Disclaimer: Don't own Charmed! Get it through your head!
A/n: This is set after Valhalley of the Dolls. Piper is feeling guilty that she made Leo leave her, and starts looking for him. But he's nowhere to be found! Based of the song "Ocean Avenue" from Yellowcard. My brother hates this song, and he bet me that I couldn't make a story out of it. So here I am! Enjoy!
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There's a place off Ocean Avenue
Where I used to sit and talk with you
We were both 16 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet
We were both 18 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
Leo knelt down besides Wyatt's playpen. "I won't be far." Leo whispered. He stood up and faced Piper. "You deserve a normal life, Piper. I really hope you find it." And with that, Leo disappeared in a flurry of white lights.
Piper sat down on the edge of the bed and started crying. She buried her face into her hands. 'What did I just do?' Piper thought to herself. Wyatt, heartbroken that his father had left, started to cry too. Piper dried her eyes and got off the bed to grab Wyatt.
"It looks like we're both missing the same person." Piper said, bouncing Wyatt on her hip and making shushing sounds. Slowly, Wyatt laid his head down on Piper's shoulder and started to fall asleep. Piper set him down in the playpen and covered him with the blanket.
Piper turned around and found she was in the same spot Leo had just been in. Piper hugged herself, warming her arms in the process. Then she walked over to the bed and sat down on Leo's side, lying against the pillow. 'It still smells like him.' Piper thought, closing her eyes as more tears escaped.
Piper's mind returned to a similar incident. Leo had been gone for three weeks. She had missed him every day, but that day had been the worst because it was their anniversary. Piper had come up to her room and laid down on Leo's side of the bed, just like she was now.
Suddenly, strong arms had wrapped around Piper's waist. Piper turned around to see Leo smiling down at her. Piper had smiled and kissed him passionately. Leo had kissed her back just as hard and wonderful. Then they had gone out to dinner to celebrate.
For one split second, Piper thought she felt Leo's arms around her. But when she turned around, no one was there. Piper pushed her head into the pillow and cried harder. 'This is all my fault.' Piper's head cried. 'I sent Leo away! We could be watching Wyatt sleep right now, but instead he's up in Elder Land being and Elder before being a father.'
Leo felt tears slowly slide down his cheek as he felt Piper's pain tearing through his heart. 'It's not your fault, Piper. I'm the one who became an Elder.' Leo thought. He tried with all of his might to let Piper know how he felt, but she had put up a barrier around her emotions.
"I have to see her." Leo said. "No you don't, Leo." Another Elder told him. "She needs to be left alone. You can't mess with the Grand Design. You should know better than anyone what can happen when love gets in the way of reasoning."
Leo nodded slowly. "But what about Piper? She can't go vanquish demons when she feels responsible for losing me!" The Elder took this thoughtfully. "Very well." He said finally. "But don't interfere with too many things, or it could all be for nothing."
Leo quickly orbed away, trying to hide his smile. Hopefully, he would be able to win Piper back and then they could live happily at the manor. He would convince the Elders to make him their whitelighter again. The plan was so perfect, Leo couldn't see how it wouldn't work.
As Leo felt his feet connect with the ground, he suddenly lurched forward. "Not so fast." A voice whispered menacingly. A dark hand gripped his shoulder and pulled him out the door. Leo started to struggle, lashing out at the door and trying to kick it. The hand formed into a fist and knocked him out just as his foot touched the door.
A/n: This is set after Valhalley of the Dolls. Piper is feeling guilty that she made Leo leave her, and starts looking for him. But he's nowhere to be found! Based of the song "Ocean Avenue" from Yellowcard. My brother hates this song, and he bet me that I couldn't make a story out of it. So here I am! Enjoy!
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There's a place off Ocean Avenue
Where I used to sit and talk with you
We were both 16 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet
We were both 18 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night
Leo knelt down besides Wyatt's playpen. "I won't be far." Leo whispered. He stood up and faced Piper. "You deserve a normal life, Piper. I really hope you find it." And with that, Leo disappeared in a flurry of white lights.
Piper sat down on the edge of the bed and started crying. She buried her face into her hands. 'What did I just do?' Piper thought to herself. Wyatt, heartbroken that his father had left, started to cry too. Piper dried her eyes and got off the bed to grab Wyatt.
"It looks like we're both missing the same person." Piper said, bouncing Wyatt on her hip and making shushing sounds. Slowly, Wyatt laid his head down on Piper's shoulder and started to fall asleep. Piper set him down in the playpen and covered him with the blanket.
Piper turned around and found she was in the same spot Leo had just been in. Piper hugged herself, warming her arms in the process. Then she walked over to the bed and sat down on Leo's side, lying against the pillow. 'It still smells like him.' Piper thought, closing her eyes as more tears escaped.
Piper's mind returned to a similar incident. Leo had been gone for three weeks. She had missed him every day, but that day had been the worst because it was their anniversary. Piper had come up to her room and laid down on Leo's side of the bed, just like she was now.
Suddenly, strong arms had wrapped around Piper's waist. Piper turned around to see Leo smiling down at her. Piper had smiled and kissed him passionately. Leo had kissed her back just as hard and wonderful. Then they had gone out to dinner to celebrate.
For one split second, Piper thought she felt Leo's arms around her. But when she turned around, no one was there. Piper pushed her head into the pillow and cried harder. 'This is all my fault.' Piper's head cried. 'I sent Leo away! We could be watching Wyatt sleep right now, but instead he's up in Elder Land being and Elder before being a father.'
Leo felt tears slowly slide down his cheek as he felt Piper's pain tearing through his heart. 'It's not your fault, Piper. I'm the one who became an Elder.' Leo thought. He tried with all of his might to let Piper know how he felt, but she had put up a barrier around her emotions.
"I have to see her." Leo said. "No you don't, Leo." Another Elder told him. "She needs to be left alone. You can't mess with the Grand Design. You should know better than anyone what can happen when love gets in the way of reasoning."
Leo nodded slowly. "But what about Piper? She can't go vanquish demons when she feels responsible for losing me!" The Elder took this thoughtfully. "Very well." He said finally. "But don't interfere with too many things, or it could all be for nothing."
Leo quickly orbed away, trying to hide his smile. Hopefully, he would be able to win Piper back and then they could live happily at the manor. He would convince the Elders to make him their whitelighter again. The plan was so perfect, Leo couldn't see how it wouldn't work.
As Leo felt his feet connect with the ground, he suddenly lurched forward. "Not so fast." A voice whispered menacingly. A dark hand gripped his shoulder and pulled him out the door. Leo started to struggle, lashing out at the door and trying to kick it. The hand formed into a fist and knocked him out just as his foot touched the door.