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Chapter 2

Caterwaul

Eyes at night never see the day
Because it's not in my nature
Golden wings rise from the plane
They burn above the red earth
Scale these walls in front of me
Have you ever stopped to wonder
Why they forced your voice to turn
From silence to a caterwaul?l...

Never knew I could feel this way
So old and and unremembered
Never thought it would slip away
And fall like September
Scale these walls in front of me
Have you ever stopped to wonder
Why they forced my voice
To turn from silence to a caterwaul?
Heard your caterwau

And what has tried to bind me
I've severed every tie
Place your arms around me
And we'll leave the rest behind

What was I to say?
How was I to know?
Was it your soft voice that said so?

The memories he had buried deep within his mind came back in waves. Crashing into him like a tidal wave. Piper had always been his best friend; the two of them were so similar that they had always understood each other with no words needed. Growing up you never saw one without the other.

At age seven when Pogue swore he was gonna marry Piper and they had been so set on it.

"Someday Piper, we're gonna get married. Just you and me like always…right?" Pogue looked down at the small girl beside him a flower in his fist for her. She smiled a toothy grin back up at him.

"Course Pogo! You and me together forever, we're gonna take the world!"

At age eleven when Pogue showed his love for Piper by teasing her to no end.

"Pogue! That's not funny! Give it back!" Piper ran after Pogue who held her book in his hands.

"You're gonna have to make me!" he laughed heartily and raced away from her.

"POGUE!!!"

At age thirteen when Piper and Pogue made a pact to always be there for each other after finding out about the powers.

"I can't believe we both have powers…Piper I'm kind of scared." He turned to her.

"So am I Pogo…I've always known I was special…..but you had to find out at camp," she said quietly then brightening up she said, "Hey let's make a pact…I Piper Rose swear to help you Pogue Gabriel over come any dangers or temptations you have while in possession of your power." She grabbed his hand and held it tightly in her own.

"And I Pogue Gabriel swear to do the same for you always and forever." He squeezed her hand back.

The summer before sophomore year, in the Carlisle's Garage customizing motorcycles. And Pogue finally had the nerve to kiss Piper for the first time. Her long hair was pulled back but pieces of it kept falling out and she had oil smudged on her face but to him she had never looked so beautiful.

"Piper…There's something I want to give you…"

"Oh yeah? And what's that?" she asked with a grin, laughter in her voice. Pogue got closer to her.

"Before I give it you, you must first close your eyes..."

"Okay." She shut them tightly the smile still on her face. Pogue leaned in and kissed her softly. Piper let a small gasp of surprise before returning the kiss with full force. Pogue wrapped his arms around her waist while Piper tangled her fingers into his hair and the two of them were full on making out until Pogue suddenly pulled back.

"Why'd you stop?" she asked breathlessly.

"Cause I thought you might want to breath?..." answered Pogue a little confused.

"I don't need to Breath!" exclaimed Piper, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

"Well in that case…"

And then finally not even a year after that day; just a week after they had sex for the first time. When she met him at their special place and told him goodbye without an explanation.

"Pogue I can't see you anymore…" Piper whispered with tears streaming down her face, "…I'm leaving Ipswich…I won't be back." She wiped her eyes a little but it didn't stop her from sobbing. Pogue reached out to grab her, "What are you talking about Piper? What's going on? Why are you leaving?"

"I can't tell you…I'm so, so sorry Pogue, I have to go." She pulled away from him and hurried down the path back to where their bikes were.

"Piper c'mon…honey don't go…Piper come back….Piper…PIPER!"

Pogue pressed down on the gas as he grew closer to secret lake. He knew he'd have to get out of the car soon since the lake was hidden deep within the woods. Piper and he had stumbled upon this secret lake when they were about ten; none of the others had even the slightest idea that this place even existed. It had always been their special place. Finally reaching the end of the road he turned off the car and got out. He looked down towards the hidden path inwardly groaning as he realized he would have to use to teleport to get anywhere near the lake with his broken leg.

With a flash of his eyes he stood in the woods just hidden from the small lake. Staring through the trees he saw no trace of Piper. Then a movement in the water caught his eye. Moving closer he spotted Piper; standing in the water just up to her ankles barely out of his view. He watched with a smile as Piper did one of her spells making the water jump and swirl in patterns for her entertainment. Pogue remembered that Piper did this often when she was very upset; as a way to calm and sooth herself.

"I know you're there Pogue…You don't have to hide like some creeper." Piper drawled without turning around. Pogue stumbled into the clearing, without his crutches with him; it was hard to maneuver over the more rocky areas on the ground. Once in the clearing, Pogue moved closer to where Piper was standing in the water. The two of them stood silently, not speaking a word to each other. Finally Piper took her first glance of Pogue but she swiftly turned back to the lake; quietly she asked, "So…Edie told you, didn't she?"

Pogue looked taken aback for a minute before remembering that the cousins could read each others mind, "Yeah…she explained things."

"So you know…You know how much of a freak I've become, relying on your presence to stay alive!" Piper replied bitterly. She spun around to face him tears in her eyes and streaming down her face, "It's pathetic!"

And for the first time in the moonlight Pogue saw the extent of what Edie had meant about Piper being the walking dead. Her eyes looked sunken in, her skin almost translucent and her hair…her amazing hair lay lank and flat down her back. She had also lost quite a deal of weight. His once vibrant best friend looked frail and worn out. It broke his heart.

"Pip…You couldn't help it…Edie said it was your subconscious. It's not your fault." Pogue argued. He reached out for her, grasping onto her arm and holding tightly. Piper tried to pull away but Pogue held her firmly in his grasp.

"Pogue let me go!" she yelled angrily. Her frustration was getting the best of her. She pushed him away.

"No! I won't ever let you go," He retorted. His eyes narrowed as he continued, "Piper, I'm sorry that I was an asshole earlier, but you can't push me away like you've done to everyone else. I know you too well. I know when you're trying to hide behind that mask of deception."

Piper glared at him, anger coursing through her veins. Anger at her cousins for being so worried, anger at her grandmother for taking her away from Pogue, Anger at Pogue for being so right. Pogue only had a hold of Piper's left arm so she brought up her right hand and slapped him across the face. Pogue let go, startled by the slap. As he did Piper crumpled to the ground; tears now streaming down her cheeks…sobs racking her body.

"What the hell was that for?" Pogue asked rubbing his cheek as he knelt down beside her. Piper looked up at him with such a distraught and helpless face. Softly she whispered, "Your words broke my heart, Pogo."

The sad statement made Pogue want to crawl into a hole. He hadn't realized the effect his harsh words would have on her, and seeing her now, so lost and hopeless, made him feel even more awful. Wrapping his arms around her, he hugged Piper to him in a tight embrace. He whispered almost on the verge of tears, "I promise never to say such words ever again, Pippy. I swear."

"Pinky swear?" Piper stuck her pinky out to Pogue. He smiled and returned the gesture, "I pinky swear."

The two of them continued to sit the in silence, just staring off across the water, their arms wrapped around each other like old times. Suddenly an idea came to Pogue and he stood up and began stripping down to his boxers. Piper looked up at him warily, "Pogue what are you doing?"

"I'm going for a swim."

"What? Why? It's nearly November Pogue, the water is freezing!" Piper exclaimed with a laugh. He shrugged and began to unbuckle his brace.

"If you're too chicken fine, but I feel like being bold." He replied with a wiry smile. Not to be out done Piper stood and began peeling off her own clothes she threw him a 'you're –gonna-be-sorry' look, "Pogue, when I said the water is freezing I meant for you…You know the water temperature won't affect me because of my powers."

"So?" answered Pogue indignantly. Piper raised her eyebrows but nevertheless grasped onto Pogue's outstretched hand as they slide into the water together. Pogue pulled her out farther towards the middle of the lake where only he could stand. Piper noticed Pogue's gritted teeth and shaking body as the cold water chilled him to the bone, but she had said nothing preferring to leave him to his misery. Finally Pogue couldn't take it any longer and he shouted, "Holy Shit its FREEZING!"

"I told you that in the beginning, but no you didn't want to listen." Piper chided. Impulsively she wound her arms around Pogue pulling him close to her. She murmured an explanation, "The heat from our bodies will keep you warm."

In the matter of seconds Pogue was acutely aware of Piper's frame wrapped around him. The familiar scent of pomegranates mixed with cinnamon and vanilla engulfed his senses, making him dizzy with sweet memories of their relationship and of them together. But with Piper's body clinging to him Pogue was also made aware of how brittle Piper's limbs seemed to be; reminding him of the gap that had formed between them, of how different things were now. Instinctively he wrapped his arms around her waist; accepting, if only for a moment, the game they were playing at. Smiling mischievously he pulled Piper under the water, down into the freezing cold darkness. When they came back up Piper splashed Pogue in the face in playful anger.

"That wasn't very nice, and you know you just made yourself colder by doing that," Piper said with a smile. She laughed as Pogue tried to cover up the fact that he was chilled to the bone. But concern for Pogue suddenly took over Piper's thoughts as she saw the shade of blue Pogue's lips had turned. "Come on my little daredevil, we need to go warm up before you catch hypothermia." She pulled him towards shore surprised at how little protest he put up. When they reached the shore Piper had to help Pogue put on his clothes due to his near frozen state and the fact that his leg had locked up. Once they were dressed…for the most part anyway they headed toward the car with Pogue leaning heavily on Piper.

"You know this would be so much easier if you just teleport us there," Piper murmured quietly. She was trying not to stumble over the branches. Pogue chuckled lightly, "You're lucky I haven't asended yet, though this is kinda amusing watching you struggle in the dark." Piper silently glared up at him but Pogue ignored her and put an arm around her, teleporting them to the car with ease.

"I don't think I'll ever get use to that," she said as she opened the door. Pogue laughed, "You say that now but you'd love it if you did it as much as I do." He played with the keys as he prepared to get into the car, "Hey do you just wanna crash at my place? You know avoid everyone else and their questions."

Piper smiled shyly, it was as if he had read her mind. She kinda was dreading confronting the others, "That would be great actually, as long as you don't mind lending me a T-shirt and a cup of coco."

"Sounds perfectly fine with me," replied Pogue with a grin. The two of them hopped into the car and were soon on their way back to Pogue's.

"You know, that movie I think will always be one of my favorites," Piper said as the credits rolled for the movie Reality Bites. Pogue scoffed, "It's a crappy nineties film, like so many others." Piper hit him with a pillow. It was now close to 2 in the morning and the two of them were sitting together on Pogue's couch watching a late night movie.

They had gotten back from the lake about an hour and a half ago and had eached showered and changed into more comfortable clothes. With empty coco mugs the two of them were now curled up on the couch; Piper dressed comfortably in one of Pogue's older T-shirts, swim team sweatshirt, and a pair of his basketball shorts while Pogue was wrapped up in a blanket to warm up.

"Pogo...I sleepy!" Piper drawled as she fell back and cuddled up next to Pogue. He laughed and wrapping his arms around her he scooped Piper up to carry her to his bedroom. Piper stiffled a gasp of surprise as she clung to Pogue so as not to fall.

"I didn't expect you to carry me to bed," She muttered while rolling her eyes at him. He dropped her non too gently on the bed before climbing onto the bed beside her.

"why can't a simple "thank you" sufice for you?"he retorted teasingly. Piper ignored him as she pulled off the sweatshirt and snuggled down under the down comforter; Pogue crawled under the covers after her. The two of them lay facing each other not speaking a single word until Piper finally broke the calm silence.

"This is wrong, " she whispered, tears suddenly springing to her eyes.

"How so?" asked Pogue softly. He wordlessly wiped the tears away with the pad of his thumb.

"You're dating Kate. If she saw us now..she'd think you wee cheating on her..." replied Piper. She turned away from Pogue.

"Hey," Pogue murmured, gently pulling her towards him, "Right now, it's only you and me. I was best friends with you before I met Kate and right now you're the one who needs me most." He brushed her hair away from her face, "So why don't you get some sleep now Baby Doll and we'll worry about things in the morning. Okay?"

Piper nodded and nestled in towards Pogue who then wrapped and arm around her waist, holding her close. Slowly she drifted off to sleep all the while Pogue watching over her. When she was finally fast asleep Pogue leaned in and lightly kissed her forhead murmuring, "I love you Piper Rose."

A/N: Woot!!!!!! ^_^ This is probably my favorite chapter so far and I hope you guys love it as much as I do. I am going to try and write alot with each of the couples but I am slightly Bias towards Pogue and Piper, They're kinda my favorite. But hopefully you guys will enjoy all of the relationships that go on between all the characters. Untill Next time!

TS

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