Piper and Leo: Theme Set Gamma
50 Sentences Challenge: Theme Set Gamma
Fandom: Charmed
Pairing: Piper Halliwell & Leo Wyatt
Rating: G-R
Summary: Anything for his Piper.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
1. Ring: It was forbidden for a Whitelighter to marry their charge, so instead of asking her for her hand, Leo carried the ring in his pocket as a sign of his hope for the future.
2. Hero: When Piper awoke to find herself healed and alive, she was convinced her hero had finally come; her Leo had finally come.
3. Memory: On the road with the trucker, Leo had lost his memory; however, there was something always floating at the edge of his consciousness, reminding him of his life and loves, and her name was Piper.
4. Box: As a Whitelighter, Leo was bound by serious rules and regulations; then, one day, the lid was peeled back and Piper rescued him from the box he'd locked himself in years and years ago.
5. Run: Piper ran and ran, never stopping, even when he called her back, even when Leo screamed her name into the darkness.
6. Hurricane: Piper stood at the top of the hill, looking down upon the people of San Francisco, and with one hand, she summoned lightning, with the other, she summoned a hurricane; neither could have healed the hurt or freed her from the sorrow of knowing her marriage to Leo had shattered like glass in the storm.
7. Wings: He'd give up everything for her; his love, his heart, even his very wings; anything for his Piper.
8. Cold: The world had closed in as Piper died, the bullet in her belly a burning reminder of her mortality; she faded just as her husband's heart broke over her cold body.
9. Red: The dress was scarlet, a deeper red than ever before, and it fit her like a glove; the dark red rose Leo carried for Piper couldn't compare to anything like this moment when she descended the stairs like the goddess he was sure she was.
10. Drink: Her sister had driven her to drink, Piper was sure of it as she poured herself another glass of whiskey that burned when it went down her throat; when Phoebe left, she destroyed them all, and Leo was left to pick up the drunken pieces.
11. Midnight: The ball was supposed to end at Midnight, but when Leo turned over and once again saw Piper, serene in her sleep, he knew it would go on forever and ever; a neverending fairy tale with the happiest of happy endings.
12. Temptation: Angels and Witches didn't fall in love, they crashed; Leo's very being called for the body of the middle sister, Piper, tempting him with her tantalizing shape, full curves, and darkest brown hair shimmering in the sunlight.
13. View: The views from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge or the Statue of Liberty were breathtaking, but it was nothing compared to the view of Leo's golden, lean backside when he climbed out of their honeymoon bed to answer the door for the room service; Piper was sure of this.
14. Music: The notes of the slow song flowed over Leo and Piper as they clung to each other's bodies; this was their wedding song and they were going to enjoy it if it was going to kill them.
15. Silk: When Leo undressed his wife, Piper, he noticed the deep red silk panties shining in the lamplight, and he smiled; she knew exactly what to do to make him drool like a dog, and it worked everytime.
16. Cover: The woman and the man on the front cover of Piper's favorite romance novel looked so happy, in each otehr's arms and looking into the other's eyes with a hot, fiery passion; she only wished she still had that with Leo, wished it more than anything in the world.
17. Promise: Leo had promised to come back, and when he didn't, Piper resolved to move on; how much was an angel's promise worth, anyway?
18. Dream: When Piper went to sleep, she only dreamt of the man that got away, the angel named Leo.
19. Candle: Their love was a candle, forever burning, never able to be extinguished; Piper and Leo would last until the sands of time dissolved into the flame.
20. Talent: Leo walked into P3 and realized what a talent Piper had for business; it was one of the more popular clubs in San Francisco and he was so proud of her.
21. Silence: The first time Piper and Leo met after their divorce had become final, the silence was louder than a demon attack and quieter than the dead of night.
22. Journey: No matter how far away he got from the city, how long his journey was, the name was always on the tip of his tongue, unable to forget; Piper, Piper, Piper.
23. Fire: The ball of fire left the demon's hand and Leo, only a mortal, knew what he had to do to protect her, to help Piper live; he had to take it onto himself, consequences be damned.
24. Strength: If Leo was the protector, then Piper was the strength that kept their marriage, and their family, togteher; she kept them going, Leo just followed along.
25. Mask: On the outside, her face was a mask of indifference as she saw him holding their son, Wyatt; on the inside, she wept and screamed and cried and laughed...and loved him even more.
26. Ice: The look Piper gave him when she saw Leo, clad in the golden robes of the Elders for the first time, was colder and icier than Dante's fourth circle of hell.
27. Fall: Leo let the walls fall from around Piper's heart, not being able to stand the false cheer he'd allowed her to slip into the months he'd been gone.
28. Forgotten: During the months Leo was gone, Piper's heart had chilled, and when he didn't contact her, she was sure she'd been forgotten, tossed away from his memory like the garbage on trash day.
29. Dance: Leo watched Piper's hips sway to the upbeat song from the "Pussycat Dolls" and grinned, grinning as he saw the love of his life dance; and she danced just for him, always for him.
30. Body: Leo's lips trailed down Piper's belly, her legs, between them, her breasts; he enjoyed her body like a fine wine, savoring the flavor as he rolled it over his tongue.
31. Sacred: Everyone Piper had ever talked to had said the marriage two people shared was the most sacred thing two could share; so why was it so easy for Leo to throw it all away on a whim?
32. Farewells: As they said good-bye, Leo took Piper's hurt and gave her a peaceful farewell.
33. World: Sometimes, it seemed like the entire world was more important to Leo than Piper; sometimes, to Leo, it seemed like Piper was everything important in that entire world.
34. Formal: "Leo," Piper said in that damnably formal tone that sent his heart careening towards madness; and he was sure she knew it, too.
35. Fever: After so long apart, so many missed nights and lonely days, the fever gripping both Piper and Leo in the alley of the ghostly plane was far too strong to ignore, even if they wanted to.
36. Laugh: What Leo wouldn't give to hear Piper laugh again.
37. Lies: The relationship was new, but powerful; and that was why Leo had to come clean about all the lies he'd told to cover up his Whitelighter status, the lies he'd told about his family and origins and past, the lies he'd told to become a part of their lives, to assimilate himself into their world, to be the shoulder they came to cry on.
38. Forever: Leo knew his and Piper's love wouldn't last forever (one would die or the other would leave), but he was sure that on a clear day, you could see tomorrow, and that gave him hope.
39. Overwhelmed: "God, this wedding just gets more and more complicated," Piper complained as she leaned against Leo's frame, and when he tried to say, "You're feeling a bit overwhelmed", she interrupted him with a scathing reply of "a bit?".
40. Whisper: As he came inside Piper, she whispered his name into the abyss..."Leo".
41. Wait: "Piper, wait!" Leo called her as she rushed into the vortex, spiraling into the past; he cursed when he realized he had no choice but to follow her, and in he went.
42. Talk: Leo wanted to talk, to discuss the ramifications, but Piper wouldn't let him; she needed him inside her and she wans't going to take no for an answer.
43. Search: When Leo disappeared, Piper vowed to never give up the search; even when she was dead, she'd continue looking.
44. Hope: The Eclipse provided the long-desired hope Leo was waiting for, so he slipped the ring from his pocket and put it on to Piper's finger, laughing at the tears streaming down her flawless face.
45. Eclipse: When they were being married, Leo saw nothing; Piper eclipsed his entire world, covering the sun and taking its place, shining brighter than the star.
46. Gravity: Later, they would say it was gravity that forced them together, but when Leo and Piper first fell in love, it was unexplainable.
47. Highway: Piper leaned into Leo's strong body as he steered the car, turned from the highway onto a dirt road onto a new adventure.
48. Unknown: Piper felt him move above her, but she put up her hands and he was frozen; later she'd admit to Leo that she was afraid of the Elders watching them, but the real reason she froze him during sex was that she had feared the unknowing of their relationship, and Piper didn't like not being sure.
49. Lock: When Leo tried his old key for the first time, it didn't work; it was then that he realized Piper had changed the locks and failed to tell him, and this hurt more than he'd expected.
50. Breathe: "Leo, since you've been with me, I feel as if I can finally breathe again," Piper told him as she leaned in for their first kiss in a long, long time.