Valentine

By Erica

Disclaimer: You know the drill, some stuff is taken from Angel, Buffy

and Felicity. I got the idea for this story from the movie Valentine

with David B but I don't know how much this is like the movie just

because I never saw I hope you like it anyway... ;)

Sweat beaded at her forehead and slowly coursed down her face as she ran

through the alley, one she had never been down, unfortunately, if only

she had of known it was a dead end. She could hear him laughing as she

came to the end of the alley, at the beginning she thought she was

smart, but it was her own stupidity that would kill her.

“My god why would you do that?” she quietly mumbled to herself.

“Babe, why did you make me run so far?” the man said quietly chuckling

to himself. “It didn’t help you.”

“What do you want with me?” she asked quietly almost a whisper.

“They ignored me so much in school, no one ever gave me the time of day…

it wasn’t fair, it wasn’t nice, I was always alone,” he started to

explain, “All I wanted was a valentine that’s all I wanted.”

“I don’t know what your problem is but I think you should get some

help,” she said as he turned his back to her.

“Oh I really don’t think I am the one that needs help,” he replied as he

pulled the black hood from his face, and starting laughing hysterically…

Psychotically…

The old doll face was cracked and the paint was peeling off, which made

it more terrifying as he walked closer to her grabbing her arm and

spinning her towards him.

“Still wanna be my valentine?” he asked as he pulled the knife from his

pocket and slit her neck.

The gurgling sound that came from his throat… he was assuming was not a

yay vote….

“Guess not.”

*-*

“This is the 5th murder in one week,” Prue exclaimed.

“Who was it last night?” Piper asked a look of concern crossing her

face.

“A girl named Alecia, she was a college student,” Prue stated taking

another look at the paper.

“Valentine’s Day it’s a great time of year…” Piper grimaced.

“This is getting kind of eerie don’t you think?” Prue asked holding the

paper closer to Piper’s face.

“Prue it’s Valentine’s Day people are acting strange,” Piper replied

taking another drink of her coffee.

“You sure aren’t, what’s up with the extreme happiness?” Prue asked.

“Well it’s the first time in a while I’m looking forward to it, I mean

last year it was confusing and stuff with Dan and Leo, I’m just happy,”

Piper smiled and grabbed her purse, “so you stop worrying and call

Justin.”

“Alright I will” Prue called as Piper headed out the door.

“I will.”

*-*

He stared at her from the doorway the whole seminar. He loved her, the

way her hair cascaded past her shoulders, they way she laughed, the way

she talked, she was perfect… perfect to kill…

*-*

“… thank you for listening,” the professor finished.

Finally, Phoebe thought to herself as she picked up her books and

started out the door when she realized she still had the professor’s

book. Setting her bag on the closest chair she walked down to the desk.

Not realizing it was probably the biggest mistake she would make…

*-*

He slowly made his way through the throng of people, when he spotted her

backpack sitting on the chair, this was too easy. He slipped the small

heart shaped piece of paper into the backpack and walked out of the

room.

*-*

“No it couldn’t be, he wouldn’t be interested in me,” she quietly said

to herself as she saw him slip something into her backpack.

“Alright… Thanks,” she said distantly to the professor.

She ran up the stairs and rummaged through her backpack finally grabbing

the small piece of red paper.

Phoebe… Meet me at the Golden Gate Park at 6, Nick…

Yes! She silently screamed.

“I have a date!” she sang quietly.

She didn’t realize who he was, what he was planning to do as she walked

out of the class…

*-*

The green flames rose higher and higher until there was a horrific

scream and all was left was a pile of ashes.

“Disintegrated Demon just how I like it…” Phoebe mumbled quietly.

“Well at least he’s gone,” Piper said.

“Shit! I missed my date!” Phoebe said glancing at her watch.

“Oh Phoebe, but you saved the world!” Prue replied throwing her arm over

Phoebe’s shoulder.

“Would have liked the date better.” Phoebe stated as she hopped into the

car.

And they drove off into the city, as he smiled evilly from the shadows…

*-*

“He’s so unbelievably gorgeous you don’t understand,” Phoebe said as she

walked up the front steps.

“I have no doubt about it Phoebe you’ve been talking about him all the

way home I feel like I know him,” Piper replied as she stood at the

door. “Looks like he really likes you too.”

“Yea Pheebs,” Prue said as she pointed to the beautiful bouquet of roses

on the doorstep.

“Told you he was great.” Phoebe replied picking them up.

*-*

“Phoebe is kind of acting strange don’t you think?” Prue asked.

“Nah, she just really like the guy, its no big deal,” Piper replied.

“But what if…” Prue started.

“No Prue,” she replied before she had the time to finish.

“You don’t even know what I was going to say,” Prue said smiling.

“You were gonna say, what if this guy is the one committing the murders,

I thought the exact same thing, but not every guy that Phoebe likes is

out to kill her,” Piper replied standing up from her chair and placing

her hand on Prue’s back. “Stop worrying.”

“Can’t help it.”

*-*

The next night came quickly. Another good kill was coming he could feel

it inside of him as he walked through the city.

That’s when he saw the huge bright sign, P3 sounds intriguing and he

slipped through the back door.

*-*

“There he is,” she said quietly to Piper.

“Oh he is really good looking,” Piper whispered. “Go talk to him.”

“My thoughts exactly.” Phoebe said as she slipped off her chair and

disappeared into the crowd.

“Hey Nick!” she said cheerfully when she finally caught up to him.

“Phoebe,” he replied pulling her onto the dance floor.

“Sorry I didn’t come last night,” she apologized.

“It’s fine, I could wait forever for you,” he replied.

There was something about him. Something so perfect…

*-*

“Hey do you want a drink?” he asked as they sat at a secluded table at

the back of the club.

“Yea thanks, just tell my sister that I want my regular, she’s that

one,” Phoebe said as she pointed to Piper.

“Alright be right back,” he replied as he swiftly walked to the bar.

“Hey Piper?” he asked.

“Yea Nick right?” she said.

“Right, I’d like whatever Phoebe likes and a beer please,” he said and

she turned around grabbing a beer and he slipped a small valentine in

her purse.

“Thanks,” he said as he grabbed the drinks and went back to the table.

“Hey,” he said as he gave Phoebe her drink and sat down beside her.

And they sat in silence for a few minutes.

“I have to go, Talk to you tomorrow,” he said as he leaned in and gave

her a soft kiss.

“He is perfect.”

*-*

“This is where I am supposed to be,” She mumbled to herself glancing at

her watch then at the piece of paper one more time…

Piper, meet me at our place at midnight… Love Leo

That’s when she saw a figure coming over the hill.

“Finally,” she mumbled when she realized he was running towards her.

Then he stopped and walked briskly over to her.

“You’re not Leo,” she said.

“You only wish I was,” he said as he brought his fist hard to her face

and she toppled to the ground…

He lifted her up and her eyes fluttered open…

“Still Wanna be my Valentine?”

*-*

“Come on Wake up!” he said quietly as he walked over to her.

“WAKE UP!” he shouted and her head jerked up sending a searing pain

through her arms.

“Opps sorry, forgot to mention the chains, Morning, sleepyhead ” he said

as he walked happily around the chair.

“What do you want with me?”  she croaked.

“Oh you’re just bait sweetheart, I just want to hear you scream,” he

said as he turned around clapping his hands. “So what shall I do first?”

“Please Leave me alone,” she mumbled.

“Oh now what is the fun in that?” he asked.

“What is your problem?” she asked in reply, trying desperately to get

the chains off her hands.

“Something about all this just feels so right. Maybe it's one of those

unhappy childhood things. See, when I was a kid I used to beg my mom for

a dog. Didn't matter what kind. I just wanted, you know, something to

love,” he explains as he walks over and pulls Piper into a kiss. A dog's

all I wanted. Well, that and toys,” with that he lifts up the blanket on

the table revealing torture instruments.” But mom was so busy, you know,

enjoying the  drinking and passing out parts of life, that I never

really got what I wanted, until now…

That’s when she started to scream…

*-*

“Where the hell is she?” Prue asked to the phone.

Piper never came home last night, and either she wasn’t at the club, or

she just wasn’t answering the phone.

Something about this was beginning to worry Prue… It wasn’t right…

And she thought about it for a couple minutes, right before Piper left

she had picked out the small valentine from her purse…

*-*

“What you don’t like it?” he asked as she lay on the bed blood pouring

from the deep gauge on her stomach in the shape of a heart.

“You know I could be like a tattoo artist or something,” he said

admiring his work.

The tears were streaming down her face.

“My sisters will find you,” she whispered in between the sobs.

“Oh do you think?” he asked pulling her by her arm into his grasp and

with one swift movement the cracking of bones echoed around the room and

she cried in pain.

“They might find you, but you’ll probably be dead,” he replied as he

took off the black cape and the cracked doll mask.

“Off to school, Have a nice day,” he said pulling her into a kiss and

leaving her lying on the bed shocked.

“Nick?” she thought and screamed in desperation to whoever would listen

to her cries.

*-*

“Hey Nick!” Phoebe called.

“Phoebe, what’s up?” he asked.

“Oh you know the usual boring stuff,” she replied staring up into his

eyes.

“I had a great time last night,” he said putting his arm around her

shoulders.

“Me too,” she replied.

“Wanna meet me at my apartment tonite, we can go out, whatever,” he said

as he walked her to her next class.

“That’d be great!” she exclaimed.

“Alright then around 8,” he said as she stopped at the door.

“I’ll be there,” she said squeezing his hand.

“See you then.”

*-*

Why didn’t she want to see him anymore?

He hadn’t done anything wrong…

Not that he had known of…

It wasn’t fair.

Why couldn’t she love him anymore?

He read over the letter again…

Leo,

I don’t wanna be cold or cruel but I have to find more, that whatever is

going with us, I’m sorry, I never though I would have to write this but

I know it’s for the best…

Piper

With that he slipped the same heart shaped piece of red paper in his

pocket and wiped away his tears…

“Stupid whitelighter.”

*-*

“Honey, I’m Home!” he exclaimed walking into his room.

“My god! Did you have to make such a mess?” he asked seeing her pushing

the sheet hard against her stomach trying to stop the bleeding.

“Please…” she said quietly.

“I didn’t know being a murderer meant I had to be a good housekeeper

too!” he exclaimed as he pulled the sheet from her hands and threw her

to the floor.

“Leo!” she croaked.

“I don’t think he’s coming,” he said looking down at her.

“Why not?” she cried and he laughed.

“Let me go!” she tried to yell but it only came out as a whisper.

“Oh Piper this is only the beginning…”

*-*

 “Oh come on, babe just one scream, one whimper,. Please,” he begged as

he ran the knife down her face.

“Why?” she asked.

“Because it’s fun,” he replied untying her hands and throwing her on the

bed.

“No, Please no,” she pleaded.

“Yes, oh yes,” he replied as he played with the button on her jeans, and

kissed around her cut.

“Stop!” she yelled with all the energy she had inside of her.

“Shhh….” He said silencing her with a kiss, tangling his hands in her

hair.

“No… Get Off of me please…”

Ripping off the buttons open on her blouse, he fumbled with the clasp on

her bra, and she mustered up the strength to push him off of her and

scrambled away into the corner.

And then he took the knife again, and held it high above his head.

“Uh uh uh,” a voice came from the door. “That’s my job.”

*-*

“LEO!!!!” she yelled.

“Prue what the hell do you want?” she heard him ask as he orbed into the

living room.

“Piper! She’s gone Leo you have to help me!” Prue exclaimed collapsing

into his arms but she was abruptly pushed away.

“What the hell is your problem tonight Leo?” Prue asked angrily.

“Piper, wrote me this letter today,” Leo said as he passed Prue the

small piece of paper.

“Leo, tell me you don’t believe that she wrote this, she would never do

this,” she said, “ She’s been gone ever since you were out on Monday.”

“I wasn’t out with Piper on Monday,” Leo said.

“She said she was going to meet you..” Prue started. “He took her! He

killed her…” Prue said slowly putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

“I saw her… Then she… And then…” Prue exclaimed throwing her hands up in

the air.

“Woah Prue, you really have to explain yourself…” Leo said as Prue

walked to the door.

“We have to find him.”

*-*

“Phoebe?” Piper exclaimed.

“What were you doing to her?” Phoebe asked as she ran over to Piper

helping her button up her shirt.

“Oh my god Phoebe I didn’t think you were going to come,” Piper

exclaimed relieved but to her surprise Phoebe threw her across the room.

“I’m not here to save you,” Phoebe exclaimed disgusted.

“We were just playing around,” Nick whispered into Phoebe’s ear.

“Were ya now?” Phoebe asked leaning up to him. “You can go now I can

take it from here.”

“Ok, but don’t take too long, we still have the other one to take care

of,” he whispered to her as he walked over to Piper.

“It was fun while it lasted,” he said to her as he kicked her hard in

the stomach. “See ya Babe, it was nice knowing you.”

“I’ll be waiting downstairs.”

*-*

“Phoebe?”

“Ah, shush, you need to save your energy.”

“For what? You’re just going to kill me.”

“Oh I guess you’re right, talk all you want then. Not like anyone’s

gonna listen.”

“Phoebe, I know that you are good, you’ve done so much good, why can’t

you see that now?”

“Piper, you never knew that I was good, how do you know that I wasn’t

evil from the start and just wanted us to get our powers so I could

steal yours and Prues.”

“I just do, you’re my sister, and you can’t change that, I know these

things.”

“You think you do anyway..”

Silence.

“What? No comeback?”

“Kill me.”

“What?”

“That’s what you want to do. Do it already, put me out of my misery, I

just don’t want to have to listen to your voice anymore.”

“Oh quick one.”

“Do it now, I want you to leave with your guilt.

“Gladly.”

And she pulled the knife high above her head and swiftly shoved it into

her stomach.

Then the only sound that was read was the gurgling sound coming from the

body on the bed, then the thud of a limp body hitting the floor.

“Guilt? I feel absolutely nothing at all.”

*-*

“Feel Better Babe?” he asked as she bounded down the steps.

“Fabulous,” she replied as he took her hand and licked the blood off of

her fingers.

“Ready to go?” he asked.

“Absolutely,” she replied. “It’s feels so good…. I finally know what I

was missing with the evil thing…”

“It’s great…” He said as he opened the door for her.

“I just realized something,” she started..

“I’ve been waiting forever to do that…”

*-*

“What the hell am I doing here?” Leo called to the sky.

In mid sentence he was orbed from Halliwell Manor and now he was here…

and he wasn’t really sure where here was. That’s when he heard the cries

from down the hall.

“Piper?”

“Leo,” she managed to whisper.

“Shhh, I’m gonna help you,” he said putting his hands over her body.

“No Leo this is how it is supposed to be,” she said grabbing his hand.

“It’s not working!” he yelled towards the sky.

“Don’t worry it doesn’t even hurt anymore, I love you,” Piper said as he

picked her up.

The blood seeped through his shirt but he didn’t care, the only thing he

cared about was saving Piper and killing whoever did this to her…

*-*

“Do You Still Wanna Be My Valentine?” he whispered into her ear, the

next thing heard was the deafening crack of her neck and she tumbled to

the ground.

“She was boring,” he said unsatisfied kicking the body lying on the

ground.

“Well then let’s go get Prue,” Phoebe said wrapping her arms around his

stomach.

“Babe, you have to be patient, if she really wants to kill us she’ll

find us,” he explained.

“But I want to kill her now, “ Phoebe whined in anticipation.

“She’ll come I know she will.”

 *-*

“Prue you can’t just go by yourself!” Leo exclaimed.

“I can and I will.” She replied.

“But Prue I don’t know what I would do if you hurt yourself I couldn’t

live with myself,” he said.

“No Leo, I am going to go and I am going to kill the thing that did this

to her,” she yelled.

“Find Phoebe before you go,” he replied as she walked down the hallway

but she didn’t even hear him.

She was too absorbed in her own thoughts, and how she was going to get

rid of the monster that did this to her sister.

*-*

Finally…

She was coming…

She could sense her sister…

Getting closer and closer…

Until the door creaked open…

Nick tackled her from behind…

She had the knife in her hands…

She did it to Piper…

Shouldn’t this be easier?

*-*

“Phoebe?” Prue croaked as she squirmed to get out of his grasp but he

was too strong.

“That right Prue it’s me,” she replied.

“No, you didn’t…” Prue started afraid to finish.

“I did, I stuck this right into her stomach, it bled so much, it was

intoxicating, her pain, her screams,” Phoebe said waving the kinfe in

front of Prue’s face.

“She’s not dead,” Prue stated bluntly.

“Not yet.” Phoebe replied.

“I can’t believe you Phoebe, how could you do that?” Prue asked.

“I hate you, I hate her, Prue you made my child hood a living hell, you

didn’t care about me, you didn’t trust me, you didn’t love me, and it

hurt every day to know that when you looked at me you were ashamed,”

Phoebe said kneeing Prue hard in the stomach countless time until the

blood erupted from her mouth like a volcano.

“That’s more like it,” Phoebe said grinning.

“Come on babe do it already she’s getting out,” Nick pleaded.

“It payback time, “ she whispered in Prue’s ear. Slowly gliding the

knife down her neck, pushing it deeper into her skin.

“Happy Valentine’s Day.”

*-*

“Babe that was great, I didn’t think that a Charmed One had that kind of

rage and evil inside of her, but you showed me didn’t you?” he asked.

“Thanks, “ Phoebe replied and she collapsed on the ground, Screams

echoed off the walls, images flashed through her mind and the pain was

so intense, it hurt so much, but then it was over and she was in an

unfamiliar room and there was a man standing there, he looked so

familiar.

“Nick?” she asked in disbelief. “Where am I?”

“Oh right and there’s that spell,” Nick said looking at his watch.

He didn’t even have to say anything; he could tell she knew as the tears

streamed steadily down her face.

“I didn’t,” she said.

“You did, and I only cast a little spell it wasn’t supposed to have so

much power,” he replied advancing towards her.

“You are more evil than you are good because it wouldn’t have had such

an effect if you weren’t.”

“But I’m not,” she said reaching for the small gun lying on the floor by

the bed.

“This is your fault, you bastard!” she yelled rage filled her voice.

“Wait a minute turn that gun around, I didn’t kill either of them, you

did,” he said as she pointed the gun towards her head.

The next thing that was heard was the loud bang of the gun and it

clattering to the ground…

*-*

2 Weeks later..

“I can do it myself, I’m not a baby,” Piper said as she walked into the

kitchen and poured a cup of water. As she leaned down to put a little

more cut food into the small dish she noticed, the small box, on the top

shelf.

“Now what’s this,” she wondered out loud.

*-*

“Finally a reason to use this stupid video camera for Psych Class, not

like it’s ever gonna get there, I needed to explain myself and I just

couldn’t write it down, Of course you know that I’m gone but at least I

have a good reason, I can’t live with you guys, with myself knowing the

things I did, the things I said. And sorry isn’t going to make you guys

forget about that. I so wish it would. But it won’t and I know that, so

I am leaving because well I don’t think that San Francisco is the place

I should be right now, because something inside of me did that to you,

it wasn’t something that took over me, it was something inside of me and

I need to figure that out before I can be around you again, I just

wanted to explain myself, Darryl killed Nick, No lies this time, as fair

as I know Nick is dead, I just wanted to let you guys to know that I

love you and I am so sorry, Prue those things I said they weren’t true,

you made my life so much beter, and Piper I am so sorry about what I put

you through it wasn’t fair no one should have to go through that. You

know I love you, I always will. Both of you with all my heart. So this

isn’t good bye… I’ll see you when I see you.”

*-*

“Ahhhh , Ouch,” Nick said rubbing his stomach then pushing himself off

the ground.

“Took you long enough to wake up,” she said as she helped him to walk

over to the car.

“How long has it been?” he asked.

“2 weeks, “ she replied.  “I missed you.”

“I missed you too babe, you’re a great actress you know,” he said

kissing her neck.

“Yeah, they probably fell for the stupid tape too,” she said.

“If it’s been two weeks and I started to kill them on the 1st of

February that means…”

“Uh huh,” she said nodding her head.

“Well then babe, it’s our day,” he said as he took her by the hand.

“Let’s go dancing.”

*-*

“Piper clubs all over the city have been invaded by these people and all

the people were killed, just close the club,” Leo pleaded.

“Leo it’s Valentine’s Day, it would ruin everything,” Piper said as she

saw the people milling in from the door.

That’s when the lights went dim, the talking stopped and the pumping

music quieted.

It was silence for the next couple of minutes until the screaming

started and the voice filled the club echoing off the walls…

“Still Wanna Be My Valentine?”

The End

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