The days seemed to melt together. Even Piper' frequent visits seemed to blur into one big jumbled mess.

He tried to ignore her visits. She was watching him with a look in her eye that was all too familiar to him.

Fascination mixed with curiosity.

Curiosity tinged with hunger.

Hunger that seemed to grow with each day.

He shook his head slowly, staring out at the sky. It always seemed to start out that way…idle hero worship…

She wasn't the first one to turn misguided emotions on him.

He sighed.

But she'd probably be the last.

OOO

Author's Note: Total word count: 96

Ooooo… I see a possible plot twist. Should I turn it into the one pairing I always shy away from writing?

Piper is 21 in this fic…