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(By the way, the italicized words meant that they are talking from the mind.)
Part Four: THE RETURN
Piper impatiently waited in the train station. She crossed her arms and began tapping her foot. Alice was with her since she wanted to 'surprise' Victor. Alice looked at Piper with a disapproving expression.
"Please act like a woman, Miss Piper," she said haughtily.
Piper looked at her. She wished that she could stick out her tongue to her. Alice was getting on her nerves recently. She was getting all bossy and haughty. Piper just rolled her eyes and ignored what she had said. Who was she to tell her what to do anyway?
The train station was full of people who were waiting for their love ones to return. It was eerily silent since all of them seemed to hold their breath as they waited for the train to arrive. Piper on the other hand was not that nervous since she knew that Logan and Victor were going to be alright. Nothing bad will happen to them since they were special.
"I can see the train!" Alice suddenly cried out.
Then the train station had gotten noisy. It seemed like everyone had heard what Alice said since her voice was so loud. Some people looked at the far side of the train tracks to catch the glimpse of the train.
Piper felt the sudden wave of happiness of the people. She knew that it was a nice thing to feel happy, but she find it irritating when she can feel all of the people's feelings at the same time. It felt like she was being hugged by thousands and thousands of people. And she hated it whenever things get too touchy.
As the train got nearer, Piper could already hear the thoughts of the soldiers. All of them were thinking the same thing. They were at home at last.
"Remember what we had planned earlier," Alice reminded Piper.
"Sure," Piper responded, sounding bored. They had talked about it some weeks ago since Alice was getting all excited on meeting her 'prince.' Piper was supposed to introduce her to Victor and then find the right time to leave them alone.
The train stopped and the exhausted soldiers went out. The station was getting crazier and crazier when few people started to cry when they saw their love ones again. Piper just stayed in her place, trying hard to locate the thoughts of Logan and Victor.
"Don't just stand in there. Let us go and find them," Alice said pulling Piper towards the train.
Piper's concentration was broken when Alice started pulling her. Damn it, it is so crowded. How could we find her? Piper freed her hand from Alice's grip. She just heard Victor's thoughts. She looked around. They were near since Victor's thoughts were loud inside her head.
"There they are!" Alice exclaimed pointing at the two brothers that were waiting near the train.
Alice pulled Piper towards the two men. "Remember what I told you," she whispered as they grew nearer to them. Piper rolled her eyes. Really, this girl was getting on her nerves.
Logan caught a glimpse of Piper coming. She was being pulled by a blond petite girl that looked like a painting. He nudged Victor and pointed at Piper. Victor smirked. There you are, he thought, letting Piper to read his mind.
Piper and Alice reached the two of them. Alice flashed them a gorgeous smile.
"Hey guys!" Piper said cheerfully.
"Good to see you again Piper," Logan said giving her a tight hug. He just ignored Alice.
Victor suddenly broke Logan and Piper apart. "What took you so long?" he asked with a smirk.
Piper stuck out her tongue. "Is that how you greet me?"
Victor shrugged. "Maybe."
Piper glared at him. "Then I will not going to let you eat dinner. I will only cook food for Logan if you are like that."
Victor laughed. Logan and Piper joined him in laughing. It had been a long time since they had been able to laugh like that. Suddenly, Victor grabbed Piper and gave her a bear hug. "I missed you," he said. He let her go.
The three of them had completely ignored Alice who was already fuming behind them. She went towards Piper and tapped her shoulders. She cleared her throat. "Piper, I think you hadn't introduced me to your friends yet," she said, faking a smile.
Piper just wished that Alice would just go away. She was already happy to see her two best friends back that she forgot Alice. In fact she intended to forget Alice since she was so irritating.
"Well," Piper said sounding bored, "Guys, this is Alice. Alice this is the guys."
Alice glared at her but then seemed to realize that Logan and Victor were watching. She instantly showed her pleasant smile.
"I mean," Piper said, "This is Alice, a friend of mine that I had met when the two of you were gone. Alice, these are Jimmy and Victor."
Alice didn't wait Piper to say who Victor was. She instantly shook hands with him. "Well, it is a pleasure to meet you Victor. Piper had told me a lot about you."
Victor smirked. Upon learning that Piper had been talking about him made him felt contented. "Really?"
Piper rolled her eyes. She knew what was going on in his mind and she thought that it was an idiotic thing to think about. Logan smiled when he saw the reaction of Piper. Victor was right. She was hiding something from them in her letters, since she hadn't mention that she had found a friend. He nudged Piper and gave her a smile.
Piper smiled back. She knew what was going on his head. So they had noticed from the start. Damn it, she thought. They knew her too well.
"Well, let us head home," Victor said, still smirking. He just couldn't stop smirking and he knew clearly well why but he just shoved it off his mind so that Piper couldn't read it. He didn't want her to know his deepest and darkest secret.
"Well, could I join you?" Alice asked.
Victor looked at her. He was hoping that he could get some time alone with Piper since he hadn't seen her for a long time. Logan was thinking the same thing. He didn't want any visitors right now. He only wanted to spend some quality time with Piper.
"No," Victor said flatly.
Alice gave Piper a look which meant, "Help me." Piper felt the determination of Alice to be closer with Victor. "W-why don't we bring her along?"
Victor raised an eyebrow at Piper. He was sure that she was hiding something. I am not hiding anything, her voice echoed inside his head. He smirked. Oh really? Why did you just stammer a while ago? He thought. He was sure that she was keeping a secret from them and he didn't like it.
Don't be mad if I am keeping secrets from you. I can do whatever I want to do, Piper told him.
Victor growled, not realizing that Logan and Alice were watching them. Of course you can do whatever you want, but…
But what? Piper snapped. He was making her annoyed.
Don't snap at me, Victor said impulsively.
Look who is snapping back.
Victor scowled at Piper. She was just so stubborn. Just stop it, okay?
Piper gave glowered back at him. Fine.
Victor turned away. "Well, aren't we going now?" he asked grumpily.
Logan looked at Piper with a confused look on his face. He finally realized that Victor and Piper had a 'quiet' argument again. He gave Piper a shrug and then followed Victor. He let Piper and Victor to have some time to reflect on what they had argued about.
Piper rolled her eyes. Victor was such an idiot. She followed Logan and Victor, completely forgetting that Alice was still there.
"Hey what happened?" Alice asked as she caught up with Piper.
Piper shrugged. "I don't know, but if I were you, I will not mess with Victor when he is in that kind of mood."
Alice stopped walking. She was astounded by what Piper had told her. Piper just kept on walking, leaving Alice behind. She didn't care about her anymore. She was just so angry.
When they were in the house, Piper just sat on the couch staring at nothing. Logan was reading the newspaper while Victor was outside of the house. He said told them that he wanted some fresh air.
Logan sneaked a glance to Piper. He was sure that she was reading Victor's mind. He continued reading the newspaper. He didn't want to disturb the two of them when they were in that kind of mood. He gave Piper one last glance before he spoke up. He just couldn't take the silence in the house. "You want to talk about it?"
Piper looked at him. She knew what he meant when he said 'it.' "I don't know."
Logan raised an eyebrow.
Piper sighed. "Fine," she said, defeated. She wanted so badly to tell Logan everything. "Victor is such a pain. He annoys me so much."
Logan bit his tongue to prevent himself from laughing. Who wouldn't get annoyed with Victor?
Piper rolled her eyes. "Anyway, he got mad at me since I was hiding something from him."
"Is that so," Logan said. He was surprised to hear that Piper was hiding something from them. For the past years, Piper had shared them her deepest and darkest secrets to them.
"Not you too," Piper said, frustrated. What if she kept a secret now? The past was the past. Things will eventually change as time passed.
"Okay, okay, I understand. But it is not Victor's fault. Maybe he just got shock or something," Logan said. He was still not used to Piper being able to read his mind even if they had known each other for along time.
"Sorry if I keep on evading your thoughts," Piper whispered.
"It's fine. I know it's not your fault anyway," Logan said. "But if I were you, I will go apologize to him. He didn't do anything bad to you. Maybe he just got a little surprised to know that you are keeping a secret from us. It never hurt to apologize right?"
Piper smiled. Logan could really say something that could make you feel that everything will be alright. She stood up. "Thanks Jimmy. You're such a big help." She went towards him and gave him a hug.
Logan smirked and hugged her too. "Yeah, I know."
Piper let go of him. She was planning on making a special dinner as a sign of peace for Victor. She knew that Victor loves her cooking. He couldn't resist her special steak. She smiled. That was a good idea.
While Piper was preparing their dinner, Victor was lying on the grass just looking at the darkening skies. He couldn't understand why Piper seemed to be slipping away from him. In the old times, Piper couldn't stop herself from telling him everything that she knew. She would usually keep on telling them things that she had heard. Even though he shouldn't know the things she usually tells him, she still share it to him.
The stars were already coming out. The sun had set and he didn't even realize it. Everything was peaceful. If ever a soldier just came back home from a war, he would usually think that he is back home, but to Victor, he still felt like his home was missing since he couldn't feel the warmth of his home.
Don't be so dramatic.
Victor rolled his eyes. He should know better that Piper would be reading his thoughts again. Would you cut that out?
What would I cut out?
Stop intruding my thoughts, Victor growled.
I'm sorry then, Piper said. I just couldn't help it.
What do you want now?
Well, I'm preparing steak for dinner so, I thought you might want to know.
As Victor heard that Piper was making steak for dinner, he quickly sat bolt upright. Did you say steak?
Yep, with gravy of course.
Victor smirked. Her cooking could really make him feel better. There was something in her cooking that any chefs in the world didn't have, and that was her love for them.
As I thought of it. You couldn't resist my special steak.
Victor laughed. Don't think you have won, yet.
Whatever you say, Piper teased.
Victor smiled. Now he felt that he was back at home.
Dinner was served and the three of them were seated around the table. Victor ate the steak as if he hadn't eaten anything for years.
"Slow down. You might get something stuck in your throat," Piper taunted.
Logan smirked.
Victor ignored her taunting. He wouldn't let her spoil the moment when he had been able to eat something this good again.
"Ah, I now know why," Piper said with smile. She had searched from Victor's head his memories during the war. "The two of you had to eat flavorless food during the war."
Logan looked at Piper. "Bingo."
Victor smiled. "Yup, just like what you had said."
Piper laughed. "No wonder you are eating like that."
The next day…..
Victor woke up. The steak from last night's dinner was so good that it made him fell asleep. He looked around. He was in his room. He didn't remember how he got in his room at all. The only thing that he remembered was that he was eating steak while having a conversation with Piper and Logan. He rolled out of bed. He was still wearing the clothes he wore yesterday. He went out of his room and went down. He smelled something was being cooked.
"Morning, sleepyhead," Piper said, not taking her eyes off from the food that was cooking by itself.
Logan was nowhere to be seen. This made Victor wonder where he was.
"He's outside, fixing the table again," Piper informed.
Victor was puzzled.
"Last night, when you said that you were going upstairs you collapsed right on the table so it got destroyed. I think you were tired."
Victor couldn't believe what Piper had just told him. So that was why he didn't remember anything that had happened last night.
"What happened to you? I had never seen you that tired," asked Piper concerned.
Victor shrugged. "I actually don't know too."
Piper gave him one last look until she said that breakfast was served.
"I'll call for Jimmy," Victor said. He wanted to talk to his brother privately.
Piper understood what he meant so she tried to ignore the voiced inside her head. "Sure, I'll keep out of it." During the passed years, she had learned that she could avoid hearing the thoughts of other people if she concentrated hard enough.
Victor went out of the house and headed towards the working area behind it. That was where they usually fix things that they had destroyed. He saw Logan kneeling beside the destroyed table. He was repairing it.
"Hey," Victor greeted.
"Hey," Logan greeted back.
"Piper said that breakfast is served," Victor informed. He didn't know if he it would be the right decision to ask the question he wanted Logan to answer.
"Oh yeah?"
Victor nodded his head. He leaned on the wall beside him. "And, I also want to ask you something." He sounded serious.
Logan looked up. "What is it?"
"Do you think that your feelings towards Piper are changing?"
Logan looked at him with a surprised look on his face. "Why did you ask?"
"Just answer the question," Victor said. He was afraid what his answer will be.
"Yes," Logan said flatly.
Victor's heart seemed to skip a beat. So it was true. He wasn't imagining it. He was not over-reacting. For all this time that Logan was always there with Piper, he had been able to make their relationship stronger. "Is that so?"
Logan shrugged. "Yeah, why did you ask anyway?"
Victor shook his head. "Nothing."
Logan stood up. "Funny how she could read other people's mind, but she still couldn't figure out my feelings for her."
Victor smirked. "I think she just didn't want to figure them out."
Logan walked towards him. "Well then, let's go back."
Victor gave him a quick nod. He turned back and headed inside their house with Logan following him. Victor was now confused. He felt like he was lost. He didn't know what to do…..
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