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CHAPTER IX

OOO Possessed OOO

He ran his hand, slowly, along her spine, pressing just enough to relax her. Though maybe too much, her shoulder tensed.

She was lying on a blanket he had pulled down from the bed, on the floor. She said she was more comfortable there, she had gotten used to a solid surface.

Somewhere in the process, they had taken their clothes off. Leo didn't notice; one minute he was dressed, then next he was holding her tight against him, but completely nude.

She declared she was tired, so she lied down on her stomach, not resisting when he put each of his knees on her side and gently sat on her. Now, he was running his hands along her back, trying to ease her up. It seemed as though ever muscle in her was reading to react to any unexpected movement.

Yet she let him touch her, feel her again.

Leo carefully avoided the well visible scars… some seemed like they were from only days ago. He had tears spilling freely from his eyes. The kind which leave your face like a rock, rolling down like they were set that way. It seemed like they would never seas.

Piper wouldn't relax under him either, which was frustrating him. He knew he had to be understanding… but he couldn't bring himself to piece, how was he supposed to help her?

Though, as time passed, Piper had started loosening up.

After some more while, Leo realized she had fallen asleep.

"Piper?" He asked, just to make sure. There was no answer.

He carefully got up from his position on top of her, and picked her up in his arms. She had become so light… And the awkwardness of it all. The fact that she had been nude must have done it.

He set her down in bed, and threw the blanket back over her.

She hadn't shown any signs of waking up.

Leo settled down on a nearby chair, and let himself relax, physically at the least. There were so many things he had to be worried about, that his mind just went blank, without a single thought, aside the picture his eyes been open to.

He couldn't stand looking at her… it hurt him.

And so, telling himself that he should leave so she could sleep, while really doing it for selfish reasons, he got up, and started heading out.

"Wait…" Her voice was clear.

Forgetting his own pain, he looked back at her.

Her eyes were now wide open. She had never really fallen asleep.

OOO

Piper stared at his tear stoked face, surprised she had ever said anything.

She wanted him to leave, so she could be left alone, but when she heard him slowly getting further away, she couldn't stand it. She wanted him back.

Earlier, when he was massaging her back, she thought she would scream. Every few moments she would forget where she was, and when she'd feel his hands again she thought it was a different man. One who she had feared more then death, as much as she didn't want to admit it to herself.

Yet, she realized it wasn't that man. It was Leo…

Leo; the angel, the friend, the husband. The love of her life.

He still hadn't said anything since she stopped him from leaving the room. He just turned around and stared her right in the eyes.

"Stay." She finally managed, and as she said it, she liked it more and more.

Leo nodded, and left the pants which he was about to put on back on the floor, then slowly advanced towards her.

Soon, she had the pleasure of being close enough to smell him. She loved his smell… so pure.

"Leo… I'm really sorry, about earlier. I don't know… why, I through that thing at you. I didn't mean to…"

"It's ok." He stopped her. "You were proving a point, and you were right. Anger won't trigger your powers. At least not that kind of anger."

"Thank you, for understanding."

Leo kissed the top of her forehead, and pulled her even closer then she had already been.

"I think I should talk to Phoebe and Paige."

"To your sisters." Leo said, sounding almost as if he was correcting her.

"Yes, Phoebe and Paige."

"Your sister." He repeated. Piper understood now, he was correcting her.

She swallowed the gulp in her throat, and said it;

"My sisters."

OOO

Phoebe gulped from her coffee, quietly.

Paige, sitting across from her by the table, was flipping through various witch books with crafty spells. Phoebe had decided not to ask her for what she had been looking for. That way, she wouldn't be disappointed when Paige would soon announce that she didn't find a thing.

She was completely surprised when she saw who appeared at the door.

Piper, wearing new clothes, her hair neatly held up, with a smile on her face. Though, it smile had not been a particularly happy one, but one that was asking for apologies.

Paige had immediately jumped up to embrace Piper in a hug, surprising both her and Phoebe.

She whispered something in Piper's ear which made her smile and nod. Phoebe smiled too, only from the sight.

After the hug was over with, Paige led Piper to one of the chairs and they both settled down.

"I think I'm ready to try again." She announced.

"Really?" Phoebe found herself asking. She was sure Piper would refuse trying to use her powers at all cost.

"Yeah, really."

That was when Paige through her arms around Piper again.

"Ohhh! Piper… I've missed you so much. I love you." She said in a baby voice, though obviously meaning every word.

OOO

Piper found herself in a good mood. For the first time in years, she had wanted to live. Weather it was for her sisters, or Leo… maybe even her son. But she wanted to live. She wanted to live to see what tomorrow would bring.

Both her sisters had fallen asleep, like that, in the attic, on the couch.

It was past 2 am, so that was quite understandable.

She, though, had decided that she would try and try until she couldn't anymore. Try to trigger her powers.

Her aim was a tennis ball, one she kept throwing in the air and trying to make it freeze… or explode. She'd be happy with both. So far, nothing had happened.

And then the moment came.

She felt some kind of a power rising from her... No, not from. Into her.

But how could that be?

Determined, she through her hands in the air, ready to use her powers on anything in the room… anything, just as long as they would work…

But soon she started recognizing that the power was fighting into her, and then it was completely inside.

And it wasn't white magic. It was black, and evil. Rassalas.

She tried to call for her sisters, but it had been too late. She couldn't control herself… not even her thoughts.

In her eyesight, she caught Phoebe, looking innocent and asleep.

Slowly, she started advancing towards her.

Now close, Piper put her arms out, and realized what she needed to do with them.

She lunched for Phoebe's neck, and gripped it tightly with both her hands, squeezing.

Piper could hardly make out things around her… but she felt strong… powerful. She now saw Phoebe starting to struggle, to choke under her tight grip. As she did, Piper pressed on harder. And harder… and harder… her aim was to sea the woman in front of her turn limp. Dead.

OOO

Paige couldn't quite put her finger on what had woken her up.

Some noises… too muffled to make out anything.

She opened her eyes, and lazily looked to her side.

Piper… was standing over Phoebe. What was she doing?

Paige sat up, and rubbed her eyes. No… it couldn't be…

But Phoebe's face had already been blanch, her hands weakly fighting with Piper's.

"No!" Paige screamed, in a loss.

"Leo!" She called, knowing of nothing else to do.

Before he had even orbed in, Paige knew she had to save her sister… even if it was from the hands of her other one.

So she jumped to her feet, and grabbed Piper from the back, trying to pull her away. Leo! Where the hell are you?

When that didn't work, and had already obviously lost consciousness, Paige grabbed the closest thing to her, a heavy book, and hit Piper's head with it.

She, letting go of Phoebe, fell to the floor numbly.

Leo had orbed in just in time to see her doing it.

"Paige!" He yelled, his eyes wide and confused.

"Quick! Heal Phoebe!" She exclaimed, pointing worriedly at her.

Leo, without further questioning, advanced towards Phoebe and started doing his thing. Soon enough, Phoebe lunched up from her position, out of breath, gripping her neck in surprise.

The three soon looked down at Piper's figure on the floor.

"What happened?" Leo asked, lowering himself to her. He extended his hands to heal her too, though weary, but his hands were quickly pulled back when Piper's body resisted the magic.

"I don't know… when I woke up, she was strangling Phoebe…"

"It wasn't Piper." Phoebe finally spoke. "It was something… evil. I could sense it." Phoebe explained.

They all stared down at Piper, aimlessly.

"What do we do?" Paige finally asked in a small voice.

"Put crystals around her. The demon won't be able to stay inside for too long." Leo said, getting up, and looking away.

Paige did as he said, and settled down on the floor not far off with Phoebe next to her, waiting.

OOO

The second she felt the solid hit her head, Piper could clearly sense another presence in her body. It wasn't just Rassalas… there was something else with him… something even stronger.

Just before her eyes shut and her world went black, Piper knew what that something was;

It was her son. Wyatt.

OOO

Cole stared at Rassalas, nerves. The boy in his arms had been fussing ever since the possession as started. He could clearly tell that Rassalas had made it in. He was controlling her now.

It was lasting for a few minutes, when suddenly the boy shirked a scream, and Rassalas collapsed to the ground, breathing hard.

"Well!" The source exclaimed.

"It worked…" Rassalas hissed. "Wyatt… he had enough power for me to possess her. But he also had enough to dispossess."

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