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

The Power of Two

Andy looked past Prue to Phoebe before looking down at Prue. How many things had changed? Yet he still knew he loved her with everything he had. But he still needed time to work to the witch part: The secret she kept from him

"I'll see ya."

"Yeah. Me too." She answered as she looked up at him. Her mind was twisting in so many directions she just didn't know anymore. "Andy I'm sorry, for not telling you. But it wasn't just my decision. It was all of us."

"I know Prue." He leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek before turning and walking out of the Manor.

Phoebe watched as Andy left and Prue closed the door. Her mind drifted back to the kitchen before Prue took the potion. It was the first time the two of them had a real sisterly conversation. "Prue." Phoebe knew her sister needed time after Andy leaving but she went o her anyway. As she reached for her sister Prue stepped around her.

Phoebe felt her heart buckle as once again her sister pushed her away. She stepped towards where Prue had disappeared through the dining room but she felt her self-stopping. "You know where I am Prue." She spoke to the air around her. "I just want my sister back." She added in. knowing full well it would not be heard.

Phoebe stood a bit longer, hoping that maybe Prue had heard her. Hoping they would talk about what happened. And where they were going. But as she never saw her sister again she turned towards the stairs, "I love you Prue." She spoke to herself as she ascended each stair.

Prue leaned against the doorframe and heard Phoebe start upstairs. She wasn't sure what to even say to her sister. They had breached a gap before all this happened but now it seemed it was coming in again.

Closing her eyes she made her way to the kitchen. She knew what she needed and she knew she had to go up and talk to Phoebe but she wasn't sure if she was ready. But, she also knew as the oldest she had to make the first step.

Phoebe sat on her bed not really thinking about anything. Anything but how the night had gone wrong and she thanked god that Andy showed up when he did. She had let her sister down.

Prue looked across the room at her baby sister. She remembered seeing her go down when Jackson Ward struck her and seeing her lying there helpless when she was a ghost. She feared her own sisters' death more then her own. But then Andy came and revived her. But she still couldn't get the look on Phoebes face when she came too. The worry and fear of losing her: Prue. She never knew how Phoebe felt till that one moment. A moment locked in to eternity.

She made her way silently across the room and placed the ice pack on Phoebs jaw.

"This should help." She said quietly as she held the pack in place.

Phoebe held her hand on the ice pack and brushed Prue's hand in the process, "Thanx."

"Welcome. It looked kind of painful downstairs."

"It is. But it's good now." Phoebe looked to her sisters. She hadn't wanted to but she was drawn there. Drawn into Prue ice blue eyes. "I'm sorry Prue."

"Hey it wasn't your fault. He blind sided you."

"Yeah, but you could have died."

"Maybe. But we would have been together." Prue replied as she looked at her sister. "Look Phoebe we both know we have a long way to go. But I really think it isn't a matter of making it work. It's a matter of being the sisters we were meant to years ago. Somewhere we lost that bond we had when you were a baby."

"Prue I didn't want to. I want you with me always. Maybe I screwed up because I was crying out for attention. I mean you had your friends and Piper hers. I was too young. I did anything to get attention from you or grams. But in the end I went too far. I know that now." She felt the tears welling in he eyes. All these years she knew the answer but didn't want to admit it.

"Phoebe. Why? I love you anyway. You didn't have to.

"I know. But to me you guys were living your lives and I was left behind. And to get you back I rebelled. " She looked at Prue, "But all I did was push you further away." She gave in to the tears as she felt Prue's arms wrap around her

"Oh baby I always loved you. It was me. I should have seen it. I'm sorry."

The tears flowed as Phoebe stayed in her place next to her big sister. It was a feeling she lost so long ago.

Prue looked down and saw Phoebe almost in thought. "How's the jaw sweetie?"

"Hurts. Thanx for the ice." Phoebe didn't move as she held the ice pack to her jaw.

"Anytime baby."

A few days later Prue looked in on her sister.

"Hey." She looked up at her baby sister.

"Hey back at ya." Phoebe grabbed her coffee.

"So shopping and stocking the fridge before Piper gets home tomorrow?"

"Sound good to me." Phoebe laughed as she sat with Prue. She wasn't sure where in their relationship things had turned around but she didn't really care. She had her big sister back and that was all she cared about.

Later that day as the groceries were being unloaded.

"Hi."

They both looked up at the voice they knew.

"Piper, yay, I thought you weren't coming back until tomorrow." Phoebe embraced her sister

"I took an earlier flight. I had this terrible feeling you guys were um ..." she eyed them both with suspicion.

"What?" Prue feigned innocents as she looked at Phoebe

"Oh, I don't know, at each other's throats maybe." She looked at each one with a knowing smile. A look that let them both know she knew them

"Us?" Prue laughed

"Are you kidding?" Ph4obe looked at Piper as she grabbed the bag of cotton balls from the groceries.

"So nothing happened while I was gone?" she asked again though she knew something had. Her sisters were nor acting normal.

"No, just the same old boring stuff. Hey, you need a hand?" she stared after Prue. Who was starting to wards the exit.

"Uh, yeah, that would be great, thanks Phoebs." She looked back and saw the look on Pipers face.

Phoebe quickly caught up with Prue.

"Good thing my bruise is gone."

"And many other things." Prue stopped at the top step and looked at Phoebe, "Phoebs. We can't tell Piper what happened with Jackson Ward. "

"What? Why not?" Phoebe tried to comprehend.

"Because she will never leave again." Prue placed her hand on Phoebes arm, "Because we all need a life without magic. And that is what she just had. And she doesn't need to worry about leaving for any reason again."

Phoebe looked at Prue and saw what she was saying. They all needed to know that their magic wouldn't stop them from leading a normal life.

"Ok." Phoebe agreed as she felt Prue's arms around her.

She wasn't sure when it was, but at some point she knew she had her big sister back. The love she knew as a very young child, was there now. A love she knew would only grow from that moment on.