She ran, faster then she even thought she could. But there wasn't much she even recalled about herself. But she knew she was scared. Running down the darkened alley she stopped before she made a sharp turn.

Making her way down the street she soon found the high rising steeple of the church before her. Running towards it she wrapped her arms around her to fend off the cold, as she made her way to the door.

A nun opened the door and in seeing the poor soul before her, she ushered her in. Taking a blanket near by she wrapped it around the woman before her, and like a frail child in her arms as she wept.

She rested as she saw the images in her mind over and over. What was it she really saw? She tried to piece everything together but she couldn't.

"Sister Lily?"

"She came in last night. She was so scared." She answered, as she watched the sleeping woman on the small cot that was normally her own bed. The shelter was more then full. They could not except anymore homeless people. But she could not turn the child away

He looked down on the sleeping figure, "Its ok. She needs shelter. That is what we are here for. Let her rest for now." He spoke as he watched the figure sleep. Even from the back he reminded her of someone he once knew.

He ran. He ran faster then he even thought possible for him to run. He heard her cry of pain and scream of sorrow as he continued his run. Ignoring the throbbing in his head he quickly fell to his knees beside Piper. There was so much blood he couldn't even tell where she was hurt. They had taken one from them, he would not lose another. Especially this one.

Even his heart was connected to this one as he heard her cry her name. He knew, if he lost Piper, then the other would soon be lost as well.

"Come on Honey. Hang on. Don't you let go."

"Leo. What's taking so long?"

Leo held his hands over her body as the soft glow spread throughout her. "She almost died. A few more seconds and we would have lost her." he said still concentrating on the one sister who had stolen his heart.

Piper gasped as she felt the air rush into her lungs. As Leo helped her sit back up he embraced her tight

"What the hell happen?"

"Demon. What else." She said, as she looked at Piper.

Piper saw the love and concern on her sisters' face. Letting go of Leo she went to her sister.

"Hey I'm ok."

"I can't even imagine what I would do if I had lost you too." she felt the tear starting down her face.

Piper looked eyes with her and wiped away the tears.

"Look why don't we go home. Sit in front of the fire with a mug of my special hot chocolate."

"What about the innocent?"

"She ran. I'll take you two home. We can try and locate her in the morning." Leo said wrapping his arms around the two of them before they all became a glow of blue and white lights.

She sat on the couch and everything from before had raced through her mind. How she watched her sister die and how it almost happened again. She felt the tears well up but she made no effort to wipe them away.

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Piper stood over the stove lost in her own thoughts. As she waited for the water to boil.

"Hey you ok Piper?"

She looked up and met his caring eyes. What was it about him that she first fell in love with? It was so long ago she couldn't even remember. But then it wasn't that long ago. What? Almost three years.

"Yeah I was just thinking of everything."

"Look why don't I leave you two alone tonight. I think just the two of you might be good for both of you." He said as he wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his head on her shoulder.

"You know for a guy your pretty smart."

"Well, I learned from three sisters when they needed time to themselves." He smiled down at her before giving her a quick kiss, "Call me if you need anything."

"I will." Piper watched as his orbs were soon nothing but a memory as she made the hot chocolate and went back to the living room. "Here. Drink this. It'll make you feel better."

"Only if you remembered the Baileys."

"Of course."

They sat in silence just enjoy the company of the other.

"I'm Sorry." She finally said quietly.

Piper looked over at her sister, "for what?"

"I couldn't get to you. Everything happened so fast."

"It wasn't sure fault."

"Piper you almost died. And I froze."

"You did not freeze. I saw you." Piper placed her mug on the table and faced her sister. Taking the mug her sister, she then took both her hands in hers, "Look at me."

Prue looked up at Pipers soft brown eyes.

Even now Piper could still see the pain in the blue eyes before her. "Prue stop it. I'm not going anywhere. And Phoebe didn't want to either."

"I watched her die Piper. I couldn't save her. I was supposed to protect you two. I promised Mum."

"Prue. I was there to remember. There was nothing we could have done. He did this, not us. And for once not even a demon. It was his own rage that killed her."

"And his rage for me that got her killed." Prue let everything out as she felt the tears running freely down her face.

Piper reached over and hugged Prue as she felt her own tears. It had been six months since they had lost Phoebe. But to them it felt like it was just yesterday.

Prue suddenly let out a small chuckle as she held Piper. Pulling back slightly she held her sister close to her, "you know she would kick our asses if she saw us right now?"

"Yeah I know." Piper agreed, as they both conjured an image in their minds of Phoebe kicking their asses, or trying too.

It was there, later that night, that Leo found them sleeping. Piper leaning against Prue each with their arms and hands interlocking with the other.

Taking a blanket from the closet he draped it over them, wondering if they had dealt with the one demon they could never defeat: The death of their baby sister to a mad man.