The hospital's lights shone menacingly on Piper's pale white skin. Her
brunette hair delicately graced the top of Leo's shoulder. Her breathing
was deep and even. A good sign, Leo thought to himself as he watched her.
She was finally asleep.
The last day and a half had taken their toll on everyone, especially Piper. Leo could still picture her running through the Manor door, carrying Ben, the salty tears she was shedding staying in the wind and hitting him in the face as he chased after her. She hadn't stopped, even after she was in the car. She kept crying and yelling to the sky, pleading with them to not take another person she loved.
The doctors and nurses had been kind, telling them all they needed to know and keeping them informed as they performed various procedures on Ben. Many hours later they brought him into a room, the one in which everyone sat in now. He hadn't moved since.
Everyone wondered what had happened that caused Ben to collapse like that. Paige had asked, Leo had asked and Piper had begged, all wanting answers from the doctors, but even they were stunned. Ben seemed perfectly normal. In fact, he had been taken to the pediatrician only days before and pronounced healthy as an ox. No one could understand it. It seemed too... bizarre.
Through the white doors came Dr. Richardson, Ben's pediatrician. He hadn't been able to come see Ben since it had happened, but he had called the hospital doctors and informed them that he would be there first thing in the morning. He was running a bit late, he just hoped no one would bring it up. And no one did.
"Hello everyone." He said as he entered, moving towards Ben's bed.
Leo looked at Piper one more time, upset that he'd have to wake her, cause her more pain again, but he knew she deserved to know.
"Huh? What happened? Is Ben okay?" Piper panicked as sleep left her and she once again became aware of her surroundings.
"Hush Piper, it's okay. Dr. Richardson is here that's all." Leo calmly stated, rubbing Piper's shoulders, trying to ease her stress.
"Oh okay, so is Ben alright?" Piper asked, rising from her seat and moving closer to Ben's bed, too nervous to stay seated.
"Umm...well it seemed sort of odd, what had happened to him. It was almost as if his body shut down, stopped functioning. He seems fine now, everything is working as it should. Right now all we can do is wait. But of course once he's up we'll have to perform more tests, just so we can see why this occurred."
"Why yes of course." Leo said, knowing that if he waited long enough to let Piper answer she'd protest to their son being poked and prodded like he was some kind of alien.
Paige found it silly that Piper acted that way, but Leo knew why, Piper always remembered the time when they had been exposed. While the world had marveled in the utter mention of witches, Piper had feared what would happen once the media had taken their fair share of it all. She pictured the government taking her sisters and her away and then experimenting with them. Months after Prue had died, when Piper finally felt she could talk about the incident she had revealed that secret to Leo. He had reassured her that she would never have to worry about that again. But lately, in the past year or so, his promise had not been kept. First it had been Melinda, when they had taken her away from the house. The paramedics tried to be respectful about how they went about their business, but the fact was they had to inspect Melinda. Then came Phoebe, the paramedics had to remove every piece of glass from her body. Leo could still remember Piper's screams in the middle of the night. She would wake up drenched in sweat, screaming for Phoebe. That day playing in her mind.
It had been so difficult on her. Ben, although he wasn't wanted at first, became the happiness in Piper's day. The person she looked forward to seeing the most when she got home from a tough night at P3. And now, all Leo could think, was how devistated she must feel. As she witnessed her little Ben in a hospital room, sick and vulnerable.
The room grew silent, everyone's gaze on Ben. Leo waited, for Piper's protest, he could see her reasoning it all in her head, but she never uttered a word. She just moved her hand through the air, searching for his. He reached out and grabbed her hand, squeezing it lightly, to let her know he was really there. Then he moved closer and wrapped her in a hug. He could feel her body shaking, the stress taking over. It hurt him so much inside, to see her this way. He wished he could somehow get Ben back, but he knew it was impossible. All he could do now was rely on fate, to get both him and Piper through it. That and maybe a little help from up above.
Looking to the heavens, a place he knew so well, he pleaded with them to help Ben out.
Piper, staring at Ben, who was almost lost within the white sheets felt compelled to ask the heavens for some help. Looking to the ceiling, she imagined that she was looking at the clouds, with their serene presence. She thought of Prue and Phoebe, she prayed to them, asking them to help their nephew, whom Piper wished they would not soon meet.
Paige, on the other hand, looked up to the heavens, and asked two special little angels to help her. Melinda, whom she had loved so much, even though she had not remained very long. And to Ben, Phoebe's lost son, the namesake for Piper and Leo's son Ben. She hoped although they were young they'd be able to use some of their heavenly magic to help out their cousin.
At that moment, all throughout the heavens a song of hope was sung. Hope that Ben would be alright.
And even down in the inferno, while huddled in a dark corner, hungry and cold, Phoebe swore she heard Piper's pleads and a heavenly cry. A tear came to her eye, she couldn't believe Piper had named her son Ben. For that split second Phoebe felt connected to her family and it was good...
A/N: So what do you all think? Review and let me know!!
The last day and a half had taken their toll on everyone, especially Piper. Leo could still picture her running through the Manor door, carrying Ben, the salty tears she was shedding staying in the wind and hitting him in the face as he chased after her. She hadn't stopped, even after she was in the car. She kept crying and yelling to the sky, pleading with them to not take another person she loved.
The doctors and nurses had been kind, telling them all they needed to know and keeping them informed as they performed various procedures on Ben. Many hours later they brought him into a room, the one in which everyone sat in now. He hadn't moved since.
Everyone wondered what had happened that caused Ben to collapse like that. Paige had asked, Leo had asked and Piper had begged, all wanting answers from the doctors, but even they were stunned. Ben seemed perfectly normal. In fact, he had been taken to the pediatrician only days before and pronounced healthy as an ox. No one could understand it. It seemed too... bizarre.
Through the white doors came Dr. Richardson, Ben's pediatrician. He hadn't been able to come see Ben since it had happened, but he had called the hospital doctors and informed them that he would be there first thing in the morning. He was running a bit late, he just hoped no one would bring it up. And no one did.
"Hello everyone." He said as he entered, moving towards Ben's bed.
Leo looked at Piper one more time, upset that he'd have to wake her, cause her more pain again, but he knew she deserved to know.
"Huh? What happened? Is Ben okay?" Piper panicked as sleep left her and she once again became aware of her surroundings.
"Hush Piper, it's okay. Dr. Richardson is here that's all." Leo calmly stated, rubbing Piper's shoulders, trying to ease her stress.
"Oh okay, so is Ben alright?" Piper asked, rising from her seat and moving closer to Ben's bed, too nervous to stay seated.
"Umm...well it seemed sort of odd, what had happened to him. It was almost as if his body shut down, stopped functioning. He seems fine now, everything is working as it should. Right now all we can do is wait. But of course once he's up we'll have to perform more tests, just so we can see why this occurred."
"Why yes of course." Leo said, knowing that if he waited long enough to let Piper answer she'd protest to their son being poked and prodded like he was some kind of alien.
Paige found it silly that Piper acted that way, but Leo knew why, Piper always remembered the time when they had been exposed. While the world had marveled in the utter mention of witches, Piper had feared what would happen once the media had taken their fair share of it all. She pictured the government taking her sisters and her away and then experimenting with them. Months after Prue had died, when Piper finally felt she could talk about the incident she had revealed that secret to Leo. He had reassured her that she would never have to worry about that again. But lately, in the past year or so, his promise had not been kept. First it had been Melinda, when they had taken her away from the house. The paramedics tried to be respectful about how they went about their business, but the fact was they had to inspect Melinda. Then came Phoebe, the paramedics had to remove every piece of glass from her body. Leo could still remember Piper's screams in the middle of the night. She would wake up drenched in sweat, screaming for Phoebe. That day playing in her mind.
It had been so difficult on her. Ben, although he wasn't wanted at first, became the happiness in Piper's day. The person she looked forward to seeing the most when she got home from a tough night at P3. And now, all Leo could think, was how devistated she must feel. As she witnessed her little Ben in a hospital room, sick and vulnerable.
The room grew silent, everyone's gaze on Ben. Leo waited, for Piper's protest, he could see her reasoning it all in her head, but she never uttered a word. She just moved her hand through the air, searching for his. He reached out and grabbed her hand, squeezing it lightly, to let her know he was really there. Then he moved closer and wrapped her in a hug. He could feel her body shaking, the stress taking over. It hurt him so much inside, to see her this way. He wished he could somehow get Ben back, but he knew it was impossible. All he could do now was rely on fate, to get both him and Piper through it. That and maybe a little help from up above.
Looking to the heavens, a place he knew so well, he pleaded with them to help Ben out.
Piper, staring at Ben, who was almost lost within the white sheets felt compelled to ask the heavens for some help. Looking to the ceiling, she imagined that she was looking at the clouds, with their serene presence. She thought of Prue and Phoebe, she prayed to them, asking them to help their nephew, whom Piper wished they would not soon meet.
Paige, on the other hand, looked up to the heavens, and asked two special little angels to help her. Melinda, whom she had loved so much, even though she had not remained very long. And to Ben, Phoebe's lost son, the namesake for Piper and Leo's son Ben. She hoped although they were young they'd be able to use some of their heavenly magic to help out their cousin.
At that moment, all throughout the heavens a song of hope was sung. Hope that Ben would be alright.
And even down in the inferno, while huddled in a dark corner, hungry and cold, Phoebe swore she heard Piper's pleads and a heavenly cry. A tear came to her eye, she couldn't believe Piper had named her son Ben. For that split second Phoebe felt connected to her family and it was good...
A/N: So what do you all think? Review and let me know!!