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Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of the characters related to the T.V. show. However, Prudence Melinda Halliwell (Mel), Eric, Kenny, and Aunt Lou are my own characters and I own all rights to them.
Chapter 2 - Mel Stays
Mel waved her hand and the portal closed. She then lowered her head and shook it. And when she raised it up, there was tears in her eyes, "Listen, everyone, no matter how much I would love to stay here and.. and see all of you.." She paused and swallowed, "...it's just not right..."
Paige interrupted her, "We know, we know--revealing some things could change the future forever. Chris has already told us that line a thousand times, literally!"
"Well, I'm proud to see he has done something right," Mel exchanged glances with Chris and he smiled back, "but what he says is right and..."
Paige interrupted again, a little impatient, "Yeah, we all know the whole thing about not wanting to change the future, but if you haven't noticed, that's the whole reason Chris is here. He came to keep Wyatt from turning evil, and I would think that would be changing the future a whole lot!"
Phoebe, who had been quiet the entire time, spoke up. "Yeah, but what I'm wondering is why Chris brought you here instead of just telling us about you."
Everyone turned and faced Chris once again, wondering what was going through his head.
Chris threw his head back and closed his eyes, then after a moment, he looked back down and faced everyone. "Because I need Mel's help. Alright, you satisfied?"
Mel smirked, "What, Chris? You found a few MAJOR flaws in your little plan or did you even have a plan to begin with?"
"Yeah, I do have a plan. It's to keep Wyatt from turning evil. And, yeah, it might have a few flaws in it, but at least I'm trying to do something about it, unlike somebody!" Mel looked away but not before Chris could see the look on her face, "What's the matter, Sis? Hunh? You know, you put a whole new meaning to the saying 'Can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen!'. You couldn't take what Wyatt had done to the world and you just ran away, just left me to deal with it." He paused and shook his head, "Yeah, maybe what I am doing is wrong but somebody once said, 'Maybe doing the wrong thing is the right thing to do.' You've been there; you've seen it. The world was in complete chaos, and it's gotten worse. If I can do something to stop it, then you better believe I'm going to do it. So if you don't want to help me, then just leave. Besides," he chuckled to himself, "leaving is what you do best, isn't it?" When Chris finished, he didn't move his eyes, but just continued to glare at Mel.
Piper started in, but Phoebe pulled her back and shook her head "Let them handle this, Sis."
Mel looked around. "Fine." She then turned around, faced the wall, and in a shaken whisper, she chanted:
"There I stood,
Here I am,
Open a door,
To take me back
Where I belong."
She waved her hand across the wall and a blue swirly portal opened back up. She then looked at Chris with a look of pleading in her eyes.
Chris shook his head and responded stubbornly, "I'm not leaving."
Mel nodded and without another look at the rest of them, jumped into the portal. Everyone naturally turned their heads and looked at Chris for a response.
"Why does every time something happens, you all stare at me?" Chris exclaimed and started to head to the door, when all of a sudden, the portal opened back up and Mel fell through, knocking Chris off his feet and onto the attic floor.
They all glanced at each other.
Mel stood up and looked around. "What? Chris? What happened?" She paused, "What did you do?"
"DON'T LOOK AT ME!" Chris shouted innocently from the floor.
Leo who had been quiet the whole time, stepped forward and helped Chris up, then returned his look to Mel. "No, Chris didn't do anything…you did."
"What are you talking about?" Mel demanded, still a little confused.
"You asked for a door to take you to where you belong." Leo laughed. "I'm guessing that's here for now."
Mel looked at him and shook her head and gave a half-hearted chuckle in disgust, "Figures! Just my luck!"
Everyone exchanged glances and smiled.
