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Stalker Sister's

SLEEPSTALKERS - II

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Part IV - Truth or Love Hurts

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"P3's packin' the people today, ain't it sis," Paige said to Piper. Piper was at the bar tidying up as Paige was on the other end drinking her drink.

"Things are looking good so far," Piper said as she picked up a couple of empty beer boxes.

"Where is your hubby?" Paige asked about Dan.

"Well my hubby to be said he'd come tonight," Piper said looking at her watch.

"Don't worry Sis the night is young, Dan will be here soon"

"I hope so. Listen I'm just gonna go to the back and throw these boxes out. I'll only be gone a while."

"Not a problem," Paige said then she turned to face the dancers on the dance floor.

Piper unlocked the door to the black ally. She looked around to see if any one was there. When the coast was clear she made herself to the big bin at the back throwing the boxes in.

"Hello Piper," a male said dressed in black in a long black over coat.

Piper turned around in shock, "What are you doing here!?!"

"I just wanna talk."

"Mr. Wyatt I have said what I've wanted to you three weeks ago at Quake. I thought I made myself clear," Piper said has she tried to hurry herself back to P3.

"You did, but I didn't," Leo said as he grabbed Piper's arm and pushed her against the wall.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!?!"

"Are you pregnant?" Leo said holding Piper in place against the wall.

"What! You pig!" Piper yelled hitting Leo on the chest trying to push him away.

"I just asked you a question. All I want is a yes or no. You own me at least that."

"I own you nothing!" Piper spat into Leo's face.

"God dammit women, are you pregnant?!" Leo said getting angry.

"No," Piper said in a softer tone noticing Leo's anger.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell at you," Leo said as he cupped Piper's cheek in his palm to show his gentle side. Thinking he had scared her. He never wanted or would want to hurt her.

The touch of Leo's skin on her cheek sent tingles throughout her body, "Please don't touch me," Piper plead softly looking up at Leo.

Leo moved his palm away from Piper and stepped back. "Piper I didn't mean for that to happen that night at my place," Leo carried on.

Piper looked at Leo who had a hint of hurt in his eyes. He really meant what he said. "Why did you invite me to your place then?" Piper asked confused. If he wasn't after sex then what did he want? Piper thought.

Leo didn't say anything. He thought for a while and then looked at Piper, "Why did you come?" He asked.

"Wyatt!" then a female voice yelled behind Leo. Leo turned around not knowing the female, then she shot a fire ball out of her palm hitting Leo on the upper left arm. Leo yelled in pain falling to the ground holding his biceps.

"Mr. Wyatt!" Piper yelled running to his side. Piper looked up at the female to blow her up but she shimmered out before Piper could.

"Who's was that?" Leo asked breathlessly.

"Just someone," Piper said as she kneed next to Leo placing his head on her lap. She looked at the blood pouring down Leo's coat. "You need a doctor."

"Forget it. How we gonna explain about the fire ball I got hit with." Leo said running out of breath.

"I'll think of something."

"Don't worry about me Piper. Just give me a bunch of tissues and I'll be fine," Leo said in pain.

Piper saw he was in pain. Sweat was dipping from his forehead. He was going to pass out soon. "Leo I need you to get up," Piper said as she got up and grabbed his other arm.

"It hurts," Leo said getting up with the help of Piper.

"I know, but I'm gonna take you to my office where you can rest and then I'll call my sisters," Piper said as she had her arm around Leo's waist holding him as they walked back into P3.

"NO!" Leo slammed. "I don't want anyone invovled."

"O.K. I won't call anyone but I'll take you into my office where you can rest."

"I'll go home," Leo's weak voice said at the door way of Piper's office.

A worried look came over Piper's face as she helped Leo lay onto the couch. Piper kneed down next to Leo feeling his forehead. It was warm and the signs for a fever were setting in. "Leo you really need a doctor," Piper said.

"You called me Leo," Leo said turning his head to Piper as his eye lids threaten to close. Leo saw Piper's beautiful big brown eyes look at him with concern. "Do you have any idea what y' do to me?" Leo asked.

"Shh" Piper said as she brushed his lips with her fingers.

Leo grabbed Piper's hand holding it in his. "Promise no doctors. No sisters. No body,"

"I promise, but you have to promise not to die on me," Piper said brushing the hair off Leo's forehead.

Leo ignored the promise. He knew he was mostly likely going to die, but some how it didn't bother him. After so many years he had nothing to live for. "If I had meet you before Dan would you have married me?" Leo asked.

At a time like this why was he asking a question like that. Piper thought. She looked at Leo as his eyes closed. Before she could answer him he had passed out. "If only we did," Piper said to his unconsciouses body.

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Couple of days had passed by. Piper spent nearly every hour at P3 looking after Leo. She made some excuse about the club getting busy and her having to work longer. She would rush home for a couple of hours for the day so her sisters didn't think something was up. While at home she gathered herbs and other things to make remedies Grams had taught her to heal the human body. Meal times were a bit tricky for Piper. She made beef soup every day for Leo, the trick bit was feeding him. She had to feed him mouth to mouth and hold his tongue down which was a bit of a job for her.

It was day three, Leo was still alive and breathing but he hadn't woken up yet. It was a surprise to Piper's she manged to keep him alive this long. All those years of learning Grams secrets in the kitchen didn't go to waste and Piper was so grateful for that.

It was after five in the afternoon. Piper was heading to the bar from the back room tired. She was grabbing a bottle of spring water when Dan walked in. He noticed Piper's hair in a mess and she was wearing the jeans and white shirt she had on the day before. Piper was getting a couple of pills from the top self of the bar when she turned around to notice Dan heading her way.

"Dan!" Piper said surprised.

"What happened to you?" Dan said looking at Piper's state.

Piper placed her pills and water on the bench and straighted her hair with her hands, "What are you doing here?" Piper asked.

"You've been working so hard I thought you might want a night off."

"No! What I mean is I can't," Piper said instantly.

"O.K." Dan said caught a bit off guard by Piper's reaction.

"Sorry Dan it's just I'm so busy with work," Piper said picking up her pills and water and then taking then.

"Not even five minutes of nookie in your office with me?"

"Dan you know it takes you longer than five minutes to get the job done."

"But I'll promise to get the job done," Dan winked at Piper.

Some how that wink was more of a turn off then a turn on for Piper. Truth was she wasn't in the mood for anything. All she wanted was Leo to wake up. She was more worried about him then she ever had been about Dan in her life. Not that Dan was ever near death for her to worry as much.

"Dan I'm sorry. it's just I'm so busy and have important things on my mind." Piper noticed Dan's hurt expression from her comment. She just realized she said more important things. Was Leo more important than Dan? She thought. No, Dan wanted sex in her office. Leo was in her office dying. Dan was never one to come up with romantic places to make love. Then she started wondering what kinda places Leo liked to make love. 'I bet he's the romantic kind,' Piper thought then she remember Dan was still there. "Oh sorry honey... I wasn't saying you weren't important or anything, because you are," Piper said to reword her last statement.

"It's good to know I'm still important in you life," Dan said.

"I'm sorry maybe some other time."

"I'll keep you to your promised. Maybe next week sometime."

"Next week?" Piper asked feeling like Dan was scheduling her into his month.

"Yeah I have to work late this week. Did you know my boss is gone missing."

"He is?" Piper said trying to act like normal, but she was all together avoiding Dan when he brought up the subject of his boss.

"Mr. Wyatt's brother as taken over his business but we are behind in projects. Goes to show how much Mr. Wyatt puts into his work just to keep his companies going.

"Companies. He's seems to own a lot."

"He does. But he's also worked hard to get where he is today. His girlfriend said he said he was coming here on Friday night. That was the last of him she heard. Hey did he come here that night?"

"NO! I mean if he did I would have noticed and told you straight away," Piper lied.

"Have the police come to questioned you yet?"

"Not that I know of," Piper told Dan.

"O.K."

"Hey Dan listen since you're going to be busy and I am right now you better leave," Piper said in a rush to get rid of Dan.

Dan getting her hint she was busy got up to leave. "I'll leave you to it. I'll see you when I see you Tootsie," Dan said kissing Piper on the cheek and then finally left.

Piper waited for Dan to leave the building. As soon as the door shut behind him she ran to the back to her office. She opened the door to see no body on the couch. 'Where is he gone!' Piper started to panic.

"Ar!" She heard Leo's voice behind her. Piper turned around to she Leo shirtless, in only his black pants sitting on her desk.

She shut the door and walked over to Leo, "Are you O.K?" Piper asked as she stood in front of him.

"I think I'll live," Leo said with a little pain. Then he noticed it was Piper Halliwell standing in front of him. "Piper? What you doin' here?" He asked. Then he looked around him, "Where am I? How did I get here? And what happened to me?" Leo asked looking at the bandages on his upper left arm.

"You're in my office, in P3," Piper started.

"We were in the ally... That lady... Sh... She did this to me?" Leo asked looking at the bandage.

"Yes she did Leo."

'Leo' Piper just called him 'Leo' Leo thought. What happened between then and now that made Piper called him Leo. Looking at the bandage on his arm and half naked in Piper's office, "You saved me from dyin'," Leo said.

"It was nothing," Piper said finally able to smile about something in the past four day.

"You saved my life. I could have died," Leo told Piper.

"Leo you're still weak," Piper said has she placed her hands on Leo forehead to feel his fever was gone with Leo noticing this. "Well at least you fever is gone but you still need to rest for a while.

Leo looked at the Charmed One in front of him. He got off the desk and walked to wards the black leather couch, "Where's Dan?" Leo asked taken a seat.

"He's at home is my guess," Piper turned around and told Leo.

Leo titled his head back and let out a little laugh. "Does Dan realize how lucky he is?" Leo asked looking up at the ceiling.

"Leo you need to rest," Piper said trying to get out of the current conversation.

"You saved my life? Why?"

"I would have done it for anybody," Piper said.

Leo brought his head forward and looked at Piper. Piper noticed the tired look in his face. "Leo you need to rest," Piper told him as she grabbed the blanket at the end of the couch. Leo lay down listening to Piper as she cover him with the blanket.

"I need to go home for a while. I'll be back before eight with your dinner," Piper said then she grabbed her keys off her desk.

"Piper you don't have to do this," Leo spoke out as Piper reached the handle on the door.

"Just get some rest and I'll be back soon," Piper said and then she opened the door and left. Leo closed his eyes and rested.

It's 1885, Leo saw himself dressed as a bandit in cowboy boots, riding a dark brown Stallion in the hot hot summer's sun. "Home is all I've been thinkin' about for the last three days," He said to his friend on the white mare next to him.

The African American man looked at his friend next to him, "You have a wife and children to go home to, I don't Wyatt."

"In time my friend, in time," Wyatt laughed.

They reached town and pulled up in front of a off white country house in front of a farm. The windows well all open and the lace certains blew inside. "Daddy! Daddy!" A girl at the age of two called as she ran up the path in a white and yellow dress with two pig tails of her dark brown hair on each side with a rag doll.

"Hey Princess," Wyatt said has he got off his horse and scooped his daughter into his arms kissing her.

The little girl look at her father's friend, "Uncle Morris," she said in her two year old voice.

"Hello beautiful," Morris winked at the little girl. "Well I'll be off home now Wyatt."

"Why don't you stay for dinner?"

"Well I would but I'll just head to the Guild Cage Saloon and see if that Shelia number is playin' tonight," Morris said with a grin and took off.

Wyatt laughed to himself at headed to wards the three story country house with his daughter. He open the screen door and walked into the parlor. He turned into the living room to see his four year old son set his toy train tracks. Wyatt owned the rail roads and one day when he was grey and old his son would. "Hey big guy," Wyatt greeted his son.

"Daddy!" The four year old son said as his face lit up like a Christmas tree. He ran and hugged his father's leg.

Wyatt kneed down and placed his daughter on the ground and kissed his son's forehead. He stood up looking around the living room, "Just where is my hummingbird?" The bandit said looking for his wife.

"I'm here," a female voice said behind the bandit wrapping her arms around his waist as her long dark hair blew in the wind.

"My hummingbird," Wyatt whispered closing his eyes taking in her scent of roses... "Leo!"

"Leo?" Piper said again to find Leo talking in his sleep.

Leo shot up from his sleep, "Hummingbird..." Leo said.

Piper looked at Leo with a questioning look as she walked over to her desk and place two plates of food covered in foil paper. "Your hummingbird? You mean your girlfriend?" Piper asked remembering the old west. Jesse DuFrayne called Abigail his hummingbird and she ran away with him one day before she married David back in the 1879 in the west, Piper thought.

"No, sorry I was dreamin'."

"About you girlfriend?" Piper asked, she could help but feel a little jealous.

"No- My girlfriend? I don't have one."

"Well Dan seem to think you did."

"Dan? Why would he think that?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know and you're going to marry him," Leo teased.

"I made us dinner," Piper said with her back turned to Leo. She took the foil paper off the plates. She picked one up and handed it to Leo. "Sorry fried steak, mashed potatoes and steamed long beans, was the fastest thing I could make with what I had."

"It's all right," Leo said sitting up taking the plate and the knife and fork Piper's handed him with a bottle of water.

Piper walked over to her desk grabbing her knife and fork. "Your brother has the police out looking for you."

"Who Cole?" Leo asked surprised.

"Well you have been missing for the last three days Leo."

"We just don't like the police involve in our business that's all."

By now Piper was confused. She knew Leo wasn't telling her everything. He was just telling her just enough, what he thought she needed to know. But Piper wanted to know more. "Leo is there something you're not telling me?" Piper asked.

Leo swallowed the piece of steak he had in his mouth, "What do you want to know?"

"Who are you?"

"Leo Wyatt. Your partner's boss."

"I don't mean that."

"Than what?"

"Why is it you did want to see any doctors. Or my sisters for that matter when that lady hurt you?"

Leo swallowed the water he had in his mouth. He moved the bottle from his lips slowly. He had to be careful with his words. He didn't want this Charmed One knowing his secret. "I didn't care if I lived or died," Leo said truthfully.

"You mean you don't care if you live?" Piper asked surprised.

"I have nothing to live for."

"What do you mean? Your successful, you have security and a lot of money."

"I don't care about money or martial things. What good is life if you have no one to share it with. I may have everything money can buy but I don't have the things money can't, happiness and love."

"You'll find someone. She'll be lucky to have you."

"How do you know Piper? You don't even know me."

He was right Piper didn't know him. It was like she was programed to say that. She knew he was the some what promiscuous but could also be gentle. What was it about this Leo Wyatt. He could have her angry in a flat second and the next she was doing everything she could to save his life.

"I'm feelin' a lot better. Maybe it time I went home and saw my family."

"Family," Piper repeated. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't even think about calling them. I was so worried you might not wake up and..."

"It's all right. I guess you were side tracked with tryin' to save my life and all. I'd like to pay you for your troubles."

"No it's all right Leo."

"You saved my life Piper. My life worth somethin' you seem to think."

"Your life is worth more that a dollar value Mr. Wyatt."

There she was with the Mr. Wyatt again leo thought. "Could you please call me a cab?" Leo asked.

"I'll take you home," Piper offered.

"No, I don't want to bother you Piper."

"It's no bother," Piper told Leo. Some how deep down inside Piper didn't want Leo to leave.

"No, I'll just catch the cab Piper," Leo told her. Piper gave up getting the hint.

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It was after midnight, Piper was at home in the attic looking through the book of shadows. If anything she wanted the demon dead who had hurt Leo Wyatt. Leo Wyatt for some reason he was all that was on her mind. There was something about Leo she couldn't put her finger on. After thinking about what all had happened in the last three days, Piper couldn't help but wonder why Leo never asked how the female could produce fire ball out of thin air and shot them from the palm of her hands? The why was it he never wanted to see a doctor? Why did he say they never got the police involved in their business? Flipping through the book of shadows fast something caught Piper's eye.

"Sleepstalker?" Piper said looking at the entry in the book of shadows. "No... He can't be. No it just can't be like this," Piper said with her hands trembling. "Why?" Piper cried to herself. Now everything seem to fit in perfectly. Leo Wyatt was hiding something from Piper. He was hiding the fact that he was a demon.

Piper grabbed the book of shadows taking it with her do to the kitchen. She placed on the table in the middle of the kitchen reading the potion mix. After a few seconds she said to herself, "I need billings root and ten grams of belladonna," as she walked to the cupboard to get her ingredients. She got a pot out and turn the gas on to make her potion. She put the belladonna into the steaming pot. "I hope you understand why I have to do this Leo," Piper said trying to fight back the tears.

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Thanks to the people who reviewed, bless you and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

As some of you might have noticed and if you haven't it don't really matter. I've tried give Leo that country ting in his speech. So think of Leo with a bit of country with the lazy Southern charm.

Next chapter the wedding is coming closer! Arr! for Dan because Prue & Paige are gonna make him wash his hair for the wedding. And also the third brother will be revealed. I'm sure you can guess who he is. A little hint they aren't brothers by blood they are brother by what brings then together.