Disclaimer: OOO, I want to own Charmed soooooo bad!!! But, I'm just gonna wait until I'm a legal adult, then I am totally going to go on a road trip with my friends. We are going to stalk Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs, then I'm secretly going to kill Brad Kern for personal reasons and pretend I'm his niece and that I'm next in line to inherit the Charmed studios. Wow, that's an awesome plan that I just came up with in about five seconds. Wonder what will happen when I have more time to think about it???
A/n: Yah, sry about my little obsession up there. Thanx to everyone who reviewed!
Charmedmel32: Yah, I hope Leo comes back too! Oh, wait, that's the actual show. Woops. Just read and find out.
Magical Princess: Don't worry. I'm one of the biggest piper/leo fans around. I can't keep them apart for that long.
OTHCharmedFreak: I'm glad u started reading the story and even more glad that u like it! I just hope I don't confuse u with OneTreeHillCharmedFreak down there...
Gryffindor620: no, it's not. It's just that they have a lot of good songs. I'm going to use a song in this chapter or the next one that for once won't be BSB. Isn't that amazing?
P3charmed4eva: I probably would have too. Ha ha.
Leo/piper4ever: Yes, I did, not sure why, but I like leaving ppl hanging. Sry!
Psychokitty3: U'll just have to read and find out.
OneTreeHillCharmedFreak: That's the cliffhanger part! And ur just lucky that I allow anonymous reviews, or u wouldn't be able to be lazy!!
(((( Piper's P.O.V. ))))
Okay, I know I'm totally ignoring everybody, but there was just something I had to do. I didn't want Phoebe and Prue knowing about it, because then they would tell Grams and get their friends involved. I just wanted to try something and see what I could do about Leo.
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Piper walked across the street hesitantly, her hand clasping the small object in her hand. 'Should I really be doing this?' Piper asked herself. 'I mean, it's totally illegal. Grams will kill me if she finds out.' Piper looked over her shoulder, to make sure Grams wasn't looking out the window.
She wasn't. Piper continued across the street and up Leo's driveway. Piper's hands were sweating terribly, and the ring of keys fell out of her hands, falling to the ground with a clink. Piper froze, looking around. Nobody seemed to be watching her.
Piper picked up the keys, and grasped them tightly so they wouldn't jingle. Her nerves were running wild, and she couldn't seem to calm them down. Piper looked around, and ran the rest of the way up the sidewalk to Leo's front porch.
Memories flashed across Piper's mind, bringing tears to her eyes. They had had many good times and bad times up here. Like Halloween, when Mr. Wyatt would pretend he didn't have any candy and then would tell stories about his "navy days."
The time Piper had tripped stepping up onto the porch and scraped her knee while Leo was standing at the door watching. Or when Max would hide behind the bushes and Piper had spent hours watching him and making sure he got back out.
Piper wiped at the tears and grabbed the one key on the ring. The key to Leo's front door. Being one of the only people that Max would allow to watch him and feed him had given her the privilege of getting a key into their house.
The lock clicked. Piper pushed on the door, using all her strength to move the door that always got stuck. She got it open, and stepped inside the house, shutting the door behind her. Piper expected to see Max run up and greet her, or Leo come say hi, but nobody came. Everything was silent.
Deciding it was better if she kept her shoes on, Piper walked down the hallway to the kitchen. The bright red walls brought joy to her heart. Mrs. Wyatt was very decorative, and every room was a different, exotic color that just brightened everyone's day.
After picking up the warmness of Mrs. Wyatt's downstairs, Piper turned around and walked up the stairs cautiously, still nervous that the Wyatt's would forget something and come back and find her there. Piper headed straight for Leo's room, and looked around.
The yellow walls made Piper want to cry even harder. She hadn't been up here that often, but whenever she did, it was treasured. The very first time she remembered was when they had come up and listened to Handle, the then popular group that now totally sucked.
Piper started to open one of Leo's desk drawers, but stopped herself. What if the police suddenly had to search for fingerprints, and found hers here on the drawer? So Piper pulled her ¾ sleeve up her arm, and used it to open the drawer.
Inside were two of the most precious things Piper could have ever found in the history of the world. The first was a cross necklace she had given Leo when they had gone to Disney Land and Leo had watched their guinea pig, Fudge.
'Why didn't Leo pack this with his other stuff?' Piper asked herself as she picked it up and ran her finger down the center of the cross. 'Maybe he really doesn't like me. He just kept this too be nice, and when the time came he just 'accidentally' left it here.'
'Or maybe Leo just forgot that it was in the bottom of his drawer. Maybe he does really like me, and just doesn't want to tell me the truth.' Piper gave up on figuring out why he hadn't packed the cross, and instead opened the clasp and hung the necklace around her neck.
The second object really didn't have a lot of importance to some people, but to Piper it was almost better than the cross. Inside was a group picture of her, Leo, Dan, Jenny, Prue, Phoebe, and Chris the summer before Dan and Jenny were going to move.
Tears threatened to spill down Piper's cheeks, but she pushed them away. Piper had made sure she stood right next to Leo. Even though they were just friends then, Piper was still glad that she had done what she had done.
Whenever Dan and Jenny came to visit, Grams would take a picture of all of them in the exact same order from the first picture. Hopefully, Leo would come to visit over winter break or the summer, and they could all take the picture again.
Piper picked up the picture carefully and looked around. There was nothing that she could put the photo in until she got home. 'Duh, Piper! Leo moved with all of his stuff!' Piper mentally yelled at herself. She held the picture tight against her chest and closed the drawer with the back of her hand.
Piper looked around the empty room. The only thing left was the old desk and the bed frame, which was missing the mattress and all the sheets. A tear dribbled down Piper's cheek. 'I shouldn't even be in here.' Piper thought to herself.
She touched the necklace, pulled the picture closer to her, then rushed out of the room. Tears flowed freely down Piper's face as she ran down the stairs. Piper's sneaker caught on the carpet, and she fell, somersaulting down the staircase.
and I forgot
to tell you
I love you
and the night's too long
and cold here
without you
I grieve in my condition
for I cannot find the words to say I need you so
Piper landed on the wooden floor on her side. A sob lodged itself in her throat. Piper pulled her legs up to her chest and rolled into a ball, trying to disappear from the world. 'It would just make things so much easier if I wasn't here.' Piper thought. 'Then I wouldn't be in this whole 'I love Leo but I'm not sure if he likes me' thing.'
Tears splashed onto the rug as Piper pulled her legs closer. 'If only Leo were here.' Piper continued. 'If he hadn't left, we would be hanging out and playing Horse and all that fun stuff. And I wouldn't be in this whole mess.'
oh and every time I'm close to you
there's too much I can't say
and you just walk away
The room started to spin again. Piper squeezed her eyes shut, wanting everything to stop. The room. Her life. Leo leaving. None of it was right. 'Why can't everything just be the way it used to be?' Piper asked herself.
"Because it's supposed to happen." A voice said softly. Piper opened her eyes, and for a split second thought she saw her mother. Piper blinked a couple times, then looked again. "Yes, Piper, it's me." Her mom said. "I'm sorry that I can't be there right now. But Leo had to leave."
"But why mom? I love him!" 'Oh my gosh, did I just say that aloud?' Piper thought to herself. "I know you do, sweetie." Mom said very softly. "But you just have to trust that everything happens for a reason. I'll talk to you later."
Piper jolted awake, sitting up quickly. "Mom." Piper whispered. Another tear fell down Piper's tear-stained face. She wiped at the wetness, then slowly stood up. Taking her mothers advice, Piper believed that Leo left for a reason. She pulled open the front door and took a step outside.
and I forgot
to tell you
I love you
and the night's
too long
and cold here
without you
I grieve in my condition
for I cannot find the words to say I need you so
A/n: I'm sure most of u recognize that song. If u don't, it's the song they played during P3 H2O when Piper and Leo were in the kitchen.It's called "I Love You" by Sara McLachlin. I was listening, and it totally made me want to cry, so I thought it was a good choice for this chapter. Plz review!!