The Hidden Page
Chapter Fourteen
Leo's Retransformation
Piper was standing at the pedestal holding the Book of Shadows when Cole and Phoebe came bursting in. She could feel herself grinning from ear to ear. They looked at her like she was nuts but she didn't care. "Did you just scream?" her sister questioned worriedly.
"Yes that was I. You will never guess what just happened!" "You were attacked by flying monkeys?" Cole asked. "What? Like in the Wizard of Oz?" Piper shuddered. "I hate that movie. Those monkeys terrify me. They better not be real." "I'd call you a wimp," Phoebe chimed in, "but they scared the beejeebers out of me too."
"The two of you face lord knows what everyday and you're scared of movie monkeys?" Cole wondered aloud. "Oh sweetie, you've never seen them when they rip that poor scarecrow apart it's truly horrifying," Phoebe responded.
"Okay, okay, I know I need to increase my popular culture education but I don't think now is exactly the time," Cole interjected. "So, Piper why did you scream?" Piper was grateful they were getting back on topic.
"Well I got excited because I found a metamorphosis spell in the book. And guess what the best part is? There's a p.s. that says the power of two is sufficient. So I guess we don't need Paige to turn my husband back to normal after all. I can't believe I missed it earlier."
"Here let me see that," Phoebe said coming up beside Piper. "Hey, what do you know? Wow, that is pretty fancy handwriting it is in. It's unlike anything else in the book. The red and white heart bookmark is a good idea too, Piper, so you don't loose your place on the way to the basement."
"Yeah, it is! Too bad I can't take credit for it. I have no idea whose it is or where it came from." "Well I guess it's not important who are guardian angel is," Phoebe replied. "It's just nice to know we have one." Piper was in complete agreement. "Shall we go change my husband back to his normal white lighter two footed self?" "Right behind you sis!"
Piper and Phoebe headed for the doorway. "Are you coming Cole?" Piper asked him because he was lagging behind. "Yeah," he said. She noticed that he had an odd look on his face. She also swore she heard him quietly say," "Thank you for answering, whomever you are?" before he closed the door behind them.
The three of them trooped down to the basement. Piper thought Leo looked so sad tied to the basement steps. Well that was about to change she hoped. She and Phoebe joined hands and recited the newly found spell. Sparkling white lights surrounded the donkey and when they disappeared Leo was a man again.
Piper rushed forward and was about to hug him when he stopped her. "I think I should probably take a shower first. "That sounds like a good idea," Piper agreed at first but then she changed her mind. "Oh what the heck, I'll just shower with you." She threw her arms around him and held him tight. "It is good to have you back honey." "It's nice to be back," he said before kissing her.
They pulled away from each other when they heard the sound of the stair boards creaking. Phoebe and Cole were trying to make a discreet exit. "Oh shoot, some sister I am," Piper said. I nearly forgot about your shoulder. Leo fix her shoulder."
"It can wait. Go spend some hubby and wife time together. I'll be fine, honest, Phoebe insisted. " "Phoebe, just let me heal it. It's my job remember," Leo insisted. "Can you heal it through the cast?" Cole asked.
"No, I think I will probably have to cut the cast off first," Leo answered. "Uh, no way!" Phoebe protested. "Phoebe remember my cover as a handy man? I know how to use a mini power saw. I even have the right size one. With the amount of things that get broken around here I find I need a good supply of power tools."
Now that at least a bit of the pressure was off, Piper couldn't resist a little teasing at her sister's expense. "Well if you are afraid of Leo and the saw, maybe I could explode the cast." Piper started moving closer to the stairs. Cole quickly shifted and moved Phoebe to the step behind him. "Ah, Piper, I don't think that would be such a good idea, you're still perfecting that power, and we wouldn't want you to get her arm in the process." "What he said," Phoebe mumbled from behind Cole's back.
"Just teasing," Piper laughed. "Now just get down here, trust Leo, and it will be over in a few minutes. Then she pointed to Cole, "You can hold her other hand." Phoebe and Cole both did as they were told.
Leo expertly rid Phoebe of her cast. Then he raised his hands over her injury. A golden glow surrounded it and in a matter of moments it was healed. "There good as new." "Thanks, brother-in-law!"
"You're welcome. So Paige must have come through on the spell right? Where is she?" "Actually Paige had nothing to do with the spell and as to where she is that's a long story, one I fill you in on later, much later, Piper told him. Now about that shower?" Leo wrapped his arms around his wife said, "your wish is my command darling. Excuse us please," he said to Cole and Phoebe. Piper wrapped her arms tighter around her husband as he orbed them out.
Chapter Fourteen
Leo's Retransformation
Piper was standing at the pedestal holding the Book of Shadows when Cole and Phoebe came bursting in. She could feel herself grinning from ear to ear. They looked at her like she was nuts but she didn't care. "Did you just scream?" her sister questioned worriedly.
"Yes that was I. You will never guess what just happened!" "You were attacked by flying monkeys?" Cole asked. "What? Like in the Wizard of Oz?" Piper shuddered. "I hate that movie. Those monkeys terrify me. They better not be real." "I'd call you a wimp," Phoebe chimed in, "but they scared the beejeebers out of me too."
"The two of you face lord knows what everyday and you're scared of movie monkeys?" Cole wondered aloud. "Oh sweetie, you've never seen them when they rip that poor scarecrow apart it's truly horrifying," Phoebe responded.
"Okay, okay, I know I need to increase my popular culture education but I don't think now is exactly the time," Cole interjected. "So, Piper why did you scream?" Piper was grateful they were getting back on topic.
"Well I got excited because I found a metamorphosis spell in the book. And guess what the best part is? There's a p.s. that says the power of two is sufficient. So I guess we don't need Paige to turn my husband back to normal after all. I can't believe I missed it earlier."
"Here let me see that," Phoebe said coming up beside Piper. "Hey, what do you know? Wow, that is pretty fancy handwriting it is in. It's unlike anything else in the book. The red and white heart bookmark is a good idea too, Piper, so you don't loose your place on the way to the basement."
"Yeah, it is! Too bad I can't take credit for it. I have no idea whose it is or where it came from." "Well I guess it's not important who are guardian angel is," Phoebe replied. "It's just nice to know we have one." Piper was in complete agreement. "Shall we go change my husband back to his normal white lighter two footed self?" "Right behind you sis!"
Piper and Phoebe headed for the doorway. "Are you coming Cole?" Piper asked him because he was lagging behind. "Yeah," he said. She noticed that he had an odd look on his face. She also swore she heard him quietly say," "Thank you for answering, whomever you are?" before he closed the door behind them.
The three of them trooped down to the basement. Piper thought Leo looked so sad tied to the basement steps. Well that was about to change she hoped. She and Phoebe joined hands and recited the newly found spell. Sparkling white lights surrounded the donkey and when they disappeared Leo was a man again.
Piper rushed forward and was about to hug him when he stopped her. "I think I should probably take a shower first. "That sounds like a good idea," Piper agreed at first but then she changed her mind. "Oh what the heck, I'll just shower with you." She threw her arms around him and held him tight. "It is good to have you back honey." "It's nice to be back," he said before kissing her.
They pulled away from each other when they heard the sound of the stair boards creaking. Phoebe and Cole were trying to make a discreet exit. "Oh shoot, some sister I am," Piper said. I nearly forgot about your shoulder. Leo fix her shoulder."
"It can wait. Go spend some hubby and wife time together. I'll be fine, honest, Phoebe insisted. " "Phoebe, just let me heal it. It's my job remember," Leo insisted. "Can you heal it through the cast?" Cole asked.
"No, I think I will probably have to cut the cast off first," Leo answered. "Uh, no way!" Phoebe protested. "Phoebe remember my cover as a handy man? I know how to use a mini power saw. I even have the right size one. With the amount of things that get broken around here I find I need a good supply of power tools."
Now that at least a bit of the pressure was off, Piper couldn't resist a little teasing at her sister's expense. "Well if you are afraid of Leo and the saw, maybe I could explode the cast." Piper started moving closer to the stairs. Cole quickly shifted and moved Phoebe to the step behind him. "Ah, Piper, I don't think that would be such a good idea, you're still perfecting that power, and we wouldn't want you to get her arm in the process." "What he said," Phoebe mumbled from behind Cole's back.
"Just teasing," Piper laughed. "Now just get down here, trust Leo, and it will be over in a few minutes. Then she pointed to Cole, "You can hold her other hand." Phoebe and Cole both did as they were told.
Leo expertly rid Phoebe of her cast. Then he raised his hands over her injury. A golden glow surrounded it and in a matter of moments it was healed. "There good as new." "Thanks, brother-in-law!"
"You're welcome. So Paige must have come through on the spell right? Where is she?" "Actually Paige had nothing to do with the spell and as to where she is that's a long story, one I fill you in on later, much later, Piper told him. Now about that shower?" Leo wrapped his arms around his wife said, "your wish is my command darling. Excuse us please," he said to Cole and Phoebe. Piper wrapped her arms tighter around her husband as he orbed them out.