Disclaimer: Of course I don't own any Charmed characters. They belong to Aaron Spelling and others. Okay, I don't really know who they belong to, but it's definitely not me. The only thing that belongs to me is this story and the ideas I came up with while writing it.

Rating: T / PG-13 (I don't know ratings very well, but I think this fits and the story won't go much further. But if it does, let me know and I'll change the rating.)

Setting: This story starts right before Primrose Empath (the first episode of Season 3). Piper has been missing for 2 weeks (not 1 month) with Leo and the other 2 girls don't know where they are and why they have been missing for so long.

Summary: AU – P/C fic. What if Belthazor was never after the sisters? What if Cole and Phoebe met under totally different circumstances? Would their lives be different? Oh, yeah! Definitely!

Author Notes: The timeline in this story will be totally different from the one they had in the series on TV. It's just that I will be totally changing the events, even though some of them are inspired by certain episodes from the show. In any case, just forget how everything was on Charmed after the 2nd season's "Be Careful What You Witch For." Everything before it was the same, but that doesn't matter much in this story. Okay, I'll shut up now.

Honeymoon Is Where It Begins

By: True Love Lives Forever

Chapter 1: The Disappeared and the Lost

Prue set on a chair in the illuminated kitchen of the Halliwell manor. The only noise that could be heard was the raindrops falling outside. It had been a while since the rain graced San Francisco with its presence so it was quite a nice change for once.

She had just finished cooking for herself and her youngest sister Phoebe, who hasn't come home yet from buying groceries at the supermarket. Cooking. That was definitely something she wasn't used to. Cooking was something that her other sister Piper used to do every single day ever since she could remember. And those thoughts brought her back to Piper again. It seemed like the only thing she has done lately was think of Piper and where she was. Why hasn't she and Leo came back yet? They were gone for 2 weeks now and they didn't even say anything in that time, they didn't orb in for just a second to let her and Phoebe know that they were fine and that there was nothing to worry about. How could Piper do this to her and Phoebs?

That's when a sickening idea hit her: what if Piper couldn't let them know they were fine because they were in trouble? After all, the Elders aren't too happy with Leo and her being together. It's forbidden for Whitelighters and witches to be together for some reason, but who knows, maybe there is no reason but it's just the Elders' way of ruining lives.

Prue shook her head "no" with these thoughts. She didn't know the Elders, or the "Powers That Be" very well, actually she didn't know them at all, she just didn't like them much simply because they are standing in the way of her sister's happiness and that was all she needed to know. Right now, she could only hope that Piper was fine along with Leo.

Prue was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear the front door slam or Phoebe coming into the house holding 3 bags with groceries. It's not that they didn't have any right now, because they did, but they decided to buy some today since they were running out and who knows what could happen tomorrow preventing them from doing house chores and all that.

"Hey, Prue," Phoebe said as she came into the kitchen, startling Prue who was too lost in thoughts to notice the world around her.

"Hey, Phoebs. You're back so soon." Prue wasn't sure how much time she had been sitting there and thinking, but she didn't think that too much time could have gone by.

Looking at her watch, Phoebe replied, "Yeah, I guess I am. Well, there was no traffic today. It's a Monday afternoon and it's raining outside. Everyone is at work and those that aren't are probably staying at home. After all, it's not exactly the best day for a picnic in the park." Then she started unpacking the groceries and putting them on their rightful places. Without being asked, Prue started to help her little sister in the silence that spread across the kitchen like a grey cloud in the sky.

Once they were finally done, they both sat down on the kitchen stools as Phoebe looked around it.

"Sooooo," Phoebe said, stretching the short word, "I see you're done cooking for today. How was it?"

"I'm definitely not used to cooking and I hope I am not going to have to do it for much longer," Prue said in-between very light giggles that were barely heard by her sister. They had agreed previously that Prue would be cooking for them and taking care of the bills while Phoebe took care of P3, Piper's club, as well as most of the chores around the house. They realized that another silence filled the air, however this time it was uncomfortable for both of them since they knew very well what the other was thinking about – Piper. She was gone and they didn't know when she would return… if ever.

After a couple minutes passed by, Phoebe couldn't take it anymore and softly whispered, "Where do you think she is, Prue? What happened to her? She just vanished with Leo and I have no clue where they are or even where they could be."

"I… Well… She's probably just with Leo. I… I mean nothing could have happened to them. She's a Charmed One for crying out loud and he could get them out of wherever they are in just an orb if there was any danger." At least that was what Prue tried to tell herself and not just Phoebe. She needed her sister. No. They needed her sister to come back and not just because they loved her so much, but also because of their duty as the Charmed Ones. Without her, they didn't have the Power of 3, and therefore were vulnerable to demonic attacks. It was just their luck that they didn't have any attacks in the past 2 weeks, except for one, a low-level demon that they were able to easily defeat by themselves with a simple potion. But what about the future? They could be attacked at any moment, any second even and if it will be a powerful demon, then Phoebe and herself were just sitting ducks.

Prue pulled out of her thoughts once again as she heard her sister start talking, though by the look on Phoebe's face it was clear that she barely made herself to pronounce those words due to her fears, and not just her fears, but their fears. "You… You don't actually think the Elders…" she just trailed off, not knowing if she should say them, as if by keeping it to herself will make everything Okay and none of this would be true.

"No. No, the Elders wouldn't do anything to Piper. I mean, she is one of the most powerful witches of our time. If they did something to her then that would tip the balance of power to the evil side and They don't want that any more than we do." Prue had just said that and of course it was logical, but there were still some doubts in her mind. She hoped this was true, just like Phoebe did.

After some hesitation and not knowing how to express herself, Phoebe started, "You know, Prue, I don't know how I feel. It's almost as if I'm torn between anger and worry," she paused for a moment, getting ready to say what she probably should to her sister – there was no sense in keeping any secrets after all, but she wasn't even sure how to phrase it. Then she started her little monologue angrily right after she stood up abruptly and started pacing the kitchen. "On some level, I… ah… I am just so angry at Piper. I mean, she just disappeared. She should have let us know how she is by now, or at least show up for a few seconds." Phoebe paused her ranting again to look at her sister, who walked up to her and hugged her in a tight embrace. "She better be back alive, Prue. That way I'm gonna get the chance to kill Piper myself."

"I'll help you," Prue replied half whispering her not-so-funny joke, trying to cheer her baby sister, which worked a bit as they started to lightly chuckle as they stood there, holding each other and taking comfort in the fact that they at least have one another and always will.

However, the end to such tender moments always comes, and theirs' was interrupted by the doorbell.

"I'll get it," Phoebe said and pulled away from her older sister. As she started walking to the door, she heard that Prue was walking just behind her.

"Morris, do you truly think this is a good idea?" said the new partner of Darryl, formally known as Inspector Morris, as they both got out of their police car and started walking up the stairs of the Halliwell manor – a place that was becoming a little too familiar for Darryl over the past few years as he helped the girls on several occasions. Since Darryl didn't seem to react much to what he was saying, the man continued, "This is a very serious case and we can't just ask anybody we come across for help. It might have tragic consequences. Besides, I don't want to baby-sit while I am undercover."

"Calm down, Turner. You won't have to baby-sit anybody. Trust me, I know these girls. They can take care of themselves with no problems."

His partner sighed in defeat, "I'm not so sure about this and you know it." Cole Turner was not happy today at all. He used to be a lawyer for the past 1 and a half years after he left his usual way of living, or rather killing for the Underworld. Betraying the Source of All Evil was not something done by every demon, in fact, nobody who did that survived except for him, but at least he now could try and live in peace, or as close to it as possible. He tried to use his powers as little as possible for 2 separate, yet quite important, reasons: first of all, if he used his powers, the Source would be able to track him down and he didn't want that, oh definitely not, and secondly, he wanted to try to live as a mortal, like his father. After all, he was half human thanks to him and living as a demon for over a century was becoming too boring for him. Being a lawyer for 1 and a half years became boring for him too, that's why he decided to change his job. Yes, living as a mortal involved having a job to support yourself and that's why he got himself one.

He always worked alone and he wanted to continue it that way, but no, he had to have a partner once he became an Inspector, his boss was very clear on that. It's not that he didn't like Morris; it's just that he didn't want to work with anyone because that would have given him more freedom. Though apparently that's not going to happen since, to top all of that, he had to end up babysitting some woman on his very first undercover case, any woman who could take care of herself and that wasn't a cop to go with him undercover. Just great. That is just what he needed.

He saw Morris ringing the doorbell as soon as they came up to the door. Coming here was the easy part, now they had to convince one of the sisters to go with him on an undercover mission that could be fatal.

TBC

Author Notes: Here was the first chapter. I apologize that so much of it was based on the sisters missing Piper. I promise I won't do that again and it's going to be better (at least I'll try to make it better). I just thought that in the show they didn't show much on how the sisters worried about their sister, so I did that, making this a sort of sisterly chapter.

Anyway, that was my very first story. I hope you liked it. And please, please, please review it – I want to know what you guys think. If you want to send flames – don't bother. Don't waste both your and my time.