Chapter 2: News and dreams
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The family dinners at Halliwell Manor were always a blast. Excluding various girlfriends and boyfriends of the younger generation then there were fifteen people in the Halliwell family. Fifteen people all with news and updates on their lives and it made the dinners more of a celebration then just a normal meal.
Chris sat with Bianca on his right side and his oldest and closest cousin Tamara on his left. The three of them were involved in a discussion of the ugliest demon they had ever faced. Just like Chris and Bianca, Tamara loved her witch side and embraced the hunts for demons with a passion, to her mother Phoebe's dismay.
"…it was a low level demon and an easy kill and the ugliest thing I have ever seen," Tamara laughed.
"Well, you didn't see that slime thing, Chris and I took on last week," Bianca said taking a sip of her glass. "That was something, I promise."
Conversation around the tabled dropped as everyone ate and enjoyed the meal Piper cooked. Chris took Bianca's hand and without saying anything out loud asked if now was ok. She nodded and he took a deep breath.
"Everyone, Bianca and I have something to say," he began and got nervous as everyone else's attention was now on him. He grabbed her hand tighter and then brought it up for all to see.
"We're getting married," he revealed. It was quiet as everyone looked at the engagement ring on Bianca's hand, which she had kept from view while in the Manor. Then, like an explosion, everyone started talking, and like Chris predicted Phoebe gave out a few squeals. Piper rose and walked around the table and hugged both Chris and Bianca, who both now stood too.
"Congratulation," she said smiling and stepped aside so everyone else could do the same. But before, when she hugged Bianca, she whispered in her ear, "Take care of him."
Bianca looked mystified at the sad tone Piper used. As she received a hug from Paige she tried to look at the oldest Charmed One to try and figure out what was wrong, but Piper had already turned around and was talking happily with Leo and Phoebe.
Dinner soon continued and wedding plans were now the mane topic.
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She was coming towards him walking slowly and sensually. She had a revealing skin-tight white dress, long dark red hair and marble white skin. He tried to look at her face, yearning to look at this beauty's eyes. To his horror there was nothing there; no face, no mouth, no nose or eyes.
He couldn't move, wanting to run, but unable to. She came closer and put her hands on his chest. Her movements were now more predatory then before and with a push she made him fall down. He still couldn't move and was only able to watch as she crawled on top of him. His heart was pounding as he became more and more terrified. Her right hand moved over his heart and a pain so great went through him that he screamed.
And woke up. With the dream still clear in him mind Chris sat up in the bed, his breath coming out in short gasps and his body covered in sweat. Beside him Bianca turned, her sleep disturbed by his rather abrupt awakening.
"Are you ok?" she asked with concern.
Chris nodded tiredly and lay down again. Bianca moved so she lay facing him and scooted closer.
"Was it a nightmare?" she wondered. Chris nodded again, to disturbed by the morbid dream to do anything else.
It didn't take long for Bianca to go back to sleep but Chris couldn't. Instead he looked around his room following the shadows made by different things on his shelves and bookcases.
He and Bianca were staying in his room at the Manor for the night by the wish of his mother. Well, it was more of him staying since, according to Piper, he was spending to much time at Bianca's apartment. Her argument was that since they were getting married she wanted to have as much time with him as she could before he and Bianca moved in together. Chris couldn't say no to his dear old mom and promised to stay the night and asked Bianca to do the same.
He began to get more tired and soon Chris was also asleep.
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The next morning Chris was down in the kitchen making breakfast for himself and Bianca. The Manor was quiet as his dad was Up There, his mom had gone to P3 and would later meet him at the restaurant and his sister was away at school. There was only him, Bianca and Wyatt home.
"God morning," Bianca said as she entered the kitchen. She walked up to him and kissed him. "Are you ok?" she asked, suddenly looking concerned.
In fact Chris wasn't ok. He was tired and felt like he had a fog up where his brain should be. "Just tired," he smiled trying to ease her worry. She let it go but didn't look satisfied.
That's when Wyatt walked in. He greeted Chris and completely ignored Bianca. "Hey, bro, you look like death warmed over."
"Nice, Wyatt. Thank you." Chris followed his older brother thinking that something was off with him. He just couldn't figure out what. Perhaps how he treated Bianca, he hadn't acknowledged her and they were usually on a good foot with each other.
He shrugged, too tired to care.
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To Be Continued…
Ok, you got a really short chapter, sorry. I will make them longer I promise.