Piper was sitting on the couch watching the news when Leo orbed in.
"Where were ya?" Piper asked and shut off the TV.
"You know I was at work." Leo replied.
"Work, work, work, work, work. Is that all you ever do?" Piper asked.
"I'm a force of good. I have to work. Lives-" Leo started, but Piper cut him off.
"I know, I know. Lives depend on you. But can't you take a day off? I mean, don't whitelighters have sick days?"
"No, whitelighters don't get sick days." Leo replied. "It doesn't work like that."
"Well, it should." Piper said.
"I know it should, but it just doesn't. We do see each other though." Leo said.
"Hardly ever anymore. Exactly how many charges do you have? Are you the only whitelighter up there anymore?" Piper asked.
"No. And I can't tell you how many charges I've got, you know that." Leo told her.
"I know so much, but really so little." Piper said.
"How profound." Leo commented.
"Thank you. I came up with it all by myself." Piper said and smiled. They both laughed then Leo got called.
"I've got to-"
"Go. I know, I know. Have fun." Piper said. Leo smiled and orbed out.
Piper sighed herself and got up. She figured that she would just bake something to keep her busy.
She had collected all of the things that she would need when Leo orbed in.
"Back so soon?" She asked.
Leo wasn't smiling.
"No. There's an innocent." Leo replied.
"Where?" Piper asked.
"Downtown by that old car parts factory." Leo told her.
"All right. I'm on my way." Piper said, grabbed a coat, and picked up her keys and Leo orbed out.
Piper drove for a while and finally found the right factory. She hopped out of the car and hoped she wasn't too late.
The fireballs flying in the air behind the factory told her that she wasn't.
She crept up behind the factory and peeked in the back.
A green demon was throwing fireballs at a man who kept tumbling to escape them.
"Leave me alone! I told you that I didn't know anything!" The man screamed and dove behind some wooden cartons as a fireball hurled past.
"You lie!" The demon screamed back and set the cartons on fire. The man raced and hid behind an empty oil drum.
"I am not lying! Leave me alone!" The man screamed from behind the drum. The demon readied another fireball, but Piper was ready. She jumped out from behind the corner and raised her hands. She tried to freeze the demon but instead he exploded.
"I've got to learn to control that." Piper said and looked at her hands.
The man emerged from behind the drum and looked at Piper. He gave her an odd look and ran off as fast as he could.
"You're welcome." Piper grumbled and walked back to her car. As she opened the door, Leo orbed in.
"I'm fine." Piper told him.
"That's good." Leo said smiling.
"Need a ride?" Piper asked.
"Of course I do. How else would I get home?" Leo said and got in.
Halfway through the ride home, Leo got called.
"Oh come on." Piper said.
"When they call, I go. It's how things are." Leo said.
"I know." Piper sighed. "When will you be back?"
"I don't know. Soon, I pr-"
"Don't make a promise unless you can absolutely keep it." Piper told them.
"Okay then. I will try as hard as I can to get back as quick as possible." Leo said and smiled, then orbed out.
Piper walked into the house and took off her coat. She tossed the keys onto the small hallway table and went upstairs to bed. She had a long day.
"Where were ya?" Piper asked and shut off the TV.
"You know I was at work." Leo replied.
"Work, work, work, work, work. Is that all you ever do?" Piper asked.
"I'm a force of good. I have to work. Lives-" Leo started, but Piper cut him off.
"I know, I know. Lives depend on you. But can't you take a day off? I mean, don't whitelighters have sick days?"
"No, whitelighters don't get sick days." Leo replied. "It doesn't work like that."
"Well, it should." Piper said.
"I know it should, but it just doesn't. We do see each other though." Leo said.
"Hardly ever anymore. Exactly how many charges do you have? Are you the only whitelighter up there anymore?" Piper asked.
"No. And I can't tell you how many charges I've got, you know that." Leo told her.
"I know so much, but really so little." Piper said.
"How profound." Leo commented.
"Thank you. I came up with it all by myself." Piper said and smiled. They both laughed then Leo got called.
"I've got to-"
"Go. I know, I know. Have fun." Piper said. Leo smiled and orbed out.
Piper sighed herself and got up. She figured that she would just bake something to keep her busy.
She had collected all of the things that she would need when Leo orbed in.
"Back so soon?" She asked.
Leo wasn't smiling.
"No. There's an innocent." Leo replied.
"Where?" Piper asked.
"Downtown by that old car parts factory." Leo told her.
"All right. I'm on my way." Piper said, grabbed a coat, and picked up her keys and Leo orbed out.
Piper drove for a while and finally found the right factory. She hopped out of the car and hoped she wasn't too late.
The fireballs flying in the air behind the factory told her that she wasn't.
She crept up behind the factory and peeked in the back.
A green demon was throwing fireballs at a man who kept tumbling to escape them.
"Leave me alone! I told you that I didn't know anything!" The man screamed and dove behind some wooden cartons as a fireball hurled past.
"You lie!" The demon screamed back and set the cartons on fire. The man raced and hid behind an empty oil drum.
"I am not lying! Leave me alone!" The man screamed from behind the drum. The demon readied another fireball, but Piper was ready. She jumped out from behind the corner and raised her hands. She tried to freeze the demon but instead he exploded.
"I've got to learn to control that." Piper said and looked at her hands.
The man emerged from behind the drum and looked at Piper. He gave her an odd look and ran off as fast as he could.
"You're welcome." Piper grumbled and walked back to her car. As she opened the door, Leo orbed in.
"I'm fine." Piper told him.
"That's good." Leo said smiling.
"Need a ride?" Piper asked.
"Of course I do. How else would I get home?" Leo said and got in.
Halfway through the ride home, Leo got called.
"Oh come on." Piper said.
"When they call, I go. It's how things are." Leo said.
"I know." Piper sighed. "When will you be back?"
"I don't know. Soon, I pr-"
"Don't make a promise unless you can absolutely keep it." Piper told them.
"Okay then. I will try as hard as I can to get back as quick as possible." Leo said and smiled, then orbed out.
Piper walked into the house and took off her coat. She tossed the keys onto the small hallway table and went upstairs to bed. She had a long day.
