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Recap - "That's true but-"Leo answered but before he could finish his sentence or comment a familiar voice rang throughout the room.

"Can't you boys do anything right?"

Chapter Six

Time seemed to come to an abrupt halt as the group turned their attention to the newcomer. It was a woman. She appeared to be in the later years of her life, mid-sixties or early seventies. Her brown hair was short and fell in slight curls around her face. Her hazel eyes were intense and shown with power and confidence not unlike a warrior's. Her face was stern, a frown drawn across her lips. Piper, Phoebe and Paige recognized her immediately.

"Grams!" the three young women exclaimed in unison, each moving to embrace the older woman in a gentle hug. Penelope Halliwell smiled and with a greeting of "Hello, girls." returned the gestures happily before turning her complete and full attention to Leo and Andy, frown once again in place.

"Well?" Penny asked imploringly, letting her intense gaze fall on both men one at a time. "Are either of you going to give me an explanation or am I going to have to handle this myself?" Andy eyed the woman wearily. He had met Penny only briefly during his training as a whitelighter and found her to be quite pleasant albeit a bit stern however, he had yet to be acquainted with her temper and dangerous wrath. Leo had warned him to be extremely cautious in the event that this occurred but, Andy hadn't believed him until now. Even if it was hard for him to admit, he felt slightly intimidated. Leo, on the other hand, only sighed and moved towards his wife's grandmother preparing to appease her. He had expected this might happen especially after what had happened upon their last meeting only a few hours prior to the first encounter between Andy and Paige. It gave him a headache just thinking about it!

Flashback

Leo glanced around slowly letting his eyes give the room a once over. He remembered this place all too well.

"Whitelighter Headquarters," Leo thought to himself. "How could I forget?" Being there was bittersweet to him and brought back several long-buried memories. Some were of his happier times here during his training as a young whitelighter. Others were of his many arguments with the Elders about the relationship he and Piper shared. At the time he didn't care for the Elders opinion. Even now, as an Elder himself, he still didn't. As his eyes continued to scour the room he made several tiny, almost nonexistent, observations. The white, marble floors remained the same polished, and unscathed. They seemed to glow brightly even without the presence of actual lights in the room. The high golden doors that lay along the back wall were still as solid and imploring as he remembered protecting the important objects that were contained within. Even the delicate marble fountain in the corner seemed the same! Leo tore his blue eyes away from the room and headed east to the garden where he knew Penny and Patty would be waiting for him. He was confused and wondered what was so important that he had to come to them instead of the other way around. He pushed his anxiety to the back of his mind and pushed onward. When Penny had first contacted him she had sounded rushed and nervous as if she were about to be caught. When he had asked what was wrong she had only stated that she had something of great importance that she wanted to speak to him about. When he reached the pair of red double doors that led to the garden he paused for a moment. The gold trim along the doors shone gently as did the doorknobs. Leo sighed and prepared for the worst before taking on of his hands – which had previously hung at his sides – and grabbing onto the left knob, turning it gently. He crossed the threshold and headed to the center of the garden where both Penny and Patty were waiting patiently. As Leo neared, the women greeted him.

"Leo, it's good to see you again." Patty said, smiling gently. Next to her Penny only nodded, the importance of the subject weighing heavily on her shoulders.

"Hello, Leo. Thank you for coming to see us."

"No problem," Leo replied. "What did you want to talk to me about?"

"It has come to our attention that the girls, all of them, have been quite depressed lately." Penny said solemnly. Leo nodded. The sisters seemed rather upset recently. Piper often looked through the old photo album that sat on her dresser and cried. He had tried comforting her but she had only reassured him that she was fine. She just missed Prue. They all did, himself included. Penny took his nod as a sign to continue and did so.

"So, Patty and I have come up with a plan so to speak."

"Really, what's the plan?" Leo asked cautiously. He had an extremely bad feeling about this.

"Well, we're going to bring Prue back to life." Penny stated as though it were a fact printed in an old history textbook. Leo stood too stunned to move for a few moments before he finally regained his composure. The absurdity of the statement made him want to balk. He didn't. Instead, he surveyed the women slowly before answering.

"But that's – "

"Impossible? Only nearly and besides, you want the girls to be happier? Don't you?" Penny finished for him.

"Well, yes. Of course I do but-"

"Good. Then I think I will go work on the potion for Prue's return. Are you coming Patty?"

"Mother!" Patty exclaimed. Penny shot her daughter a warning glance before leaving the garden. Patty sighed and gave Leo an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry Leo. We'll contact you again when we know more alright? For right now we need you to look after a new whitelighter. I believe you know him. Andy Tredeau?"

"Yeah, we've met a couple of times. Isn't he Prue's ex-boyfriend?"

"Yes. He will be waiting for you in the main Hall."

"Alright, but-"

"The rest will all be said soon enough." Patty stated gently, tearing Leo away from asking a risky question. With that she too left the garden, leaving him standing alone and extremely confused. Leo stuffed his hands in the front pockets of his dark blue jeans and walked resolutely to the hall where Andy waited. This was going to be very interesting.

End Flashback

Leo sighed. That had been an exhausting experience in his opinion but he doubted anyone would disagree. He knew by looking at Penny's stern frown and Piper's inquiring gaze that he was walking straight into another.

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Prue was astonished. How could they all just sit there and lie to her she didn't know but, that was the least of her worries. She lay once again in the soft grass where she had awoken a few hours ago. Her dark brown – almost black hair fanned out gently behind her as she stared up at the blue sky in contemplation. She tried to analyze what her mother and grandmother had just told her. She had been explaining to them what she remembered from before she fainted. Then her mother dropped the biggest sort of news one could imagine, well in her opinion. She kept hearing drone slowly on in her head like a broken record. At any rate it was unforgettable. She heard it again.

"Prue, your grandmother and I well……we want to return you to your sisters……by bringing you back to life."

At first she was surprised. Then she was angry. Finally she was happy. Maybe, it was all three at once. If one could feel those three emotions all at the same time Prue didn't know. She gently tore a blade of grass from the ground and began twirling it between her right thumb and forefinger. She finally let it sink in as she lay there, quietly. She let a smile light her face.

She was going home.

Authoress Note – Hey everyone! How are you? I'm sorry for the long wait I was out of town last week and didn't get a chance to update. At any rate I hope it wasn't too long a wait compared to my last update. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the fourth and fifth chapters! I really appreciate your comments and opinions! Anyway, Thanks again and don't forget to please READ & REVIEW!

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