Author's Note:: The last chapter. :( Don't worry, I plan on writing a
sequel. :)
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Lizzie and Leo orb 'up there'. Lizzie looks around and sees a bunch of Elders standing around, chatting about something.
"Dad, why are we up here."
All of the chattering stops at the sound of a Halliwell, as it always did. One of the Elders walks up to Leo.
"Why did you bring her up here?"
"Because I don't have the heart to tell her. You guys made the decision, you can tell her."
"Tell me what?"
Leo looked at his daughter. He knows what's going to happen. He knows what she will say, how she will feel. He wants to do everything he can to protect her from these feelings, the pain, but he can't. He can only try to comfort her, when she finds out.
The Elder, who just spoke with Leo, turns to Lizzie.
"Your white-lighter has been reassigned."
"Reassigned?"
"You are no longer his charge."
Lizzie just stood there in shock. She raises her hands, but Leo realizes what she is about to do, for Piper has done it to him many times before. He grabs her wrist and they both orb out.
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They orb into the kitchen, where Piper is doing dishes. (A/N: It's night. Lizzie and Leo had been up there for hours, but it only seemed like five minutes to them.) Lizzie pulls away from Leo's grip.
"Reassigned? REASSIGNED! Why the HELL was he reassigned? Oh, wait, was it because I love him? Was that it? Now I can see why Mom hates them so much! They're a bunch of..."
Piper drops a dish in the sink before Lizzie finishes.
"Elizabeth Prudence Halliwell!"
"I'm sorry. It's just..."
Wyatt and Chris enter the room.
"What's all the commotion?"
Chris tugs on Wyatt's elbow.
"Wyatt, I don't think we need to know right now."
They start to walk away, but Lizzie puts up her hand in protest, motioning them to stop.
"What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine,
Let our powers cross the line,
I offer up this gift to share,
Switch our powers through the air."
White lights emerge from everyone's chest, and switch into someone else's. Lizzie orbs out.
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She orbs into an empty park. She sits on a bench, and starts to cry.
"Why me? Why do I have to lose the man I love? I almost lost him yesterday. Why me? Why now? I don't understand."
Lizzie looks up towards the sky, and it starts to rain
"Why do you do this to me? First my mom, now me? Do you guys hate us or something?"
She looks down and rests her face in her hands. She suddenly hears the familiar chime, and looks up. It's Ryan. She gets up, runs over, and hugs him.
"Why are they taking you away from me?"
"I don't know."
"They can't do this. They CAN'T! I won't let them."
"Lizzie, there is another option."
Lizzie pulls away and looks up at him.
"No, I won't let you."
"It's the only way."
"No! As much as I love you, I won't let you clip your wings. Your other charges need you."
"Then what else is there?"
Lizzie looks down.
"I don't know."
"Well then, I guess this is... goodbye."
Lizzie is still looking at the ground, avoiding eye contact. Ryan puts his hand on her chin, and lifts her head up.
"Lizzie, I'll always love you."
He pulls her into a deep and passionate kiss. Lizzie finally pulls away.
"And I'll always love you."
Lizzie steps back and orbs away.
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She orbs into her bedroom, and sits on the bed.
"What's yours is mine, what's mine is yours,
I don't need your powers anymore.
I wish for things to be the same,
Return these powers from whom they came."
A white light emerges from her chest and leaves the room. Another comes through the wall and enters her chest. Lizzie lies down and cries into her pillow, knowing that she'll never see Ryan again.
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Lizzie and Leo orb 'up there'. Lizzie looks around and sees a bunch of Elders standing around, chatting about something.
"Dad, why are we up here."
All of the chattering stops at the sound of a Halliwell, as it always did. One of the Elders walks up to Leo.
"Why did you bring her up here?"
"Because I don't have the heart to tell her. You guys made the decision, you can tell her."
"Tell me what?"
Leo looked at his daughter. He knows what's going to happen. He knows what she will say, how she will feel. He wants to do everything he can to protect her from these feelings, the pain, but he can't. He can only try to comfort her, when she finds out.
The Elder, who just spoke with Leo, turns to Lizzie.
"Your white-lighter has been reassigned."
"Reassigned?"
"You are no longer his charge."
Lizzie just stood there in shock. She raises her hands, but Leo realizes what she is about to do, for Piper has done it to him many times before. He grabs her wrist and they both orb out.
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They orb into the kitchen, where Piper is doing dishes. (A/N: It's night. Lizzie and Leo had been up there for hours, but it only seemed like five minutes to them.) Lizzie pulls away from Leo's grip.
"Reassigned? REASSIGNED! Why the HELL was he reassigned? Oh, wait, was it because I love him? Was that it? Now I can see why Mom hates them so much! They're a bunch of..."
Piper drops a dish in the sink before Lizzie finishes.
"Elizabeth Prudence Halliwell!"
"I'm sorry. It's just..."
Wyatt and Chris enter the room.
"What's all the commotion?"
Chris tugs on Wyatt's elbow.
"Wyatt, I don't think we need to know right now."
They start to walk away, but Lizzie puts up her hand in protest, motioning them to stop.
"What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine,
Let our powers cross the line,
I offer up this gift to share,
Switch our powers through the air."
White lights emerge from everyone's chest, and switch into someone else's. Lizzie orbs out.
___________________________________
She orbs into an empty park. She sits on a bench, and starts to cry.
"Why me? Why do I have to lose the man I love? I almost lost him yesterday. Why me? Why now? I don't understand."
Lizzie looks up towards the sky, and it starts to rain
"Why do you do this to me? First my mom, now me? Do you guys hate us or something?"
She looks down and rests her face in her hands. She suddenly hears the familiar chime, and looks up. It's Ryan. She gets up, runs over, and hugs him.
"Why are they taking you away from me?"
"I don't know."
"They can't do this. They CAN'T! I won't let them."
"Lizzie, there is another option."
Lizzie pulls away and looks up at him.
"No, I won't let you."
"It's the only way."
"No! As much as I love you, I won't let you clip your wings. Your other charges need you."
"Then what else is there?"
Lizzie looks down.
"I don't know."
"Well then, I guess this is... goodbye."
Lizzie is still looking at the ground, avoiding eye contact. Ryan puts his hand on her chin, and lifts her head up.
"Lizzie, I'll always love you."
He pulls her into a deep and passionate kiss. Lizzie finally pulls away.
"And I'll always love you."
Lizzie steps back and orbs away.
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She orbs into her bedroom, and sits on the bed.
"What's yours is mine, what's mine is yours,
I don't need your powers anymore.
I wish for things to be the same,
Return these powers from whom they came."
A white light emerges from her chest and leaves the room. Another comes through the wall and enters her chest. Lizzie lies down and cries into her pillow, knowing that she'll never see Ryan again.