A.N. This is set after the Season 5 finale. Leo was sucked into a 2-D dimension and Piper's peace of mind is slowly fading as she remembers everything that happened and their dreams and visions reveal to them that they were together in not just the past Phoebe visited but throughout time but a sinister force had always come between them. Now they must race against the clock to save their relationship or is it beyond them now. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Charmed. I just use them for my own fun. But don't worry when I'm done with them they should all still be in one piece, hopefully.

Piper sat in her room going through some old photos that had been buried in the back of the closet. They were all of her and Leo. A few had her sisters included with them and some were of her, Leo, and Wyatt as a family. How would Wyatt make it without his daddy? What would she tell him when he asks where he is? That he left to be the one thing this family despised the most but don't worry he's always here.

"Well if you're always here then where are you now? We need you now. We always need you. Please just come back." She laid down on her bed and cried herself to sleep.

Now she was dreaming. Piper was wearing a dress of looked like it was made from scraps. She was walking around in a forest. She looked down at herself and realized that she was dreaming. She looked into the river and noticed her reflection had changed. She looked as though she was only 14 without the glasses or braces. Piper heard people approaching. She turned to see to women or more like teenagers. She turned her attentions to a waterfall. It was glistening blue and covered a cave. She thought she saw a boy looking out at her. She met his eyes and didn't notice when the two girls had approached her.

"Purina we have been looking for you everywhere." They tapped her on the shoulder. Piper jumped.

"May I help you?"

"Uhh...yeah. We've been looking for you everywhere Purina. Mother needs your help at the house. She needs someone to look after Danielle while we go to the village and try and sell these baskets of apples so we can buy some meat and tools."

"And you two are?"

The two girls looked at one another and giggled thinking Piper was playing with them. The oldest who looked about 17 started to speak now. "Jaqueline and..." Pointing to the younger one who looked around 12. "Catessa." Piper was starring blankly at them. "Your sisters." Piper shook her head. "I'm sorry I don't know who you are. My sisters names are Prue, Phoebe, and Paige. I don't know of a Jaqueline, Catessa, or Danielle. I'm sorry." But for some reason she felt a connection between these two girls and it was a dream so she decided to just play along with it.

"Prue, Phoebe, and Paige?" Jaqueline and Catessa exchanged worried glances. Jaqueline approached her and felt her forehead. "No she doesn't have a fever. Did you fall or run into a tree today or something? You know you were always pretty clumsy."

"Ohh. Now I remember. You two are my sisters. Could we by any chance have powers?" Catessa laughed and Jaqueline covered her mouth to suppress her giggles.

"Of course we do silly. How do you think we found you? I sensed your energy. Although your aura is a little mixed up, I think you will be okay."

"Okay. How do I get to the house from here?"

Jaqueline and Catessa didn't seem as worried by that question. "Just follow the path of the river. It should lead you home."

"Okay thanks." Piper watched Jaqueline and Catessa leave. She turned her attentions back to the cave behind the waterfall. The boy was gone."

Piper had arrived at the house in a matter of minutes. She was greeted by a little girl.

"Purina!" She cried running to meet Piper. She hugged Piper's legs. "Purina, are you going to help me make pottery today?" Piper didn't want to disappoint the little girl but she really didn't know how to make pottery. She heard a woman walking out of the house or should I say hut.

"Danielle. No pottery today we must practice our powers today. Purina please make sure she keeps it under control this time." Piper looked up at the woman. She looked just like her mother. She was even more beautiful than ever in this environment.

"Mom!" Piper ran and hugged the woman.

"Yes sweetie. Wow what possessed you to be so happy to see me today?"

Piper released her grip on the woman. "I don't know. I guess I'm just happy to see you."

The woman smiled. "Well I'm happy to see you too. Now go help your sister and I'll call you in when lunch is ready."

Piper and Danielle ran to the field. Danielle was running around. 'What is her power?' she asked herself. She heard a voice say 'Water.' Of course. The element of water. She saw a stream in the middle of te field where Danielle was already playing. Piper walked towards her but before she could say anything she was hit with a splash of water. The whole top of her body was soaked. She looked at Danielle who just laughed. Piper started laughing too. She hadn't felt this free since she was a little girl.

"Why don't we practice our powers in the forest?"

"Why? I like it here."

Piper sighed. She really wanted to check out that cave behind the waterfall. She didn't know what it was but she felt instantly drawn to the person in the cave. It would probably be better if she checked it out by herself.

"No reason never mind. So let's start practicing."

Piper helped Danielle with her powers. She also learned she had control over the element of fire and earth. She had learned to control it pretty well considering she only learned to access them in such a short time. She knew that this was a dream but everything felt so real...so right. Maybe this wasn't a dream. Maybe being a Charmed One was the thing that was a dream this whole time. Being here felt so natural. So right. She never wanted to leave.

The next day Piper slipped away after lunch to explore the waterfall some more. When she finally found here way there the sight was beautiful. The sun shone on the water making it glisten and the water was crystal clear. It was like a beautiful picture. She loved it. She looked at the cave through the waterfall and saw the boy from before staring at her. When she started walking towards the waterfall the boy ran.

"Wait!" Piper started running. She ran behind the waterfall and started climbing up the rocks. She was about 12 feet up when she felt her foot slip from underneath her. Piper screamed. Before she feel to the ground she grabbed a piece of dry rock but felt herself slipping.

"Help! Someone please help me!" She looked down and for the first time saw the jagged rocks she would hit once she slipped. "Please! Help me!"

Piper saw the boy. She smiled.

"Grab my hand!" The boy stretched his arm down to Piper. She grabbed his hand and he pulled her to safety. She sat there catching her breath.

She looked up and gasped when she saw his face. "Leo?" The boy's face looked just like Leo's except younger.

The boy looked at the girl he had just saved. She was beautiful. She had a dress that was a little torn indicating she wasn't very rich. Her brown eyes twinkled. She face was glowing. Her dark brown hair was in one long, thick braid going down her back.

"No my name is Adam. May I have the honor of knowing your name?"

Piper smiled and stood up. "Pi..." She couldn't give him her Charmed name. "Purina. My name is Purina."

He smiled and took her hand and kissed it. "I see. A beautiful name is fit for a girl like you."

Piper blushed at his words and gesture. He defiantly reminded her of Leo. He was always so sweet. Her heart wrenched thinking of him. She still missed him terribly. Piper shoved those thoughts to the back of her mind.

"So what are you doing here?"

Adam looked at her intensely. "What do you mean?"

"Well I've seen you here before. You must come here often."

Adam nodded. "Yeah. I come here after I finish my work in the city. I barely have any time since my bosses have been having me run around everywhere. Doing errands and helping their friends. I come here to be alone. I never seen you here before."

Piper's head dropped. Maybe he didn't want her here. "Oh I saw someone here the other day and thought I would check it out."

"Oh and that someone was me. Yes I remember. You were the girl who was sleeping by the river. I was watching you. I had never seen anything in this world that held so much beauty as you did when you were sleeping." Adam smiled as Piper blushed.

"I have never met a boy that could charm me so. How old are you?"

"18."

"18? I didn't think someone as old as you would be interested in someone as young as I am."

Adam's lip turned up slightly. "And how old might you be?"

"14. I know I'm pretty young."

"14?" He looked as though he was thinking but smiled at Piper who looked a little nervous. She had just fallen for this boy and they might not even have a chance. "Why age is only but a number." Piper's eyes showed pure joy. They looked at each other for a while not saying a word when he leaned in and brushed her lips with a kiss ever so gently. Her heart jumped at the feeling of his lips brush hers. She deepened the kiss allowing his tongue to enter her mouth. Piper thought she was dreaming. Maybe she was but that didn't matter. She was falling in love. She could feel the intense emotional bond they were already forming and knew this was deep. Almost as deep as hers and Leo's was. The way he kissed reminded her of Leo but now she didn't want to think of that. Leo was gone and she had to move on.

Adam broke the kiss and they regained their breathing to a normal rate. Adam smiled. It was heart warming. All he could think about was how much he loved her even though they had only just met. He knew they were meant to be.

Piper looked out as the sun was setting. How long had they been kissing? She turned to him with sadness in her eyes.

"I must go. I don't want to worry my family."

Adam nodded. He helped her out of the cave and they stood underneath the waterfall.

"Meet me here tomorrow. I want to show you something."

Piper smiled. He wanted to see her again. "I will try."

Adam took her in his arms and kissed her deeply before letting her go. Piper smiled and ran as Adam looked on, watching her run out of the forest but hopefully not out of her life.

When Piper got home she was greeted with a kiss from her mom and a hug from Danielle. Jaqueline was stirring something over a fire in the middle of the room, Catessa wasn't home yet, and Danielle was helping Mom place loads of fruit into separate baskets. She had seen apple, orange, and other fruit trees in the fields and forests. She could tell that they were poor and surviving off the land. The hut was one room with two beds made from large sticks tied together. They had wool cloth wrapped around it so it was all too uncomfortable. They had a large pot in the middle of the hut it hung from a metal rod that was attached to metal boards on each side. It had a fire lit from beneath it. Jaqueline was stirring something in it. She decided to wait to ask questions. She heard Catessa bounce in. She was carrying basket of wild flowers.

Catessa smiled when she saw Piper. She gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I decided to go look for you in the forest but I couldn't find you so I decided to pick some wildflowers by the waterfall."

Piper started to panic. Did she know she was with Adam?

Catessa lowered her voice to a whisper. "I saw you kissing someone. You're going to have to give me all the details later." She giggled and tucked a flower into Piper's hair. Piper managed to smile and wasn't as worried anymore. Catessa was so much like Phoebe in spirit.

They had a supper of beef and apple soup. It wasn't like she made any of her soups but it was something new and the spices were perfect. It was perfect. She realized Jaqueline was a great cook.

"Jaqueline, this is wonderful." Jaqueline smiled and took in the compliment. "Thank you Purina. I did learn from you though. I mean you are the cook in the family." Piper smiled knowing she was a big part of this family and she felt comfortable and at peace.

Later that night Piper filled in Catessa and Jaqueline on everything that had happened today. They giggled and whispered till they finally went to sleep.

Days had passed and everyday she spent with Adam at the cave. One day she went to the cave and waited all day but Adam didn't come. Piper started to cry. Did she do something wrong? Did he not love her anymore? She walked home and cried herself to sleep.

The next morning Piper went with Catessa to the village to sell the fruit and to catch up with the latest gossip. Piper separated herself from Catessa to get a sip of water from the pond in the middle of the village. As she did she heard two women talking.

"It's such a terrible thing that happened to that boy." The first woman said.

"Yes, Adam was such a wonderful boy. I heard he had a love in the country and went there everyday to be with her but no one knew where they met."

Piper looked up and realized they were talking about her Adam. She quickly approached the women.

"Please I need to know what happened to Adam. Please you have to tell me."

"Calm down child. He was thrown off a horse. Someone saw him riding into the forest and the horse went wild."

Piper gasped. He was coming to see her when that happened.

"Is he okay? Please tell me he's okay."

"He's with the own doctor. He kept saying something about seeing his love. I hope she comes to see him. He could die any day now."

Piper gasped. She ran away to the doctor's house. She barged in the looked for Adam. She found him in the back room. She dropped by his bedside.

"Oh Adam what happened? Are you okay?"

Adam opened his eyes weakly. "Piper?"

Piper gasped. "How did you know my real name?"

"It's me Leo."

Piper frowned. "Leo? But what are you doing here?"

"Reliving our past."

Piper was taken aback. So this was real? "Past? But I thought you were someone else. Well what are you doing here? What happened to your horse?"

Leo stroked Piper's cheek gently. "There's something you need to know. Someone isn't who they say they are. They did this to me."

"What? Who? Who did this to you?"

"It was... It was..." Oh no he's losing strength. This can't be happening. "It was..." Before he could get the name out dropped back.

Piper looked at him and shook him. "LEO! LEO, please!"

It was to late he was dead. "Leo please come back to me. Leo, please I need you." Piper wrapped her arms around Leo's dead body and started to cry hysterically. Catessa and the doctor came in. They tried to help Piper away from Leo. She shrugged them off of her.

"Please just leave me be." She sobbed harder. "Leo please come back." Her voice now in a whisper. "Please."

Piper woke up in her bed. Her real bed. She was still crying and her pillow was soaked. She reached over and felt the empty place in the bed realized Leo wasn't there. He was still gone. Then she remembered Leo saying something about someone wasn't who they thought they were but who. She cried herself asleep and wasn't invaded by anymore dreams that night.

TBC...Who is this person Leo speaks of? There will be more Leo in the next chapter. Please review.