Now That You're Gone
Summary: Set about a week after the season 5 finale, Oh My Goddess. Piper has lost a lot of things because of the Elders, but losing Leo is the last straw. She gives up her powers, takes Wyatt and moves across the country to start her life over.
A/N: I know, I said I wouldn't start any fics until I finished the ones I've got, but after seeing OMG1&2 I couldn't *not* write a fic. As you may have noticed (*g*), I tend to get side-tracked, so if you want an update fast, please review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, the Elders, Wyatt, or anyone else you recognize. Ananda, Lin, and anyone you don't know are mine.
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Piper slammed her suitcase shut, tears rolling down her face. It had been one week since Leo had left. It had just now sunk in that he wasn't coming back, and Piper couldn't deal with that. She couldn't go on being a Charmed One without him, and so she'd decided to leave.
Four-month-old Wyatt cooed from his baby carrier on the bed next to her. "I know, honey, I know. I miss him, too," she sniffled, pulling his baby blanket up around him. This blanket was plain white; she was leaving the blue one with the triquetra symbol behind. She didn't want to take anything that would remind her of magic. She didn't want to have anything to do with magic at all.
Piper reached over to the nightstand, and picked up a baby bottle filled with a clear blue potion. In her last act as a witch, Piper bound her son's powers.
Now she was ready to leave. With her suitcase in one hand, and Wyatt's carrier in the other, she marched downstairs. Her sisters came out of the kitchen to meet her in foyer.
"Piper, you can't do this," Phoebe implored. "You can't just leave us here. You can't just give up."
"Why not?" Piper asked tearfully. "He did."
She set down her suitcase and the baby, and hugged her sisters. All three of them were crying.
Though she knew she couldn't change her sister's mind, Paige tried anyway. "Piper, please. We can help you through this, if you'll just stay-"
"I can't," Piper interrupted. "I'm sorry. I can't. This is just something I have to do." She gave each of her sisters a kiss good-bye. "I love you both. I hope you know that."
With that, she picked up the baby and her things, and walked out the door. She put the baby in the backseat, put the suitcase in the trunk with everything else she owned, got in the car, and drove off. She never once looked back.
Summary: Set about a week after the season 5 finale, Oh My Goddess. Piper has lost a lot of things because of the Elders, but losing Leo is the last straw. She gives up her powers, takes Wyatt and moves across the country to start her life over.
A/N: I know, I said I wouldn't start any fics until I finished the ones I've got, but after seeing OMG1&2 I couldn't *not* write a fic. As you may have noticed (*g*), I tend to get side-tracked, so if you want an update fast, please review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, the Elders, Wyatt, or anyone else you recognize. Ananda, Lin, and anyone you don't know are mine.
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Piper slammed her suitcase shut, tears rolling down her face. It had been one week since Leo had left. It had just now sunk in that he wasn't coming back, and Piper couldn't deal with that. She couldn't go on being a Charmed One without him, and so she'd decided to leave.
Four-month-old Wyatt cooed from his baby carrier on the bed next to her. "I know, honey, I know. I miss him, too," she sniffled, pulling his baby blanket up around him. This blanket was plain white; she was leaving the blue one with the triquetra symbol behind. She didn't want to take anything that would remind her of magic. She didn't want to have anything to do with magic at all.
Piper reached over to the nightstand, and picked up a baby bottle filled with a clear blue potion. In her last act as a witch, Piper bound her son's powers.
Now she was ready to leave. With her suitcase in one hand, and Wyatt's carrier in the other, she marched downstairs. Her sisters came out of the kitchen to meet her in foyer.
"Piper, you can't do this," Phoebe implored. "You can't just leave us here. You can't just give up."
"Why not?" Piper asked tearfully. "He did."
She set down her suitcase and the baby, and hugged her sisters. All three of them were crying.
Though she knew she couldn't change her sister's mind, Paige tried anyway. "Piper, please. We can help you through this, if you'll just stay-"
"I can't," Piper interrupted. "I'm sorry. I can't. This is just something I have to do." She gave each of her sisters a kiss good-bye. "I love you both. I hope you know that."
With that, she picked up the baby and her things, and walked out the door. She put the baby in the backseat, put the suitcase in the trunk with everything else she owned, got in the car, and drove off. She never once looked back.