Chapter 2: Haunting Dreams

Chapter 2: Haunting Dreams
The sky opened up crying for the loss of a good soul. Lara looked out of her window. Michael hadn't returned she had an uneasy feeling that something wasn't right. She cringed imagining Michael walking out there in this kind of weather. Lightening illuminated the sky. Lara sighed not knowing what to do.
"I have to find him." She stated grapping her coat. Lara ran as the rain pored down on her. She didn't have any idea to where she was going. Her legs seemed to have a mind of their own. As if they knew where to go. Lightening again lit of the sky hitting a tree near Lara. She found herself running faster as the rain pored harder.
Lara ran out of breath as she turned onto the main road. She lowered her speed walking with her head down. She noticed a red liquid being carried away by the small rivers the rain had made. Looking up a gasped escaped her. A body lay in front of her fear struck her. She found herself running and kneeling next to him. Tears stung her eyes as she realized it was her loves body. Or what was left to it.
"No!!!" She screamed.
Piper gasped waking up. Tears stung her own eyes as her mind kept showing the horrible scene. It had been terrifying. The thing had literally just ripped that man apart. And all the pain Lara had expressed when finding him. No one disserved that. Piper found herself crying even harder. Leo was awakening by Piper's sob. He wrapped his arms around her and layed her back down.
"Shhhhh hunny what's wrong?" He asked running his fingers threw her soft slickly hair. Piper just cried holding onto Leo tightly. She buried her head in his chest claming herself down a bit. Leo started to hum to her soothing Piper even more. After a while Piper's sobs had subsided. "Are you ok?" Leo whispered worried about his love.
"Yes it was just a nightmare nothing to worry about." Piper replied giving him a smile. Leo frowned hearing the doubt in her voice.
"You know you can tell me anything." He commented rubbing Pipers back.
"I know but there's nothing to tell now go back to sleep." Piper said closing her eyes. Leo sighed knowing he wouldn't get it out of her, at least not tonight.
Piper was awakened the next morning by movement. She opened her eyes to find Leo trying to get out of bed. He sighed seeing her beautifully brown eyes staring deep into his green ones.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you." Leo commented she pulled him back into bed with her.
"Its ok where are you trying to sneak off to?" Piper asked wrapping her arms tightly around him. She was thankful that the dreams had ended with that last one. Yet she still had this haunting feeling that they weren't gone forever. And that they meant a lot more than they let on.
"I have to go to work." Leo answered bringing Piper out of her thoughts. A sense of fear ran up Piper's spine. With these dreams she had been hoping that she wouldn't have to have Leo out of her sight.
"Do you have to?" Piper pouted knowing the answer.
"I'm sorry I love you." Leo drew Piper into a passionate kiss. "Ill make it up to you later." Leo smiled.
"You better or you're in trouble." Piper giggled. Piper pulled him closer and they kissed again.
"Ok Pipe I really have to go now." Leo replied slipping out of her tight grasp.
"Come back soon."
"I will." With that Leo orbed out. Piper sighed looking at the spot he had been. After a few minutes Piper got up and got ready for work. When she was done Piper went downstairs. There she found Prue and Phoebe at the kitchen table.
"NO!" Prue exclaimed to the younger sister.
"Come on Prue I need something to wear." Phoebe begged.
"You have plenty of cloths go into your closet and get your own." Prue replied.
"Oh Piper look at this shirt doesn't it look soooo good on me convince Prue to let me borrow it." Phoebe exclaimed seeing her older sister walk in.
"Not uh I'm not getting in the middle of this fight." Piper replied.
"Big help Pipe." Phoebe muttered. Suddenly a car horn was heard. Phoebe grabbed her book bag and headed for the door.
"That's my ride see yeah later love yeah." With that she left the manor.
"Did she just??" Prue started looking towards Piper. Piper just nodded her head slowly as she pored her coffee. "Errrr she's going to get it!" Prue exclaimed in frustration.
"Well it did look good on her." Piper commented.
"Piper……"
"Ok ok sorry." Piper apologized.
"So how did you sleep?" Prue questioned smiling. Piper was about to answer when a figure appeared behind Prue. Her coffee cup fell to the ground as she stared at the woman. She was ghostly pale her long golden blonde hair matted. Her skin was dirty and she did indeed look dead. She pointed a long slender finger towards Piper.
*You shall be next* The words echoed around the room in a chilling voice.
"PIPER!" Prue exclaimed worried about her sister. She had just gone off into a daze. "What's wrong hunny you look like you saw a ghost?" Prue asked concern risen in her voice. Piper blinked a few times trying to register what had happened. As soon as Prue had brought her out of it the "ghost" had disappeared.
"Working to hard." Piper muttered to herself trying to get rid of her image. "I have to get to work." Piper said rushing out of the room. She couldn't stand it anymore why was this happening? What terrible demon was going to come after her?
Piper filled herself with work at P3. She just couldn't get that woman out of her mind. It was indeed the girl from the first dream she had. Piper knew that for a fact.
"You shall be next." The words sent chills up Piper's spine. "Next for what?" Piper questioned tapping her pencil. She was afraid of the answer. All her dreams had been about loosing their soul mate. Piper knew if that happened she wouldn't be able to stand it. Piper sighed tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"Hmmm have I ever told you how much I looove you?" Leo asked as he wrapped his arms around her. She tensed up being to distracted that she hadn't heard him orb in. After realizing it was Leo she leaned her head back onto his chest and sighed.
"Not today." She muttered.
"Well I loooove you more than you'll ever know." He replied taking in her sweet scent. After a few minutes he pulled away and stood in front of her.
"What?" She asked as he just stood there.
"I'm just trying to figure out what has gotten you so jumpy lately. I know it has something to do with the dream you had last night but you've gotta help me out a bit here." Leo answered steadying her face. He could always tell when she lied.
"I don't feel like talking about it." Piper replied knowing that was useless. Once Leo figured out that something was wrong he didn't quite tell he fixed it. But the problem was she was afraid to tell him. Afraid if she said it the dreams might become into reality. The only difference being it would be her crying over Leo.
"Come on sweetie you know me better than that." Leo stated he didn't understand why she wasn't telling him. She had always told him what was bugging her. Pipers faced paled as the same ghost as before appeared next to Leo. "Piper what's wrong?" Leo asked becoming worried.
The woman circled around Leo only being visible to Piper. She stared in horror as she touched his shoulder. Leo felt a chill run threw his body but ignored it becoming frighten himself. What was wrong with his Piper? "Piper please I can't help if you don't tell me." He pleaded. Piper couldn't even concentrate on the words. She just stared at the woman who had her hands on Leo. She ran her hand along his cheek then threw his hair. She smiled wickedly finally turning to Piper.
"He'll be my next." She sneered in the same eerie voice as before. Tears streaked down Piper's face.
"No leave him alone!" She screamed. The ghost only laughed and disappeared. Piper fell to her knees and sobbed uncontrollable. Leo quickly went to her and embraced her. He didn't know what the hell just happened but he was scared out of his mind. He pulled Piper closer to him softly running his fingers threw her hair. Piper held onto him as if she let go she might lose him. Which could very well be the case.
"Shhhh your ok. I loooove you shhh." Leo softly soothed as he did the night before. "I wont let anybody hurt you." He whispered. Little did he know Piper wasn't the one who would need the protection.
"Don't…….. leave me…….. Leo." Piper cried burying her head deeper into his chest.
"I'm not going anywhere hunny." He replied. After a few minutes Leo decided it would be best to orb her home. Working trying to forget whatever was bothering her was obviously not working. Leo got up picking Piper up with him. He then turned into orbs along with Piper. A few minutes later he appeared in the living room where Prue was reading. She jumped up seeing the two.
"Oh my god Leo what happened?" She exclaimed seeing her sister crying.
"I don't know I got there one second she is ok the next she was like this." Leo explained sitting down. Piper didn't lesson her grip on Leo she just sat with him in what looked to be an uncomfortable position.
"Hunny are you ok?" Prue questioned sitting next to them. Piper didn't answer her. They both felt helpless they knew they couldn't help if Piper didn't open up to them. A few minutes of silence besides Pipers sobs went by. Finally they stopped and Prue sighed in relief. She hated seeing her sisters like that. Piper had her eyes closed still holding onto Leo but defiantly sleeping.
"Well at least she's getting sleep." Leo said staring down at her beautiful face. But sleep was the last thing Piper wanted right now. Sleep meant more terrifying nightmares. Leo gently caressed her cheek hoping that his love would be all right.
"What could have happened?" Prue wondered out loud also staring at her sister.
"I really don't know but I think it has something to do with last night. She woke up crying from a nightmare and it took me a while to calm her down. But she wouldn't tell me what it was about. Then at P3 she just went pale and screamed." Leo explained what he knew.
"Oh my god this morning she blanked out for a few minutes. She was wicked pale and was like looking right past me." Prue said trying to figure it out.
"We're just going to have to wait tell she wakes I guess." Leo replied he wanted to fix things now. But he knew that he shouldn't wake her now. "Piper I won't let anyone hurt you." He whispered only so Piper could hear. "You're my everything."