I'd never seem him so full of rage. I never, ever thought about myself being in any danger around him. I'd always felt so safe with him.

I stumbled to the phone as I regained my strength.

"Hey, Piper," my sister greeted.

"Prue," I whispered. "Can you come over?"

I was thankful she and Roger had moved to LA near us. They decided to get a bigger place so they could keep Phoebe permanently. Phoebe and Prue had always been close, so I wasn't surprised when Prue changed her whole life around to keep Phoebe with her.

"Piper, what's wrong?"

"Please," I begged.

"I'll be right over," she said quickly.

I hung up the phone and sat on the couch, watching the door. I wondered if he was still outside, or if he'd given up and left.

Soon enough, I heard a car pull up. It was late, almost 1 am. I heard a knock on the door.

"Prue?" I called through to her.

"Yeah, it's me, honey," she called back.

I opened the door and saw her. With Phoebe.

"Piper!" she exclaimed. "Oh god, what happened?" She was staring at my cheekbone. I guessed Leo had left a mark.

"Why...?" I asked, motioning to Phoebe.

"Roger was working, I couldn't leave her there alone," she explained.

Phoebe looked so tired, but she hugged me anyway. I hadn't seen her since I left.

"C'mon Pheebs," I said. I walked her to my room and she laid down on the bed.

Then I heard yelling from outside.

"Stay here, go to sleep," I ordered before leaving.

The yelling got louder as I reached the living room.

"Leo, get the fuck out of here. I swear to god, I'll kill you when I find out what you did!"

Prue was yelling out the door. As I entered, she slammed it shut, locked it, and turned to me.

"He was sitting on the steps when we got here," she said in one quick breath. "I didn't even think of him being the reason... until he started apologizing... Oh god. What did he do?"

She was staring at my cheek again.

It all came rushing back again. I started to cry again as I told her the whole story.

"I just told him to leave, and he tried to help me up, but I told him to get away..." I finished. "And he left. I know he didn't mean to do it...I know he's sorry."

"Piper?" I heard Leo's voice call from outside.

"Not as sorry as he's gonna be," she whispered, jumping up and walking to the door.

"Prue, don't!" I cried.

She ignored me and opened the door.

"Piper, can we please talk?" Leo said, looking over Prue's shoulder.

"Leo, you need to leave now," she warned.

"I'd like to get into my apartment, and talk to my girlfriend. Excuse me, Prue."

"There is no excuse for you," she stated in an almost sinister voice. "Leave my sister alone."

"Seriously, Prue, move," he said.

She didn't budge.

"Prue, move," he ordered.

"You like hitting women? Hit me! Go ahead, I dare you!" she screamed.

He stepped back and didn't say anything.

"Exactly," she said coldly. "Leave."

He looked at me again.

"Piper, can we please talk?" he asked again.

"Prue," I spoke up in a soft voice.

"Piper, no. I'm not letting him near you."

"Prue, he just wants to talk," I said, crossing my arms and looking to the floor.

She looked at Leo, then moved aside.

"You have two minutes," she said. "You put one finger on her, and I swear to god," she lowered her voice, "I will murder you."

She left the room, and he stepped inside. I kept my arms folded and didn't look into his eyes.

"Piper," he started. "I don't know what came over me."

"How could you?" I said, tears in my eyes. "How could you hurt me?"

"I don't know, I didn't think it was possible," he whispered. "I didn't mean to."

I couldn't look at him.

"But you did," I whispered. He stepped forward, and I automatically backed up to get away from him.

"I'm so sorry," he whispered again.

"I can't be with you right now," I said. I turned to leave.

"Don't walk away," he begged.

I stopped walking. "You did this. Not me," I said coldly.

And I kept walking.