AN- Sorry for not updating in a while. With this being the whole big reunion chapter, I really wanted to get it right. So thanks for bearing with me and thanks to the people that are reviewing. It really means a lot. So here's the next chapter…. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own Charmed or any of the characters.
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Luna and her Whitelighter materialised in front of the old Victorian Manor, she had grown up in. She grinned, still not fully believing she was finally home. She opened her mouth but couldn't speak. Suddenly, all the nerves came rushing back. She now remembered why she had tried to delay the reunion that was fast approaching. After getting changed out of her pyjamas, she had insisted on being allowed to finish her breakfast and had tried to take as long as possible. In the end, the Whitelighter had figured her plan out and orbed them both there.
"You nervous?" Asked the angel, as they approached the front door.
Luna nodded and reached for the doorbell. She faltered slightly and looked at the young man, who was like a big brother to her.
"Are you going to stay?" She asked the nerves obvious in her voice.
Her guide smiled.
"Sorry, but this is something you have to do by yourself.... That and the fact that Prue scares the hell out of me." He grinned and pressed the doorbell, before orbing out.
Luna watched him disappear with dismay.
"COWARD!!!" She yelled after him, only to turn round and find that the door had been answered.
"Hey." She said, trying to stop herself throwing up with fear. "I'm back."
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Phoebe felt her jaw drop open. After three years of searching, her baby sister had just turned up on the doorstep. Phoebe stared at her and carefully took in her appearance. Luna had cut her hair, so it was no longer tied up in the usual scruffy ponytail. Instead, it was a lot shorter and stuck up in spikes at the front. Its golden colour had faded slightly, leaving a much darker brown that shimmered when ever she moved.
Phoebe's gaze moved on to her face. Luna and Prue were the only sisters to inherit blue eyes, but where Prue's were an icy blue colour; Luna's were an incredibly clear, stunning blue. They had still managed to hold onto their playful spark, but there was new seriousness and determination there as well. Phoebe shuddered and wondered if Luna knew how much that expression made her look like Prue.
Luna's face had still managed to keep that innocent, childlike look and the image was completed by her trademark mischievous grin. The way she was standing, however, threw Phoebe off completely. She was standing with new confidence and authority that had been absent for most of her life, Luna had always seemed to be unsure of herself before she left. Now she looked like someone who knew for certain, her place in the world.
"PHOEBE! WHO'S AT THE DOOR?"
Piper's yell seemed to jolt Phoebe out of her thoughts. She quickly glanced at Luna who suddenly looked extremely nervous. The sounds of footsteps clattered behind her and Paige appeared in the doorway.
"Pheebs, what's taking so......." She gasped as she caught sight of the young girl. "Luna?"
Luna nodded, still unsure of what to say. Suddenly, Paige leaped forward and pulled her into a tight hug with Phoebe following soon after.
"My God, where the hell did you disappear to?!" Phoebe exclaimed. "Do you have any idea what your little stunt did to this family?!"
Luna grinned. "You sound a lot like Prue."
Phoebe had to smile at that. "Just giving you a taste for what's about to come. Prue's going to kill you. You do know that right?"
"Prue's going to kill who?" Asked Piper as she emerged from the hallway, glancing at Phoebe.
Paige, with her arm still wrapped firmly around Luna's shoulders, beamed excitedly.
"Oh, no one.... Just our baby sister who ran away and three years later, spontaneously decided to show up on our doorstep."
Piper turned her attention to Luna and gaped.
"Hey, Piper." Said Luna, shyly. "What's up?"
Piper reached out and gave Luna an awkward hug.
"Welcome home." Piper whispered in her ear. "And by the way, Phoebe's right. Prue is gonna murder you."
Luna felt her heart beat a little faster with fear. Prue was more than a sister to her. She had practically raised Luna after their mom had died. Prue was unpredictable. She would either scream at her until her voice gave way, or she would smother her in hugs like the others had. To tell the truth, Luna was more scared of seeing her because she knew she had hurt Prue the most. And that terrified her more than any demon she had ever faced.
Prue wasn't the only one Luna was concerned about. Piper was acting awkward around her, as if she was afraid that Luna was just going to disappear again. This worried her greatly. She was going to have to be careful with her story. She could tell her sisters where she had been but then they would get angry at her for not telling them. On the other hand, however, if she didn't tell them and they found out by other means, they would be equally angry. Luna didn't even want to think what would happen if she told them about her trips out as Spirit. She groaned inwardly, this was a lose-lose situation.
Her three older sisters walked inside and towards the kitchen. Phoebe turned round and beckoned for Luna to follow. Prue was standing at the stove, throwing potion ingredients into a pot.
"Who was at the door?" She asked without looking up.
Piped nodded at Luna and she took this as her cue.
"I was." Said Luna, quietly and braced herself for an explosion.
Prue froze. She knew that voice anywhere, but it wasn't possible. Her baby sister had left three years ago and they hadn't seen her since. She slowly lifted her head up and gasped. The youngest Halliwell was standing in the doorway. Prue couldn't believe how different she looked. She looked, dare she say it, grown up. She was wearing a nervous expression on her face and was fiddling with the amulet she was wearing round her neck. A rush of emotions raced through Prue and she wondered what she was going to say.
Part of her wanted to scream and shout at her baby sister. Ask her how she could be so stupid as to run away..... And then ground her for the rest of her life.
Another part of her wanted to run up and hold her close. To apologise for what ever had made her leave in the first place.....And then ground her for the rest of her life anyway. Somehow, however, Prue got the feeling that there was no way she could ever ground Luna again. The girl moved with new authority.
Still unsure how to react, Prue decided to indulge both parts of her. She raced round the table and embraced her baby sister tightly. And then proceeded to scream down her ear.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR THREE YEARS!!! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH YOUR DISAPPEARING ACT AFFECTED THIS FAMILY?! HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID?!"
Luna winced slightly, as Prue's motherly screams drilled into her skull. Suddenly, Prue stopped shouting and pulled her into another tight hug.
"I can't believe you're finally home." She whispered.
Luna felt tears spring to her eyes and she hugged Prue back fiercely. She tried to speak but the words got caught in her throat.
"P-prue, I'm so sorry." She stuttered through her tears. "I-I didn't mean anything of what I said before I left. I've missed you guys so much. I'm so sorry."
Luna kept stuttering her apologies until Prue put her hand over her mouth and held her close.
"It's ok now." Prue said. "You're home, you're finally home...."
Phoebe and Paige swiftly joined in with the hug, but Piper however, hesitated slightly before embracing her family.
The sisters just stood there. All of them finding it hard to believe, that for the first time in three years, their family was whole.
