So as I said, everything is getting updated today which means you get ANOTHER PFFG update!

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"You come up with anything yet?" Prue asked as she orbed into her charge's apartment.

"Nearly. Now can you focus? Demon." Melinda said with a faint smile on her lips.

"Right, yeah. You know what it is yet?"

"No." Mel sighed. "You wanna go ask them?"

A look of disgust crossed against Prue's face. "Oh come on! You know I hate them! Have done ever since I became a witch! Plus if they were any good I wouldn't have to ask you to help me help my nephew would I?"

Melinda just smiled and pointed a finger towards the ceiling. Prue scowled and orbed off. Mel grinned and went back to the spell; if she was doing this for her whitelighter then she might as well torture the woman with Elder visits whilst Prue daren't argue for fear of losing her helper. Well; when else would she get the chance? Laughing softly she once again rewrote her spell in the vain hope that the 12th rewrite would work any better than the others.

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Chris was staring listlessly into space but Andy didn't have the heart to disturb him when he was so obviously elsewhere and, judging by the almost relaxed expression on his face, somewhere where he wasn't under the constant threat of getting abused by his mother.

"His dreams give him wings and he flies to a place where he's loved." He breathed making sure no one could hear him.*

He leant back watching the young boy, occasionally glancing to the rest of his class and making sure they were still working. It wouldn't have surprised him if they weren't; and to be honest until he'd at least gotten Chris to actually talk to him he couldn't care less. He glanced at Sam who just shrugged. Great now what? Prue's plan better work or we're gonna end up with a dead eight year old, he thought, speaking of where is she? It'd been a week since she'd told him about her plan and he hadn't heard from her since.

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Concealed for years, she now shall see

The truth of her sister's treachery

Harm has fallen on family by family

Allowing her to see the truth is what I decree

Melinda sighed as she once again tried to come up with something better. (A/N cough cough – as I try and come up with something better) This was obviously important to Prue, but was she really the best person to be doing it; she didn't really have that much experience outside of vanquishing demons.

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"Are you done yet?" Prue asked – again.

"Yes." Mel said exasperated, waving a piece of paper in front of her whitelighter's face. "It's done, not saying it'll work like but it's done."

"It'll do." Prue said snatching the sheet from her charge's hand. "Let's go." She orbed, dragging Melinda along with her.

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"Elise I have to go, family emergency." Phoebe called through.

"Do I have a choice in letting you go?"

"Not really no." Phoebe said.

"Fine, go." Elise said waving her hand at Phoebe.

"Bye. I'll email the column in." Phoebe said running out of the door.

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"Ok, where are we?" Mel said as her whitelighter dumped the two of them into an alcove just off a hallway.

"Bay Mirror. How else am I supposed to get Phoebe alone?" Prue said shrugging.

"Um, how about a million other ways that do not involve her seeing you!"

"She isn't gonna see me."

"Wanna bet?" Mel said smirking. "She's staring at you."

"Oh, shi – not allowed to swear – shoot. Just say the damn spell!"

"Oh yeah, right spell.

Concealed for years, she now shall see

The truth of her sister's treachery

Harm has fallen on family by family

Allowing her to see the truth is what I decree"

Phoebe fainted.

"Oops, that wasn't supposed to happen." Mel said guiltily.

"If it works, I don't really care how." Prue said orbing the three of them off. "I am gonna get in so much trouble for this."

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"So is Chris gonna talk to me?" Andy asked, stopping Sam before he could leave the room.

"Ummm." Sam glanced nervously at his feet. "WehaveadealthatIgottatellyouI'mhalfdemonfirstbeforehe'llsayanythingtoyou."

"What?"

"We have a deal that I gotta tell you mrph mmmmp mrp before he'll say anything to you."

"Sam, you might as well come out and say it. What could be so bad about it?"

"I'm...(insert long pause)...half demon."

"What?!"

"Yeah, bye." Sam said sprinting off and slamming the door behind him.

"Maybe I could have taken that a little better."

******PHOEBE******

"Christopher Halliwell! Get your worthless ass down here now!" Piper screeched. "Now means this second Christopher!"

A five year old Chris walked in terrified. "Mom?"

"Did I give you (whack) permission (whack) to speak (whack)?"

Chris remained silent – was he supposed to speak now?

"Answer me!"

"No." He murmured not daring to reach a hand up to rub the stinging skin on his right cheek.

"Good, we're at an understanding."

Phoebe looked away as Piper continued to beat her five year old son; even if it was so obviously fake she couldn't watch it.

"Get your ass upstairs and out of my sight. Your father will be home soon. If he says anything you know what to say."

"There was a demon, I hit the wall."

"Good. Now GET LOST!"

Chris nodded and shuffled off only now letting the silent tears fall. Piper smiled satisfied and turned away from her son's slowly retreating back diving back into her cookie making.

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Sobs filled a 7 year olds bedroom and the young boy was sat on his bed trying to attach a bandage to a cut bleeding profusely on his wrist. He hissed in pain as he put too much pressure on the sore area.

"Why Mommy? I really tried to be good – honest! I really really did, I'm so sorry Mommy; please don't hurt me, I didn't mean it!"

Phoebe gasped – what the hell?

"Brat, can I hear tears up there? Do you need me to come and teach you what happens if you cry?"

"No!" Chris cried terrified. "I'm not crying!"

******Not PHOEBE******

"So, did it work?" Prue asked.

"No idea, I didn't even know whether it would work at all. You do realise you're dead if they find out Phoebe saw you right?"

"Yep. But I hope to God I can save Chris first." Prue said grimly.

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"Sam! Sam! I'm sorry, it's just knowing the Halliwell's I didn't think they'd let a half demon kid be friends with one of their own." Andy called jogging after the 8 year old.

"Yeah well in case you hadn't noticed they don't really care about him." Sam yelled back. "So why don't you run and tell your precious Elders that the great Piper Halliwell is letting her children be friends with demons!"

"Sam! I'm not gonna tell them! I'm not even supposed to be here! They wouldn't exactly take it very well if I told them I was disobeying them, plus there's the fact that I knew the Halliwell's before I died. I'm not supposed to talk to them."

The eight year old had stopped so Andy put on a burst of speed and caught up with him.

"Please Sam, just trust me on this. I don't care whether you're a demon or not."

"Half." Sam butted in. "Half demon."

"Right, well I don't care that you're half demon either. I just want to help Chris. You've seen the way he acts haven't you? He's just a shell of what he should have been! Just help me." Andy said almost pleading with the eight year old.

"Fine. But you have to promise not to tell them."

"I promise."

Sam looked sceptical. "I've been promised stuff a lot, they've all fallen apart."

"Fine, if I do tell them you have my permission to say that I forced you to tell me so that I could do a Piper and kill Chris. Is that ok?"

"Fine. But if you do anything to hurt Chris, or me, then I'll kill you."

"Wouldn't expect anything less." Andy said smiling. "So, ever tried orbing?"

"Wha-no!" Sam screamed as Andy scooped him up and orbed off.

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"Are you sure she's ok?" Mel asked Prue. "She kinda hasn't moved."

"She's fine. I think." Prue replied seconds before Andy orbed in with a very sick looking Sam in tow.

"Hi. What happened to Phoebe? This is Sam, Chris's mate."

"Hi Sam, oh and spell. Prue's idea, not mine. I was just forced into it." Mel said. "First orb?" She asked Sam sympathetically. The decidedly green boy nodded. "Feel sorry for you mate."

"Back to the spell?" Andy said. "Why is she unconscious? And why are you still here? Do you have a death wish?"

"Oh yeah spell, making Phoebe see what Piper's being doing. Unconsciousness is an unfortunate side effect. I am still here so that Mel doesn't have a panic attack at having a Charmed One unconscious in her flat and no I don't have a death wish just a desire to make sure my nephew lives to see 10!" Prue said her voice raising towards the end.

"So now what?" Sam asked. "Chris is kinda conveniently avoiding me. Has been ever since we struck that deal."

Prue pounced. "What deal?"

Sam looked at Andy helplessly. Andy interjected before Prue could question the poor boy even more. "A deal to get Chris to talk, right end of discussion moving on."

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* Yes, they are from Concrete Angel – although I did change them a little bit this time...

Question: How do you want Phoebe to confront Piper? I have some ideas but suggestions may be used if they're better...