"Come on Phoebs. Let's go!" Prue screamed up the stairs to her little sister.

"That girl is going to make us late…but what else is new."

"Oh Prue give her a break. It's her first day of Jr. High. Remember my first day I tried almost every trick in the book to get you to leave me home." Piper was always defending Phoebe to Prue or vice versa.

"Well it's still early and once you got their I couldn't get you to leave." Prue said as she began to pace at the bottom of the staircase. Piper knew that could only mean one thing. Prue was losing her patience and would soon be handing out punishments to the youngest Halliwell.

"I don't think we'll have the same problem with Phoebe. Unless there is a boy involved."

Just before Prue was about to start sending death threats through the ceiling of the Manor. Phoebe came running down the stairs in her school attire trying desperately not to fall while putting on her favorite sweater.

"Well it's about time. Do you have any idea what time it is?" Prue stared at her sister with love and annoyance.

"Prue's time of the month. You know they make pills for that now."

"Don't get smart with me young lady. I've had it up to here with you and it's not even 9." Piper could see the tension growing and knew that Phoebe was going to put her foot in her mouth again and say something that she didn't mean.

"Ok we're going to be late if we don't get a move on. Phoebs come on lets go get in the car." Phoebe had so many things that she wanted to tell Prue but Piper was right and she didn't want to be late on her first day.

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The car ride to school was silent. The fighting sisters refused to talk and Piper didn't want to stir the pot. There was no music on because they would all start fighting over what they would listen to. Ever since Grams died it's gotten worse. Phoebe and Prue would bicker over the littlest things, like who did the dishes or how Phoebe wouldn't clean her room properly. And being the mediator was taking it's toll on Piper. Their was no telling how much worse it would get once school started.

Once Prue pulled up to Jefferson Jr. High Phoebe immediately jumped out of the car without so much as a goodbye. Prue heaved a sigh as Piper shut the back door and went over to the passenger side window.

"Prue, you guys have to find a way to get along. I won't always be here to pull you guys apart. I mean I want a life to you know."

"I know Piper I just wish she would tell me why she's mad at me all the time. I mean I know I can be a little controlling but ever since Grams…it's like she blames me for not being their."

"I think you guys need to have a nice long chat and work all this out. And if you don't I'm locking you two in the same room until you do. Got it?"

"Yeah I got it. You better go or you'll be late and ruin you perfect record."

"Fine. Are you going to be here after school?"

"Were else would I be?" Prue made it sound like a joke but the truth was Prue would like to be anywhere but here taking care of her responsibilities. Not that she didn't love her sisters but she just wanted to be carefree and to be a kid. Guess that was out of the question.