"I don't want another pretty face,

I don't want just anyone to hold,

I don't want my love to go to waste,

I want you and your beautiful soul."

--Jesse McCartney, "Beautiful Soul"

"…still, people refuse to eat apples. They would have to come to the doctor a lot less." Leo said, picking over the remains of his lunch.

Piper laughed and tossed her hair over her shoulders. "Then, there would be a shortage of patients, and you would be out of work and all this volunteer program stuff and med school will have been for nothing."

Leo scrunched up his nose. "Yeah, but then they would come in for stupid shit."

Piper laughed. "Like, check-ups?"

"Yeah."

She snorted. For a week or so, she and Leo had been hanging out. Not just in the office—er, hospital—but outside it too. There was massive ST—sexual tension—as Paige liked to call it, around them and everybody saw it. Even Dr. Markovitz kept asking them when they were going to go ahead and jump each others bones. Leo thought it was it funny, she on the other hand found it highly embarrassing. Dr. Markovitz meant it as a laugh, but he was kind of serious too.

They'd spent a good deal of the day together already. She thought back on the day as he excused himself to the bathroom. He'd picked her up in a—good God—red convertible. It was his, he had said, a graduation gift from his dad. She had had the feeling his dad could afford to give those away as tying-your-shoes-for-the-thirty-billionth-time gift. Then, they'd gone into this little district downtown and done some light shopping. He wore khaki colored cargo pants and a baseball tee with the red Pacman monster on it. It made him look adorable. He grinned when she poked it and told her that he was the champ.

"I want to prove my Pacman skills." He said, dropping into his seat again. "You wanna go to the arcade?"

Piper grinned. "Sure."

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At the Halliwell Manor, Prue sat braiding and unbraiding her hair. Mostly, it was something to distract her. She sat crossed legged on her bed and couldn't help from thinking about that that was the same bed she and Andy had had sex in.

Had sex in.

She'd started packing yesterday. It was tedious work, deciding what could wait until the last minute—she totally needed her yearbook. Around her, boxes sat half full with clothes and books and other various knick knacks spilling out of them. Paige came in a wrinkly pink bandana tied around her head. "Okay!" she said cheerily. "I'm going to help you pack!"

Prue raised an inquisitive brow and reached up to undo a teeny-tiny braid. "Really? And how do you know what I need?"

Paige made a noise like it wasn't important. "I'll ask you. Besides, I'm not dumb, I can figure it out."

Prue nodded. Paige reached into her closet and yanked out a handful of clothes. "Going or staying?" she asked, holding up a yellow tanktop.

"Staying." Prue said instantly. "I might wear that tomorrow."

"Going or staying?"

"Staying."

"Going or staying?"

"Staying."

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At the basketball court, our completely athletic-resentful Phoebe was kicking some Cole ass in Horse. Phoebe knew that if Cole missed this next shot, he'd have an E and the game would be over. He missed.

Phoebe let out a whoop and jumped into his arms. "I kicked your ass!" she shouted, poking him in the chest. "I beat you down!"

"I let you win." Cole teased dropping her on a picnic table. Phoebe immediately jumped up on it and started dancing.

"We are the champions, my friend! We'll keep on fighting till the end!" She pumped her fist in the air as she did her best rendition of "We Are The Champions." This sent Cole laughing and he couldn't stop. Finally, mid-way through "Can't Touch This" she noticed. "Quit it." She said, nudging him with her toe.

"I—can't." he wheezed between chuckles.

"You better!" she kicked him, but that just made things funnier. She planted her hands on her hips. "You big idiot!" she said hotly. "Fine, just fine, laugh all you want."

She jumped off the table and started off towards the soccer field. "Wait!" Cole called, chasing after her. Phoebe let out a faux-terrified scream and started running. She had a head start, but his legs were longer and seeing as how she was so anti-athletic, he'd run a lot more. Soon, he was there and pounced on her, landing them both in the soft grass. They lay there a moment, heart pounding in unison, breath ragged for a few seconds. His eyes were intent on hers. She knew where this was going. He would kiss her and a few days later somebody she knew would say something about how Freebie had no qualms about getting down and dirty in the park. She was virgin for godssake! But it wouldn't matter. Just as Cole lowered his head, Phoebe took the chance to roll out from under him.

"Catch me if you can!" And she zoomed towards the kid's playground.

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The arcade was an array of bright lights, kids, and toys. Leo was going entirely manic on the Pacman machine, sending Piper into a fit of giggles every time he swore in Spanish, which was often. Evidently, he took Spanish in school and knew all the cuss words. She had the feeling he was saying them in Spanish to protect her womanly ears. While it was completely old-fashioned and she'd always heard worse at school, it was endearing too.

Finally he was finished and had captured the high score. "Told you I was good." He said smugly, throwing an arm around her shoulders. Piper flushed hot pink, but fanned at her cheeks for a second, willing herself to calm down. "Look!" Leo shouted, pointing a riding game. It was the kind where you sat on the vehicle—dune buggy, boat, car, take your pick—and controlled it using the handles. Whatever you did in the game the vehicle did as well. You went over a bump on the screen, the vehicle you rode bumped up and down too. "Let's do it."

"It says one at a time." She replied cautiously, as he threw one leg over the side of the land jet ski. At least, that was what it looked like.

"So?" he said. "Come on." He tapped the seat and the little square of space that was left between his legs. "You know you want to."

Piper laughed and scooted into the seat. He slipped two quarters into the slot and the machine came to life with a rapid bucking motion. She let out a scream and reached out to the handles to steady herself. One long tanned arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She felt her stomach lurch. Soon, they were going full speed across the virtual beach, but this game wasn't either of their expertise and soon was the game got harder, they were getting flung around more and more.

"You know," Leo grunted. "This probably wouldn't be so hard if there was only one of us."

Piper laughed. "It was your idea." After a few more minutes of that wild ride, the game slowed and they got off. The game seemed to have gotten her hyped up. "Okay, what next?"

Leo shrugged. "That's up to you, dumplin'."

She smiled to herself. Dumplin'. That was so cute. "We're in the mall. Let's go to the food court!" Suddenly, she was starving.

He grinned a lazy grin. "Lead the way."

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"Prue!" Paige snapped. "You cannot keep everything!"

Prue's bangs were totally crinkly now because of her braiding and unbraiding. "I know! But I want to!"

"Knock, knock." Prue and Paige looked up to see Andy standing in the doorway. His hands were in his pockets and he was smiling softly.

Paige jumped up and toddled out punching Andy in the shoulder on the way. Andy shut the door behind her and walked over to Prue, sitting on the bed next to her. "Hey." Prue said conversationally.

"Hey." And replied. "Listen, I—"

Before he knew what had happened, she'd kissed him. Whatever he wanted her to listen about was forgotten.

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When she got home, Piper found that the kitchen was a swarm of sisters and food. "Outta my way!" Phoebe said as she careened by, heading towards the kitchen. Prue and Paige was already there, eagerly digging into their meals.

"You coming Pips?" Prue called, wiping her mouth on a napkin.

"Not hungry." She called back and went onto her room. There it was quiet and it made her smile. She sat down on her bed and waited. One…Two…Three…the phone rang and Piper picked up immediately. "Leo. Hi…"

AN: Wassup?

TVCrazed: Um, what the hell does McDonalds mean? Thanks for your review!

o0o-vicki-o0o Thanks! I like cute. I didn't know that The Calling had a version of "Why Don't You and I". I'll have to check it out.

LeoPiper –Forever: Yeah, I like Piper and Leo the best too, but this fic started out a fic about all four sisters and I just can't abandon that now. But me too.

charmedone112685: Most of the time, I don't do teen fics, let alone four sister fics, but I thought it was a challenge and I went after it. Hope I'm doing okay.

lillynilly, emelie172, drew fuller is the best: Thank you!

So, let me know if I start to neglect one sister's story, because I'm trying to avoid that, but I'm a PiperLeo writer at heart so, I may begin to pay a lot of attention to their story in particular. Note: Paige's story if you'll notice, is not being neglected. It's just worked into the others. Thanks and please review!

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