Chapter 5: Where are our powers?

"I wonder what the hell Andy's planning in his mind." Prue mumbled, as she was driving to their special place. As she was parking the car, her eyes came across a picture of Andy and her together. She didn't even remember when she put that on, and for some reasons, she hadn't thrown it away yet. Swallowed hard, Prue tried to sue away the tension thoughts in her mind, and started to walk toward to their swing. A figure already was there, and through all those times together, she could be sure it was Andy. But she was hesitated, not knowing whether she should go on or not. She's hurt him, she's said she would never see him again, and now they were at their spot, it was like she's not keeping her words. Before she could do anything further, Andy turned around and saw Prue. A mixture of different feelings appeared in both of their minds. Andy was relived and happy that she came, but also afraid she would hurt him again, like what she did at the restaurant. Prue was surprised, stunned and at that time she just want to run, run far away from his sparkling blue eyes, they seemed like they were digging through her bleeding heart.

"You came." Andy said, as Prue started walking toward him.

"Yeah. Still amazed how I made it." Prue joked as she sat next to him, tried to lighter the passion of love they had in the atmosphere. Andy laughed a bit, and made his face serious again. "Prue, the issues at the restaurant…" he started.

"I'm sorry, I forgot that I told you to be there." Andy felt a chill. How could she forget him so fast? Or she just pretended to? "Sherman was just caught up with me and after that…you know what happened." Prue said the last words like whispers. She also avoided looking into Andy's eyes, so that he might not be able to know that she was lying.

"Sherman? You mean Sherman Enturn in high school?" Andy asked, surprised. He wasn't expected it was his old friend who kissed Prue. Anyway, that guy used to date her when Andy and she were fighting. Prue only nodded, instead of an answer. "So that's why you guys started so fast." He laughed as saying, as it was something very funny, just to cover his true emotions.

There was silent for a few minutes, both minds running with questions and answers, but most of all the desire wanting to be with each other, just until Andy started again, "Piper came to me earlier." He said, decided to tell Prue that her younger sister had told him the truth – or at least what he hoped was happened.

"What did she say?" Prue asked, almost immediately. She was afraid if Andy's known her 'little' secret, but somehow she could found herself being able to smile happily.

"Well nothing much, just…" Andy started to wander around, but when his eyes met hers, he could feel she was starving the truth. "She said that you were the one who set all these stuffs, the kiss, the date, everything. Piper also told me that you still…" He wondered if he was allowed to say it. "…love me." He whispered, smiled to himself with the thoughts if only it was her telling him that. Prue looked away from his look. He knew. What would she say? She couldn't lie, he would again know at once.

"I really want to believe they're true, but after all those things you've done, I need to be sure. Did Piper say the truth, Prue?" Andy asked, hoping so bad Prue would say yes. Prue didn't know what to do. She just wanted Andy to be safe. And that meant he mustn't know her feelings. "Andy, I think talking about what I feel is not important. The important thing is your safety." She looked up and met his eyes, his caring, loving, sparkling blue eyes, and it made love filled her empty, lonely heart.

"So it's true then?" Andy asked, knowing her so well. Prue just smiled, and looked down again. "I never want anything to hurt you, especially if that thing's in my world."

"But Prue, I…" Andy was about to retort, but Prue interrupted by stood up. "It's 9:30 already, Piper and Phoebe are waiting at home. Please, don't ever see me again, I beg you." She had decided to leave, it was the best way to avoid further questions. She quickly grabbed her purse and walked away fast, didn't leave Andy a chance to catch her. "Andy, I love you." She whispered really low so that he couldn't hear her, but deep inside her she wished somehow he'd heard it. She wanted deeply to stay and talk with him, but she knew she couldn't. As long as she's near Andy, he's in danger. This is her world, and he's nothing to do with it, that's all.

"I love you Prue." Andy finished his sentence, knowing there was no way she could hear it, but he just couldn't keep it inside. "I'll always be waiting for you."

Manor

"You told him?" Phoebe asked again, seemed like she didn't believe it. Piper, the middle sister who always had been a peacemaker, now was making troubles? It sounded so absurd.

"Um…yeah. Why not? He deserves to know. Anyway, I was trying to get my older brother back, that's all. You know we all want him to be our older brother officially!" Piper said, she knew Phoebe and she had always wanted Andy to be with Prue, and be their brother.

"I know, not that I don't want too but doing that means you'll have to deal with Prue, and you know how stubborn she is!" Phoebe replied, just as their sister's voice appeared. "Want what?" she asked, as walking into the living room where the others were standing.

"Nothing! We were just…err…just…erm…talking about…err…" Piper tried to get a reason to explain the issue without mentioning about Andy, but she was stunned. As Prue looked up suspiciously Phoebe added to what Piper was trying to say, "About your hair, we were talking about your hair!" she said, happily that she's found the reason.

"What's up with my hair?" The oldest sister questioned, wondering if they were talking about something else, not her hair at all. Something like…issues about her and Andy.

"Erm…we…er…we think it's too…er…long…Yes! We think you should cut your hair short like the time we first receive our powers!" Piper added, though she liked her sister's hair very much. Just that it was the only way to get out of the situation.

"Oh it's really funny because yesterday we were talking about the same thing and all of you said that my hair is very beautiful." Prue snapped, made her sisters stunned. While they were thinking for another reason, a demon stormed in unexpectedly. The Charmed Ones didn't have time to defend, and before they had it, the demon had thrown a fireball toward Piper. She tried to freeze it, but it didn't work. The ball was just slow down for a second and then back to its normal speed. Luckily, Prue had used her telekinesis to throw the ball into another direction, made the demon seemed really surprised.

"Thanks" Piper said, as she was trying to freeze the demon, but instead of freezing, it was just slow down, like its fireball.

"Don't thank me yet!" Prue replied as she threw the demon into the kitchen and knocked it out. "You're right. I shouldn't thank you. Look at my once beautiful kitchen!" Piper complained, when she saw how her kitchen had been 'destroy'.

"Oops, sorry. C'mon, help me tight this thing before it woke up!" Prue commanded, grabbed a maximum-size robe and started to tight the demon.

After the work had been done, and Phoebe had gone upstairs to check on the Book of Shadows, the left Charmed Ones stood with each other and watched the demon, 'til Piper started a conversation.

"We weren't talking about your hair at all, Prue." Piper said, decided to tell the truth.

"I know. You were talking about me and Andy, weren't you?" Prue replied, as she's heard everything.

"How'd you know? You heard us, right?" Piper asked, really surprised that her older sister had known everything.

"Nope. Just that you always use my hair when you guys were talking about me and my love life, since you were only 10." The oldest Charmed One replied, as she smiled. Suddenly a rat came out from the mess that created by throwing the demon into the kitchen. "ARGH!" Piper screamed, since she hated rats, especially in her 'precious' kitchen, as she waved her hands and used her freezing power to freeze it. But nothing happened and the animal continued running passed the sisters.

"What the hell…" both of them said in union, in surprised and also fear. Unbelievable, Prue tried to use her telekinesis to lift the table up, but it stayed in its position. "What the heck is going on with our powers?" Prue yelled, in disappointment, just as their youngest sister ran down from the attic, shouting with her hands carrying the Book of Shadows, "Look guys! Look at the pages!"

Prue and Piper both gasped. The pages once were filled with words, spell and pictures about supernatural beings, now were just empty ones with the discolored white.

"Why this reminds me to the time we had to give up our powers to Rex Buckland?" Prue mumbled, but still her sisters could hear it.

"There's only one reason for all of these freaky thing." Phoebe said, knowingly, but still, in fear.

"Our powers are gone!" The Charmed Ones said, in union.