Blessed be … A little prematurely.
By Alyssa Warren.
Disclaimer: I don't own charmed or any of the characters, but Shannon Wyatt, and Mr and Mrs Wyatt are all of my own imagination.
Author's note: I hope you like this fic its very Leo/piper-esque, and is my take on what could have happened before 'Something Wicca this way comes.'
Prue- 19
Piper – 17
Phoebe- 14
Leo-17
Shannon-19
Andy-20
PROLOGUE
It was so weird to be back here in San Francisco. He hadn't lived here in years. Leo Wyatt looked around at the familiar picturesque street. Prescott Street. How strange was it that they were moving back into exactly the same house they had left six years ago?
"The place hasn't changed a bit." Shannon sighed reminiscently, heaving one of her many bags out of the car.
"Bro? I know it's a sentimental moment and all, but it might not physically kill you, to lift a finger and help. I may be older than you, but I'm only a girl."
"Oh, stop your whining." He pleaded, picking it up easily.
God she was so weak.
"Oh. I whine?" she scoffed.
"You said it."
"Shut up Leo."
"You shut up."
"Kids? Stop arguing."
Leo turned to see his mum, hovering in the porch, arms crossed, with a tedious expression, shadowing her gentle features.
He also noticed how pathetically bland and inferior their house looked compared to the daunting, burgundy Victorian just next door.
"Kids?" Shannon asked.
"I'm nineteen."
Leo smiled.
"And still living at home."
"Shut up Leo."
"I will treat you like adults, when you start acting like adults, now get inside. What will the neighbours say?"
"They'll say, 'Yay, the Wyatt's are back!'" said Shannon.
"Or if they live next door they'll say, 'Why is that creepy guy kidnapping our cat?'"
Leo laughed. His dad was currently trying to coax a completely uninterested siamese out from underneath a bush.
Finding the impending argument between his parents too funny to keep a straight face, he wandered inside. Adult or not, it was good to be back.
"Hey I wonder if the Halliwell's still live next door." He said, carefully walking up the uncarpeted, hollow wooden stairs. He gently pulled his sisters blonde hair; just to annoy her.
"I don't know… Leo don't. Leo! Leo quit it!"
"Kids!"
CHAPTER ONE
Cliché
(The next morning.)
Leo gently knocked on the frosted glass of Halliwell manors front door. Or at least what he hoped was still Halliwell manor. What if it wasn't? It had been six years since he had lived any where near here. The Halliwell's could easily have moved.
"Can I help you?"
Leo jumped. He had been so immersed in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed the door swing open.
The pretty brunette behind it raised her eyebrows at him. She could be Halliwell… But he didn't say anything. Why didn't he say anything?
"Hell-ooo?"
God, she probably thought he was a complete idiot…
"Oh. Huh! Um, yeah… Ierhi."
A complete idiot, who couldn't string a sentence together…
"I-I'm moving in next door, and this is gonna sound really cliché, but do you have any sugar?"
She smiled a beautiful smile.
"Sure. Come in."
He followed her inside, noticing how her loose dark hair, gleamed in the soft morning sun. It cascaded in long straight locks down her slender back, billowing with every poised step she took.
The house was as daunting inside as it was outside. The immaculate, antique décor, put the box ridden hall next door to shame.
Well, in his defence, they had only moved in yesterday…
"This is also very cliché but do you want it in a cup?" she asked looking at him.
She had the most beautiful eyes. Long curved eyelashes blossomed around huge hazel irises, which contracted slightly, as she waited for an answer.
"Er… Yeah. Thanks. Sorry." He stuttered.
She smiled, shaking her head.
"I'm not usually this looped, I swear." He promised.
Leo noticed she was staring at him.
"What?"
"Nothing."
She elegantly retrieved an espresso cup from the cupboard and filled it up with sugar granules.
"What did you say your name was? You look kind of familiar."
"Its Leo."
Her face lit up with recognition.
"Leo Wyatt?"
"Yeah. So you are a Halliwell huh?"
"You don't recognize me? Its Piper."
Piper… The middle sister. The sweet unconfrontational one.
"That's okay." She said in a guilt provoking voice.
"I mean, you only next door for years, and saw me every day. Not to mention school…"
"Okay. I'm sorry." He apologized.
"It has been six years and you've changed a lot ."
"I have?" she asked, passing him the sugar.
Her hand gently brushed against his.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"A good thing."
She grinned.
"Great."
Leo swallowed. Either she was flirting with him, or he was completely misreading her…
Knowing me its probably the latter.- he thought dismissively.
When had she gotten so pretty? He didn't remember her like this. Or feeling for her like this…
Leo shook his head. God, what was he like? One look at a pretty girl, and he was head over heels.
"I better get going." He insisted.
"Thanks for the sugar."
Need fresh air.- he told himself.
To blow away the crazy brain cells…-
"Sure." Piper said leading him to the front door.
"Bye."
"Bye."
The door closed. Leo's heart pounded. The cool breeze slapped him in the face. But not as much as what he was about to hear…
"She has a boyfriend."
Leo jumped.
Shannon smiled.
"What?"
"Don't 'what' me." She said.
"I recognize that look. Just don't fall too hard for her."
Leo swallowed.
"I don't know what your talking about." He lied.
"Besides, how would you know? What are you doing here?"
Shannon rolled her eyes.
"I came to see Prue, you know Piper's sister? I was talking to her last night, and sorry Leo, but piper has a boyfriend. His name is Jeremy."
(Bet you weren't expecting that! R&R!)