A/N: Thanks to those of you who review. Please, enjoy the next chapter!
Chapter 3
Jeremy pulled his SUV up to the house and the four students jumped out. Piper and Leo headed into the house while Jeremy and Dan headed to the barn.
Piper and Leo walked into the kitchen and saw Victor sitting at the table. "Hi, Daddy."
"Hi, Piper. Who's your friend?" Victor asked.
"This is Leo. Is it ok if we go out to the barn to see the horses?"
"Sure. Where's your sister?"
"Oh, she's at cheerleading practice. The squad begged her to try out."
"So they've heard of her?"
"Oh yeah."
"Well, I'll go out and get the horses ready for you to see."
"Ok. We'll go put our things in my room and be out in a minute." Piper and Leo went to Piper's room and Victor headed outside.
"Piper," Leo said when they got into her room.
"Yeah?"
He didn't say anything; he just pulled her close to him and kissed her. She didn't pull away. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Finally, she decided she should pull away. "Leo," she said, trying to catch her breath. "We should get out to the barn before my dad comes looking for us."
"Good idea," he said. "One thing first."
"What's that?"
"Are you still going to introduce me as your 'friend'?"
Piper smiled. "I'll have to think about that," she said as she quickly kissed him again. They ran out of the house and out to the barn.
Victor was waiting there with three horses. One was pure white, a second was completely black, and the third was brown and white. Piper gasped at the sight of the three horses. "Wow, Dad. They're gorgeous!" she exclaimed. Which one's mine?"
"That's up to you. You can pick which one you want, and you can also pick which one Prue and Phoebe get," Victor told her.
"Well, I think Phoebe will like the brown and white one; and Prue will probably like the white one. Even if she doesn't, that's too bad, 'cause I want the black one."
"Ok. She's all yours."
"What's her name?"
"She doesn't have one."
"Really? Well, I think her name should be Beauty. She's a beautiful horse."
"Are you naming her after Black Beauty?" Leo asked.
Piper gently smacked his arm. "No," she said. "Not intentionally, anyways."
"Are you sure your sisters will like the choices you made for them?" Victor asked.
"I'm positive they will, Daddy. Thank-you."
"Well, you're welcome, Piper."
"Dad, can Leo and I go riding?"
"You don't know how to ride a horse, Piper. I don't think it would be a good idea. Plus, you don't know anything about the area."
"But I do," Leo said. "I used to ride a horse a lot. Until my horse died, that is. I also grew up around here and I know where all the best trails are."
Victor thought for a moment. "Ok. You can take my horse, Dill. Be back by supper."
"When's supper?" Piper asked.
"About 6:30." Victor answered. "Leo, be careful with my daughter."
"Yes, sir."
In the forest, Piper and Leo were on horses, side by side. "So, why did you and Prue move out here?" Leo asked Piper.
"Our step-dad kicked us out. He didn't like how we were acting, especially with our younger sisters in the house. He also just didn't like us, pretty much from the moment he met us."
"Well, when he meet you guys?"
"Um, let's see, our youngest sister is about 11, so he met us about 13 or so years ago," Piper said. "He's the reason my parents split up, in my opinion. My parents say it wasn't my step-dad that made them split, but Prue, Phoebe, and me say it is. Paige has no opinion because her parents are together. Paige is our 11-year-old half-sister."
"Wow. I don't think I'd want to meet him. Especially if he didn't like you when you were a little girl! I just met you today and I like you," Leo said and Piper blushed. "I think you're a very likeable person, Piper."
"Thanks, Leo. I think you're very likeable, too."
Piper and Leo are resting on the forest ground, Leo on his back with his arm around Piper's shoulder, and Piper on her side with her head and hand on Leo's chest.
"Piper," Leo started, breaking the peace that the forest produced.
"Yeah?"
"Would like to go to a concert with me?"
"Sure, buy why didn't you ask one of your friends?"
"Because. I've had two tickets for a while and couldn't decide between any of them. And I thought I'd ask you because I figure I'll have a much better time with you than any of the guys."
Piper sat up and looked down into Leo's eyes. "That is so sweet," she said and leaned down, placing her lips against his. When she started pulling away, he pulled her back into a deeper kiss.
She pulled away again, and he let her. "What band are we going to see?"
"Good Charlotte. Have you heard of them?"
"Are you kidding! They're the best! I have all of their CD's!" Piper exclaimed.
"Wow! I think I'll leave the rest of it a surprise until we go to the concert, then."
"What? Well, when's the concert?"
"The day before Thanksgiving."
"Are you serious? I have to wait two and half weeks?"
"Yep," Leo smiled. "Oh, Andy is going, too. We each got two tickets from our parents."
"Are you guys related?"
"No. My Dad grew up next door to Andy's family and they were really close. Now Andy and I are neighbours and really good friends."
"I see." They heard a watch beep and Piper started freaking out. "Leo, what time is it?"
"Uh," he looked down at his watch, "6:30."
"We'd better get back. My Dad's going to be so mad. He might not let me go to the concert!" They jumped on the horses and raced back to Piper's house.
A/N: That's it for now. I hope you liked it, and please review. I will try to update as soon as I can, but my computers at home are not working, so that will be difficult.