Title: An Excuse
Author: Emma
Summary: An AU fic. about the Salem Witch Trials. P/L
Feedback: Yes please! If you don't want to post here you can email me at tuohy@livenet.net .
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone you recognize.
Spoilers: Absolutely none.
Rating: I don't really know...how about PG. :D
A/N: This is extremely AU. No one is magical. I will be writing more of No One Can Hear You Scream soon hopefully. (
An Excuse: 1/?
"Piper, will you go to town and sell these eggs? Make sure you sell them for the best price."
"Yes, mama." The fragile 15-year-old brought the carriage and two mules around to the front of the house and but the cartons of eggs in the back. She loved going to town. She would always find out the latest news about the witch trials. She was always scared that one of her friends or family would be tried but and she thought it completely wrong but what could a girl of 15 do in a society where her family was thought of as 'outsiders' and 'not worthy of the society's blessings'? She traveled the long journey into town squinting in the sunlight.
"Hello Piper!" It was Dan, the mischievous boy who always brought her the news of the Witch Trials.
"Hi Dan! Any news?"
"Actually there is and I'm sorry to say you won't like it." His face was grave and Piper knew something was wrong.
"Oh! Why not?" Piper's eyes glimmered, anxiously awaiting the news.
"They're after you."
"Oh, that's ridiculous. Tell me the real news. Stop making things up." She smiled at him. Dan was always doing things like that to her. He was a real practical joker, but this was no joke.
"They think you're a witch, Piper. Be careful and watch your tongue." Piper had a way of speaking her mind in public and it always got her in trouble. Dan knew this and was extremely worried for her.
"Thank you. I'll be careful." Piper rode the rest of the way to town in deep thought. What if they caught her and put her on trial? No one who had gone on trial had been proven innocent. She thought there was no point in a trial. What if they hanged her? Her family would be devastated and would probably revolt against the community and then they would be hanged. Piper shuddered and tried to think of selling the eggs instead. Eventually she sold them to a young lady who Piper had never seen before for $1.30. 'Mama will be proud' she thought 'that's the highest price in over a month.' She turned her carriage and was about to get in it when she stopped and turned around. Brown eyes met green eyes and Piper stared at him with out realizing what she was doing. She nervously shifted her glance toward her feet.
"Sorry, I don't think we've met."
"I'm Leo Wyatt."
"I'm Piper Halliwell. Nice to meet you."
Leo tensed and muttered "Uh, you too."
Leo helped Piper climb up to the seat of the carriage, as any gentleman would do. As she left Leo watched her until she was out of sight. Thoughts swarmed in his head. How could his father put on trial someone so beautiful and innocent as her? Why had he fallen for her after just one sight? He knew he had to stop her trial. She wasn't a witch, he was sure.
Piper came home and put the carriage and mules away before announcing the news to her family.
"Don't be ridiculous Piper! Who told you that?"
"Dan, mama."
"Do you honestly believe a word that boy says?"
"She'll believe anything he says. I think she's smitten with him," said Prue from the other room.
"Now Prudence." their mom started.
"It's okay mama, she's only teasing." Piper and Prue had always been very close and liked to tease each other about boys. Their mom never understood them. Piper sat down next to Prue and they talked so their mom couldn't hear.
"Do you think it's true, Prue?"
"I don't really know. I don't think Dan was lying but whether he heard it correctly or not is another matter." Prue was 17 and always felt responsible for her little sister.
"Yes. Do you think it wise for me to go to town tomorrow and ask around?"
"I don't think it could hurt."
Piper leaned back in her chair and thought of who and what she would ask tomorrow. 'Maybe I could ask that Leo boy,' she thought 'He is sure to know. He looked quite respectable.'
TBC?...It's kind of weird, but please review and let me know what you think!
Author: Emma
Summary: An AU fic. about the Salem Witch Trials. P/L
Feedback: Yes please! If you don't want to post here you can email me at tuohy@livenet.net .
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone you recognize.
Spoilers: Absolutely none.
Rating: I don't really know...how about PG. :D
A/N: This is extremely AU. No one is magical. I will be writing more of No One Can Hear You Scream soon hopefully. (
An Excuse: 1/?
"Piper, will you go to town and sell these eggs? Make sure you sell them for the best price."
"Yes, mama." The fragile 15-year-old brought the carriage and two mules around to the front of the house and but the cartons of eggs in the back. She loved going to town. She would always find out the latest news about the witch trials. She was always scared that one of her friends or family would be tried but and she thought it completely wrong but what could a girl of 15 do in a society where her family was thought of as 'outsiders' and 'not worthy of the society's blessings'? She traveled the long journey into town squinting in the sunlight.
"Hello Piper!" It was Dan, the mischievous boy who always brought her the news of the Witch Trials.
"Hi Dan! Any news?"
"Actually there is and I'm sorry to say you won't like it." His face was grave and Piper knew something was wrong.
"Oh! Why not?" Piper's eyes glimmered, anxiously awaiting the news.
"They're after you."
"Oh, that's ridiculous. Tell me the real news. Stop making things up." She smiled at him. Dan was always doing things like that to her. He was a real practical joker, but this was no joke.
"They think you're a witch, Piper. Be careful and watch your tongue." Piper had a way of speaking her mind in public and it always got her in trouble. Dan knew this and was extremely worried for her.
"Thank you. I'll be careful." Piper rode the rest of the way to town in deep thought. What if they caught her and put her on trial? No one who had gone on trial had been proven innocent. She thought there was no point in a trial. What if they hanged her? Her family would be devastated and would probably revolt against the community and then they would be hanged. Piper shuddered and tried to think of selling the eggs instead. Eventually she sold them to a young lady who Piper had never seen before for $1.30. 'Mama will be proud' she thought 'that's the highest price in over a month.' She turned her carriage and was about to get in it when she stopped and turned around. Brown eyes met green eyes and Piper stared at him with out realizing what she was doing. She nervously shifted her glance toward her feet.
"Sorry, I don't think we've met."
"I'm Leo Wyatt."
"I'm Piper Halliwell. Nice to meet you."
Leo tensed and muttered "Uh, you too."
Leo helped Piper climb up to the seat of the carriage, as any gentleman would do. As she left Leo watched her until she was out of sight. Thoughts swarmed in his head. How could his father put on trial someone so beautiful and innocent as her? Why had he fallen for her after just one sight? He knew he had to stop her trial. She wasn't a witch, he was sure.
Piper came home and put the carriage and mules away before announcing the news to her family.
"Don't be ridiculous Piper! Who told you that?"
"Dan, mama."
"Do you honestly believe a word that boy says?"
"She'll believe anything he says. I think she's smitten with him," said Prue from the other room.
"Now Prudence." their mom started.
"It's okay mama, she's only teasing." Piper and Prue had always been very close and liked to tease each other about boys. Their mom never understood them. Piper sat down next to Prue and they talked so their mom couldn't hear.
"Do you think it's true, Prue?"
"I don't really know. I don't think Dan was lying but whether he heard it correctly or not is another matter." Prue was 17 and always felt responsible for her little sister.
"Yes. Do you think it wise for me to go to town tomorrow and ask around?"
"I don't think it could hurt."
Piper leaned back in her chair and thought of who and what she would ask tomorrow. 'Maybe I could ask that Leo boy,' she thought 'He is sure to know. He looked quite respectable.'
TBC?...It's kind of weird, but please review and let me know what you think!