It's been a little wait, lol, I'm sorry. In my defence I couldn't upload documents yesturday. Anyway, on with the story ...
Chapter 15 - Deep Hate
My sisters' eyes widened with horror, as I felt my eyes burn. I didn't know for sure, but I was pretty certain they'd turned red.
"Piper ...?" Prue looked at me awkwardly and Paige quickly read the page through again.
I feel ... weird. Clouded, almost. Like I can't think straight.
A muffled groan shakes me from my thoughts and I turned to see Dan rolling over slowly.
You hate him so, so much.
"What?" I said aloud.
He nearly destroyed your life ... nearly destroyed you ...
"Huh?"
"Piper?" Phoebe asked nervously.
He needs to be punished.
"Yeah. He does." I muttered.
"Piper!" Paige cried. "Fight it! Fight it!"
"What?" Prue said quickly. "What's happening?"
"It's taking over her." Paige explained.
I walked slowly, deliberately, over to Dan. He looked up at me, and his face twisted into a smug smirk. He wasn't scared. Not of me.
He should be ... you're powerful ... show him.
I booted him in the face. He howled in pain as his nose seemed to explode with blood.
"Not on the rug!" I cried angrily, kicking him over so he didn't make a mess. How inconsiderate is he?
Remember what he put you through? Punish him.
"Yeah." I muttered.
"Fight it!" Paige yelled again. "Piper, ignore it. You destroy him, evil wins."
But if you don't, he'll have got away with hurting you.
"I will NOT let him get away with it!" I yelled, kicking him again, and again.
More, Piper, more. Use your powers.
I stopped. Use my powers? But that's wrong. I can't ...
You can. For what he's done ...
Yeah. But ...
He'll be finally out of your life ...
I threw my hands up ... and a huge patch of blood spread across his shirt.
"Piper!" Prue cried. "You tried to blow him up!"
"Yep. Why didn't it work?" I asked indignantly.
"You can't blow up a human!" Prue yelled at me.
"Sure I can!" I yelled back, turning towards her.
She's always trying to control you ...
"Yeah! Stop trying to control me!" I yelled at Prue.
"Piper -"
"Shut up!" I turned back to Dan, and raised my hands again.
Go on, kill him. Do it.
"Mummy?" Patty's voice distracted me, and I turned to face her. "What are you doing?"
Ignore her.
I turned back to Dan, raised my hands again.
"Piper, don't do this in front of her!" Phoebe cried. "Don't make her see this!"
I faltered, lowered my hands.
Do it! Do it!
"I can't." I whispered.
Do it! Do it! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
"No!"
I turned away, back to Patty, her eyes wide with fear, hugging a small bear to her chest.
And suddenly, the small black thing fell out of me, and rolled away, then a puff of smoke and he was gone.
"You did it." Paige gasped. "You vanquished it!" I rushed to Patty and picked her up.
"It's OK, you're OK." I muttered.
"How did she -?"
"She beat it." Paige said simply. A groan made me turn back to him. Blood was spreading rapidly across his shirt. What had I done?
"Oh, my god." I put Patty down, told her to go upstairs, then kneeled by Dan, who was unconscious by now.
"Leo!" I yelled. This was weird, I hated him so much, but I didn't want him to die, especially not by me. "Leo!" He orbed in, looking confused, then saw Dan.
"Heal him!" I cried.
"Heal -" Shooting me a weird look, he crouched next to me, held his hands over Dan. The blood vanished, but he didn't stir. Leo kept his hands there, still healing ... For ages. Too long.
"Leo? Leo, what's going on?" I asked quickly.
"I ... I think ..." He grabbed at Dan's wrist, held it for a few seconds, then dropped it. It fell heavily to the floor, and Leo shook his head.
"No, don't say it." I gasped. "Don't say I killed him, I can't have done - I can't have, Leo, please -"
"I'm ... sorry." He whispered, moving his hands away from Dan, and wrapping the around me. "I'm sorry."
I killed him. I killed Dan.