Title: Love Hurts More Than You Think

Rating: Teen, possible language and content, just to be on the safe side.

Synopsis: What if Leo clipped his wings when he asked Piper? Who would be the whitelighter for the Charmed Ones?

Piper and Leo were laying the couch in the attic. Daisy had been saved; their powers had been given back to each other. And yet, Piper felt sad inside knowing that Leo had to leave; to be a whitelighter for other future whitelighters and witches. "I almost wish we didn't switch our powers back," Piper whispered into his chest.

"Me too," Leo whispered back. He could almost feel Piper's love and strangely, fear of losing someone coming from her, but she didn't really seem to want to talk about it. After another couple minutes of silence, Piper wanted to ask something that was on her mind.

"So, if Daisy is a whiteligter to be, does that mean you used to be,"

"Once human?" Leo filled in for her. Piper nodded. "Yep, I actually lived here in San Francisco until I had to go to war,"

"Vietnam?"

"Nope, World War Two. I was a medic, I never wanted to shoot people, and so I instead helped heal people, even though it cost my life, I died saving someone else, and I won the right to become a whitelighter. I always thought that was the right choice for me well until I met you. I always wanted to have a family, and," he paused, wondering if he should say what he wanted to, so he did, "grow old with you,"

"Is that possible?" Piper asked. She would want nothing more than to be able to be with Leo, but she wasn't sure if she wanted him to give up what he was so natural at.

"Piper, I can become human, if you want me to," Leo said looking into her hazel eyes. Please say you want me to Piper, I would want nothing more than to be with her, he thought.

"Are you kidding? I would want nothing more than to be able to be with you. I really don't want to loose you again," she whispered reluctantly, and Leo could sense her reluctance.

"But?"

"What about being a whitelighter Leo? I mean don't you want to be able to save people like Daisy?" she really wanted him to know what he was giving up to be with her.

"I admit I do love being a whitelighter, and being able to help people, but Piper I want to be with you more," he said, love filling in his green eyes.

"Leo, I am just making sure you really want this. I wouldn't regret it if you did, but I want to make sure you are really ok with this?"

"I am more than ok Piper, I really want this so badly," Leo said kissing her on the lips. Piper returned the kiss, and Leo broke off just looking at her. "I love you Piper,"

"I love you Leo," Piper just laid her head on his chest listening to his heart beat. "So, how does this work?"

"Clipping my wings?" Leo asked. Piper nodded her head, hoping it wasn't painful. Leo had been through enough pain. Him almost dieing, and it scared Piper to death that it almost happened. "I just have to drink a power stripping potion. There should be a recipe in the Book of Shadows." They both got up and looked inside the book. Piper flipped the pages and finally found the recipe potion.

"I think we have most of these ingredients, except for," she squinted at the recipe, "billing's root? What the hell is billing's root?"

"Ginger," Leo clarified.

"Oh. Then we have everything," Piper paused. "I can't believe this is actually happening." Leo smiled. Piper grabbed the Book of Shadows and they headed down to the kitchen to find Prue and Phoebe drinking from coconuts.

"Leo?" they both asked, surprised he was still here.

"We won't be long, I just needed to make a potion for Leo." Piper started the potion.

"Ok, why does Leo need a potion?" Prue asked.

"He is stripping his whitelighter powers, to be with me," Piper said simply. She started to mix the potion, and Leo started to help.

"Umm no offense Leo, but who will be here to heal us if a demon attack proves to be to powerful?" Phoebe asked.

"The Elders will assign another whitelighter,"