Chapter 3:
Walking away
The doctor finally came in to check on Piper. Leo had said nothing to her all
the time they waited. The
doctor pulled Prue and
Phoebe outside to talk.
"I am very sorry but I am afraid Miss. Halliwell has amnesia."
"Duh." Phoebe muttered under her breath getting frustrated.
"How long will it last?" Prue asked ignoring her little
sister.
"No one can be sure. It could never go away but I think you should keep hopeful.
Especial for that young
man
in there. He seemed to be devastated when he heard the news. I suggest showing
her things from her past.
You
know telling her about her life."
"Ok." Phoebe answered looking to the ground.
"I have to get back to work. I am sorry. If you need me page me." The doctor
then walked away. Prue and Phoebe stood staring at each other not knowing what
to say.
The next few weeks Prue, Phoebe, and Leo tried to get Piper to remember. They
told her all about her life. They didn't tell her about the magic stuff yet.
Prue believed it would be better if they did that when she was home and well.
Leo had gotten better physically and was released out of the hospital.
Emotionally he was a wreck. His will to live was quickly slipping away from him.
Every day he seemed to get worse.
The day before Piper was to be released the three of them got together in the
living room of the manor.
"Tomorrow we should tell her she is a witch." Phoebe said to her family
members.
"Are you sure Pheebs? I mean the first day she gets out." Prue asked with a
worried expression.
"The sooner the better. Magic is a big part in her life and I believe it can
help." Phoebe replied.
"Leo do you think you can heal her?" Prue asked. She hadn't asked this to him
before because of his weak condition.
"The mind is a hard thing to tap into. I wouldn't be able to I can only heal
physical wounds. Just like I
can't
make emotional pain go away." Leo muttered staring at nothing. He felt guilty he
believed it was all his fault. He was the one to distract her in the car and he
was the one that couldn't bring her back.
"I didn't think so." Prue commented.
"Well it's been a long couple of weeks. Lets get some rest so that we can bring
Piper home early." Phoebe
said
heading upstairs. Prue started to go up stairs but noticed Leo hadn't moved from
his position.
"Leo are you ok?" She asked.
"No." He answered.
"Can I do anything?" Prue was really starting to get worried. She had never seen
him like this.
"No just get some rest." He then went to the couch and laid down. Prue stared at
Leo for a few minutes
then
headed up to her own room.
The next day Prue and Phoebe went to the hospital to get Piper. After a half
hour they came home with their sister. Leo had waited at home not wanting to go
back in the hospital. Phoebe and Prue led Piper over to the couch. Leo sat on
the chair next to it.
"Piper do you want anything hunny?" Prue asked.
"I am kind of hungry." Piper answered.
"Alright Pheebs lets see if we can get something for her." Prue and Phoebe then
left the room.
"So we haven't talked yet." Piper stated.
"No we haven't" Leo also stated.
"Tell me about yourself. Tell me about me." Piper said.
"Well we started to date about two years ago. I worked for you then we deiced to
take it to the next level. We broke it off after a while cause of my job. It
kept me away a lot and it wasn't fair. I then got hurt and you saved my life.
You also admitted that you loved when I almost died. Well I had to go again
because of work. You started to date this guy Dan then you became very ill. You
almost died. After you got better I lost my job for a while and came back to
fight for you. You then figured out Dan wasn't who you loved. We have been
together since." Leo said.
All Piper could get out was "Oh" Suddenly Prue and Phoebe came back
in.
"Hey we don't know what you want. Or even what you like any more." Phoebe
commented.
"I'm not hungry anymore."
"You sure?"
"Yep."
"Ok Piper this is
going to be hard to believe." Prue started out.
"Yeah you didn't want to believe it the first time." Phoebe
stated.
"Anyways you see we where born special." Prue went on.
"What do you mean?" Piper asked obviously confused.
"Ok we were born as witches. We fight evil and save innocent people. We are the
charmed ones the strongest witches of this time." Phoebe blurted
out
"Witches nice one." Piper laughed.
"Its true." Prue then made a motion with her eyes and made a cup on the table.
Piper was very startled and
jumped up. She started
to back away from her sisters and Leo.
"This is crazy. I don't wanna be a a witch."
"Don't you remember anything Piper? All the innocents we have saved. All the
loses we have endured and all the love we have gotten. All this has brought us
so close together, all four of us." Phoebe tried to get Piper to
rememeber.
"I'm sorry but I'm not the sister you once had. I don't know if I'll ever be
that person again. You have
told
me everything about her but nothing has happen. I think she is dead and you are
going to have to except
the
person I am today." Piper said still backing away from them. "I don't want to be
a witch." Prue and Phoebe didn't know what to say. Leo's heart broke as
she talked about his Piper in past tense. As if she had just died which is how
it felt. "I don't remember any of you and I can't say that I love you guys. I'm
sorry I know this hurts but you have to except this." Piper went on. Tears
started to poor out of Phoebe's eyes. She wanted to believe her sister would
come back but now she wasn't so sure. "I am going to go upstairs." Piper ran
upstairs obviously upset about what they had just talked about. All three people
stood in silence not knowing what to see. Finally Leo broke the
silence.
"I have to go." He whispered as tears threaten to show. Prue wiped her eyes and
looked at Leo.
"When will you be back?" She asked.
"I'm not coming back." Leo commented softly. His heart couldn't take this
anymore. Seeing Piper
everyday with no love
for him was just too much.
"WHAT!" Phoebe yelled over hearing Leo. "Leo you can't just up and leave. I know
she will come back."
"Phoebe lets face the Piper we know and love is never coming back. I used to be
able to look into her eyes and know exactly what she was thinking, or feeling.
Now all I see in her eyes is unknowing there's no love for any of us. I can't
stand this. I am falling apart you both can see it I know you can. If she needs
me I will come. But in tell she calls me I am leaving." Leo blurted
out.
"We understand Leo." Prue whispered not wanting to let him leave. She knew he
would die if he stayed. She wasn't even sure he would make it if he
left.
"Prue!" Phoebe said looking towards her sister. She didn't know why Prue was
letting Leo run away.
"I love all you guys." Leo said smiling a bit. The two girls went up to him and
gave him a big hug. They
stayed that way for
almost a half hour not wanting to let go. They both cried into Leo's arms
knowing this might be the last time they see him. Finally they let go and he
moved away from them. In a moments instance he turned into blue lights and orbs.
The sisters again stood in silence not knowing what to do.
"He's really gone." Phoebe muttered.