My sister Prue

Paige and Cole came back to the Manor with defeated eyes, after their trip to the Underworld.

"We need to talk to Piper... Tell her that we have no idea where Phoebe is, that she's probably dead", Paige said sadly.

Cole gasped: "Maybe, we can go down there again... You can't give up on her like that! She's your sister!".

Paige looked angrily at him: "How dare you to say that to me? Dammit, Cole! Do you think it's easy for me to admit that Phoebe's dead?".

Cole's expression softened, seeing that he wasn't fair with her: "I'm, sorry...".

"Why are you guys fighting?", Piper went downstairs.

"Sweetie, we need to talk...", Paige said quietly.

Piper looked at them and noticed the sadness in their eyes. There was something wrong. Very wrong. And she was right. Paige went straight to the point. Phoebe disappeared and they had no idea about what happened to her.

"Piper, I'm sorry... But we think she's dead", Paige said with tears in her eyes.

Piper shocked her head: "No... She... We can try do something".

She run to the attic. Her hands were shaking, as she searched for spells in the Book of Shadows.

"Piper... We...", Paige started to say something, but Cole put his hands on her shoulder and said quietly: "Let her try... It's important to her".

The days gone by and the Halliwell Manor was more somber than ever. Piper tried every magical way to bring her sister back, but nothing worked. Magic abandoned her again. She even wanted to give up on her powers, but Paige and Cole convinced her to not do that.

Without Phoebe, Cole felt completely alone and a intruder in the Manor. He decided to move out, but to his surprise Piper didn't accept that: "You'll stay here".

"There's no reason for that. I can't continue to live here, since Phoebe is... is gone", he pondered.

"I said no, Cole! Dammit, don't be so stubborn; you'll stay here! I can't lose more members of this family", she said firmly.

Cole couldn't help but smile, his first smile since Phoebe disappeared. Piper said family. They're family: "Piper...".

"Stay here... Having you around is like having a little piece of her with me, she loved you so much... You know that, don't you?", she said softly.

"I hate agree with her, but it's truth... Phoebe loved you", someone said behind them.

Piper felt her heart beat hard and fast. She knew that voice: "Prue?".

"The Elders sent me here...", Prue glanced at them.

Piper had teary eyes as she approached her sister. She needed to touch her to assure herself that she wasn't hallucinating: "It's really you".

Prue grinned: "Yeah, I'm back, Piper... I'm your new Whitelighter".

Piper hugged her tightly: "I missed you so much...".

"I know... I could feel it... I could feel your pain, but they didn't allow me to see you".

"Paige! Paige, come here!", Piper yelled.

Paige was on the top of the stairs when she saw the woman in white clothes. She recognized her instantly. She saw several pictures of her before. There was in front of her Prue, her lost sister.

Prue smiled at her: "After so long, I finally have the opportunity to meet you".

Paige smiled and flew to her sister like a bird. Prue opened her arms and they hugged fondly: "You're here", Paige whispered. And just for that couple of minutes, she froze in time. Her sister's arms were just like she imagined it: warm and strong.

"Yes, sweetie. I'm here for good. I'm back", Prue assured them. "Now I need all of you to sit down and listen to me carefully. We need to talk, about Phoebe".

Paige nodded and sat on the sofa next to Piper. Cole sat on a chair and Prue remained standing: "The Elders assigned me your new Whitelighter. They're worried about you and sent me to help you, to guide you".

"Do they know what happened to Phoebe?", Piper asked, full of hope in her eyes.

Prue shocked her head: "No... They have no idea what happened to her. They know nothing".

Cole stood up: "So she isn't dead...".

"They don't know, they can't sense her".

Cole frowned: "They don't know. What's this supposed to mean?".

"Her soul can be lost, trapped somewhere...", Prue said truthfully.

"And how we can help her?", Paige asked.

"They don't know...", Prue replied sadly.

Cole was angry: "I still think that Phoebe is trapped in the Underworld. Some demon kidnapped her, maybe the Seer... I don't know".

"We went to the Underworld and she wasn't there", Paige said softly.

Cole sat down again. He rubbed his forehead: "I won't give up on her, Paige. Never!".

"Neither us", Prue said softly. "I agree with you, I think we should try the Underworld again. But we need a plan. We can't go there, without knowing what to do, what to expect".

"I know the place, I want to help you. I went there with Paige. I won't be a problem, I promise", Cole said truthfully.

"Cole... are you sure about that?", Piper asked to him.

"I love her, Piper. Let me do something", he glanced at her and Piper couldn't say no. She understood him. She would do the same in his position.

"Like I said, we need a plan", Prue remarked. "Cole, come with me... I have some questions about that place".