Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction.

Dream Sorcerer - Scared

Phoebe felt Pipers arm around her waist as they followed right behind Prue's bed. She was being moved out of the ER and into her own room. She was out of danger and to Phoebe that was all that mattered.

Watching as they settled the oldest in her room, Phoebe and Piper each took up sides on either side of her.

"You guys go home. I'm fine."

"No way. He almost got you Prue and you can't deny that." Piper told her sister as she sat down in the chair beside Prue.

Prue looked over at Piper and knew she was right. But she also had to be strong. It was who she was. "Piper I'm ok now. He's gone."

"You're still hurt."

Prue couldn't argue that. She had a one on one with a utility pole and lost. Every part of her ached in some way, but she didn't want to worry her sisters. Sisters. She turned and looked at Phoebe who sat quietly beside her with her hand playing with the hair at the top of her head. "Phoebs?"

"Yeah."

Prue held her sisters' eyes to her. Even though the distance between had decreased over the last year, she could still read into her heart.

"I'm ok sweetie." Prue moved her hand and squeezed Phoebes hand to give her that extra reassurance.

"I know." Phoebe lied as she squeezed Prue's hand. But as she looked in her sisters' eyes she knew Prue knew what she was really thinking.

"Go home you two. I'm fine. I just need some rest."

Piper looked at Prue a moment before leaning over and placing a kiss on the top of her heard. "I love you."

"Me too." Prue replied

Phoebe hesitated a moment for fear of hurting her sister, before Prue reached up and pulled her into a hug.

"I'm ok." she whispered to Phoebe as she held on to her baby sister.

"I love you." Phoebe said before letting go and feeling Pipers hand reaching for hers, guiding her from the hospital room.

It wasn't long before Prue gave into the drugs in her system and let sleep take over the healing of her body.

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Piper looked over at her younger sister on the drive home. She knew Prue would be ok but as she looked at Phoebe she knew her younger sister wasn't convinced, and she wasn't hiding it very well either.

Pulling the Jeep in to the driveway Piper watched as Phoebe quickly excited the vehicle and went straight up the stairs into the Manor. Turning off the ignition Piper took a deep sigh and started towards the old Victorian, after her sister.

Piper made her way towards the back of the Manor to her safe haven; the kitchen. Setting the kettle on the element she turned and prepared the two mugs.

As the kettle boiled she turned off the element and lifted the kettle off the flame. Adding the water and stirring the mugs she placed each mug on a tray before heading up stairs.

Gently knocking on her sisters' door she pushed it open only to find it empty. Pulling the door too, she made her way easy across the hall almost knowing by instinct where her baby sister was.

Pushing the door open she saw Phoebe curled up in a ball clutching her teddy bear. But as Piper got closer she recognized it as not Phoebes, but Prue's bear in her arms.

The tear stained faced wasn't something that Piper missed as she set the tray on the bedside table before reaching over and taking her sister in her arms.

Piper didn't need to say anything. She knew what her sister was thinking. She just held on to her and slowly rubbed her back as her sister cried in her arms, her greatest fear nearly coming to life.

"I was so scarred." Phoebe finally managed to get out between her sobs.

"I know. So was I." Was all Piper could say, "She's ok though sweetie. Just a few days rest the doctor said."

"I just got back. We were starting to get along like real sisters." Phoebe sniffed back another wave of emotions. "I don't know what I would do if I lost her…..or you."

Piper didn't say anything. Phoebe was speaking of her own fears as well. She can still hear the words in the phone as the hospital informed her of what happened. Panic gripped her heart with fear.

After what seemed like hours Phoebe brushed away the tears on her face and sat up. She leaned against the headboard and Piper. "Lets take all those flowers downstairs to her tomorrow."

"Good idea. And right now I think we need to reverse that spell."

"Better idea." Phoebe smiled.

The two younger Halliwell's leaned to each other sipping their hot chocolate each in their own thoughts of the big sister they loved with everything they had.