The Wrong Kind of Hero

Disclaimer: I do not own the Charmed characters… this story is for entertainment only.

Chapter 3: Saving You

Piper felt a little funny as she left the barstool. Her head was spinning, but she couldn't understand why. She had only sipped on two cocktails. She had barely made it out the door when suddenly things started to spin and she couldn't stand up straight. Piper realized something was wrong as her legs gave out from under her, and she fell to the ground, skinning her knees and hands.

Piper looked up and noticed a shape advancing on her. She opened her mouth to ask for help, but found her tongue wouldn't form words. She watched the shape come closer, before realizing who it was. It that one instant, Piper realized she had made a big mistake, she had left her drink alone at the bar. Piper cursed herself. She owned a club for crying out loud, she knew better.

Todd grabbed her arm violently and lifted her off the ground. He pulled her down the alley behind Cobra, and pushed her behind a large, green dumpster.

Piper couldn't seem to get her arms to work. She wanted to freeze Todd, and kept trying to flip her hands, but she didn't seem to have control of her body anymore, they just hung at her sides.

She watched in a panic as Todd undid his pants. She tried desperately to move her hands. She felt her mind hazing up even as Todd removed the rest of his clothes.

"Leo" she called out, her tongue feeling heavy and fuzzy. "Leo! Leo! Leo!" She called over and over. Todd bent over and slapped her hard across her face, when Piper started to whimper, he slapped her again.

Piper started to cry. She couldn't believe this. She was a powerful witch, who had fought off tons of demons and warlocks, yet she couldn't escape from a drunken mortal?

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Cole ran outside the club, his heart pounding in his ears, his rage mounting. He didn't see the blonde guy or the brunette anywhere. Cole stopped moving and tuned his acute hearing; he picked up a faint crying coming from behind the club. Cole scanned the area, saw no one watching him, and shimmered.

As Cole appeared in the alley, he saw the guy was naked and bent over the crying girl. Her shirt was ripped off and her face was bleeding, but her skirt was still on. 'Good, I'm not to late,' he thought to himself, as he conjured up an energy ball and yelled out to the guy. "HEY!"

The blonde guy spun around and saw Cole holding a blue fiery ball. The guy started running, still naked, and jumped the fence.

Cole looked back at the girl. Her face was covered in dirt and blood, and she was crying. He couldn't tell if she was okay or not.

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Piper went numb when Todd slapped her the fourth time. She couldn't fight him. There was no help. She started crying as he ripped her shirt off.

Piper closed her eyes wishing for one brief moment that she would die. 'This can't be happening,' she thought to herself, trying to wake up from her nightmare.

Piper opened her eyes and looked away from Todd, just as a movement caught her attention. She saw a man appear holding something that glowed, and she made out a shout, but couldn't hear what was said. To her relief, Todd jumped away and over the fence. She looked back to the shape and saw the glow was coming from an energy ball of some sort. Piper moaned out loud as she thought to herself 'Oh God, demons are after me…' before passing out.

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Cole ran to the brunette's side. He took his jacket off and rubbed gently at the girls face, trying to get the worst of the dirt and blood off.

As he was wiping her face, her heard her mumbling and moaning, but couldn't make out a thing she was saying.

Cole pulled his jacket away and looked down at the face of the beautiful woman he had just saved, and in an instant he felt the breath leaving his body, being replaced with a since of disbelief. "Piper?"