Okay, funny story. My muse came back from its vacation ready to go. In the weeks it's been since I've updated I wrote 23 chapters for a new story I'll be posting in the future. Crazy, huh? So bad news, I kinda (okay, really) neglected this story, good news, I have a new story that'll be ready to go when I feel this one is complete (don't worry, not yet). So I hope you all can forgive me.

"Not unless we get her back to Leo" Phoebe said.

Phoebe stood up and turned to Cole who was just staring at her.

"How could you?" Phoebe asked, tears streaming down her cheeks. "How could you do this to me?"

Belthazor stared for a second before turning back into Cole.

"Phoebe, I'm so sorry" Cole said. "I couldn't control him, I tried so hard"

"Help us get out of here" Piper said. "Now"

Cole nodded and turned to the demon. He formed a large energy ball.

"Belthazor" the demon said, smiling. "That won't work on me, you know that"

"The demon that has caused us pain" Phoebe started to say. "With the power of three we end your reign"

Piper started in with Phoebe and they both grabbed Prue's hands. Cole started throwing energy ball after energy ball.

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"Prue" a voice said. "Prue, listen to me"

"Mom?" Prue asked. "Mom, where are you?"

"I'm where I always am" Patty said. "With you"

Prue looked around.

"Where am I?" Prue asked.

"Somewhere you're not supposed to be" Patty said.

Prue looked around confused.

"It's not your time" Patty said. "But you were sent here for a reason, and I think I know what it was"

Prue saw her mother appear in front of her. Patty reached out and hugged Prue.

"Hello my darling" Patty said, smiling sadly.

"I don't understand" Prue said. "I need to get back to Piper and Phoebe, they need me"

"Right now we have bigger concerns" Patty said.

"Like what?" Prue asked.

"Prue, this is not a place you are supposed to end up" Patty said.

"What is this place?" Prue asked.

"It's like limbo only different" Patty said. "It's usually a place where people come if they die without resolving a certain issue"

"Issue?" Prue asked. "Wait I'm dead? But Anna…"

"That's just it" Patty said, "You're not dead"

Prue shook her head.

"I'm getting a headache" Prue said.

"You're here because you need help" Patty said. "Because there's something you're afraid to face"

"What are you talking about?" Prue asked, feeling a little angry. "I lost my son; I think I've been facing just about everything"

"That's just it, Prue" Patty said. "You haven't. There's something deep in your heart that's bugging you, and it order to get out of here, you're going to have to face it"

Prue looked away from her mother and looked at the gray mist all around her.

"It's okay to say whatever you're feeling out loud, Prue" Patty said. "No one's going to judge you"

"That's just it" Prue said, sounding defeated. "I don't know what I feel anymore. It's like I can't control all the emotions. I yell at the people I love, I get angry when they try to help me, and I can't help it"

"Maybe if you stop trying to control the emotions, and you just let them all out…"

"I don't know how" Prue said, a pained look on her face.

Her mother looked down.

"I'm afraid that's partially my fault" Patty said, sadly.

"No" Prue said, looking up. "It's not your fault, it's not…it's just…I tried so hard to be strong for all of them…I tried to protect my sisters and my kids…but…I failed"

"How can you say that?" Patty asked. "Without you, your sisters would never have made it. You helped raise them"

"Look at what I've done to my family" Prue said, tears starting to stream down her cheeks. "I failed them. I abandoned my sisters and I let my son be taken away from me. And it's only a matter of time before someone takes Anna away. I am a horrible mother and a horrible sister"

Prue turned away from her mom as she tried to control the tears that were starting to fall.

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Flames started to engulf the demon as the sisters continued to chant.

"Get us out of here" Piper ordered Cole.

He stopped throwing energy balls and grabbed the sisters. They shimmered out as the demon exploded.

"Leo!" Piper yelled, as soon as she felt the manor under her feet. "Leo!"

Leo came running from the conservatory.

"Heal her now" Piper said.

All of the horrible things Piper had said to Prue earlier flashed through Piper's mind as her husband placed his hands over Prue's battered body. Piper refused to let those be the last things she ever said to her sister.

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Prue felt her mother envelop her in her arms. Instantly something inside Prue broke and she started to cry harder than she had ever cried. Patty rubbed small circles on her daughter's back. Weeks, and months, and even years of pain, fell in the tears rolling down Prue's cheeks. And for the first time in a long time, Prue Halliwell let herself feel. She felt pain, she felt anger, she felt…relief. For once she could just cry…and she did.

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MANOR

A glow emitted from Leo's hands and Piper and Phoebe looked at each other in relief. After a few seconds Prue's eyes fluttered open. Piper and Phoebe threw their arms around her.

"We were so scared" Piper said, tears forming in her eyes.

"We thought we had lost you again" Phoebe said, also crying.

Leo and Cole stepped into another room, letting the sisters have some privacy.

After a few minutes Piper and Phoebe pulled away from their sister. She hadn't said anything but when they looked at her face, they saw she had been crying.

"Prue?" Phoebe asked, softly.

"I'm sorry" Prue said, almost in a whisper. "I'm so sorry for everything I've done. I never meant to lash out at all of you….I never meant to hurt you…"
"Prue, it's okay" Phoebe said.

"No, it wasn't" Prue said. "I messed everything up"

"No you didn't" Piper said, shaking her head.

"I abandoned everyone" Prue said. "I just…instead of feeling the pain, I just…I got angry. I just…I…it hurts"

Prue's watery eyes met those of her sisters and for once they saw no anger or hidden emotions, they just saw pain.

"I don't know how I'm supposed to deal with this" Prue said, the unbearable pain no longer hidden in her voice. "How do I move on knowing my son is alive but I'll never be able to see him?"

Piper and Phoebe held their sister tight as all three of them cried. There was nothing anyone could say to make this better. Nobody wanted to just give up, but they couldn't keep going. Now they were faced with something nobody knew how to fix.

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Prue woke up and found herself in her bedroom in the manor. She felt arms wrapped around her and saw both her sisters lying next to her on each side. Soaking in their comfort she closed her eyes.

"Prue" Phoebe said, softly.

Prue opened her eyes and saw Phoebe's concerned brown ones looking back. She put her finger up to her lip and gently lifted Piper's arm away from her. She stood up with Phoebe and went over to the bassinet. She saw Anna lying there quietly. Prue smiled sadly before turning back to Phoebe.

"Phoebe" Prue said, softly. "I…love you"

Phoebe looked into her sister's eyes and smiled.

"I love you too" Phoebe said.

Prue hugged Phoebe.

"Hey, where's my hug?" Piper asked, stretching.

Prue rolled her eyes and hugged Piper.

"I love you" Prue said.

"I love you too" Piper said.

Anna cooed from her crib and the sisters laughed. Prue went over and picked her up from her bassinet. Prue looked at the time.

"I bet you're a hungry little girl" Prue said.

"That's our cue to leave" Phoebe said, smiling.

Prue rolled her eyes.

"Alright, I'm going to go see my loving husband and start breakfast" Piper said.

"I'll be down after I feed her" Prue said.

Piper nodded and left the room. Prue looked at Phoebe for a second.

"You gonna watch?" Prue asked, with a small smirk.

"What? No…no way" Phoebe said.

It was quiet for another second.

"Phoebe, go talk to him" Prue said. "He needs to know you don't blame him for what happened yesterday"
"I know…it's just" Phoebe said. "He looked me straight in the eye and he still threw that energy ball"

"It wasn't him" Prue said. "It was that demon"
"I know…" Phoebe said.

She paused.

"Hey, when did you become such a Cole supporter?" Phoebe asked, with a smile.

"As much as I denied it" Prue said. "He shares something with my son…and maybe…maybe if he can be good and human…maybe Caleb can too"

"He can" Phoebe said. "And one day, you'll be a family again"

"Can I have a premonition to back that up for me?" Prue asked, a sad smile on her face.

"You don't need a premonition" Phoebe said. "Just a little faith"

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REPLIES: Okay, I know most of you probably don't even know what you said in your reviews so I'm going to put off individual replies until next chapter. But I want to say hi to new reader xoCathandLivxo, and I really want to apologize to all of you who expected me to update sooner (especially those who threatened violence). And All-American Dork06, I am honored that I am one of the few Charmed stories you still read, lol.