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The Land Of Make Believe … Chapter 2 (Where am I?)

Piper's PoV

Piper stirred.

"Are you sure she is the one we have been waiting for"

"Yes, look at her"

Piper's head was sore, she was in pain but couldn't place herself. Where was she, she would hear voices and see blurred images but she didn't know where she was. It definitely wasn't the manor, not school if it was she would only hear hordes of laughter and if it was a hospital it definitely wasn't like any other one she had been in. Her vision was still blurred but she could see hints of luscious greens and gleams of yellow. She was outdoors she knew that much- she could feel the wind brush past her fresh skin.

"I know she looks a lot like what was prophesised, but we can't be sure"

"Isn't it obvious, her soul is pure and …well … it is definitely her"

Her skin was cold, she was lying on a pedestal of some kind, her vision still failed her she had to go by feeling. Lying there her hands moved slowly around the slab she was lying on. Feeling the texture and slight dust to it and well as she coldness of it, yet the sun above her continued to warm her past the shudders that made her skin buckle. Her long silky brown hair sweeping across her face and back again by the undecided wind. Feeling uneasy she began to sit up, she still couldn't see properly, that's when she put her hands up to her face and felt were her glasses had been, they no longer resided on her face. She moved her hands over her face, they were gone she couldn't feel them, her pimples were gone, then going down to the softness of her lips she couldn't feel her braces they were gone and underneath were perfectly straight teeth she could feel them, yet she couldn't see.

"You can't be sure of that"

"But I can"

"Look Leo-"

Her hands moved down to her torso, she wasn't wearing the same clothes she was that day she was sure of that, but the thing was she couldn't remember how that day had started. But she had no hesitation that this wasn't were she was suppose to be. Her clothes were different she was positive. She could feel a soft delicate fabric and from what she could see it was white.

"No this is my decision and I've made it"

"But that's the thing it isn't, she may be your charge but you can't be sure of her destiny"

She could still hear them, those voices had stirred her dreams, and in a way scared her. They seemed to haunt her she couldn't be rid of them. The only one that seemed to ease her was the one that argued the other ones. Leo. She thought as she remembered what he had been called. Bracing herself she pulled herself of the pedestal allowing her bare feet to touch the fresh grass beneath her, causing her spine to shake as she did so. She felt incredibly weak and felt as if she was going to lose her breath. Letting go she collapsed to the floor, weeping as her knees knocked against a rock or something else she couldn't tell. How was she ever going to find out where she was if she couldn't see.

"She's awake!"

They were in her head again, she felt as she clasped her hands over her ears. Trying to mumble their voices, hoping not to hear any more.

"She looks so frighten"

"Go to her"

Just then Piper could see a bright light appear in front of her- not frightening her, she realised but comforting her. It was gone the brilliant white light had disappeared and in it's place a figure stood. She outstretched her hands it was all she could do- she couldn't see who it was all she could rely on was her sense of touch and hearing but the figure hadn't spoken. The figure bent down going onto its knees taking her wrists and pulling them towards it, and slowly putting them on its face. It was a man, the features explained that much the strong hard jaw line, and strong straight nose and high cheek bones as well as the shape of his lips, he was clean shaved she felt as she brushed her hands along his skin. Then he took her hands and put them in her lap, she couldn't understand it. He moved his hands from her lap and put them up to her eyes, what was he doing? She knew she should be scared, worried at what he might do but all she could feel was anticipation. With that a bright and splendering light appeared, almost like the first one she had witnessed, but it wasn't it was more white and bright then the last one and not as much glitter and sparkle she had seen the first time. Then it seemed to die down, it got dimmer and with it the sun seemed to shin though the tree with an eager envy. She looked in front of her as she light went slowly the more she could see, until she could focus of the features the hands in front of her better then she had with her glasses. She gasped, doing that the man moved his hands. She could she is face now, he was truly beautiful. His dirty golden hair seemed to outshine the sun. Her eyes! She thought again as her gasp turned to joy a smile sweeping across her face, her face going up to meet her eyes, touching the rims with such softness hoping she wouldn't break them. She had only needed her glasses for reading now she was would never need them again. A smile swept across the stranger's face, he seemed content almost as if he had been waiting for her.

"She is content"

There they were again! She thought her hands trying to beat the air as they rushed up to her ears, holding them in a vice-like grip, gauging them shut with all her mite sealing her eyes tight as she did so. She hardly noticed the stranger was still there until he rushed up to were she was still kneeling clutching onto her body, rocking her slowly back and forth in his arms until the pain seemed to sweep off her face and gradually opened her eyes again. She was staring up into his eyes. They were an aquamarine colour she observed, looking into them made her feel like she was diving into the see and indulging in the very world itself. She could sense something beaming from him, but she couldn't tell what it was still fuzzy in her head.

"Are you okay?"

She nodded as he propped her up against the stone tablet next to the pedestal. Stabling herself she put her hands flatly against the cold rock behind her, almost as if she was prey and he was the predator, almost as if she was scared of him.

"I wont hurt you, you do know that don't you?"

She nodded again, there was something about him that soothed her, something in his voice that calmed her. Made her want to know him better, that in itself almost sacred and probably make her nod look more fearful then she had intended, wanting to seem truthful. But there was one question she was desperately wanting to ask, it preyed on her.

"Where am I?"

She asked almost afraid of what the answer would be. She had no idea were she was she hadn't heard of any place like this in America, it seemed too pristine, too untouched it just didn't seem realistic in a way. Grams would be worried. Grams! She thought almost as if she was going to have a panic attack- what about Prue and Phoebe? How did she get here and why weren't they her with her? Now the worry must have shown on her face, she could feel the sweat at the base of her neck.

"Do not worry, you are safe, in fact you are exactly were you want to be, your just not sure about it."

She didn't understand what he was saying- had she run away is that what it was? He had said she was right were she wanted to be, she didn't understand she loved her Grams and her sisters why would she want to be here alone with someone she didn't know, when she could be with her family? Why not her family?

"Where am I?"

She repeated. Determined to find out where she was and why.

"You can call it what ever you like, the name is of your choosing"

"Uh?" she exclaimed. "Do you like being cryptic or does it come to you naturally and you don't know your doing it, because I want answers"

"Only you know how to answer you questions, you'll learn that in time" he said almost emotionless.

"Yes well I don't have the time to find those answers because I want to go home" she said nearly tearing

"My name is Leo" he said extending his hand. That was voice she had been hearing, he ha soothed her when she heard him and in flesh, it all made sense how the two physical and spirit went together but what didn't make sense is was why someone she had never met had that effect on her. He did look familiar she couldn't place him but she had seen his face before. She couldn't believe to able to forget such a face, so unspoiled and untouched, immaculate even. Maybe it had been in her dreams, she thought almost laughing.

"My name is Piper" she said her hand reaching out to his, a bolt of electricity seeming to go though her fingers as their skin touched. "I though I was going to have to think of you as the 'Stranger'."

"Well I guess now you can put a name to the face" he said as a smile emerged from his lips.

"I guess I can" she said as her head lowered to her lap.

"Piper, …" he started "… you may think you are here by chance, but I don't believe so. I believe you were meant to be here and we were meant to meet. Just between me and you I believe everything happens for a reason, not only do I think you are part of that reason but I think you are the one to truly teach me that. You are here to help us and in that help yourself- you will see so in time, but that is only in time"

"I want to go home"

"I know you do but-"

She cut him off "no, I want to go home!"

Almost giving in "I can help you go home, but it will take time just like your other option you got here, in different circumstances and it will take those circumstances to get you back, but you must trust me." he looked at her "Do you trust me Piper?"

She nodded, she couldn't help it she felt an instant connection like she could not just trust him to get her home but with her life, almost like he would make she would never be hurt.

"Then give me your hand"

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