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As she opened the door the phone began to ring off the hook. Prue sprinted over to the phone to answer it.

"Is this Ms. Prudence Halliwell or Mrs. Piper Halliwell?" asked an unknown voice.

"Yes this is Prudence Halliwell," Prue replied urgently.

"Your younger sister Paige Mathews?" the voice asked.

"Yes, what has happened," Prue said in a worried voice.

"Your sister was in an accident. Head on collision. She's in critical condition at the moment. Is there anyway you could contact your other sister?" the man asked.

"We'll be right there," Prue said hanging up and dialing the number for P3. "Piper? Piper are you there? Pick-up!"

"Prue I'm here what's wrong?" Piper asked.

"It's Paige she was in an accident. Get down to the hospital right now!" Prue said tears starting to well up in her eyes. Prue hung up and ran to get back into her car to see Paige.

Meanwhile Piper had just hung up and was trying to contact Leo. She figured if the doctors couldn't do anything then Leo would be able to help. Finally after Piper's countless attempts to contact Leo, he showed up. "Look Leo, no time to explain. Paige is seriously injured and we need you right now."

"What happened?" Leo asked sounding worried.

"I'll explain in the car let's go!" Piper shouted. As Piper told Leo what Prue had told her, Leo's face suddenly turned very guilty looking. "Leo, what's wrong?"

"It's just that if she wasn't hurt be evil, then I really can't help her. It's the rules. I could have my wings clipped like I did when I saved you," Leo finished.

"Leo don't you dare bail on me now. It's been hard enough with Phoebe. We can't lose Paige too now. It would kill Prue and I!"

"I know it would. It's just, what happens if they do clip my wings? Then I would be of absolutely no use and I'm pretty sure you all need me now more than ever."

"Yes Leo, WE DO! That's why we need your help right now! God dammit Leo! Don't you understand!"

"Piper, honey, calm down."

"Don't you tell me to calm down! You have no idea what it's like to lose your sister and then 2 years later be faced with the loss of another sister!" Piper yelled as she got out of the car and walked towards the entrance of the hospital. Leo was trying to keep up with Piper but Piper just kept on walking faster and faster until she got to the receptionist's desk.

"Excuse me I'm looking for Paige Mathews room," Piper said trying to be calm.

"2nd floor, room 215," the receptionist said politely.

"Thank-you," Piper said briefly as she bolted for the elevator with Leo following. As the elevator stopped on the second floor, Piper and Leo sprinted to Paige's room. Prue was sitting on a chair right next to Paige, holding her hand tightly. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she looked at her sister. Piper opened the door quietly and pulled up a chair next to her younger sister. "How is she?"

"It's not good," Prue said voice full of tears, "there was serious trauma to the head and she's gone into a coma." Tears began to stream down Piper's cheeks upon listening to Prue.

"Will she make it?" Piper asked in a high pitched voice full of tears. Prue just shrugged her shoulders. She couldn't speak a word without breaking down completely. She couldn't handle this right now. First Andy then Phoebe, she couldn't let there be a third. Finally Prue had the courage to speak up.

"The doctors said that she won't make it unless she pulls out of a coma. They can't do anything else for her right now." Piper than got up and left the room for a moment to talk to Leo. She wasn't going to lose Paige like she lost Phoebe and if Leo wasn't going to help, he may as well just leave.

"Leo, you have to heal her," Piper said begging.

"Piper you know the rules," Leo said firmly, "she wasn't harmed by evil, than I can't help her."

"Then just go. We don't need you here if you're not going to help her." Piper than stalked off back to Paige's room. When Piper got back, Prue was stroking Paige's chocolaty, brown hair.

"I'm so sorry honey," Prue cried, "I should have taken better care of you. I should have been the older sister. I'm so sorry." Piper watched in utter despair as her sister grieved over her younger sister. Why did it have to be this way? Why should they always follow the rules when they'd sacrificed so much? Piper was extremely upset with Leo. He could break the rules for her but not for her sisters. How selfish was he?! Piper decided to give her sister a moment alone with Paige as she was still fuming at Leo. As Piper closed the door, quietly behind her, Leo suddenly appeared behind her.

"How bad is she?" he asked.

"Terrible. She's in a heavy coma and if she doesn't pull out of it, she won't make it," Piper replied in teary voice.

"Look if she doesn't pull out of it in a couple days, then I'll see if I can do anything. If it means that much to you," Leo said.

"Why the hell wouldn't it mean that much to me Leo? She's my god damn sister, my baby sister. Is that really what you think this is about, its meaning to me? Leo, I just...I just can't believe you lately, especially about this."

"Piper, what have I done wrong? What, I didn't want to break the rules for something that might have not worked anyway. That's not my fault."

"Would you have done it if it was me?"

"Piper how can I answer that?"

"Leo, that's the god damn point! You've been too selfish to look at anyone else but me, because I'm your wife. Well guess what, those are my sisters and I care more about what happens to them then I do myself just like you care more about me. Don't you understand that? Look if our marriage is going to work, then you need to side with me, not against me like you have been lately. If you're not going to work with that, then we aren't going to work." After finishing her long speech, Piper walked down the hallway to the elevator. She needed some fresh air, especially after Leo.