Chapter 5: The Kiss

Disclaimer: Me? Own charmed? Is my name Kern? Didn't think so..... (Thank god) ok in English.... I don't own charmed.

A/N: Hehe.... Yay I'm on chapter 5 already if you're sitting there screaming WE NEED MORE FLUFF, then hopefully this is the chapter for you. Well I'll do my best but I'm still relatively new to writing so I'm not making any promises!

Thanks sooo much to all my reviewers!

MollyBall- lol glad you thought it was..... wickedness... lol I'mies updatingies nowies. Pleaseies don'ties dieies!

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Banana-YAY i got a wow factor :D i am writing more.. yes the kiss of death... didn't mean anything though really.

Alice- I'm happy you're liking the story so far, thanks for reading.

Piperleo4eva-LOL yes i was I'm a little teapoting you but who you calling young lady? I'm older than you! They didn't kiss 'cause i was saving it for this chapter. points up to title of chapter see? and yes fluff is here. it's chessy fluff but fluff all the same. im pleased you thought the chapter was great. How did your Leo fishing go? (sorry I'm imagining Leo on a fishing rod and i can't stop laughing!!!)

Charmboy4-The fluff is here. I didn't really like the line either but i was just trying to get across that he was nervous as he likes Piper so much but apparently no one got that but oh well.

Leo/Piper4ever- I am updating now! soon enough? I am fulfiling your ficcy needs!

xjelliepotatoex- Yup stoopid sisters I wanted something Piper could kind of say 'HA' to and prove them wrong. Again, saving the 'real' kiss for now.

Claire Bear- Yes i have writer's block... not nice... Lol thank you, YAY finally someone got it.. He Didn't mean anything by it he does love Piper whats with the stars? I'm posting more.. but by the time i do you'll be out again.

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The next day Piper crawled out of bed around 11 o'clock to the sounds of a ringing phone.

"Good morning sleepy head" Grams said as Piper made her way down the stairs still in her nightclothes.

"Mornin" she replied groggily

Phoebe came bouncing up behind them.

"PIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPER, it's for yooooooooouuuuuuuuu" she shouted even though she was only inches away from Piper.

"How the hell do you have so much energy this early?" she asked Phoebe still full of life.

"YOU'RE the only lazy one around here missy!" she retorted

"I am not lazy, it's Saturday, and I'm jetlagged!" Piper cleared up

"Well, whatever name you decide to give it, it wont make your caller wait any longer while you decide if you're awake or not" she said running into the kitchen.

Piper picked up the phone and tried her best not to sound too tired.

"Hey. I didn't wake you did I?" came the voice on the other line.

"No, of course not" she lied.

"Good. So how about catching that movie we talked about?"

Piper was surprised. She always believed that Leo would call her but she had never anticipated that it would be so soon. Not that she was complaining just that she needed desperately to catch up on sleep. She hadn't slept properly since she arrived. She decided finally that she could sleep after and couldn't pass up on an opportunity to see Leo so accepted.

"Sure only this time I really do think we should avoid my house my sisters would have a field day"

Leo laughed.

"Okay well it's showing over at the multiplex on Bleaker every hour if you want to meet there at seven"

"Okay" Piper agreed and was getting ready to say goodbye when Leo continued talking.

"So how've you been?"

"You mean since I saw you last? Well you know, generally....sleeping"

"So I did wake you up then?" Leo asked

"Uh oh you caught me!"

Piper loved talking to Leo. His voice alone was enough to comfort her and she had only known him for a total of four days.

Piper was so engulfed in her conversation that she didn't see Prue standing behind her. When she realised, her first thought was that she was just eavesdropping but she looked angry rather than intrigued.

"Uh Leo sorry I'm gonna have to go now" she said more for prue's benefit "sister alert" she whispered into the phone "see you later" she managed to get out before the phone was pulled from her hands and cut off.

"What was that about?" she asked Prue angrily as her talk with Leo had been cut short.

"I promised Andy that I would call him" she spoke calmly

Piper rolled her eyes. Andy was Prue's boyfriend and his parents' had been close family friends to the Halliwells' for as long as Piper could remember.

Piper walked back into the kitchen hearing Prue dialing the number. Grams was in the kitchen making breakfast while Phoebe was sitting on a stool at the counter texting one of her friends on her new cell phone she had received for her birthday. Her excuse was that all the cool kids had them. You could hear it beeping every five minutes.

"So I take it that was Leo on the phone?" Phoebe asked managing to drag her attention away from her phone for a moment to talk to her sister.

"Yes it was actually. I told you, you were wrong about him." Piper said with satisfaction.

"Nuh Uh" she denied. "That was so totally Prue. I was rooting for you the whole time"

"Okay whatever" Piper yawned rolling her eyes.

"Sit down dear breakfast is nearly ready" Grams said once the girls had stopped bickering.

Piper sat down at the table and looked around her San Francisco home before her eyes fell to the morning newspaper that lay folded and unread on the table. She picked it up and was shocked. The headline read: 'Mission to Mercury' Piper was skeptical about this sort of thing usually but she read on anyway.

"UH, OH MY GOD!" Piper shouted the words echoing throughout the kitchen.

"What is it?" Phoebe inquired jumping up. Grams also turned around to see what the problem was.

"Well uh I think this is Leo's dad. News has been released following the official press conference at WyattCorp™ yesterday afternoon claiming to have found signs proving life on Mercury. Randy Wyatt- founder of WyattCorp spoke alleging that unusual activity has lead their most prominent scientists that there may after years of searching, be forms of life on this planet even though popular belief stated the planet to be too hot. Further investigations will be carried out pending the authorisation from the California state executives." Piper read out loud before refolding the paper and staring wide eyed and open mouthed into thin air.

"Well that's a load of fooey if you ask me" Grams offered her opinion returning to serving up breakfast.

"That's it? I thought it was something serious like you know, breaking a nail or something" Phoebe said also going back to her prior activities.

After breakfast Piper tried to get in a bit more sleep before tonight. This however wasn't easy with Phoebe and her friends in the next room and Prue going in to them every ten minutes to tell them to shut up. Instead she lay there thinking about Leo and seeing him tonight. She didn't know him well but in her head she could distinguish every line of his face and see his eyes gleaming and that smile that made her go weak with just one look.

That evening, Piper met Leo at the movie theatre as planned. Tonight she was dressed much more simply in her normal casual clothes. She didn't want to seem like she had made too much of an effort just to watch a film in the dark so couldn't show anything off anyway. When she got there, she could see that Leo was already waiting outside. She walked up to him casually to greet him.

"Hey! Am I late?" She asked as she approached him.

"No you're right on time actually" He said leaning in for a hug. Piper was slightly taken aback but returned his compassion.

"Shall we go in?" Piper asked pointing towards the modern building.

During the film Piper constantly felt Leo's eyes on her and she couldn't stop herself from looking back at him. She was glad that she had never really wanted to see the film anyway. What she was watching was much more interesting.

In a moment she felt his arm around the back of her neck. ' At least he didn't use the old "pretending to yawn" trick' she tought to herself.

When the film was over, they decided to take a detour home through the park. Leo didn't have the car tonight as it was close. The park was almost empty

"Wow I've never seen this park at night before" Piper stated staring around in awe. "it's really beautiful, you know, calming."

"Yeah I know perfect place for a romantic night time walk." Leo said still admiring Piper but shortly looked back to the path he was walking out of fear of falling.

They came to a stop near the middle of the park where it was darker with more trees. Piper led Leo along a path he didn't know and before long he didn't even recognise where they were.

"Are you sure we're still in the park?" He asked nervously.

"Yes. I'm sure. I used to come here with my sisters when I was younger and came to visit. We called it the secret garden. I don't think anyone else even knew about it. Or if they did they kept it well hidden" Piper declared.

"I can see why" Leo said breathlessly

They were standing in an empty marble stoned courtyard with flowers running all along the walls. Flowers Leo had never even seen before. In the middle there was a fish pond and a small single tree with a bench next to it. Piper sat on the bench and invited Leo to sit next to her. He did so. The garden was surrounded by bright white outdoor lights really giving the effect that it was glowing.

"What do you think?" Piper asked once he'd had a moment to take it all in.

"I think its incredible. I've never seen anything so amazing." He spoke in wonderment.

"I know, it's my favourite place in the world. I've never shown anybody before." Piper said softly, matching the intimacy of the environment.

"Until now, so you think I deserve this?" Leo wondered aloud.

"Well yeah. Leo I like you I've never felt like this about anyone before and I've only known you a week. You must be a very speacial guy Leo Wyatt"

"Why's that?" Leo asked, his cheeks starting to redden.

"Uh how about everything I just said? When I'm around you all the walls come down I can be myself. For the first time I've found someone who I like and they like me back, just for being me. And you don't expect anything back from me."

"Piper I like you. A lot. I know what you mean, but you cant honestly say that you didn't know that until now. I like spending time with you. I can't think of a single thing that I would rather be doing right now than being here with you."

"Me neither"

They both sat and smiled at eachother nervously. They knew what was coming and they wanted it to happen but for some reason even after they had bared their hearts they sat holding eachother feeling the warmth and soon leaned in to a kiss in the special place beneath the full moon. They never wanted to let this moment to go. It felt like the world had stopped turning for a minute and Piper and Leo were the only two people in the world. They were all that mattered. If anything should happen now they wouldn't care. A metior could have hit and they wouldn't even notice. The kiss was passionate and one of those kisses that you will remember forever. A sign that they were meant to be. The stood in the cool evening breeze of the park embraced in eachother's grip in their own little world. Litterally. When the delicate moment was over they still remained clinging on to the evening never wanting it to end and have to return to the real world.

They danced beneath the moonlight even though there was no music. When you're falling in love no excuse is needed to be together and there was plenty of music singing inside their own minds.

"I'm really falling for you Piper Halliwell" Leo said pulling Piper closer again for another kiss.

Piper rested her head on Leo's broad shoulders feeling better than she had in a long time. Who needed sleep when you have love in your blood.

Leo didn't want to let Piper go but he knew he would have to so he held out his hand. Piper took it and they walked hand in hand back to the real world. They walked like this in silence except for the occasional peck on the lips until they arrived back at Piper's door. Saying goodbye was painful when they really never wanted to leave eachother's company.

Leo stood outside as Piper walked into her house and without saying a word, blew her a kiss before walking home. Almost skipping with happiness.

Well there you have it! Hope I didn't go on too much I just couldn't help myself. Theres more to come hehehe. Lots of cheese I know I just couldn't help it!