Chapter 5

Piper felt her heart lurch, with tears in her eyes she turned and looked at the pale form of her sleeping sister. Phoebe had her head bowed, silent tears running down her face. Piper sat next to Phoebe on the bed and placed her hand over Prue's, her own tears running down her cheeks.

Aku watched the witches' house from across the street. He hated his employer, but luckily his job was almost done. The poison was taking affect and once it ran its course the eldest and most dangerous of the Halliwell sisters would be out of their way for good. And the most beautiful thing about it was that once this job was done, he'd be able to take the credit for getting rid of the pests of the Underworld. He'd be the Source's right-hand man. Aku smiled and inhaled deeply, the scent of sadness heavy in the dark midnight air.

Prue groaned as she felt every aching bone in her body, protest to her moving. She felt like she had been hit by an eighteen wheeler going 150 m.p.h. Her head hut like hell and she felt like she came down with a really bad cold. She cou;d also feel the tiny sweat beads rolling down her face. Rolling onto her side Prue realized that there was someone lieing besides her.

Prue opened her eyes and saw the sleeping form of her younger sister curled up besides her. She also saw the tear tracks that ran down Phoebe's peaceful face. As careful as possible Prue turned onto her side so she was facing her sister and brushed the stray stands of hair away from her face. She always thought Phoebe looked so innocent when she was asleep.

Phoebe's eyes fluttered open and she looked into Prue's icy blue eyes, she felt fear tear at her heart. They new the cure for the poison and could get all of the ingridients except one, the demon that poisoned her was dead so how on earth could they get his blood?

"Hey," Prue whispered. "Did you sleep well?"

Phoebe nodded and curled up closer to her big sister for the comfort she desperately needed. Prue wrapped her arms around Phoebe, hoping to comfort her.

"Prue," Phoebe said after a moment of silence. "I'm-I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it. I always want you to be in my life."

Prue smiled at her little sister and kissed her forehead gently.

"I know sweety, and no mater what I'll always be here for you." Prue reassured her.

Phoebe looked up at her sister, only to see pain flash across her face, causing her to cry out and clutch her side. Phoebe jumped up from her bed and tried to comfort her sister as waves of practically unbearable pain shot through her body. Piper burst into Prue's room hearing her sister's cry from the bottom of the stairs.

"Prue!" Piper screamed running to Prue's and Phoebe's side.

Prue's entire body was shaking and tears ran down her cheeks, her breath came out in ragged gasps and beads of sweat ran down her forehead. When the pain subsided Prue collapsed on the bed in a shivering heap. Phoebe brushed Prue's hair out of her face, tears burning her eyes.

"Prue..." Phoebe whispered.

"It-it hurts..." Prue whimpered. "What's the matter with me?"

Piper and Phoebe looked at eachother their eyes filled with worry and sorrow. Prue slowly opened her eyes, their blue depths clouded with pain, and looked at her sisters.

"The demon that attacked you and Piper in the attic...he-he piosoned you Prue." Phoebe said quietly.

Prue felt her heart skip a beat, she had been poisoned. She didn't even remember the demon touching her during the fight. A jab of pain erupted from Prue's lower abdomen, causing her to cry out again. The pain subsided as soon as it came giving Prue some time to catch her breath.

"I-is there a cure?" Prue asked.

"Yes but there's an ingridient that we can't get." Piper said quietly. "We need ground unicorn's horn, a mandrakes root, dragon's tears, and the blood of the demon that poisoned you. But how are we gonna get the blood if the demon's dead?"

"The athame," Prue whispered. "I-I killed the demon by sending it into his chest."

Piper got up immediately after hearing this and rushed to the attic, neither she nor Phoebe had been up there at all. Phoebe stayed by Prue's side, hoping to be able to comfort her if the pain came again.

It was an hour and a half after Piper had found out about the blood and now Prue's cure was finally done. With a vial in hand Piper ran to Prue's room, but just down the hall Piper heard something that made her gut clench in fear. Sounds of fighting and struggling were coming from Prue's semi-open door. Piper picked up her pace and burst into Prue's room to see a demon standing in the middle of the room with his hand clamped firmly around Phoebe's neck, the young witch fought for breath.

"Phoebe!" Piper yelled. "Let go of her you bastard!"

The demon turned to look at Piper and he smiled malevolently, his grip on Phoebe's neck tightening. Piper was about to blow up the demon when a lamp flew across the room and smashed into the side of the demon's face, a few shards of the glass object getting into his eye, and causing him to drop Phoebe to the floor as he cried out in pain. Covering his injured eye with his hands, the demon tried to stop flow of blood that was running through his fingers. Turning he saw Prue leaning against the wall, her glazed eyes burning with rage.

"Damn witch!" the demon bellowed. "You'll pay you insolent dog!"

The demon ran at Prue so quickly Piper didn't have a chance to freeze him. The demon rammed Prue into the wall, and she let out a pain filled cry before slumping to her bedroom floor. Then the demon gave Prue a swift kick in the gut before shimmering out of the manor.

Piper and Phoebe both went to their big sister, even though Phoebe was still trying to catch her breath, and crouched beside Prue's shivering form.

Piper eased onto her back and checked her ribs to make sure they weren't broken. Then she helped Prue sit up so she could take the antidote for the poison.

"Prue drink this," Piper said quietly.

Prue ignored her for a minute to check up on Phoebe.

"Are you ok?" Prue asked her baby sister.

"I'm ok-ish," Phoebe said. "But I'll be better when you take that antidote."

Prue nodded and drank the liquid that filled the vial that Piper held to her lips. Grimacing at the taste Prue downed it as quickly as possible. Phoebe tried to suppress the laugh that forced its way out of her, from the look on Prue's face. When she finished the vial's contents she sent a small glare towards her baby sister.

"I'd like to see you drink demon's blood," Prue said.

"Nuh-uh," Phoebe said waving her hands. "I'm not the one who got poisoned, that's all you big sis."

Piper chuckled at her sisters' antics. Phoebe noticed the color returning to Prue's face and the absence of the glaze that had covered her blue eyes before. Piper noticed too and she felt her anxiousness dissipate.

"Come on you two," Piper said helping her sisters to their feet. "You both look like you could use a nap."

When Piper wrapped her arm around Prue's waist, to help her sister from the floor, Prue felt a pang of pain ripple through her. She gritted her teeth as she tried not to scream and her muscles tensed which only added to the pain. Phoebe noticed this and felt her heart flutter; what if the poison came back?

"Prue?" Phoebe whispered.

Prue shook her head and pushed herself away from Piper, stumbling to her bed. Catching herself on the edge before she fell to the floor again, Prue gingerly covered her abdomen with her arm.

"I think he bruised something," Prue whimpered.

"Leo!" Piper yelled.

Prue sat on the edge of the bed and Piper and Phoebe went to her side, while Leo orbed into the room.

"What's wrong," Leo asked, fearing the poison had progressed.

"A demon attacked and Prue might have some bruised muscle or ribs." Piper explained.

"What happened to the poison?" Leo asked as he healed the damaged internal tissue.

"Piper gave her the antidote just a few minutes ago," Phoebe answered.

"How'd you get the antidote if you needed the demon's blood to complete it?" Leo asked, standing up straight and moving to Phoebe, as he noticed her voice sounded strained.

"Luckily for us, I vanquished the demon by sending an athame through his heart," Prue said. "Piper used the blood from that to heal me."

Phoebe nodded her thanks as Leo finished his job and looked at the three sisters.

"Well I'm just glad you're ok," Leo said looking at Prue. "The house'd be pretty empty without you around."

"Not to mention she'd leave me alone to take care of our trouble maker," Piper joked pointing at Phoebe.

"Hey!" Phoebe whined. "I'm not that bad."

Prue laughed as Phoebe began to pout.

"And besides, it wouldn't be fare if Prue left me alone with you two." Phoebe accused pointing from Piper to Leo.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Piper asked in mock anger.

"Oh please don't act all innocent," Phoebe said with an impish smile. "I saw what happens when you two are alone together."

Piper and Leo's face turned bright red as they realized what Phoebe was talking about and the two looked away muttering incoherently. Phoebe laughed as she saw the impact she made on them, when she turned to Prue she saw her oldest sister lieing on the bed. Her eyes were closed and a small smile played on her lips.

Piper noticed too and she moved towards the bed sitting on Prue's left side while Phoebe occupied the right. Both of them laid on the bed next to her, and both of them took pleasure in knowing that Prue would be with them for another day.

Leo smiled at the sight of the sisters and whispered good night to them before turning off the over head light and orbing out of the manor.

OMG! Finally. This chap was a little difficult, because I kinda sorta forgot what I was gonna put in it. laughs nervously Sorrwy; Any who sorry this one's a little short-ish, I'll try to make the next one longer and hopefully get it on sooner. TY for the wait and I luv you all for the awesome reviews I got. They make me feel like a rainbow lol I know that makes no sense but eh, my job is to confuse people. Now enough of my blabber, gotta get to the next chappie. R&R (reviews help make the chapters appear faster XD)