hurt?"

The Guy says "My head, it's exploding. The pain, you're letting it in."

Prue looks confused and says "What pain?"

The Guy says "Everyone's pain, from the city, the streets. I feel it, I feel all of it."

Prue says to him "I won't hurt you."

The guy looks at her and says "You are hurting me. Your pity. It's like razors inside."

Prue says "Please..." She walks closer and he grabs his jaw. "I can..."

The Guy says "Ohh, your tooth. I feel your tooth. All your pain. I can't stand it. Why didn't you just go when I asked?"

"I'll be back." Prue says leaving the room. She goes downstairs and walks out the door accidently running into someone "Oh I am so sorry ma'am." Prue says

The woman with black hair says "Oh its all right." She looks at Prue.

"Who are you?" Prue asks nicely

"I am with social services my name is Paige, Paige Matthews." Paige says she looks at her watch and says "I have to go maybe we'll see each other again."

Opening Credits

Manor: Living room

Leo and Piper are there arguing "I-I just can't believe you introduced me as a friend." Leo says.

Piper says "Okay, social malfunction. I hadn't seen the woman in years. I'm sorry."

"I lost my wings for you, I've hurled my body in the path of oncoming demons, you wanted heaven, I took you there literally. I'm more than a friend." Leo says

Piper says to him "I know, but if I had introduced you as my fiancé, she would've asked how we met, when are we getting married, where the hell my ring is. Questions that I can't answer now can I?"

Leo tells her "I suppose that's how I became a doctor too."

Piper tells him "Leo, that's what you were. Look, what am I supposed to tell people? That's I'm engaged to a Whitelighter? Sometimes being magical kind of takes the magic right out of things."

Leo says "I'm sorry you feel that way."

Piper asks him "Oh, come on. Don't you sometimes? Every now and then I just wanna feel what it's like to live in the real world."

Prue and Cole walk in the living room "Hey."

Piper looks at them confused "What are you two doing together?" She asks.

Prue says "Uh, Cole pulled up behind me."

"Good timing." Cole says.

Phoebe walks in "Hey, look, my lunch date."

Cole says "Sorry I'm late but I got held up on a case. You look amazing."

Phoebe tells him "It's all part of my master plan."

Prue says to Phoebe "Uh, Phoebe, I wanted to talk to you about the signs... uh, the assignment that we were talking about on the phone."

"Where did it lead?" Phoebe asks.

Prue says to them "To this incredibly tragic guy who's scared to leave his own home, which might be okay if it weren't about to be torn down."

"Was there a social worker there?" Cole asks.

Prue says "Yes, and I was told that a deputy was going over there this afternoon to evict him and he has no place to go."

Cole feels his pockets for his cell phone "Let me, um, make a call, see what I can do."

Piper points to the kitchen and says "Kitchen."

Cole says "Thank you."

Kitchen

Cole walks in and sees Michael and Zeke just look at him as he enters and he picks up the phone, He dials a number. His shadow moves away from him.

Michael and Zeke start to leave the kitchen as Cole says "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you going?"

"In the other room." Michael says pausing in mid-step.

"Not you." Cole says to Michael. Cole's shadow puts his hands on his hips. "We agreed no more triad reports, not until my plan succeeds. I can't be associated with anymore failed attempts."

"Who are you talking to?" Michael asks looking confused

Phoebe walks in. "Phoebe." Cole says.

Phoebe says "Hey." She walks past the shadow. "I just need some aspirin. Prue has a toothache." She gets the aspirin out of the cupboard. "Water." She gets a bottle of water out of the fridge. She walks over to Cole. "You okay?" She kisses him.

Cole says to her "Yeah, yeah, I just got disconnected." Phoebe leaves the room. "Prue followed my signs. The plan will work. If it doesn't, then you can rat me out to the triad." His shadow bows his head and walks back in place.

"Look Cole as much as you are creepy enough already I don't need you talking to your self I need to talk to you." Michael says "I need help. Demonic help." He says specifically.

"What is it?" Cole asks.

"I think Maxwell is back, existing within my mind and thoughts." Michael says.

"Cant help you there." Cole says putting the phone to his ear.

Living room

Leo says "Based on everything you said, Prue, it sounds like your shut-in's a future empath."

Piper says "An empath? And me without my dictionary."

Leo begins to explain to her "They're mortals who can actually feel what other people feel. It's a rare gift. When they die they often return to earth as empaths. Where they blend into society as counselors, elders, teachers. They use their sensitivity to guide mortals, ease their pain, even heal them."

Prue says "No, I don't think this guy would look at it as a gift. He's one big raw nerve ending. You should've seen how he reacted to my toothache."

Piper says "Well, he sure sounds like an innocent to me."

Leo says "It'd be a shame to lose a future empath and all the good he'll do."

"I care less about his afterlife than his current one. I know what it's like to receive a power that you just do not understand." Prue says.

"What I don't understand is who sent the signs that you followed." Phoebe says wondering aloud.

Michael walks in "Hey, what are we talking about?" He asks.

Leo says "It's hard to say. Could be them, could be..."

Piper sees Cole coming in from the kitchen "Cole."

Cole walks in "I got a guy at Housing Authority who will relocate your shut-in, if he leaves voluntarily." He writes a number on a card and hands it to Prue. "Here's my card. Have him page me."

Prue says "Thanks." She starts to get up "Alright."

Piper sees Prue is about to leave "Uh, Prue, do you want us to go with you?" Piper asks.

Prue says "No, this guy can barely deal with one person let alone three, but I am taking Mikey with me in case..." She sees Cole still in the room "Never mind." Prue and Michael leave leaves.

Cole looks at Phoebe "Okay then, ready for lunch?" He asks.

Phoebe says "Mmm."

Leo says "Lunch would be great. Would you mind if we join you? I mean, it'd be great. Two couples, on the town, in the real world. What could be greater?"

Cole looks at Phoebe and says "It's up to you."

Phoebe thinks for a second and says "Why not."

Crest Hills Psychiatric Hospital

An elderly man is sitting in a chair reading the newspaper Father Thomas is standing next to him looking out the window. He glances over the man's shoulder and sees an article on the newspaper "No." Father Thomas says trying to run over to the nurse. "I have to get out."

"It's okay, Father Thomas, relax." The nurse says to him.

Father Thomas tries to explain "No, you don't understand, they're tearing it down, I have to get there."

The nurse stops him and says "Hold on now."

A male nurse grabs Father Thomas "No, please, let me go. I have to get to the building. I must protect the innocent." Father Thomas says.

Nurse says "A little help here."

At the building

Prue, Andy and Michael are there. A deputy won't let them in the building. "I'm sorry, ma'am. I know he's scared but I personally handed him a final eviction notice two weeks ago."

Prue holds up a card and says "Officer, please. Cole Turner, assistant district attorney, he knows the case and he wants to help but only if I can keep this guy out of jail."

Andy helps Prue by saying "Deputy, I am Inspector Trudeau I am with the police department and we just want to talk to this guy."

The deputy looks at the card and says "You've got three minutes."

Prue says "Thank you."

"Thanks." Michael says following Prue inside.

"Thanks." Andy says following them inside.

Inside

Prue uses her power and removes the door chain. They walk in. As Prue walks in she says "Hello?" The guy is sitting on a mattress on the floor. "Hey. It's me again, Prue. And my cousin Michael. Took a pain reliever for my tooth. The deputy downstairs told me that your name's Vince. What's your last name?"

Vince answers her question "Misery."

Prue says "Well, in that case would you like some company?"

Vince looks at her "That's not funny."

"Its really not." Michael says agreeing with Vince

Prue says "Yeah, neither is your situation. Vince, you know that deputy's here to arrest you for civil disobedience."

"I'll die. If they put me in jail." Vince says to them.

Prue says "We believe you. That's why I came back, to find you a new home. But you have to leave here with us now."

Vince nods and says "I can't, I can't go outside."

"Why?" Andy asks him.

Michael steps up and says "Vince, I know what its like. I know what it is like to have something inside you that you never asked for."

Prue nods and says "And living with that is hard, really hard."

Vince gets up and says "Don't tell me what's hard. You avoided your pain and I feel it."

Prue says "Right, then let's talk about the blessings, three words that come with having that gift. I mean, you can't even begin to..."

Vince interrupts her "Words, just empty words. You don't feel them in your heart," He looks at Prue and says "I know. You feel fear, panic, 'cause something's coming for you, something you're afraid you can't stop. Are these the blessings you want me to be thankful for?"

Prue says "I'm sorry."

Vince looks at them and says "Yes, you are. You are sorry. And confused and afraid and it's drowning me alive."

The deputy bangs on the door "Deputy, times up open the door."

Vince closes his eyes at the noise then looks at Prue and Michael and says "Can't you see this is not a gift. This is a curse I am cursed. To feel everything all the time from everyone. I can't go outside that door not now not ever."

The deputy says "I'm coming in." Prue walks to stand beside Michael and she holds her arm out holding the door closed with her power. "Hey!"

Vince looks at the door and sees Prue holding her arm out and asks "How'd you do that?"

Prue tells him "I was sent here to help you and that's what I'm gonna do." She starts to make a spell "'Free the empath release his gift,'" he holds her hand "'let his pain be cast adrift'." She puts her arm down and the door opens.

The deputy nearly falls when the door jerks open and he asks "What's the hell's the matter with you people?"

"Excuse me?" Michael says "That door stuck on us too, Deputy."

"Okay, calm down Michael." Andy says.

Prue looks at the deputy and says "He's ready now."

"But how?" Vince asks.

Prue says "We'll talk later. Um, this is the DA." She hands him the card. "Page him. He'll find a place for you to go."

Vince says to her "Thank you. You don't know what you just did for me."

"I think we do." Michael says as Prue and he link arms and walk out of the room

The Deputy says to Vince "Let's get you out of this dump." Vince walks over to the deputy. "What's the matter with you?" He asks.

Vince says "Just wondering what you're feeling right now."

"Yeah, why's that?" The deputy asks.

Vince grabs him around the neck and the deputy's face starts to burn "Because I can't feel a thing." Vince says dropping the deputy on the ground and leaving.

Commercial Break

Restaurant

Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Cole are sitting at a table. They have finished lunch. No one is talking so Phoebe decides to start up a conversation "So how about those Niners?"

"What?" Cole asks looking completely confused.

"The Niners. The 49ers. The football team? You don't follow football?" Phoebe explained followed by a question Cole takes a mouthful of his drink. "He isn't human." Phoebe says causing him to choke on his drink. "You okay?" she asks.

Cole snaps his fingers and says "Check!"

Piper and Phoebe look at each other "Um, we're gonna be right back." Phoebe says and they get up and walk away.

Piper says "Phoebe, I know you're upset Leo crashed you're lunch date but..."

"No, it's not that. Cole is pulling away from me again, I can see it." Phoebe says

"Premonition?" Piper asks.

Phoebe tells her "Intuition."

"Oh..." Piper says.

Leo looks behind him and says "Look, Cole, before the girls get back, I need to tell you something."

Cole smiles and says "Do I have spinach in my teeth?"

"Huh?" Leo asks "Oh, no, no, it has to do with Phoebe. Um, I just feel very protective of her, we all do. You know, she's a sweetie. She's been through a lot, a lot of loss."

Cole says "I sense that."

"Well, she's into you, I can tell. Whatever your intentions are I just want you to be straight with her, okay. I don't wanna see her get hurt." Leo says.

Cole says "Heaven forbid."

Phoebe and Piper come back over to the table "What did we miss?" Phoebe asks.

Cole says "Leo was just giving me investment advice."

"He was?" Piper asks.

Cole says "Yeah."

"Really?" Piper asks.

The waitress hands Cole the check. "Oh." He looks at Leo and says "Why don't we split this?"

Leo reaches into his pocket "Oh, honey, did you forget your wallet again?" Piper asks.

Leo smiles and says "I guess so."

Piper pulls out a card and says "I got it." She hands it to the waitress.

Cole's pager beeps. He looks at it "I have to take this. Forgive me." He leaves the table.

Vince's building

Cole shimmers in and Vince says "Belthazor."

Cole tells him "I got your page."

Vince says to him "I owe you for sending me the witch and her cousin. It went down just like you said. Thanks."

Cole says "You made physical contact with the witch during the spell."

"I could feel the empathic cancer passed out of me and right into her." Vince explains "How did you know that would happen?"

"That's how you got it isn't it? How long does she have?" Cole asks.

Vince says "She's mortal. She won't be able to fight it like a demon can. I give her a day until the weight of human emotion crushes her. You'll enjoy watching it."

"I'll be out of town." Cole says "I don't need to see the other two and the cousin suffer the loss of their sister."

Vince says "Compassion. From you, Belthazor? I think maybe you've been undercover a little too long."

"Not your concern." Cole reminds him.

Vince says "True. My only concern is the empath who cursed me, Father Thomas. And I know just where to track him down."

Cole grabs Vince and pushes him against the wall "No, I can't risk the witches finding you and reversing their magic."

Vince says "You forget who I was before I was an empath, Belthazor. I'm immune to their powers."

"Maybe, but you're not immune to mine." Cole warns

Vince says "Understood."

Michael's school

Michael and Zeke are walking into there science class. Michael puts his stuff down on his desk. "Whoa." Michael says leaning on the table.

"What is it, Mikey?" Zeke asks sympathetically.

Michael closes his eyes "Oh no. I see him."

"Who? Zeke asks "The demon?" he then turns to the teacher "You didn't hear that last part." He says

"Zeke, its fine he knows…." Michael gasps and is pulled into a premonition.

Premonition

Michael, Rosaline and Zeke are at the house and Max appears in flames "You can't keep saving them forever." He forms an energy ball and throws it towards Michael but Zeke jumps pushes him aside taking the attack for himself.

"No!" Michael yells as the demon conjures an atheme.

"I under estimated you." The demon says throwing the atheme at the remaining two friends.

End of Premonition

Michael breathes in heavily "Mikey." Zeke says as Michael comes out of the vision.

"Mike?" The teacher says running over to him.

Michael falls to the ground and there is a wound on his stomach "Michael." Zeke says catching Michael in his arms.

"Zeke." Michael says in a whisper and in pain.

"Shh. It's ok man. You are gonna be fine" Zeke assures him. "Leo!" He yells "Rosaline!" no one comes at the time "Come on lets get you home." He says.

The teacher looks at the wound and says "Wait." Zeke stops trying to lift Michael "What's that?" He asks upon seeing the wound beginning to heal.

The wound is engulfed in the brightest of yellow lights and Michael's wound heals completely. Michael opens his eyes and says "We have to get to Rosaline." He flames he and Zeke out.

As they are flaming out "Don't worry. I'll cover for you." The teacher assures Michael the flames disappear "Again." He says to himself. He waits a while and looks around before orbing out.

Dentist

Prue and Andy there talking to the receptionist and There is a couple standing behind her cuddling and making googly eyes at each other. "Look, I am really sorry that I missed my appointment this morning, okay, but-but I-I couldn't get out of work. Is there any way that Dr. Timmons can fit me in?" She asks.

"We are pretty booked up." The receptionist tells her.

"Alright, but my tooth kills. I really need to…" Prue says and the guy pinches the girls but and Prue feels it "Ooh." She says turning around.

"You okay, Honey?" Andy asks her.

"Are you okay, Mrs. Trudeau?" The receptionist asks her.

Prue looks back at the receptionist and says to her "Yeah, uh, that was my tooth. I'm having a really, really bad day because it hurts a lot."

The receptionist turns to her computer and says "Let me see if I can do anything." She starts to search her computer.

"Thanks. I mean, I really appreciate it." Prue says and bursts out laughing "I think that it's abscessed. I'm so sorry, I don't…My tooth has been hurting for a long…" She laughs some more and she snorts. She turns around and says to the couple "Who of you guys is laughing?"

"Are you sure you're all right, Prue?" Andy asks her.

Another receptionist opens the door to a room and a woman is in there laughing her head off. The dentist says to the woman "That's just the nitrous oxide at work, Mrs. Freeman."

Prue looks at the people in the room and hears the dentist "Nitrous oxide laughing gas?" She asks herself.

"Oh dear." Andy says realizing what is happening.

The receptionist says to Prue "The best I can do is fit you in at 4:15."

Prue starts to shake her head and says "No, no, no, no, that's okay. I have to go." She walks past the guy and pinches his butt. The girl pushes him.

"Thanks ma'am we'll call and reschedule." Andy says to her leaving behind Prue.

Manor: Foyer

Phoebe and Cole are standing by the door and Phoebe opens the door but then closes it "Uh, you know what? Is there something wrong?" She asks Cole.

Cole looks at her "No." He says.

"It's just you haven't said anything since we left the restaurant." She says to him.

"A lot on my mind, I guess." Cole says.

"Work?" Phoebe asks him.

Cole says to her "Yeah, sort of. I don't know how to say this."

"Uh-oh." Phoebe says and walks away a couple of feet "Don't ever start a sentence like that with a girl. You don't want to see me anymore, do you?" She asks him "I never accept a lunch date."

Cole says "It's got nothing to do with you. I mean, you know how I feel about you."

Phoebe looks at him and says "I don't understand. I think that I deserve to know."

Cole says to her "I promise you'll understand soon. Maybe more then you'll want to." He opens the door and Prue and Andy walk in the house and Cole walks past them and she stops. "Ooh…" She says closing the door as Michael and Zeke materialize.

"Are you okay?" Phoebe asks Prue.

Prue says "I haven't felt anything like that since before Michael moved in."

"Anything like what?" Phoebe asks.

"Spinning into infinity. You know, that headlong spiral that steals your breath and stops your heart." She explains.

"Hey, what's going on?" Michael asks

"Good question." Andy says looking at Prue to finish.

"Prue, what the hell are you talking about?" Phoebe asks her.

"Falling in love." Prue says.

"Falling in love?" Phoebe repeats. "Prue, I just got dumped, okay, I'm trying to experience a break up here." She then has a curious look on her face "Who's falling in love?" She asks.

"Cole." Prue says.

"Okay, you're so off track." Phoebe says.

Prue feels something and says "Oh! Oh! Wait, I felt that too. Your heart just jumped, and I felt it. You're falling in love too."

Prue grins. Phoebe, Michael, Zeke, Andy and Prue walk into the kitchen where Leo and Piper are just standing there. "We've got a problem. Prue cast a spell to remove Vince's pain." Phoebe says to them.

"Who's Vince?" Piper asks.

"The shut-in." Andy says

Phoebe continues and says "But I think, and call it a hunch, that it backfired and made Prue an empath."

"What kind of hunch?" Leo asks.

Phoebe pinches Piper "Ow!" both Prue and Piper say at the same time.

Piper pinches Phoebe back "Ooh!" Phoebe and Prue say.

"Uh-oh." Piper says

"Oh boy." Michael says.

Prue starts to explain "Oh, okay, I don't really know how it happened. Alright, all I was trying to do was help an innocent. What is that I'm feeling?" she scans the room and looks at everyone and stops and says to Leo "You. You're feeling fear. Spill it."

"I-I'm afraid that you're in danger. You weren't meant to receive this gift, you can't handle it." Leo explains.

"No, okay, you're looking at it all wrong. Okay, I was guided to Vince, remember? Maybe I was meant to have this gift." Prue suggests

Piper looks at her and says "But Prue, you're not an empath, you're just a witch."

"Right, a witch who's power comes from her emotions. Alright, look. I-I-I was looking for a power boost to fight Belthazor, maybe this is it. Will you guys please stop being so negative?" She asks.

"We're not saying anything." Michael says to her.

"I know, but I can feel all of you're…" she throws her hands in the air and the TV in the kitchen blows up.

"What was that?" Leo asks.

Prue looks at the damage and says "I think I did it. It's just all your doubts are screaming in my head. I-I've gotta get control of this."

"In the Book of Shadows, maybe there's something about empaths." Phoebe says walking out.

Prue turns around "Where are you going?" She asks.

"To help you." Phoebe says.

"Yeah, but you're dying to see Cole." Prue says to her.

Phoebe says "Stop that. I did not say that."

"You were thinking it." Michael says to her with a smile.

Prue says to Phoebe "Phoebe, go to him. Alright, tell him what's in your heart. I think you'll find him receptive."

"Prue, I can't, I need to stay here with you. Do you really think he'll be receptive?" Phoebe asks.

Prue says "Yes. Now go get your man. He wants you."

Phoebe hugs her and leaves. Prue, Piper, Michael, Zeke, Andy and Leo walk out of the kitchen.

Leo says to Prue "We'll help you out."

"No, no, no, I'm fine hitting the book Andy. Your guys' couple issues are really starting to hurt my head." Prue says.

Piper looks at Leo and says "Wait, we have couple issues?"

Prue points to Leo "Resentment," she then points to Piper "denial. Be nice." She goes upstairs.

"Come on." Michael says climbing the stairs and Zeke follows him.

"Uh, Leo, what is it exactly that you resent?" Piper asks him.

Leo says "Well, I tried to step out in the real world today like you wanted."

Piper says "Yes, and I appreciated your subtle yet effective lunch invitation."

Leo says "I-I was humiliated."

"When?" Piper asks.

Leo says "When? When the bill came. You know, Piper, in my time men opened doors for women when they walked in and they stood up when they left and they always, always paid for meals."

Piper says "I just assumed that you were okay with it."

Leo says "I'm not."

Piper says "Well, then you should've said something."

They walk in the living room "Piper, you want me in the real world but I'm not of this world." Leo says.

Piper says "I know, and I am, I see your point. I'm sorry I didn't understand." They sit on the couch. "I know this must be very difficult for you."

Leo says "It is."

Piper says "Leo, you have to understand I am very proud to be with you. And so proud that I need to share you with the rest of the world, my world. And you know, the other stuff we'll figure out." They start to kiss.

Prue says from upstairs "Not now, I have a headache."

They stop and look at each other.

Michael's room

Michael and Zeke walk into the bedroom "Rosaline!" Michael yells and she appears in the brightest of white lights. "Hey." He says.

"Hey." Rosaline says with a smile and out of no where Max appears, but still in Michael's mind.

"Aw. I hope I am not interrupting." He says forming an energy ball "I'm back." He says throwing the energy ball.

The energy ball hits the wall "Why won't you leave us alone?" Michael asks him.

"Forget that." Rosaline says grabbing Michael and Zeke and orbing them out.

Cole's apartment

Cole is shirtless and packing a suitcase. There's a knock on the door. He answers it "Phoebe, what are you doing here?" He asks her.

"I, um, I came to tell you something. Actually..." She kisses him passionately. "I was always better at show than tell."

They continue kissing and He picks her up and she wraps her legs around his waist they lean against the door Cole says to her "You have no idea what you're getting yourself into."

"Neither do you." Phoebe says to him.

Commercial Break

Cole's apartment

The next morning Cole and Phoebe are in bed. Phoebe is asleep. Cole touches her hair and she wakes up "Morning."

Phoebe says to him "Good morning."

"How you feeling about last night?" Cole asks her.

Phoebe says "Um, last night was magical. You?"

Cole says "What do you think?" he tickles Phoebe and they laugh.

Phoebe says "Right here, right now, this place, it's perfect. I wish the whole world were just right in this room."

Cole says "Then we wouldn't have to worry about what happened next."

Phoebe sees his suitcase "Are you going someplace?" she asks him

Cole says "Maybe. I'm not sure yet."

Phoebe says to him "You know, if you're hiding anything from me, you don't have to hide anything from me."

"What makes you think I'm hiding something?" Cole asks.

Phoebe says "Hmm, for the same reason I know how you really feel about me. If you're in some kind of trouble..."

Cole says "I can handle it."

Phoebe says "I can help you."

Cole says "No, you can't." They kiss. "I have to go." He sits up.

Phoebe says "Am I gonna see you again?"

Cole says "One way or another."

A church

Vince is there. He pushes a woman against the wall "Where did Father Thomas go?" Vince asks her.

"Crest Hills." The woman says "It's a psychiatric hospital."

"If I were capable of feelings I might enjoy the irony of that. What happened to the good Father? Pray tell." Vince asks.

Woman says "Nervous breakdown. Three years ago. Something about losing his gift to help others."

Vince says "Well, he might wanna worry about who's gonna help him and kill you." He grabs her around the neck and her face burns.

Manor

Prue is crouched down in the basement holding her head. She can feel everyone's pain. Piper and Leo come down the stairs in there PJ's with Michael, Zeke and Andy behind them and Michael is still wearing his cop Pajama pants with a white shirt.

Piper looks at Prue and says "Prue? What's the matter? What are you doing in the basement?"

"You don't look so good." Andy says to her.

Prue stands up. She has tears in her eyes "I'm just trying to escape the emotions, they're-they're-they're everywhere. I can't get away."

"What do you mean?" Leo asks.

"It's not just you and Piper, I-I-I'm picking up things from other people's houses. They're, this people and they're in my head and they're in my heart and it just hurts." Prue explains and Piper moves towards her and Prue backs into a corner. "No, just stay away, Piper, no contact."

Piper says "Okay."

"Wait a minute." Andy says "Are you saying you can feel everyone's emotions?" He asks only to receive no answer.

Prue sits in the corner and cries "God, it is just so hard to concentrate, to even talk, I just want it to go away. My head it feels like it's gonna split." The light breaks and the roof of the basement cracks.

"Whoa." Michael says. He walks towards Prue "Prue come…" He says but Prue looks at him and he and Zeke go flying backwards. Some dark like thing comes out of Michael but is un-noticed by everyone.

"What was that?" Piper asks.

"Her empathic ability." Leo says helping Michael up "The more she feels, the more powerful she becomes."

Piper says to Prue "Alright, if this is a gift, we are returning it. It was not meant for you. Come on, we're gonna find this Vince guy. Come on." They help her up. "I know, I know, you're gonna be okay."

"Oh sure don't send them flying." Michael jokes walking up the stairs.

The building

The Police are there. Piper, Andy, Michael, Zeke and Leo are waiting outside for Phoebe. A cab pulls up and Phoebe gets out.

"Phoebe, where were you when we called?" Piper asks.

"Cole's." Phoebe says to her sister.

Piper says "You could've changed. All night?"

Phoebe says "Mmm hmm."

Piper says "Did you...?"

Phoebe says "Uh-huh."

Piper says "Was he...?"

"Uh-huh!" Phoebe emphasizes

"Okay, can we talk about this later?" Leo asks.

Phoebe says "Yeah, where's Prue?"

"In the car." Andy says

The paramedics push a stretcher with a body on it past them "Oh, this does not look good."

Piper, Phoebe, Michael, Zeke, Andy and Leo are walking up the stairs "Cole said that Vince never called." Phoebe tells them.

Piper says "I'm starting to smell a demon."

Leo says "If you're right, it would explain why the empathic gift didn't kill him."

Piper says "I think we should stop calling this a gift."

"Ok." Michael says "It would explain why the empathic curse didn't kill him."

Phoebe says "Okay, so how did the demon, formally known as Vince, become empathic anyway?"

"Yeah, I'm curious about that too." Andy says.

Leo says "Well, I'm guessing he got the power from a true empath. It would act like a curse on the demon; make him feel the pain that he inflicts."

They walk in the room Phoebe has a premonition

Premonition

Vince is killing people

End of premonition

Piper says "Phoebe? Okay, come on." They walk back outside.

Phoebe says "Okay, we're definitely right about the demon theory."

Piper says "That was a premonition? But you didn't touch anything."

Leo says "This room must be dripping with psychic remnants."

Piper says "Well, what did you see?"

Phoebe says "Uh, murders and lots of them. Like a big demon killing spree."

"Murders?" Andy says "Was it random? Andy asks.

Phoebe says "No, more like a mission."

Leo says "Could be he's looking for revenge on the empath who cursed him."

Piper says "Well, if we're gonna help Prue, then we gotta get there first. What was the last murder you saw?"

Phoebe says "A man at a mental hospital. Crest Hills. But I don't know if it happened already."

Piper says "Well, there's only one way to find out."

Michael grabs Zeke's hand and they flame out.

Manor

Michael and Zeke rematerialize on the main floor "Rosaline!" Michael yells and she appears in the amidst of white lights.

"What is it?" She asks him.

Max flames in at that moment and looks at Rosaline and says "You can't keep saving them forever." He forms an energy ball.

"Watch me." She challenges and he throws the energy ball towards Michael but Zeke jumps and pushes him aside taking the attack for himself.

"No!" Michael yells running towards Zeke but Rosaline grabs him and puts his head to her chest as the demon conjures an atheme.

"I under estimated you." The demon says throwing the atheme at the remaining two friends but Rosaline orbs out for a moment and back in at the same spot.

Zeke coughs and gets up as he is healed "That's why you saved us. You knew you could tap into my power and heal yourself." Michael says and Zeke nods.

The atheme flies back into Max's hand. Duck A familiar voice says in Michaels mind. Michael ducks dragging his friends with him as the atheme flies past them and suddenly flies back to Max vanquishing him once and for all.

Michael turns around "Mom." He says wishing to give her a hug but he goes right through her.

"Blessed be my child." She says disappearing in white orbs.

Crest Hills

Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Andy and Leo are there. Phoebe is signing in "And who are you here to visit today?" The nurse asks them.

"Um, we came to visit our father." Phoebe lies.

"What's his name?" the nurse asks.

Phoebe turns her head a little and says with a smile "Dad?"

The nurse drops her pen and says "This is a psychiatric facility. We can't very well let every…"

Andy steps forward "Ma'am." He says and shows her his badge "Inspector Trudeau and we need to talk to one of your patients."

"Patients here are under confedent…" She starts but Andy motions for Piper to freeze her.

Piper says "Okay." Piper freezes the nurse.

Leo says to Prue "This place is a mine field for you, you should wait here."

Prue says "No, if Vince comes in I need to be there to reverse the spell."

They walk into a room where all the patients are.

Phoebe and Piper walk in and see Father Thomas staring out a window "That looks like the guy from my premonition." Phoebe says. Leo sits Prue down on a chair Andy sits beside her. Phoebe and Piper go over to Father Thomas. "Hi, excuse me, um, I know this is probably gonna sound crazy but are you an empath?"

Father Thomas says "You people don't have to humor me, you know. I know you don't believe me."

Piper says to him "No, uh, we're not doctors or patients, we're, we're witches. And we're looking for the empath who cursed a demon."

"I was working as a priest, helping people when it came after me." Father Thomas says.

"You mean Vince?" Asks trying to correct him.

Father Thomas says "Is that what it calls itself? Vinceres is a demonic assassin. Timeless, unstoppable."

"But you stopped him. How?" Piper asks.

Father Thomas says "When the demon took my throat to kill me, I laid my hands on him as if to heal him."

Phoebe says "And you gave him your power."

Father Thomas says "Yes, I didn't know if I could but I did. I cursed Vinceres and myself."

Piper says "How did you curse yourself?"

Father Thomas says "I'm staring at eternity on earth with no gift and no reason to be."

Piper says to him "Well, I can't help you with the eternity part but I can give you a reason to be now."

Father Thomas says "Yeah, I know, I know, I read the paper. We have to get to that building and safely relocate the demon."

Phoebe says "Uh, it's funny you should mention that because when Prue met Vinceres she thought that he was a shut-in and..."

Father Thomas interrupts her "You didn't cast a spell?" he asks.

Piper says "She did but..."

"I gave up everything to prevent that beast from killing again. If it's free you can't stop it!" he yells at them Prue feels his anger and furniture starts to move because of her power getting stronger and stronger "Nobody can!" The whole room starts shaking and the patients run around.

Patient #1 says "I can't take it!"

Patient #2 says "In the walls! Can't you hear it?" Prue grabs her head in pain.

Commercial Break

Manor: Basement

Prue's crouched down in the corner shaking. Leo and Andy are sitting on the stairs watching her.

Conservatory

Piper, Phoebe, Michael, Zeke, Rosaline and Father Thomas are there. They have found Vinceres in the Book of Shadows.

Piper says "Here he is, Vinceres. Pretty much lives up to his gloss. Unstoppable hit man, just keeps going until he gets his target."

Phoebe says "Great. The energizer demon." She looks at Michael "So what do we do?" she asks him.

Michael shrugs and before he can say anything Father Thomas says "Nothing. There's nothing you can do. It will find us and when it does we're all dead."

Piper says "Well, you're just a ray of sunshine now aren't you?" Leo walks in. "Hey, anything?" she asks him.

Leo says "No, she won't say a word to me or Andy."

Piper says "We've gotta snap Prue outta this or else she won't be able to reverse the spell when the demon attacks."

Father Thomas says "You can't reverse the spell. Vinceres is immune to witches magic."

"Hold on, Prue's spell worked." Phoebe says

"Yeah, I was standing right next to her too." Michael says.

Father Thomas says to them "That's because the demon allowed it to work. To its own advantage. You'll find your spells useless now."

Phoebe says "Maybe we actually don't need to reverse the spell."

"Oh good point." Michael says reading her thoughts.

Leo knows Michael read her thoughts and says "What are you thinking?"

Phoebe says "Well, Prue's getting hit by emotions, all emotions and her powers are tied to these emotions. So maybe if she can figure out a way to channel them, then she'd be pretty unstoppable herself don't you think?"

Leo says "Is that possible?"

Father Thomas says "From what I've seen your sister is too far gone. She won't live to see the night."

"Ok listen here, man." Michael says about to freak out.

Piper gets up and says "Alright, that's it!"

Leo says "Piper...Michael…"

Piper says "No. I am sorry, but this man has experienced the entire rainbow of human emotions and the best he has to give us her is self pity? I don't think so. Look, you used this power to stop this demon. Now my sister has your power. Deal with it and then help us."

"Way to go Piper." Michael and Zeke whisper to each other.

Basement

Prue is still crouched down in the corner. Father Thomas and Leo walk down the stairs "Go away!" Prue yells.

"I know how you feel. Your instinct is to pull away. Don't. Try to find an inner calm." Father Thomas says.

Prue puts her hand on her head and says "I can't. The pain."

Father Thomas says "You're carrying a cross you were never meant to bear. I'm sorry."

Prue says "Your sorrow, I can't, I can't take it. Please..."

Father Thomas says to her "You've been fighting what you feel, that's natural and it's wrong. To find your strength as an empath, you must embrace your emotion. Focus on me, the feelings are ripping you apart because you're fighting them like the demon did. A demon can't handle human emotions, you can."

Foyer

Everyone is hiding as she doors fly open except for Piper who is just standing there and Vinceres walks in "Anybody home?"

Phoebe says "Piper, now!" Piper freezes him but he fights through it. "Okay, I guess this is the unstoppable part."

Vinceres unfreezes and says "Where's Father Thomas?"

Piper says "Plan B, plan B!"

Piper picks up a vase and smashes it over his head. He pushes her across the room. Phoebe kicks him in the head. He knocks over a table. Phoebe kicks him a few more times and he grabs her and throws her across the room.

Phoebe says "Okay, uh, do we have a plan C?"

"Uh, whoa." She tries to freeze him again. "Leo, hurry!"

Rosaline and Zeke orb in "Hey." Zeke says trying to punch him but Vinceres grabs his arm and throws him across the room.

Michael runs behind him and kicks him to the ground "That's for hurting my friend." Vinceres gets up and chokes Michael and goes for Rosaline.

"This is getting easier." Vinceres says heading towards her

"No actually." Rosaline says orbing out and back in beside the unconscious Zeke "They're the nice ones." She says throwing a plate over his head making him release Michael.

Basement

Leo and Andy look up the stairs at all the crashes they hear. "Prue, take my hand." Father Thomas says and she grabs his hand "My power to ease human suffering lay in my hands. That's how I cursed the demon. You must channel the empathic gift into your power."

"I can't. I can't control my power." Prue admits.

Father Thomas says "Prue, you can do it. You have a once in a life time opportunity to feel the world's emotions. All it means to be human. The good and the bad. Don't be afraid."

Upstairs

Vinceres has Phoebe by the throat "Just tell me where the empath is and I won't kill you."

Prue, Leo and Father Thomas walk in "You want him?" Prue asks and Vinceres looks at her "Come and get him."

She waves her arm using her power and he flies against the wall. "How'd you do that?" He asks.

Prue says "If you want the empath, you're gonna have to go through me." Then she sees Piper and Phoebe ready to get up and she says "Stay back. This is my fight."

Prue jumps up and kicks him. She blocks his punches. She holds onto the stair railing, walks on the wall and jumps over the railing, kicking Vince in the face. "You can't hurt me, witch. I can handle your powers." He grabs her around the neck and lifts her off the ground. She forces his hand away from her neck and flips over him. She blocks his punches and pushes him on the floor. "I can handle your powers."

"What about pain?" Prue asks "Human pain." She astral projects and astral Prue jumps into his body. He starts yelling and then explodes. Prue looks at astral Prue and astral Prue smiles and disappears "The voices are gone."

Piper and Phoebe go over to her "So you're not an empath anymore." Phoebe asks

Prue says to Father Thomas "I'm sorry. I was hoping that we could return your gift."

Father Thomas says "But you did. It appears I have the ability to understand what people are feeling even without a magic assist."

Phoebe says to Prue "You kicked ass."

Prue seems happy and says "I did, didn't I?"

Rosaline orbs she Zeke and the heavily breathing Michael out of the living room.

P3

Idol is playing. Prue and Phoebe walk up to the bar. Piper's there Prue and Andy walk up to her "Hey."

Piper says "Hey."

Prue says "You know, I can not wait for this Novocain to wear off." She sticks out her tongue. "Can you unfreeze my tongue?" she asks.

Piper says to her "You're lucky that dentist even saw you."

Phoebe says "Okay, there's one thing I don't get. How did you vanquish Vinceres?"

Prue says "Well, it was something that Father Thomas said to me. Vinceres was trying to fight off the feelings of an empath because demons can not handle human emotion."

Phoebe says "And so you astral projected into his body."

Prue says "Yes, carrying the emotional baggage of half of the city. I forced him to feel and he couldn't take it."

"Well, that's cool." Andy says.

Leo comes up to them "Hey."

Prue says "Hey."

Leo says "I just left Father Thomas. I got the connections at the archdiocese. They're gonna let him return to his church."

Piper says "Thank you. You're an angel."

Leo says "Well, not technically."

Prue says "Eww."

Phoebe says "So I guess the only other question is who sent the signs that lead Prue to the demon?"

Prue says "Well, probably the triad. Or Belthazor, which means we have to be careful the next time we get a sign."

Piper says "Yeah, but Prue, you got quite a power boost there. Are you gonna miss it?"

Prue says "Yeah, but I did get to stop an unstoppable demon. Got a little taste of what my future powers are gonna be like. I'm on the right path. Ooh, speaking of paths... what's up with you and your Cole dependency? Where do you guys stand?"

Phoebe says "Ohh, I have no idea. I think I'm gonna go find out right now. Yeah."

Cole's apartment

Cole opens his door and Phoebe is standing there "Hi."

Phoebe says to him "Hi. I half expected not to find you here."

Cole says "Yeah? Well, an associate of mine didn't do what he was told so I've still got work to do here."

Phoebe says "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Cole says "Both." They hug.

Manor

Michael is in the attic early in the morning staring in the Book of Shadows and Zeke walks in "Mikey, man, its time to go to school."

"I miss her so much, Zeke." Michael says closing the book and leaving the attic.

Jared flames in and looks at the door happy to see his son is still alive. He looks up at the ceiling and says "Thank you, Teresa. For saving him I don't know what I would have done if I had lost him again."

There is a small breeze and Teresa says "Thank you for watching after him too." He smiles and flames out.