Forever
Disclaimer: Don't own Charmed or its characters, not even Chris …
A/N: Thanks to GirlX, Jenna Sabina and PunkRokPixie for reviewing! Sorry it took me so long to update, I only have a week left of school so I have tons of finals and work to do.
Chapter Five:Fun
Piper woke up the next morning to see Leo staring down at her, smiling. "Morning. How long have you been awake?"
"About half an hour," he replied.
"Half an hour? What were you doing for that long?"
"Watching you sleep."
"That's kinda creepy."
Leo grinned. "But you're so beautiful."
"Alright, enough with the corniness," Piper said as he leaned down to give her a kiss. After a minute Piper pulled away.
"Come on, let's get dressed. I want to take you somewhere," Leo said.
Ten minutes later the two of them were ready to go. "Can we stop at my dorm for a second so I can change?" Piper asked.
"Sure, but hurry. It's already ten thirty."
Piper ran up to her room to change, brush her hair and her teeth and wash her face. When she ran up to the room, Ashley was there, sitting on her bed and doing homework.
"Hey Pipes," she said when her roommate walked into the room. "Where were you last night?"
Piper blushed. "With Leo."
"All night?"
Piper nodded.
"You slept in his dorm room?"
Another nod.
"And did you…?"
Again, Piper nodded.
Ashley grinned. "So what are you doing here?"
"I came to change before Leo and I went out again. He's waiting for me downstairs."
"Then you better hurry."
Piper gave Ashley a smile and quickly did everything she had to, then ran back down to her boyfriend. When she reached him, she saw that he held a basket in his hand.
"What's that for?"
"You'll see. Now, let's go, I have a surprise for you."
"A surprise? What is it?"
"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise."
"Oh, come on, that's such a cliché. Just tell me!" Piper whined.
Leo laughed. "You'll find out soon."
They walked for about ten minutes into a wooded area, before reaching a little hill. Piper followed Leo up the hill, and stopped, stunned when they reached the top. "It's beautiful!" she gasped.
They were standing on a ledge just above a lake. The clear water was a sparkling blue, and you could see the bottom, which was about four feet down. The area they were standing on was about fifteen square feet of lush green grass, covered in beautiful flowers- roses, tulips, marigolds and more.
"Is this the surprise?" Piper asked.
"It's part of it."
"There's more?"
"Yup."
"Hey, how come I've never seen this place?"
"Not many people have been here. And even though it's pretty close too school, did you realize how much the way we took turned? Plus, there's no path, and its all woods. I only found it 'cause I was exploring one day and I came pretty far out."
Piper nodded, "That makes sense."
"You hungry?" Leo asked.
"Starved."
He put the basket he was holding on the ground out began pulling items out if it. He spread a white blanket on the ground for them to sit on and lay out some food he had brought- muffins, juice and fruit. Then he picked a rose and handed it to, careful that she didn't touch the thorns.
"Wow, this is amazing! Thank you," Piper gushed. "Where'd you get the food from?"
"One of the cafeteria ladies."
Piper laughed as they began to eat their breakfast. "So, is this the surprise?"
"One more thing."
"Which you're going to tell me about when?"
"After we eat."
Piper groaned. "I hate waiting."
"Too bad."
Once they finished eating, Piper and Leo gathered the things back into the basket except for the blanket which they were still sitting on.
"OK, we're done eating. Tell me."
Leo smiled and kissed her. She kissed him back and they fell back on the blanket. A few minutes later they lay back, breathless, staring up at the blue sky and the trees hanging over them. After another few minutes while neither of them spoke, Leo stood up.
Piper followed him as he tucked the blanket into the basket and walked down the hill. "We're leaving already?"
"It's time for the rest of your surprise."
"Oooh, yay!"
The two walked down to the lake, where Leo stopped. In front of them was a wooden canoe. "Ready?"
"Alright, this time I don't have to ask. I know this is the surprise."
"Like it?"
"Definitely. Come on, let's go."
Piper climbed excitedly into the canoe, Leo following behind her. He grabbed an oar and after pushing off, began to paddle. Soon they were drifting smoothly along the lake. Piper peered over the edge, staring into the water. "The fish are so colorful," she said.
Leo nodded, "It's nice down there."
Piper turned back to face Leo. "Hey, can I paddle?"
"Do you know how?"
"No, but it can't be that hard."
"Yeah, but it's really easy to tip."
"I promise I won't tip us," Piper said, one hand in the air, the other over her heart, a grin plastered on her face.
Leo hesitated.
"Oh, come on!" Piper leaned over to kiss him, hoping that would persuade him. Finally he gave in and handed her the oar.
She started to paddle, realizing only after a few minutes that they were barely moving. She looked at Leo, who was laughing. "Want some help?"
"No! And don't laugh at me!" she said, glaring at him.
"I'm…not…laughing," Leo replied between bursts of laughter.
Piper pouted.
"Hey, I think we're going backwards."
"We are not," Piper retorted, blushing.
"Give me the oar back," he said.
"No way."
"Come on, give it to me."
Piper shook her head, and laughing, stood up.
"Piper, you can't stand!" he warned.
But it was too late, as the canoe had already begun to tip. In a minute, the couple was under water. Leo bobbed back up and saw Piper next to him, laughing hysterically. He grinned and soon was laughing with her.
"You should see yourself," she told him.
"Me? You wouldn't believe how you look."
The water was shallow enough so that their feet could touch the ground, and they could see everything around them. They had disturbed all the fish, which had then swum away.
"You should have given me the oar," Leo said.
"Why? Haven't you ever seen the movies? Girl stands up, girl and guy end up in the lake, guy kisses girl, they make out for a while, guy flips canoe back over, girl and guy get in and they go back to shore, completely drenched."
"Well then, I think we should do exactly that." He leaned in and kissed her again, and before they knew it they were making out.