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A/N: Thank you for everyone who reviewed the last chapter.
A thought came to me that Paige had actually died in Chris' timeline anyway at the end of season 5, but yet both her and Phoebe saw Piper die. And in case that left anyone confused, because Chris had saved Paige, the timeline changed, but it hadn't changed that much, although there are no Titans, Wyatt's still evil etc... And the present time(or should that be the past) is before The Courtship of Wyatt's Father (a.k.a Midnight Rendezvous), but is set after The Legend of the Sleepy Halliwell, so Phoebe knows.
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Finally I stopped spinning around, but I still had a massive headache. Before I could see where I was I blacked out.
"Mel, Mel...Mel wake up, its OK it's just me, Chris." I heard as I came too, at least I knew that the spell had worked.
"God, Chris, you never told me how much time travel hurt." He just gave me a funny look.
"So why exactly are you here M?"
"It's nice to see you too! I'm here because you left me all alone and now Wyatt's after me. I know you thought it would be easier to do this by yourself, but Chris I'm scared. You left me alone and when I saw Mom it just made everything worse. The screaming from Wyatt's victims was getting to me, I really thought I'd be next and I missed you, part of me thought that I might never see you again and I needed you. Chris you don't just go and leave 14 year olds alone especially leaving them where Wyatt could get them." As I poured out my heart to my older brother I saw a sad and guilty look come over his face.
Chris took me into his arms, and for a moment I thought he was even crying.
"Mel, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't realise how bad it was, I thought you'd be safe there. I know I shouldn't have left you, and believe me I have thought about you, but I really did think that Wyatt wouldn't be able to hurt you, I mean you're his sister, no matter how evil he was, I didn't think he'd hurt you." Chris said holding onto me tightly.
"Chris it's okay, it's not your fault that Wyatt turned. You weren't to know what would happen if you came back here. Talking about coming back here, aren't you going to yell at me or something?" I asked, ready for whatever Chris might chuck at me next.
"Mel, I'm not going to yell at you, that's Wyatt's job." "Chris! That's not funny!" I shot back at him, "But why not?"
"Because, you're my sister and I'm actually glad you came back."
"You are?" I asked smiling.
"Yeah, do you think you might be able to help me with a little problem I have?"
"I don't know, but I'll try. What's your problem?"
"Well, your not gonna believe this, but I kinda messed up." Chris said pausing; I took this moment to say,
"You're right I don't believe you, Chris my brother who is pretty much perfect stuffed up!" I said laughing.
"No, Melinda listen, I really, really stuffed up, in fact you could say I pretty much fucked up, it's that bad!" Chris snapped back.
"Oh, what did you do?" I asked seriously.
"Well other than the fact of completely stuffing up the future or past, whatever, I have another problem. We've...I've gotta get Mom and Dad back together, and quick. They need to get back together like now, so that I can be conceived, but whatever we do, we can't tell them who we are."
"What the hell are you saying?" I yelled at him.
"Melinda, be quiet. I'm saying that Dad became an Elder, and they're not together anymore, but I'm running out of time we have to get them back together, otherwise everything will change, more than it already has."
"Chris, are you a complete idiot, or something? How could you just watch them break up?"
"I...I thought I was doing it to make things better, that way Dad would have more power, more power to save Mom and more power over Wyatt, I thought then that that might help, but if I can't get them back together then it will all be for no reason at all!"
"You idiot! It can't be that hard to get them back together, I mean we all know how much they loved each other, even I knew that and I was only 4 when it happened." I said thinking about how we could get them together, "I don't know exactly how we can get them back together, but my thinking is they need to be locked in one room, so that they can confess everything to each other. Does anyone else know, I mean about who you are?"
"That's a good idea, but it's probably not that easy to do. And yes other people do know, Phoebe knows, she kinda figured it all out due to a vision she got, and Paige knows too; but Mom and Dad don't have a clue, which if you think about it is actually really annoying, you would think they might recognise their own children."
"Okay, can you get Phoebe and Paige then, we need to talk to them and figure out what we do next, and because they know about you, we can tell them who I am too, can't we?"
"Yeah, they should be able to handle it, if that's what you were saying. Don't go anywhere and if you hear anyone coming, hide. I'll be back soon, I love you." Chris said to me before orbing out. I decided I might as well hide, just in case someone orbed in and saw me.
A few minutes and a close run in with Mom later, Chris, Paige and Phoebe orbed in. Chris looked around and I jumped out from behind the sofa.
"Chris, glad you're back." I said hugging him. I turned round to see that Paige and Phoebe were very confused.
"Chris, who's this?" Phoebe asked.
"I can talk you know! I take it you didn't tell them about me. Figures." I said turning back to Chris.
"This is my...your..."
"Spit it out Chris!" Paige said, obviously wishing she were somewhere else.
"I'll tell them... I'm Chris' sister, your niece." I said looking around nervously. I wasn't sure how they would react, but I wasn't prepared for the two of them hugging me, just like they used to. I hadn't been hugged by anyone in the family other than Chris for years; it'd been about 9 years since I'd last seen them let alone hugged them.
"So there is hope for Piper and Leo then." Paige said stepping back.
"Not exactly, they were supposed to be back together, even now that the past or your future has changed. Actually I don't think they even broke up."
"But I thought that with Mel here we might be able to come up with a plan, she's a genius!"
"Gets that from me!" Phoebe whispered to Paige.
"Phoebe!" Paige said before turning back to me and Chris. "So, do you have any idea how we get them back together, because we've tried leaving them alone, but they just won't talk.
"Actually yeah, we need to lock them in a room and make them sit and talk to each other. But we'll need to put some kind of spell on the room, so that Dad can't orb out, until they've told each other how they feel. Actually we could probably use the basement, and if it takes to long we turn the heating down, so they'll have to do something, otherwise they'll freeze."
"That's a really good idea, we haven't done that yet." Phoebe said, it sounded like she was mentally kicking herself for not coming up with that, I reckon Paige was too.
"Okay, so firstly we need to put a spell on the basement, Phoebe you can come up with it, and Mel can you help with that, and me and Chris will come up with an excuse to get piper in the basement and then one to get Leo down there too."
"And Chris stop worrying, you'll get wrinkles! Don' worry about the whole personal gain stuff, we're saving your life here, that's gotta count for something right?" Phoebe asked Chris, obviously using her empathic abilities and he nodded. I felt so much better having come back, I felt more wanted, needed even. Without me they wouldn't have thought about locking them in the basement.
About half an hour later Paige and Chris had come up with a load of excuses and Phoebe and I had a spell, it read;
Secrets are hidden, feelings are masked,
Until the truth is out and feelings are unmasked
The truth is the key, so let leaving be forbidden,
Until their love is no longer hidden.
We cast the spell on the basement then Phoebe pushed Mom in, saying she would check the circuit breaker, but she was afraid to go down there. So reluctantly Mom went down asking why Paige couldn't go. After Mom had descended the stairs to the basement Chris called Dad. He appeared and instantly wanted to know what was going on and who I was.
"Later, Leo, but now you've got to go down there and help Piper; you're the only one that can help her." Luckily he went down to the basement, he would do anything for Mom, so if he thought Mom was in trouble he would help her, without thinking what may happen to him. We shoved Dad in the basement and quickly locked the door.
********* In the basement (no-one's POV) **********
"Piper, are you okay?" Leo said when he reached the bottom of the stairs, concerned.
"Leo! What are you doing here?"
"Everyone upstairs said that you needed help, they also said that I was the only one who could help you."
"What because of your 'handy man' knowledge? I'm just checking the circuit breaker, but it seems fine, there's nothing wrong with it."
"Oh, so you don't need me. In that case I'll just go." Leo said as he turned to go back up the stairs.
"Ummm, Piper the basement door is kind of locked." Leo said looking puzzled.
"What? The basement door can't be locked, it's never actually locked. Unless..." Piper said thinking that something was up.
"Piper, I know the basement isn't usually locked, I did live here for about 3 years."
"Like you think I'd forget that? Do you think you can orb us out of here?"
"I don't know, I'll try." Leo said putting his hand on Piper's shoulder awkwardly. They orbed but didn't go anywhere, to be more precise the orbs bounced off of the walls and ceiling before taking the forms of Piper and Leo.
"Piper, I can't orb out of here."
"Yeah, I'd noticed that. I think the explanation consists of two words both beginning with P."
"You mean, Phoebe and Paige trapped us in here."
"That just about says what I was thinking."
"Well, we better sit and wait it out. They'll have to let us out eventually."
"Fine." Piper said looking away from Leo.
"Do you wanna talk about it?"
"Talk about what Leo?"
"Whatever's bothering you, I can tell there's something up."
"No, Leo I don't want to talk about it anymore than I want to be stuck down here." Piper snapped, Leo looked hurt at what she had just said.
"So, how's, what's his name, you're dating?"
"It's none of your business, who I date Leo, so why are you even asking how they are?"
"Sorry you're right I just wanted to talk." For a while there was a silence, all that could be heard was the dripping of a tap.
"How've you been doing, and how's Wyatt?"
"Leo..." Piper started, but then changed her mind. "I've been fine, and so's Wyatt, I think he misses you, but you would know that if you were around more wouldn't you. And enough with all the questions!" Piper snapped getting up to try the door again, but failed so sat back down.
"Piper, why do you think they trapped us down here?" Leo asked breaking the long and awkward silence.
"Why? Isn't that obvious, they wanted to trap us in here, so that we'd get back together. They obviously think it's what we both want, but that's ridiculous isn't it?"
"Just like them. But is it really so ridiculous Piper?"
"I don't know Leo. You tell me?" Piper snapped.
"Well, I don't think it's that ridiculous."
"You don't, maybe not, but...but..." Piper said slightly calmer than before.
"Piper, is it what you want?"
"No...maybe...of course it is, but it's never going to happen, I stopped believing it would a while back."
"Why, why don't you think it will happen and why did you stop believing?"
"Because of you! You never tried to get me back, you never said anything, not even when I asked you for a divorce, all I ever wanted was to be in your arms again, but when you didn't put up a fight, or say anything, I stopped believing; I even stopped believing that you loved me." Piper said close to tears. Leo moved closer to her and took her in his arms.
"Piper, I'm sorry you felt like that, the only reason I never said anything was because I wanted you to be happy, I thought it was what you wanted, I didn't think you still wanted me and I didn't blame you. I wouldn't have wanted to see me if I were you. But believe me I did want you in my arms every minute I was without you, that's why I've been around so much, I never stopped loving you."
"You didn't"
"No, sometimes I would orb down during the night to see Wyatt and I'd always end up holding him in your room, watching you sleep. I hated to be without you and that day when you told me you never wanted to see me hurt me so much, but I stayed away out of love."
"Well, you should have put up more of a fight, and you shouldn't have stayed away. You really came down here and watched me sleep?"
"I did, for a while at the beginning, but then you started seeing other guys so I stopped coming, I didn't want to invade your privacy or anything, I just wanted to be near you." Piper smiled at that.
"I never knew that you felt like that, I wouldn't have pushed you away if I had."
"So, what happens now?"
"I honestly don't know, Leo. I wish I did, I wish everything could be like it used to be between us, but it's not that simple."
"I wish everything could be like it used to too; can't we make it simpler."
"How Leo, how do you make something like this simple?"
"A lot of work and effort...If I did stick around, would you push me away again?"
"What?! Do you think I'm some kind of idiot; I'm not going to push you anywhere. Despite everything I've said in the past few months, I actually want you to here with us. I always have. Wyatt needs you and to be honest so do I! I...I love you." Piper said.
"Good, because I'm not going anywhere. I love you too." Leo said pulling Piper into a deep passionate kiss. After they pulled away they both smiled.
"Even if you're not going anywhere, I'd like to get out of this basement, I mean I need to kill, actually I think I might need to thanks my sisters, and I would like to see my son too."
"Piper! I didn't mean it like that. You didn't honestly think I wanted to stay in this basement."
"I know that's not what you meant." Piper said kissing Leo again. "Come on, I'm going to try the door again." Both Piper and Leo tried to open the door, but it was still locked.
"This is ridiculous, Phoebe, Paige, if you don't open that door now I'm going to have to blow it up and I may even have to result to blowing the two of you up!" Piper yelled. Paige immediately opened the door.
"Hi, Piper, sorry, didn't know you two were still down there!" Paige said sweetly.
"Paige! Just because you can fool your bosses and boyfriends, doesn't mean you can fool me!"
"OK, we're sorry, but we had to, you'll thank us one day."
"What are you talking about, why would I thank someone for locking me in my own freakin' basement?"
"C'mon Pipe, you know that's not what she's talking about." Phoebe said looking at Leo.
"I know but still... oh okay...I kinda want to say thank you, for knocking some sense into us." Piper said hugging her sisters.
"So you and Leo are back together now?" Paige asked.
"Well, yes, maybe, we need to talk about it, I mean actually communicate, right Leo?"
"Yes honey." Leo said agreeing, although he didn't really mind what happened next as long as he had Piper.
"That's good, but it's not actually us you should be thanking, the whole basement thing wasn't our idea." Phoebe said.
"It wasn't?" Piper questioned, whilst Leo was thinking the same thing.
"Nope, there's someone we think you should meet and thank." Paige said pulling Melinda into the room.
"Who is this? And why should we thank her?" Piper questioned looking around from the girl to Paige, to Phoebe and to Chris who had also just appeared in the living room.
"Piper, Leo, you might want to sit down for this..." Paige started saying as they sat.
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A/N: Ok, sorry for being a bit slow with the updating, but there's only so many things a girl can do! Anyway that was quite a bit longer than the other chapters so I hope y'all enjoyed it. I think you all know what I'm about to ask, so just go and review now! I'm also sorry if it seemed a bit rushed, and this is supposed to be a Melinda fic, but I just had to do the Piper Leo scene. And next chapter will be back to Mel's POV.
A/N: Thank you for everyone who reviewed the last chapter.
A thought came to me that Paige had actually died in Chris' timeline anyway at the end of season 5, but yet both her and Phoebe saw Piper die. And in case that left anyone confused, because Chris had saved Paige, the timeline changed, but it hadn't changed that much, although there are no Titans, Wyatt's still evil etc... And the present time(or should that be the past) is before The Courtship of Wyatt's Father (a.k.a Midnight Rendezvous), but is set after The Legend of the Sleepy Halliwell, so Phoebe knows.
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Finally I stopped spinning around, but I still had a massive headache. Before I could see where I was I blacked out.
"Mel, Mel...Mel wake up, its OK it's just me, Chris." I heard as I came too, at least I knew that the spell had worked.
"God, Chris, you never told me how much time travel hurt." He just gave me a funny look.
"So why exactly are you here M?"
"It's nice to see you too! I'm here because you left me all alone and now Wyatt's after me. I know you thought it would be easier to do this by yourself, but Chris I'm scared. You left me alone and when I saw Mom it just made everything worse. The screaming from Wyatt's victims was getting to me, I really thought I'd be next and I missed you, part of me thought that I might never see you again and I needed you. Chris you don't just go and leave 14 year olds alone especially leaving them where Wyatt could get them." As I poured out my heart to my older brother I saw a sad and guilty look come over his face.
Chris took me into his arms, and for a moment I thought he was even crying.
"Mel, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't realise how bad it was, I thought you'd be safe there. I know I shouldn't have left you, and believe me I have thought about you, but I really did think that Wyatt wouldn't be able to hurt you, I mean you're his sister, no matter how evil he was, I didn't think he'd hurt you." Chris said holding onto me tightly.
"Chris it's okay, it's not your fault that Wyatt turned. You weren't to know what would happen if you came back here. Talking about coming back here, aren't you going to yell at me or something?" I asked, ready for whatever Chris might chuck at me next.
"Mel, I'm not going to yell at you, that's Wyatt's job." "Chris! That's not funny!" I shot back at him, "But why not?"
"Because, you're my sister and I'm actually glad you came back."
"You are?" I asked smiling.
"Yeah, do you think you might be able to help me with a little problem I have?"
"I don't know, but I'll try. What's your problem?"
"Well, your not gonna believe this, but I kinda messed up." Chris said pausing; I took this moment to say,
"You're right I don't believe you, Chris my brother who is pretty much perfect stuffed up!" I said laughing.
"No, Melinda listen, I really, really stuffed up, in fact you could say I pretty much fucked up, it's that bad!" Chris snapped back.
"Oh, what did you do?" I asked seriously.
"Well other than the fact of completely stuffing up the future or past, whatever, I have another problem. We've...I've gotta get Mom and Dad back together, and quick. They need to get back together like now, so that I can be conceived, but whatever we do, we can't tell them who we are."
"What the hell are you saying?" I yelled at him.
"Melinda, be quiet. I'm saying that Dad became an Elder, and they're not together anymore, but I'm running out of time we have to get them back together, otherwise everything will change, more than it already has."
"Chris, are you a complete idiot, or something? How could you just watch them break up?"
"I...I thought I was doing it to make things better, that way Dad would have more power, more power to save Mom and more power over Wyatt, I thought then that that might help, but if I can't get them back together then it will all be for no reason at all!"
"You idiot! It can't be that hard to get them back together, I mean we all know how much they loved each other, even I knew that and I was only 4 when it happened." I said thinking about how we could get them together, "I don't know exactly how we can get them back together, but my thinking is they need to be locked in one room, so that they can confess everything to each other. Does anyone else know, I mean about who you are?"
"That's a good idea, but it's probably not that easy to do. And yes other people do know, Phoebe knows, she kinda figured it all out due to a vision she got, and Paige knows too; but Mom and Dad don't have a clue, which if you think about it is actually really annoying, you would think they might recognise their own children."
"Okay, can you get Phoebe and Paige then, we need to talk to them and figure out what we do next, and because they know about you, we can tell them who I am too, can't we?"
"Yeah, they should be able to handle it, if that's what you were saying. Don't go anywhere and if you hear anyone coming, hide. I'll be back soon, I love you." Chris said to me before orbing out. I decided I might as well hide, just in case someone orbed in and saw me.
A few minutes and a close run in with Mom later, Chris, Paige and Phoebe orbed in. Chris looked around and I jumped out from behind the sofa.
"Chris, glad you're back." I said hugging him. I turned round to see that Paige and Phoebe were very confused.
"Chris, who's this?" Phoebe asked.
"I can talk you know! I take it you didn't tell them about me. Figures." I said turning back to Chris.
"This is my...your..."
"Spit it out Chris!" Paige said, obviously wishing she were somewhere else.
"I'll tell them... I'm Chris' sister, your niece." I said looking around nervously. I wasn't sure how they would react, but I wasn't prepared for the two of them hugging me, just like they used to. I hadn't been hugged by anyone in the family other than Chris for years; it'd been about 9 years since I'd last seen them let alone hugged them.
"So there is hope for Piper and Leo then." Paige said stepping back.
"Not exactly, they were supposed to be back together, even now that the past or your future has changed. Actually I don't think they even broke up."
"But I thought that with Mel here we might be able to come up with a plan, she's a genius!"
"Gets that from me!" Phoebe whispered to Paige.
"Phoebe!" Paige said before turning back to me and Chris. "So, do you have any idea how we get them back together, because we've tried leaving them alone, but they just won't talk.
"Actually yeah, we need to lock them in a room and make them sit and talk to each other. But we'll need to put some kind of spell on the room, so that Dad can't orb out, until they've told each other how they feel. Actually we could probably use the basement, and if it takes to long we turn the heating down, so they'll have to do something, otherwise they'll freeze."
"That's a really good idea, we haven't done that yet." Phoebe said, it sounded like she was mentally kicking herself for not coming up with that, I reckon Paige was too.
"Okay, so firstly we need to put a spell on the basement, Phoebe you can come up with it, and Mel can you help with that, and me and Chris will come up with an excuse to get piper in the basement and then one to get Leo down there too."
"And Chris stop worrying, you'll get wrinkles! Don' worry about the whole personal gain stuff, we're saving your life here, that's gotta count for something right?" Phoebe asked Chris, obviously using her empathic abilities and he nodded. I felt so much better having come back, I felt more wanted, needed even. Without me they wouldn't have thought about locking them in the basement.
About half an hour later Paige and Chris had come up with a load of excuses and Phoebe and I had a spell, it read;
Secrets are hidden, feelings are masked,
Until the truth is out and feelings are unmasked
The truth is the key, so let leaving be forbidden,
Until their love is no longer hidden.
We cast the spell on the basement then Phoebe pushed Mom in, saying she would check the circuit breaker, but she was afraid to go down there. So reluctantly Mom went down asking why Paige couldn't go. After Mom had descended the stairs to the basement Chris called Dad. He appeared and instantly wanted to know what was going on and who I was.
"Later, Leo, but now you've got to go down there and help Piper; you're the only one that can help her." Luckily he went down to the basement, he would do anything for Mom, so if he thought Mom was in trouble he would help her, without thinking what may happen to him. We shoved Dad in the basement and quickly locked the door.
********* In the basement (no-one's POV) **********
"Piper, are you okay?" Leo said when he reached the bottom of the stairs, concerned.
"Leo! What are you doing here?"
"Everyone upstairs said that you needed help, they also said that I was the only one who could help you."
"What because of your 'handy man' knowledge? I'm just checking the circuit breaker, but it seems fine, there's nothing wrong with it."
"Oh, so you don't need me. In that case I'll just go." Leo said as he turned to go back up the stairs.
"Ummm, Piper the basement door is kind of locked." Leo said looking puzzled.
"What? The basement door can't be locked, it's never actually locked. Unless..." Piper said thinking that something was up.
"Piper, I know the basement isn't usually locked, I did live here for about 3 years."
"Like you think I'd forget that? Do you think you can orb us out of here?"
"I don't know, I'll try." Leo said putting his hand on Piper's shoulder awkwardly. They orbed but didn't go anywhere, to be more precise the orbs bounced off of the walls and ceiling before taking the forms of Piper and Leo.
"Piper, I can't orb out of here."
"Yeah, I'd noticed that. I think the explanation consists of two words both beginning with P."
"You mean, Phoebe and Paige trapped us in here."
"That just about says what I was thinking."
"Well, we better sit and wait it out. They'll have to let us out eventually."
"Fine." Piper said looking away from Leo.
"Do you wanna talk about it?"
"Talk about what Leo?"
"Whatever's bothering you, I can tell there's something up."
"No, Leo I don't want to talk about it anymore than I want to be stuck down here." Piper snapped, Leo looked hurt at what she had just said.
"So, how's, what's his name, you're dating?"
"It's none of your business, who I date Leo, so why are you even asking how they are?"
"Sorry you're right I just wanted to talk." For a while there was a silence, all that could be heard was the dripping of a tap.
"How've you been doing, and how's Wyatt?"
"Leo..." Piper started, but then changed her mind. "I've been fine, and so's Wyatt, I think he misses you, but you would know that if you were around more wouldn't you. And enough with all the questions!" Piper snapped getting up to try the door again, but failed so sat back down.
"Piper, why do you think they trapped us down here?" Leo asked breaking the long and awkward silence.
"Why? Isn't that obvious, they wanted to trap us in here, so that we'd get back together. They obviously think it's what we both want, but that's ridiculous isn't it?"
"Just like them. But is it really so ridiculous Piper?"
"I don't know Leo. You tell me?" Piper snapped.
"Well, I don't think it's that ridiculous."
"You don't, maybe not, but...but..." Piper said slightly calmer than before.
"Piper, is it what you want?"
"No...maybe...of course it is, but it's never going to happen, I stopped believing it would a while back."
"Why, why don't you think it will happen and why did you stop believing?"
"Because of you! You never tried to get me back, you never said anything, not even when I asked you for a divorce, all I ever wanted was to be in your arms again, but when you didn't put up a fight, or say anything, I stopped believing; I even stopped believing that you loved me." Piper said close to tears. Leo moved closer to her and took her in his arms.
"Piper, I'm sorry you felt like that, the only reason I never said anything was because I wanted you to be happy, I thought it was what you wanted, I didn't think you still wanted me and I didn't blame you. I wouldn't have wanted to see me if I were you. But believe me I did want you in my arms every minute I was without you, that's why I've been around so much, I never stopped loving you."
"You didn't"
"No, sometimes I would orb down during the night to see Wyatt and I'd always end up holding him in your room, watching you sleep. I hated to be without you and that day when you told me you never wanted to see me hurt me so much, but I stayed away out of love."
"Well, you should have put up more of a fight, and you shouldn't have stayed away. You really came down here and watched me sleep?"
"I did, for a while at the beginning, but then you started seeing other guys so I stopped coming, I didn't want to invade your privacy or anything, I just wanted to be near you." Piper smiled at that.
"I never knew that you felt like that, I wouldn't have pushed you away if I had."
"So, what happens now?"
"I honestly don't know, Leo. I wish I did, I wish everything could be like it used to be between us, but it's not that simple."
"I wish everything could be like it used to too; can't we make it simpler."
"How Leo, how do you make something like this simple?"
"A lot of work and effort...If I did stick around, would you push me away again?"
"What?! Do you think I'm some kind of idiot; I'm not going to push you anywhere. Despite everything I've said in the past few months, I actually want you to here with us. I always have. Wyatt needs you and to be honest so do I! I...I love you." Piper said.
"Good, because I'm not going anywhere. I love you too." Leo said pulling Piper into a deep passionate kiss. After they pulled away they both smiled.
"Even if you're not going anywhere, I'd like to get out of this basement, I mean I need to kill, actually I think I might need to thanks my sisters, and I would like to see my son too."
"Piper! I didn't mean it like that. You didn't honestly think I wanted to stay in this basement."
"I know that's not what you meant." Piper said kissing Leo again. "Come on, I'm going to try the door again." Both Piper and Leo tried to open the door, but it was still locked.
"This is ridiculous, Phoebe, Paige, if you don't open that door now I'm going to have to blow it up and I may even have to result to blowing the two of you up!" Piper yelled. Paige immediately opened the door.
"Hi, Piper, sorry, didn't know you two were still down there!" Paige said sweetly.
"Paige! Just because you can fool your bosses and boyfriends, doesn't mean you can fool me!"
"OK, we're sorry, but we had to, you'll thank us one day."
"What are you talking about, why would I thank someone for locking me in my own freakin' basement?"
"C'mon Pipe, you know that's not what she's talking about." Phoebe said looking at Leo.
"I know but still... oh okay...I kinda want to say thank you, for knocking some sense into us." Piper said hugging her sisters.
"So you and Leo are back together now?" Paige asked.
"Well, yes, maybe, we need to talk about it, I mean actually communicate, right Leo?"
"Yes honey." Leo said agreeing, although he didn't really mind what happened next as long as he had Piper.
"That's good, but it's not actually us you should be thanking, the whole basement thing wasn't our idea." Phoebe said.
"It wasn't?" Piper questioned, whilst Leo was thinking the same thing.
"Nope, there's someone we think you should meet and thank." Paige said pulling Melinda into the room.
"Who is this? And why should we thank her?" Piper questioned looking around from the girl to Paige, to Phoebe and to Chris who had also just appeared in the living room.
"Piper, Leo, you might want to sit down for this..." Paige started saying as they sat.
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A/N: Ok, sorry for being a bit slow with the updating, but there's only so many things a girl can do! Anyway that was quite a bit longer than the other chapters so I hope y'all enjoyed it. I think you all know what I'm about to ask, so just go and review now! I'm also sorry if it seemed a bit rushed, and this is supposed to be a Melinda fic, but I just had to do the Piper Leo scene. And next chapter will be back to Mel's POV.