First of all, I want to tell you all how sorry I am about these long delays, and how happy I am about updating. I hope you'll all be happy, too.
"Hey, you okay?" Prue asked her sister the next morning.
"Yeah, why?"
"I don't know, you just seem a little off today."
"Oh, I'm just tired. Didn't get much sleep last night…" Piper sighed. Leo had to leave early that morning,
"Why?" Prue asked, jumping to conclusions.
"I just had some weird dreams that kept me up, that's all."
"Dreams like what?"
"It's nothing, Prue."
"Hey, so, Piper, are you bringing your boyfriend to my graduation?" Phoebe asked, bounding into the kitchen. She grabbed a bag of bread.
"Huh?"
"You know, the guy that was with you last night," Phoebe said simply, dropping two pieces of bread in the toaster.
Piper stared at her sister. She knew? "Wh--What are you talking about?"
"Oh, Piper, don't play dumb. I heard voices last night. I got home late and when I was gonna knock on your door to tell your goodnight, I heard voices."
"…What'd you hear?" Piper asked cautiously.
"Nothing, ew, I didn't want to…" Phoebe teased. "But I heard a guy's voice and yours…" Her voice softened. "You were crying."
"Crying? Why?" Prue asked.
"I uh…It was nothing…" Piper lied.
"Piper…"
"It was nothing, I just had a bad dream…"
"So who was the guy?"
"A uh…A friend…"
"Well, duh. I mean, you wouldn't just jump into bed with some stranger and cry on his shoulder."
"No, I--"
"So who was it?"
Piper stared at her sister blankly. "Who was what?"
"Oh, come on, Piper, don't play dumb with us. Who was in bed with you? Where is he?" Phoebe asked.
"It was no one you need to know," Piper said firmly.
"Oh, so he's gone."
"Or is it she…?" Prue teased.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, he is," Piper answered.
"So are you bringing him to my graduation?"
"Sorry, Phoebe, no."
"Ah…"
"Oh, at least I'll be there," Piper reminded her younger sister.
"Goodie!" Phoebe hugged Piper. She was thrown into a premonition. When she came out of it, she pulled away from Piper and stared at her.
"Phoebe, what is it? What'd you see?" Piper asked.
"Phoebe…?"
"I saw…I think I saw Leo Wyatt," Phoebe said quietly.
Piper froze. "…What?"
"When did you see Leo?" Prue asked Piper.
"I…I don't know. What was he doing?" she asked, afraid.
"He was…standing over a young woman in an alley, talking to her. She…She didn't look afraid, though."
"She wasn't," Piper said quietly.
"Who was she?"
"It was a long time ago. Months ago. I saw Leo on the street…I uh…I didn't talk to him. I just left," Piper lied.
"Piper, this is serious. If he saw you--"
"He didn't," Piper lied again.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. It was a long time ago. Nothing's happened."
"…Okay. Well, I'll go to work…Phoebe, you enjoy your last day at school."
"I will," Phoebe promised Prue.
Prue grabbed her purse and left.
"You sure you're okay?" Phoebe asked her older sister.
"Yeah."
"And Leo…"
"He's not a threat."
"She what?"
"It's nothing serious, Leo, I swear. She had a premonition of you and Samantha, is all. From months ago," Piper told Leo that night.
"They're not…" he trailed off.
"No, they're not looking for you. That won't happen. I promise."
"If the Charmed Ones come after me, then the demons come along for the ride."
"The Charmed Ones aren't going after you. Remember? The Charmed Ones revolve around the Power of Three, and I won't even fight a holographic you. How can I hunt the real you down?"
Leo was worried, and Piper knew it. He knew the hell they would have to pay if they were caught. He knew it better than she did, but they both knew nothing good would come of it.
"Congratulations, Pheebs!" Two days had passed, and Phoebe had already graduated. The sisters were at the manor, celebrating.
"Yeah, congrats, Phoebe."
"Thank you, thank you!" Phoebe took a bow. She hugged Prue first, then hugged Piper. As soon as she wrapped her arms around the middle sister, she gasped as she was pulled into a series of premonitions.
Piper reached out her hand and Leo shook it.
"Partners?"
"Partners."
Leo wrapped one arm around Piper's waist and orbed her out.
Piper's eyes were caught in Leo's and there was a long silence between them as they stared at each other. Finally, Piper turned away, stepping aside. It was then she realized that Leo's arm had been around her waist until then.
Piper pulled back slowly, and looked up. Her tears were gone, but her eyes were red from crying. She was leaning heavily against his arm that was wrapped around her waist, trusting him to hold her. Her right hand was holding his left arm, holding herself steady.
Piper's arms were around Leo's neck, his around her waist. They were kissing very passionately. They pulled apart slowly.
Piper clinked a small vial against Leo's and gulped it down.
It was pitch black out on the cliff. Piper sat on a rock for a few minutes, watching the village below. Smoke rolled softly out of chimneys.
Piper pulled Leo closer to her and kissed him. It was that moment that Prue and Phoebe came inside the manor.
"Go," Piper urged before her sisters got into the living room. Without another word, Leo orbed out.
Piper suddenly leaned forward and kissed Leo. He didn't pull back, so she pulled him down on the bed on top of her, still locked in a passionate kiss. She reached for his shirt and pulled it off.
Piper shook her head furiously. She sobbed again and leaned to her side, falling back on Leo. He held her body against his as she sobbed into his chest about something that was going to happen, something that wasn't good. He held her until she fell asleep.
Very carefully, Phoebe pulled her arms away from Piper, who, along with Prue, was confused. She opened her eyes and stared at Piper.
"Oh, my God…"
"Phoebe, what? What'd you see?"
"I…I saw…I saw you…" Phoebe pointed at her sister. "And I saw Leo Wyatt…Oh, God…" Phoebe backed away. She grabbed Prue's arm and pulled her along. Piper stepped forward. "Stay away, Piper. Stay away from us," she said, shaking her head as she backed away with Prue.
Okay, it was horrible of me to leave you with a cliffy (and I darned good one, too, I think!) after such a long delay! It was all I could squeeze out, and it'll have to do…I've got some upcoming ideas for this fic, thank GOD! Still, we've just got to wait and see what happens…
Oh, and thanks piper(there's a plus sign here. damn this site. sorry, ppl.)leo4eva for your help with the premonition ideas. Go on, take a bow. Sorry 'bout the stupid plus sign.