Piper looked down at her baby sister as she gently cradled her in her arms, her own tears running down her face. She had let her down, she had forgotten her baby's pain and put it aside to cope with her own. Not to mention she had used black magic to bring Prue back, or tried to anyway. But she hadn't. It hadn't worked. But she had wanted it to. She had every intention of bringing back her sister at whatever cost. But once again 'they' had intervened. But now when she needed them they were failing her. She couldn't leave her sister. She couldn't lose her sister. She cried as she held Phoebe in her arms as her own tears ran down her cheek and fell silently on to Phoebes.

Prue watched helplessly as Piper cried with their baby sister in her arms. But as she watched she felt her own heart breaking. She realized all this time that she herself had died and she had felt upset and even mad at them for taking her from her sisters, but some how this was different. This was her family and now one of them was gone. Her baby girl was gone and there was nothing she could do. She wrapped her arms around Piper who in turn was still holding Phoebe as they both cried for what was lost.

She followed the light that encircled her as she made her way forward. She passed by figures that she never really saw or even knew. But she watched them as she walked. They seemed happy, content.

"Phoebe?" the voice called out to her as she spun around to the familiar sound
"Andy?"
"Hi kiddo. What are you doing here?"
"I don't really know. I was helping." She stopped as she realized what she was about to say. Had she really seen her big sister?
"Prue. You were helping Prue save Piper." Andy said, as he placed his hands on her arms.

Phoebe looked up at him not really sure what to believe anymore. "Andy. Was she really sent to help us? To help Piper?"

Andy locked his eyes with hers. Even as kids he could never lie to Phoebe. He was never sure what it was. Maybe it was her youthful innocents he would never truly know.

"Yes she was Phoebe." A voice came from the shadow's that soon appeared to her.
"Mum?" she questioned as she stepped away from Andy
"Oh my baby girl. You and Piper have been through so much lately. But right now you are not suppose to be here."
"Well here I am."
"No. Prue was sent to help you both as she said. At first it was for Piper, she was hanging on to Prue and not letting you in or back in to her heart. But you were never supposed to be here."
"What happened? Because I'm here now." Phoebe said though more confused.
"I don't know. But you are not destined to die yet. You and Piper need each other." Patty said as she embraced her youngest daughter.

Phoebe embraced the warmth that she received from her mother. In most ways she could sense Prue in that same hug. Prue. It was then that something her mother said clicked in her mind. "I need to go back."
"Yes my dear you do." Was all Patty said.

She felt a gentle yet steady pull as she watched her mother and Andy pull her away from her.
"I love you Mum." She said as the light began to fade away.
"I love you too my baby." Patty said as her youngest disappeared from site.

Warmth was the next thing she felt as her own world came to life. She heard sounds and then felt the hot tears on her face. But somehow she knew they were not hers. They belonged to another. She gasped for breath as she felt arms wrapped around her, arms that quickly let her go as she sat up suddenly gasping in a few breaths of air.

Piper held her youngest sister much as she had Prue when she had died at the hands of Shax. But as her own tears cried to she quickly let go of her sister, in fear for her own life as Phoebe moved.

Gasping for air it was all Piper could do to re-hold her baby sister tighter then ever before fearing that what she was seeing was not real.

Phoebe clung to her sister fearing that she would once again leave her. She clung to the love that was there as she felt her own tears run down her face freely. "Piper?"
"I got you honey nothing is gonna take you again." Piper promised as she held her sister.

Prue looked on as she felt relief that her baby sister was alive. The well part was still in doubt as she wasn't sure what had just happened.

"Phoebs?" she asked gently not wanting to startle her little sister. But as her ice blue eyes met her sisters' chocolate brown there was no oldest, youngest as they embraced in a love that was lost.

They both cried as Piper joined their embrace. Neither one wanting to let go. But eventually Phoebe pulled back slightly as she looked deep in Prue's eyes.

"You can't stay can you?" she asked

Prue looked from Piper back to Phoebe. She knew that there was something that her sister had learned from her time away.

"Mum told me."
"She told you?"
"Not in so many words, but I knew what she meant."

Prue stood up and walked towards the window. Her heart was breaking more then; then when she first found out she had died. "I want to stay honest. You know I would never leave you two." She said quietly.
The next thing she felt was the warmth and love of someone behind her as they pulled her back against them.

"Prue I will love you now and always. You will always be in my heart. I can't even imagine what I was thinking."
"You were hurt and lost. That is what you were thinking. But now you need to be strong and be there for our sister."
"I don't know if I can."
"Yes you can. You always have. She needs you right now as much as you need her." Prue explained as she pulled her Piper to her. "I love you Piper and don't you ever forget that. No matter where you are or what you are doing I will always be here with you." Prue said as she placed her hand on her sisters' heart.
Piper looked down briefly to Prues hand as she again pulled her into a hug. "I will never let you go."
"And I wouldn't want you to. But right here and now you have to Piper. It's my destiny. Know that I will always and forever watch you two. I mean some one has to keep you from getting into trouble." Prue said as she brushed back the hair from Pipers face, before looking past her to her baby sister. "I will always love you Piper Halliwell and don't you ever forget that." she explained as she placed a gentle kiss on Piper forehead, before turning to Phoebe.

There were no words spoken as the two generations locked eyes. One full of wisdom and experience the other full of life and free spirit. A combination that clashed over the years.

Phoebe stepped forward as she easily slid into Prue's arms and embraced the love that was there. "Stay. We need you." Was all she said as she hung on to her sister.
"You know I want to, but it's not up to me. I will always watch out for you two and be there when I can help."
"Just like Grams?" Phoebe asked through her tears
"Just like Grams. And more." Prue assured her. "I love you." She finished as she placed a kiss on her cheek and stepped back, waiting for the feel of the orbs around her.

Piper stepped up to Phoebe and placed her arms around her sisters' shoulders holding her close. She made a silent promise to never let there be a gap between them again. "Love you Prue." Was all she said as she watched her big sister disappear to wherever it was angels went.

Piper wasn't sure how long they stood after she was gone. All she knew was she needed to be with Phoebe. They needed some time together.

"Phoebs." Piper just kept her eyes on the spot that Prue had been standing. "I'm really sorry."
Phoebe didn't say anything at first as she too starred at where Prue had been. "Piper it wasn't your fault." She finally said as a tear tried to escape.

"I shouldn't have shut you out. I should have listened to what you and Cole were trying to tell me. I could have gotten us all killed. Not to mention had Prue and I banished to spend our souls for eternity in hell with the Source."
"Piper. You did what you thought was best. You did it for your love of Prue."
"I did it for my love for you. I knew something bad happened to you down there and I wanted to help. But you.."
"Pushed you away. I'm sorry Piper. Everything happened so fast. I couldn't even begin to think of what happened to me after Prue."
"So we both pushed each other. So new rule in this house. No more pushing. We face our pain and troubles together."
"Agreed." Phoebe said as she turned around and hugged Piper. "I love you big Sis."
"And I love you baby girl."

Later that night Piper sat on the couch flipping the pages of an old book. The fire burning gently casting a soft glow to the living room. With each page she felt the pang to her heart. She hardly even noticed her sister climb next to her and rest her head on Pipers shoulder. Out of instinct Piper placed her arm over Phoebes shoulder as they both turned the pages. Looking at the pictures of the family they had lost.

"Piper?"
"Yeah?" Piper asked turning the next page coming across a picture of the three of them in the club right after it was open
"Are we still going to keep with the demon fighting. I mean. Without Prue?"
"Its something that we will have to wait and see Phoebe. I mean I think Prue would want us to. That's why she gave us her powers."
"Yeah. She would wouldn't she?"
"Yes she would. And I think even with her not here she still will be with us in our hearts."
"Always and forever right? That's what we promised each other that night one summer. Remember when we picked our fingers a giving a blood oath to always to be sisters."
"Always and forever Phoebe." Piper repeated as she wrapped her arms around her sister tight. "Always and forever."