AN: Hey, guys, here's an update! I just sat down and started typing it, and here's the result! I hope you enjoy! Oh, and this story's review amount is TIED with my first fic's! That is absolutely awesomely awesome! You guys ROCK!

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GOLDBAND - Yeah, I know she took it like all of them. But, you know, that is a pretty reasonable reaction. At least she didn't go running off when she found out. I mean, if they had ever run into someone who had NOTHING to lose, it would have been Piper in this fic. Thanks for the review!

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Chapter 19:

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Piper lay in the black duvet-covered double bed. Phoebe had given up her room and gone to sleep on the couch, so that Piper could have some time to herself.

But, little did she know, that had been the exact opposite of what the other teen had actually wanted. Nevertheless, she was used to keeping all of her emotions inside, and dealing with everything herself. Piper let her give up the room.

She knew she should have been trying to sleep, but she couldn't. Every time she closed her eyes, though, some picture or another of Daniel beating her popped into her mind. She didn't want to risk having one of her nightmares, either. She didn't feel she could handle anything else after what had happened during the course of the day. Piper moved her head a bit, and glanced at the electric blue, digital clock. It was well after midnight. She couldn't handle anything after what happened yesterday.

After becoming emotionally stable again, Prue had gone to get what she had called the "Book of Shadows", and laid it in front of Piper. While the latter was flipping through the book, searching for a picture of Daniel or at least anything familiar, Prue, Phoebe, Paige, and Leo had continued explaining everything. The girls continued on about their ancestry, and Leo explained about the Elders. They all told her about demons, and about certain vanquishes they had accomplished. Every once in a while, Piper would come across a picture that she recognized. She didn't see any drawings of Daniel, but of several of his 'business associates' that had come to her house.

Piper closed her eyes at the thought of what they had told her by the time she had finished with the Book. "That's a lot of demons you recognized, Lex." Prue had stated, glancing over the list of demons. Phoebe had leaned over, and peeked over her older sister's shoulder. "My God, that's at least three dozen." Phoebe had nervously glanced up at her best friend, and asked the question they had all been wondering. "Why are so many demons involved with you?" Phoebe hadn't said that with an ounce of accusation in her voice. She had just sounded... concerned, and worried. Piper could sense it; they were all worried.

But, for the answer to Phoebe's question, that would be the next day's problem.

At ten o'clock, Prue had sent them all up to bed. She wanted everyone to get a good night's sleep. She was the residing guardian in the house, though, as Sam was on a 'business trip', and would be coming home late the next day. Everyone agreed and headed up to bed, Piper a little bit more willing than the others. She knew that their questions would be coming soon, and she didn't feel like answering them. She wasn't ready for it. She wasn't read to tell her friends about her entire life, or at least all that she could remember. She couldn't remember anything before she came into Daniel's care, but, then again, what person could remember things from before they were three years old? Very few, and she wasn't one of them.

Creak.

Piper shot straight up, and glanced frantically around the dark room. Nothing was in there, as far as she could tell. "Calm down, Piper." Piper told herself, using her real name. She hadn't even had the guts to tell her friends THAT yet.

"It's okay. There's nothing bad in this house. It's an old house. Old houses creak." Piper slowed down her breathing, and laid her head back down. After that little scare, Piper actually wanted to get to sleep. 'What I can't see can't really hurt me.' she thought to herself. She knew it was childish, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to feel any pain if she slept.

Just as she closed her eyes, an extremely loud CRACK resounded through the room, and sharp pitter-patters hit the roof. A loud rumble could be hear in the distance. Piper jumped out of her bed. She had never liked thunderstorms, and she was way to stressed and fearful to be able to cope with being alone during a storm. She needed comfort. She needed love. She needed safety. She needed... Leo.

Piper knew that her boyfriend could give her all of those things. Even though she knew he was an angel, she still wanted to be with him. They were still together, and well in love. She headed towards the door, and stepped into the dark hallway.

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Out in the hall, Piper fumbled around looking for Leo's door. She knew where it was by heart, but still needed a minute or two to find it in the dark.

When she opened, she saw her boyfriend's sleeping form. He was faced away from her, his covered just draped over his legs. By the sight of his bare back, Piper knew that he was most likely only in his boxers. Ignoring the lightness that the thought brought to her heart, Piper stepped cautiously into the room.

She was regretting coming in the first place, as she didn't want to wake him. She knew that he needed sleep, as they would have a lot more to deal with in the morning. But, lightening cracked outside again, and she gave a small yelp of surprise. Leo seemed to have heard.

He shot straight up. "What? Who's there?" he asked groggily, quickly looking around the room. His eyes settled on Piper, and his lips curled a bit in a smile. He scooted over on the bed, and cleared a spot for her. Piper got the message, and quickly ran over to the bed as another thunder roll came booming. "Didn't want to be left alone?" Leo asked, pulling Piper closer to his body. Piper shook her head meekly. "I've always been afraid of thunderstorms." she said quietly, so that he had to strain his ears to hear her. He hugged her even tighter. "Don't worry, I'll keep you safe." he said, looking down into her eyes. "I know."

Leo smiled at Piper's response. "Come on, let's get some sleep." he said, and pulled her down so that they were both lying down on his bed. She curled up into him, feeling his warmth flow through her body. He gazed down at her, admiring how beautiful she looked lying next to him with her eyes closed. He gave her a kiss on the forehead, before trying to get to sleep himself.

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Just as Piper drifted into a restful sleep, one of the other girl's sleep became restless.

Phoebe walked through the front doors to the Manor, and wandered around the house. She heard a noise coming from the conservatory, and walked towards it. When she arrived in the room, a little girl was sitting in the middle of the floor. Her brunette hair was pulled up into two cute little pigtails. It was Little Piper. There were bits of paper and various crayons strewn around her small figure on the floor, and she was humming. Her brown eyes were looking intently on whatever she was drawing. The tune that she was humming began getting louder and louder as Phoebe continued walking towards her. Suddenly, Little Piper began singing in her three-year-old voice:

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack,

All dressed in black, black, black.

She has a knife, knife, knife,

Stuck in her back, back, back.

She cannot breathe, breathe, breathe.

She cannot cry, cry, cry.

That's why she begs, begs, begs.

She begs to die, die, die.

Just feet away from Little Piper, Phoebe stopped. That was a version of "Miss Mary Mack" that she had never heard before, and it scared the hell out of her. Why was Little Piper singing this wacked-out version of the children's song? Phoebe didn't know, but she decided to look at what the girl was drawing. Something inside her pulled her towards it. She looked over the little girl's shoulder, and gasped at what she saw.

Right there, on the paper the little girl was drawing on, was a very graphic picture. It was only drawn in black and red, despite all of the different colors Little Piper was using. It even looked as if it weren't even done in crayon. It was a drawing of a girl, in her teens. Her long hair was the part of hear head facing outwards, so Phoebe couldn't see who it was. All that she really seemed to notice, though, was the blood pouring out of the girl's back. There was a knife sticking out of the wound, and crimson blood was gushing everywhere, splattering everything. It seemed as if the blood was spreading by the moment, even though it was just a drawing.

Phoebe stared at the picture, and something clicked in her head. "No, no, this can't be real. This is a dream." she said, backing away from Little Piper. She had come to that conclusion after she thought about everything that was impossible in it. Little Piper looked up at her for the first time. Her brown eyes made a connection with Phoebe's, and the two just stared at each other for a moment. "No, it is real, Phoebe." As Little Piper spoke, it seemed as if her voice was getting deeper, more grown-up. "It's a premonition."

Just as Phoebe was still staring in shock at the little girl, the latter's eyes widened. Little Piper fell face-first into her drawing. A knife was sticking out of her back.

Phoebe shot up from the couch, shaking and sweating. She let out a blood-curdling scream.

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AN: Okay, I just made the story a hell of a lot creepier, didn't I? Oh, well. I liked it. I hope you review! Oh, and the Miss Mary Mack song? That weird version is NOT MINE! It's from WHITE IS FOR MAGIC by Laurie Faria Stolarz.