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Nothing could have prepared Piper for what she saw on the door step. The ultimate evil was a snitch to look at compared to the mass on her door step. "Rachel." Piper said gingerly, helping the exhausted girl inside. Rachel looked like she had been running for days, not just one, and had been to hell and back. Rachel's clothing was torn, shoes gone, blood stained her socks and shorts, and her hair messed into a badly tangled nest. She was so tired that once she was in Piper's arms, she just collapsed, unable to hold her own weight. "Rachel, what happened?" Piper asked.
"They came after me." She whispered, on the verge of passing out.
"Who?"
"Bad people."
"Bad people? Rachel, did they use magic?" Weakly Rachel nodded. Piper looked up from the girl, and up to her sister. "Go get Leo." She ordered quietly.
"I have to," Paige protested.
"Please do this first Paige. Her leg is still bleeding." Piper said, lifting Rachel's shorts to show a five inch gash running down her leg. Paige gasped at the gruesome sight. She understood the urgency. She left for the kitchen, where Leo was still making coffee. Seconds later, Piper heard the sound of Leo's feet come running into the living room. He saw Piper's panicked face and ran over to her. He hadn't seen Rachel from his angle. Then he saw her.
"Oh god!" He whispered. He threw his hands over her leg, healing the wound, and cleaning the blood from her shorts and socks. "They attacked her recently, those wounds can't be more than a few hours old." He whispered to Piper. But Rachel wasn't only hurt by demons. Some of her injuries were caused by humans, and those Leo couldn't heal. From the looks of her, some low lifes on the street also got to her, and her shoes. She laid there for some time. Piper never moved from her side. Like she was told to do, by her boss, Paige had called Rachel in as being at her house. To Piper's displeasure, Kara Duran came racing over to the manor to help with Rachel.
"Is she ok?" Kara asked.
"Yes. Just tired and a little beat up." Piper answered.
"Beat up? Where are her shoes?"
"I wasn't there. How was I supposed to know what happened to her?" Piper exploded. Kara looked shocked at Piper's outburst. She wasn't expecting Piper to blow up at her like that. "I'm sorry." Piper quickly apologized.
Kara didn't accept her apology. Quiet the contrary, ignoring the apology all together, she stared at Piper with cold eyes, and spoke "Is she comfortable."
It was like a rock hitting Piper in the stomach. "Of coarse she's comfortable! I can not believe you're asking that question. Maybe you're mad at me about the fact that Rachel ran away from your house, to here. Is that why you're attacking me about my ability to take care of her? You know what I have been watching her since she collapsed at my doorstep, and she has only gotten better. And if you are going to accuse me about doing a better job at a job I can already do just perfectly, I swear to god that I will kick you out of this house, and will never let you back in. Even if Rachel is in here, and you have a warrant saying you need her back. You will not be able to come in." Piper exploded.
"I think she needs a blanket." Kara commented.
"THAT'S IT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, AND NEVER COME BACK AGAIN!" Piper yelled, she walked towards Kara, making her back up. She did this all the way to the door. Once Kara was out of the door, Piper slammed the door.
"I need my purse!" Kara called through the locked door. Piper found the purse on the table near Rachel, and threw it out the window and onto the front lawn. The contents spilled out.
"What was that all about?" Paige asked, coming into the living room.
"I think I did something bad. I mean really bad, and you're going to hate me for it."
"No I won't. What did you do?"
"I kicked Kara out of the house, and told her never to come back." Piper said, her head hung low.
"You didn't"
"I did."
"Actually, I heard the whole thing. You had every right too. You did give her a warning. But I better go and apologize to her for you."
"Don't Paige. I should do it after I cool down."
"I still need to go and help her." Paige turned to go out to the front steps where Kara was sitting.
"Wait Paige, I need to talk to you for a second Can you come into this room for a second?" Piper said, pulling her youngest sister into the ajoining room where she could still see Rachel.
"What is it Piper?"
"Since Rachel left last time, and I realized that I can't have children of my own, I have been thinking seriously of adopting Rachel. Do you think you could help me?"
"Way ahead of you." Paige said.
"What? What do you mean by that?" Piper asked.
"When Leo found out that you couldn't have kids, and he saw how much you loved Rachel, he approached me. You're half way there already." Piper began to cry. It was a dream come true.
"Does Rachel know?"
"No."
"I love Leo so much. He knows what I want to do, before I do. Sorry, go deal with Kara, and let her in. I feel terrible." Piper said.
"Thanks. You might want to clear you make-up first. You have mascara streaks."
Piper gave a small laugh. "Thanks Paige." Paige smiled and went to the door to let Kara in. Piper went up to her room, where she could clean up, before making another appearance in front of Kara. She found Leo, taking a quick nap on their bed. When she opened the door, he woke up.
"What time is it?" He grunted.
"Only 1:30. Come here." Piper said. Leo went over to his wife with mass confusion. She went and kissed him passionately.
"Not that I didn't mind that, but what was that for?" He asked.
"I heard that you had been working with Paige about adopting Rachel, and that was a thank you. I love you so much you know that?"
"And I love you just as much. Piper, there are still a lot of things we need to do."
"I know, but if you hadn't been so smart, we probably wouldn't be this far." She kissed him again. "When were you going to tell me that you were doing all this?"
"Your birthday next week."
"My birthday is next week?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, did you forget?"
"Yeah. God, I'll be 32."
"But the most beautiful 32 year old out there." Leo said, bending over to give his wife a quick kiss.
"I have to go down and apologize to Kara, come with me please." Piper said.
"What did you do?" Leo asked.
"I kicked her out, but I let Paige let her back in." Piper said.
"I love that fiery temper of the Halliwell women, but love it with your sweet heart the most."
"You are so sweet. Come on. I want to get this over with. I don't really like her very much." Piper led Leo, out of their room, holding his hand. They found Kara and Paige talking in the living room in hushed voices to avoid waking Rachel. "Kara, I'm sorry for throwing you out just earlier. I, um, well, I kinda lost my temper. And that is why I allowed Paige to let you back in. I don't stay mad at people for long."
"Apology accepted. Listen, I was talking to Paige, and out of the best interests of Rachel, I was thinking that maybe Rachel could stay here. I don't want to take her home just yet, with her being still injured, and how she ran away and all."
"We'd love that." Piper accepted. For the first time in two months, she was truly happy.
Nothing could have prepared Piper for what she saw on the door step. The ultimate evil was a snitch to look at compared to the mass on her door step. "Rachel." Piper said gingerly, helping the exhausted girl inside. Rachel looked like she had been running for days, not just one, and had been to hell and back. Rachel's clothing was torn, shoes gone, blood stained her socks and shorts, and her hair messed into a badly tangled nest. She was so tired that once she was in Piper's arms, she just collapsed, unable to hold her own weight. "Rachel, what happened?" Piper asked.
"They came after me." She whispered, on the verge of passing out.
"Who?"
"Bad people."
"Bad people? Rachel, did they use magic?" Weakly Rachel nodded. Piper looked up from the girl, and up to her sister. "Go get Leo." She ordered quietly.
"I have to," Paige protested.
"Please do this first Paige. Her leg is still bleeding." Piper said, lifting Rachel's shorts to show a five inch gash running down her leg. Paige gasped at the gruesome sight. She understood the urgency. She left for the kitchen, where Leo was still making coffee. Seconds later, Piper heard the sound of Leo's feet come running into the living room. He saw Piper's panicked face and ran over to her. He hadn't seen Rachel from his angle. Then he saw her.
"Oh god!" He whispered. He threw his hands over her leg, healing the wound, and cleaning the blood from her shorts and socks. "They attacked her recently, those wounds can't be more than a few hours old." He whispered to Piper. But Rachel wasn't only hurt by demons. Some of her injuries were caused by humans, and those Leo couldn't heal. From the looks of her, some low lifes on the street also got to her, and her shoes. She laid there for some time. Piper never moved from her side. Like she was told to do, by her boss, Paige had called Rachel in as being at her house. To Piper's displeasure, Kara Duran came racing over to the manor to help with Rachel.
"Is she ok?" Kara asked.
"Yes. Just tired and a little beat up." Piper answered.
"Beat up? Where are her shoes?"
"I wasn't there. How was I supposed to know what happened to her?" Piper exploded. Kara looked shocked at Piper's outburst. She wasn't expecting Piper to blow up at her like that. "I'm sorry." Piper quickly apologized.
Kara didn't accept her apology. Quiet the contrary, ignoring the apology all together, she stared at Piper with cold eyes, and spoke "Is she comfortable."
It was like a rock hitting Piper in the stomach. "Of coarse she's comfortable! I can not believe you're asking that question. Maybe you're mad at me about the fact that Rachel ran away from your house, to here. Is that why you're attacking me about my ability to take care of her? You know what I have been watching her since she collapsed at my doorstep, and she has only gotten better. And if you are going to accuse me about doing a better job at a job I can already do just perfectly, I swear to god that I will kick you out of this house, and will never let you back in. Even if Rachel is in here, and you have a warrant saying you need her back. You will not be able to come in." Piper exploded.
"I think she needs a blanket." Kara commented.
"THAT'S IT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, AND NEVER COME BACK AGAIN!" Piper yelled, she walked towards Kara, making her back up. She did this all the way to the door. Once Kara was out of the door, Piper slammed the door.
"I need my purse!" Kara called through the locked door. Piper found the purse on the table near Rachel, and threw it out the window and onto the front lawn. The contents spilled out.
"What was that all about?" Paige asked, coming into the living room.
"I think I did something bad. I mean really bad, and you're going to hate me for it."
"No I won't. What did you do?"
"I kicked Kara out of the house, and told her never to come back." Piper said, her head hung low.
"You didn't"
"I did."
"Actually, I heard the whole thing. You had every right too. You did give her a warning. But I better go and apologize to her for you."
"Don't Paige. I should do it after I cool down."
"I still need to go and help her." Paige turned to go out to the front steps where Kara was sitting.
"Wait Paige, I need to talk to you for a second Can you come into this room for a second?" Piper said, pulling her youngest sister into the ajoining room where she could still see Rachel.
"What is it Piper?"
"Since Rachel left last time, and I realized that I can't have children of my own, I have been thinking seriously of adopting Rachel. Do you think you could help me?"
"Way ahead of you." Paige said.
"What? What do you mean by that?" Piper asked.
"When Leo found out that you couldn't have kids, and he saw how much you loved Rachel, he approached me. You're half way there already." Piper began to cry. It was a dream come true.
"Does Rachel know?"
"No."
"I love Leo so much. He knows what I want to do, before I do. Sorry, go deal with Kara, and let her in. I feel terrible." Piper said.
"Thanks. You might want to clear you make-up first. You have mascara streaks."
Piper gave a small laugh. "Thanks Paige." Paige smiled and went to the door to let Kara in. Piper went up to her room, where she could clean up, before making another appearance in front of Kara. She found Leo, taking a quick nap on their bed. When she opened the door, he woke up.
"What time is it?" He grunted.
"Only 1:30. Come here." Piper said. Leo went over to his wife with mass confusion. She went and kissed him passionately.
"Not that I didn't mind that, but what was that for?" He asked.
"I heard that you had been working with Paige about adopting Rachel, and that was a thank you. I love you so much you know that?"
"And I love you just as much. Piper, there are still a lot of things we need to do."
"I know, but if you hadn't been so smart, we probably wouldn't be this far." She kissed him again. "When were you going to tell me that you were doing all this?"
"Your birthday next week."
"My birthday is next week?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, did you forget?"
"Yeah. God, I'll be 32."
"But the most beautiful 32 year old out there." Leo said, bending over to give his wife a quick kiss.
"I have to go down and apologize to Kara, come with me please." Piper said.
"What did you do?" Leo asked.
"I kicked her out, but I let Paige let her back in." Piper said.
"I love that fiery temper of the Halliwell women, but love it with your sweet heart the most."
"You are so sweet. Come on. I want to get this over with. I don't really like her very much." Piper led Leo, out of their room, holding his hand. They found Kara and Paige talking in the living room in hushed voices to avoid waking Rachel. "Kara, I'm sorry for throwing you out just earlier. I, um, well, I kinda lost my temper. And that is why I allowed Paige to let you back in. I don't stay mad at people for long."
"Apology accepted. Listen, I was talking to Paige, and out of the best interests of Rachel, I was thinking that maybe Rachel could stay here. I don't want to take her home just yet, with her being still injured, and how she ran away and all."
"We'd love that." Piper accepted. For the first time in two months, she was truly happy.
