Water sprayed over Piper's body, erasing the marks of blood that she had
received earlier, but leaving the looming feeling of dread. Allowing her
lashes to flutter closed, she stood silent for a minute, the usually gentle
sound of water pounding in her ears as brash as drums. She hurriedly
stopped the water and wrapped a lush towel around her body, trying to
suppress the tears that threatened to erupt. iI- I must wait until we
have Wyatt back to cry. Tears will do me no good now./i Tucking the spare
end of the towel in, she made her way to the living room where the
remaining Charmed Ones and their whitelighter's had gathered.
Piper couldn't restrain the faint blush that painted her cheeks as Leo
silently appraised her with his eyes. The towel she had plucked from
the hook was large and thick, but it ended in her mid thighs. "N-Now
what?" Her voice quavered, and suddenly she disappeared again, the
only thing remaining of her was the towel. When a fierce cry was
heard, Phoebe rushed up the stairs as Paige, Leo and Chris orbed.
A sky-clad Piper was blushing furiously in the Attic as an amused Leo
turned his back. "I cannot believe that just happened! Give me your
shirt!" Leo, chuckling, obeyed, and Piper buttoned up the (thankfully)
lengthy flannel shirt. It covered her, although it was shorter then
even the towel she had donned earlier. A split second later, Chris and
Paige appeared, and Phoebe came in through the door, panting. They
looked at her curiously, and she shrugged in exasperation. "I don't
know what's happening to me! It happened earlier, too."
A strange expression crossed Leo's face, and he nodded decisively.
"You just received another power, Piper. I didn't know earlier, but....
You know can separate your molecules, which makes you invisible. You
can float with your molecule's separated. This should be helpful in
finding Wyatt." At his son's name, his face fell, and he bowed his
head.
"What the hell?" Piper shouted. "Do they love giving me powers when
the stakes are highest? If- when..." She corrected herself, choking over
the lump in her voice. "When I find my sun, my molecule's may just
separate and I will float somewhere else."
Phoebe wrapped her arms around Piper, resting her head on her sister's
shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll find him. You just need to get a handle
on your new power."
Chris's jaw was jarred closed, his arms crossed stonily. It was
obvious Leo and Piper's sisters had told him to keep his mouth shut,
but he was obviously unsuccessful. "Piper! How could you leave Wyatt
alone!" He began, his voice a torrent of words rushing together.
"Go." Piper demanded, her voice cool and unruffled, but her face
slowly crumbling as everyone watched. "Now!" As every one slowly
descended the stairs, Piper turned to the book and flipped open the
massive cover. "Mom, Grams- Prue. Don't abandon me now..."
Piper couldn't restrain the faint blush that painted her cheeks as Leo
silently appraised her with his eyes. The towel she had plucked from
the hook was large and thick, but it ended in her mid thighs. "N-Now
what?" Her voice quavered, and suddenly she disappeared again, the
only thing remaining of her was the towel. When a fierce cry was
heard, Phoebe rushed up the stairs as Paige, Leo and Chris orbed.
A sky-clad Piper was blushing furiously in the Attic as an amused Leo
turned his back. "I cannot believe that just happened! Give me your
shirt!" Leo, chuckling, obeyed, and Piper buttoned up the (thankfully)
lengthy flannel shirt. It covered her, although it was shorter then
even the towel she had donned earlier. A split second later, Chris and
Paige appeared, and Phoebe came in through the door, panting. They
looked at her curiously, and she shrugged in exasperation. "I don't
know what's happening to me! It happened earlier, too."
A strange expression crossed Leo's face, and he nodded decisively.
"You just received another power, Piper. I didn't know earlier, but....
You know can separate your molecules, which makes you invisible. You
can float with your molecule's separated. This should be helpful in
finding Wyatt." At his son's name, his face fell, and he bowed his
head.
"What the hell?" Piper shouted. "Do they love giving me powers when
the stakes are highest? If- when..." She corrected herself, choking over
the lump in her voice. "When I find my sun, my molecule's may just
separate and I will float somewhere else."
Phoebe wrapped her arms around Piper, resting her head on her sister's
shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll find him. You just need to get a handle
on your new power."
Chris's jaw was jarred closed, his arms crossed stonily. It was
obvious Leo and Piper's sisters had told him to keep his mouth shut,
but he was obviously unsuccessful. "Piper! How could you leave Wyatt
alone!" He began, his voice a torrent of words rushing together.
"Go." Piper demanded, her voice cool and unruffled, but her face
slowly crumbling as everyone watched. "Now!" As every one slowly
descended the stairs, Piper turned to the book and flipped open the
massive cover. "Mom, Grams- Prue. Don't abandon me now..."
