Author's Note: I am so so so so sooooooo sorry I broke my promise. I didn't mean to...I swear. I had it all typed up and ready Monday night, but by the time my mom let me online Tuesday the site wouldn't let me load the chapter. So, to make it up to you guys I combined what was gonna be three short chapters into one really long one. It starts off at right before the wedding:

Piper is sitting in front of a vanity mirror in her wedding dress while Phoebe is fixing her hair up and Paige is putting the last touches on her makeup. Phoebe and Paige both back away at the same time.

"Finished."

"Perfect."

Piper looks closer into the mirror.

"Just like Mom at her wedding?"

Phoebe pulls a picture out and compares it to Piper.

"Exactly like her."

Paige leans over and looks at the picture.

"A spitting image."

Victor walks into the room and stands in awe.

"My little girl's all grown up."

Piper turns around and smiles at her father.

"You look just like your mother did on our wedding day. She was beautiful, as you are."

Phoebe places the veil in Piper's hair, while Paige goes down 'the list' of usual wedding things.

"Ok, something old: Mom's dress...something new: you're pearl necklace...something barrowed: Phoebe's diamond-stud earrings...something blue..."

Paige looks at Victor, and Piper finishes Paige's sentence.

"An undergarment."

Victor winces.

"Enough said."

The organ starts to play and the girls grab their bouquets of flowers. Victor stands next to Piper as Phoebe and Paige find their escorts to walk them down the aisle.

"You ready?"

"More than I've ever been."

The organ starts playing "Here Comes the Bride" as everyone stands and looks at the end of the aisle to see Piper and Victor walking through the doors. Tears start streaming down the cheeks of those who were at Pattie and Victor's wedding so many years ago. When the bride and her father reach the altar, Victor kisses Piper on the cheek, shakes Leo's hand, and takes his seat in the crowd. The very elderly minister opens his book and starts reading aloud.

"We are gathered here today to celebrate the union between Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt..."

As the minister reads to the audience, Piper and Leo loose touch with reality staring into each other's eyes, grinning from ear to ear, in disbelief that they are actually getting married. They are so connected at this moment that they can almost read each other's minds. Suddenly, they are broken out of their gazes...

"Leo and Piper have written their own vows for this special occasion. Leo..."

Leo's best man pulls a folded piece of paper out of his jacket pocket and hands it to him. He opens it up, skims it, hands it back, and takes Piper's hands into his own.

"Piper, from the moment I first saw you, I knew you were the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. At the risk of sounding cliché, it was love at first sight. When you asked me to come see your club, I was jumping up and down inside. Over time, my little crush on you blossomed into a wonderful, loving relationship. It was only six months before I realized I could not live another day without you by my side as my wife. And now we're here, standing in front of family and friends, about to end one chapter of our separate lives, and begin a new one together. I promise to love and honor you for the rest of time as my wife, best friend, and soul mate."

"Piper..."

"I don't need a pen and paper to know what my heart tells me. I love you, Leo. You've helped me get through so many struggles. I kept secrets from you, but you still stuck around. Not a lot of men would do that, but you did. And for that, I am eternally grateful. We've had our ups and downs, but we are still here, together, our bond stronger than ever. Love has hurt me so many times, but you've shown me the light. You took my hand and pulled me out of the dark. You helped me to trust people again. I can walk down streets and not be afraid someone is going to come along and do something horrible to me. I feel safe, loved, and protected when I'm with you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side."

Piper and Leo look at the minister.

"Oh, right! The rings..."

Chuckles are heard from the crowd as the best man and bride's maids give the bride and groom the rings.

"Leo, repeat after me: With this ring, I thee wed."

"With this ring, I thee wed."

He slips the ring onto Piper's left ring finger.

"Piper: With this ring, I thee wed."

"With this ring, I thee wed."

She places the ring on Leo's finger, and they both turn back to the minister.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Does anyone object to this union?"

A man with greasy light brown hair (A/N: God I hate his hair...gags) stumbles down the aisle, obviously drunk, and shouts

"I DO!"

Piper's jaw drops in awe.

"D...D...Dan?"

Leo looks at Piper.

"Why is your neighbor here?"

"I don't know. Dan, what are you doing here?"

"I love you, Piper. I don't know why you're marrying this dunce. We have a kid together."

"No we d..."

Piper suddenly gets a flashback of the night she was raped.

A young Piper is walking down a dark street trying to call her sister on her cell phone.

"Damn it Phoebe, pick up!"

When she gets the answering machine, she hangs up and stuffs the phone into her purse. Then she hears someone calling her name from an alley.

"Hello? Who's there?"

Dan steps out of the shadows with a grin on his face.

"Oh, Dan, it was you. Don't scare me like that."

"But why? It's fun."

His grin grows wider, looking evil now, and he grabs Piper, pulls her into the alley, and starts pulling her clothes off. She tries to fight, but he slams her head against a wall, knocking her unconscious.

A/N: I was gonna cut the chapter off when Dan busted in, but I decided to throw in a flashback. Originally, Dan wasn't gonna be the one that raped Piper, but I want to take the plot in a little bit of a different direction. I will post the next chapter soon, as I suddenly have a lot of free time this week.