Title: If I Can't Save You. or Me.
Pairing : ???
Disclaimer : I don't own Charmed, nor will I ever be able to. This story was written for my own and others' pleasure only. If for some reason you are still confused and not understanding of the title of "fanfiction.net" then I will explain it simply. I am writing a lie. I am making a charade so that the little voices in my head will cease their incessant chatter and focus on something pertaining to the reality of a television show. Simple enough? Too bad.
Cross-over: Possibly..
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Only seconds after Piper placed the spell under the floorboard, Chris came flying through the wall, tumbling to the floor. Groaning, he lifted himself up, wincing when his bruised side is jerked violently upwards by Leo's helping hand. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so." He stood now, slightly leaning onto his bad side so as to not stretch it any farther. He looked towards Paige, the inquisitor. "Nice spell, thanks."
Phoebe broke in. "But, we just put it in the floor, like, two seconds ago."
"Well you see, the way time travel works is." Leo's explanation was cut short by Phoebe's exclamation of a headache and Piper's new inquisitor status.
"Looks like you've got some explaining to do, young man." She stares at Chris, high eyebrows with an expectant look, silently urging his story on. Chris just shook his head.
"I know.listen, I'm sorry I lied to you, I really am, but."
Piper broke in. "No buts, you need to tell us everything now, the truth this time."
Chris shook his head. "I.can't. Not because I don't want to, but because there's only so much I can tell you without changing the future too much."
Paige looked over at him. "But that's why you came here, isn't it?" He looked into her eyes as she asked, "To change the future?"
Chris shook his head back and forth, saying, "Yeah, but.it was supposed to be more like a surgical strike."
Leo looked into his eyes then, thinking of all of Chris's earlier responses. Speaking aloud, he said, "To save Wyatt?"
Chris held his look, thinking about the Wyatt that he just left, "Yeah, to save Wyatt."
"What about Bianca?" Phoebe, always the empathy, asked about the one thing that could've grieved Chris. He had just left her. There was no way that he would accept the fact that he would never see her again. After all, in this time, she was only five or so.
"Bianca.won't be a threat anymore to anyone."
Phoebe looked surprised as she answered, "I'm sorry."
"Yeah, me too." Chris stopped and took a deep breath. Turning pleading eyes on Piper, he asked, "So, are you guys still alright with me hanging around here?"
After a moment of awkward silence, Leo answered for the family. "Absolutely. Just, next time you're in trouble, let us in, okay?" He once again caught Chris's eye. "Trust works both ways."
He looked down to the floor and shifted his feet. "Okay." With that, and a last look at Paige, he exited the room, hoping vainly for Wyatt to be saved. along with himself.
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"Piper, why'd you tell them to leave? When need them here to protect Wyatt." Chris stood, looming over the Book of Shadows, trying helplessly to get Piper to understand the consequences of her all-too-human actions. Why couldn't she see that without the Power of Three together? Wyatt would be as before. or will be. or is. oh well. Without the Power of Three, Wyatt will turn evil. He needs all the love and protection that he can get. However, he did not voice these last few supporting reasons aloud. Instead, he stood there waiting to receive the inevitable response from Piper.
"Chris. you're still new at this. Hell. You're not even a real whitelighter. You have to understand that people go their separate ways. We move on. I don't wanna be stuck with my sisters my whole life! I love them dearly. but sometimes when need to follow our dreams and be with who we want to." Piper stood, holding Wyatt in her right arm. Chris came over and looked down on Wyatt with resolve. "Uh oh. what's that face for? What're you thinking Chris Perry?"
"If I can't save him." He drifted off, staring off into space with pain in his eyes. He looked into her eyes, pleading her to understand. "You need to get your sisters together in one month, living in the same house like you used to. It will only be for one more year, promise. Then you can mostly do whatever you want. You just HAVE to be together on Samhain. You just have to." He walked towards the attic door, looking back only as Piper asked her last question.
"What aren't you telling me?" Her eyes searched his face for any trace of emotion has he left the room, his last words echoing into the air.
"Everything. and that's how it has to be."
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She came out of the shadows, walking slowly over to him as he sat, exhausted, on the couch. "How much do they know?"
"Nothing. It would endanger everything." He looked over at her, pale skin glowing in the moonlight. Her brown hair fell softly down and spilled over her shoulders while her blue eyes looked on, sharply contrasting with her figure veiled in black clothing.
"I know." She shrugged her shoulders and glided over to him, sitting silently down on the couch beside him. Carefully looking over at him, she continued, "And me? Where do I come in?"
He smiled, lifting his arm to embrace her in a friendly hug. "You. are the backup. If I fail, you're to stop him." He kissed her forehead, continuing, "If I fail in any way, you will stop him."
Her vulnerable eyes of looked up at him, doubting. "You sound so sure of something I don't even understand."
Smiling, Chris reflected on the past uses of those precise words. "That's what he said when he was young." Squeezing her tighter, he continued, "That's exactly what he said."
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How's that? I have this humongous idea. but I wanna see if you guys can guess it or not. Please review. I know I didn't update my other Charmed story. but that's because I joined a forum and got access to spoilers that confirmed that Chris isn't Wyatt. so it was practically impossible for me to continue. Please review this one though. please?
-- Ase --
Pairing : ???
Disclaimer : I don't own Charmed, nor will I ever be able to. This story was written for my own and others' pleasure only. If for some reason you are still confused and not understanding of the title of "fanfiction.net" then I will explain it simply. I am writing a lie. I am making a charade so that the little voices in my head will cease their incessant chatter and focus on something pertaining to the reality of a television show. Simple enough? Too bad.
Cross-over: Possibly..
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Only seconds after Piper placed the spell under the floorboard, Chris came flying through the wall, tumbling to the floor. Groaning, he lifted himself up, wincing when his bruised side is jerked violently upwards by Leo's helping hand. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so." He stood now, slightly leaning onto his bad side so as to not stretch it any farther. He looked towards Paige, the inquisitor. "Nice spell, thanks."
Phoebe broke in. "But, we just put it in the floor, like, two seconds ago."
"Well you see, the way time travel works is." Leo's explanation was cut short by Phoebe's exclamation of a headache and Piper's new inquisitor status.
"Looks like you've got some explaining to do, young man." She stares at Chris, high eyebrows with an expectant look, silently urging his story on. Chris just shook his head.
"I know.listen, I'm sorry I lied to you, I really am, but."
Piper broke in. "No buts, you need to tell us everything now, the truth this time."
Chris shook his head. "I.can't. Not because I don't want to, but because there's only so much I can tell you without changing the future too much."
Paige looked over at him. "But that's why you came here, isn't it?" He looked into her eyes as she asked, "To change the future?"
Chris shook his head back and forth, saying, "Yeah, but.it was supposed to be more like a surgical strike."
Leo looked into his eyes then, thinking of all of Chris's earlier responses. Speaking aloud, he said, "To save Wyatt?"
Chris held his look, thinking about the Wyatt that he just left, "Yeah, to save Wyatt."
"What about Bianca?" Phoebe, always the empathy, asked about the one thing that could've grieved Chris. He had just left her. There was no way that he would accept the fact that he would never see her again. After all, in this time, she was only five or so.
"Bianca.won't be a threat anymore to anyone."
Phoebe looked surprised as she answered, "I'm sorry."
"Yeah, me too." Chris stopped and took a deep breath. Turning pleading eyes on Piper, he asked, "So, are you guys still alright with me hanging around here?"
After a moment of awkward silence, Leo answered for the family. "Absolutely. Just, next time you're in trouble, let us in, okay?" He once again caught Chris's eye. "Trust works both ways."
He looked down to the floor and shifted his feet. "Okay." With that, and a last look at Paige, he exited the room, hoping vainly for Wyatt to be saved. along with himself.
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"Piper, why'd you tell them to leave? When need them here to protect Wyatt." Chris stood, looming over the Book of Shadows, trying helplessly to get Piper to understand the consequences of her all-too-human actions. Why couldn't she see that without the Power of Three together? Wyatt would be as before. or will be. or is. oh well. Without the Power of Three, Wyatt will turn evil. He needs all the love and protection that he can get. However, he did not voice these last few supporting reasons aloud. Instead, he stood there waiting to receive the inevitable response from Piper.
"Chris. you're still new at this. Hell. You're not even a real whitelighter. You have to understand that people go their separate ways. We move on. I don't wanna be stuck with my sisters my whole life! I love them dearly. but sometimes when need to follow our dreams and be with who we want to." Piper stood, holding Wyatt in her right arm. Chris came over and looked down on Wyatt with resolve. "Uh oh. what's that face for? What're you thinking Chris Perry?"
"If I can't save him." He drifted off, staring off into space with pain in his eyes. He looked into her eyes, pleading her to understand. "You need to get your sisters together in one month, living in the same house like you used to. It will only be for one more year, promise. Then you can mostly do whatever you want. You just HAVE to be together on Samhain. You just have to." He walked towards the attic door, looking back only as Piper asked her last question.
"What aren't you telling me?" Her eyes searched his face for any trace of emotion has he left the room, his last words echoing into the air.
"Everything. and that's how it has to be."
-------------------------------------- Later on ---------------------------- -------------------------
She came out of the shadows, walking slowly over to him as he sat, exhausted, on the couch. "How much do they know?"
"Nothing. It would endanger everything." He looked over at her, pale skin glowing in the moonlight. Her brown hair fell softly down and spilled over her shoulders while her blue eyes looked on, sharply contrasting with her figure veiled in black clothing.
"I know." She shrugged her shoulders and glided over to him, sitting silently down on the couch beside him. Carefully looking over at him, she continued, "And me? Where do I come in?"
He smiled, lifting his arm to embrace her in a friendly hug. "You. are the backup. If I fail, you're to stop him." He kissed her forehead, continuing, "If I fail in any way, you will stop him."
Her vulnerable eyes of looked up at him, doubting. "You sound so sure of something I don't even understand."
Smiling, Chris reflected on the past uses of those precise words. "That's what he said when he was young." Squeezing her tighter, he continued, "That's exactly what he said."
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How's that? I have this humongous idea. but I wanna see if you guys can guess it or not. Please review. I know I didn't update my other Charmed story. but that's because I joined a forum and got access to spoilers that confirmed that Chris isn't Wyatt. so it was practically impossible for me to continue. Please review this one though. please?
-- Ase --