Title: I Will Find You
Summary: PiperLeo. Leo goes to war as a doctor and meets Piper there who is a nurse. Leo falls in love instantly but has to choose between Piper and his wife. Think about how Piper had to choose between Leo and Dan.
Disclaimer: Don't own Piper, Leo or his wife. I do own the glass and the scapular and the blood and the tent and everything else....
Chapter 6: I Will Always Love You
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Leo's POV
I sat next to the mattress at which Piper lay. She sat there, breathing shallowly but not aware of the world around her. Her body had experienced so much damage that it had shut itself down.
Now all that was between her and the pearly white gates was that shallow breath she took every few seconds that I knew would, at some time, cease. Any moment now her breathing would slow down, slower, slower until the next breath would not come...
But until then she was still breathing shallowly and I kept her warm hand in mine and when she shivered I would cover her with a blanket and make sure that she was as comfortable as possible. I would do anything to get her back. Anything.
Sometimes Reg would come and sit next to me, others would also join me and console me. I feel so terrible when I heard the booms and the ground shake outside but I can never leave Piper's side. I hear the soldiers' cries and pleas and feel terrible but then I would look over at Piper and now that here is where I am needed.
I felt my eyelids drooping and I felt my head drop, which made me wake up again. My gaze went back to Piper as I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. Her eyelids flickered and I felt some hope that her body had miraculously repaired itself.
"Piper?" I whispered desperately, the one thing that I wanted most in the world was that she would open her eyes and respond. She shifted her body and her eyes opened a fraction,
"Leo?" I leaned over so I was above her face.
"I'm here Piper, I'm here."
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Piper's POV
My eyes flickered open and I felt the immense pain all over my body. I shifted slightly to try and become more comfortable. Then I remembered who I'd imagined in my dream. I'd been running through a maze when Everything had disappeared and the only thing I'd seen was Leo and I'd heard him call my name.
"Leo?" I saw his face, creased with worry and love. He smiled slightly, like the clouds parting and the sun shining through them brightly.
"I'm here Piper, I'm here." I smiled brightly and saw that his face lit up at this.
"Piper," he said and seemed to be searching for words. I tried to help him,
"Yes?" I looked up at him, wondering what he wanted to say.
"I...I..." Leo took a deep breath before continuing,
"I love you Piper." He stammered slightly but when he got it out my smile widened and I felt complete happiness. For the first time in my life I knew what it was like to be happy.
"I love you too Leo." In the back of my mind I was reminded of his wife. Perhaps something had happened to her. Perhaps he had realised something. Perhaps.....Oh I was too tired, I tried to relax on the mattress and I looked up at him.
His hand came down and tucked a stray hair behind my ear. He smiled down at me and the light from the light bulb reflected of his face so it seemed to 'glow'. His face glowed golden and it suited him. I smiled back up at him and he lifted my hand which he held in his to his lips. He brushed my hand with his lips, keeping eye contact with me.
I felt a lump in my throat build up and tried to swallow it down.
"Leo..." Leo leaned in and his lips brushed softly against mine and I felt a light tingle sweep through my body and I forgot about the pain. I lifted myself a bit so that our lips were fully against each other. His hands left mine and I felt them cup my face.
The kiss became so passionate. I put everything into that kiss, all the love that I ever felt for Leo. The kiss lasted so long that I was oblivious to everything else. The only thing I could feel was love for Leo. Everything else wasn't important. Nothing mattered except for my love for Leo and his for me.
Then I felt him draw back, hesitantly and I became aware that someone was calling him. I recognised the voice as the Colonel. He gave me an apologetic smile and gave me another quick kiss before walking out of my view. I was left with feelings of love and warmth.
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Leo's POV
I left Piper on the bench unwillingfully. I approached the Colonel and asked what he'd wanted,
"Well Private, I'd like to know why you haven't been taking care of the dying soldiers out there."
"I've been taking care of Miss Halliwell sir. She had a bad injury and if her condition changed at any time I made sure I was there to help."
"I saw how you're 'taking care' of her. Don't think I'm stupid Private. Get someone else to take care of the nurse. You report to duty." He clicked his heels and I saluted him. He left and I felt a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was going to happen.
I heard the whistle of a shell and dived for cover automatically. I shut my eyes and everything went white, almost blinding me. I cried out instinctively as I felt a dull pain all over my body. It felt as if I'd landed on pins. I opened my eyes and saw I was lying on broken glass.
I felt a dull pain, more than anywhere else, in my leg and looked down to see a scapular buried in it, about 3 inches deep. I moaned with agony, and then I remembered Piper. I crawled over to where her mattress was, there was nothing on the mattress that I could see.
Then I saw her. Beneath the mattress was her body. She'd rolled of it, hearing the whistle of the shell and tried to cover her face. A shard of glass was stuck in the back of her head, buried as deep as the scapular in my leg was, if not deeper. I cried. I honest-to-god cried. My tears rolled down my cheeks and I howled over her body.
I turned her over and saw that she was as beautiful as I'd left her. I sobbed into her body desperately hoping that she would wake up. But I knew that this would be one miracle too many. Instead I just passed out next to her body and hoped that she had felt the immense love that I'd felt for her.
As one last consolation I felt as if her spirit, as it was drifting away from her body, had said,
"I will always love you Leo."
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No-one's POV
Reg came into the tent, looking for Leo and Piper hoping it wasn't too late to save them. He saw them lying next to each other next to the mattress she'd lain on before. He hurried over to them, seeing Leo's wound and Piper's he decided Piper's was more serious and knelt beside her.
He leaned down and extracted the large shard of glass which was stuck so firmly in her head. He flung it aside and then rolled his sleeves up. He hovered his hand over her wound and felt his power flow out of him but it didn't heal her wound. He kept it there for a few seconds but he couldn't feel the power flowing into a certain place as it did with other people.
He hung his head, she was gone. Her spirit had already left her body and there was no way that he could heal her. Then he remembered Leo, lying unconscious next to Piper. He retrieved gauze and took the scapular out gently, trying not to wake him. Then he put the gauze on and let it absorb some of the blood visibly, and then healed him.
Leo sat up suddenly, unaware of Reg and looked over at Piper, at her face which was dishevelled and tucked her hair behind her ears and tried to tame the fly aways. He bent down and whispered,
"I will always love you." He found he had fresh tears in his eyes, Reg patted his back and tried to comfort him as he sobbed over her body.
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AN: Next chapter I promise to tell you guys what's going on with Chris being an elder and stuff, and Reg being a whitelighter. Like this one? If so review and I'll update within a month! I probably will anyway but I want you guys to tell me which way this story's gonna go.
Luv,
P3
Summary: PiperLeo. Leo goes to war as a doctor and meets Piper there who is a nurse. Leo falls in love instantly but has to choose between Piper and his wife. Think about how Piper had to choose between Leo and Dan.
Disclaimer: Don't own Piper, Leo or his wife. I do own the glass and the scapular and the blood and the tent and everything else....
Chapter 6: I Will Always Love You
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Leo's POV
I sat next to the mattress at which Piper lay. She sat there, breathing shallowly but not aware of the world around her. Her body had experienced so much damage that it had shut itself down.
Now all that was between her and the pearly white gates was that shallow breath she took every few seconds that I knew would, at some time, cease. Any moment now her breathing would slow down, slower, slower until the next breath would not come...
But until then she was still breathing shallowly and I kept her warm hand in mine and when she shivered I would cover her with a blanket and make sure that she was as comfortable as possible. I would do anything to get her back. Anything.
Sometimes Reg would come and sit next to me, others would also join me and console me. I feel so terrible when I heard the booms and the ground shake outside but I can never leave Piper's side. I hear the soldiers' cries and pleas and feel terrible but then I would look over at Piper and now that here is where I am needed.
I felt my eyelids drooping and I felt my head drop, which made me wake up again. My gaze went back to Piper as I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. Her eyelids flickered and I felt some hope that her body had miraculously repaired itself.
"Piper?" I whispered desperately, the one thing that I wanted most in the world was that she would open her eyes and respond. She shifted her body and her eyes opened a fraction,
"Leo?" I leaned over so I was above her face.
"I'm here Piper, I'm here."
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Piper's POV
My eyes flickered open and I felt the immense pain all over my body. I shifted slightly to try and become more comfortable. Then I remembered who I'd imagined in my dream. I'd been running through a maze when Everything had disappeared and the only thing I'd seen was Leo and I'd heard him call my name.
"Leo?" I saw his face, creased with worry and love. He smiled slightly, like the clouds parting and the sun shining through them brightly.
"I'm here Piper, I'm here." I smiled brightly and saw that his face lit up at this.
"Piper," he said and seemed to be searching for words. I tried to help him,
"Yes?" I looked up at him, wondering what he wanted to say.
"I...I..." Leo took a deep breath before continuing,
"I love you Piper." He stammered slightly but when he got it out my smile widened and I felt complete happiness. For the first time in my life I knew what it was like to be happy.
"I love you too Leo." In the back of my mind I was reminded of his wife. Perhaps something had happened to her. Perhaps he had realised something. Perhaps.....Oh I was too tired, I tried to relax on the mattress and I looked up at him.
His hand came down and tucked a stray hair behind my ear. He smiled down at me and the light from the light bulb reflected of his face so it seemed to 'glow'. His face glowed golden and it suited him. I smiled back up at him and he lifted my hand which he held in his to his lips. He brushed my hand with his lips, keeping eye contact with me.
I felt a lump in my throat build up and tried to swallow it down.
"Leo..." Leo leaned in and his lips brushed softly against mine and I felt a light tingle sweep through my body and I forgot about the pain. I lifted myself a bit so that our lips were fully against each other. His hands left mine and I felt them cup my face.
The kiss became so passionate. I put everything into that kiss, all the love that I ever felt for Leo. The kiss lasted so long that I was oblivious to everything else. The only thing I could feel was love for Leo. Everything else wasn't important. Nothing mattered except for my love for Leo and his for me.
Then I felt him draw back, hesitantly and I became aware that someone was calling him. I recognised the voice as the Colonel. He gave me an apologetic smile and gave me another quick kiss before walking out of my view. I was left with feelings of love and warmth.
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Leo's POV
I left Piper on the bench unwillingfully. I approached the Colonel and asked what he'd wanted,
"Well Private, I'd like to know why you haven't been taking care of the dying soldiers out there."
"I've been taking care of Miss Halliwell sir. She had a bad injury and if her condition changed at any time I made sure I was there to help."
"I saw how you're 'taking care' of her. Don't think I'm stupid Private. Get someone else to take care of the nurse. You report to duty." He clicked his heels and I saluted him. He left and I felt a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was going to happen.
I heard the whistle of a shell and dived for cover automatically. I shut my eyes and everything went white, almost blinding me. I cried out instinctively as I felt a dull pain all over my body. It felt as if I'd landed on pins. I opened my eyes and saw I was lying on broken glass.
I felt a dull pain, more than anywhere else, in my leg and looked down to see a scapular buried in it, about 3 inches deep. I moaned with agony, and then I remembered Piper. I crawled over to where her mattress was, there was nothing on the mattress that I could see.
Then I saw her. Beneath the mattress was her body. She'd rolled of it, hearing the whistle of the shell and tried to cover her face. A shard of glass was stuck in the back of her head, buried as deep as the scapular in my leg was, if not deeper. I cried. I honest-to-god cried. My tears rolled down my cheeks and I howled over her body.
I turned her over and saw that she was as beautiful as I'd left her. I sobbed into her body desperately hoping that she would wake up. But I knew that this would be one miracle too many. Instead I just passed out next to her body and hoped that she had felt the immense love that I'd felt for her.
As one last consolation I felt as if her spirit, as it was drifting away from her body, had said,
"I will always love you Leo."
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No-one's POV
Reg came into the tent, looking for Leo and Piper hoping it wasn't too late to save them. He saw them lying next to each other next to the mattress she'd lain on before. He hurried over to them, seeing Leo's wound and Piper's he decided Piper's was more serious and knelt beside her.
He leaned down and extracted the large shard of glass which was stuck so firmly in her head. He flung it aside and then rolled his sleeves up. He hovered his hand over her wound and felt his power flow out of him but it didn't heal her wound. He kept it there for a few seconds but he couldn't feel the power flowing into a certain place as it did with other people.
He hung his head, she was gone. Her spirit had already left her body and there was no way that he could heal her. Then he remembered Leo, lying unconscious next to Piper. He retrieved gauze and took the scapular out gently, trying not to wake him. Then he put the gauze on and let it absorb some of the blood visibly, and then healed him.
Leo sat up suddenly, unaware of Reg and looked over at Piper, at her face which was dishevelled and tucked her hair behind her ears and tried to tame the fly aways. He bent down and whispered,
"I will always love you." He found he had fresh tears in his eyes, Reg patted his back and tried to comfort him as he sobbed over her body.
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AN: Next chapter I promise to tell you guys what's going on with Chris being an elder and stuff, and Reg being a whitelighter. Like this one? If so review and I'll update within a month! I probably will anyway but I want you guys to tell me which way this story's gonna go.
Luv,
P3