Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, wish I did, it's amazing. I own Noël, Aaron, Simon and Darren though because I'm special. :P nah, I just got bored and created characters.
Summary: The events in Love Hurts had more damages than intended. And maybe, just maybe, things weren't as they seemed. Alternate take on the end of Love Hurts and the after effects of it. PiperLeo.
Author's Note: Hey look, I wrote something other than CSI! Actually, people will probably be yelling at me for that but whatever. Written during history out of boredom, the yearning to annoy Mr. Savage, my teacher, and to entertain my friend Meaghan. Hope ya'll like it.
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Consequences
They're always there
Clouding our world with sorrows
Keeping us from things
Thing we need
People we love
Consequences are shadows
And we can't get rid of them
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Leo gently kissed Piper before orbing out. The Elders were calling him. They were going to kill him. He had openly confessed to being in love with Piper which was extremely illegal. Whitelighters and witches weren't supposed to be together, let alone fall in love.
"Leo, you're wanted in the conference room. Now. And you should change into your robes," Simon, one of the Elders said. Leo swallowed hard, quickly pulling his robes on. If Simon was telling him he was being summoned, then who was summoning him? He walked to the conference room, knocking on the door.
"Enter!" a loud male voice boomed as the door opened by itself. Leo stepped through the threshold, nearly passing out when he only saw three people before him. They were going to clip his wings, kill him, recycle him or something just as vile. He hasn't realized how serious falling in love with Piper was until now. Until he saw the Trinity Elders sitting in front of him. He fell to one knee, and arm crossed over his chest, hand on his heart.
"Oh get up," Darren, one of the Trinity Elders groaned. "Honestly, I'm sick of everyone falling into a bow when we're around." Noël, the lone female of the Trinity laughed, her wavy hair bouncing slightly.
"It's a sign of respect," Aaron, the eldest of the Trinity said, not finding Darren and Noël amusing.
"It's also not the Middle Ages," Noël complained. "Now, why on Earth am I here? I have a job, so, can we please get this judgement over with?"
"Yes. Leo Wyatt, you're being charged with the felony of falling in love with a witch and engaging in sexual intercourse with her on multiple occasions," Aaron said. Darren, the youngest, tried not to laugh at the face Noël made. "Noël! Darren! You're Trinity Elders! You should realize what a serious offence Leo has committed!"
"I'm sorry Aaron, but I personally do not have a problem with a Whitelighter being involved with a witch, even if she is a Charmed One," Noël said, growing serious. Leo glanced up at the dark haired Trinity member. He was truly surprised art her statement. The Trinity Elders were of the highest chorus of Whitelighters; considered to be the most respected because of their power and knowledge. They controlled the entire Whitelighter order, but rarely appeared to anyone but a few select Elders.
"Darren, what's your take on the issue?" Aaron questioned.
"Honestly, I'm neutral, I don't have a preference either way, so, we're in a predicament. I know you're against Whitelighters and witches Aaron, and Noël has already stated that she thinks they rule is stupid. I think the best thing to do would be to keep Leo away from the Charmed Ones for a while. Assign him to an Elder until we have more time to think about this." Darren said, sighing as he glanced over at Noël.
"Does that satisfy you Noël?" Aaron asked. Noël shrugged, looking over at Leo with a sad expression in her eyes. "It's settled then. Leo, you are to report to Zelda until further notice. You are not to have contact with the Charmed Ones. If you do, your punishment will not be so gentle. Dismissed."
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-Eight Weeks Later-
Piper Halliwell bolted from her bed and into the bathroom, falling to her knees and vomiting into the toilet. She heaved for a few moments until her stomach was void of contents. She felt tears sting at her eyes. She had been getting sick like this for nearly a week.
Piper wasn't an idiot, she knew what was wrong. She and Leo had made love when he was dying. He had said he loved her and that he didn't want to die anywhere but in her arms. Piper hadn't exactly thought about the consequences. She knew what was wrong alright. She was pregnant.
She wanted to tell her sisters, explain why she had been so distant, so moody, but she was scared. She was the middle child, the logical one. Prue would be angry with her and she would be a bad example for Phoebe. So she kept the secret to herself, claiming that she wasn't hungry or that she had acid reflux when she didn't feel like she could keep her breakfast down.
Piper didn't believe in abortion so she decided to hide her pregnancy for as long as she could. But she was already struggling. She cried herself to sleep at night, wishing that Leo was with her, holding her. But he wasn't, so she longed to tell her sisters, talk openly with them about everything that happened and what was going to happen.
"Piper, are you okay?" Phoebe's voice asked through the door. Piper hastily wiped at her eyes, standing up and flushing the toilet.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine….just my acid reflux acting up again," Piper called back, moving to the sink. She glanced in the mirror, sighing. The face that looked back at her was sorrowful and tired, dark circles forming under her eyes which were still moist with the unshed tears that wanted to fall so badly.
"You should probably go see a doctor about it, you know, get some medication or something," Phoebe said, tentatively opening the door. Her face fell when she saw her sister, pale and clammy at the sink, her hands shaking as she washed them. "Oh my God, Hunny, you look horrible. Do you want me to take you to the hospital? Should I call Prue or something?"
"No, I'm fine. Really. I just need to lie down," Piper answered, filling her palms with water and splashing it on her face.
"You're sure?" Phoebe inquired. Piper nodded, giving her baby sister a weak smile. "Okay. I have a job interview so I really have to get going. I'll have my cell phone if you need me." And with that Phoebe left the bathroom.
Piper sighed again, turning off the tap and covering her face with her hands. When she heard the front door close, she gave into her emotions, falling to the floor, crying.
"How could this have happened?" she asked the air. She stayed there, on the bathroom floor for nearly an hour, sobbing until she couldn't breathe. She crawled to her bedroom then, pulling herself up onto the bed. She curled up on her side, a hand going to her stomach. She didn't know if she could go through pregnancy without Leo, let alone raise a baby.
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A/N: There, that's chapter one. I know its short, and this story, unlike the other things I've written isn't going to be incessantly long.
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