Title: Dreams

Summary: Two people fall in love with each other through their dreams, can they overcome their problems in real life & be together?

Warnings: All mistakes are my own. I don't own anything.

Note: During Season 5 when Cole hasn't been vanquished and Piper is pregnant.

"What do you mean we can't vanquish Leo?" Piper asked exasperated.

"I am sick and tired of these interruptions," Prue said.

"I know, honey. I would want to vanquish Leo, too, if I were you," Grams said.

"Then why can't we?" Paige asked.

"Because whether you vanquish him or not, there are still future consequences to deal with," Patty said.

"What consequences?" Chris asked.

"You think that by vanquishing Leo, you can save Phoebe and live the future you wanted with Cole and have Prue, but you're wrong," Andy said sadly.

"By vanquishing Leo you may save Phoebe and Cole, but you lose Prue. If you don't vanquish Leo, you save Prue, but you lose Cole and Phoebe," Patty said.

"You don't do anything now, you lose Phoebe," Andy said.

"You do vanquish Leo now, you can at least have some time together before you lose Prue," Grams said.

Piper was devastated. "You can't be serious! Tell me you're joking!"

"Too bad they're not, love." A voice said from the kitchen entrance.

Everyone turned to see Leo.

"Bastard!" Piper blowed Leo up. His orbs regrouped only to be blown up by Piper again. Piper put her hands up to blow Leo up again, but Patty held her hands.

"Thank you, Patty," Leo said smiling.

"I didn't do this for you!" Patty said. "What has happened to you? What do—AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

A reddish ball of light appeared in Leo's hand causing Patty to be sucked into it.

Piper was ready to blow him up again, when Cole threw an energy ball at Leo. Leo dodged it.

"You hurt me, Patty dies," Leo smiled.

"You evil son of a bitch," Prue said raising her hand, but she too was sucked into the ball of light.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Andy ran after her, but Leo threw him back.

Piper got the darklighter's crossbow and started to fire.

"Piper love, did you not listen to me? I get hurt, Prue and Patty die," Leo said too sweetly.

"How dare you come near my granddaughters!" Grams said angrily.

"Oh, Penny. You, Patty, and Andy have made a mistake coming down here," Leo said as he directed his hand towards Grams and then Andy. They tried to run away, but it was too late—they were sucked into the ball.

Phoebe woke up with a deep breath. "What the—

Leo moved his hands towards Phoebe and then Cole. They were sucked into the ball of light.

Paige grabbed several vials of the power-stripping potion and hurled them at Leo. The vials disintegrated before it hit Leo.

"Tsk, tsk. You should know better than to do that," Leo said.

Leo waved his hands and the ball of light disappeared from his hands with Patty's, Grams', Andy's, Prue's, Phoebe's, and Cole's screaming echoing off the walls. As soon as the ball disappeared, the dishes and cabinets exploded. Piper, Paige, Richard, and Chris tried to shield themselves from the shards, while Leo was still standing at the middle of the room, untouched.

"Piper?" Leo called through the shatters.

Piper didn't answer. Her first instinct was to protect Chris.

"I've got a proposition for you," Leo said

Piper finally looked up after making sure everyone was alright. Everyone had scratches and deep cuts, from the shards and debris.

"If you want to make sure your family's ok and ensure their safety for the rest of their lives, all you've got to do is come with me. A small price to pay for the safety of your family—

"GET OUT OF HERE!" Piper shouted at Leo.

Leo nodded. "I understand, but think about it. And as a extra bonus..." Leo waved his hands and then orbed away.

Everyone looked at each other puzzled and then they saw their cuts being healed.

It had been two days since Leo proposed his deal. Piper didn't know what to do. She lay at night thinking about Cole and her sisters. She wondered where her mom, Grams, and Andy could be.

"It's alright, sweetie. Don't think about what Leo said. We're going to get them back safe," Paige had told her.

Piper turned over in her lonely bed and started to cry. She cried herself to sleep.

Piper walked into the kitchen on the third morning where she still hadn't tried to find her family.

Paige was flipping through the Book of Shadows with Richard at her shoulder. Chris was looking through books that Richard had brought from his family.

"Morning, Mom," Chris said.

Paige and Richard looked up, with worried looks on their faces.

"Morning," Piper forced a smiled on her face.

"Mom, Aunt Paige thinks we're onto something," Chris said.

"It's not going to work. If we couldn't find anything the first two days, we're not going to find anything now." Piper abruptly walked out of the kitchen.

As she cried herself to sleep that night, she had realized what she had to do. So Piper lived the next day as if it was her last. She gave her kids whatever they wanted. Each time baby Chris cried, she picked him up.

Piper formed her plan in her mind as she rocked baby Chris to sleep that night. She put Chris down in his bed, gave another kiss to each of her children, and walked out of the door. Adult Chris was waiting for her.

"Mom, Aunt Paige and Uncle Richard—

"Honey, it's not going to work. We're dealing with something we just can't beat. We don't even have the Power of Three!" Piper said going towards her room.

"But Mom, you have me. I'm born from Charmed blood, I could complete it," Chris said.

Piper shook her head. "It isn't as easy as you think it is."

"You're just going to give up hope. Aren't you the one who never gives up? You fought for so many things, please don't give up now!" Chris said.

"I already know what I'm going to do," Piper said.

"You're going to go to Leo? Mom, you can't do that! I would rather not see my family than to see you with him!" Chris said.

"Whatever I'm doing is for the best. You don't have to worry about. I'm not doing anything drastic—I know what I'm doing," Piper said.

"So you're not going to Leo?" Chris asked, yawning.

"No, honey," Piper's heart broke as she said that. Chris had momentarily put the plan away from her mind, but Chris needed his father and she needed to save her family.

Chris smiled. "Good." Chris turned to go downstairs. "Why don't you listen to what Aunt Paige has to say?"

"In the morning. I want to be by myself for a little while," Piper said. "I love you, Chris. Good night."

"Good night, Mom." Chris said.

Piper waited for Chris to go downstairs, but Paige and Richard came up.

"Piper, we've got this idea. If we could ally the Elders—

"Paige, I don't want to hear anything right now! I'm tired," Piper said.

Paige nodded. "I understand, but it's just that we still have a chance—

"A slight chance," Richard interrupted.

Paige glared at him for a second, before continuing. "A chance to save everyone."

"That's nice to hear, but I know what I'm going to do," Piper said.

"You can't go to Leo!" Paige said.

"I'm not."

"So you're just going to forget about them? I can't believe you'd do that!" Paige cried.

Piper walked towards Paige and took her hands. "This is something I don't think we have a chance in. I think it's best if we move on with our lives—

Paige ran to her room, sobbing. Richard stared at Piper and then ran after Paige.

"I love you." Piper whispered to nobody.

She made sure that Chris was downstairs and Paige and Richard were in their rooms before she slowly walked up towards the attic. She locked the door and walked to the Book of Shadows' stand. She remembered the first day; she had flipped through the whole book a dozen times. She almost knew the Book by heart. Soon after she slowly lost hope. She hated those damn Elders for what they're doing to her.

Piper sighed and walked over to a table, where there was a piece of paper and pen. She addressed a letter to her family and wrote a letter to explaining how much she loved her family and why she was doing what she was doing. By the time Piper was finished, she was sobbing. There were tears her letter. Piper stifled some more sobs as she sealed the letter and called for Leo.

Chris walked upstairs. He needed to talk to his Mom and then Paige and Richard. He had an idea different from Paige's. Sure, there were consequences and personal gain, but screw the Elders. Some Elders they are! Chris walked towards his Mom's room thinking she would be asleep, but the room was empty.

Chris was surprised. He checked every other room and then he went to Paige's room. She was laying face down on the bed sobbing with Richard holding her hand and whispering to her.

Paige turned when she head the door open. "What do you want?" she asked angrily.

Chris was taken aback with her tone. "I can't find Mom. I've got this new idea—

"You can't find Piper?" Paige got up wiping the tears from her face.

She stared at Richard and Chris when the same thought entered their minds. They all bounded out of the room and to the attic.

"What do you want, Piper love?" Leo asked in a sweet voice with a smile tugging at his lips.

Piper was disgusted. "I've got an answer for your proposition."

"And?"

Piper heard footsteps up the attic stairs. She wanted to get this over without them.

"Yes, I'll come with you," Piper said more tears spilling down her cheeks.