Chapter 34 - "I'm here now, and all i want is you."
The blue light died down and the Whitelighter's identity was revealed. Before them stood a lost soul.
"LEO!" Everyone yelled out.
"You're a Whitelighter?" "You have powers?" "Did you really leave?" Everyone was shooting questions
at him left, right and centre.
"Slow down, i just got here." Leo smiled, stopped and composed himself. "I did die, i was meant to.
So if there's anyone here who blames themselves over it, you can stop. I was meant to die so i could
become The Charmed Ones' Whitelighter, well The Halliwells' Whitelighter." Leo smiled again. "They
-my bosses, The Elders- were going to make me a Whitelighter if i commited a selfless act, in this
case, saving Cole's life."
"And i thank you for that Leo." Cole was forever greatful, he was still wrapping his head around all
this magic business but he could handle it, for Phoebe.
"I just wish i was told before it happened, to ease the surprise and pain..especially Piper's."
Leo seemed to go a little distant, and then came back to them. "That's my first mission with you
girls, bring Piper back to good."
Prue could see the pain in Leo's eyes. She knew he knew that Piper was succumbing to Evil. She also
felt sorry for Leo, he could see what Piper was doing, but be able to do anything or see her when
he was 'away'.
"Well this is great! Piper loves you more than anything Leo, she didn't know you for long, but that
short time, in relationship terms, was enough." Paige smiled at him. "She'd pretty much do anything to
have you back. You're deffinatley a good guy now, if she wants to be with you, she'll come back home
to all of us."
The mood was much happier in The Manor, happier than it had been in a long time. Leo was back and
soon Piper would be too.
They had to get Piper's attention, but how would they do it? They couldn't just summon her, she
wasn't a willing Witch.
"Lets just see if she comes back on her own." Leo said out of the blue.
"What?" Phoebe was surprised, did Leo really have that much faith in her? Of course he did.
"She'll come back, i don't think we'll have to coax her. I have a feeling i know where she is."
"Can you sense her or something?" James asked, he was curious as to what a Whitelighter's powers were.
"I would be able to if she was a full on Witch, but she's not completely. I just have a feeling and
i think i'm right." Leo orbed out before anyone could speak back.
(Leo's place)
Piper was lying on the bed, staring at the picture of Leo in the frame. She had a feeling, a good
one, but she didn't know why. She missed her family too. Seeing them the other day at Ginia's send
off rattled Piper a little. After she had misted away from P3, she felt like she had left something
behind, she just dismissed it as wanting to talk with her sisters and friends, but really, it was
Leo returning and orbing in to the club - she didn't know that he was back.
Leo was at his house, being back there was strange. It was hard to think that not so long ago, he
had spent beautiful hours with his lover. Leo was peaking in the window and saw Piper mist away.
he followed her trail and was standing in a field.
Piper drew herself away from the picture and decided to go out, she found herself in a field of
long grass, in another town. It was beautiful and the sun was slowly setting over the sky.
Leo was staring at her, her beauty was overwhelming. All he wanted to do was be in her embrace.
Piper was staring off into the sunset when she felt a familiar presence. She was afraid to turn around
because if she did, the feeling might disappear.
"Tell me you still be there when i turn around." Piper wished out loud.
"I'll be there." Leo struggled to speak.
Piper turned and was blinking her eyes furiously. "Oh my gosh Leo."
Both of them felt like collapsing on the spot. They started to fall but caught each other before
it they ended up on the grass.
"I missed you so so much Piper."
"I missed you so much too Leo...i thought you were dead." Piper said, her eyes glistening.
"I was. And now i'm back, i'm your Whitelighter."
"Whitelighter?? How can you be a Whitelighter? Why did you have to die to become one, one should
have saved you, not killed you." Piper was all over the place. She had hated Whitelighters for not
being there to save Leo, and now he was back, as one of them.
"It was my destiny. The Elders make people who have helped people in their lives Whitelighters, to
help and guide Witches. I wasn't going to accept the offer at first, i mean they let me die so i
would work for them, some initiation that was. But when they told me i was going to be watching
over you and your sisters, i had to do it. It was the only way to be with you Piper." Leo drew Piper
closer to his body. "I'm here now, and all i want is you."
Piper was processing what her angel had just said to her, but she was getting lost in the green of
his eyes. Her mind, body and soul skipped the Whitelighter crap and went and focused on the last
things Leo had said - he came back for her.
Leo was staring back into Piper's soulful brown eyes and they engaged in the most passionate kiss
they had ever had before this moment.
After that moving moment, they came up for air and stood there together in silence.
Piper broke it, "Leo. I couldn't have asked for more than to have you back, but i can't go back. I
don't want to."
Leo pulled back a little. He couldn't understand what Piper was saying.
"I want to be with you Leo, but i want to live a life without consequences. I'm going to ask you
something."
Leo's eyes blinked in anticipation.
"Will you come with me? We wanted to live together Leo, and now we can."
Leo was now the one to have to process things in his head. "Piper..i want to, more than you know,
but.."
"But?"
"I can't just shun my Whitelighter duties, i just got them, and i have to protect your sisters as
well as you."
"You still can be a Whitelighter. My sisters wont need you all the time, come with me. I love you."
Leo was hesitant to answer, he didn't want to hurt Piper's feelings, but he didn't want to say no.
"It's okay. You don't have to answer now, just call me when you're ready." Piper leant in and kissed
Leo on the lips.
"I love you too."
After Leo had confirmed his love, Piper reluctantly misted out. She didn't want to leave his side,
but she didn't want to push him away with an ultimatum.
The blue light died down and the Whitelighter's identity was revealed. Before them stood a lost soul.
"LEO!" Everyone yelled out.
"You're a Whitelighter?" "You have powers?" "Did you really leave?" Everyone was shooting questions
at him left, right and centre.
"Slow down, i just got here." Leo smiled, stopped and composed himself. "I did die, i was meant to.
So if there's anyone here who blames themselves over it, you can stop. I was meant to die so i could
become The Charmed Ones' Whitelighter, well The Halliwells' Whitelighter." Leo smiled again. "They
-my bosses, The Elders- were going to make me a Whitelighter if i commited a selfless act, in this
case, saving Cole's life."
"And i thank you for that Leo." Cole was forever greatful, he was still wrapping his head around all
this magic business but he could handle it, for Phoebe.
"I just wish i was told before it happened, to ease the surprise and pain..especially Piper's."
Leo seemed to go a little distant, and then came back to them. "That's my first mission with you
girls, bring Piper back to good."
Prue could see the pain in Leo's eyes. She knew he knew that Piper was succumbing to Evil. She also
felt sorry for Leo, he could see what Piper was doing, but be able to do anything or see her when
he was 'away'.
"Well this is great! Piper loves you more than anything Leo, she didn't know you for long, but that
short time, in relationship terms, was enough." Paige smiled at him. "She'd pretty much do anything to
have you back. You're deffinatley a good guy now, if she wants to be with you, she'll come back home
to all of us."
The mood was much happier in The Manor, happier than it had been in a long time. Leo was back and
soon Piper would be too.
They had to get Piper's attention, but how would they do it? They couldn't just summon her, she
wasn't a willing Witch.
"Lets just see if she comes back on her own." Leo said out of the blue.
"What?" Phoebe was surprised, did Leo really have that much faith in her? Of course he did.
"She'll come back, i don't think we'll have to coax her. I have a feeling i know where she is."
"Can you sense her or something?" James asked, he was curious as to what a Whitelighter's powers were.
"I would be able to if she was a full on Witch, but she's not completely. I just have a feeling and
i think i'm right." Leo orbed out before anyone could speak back.
(Leo's place)
Piper was lying on the bed, staring at the picture of Leo in the frame. She had a feeling, a good
one, but she didn't know why. She missed her family too. Seeing them the other day at Ginia's send
off rattled Piper a little. After she had misted away from P3, she felt like she had left something
behind, she just dismissed it as wanting to talk with her sisters and friends, but really, it was
Leo returning and orbing in to the club - she didn't know that he was back.
Leo was at his house, being back there was strange. It was hard to think that not so long ago, he
had spent beautiful hours with his lover. Leo was peaking in the window and saw Piper mist away.
he followed her trail and was standing in a field.
Piper drew herself away from the picture and decided to go out, she found herself in a field of
long grass, in another town. It was beautiful and the sun was slowly setting over the sky.
Leo was staring at her, her beauty was overwhelming. All he wanted to do was be in her embrace.
Piper was staring off into the sunset when she felt a familiar presence. She was afraid to turn around
because if she did, the feeling might disappear.
"Tell me you still be there when i turn around." Piper wished out loud.
"I'll be there." Leo struggled to speak.
Piper turned and was blinking her eyes furiously. "Oh my gosh Leo."
Both of them felt like collapsing on the spot. They started to fall but caught each other before
it they ended up on the grass.
"I missed you so so much Piper."
"I missed you so much too Leo...i thought you were dead." Piper said, her eyes glistening.
"I was. And now i'm back, i'm your Whitelighter."
"Whitelighter?? How can you be a Whitelighter? Why did you have to die to become one, one should
have saved you, not killed you." Piper was all over the place. She had hated Whitelighters for not
being there to save Leo, and now he was back, as one of them.
"It was my destiny. The Elders make people who have helped people in their lives Whitelighters, to
help and guide Witches. I wasn't going to accept the offer at first, i mean they let me die so i
would work for them, some initiation that was. But when they told me i was going to be watching
over you and your sisters, i had to do it. It was the only way to be with you Piper." Leo drew Piper
closer to his body. "I'm here now, and all i want is you."
Piper was processing what her angel had just said to her, but she was getting lost in the green of
his eyes. Her mind, body and soul skipped the Whitelighter crap and went and focused on the last
things Leo had said - he came back for her.
Leo was staring back into Piper's soulful brown eyes and they engaged in the most passionate kiss
they had ever had before this moment.
After that moving moment, they came up for air and stood there together in silence.
Piper broke it, "Leo. I couldn't have asked for more than to have you back, but i can't go back. I
don't want to."
Leo pulled back a little. He couldn't understand what Piper was saying.
"I want to be with you Leo, but i want to live a life without consequences. I'm going to ask you
something."
Leo's eyes blinked in anticipation.
"Will you come with me? We wanted to live together Leo, and now we can."
Leo was now the one to have to process things in his head. "Piper..i want to, more than you know,
but.."
"But?"
"I can't just shun my Whitelighter duties, i just got them, and i have to protect your sisters as
well as you."
"You still can be a Whitelighter. My sisters wont need you all the time, come with me. I love you."
Leo was hesitant to answer, he didn't want to hurt Piper's feelings, but he didn't want to say no.
"It's okay. You don't have to answer now, just call me when you're ready." Piper leant in and kissed
Leo on the lips.
"I love you too."
After Leo had confirmed his love, Piper reluctantly misted out. She didn't want to leave his side,
but she didn't want to push him away with an ultimatum.