She lay in bed trying to work out what had gone wrong. She was positive that was the answer. But it wasn't. Now she had to start over. She had one other option and after that she was giving up. It was too much. All she would do after that was stay in her room and let it happen.

She had two options in her mind left. Go with Paige or go with Piper. Every time before she had changed everything but always gone to Prue. Last time she went to Paige and tried to save her. This time it was going to be Piper.

She made her way down stairs knowing that her and Prue would have words about the night before. Maybe that was the key she thought. I come home earlier, hence avoiding another round with Prue. But somehow that didn't seem like that was the answer. She tossed everything in her mind as she wandered into the kitchen aimlessly.

"Phoebe about last night."

"I know Prue we will talk about it tonight. Before we go out." Phoebe answered her sister before she said another word. She just wanted to get through this day, and end this. Then after everything was done she would deal with the rest.

Prue looked up from the paper and cast a curious glance at Phoebe before looking over at Piper, who only glanced back and shrugged. Not knowing how it was Phoebe knew what Prue was going to say.

She had to play it out. Just this one more time. As she lay on her bed she heard the knock. Even if she didn't know who it was from previous experience she would know anyway.

"Come in Piper." She called out as the music from her new CD filled her room.

"Hey you. You wanna talk about that?"

"What?" Phoebe looked at Piper not really sure what she meant.

"Downstairs what. How did you know what Prue was going to say to you?"

"Long story. Are we going out tonight?"

"We were planing on it." Piper was curious as to Phoebes behavior. Something wasn't right.

"Well let me know."

"Look if you and Prue…"

"I know can't get along maybe we should make New Years Resolutions to that effect."

Piper raised her one eyebrow at her baby sister, "Ok now I am worried. What is going on? Did you cast a spell or something?"

"No I didn't cast a spell. Call it sister intuition."

Piper laughed and headed out the door, "Love you. And I will see you later."

Phoebe watched her go and waited a bit before once again making her way across the hall to Prue's room. Lifting up the phone she called Paige.

Phoebe sat on the front steps waiting to go and meet Paige. She knew Prue and her would once again have a big fight. They always did. She kept running everything through in her mind, trying to work it out. What she would do. But as she sat there something ran across her brain. Something she hadn't thought of. Was that it? It made sense. It was so simple. Too simple. Too simple to be the answer; but what if that was it.

She was leaving work on her way to lunch with Paige. But she hadn't expected the person in front of her. Not now anyway.

"We need to talk."

"Now?"

"Now." Was all she said as she grabbed her sisters' arm and made their way to the park.

Prue looked up when she heard the door to the Manor open and close. She wanted to talk to Phoebe and she knew now was a good a time as any.

"Can we talk?"

"Sure." Phoebe replied as she sat down across from Prue.

"Look Phoebe I'm sorry about today. It's just hard for me sometimes."

"To let me be my own person and have fun with Paige."

"No. Hard for me to see you as all grown up. You will always be my baby girl. And yes partially with Paige. Its hard for me to know there is someone else out there who would protect you as I always have."

"Prue she's your sister too. And I know when you open up and really get to know her, you'll love her like I do. She is a lot like you."

"Oh?"

"Yup. She watches out for me when it looks like I am going the wrong way. And she keeps after me for being mad at you." She smiled over at Prue, "So. Tonight we go out have fun and ring in the New Year. Tomorrow what say the three of us can go do something. Then you'll see."

Prue smiled up at Phoebe who was pulling her to her feet. "Deal."

A few hours later when they were all getting read to go out. Prue waited downstairs till she saw Phoebe emerge from the steps.

"Wow you look great sis."

"Thanks." Was all Phoebe said as she still felt some of the words said earlier that day.

"Phoebe." Prue reached out to her sister and pulled into a warm loving hug. "I will always love you."

Phoebe stood in her sister's arms taking in the love coming to her. And giving just as much back. "Me too."

Piper stood at the landing watching the two of them. Another thaw in the ice she thought to herself before walking up to them. "Are we going?"

The party was well on its way as the midnight hour dawned closer. But as the three older sisters were standing around laughing and enjoying themselves Prue spotted what would end the New Year for the witches. .

Phoebe watched her sisters from the dance floor. She knew what was about to happen as she started to weave through the crowd.

"Guys?"

"Demon." Prue said as she took Phoebes hand in hers and they all made their way to the back door.

He stood there waiting for them to appear and he didn't have to wait long. "Well you decided to step forward this time." He looked directly at Phoebe.

"This time?" Prue kept one eye on the demon as she turned towards Phoebe slightly.

"And this time you are going down. This end here and now. And I think you know that. Don't you?" Phoebe's words were confident but she didn't want to hold onto too much hope for fear of a crash and finding herself reliving it again.

He stood before them not moving. He wasn't sure what she was talking about but something inside him made him think again.

Phoebe stepped back and took her sisters hands.

Demon of time

We command you to stop.

No loops to make.

Your time has elapsed

He laughed as the spell read.

"You can't defeat me with a spell witches. She needs to break the loop." He laughed, almost enjoying what he was seeing, the shock on their faces as they knew the spell hadn't worked.

"So I need to break the loop. Find that one thing that ends it all." Phoebe moved closer to him she could almost feel her sisters reaching for her. Wanting her not to get to close.

"You can't defeat me witch." he said with a glee to his voice.

"Hmm." Phoebe cast a glance over her shoulder and saw the worried look on all her sisters' face. "So I guess this doesn't count then."

He looked at the paper before him. It wasn't true. He took his eyes up and looked at her, before casting his eyes back to the three behind her. "No. This can't be."

"It is. And I think about now you should start to feel that burning feeling of hell inside you." Phoebe said knowing that now it was over.

He looked at her but he knew she was right, he could feel it. The feeling of failure as the Source ate away at his darkened soul.

"See you in hell." Phoebe reached out and forced her hand through the flames and she pushed him back into a swirling vortex of fire.

She didn't even remember the ride home. All she knew was she felt her sisters around her. Piper driving with Paige in the front seat, as she snuggled against Prue.

She had walked into the Manor in a fog. As Prue led her to the kitchen. quickly reaching for the ice pack and applying it to her forearms which had been burnt.

"You ok sweetie?" Piper reached and tucked a stray piece of hair behind Phoebes ear.

"I am now." She answered as she leaned into Prue.

"Come on, let's go sit down." Prue guided Phoebe to the living room as they all sat around a fire Paige had started.

"Good way to kick in the New Year. Kick ass on a demon." Phoebe laughed, as she let the ice sooth the pain in her arm. Her head resting on Prue's shoulder as Piper sat at her feet and Paige on the coffee table, with her one hand taking one of Phoebes in hers.

She heard the clock strike one, as she felt herself relaxing. Prue ran her hand through her baby sisters' hair. She had been through so much in what to them it was 24hrs. But to Phoebe it was more then ten days. At least that was as far as she counted.

Phoebe had explained everything to them. And as she was giving up hope had recalled one thing that was constant in them all. Pipers words to her.

"So me telling you that you needed to make a Resolution with Prue to get along next year, this year, was all it took?" Piper almost laughed at the idea.

"Yup. But I was too blind to see it. When I sat on the steps this morning after, calling Paige, I got to thinking. That was the one thing I had not changed and you said to me each and every time."

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Sleep was all she wanted. A sleep filled with no worry of the next day starting her nightmare over. A sleep where she knew her sisters would be there, and she would not see their deaths.

Paige had leaned in hours before and placed a kiss on her baby sisters' cheek before getting up to go.

"Paige stay. Tonight anyway." Prue suggested. She was reaching out as well, and she wanted Paige there in the morning for Phoebe.

Paige smiled at Prue, as she helped the older two make Phoebe more comfortable in her own bed.

The sun shown through the next day as she stirred. She felt the bodies beside her and smiled as she looked up and met the ice blue eyes of her older sister.

"Hi pumpkin."

"I am not the filling for Thanksgiving Pie."

"You are to me." Prue smiled as Phoebe moved closer and snuggled into her sister. "I love you Phoebe."

"I love you too Prue."

"Are we handing out I love you's because I need one." Piper smiled at her sisters with almost the same cheek grin Phoebe had.

"Me too." Paige replied as she caught sight of her three younger sisters.

It still amazed her so much that she had this family. A family she needed to care for in her own way. But for now they would all celebrate the start of a New Year together. Though they all knew Phoebes nightmare would be with her for some time. For now they would hold each other in the love of each other's arms, as the older three held the baby letting her know her nightmare was over.