a/n: I own nothing except unfamiliar characters and all physical features
possessed by Kathryn are not taken from something else, they're mine since
she's based off me. Enjoy!
Chapter One
Phoebe stood outside his office. "It'll be ok Pheebs, this is business, strictly business." She told herself breathing slowly in and out. It had been months since she had last seen Jason Dean, and the last time she had seen him she had told him her secret and tried to kill him while under a spell, but then saved his life in the nick of time. Needless to say they had broken up shortly after that and he hadn't been back to San Francisco since, until now. He was back on business again and unfortunately some of it involved the paper he owned that she worked for, which meant she might be bumping into him. And it didn't make things any easier since she had to drop some papers in his office before she went home that day. Cautiously, praying he wouldn't be in there, she pushed open the door and peeked in. He wasn't there. "Oh thank God." She breathed a sigh of relief quickly walking over to his desk and dropping the folders on top of it she turned to go when something caught her eye. It was a framed picture of a young girl, the only picture on his desk.
Curious, Phoebe reached out and picked up the picture. She was obviously too young to be a new girlfriend of Jason's, she looked about 18 or 19. She had long brown hair and big brown eyes to match that seemed to have a story to tell. As she studied the picture she suddenly received a premonition:
She was walking through an alley towards the street when suddenly a demon shimmered in behind her. He walked up to her and plunged his hand into her back and the girl went rigid in shock. A few seconds later she went limp having been rendered unconscious. The demon let go of her and she fell to the ground. He stared at her unconscious form a few seconds before shimmering away.
Phoebe opened her eyes slowly as she glanced at the picture again. Then the door opened and Jason stopped at seeing her. "Phoebe," he said somewhat shocked she had been there. He stared at her a moment then his eyes trailed down the picture frame she held in her hand.
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Kathryn stepped out of her car and pushed strands of her hair behind her ear as she walked towards the building her class was in. A backpack full of books hung on her shoulders and she was dressed in jeans and a t- shirt. She had two distinguishing features, that only one who had known her well would be able to spot. A silver chained necklace with a pendent that held a blue jewel, and a scar that had faded over time and was barely visible now was on her forehead. Kathryn was 19 years old, and in her first year of college. She was an orphan, she had been told her parents died in a car crash long ago when she was a toddler. That's where the scar came from reportedly, but Kathryn knew better. Her parents had died tragically by someone no one believed existed. Kathryn barely remembered it. All she knew was someone, a boy about 10 years older then herself, had saved her from whatever it was that killed her parents. He had taken her to an orphanage and she had been adopted several months later. She never knew the name of the boy who saved her and there was a part of her that wanted to find him, but she knew that she never could. She knew absolutely nothing about him. For a while she had believed he was her brother, but she had no brothers. She found that out when she had tried locating him once before. They told her she had been an only child.
As Kathryn walked into the classroom she took her seat and settled in for the long lecture that would soon be taking place. A boy in the back of the room didn't take his eyes off her. This had to be the girl; there was no question about it. She had been saved years ago, but he would not fail again. Her protector had left her long ago and there was no way she would be getting away this time. She had what they wanted, what they needed. She would not be so lucky this time around.
~~~~~
"No ifs, ands, or buts about it Chris, pack up your stuff. You're moving into the Manor with us. You are after all family, it's your home too." Piper was saying.
Chris sighed, "Piper look-"
"Mom."
He sighed again, "You didn't want that before and it's been easier this way. You shouldn't start looking at me like I'm your son and need to be protected. I didn't come here for some family reunion, I came here for Wyatt."
"Right you came here to protect Wyatt, and you could do that if you lived at the Manor with us 24/7. What better way of making sure a demon doesn't get to him?"
Chris opened his mouth about to protest but stopped, "That's not fair." He said. He and Piper were at P3, Piper had come to insist that he move into the Manor now that she knew who he was.
"No, what's not fair is that you've been here all these months and haven't made the slightest indication of who you really are. And you let us believe that you were up to no good and were putting all of us in danger or whatever and I haven't treated you in anyway that I'm proud of. Now I'm gonna make it up to you, you're coming back to the Manor with me."
"Piper—"he began again, she gave him a look as Leo orbed in.
"Piper, I need to talk to Chris about something important." He said.
"Well isn't that just lovely because Chris and I need to talk to you about something important too." She said.
"Uh, no we don't." Chris said quickly with a look of panic on his face, "What did you need Leo?"
Leo looked between the two of them, "What'd he do now?" he said assuming Chris had yet again done something.
"You always do that! Assume the worst in me! I haven't done anything!" Chris shouted.
"No, Chris hasn't done anything this time Leo." Piper started.
"You see! Now, what did you want?" Chris said cutting her off before she could tell him.
Leo sighed as he looked back at Chris. "What do you know about a girl named Kathryn Spring?"
At the mention of her name Chris's expression suddenly changed from one of interest and annoyance to panic and concern. "Why?"
"Don't really know, all I know is she's in trouble and needs to be kept safe for some future purpose she has. I thought maybe you knew since you're from the future."
"I can't tell you why she's important but if she's in trouble we have to help her and now."
"Okay....so where is she and what kind of trouble is she in?" Piper asked.
"Don't know." Leo simply said, "Chris?"
He sighed, "She's not around here. She doesn't come to California for at least another 5 or 6 years. I don't know where she is, nor why she would be in trouble now, she's not even a witch yet."
"Why would she even be on the Elders radar then?" Piper asked.
"Uh, the Elders keep tabs on people destined to become witches as well as people destined to be whitelighters. This Kathryn is probably destined to be a witch eventually."
"Yeah she is. A powerful one at that too, which is why she needs to be kept safe." Chris said. "Especially now, when she's the most vulnerable."
"I'll go see what the other Elders know about her since Chris won't tell us anything."
"It's not that I won't, I can't. I don't know much about her right now other then that. And I can't tell you what I know about her after she comes to San Francisco because that directly involves all of you." Chris said.
"Ok well Chris can finish packing his stuff while I get Phoebe and we'll meet back at the Manor and try and find this Kathryn." Piper said.
"Why is Chris packing his stuff?" Leo asked confused about what was going on between the two of them.
"We'll talk about that later Leo, go find out what They know about her right now." Piper said, "and Chris no arguments, do it!" she added walking out of the club.
Leo looked at Chris and sighed, "If you did something, Piper will tell me."
"Why do you always assume the worst of me? I haven't done anything." Chris said defensively. Leo just looked at him, then orbed away. Chris shook his head as he looked around at his meager belongings. "Some things never change." He muttered as he began picking them up.
Chapter One
Phoebe stood outside his office. "It'll be ok Pheebs, this is business, strictly business." She told herself breathing slowly in and out. It had been months since she had last seen Jason Dean, and the last time she had seen him she had told him her secret and tried to kill him while under a spell, but then saved his life in the nick of time. Needless to say they had broken up shortly after that and he hadn't been back to San Francisco since, until now. He was back on business again and unfortunately some of it involved the paper he owned that she worked for, which meant she might be bumping into him. And it didn't make things any easier since she had to drop some papers in his office before she went home that day. Cautiously, praying he wouldn't be in there, she pushed open the door and peeked in. He wasn't there. "Oh thank God." She breathed a sigh of relief quickly walking over to his desk and dropping the folders on top of it she turned to go when something caught her eye. It was a framed picture of a young girl, the only picture on his desk.
Curious, Phoebe reached out and picked up the picture. She was obviously too young to be a new girlfriend of Jason's, she looked about 18 or 19. She had long brown hair and big brown eyes to match that seemed to have a story to tell. As she studied the picture she suddenly received a premonition:
She was walking through an alley towards the street when suddenly a demon shimmered in behind her. He walked up to her and plunged his hand into her back and the girl went rigid in shock. A few seconds later she went limp having been rendered unconscious. The demon let go of her and she fell to the ground. He stared at her unconscious form a few seconds before shimmering away.
Phoebe opened her eyes slowly as she glanced at the picture again. Then the door opened and Jason stopped at seeing her. "Phoebe," he said somewhat shocked she had been there. He stared at her a moment then his eyes trailed down the picture frame she held in her hand.
~~~~~
Kathryn stepped out of her car and pushed strands of her hair behind her ear as she walked towards the building her class was in. A backpack full of books hung on her shoulders and she was dressed in jeans and a t- shirt. She had two distinguishing features, that only one who had known her well would be able to spot. A silver chained necklace with a pendent that held a blue jewel, and a scar that had faded over time and was barely visible now was on her forehead. Kathryn was 19 years old, and in her first year of college. She was an orphan, she had been told her parents died in a car crash long ago when she was a toddler. That's where the scar came from reportedly, but Kathryn knew better. Her parents had died tragically by someone no one believed existed. Kathryn barely remembered it. All she knew was someone, a boy about 10 years older then herself, had saved her from whatever it was that killed her parents. He had taken her to an orphanage and she had been adopted several months later. She never knew the name of the boy who saved her and there was a part of her that wanted to find him, but she knew that she never could. She knew absolutely nothing about him. For a while she had believed he was her brother, but she had no brothers. She found that out when she had tried locating him once before. They told her she had been an only child.
As Kathryn walked into the classroom she took her seat and settled in for the long lecture that would soon be taking place. A boy in the back of the room didn't take his eyes off her. This had to be the girl; there was no question about it. She had been saved years ago, but he would not fail again. Her protector had left her long ago and there was no way she would be getting away this time. She had what they wanted, what they needed. She would not be so lucky this time around.
~~~~~
"No ifs, ands, or buts about it Chris, pack up your stuff. You're moving into the Manor with us. You are after all family, it's your home too." Piper was saying.
Chris sighed, "Piper look-"
"Mom."
He sighed again, "You didn't want that before and it's been easier this way. You shouldn't start looking at me like I'm your son and need to be protected. I didn't come here for some family reunion, I came here for Wyatt."
"Right you came here to protect Wyatt, and you could do that if you lived at the Manor with us 24/7. What better way of making sure a demon doesn't get to him?"
Chris opened his mouth about to protest but stopped, "That's not fair." He said. He and Piper were at P3, Piper had come to insist that he move into the Manor now that she knew who he was.
"No, what's not fair is that you've been here all these months and haven't made the slightest indication of who you really are. And you let us believe that you were up to no good and were putting all of us in danger or whatever and I haven't treated you in anyway that I'm proud of. Now I'm gonna make it up to you, you're coming back to the Manor with me."
"Piper—"he began again, she gave him a look as Leo orbed in.
"Piper, I need to talk to Chris about something important." He said.
"Well isn't that just lovely because Chris and I need to talk to you about something important too." She said.
"Uh, no we don't." Chris said quickly with a look of panic on his face, "What did you need Leo?"
Leo looked between the two of them, "What'd he do now?" he said assuming Chris had yet again done something.
"You always do that! Assume the worst in me! I haven't done anything!" Chris shouted.
"No, Chris hasn't done anything this time Leo." Piper started.
"You see! Now, what did you want?" Chris said cutting her off before she could tell him.
Leo sighed as he looked back at Chris. "What do you know about a girl named Kathryn Spring?"
At the mention of her name Chris's expression suddenly changed from one of interest and annoyance to panic and concern. "Why?"
"Don't really know, all I know is she's in trouble and needs to be kept safe for some future purpose she has. I thought maybe you knew since you're from the future."
"I can't tell you why she's important but if she's in trouble we have to help her and now."
"Okay....so where is she and what kind of trouble is she in?" Piper asked.
"Don't know." Leo simply said, "Chris?"
He sighed, "She's not around here. She doesn't come to California for at least another 5 or 6 years. I don't know where she is, nor why she would be in trouble now, she's not even a witch yet."
"Why would she even be on the Elders radar then?" Piper asked.
"Uh, the Elders keep tabs on people destined to become witches as well as people destined to be whitelighters. This Kathryn is probably destined to be a witch eventually."
"Yeah she is. A powerful one at that too, which is why she needs to be kept safe." Chris said. "Especially now, when she's the most vulnerable."
"I'll go see what the other Elders know about her since Chris won't tell us anything."
"It's not that I won't, I can't. I don't know much about her right now other then that. And I can't tell you what I know about her after she comes to San Francisco because that directly involves all of you." Chris said.
"Ok well Chris can finish packing his stuff while I get Phoebe and we'll meet back at the Manor and try and find this Kathryn." Piper said.
"Why is Chris packing his stuff?" Leo asked confused about what was going on between the two of them.
"We'll talk about that later Leo, go find out what They know about her right now." Piper said, "and Chris no arguments, do it!" she added walking out of the club.
Leo looked at Chris and sighed, "If you did something, Piper will tell me."
"Why do you always assume the worst of me? I haven't done anything." Chris said defensively. Leo just looked at him, then orbed away. Chris shook his head as he looked around at his meager belongings. "Some things never change." He muttered as he began picking them up.