So here's the second installment to my little story. Again I would like to note that I do NOT own charmed or any of its characters. I only own the original characters that will be scattered through out the story.
...chapter two...
High above the city a lone figure stood atop the Golden Gate, gazing over the city below him. He could hear the traffic on the bridge below, the loud horns of angry drivers. An air horn sounded from a barge in the bay. He'd hoped to find the young whitelighter here; he'd followed his orbs to this very spot. But once he'd arrived there was no one. Once again Chris had eluded him. Normally Leo would've been ticked at not finding the boy, but at the site of the city his thoughts drifted to those of his family.
He hadn't seen his wife or his sister-in-laws in a while; thankfully he was able to sneak into the nursery to see his son. He missed his family terribly but being an Elder and having a family was practically impossible. Hearing the ever present sound of being summoned, Leo shook his head of his previous thoughts and focused on the task at hand, seeing what they wanted to discuss this time. Taking a deep breath he orbed 'up there'.
Appearing in the ever-so-bright Golden Plane he saw a fellow Elder standing a few feet in front of him.
"There you are, where you following the boy again?" she asked raising a brow.
Leo nodded, "Yes."
"Leo you must learn to trust the boy. His came back to save your son, one would think you'd welcome such help," she said.
"So he says. I don't trust him Kelly, I know he is the one that sent me to Valhalla," he stated.
"How are you so sure? It could have been anyone Leo," she countered, "You have no proof."
'Yet,' Leo thought glancing away at a group of young whitelighters standing further down the hall, "New recruits?" he asked.
Kelly nodded, "They're waiting on you."
Leo faced her surprised, "Me? Why me?" he asked stunned.
"Well the other Elders thought you should be the one to talk with this group," Kelly stated.
"Talk to them about what?" Leo asked looking to the group again.
"About what it's like to be a whitelighter..." she broke off.
Leo looked to her waiting, knowing there was more.
"In love with a witch. They want you to explain why it's forbidden."
Leo was shocked, "I thought that they changed that rule. After Piper and I..."
"Exactly, look at what happened between you and Piper. The two of you are no longer together," she said giving him a sympathetic look, "They don't want that happening again. So they went back to the old rule," seeing the pained look on his face she added, "I'm sorry Leo. I know how hard you two worked to remain a family. But they've made their decision, even though I disagree with it. I think...well it doesn't matter what I think now. It's too late. Can you do it?"
Leo nodded taking a quick breath before turning away from her and going over to the group of young ones. Leo didn't like what he was being told to do, he couldn't believe that the others made this decision without him; after all he was an Elder too. Though he may be one of the younger ones, he was the one that saved them from the Titans. Didn't he deserve a say in making that choice? Pushing away the thoughts he cleared his throat to gain the attention of the group standing in front of them. Hearing him the group faced him waiting for him to speak.
Looking over the young faces before him he spoke, "First off I'd like to say congratulations. Not many people are chosen to become whitelighters. I've been told that you've received all the information you need to start your duties, is this true? Do you all have your whitelighter handbooks?" he asked. He saw each nod. "Good, now before you get started I was told to tell you the remaining rule of being a whitelighter, since it has recently came back into effect," he took a deep breath.
"As a whitelighter you are required to develop a close relationship with your charges, only for the need to better protect them. However should your relationship continue any further, I should tell you that you will be immediately reassigned, b/c that sort of relationship is forbidden. In no way, shape or fashion are you allowed to fall in love with your charges and have a serious relationship with them," having to take another deep breath to control his emotions Leo glanced back to the doorway that led to the other Elders before turning back to his group, "Do you understand?"
The group nodded stunned. One of the members in the back of the crowd spoke up, "But sir..." they began.
Leo searched the crowd for the source. Seeing this, the others stepped away showing a short young female whitelighter on the verge of tears. "Yes?" Leo asked wondering what was wrong with her.
"But sir, don't you have a son. Didn't you fall in love with one of your charges, a Charmed One, and the two of you get married and have a son?" she asked.
"What is your name?" Leo asked.
"Krysta sir," she responded still waiting for an answer.
Leo nodded noting her name, "I think that's everything. You should all get to your duties," he said trying to avoid answering her question, hope it would work, he turned to walk away.
"But sir, isn't it true," she persisted refusing to give up.
Realizing this Leo turned to the group, "Yes. Yes it's true. Piper and I had a son together. But in light to recent events the other Elders think it best to go back to the old ways."
"But why?" asked another in the group.
"That's really none of you're business," Leo stated firmly.
The whitelighters stared at him each surprised by his reaction. Thinking he'd succeeded in scaring them into not asking further into it he turned to walk away again, only to hear Krysta's voice again.
"Its b/c of you becoming an Elder isn't it? It's b/c being a full time Elder you have no time for your family. They want to save us from that same fate," she stated in understand and hurt. Leo turned to answer, only to be cut off as the entire place started quaking. 'What the hell? We shouldn't have earth quakes,' he thought looking around hearing a loud siren going off somewhere near by. Confused he stared around seeing the same surprised looks on the faces of the others in the area.
The doors to the Golden Hall fly open and Kelly come running out. She stopped only for a second to search for someone. Her eyes soon falling on him. "Leo! We need you in the G.H. You guys really need to get to work, everything's fine," she added to the scared group of young whitelighters. They all nodded and left. "Come," she said grabbing hold of Leo's robes, pulling him into the Golden Hall with her.
"What's going on?" Leo asked unsure as to the haste of the others.
"There's been a Power Outrage. We're gathering to discuss on what we should do and who we're going to send after the person responsible for it," she stated closing the doors behind them.
"Power Outrage, but how can that be? There's never been one this strong before," he said stunned.
"Exactly, that's why we're sending more than one to find them. According to the Head Elder it is a new witch. One that has just surfaced, one that will need to be assigned once they're found," she continued.
"She must have a lot of power to have caused a disturbance like that," Leo mused.
"Either that or they've been in great deal of pain to cause such rage," she said as they made their way to the seats in the circular room.
Taking their seats an elderly Elder leaned over to Kelly, "Still no sign of Chris. He isn't answering our calls, no ones. We've all tried."
Kelly shook her head not know what to do about it, "He must be undercover in the underworld again. It's the only thing I can think of," she replied.
"He's probably just ignoring us," Leo chimed in with attitude.
The two looked at him, "No. He may ignore you, but he would NEVER ignore the rest of us," the man said.
Leo shrugged and turned his attention to were the Head Elder sat conversing quietly with the Elder on his right.
A few minutes later he stood, "As you all have felt we have new witch coming into their powers. At this moment we know nothing of the charge. That is why we've asked you all here. You few chosen whitelighters, we need you all on the alert for this person. My self and the rest of us will be on constant alert in trying to find out information to past down to you about this charge. We have concluded that this charge is more than likely young, somewhere between the ages of 13 and 22. From the magnitude of this outrage we can only guess that this charge is in a great deal of pain, rage, and more than likely depression. Which makes them very unstable, anything can happen. It is imperative that we find this charge before something regrettable happens to them. Now go, and do your best to try and track down this unknown figure," his voice bounded around the room echoing as he spoke.
The door opened once again to allow the assembly to leave. Leo, Kelly, and the elderly man shared looks before standing to leave.
"Leo," the head called across the room.
Leo faced him as the man made his way to him, "I must ask that once you find Chris you fill him in on what has happened. I'm sure that he felt the power burst, so he'll try to find someone to get answers."
"Yes sir," Leo said, 'Why am I always the one to give him messages. I swear I'm going to get some proof and find a way to get him sent back to his time. That's all there is to it,' he vowed.
The Elder nodded and went back to his right hand man, or rather his right hand woman.
Leo left the room then orbed to the Golden Gate to find the illusive, irritating, arrogant future young whitelighter. It was still beyond Leo as to how one so young new as much as Chris did. And as interesting as it would be to talk to the boy about his knowledge at such a young age, it was also one of the things that made the boy a smart ass and that was one of the traits that Leo strongly disliked. Appearing on the bridge he wasn't surprised when he didn't find Chris there, in fact he had been aware he wouldn't be there. But the bridge was the best place to concentrate and clear your mind, which was needed if he was going to try sensing the boy. His search lasted ten minutes. Finally sensing his presence Leo orbed immediately to him.
"Where were you?" Leo asked coldly as he appeared behind the young whitelighter.
Chris sighed, "I was tracking a demon. Is there something wrong with that?" he asked searching through the sisters Book of Shadows.
"Where you in the underworld while tracking this demon?" Leo asked crossing his arms.
"No," Chris replied not abandoning his search.
"Did you not hear our calls? We had an important meeting," Leo stated.
"I heard you, all of you. But if I had left the demon would've followed me," Chris told him coldly sending him a challenging look, "I'm sure the Elders wouldn't have appreciated me leading a demon to them."
Leo glared steadily at the boy.
"Besides, why would that meeting be important to me? It's not like I was suppose to attend," Chris added going back to the book.
Leo walked over closing the book, "Yes, you were. That's why everyone was calling you. You should've been at that meeting," Leo snapped.
"And why should I have been there? They've never wanted me in on things that were that important," Chris wondered glaring at Leo for closing the book.
"Well this time they did. They think that you'd actually be able to help in this situation. I guess they figure that with all your demonic connects you'd be able to find the person we're looking for. Though I seriously doubt it," Leo told him.
Chris narrowed his eyes, "And who exactly are we suppose to find?" then it hit him, "Oh I see, it has something to do with the power surge isn't it?" he guessed.
Leo nodded, "Yes."
Chris crossed his arms giving Leo a look, "So what do they know about this person?" he asked.
"All they know is that the charge is just coming into their powers and said charge is young. Roughly between the ages 13 and 22. The others Elders believe that, b/c of the magnitude of the burst, the charge is in great distress. They're, we're worried that something might happen to them if they are not found quickly," Leo explained walking to the window.
Chris nodded taking in the information, but going back over what he'd felt/sensed at that moment it wasn't from someone that was just coming into their powers. He looked to Leo for a second wondering if he should share that bit of information, and then decided against it. 'I'll look into it before I say anything. B/c I could be wrong, though I seriously doubt I am,' "Fine," he said finally causing Leo to face him, "I'll see what I can do. I should be able to find this person easily." Thinking back to the surge and his feelings at that particular moment, he'd sensed something and that something told him that the person responsible for that Power Outrage was a female. Considering this he continued, "Tell the Elders that this person is possibly a female."
Leo looked at him, "How do you know that the person we're looking for is a female?" he asked reluctant to believe him.
"I just...something's telling me they are," Chris paused in thought before hearing a charge calling him, "I've got to go," he stated before orbing out.
Leo was going to speak but was too late. Leo thought over what Chris had told him. He ran his words through his mind several times, before realizing, much to his annoyance, that Chris was probably right. He usually was with things like this. Sighing he orbed back 'up there' to tell the others what Chris had told him. The others considered the information and each personally got in touch with the chosen whitelighters that were selected to help find this, female, charge. After leaving the Golden Hall Leo orbed to the Golden Gate for some time to think and meditate.
He concentrated first on the Power Outrage and where, if Chris was right, the young woman was that had caused it. Then the conversation with the young whitelighter, Krysta, made its way to the forefront of his mind. Thinking on her words only made him miss his family more. He fought with himself as he wanted to see them, but knew that everyone was at work so it would do no good. Shaking his head he orbed away.
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Having finished helping his distressed charge, Chris orbed to the Golden Gate to think on what Leo had told him. He'd sensed the large amount of rage behind the power surge and would've orbed immediately to that person had he not been tailing the demon. 'It was like the person had been betrayed by one that they thought had loved them,' he thought though he truly didn't know the reason behind that power. He knew that that was how he felt when Wyatt betrayed him and their family by killing their aunt Phoebe. Chris shook his head wanting to shake the images of that day that had slowly started forming in his mind. No matter the reason behind the rage, Chris knew the Elders were right, something had to be done before the person, woman, did something stupid. He had to put a hold on finding the person behind turning Wyatt, at least until he knew the person was safe and had a whitelighter assigned to her. Chris stood to begin his search of the distressed 'young woman'.
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Two months later
The Elders had yet to sense anything further from the 'young woman' that had caused what had been recorded as the largest Power Outrage in over fifty years.
"I can't believe there hasn't been anything further from this charge," Kelly commented to Leo.
Overhearing the conversation that elderly Elder from the meeting replied, "Perhaps what we feared has happened. The poor girl probably couldn't take it anymore and..."
"Don't even finish that George. That's just horrible," Kelly broke in.
"I agree with Kelly. Just b/c we haven't sensed anymore magical activity, doesn't mean that the girl is dead. She's probably just gone into hiding or maybe she's gotten over whatever it was that had her enraged," Leo stated.
George shrugged, "Eh, to each their own opinion," he stated before walking off.
Leo and Kelly looked after him shaking their heads before they set off to talk with the other Elders.
"Has Chris found anything?" Kelly asked.
Leo looked at her, "Not that I know of? Why does everyone always come to me when he's not around?" he asked.
Kelly shrugged, "Well, since you're out to get him, we know that eventually you'll have some reason to hunt him down and argue with him or something. We've all noticed it Leo, you can not deny it."
Leo shrugged having argued this with the others countless times. He'd yet to find proof to send Chris home, so there was no point in going into it again, "I'm sure once he finds something he'll let us know. He's really good at finding people that are said to be impossible to find, coming from the future has its advantages," he said orbing out leaving before Kelly could respond.
Releasing a heavy sigh Kelly shrugged and went to talk to one of the newer whitelighters.
Well there's chapter two. Told you Chris would make an appearance, it wasn't really much, but there will be more of him in later chapters. I would really appreciate it if everyone who read this would please R&R. If you enjoyed this then great, if not I don't mind constructive criticism. And if anyone has any ideas as to what could happen later on, I welcome them. In fact I encourage you to let me know what you would like to see happen. And I'll try to work it in.
Now I'd like to thank those that reviewed my last installment.
The Haunting Lady Nightshade: I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for the review. Hope Chris' appearance pleased you, even though I know he wasn't there much. But I promise he'll be making more appearances soon.