Running From Your Past

This story line is a teen/adult one since I'll be going back and forth from Piper's present, to her past, where at 16, Piper leaves the life she knew. Only to be thinking back on it 6 years later as events and people from her past, start appearing in her life now.

AN: I don't own any of the characters, expect the ones I add in. Which are Jeff, Scott and Jen. I might add in others if I need too. Prue never died, since Piper was never there to complete the Power of Three. Prue and Phoebe did get their powers, but they were just the Power of two. Leo is their white-lighter, but he knew the girls when they were teenagers, because he was one too and did age as the two sisters did. (It will get explained in later chapters so don't worry). Andy also never died, since as I said before, no PO3 (power of 3). Piper doesn't have her powers and she doesn't know about any of her magic side, since the girls had to be together to become the PO3. Ok, keep in mind, from now on if I put Piper for Jen, its cause that's how she knows her mom, even though she won't say Piper. For everyone else, its Taylor and I will write Taylor not Piper. If it gets confusing, I'll just say Taylor, but write Piper. Also some might be from Piper's point of view or someone else's or its going to be the normal way.


Leo's Point of View. ok. note. the second italics is much like the other chapter, but added, or changed words. since its from Leo's point of view this time so i have to keep the same conversation he and piper had. and also srry that its all bunched together, i donno how to do spaces between lines on here.

The day I knew I had to start my new job as the boss at Sacramento's Finest, I didn't expect my day to be so exciting, I more expected it to be restless. I had heard a lot about each one of the workers, and had their information of what they did. The top chef Taylor Parker, was one person I was looking forward to meeting, since I had only heard wonderful comments from her past boss about her outstanding job in preparing the customers dishes. The only thing I didn't expect from her was that she looked a lot like my old girl friend/ love of my life, Piper Halliwell.

Flash back to Leo as a teen with Prue, Phoebe, Andy and Grams.

I had looked for her all day in school, but she never showed up. I looked her for sisters, but I heard they didn't come to school today. I started to worry that something might have happened, so when I got out of school, I drove straight to the manor to find out. I parked my car in front of the house, and noticed Piper's jeep wasn't in the driveway. I got out of truck as quickly as I could and ran up the steps, and found the door open, so I went in. "Piper? Prue? Phoebe?" I called when I stepped in and closed the door behide me. "In the livingroom Leo." I heard Grams say, and I quickly made my way to the room. When I entered both Prue and Phoebe were sitting on the couch crying, Andy was also there, but sitting on the other couch. "What's going on? Where's Piper?" I asked them, and I knew my voice showed fear. "She's gone Leo. Her stuff in her room is gone, and she isn't here." Prue told me in a shaky voice. "What do you mean gone? Where could she have gone?" I asked her, not wanting to believe that my girl friend actually left without even telling me. "We don't know, she didn't even leave a note or anything. She must have left at night, cause this morning she wasn't in her room." Phoebe informed me. I left the room as fast as I could, running up the stairs and down the hall to her room, hoping that it had all been a joke, and she was just sitting on her bed waiting for me to figure it all out. I opened her bedroom door and closed my eyes as I let the door swing open, I waited a second before opening my eyes and I felt my heart being ripped apart. She wasn't there, it hadn't been a joke, it really had happened, and she was indeed gone. I felt myself fall to my knees, and bring my hands to my head. "Why did this have to happen? Why did she have to leave me?" I kept repeating over and over, even as I felt someone put their arms around me. "It's ok Leo, let it out." I heard Prue say as she just held me.

I don't remember what I did after that day, the day was such a blur, even the weeks after. I had closed myself up from everyone expect Prue, Phoebe and Andy. I didn't even talk to other girls, since they weren't Piper, and no one could or would match up to her. 6 months after Piper was still missing, Prue had told me to move on, since she hated to see the way I was acting. I listened, but it happened very slowly. I started to talk to the girls in my school, and even went on a couple of dates, but always in the back of my mind I didn't forget Piper. When I had gotten to Sacramento's Finest, I introduced myself, and met with some of the key workers, Taylor had been in earlier and had left to pick up her daughter, so I had to wait till she got back to introduce myself.

I had been sitting in my office, going over some paper work, when Jeff knocked on my door. "Mr. Wyatt sir. Taylor Parker just arrived back in. Thought you would like to know." He told me. "Thank you Jeff." I said to him as I stood up from my chair, and made my way around my desk. I headed out of my office and into the hall of the restaurant and over to where Jeff pointed Taylor was. I walked over there, and stopped a couple of feet back. She was kneeling down and talking to a little girl, which I guessed was her daughter. After I couple of seconds I made my way over and stood behide her about to say something when she stood up and almost walked into me. When I saw her face, I was instantly reminded of Piper, but pushed it aside after only a seconds thought of it. "Taylor Parker?" I asked her with a sweet smile. "Yes, that's me. I'm sorry I'm late, but I had to pick up my daughter from school, since my babysitting canceled on me last minute and I had no where else to bring her and." she said starting to explain herself, but I stopped her. "Please, stop explaining, it's alright. Your old boss told me that you sometimes have to bring your daughter to work with you. He also told me that it won't affect your actually working, and I'm hoping he's right." I told her. "And it won't" she said to me with a nod. "Good. Well, as I told everyone else, I'm your new boss." I said to her, holding out my hand, which she took after a second. "My name is Leo, Leo Wyatt." I added as I was still shaking her hand. That's when she suddenly dropped my hand, she looked very shocked and very surprised. "Hey mommy, isn't he." I heard her daughter start to say but Taylor cut her off very quickly. "He is my boss sweetie." She quickly smiled at me, and I couldn't help but look at her a little strangely. "Nice to meet you Mr. Wyatt, but I should really be getting back to work." she said to me right after. I nodded and walked away, still wondering why she cut her daughter off so quickly. I went to the other side of the room, and watched Taylor say something to her daughter, who nodded, than she went through the back doors into the kitchen. Near the end of the night, I saw Taylor's daughter sitting at the table looking very bored, so I went over and took a seat across from her. "Hey there. You remember me?" I asked her and saw her nod. "Your Mr. Wyatt, mommy's new boss and I'm Jen." She told me, and I smiled. "Hi Jen. And that's right. You have a very good memory. So I heard you got picked up from school, what grade are you in?" I asked her, hoping that I was making her comfortable with talking with me. "I'm in 1st grade." She said smiling, I could tell she was very proud and happy about it. "Is that so? So what do you do in 1st grade?" "We make pictures, and read stories, and play on the playground. Today we went outside and everyone played hide and seek. It was hard cause everyone had good places to hide." Jen told me once again smiling. "Hey, what you two talking about?" I heard Taylor ask from behide me. "Jen was just telling me about her day in school." I said to her, flashing one of my smiles. "That's great. Thanks for keeping her company." She said to me as I stood up from the chair, and stood beside her. "Its no problem at all Taylor, she is a great kid." I said, than started to think back to Piper as I looked at her, which must have freaked her out, cause she was looking back at me a little weirdly. "Something wrong?" I heard her ask me. "No, you just remind me of someone I used to know a couple of years back. An old girl friend to be exact, she looked a lot like you." I said, than laughed, rubbing the back of my head. "Sorry, don't mean to freak you out or anything." "No, its alright. Not freaked out at all." She told me. "Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow morning than. Have a good night you two." I said to her daughter and herself as I made my way to my office. "Bye." I heard her say after a moment passed. I walked into my office and shut the door and leaned back against it. I closed my eyes, and quickly orbed to my apartment, and went straight to my room and into my closet. I found a box, and pulled it out quickly and opened the box, and started to look for a picture. Once I had found it I starred at it, I was indeed right. Taylor looked exactly like Piper, but it couldn't be Piper since the last time I knew, Piper wasn't pregnant. "This is too weird." I said as I picked up my phone and dialed in Prue's house number and waited for someone to answer. After 4 rings, Andy picked up. "Hello?" he said into the phone. "Good, just the guy I need. I need a favor of you." I stated simply.

After talking with Andy for an hour, he had promised to do a background check on Taylor Parker, and than one for Piper. To help me know if there might be a connection, and if Taylor was indeed Piper. After I got off the phone, I put the photo back in the box and the box back in my closet and went to lay down on my bed. It had been a freaky day and I knew that from this day forward, it was only going to get freakier.