AN: I am hoping to receive some type of positive feedback from this story. As you know, this is a Charmed and Twilight crossover. If you read the AN in "Forever Isn't a Choice This Time" I have a few stories on hold. I am currently working on "Forever Isn't a Choice This Time", "Of Men and Iron", and "Moving On" and now along with "Following in the Footsteps".
This takes place after Edward leaves and right before Chris dies. (It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad, World: Part 2)
Chapter 1: A New Destiny
"He's dying Leo." Paige sniffed and Leo's eyes filled with tears. "No. No. Chris." He walked around Paige and shuffled into the room to see Chris still bleeding. "Chris!" Dropping to his knees, Leo brushed his hair away. "Hey. Hey." Leo kissed his forehead and Paige looked on confused but relieved. "Dad? What's happening?" Leo looked him over baffled. "I-I don't know. Gideon's dead." Leo then put his hand above the wound and started to slowly heal him. Chris sat up slowly and nodded at his aunt. "Is mom okay?" Paige's eyes widened and said, "Oh no. Piper." Paige orbed quickly followed by Leo and Chris.
"Ah, you must be the family. There was a lot of blood, but everything is fine now. Only one at a time please." The girls nodded at Leo and he walked in smiling. Piper looked at him with a smile. "Hey." He kissed her forehead and looked down at his baby boy. Piper looked around him to see her sisters and a very alive Chris. "I thought Chris was being sent back?" Leo looked back and smiled. "Long story." Piper waved her sisters in and soon her whole family was surrounding her. "Welcome baby Chris."
"Okay, so this is it." Chris whispered. He took a turn hugging each of his family members. "Bye mom, dad." The three embraced and Chris winked down at Wyatt. "Be good." Wyatt giggled and waved his hands. Throwing the potion, the portal opened and a gust of wind blew about. Before Chris could walk in, another gust of wind closed the portal. "What the hell?" Chris banged on the wall utterly confused. "What happened?" Piper asked looking around. "That would be me." A deep voice stood in a white and gold robe. "Chris cannot go just yet. There is another destiny he must fulfill first. We above, have chosen you Chris Halliwell, to be a full term whitelighter to that of a new upcoming witch. By saving you in this time, your destiny has been rewritten."
Piper threw her hands up in the air in exasperation. "I thought his destiny stayed the same. How does him not dying change his destiny?" Paige and phoebe looked at the elder expectantly. "Chris's life is now aligned with one in need. His presence here in this timeline has merged with that of another. Her name is Bella Swan. It's a lot to explain which I can't do. She comes from a line of powerful witches that who also were great allies to yours. The Swans. It is said on her 18th birthday her powers will come to full use but without the proper one there to help her, her powers will destroy her from the inside out.
You share a path from good to evil."
Chris snorted. "Well what if I choose not to? I have a future to get back to." The elder shook his head, "Not anymore. Chris..there has always been a bigger purpose for you. If you wish to return to your future life once the girl is properly trained, you may."
Chris sighed and shrugged, "Might as well.. Where am I going?"
The elder looked up and out the window. "Forks, Washington. Weird name I know but just use your senses." Chris closes his eyes and breathed deeply. Seconds later he was gone. Phoebe watched the scene skeptically. "Shouldn't he have skryed for her since he's never been there?" The elder laughed and laid a hand on her shoulder promptly giving her a premonition. "It's okay young Phoebe. Your nephew and niece-in-law will be okay."
Phoebe gasped and watched the scene unfold.
Chris there is nobody but you. I love you and only you. Your parents did it, let us do it too. There's nothing to be afraid of...I'd rather have you as a husband than Edward.
Pheopbe raises her eyebrows and looked to Piper and Leo. "Well like father like son I see!" Piper gave her a look that said what the hell are you talking about? "Future niece-in-law?! Wait so she's my daughter in law? As in Chris's wife?" Piper exclaimed.
The elder nodded, "That's right! You see, their lives have too been altered by this timing. Now Chris and baby Chris are not able to coexist in the same time frame, but this last shift has made it somewhat possible. Once baby Chris starts to come of age close enough to the time he entered your time, the two will merge together. No matter what happens though, Chris would have never made it to his time. If Leo was even a second late, Chris would have died but materialized where he was needed. Bella Swan was always meant to be in your lives. Even in the years Chris grew, there would have been a Bella in any lifetime meant for your Chris. This time frame has sped up the process. Not too bad, but it could have been worse. The elders put Bella in place for your son. While you have eliminated the threat of Wyatt's turning to evil, someone would try and fail. Bella is a peace holder, she keeps the balance of good and evil in place. Your grandchildren will eventually being like your sons, half witch..half Whitelighter."
Piper sat down trying to absorb the information. "So where is Bella now?" The elder shrugged and waved a hand. "Oh just being chased by vampires.." Paige gasped frowning. "Vampires?"
"Vampires?! Oh for the love of god!" Chris grabbed Bella quickly and orbed them back to the manor. "Woah..." Bella slightly swooned and Chris grabbed her elbow. "That'll pass." Bella nodded and looked around only to notice people staring at her. "Oh..Hi..I'm-"
"Bella." They finished for her. Bella nodded and rocked on her toes nervously. "Yeah..that's me..plain ol' Bella." The elder scoffed and laughed. "Certainly not plain dear." Bella looked around once again. "May I sit?" The woman with dark long hair answered her.
"Oh sure! Go ahead. I'm Piper, these are my sisters Paige and Phoebe. My husband Leo, and my two sons Wyatt and Chris.." Bella nodded getting a good look at them all, and making sure to remember their names. "Well, I am Bella as you all seem to know. Who are you two?" Bella pointed at the elder and Chris. "My dear, I am an elder. You will learn more in time. I was sent here to have you be saved." Bella looked to Chris next. "I'm Chris..the uh older version of him." He pointed to the baby wrapped in Piper's arms. "Older version?" Paige nodded and stood. "How about I show you to a room. We can have stories another time. You look sleepy hun." Bella nodded and yawned. "Wait, I don't know what's going on. Where am I and who are you people?"
Paige sighed and led Bella upstairs. "We'll talk tomorrow."