A/n: This chapter deals with rape. If you do not like reading about the
topic then please do not read this chapter.
Piper helped Cole into the apartment. She had his arm slung over her shoulder. She laid him down on the sofa with his head on her lap. "Why are you still here?" Cole asked groggily.
Piper was taken back by this. "Don't you want me here?" She asked.
"No! I didn't mean that. I want you here. I just meant that I didn't think you wouldn't want to be anywhere near me since I turned into him again." He said. He hated when he became Balthazar. He didn't have any control and he was afraid he might hurt Piper.
She ran her fingers absently through his hair. "Listen to me, I knew you as Balthazar before. I know that you can handle him being inside of you. I also know that you don't let him overtake you." She told him. "I believe in you, Cole."
"You won't vanquish me, will you?" He asked fearfully. He sounded like a scared little boy.
She was shocked that he would even ask that. She gave him a kiss on the forehead. "I would never do that. I don't want you to ever worry about that."
He breathed a sigh of relief. Piper continued to stroke his hair until he fell asleep. He didn't realize that becoming Balthazar again would make him so tired.
She carefully lifted his head up and stood up. She placed a pillow under his head and then called the manor.
She was tapping her fingers off the counter-top while she was waiting for someone at the manor to answer the phone.
"Hey...this is the Halliwell's. No one can talk right now. Leave one at the beep and we'll get back to you later." She heard the answering message that Phoebe had recorded. She hung up the phone then grabbed a pen and paper. She quickly jotted down a note to Cole.
Meanwhile, Downtown at a Motel
Leo was laying face up on the bed. He let out a big sigh. He had been thinking of ways to get Piper back. He hadn't felt her, kissed her, touched her, or made love to her in months. His body was aching for her. Then it hit him, if he couldn't get Piper to choose to be with him then he would force her.
Back at the penthouse
Piper grabbed her purse that was lying on the floor and left the penthouse. She was outside her car when she found the car was locked. As she was digging through her purse to find her keys, she felt someone grab her from behind. She started to scream when the person covered up her mouth with a cloth. She started to choke because the cloth was covered with chlorophyll. Piper soon passed out.
The person who grabbed Piper had been wearing a black ski-cap. The person took it off to reveal Leo! He smirked to himself seeing Piper passed out on the sidewalk. He took a quick glance around and orbed them to the motel he was staying at. He threw her onto the bed.
He made sure she wasn't going to wake-up. He quickly ripped off her clothes. He smiled when he saw her naked body. He unzipped his pants and crawled on top of Piper. Leo kissed her all over her body before he entered her.
2 HOURS LATER
At the penthouse
Cole woke up and looked around the apartment. He didn't see any sign of Piper anywhere. He stood up and walked around, trying to find her. He saw on the counter a note from Piper. It read:
My Dear Cole,
You fell asleep so I thought that I would let you sleep in peace. I didn't want to disturb you, you looked so cute and peacefully. I needed to go home anyway. I have to go to P3 and I don't want to worry my sisters. I am sure they are already worried to death about me. Please come to P3 tonight! I know I will miss you by then and I will want to see you. I'll talk to you later babe.
Love ya lots,
Piper
He smiled when he read the note. At least he knew that Piper wasn't in trouble or hurt. He went back to the bathroom and took a shower even though it was the middle of the afternoon. He kept thinking about Piper. 'God, I love her so much. I can't believe I fell for her in only a few weeks.' He thought.
At the motel
Leo finished having sex with Piper. He was surprised that she didn't wake up at all. He laid down on the bed and wrapped his arms around her. He snuggled against her body.
Piper stirred. She opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She felt different. She felt weird and just plain strange all over. She looked beside her and saw Leo staring her. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. She looked down at her and saw she was naked. The realization of what happened hit her like a ton of bricks.
She pulled away from and jumped from the bed. "What the hell?" She demanded from him.
"Piper, I wanted you so bad. I need you." He pleaded with her.
"So you forced me to have sex with you?! How could you do this?" She cried. Tears were pouring down her face.
"Piper, you don't understand...." He started.
"No! I don't understand! I thought you had some courtesy left inside of you, but I was wrong!" She yelled. She was still sobbing. He tried to move toward her but she froze him.
"Cole! Cole!" She called. A few moments later Cole shimmered into the motel. He saw Piper cowered in a corner, tears running down her face and her body was shaking violently.
"Piper baby? What happened?" He asked running over to her. He pulled her into his arms and stoked her back, trying to calm her down.
She remained silent. She did manage to mutter out Leo's name though. He turned around and saw a very naked Leo frozen near the bed. Cole clenched his fists together and stood up. His anger was boiling up inside of him. Piper grabbed his hand to stop him from advancing on Leo.
"Please! Don't do anything! I need to deal with him on my own." She begged.
He stopped and turned back to Piper. "You don't have to deal with this alone. I'm here." He said gently. He took of his jacket and put it on Piper who was still naked. "I'll always be here." He added. She gave a slight smile.
"I don't want to drag you into my mess. I don't want anything to happen to you. This is my mess." She said, more tears were threatening to fall. Cole brought his hand up to her face and gently wiped away her tears.
"Do you want to leave?" He asked. She nodded.
"My car...I need to drive it home." She said. He shimmered them to her car while carrying Piper. He placed her in the passenger's seat and drove them to the manor. Piper cried the whole way home. Cole's heart was breaking for her. She was in pain and there was nothing he could do for her.
He parked outside the manor. He glanced toward the manor. He opened the door and stepped out. He went around to the other side of the car and picked up Piper. 'Wow, she is so much lighter than Phoebe.' He thought to himself.
He carried her out of the car, his jacket still covering her. He carried her into the manor.
Piper helped Cole into the apartment. She had his arm slung over her shoulder. She laid him down on the sofa with his head on her lap. "Why are you still here?" Cole asked groggily.
Piper was taken back by this. "Don't you want me here?" She asked.
"No! I didn't mean that. I want you here. I just meant that I didn't think you wouldn't want to be anywhere near me since I turned into him again." He said. He hated when he became Balthazar. He didn't have any control and he was afraid he might hurt Piper.
She ran her fingers absently through his hair. "Listen to me, I knew you as Balthazar before. I know that you can handle him being inside of you. I also know that you don't let him overtake you." She told him. "I believe in you, Cole."
"You won't vanquish me, will you?" He asked fearfully. He sounded like a scared little boy.
She was shocked that he would even ask that. She gave him a kiss on the forehead. "I would never do that. I don't want you to ever worry about that."
He breathed a sigh of relief. Piper continued to stroke his hair until he fell asleep. He didn't realize that becoming Balthazar again would make him so tired.
She carefully lifted his head up and stood up. She placed a pillow under his head and then called the manor.
She was tapping her fingers off the counter-top while she was waiting for someone at the manor to answer the phone.
"Hey...this is the Halliwell's. No one can talk right now. Leave one at the beep and we'll get back to you later." She heard the answering message that Phoebe had recorded. She hung up the phone then grabbed a pen and paper. She quickly jotted down a note to Cole.
Meanwhile, Downtown at a Motel
Leo was laying face up on the bed. He let out a big sigh. He had been thinking of ways to get Piper back. He hadn't felt her, kissed her, touched her, or made love to her in months. His body was aching for her. Then it hit him, if he couldn't get Piper to choose to be with him then he would force her.
Back at the penthouse
Piper grabbed her purse that was lying on the floor and left the penthouse. She was outside her car when she found the car was locked. As she was digging through her purse to find her keys, she felt someone grab her from behind. She started to scream when the person covered up her mouth with a cloth. She started to choke because the cloth was covered with chlorophyll. Piper soon passed out.
The person who grabbed Piper had been wearing a black ski-cap. The person took it off to reveal Leo! He smirked to himself seeing Piper passed out on the sidewalk. He took a quick glance around and orbed them to the motel he was staying at. He threw her onto the bed.
He made sure she wasn't going to wake-up. He quickly ripped off her clothes. He smiled when he saw her naked body. He unzipped his pants and crawled on top of Piper. Leo kissed her all over her body before he entered her.
2 HOURS LATER
At the penthouse
Cole woke up and looked around the apartment. He didn't see any sign of Piper anywhere. He stood up and walked around, trying to find her. He saw on the counter a note from Piper. It read:
My Dear Cole,
You fell asleep so I thought that I would let you sleep in peace. I didn't want to disturb you, you looked so cute and peacefully. I needed to go home anyway. I have to go to P3 and I don't want to worry my sisters. I am sure they are already worried to death about me. Please come to P3 tonight! I know I will miss you by then and I will want to see you. I'll talk to you later babe.
Love ya lots,
Piper
He smiled when he read the note. At least he knew that Piper wasn't in trouble or hurt. He went back to the bathroom and took a shower even though it was the middle of the afternoon. He kept thinking about Piper. 'God, I love her so much. I can't believe I fell for her in only a few weeks.' He thought.
At the motel
Leo finished having sex with Piper. He was surprised that she didn't wake up at all. He laid down on the bed and wrapped his arms around her. He snuggled against her body.
Piper stirred. She opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She felt different. She felt weird and just plain strange all over. She looked beside her and saw Leo staring her. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. She looked down at her and saw she was naked. The realization of what happened hit her like a ton of bricks.
She pulled away from and jumped from the bed. "What the hell?" She demanded from him.
"Piper, I wanted you so bad. I need you." He pleaded with her.
"So you forced me to have sex with you?! How could you do this?" She cried. Tears were pouring down her face.
"Piper, you don't understand...." He started.
"No! I don't understand! I thought you had some courtesy left inside of you, but I was wrong!" She yelled. She was still sobbing. He tried to move toward her but she froze him.
"Cole! Cole!" She called. A few moments later Cole shimmered into the motel. He saw Piper cowered in a corner, tears running down her face and her body was shaking violently.
"Piper baby? What happened?" He asked running over to her. He pulled her into his arms and stoked her back, trying to calm her down.
She remained silent. She did manage to mutter out Leo's name though. He turned around and saw a very naked Leo frozen near the bed. Cole clenched his fists together and stood up. His anger was boiling up inside of him. Piper grabbed his hand to stop him from advancing on Leo.
"Please! Don't do anything! I need to deal with him on my own." She begged.
He stopped and turned back to Piper. "You don't have to deal with this alone. I'm here." He said gently. He took of his jacket and put it on Piper who was still naked. "I'll always be here." He added. She gave a slight smile.
"I don't want to drag you into my mess. I don't want anything to happen to you. This is my mess." She said, more tears were threatening to fall. Cole brought his hand up to her face and gently wiped away her tears.
"Do you want to leave?" He asked. She nodded.
"My car...I need to drive it home." She said. He shimmered them to her car while carrying Piper. He placed her in the passenger's seat and drove them to the manor. Piper cried the whole way home. Cole's heart was breaking for her. She was in pain and there was nothing he could do for her.
He parked outside the manor. He glanced toward the manor. He opened the door and stepped out. He went around to the other side of the car and picked up Piper. 'Wow, she is so much lighter than Phoebe.' He thought to himself.
He carried her out of the car, his jacket still covering her. He carried her into the manor.