A/N: In this chapter I'm going to do flashbacks. To represent back in time
I'll write *flashbacks* and to represent present time I'll write *present
time*. I think it's pretty easy to understand, hope I don't confuse anyone.
Oh and by the way, the poem I used for the last chapter is a well known
one, but there is no known author. Okay, now on with the story.....
Piper walked into the living room carrying two cups of tea. Carefully she placed one in front of Rob and then sat down.
All Rob could do was sit and stare back at Piper, not sure how to approach such a sensitive subject. Luckily, he didn't have to think very long as Piper took the first initiative.
"So Rob, you said you were there when it happened?"
"Well..... yeah, yeah I was."
"And..... and you saw everything?"
"Almost everything."
"So?" Piper said, trying to push Rob to speak
"So?" Rob asked, knowing what she wanted but trying to delay the process
"Rob, I've never been dishonest with you, you know that. So come on, you know what I want you to tell me. I just want to know what happened to my family, I want to know what happened as they were dying." Piper said exasperated and then regretted having said it so harshly, realizing that it was probably a difficult subject to talk about.
"Alright well it all started....."
~*~*Flashback*~*~
"Robbie! Robbie! Oh my God! I'm so nervous! I don't think I can do this!"
"Fae, babe, relax. You'll do fine. You have this science fair in your pocket. It'll be so easy. Besides, it's only practice, the judges aren't here."
"I know, but it's the whole school! That's almost five thousand kids!!!"
"No it's not! There's not even that many kids in the district!"
"Okay, okay, but still."
Suddenly, Leo comes walking towards the couple, a young brunette girl following close behind him.
"Fae, honey, you're almost up. Go get your stuff ready."
"Ugh..... it's my turn already!!! I'm so not ready!"
"Fae, sis, you'll do fine. Although you do have to follow in your marvelous sister's footsteps and we all know hoe difficult that is!!" said Melinda jokily
"Mel!!!" Fae said as she playfully punched her in the arm
"..... thank you Billy. And our next presenter is Fae Halliwell Wyatt who did a project on the human brain." the principal announced
"Fae! You're up!" Rob yelled
"Oh God! Here goes nothing." Fae said as she walked through the red curtains.
When she walked on stage she saw hundreds of bored faces staring up at her. She slowly took a breath and then began.
* * *
".....and in conclusion....."
Just as Fae was finishing a shot was heard. Looking around, Fae noticed her principal on the floor a gun wound in his leg. She thought for a moment, should she stay and help the principal or should she run back stage and protect her own life. Her generous, good natured spirit took over and she quickly ran over to Mr. Johnson.
"Mr. Johnson, are you okay?"
"Ugh.....my.....my leg!!!"
"It's going to be okay, come on let's get you some help."
Another shot was heard.
Fae looked around again and saw a young girl who was head of the lighting and sound on the ground.
"Oh God! Why? Why is this happening?" Fae thought to herself
Suddenly she heard her father and a few teachers from the science department coming out from backstage.
Another shot was heard.
This time Fae didn't look around. She looked down at her abdomen, what she saw was a large gun wound. Slowly she felt blood rushing to her mouth. She struggled to help Mr. Johnson, but there was nothing she could do, she was slowly losing all her strength. She began to think about her sister, her boyfriend, her mother and her father. Her father! Leo was on stage! He was coming! She had to stop him. Carefully she dragged herself across the stage and past the red curtain, leaving a blood trail behind her.
~*~*Present Time*~*~
".....and I was backstage trying to calm everyone down. No body knew what had happened, we weren't allowed on stage. All we heard were three shots and then screaming. I had just helped calm a girl who had had a panic attack when I turned around and saw her. Fae was laying on the ground, blood pouring out her mouth. Melinda and Leo saw her too and they quickly ran towards her. I would have too, but the shock it was too much, I was frozen in place. As Melinda was running towards her another set of shots rang out and suddenly Melinda's body fell towards her sister's. Her gentle brunette hair fell upon her face. I saw her weakly reach out for Fae's hand."
Suddenly, Rob broke out in hysterics. Piper had tried to remain calm but Rob's details left her feeling nausea and weak. She would have stopped him, but she needed to hear it all.
"When Leo saw his two daughters get shot, something ran through his mind. I suppose it was determination. Determination to kill the kid who was shooting and to protect anyone else he could. He wasn't going to let anyone else die. Unfortunately, that's when he died. As he was trying to protect a group of students they shot him. Not just once, but many times. And once he was down on the ground the shots ended. Maybe the student was scared, that he'd killed so many people or maybe someone tackled him to the ground. I'm not sure I was too preoccupied with taking care of Melinda and Fae...."
~*~*Flashback*~*~
Melinda lay next to Fae, her hand wrapped around her sister's.
"Fae.....Fae, I love you."
"I love....too.....and Dad.....Rob.....and Mom."
"Mom! Rob, tell....tell.....we love.....her."
"Tell Dad." Fae added, remembering her father
Rob looked over and saw Leo's dead body in the middle of the stage. Should he tell them, or wait until they greeted each other at the pearly white gates. He debated for a few seconds and finally decided to tell them.
"Fae. Mel. Your Dad's gone."
"Shot?" Mel said as more blood came to her mouth
"Yeah. I'm so sorry guys." Rob said, tears flowing down his face
"I'm.... going....." Fae said
"No! Fae, not yet! You can't leave us! No!" Rob yelled
"You.....see.....aunt.....Prue?" Melinda asked Fae
"Yeah....we go.....with her."
"No! You guys are not going to die!" Rob cried, but it was too late, they were gone. Together, they had left this world.
Rob gently closed their eyes and broke down in tears next to their bodies.
~*~*Present Time*~*~
".....next thing I knew we were outside and the paramedics had arrived. I remember them taking those three bodies away and the ambulance leaving. It was like a stone in my heart, it felt as if the world were over."
Rob continued to cry, even as he finished the horrible tale. Now, Piper too cried. Although the memory now lay in her mind, she felt better to know that it wasn't all a mystery anymore. She knew what had happened. She was glad Prue had come to take her girls away. Prue would help them all. Things were tough, they would always be, but at least now she found peace in knowing they were going to be okay up there. They were surrounded by people who loved them. And although she missed them, she knew they'd want to see her happy and she'd slowly try to manage without them.
A/N: Next chapter will be about the court case and all that stuff. This story is coming to an end though, afterwards I'll work a bit on Rebels, see if I can fix some things and make it easier to write, because I'm having a hard time with that story. If any of you have read it and have some suggests please let me know. I love your input!!! And please keep reviewing this story!
Piper walked into the living room carrying two cups of tea. Carefully she placed one in front of Rob and then sat down.
All Rob could do was sit and stare back at Piper, not sure how to approach such a sensitive subject. Luckily, he didn't have to think very long as Piper took the first initiative.
"So Rob, you said you were there when it happened?"
"Well..... yeah, yeah I was."
"And..... and you saw everything?"
"Almost everything."
"So?" Piper said, trying to push Rob to speak
"So?" Rob asked, knowing what she wanted but trying to delay the process
"Rob, I've never been dishonest with you, you know that. So come on, you know what I want you to tell me. I just want to know what happened to my family, I want to know what happened as they were dying." Piper said exasperated and then regretted having said it so harshly, realizing that it was probably a difficult subject to talk about.
"Alright well it all started....."
~*~*Flashback*~*~
"Robbie! Robbie! Oh my God! I'm so nervous! I don't think I can do this!"
"Fae, babe, relax. You'll do fine. You have this science fair in your pocket. It'll be so easy. Besides, it's only practice, the judges aren't here."
"I know, but it's the whole school! That's almost five thousand kids!!!"
"No it's not! There's not even that many kids in the district!"
"Okay, okay, but still."
Suddenly, Leo comes walking towards the couple, a young brunette girl following close behind him.
"Fae, honey, you're almost up. Go get your stuff ready."
"Ugh..... it's my turn already!!! I'm so not ready!"
"Fae, sis, you'll do fine. Although you do have to follow in your marvelous sister's footsteps and we all know hoe difficult that is!!" said Melinda jokily
"Mel!!!" Fae said as she playfully punched her in the arm
"..... thank you Billy. And our next presenter is Fae Halliwell Wyatt who did a project on the human brain." the principal announced
"Fae! You're up!" Rob yelled
"Oh God! Here goes nothing." Fae said as she walked through the red curtains.
When she walked on stage she saw hundreds of bored faces staring up at her. She slowly took a breath and then began.
* * *
".....and in conclusion....."
Just as Fae was finishing a shot was heard. Looking around, Fae noticed her principal on the floor a gun wound in his leg. She thought for a moment, should she stay and help the principal or should she run back stage and protect her own life. Her generous, good natured spirit took over and she quickly ran over to Mr. Johnson.
"Mr. Johnson, are you okay?"
"Ugh.....my.....my leg!!!"
"It's going to be okay, come on let's get you some help."
Another shot was heard.
Fae looked around again and saw a young girl who was head of the lighting and sound on the ground.
"Oh God! Why? Why is this happening?" Fae thought to herself
Suddenly she heard her father and a few teachers from the science department coming out from backstage.
Another shot was heard.
This time Fae didn't look around. She looked down at her abdomen, what she saw was a large gun wound. Slowly she felt blood rushing to her mouth. She struggled to help Mr. Johnson, but there was nothing she could do, she was slowly losing all her strength. She began to think about her sister, her boyfriend, her mother and her father. Her father! Leo was on stage! He was coming! She had to stop him. Carefully she dragged herself across the stage and past the red curtain, leaving a blood trail behind her.
~*~*Present Time*~*~
".....and I was backstage trying to calm everyone down. No body knew what had happened, we weren't allowed on stage. All we heard were three shots and then screaming. I had just helped calm a girl who had had a panic attack when I turned around and saw her. Fae was laying on the ground, blood pouring out her mouth. Melinda and Leo saw her too and they quickly ran towards her. I would have too, but the shock it was too much, I was frozen in place. As Melinda was running towards her another set of shots rang out and suddenly Melinda's body fell towards her sister's. Her gentle brunette hair fell upon her face. I saw her weakly reach out for Fae's hand."
Suddenly, Rob broke out in hysterics. Piper had tried to remain calm but Rob's details left her feeling nausea and weak. She would have stopped him, but she needed to hear it all.
"When Leo saw his two daughters get shot, something ran through his mind. I suppose it was determination. Determination to kill the kid who was shooting and to protect anyone else he could. He wasn't going to let anyone else die. Unfortunately, that's when he died. As he was trying to protect a group of students they shot him. Not just once, but many times. And once he was down on the ground the shots ended. Maybe the student was scared, that he'd killed so many people or maybe someone tackled him to the ground. I'm not sure I was too preoccupied with taking care of Melinda and Fae...."
~*~*Flashback*~*~
Melinda lay next to Fae, her hand wrapped around her sister's.
"Fae.....Fae, I love you."
"I love....too.....and Dad.....Rob.....and Mom."
"Mom! Rob, tell....tell.....we love.....her."
"Tell Dad." Fae added, remembering her father
Rob looked over and saw Leo's dead body in the middle of the stage. Should he tell them, or wait until they greeted each other at the pearly white gates. He debated for a few seconds and finally decided to tell them.
"Fae. Mel. Your Dad's gone."
"Shot?" Mel said as more blood came to her mouth
"Yeah. I'm so sorry guys." Rob said, tears flowing down his face
"I'm.... going....." Fae said
"No! Fae, not yet! You can't leave us! No!" Rob yelled
"You.....see.....aunt.....Prue?" Melinda asked Fae
"Yeah....we go.....with her."
"No! You guys are not going to die!" Rob cried, but it was too late, they were gone. Together, they had left this world.
Rob gently closed their eyes and broke down in tears next to their bodies.
~*~*Present Time*~*~
".....next thing I knew we were outside and the paramedics had arrived. I remember them taking those three bodies away and the ambulance leaving. It was like a stone in my heart, it felt as if the world were over."
Rob continued to cry, even as he finished the horrible tale. Now, Piper too cried. Although the memory now lay in her mind, she felt better to know that it wasn't all a mystery anymore. She knew what had happened. She was glad Prue had come to take her girls away. Prue would help them all. Things were tough, they would always be, but at least now she found peace in knowing they were going to be okay up there. They were surrounded by people who loved them. And although she missed them, she knew they'd want to see her happy and she'd slowly try to manage without them.
A/N: Next chapter will be about the court case and all that stuff. This story is coming to an end though, afterwards I'll work a bit on Rebels, see if I can fix some things and make it easier to write, because I'm having a hard time with that story. If any of you have read it and have some suggests please let me know. I love your input!!! And please keep reviewing this story!