EIGHT
"So, your memory is all back?" asked Piper, her arm around Leo.
"It seems so," said Leo. "As soon as I touched Alister and my healing power activated, it all came flooding back to me. I hope I don't go through that again."
"Welcome back, brother-in-law," said Prue. "I still expect you to finish my shoe rack, though."
"That was close," said Alister. "I don't know how much longer I could put the Elders off telling them your memory would return at any moment."
"What are you talking about?" asked Phoebe. "You said it was only a matter of time before his memory came back."
"Yeah, well," said Alister, "I didn't want to worry you."
He told them how Leo's memory might never have returned. And how, if it didn't, Leo would have been made mortal because of it.
"I didn't want you concerned about that unless it actually happened," said Alister. "Another day or two and I would have had to tell you."
"Well, it didn't happen," said Piper, hugging Leo. "And we got to vanquish a Dark Lighter in the process. All in all, I'd say everything worked out okay."
"More than that," said Alister. "I think Leo's use of his healing power on me shocked his memory back. If something like this ever happens to a White Lighter again, we'll know what to do."
"Yeah," said Phoebe, "just have a Dark Lighter try to kill someone."
"No, not really," said Alister. "We just get them to use their powers. I think that's all that was needed to get Leo's memory back. The knowledge that he could do something that should have been impossible."
"Hopefully that won't be necessary," said Leo. "With any luck, something like this won't happen again."
"I hope not," said Alister. "Once was more than enough for me."
"Well," said Piper, "I think that special dinner is long overdue. Leo couldn't really appreciate it with his memory gone. I think he'll appreciate it even more now."
"I certainly would," said Leo.
"Alister, you staying for dinner?" asked Piper.
"You're spoiling me," said Alister. "As good a cook as Piper is, everything else is going to seem inadequate from now on."
"Well, if you don't want to," said Piper, smiling.
"I didn't say that exactly," said Alister.
The End
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"So, your memory is all back?" asked Piper, her arm around Leo.
"It seems so," said Leo. "As soon as I touched Alister and my healing power activated, it all came flooding back to me. I hope I don't go through that again."
"Welcome back, brother-in-law," said Prue. "I still expect you to finish my shoe rack, though."
"That was close," said Alister. "I don't know how much longer I could put the Elders off telling them your memory would return at any moment."
"What are you talking about?" asked Phoebe. "You said it was only a matter of time before his memory came back."
"Yeah, well," said Alister, "I didn't want to worry you."
He told them how Leo's memory might never have returned. And how, if it didn't, Leo would have been made mortal because of it.
"I didn't want you concerned about that unless it actually happened," said Alister. "Another day or two and I would have had to tell you."
"Well, it didn't happen," said Piper, hugging Leo. "And we got to vanquish a Dark Lighter in the process. All in all, I'd say everything worked out okay."
"More than that," said Alister. "I think Leo's use of his healing power on me shocked his memory back. If something like this ever happens to a White Lighter again, we'll know what to do."
"Yeah," said Phoebe, "just have a Dark Lighter try to kill someone."
"No, not really," said Alister. "We just get them to use their powers. I think that's all that was needed to get Leo's memory back. The knowledge that he could do something that should have been impossible."
"Hopefully that won't be necessary," said Leo. "With any luck, something like this won't happen again."
"I hope not," said Alister. "Once was more than enough for me."
"Well," said Piper, "I think that special dinner is long overdue. Leo couldn't really appreciate it with his memory gone. I think he'll appreciate it even more now."
"I certainly would," said Leo.
"Alister, you staying for dinner?" asked Piper.
"You're spoiling me," said Alister. "As good a cook as Piper is, everything else is going to seem inadequate from now on."
"Well, if you don't want to," said Piper, smiling.
"I didn't say that exactly," said Alister.
The End
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