Please Be Careful With My Heart

Disclaimer: 'Charmed' is not mine. I just love it so much so I did this. So, please don't sue me.

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This chapter is not so dramatic, a little fluffy and funny… just read on.

Chapter 11

It was Sunday, Leo was in his room staring at the notebook lent to him, and examining the handwriting. He last saw the beautiful girl last Friday and he can't wait to see her again. God! He doesn't believe in love at first sight, but this… this girl is different. It's funny how this girl can change a guy with just one encounter. 'Definitely, there is something about this girl, and I am definitely going to find out what that is.' Leo smiled.

A knock on his door interrupted his train of thoughts.

"Cuz? Can I come in. Is there a girl in there?" the voice of his cousin can be heard from outside.

"Yes Dan, come in. And there is no girl." Leo laughed. 'She's on my mind.' He thought.

Dan entered Leo's room and jumped onto Leo's bed. "Are you sure?" Dan asked as he lifted the bed sheet to look under the bed for a girl, but found no one. "Then why is there some sparks in your eyes?" Dan eyed Leo suspiciously. Leo can't help but smile.

Then wide-eyed Dan exclaimed, "Don't tell me it's a guy! You're gay!" Then a pillow slammed into his face, courtesy of Leo.

"You're crazy, man! Get out of here!" Leo pulled Dan off his bed.

Then Dan spotted the notebook. "Oh! What's this? I'm sure it's not yours? Care Bears? Whose notebook is this?" Dan was waving the notebook, covered with Care Bears images, the one with a colourful heart on the chest.

"Hey! Give it back!" Leo was reaching for the notebook.

Dan gave it back to Leo and sat on the bed.

"Ok. Tell me about this girl. Go on." Dan urged Leo. "She owns that, right?" he pointed to the notebook that Leo was holding.

"Yeah. But I don't even know her name."

"No name. Not even on her notebook?"

"Nuh." Leo shakes his head.

"She's teasing you, man!" Dan exclaimed.

"Yeah, well… it's working! Coz I can't stop thinking about her." Leo said smiling.

"This girl is really intriguing to catch the sleeping heart of my beloved cousin."

"Shut up!" Leo covered Dan's mouth. "Why are you here, anyway? No girl to play with? Huh?"

"Hey! I'm not a player, I'm a lover." Dan raised his hands. "I'm here to invite you to join a fraternity."

"Nah! It's not for me."

"Aww! Come on, cuz! It's cool. We'll both be neophytes. And this fraternity is really popular, it'll make it easy for us to be one of the 'in' crowd."

"You don't have to be a member of a fraternity to be 'in'." Leo reasoned. "Besides, what makes you so sure that they are not bad influence? Fraternity can take you down."

"Fraternity equals brotherhood and camaraderie."

"Fraternity equals trouble."

Dan couldn't seem to convince his cousin, so he gave up.

"Well, I'm still joining. Call me if you changed your mind." Dan stood up to exit the room.

"I won't." Leo quipped.

Phoebe was walking down the parking lot on the way to gym when someone pulled her and slammed her to a tree. When she got an eye to eye contact with her attacker, she knew whose eyes are those.

"Cole! Let go of me! You're hurting me!" Phoebe was struggling from Cole's grip but to no avail.

"That's the idea." Cole tightened his hold of her arms and received a yelp of pain from Phoebe. "You can't break up with me. We are still officially on. You can't break up with me just like that. Who?! Who's the reason you're breaking up with me? WHO?!" Cole screamed as he pushed her to the tree.

"You wanna know who?" Phoebe dared and she pushed Cole off of her, it worked. "You!!! You're the reason. Because you are so damn manipulative and you treat me like some property. You are overly protective. I'm sick of it! It's suffocating!" Phoebe was walking back and forth in front of Cole screaming. "So we are through!"

"I don't believe you." Cole spat. "One of my friends saw you flirting with another guy. You cheated on me! You slut!" Cole slapped her so hard that she fell on the cement. The left corner of her lips was bleeding. Then Cole kneeled in front of her, held her face firmly, with his thumb on the left cheek and the other fingers on the right, he forced her to look at him.

"When I find out who your new guy is, I will make his life miserable and he will beg me for forgiveness. You both will. Mark. My. Word." Cole whispered to Phoebe's ear with such venom in his voice. Then he smiled, kissed Phoebe's forehead, let go of Phoebe's face harshly, then stood up and walked away.

"You won't let me go because I won't sleep with you. You Bastard!" Phoebe screamed although she knew Cole couldn't hear her. She rubbed the side of her face that Cole hit.

'Oh no, Leo.' Phoebe thought.

Piper was on her way to school, running. She overslept writing on her diary about the cute guy he met 2 days ago and how she was wondering when is she gonna meet him again.

She was about to enter the double doors when suddenly she bumped into someone, her books sprawled onto the floor she didn't see the person she bumped into.

"I'm so sorry." Paige apologised as she helped the girl with her books.

"No, it's my fault. I wasn't looking." Piper reasoned when she looked at the person… "Paige?!"

"Piper?! Oh my God!" Paige screamed.

"Wait. You're studying here? But I've never seen you." Piper said as they walked.

"I've never seen you too. Well, I'm in my sophomore year so…"

"I'm in my senior year. Well, maybe I'm too busy with myself, I never had the time to observe the people around."

"Yeah, me too. Well, it's so good to see you!" Paige smiled.

"Same here. Small world, big school!" Piper joked. They laughed. Piper glanced at her watch. "Oh! I really have to go. See you at lunch. OK?" Piper left.

"Hmm-mmm. See yah!" Paige nodded and waved.

At lunch, Paige and Piper were eating, chatting, and laughing, when Piper's eyes were caught by someone in the counter.

'Oh my God! That's him! Please look in my direction.' Piper was staring at the person, Paige was trying to get her attention.

"Hey! Piper! Helloo!" Paige was waving her hands in front of her zoned out friend. Then she followed Piper's gaze. She gasped loudly, "That is the most amazing bottom ever! Woohoo." Paige acted as if she was about to faint. Paige looked at her friend closely. Piper was flashing the biggest smile ever, but she looked like she was frozen in time with just a big smile on her face and an empty but gleaming look in her eyes. Then they both stared at the guy, when suddenly, Leo averted his gaze and landed on Piper.

Piper immediately took a bite of their hamburgers while Paige took a sip of her lemonade and looked anywhere but Leo. But from the corner of their eyes, they could see that he was heading on their way.

"Piper, he's coming here." Paige whispered not erasing the smile on her face.

"I know. I can see that." Piper replied whispering, too. Then she suddenly got up, pulled Paige and headed for the door Paige in tow. "Come on."

"Piper where are we going?"

"Don't ask."

"Uhh… Piper he's following us."

"Hey! Miss!" Leo was practically running.

Piper was about the turn left when he caught up on them.

"Hey!" Leo stopped them. "I was looking for you." He opened his backpack and went looking for Piper's notebook. "Here. Thanks a lot." Leo handed Piper her notebook, he was breathing hard, 'God, she's fast'.

"Oh, you're welcome." Piper was out of words. "Uhmm… we have to go so… see you around."

"We have?" Paige said.

"We have." Piper looked at Paige with a look that says, 'Work with me!' then she smiled at Leo. "We're going." As she started to walk.

But then Leo stopped her, "Wait! Can I invite you after school for some snack. My treat, coz I aced the test because of your notes. So, in a way, you helped me, and I just want to celebrate, do you want to join me? Please, I want to make it up to you." Leo rambled almost pleading. "You can bring your friend, if you want." He pointed to Paige.

Piper didn't know what to say… Paige answered for her.

"Yes, she'd love to. She's coming with you. Right, sweetie?" Paige received a glare from Piper, but Paige just gave her friend an innocent smile.

"We're coming with you. Just meet us at the ice cream parlour after school. We'll be there." Paige winked at Leo, Leo's eyes was transfixed at Piper. He gave Piper a questioning look and said, "Is that ok with you?"

Like a robot, Piper just nodded.

Piper was looking back and forth at Paige and Leo. "Really?! That's Great! I'll be waiting for you there!" Leo flashed his winning smile.

Paige and Piper were about to walk away, but again Leo stopped them. "I'm sorry, but I don't know your names yet." Leo said 'names' but he looked like he just wanted to know Piper's, he didn't care about anyone's.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I'm Paige. She's Piper." Paige introduced.

Piper was just nodding like a doll and Paige was her ventriloquist.

"I'm Leo." Leo offered his hand to Piper but Piper was staring at his face. Paige took Piper's hand and offered it to Leo.

'God! She's so soft. Oh! How I love to explore her.' Leo was smiling not letting go of Piper's hand.

"Nice to meet you, too!" Paige disentangled their hands and shook Leo's, interrupting their eye contact for a moment.

Paige was watching the couple stare at each other. 'Oh you are so funny.' Then she pulled Piper, "Alright! We have to go! Nice to meet you Leo!" Paige waved. Leo waved back. Piper raised her hand and offered a little wave, Paige was already pulling her out of Leo's sight.

'God, her eyes were dazzling! Her face, divine. Piper.' Leo smiled contentedly.

At an empty room, Paige pulled Piper in and let her sit.

"What was that?" Paige questioned.

"What was what?" Piper asked innocently.

"That!" Paige pointed outside. "One minute, you were running away from him. Then the next, you were staring at him like he's the only person in the world."

"I did not!" Piper refused.

"Uhmm… I was there, remember?" Paige reasoned. "Well, I can see, he likes you too. Don't worry."

"'Too'? I don't like him." Piper denied. "I just met him."

"I've known you for just a few days, but I know what that kind of look you gave each other means. I'm a TV addict, you know?" Paige crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

"What look?" Piper was still denying it.

"The 'the-world-has-stopped-spinning' look." Paige smiled knowingly. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna snatch him away from you, since he already looked so enthralled by you."

Piper just smiled at her friend. But her smile faded, 'Oh no, the list.' The list of guys who asked her out but got themselves in trouble.

'But I think nobody knows yet about the invitation.' She reasoned with herself.

'I hope.'

If you think there will be Piper/Dan moments, you are wrong. There may be scenes of them but not in the way you think, so erase it in your minds please. But you're going to hate him soon, not because of hitting on Piper, but because of… well, I can't tell you, just watch out for it.

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