Stop screwing around! I mean it! Ehem.... Piper and Leo's Bedroom. Lots of fun stuff goes down here. You might seen more of Leo than you ever wanted to see. Ever. I suggest you knock before entering... You have been warned.

::Leo orbs in with Piper and leys her on the bed. He leans over and kisses her.::

"Goodnight sweetie."

::Gently, he pulls the covers over them both, and eventually falls asleep after fretting for a while, feeling like there was something about P3 he forgot.::

::Piper stirs and lets out a low moan, rousing from slumber. Groggily, she glances at the clock on the bedside table beside her and starts.::

"Leo! We've been asleep for nine days!"

::She rolls out of bed and notes the time again.::

"And it's time to open the club!"

::She hurries out the room and into the bathroom.::

::Leo moans and rolls over.::

"Wha...?"

::Blinking, he sits up and waits for Piper's return. He swings his legs out of bed, getting dressed. Leo doesn't bother with a shower, even though he's not washed for the better part of two weeks. Leo reeks.::

::Phoebe enters.::

"Piper and Paige left. You've to just orb me, me being the damn witch with the cruddy power..."

::The last part was mumbled, but she flashes Leo a grin.::

"Let's go, bell boy."

::Leo stands, takes Phoebe in his arms, and orbs out to P3.::

::Leo orbs in with Piper where he lays her on the bed and ravages her like she's Holly Marie Combs. Rowl!! Afterwards, he trails a finger across her naked stomach, watching her fall asleep, before following suit himself.::

::Kellan blinks in and stands over the sleeping couple. A snide smile covers his face as he grabs the naked Piper and blinks out to his Penthouse::

::Paige's shouts from downstairs rouse Leo and he realises Piper's gone. Checking the bathroom, then the other upstairs rooms, he realises that Paige was calling for Piper, and that said sister can't have gotten downstairs that fast. He quickly gets dressed into a t-shirt and boxers, and hurries downstairs to the living room.::

::Piper hurriedly does her hair and make-up, getting ready to go to the club.::

::Leo orbs in at Piper's call and feels much relief on seeing his wife is safe and well.::

"Piper! You're okay! What happened to you?"

(Bet she was out getting hammered again...)

"I don't know, sweetie, what DID happen to me?"

::She turns and looks at him.::

"I don't remember anything past... actually I don't really remember anything past coming to bed here."

(Ugh, that sex...)

"Honey? The club? Ain't gonna open itself you know."

"Uh... sure sweetie..."

::He wraps his arms around her, glad to be holding her, and orbs them out to P3.::

::Luke peeks into the S&M dungeon but heads straight to the bathroom after seeing that Carys was not there.::

::Piper walks in, gently escorting Prue and lets her sit down at the dressing table. She lifts a hairbrush and slowly begins to comb through Prue's hair.::

"One thing you'll remember easily enough is the wonders of a good conditioner."

::She smiles tearfully, taking the greatest care of her sister.::

::Prue stares at herself and Piper with some interest in the mirror, lifting a hand to touch herself, feeling the lines of her cheekbones and small hollows of her eyes.::

"Piper... where..."

::She frowns, concentrating on the right words.::

"Where have I been?"

::Her breath catching in her throat, Piper falls silent and sets her jaw, thinking carefully on how to word this.::

"You don't remember?"

::She utter quietly, continuing to brush Prue's hair.::

"Well..."

::Another pause.::

"You died, Prue. You died four years ago."

::Prue raises a hand to stop Piper combing through her hair and a strange look comes over her expression.::

"I... died?"

::She questions in a small voice, then turns around and looks at her sister.::

(She does look older now...)

"But... how?"

::Biting her lip in an attempt to keep from crying, Piper lets a few tears slip and puts the brush down, crouching down so she is at face level with Prue.::

"The Source had sent a demon assassin to our world to kill a doctor. You died trying to protect him."

::She pauses, not being able to prevent herself from asking questions, the questions she's been so curious to have answered over the years.::

"Didn't you... watch over us?"

"I don't remember."

::Prue looks down at her fingers, fidgeting in her lap.::

"It's like... I had a life, then something happened and I had another life that I... couldn't remember the first life so well in... and now it's like I'm back in that first one but I can't remember the other one. The one I just came from."

::Listening thoughtfully, Piper sighs.::

"I don't know, Prue. Maybe that's just what happens. The Elders do love their shrouds of mystery."

::She puts a hand on Prue's shoulder and looks into her eyes.::

"I missed you. So much."

::Prue smiles just a fraction, and places her hand on top of Piper's.::

"I can't even imagine what's changed since I've been gone."

::She pauses.::

"I'm tired."

"Okay sweetie."

::Easing Prue out of the chair, she takes her over to the bed.::

"I guess you could say a lot has changed."

::Helps Prue into bed.::

"An awful lot."

::She sits down beside her sister and strokes her hair.::

"But I'm still the same Piper, and Phoebe's still the same Phoebe."

"Mmm good..."

::Eyelids drooping already, Prue nestles into the soft sheets and begins to doze, when a hazy thought surfaces in her mind.::

"Who was that other girl...?"

::Falls asleep.::

::Phoebe walks in quietly with Paige and stops at the bedside, her eyes on Prue.::

"How is she?"

::She whispers.::

::Piper gazes down at Prue thoughtfully.::

"A lot more coherent now. She's got her speech back."

::Getting up, Piper strokes Prue's hair out of her face and turns to Phoebe, glancing behind her occassionally.::

"She said she doesn't remember being dead. She feels like she's had like... her life here then her life there, when she was there she didn't remember here, and now she's back here, she doesn't remember there."

::Turns back to Prue.::

"It must be really hard on her."

"Well, she was dead a few hours ago..."

::Paige continues to stare at the fragile body of her eldest sister.::

(Where will she stay? Will I have to give her my room back? Will I get to still live here??)

"Yeah."

::Piper stares at Prue for a while and looks to Phoebe and Paige.::

"This just doesn't... make any sense. Did Leo go to find out what happened?"

::Leo orbs in, having overheard Piper's words as he appeared.::

"Just did. They don't really know. They said we should keep an eye out for another force behind this as well as Petunius' spell. They said there's no way in hell really that he's powerful enough to pull such a thing off."

::Gazes down at the sleeping Prue.::

"So there could be something going on."

"Like what? What other kind of person or force is going to want Prue alive? It can't be The Source or demons or anyone because... well... she's a Charmed One!"

::Also stares at Prue.::

"This doesn't make any sense."

"No. It doesn't. But They just asked me to make sure you guys keep an eye on Prue for anything funky going on. Just in case. Otherwise... well..."

::Shrugs.::

"That's it."

::Pause.::

"That's it? Like... like... she can... stay?"

::Leo smiles a little at his wife.::

::Piper's voice comes out barely above a whisper.::

"Oh my god... Leo..."

::Tears squeeze out of her eyes and she falls into his arms in a huge hug.::

(I can't believe it.)

::Feeling happy but sort of awkward, Paige decides this is really a moment for Piper and Phoebe, and not her. She checks her watch.::

"Hey, the club is just opening, I'm gonna, I'm gonna go and make sure everything's going okay?"

::She watches Prue with slight unease.::

"Are you sure hon? We're gonna take the night off... don't you wanna stay with us?"

::Bes concerned.::

(She doesn't look so good.)

"Yeah, it's okay. One of us should be there. Just to oversee things."

::She takes a deep breath.::

"Okay, if you need me, just call."

::Orbs out to the back alley, P3.::

"Think she's okay?"

::Piper slides a hand down Phoebe's arm and sits on the edge of the bed, quite prepared to spend the whole night with Prue.::

"I think she could be the one who finds this the most weird out of all of us."

::Phoebe sighs and sits down too, lapsing into silence with Piper.::

"I'm gonna give you some time alone and check on Paige. I'll be back."

::He orbs to the office, P3.::