"They're starting to connect the dots, Cole," Chris informed him.
"No problem, we're already winning. They're not vanquishing nearly as many demons as they did before. Six of mine are still live and running. And I could create more anytime."
Chris nodded in agreement. "Okay, well then, I'll just go and-"
"Nonetheless, we need to start thinking about the final attack. Once we break the Power of Three, Phoebe will be mine and so will the underworld."
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, should I go for the white mini-skirt with the pink top, the black skirt with the green top, the white mini-skirt with the green top, or just the blue dress?" Paige laid out all her possible outfits for her date tonight in front of Chris.
Chris sat on Paige's bed, thinking about what Cole had said earlier that day about the final attack. Sure, Chris had known all along that it would all end with that, but it had never seemed real to him until today, as it was now within reach. He'd never thought before now about how much he would miss this place and sisters' unconditional love and trust that he had. No one had ever given him what he was receiving from the sisters right now. It had always been from one foster home to another, his foster parents fostering him for the idea of the charity of taking care of a another child, but not for he himself. Then he was taken in by Cole, but their relationship had never passed beyond the business level. Here, in this house, for the first time in his life, Chris felt like part of the family. And he would have to give it all up. Sure, there had been times when Chris had considered actually telling the sisters about Cole and switching sides, but then, what would they think of him? They'd hate him and never trust him again and possibly kick him out. Then where would he have to turn? Not the sisters. Not Cole. Nowhere. The only choice he really had was to stick by Cole. Of course, Cole couldn't know how desperate he really was, or else Cole would take advantage whenever possible. Chris just had to stay tough on the outside and go along with the original plan.
"Chris?"
Paige's voice brought Chris out of his musings. He saw how beautiful she was as she held out different sets of clothing in front of him and looked at him inquiringly. He was going to have to hurt this beautiful creature. He hated himself. To Paige, he simply said, "I like the blue one."
"Really? I do too." She threw the rest of her clothes onto the bed beside Chris and closed herself into her walk-in closet to change. "So what are you doing tonight?" She called to Chris from behind the door.
Probably heading over to Cole's to plan your death because I'm a horrible person. "Nothing."
"What? Chris, it's Friday night, you have to do something. Why don't you come to the club? I'm meeting Nick there. Phoebe, Piper, and Leo are all coming, too. Maybe you could even meet someone."
Chris was about to decline this offer when a thought occurred to him. If he went, he wouldn't have to meet up with Cole. This was the perfect excuse! He would say that he had to do it in order to suppress suspicions. "All right then."
"Awesome." Paige came out of the closet. "Could you tie me up in the back?" She looked gorgeous.
"Yeah, sure," Chris replied breathlessly. He went over and took the two strings that she handed him from the top of her dress. Paige held her hair up as Chris tied her dress and smelled her sweet shampoo. He finished tying up her dress and she turned around. "You look great," he told her.
"Thanks," Paige said with a wide smile.
They shared a moment before Chris departed, saying, "I'll see you tonight, then."
"See ya."
"No problem, we're already winning. They're not vanquishing nearly as many demons as they did before. Six of mine are still live and running. And I could create more anytime."
Chris nodded in agreement. "Okay, well then, I'll just go and-"
"Nonetheless, we need to start thinking about the final attack. Once we break the Power of Three, Phoebe will be mine and so will the underworld."
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, should I go for the white mini-skirt with the pink top, the black skirt with the green top, the white mini-skirt with the green top, or just the blue dress?" Paige laid out all her possible outfits for her date tonight in front of Chris.
Chris sat on Paige's bed, thinking about what Cole had said earlier that day about the final attack. Sure, Chris had known all along that it would all end with that, but it had never seemed real to him until today, as it was now within reach. He'd never thought before now about how much he would miss this place and sisters' unconditional love and trust that he had. No one had ever given him what he was receiving from the sisters right now. It had always been from one foster home to another, his foster parents fostering him for the idea of the charity of taking care of a another child, but not for he himself. Then he was taken in by Cole, but their relationship had never passed beyond the business level. Here, in this house, for the first time in his life, Chris felt like part of the family. And he would have to give it all up. Sure, there had been times when Chris had considered actually telling the sisters about Cole and switching sides, but then, what would they think of him? They'd hate him and never trust him again and possibly kick him out. Then where would he have to turn? Not the sisters. Not Cole. Nowhere. The only choice he really had was to stick by Cole. Of course, Cole couldn't know how desperate he really was, or else Cole would take advantage whenever possible. Chris just had to stay tough on the outside and go along with the original plan.
"Chris?"
Paige's voice brought Chris out of his musings. He saw how beautiful she was as she held out different sets of clothing in front of him and looked at him inquiringly. He was going to have to hurt this beautiful creature. He hated himself. To Paige, he simply said, "I like the blue one."
"Really? I do too." She threw the rest of her clothes onto the bed beside Chris and closed herself into her walk-in closet to change. "So what are you doing tonight?" She called to Chris from behind the door.
Probably heading over to Cole's to plan your death because I'm a horrible person. "Nothing."
"What? Chris, it's Friday night, you have to do something. Why don't you come to the club? I'm meeting Nick there. Phoebe, Piper, and Leo are all coming, too. Maybe you could even meet someone."
Chris was about to decline this offer when a thought occurred to him. If he went, he wouldn't have to meet up with Cole. This was the perfect excuse! He would say that he had to do it in order to suppress suspicions. "All right then."
"Awesome." Paige came out of the closet. "Could you tie me up in the back?" She looked gorgeous.
"Yeah, sure," Chris replied breathlessly. He went over and took the two strings that she handed him from the top of her dress. Paige held her hair up as Chris tied her dress and smelled her sweet shampoo. He finished tying up her dress and she turned around. "You look great," he told her.
"Thanks," Paige said with a wide smile.
They shared a moment before Chris departed, saying, "I'll see you tonight, then."
"See ya."
