Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:08:13 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Decade Subject: Charming the Halliwells 4 All rights to the Halliwells and Charmed go to The Wb and Aaron Spelling. This is a spin-off of his creation, of which we're all thankful for. Chapter 4: Charmed Begins I was...am, I am, so mad at Wyatt! How could he try to break Talik and I up? Even if we were going to get married and have a baby together. If we were meant to be together, then we would be and we shouldn't push it. I hadn't seen the Halliwells since the attic a few days ago. They hadn't yelled at me or anything and it kinda scared me. I smiled as the alarm clock woke me up, thinking that my future wasn't as unclear as I thought it was. I was going to be happy, I think, and with Wyatt...I didn't see that coming. " Things change." I said, walking to the mirror. I smiled at the reflection. I thought for a minute where I'd be if I didn't go to the future. What feelings what I be feeling? What would I be doing right now? What if Wyatt was telling the truth about Talik? " Deep Thought?" Talik said, shimmering in behind me. He towered over me and put his hand on my shoulder. " Ocean Deep." I said carefully moving away. " What's wrong?" he asked, noticing my reluctance to be touched. " Who are you?" I asked vaguely. " What do you mean? I already told you everything" he said with an impatient tone. " I mean where did you come from? And why now?" I asked, getting nothing but silence, " Until I can fully trust you, I'm not sure we should see each other." He frowned and walked closer to me," What is this about? What have I done besides save you from demons?" he asked loudly. " Stop shouting." I said weakly. " NO! I want to know what this is about." he said, continuing his rant. Thunder boomed outside and I walked over to the window, looking out onto the street. I watched the rain fall and he walked over next to me. " Please, just tell me. I really like you. I think I might even." he started, but he was interrupted by my cell phone. I walked to my cell phone and looked at the screen. "Wyatt." flashed across the screen. " Hello." I said with relief. " Hey." Wyatt said into the phone, " Mom says they need to see you, me and Chris right away." he said cheerily. " Well, can it wait?" I asked, hoping for a no. " By the way she sounded, no. Sorry I know you want to be alone to process some stuff." he said quickly. " How do you know that?" I asked. " Because that's how I felt after I got back." he said, hanging up. I turned to Talik with an emotionally blank face. " I heard. So does that mean...Right, I guess we'll talk later." Talik smiled weakly. I nodded, " Yeah, I've gotta go." I said, grabbing my coat and running out the door. ===================================================================== Paige searched the book while Piper readied the triquetra and Phoebe paced nervously. " Are we sure about this?" Phoebe asked. Paige and Piper both looked up at her, " Yeah, honey, we have to. They'll get the start that we should have had." Piper said quickly. " I'm kind of worried about Drake, though. His trip to the future and...his powers are going to fall back and he'll only have one of ours." Paige said, concerned. Phoebe chuckled, " I wonder which one they'll have. I mean Wyatt and Chris will have Charmed Powers plus whitelighter power, but when we cast this spell, it'll pick one set of powers. Drake's essentially just a witch." she said thoughtfully. Paige sat down on a nearby couch, " Now I'm scared for him. I mean if he doesn't inherit the telekinesis and orbing, he's going to have a tough time." Paige said in realization. Piper sighed, " Girls! Focus. They have to and we have to help them. Grams didn't help us and because of it we got a late start...do you really want that for them?" she frowned. Just then Wyatt and Chris walked in and noticed the triquetra in the middle of the floor. They crossed the triquetra in time to hear the front door slam and someone call, " HEY! Anyone in the big house?" , followed by footsteps. " So mom, what's this about?" Chris asked. " Well, we have to wait on Drake. DRAKE, HURRY! GET YOUR ASS UP HERE ALREADY!" she shouted after him. When he finally stumbled through the door, wet and cold, and stood by Wyatt and Chris, who were in the middle of the triquetra. " I'm here now, bossy, so what's the big hurrah?" I asked, excited to see what it was. " We were waiting on you." Chris said impatiently. " Well, I'm here so what's the deal?" I asked getting mad. Piper cleared her throat, " So, you guys know we were in our early 30's..." Paige grunted, " ...and late 20's when we discovered we were witches and got our 'Charmed' powers, right?" she asked, to which I nodded. Phoebe stood next to her, " And there's something you don't know." She said quickly. " You guys are the next Charmed Ones." Paige said carefully examining our faces. I took a long breath and asked a question, " It's not that part I'm fuzzy on, it's the how. I mean, it's honor-tastic, but why the three of us? I'm not even one of your kids." I asked simply. " Because it's your destiny. It's not like we took a vote. They have powers too...the same amount as you right now. Their powers, like yours, are way above average. But when you become Charmed, you will be the most powerful witches on Earth. I'm not going to lie, you might die earlier and your personal life...yeah, that's going to go away fast." Piper said, trying to be as honest as possible. " But...but, there's a catch. We have to get this done now. Don't ask why, it's the rules." Phoebe said, lighting candles. " Wait, I...we went to the future and I saw us fighting as the Charmed Ones." I said, slapping myself for letting that one slip. They all stopped and looked at each other, then Piper stepped forward, " You went to the future? Did You see..." she trailed off. " Pregnancy. Yes, I did. Is that what You saw in the premonition Phoebe?" I asked. Phoebe nodded, " Sorta. You know who by, right?" she grinned. " I went too." Wyatt said quickly. They looked as if they were about to pass out, " Was I fat in the future?" Paige asked. Piper elbowed her in the stomach, " Paige!" she shouted. " How'd You get to the future?" Piper asked. Wyatt and I looked at each other and I answered, " I was extremely pissed and I wanted to go to the past and figure out some things." I said quietly. Chris looked at all of us with a look of confusion, " What are You all talking about?" he asked. " Chris...duck!" Phoebe said, pointing out the demon that had just materialized behind us! I ducked in just enough time to avoid being hit by an energy ball! A demon was right upon Chris when I waved at Chris and yelled, " Triquetra!" and Chris appeared in the triquetra. Just then a fireball swiped my arm and I yelped in pain! The sisters were fighting off the three demons that had materialized after the first three. I felt a hand on my back and suddenly I disappeared and reappeared in the triquetra! I looked up to see Wyatt, " Thanks." I smiled. " Can't let the goods get damaged, can I?" he smiled back. Then I looked over and saw Chris' face and he was confused again. Piper finally froze the while room and walked to the book, " Repeat after me!" the woman said urgently, " Hear now the words of the witches. The secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are invoked here. The great work of Magic is sought. In this night and in this hour. I call upon the Ancient Power. Bring your powers to we sisters three! We want the power! Give us the power!" she said. We repeated and saw the lights above the book glow. The room unfroze and the demons moved closer to us! We all immediately spread out and went in different directions. I went to an opposite side of the room and tried to orb or throw the demon coming after me with my telekinesis, but it didn't work! The demon punched at me, but I ducked and rolled under the punched and ended up behind him. He kicked backwards, knocking me down, then crawled on top of me! I felt rage, an uncontrollable rage, but it wasn't my feeling. I was experiencing someone else's emotions! I kicked him in the balls and he rolled off me. As he felt pain, so did I! I recovered before he did, but he was faster. He tried to run at me, but I levitated into the air and he hit his head on the wall and fell backwards! I looked over at Chris, who sent lightning at his demon, but the demon shimmered out and back in. He then raised his hand threw him against the wall with a burst of orbs and Chris let electricity flow from his hand and the demon bursted into flames. A fireball flew my way, but it exploded just before it got to me! The demon also blew up, leaving Wyatt, who smiled. " Did You just blow the demon up?" I asked. Wyatt froze the rest of the demons, " I think I still have my whitelighter powers." he said. " Iono, why didn't I retain my whitelighter powers?" I asked. " well, surprise! This is your new power...s. You see, now that your Charmed, your powers are defined." Paige smiled. I nodded, " So, I'm going to be Phoebe, Wyatt's going to be Piper, and Chris is...Paige and Leo?" I asked. " You're forgetting Prue." Phoebe said quickly. " What power would that be?" Wyatt asked. " Well since he can't move things with his mind...try this, um, blow a kiss, but think about ice." Phoebe said, moving back. I nodded and looked at the nearest demon. I blew and icy kiss and it encased the demon with ice. My eyebrows shot up and Wyatt raised his hand, shattering it, " Brilliant." I said, wiping my mouth. " Hey." Wyatt smirked, " I've never heard of those powers." " What are You whining about? You wield frickin Excalibur." Chris said, looking past me. We all looked back and saw that the demons were unfreezing and we backed up to see all the demons. " Wyatt, do that energy-blasty thingy that You do so well." I said, grabbing his arm. He smiled and raised his hand, sending out an energy blast that vanquished the rest of the demons. He smiled triumphantly and looked over to see if I was looking at him too. I was. When our eyes met, I looked away and moved away from them, to the Book of Shadows. Chris sighed, " I think I know the secret...but can someone please say it." he asked impatiently. " We went to the future, but that's not the thing that's...Chris, I'm gay." I said, flipping through the book. I looked up to see him smile at me. " What's the news?" he joked. " Mad? Sad? Have a sudden urge to try and kick my ass?" I said lightly. He smiled, " No, there were signs. Plus Talik and You were too close. I would never beat You up." he said, moving to the door. " I know, I said try. Wait, where are You going?" I asked. " To sleep. All of this is a bit much." Chris said, walking out of the room. " Night." I said, smiling down at the book. I flipped through the pages until I realized that they were staring at me, " What? I'm not pregnant yet." I said looking down again. " So, You saw the future...how was it?" Piper smirked. I shut the book, " You knew we were going to...procreate?" I asked, not sure what to say. Phoebe sighed and moved to me, " Yeah, we saw it. After the big battle, the Elders gave each of us a glimpse of the future and You were in it. Not in it a lot, but enough for us to know that You and Wyatt were going to fall in love." Phoebe said calmly. " And You have no problem with this?" I asked. " No, I just want You both to be happy and so does Leo...and apparently Chris." Piper said. " Not You too, Wyatt? You're okay with them not telling us?" I asked, ignoring them. " We didn't want to force something on You guys. That'd be weird, but since You know anyways..." Piper said, moving closer. " Yeah, but Piper, I'm with someone else. Or at least I was, but now I'm...torn. And Wyatt's gonna leave." I said in disbelief. " Then that's something You and Wyatt are going to have to work out. Sweetie, long distance is nothing if it's what you want. Apparently it doesn't matter in the future. It just sounds like your rejecting it for some reason, like You don't want to be with him when I can feel You love him." Phoebe said, receiving an Oscar for her speech...and also a jab from Paige. " I think we need to leave them alone." Piper said, " Are You staying the night?" she asked at the door. " The verdict is still out." I said, watching her. She nodded and the Sisters walked out of the room. Wyatt gave a weak smile, " Do You want to be with me?" he asked. I didn't know what to say and he turned to walk away. " Wyatt." I said, making him stop, " What happens if...you're leaving for college and that would mean you'd be leaving just when we begin." I said, trying to sound as together as I could. " I'm an orb away." he said, then continued to walk away. I gulped and sat on the couch with my head in my hands and I felt like I could just die. I wanted to just freeze him forever. I felt someone sit next to me, and I looked up to see Phoebe. " Why are You making this so hard?" she asked, hugging me. I hugged her back, " I just don't want to get hurt. Even though we were together in the future...I know that we had to through so much. The future messes up the future." I said, noticing Paige. " Yeah, but did You see the bun?" Phoebe asked cryptically. I nodded, " I'm going to be a...daddy. Weird, huh? I felt future me's feelings and I will love him. Comforting." I said. " Awww, kid. Things are hard, that's life, but things get better, I promise." Paige said hugging me too. ===================================================================== Wyatt slammed his door and sank down on his bed. He noticed Chris must have been in the bathroom and he laid back on his bed. He found himself staring at the ceiling and trying to stay calm and see Drake's side of view. There was a knock at the door and then he saw his mother's face appear from behind the door. She walked to the bed and sat beside him, " Hey kiddo." she said, trying not to be too obvious. " Mom, why is he fighting so hard?' Am I that bad?" Wyatt asked blatantly. " No! Wyatt, he's scared. You've been his best friend since You were...very little and he's scared that he's going to hurt you. Hurting you would hurt him and he doesn't want that. He's thinking too hard about it." Piper explained. " There is nothing he could do to make me not want him." he said impatiently. " That's romantic...and wise. You take after You dad a lot more than You take after me, that's for sure." Piper joked. They both laughed and Piper hugged him, " He just needs time. We knew this would come and we were hoping for the best. Not that this is the worst, but..." Piper said quickly. " Mom." Wyatt said calmly, " Thanks." he said hugging her. " Well, I'd better go find your dad. He's supposed to be teaching Melinda how to cook cookies, but the cookies he cooks would make the Keibler elves Cringe." she said, kissing him on the forehead and leaving the room. Wyatt sighed and laid back across the bed, " I knew it." Chris said from the closet. Wyatt shot up and looked at Chris, " How long have You been there?" he asked. " Long enough to know that You and Drake are...buddies." he smiled. Wyatt looked at him, " So..." he said. Chris smirked and walked over to him, " Look, as long as you're happy...what did You see in the future?" he asked.. " You really want to know?" Wyatt asked carefully. Chris nodded and Wyatt continued, " Drake was pregnant with your nephew." he admitted. Chris paused for a minute, then looked back at Wyatt, " What? Wait...how is that possible?" he asked. " It's an ancient thing, read sometime." Wyatt laughed. " So what's the problem?" Chris inquired. Wyatt sighed, " It seems he doesn't want to be with me." Wyatt said, making orbs flash around the room. Chris laughed, " You're kidding, right? Maybe it's because it's because this was all just sprang on him, as well as us being the next Charmed Ones. Doesn't that freak You out? We could die early and then there's the added...wait, was I alive in the future?" he asked, breaking his rant. " Yes. Yes! It freaks me out, but I saw our future and we were alive and happy. Ready to have a baby." Wyatt said, forgetting where he was. " That was years from now. He's only 16 and you've already got him married with child. Wait, were You two married?" Chris asked. " Yes." Wyatt replied. " Give it time big bro, he just..." Chris started, but Wyatt interrupted, "...needs time to think." Wyatt finished. ===================================================================== The rain had stopped and I was glad it did, especially when I walked back home. I jiggled the key in the lock and opened the door, and walked in. I looked at the clock and saw that it was morning already, even though the sun was down, it was morning. I scanned the hall and noticed the light on the answering machine blinking, so I walked over and pressed the button. The machine said, " You have one message." then another voice came on, " Honey? hey, sweetie, we heard what happened and we just called to see if you were okay. I can see you're not there, so we'll call back later." came my mom's voice over the machine. My heart stopped for a minute and I realized that she'd just done the least she could do. She was a witch for goodness sake! She could pop over here and pop back, but that's Caly Summers..."MOM OF THE YEAR". " Nice mothering." I said, going to my room and laying on the bed, " She couldn't even come home and see about her son. Her son whose powers almost caused him to...I can't believe her." I said quietly and to what I thought was myself. " Well, we're still here for you." Wyatt said, orbing into the room. I didn't move, I just laid back on the bed, " Look, I don't want to fight...I just want to lay here." I said quietly. Wyatt nodded and laid on the bed behind me, " I know." he said, snuggling up behind me. Neither one of us said anything else, we just laid there all night.