Since Then Till Now

Disclaimer: Don't own Charmed and I will never will, ...... unfortunately.

A/N: Okay, new story! I wasn't sure about the title, so, if anyone has any opinios on what it should be, please say in your review. I hope to you like it, .. okay, enough boring chat. Scroll down and read!

The moon lit up the dark night. It's rays penetrated the darkness that surrounded the dark forest. The forest stood succumbed to the silence and ink-black night. Not a sound could be heard, not a thing could be seen. The night's cold wind cuts through the dead-silence like a knife. You could hear the crying of the wind and then silence, once again. Everything stands calm, untouched, but that will soon come to an end.

Twigs and tree branches break and shatter. You can hear heavy breathing and voices that follow. Moving gingerly and swiftly she moves though the trees of the forest. Glancing back she can hear they are still behind her, after her. As she keeps running she quickly starts to become weak and fatigue, her breathing raspier, heavier, quicker.

"Quick, I can see her!"

"I have to hurry," her mind screamed at her, "they are catching up."

As the young woman begins to run faster she is hit with a wave of dizziness and stumbles to the ground. The hard, dirty floor crashes with her bare keens and hands, scratching them on impact. Her long brown hair falls to her thin face and blood starts to flow from her various cuts. You can tell she is tired and weary from beads of sweat that have formed on her face. The old, thin rags that shelter her from the icy night are nothing against the silver-cold winds. They barely cover her medium frame that shivers from coldness.

The others that follow her suddenly stop as they realize that her footsteps have disappeared.

"Wait! She must have stopped, we couldn't have lost her. We were right behind her. Starts searching, she couldn't have gone far!" the head- man ordered the rest.

They immediately began to search. The women realized she had to be very quiet, careful, she couldn't get caught.
She carefully and quietly hid herself behind a pile of bushes. She pulled her body closer to herself to keep herself protected from the night's cold wind and to make herself unnoticeable. Her body shakes, trying to make heat, trying to keep itself warm, but it's tries are in vain.

Suddenly, the women sees one of the men after her head her way, toward the bushes. His outline moves as his back is against the full moon that is shinning brightly. She inhales sharply as he starts to search through the bushes around her. Knowing that he is going to spot her, the young women thinks fast and grabs a rock that is lying near her. As the man gets closer she prepares to hit him with all her strength, which isn't much. She has been running all night. Her body is battered and bruised. The men after her were in much better condition, but she had to admit she had tired them out a bit. She tightened her grip on the hard rock and prepared to swing when the man quickly grabbed her arm. She struggled with his hold but she wasn't strong enough.

"Shhh," he gestured with his index finger to his mouth.

She stopped struggling and looked at him. Her eyes held a look of confusion and surprisement along with fear as she gazed up at him. Soon she was drowning in an ocean and walking freely in a beautiful forest. His blue-green eyes made her conscience run free and forget her troubles.

"Be quiet and stay still," her ordered her.

She merely nodded in response. She was too confused to do anything else. He released his grasp on her hands and stood up. She was shivering from the icy winds. The man looked around to see if anyone had spotted him, spotted her. For his relief, no one had. They were all still searching for her a bit farther down from were they where. He took off his thin but warm jacket and wrapped it around the young woman. Again, he stood up and began to run toward the rest of the group.

"Guys, I think I just saw her run the opposite way," he lied as he pointed toward the route from which they had just come from.

Many of the men looked at him in bewilderment.

"Are you sure?" the leader asked, "I didn't hear anything nor see anything for that matter."

"I'm positive Sir. We should hurry before she gets a good head-start and we can't find her," he replied keeping a straight face.

"Okay men, after her! Don't let her get away!" with the command from the leader the men all began to run again.

As soon as they were out of site the women prepared to begin running again, but a pair of strong arms held her back.

"No, wait. I'm here to help. I promise I'm not going to hurt you," the young man assured her. She didn't know why, but she had the feeling he was telling the truth. The look of sincerity was in his eyes. Again, all she responded with was a small nod.

"What's your name?" he questioned her.

"Piper," she said in a barely audible voice, "my name is Piper."

He smiled a small smile and then let go from his release knowing she wasn't going to try to run like before.

"You know, that is a very beautiful name," he commented as he lifted her chin with his finger. As he did he looked into her eyes. He soon saw what he though were the most gorgeous eyes. A pair of dark chocolate color eyes stared into his.

"Thank you," she whispered, "what's yours?"

"I'm Leo, Leo Wyatt," he answered simply.

A/N: So, what did you think? Please tell in your reviews! - HS