AN: I'm working on some other chapters now, and this fic really won't be much longer. It probably won't reach the same length as the other fic did. But, don't fret! I'm already preparing a sequel! Yup, it's a disease! But, hopefully you guys still like these fics!
Gryffindor620 - Yup, they can be kind of slow, but they figure things out faster than the police! Thanks!
Lost Darkness - Oh, don't worry, I like having sane readers, or as sane as the fic can get. I'm updating! Thanks!
andy20 - Well, sorry for the wait, but it was pretty short, you have to admit. Thanks!
C. C. McKenna - Yeah, she is the strongest, isn't she? The demons underestimate her a lot, and that is a really big mistake on their part. Thanks!
CharmedMilliE - Yup. You'll find out the answer soon!
AsherSmasher - Thanks!
winter blaze - Thanks!
charmedangel429 - No, Piper is not pregnant. What made you think that? Anyway, thanks!
Now, the terrific chapter 20...
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"Piper?"
Piper was still backing up, tears steadily streaming down her face. She back up all the way to the opposite wall, and then sunk to the floor, crying and shaking. Prue, Leo, and Andy ran over to her. "Honey, what's wrong?" Leo asked gently, pulling Piper a bit closer to himself. Piper just continued to stare in fright at the gym doors. The three looked at each other. They each knew that there was no way they would be able to get anything out of Piper at that moment. She was too scared. But of what, they did no know. But they wanted to find out. Leo nodded his head towards the gym door, indicating that the other two should go check it out. Prue mouthed 'Are you sure?' and glanced at Piper. Leo nodded, reassuring her that he would be okay by himself.
Prue and Andy got up slowly, and walked over towards the gym door. They were both anxious about what was beyond it, as it would have to be something big to make Piper react in that way. When they reached the doors, Andy pushed open one, and the two walked inside.
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The two looked at each other, and then looked in front of them. They gasped at the sight. There, in the exact same spot as a few months earlier, was the word PAYMENT in blood red. And, underneath it, in the same spot Piper had been, was another girls' body. To Prue, the scene looked exactly the same as it had when Piper was there, except for two differences. One, there was a note on the body. Two, there was something written in blood under PAYMENT, the letters about half the size.
Prue and Andy walked a little closer to the scene to see what was beneath. They gasped again, and both realized that this was probably what had freaked Piper out the most. FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, PIPER. That was what was written underneath it, making the sentence 'Payment for your thoughts, Piper.'
"Let's get out of here." Prue said, panicking, which was a rare occurrence. "Yeah." Andy said, and the two turned and ran out.
When they got back to the hall, Piper was still inconsolable. Leo was just holding her while she cried. He heard them run out, and looked up at them worriedly. They went over to talk to him.
"What is it?" he asked in a whisper, as to not disturb his girlfriend. "It's not good." Andy said grimly. "At all." Prue added, stealing a glance back at the gym. "Another death?" Leo asked. The older two both nodded. "Could you get Piper's cell out of her pocket? She takes it everywhere." Prue asked, motioning to Piper's right pocket. "Sure." Leo said, and fetched it from her pocket and gave it to them. Piper didn't even notice. "Thanks, Leo." Prue said, and dialed the now familiar number.
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Phoebe and Billy were waiting impatiently in front of the school. The Halliwell wagon was now officially fifteen minutes late. "Where are they?" Phoebe asked. Billy just shrugged.
Suddenly, the Halliwell station wagon speedily rounded the corner. It screeched to a halt directly in front of them. The younger two were just staring at the car, never really having seen it go that fast before. "Hey, guys, get in." Phoebe and Billy looked up, and were startled to find Andy in the driver's seat, and him the only person in the car.
"Where are the others?" Billy asked. Andy's fake smile turned to a grimace. "Well, there was a little.. incident down at the school. I was sent to pick up you guys and the youngest and go back to the school, where Prue, Piper, and Leo are." Andy informed. "What kind of incident?" Phoebe asked, her and Billy getting into the car. "A very not good one." Andy said. "Very not good? Does that mean the psycho dude?" Billy asked. "Yes. It's shaken up Piper quite a bit." Andy said, riding his own thought train. "What's shaken up Piper?" Phoebe asked, getting worried. "Was she attacked?" "No, it's just... well, you'll see when you get there." Andy said, and they drove off again.
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Phoebe and Paige ran quite a bit ahead of the three boys when they got to Baker High. They wanted to know what happened, and what Piper had to do with it.
When they arrived, they were startled by the sight. Piper was cuddled up into Leo, and he was reassuringly stroking her hair. She was slightly shaking, but wasn't crying. But, she had red eyes, evidence that she had been previously. Prue was talking to the police, casting worried glances over at Piper at what seemed to be the end of every sentence.
The police officer then seemed to stop his interview with Prue, and the two youngest Halliwells ran over to her. "What happened, Prue?" Phoebe asked. "Something very not good." Prue said. "Yes, we already know that. What happened, though?" Paige asked. Sensing that they would keep being persistent, Prue spilled the beans. "Well, there was another murder." she started. "Yeah, we knew that too. But, what happened?" Phoebe asked impatiently. "Well, the girl was murdered the same way that the Major Bastard tried to kill Piper, and her body display was set up the same way Piper's was." Paige gasped. She remembered the scene quite well. "Oh my God." she whispered. "Yeah, I know." Prue said. "But, the thing is, it was EXACTLY like Piper's was. Same part of the gym, same words, same body position, same bullet holes. But, there were two differences." "What, Prue?" both girls asked. "Well, there was a note, and there were some extra words in blood. Under PAYMENT, there was FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, PIPER."
"What?" Phoebe asked. "No wonder she's so freaked." Paige commented. "Yeah, that's why she's so freaked. And, the note was really creepy too." Prue added. "What did it say?" Paige asked. "Well, I don't remember exactly, but it rhymed. And, it said that the killer knew that Piper had figured it out. That her theory was still true, except he would now kill recent break-ups as well. The guy also gave himself a name. It's The Super Stalker." "Oh, creepy." Phoebe said. "Yeah, and that's not the worst part. There was a PS. It was 'Damn you, Halliwells. I'll get you snooty girls if it's the last thing I do. Especially my love, Prue.'"
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AN: Okay, I could come up with no way to end this chapter. And, I know it's short, but if I added on the idea for the next chapter onto this one, then it would be way to super long! The big battle part of the fic is coming up really soon, and there will be only one big battle in this fic. Sorry, but it would just fit. Oh, this is after a song by Michelle Branch! Please review!
Gryffindor620 - Yup, they can be kind of slow, but they figure things out faster than the police! Thanks!
Lost Darkness - Oh, don't worry, I like having sane readers, or as sane as the fic can get. I'm updating! Thanks!
andy20 - Well, sorry for the wait, but it was pretty short, you have to admit. Thanks!
C. C. McKenna - Yeah, she is the strongest, isn't she? The demons underestimate her a lot, and that is a really big mistake on their part. Thanks!
CharmedMilliE - Yup. You'll find out the answer soon!
AsherSmasher - Thanks!
winter blaze - Thanks!
charmedangel429 - No, Piper is not pregnant. What made you think that? Anyway, thanks!
Now, the terrific chapter 20...
T:T:T:T
"Piper?"
Piper was still backing up, tears steadily streaming down her face. She back up all the way to the opposite wall, and then sunk to the floor, crying and shaking. Prue, Leo, and Andy ran over to her. "Honey, what's wrong?" Leo asked gently, pulling Piper a bit closer to himself. Piper just continued to stare in fright at the gym doors. The three looked at each other. They each knew that there was no way they would be able to get anything out of Piper at that moment. She was too scared. But of what, they did no know. But they wanted to find out. Leo nodded his head towards the gym door, indicating that the other two should go check it out. Prue mouthed 'Are you sure?' and glanced at Piper. Leo nodded, reassuring her that he would be okay by himself.
Prue and Andy got up slowly, and walked over towards the gym door. They were both anxious about what was beyond it, as it would have to be something big to make Piper react in that way. When they reached the doors, Andy pushed open one, and the two walked inside.
T:T:T
The two looked at each other, and then looked in front of them. They gasped at the sight. There, in the exact same spot as a few months earlier, was the word PAYMENT in blood red. And, underneath it, in the same spot Piper had been, was another girls' body. To Prue, the scene looked exactly the same as it had when Piper was there, except for two differences. One, there was a note on the body. Two, there was something written in blood under PAYMENT, the letters about half the size.
Prue and Andy walked a little closer to the scene to see what was beneath. They gasped again, and both realized that this was probably what had freaked Piper out the most. FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, PIPER. That was what was written underneath it, making the sentence 'Payment for your thoughts, Piper.'
"Let's get out of here." Prue said, panicking, which was a rare occurrence. "Yeah." Andy said, and the two turned and ran out.
When they got back to the hall, Piper was still inconsolable. Leo was just holding her while she cried. He heard them run out, and looked up at them worriedly. They went over to talk to him.
"What is it?" he asked in a whisper, as to not disturb his girlfriend. "It's not good." Andy said grimly. "At all." Prue added, stealing a glance back at the gym. "Another death?" Leo asked. The older two both nodded. "Could you get Piper's cell out of her pocket? She takes it everywhere." Prue asked, motioning to Piper's right pocket. "Sure." Leo said, and fetched it from her pocket and gave it to them. Piper didn't even notice. "Thanks, Leo." Prue said, and dialed the now familiar number.
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Phoebe and Billy were waiting impatiently in front of the school. The Halliwell wagon was now officially fifteen minutes late. "Where are they?" Phoebe asked. Billy just shrugged.
Suddenly, the Halliwell station wagon speedily rounded the corner. It screeched to a halt directly in front of them. The younger two were just staring at the car, never really having seen it go that fast before. "Hey, guys, get in." Phoebe and Billy looked up, and were startled to find Andy in the driver's seat, and him the only person in the car.
"Where are the others?" Billy asked. Andy's fake smile turned to a grimace. "Well, there was a little.. incident down at the school. I was sent to pick up you guys and the youngest and go back to the school, where Prue, Piper, and Leo are." Andy informed. "What kind of incident?" Phoebe asked, her and Billy getting into the car. "A very not good one." Andy said. "Very not good? Does that mean the psycho dude?" Billy asked. "Yes. It's shaken up Piper quite a bit." Andy said, riding his own thought train. "What's shaken up Piper?" Phoebe asked, getting worried. "Was she attacked?" "No, it's just... well, you'll see when you get there." Andy said, and they drove off again.
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Phoebe and Paige ran quite a bit ahead of the three boys when they got to Baker High. They wanted to know what happened, and what Piper had to do with it.
When they arrived, they were startled by the sight. Piper was cuddled up into Leo, and he was reassuringly stroking her hair. She was slightly shaking, but wasn't crying. But, she had red eyes, evidence that she had been previously. Prue was talking to the police, casting worried glances over at Piper at what seemed to be the end of every sentence.
The police officer then seemed to stop his interview with Prue, and the two youngest Halliwells ran over to her. "What happened, Prue?" Phoebe asked. "Something very not good." Prue said. "Yes, we already know that. What happened, though?" Paige asked. Sensing that they would keep being persistent, Prue spilled the beans. "Well, there was another murder." she started. "Yeah, we knew that too. But, what happened?" Phoebe asked impatiently. "Well, the girl was murdered the same way that the Major Bastard tried to kill Piper, and her body display was set up the same way Piper's was." Paige gasped. She remembered the scene quite well. "Oh my God." she whispered. "Yeah, I know." Prue said. "But, the thing is, it was EXACTLY like Piper's was. Same part of the gym, same words, same body position, same bullet holes. But, there were two differences." "What, Prue?" both girls asked. "Well, there was a note, and there were some extra words in blood. Under PAYMENT, there was FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, PIPER."
"What?" Phoebe asked. "No wonder she's so freaked." Paige commented. "Yeah, that's why she's so freaked. And, the note was really creepy too." Prue added. "What did it say?" Paige asked. "Well, I don't remember exactly, but it rhymed. And, it said that the killer knew that Piper had figured it out. That her theory was still true, except he would now kill recent break-ups as well. The guy also gave himself a name. It's The Super Stalker." "Oh, creepy." Phoebe said. "Yeah, and that's not the worst part. There was a PS. It was 'Damn you, Halliwells. I'll get you snooty girls if it's the last thing I do. Especially my love, Prue.'"
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AN: Okay, I could come up with no way to end this chapter. And, I know it's short, but if I added on the idea for the next chapter onto this one, then it would be way to super long! The big battle part of the fic is coming up really soon, and there will be only one big battle in this fic. Sorry, but it would just fit. Oh, this is after a song by Michelle Branch! Please review!