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PART EIGHT: "Why isn't it working?"

In the living room, Leo had made himself as calm as he could before hurrying over to Phoebe's still form lying on the couch, thinking about hurrying over to Piper's and Prue's bodies. He breathed a sigh of relief when he could see her chest moving up and down Thank God she's still breathing--lightly, even lighter than Prue was--but still breathing nonetheless. That's a good sign.

He put his hands over the worst of her injuries, her head. As his healing ability activated, a golden glow emanated from his hands and slowly enveloped her entire head. But the bright glow both in his hands and surrounding her head immediately dimmed, just barely lighting both, and it scared the tar out of him. No! No! She is so far gone, even farther than Prue was! I might not be able to bring her back, and no way I can stand that. Please, God. Please, God.

"Why isn't it working?" Cole demanded, but Leo ignored him, concentrating on his job, praying for all he was worth. It can't be her time, too! It can't!

After what seemed like hours but was actually just a couple of minutes, the light illuminating Leo's hands and Phoebe's head finally began to brighten, finally glowing a bright gold and her breathing became deeper. As the bright golden light spread down to completely envelope her entire body, he breathed a prayer of gratitude, especially when her eyes started to flutter as she slowly regained consciousness.

As she slowly came to, Phoebe could feel the warmth of Leo's healing powers flowing over her body and when she managed to open her eyes, she could see his once-worried and now-relieved face. Looking over, she could also see Cole pacing the rug. But there was one person she wanted to see, had to see, more than anyone else and didn't see. "Prue! Prue! Where's Prue?"

Her sister was still in the midst of mentally berating herself for allowing her anger to get the better of her when she heard the sweetest sound--a voice she thought she'd never hear again--that of her baby sister. And much to Prue's surprise, that voice wasn't calling out for Cole--it was calling out for her. As she released herself from Andy's embrace and flew towards the sound, she shook her head wonderingly. After that blowout we had a couple of hours ago, I thought I'd be the last person she would be wanting to see.

In a flash, Prue was in the living room sitting on the couch with her arms wrapped around her baby sister in a huge hug. A feeling of relief washed over her. "Phoebs, thank God you're okay, baby girl." 'Cause I don't know what I'd do if I lost you, too.

Phoebe very happily hugged her big sister back, so glad that Prue no longer seemed to be so angry at her, as happy tears flowed down her own cheeks. "Oh, Prue, I'm so very sorry! I didn't mean to ignore you and Piper and the innocents! I didn't. Really I didn't!"

"It's okay, baby girl; I understand; it's okay." At that moment, nothing else in the world mattered to Prue. Her little sister was still alive, and that was all that counted, and the smile on her teary face told Prue that Phoebe felt the same way. "You had me so scared. Don't you ever do that again!" she admonished, her own tears flowing freely down her face.

That made Phoebe laugh through her tears as did the two men sharing the room with them. Leo and Cole had no idea what had precipitated this reunion; they were just glad it had. Cole was almost as glad as he was that Leo's healing had worked. That had to be some fight for Phoebe to call out Prue's name rather than mine. He could've been a bit upset about that, but he was still just so relieved that she was all right, since he didn't know what he would've done had he lost her.

Now he hurried over to the couch and sank to his knees so he could softly plant a kiss on his love's forehead. "Thank god and Leo you're all right!"

Phoebe smiled a wide smile at her sweetie and kissed him back before turning to look at Leo. "I felt myself blacking out. I didn't know if you'd hear me. Thank you, Leo."

Leo slowly shook his head and diverted his eyes away from Phoebe's grateful ones and towards the far wall instead. "Don't thank me. Cole's the one who heard you and brought you here and Prue's the one who yelled for me until I came. Me, I almost lost you. Just like I lost Piper."

Tears began to fill his eyes again. "I should've felt you when you were hurt, Phoebe. I should've come as soon as you called, as soon as Prue called. You could've died, Phoebe! And it would've been all my fault! I was so busy feeling sorry for myself for losing Piper that I didn't do my job and almost lost you, too! I'm no good as your whitelighter anymore. No good." His shoulders slumped and his head dropped so that he was once again looking at the floor through bright tear-filled eyes.

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