Now baby there are
times when selfishly
I wishin that you were here with me
So I can wipe
the tears from your eyes and make you see
That every night when you are
dreamin
I'm here to guard you from afar
And anytime I feel in love
I'll close my eyes and dream of where you are
where you are
Where you and I will breathe together
Once again we'll be dancin in
the moonlight
Just like we used to do
And you'll be smilin back at me
(you'll be smilin back at me)
Only then will I be free
Then I will
be free,
Baby I still believe
Oh I gotta believe
I still believe
I will touch you that sweet day
That you take me there
Where you
are (where you are)
I still believe
Whoooooa, I gotta believe
I
still believe
I will touch you that sweet day
That you take me there
Where you are, oh where you are!
I still believe
I gotta believe
I still believe
I'll always be waiting here
That sweet day (that
sweet day, yeah!)
I still believe......I still believe..
"Leo! You
have to do something?" Julie exclaimed orbing in. She knew he felt it, Piper was
going to die shortly.
"What do you want me to do Julie?!?! I don't have
powers, no way to orb! I'm stuck here!" Leo exclaimed tears glistened his own
eyes. He didn't know what to do.
"Take my powers Leo." Julie explained. They
both knew it was possible to give another whitelighter their powers for a little
while.
"If I let her die……… Then it might not be as long." Leo sighed.
"You are filling yourself with false hope Leo. You know as well as I do that
when you commit suicide your soul is condemned to another part. If she dies you
will never see her again. I know you don't want Piper to die." Julie replied.
Leo blinked back tears knowing what he had to do. He couldn't be selfish she was
needed on earth. He would wait eternity for her.
"Lets do it." He sighed
determined that this would work. Julie extended her hands and they grasped
Leo's. A few seconds went by and their hands glowed. The light eliminated both
their bodies. It then faded away into Leo's body.
"You don't have much time.
Good luck." They hugged quickly and Leo orbed out.
"We got a call saying our
sister was here?" Prue exclaimed worry evident all over her features. Phoebe was
by her side just as worried.
"Name please." The nurse replied not looking up
from her computer.
"Piper Piper Halliwell." Prue answered becoming
impatient. She had to know if her sister was ok. So many troubled thoughts where
running threw her mind.
"Yes if you would have a seat over there the doctors
are working on her." The nursed replied pointing to the waiting area.
"What
happened is she ok?" Phoebe questioned fully knowing they would give her no
answers. That's how nurses always where.
"Wait for the doctor he will
explain everything." She answered how Prue knew she would. Prue and Phoebe went
over to the waiting room.
"Thanks for nothing." Phoebe sighed sitting
down.
"Wait…" Prue muttered waiting being the last thing she wanted to
do.
"Come on Miss. Halliwell don't leave us!" A doctor urged as the heart
monitor went flat.
"She is losing to much blood." Someone conformed.
"She's not breathing." The doctor exclaimed starting CPR. Piper's soul
lifted from her body. She knew what was happening after all she had almost died
before. She again appeared in that bright-lighted area as she had before.
"Piper." Leo whispered he had been waiting for her. She turned around
smiling widely there her Leo was, bathed in glowing light.
"Oh Leo." She
exclaimed running to him. She wrapped her arms tightly around him leaning her
head on his chest. "I love you so much." She sighed.
"Oh god me two." Leo
replied totally engrossed in her sweet embrace. His eyes welled up in tears, as
he knew what he had to do. "Piper take my hands." Leo whispered. Piper pulled
away a bit confused at his reply.
"What?" She questioned hoping he wasn't
doing what she thought he was.
"We don't have much time." Leo urged
extending his hands.
"No Leo I'm not going back. I want to be with you." She
replied.
"You have to Piper."
"No I don't. You have no idea what it is
like the pain is so unbearable. And everyday it gets worse. People just expect
me to move on but I can't. I can't live my life without you. It's impossible
because you are my life. This way we we can be together." Piper cried bursting
into tears. She grabbed onto him not wanting to lose him again.
"Of course I
know what your going threw. All the same feelings are going threw me. This is so
hard Piper but it's for the best." Leo smiled weakly lifting her chin up.
"No for once just let me have my way."
"You don't understand Piper….. If
if you die then I will never see you again. People's souls who have committed
suicide are condemned for all eternity to somewhere else. You you would be
completely out of my reach. I I cant live an eternity without you….. This way we
will end of back to each other…. Someday." Leo explained his own tears warming
his cheeks. "If you truly love me you will let me heal you." Leo kissed her
softly knowing it would be their last.
Piper placed her hands hesitantly
into Leo's.
"This isn't the end." He whispered as a light began to glow. "I
love you."
"I love you two." The light glowed brighter blinding the two. Her
form disappeared from his view. He collapsed in tears…….
"Goodbye….. My
love."
"Are you ok?" Leticia questioned Piper who had her head on the bar.
Piper lifted it up to see her bar tender.
"Yeah fine." Piper muttered inside
she was ripping apart. It had been two years exactly today. Two years without
him by her side. She longed for him with all her heart but had kept it mostly to
herself. Piper hadn't done a very good job moving on in the inside. She refused
to go out with any guy that approached her. That would be like admitting he
truly wasn't coming back. And she didn't think she could admit that ever. It
turns out that Piper is an amazing actress though. She has hidden to her sisters
that she is torn inside.
After the whole car incident that had happened two
years before, her sisters had come very protective of Piper. Even though it
happened so long ago. They where always around making sure she wouldn't attempt
to do it again. They had been utterly shocked that Piper would do such a thing.
Her sisters got so unbearable that Piper just pretended like she was over
it.
"You seem down is there something I can do?" She questioned bring Piper
back from her thoughts
"No nothing." Piper uttered staring into her sixth
class of liquor. Tonight was the only night she knew she wouldn't be able to
hold up the act. She always broke down on the anniversary. Tonight she couldn't
escape.
"Well if you need a friend I'm here always here." Leticia said
softly before walking back behind the bar to tend to costumers. Piper sighed so
many people wanted to help but there was nothing they could do.
"So are you
ok?" Prue asked over the loud music in P3. Piper hadn't even heard Prue come up
behind her. She froze the whole place becoming frustrated.
"Why does
everyone have to ask me that!?!" Piper questioned.
"Because you look like
death ran over twice." Prue replied sitting down. She ran her hands throw Pipers
long hair. "And because its today."
"I now and and I'm ok. I'll be ok after
today." Piper replied tears flushing her eyes.
"You know I love you hunny
and if you need help….."
"I know Prue I know." Piper replied hugging her
sister. "Do you think you could lock up for me. I would like to be alone
tonight." Piper asked hoping her sister would do this.
"Sure no problem….
But I really don't think you should be alone." Prue replied.
"I have to be."
Piper answered grabbing her purse. She walked out of P3 without another word.
Piper walked slowly home. Rain dropped from the sky wetting Pipers skin. She
shivered as the wind picked up, tears mixing with the rainfall.
Piper walked
in the door to the manor. She threw off her coat as she trudged up to her room.
There she changed out of her cloths and flipped on the radio. She curled up onto
her bed with Leo's shirt snuggled into her arms. Piper sobbed herself to sleep
just wanting the night to be over.
You ask me, how am I?
Well I'm
still standing, aren't I?
That's something, that's one thing that's gone my
way
It's so hard, to go out, like everything ok now
When inside, I still
cry for yesterday
This is my unhappy anniversary
But I lie, saying
it's just another day
This is my unhappy anniversary, oh
I know it's
so stupid to feel brokenhearted
I wonder if you know just how much I
hurt
I drink up and think up a toast to numb the hours
To get through
without you is so hard today
Cause it's
Repeat 1
And now it's
near midnight, a few minutes and I
Return to get back to my former
life
Pretending our ending was not so bad, I know that
It's time to escape
you until next year
When it's
Repeat 1
This is my unhappy
anniversary
But I smile like it's just another day
It's just my unhappy
anniversary
It's just my unhappy anniversary
"I miss you Piper." Leo
sighed tracing the outline of her in his picture. It had been two years and they
hadn't let him leave this world. They never would innless he gave up or Piper
wasn't on earth. But Leo wasn't planning on giving up any time soon. "Things
will be ok." He muttered curling up on his bed. He grasped the picture tightly
in a lame attempt to replace Piper. Tears trickled down his cheeks as he drifted
off to sleep. Would things really be ok?
You will always be the one that I'll adore,
Mean so much
to me, but things you were before,
Its you that makes me like this
so,
Your eyes are open wide but still so much to see,
All that's new to
you, seems so old to me,
Now I'm far away, a minute seems so long
Its just
another day without you,
Its just another day when I'm not there
I'm gonna
find a way to be so close to you
You don't know how much I care
Its just
another day without you
It's just another day when I'm not there,
I'm
gonna give my love, my heart, my soul to you,
All this I'll give to you I
swear
I longing to hold you, feel you in my arms
Never let you go, far
from me for long
Girl I promise you, my feelings are so strong
Eyes are
open wide but still so much to see,
All that's new to you seems so old to
me,
When I'm far away, a minute seems so long
It's just another day
without you,
It's just another day that I'm not there,
I'm gonna give my
love, my heart, my soul to you
All this I'll give to you I swear,
If only
you could read what's on my mind,
See right through my eyes,
You sooner
realize,
It's just another day without you,
It's just another day that I'm
not there,
I'm gonna give you my love, my heart, my soul to you,
All this
I'll give to you I swear, its just another day without you,
It's just another
day when I'm not there
I'm gonna find a way to be so close to you,
You
don't know how much I care
"Oh Phoebe I'm going to be so late." Piper
exclaimed running around the manor. "Where is my hair brush? Phoebe!"
"Right
here right here." Phoebe smiled giving Piper her brush. "Pipe I'm so glad you
decided to give this guy a chance. He seems really nice and it's about time you
had some fun." Phoebe stated.
"Yeah I probably wouldn't be doing this if it
weren't for you bugging me all the time." Piper replied brushing out the tangles
in her hair.
"Your welcome now you will have a fantastic time." Phoebe
laughed.
"I have to get dressed." Piper stated heading up the stairs. The
doorbell rang as she reached the top step.
"Don't worry I will get it."
Phoebe replied signaling for her sister to go get ready. Piper nodded running to
her room.
Phoebe opened the door and gasped.
"Leo?!?!" She whispered
half questioning. After a few minutes of utter shocked silence Phoebe came
outside and shut the door behind her.
"I need to talk to Piper." Leo replied
looking up to the window of her room.
"Leo…. You can't keep doing this. It
took her almost this whole time you where gone to get back on her feet. She is
finally ready to move on she finally is dating again. You you can't keep coming
and disappearing out of her life. You know I love you but Piper can't take this.
It seems that there is some greater force that doesn't want you two together."
Phoebe replied knowing what she had to do.
"I know and if she doesn't want
me back then I'll leave." Leo tried to explain.
"No you can't. Leo you did
this with Dan and now again. No I won't let you. You promised in your letter
that you would let her go. Keep your promise." Phoebe replied sternly.
"You
know you can't stop me." Leo turned and walked away. Tears welled up in Phoebe's
eyes. This was the best for Piper…. She hoped.
"Hey who was that?" Piper
questioned coming down the stairs. She had on a beautiful short baby blue dress.
Her hair neatly tucked into a bun.
"No no no one." Phoebe sighed whipping
away the tears from her eyes. She was relieved when Piper didn't notice them.
"Well I'm meeting Jason at P3 so I better get going." Piper grabbed her
purse and kissed Phoebe on the cheek. "You sure your ok?" Piper questioned
noticing Phoebe was a bit distressed.
"Yeah fine. You go have fun." Phoebe
put on a weak smile. Piper nodded and left for P3.
Phoebe picked up the
phone and dialed Prue's cell.
"Hello." An annoyed Prue greeted on the other
side. She was on a date and didn't need any interruptions.
"Prue I need to
ask you something." Phoebe stated.
"Ok but make it quick." Prue answered.
"If say someone from someone's past visited and only one person knew about
it….. Well should she tell the other two? Even if it may hurt one of the two.
This is hypothetical of course." Phoebe asked. Prue laughed at her ingenious
code.
"Ok who visited? Yes you should tell me." Prue replied. Phoebe was
about to answer but something stopped her.
"Nevermind bye." With that she
hung up.
"Piper can I speak to you?" Leticia asked.
"Sure I have a bit
of time before Jason comes what's up?" Piper replied sitting down.
"Well
I've been avoiding telling you this for a while. I feel we have become close
friends." Leticia started.
"Yeah we have."
"I'm moving I want better
things for my life. I want to become a doctor help others. And that means I
can't work here anymore." Leticia explained.
"Oh wow a doctor that's
wonderful." Piper hugged her. "You're going to be hard to replace. You have to
call me and let me know how you're doing ok." Piper exclaimed.
"Of course.
Looks like your dates her." Leticia stated pointing to a guy who just walked in.
"Right.. I'll talk to yeah later." Piper replied as Jason walked over to
them. Leticia excused herself knowing Piper probably wanted to be alone with
him. Well as alone as someone can be in a club.
"Hey you look amazing." Jason
gasped at her beauty.
"Why thank you. Lets get a drink." Piper replied
taking his hand. The two talked for a while having drinks. Piper was laughing so
hard she was having more fun than she anticipated.
Meanwhile Leo stood near
the doorway to P3. He couldn't keep away he just had to see her one more time.
Even if it was to say goodbye. He had to make sure all the things Phoebe had
said where true. And indeed they where she was happier than ever. His heart
fluttered at her smile that had been missing from his life for so long. Tears
ran down his cheeks he was to late. She had found happiness again. He wanted to
with all his heart to go over there. Just to talk to her, just to hear her voice
again. But he forced himself to stay right where he was. He made a promise in
his letter and he always kept his promises.
"Forever Piper. I will never
stop loving you." He whispered turning around.
Why does the sun go on
shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know, it's the end
of the world,
If you don't love me anymore.
Why do the birds go on
singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of
the world.
It ended when I lost your love.
I wake up in the morning
and I wonder,
Why everything's the same as it was.
And I can't
understand, no I can't understand,
Why life goes on the way it
does.
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine
cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when we said
goodbye.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder,
Why everything's the
same as it was.
Cuz I can't understand, no I can't understand,
Why
life goes on the way it does.
Tell me, why does my heart go on
beating.
And, why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the
end of the world,
It ended when we said goodbye.
Why?
It ended
when we said...goodbye.
Piper's ears perked up as if she heard Leo's
words from where she was. She turned her head to the doorway. She gasped eyes
opening wide. Could it be her Leo had returned. She got up forgetting about the
man that was with her. Piper quickly pushed her way threw the crowd. Leo… if it
was Leo was leaving. She couldn't let him go if it was truly him. He must have
saw her with Jason and figured he was too late. She finally made it to the door
and ran outside. But there was no one in sight.
"Leo!" She cried out. "Are
you there! Leo! Please! Answer me!" Piper yelled. But there was only darkness.
Not another soul anymore. She fell to her knees and started to sob. "I miss
you….. Forever and always…. I love you." Piper whipped away her tears and went
back into P3. She must have been seeing things she kept repeating to
herself.
