Why don't I like the girl I see?
The one who's standing right in front of me.

Piper looked at herself in her mirror, sitting on top of her vanity. She couldn't handle it. She hated herself. She shouldn't have been standing there at that moment, alone. She should have had someone standing by her side. The one person that had stolen her heart long ago.

Why don't I think before I speak?

Piper was so mad at herself. They had fought the night before, rages flying every which way. She had said things she didn't mean, that she would never mean. She never meant to hurt him.

I should have listened to that voice inside me!

She should have listened to her heart, her gut, screaming at her to stop the silly argument. Who cared if he had to send a demon to her place of employment? He did it for the greater good, and she had to stop being selfish and accept that. Her love also had a higher calling.

I must be stupid
Must be crazy
Must be out of my mind
To say the kind of things I said last night

Piper was stupid, oh so stupid. She shouldn't have said what she did. She shouldn't have... she shouldn't have let him walk out the door. She shouldn't have shouted at him, and yelled at him. She shouldn't have let out all of her frustration at the one person that would stick by her side no matter what.

Mirror mirror, hangin on the wall
You don't have to tell me
Who's the biggest fool of all

She was a fool, and idiot o have let him go like that. She shouldn't have thrown everything away, all that they had fought for. She shouldn't have done that.

Mirror mirror
I wish you could lie to me
And bring my baby back
Bring my baby back to me

If only Leo could come back, and he could wrap his arms around her like he did every time they greeted each other. If only he would orb right in, surprising her and kissing her tenderly, just the way she liked it. If only...

Mirror mirror
Lie to me
Show me what I
Want to see
Mirror mirror
Lie to me
Show me what I
Want to see

She wanted to see Leo in the mirror, just waiting for her to turn around so that he could shower her with love and affection. She wanted him to be there, right behind her, and forgive her.

Why did I let you walk away
When all I had to do was say I'm sorry?
I let my pride get in the way
And in the heat of the moment
I was to blame

But, he wouldn't, he couldn't. She had been too cruel to him, lashing out and insulting him, the 'greater good', and even the love that they had for each other. She had taken all the love and affection, and completely obliterated it. It vanished just like a demon after a spell was cast. He was gone, and she was to blame. Why did she have to be so damn stubborn?

I must be stupid
Must be crazy
Must be out of my mind
Now in the collide of the day
I realize

Why was it that she did not realize her mistakes in the middle of the fight, but only the morning after? Why did she have to be so late, so emotional, and so hurt? Why did she seem to be so masochistic?

Mirror mirror
Hangin on the wall
You don't have to tell me
Who's the biggest fool of all
Mirror, mirror I wish you could lie to me
And bring my baby back
Bring my baby back to me

She wanted him back, she needed him back. He affected every fiber of her being, bringing light when there were shadows, and happiness in the midst of depression. She needed him back, and soon.

If only wishes could be dreams
And all my dreams could come true
There would be two of us standing here in front of you

She wished that he would come, she whished he would be back. She wished that all that would come true and he would look in the mirror, his arms wrapped lovingly around her waist. Why couldn't he orb his whitelighter ass back? Why couldn't she just rewind time? She could freeze it; it wouldn't be much of a change. Why hadn't she been granted that power instead?

If you could show me
That someone
That I used to be
Bring back my baby
My baby
My baby to me

If she could only change the person who she was, make herself less stubborn, less fiery. If only she could see herself as she used to be, before she met him. Non-confrontational, quiet, shy Piper. Why couldn't that Piper have been there last night? Why did she, current Piper, have to be there?

Mirror mirror
Hangin' on the wall
You don't have to tell me
Who's the biggest fool of all
Mirror, mirror
I wish you could lie to me
And bring my baby back
Bring my baby back to me
Mirror mirror
Hangin' on the wall
You don't have to tell me
Who's the biggest fool of all
Mirror, mirror
I wish you could lie to me
And bring my baby back
Bring my baby back
Baby back
Bring my baby back to me

But no, her wishes would not come true. She wouldn't see Leo in her mirror.

She unsteadily raised her arm up, and punched her reflection in the glassy surface. Silver shards cascaded down onto the vanity, the floor, everywhere. Piper pulled her bleeding hand close to her body. She sat down on the floor, and cried.

T:T:T:T

AN: That was Mirror Mirror by M2M.