A/N: Priscilla Baxter is Piper's past life. Phoebe Bowen is Prue's past life. I used the names commonly used in the novels and elsewhere. Christopher Wyatt is played by a 40-something year old Robert Redford. Eloise and Phillip are mine, though I have nobody in mind for them. So, imagine away!

Chapter 2

"This is amazing!" Caroline gushed as she took in the sight of the townhome. Leo had received all of the documents he needed to take up residence in San Francisco. He and his family had stayed in a hotel while Leo looked around town for a house to move into. Caroline's family decided to stay in Europe, but wished her well in her life in America. They hadn't wanted to intrude, and they felt safe enough after they had cast protection spells around their homes. Caroline hadn't thought to do that with her own home in Europe, but with Victoria as young as she was, she didn't want to take any chances of her getting hurt outside. The house Leo had found was on Prescott Street, the same street that the Manor was located. Leo was hoping that with the house being so close to the Nexus, that Caroline's power would increase, effectively adding more protection to his small family.

A knock sounded at the door, and Leo went to open it. Once he did, he stared open-mouthed, just as the two cousins on his doorstep stared. Priscilla asked, "I-is that really you?" She recognized the soul of her former lover, who had died at least twenty years before. It was then that he knew he had truly found his soulmate, which was a rare occurance in the world. Even with the help of a Cupid, it was almost unheard of. The fact that Priscilla had recognized his soul in a different body confirmed that idea for Leo.

'Perhaps we'll be together in Priscilla's next life,' Leo mused before he said, "Priscilla," Leo grinned. "Phoebe."

"But...how?" she asked. "You look like a completely different person!"

"That would be because I died, and was reincarnated into this body. My name is Leo Wyatt, now."

"But...how do you recognize me when you haven't met me in that body?" Priscilla asked.

"It's a long story, and I am not allowed to talk about it. I wish I could though, but maybe you'll find out some day." What he said was true. The Elders forbade Leo of talking about Elders, Whitelighters or Up There with anybody who didn't already know what those things were. He didn't know if the cousins standing before him knew about any of that stuff personally, maybe just what was in their Book of Shadows, so he kept his mouth shut on the subject as he was ordered to do.

"Who is this?" Caroline asked, with Victoria nearby.

"Caroline, I would like you to meet Priscilla Baxter and Phoebe Bowen," Leo introduced. "Priscilla, Phoebe, this is Caroline, my wife. And the little girl behind her is our daughter, Victoria. Come say hello, honey."

"Hello," Victoria said shyly.

Priscilla looked beside her and told them, "And this is my daughter, Penelope. Penny, say hello to these nice people."

"Hello," Penelope said just as shyly.

Priscilla seemed to have remembered why the three of them had come over to greet the new neighbors, "I baked you this apple pie, to say welcome to the neighborhood."

"Thank you," Caroline said, "Would you all like to come in?"

"Yes, I suppose we can sit for a spell," was Phoebe's response. They all walked into the den and Phoebe noticed Caroline's Book of Shadows laying on the coffee table. "You're a witch?" she asked.

Priscilla stared at the book before turning her eyes up to Caroline, who had answered, "Yes. This book was passed down through the generations."

"May I?" Phoebe asked as she sat down on the couch. Caroline gave a nod while she and the others sat. Phoebe's eyes widened once she turned to the first page, "The very first page in the book is about Melinda Warren!"

"Yes, she was my ancestor," Caroline told her.

"Ours too," Priscilla replied, "so that would make us cousins?"

"Yes, I suppose we are cousins somewhere down the line," was Caroline's answer.

Phoebe flipped the page, and this one had a page dedicated to the Charmed Ones. "The Charmed Ones...we have both of these entries in our own Book of Shadows."

"My sisters and I thought that we had been the prophesied Charmed Ones, but nothing has happened yet to indicate that we were them," Caroline told them.

"So, you have three sisters?" Priscilla asked, with a nod from Caroline. "What powers do you have? You do have active powers?"

"Oh, yes," Caroline confirmed. She looked around her surroundings before she spotted a ball nearby. "Leo?" she pointed to the ball and he went over to retrieve it. "Toss it up into the air, would you?"

Leo did as he was instructed before he took a few steps backwards. Caroline flicked her hands out in front of her and a stream of ice sped to the ball, encasing it in ice and left it hanging in midair.

"Incredible!" Phoebe gasped. "That's almost like my power! I have Cyrokinesis, and my cousin here can slow down time. A lot like how you completely stopped time with your power."

"I guess it's like the power to freeze," Leo joked which got a laugh from the others. Unbeknowest to Leo, that would become the term for the witches in the Warren line who were able to freeze time.

"Very true," Phoebe laughed. "Maybe we can all teach each other what we know?"

"How did you get a Book of Shadows?" Priscilla asked. "I thought ours was the only one?"

"According to family history, one of Melinda Warren's granddaughters, whom I am descended from, started the book that I have. Normally this one would be at my grandmother's house with her, however, she entrusted it to me because of my active power. I wanted to give it back to her, but she thought it would be better to bring it here to America so it isn't lost or stolen during the war."

With that, they all hung their heads in sorrow at the amount of lives lost. War was a terrible thing, and fighting demons, no matter how powerful they were, was nothing compared to the evils of war and the powers behind them. Leo was even more emotional than the others, because he had died in that war, as has countless many of his friends. His best friends on the field were two brothers by the name of Rick and Nathan Long, who had died moments before he had. He had met another medic in his unit by the name of Natalie, who had also died. Like Leo, Natalie had been offered to become a Whitelighter, and he was relieved that she had taken the opportunity. Leo was hoping his younger brother was safe at home. Leo had died when he was eighteen, and his younger brother Phillip was almost the same age and no doubt would be shipped off somewhere to fight for his country.

Leo wondered if his mortal family still lived in Burlingame, California. He wanted to visit, however, he knew that they thought he was dead and gone forever. But, what if he could convince his family that the government was wrong, and he hadn't actually died? The only problem with that was that while they all aged, Leo wouldn't, although with his Whitelighter power to glamour, he could fool them into thinking nothing was wrong. Besides, he wanted his mortal family to meet his new family.

"Excuse me," Leo interrupted. "I have some things that I need to do, you all catch up on your family histories." He leaned down and gave a kiss to Caroline first, before he went over to Victoria, who was playing with Penny and gave her a kiss on the forehead. He exited the house and walked over to the side. He carefully scanned the rest of the neighborhood for any onlookers before orbing out of the area.

~o0o~

Leo orbed near his father's home when he felt it was safe to do so. He walked over to the front door and ran his hand through his hair nervously. He decided to get on with it and knocked. His fourteen year old sister Eloise answered the door and her eyes widened. "L-Leo?" she asked uncertainly. Leo gave a nod and the blonde girl jumped into his arms in an embrace, "Leo!"

"What's the commotion out there?" asked Christopher Wyatt, Leo's father asked he came to the door. He stopped to stare at Leo, completely speechless. "Leo...but how? We were told you had died?"

"This is a war," came Leo's reply. "Rumors are going to fly."

"But...if you're not dead...why are you here and not fighting in the war?" Christopher asked.

"I got injured, and got an honorable discharge," Leo told his father. "There was a bomb blast and I was injured due to being near the site. That's why I've been gone for so many years. I was busy recovering with the help of my wife."

"You're married?" Eloise asked.

"Yeah...and I have a daughter named Victoria as well," Leo answered.

"And you came here alone?" Eloise asked with a hint of annoyance.

"I wanted to make sure you all still lived here," Leo told them. "I didn't want to drag the other two here from San Francisco only to find out you had moved. Three years is a long time."

"Well, come in," Chris ordered before he pulled Leo into a hug. "We've all been missing you since we believed you had died. You're mother will be excited."

"Is Phillip here?" Leo asked, wondering about his brother. He hoped Phillip hadn't been eagerly awaiting his fate of being shipped off to war. He had held that same eagerness of helping people deal with their injuries, and look where that landed him. Though, at the same time he was grateful for the chance to live forever and help people in trouble.

Chris cast his eyes down. "He didn't make it. We lost him to the war...we know it was him because his body was returned and we had to confirm it was him."

"Oh, no..." Leo sat down in a nearby chair. "I wanted to see him before he was shipped off..."

Chris sat across from Leo. "He lied about his age to the recruiters. He hadn't even told us he was being shipped off until he was already overseas. We found out through a letter that he wanted to be a hero like his big brother."

Leo wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "Stupid idiot! How could he do something like that? Didn't he even care about his life? He was so young!" He forgot about the fact that as a Whitelighter, he could visit people on the other side, since he was also technically dead.

"He left behind a wife and she is going to have his baby in a few months," Eloise revealed. "They eloped before he left to the war."

"We found out about that in one of his letters as well..." Chris stated. "How can any son of mine be so rebellious?! I never would have gotten away with something like that with my father! My father would have crossed the ocean and fought his way through the enemy lines to kill me himself!"

Leo gave a laugh through his sobs at that, as he knew his grandfather probably would have done that exact thing. Not that he was a bad father or anything, but he didn't put up with rebellious teens and he would put his children in their place if they had done something he didn't approve of. "So...I'm going to be an uncle, huh? Even if Phillip is no longer here, that is at least something, right?"

"I like to think that he is out there somewhere watching over us and protecting us," Eloise told them. That was Phillip's character, Leo knew. Being the older brother of sisters, Leo and Phillip would team up and protect the girls from anybody who would try to hurt or bully them. Being only two years younger than Leo, the brothers were very close, they had even shared the same room throughout their youth. Wherever Leo went, Phillip was sure to be following him to the amusement of Leo. Leo never thought that Phillip was annoying when his brother did that.

"If I ever have any sons, I'll name him after Phillip," Leo resolved. "I will have that boy and tell him all about his Uncle Phillip."

Chris placed a hand on Leo's shoulder, "I think he would like that, son."