I do not own Charmed or any of its characters!! So plz dont sue! Charmed (c) Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge.

Chapter 1

Piper Halliwell sighed as the arguing voices of her sisters' reached her ears.

'Jesus,' Piper thought. 'What are those two fighting about this time?'

Wiping her hand on a dish towel Piper headed from the kitchen to the living room, where her sisters' yells were originating from. When she got to the living room Piper saw that her sisters were glaring at each other angrily. Both stood merely inches from the other and it looked like they were close to blowing their tops off, so to speak. Ready to be her sisters' mediator once again, Piper walked up to her glowering sister.

"Ok, what's going on here?" Piper said.

"Phoebe decided that it'd be a wonderful idea to stay out all night partying with her friends again." Prue growled.

"Why do you insist on running my life?!" Phoebe yelled. "Why does it matter if I decide to go hang out with my friends?!"

"It wouldn't matter if you had thought to call and let me know where you were!" Prue shot back.

"You know what Prue?!" Phoebe yelled. "It might come as a surprise to you but you're NOT my mom! I don't HAVE to tell you anything if I don't want to! And in case you didn't notice, I'm old enough to make my own decisions! I don't need YOU mothering me!"

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Piper yelled stepping in between the two. "Both of you calm down!"

Prue and Phoebe glared at each other while Piper pushed the two away from each other.

"You never trust me to do anything on my own do you?!" Phoebe yelled. "Sometimes I wish you'd just GET OUT OF MY LIFE!"

Prue's eyes widened as she heard her sister's words, they cut her deeply. Prue gripped her hands into fists and stared at the floor as tears gathered behind her icy blue orbs. Piper looked between both sisters in astonishment. She couldn't believe Phoebe had just said that! Phoebe herself seemed to realize what she had said and she was already regretting it.

"Fine Phoebe," Prue said her voice betraying the fact that she was crying. "You don't want me in your life? I'll leave."

With that Prue turned and left the living room, grabbing her coat and keys and slamming the front door of the old Victorian house. Phoebe and Piper merely stared after her, both confused at the sudden turn of events. Then Phoebe fell to her knees, tears ran down her face as she sobbed quietly. Piper knelt down next to her younger sister and tried to calm her.

"Oh my god, Piper," Phoebe whispered. "What have I done?"

"Shhh Pheebs it's gonna be ok." Piper told her sister as she pulled her into a reassuring embrace.

"Piper what if she never comes back?" Phoebe cried as she looked at Piper with watering eyes.

Piper hugged her sister tightly as she looked towards the front door.

"Don't worry Pheebs, she'll come back," Piper whispered. "She'd never abandon us."

Prue climbed into her car and tore off down the street, Phoebe's words still ringing in her ears. Tears ran down Prue's face as giant rain drops began pouring down from the heavens.

It had been grim and cloudy all week; now it seemed as if the skies were joining in, in Prue's remorse. Prue drove to the park, one of the few places where she could gather her thoughts.

When Prue got to the park she stopped her car by the curb and just sat there, tears still streaming down her face.

Sometimes I wish you'd just GET OUT OF MY LIFE!

Prue let out a soft sob and she leaned her head on her steering wheel, she cried silently as she felt sorrow grip her heart. Prue heard the thunder rumble, and silently she opened her car door and stepped out into the rain.

It seemed as if she was drenched in less then a second, her hair and clothes plastered themselves to her body. Forlornly Prue walked into the wooded area near the park, her steps were forced and somewhat clumsy. The sound of raindrops filled her ears as the rain came down in sheets. But all Prue could think of was the cruel, hurtful words her baby sister had said. The words that had cut her heart in half.

Prue came to a small secluded clearing in the middle of the woods. She stood at the edge of it, unaware of the shifting shadow that approached her.

He couldn't believe his luck. There she was one of the Charmed Ones. He could feel her sadness; it filled her heart and soul. She didn't sense him; she just stood there staring at the grey sky above. Water rolled down her face; even though it was raining he could see the tears mixing with the rain.

He smiled maliciously, if he could kill her not only would it gain him a good position in the underworld but he'd be able to take out the other two sisters as well. Whatever had caused the eldest and strongest of the Charmed Ones to look as miserable as she did must have been bad indeed. And without her around for support, the other two would cave in.

He chuckled evilly, oh yes today was a beautiful day indeed.

Phoebe and Piper sat on the couch, awaiting Prue's return. Phoebe had drifted off into an uneasy sleep and Piper leaned against the arm of the couch holding her younger sister close.

Small blue orbs entered the room and when the dispersed Leo stood in their place. Leo noticed the tear tracks that ran down Phoebe's cheeks and the depressed look in Piper's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Leo asked Piper quietly, trying not to wake Phoebe.

"Phoebe and Prue got into another fight," Piper whispered. "Phoebe said something that was...out of line. Prue ran off."

Leo sat on the arm rest behind Piper and ran his fingers gently through her hair. Piper didn't pay much attention to Leo's actions, the fight was replaying itself in her mind. Leo suddenly stopped what he was doing as a feeling of dread settled upon him. Piper noticed and she looked up at Leo questioningly.

"Leo? What's wrong?" Piper asked as Phoebe began to stir on her lap.

Leo looked at her with grave eyes.

"Something's wrong with Prue."

Dun-dun-dun. Cliffhanger. R&R please.