Chapter 3
After School
Piper stopped by her locker to put her books away at the end of the day.
"Hey, I was hoping to see you here," Leo smiled at Piper.
Piper looked up in total shock.
Did he just say he was hoping to see me?
Piper didn't know what to say no one was ever nice to her in school except the teachers but that didn't exactly count.
When Leo realised she wasn't going to say anything he asked, "So where about do you live?"
For a split second Piper couldn't remember where she lived.
"Em… Prescott Street," she said
"I live on the next street can I walk you home?" Leo asked
"Um I don't know," Piper began
Wait what am I doing, I'm turning down a cute guys offer to walk me home but what if it is just a joke and as soon as I say yes everyone will start laughing. Of course it's a joke I mean why would a cute guy like him be interested in geeky Piper Halliwell.
Leo noticed her hesitation"If you don't want to that's okay," Leo said disappointed
He seems genuinely disappointed She bit her lip hoping she was making the right decision"Actually sure why not," she said smiling slightly nervously
She was surprised at the sound of her voice. It was loud and confident not at all like her usual quiet voice.
Leo's face suddenly broke into a grin
"Great," he said happily
They walked out of school together. Piper Halliwell was walking home with someone, not alone with someone, infact not just anyone she was walking home with Leo Wyatt.
"So where did you move from," Piper asked
Woah why do I suddenly seem so much more confident"I moved here from New York with my mum and her boyfriend and his son," Leo explained. "What about you,"
"I live with my grandmother and 3 sisters," Piper said
"Oh right your related to Prue Halliwell aren't you," Leo said
"Don't remind me," Piper sighed
"Do you not get along," Leo asked
"Actually out of all my sisters I'm closest with her but that's not saying a lot," Piper said "Ever since my mum died a few years ago we all drifted apart," She was taken aback at how much she had just opened up to him. She had never told anyone how she felt about her sisters before.
"I'm really sorry," Leo sympathised with her.
"So what about your family," Piper asked
"Well I get on great with my mum's boyfriend Craig but his son Cole and I totally don't, he fell in with a bad crowd, drugs the whole lot," Leo sighed
"A bit like my sister Phoebe then," Piper said knowing all to well what it was like. "I mean I don't think she would take drugs but it wouldn't surprise me if she did."
"Enough about our crazy families," Leo smiled "What about you?"
"What about me?" Piper asked
"Well what do you do in your free time, favourite colour," Leo asked "Boyfriend?" He added the last bit a hopeful look in hie eye
Piper snorted at the last thing on the list
"What's so funny," Leo asked
"Me?" Piper questioned "A boyfriend?"
"What's so ridiculous about that?" Leo asked
"In case you haven't noticed I'm not the most popular or prettiest girl at school," Piper said as if it were obvious
"Come on that's not true," Leo encouraged
"You don't have to lie to make me feel better," Piper said "Well here's my house, bye," Piper said climbing up the steps
"Bye," Leo replied
He watched her go up the steps and smile at him once more before she closed the door behind her
"To me you're the prettiest girl in school," Leo thought to himself before turning away from the manor
Prue and Andy walked out on to the field for football and Cheerleading practice
"I'll meet you after practice, okay," Andy said kissing Prue
"Okay girls we need to practice the new cheer," Prue told all the other cheerleaders "1…2…3…
They practiced for twenty minutes before Lindsay, Miranda and Karen strolled in
"You guys are totally late," Prue said annoyed
"Sorry we had other plans," Lindsay said casually
"Maybe I'll save you the trouble of ever having to show up again and kick you of the team," Prue said smirking
"You can't do that," Lindsay said shocked
"I'll think you'll find I can," Prue said grinning
Lindsay stood with her mouth open thinking of a comeback
"I won't this time but be warned," Prue said sternly "Right after practice we go to Pizza Palace and it's Lindsay's treat," Prue said clearly enjoying herself
Everyone cheered.
Lindsay took her place in the line not before throwing Prue a dirty look "I'll get you back one of these days Prue Halliwell," she thought to herself
Football practice was over and Andy and his best friend Darryl were walking out of the changing rooms
"Hey look at Sheila over there ain't she beautiful," Darryl said to Andy
"I guess," Andy shrugged
"I forgot you only have eyes for Prue, although I don't know how I forgot I mean it's been like three years," Darryl said
"Yeah," Andy said sighing slightly
"Hey man whats wrong things not good between you guys right now," Darryl asked
"No, no they're fine," Andy answered quickly
"Just fine?" Darryl said
"Well after three years things change, people change, you know sometimes I wish we could take a break for while or something," Andy sighed
He had just practically said he wanted to break up with Prue, he turned to see Darryl's reaction but no one was there.
He turned to see him over with Sheila flirting
He walked over to
"Hi, Andy," Lindsay cooed
"Hi," Andy said friendly
"How was practice?" she asked kindly
"It was fine, " Andy answered not bothering to go into details
They both noticed Prue coming over
"Well I'll see you around Andy," Lindsay smiled cheekily at him and somehow Andy found himself returning the smile
Paige and her friends went into the room where detention was being held
"So what time are we out of here today?" Paige asked
"4.30," Becca answered
"Great that will give me plenty of time to get home before Grams gets home," Paige said happily
"I can't believe you never get caught," Ryan said jealously
"How is she going to find out, I forge all the detention slips and am home before her," Paige explained
""It's so unfair I always get caught," Scott said
"Well if I did get caught my Grams would go spare and I'd be grounded forever," Paige said shuddering at the thought
"Oh I didn't know Paige Halliwell was scared of getting in trouble," Ryan said
"I'm not it's just… never mind," Paige said
"Okay," Ryan said turning away and starting to cut up small bits of rubber to throw at the teacher. The others joined in to
"I don't want Grams to be disappointed in me," Paige thought to herself
Phoebe had left the park about 4 ish.
Nobody will be home. Grams at work. Prue at cheerleading. Paige most probably in detention and Piper damn Piper would be home.
She climbed the steps to the manor and opened the door praying it wouldn't creak.
She didn't want to talk to anyone as she was a little bit drunk
She started on the stairs but forgot to miss the second on and it creaked
"Phoebe is that you?" Piper called out
"Em yeah," Phoebe shouted "I'm going to my room," she said her words a bit slurred
"Why don't you come into the kitchen I've made cookies," Piper asked
"Oh yeah your answer to eveything is cookies isn't it. Like we'll sit down and eat cookies together and then just like that we will be like sisters again," Phoebe said the last words like they were swear words
Her words were much more slurred this time
"Phoebe are you drunk again," Piper asked coming out into the hall
"None of your business," Phoebe spat
"Phoebe Halliwell you have got to stop this or I'm telling Grams," Piper said sternly
"You can't talk to me like that you're not my mum," Phoebe shouted angrily storming up to her room.
"I wish we could all just get along," Piper whispered quietly
Thanks for reading and please review
For those of you who are reading my other story Return of the Dead then I'm sorry but I'm not going to be able to update it for over a week as I'm going on holiday but thanks for all of you who reviewed.