AN: Hey everyone!

Thanks for those who reviewed… I'll remind you guys one thing; What Phoebe 'did' back in San Francisco, was get involved with this one criminal, and she was with him when the police caught him (this was mentioned in the first chapters).

I was wandering… How come last chapter only got half the reviews the one before that got? I really hate complaining, but I'm just interested? Obviously, you all share a common interest in this fiction, so if you guys don't like something, let me know! Otherwise I'll keep doing it. So let me know what's wrong with this chapter, even if you absolutely and utterly hate it, leave me a review with what you think.

About the concept of Piper getting drunk… I've actually only done it twice in this fiction (which might be called a lot compared to others), and for now I don't see that happening again… but I'm not promising anything. Anyway, in this chapter she's not drunk anymore, so hurray!

On another note… the end of this chapter will be quite surprising, so trust me that you have what to look for. Enjoy!

Chapter 14

OoO Ugly Ways for the Truth to Come Out OoO

She wasn't in her room when she woke up, and as hard as she tried- she couldn't remember why.

She knew she must have been drunk the previous night because the soreness all over and the head banging headache could only mean hang over.

Yet- she didn't remember much from last night.

Piper tilted her head and saw the framed picture by the bed she was lying on.

In it, was Leo, holding a blond one year old girl. Maggie.

She was at Leo's house.

She started remembering being driven somewhere by Leo the previous night, but she couldn't remember what happened before that.

She covered her face with her hands, and started pressing on her brain to remember.

Leo… Leo was driving, yes… He helped her into the car… where were they?... Oh, yes, on a street… in the middle of the road… lights, bright lights… Yes! He almost ran over her! She remembered that much… what was she doing in the middle of the road?... P3, she remembered P3… her sisters. Yes, her sisters were there, like every night… But she wasn't working… they were sitting at their special table and everyone around was looking at them… Why were they all looking? Why were they...?

Then it hit her. She suddenly started remembering every word she switched with her sisters the previous night.

"Oh my god!" She exclaimed, and hit the floor.

She didn't realize she was on the edge of the bed.

"Piper?"

The door cracked open and Leo appeared.

"What are you doing on the floor?" He asked, already pulling her up.

"Oh god Leo, I did something horrible last night…"

"Yeah, I've heard."

"You've heard? How?" Piper asked, sitting back on the edge of the bed with Leo.

"Everyone is talking about it. It doesn't matter; your sisters got what was coming to them. Drink this; it'll help with the head ache." He said, handing her a pill and a glass of water.

Piper did as she was told.

"No, Leo, you don't understand, the things I said to them… I didn't mean it!" She panicked.

"What did you tell them?" Leo asked, starting to make slow comforting circles on her back with his palm.

"Horrible, horrible things… I said they were egoistic and that I'm sick of them… god, I can't believe I did it." She said, shaking her head.

"They are egoistic; you sure got that one right. But they did call this morning." He said.

Piper jerked her head up.

"Really?"

He smiled. "Yeah, they were worried, didn't know where you went."

Piper decided to hide her embarrassed face in her hands again.

"You don't need to feel bad for telling them off. I've told you that they take you for granted the first time I met you."

"Leo, they are my sisters. I don't think I've ever talked to them this way."

"What triggered it?" Leo asked.

"I told them that…" then she stopped herself.

She told them that she'd tell Leo they moved the body.

"Yes?"

"I don't remember." Piper quickly covered, but Leo wasn't buying it, she could tell.

"Forget about it. Come downstairs for lunch. There are a few things we need to talk about." Leo said.

"Lunch?" She looked to her side where a clock hung, and it was well past one pm.

--OoO--

Leo stared at her across the table, watching as she was listening to an overly exited Maggie.

He smiled at the how quickly Maggie turned to like Piper; almost as fast as he did.

"Mike says that it's important to every house hold to have a dog." Maggie was trailing off.

"Who's Mike?" Leo asked.

"A friend."

"I don't like Mike. Find a new friend." Leo said, and Piper smiled.

"Whatever dad." Maggie ignored, and was about to lunch into a new story when Leo stopped her.

"Listen hon, Piper and I need to talk about something, why don't you go to grandma's for a while?" Leo asked gently.

Maggie frowned, but obeyed, and soon left the house to the next door where Keren lived.

"Your mother doesn't know I'm here, does she?" Piper asked, looking like she's just remembered about her.

"She saw me taking you upstairs last night."

As he said it, Piper grew even paler then she already was, and he regretted every saying anything.

"Don't worry; I'll make sure she doesn't bother you about that." Leo assured.

He knew he had to talk to Piper about what he found in her back yard, and he knew even better that Ben's body wasn't dragged out of the water by it's killer which Leo was almost certain to be Frank.

One of the Halliwells moved the body, and Leo prayed Piper didn't know about it.

If she did know… How could she not tell him?

"Leo?" He heard her voice, and realized he was spacing out.

"Piper, there is something very important I need to ask you."

"About your mother?"

"No, Piper, not my mother." Leo said, almost sorry it wasn't his mother he was about to talk about. "Yesterday, Rob and I did a bit of an investigation along the lake; we just walked around and tried to find any evidence of Ben."

"And?"

"And, we found something. Someone dragged something that fits the size and the weight of a body from the lake… to your back yard." Leo said plainly.

He saw her catch her breath sharply, and it felt like she drew a knife through his heart.

She knew.

"Leo…" She started with an explaining voice.

"I cannot believe this…" He whispered.

"No, Leo…"

"You lied to me!"

"Please…"

"My god Piper, tell me you weren't a part in what I found in your back yard?" He tried.

But she winced guiltily.

"Daddy?" Maggie's voice came as she peered through the open door to the kitchen.

"I told you to go to Grandma's!" Leo yelled to his daughter, much louder then he had intended to.

The girl looked taken aback, but didn't move from her spot next to the door.

"Do as your dad says Maggs." Piper said in a small voice, and Maggie finally obeyed and left again.

Leo turned to gaze back at Piper, who was now looking down uncomfortably.

"Leo, I'm so, so sorry… I swear I was planning on telling you, but I was afraid that…. And my sisters…"

Leo got up from his chair, trying not to be disgusted.

He was sweating his ass off for days to try and understand the fucking case, and Piper had this information all along.

"Why the fuck did you move his body?" He asked as calmly as he could master.

"It was in our backyard, no one would believe us if they saw it there; they would all point at me and call 'bloody murder'!" She said, and he saw the tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

Yet, at that moment he could hardly master any sympathy. He was just plain furious.

"And it was that night you shooed me out, wasn't it? I was upstairs while a crop was downstairs and you didn't say anything?! I don't get it Piper, I just don't get it." He stood up quite violently, and walked out of the kitchen.

What the hell was she thinking? And why on earth did she choose to lie to him when she could have just told him they found the fucking body in their back yard?!

He took a few deep breaths to calm his nerves, and looked back towards the kitchen.

Maybe he should let her explain. Yes, that's what he has to do. She must have something to say about this terrible mess that would explain why she hid the truth for him… there had to be a reason.

He flinched, knowing he just yelled at the two women he loved the most, and knew he had to have a real conversation, without yelling, just like a good sheriff would do.

But when he returned to the kitchen, he caught the front door swing close. Glimpses of Piper's long brown hair was the only thing he saw of her as she disappeared into the cold afternoon.

--OoO--

She walked fast; tightening her back knee length jacket around her waist as far as it would go.

The wind was sanding her hair everywhere, making it stick to her tear stroked cheeks.

When did things fall down like that? It was all fine just not long ago… what the hell happened?

Somewhere along the way, she stopped, and realized where she was.

In front of her, was the famous lime green Lustville statue.

She tilted her head, trying to understand it, but all she saw was something wrapped around something else, everything equally lime green.

The street was empty, and even the stores were closed, leaving her alone with the red signs, all saying the same exact thing;

'CLOSED'

She couldn't return home, not possibly after the way she's told her sisters off the previous night, but she couldn't go and hide at Leo's place either, so she set on a bench in front of the statue.

And she deserved it, she knew she did. How else could have things corrupted upon her this way?

She tried to dry her cheeks, but the tears kept coming, and that she couldn't dry with her sleeves.

She should have told Leo, she knew she should have. Then why didn't she?

Right, her sisters. She promised them.

Piper felt herself shake with the sobs, and wrapped her arms around herself.

The fucking green statue was staring at her in enjoyment, all green and happy.

Fucking statue.

Fucking wind.

Fucking town.

They should have never come here, they should have stayed in San Francisco, and she should have married boring Ben, and had boring children with him.

Why did Leo ever have to show up into her life like that? Who the hell did he think he was?

She started moving back and forth, trying to find answers, solutions, something… but the more she thought about things, the more she wanted it all to disappear.

Closing her eyes, she her breathing started slowing down, and she lay herself along the bench.

She ignored the muffled sound of shoes on the fallen leaves that seemed to come towards her, but as the steps got clearer, she looked up, and even before she had the chance to sit up she saw something black coming towards her, hitting her painfully on the forehead.

Confused and dazed, her head fell back to the bench.

A human figure came in front of her, but Piper could hardly make out anything.

Soon, she couldn't make out anything at all, as it all turned into one back nothing.

AN: DAM DAM DAM……… Don't jump into any conclusions, but feel free to guess. Review Please!

Oh, and BTW, Leo's and Piper's official first fight in this fiction!