Thank you so much for the reviews and now, here's the second last chapter on the first story... Hehe... Enjoy!
Leo looked around the park. He saw a few kids playing 'Catch' with each other. Leo smiled, and sat on the bench, enjoy watching the kids. Melinda ran around with her teddy bear. "Mommy! Teddy wants to play with me!" Piper smiled at her daughter. "Okay, but you have to eat first. You too, Teddy!" Leo helped Piper bringing out some food from the picnic basket. "You think that Mellie will love this?" she opened a Tupperware, filled with chocolate cookies. "Of course! How about... this?" Leo kissed Piper. "Eww! Mommy and daddy kissin'!" Melinda said while giggling at her parents. "Ah... naughty girl!" Leo tickled Melinda, making the little girl to giggle out loud. Leo smiled to himself. 'I miss you two a lot...' Suddenly, he felt a massive pain in his stomach. But he ignored the pain. 'Can't be one of my charges...' he shook his thoughts off. But the pain was too much to bear. He straightened himself up and blurted out his wife's name.
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Phoebe arrived at the same time Paige orbed into the manor, just to see their eldest sister lying on the floor with Melinda on her. "Piper!!!" The two sisters ran as quickly as they can to Piper. They tried to heal Piper by using Paige's healing power. Failed. Phoebe went crazy and looked into the Book of Shadow that Paige orbed from the attic earlier. They used all the spells that they could find in the Book of Shadows, but it was too late...
Paige and Phoebe sobbed over Piper who was half conscious and breathing hard. "Piper, hang in there, please... Leo!!!" Paige yelled out for her brother in law. "Leo!!!" Paige and Phoebe yelled out to ceilings. "No... don't..." The two tear-stricken sisters turned to Piper. "Don't... disturb... him..." Piper whispered. "He's your husband! And you're not going to die because of a stupid Darklighter arrow in your stomach! Leo will heal you!!! Leo!!!" Phoebe yelled out for Leo between the sobs. "No... I've... his baby... The arrow will... kill us..." Piper coughed out blood.
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Leo felt the pain and groaned. 'Ouch... Piper...' Leo ran toward the manor as fast as he could. He could feel that Piper's in danger. He had felt the pain that Piper felt. 'What had happened...' he ran using all his energy to the manor, eventhough he was in pain. Leo grimaced as he reached the manor. He almost felt on the steps, but managed to balance himself.
'Slam...' the door was shut closed. Melinda, Phoebe and Paige looked at the door. "Leo!!! Oh God! Leo, hurry!!!" Paige said, shivering. Leo kneeled next to Piper. "What'd happened? Piper!" He took Piper's hand that was covered in blood into his own. "Leo..." Piper mumbled, as she opened her teary eyes. "Heal her, Leo! Heal her!!!" Melinda sobbed silently as Phoebe yelled at Leo. "I can't! I'm not a Whitelighter anymore!"
Leo yelled out to the ceilings. "Damn it! Give me back my powers and let me heal her and I swear I'll serve you for my entire life!" Melinda sobbed silently while holding her beloved mother's hand. "Mommy... please don't leave me. Who will play with me? Who will teach me about my powers?" little Melinda continued sobbing. Piper's teary eyes slowly shut down, and her breathing was slowing down rapidly. "Hang in there, Piper. We'll fix this!" Phoebe said as she looked into the book. Goodbye... Piper's hand slowly fell from Melinda's grip. "Mommy!!!" Melinda shook Piper hardly and they all began to cry out loud. "Piper!!!" Leo yelled out.
Paige flipped through the book like as fast as she could and mumbled "You owe us... Damn it... Spell..." Phoebe stopped Paige from 'ruining' the book. Leo cried while yelling at them. Melinda pulled her father's hand and put both Leo and her hands on Piper's wounded tummy. "We'll heal mummy, right? She'll be okay, right?" She wiped her tears on her sleeve and closed her eyes. Leo just nodded at her daughter sadly. They waited for a few seconds... nothing. She's gone... They waited for a few more seconds. She's gone... 'Come on, damn it!' Gone... They all cried uncontrollably over Piper's body.
Melinda put her head on Piper's wounded tummy. She sobbed there silently. "Mommy..." She whispered softly. She held Leo's bloody hand. "Mommy... Don't die... please" beads of tears fell slowly down Melinda's cheeks. Her other hand caressed her mother's face softly as she continued blinking hot tears out from her little wet eyes. Leo broke down on Paige's shoulder and began yelling uncontrollably. "Damn you people... Why can't I heal her... I love her so much... She means everything... to me..."
Leo began cursing words that the sisters never heard coming from Leo, the decent angel before. Feeling the sorrow inside her brother-in-law's heart, Paige too couldn't control her own tears and let them fall freely down her already wet face. Phoebe cried silently while hugging the Book of Shadows. "You can't leave us... You can't..." Phoebe mumbled while rocking back and forth, crying. Leo hugged Melinda who refused to let Piper go. "Mel..." "Daddy, I love mommy so much..." Leo kissed Piper's forehead. "I love you... You can't leave me..." They all sobbed silently over Piper's dead body. But, all of the sudden, bright yellow light started to form at both Leo and Melinda's hands. Melinda lifted her head to see her mother. "Mommy?"
Uh-uh.. What's going on? Is Piper's soul moving on or... ? Want to know what happens after this? Please leave your review and I'll post the next and last chapter! And also, the first chpater for the sequel! ;) Thanks!