Disclaimer: Yah, I know, it would be a miracle if I owned Charmed someday. But a girl can dream, can't she?

A/n: Okay, I just had this amazing idea, so I have to write it down before I forget it!

Piper fought the nurse every step of the way as he pushed and pulled her back into her room. "No, you have to let me see him!" Piper screamed. "He's going to be in the ER for a while. I can't let you see him unless you're family."

"We are family!" Piper yelled, thinking quickly. "He's my…fiancé!" "Why didn't you just say so?" The nurse asked, releasing Piper's hands. "Because you wouldn't let me." Piper spat. She grabbed the back of her gown and ran back out of the room.

Words over the intercom buzzed through Piper's head as she ran down the hallway. 'This is all my fault.' Piper thought. 'I made him go, and now he's hurt and dying.' Piper continued running through the hospital, searching frantically for a sign that she had found Leo.

"He's fading. Get the paddles ready!" Piper froze and stared through the swinging doors at Leo's limp body. "Oh, God, no." Piper gasped. She pushed open the doors and raced to the bottom of the bed. "What the hell is she doing in here? Somebody get her out of here!"

"No, he's my fiancé!" Piper screamed. "Why are you wearing a gown?" One of the nurses asked. "He saved me from my ex-boyfriend last week. He's been coming to see me everyday, and we just got in a fight and then he ran off and got hit!"

"We can't have you in here, I'm sorry." The nurse said gently. "NO, please, I have to stay with him!" Piper yelled frantically. "I'm sorry. Just wait behind the doors." The nurse guided Piper to the doors and pushed her outside before returning to the bed.

"No, no, no! I need to be with him!" Piper bellowed, banging on the door. She continued screaming for another five minutes before sliding to the floor and pulling herself into a ball. Tears fell like a waterfall down Piper's face, drenching her arms and shoulders.

'This can't be happening. This can't be happening,' Piper's head chanted. She rocked herself back and forth, back and forth, trying to stay calm. But inside she knew that it was happening, and nothing was going to be all right.

(((( Leo's Imagination ))))

Leo groaned and slowly opened his eyes to a blinding light. He shielded his eyes and started to sit up. Leo found himself on the floor of a purely white room that had nothing in it. "What the…" Leo said, and his words echoed everywhere.

As he continued looking around, Leo saw a wide screen sitting on the other side of the room. Leo stood, wobbly as he gathered his balance, and started walking towards the screen. "What is this?" Leo asked no one.

"It is a video of your life," A deep voice answered. Leo spun around, and saw white lights floating down from the ceiling. Then a man hooded and cloaked in sparkling gold appeared in front of Leo's eyes. Leo jumped.

"Whoa!" Leo exclaimed. "It's okay, Leo. Everything is going to be fine." The man said. "Okay, who are you, and how do you know my name?" "I am what they call an Elder, and I am here to help you." The man answered.

"You are dying, Leo. The doctors don't know how they will be able to revive you, and the one that you love is worried." Leo's heart wrenched into two pieces. 'Piper…' Leo thought. Then something else occurred to him.

"If I'm dying, then why am I here?" Leo asked. "I'm here to give you a second chance. Let you look over your life and chose what you want to happen." Leo's eyes grazed the TV screen again. "Is that what that's for?" Leo questioned, pointing to the screen.

The Elder nodded. "That will show you everything that you have experienced in your life on Earth. I am here to explain the reasoning behind everything. When we are finished, I will give you the options that you can chose between from."

Leo glanced that the screen again, then nodded. "Okay, I'll do it. It's worth a shot." Leo explained. 'For Piper.' Leo added to himself. The Elder closed his eyes and murmured something under his breath. The screen lit up, and Leo stared at it in awe.

The first video caused Leo to cringe and hold back tears. On the screen is a little girl no older than four sitting on a hospital bed. She smiles brightly as she looks around at the people in front of her. Her head is bald and she looks pale and weak.

"Trista," Leo croaked. Tears started to slip from his eyes as he watched. Pain wrenched through his heart and it was difficult to breathe. "No, please. Don't make me watch this!" Leo pleaded. "You have to Leo" The Elder said. "It is important."

"Mommy, what did the doctow say?" The little girl asks. "He said that if you keep doing your exercises, you can get better in time for Christmas." Trista's mom answers. "When is Cwistmas?" Trista asks. "In three days." A man, most likely the Dad, answers.

"Did you get me a pwesent, Leo?" Trista asks. The six-year old version of Leo laughs. "Of course I did!" Leo answers. "Who wouldn't want to get a present for you?" Trista smiles, her high-pitched giggle echoing through the room.

"Tell me what it is, Leo!" Trista begs. "I can't tell you that," Leo explains. "It's supposed to be a surprise. Can you wait until Christmas?" "I guess," Trista sighs. She smiles at Leo, but her eyes hold a deep sadness.

"Honey, it's time for us to go." Trista's mom says, looking at her watch. "Okay. Bwy mommy and daddy and Leo!" Trista answers. Her Mom and Dad reach forward and hug Trista. Leo smiles and squeezes Trista's hand. "Keep getting better."

Trista nods. As they all start to exit, Trista falls back against the pillows and closes her eyes. The monitor by her bed starts beating faster and faster. Her mom spins around and screams. "No, no!" She yells, rushing to Trista's side.

Tears fall down Leo's face. He watches as every moment of that nightmare is relived. He wants to turn away, shut it off and never think about it again. But he can't. His eyes are glued to the screen, and he can't take his eyes off of it.

"Daniel, go grab somebody, quick!" Trista's Mom urges. The dad runs out of the room at breakneck speeds. Leo stands in the doorway, his body frozen. The nurse sprints in, followed by another nurse and a doctor.

"Get the paddles in here, quick!" The doctor yells. One of the nurses runs back out of the room. As she does so, the line on the monitor goes straight, and there is a constant beeping noise. "Should I…" The nurse asks.

"No, call it." The doctor answers, touching Trista's neck. "Oh God, no!" Trista's mom screams. "No, not my little girl! You can't take her from me! Give her back, give her back!" Their Dad holds Trista's mom tight as she crys into his shoulder.

"Why did you make me watch that?" Leo choked as the screen went blank, his temper rising. "Because you had to see it. It was an important part of your past, and it will come back. Now, onto the next part." The Elder mumbles the spell and the screen lights up.

The next video was of Leo when he was seven years old. He was sitting on his brand new bicycle, his mother holding the handlebars. "Look, Dad!" The Leo on the screen exclaimed. "Mom's going to help me ride my bike!"

Tears of joy and sadness filled Leo's eyes. He remembered this moment all too well. It had been exactly 20 years ago to the day. "Okay!" Dad yelled from behind the camera. "Ready, set, go!" Mom ran along side Leo as she started to pump.

As Mom ran, Leo's hands swerved the bike to the side, and the front wheel ran over his mother's foot. Dad gasped from behind the camera, and Leo came to a stop. "Mom, Mom, I am so sorry!" Leo exclaimed as Mom slowly sat down to look at her foot.

Pain flashed across Mom's face, but she gritted her teeth. "It's okay, honey. Why don't you just go put the bike away, and we'll work on it tomorrow." Leo nodded and pushed his bike back up the sidewalk. The camera got closer to Mom and Dad knelt down.

"Are you okay, honey?" Dad asked. "No, God damnit, that hurt!" Mom gasped under her breath. Dad helped Mom to her feet, then rustled the camera around, finally turning it off. The screen went to black, and Leo stared.

"You remember that, don't you?" The Elder asked. Leo nodded. "That was the first time that I got my mom angry. I never heard her say that before. She was mad at me the rest of the day. And then…" Leo stopped and held back tears.

"That is the next part of your past. Are you willing to watch it?" Leo nodded and put on a brave face. The Elder mumbled something again, and the screen showed a picture of Mom and Dad driving somewhere in their car.

"Are you sure your foot's going to be okay, honey?" Dad asked as he steered the car down the road. "I'll be fine. I just can't believe that he ran over my foot!" Mom answered. "It was an accident. He was still getting used to the bike." Dad explained.

"He's been riding a bicycle for almost a year now. He should know how to steer." Mom said. "If he knows how to steer, then why were you standing besides him?" Dad questioned. "Because he wanted me to be there." Mom answered.

"Exactly. Now don't you think that's a pretty good excuse?" Dad asked. "I guess so…oh my God, watch out!" Mom screeched. The car swerved, and the screen went blank. Tears silently fell down Leo's face, and the Elder watched him

"I always blamed myself for that. If I hadn't run over her foot, they wouldn't have been talking about me, and Dad could have been watching the road more closely." Leo choked. "Can we please just move on to a more recent memory?"

The Elder nodded. The screen lit up, and it showed Leo as he walked through the halls of school, nobody making eye contact with him. Leo searched the door numbers on the wall, trying to find his classroom. In his searching, he bumped into somebody.

"Oh, sorry," Leo apologizes, kneeling down to grab some of his books. "No, it was my fault. I wasn't looking." A female voice counters. Leo looks up, and his eyes meet a younger version of Piper. "Neither was I," Leo stutters.

Piper hands him a notebook, and stands up. "Here," she said, her voice quiet and shy. "My name is Piper Halliwell." Piper greets, holding out her hand. "Leo Wyatt." Leo answers. Leo smiled as he watched himself smile dumbly on the screen.

"Hey, get away from my girl!" A deep, familiar voice yells from the screen. The scene moves to a younger version of Dan. "You must be new! I'll be nice and let you get by free, but now you know. Nobody, and I mean nobody, touches my girl!" Dan bellows. "Do you understand that?" Leo nods.

"Good. Let's go, honey bun." Dan says sweetly. Piper cringes, then looks at Leo. She mouths out a "Sorry" then follows Dan down the hallway. Leo sighs and stares at Piper, then turns and continues searching for his class.

Leo smiled. He remembered that day well. "I think we've seen enough of your past." The Elder said. "There is one day that I think you need to see. This will be the last one." Leo nodded and turned his attention to the screen.

Piper and Trista are sitting on the couch in Trista's apartment. Both of them are asleep, and "Beauty and the Beast" is playing in front of them. The doorbell rings, and Piper snaps awake. She pushes Trista off of her and gets the door.

Piper opens the door, and there is Dan, a bouquet of flowers in his hand and a smile on his face. "Dan, what are you doing here?" Piper asks before yawning. "I called the house and asked where I could find you. Phoebe didn't seem to want to answer, but I finally got it out of her." Dan boasted.

"So I bought these and came over here." "I really appreciate all this Dan, but you really shouldn't have come. Phoebe, well, all of us have our reasons for now wanting you to come over…" Dan silenced her with a passionate kiss. Piper leans into it, but she pulls away quickly.

"No, no, Dan, stop! You need to leave now, and I'll call you later." Piper orders. "But, baby, I just want to…" "Please, Dan. You're just making things really confusing." Piper interrupts. "I'm doing some personal things right now, and I need time to myself."

"Okay." Dan agreed. Unnoticeably, Trista crawls off the couch and teeters into the front hallway. Piper leans forward, and gives Dan a kiss. "I love you." Piper whispers into Dan's ear. Leo puts a disgusted look on his face.

"Mommy," Trista says, "why are you kissing that man?" The disgusted look is wiped off of Leo's face, and he stares at the TV. "Did she just say…what I think she just said?" Leo asked. The Elder nodded and mentally rewound the TV.

Leo listened again. The Elder red Leo's mind, and froze the screen. "Those green eyes. They look exactly like mine." Leo gasped. "Elder, you have to show me some of Piper's past. You have to! I need to find something out!"

A/n: See, he's figured it out now! The italicized part was the part playing on the screen, as you've probably guessed. That was also a little of Leo's history, which I will bring back up later. Plz review!