AN: I dunno were this idea came from but I was sitting here and I'm all...
Lake... And then this just came out. What ever, please review! I hope you
like!
"Prudence, come here!" Phoebe yelled as she sat behind the trees. "Phoebe, I always thought it was boys who watched girls." Piper said as she watched the boys swimming and playing around in the lake. "That is so 1700s Piper, now Prue look!" Phoebe said pointing to Andrew Trudeau, Prue's long time crush. Prue watched him with grinning uncontrollably.
"I thought I might find you here," A voice said from behind. "Paige, good! You come to watch them?" Phoebe asked smiling at her cousin. "Eww, gross no! They're boys, how can you watch them?!" Paige said sounding disgusted. "Well I'm 17, Piper's 14, and Phoebe's 13, you're only... what 10? You shouldn't have an interest in boys yet of course!" Prue said as she kept watching Andrew.
Phoebe looked at Piper and noticed her gaze wasn't on the lake anymore but more on what had just gotten out of the lake, "Leonard Piper? You go for the high class ones you can't have anyway don't you." She said smiling. Leonard's father was the richest in the land and everyone knew he had been betrothed at birth to Lillian. Her father was a long time friend of Leonard's and when he had a daughter and his friend had a son and they decided they wanted to keep the riches in a high class family, they decided that the two would get married.
Piper just smiled and kept watching him. "Phoebe, please, let's go home and play!" Paige begged. Phoebe rolled her eyes and smiled, "Come on Paige... Prue, Piper, coming?" she asked. Both Prue and Piper were both lost in there own little world so Phoebe and Paige just shook their heads and walked away. "Thank God you're not that far gone..." Paige whispered as they headed to Paige's house.
"Um... Oh, Piper, it's almost dark... I atleast need to get home to cook dinner, it's my night." Prue said as she got up. "Coming?" she asked. "You're only leaving because Andrew left and Leo hasn't, I'll be there later." Piper said as she kept watching. "Don't be seen, it'll ruin your reputation." Prue stated simply. "I'm a peasant, what reputation?" Piper laughed. "I don't want to her around town you're a little slut that's all." Prue mumbled as she walked away.
After another hour everyone had left except Leo who was now just sitting and watching the water. "Wonder what he's thinking..." Piper whispered to her cat which had showed up a few minutes earlier. Leonard stood up and turned around. He was looking at the ground, deep in thought. Piper smiled and leaned against the tree. Suddenly he looked up and she realized he had seen her.
Her eyes got wide and she stood up and ran through the forest. She knew that if she got out he wouldn't be able to tell who it was anyway because it was dark. After running for a few minutes she got to a field and sat down to catch her breath. She figured that she lost him so she just lay down she felt her eyes closing and she knew she was drifting to sleep.
After a few minutes a rustle came from the woods and Leonard comes to the field. He looks around and sees the moon and stars and smiles. "What I would give to be out here every night..." he said quietly. He heard a soft moan coming from a few feet away and he looked over. There she was, there was woman from the lake. He smiled as he saw she was sleeping.
He went over to her and knelt down by her. A cat walked up and looked protectively at her then looked at him and it seemed to calm down. He felt a wind blow and he was chilled to the bone. He looked at her and saw that she was only wearing rags, obviously a peasant, so he took of his cloak and put it on her like a blanket.
He looked at her further and noticed her long dark hair, her beautiful face... He shook his head and realized he was definitely falling for her. He also realized that by the way she looked she was definitely a Halliwell. They were one of the well know peasant families.
She slowly opened her eyes and it was just furthered his belief that she was a Halliwell as he saw those beautiful brown eyes. She saw him and was petrified. "Uh... Um... What..." she said struggling for words. Leonard placed a finger on her lips and laughed at her stuttering. "I am sorry..." she apologized.
"For what?" he asked having completely forgotten about the lake after seeing her. "Didn't you see me?" she asked quietly. "Oh... At the lake, yes, well no harm done." He said smiling and trying to get her to relax again. There was a pause, "May I ask why?" he asked slowly, as if trying to think about whether he wanted to ask at all.
Piper knew she couldn't tell him about how every dream she had was devoted to him so she used Prue instead. "You know Andrew Trudeau?" she asked slowly. Leonard's face seem to fall a little. "Yes, I do..." he said sounding sad. She passed it up thinking it was just wishful thinking.
"Well my sister Prudence... she has a bit of a... crush on him and she dragged my sister and I out there." Piper said looking at him to see if his face would lighten a little. It certainly seemed to but she just passed it again. "So why were you there alone?" he asked with a twinkle in his eyes. She blushed and her downcast her head. "She left when Andrew left and I just stayed behind for a while, just to sit and think you know?" she said quietly.
"Think about whom?" he asked grinning. "How do you know it was a whom and not a what?" she asked smiling. "I'm not a what know am I?" he said slyly. "My, my, Mr. Wyatt, sure of yourself aren't you?" she asked. "How do you know my name Ms. Halliwell?" he asked looking at her. "How do you know mine?" she asked looking at him.
"You're a well known family." They said at the same time. "We're peasants." She laughed. "Well known peasants..." he shrugged. "So which Halliwell are you? I take it you're not Prudence unless you're the sister who has a crush on Andy." He said as he stood up and helped her.
"Piper, and you?" she asked pretending not to know him since he didn't exactly know her. "Leonard, or Leo." He said as he took her hand and kissed the top. It send chills down her spine for him to touch her, but to kiss her...
"Piper! Piper are you out here?" a voice yelled through the woods. "Oh... that's Phoebe, I never went home did I..." she said laughing as Phoebe came into view and she waved her arm towards her to get her attention. "Last sister?" he asked. "Yes, and youngest." Piper said as Phoebe and Paige ran towards her.
"God Piper, you scared the living daylight out of us!" Phoebe said as she hugged her sister. "Hey it's Piper's..." Paige started to say as she noticed Leo but Phoebe covered her mouth. "New friend... Leonard Wyatt!" Phoebe finished for her giving her a look. Leo stared at them and laughed.
"I'm sure that was what she was going to say Piper," Leo said grinning as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Piper looked at the ground and Phoebe and Paige laughed. "Well... I know two of you but who is this one?" Leo asked looking at Paige. "Paige Matthews, cousins to the Halliwell family." Paige said.
Piper had sort of tuned out. Leo still had his arm around her... That was all she could think about until they snapped her back into reality with saying they needed to get home. "Well... Until another day... And next time, possibly you could come from behind the trees." Leo said smiling as he walked away.
When he was gone Piper realized she had been holding his cloak. Phoebe seemed to notice to. "That'll just give you a reason to see him again." Phoebe said smiling as she pushed Piper towards home. "Wait! You guys must say you found me and I was asleep... um in the woods okay?" she asked them hopefully. They nodded reluctantly knowing they could have fun with this secret. She smiled and thanked them then they walked in the house.
"Prudence, come here!" Phoebe yelled as she sat behind the trees. "Phoebe, I always thought it was boys who watched girls." Piper said as she watched the boys swimming and playing around in the lake. "That is so 1700s Piper, now Prue look!" Phoebe said pointing to Andrew Trudeau, Prue's long time crush. Prue watched him with grinning uncontrollably.
"I thought I might find you here," A voice said from behind. "Paige, good! You come to watch them?" Phoebe asked smiling at her cousin. "Eww, gross no! They're boys, how can you watch them?!" Paige said sounding disgusted. "Well I'm 17, Piper's 14, and Phoebe's 13, you're only... what 10? You shouldn't have an interest in boys yet of course!" Prue said as she kept watching Andrew.
Phoebe looked at Piper and noticed her gaze wasn't on the lake anymore but more on what had just gotten out of the lake, "Leonard Piper? You go for the high class ones you can't have anyway don't you." She said smiling. Leonard's father was the richest in the land and everyone knew he had been betrothed at birth to Lillian. Her father was a long time friend of Leonard's and when he had a daughter and his friend had a son and they decided they wanted to keep the riches in a high class family, they decided that the two would get married.
Piper just smiled and kept watching him. "Phoebe, please, let's go home and play!" Paige begged. Phoebe rolled her eyes and smiled, "Come on Paige... Prue, Piper, coming?" she asked. Both Prue and Piper were both lost in there own little world so Phoebe and Paige just shook their heads and walked away. "Thank God you're not that far gone..." Paige whispered as they headed to Paige's house.
"Um... Oh, Piper, it's almost dark... I atleast need to get home to cook dinner, it's my night." Prue said as she got up. "Coming?" she asked. "You're only leaving because Andrew left and Leo hasn't, I'll be there later." Piper said as she kept watching. "Don't be seen, it'll ruin your reputation." Prue stated simply. "I'm a peasant, what reputation?" Piper laughed. "I don't want to her around town you're a little slut that's all." Prue mumbled as she walked away.
After another hour everyone had left except Leo who was now just sitting and watching the water. "Wonder what he's thinking..." Piper whispered to her cat which had showed up a few minutes earlier. Leonard stood up and turned around. He was looking at the ground, deep in thought. Piper smiled and leaned against the tree. Suddenly he looked up and she realized he had seen her.
Her eyes got wide and she stood up and ran through the forest. She knew that if she got out he wouldn't be able to tell who it was anyway because it was dark. After running for a few minutes she got to a field and sat down to catch her breath. She figured that she lost him so she just lay down she felt her eyes closing and she knew she was drifting to sleep.
After a few minutes a rustle came from the woods and Leonard comes to the field. He looks around and sees the moon and stars and smiles. "What I would give to be out here every night..." he said quietly. He heard a soft moan coming from a few feet away and he looked over. There she was, there was woman from the lake. He smiled as he saw she was sleeping.
He went over to her and knelt down by her. A cat walked up and looked protectively at her then looked at him and it seemed to calm down. He felt a wind blow and he was chilled to the bone. He looked at her and saw that she was only wearing rags, obviously a peasant, so he took of his cloak and put it on her like a blanket.
He looked at her further and noticed her long dark hair, her beautiful face... He shook his head and realized he was definitely falling for her. He also realized that by the way she looked she was definitely a Halliwell. They were one of the well know peasant families.
She slowly opened her eyes and it was just furthered his belief that she was a Halliwell as he saw those beautiful brown eyes. She saw him and was petrified. "Uh... Um... What..." she said struggling for words. Leonard placed a finger on her lips and laughed at her stuttering. "I am sorry..." she apologized.
"For what?" he asked having completely forgotten about the lake after seeing her. "Didn't you see me?" she asked quietly. "Oh... At the lake, yes, well no harm done." He said smiling and trying to get her to relax again. There was a pause, "May I ask why?" he asked slowly, as if trying to think about whether he wanted to ask at all.
Piper knew she couldn't tell him about how every dream she had was devoted to him so she used Prue instead. "You know Andrew Trudeau?" she asked slowly. Leonard's face seem to fall a little. "Yes, I do..." he said sounding sad. She passed it up thinking it was just wishful thinking.
"Well my sister Prudence... she has a bit of a... crush on him and she dragged my sister and I out there." Piper said looking at him to see if his face would lighten a little. It certainly seemed to but she just passed it again. "So why were you there alone?" he asked with a twinkle in his eyes. She blushed and her downcast her head. "She left when Andrew left and I just stayed behind for a while, just to sit and think you know?" she said quietly.
"Think about whom?" he asked grinning. "How do you know it was a whom and not a what?" she asked smiling. "I'm not a what know am I?" he said slyly. "My, my, Mr. Wyatt, sure of yourself aren't you?" she asked. "How do you know my name Ms. Halliwell?" he asked looking at her. "How do you know mine?" she asked looking at him.
"You're a well known family." They said at the same time. "We're peasants." She laughed. "Well known peasants..." he shrugged. "So which Halliwell are you? I take it you're not Prudence unless you're the sister who has a crush on Andy." He said as he stood up and helped her.
"Piper, and you?" she asked pretending not to know him since he didn't exactly know her. "Leonard, or Leo." He said as he took her hand and kissed the top. It send chills down her spine for him to touch her, but to kiss her...
"Piper! Piper are you out here?" a voice yelled through the woods. "Oh... that's Phoebe, I never went home did I..." she said laughing as Phoebe came into view and she waved her arm towards her to get her attention. "Last sister?" he asked. "Yes, and youngest." Piper said as Phoebe and Paige ran towards her.
"God Piper, you scared the living daylight out of us!" Phoebe said as she hugged her sister. "Hey it's Piper's..." Paige started to say as she noticed Leo but Phoebe covered her mouth. "New friend... Leonard Wyatt!" Phoebe finished for her giving her a look. Leo stared at them and laughed.
"I'm sure that was what she was going to say Piper," Leo said grinning as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Piper looked at the ground and Phoebe and Paige laughed. "Well... I know two of you but who is this one?" Leo asked looking at Paige. "Paige Matthews, cousins to the Halliwell family." Paige said.
Piper had sort of tuned out. Leo still had his arm around her... That was all she could think about until they snapped her back into reality with saying they needed to get home. "Well... Until another day... And next time, possibly you could come from behind the trees." Leo said smiling as he walked away.
When he was gone Piper realized she had been holding his cloak. Phoebe seemed to notice to. "That'll just give you a reason to see him again." Phoebe said smiling as she pushed Piper towards home. "Wait! You guys must say you found me and I was asleep... um in the woods okay?" she asked them hopefully. They nodded reluctantly knowing they could have fun with this secret. She smiled and thanked them then they walked in the house.