A/N: oh my god, I am beyond embarrassed as to how long it took me to get this up. We had exam time in school and while that's over, now I'm on work experience in my local primary school, (trying to teach under 7s who are hyper active is not fun) So I felt really bad for not up dating and that's why this chapter is really short, I just wanted to get something up here before you'll all came after me with bats or something. Well, that an it seemed a good time to finish this chapter, short though it is. Anyway, enough rambling, read on an enjoy!
Disclaimer: As if.
Piper looked up as a bang came from the attic. She had a moment of indecision as both her sisters and her baby looked at her. Then she put Wyatt into his crib and straightened up. "Wyatt, baby" she said to her smiling son, "You put your shield up if anyone other then us comes in ok?" she then turned to sisters "Right, come on, we'd better see what those two are at"
They quickly made their way up the stairs and opened the attic door just in time see Bianca impale Chris. Phoebe did a double take and covered her mouth in shock but Piper raised her hands instinctively and blew up the assassin. Chris fell to the floor but attempted to get back up. Paige hurried over and placed a restraining hand on his shoulder.
"I think you should defiantly stay down for a minute after that one Chris. What the hell was-"
"Mandy" Chris was a little horse but very audible. "Piper" he looked over at her "Check on her"
"What do you mean-oh" Piper had just spotted Amanda, who was still lying unconscious in the corner. Both Piper and Phoebe ran over to her, Phoebe placing a hand on the young witch's back, just as Amanda began to cough and raise her head.
"Hey, take it easy there" started Piper, but Amanda was already looking around the room.
"Chris" she asked as she laid eyes on him. He had thrown off Paige and was now walking over to her, rubbing his chest.
"It's all right, I'm fine" he reassured as he held out a hand to help her up. "You know I spend a lot of time picking you up"
"Not half as much time as I do fixing you up" Amanda stated, as she tried to examine his chest "Did she get you?"
"No, she didn't. Piper blew her up, though you should know Piper, that didn't kill her. She can reform" he said as he turned to the eldest charmed one, batting away Amanda's hand.
"Reform!" Paige was the one who spoke, "That's just great. I hate the ones that don't stay dead. But who was she anyway, and what was the creepy hand thing" Paige mimed plunging her arm into thin air.
"Bianca" stated Amanda, then seemed to register something, "Wait, she used her powers on you?" this was directed at Chris, "You said you were fine! Did she get-"
"I am fine, Mandy" Chris cut in firmly. She had nearly mentioned his powers. "She didn't have time to do anything, it's grand"
"So" broke in Piper, "That was Bianca. And she's the one coming for you. Well, maybe she can reform but there's sure to be something in the book to get rid of her" she started over to the stand "What did you say she was?"
"Assassin witch" stated Chris, "But it won't help you. The book just says about who they are and how they can reform. I don't know how to kill them, though they are half human so, maybe, a more natural trick" He looked over at Amanda for confirmation.
"Yes" Amanda nodded in agreement, "I suppose that could work. But what do are you going to do? Stick her with an atheme?"
Chris seemed to be seriously considering this, but stopped when Amanda sent him a look. She then jerked her head oh-so-very slightly to the left. This was her way of saying: we need to get out of here and talk.
Chris looked over at the girls. "We need to go and check some things. Call if something comes up" With that, he took Amanda's hand, wrapping his arm around her just as they began to orb out.
They reformed in the back room of P3, blue orbs briefly illuminating the poster covered walls and the blankets strewn on the couch. Amanda looked around with some amusement in her eyes.
"I know it's not much" Chris quickly picked up a shirt thrown on the floor and attempted to straighten the covers on the couch.
Amanda laughed. "It's better then what we've got back home. It's weird, being back here, the way it was, I mean. Do you remember when we used to play in here, while your mum set up for the night?"
Chris, too, smiled. "Yeah, I do. We always ended up using our powers, and you'd complain because you couldn't orb"
Amanda smiled back, the two of them lost in memories of a much happier past. Chris was the first to shack himself out of his reverie. "Come on" he started, "We've got a lot to discuss and not much time to do it in, with Bianca already here" He gestured for Amanda to sit on the couch. "Sit down and I'll get you an ice-pack"
The witch chuckled. How did he always know? Her head was still hurting her though she would never have admitted it. But Chris had always been able to sense her pain. Of course, she could usually do the same for him,though he was better at hiding it then her. She guessed it just came from spending so much time together, only being able to depend on eachother.
Chris glanced back at Amanda as he left the small room. He made his way over to the other office, which had both a first aid kit, and a private bathroom. By-passing the medical supplies, he went into the bathroom and leaned heavily on the sink, staring at his reflection in the cracked mirror. He didn't know what Bianca had done to him but it had cost him a lot to orb here. Pulling down the collar of his shirt, he could see the angry read wheel left by her hand. He hadn't told Amanda through a long history of trying not to worry her with injuries, she had enough on her plate already.
But Chris could feel his powers being drained, sucking away at his strength. He tried to move the towel beside the sink with a flick of his wrist, only to have it give a half-hearted twit and him to feel like passing out. Okay, he thought, maybe I will tell Mandy about this one.
Having made up his mind to do just that, he turned from the sink, just in time to meet the atheme hilt directed at his head. Taken totally unawares, he crumpled to the ground without a sound. Bianca smirked as she looked down on his unconscious form.