A/N: So...going back to the past changed things...like the prophecy of the charmed ones. This lead to the sisters being raised together twisting my story into a new plot...muah ha ha ha ha...I know I'm evil. This is just my way of showing all of the possible futures that might have happened. I hope you like it...plus, it was my way of giving almost everyone a happy ending, even though I promise this is not the end.

Prue entered the kitchen to find her mother, step-father, and sister Piper eating breakfast. Heading toward the coffee, she reached into a cupboard to get a mug and began to pour her morning fuel into the chosen vessel. "Is this diesel," she asked.

"Always is," Piper told her.

Prue fixed a plate of Piper's cooking and joined her family at the table when Paige entered, obviously still struggling to wake up. "Uh, coffee," the youngest demanded in a voice reminiscent of Frankenstein.

"I already made it, Missy Paige. You better hurry or you're gonna be late for class."

"Thank god I don't have to wait for Pheebs or I would really be late," the twenty year old said shoving a croissant into her mouth. She downed her coffee and orbed upstairs in order to change. The two girls hadn't been getting a long for the past couple of months.

"I can't thank you girls enough for agreeing to move back into the manor," Patty said. "I've been having a tough time keeping Phoebe in line with school and work. I just appreciate you coming home," she said reaching over to cover their hands.

"Do you think it's about Cole," Piper asked. "I know it was tough on her to have to vanquish him; she couldn't have gotten over that easily."

"We don't know," Sam said. "But you girls have been hurt by his presence and we think it might be best for you to all reconnect, especially since Paige and Phoebe aren't talking and they were always attached at the hip before."

"It's just a little crowded, is all," Prue said. "I forgot what it was like growing up sharing rooms and bathroom space."

"Well, we have a suggestion for that," Sam said. "Your mother mentioned that you kept your apartment but we thought that perhaps it was time for you and your sisters to claim the manor. You are the charmed ones, and me and your mom could take over your lease. At least give you a little more room."

Patty smiled at Sam and turned back to her two eldest daughters. "Prue, you could have our bedroom which means you'll have your own bathroom again. Besides, having the power of four together under the same roof would make vanquishes easier and you wouldn't have to stop by to shop from my herbs anymore."

"I guess we always knew we'd end up back at the manor someday," Prue said.

"Might as well be now," Piper added.

Sam made his way to the elders who had been calling him all morning. When he got there, he was met by an old friend whom he had known for almost sixty years. "Leo Wyatt," he called out before going in for a hug. "What's going on?"

"Well, you know how the elders agreed to let you take over training the girls since you were already a part of their lives every day, and now that the girls are on their own and already have some major battles under their belt the elders would like to assign me to them like they had already planned."

"Well you couldn't have come at a better time," Sam said. "The girls are having some issues right now, and me and Patty have decided to move out of the manor and leave it to them." Sam gave him a pat on the back. "Good luck."

"Would it be possible for me to come down later and introduce myself with you and Patty?"

"Sure, I'll even make sure Piper cooks tonight."

Life for the Halliwells had never been easy. Narrowly escaping death, last ditch efforts to find a way to save their innocents, and occasional sisterly spats occurred often and took their toll on the family. Life had always been complicated for the little witchlings but their Grams and Mom had bought them valuable time to have a childhood by vanquishing as many demons as possible.

Growing up with powers had proven challenging for the parents who had to look forward to total destruction in the face of Prue's wrath, minor explosions from Piper when she finally released some of her pent up anger, Phoebe's future knowledge of all of her sisters' would be secrets, and Paige using her orbing to sneak out.

Still, having their powers for so long had paid off for the sisters. Not only was Prue's telekinesis strong, but it had advanced so much that a flick of her hand could not only send objects thousands of miles away but could create blasts very similar to Piper's. Her astral projection had also increased, and now she could make multiple projections at the same time as well as use her powers in that form. She had also gained the powers of projection, as well as conjuring.

Piper's freezing had grown so much that she could freeze the entire state of California at the same time, and she could now use her exploding power to bring down an airplane. Her hold over time and molecules had also led to a distinct power of seeing through alternate timelines, as well as fast forward and rewind through time. She was the only witch with the power to time travel, as it was such a huge responsibility.

Phoebe's premonitions had taken on a new life of their own and Phoebe had come very close to Seer status. Just touching a person or object could give Phoebe the entire history of its life without the ringing in her ears. Besides this, she had developed empathy –which often annoyed her sisters—as well as the ability to levitate, create an electric spark from her hands, and persuasion –which didn't work on her sisters, unfortunately.

Paige had spent long periods of time with her father learning the tools of their trade. Orbing, levitating, sensing, and creating matter had come first, while learning the language of whitelighters and healing had taken several months more to finally learn. Glamouring had been fun and had also gotten Paige into a few jams during her rebellious phase. Now, at twenty, Paige could orb objects to and from her without even calling out, and she was developing powers very similar to Prue. The only power she had that differed so far was her ability to create shields, not only for herself but for others.

Sure, the sisters had some run-ins with demons at school dances, graduations, and just about every other important event during adolescents, but having their powers during their childhood had provided a sense of safety. The only thing the girls had missed growing up was their father, some more than others. Prue hadn't immediately taken to Sam, but after months of missing her father and realizing that Sam wasn't going anywhere, Prue had put her faith in the man that hadn't left her. Eventually he became Dad to her, and Piper and Phoebe grew up calling him Dad. Still, Phoebe and Piper always thought of the man that shared their genetics and wondered where he was. They had never tried to contact him, though, because they felt that would be betraying Sam.

They had all had their share of love and heart ache. In the past few months the sisters had gone against a demon named Belthazor, whom Phoebe had inadvertently fallen in love with in his human form as Cole Turner, Assistant District Attorney. Upon finding out that he was a demon the sisters had set about vanquishing him. In the end Prue, Piper and Paige had followed Phoebe and Cole to the mausoleum he had shimmered her to. Paige had used her sensing to find her sister in the graveyard and had orbed to her aid without her eldest sisters. When Prue and Piper arrived the younger two were standing over Cole's ashen remains, and Paige was telling them that Phoebe vanquished Cole. Since then the two girls hadn't been getting along and were driving the rest of the family crazy.

Phoebe and Paige were bickering as Piper was preparing dinner. Prue was staying late at a photo shoot and wouldn't be home until dinner was ready to be served. Patty and Sam sat in the conservatory watching television in order to avoid the constant fighting.

"Alright, if you don't get out of my kitchen right now, I'm going to do something you will both regret," twenty four year old Piper yelled at her sisters.

"Like what," Phoebe demanded.

"Bickering sisters allow no ease of mind, freeze them since they can't be kind," she said putting her sisters under a spell. As the two sisters froze in place, Piper willed herself to remember that spell for future use and got back to preparing the meal.

A half hour later when Prue came home she entered the kitchen to see Piper taking out plates and carefully maneuvering herself around Paige and Phoebe. "Uh, Piper…I thought you couldn't freeze good witches. I know they haven't exactly been themselves lately, but is there something I should know?"

"I didn't use my freezing power," Piper told her. "I used 'my words'," she said quoting her mother's famous advice to the middle child during her adolescents. "They couldn't say anything nice so they had to pay the price."

"How long do you think it will last?"

"Until I take the spell off."

"How are you going to do that?"

"Make it up, I guess. Can you set the table? Dad invited someone over for dinner. I think one of his whitelighter friends."

"So probably a million years old," Prue said and got a laugh from Piper.

"Probably."

"So, how are things with Dan," Prue asked.

Piper avoided Prue's gaze before saying, "Fine. I broke up with him last week."

"Why? I thought it was love," Prue said mimicking Piper's declaration of love from several months before.

"I just kind of felt that I was waiting for something more and as much as I love Dan I just get the feeling that he was more of a place holder until I find whatever it is I'm looking for."

"Ah, honey. Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"You know mom; she liked the idea of a mortal and Dan was a very nice, charming guy. I don't want to disappoint her."

"Sweetie," Prue said pulling her into a hug, "you know mom just wants you to be happy. She'll be okay with it."

The door bell rang and Piper yelled, "Don't worry. I'll get it," sarcastically as she passed her parents in the living room. Opening the door her mouth dropped at the sight of the incredibly handsome, young man in front of her.

"Can I help you?"

"I'm Leo, Sam's friend."

"You're Sam's friend? Uh, come on in," she said holding the door for him.

"He's kind of gorgeous, isn't he," Prue asked Piper as they put the dirty dishes in the sink and got the desert ready. "You should go for him while Phoebe's still in her funk. You know Phoebe…"

"…She only likes guys she knows we like," Paige said entering the kitchen and depositing glasses into the sink.

"I don't know. He's handsome and sweet…and a whitelighter."

Paige smacked her arm with a dishtowel. "What does that mean?"

"It means the elders aren't exactly going to be happy with that kind of relationship. Look at mom and dad. They were only allowed to be together once Paige was conceived and they realized that we were the charmed ones. They didn't exactly make it easy for them…besides, why are we even talking about this? Nothing's happened. Let's just take desert out and bond with our new whitelighter, okay?"

The girls sat with Leo retelling stories of their past vanquishes and their everyday lives. He knew that Prue had double majored in history and fine art and had gone back to school for photo journalism which had led to her job as a very successful photographer who was in high demand. Leo also knew that Paige was in school to become an art teacher. Her work had already been shown in different galleries and she was using the money to help pay for school, while Phoebe was only going part time and was still trying to figure out what it was she wanted from life. Who he was most interested in was Piper, in ways he knew he shouldn't be.

"I have to tell you, there's a reason why the elders assigned me to you four right now rather than later. There's a hierarchy in the underworld, which you know since the triad has already sent assassins after you. The elders have learned of a prophecy that mirrors yours; four brothers descending from the Rowe coven who would be the most powerful source of evil the world has ever known."

"More powerful than the source," Paige said in disbelief.

"He might be the source but these brothers are like the tap, releasing a buildup of power that has coalesced over generations. They have grown up with their powers just like you and they share a similar bond. I know things have been off between the four of you. Whatever has happened you need to move past if you want to be ready; this is quite possibly the ultimate evil. So who wants to share," he said offering up the room to whoever could shine some light on the situation.

"It's about Belthazor," Paige said and received a look from Phoebe.

"What about him," Leo asked.

"Phoebe was in love with him," Prue said. "He maneuvered himself into our lives, and when we realized who he really was she was already involved with him. She was the one who vanquished him."

"No, I wasn't," Phoebe finally told them her secret. "I know that it's wrong and I'm sorry," she said crying, "but I was going to let him go. I was going to let him go but she…"

"I vanquished him," Paige said. "I did it."