Chapter 31 - "He didn't deserve it!"
It was the next morning and good Halliwells were up bright and early. Actually, they didn't have to
get up since they didn't really sleep the night before.
*So much for my 'Piper will be back in the morning' theory.* James bummed out.
There was a knock at the door. James went to get it.
"Hi." said a tired looking Bane.
"Hey man. Where have you been?" asked James.
"Out. Worried. Missing Prue." answered Bane before he stepped into the Halliwell residence.
"Bane! I missed you." Prue said and then hugged him.
"Missed you too." Bane said, still holding her.
James smiled. At least one couple was still together. James hadn't seen or heard from Cole in a
while, and he was concerned for Phoebe.
"Have you seen Piper anywhere Bane? Please say yes." Prue stepped back and asked him.
"Actually yeah i have. She did a look a little different than usual, i didn't get a chance to
talk to her to see where she stands on my case. Why?"
"You saw her? Oh thank god. Last night right?" James stepped closer to Bane.
"Yeah last night. Is something wrong?" Bane was lost.
"Piper, well we think she turned evil. We tried scrying for her but the crystal can't find her."
Prue told.
"So why does that make her evil in your books?" Bane was wondering why they had to scry for her.
Paiged emerged from around the corner. "Because we had a little argument yesterday and she disappeared
in some sort of purple mist. That, and she said maybe she doesn't want to be good anymore."
*Oh well that's a dead give away* "Oh wow. She seemed fine. Although i don't know why she'd be out
at 3am." Bane wondered.
"She was out at 3am?" James didn't have a clue why Piper would do that.
"Yeah, it did seem a little odd but i didn't make anything of it. Now i wish i had done." Bane felt
bad. He wished he had spoken to Piper, maybe she would be home right now.
(Leo's place)
Piper was lying on Leo's bed. She was asleep and had a packet of food on the dressing table facing
the bed. She had gotten the food from a store last night, she didn't pay for it. Why should she
when she could get it for free and not get in trouble by being sneaky.
Piper woke up when the light shone on her face through the bedroom window. She got up and searched
Leo's drawers to find something, anything. She came cross a pair of blue boxers and she giggled.
She had seen them before. Then Piper found a picture of him, it seemed pretty recent as well. It
was when he had received an award that year for the flying doctor service in San Diego. *Why did
such a good man have to die?* "He didn't deserve it!" Piper yelled at the mirror. Piper took a
closer look at the picture, she saw some important people in the backround. Then her eyes gazed
over at someone she recognised in the photo - Ginia Patterson. *What the hell were you doing there
bitch?* Piper again felt a shot of pain over Leo. Then for some reason, Piper remembered EVERY single
time Ginia had bad mouthed her and her sisters over the years. *I'm not bound by good consequences
anymore, who says i can't do us all a favor by ridding everyone of this evil?* Piper took the photo
she was going to put it in her pocket of her pants, but she was wearing leather black ones and they
didn't have any. Piper just left the picture on the table and misted out.
A week had passed since Piper had turned to the dark side. James had convinced the other sisters
to keep on going with their jobs and schedules in case Piper would cross their paths if she went
looking. James offered to stay home, and if Piper showed up, he would call Paige to get them. Ginia
hadn't been seen in town by any of the sisters. That seemed a little strange but the Halliwells
did not mind it one bit.
(The Tari Star)
Phoebe was at work, her colomn had been expanded because of the reviews she was getting. Also,
Ginia wasn't there to bear down on her and take away the credit Phoebe sorely deserved. This gave
Phoebe a chance to show her bosses her talent and they wouldn't be influenced by Ginia's hold on
them, she co-owned the paper. This week Phoebe had done a lot of focusing on her readers so she
wouldn't have to dwell on her sisters disappearance. It was lunch time now, so Phoebe decided to
step out and grab a bite from a local cafe. She was about to leave when someone got in her way.
"Excuse me." Phoebe said while looking to the floor to pick up her handbag.
"No, you should excuse me. I haven't seen you in a while."
Phoebe knew that voice.
"Cole! Oh my god, where have you been? I've been worried about you. Your head must be full of
questions and..."
Cole cut her off with a smile. "Phoebe, slow down."
"Sorry." Phoebe smiled back and then sat down, Cole joined her.
"It had been a little hard to figure out that you're, well, magical. It's also been hard to handle
Leo's death. I mean, after what Piper said, i can't help but feel partially responsible..."
"Cole..."
"Phoebe. If i hadn't dealt with Alec, Leo might be alive. I was gone this week because i went to
visit my friend Andy. He's a cop in San Francisco. When i asked him about how he knew Alec, he
asked me who Alec was. I got a little freaked out, since last week Andy knew who Alec was and had
complete confidence in him. Andy's partner Darryl didn't know who Alec was either. I wanna know
Phoebe, is magic like that always happening around the place, in sinister and good ways?"
"Yeah." Phoebe looked up at Cole. Cole grabbed Phoebe's hands. "It's not always for the best though.
You know that my parents died right?"
"Yeah. ...Oh, they died because of dark magic right. I'm sorry." Cole sympathised.
"Yeah me too. Bane's parents died because of bad magic, Leo died beacuse of evil magic and now
Piper has gone and joined evil and we don't know where the hell she is and i'm scared." Phoebe's
face was filled with sorrow, anyone could see it from a mile off. She had been holding her fear
of losing a sister for a week now and she couldn't hold it in any longer.
Phoebe started to get teary. Cole came over to her side of the table and held her. "It's okay, everything
will be okay."
It was the next morning and good Halliwells were up bright and early. Actually, they didn't have to
get up since they didn't really sleep the night before.
*So much for my 'Piper will be back in the morning' theory.* James bummed out.
There was a knock at the door. James went to get it.
"Hi." said a tired looking Bane.
"Hey man. Where have you been?" asked James.
"Out. Worried. Missing Prue." answered Bane before he stepped into the Halliwell residence.
"Bane! I missed you." Prue said and then hugged him.
"Missed you too." Bane said, still holding her.
James smiled. At least one couple was still together. James hadn't seen or heard from Cole in a
while, and he was concerned for Phoebe.
"Have you seen Piper anywhere Bane? Please say yes." Prue stepped back and asked him.
"Actually yeah i have. She did a look a little different than usual, i didn't get a chance to
talk to her to see where she stands on my case. Why?"
"You saw her? Oh thank god. Last night right?" James stepped closer to Bane.
"Yeah last night. Is something wrong?" Bane was lost.
"Piper, well we think she turned evil. We tried scrying for her but the crystal can't find her."
Prue told.
"So why does that make her evil in your books?" Bane was wondering why they had to scry for her.
Paiged emerged from around the corner. "Because we had a little argument yesterday and she disappeared
in some sort of purple mist. That, and she said maybe she doesn't want to be good anymore."
*Oh well that's a dead give away* "Oh wow. She seemed fine. Although i don't know why she'd be out
at 3am." Bane wondered.
"She was out at 3am?" James didn't have a clue why Piper would do that.
"Yeah, it did seem a little odd but i didn't make anything of it. Now i wish i had done." Bane felt
bad. He wished he had spoken to Piper, maybe she would be home right now.
(Leo's place)
Piper was lying on Leo's bed. She was asleep and had a packet of food on the dressing table facing
the bed. She had gotten the food from a store last night, she didn't pay for it. Why should she
when she could get it for free and not get in trouble by being sneaky.
Piper woke up when the light shone on her face through the bedroom window. She got up and searched
Leo's drawers to find something, anything. She came cross a pair of blue boxers and she giggled.
She had seen them before. Then Piper found a picture of him, it seemed pretty recent as well. It
was when he had received an award that year for the flying doctor service in San Diego. *Why did
such a good man have to die?* "He didn't deserve it!" Piper yelled at the mirror. Piper took a
closer look at the picture, she saw some important people in the backround. Then her eyes gazed
over at someone she recognised in the photo - Ginia Patterson. *What the hell were you doing there
bitch?* Piper again felt a shot of pain over Leo. Then for some reason, Piper remembered EVERY single
time Ginia had bad mouthed her and her sisters over the years. *I'm not bound by good consequences
anymore, who says i can't do us all a favor by ridding everyone of this evil?* Piper took the photo
she was going to put it in her pocket of her pants, but she was wearing leather black ones and they
didn't have any. Piper just left the picture on the table and misted out.
A week had passed since Piper had turned to the dark side. James had convinced the other sisters
to keep on going with their jobs and schedules in case Piper would cross their paths if she went
looking. James offered to stay home, and if Piper showed up, he would call Paige to get them. Ginia
hadn't been seen in town by any of the sisters. That seemed a little strange but the Halliwells
did not mind it one bit.
(The Tari Star)
Phoebe was at work, her colomn had been expanded because of the reviews she was getting. Also,
Ginia wasn't there to bear down on her and take away the credit Phoebe sorely deserved. This gave
Phoebe a chance to show her bosses her talent and they wouldn't be influenced by Ginia's hold on
them, she co-owned the paper. This week Phoebe had done a lot of focusing on her readers so she
wouldn't have to dwell on her sisters disappearance. It was lunch time now, so Phoebe decided to
step out and grab a bite from a local cafe. She was about to leave when someone got in her way.
"Excuse me." Phoebe said while looking to the floor to pick up her handbag.
"No, you should excuse me. I haven't seen you in a while."
Phoebe knew that voice.
"Cole! Oh my god, where have you been? I've been worried about you. Your head must be full of
questions and..."
Cole cut her off with a smile. "Phoebe, slow down."
"Sorry." Phoebe smiled back and then sat down, Cole joined her.
"It had been a little hard to figure out that you're, well, magical. It's also been hard to handle
Leo's death. I mean, after what Piper said, i can't help but feel partially responsible..."
"Cole..."
"Phoebe. If i hadn't dealt with Alec, Leo might be alive. I was gone this week because i went to
visit my friend Andy. He's a cop in San Francisco. When i asked him about how he knew Alec, he
asked me who Alec was. I got a little freaked out, since last week Andy knew who Alec was and had
complete confidence in him. Andy's partner Darryl didn't know who Alec was either. I wanna know
Phoebe, is magic like that always happening around the place, in sinister and good ways?"
"Yeah." Phoebe looked up at Cole. Cole grabbed Phoebe's hands. "It's not always for the best though.
You know that my parents died right?"
"Yeah. ...Oh, they died because of dark magic right. I'm sorry." Cole sympathised.
"Yeah me too. Bane's parents died because of bad magic, Leo died beacuse of evil magic and now
Piper has gone and joined evil and we don't know where the hell she is and i'm scared." Phoebe's
face was filled with sorrow, anyone could see it from a mile off. She had been holding her fear
of losing a sister for a week now and she couldn't hold it in any longer.
Phoebe started to get teary. Cole came over to her side of the table and held her. "It's okay, everything
will be okay."