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Crossing The Line

Chapter Two: The Elder's Decree

The roar in the Chamber was absolute Leo had just openly admitted to breaking the most Cardinal rule in White Lighter and Elder law.

Never fall in love with a charge. Oh Leo what have you done? I wanted to scream. But as I looked down from my place in the in the stands I realised Leo was calm and collected. He looked as proud and radiant as ever and I felt my heart stop.

Surely they would give him one more chance? They had to give him one more chance. Leo had never broken any rules, any big rules anyway. He had been one of the best White Lighters Haven had seen they had to give him another chance!

Didn't they? I couldn't get it out my head. Leo! Why did you have to do it? But despite the fact my heart was breaking I was proud that he loved Piper enough to stand by her.

I just wished it were me. I know, I know. I wish. And I do. Wish that is, but I know Leo well enough by now to know that will never happen. Leo has never looked at anyone else since he started working at the Halliwell Manor in order to try and protect them.

Now it was my turn to do what I could. He was still my best friend and if I could help it I was not about to loose him to Piper Halliwell. Well, I probably was but not without his wings. At least then he might still be able to come back and see me one day.

I stood. "What is it Libby?" My father's voice held a note of annoyance but he sounded resigned as well. I heard Marley snarl about favouritism beside me and quickly kicked him forcing him hold in a yell. He glared at me. One I quickly returned.

"Can Leo be put on probation?" I wanted to know. My father, Xavier sighed but despite being in a crowded room full of White Lighters only mother and I caught it. Xavier was good at hiding his feelings but being as I'm of his bloodline he can hide very little from me and nothing at all from my mother.

"That depends on Leo." My dad turned to look at his star pupil. Was it me or did my dad not seem as upset as the other Elders at Leo's predicament. "What do I have to do?" Leo asked carefully.

"You must leave Piper Halliwell." "What?" Leo whispered. I looked at him and felt my heart break. Did he really love her that much? No. I knew he did I didn't have to look to know. Now I felt so selfish I felt like crying. I knew how much he loved Piper and I was so jealous that all I wanted was to have him back. For me to be the one that he turned to not her.

I shook my head ashamed. I knew I should not be thinking this way but somehow I couldn't help it and felt more ashamed. In that moment I knew I did not deserve to be an Elder.

But I was and now I was fighting to save my best friend's White Lighter Wings even though it was clear he didn't want them. I was too selfish not to have him at all, so sue me; if Piper had his heart in her hands without even knowing it I wanted his friendship. I would not give that up. Light help me, but I couldn't.

"I can't." Leo whispered. "You truly love her that much?" Xavier asked as if surprised. "Yes sir, I do."

I saw father's eyes flicker briefly over me and looked away struggling to hold back tears. This wasn't fair. But I couldn't blame Leo for it either.

"Well then," My father sighed and seemed to regret saying this but he had no choice and my heart stopped. I knew what was coming next. "You have to choose between your life as a White Lighter and Piper Halliwell."

Leo's eyes went wide. I wanted to scream. Leo may love Piper but he was a White Lighter through and through the thought of having to choose between the one he loved and his charges had to be the worst kind of punishment.

"I don't want to abandon my charges sir." Leo said at last. My heart started to beat again stuttering every now and again. Maybe I wouldn't loose him at all? Or maybe that was my heart playing tricks on me.

"Then you have to break it off with Piper." My father looked at Leo then. "Trust me when I say that it will be easier for you both if you do it now. Better now than later. Don't hurt her anymore than you have too."

Damn our code of honour, damn our rules. Despite the fact I was so jealous of Piper Halliwell was sure one of these days I'd turn green with it I did not want it to have to come to this. Leo was in love with Piper and more than that he was y best friend. I had to support him, no matter how much it killed me to have to do it.

Our rules where stupid, you couldn't help falling in love my mum and dad proved that but they had been fortunate to be of the same race. What of those like Leo and Piper that are not?

Oh, I'm sorry but Love is not allowed. I shook my head another reason why at times I was ashamed of being an Elder.

I looked down at Leo and saw he was looking back at me. He smiled but I could tell that inside he was screaming and I closed my eyes I couldn't face it. I should have tried harder, I should have been quicker. Had I done my job right none of this would have happened.

"I'll do it." Leo's words penetrated my thoughts and l looked at him shocked to the core. Was he crazy? He was going to give the happiness he could have had up? What the hell for?

"She deserves more than me anyway. All she ever wanted was an ordinary life I can't give her that. It's better this way."

I shook my head I had heard of Piper's reluctance to be a witch. Everyone had. It showed everyone that watched their growing powers with interest, that while the Charmed Ones maybe the hope of the Light side they had lived the lives of ordinary people so long that they knew what they were missing.

Piper seemed to find it the hardest to accept hence the reason Leo had found it so hard to lie to her. That and of course the fact he's head over heels in love with her.

"Then you must break it off with her." My father said gently. "Be gentle but firm she must be aware that you will not be coming." Leo's eyes went round. "They are still my charges." Leo said defensively. And so he should. There were few as protective of their charges as Leo and we all admired him for it.

"And you think you can still do your job properly knowing what you have just admitted before us?" My mother said speaking for the first time.

"I have so far, and forgive me but I think I've done a good job with the girls their powers are advancing and they are good witches with good hearts. All of them are."

My mother smiled softly. "No one is disagreeing with the job you have done. Haven knows how many times you have saved those girls lives without their knowledge but this is not the issue, the issue is that while you have done a good job it is can you continue knowing you can never contact Piper Halliwell."

Leo was quiet and my mother smiled sympathetically. "We shall review it when you have been to Earth and spoken with Piper." "Thank-you." Leo said quietly.

Mother and father nodded before standing. "The Elders are through here. This is an Elders Decree." We all stood up and bowed towards the sign of the White Star before watching Leo bow to the sign of the White Star and then the four corners of the Elder's podiums and then leaving.

Once he was gone mother and father nodding to us signalling that it was truly the end of the meeting and we filtered out.

I left with a heavy heart, this was partly my fault and it troubled me that where guilt should have resided I could feel a slight glee at the thought of Leo not seeing Piper again and it was wrong.

What the hell was wrong with me? Did I truly wish that if Leo wasn't with me he could be with no one at all. I shook my head.

GET A GRIP GIRL!

He is in love with someone else and if you've got any sense at all you'll knock some sense into him and tell him not to give her up. I knew that was the right thing to do but the frightening thing was for the first time in my life knowing what was the right thing to do wouldn't make a difference.

The true challenge would come when I finally faced it and it was more a question of whether I walk the path as to choosing it.

This scared me more than I could say.