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Chapter 4

"Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Piper! Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!"

"Quick blow out your candles!" exclaimed Prue as she set her camera up.

"But don't forget to make a wish!" Pheobe said

Piper closed her eyes for a moment and was lost in deep thought. After a while she inhaled and blew out her candles.

"I can't believe you're ten already" Leo whispered softly. "It seems like it was just yesterday when we first met."

Piper didn't say anything, instead she just smiled, and to him, it meant the world.

It was a beautiful day in the middle of August, just in time for her tenth birthday. Her sister and Leo made sure that everything went absolutely perfect. Everything, from the weather, to the park where they chose to pinic in, and the cake that her sisters had spent all night baking, perfect. Her cake was exceptionally beautiful, almost too beautiful to eat. She was sad when Leo cut her a piece.

"What's wrong?" he asked concerned. No doubt he had seen her crestfallen face.

"Nothing," she replied.

Leo raised his eyebrows and after a few seconds declared "Liar"

"Ok! Fine! But I don't wanna say."

"Why not?"

"Cause you'll think I'm being silly, crazy and stupid."

"No I won't! I promise!"

Piper hesitated before answering, "Ok fine...my cake looks to pretty to eat."

"Awww that's cute."

"Really?"

"Yea!"

"You don't think I'm being stupid?"

"Absolutely not! Here let's take a picture of it so you'll always remember."

Piper giggled as Leo snapped the camera. "Now hurry up and finish your cake I wanna show you something!" he whispered.

"What?"

"It's a surprise..."

"Tell me!" she whined.

"NO, Pepper, it's a surprise...I wanna show you it..."

"Then show me now! And don't call me Pepper..." she pouted smearing cake on his left cheek.

Leo pretended to be angry. "You know I have to get you back for that! But since it's your birthday...I guess I could let it slide...for now."

"Showwwwwwwww meeeeeeee" Piper continued to whine.

"Follow me..." he said, getting up and leading her by the hand. He led her past the picnic tables and into the forest.

"I swear, one day those two are gonna get married." Prue said to Grams as she watched her younger sister run off with Leo into the distance.

"Yea, they're certainly made for eachother" Grams agreed softly, lost in thought.

"Where are we going Leo?" Piper was out of breath and struggling to catch up.

"You'll see." Leo answered mysteriously.

"What is it suppose to be?"

"My birthday present to you"

"Leo! I hear water." She cried suddenly.

He laughed. "Nothing get's past you huh Sherlock?"

Piper hit him playfully as they approached a creek. "Shut up" she said giggling. "Listen! You can hear it singing to you!" For a moment the two kids just stared silently at the flowing water. It looked so peaceful. The water was crystal clear and they could see tiny minnows swimming aimlessly.

"Take off your shoes."

Piper looked at him questionably. "Why?"

"Because we have to cross it to get to your present." The two quickly sat down and tore off their sneakers. Piper screamed when she dipped her feet into the water. "LEO...IT'SSS SSSO C-C-COLD!" she gasped "And the minnows are tickling my feet." she giggled. He laughed and gently took one out of the water. He cupped it in his hand with a small amount of water that was slowly seeping through the cracks between his fingers.

"NO LEO PUT IT BACK...Don't hurt it." Leo held it in his hands for a few seconds before releasing it back into the waters.

"C'mon I'll race you!" he said taking off, splashing through the waters rapidly.

"Hey no fair! You got a head start!" she chased him through the creek and into a field of grass that stood taller than the both of them. Soon she lost sight of him and her sense of direction.

"LEOOOO! Leooo?" she called. But he didn't come. "Leo where are you?" Still she got no reply. "Leo! This isn't funny! Where are you?" Piper was beginning to get scared. What if something happened to him? What if--

"ROARRRRRRRR!" Suddenly someone came charging through the grass.

"AHHH!" Piper screamed, covering her face instinctively. Suddenly, she heard someone laughing hysterically. Slowly she brought her arms down.

"LEO!"

He continued laughing.

"That wasn't very funny!" she said trying to hide the smile that was forcing itself upon her face.

Still laughing he snorted, "Come on, we're almost there." He grabbed her hand and led her out of the tall grass. Under their feet, they could hear the sound of twigs crunching softly.

"Leo?"

"Hmmm?"

"Are we there yet?"

"Almost." As soon as that left his mouth, the kids came to a clearing. It was a small area surrounded by the feild of tall grass and trees, hidden deep within the forest. Directly in the centre, was a grand, old, oak tree. Piper gasped at the sight. It so magnificent, the tree had to be over a hundred years old itself.

"Oh my goodness...Leo...is this for me? Did you make that? and for me?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yea..." he said softly. There, hanging off the strongest branch, was a homemade tire swing, swaying softly to the breeze. "Oh my god...Leo!" she shifted her gaze to the top of the tree and there stood... "You build me a tree house?" she squealed.

"Yea...but my dad had to help me with most of it." he admitted sheepishly.

Still holding his hand, she walked up to the trunk of the tree. Piper brought her arms around the massive trunk to embrace the tree, but her armspan didn't even go a third of the way around. Still hugging her tree, she look up and all she was the sky, a ray of sunlight peaking through the canopy of the tall trees. Piper began to cry tears of happiness. "Thank you!" She leaped on him, knocking him to the ground.

Leo laughed and hugged her, holding her close. She gently kissed him on the check, and got up to climb the ladder to the very top.

"Wow you can see everything from up here!" In her line of sight, she saw past the field of grass, past the creek and back into the park. Past the park she saw the landscapes of San Fransico. "From now on, this is our spot Leo! Our special spot."

AN: Awww :) I had fun writing this chapter :) I hope you enjoyed it, lemme know what you think :)