Chapter 27 - "I wish you were here now, i wish i could've spent my life with you."
The four sisters let go of each other's hands. Prue and Phoebe had marks where Piper's nails dug
in, Paige had a massive headache from the heavy pot plant and Piper's left eyebrow had stopped
bleeding. Cole and James were a little shaken from the vanquish. Everyone was looking over where
Leo once stood. Bane went to hold Piper but she brushed him off. She fell to her knees over the
scorch mark. No one knew what to do, or what to say.
Piper's body was shaking violently and she was crying so hard, her tears were falling on the scorch
and fading it away. "I can't..Why? This was not supposed to happen. He was my soulmate!! How could
he just be taken away like that?.....We could have been together.." Piper looked over at Cole, "Ogh,
none of this would have happened if you had just stood back like Leo and James!" Then Piper looked
at Bane, "And you! maybe this is your fault too! Alec was after you, you led him here! If you had
just not entered our city Tari Alec couldn't have killed....L" Piper took a huge sobbing breath. She
looked back at Cole, "You bastard, if you hadn't tried to seduce my little sister she wouldn't have
gotten to know you and you wouldn't be here tonight!" Prue, Phoebe and Paige wanted to tell Piper
she was wrong but they couldn't, they had to let her let loose. The three of them knew it was no
one's fault except Alec's but they weren't going to yell and make their sister feel worse than she
already did. They regretted that what happened did.
"LEO!" Piper cried out, looking up to the stars, the stars which Leo had once compared to her eyes,
"I am so sorry, things shouldn't have turned out this way...if i had only just accepted your offer
to live together, i would be with you right now. I'm so sorry," Piper had her hands touching the
mark on the ground and she was still looking up, "I wish you were here now, i wish i could've spent
my life with you. I love you Leo, i always will."
(Four days later)
The mood in the Halliwell house was somber and lamentful. Piper was in her room, she hadn't come
out to talk to her sisters or anyone else. The others tried to coach her out, make her feel better
but all their offers were ignored.
"I can't take this anymore." Paige felt such guilt for Leo's passing. "Piper is so upset and i can
feel it. I don't know why none of you are showing it. I feel like crying everytime i pass Piper's
bedroom." Paige admitted.
"Paige. We do feel it, and we're sorry for what happened with all our hearts. It's just we have to
stay strong in case Piper does come out here and needs comfort or a shoulder to cry on." Prue told.
"No, i think she prefers to cry on her pillow." Phoebe said.
"Was that a joke? How can you be joking about this?!" Paige shot at Phoebe.
"It wasn't a joke Paige. What i meant was that i think she feels more connected in there. That is
after all the place where Piper and Leo spent intimate time together."
Paige realised what Phoebe meant now, "Oh, sorry i misunderstood."
"I am upset for her, for Leo...but also for Cole. Piper went and totally blamed him for Leo's death.
I know she was emotionally confused, and maybe she didn't mean it, but Cole doesn't know that. He
hasn't answered any of my phone calls and everytime i went to his apartment, the super said he wasn't
availiable. I don't know if he feels terrible or if he's really angry at Piper. I can't get to him
because of her." Phoebe broke eye contact with Paige and looked at Prue.
"Are you blaming Piper for Cole not talking to you? God Phoebe, have some friken sympathy! Come
on Prue, help me out here." Paige now looked at Prue too.
Prue hesitated for a bit before she answered. "I know what Phoebe is saying may sound calice, but
she's just concerned about Cole - who is a mortal and has to get his head around what he's just
found out about us and seen recently. I am not bad mouthing Piper when i say this either but i do
feel some concern for Bane too. After all, Piper did yell at him. She didn't mean it and i'm not
holding it against her, it's just if you think about what she said, well there may have been some
degree of truth to it. The guilt must be playing on his conscience right now. I know it would be
on my mind if i was in his shoes." Prue had finished and gave Paige a mournful look.
"Yeah i'm sorry. I never thought of it that way, i don't have a guy to worry about because of this."
"Don't you like James, Paige?"
"I thought i did, and don't get me wrong - he IS an awesome guy but i think we'd get along so much
better as friends. That's what he is to us Halliwells, the best friend we have."
"Speaking of J, he's not holding up so well either. I know what it's like to see a friend in pain
and not be able to do anything about it." Phoebe said.
"I tried talking to him this morning. He swears he's okay, but i know this what Piper is going through
is eating him up inside. He has so much heart and soul, that guy. I think we should give him some
company. He's out back." Prue pointed to the back door.
"Yeah i know where he is, he's out there all the time lately." Paige followed.
(Backyard)
"Hey." Phoebe said and sat next to him. Prue and Paige pulled up deckchairs and surrounded him.
".....Hi." He looked away and sighed. Then he looked back at them, "I know, i know, i shouldn't
be moping around like this. It's just i hate seeing Piper in so much hurt, i always have. Has she
come out yet?"
"No. Not yet. I'm..well i think we all are tempted to walk in her room and just hold her and tell
her that it's all going to be alright. ...Truth is, she might blow us to pieces. Her powers always
go out of control when she's emotional. That, and i don't think she could handle another loss."
said Paige.
"None of us could." Prue added.
There was a long silence. If only they could bring Leo back, turn back time. Everything would be fine.
"Dammit!" Paige suddenly yelled out. The others jumped. *Why did Alec have to be so powerful? He
was a freeking Warlock, Warlocks aren't supposed to win.* No one said anything but they all knew,
even James did and he wasn't even a Halliwell.
The four sisters let go of each other's hands. Prue and Phoebe had marks where Piper's nails dug
in, Paige had a massive headache from the heavy pot plant and Piper's left eyebrow had stopped
bleeding. Cole and James were a little shaken from the vanquish. Everyone was looking over where
Leo once stood. Bane went to hold Piper but she brushed him off. She fell to her knees over the
scorch mark. No one knew what to do, or what to say.
Piper's body was shaking violently and she was crying so hard, her tears were falling on the scorch
and fading it away. "I can't..Why? This was not supposed to happen. He was my soulmate!! How could
he just be taken away like that?.....We could have been together.." Piper looked over at Cole, "Ogh,
none of this would have happened if you had just stood back like Leo and James!" Then Piper looked
at Bane, "And you! maybe this is your fault too! Alec was after you, you led him here! If you had
just not entered our city Tari Alec couldn't have killed....L" Piper took a huge sobbing breath. She
looked back at Cole, "You bastard, if you hadn't tried to seduce my little sister she wouldn't have
gotten to know you and you wouldn't be here tonight!" Prue, Phoebe and Paige wanted to tell Piper
she was wrong but they couldn't, they had to let her let loose. The three of them knew it was no
one's fault except Alec's but they weren't going to yell and make their sister feel worse than she
already did. They regretted that what happened did.
"LEO!" Piper cried out, looking up to the stars, the stars which Leo had once compared to her eyes,
"I am so sorry, things shouldn't have turned out this way...if i had only just accepted your offer
to live together, i would be with you right now. I'm so sorry," Piper had her hands touching the
mark on the ground and she was still looking up, "I wish you were here now, i wish i could've spent
my life with you. I love you Leo, i always will."
(Four days later)
The mood in the Halliwell house was somber and lamentful. Piper was in her room, she hadn't come
out to talk to her sisters or anyone else. The others tried to coach her out, make her feel better
but all their offers were ignored.
"I can't take this anymore." Paige felt such guilt for Leo's passing. "Piper is so upset and i can
feel it. I don't know why none of you are showing it. I feel like crying everytime i pass Piper's
bedroom." Paige admitted.
"Paige. We do feel it, and we're sorry for what happened with all our hearts. It's just we have to
stay strong in case Piper does come out here and needs comfort or a shoulder to cry on." Prue told.
"No, i think she prefers to cry on her pillow." Phoebe said.
"Was that a joke? How can you be joking about this?!" Paige shot at Phoebe.
"It wasn't a joke Paige. What i meant was that i think she feels more connected in there. That is
after all the place where Piper and Leo spent intimate time together."
Paige realised what Phoebe meant now, "Oh, sorry i misunderstood."
"I am upset for her, for Leo...but also for Cole. Piper went and totally blamed him for Leo's death.
I know she was emotionally confused, and maybe she didn't mean it, but Cole doesn't know that. He
hasn't answered any of my phone calls and everytime i went to his apartment, the super said he wasn't
availiable. I don't know if he feels terrible or if he's really angry at Piper. I can't get to him
because of her." Phoebe broke eye contact with Paige and looked at Prue.
"Are you blaming Piper for Cole not talking to you? God Phoebe, have some friken sympathy! Come
on Prue, help me out here." Paige now looked at Prue too.
Prue hesitated for a bit before she answered. "I know what Phoebe is saying may sound calice, but
she's just concerned about Cole - who is a mortal and has to get his head around what he's just
found out about us and seen recently. I am not bad mouthing Piper when i say this either but i do
feel some concern for Bane too. After all, Piper did yell at him. She didn't mean it and i'm not
holding it against her, it's just if you think about what she said, well there may have been some
degree of truth to it. The guilt must be playing on his conscience right now. I know it would be
on my mind if i was in his shoes." Prue had finished and gave Paige a mournful look.
"Yeah i'm sorry. I never thought of it that way, i don't have a guy to worry about because of this."
"Don't you like James, Paige?"
"I thought i did, and don't get me wrong - he IS an awesome guy but i think we'd get along so much
better as friends. That's what he is to us Halliwells, the best friend we have."
"Speaking of J, he's not holding up so well either. I know what it's like to see a friend in pain
and not be able to do anything about it." Phoebe said.
"I tried talking to him this morning. He swears he's okay, but i know this what Piper is going through
is eating him up inside. He has so much heart and soul, that guy. I think we should give him some
company. He's out back." Prue pointed to the back door.
"Yeah i know where he is, he's out there all the time lately." Paige followed.
(Backyard)
"Hey." Phoebe said and sat next to him. Prue and Paige pulled up deckchairs and surrounded him.
".....Hi." He looked away and sighed. Then he looked back at them, "I know, i know, i shouldn't
be moping around like this. It's just i hate seeing Piper in so much hurt, i always have. Has she
come out yet?"
"No. Not yet. I'm..well i think we all are tempted to walk in her room and just hold her and tell
her that it's all going to be alright. ...Truth is, she might blow us to pieces. Her powers always
go out of control when she's emotional. That, and i don't think she could handle another loss."
said Paige.
"None of us could." Prue added.
There was a long silence. If only they could bring Leo back, turn back time. Everything would be fine.
"Dammit!" Paige suddenly yelled out. The others jumped. *Why did Alec have to be so powerful? He
was a freeking Warlock, Warlocks aren't supposed to win.* No one said anything but they all knew,
even James did and he wasn't even a Halliwell.