Chapter 5- Sacrifices

A:N/ Short chapter!

Piper rushed downstairs as fast as she could, she barely had her shoes on when she made it outside and to her disbelief realized it was raining but she didn't care all she could think about was getting to Leo and stopping him before it was too late.

Of course as luck would have it Prue and Grams were out, and she couldn't drive, so she jumped on her bike and pedaled like crazy, rain stinging her skin and eyes. If she didn't get there in time she would die.

'Please still be there, please.' Piper silently begged as she skidded around a corner almost colliding with a car but swerving just in time. She pumped harder to make it up a steep hill. Her legs were killing her, but she wasn't about to stop for anything.

About 5 minutes later Piper made it to the bus station, but it was packed. She would never be able to find Leo. There was a throng of people gathered by line of buses. They all stared at her from under their umbrellas; she looked down to see that she was still in her bathrobe.

"Leo!" She called over the rain and chatter. "Leo!"

"Leo where are you!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Pushing past confused onlookers, they must've thought she was crazy, normally she would have cared, but now she could care less if she was naked in front of all these people.

People started closing their umbrellas and loading onto the buses one by one. Piper skimmed all of them and couldn't find him anywhere.

After the final bus had pulled away from the station Piper gave up all hope and walked over to a bench. Pulling her legs up to her, shivering from the cold, she put her head down and started to cry.

She was too late; it was all her fault. She had lost her best friend and the love of her life all in the same day.

"I'm so sorry Leo," She muttered in between sobs. She looked up to wipe her eyes and she noticed one bus was starting up its engine. She thought nothing of it until it slowly pulled away and she caught sight of someone standing there with two bags in their hands.

She stood up and sniffled, she squinted in the dark to make out the figure. "Leo?" She called.

"Piper?" The voice called back in confusion.

It was him!

"Omigod, Leo!" Piper cried as she ran up to him and jumped into his arms. She kissed him hard before he had a chance to say anything.

Leo finally broke the kiss and set a still crying Piper down.

"Piper, what are you doing here? It's pouring and…" He looked her over. "You're in your pajamas!"

Piper sniffled once more, she didn't know if it was from crying so hard, or if she was getting sicker.

"I couldn't let you leave!" Piper practically had to scream as the rain grew louder. She was still shivering uncontrollably.

Leo looked at her and pulled off his jacket and wrapped it around her, not that it helped much.

He guided her under a tree were the rain wasn't as strong.

"Why not?" Leo asked the obvious.

Piper looked straight into his eyes. "Because…I care about you Leo, I-I know it seems a little strange but I don't know what I would do if I lost you."

Leo stood there silently for a minute.

"I don't know what I would do if I lost you either Piper, but, when I saw how hurt you were last night, I just didn't want to be the reason you and Jeremy stopped talking. No matter how much I hate him."

Piper choked back more tears. She never thought she could ever feel this connected with someone.

"I love you Leo Wyatt," She said as a new wave of tears washed over her.

Leo pulled her closer to him. He was shivering now too.

"I love you too Piper Halliwell." He leaned forward and kissed her tenderly whilst he wrapped her in a tight hug.

Piper smiled and looked up at him. "So what are you going to tell your parents when they ask why you changed your mind?"

"…The truth…that I don't ever wanna be away from the girl I love again." Leo admitted and kissed her again never wanting to let go.

TBC…

Oh C'mon, seriously, did you really think I'd make it any other way? If you did you clearly don't know me very well, Piper and Leo are the best! They could be 16 or 75 and they'd still be the greatest couple in the history of forever!

NicoleShannen