Ooh, another story! This one has Dan in it, but never fear, he won't stay long--not long at all. It's almost depressing. Yet another Piper/Leo story of mine...The reason I'm posting it is that I can go two ways with it, and I need to know which way. I'll explain later.

DISCLAIMER: I own the plot! Woo hoo! And Mark Turner! 2 Points for me! I own Jake, too, so that's 3 points! I also own any characters that you don't recognize. I don't own Charmed or the Halliwells or Dan or Leo, or anything that belongs to Charmed (obviously).

The name of the story will play out in time. You'll see...Anyway, R&R!

The Black Rose

Piper and Prue walked side-by-side under the bridge. It was dark under there, and they were taking their time on their way home, but they hurried through the dark tunnel anyway. It was a warm summer night and they had decided to take a walk, since Phoebe was out on a date and the house was boring as ever.

"I wonder where Phoebe is," Prue asked, mainly talking to herself, as she and her sister walked through the tunnel.

Piper linked her arm with Prue's. "She's probably back at the house."

"Alone?"

"Who knows..."

They both laughed, then Piper froze. They were almost out of the tunnel, and the moonlight had allowed her eyes to see something lying off to the side of the tunnel, near the wall on the right.

"What?"

"Prue, there's something over there," Piper whispered, still frozen in place.

"Where?" Prue squinted to try to see what Piper was seeing..

"There," Piper said, pointing a shaky finger toward the dark mass. She took a step back, taking Prue with her. "Right there."

Prue let go of her sister's arm and took a step forward. She took another step and, cautiously, stuck her foot out. She pushed the mass with the toe of her shoe and it flopped over, revealing a man lying on his back.

Prue gasped and jumped back. Piper shielded her eyes.

"Oh my God..." Prue groaned.

"We have to call the police!"

"No, Piper...That's Dan," Prue whispered.

"What?" Piper ran up to Prue. She took one glance at the body and tears burned behind her eyes. "No, that can't be--because Dan was--he was supposed to be at work!"

"Piper..."

Piper shook her head as a tear broke through and ran down her cheek. Prue hugged her and walked her out of the tunnel. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed 9-1-1.

"Emergency," the operator said after two rings.

"We just found a body under the Chestnut Bridge, in the tunnel below it."

"Can you identify the body?"

"His name's Dan Gordon. He's my sister's fiancé."

"Okay, we're sending officers over immediately."

Prue hung up the cell phone. She looked at Piper, who was sitting on a bench crying. Prue walked over and hugged her sister.

A moment later, two police cars arrived. Prue showed them where Dan's body was. Piper hadn't moved from the bench.

When Phoebe looked up, she was surprised to see the lights of a police car on the street in front of her house. She walked outside as a police officer got out of the car. Prue and Piper got out from the back door and walked up the sidewalk together.

"What kind of trouble did you guys get into?" Phoebe asked her sisters. "I swear, I go on one date, and--" She stopped short when she noticed Piper crying. "What's wrong?" she asked the middle Halliwell.

Piper walked past Phoebe and into the house. Prue stayed back.

"What happened?" Phoebe asked.

"We found Dan's body under the Chestnut Bridge. In the tunnel."

"Oh my God," Phoebe gasped. "What happened?"

"Miss, we've got investigators on it already, and the scene has been taped off. Everything is under control," the officer informed Phoebe.

Phoebe barely nodded.

"We'll send an investigator over tomorrow and keep you updated."

"Okay."

The officer left and Prue and Phoebe walked inside together. They found Piper crying on her bed in her room. They sat down on the bed on either side of their sister.

"Piper..."

"Got a case for me, huh?" a man asked as he walked into his boss' office.

Mark Turner looked up at his most favored employee. "Actually, yeah. Remember Dan Gordon?" he asked, handing the man a manila folder full of papers.

"Actually, I do. Quite well."

"Good. He's dead."

"What?"

"He was shot in the tunnel under the Chestnut Bridge. A couple of sisters found him..." Turner waited for the man to respond.

"'Bout time someone--"

"Listen, we're giving you the case, but you have to keep it to business. This isn't personal."

"The hell it isn't. The bastard--"

"Shot you. We know. But now he's dead, and you have to find out who he pissed off."

"I'll contact his family..."

"Already done. Everything's been laid out for you. You have to work with what we have--"

"Which is everything."

Turner chuckled. "Yes, it is."

"So when do I get on it?"

"Tomorrow morning, I'll send you to the fiancé's house. She and her sister found the body."

"Fiancé, huh? He managed to make a life, then, didn't he?"

"A little. He kept his private life secret from her, I assume."

"The first smart move he'd ever make."

"And the last. This woman's pretty broken up, too. You have to play the Good Cop, okay?"

"What about Jake?"

"Your brother's not going to be with you on this one. He's swamped with his own cases already."

"Okay. Solo it is..."

The doorbell rang the next morning at ten o'clock. Piper heard it first, and opened the door. Her eyes widened at the sight before her eyes. She had to catch her breath for a second.

The man standing in front of her caught her off guard. His blue-green eyes and dark blonde hair seemed almost familiar. He was wearing a black suit and was already reaching inside of it.

"Piper Halliwell?"

Piper nodded a little.

The man took out his wallet and flipped it open, showing her a badge. "Leo Wyatt. I'm with the United States Central Intelligence Agency," he informed her.

Piper looked at the badge. It looked authentic. Beside the badge was "CIA Special Agent Wyatt, Leo", then a picture of him. Below that was his signature. She looked up and glared at him.

See? Dan didn't even last through Chapter 1! Ha ha!
I almost feel bad about killing him, but he needs to die in order for this story to continue at all.

Okay, now it's up to you guys. Here's my question:

Do I give Piper and Leo a history, or do I start fresh with them?

I can write the story either way. Both of them would be fun to write. Whatever I get the most of I'll go with. Like if more people tell me to give them a past together then that's what I'll do. If it's vice versa, then I'll write it vice versa.

It's up to you guys. Review and tell me.