Chapter 3 The Curse Unveiled
"Hey there how you feeling?" Prue
questioned seeing her sister open her eyes. For once Piper didn't have a
nightmare. She looked around in confusion not remembering what
happened.
"Thank god your alright." Leo sighed taking her hand. Worry was
written all over his face.
"What ummm what happened?" Piper questioned
picking herself up. She felt a bit fait and leaned back against Leo.
"We
don't know we where hoping you could fill us in." Prue replied. The events came
back to Piper slowly. The woman touching Leo whispering to her. Chills went up
her spine, what was going on. Was she mad?
"Please Piper." Leo
pleaded.
*Book of shadows…. Book of shadows* Piper heard echoing whispers.
"Book of shadows….?" She repeated seeing if she heard right. Leo and Prue
exchanged worried glances. What in the world was going on to their Piper?
Piper jumped out of Leo's arms and ran upstairs. Leo and Prue where a bit
shocked by her sudden movement. They followed her upstairs. They gasped as they
saw her hands over the book the pages flying madly.
"What's going on Leo?"
Prue asked fearful. There was an intense glow in Pipers eyes.
"I…. I don't
know." Leo replied a sense of fear running threw him. The pages stopped and
Piper ran her hands along the page. She started to read off the page but her
voice was no longer her own. All Leo and Prue could do was watch in horror.
Generations upon generations have suffered this loss. So far there has
been no cure for this horrid curse. But now it has expanded it not only kills
the soul mates of our line, but now it also kills us. Not that this is all such
a bad thing. Once our lover is gone why would you even want to live? So in a way
I guess this curse has helped us a bit. Ease are suffering. I am dying its clear
now. This disease has slowly circulated threw my body. Draining me off all my
energy. My lover died a few months ago. I was devastated and then I found out
about the disease. My only regret will be that I wont get to spend time with my
daughter. Oh how I'll miss you penny. I know you will grow up to be a strong and
wonderful witch. Anyways you may wonder why I am writing all this in the book of
shadows. Because this curse will surely strike again. I want to help as much as
I can. So I beg you to listen to my words. I ignored the warnings…… The dreams
of past events I ignored them. And now now he's gone and its because I wouldn't
believe it. I just turned away from the evil ghost that haunted me. And I turned
away from the woman who wanted to help. So whatever you do take notice to the
signs. I know now that they hint to the death and that they will help you.
I
don't know too much. For I was not allowed enough time to figure it all out. But
I hope whoever is read this will. It all started with one of the first witches
of our generation. Her lover died and she couldn't take it. So she cursed
everyone within her line. To feel the same as she did. After all if she couldn't
be happy then why should anybody else? And it went on from there. Her daughter's
love died and so on and so on. But as I said before the curse has seem to
upgrade. Now it kills the soul mate to the witch first then the witch… Please
whoever is reading this fix what is wrong. Or my death will be in vain. Now I
must lie down my pen. For I have no more strength left. And I will go home to my
love…. To David.
Piper's eyes stopped glowing. She fell to her knees as the
power left from her body.
"Are you alright?" Leo exclaimed kneeling down to
her. He helped her stand as she leaned her weight on him.
"Looks like we got
a curse to beat." Prue stated.
Prue went over to
the book and read the page for her self. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Prue
what's wrong?" Leo asked noticing she was a bit upset.
"I I…. Had these
warning signs… Before before…. Andy died. I just pushed them out of my head."
Prue cried tears running down her cheeks. "I could have stopped it."
"Oh
Prue…" Piper left Leos arms and hugged her sister. "Its not your fault she
whispered running her hands threw her hair.
"I don't understand it though…..
It says here that it would kill me to." Prue stated whipping her eyes.
"Maybe it hasn't finished yet." Leo suggested looking over the page. "It
doesn't say when the witch will die. It seems to me that this curse has a mind
of its own. It kills whoever it wants to and whenever." Leo stated.
"But we
can stop it right?" Piper asked. Leo looked down to the page once more searching
for a reversal spell.
"I don't know….. There's nothing here." Leo replied.
"We are the Charmed ones we will figure it out." Prue said confidently.
"Phoebe said she would be home late. She's studying at the library and doesn't
have her cell on."
"How do we know we can wait that long?" Piper asked worry
written all over her. She hated this Leo and now Prue where both in danger. And
she didn't know when it was going to strike.
"I wasn't suggesting that we
wait. Leo can orb by the library get Phoebe and any books that could help. While
you search the book some more and I search the net." Prue replied taking charge
as always.
"Alright I'll be back soon." Leo said kissing Piper than orbing
out. Prue walked out of the room going to her laptop. Piper sighed looking at
the book intensely. She had to find something.
"I have to pay more attention
to the warning signs." She stated flipping page by page.
Meanwhile at the
library Leo orbed in.
"Oh geeez LEO! Don't do that." Phoebe exclaimed
picking herself up. She had fallen out of her seat being surprised from Leo's
entrance.
"Sorry but we have some trouble." Leo explained.
"Oh more
supernatural stuff." Phoebe sighed putting away her books. "Cant it wait? I have
a paper due in tomorrow." Pheebs whined.
"Well we could but Prue and I might
be dead by then." Leo answered.
"Whoa what!?!" Phoebe asked confused.
"Short version curse put on your family. The soul mate to a witch dies…. And
then the witch dies. Andy is Prues and he's dead so Prues next. Then I'm Pipers
so I'm next to." Leo replied filling Phoebe in.
"Whoa gone for a day and I
miss everything." Phoebe sighed as they started walking towards the back of the
library. Leo stopped in front of a section on witchcraft and such. "What are we
doing?" Phoebe questioned.
"Looking some books maybe this curse is mentioned
somewhere else." Leo replied doubtfully. This was obviously a family curse and
he didn't think it would be in any of book.
"Oh right let me help."
Piper's eyes began to hurt as the words blurred.
"Come on Pipe you can't
fall asleep…." Piper sighed laying her head down on the book. "Ill just shut my
eyes for a minute." Soon she was fast asleep dreaming again.
A thirteen year
old Penny was in the attic looking threw the book of shadows. She was opened to
the very same page as Piper had been. It had been a month since her mother died
and she wasn't getting over it well. Something had drawn her to the book of
shadows. When she had came close the books pages flew about. They finally landed
on this one. Penny read it over tears running down her cheeks. Love had stolen
her mother.
"I'm never going to fall in love!" She exclaimed throwing the
book and slamming it against the wall. She than ran out of the room crying.
Piper jumped up waking up from the dream.
"Is that why Grams never
stayed married for to long?" Piper wondered. She looked at her watched and got a
bit worried. Phoebe and Leo should have been back by now. "What's taking them so
long?"