Sorry for the delayed update. I just haven't been in a very good mood so I haven't been able to write.
Prue stood at her window, staring at the raindrops that had been falling ever since she came home. It was almost like the sky was crying with her. She had lost her son before she had even gotten a chance to be with him for real. She heard a knock at her door. Both her sisters came into the room. Prue didn't turn to face them. She felt their arms wrap around her. Soon floods of tears streamed down her cheeks. This time the pain couldn't be held in. Prue couldn't pretend like nothing was wrong. Her son was gone. She knew even if she went searching for him, nothing would matter. Even if they managed to get him back; it would never stop the demons from coming and taking him back or killing him. She would never be able to raise both of her children and that tore her heart in two.
Piper and Phoebe held their sister, their hearts aching for her. It wasn't fair to have to choose between two children. Nothing they could say could make anything better. Sure, the minute Prue gave the word, they go searching for him, but it wouldn't make anything better.
Piper looked and saw Leo standing in the doorway. She saw the pink bundle in his arms and let go of Prue. She came over and took Anna from Leo. Heading back to her sister, she placed the baby in her mother's arms. Prue looked down at the baby, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
"Sweetie, why don't you two get some rest" Piper said.
Prue shook her head. She sat down on her bed, never taking her eyes off of Anna.
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THAT NIGHT
Piper sat on her bed in her room. As Leo entered the room he saw tears rolling down Piper's cheeks.
"It's not fair" Piper said, through her tears. "She just wants to be with her kids"
Leo wrapped his arms around Piper.
"We can try to get him back" Leo said.
Piper shook her head.
"Even if we got him back, the Elders would take Anna, or a demon would come and kill him, or he would be kidnapped again" Piper said, crying. "No matter how hard we try, how is this ever going to work out?"
Piper buried her head in Leo's shoulder.
"And she's all alone" Piper said. "She won't talk to us and she doesn't have anyone else to talk to"
Leo comforted his wife as all of her emotions came pouring out.
"God, it's like both sides turned against her" Piper said. "What has she ever done to deserve this? She has lost everything, Mom, Grams, Andy, and now Caleb. I just wish there was something I could do, but I feel so helpless"
"Right now, we have to be there for her" Leo said. "Even if she won't talk to you, just being there is going to help her"
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PHOEBE'S ROOM
Phoebe sat on the edge of her bed, staring at the wall. She didn't even notice Cole come in the room.
"Phoebe" Cole said, softly.
Phoebe flinched.
"Oh, hi" Phoebe said, quietly.
Cole walked over and sat down by Phoebe.
"How are you?" Cole asked.
Phoebe laughed bitterly.
"I'm fine" Phoebe said. "I'm not the one who just lost my son"
Phoebe looked down at the floor.
"Phoebe, there's something bugging you" Cole said. "I can see it in your eyes"
Phoebe shook her head.
"I have always been the one to remind Prue that Caleb's evil" Phoebe said. "During her pregnancy, I always had to be the one to point that out. I had no problem taking to the underworld if it meant finding my sister, but I barely even considered his safety…"
"That's not true" Cole said.
"Yes it is" Phoebe said. "As ashamed as I am to admit it, it was true…"
Phoebe paused and brushed a tear from her eye.
"But today, even if his powers were evil, he used them to do what any little kid would do, find his mother and keep her safe. And finally I realized, he's not evil, he's just a baby who wants to be with his mom" Phoebe said. "And we weren't careful enough to stop him from being taken"
"Phoebe, it wasn't your fault" Cole said. "None of us knew what to expect with this, and none of us knew Moira would take Caleb"
"You say we didn't know" Phoebe said, shaking her head. "But in the back of my mind I did"
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Prue laid on her bed crying. She had given up; she didn't want to deal with magic anymore. She wouldn't have even wanted to live if it wasn't for her sisters and her daughter. Prue heard Anna start to cry from her bassinet and Prue walked over to it. She scooped her daughter into her arms and started to rock her.
"I know" Prue said. "It's not fair, but you've got me, okay. I'll never leave you, you hear me, never"
She kissed her daughter's forehead.
"Nobody can keep me from you again" Prue said.
Anna's cries softened until they were just whimpers. Prue looked down into her daughter's blue eyes. It was almost as if she could see the pain and confusion her daughter was feeling. She saw her daughter looking into her own eyes.
"We're going to make it together" Prue said, softly. "Okay, we'll find your brother, and we'll be a family"
Anna's eyes fluttered shut as her mother continued whispering comforting words. Both comforting each other and helping to dull their aching hearts.
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THE NEXT MORNING
Piper walked into her sister's room expecting to find her in there. Instead she found an empty room with a bed that hadn't been slept in. She headed to Phoebe's room and knocked on the door.
"Phoebe?" Piper asked.
Phoebe opened her door. Piper noticed the dark circles under Phoebe's eyes and assumed they matched her own.
"Do you know where Prue is?" Piper asked.
They heard a boom from the attic and they both started running. When they got there they saw Prue in front of a smoking potion.
"What are you doing?" Piper asked.
"Getting my son back" Prue said.
A small cry came from the bassinet behind Prue. Prue stopped what she was doing to pick up Anna.
"What potion are you using?" Piper asked.
"Not potion, spell" Prue said. "It didn't work; I think I didn't use enough thyme"
"Did you even sleep at all?" Phoebe asked.
"I slept enough" Prue said. "More than it looks like you two have"
"Somehow I don't believe you" Phoebe said.
Prue rolled her eyes and continued working on various spells, but each one seemed to backfire.
"Can we do anything to help?" Phoebe asked. "Maybe the power of three"
"No, it's fine" Prue said. "I've got this"
"Prue, you don't have to do this alone" Piper said.
"Do what?" Prue asked. "It's just some spells"
"Well at least let me take Anna and give you a little break" Phoebe said.
"I don't need a break" Prue said. "It's fine, stop worrying"
Prue placed Anna back in the bassinet. She repeated a spell and tossed a few ingredients in. There was another loud boom and Prue fell backwards. Piper and Phoebe ran towards her and helped her up.
"That's enough Prue, you're going to get yourself killed" Piper said, firmly.
"If that's what it takes to find him" Prue said.
"Prue, maybe you're not meant to" Phoebe said.
Prue snapped towards Phoebe.
"Don't say that!" Prue exclaimed. "Don't you dare say I'm not meant to find my son!"
Anna started to cry hearing her mother yell. Prue sighed and picked her back up and started rocking her.
"Prue, she's just saying maybe you're not meant to find him like this" Piper said. "Maybe if you take a break and then we can try again together"
"No" Prue said. "I'm not going to take a break, my son's out there all alone without his family"
"We know that" Phoebe said. "But this is obviously not the answer to find him"
"You don't know that" Prue said. "If you guys are tired, go do something else. You don't have to stand here and watch"
"Prue, please" Piper said. "Come eat or something"
"Piper, stop" Phoebe said. "If she wants to keep working, let her"
Phoebe took Piper's arm and led her out of the attic. They went downstairs into the kitchen. They saw Cole and Leo sitting at the table.
"How is she?" Leo asked.
"She's…Prue" Phoebe said. "She's been in the attic all last night and all this morning"
"I don't suppose the Elders had anything useful" Piper said.
Leo shook his head.
"They won't get involved" Leo said.
Piper scoffed.
"What a surprise" Piper said, sarcastically. "After all we've done for them, they don't even give a dam"
Piper looked to Cole hopefully.
"Did you find out anything?" Piper asked.
"Nobody knows where Moira is" Cole said.
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ATTIC
Prue sat on the couch feeding Anna.
"They just don't understand" Prue said, to Anna. "Nothing's wrong, I don't need any help. We'll find your brother, you believe me, right? We're going to be a family, nobody's going to stop us"
Prue looked down at Anna. Why couldn't anyone understand her? She didn't want to talk about what was going on. She didn't want to take the safe route and make this huge plan to find Caleb. She just wanted to get her son at all costs.
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REPLIES: Replies are going to be a little short today. Sorry, but I'm so tired I can't even think, and my throat hurts (stupid allergies), and my toe hurts (because I'm incredibly graceful and broke my pinky toe last Saturday).
Charmed225: Yeah, I actually let the fly live, I was too lazy to get a fly swatter, lol. I know, I've stopped announcing who my favorite characters are because they always end up leaving the show. Thanks for reviewing!
Charmedchick34: Thanks for reviewing! Glad you liked the chapter!
Lizardmomma: Glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for reviewing!
Mony19: I'm actually debating not revealing who the demon is until the sequel. Of course, I haven't decided if I'm going to stop this soon and do a sequel or just make this a longer story. I'm thinking I like the longer story idea. Well, I've got to hurrying up replying cause I really should go to bed. Thanks for reviewing!
Ooo, almost forgot…yea Madelia's gone! Well, we hope, cause I'm not about to tell.
Piperloveleoalways: Caleb has experienced a lot more than your normal baby I guess, lol. We'll have to see who the demon is. I'm not going to reveal it for quite a while. I'm glad you like the story. And you were absolutely right not to trust Moira. Never trust a demon, you think they would know that by now. Well, I have to hurry up so, thanks for reviewing!
Prucole: Of course, I couldn't let the chapter end happily, lol. Glad you liked it and thanks for reviewing!
MJLS: I'm so glad you liked the chapter and that you review!
PrueHalliwell2000: I'm glad you like this story! Thanks for reviewing!
PrueTrudeau: Glad you liked the chapter! Of course, it was due time for some mother daughter demon butt kicking. It'll be a while before I reveal who the demon is, until then, I'll be trying to drop some hints (unfortunately I've never been good at giving hints, lol). Well, thanks for reviewing!
Brittany: Frightening? Never, lol. I'm flattered that you did your happy dance because of the last chapter, lol. In return I shall do my happy dance when you review (now that is frightening, lol)
Lucky you, I don't get out of school until next Thursday. Even then, I can't look forward to it because I have finals all day Wednesday and all day Thursday so I have to start studying, ick. Well, thanks for reviewing!
Jedi Alanna: Wow, evil friends, lol. Glad you liked the chapter. And I've managed to keep the flies away from the computer so far, lol. Thanks for reviewing!
Limnamae: Well, I can be a mean person, lol, just kidding (mostly, lol). Well, you'll have to hang in a little bit before the mystery demon is revealed. And I'm glad you think Caleb's cool. He's going to have some tough choices in store when he gets older, though. Thanks for reviewing!
Charmed4eva1990: Congrats for learning something that the Halliwells have yet to, never work with demons, lol. I'm glad you liked the chapter and thanks for reviewing!