Chapter 6:Just The Beginning
" Look I can care less that you two went into the underworld without asking me what I care about is that you guys used Uncle Henry to do it." Chris ranted at the two young people seated on the couch in front of him. They broke the basic rule of the Halliwell family never use Henry or Victor for magical purposes.
"Dad you gave us an opening and we took it, it's not our fault that Uncle Henry chose to come with us. We found out a lot about the demons that helped us kick their asses so I think Vic and I did a pretty good job." Paige said smugly staring her father down.
"Paige no one is saying you too didn't do a good job were just saying that you could have gotten Henry killed with that little stunt you pulled it was not a good idea. Next time just you two want to do something like that just orb off ." Paige explained to her niece
"Come on Paige, Chris lighten up I'm the one who let them go it was fine no harm was done.
They're adults I think they can be trusted." Henry said coming to their defense like he did with all the kids he felt the need to be the cool guy since he was mortal and didn't have much else to offer.
"No grandpa, grandma and Uncle Chris are right we know better than to put you in danger and we really weren't thinking we won't do it again." Vic said looking genuinely contrite.
Before they could take their conversation any further they were distracted by a loud banging noise in the hallway and someone stomping up the stairs to the attic Paige stood in front of Henry and they all took fighting stances.
"Wow that is ridiculous my orbing has never been that off before it must be the drugs they gave me in the hospital." a voice said and they all relaxed because they recognized the voice. A second later they saw the man the voice was attached to.
Henry Jr walked into the attic on unsteady legs he had, had a hard time getting dressed but he wasn't going to admit that he wanted to help and he was going to. Chris smiled and gave him a thumbs up so that his Aunt Paige wouldn't see.
"Henry Victor Matthews Halliwell Jr you know you should still be in the hospital." Paige yelled at her son she had just come really close to losing him and now he was up out of bed running around.
"Now come on mom I thought Peanut there could use some help and besides I kinda wanted to get the chance to meet my kid." Henry said giving his mom his best award winning smile that wasn't on par with what it usually was but it was a start.
"Dad you're ok." Victor said running over to Henry Jr and hugging him.
"Whoa easy there buddy I'm sore all over." Henry said accepting a hug from his son only flinching slightly when Victor squeezed him too hard.
"Sorry dad I'm just glad you're alright." Victor said feeling bad that he hurt his dad.
"So how bout you tell me your name? Your Uncle Chris failed to mention that when he was telling his story." Henry asked wanting to get to know his son better.
"Victor Bennett Mitchell Halliwell." Victor said simply his name was anything but simple.
"Wow so I guess I named you after my grandpa and yours." Henry said sitting down on the couch before he fell over.
Paige stood up so her uncle would have room if he needed it. "See dad how do you expect us to listen when Uncle Hank does stuff like orb out of the hospital ?" Paige asked Chris pointedly.
He was saved from having to answer by C.J. who was sent to see what was going on.
"Ok Aunt Piper said Chris she knows you're mad but that's taking it a bit far. And dinner will be finished soon so if you want to eat come on. Whoa wait a minute Hen you should still be in the hospital Wy is gonna flip on you." C.J. said when he noticed his cousin.
"Thanks Coop I don't know about everyone else but I haven't ate since like two this afternoon when Ro cooked so I'm going to eat." Henry said leaving the attic.
"I'm with big Henry food is good I'm starving." Hank said standing up quickly a little too quickly because he fell right back down.
Chris took pity on his sometimes idiotic cousin and draped Hank's right arm over his shoulder so he could help him walk. "Alright Bubba we're gonna take this nice and slow so you don't kill yourself." Chris said walking out of the attic with him.
Paige and Victor got up to follow their dads downstairs and they were halfway to the attic door when Paige cleared her throat and said "Don't think you're both off the hook yet."
Armes paced his lair in the underworld like he was trying to wear a hole in the dirt floor. Why he had ever trusted stupid Rat Demons to do his bidding he would never know. Not only was his plan shot but to top it off Gorgon's plan for the two half demons wasn't going much better. And that was not to mention that a few of the rat demons hat gotten away and could now tell his secrets this wasn't good at all Gorgon was going to kill him when he found out what he had been up to.
Piper was milling about the kitchen working on finishing dinner while Chuck, Prue, Caleb, and Samantha sat watching her. She had sent Phoebe, Coop, and Leo to the other room to set the table. Much to her surprise and delight Sam and Caleb had been able to help her cook since neither of their fathers could be trusted to do anything in a kitchen other than eat. Wyatt, Liz and Lilly were due back any minute with Roman they had all went home to change after being in the underworld. Piper decided that all the teenage Halliwells needed to unwind so she had sent them off for the night to do whatever they wanted which probably included meeting up with Ricky. So no one in the room was surprised when orbs filled the room and cleared to reveal Wyatt, Roman, Lilly, and Liz.
"Roman how did it go tonight ?" Piper asked pointedly it wasn't that she didn't trust him because she did he did a good job for her and she was going to make him head chef soon she was just testing him.
"Went off without a hitch boss lady." Roman informed her saluting.
"Hey Uncle Ro." Sam said without thinking not that it mattered anyway it was almost a given who her mother was with her being Jake's daughter.
"Good going Paige is going to kill you dead now too." Caleb said laughing glad that he wasn't the only one in trouble anymore.
"Hey Sam just one question for you does Lilly here know she's your mother ?" Roman asked he rarely used his gypsy powers but they were so strong at times he couldn't control them.
"No but how did you know that and how did you know my name ?" Sam asked a shocked look on her face.
"Simple I'm part gypsy and Wy told me that your name was Sam." Roman said grinning.
"Wait a minute you're my daughter ?" Lilly asked wanting to faint.
"Oh come on Lilly it's not like that should come as a shock to you hell everyone but you know that she was your kid Coop even knew before you did." Chuck said laughing it wasn't like Coop was going to have a baby with anyone else his heart belonged to Lilly.
" Piper have you seen Emily I can't find her any where ? And now from the sounds of it not only to have her to worry about I have to worry about Lilly having a kid with Jake." Eva said as she stormed into the kitchen Friday was her early night and her youngest two normally spent a couple hours with her but now she couldn't find Emily and Ricky wasn't answering his phone.
"Eva truth be told things have been hectic around here today and the last time I saw Em she was with the girls when they left here about two hours ago." Piper explained knowing that after the last stunt those girls had pulled she shouldn't let them out of her sight.
"I can't find her anywhere I've tried calling and I checked home, at the library , and here. I can't get a hold of Ricky now either he was at Derek's but now he's not answering the house phone or his cell phone. Ro have you Chuck or Lilly seen your brother or sister ?" Eva asked really starting to panic any demon would love to take those two for their powers.
"I heard from Derek two hours ago dad was out and he couldn't get a hold of you either so he called and asked permission to go out and I gave it to him." Chuck said since Derek and Eva were always so busy with work most of the time Chuck had basically raised Ricky and Emily himself so he was used to being able to tell them what they could or couldn't do.
"He has a broken nose and broken ribs you let him go out ?" Derek asked his son coming into the kitchen he had rushed over from work as soon as Eva called him
"Dad he is just with the girls but I have no clue where Em is she was with the girls too the last time I checked." Chuck explained to his father.
"I can try to sense for her if you want me too dad I just have to tap into my cupid powers." Caleb offered hoping to help. So he closed his eyes and began sensing for his aunt.
"Charles Derek Bradford when did you have a son ?" Derek asked exasperated he never knew what Chuck was going to do next.
"I haven't had a son yet dad he's mine and Prue's son from the future." Chuck explained.
"Forget I asked." Derek said magic still gave him a headache.
" I can't sense her anywhere but that doesn't mean anything I wouldn't be able to if she shape shifted so that might have happened." Caleb explained.
"Derek you know this wouldn't happen if you kept better track of the kids." Eva said pointedly to her on again off again flame.
"I do keep track of them they always call and let me know where they're at if not I call them. The only one of my kids I've ever lost is Chuck and I lost him twice but I always managed to get him back." Derek said he was extra watchful of his youngest two children to make sure he never failed them like he did Chuck.
"Ok you two not helping we'll find her. Roman go get the scrying stuff you know where it is." Piper said trying to keep Derek from losing his temper it was almost as bad as hers.
Roman just about knocked Chris and Henry over as they tried to enter the kitchen.
"Henry Victor when did you leave the hospital ?" Piper asked him anger in her voice he could be so much like his mother sometimes it wasn't funny.
Henry was going to answer but he was cut off by Eva "He was there when I left which was a half hour ago he was sleeping I went to check on him to make sure he was ok." Eva said as she spoke a light went off in her head she knew where Emily was and she gave Henry a glare.
"Ok guilty as charged I asked Em to shift into me so I could come home and help with a demon I figured they might need my powers since they said Demon Boy's were off because he got hit with some sort of dust." Henry said as he sat down standing up for too long was not agreeing with him at the moment.
"That was Emily then ? Just great at least I know where she is now. But you are still in critical condition you need to be in the hospital little Henry you could seriously do damage to yourself right now. Now I can focus on Lilly having a child with Jake. " Eva said her anger lessening now that she knew her youngest was ok.
"Yeah I would like to hear all about that myself I wish you four would explain to the rest of us just who you are." Roman said from the stove where he was busying himself with work. Paige, Vic, Caleb, and Sam were now all seated at the counter.
" Uncle Ro I'm Paige Victoria Halliwell Chris is my dad." Paige said introducing herself.
"I'm Victor Bennett Mitchell Halliwell I know my name is complicated blame my dad Hank for that." Victor said joking around with his dad.
"Mitch please get over it. I'm Caleb Brian Halliwell the first and only half demon with cupid powers. Prue is my mom and good ol Chuck is my dad." Caleb said explaining some of his powers.
"And that leaves me the half demon with gypsy powers Samantha Cooper Halliwell. I know I blame my mother Lila for letting papa Jake give me that middle name." Sam said knowing she could get a raise out of her dad by saying that and sure enough he shot her a look.
"Wow now I'm almost sorry I asked. But just so long as none of you are mine." Roman said taking a pot off the stove so it would cool.
"I know we need to find a way to send them home before they change their past too much." Leo said coming back into the kitchen.
Paige shook her head and laughed at her grandpa "Grandpa you're only mad because I took one little bitty book from magic school." she said giving him a hard time it was one of her favorite things in the world to do.
"No dad is right the longer you stay here the more you risk changing the past especially since your two half demon cousins can't keep their mouths shut." Chris said going into his future freak mode.
"We're not leaving until we help you with this demon dad trust me you need our help." Paige argued they still had things in the past they had to do.
"Come on Chris let them stay and help it's only fair." Phoebe said she was enjoying her time with her grandchildren.
Roman stopped any further discussion by announcing "Foods ready."
The streets of downtown San Francisco were brightly lit and covered with people. Mel and the rest of the teenage Halliwells along with Ricky strolled out of a movie theater and ambled down the sidewalk.
"All I'm saying is that was the last time I let you guys drag me to see some chick flick next time I get to pick the movie we go see." Ricky said he couldn't believe he'd allowed himself to be dragged to the revival of He's Just Not That Into you .
"Alright then Mr. Bradford just what are you going to have us go see ?" Val asked him with a raised eyebrow.
"So many choices so little time lets see now oh I've got it The Dirty Dozen it's a classic and even you girls would get into it." Ricky cracked giving them all a smile.
"We would so get into seeing how three of us ,not naming any names but Val, Penny, and Carly, like to live outside the law it would be familiar to them." Patty said as they continued walking down the sidewalk.
"Oh a woman after my own heart. You've seen The Dirty Dozen?" Ricky asked he knew there was something about that girl that he liked.
"Yeah only about fifty times it's Bubba's favorite movie." Patty said walking so she could stand beside him.
"I always knew that man had good taste I'll have to thank him later." Ricky retorted linking his arm with Patty's
"I wish the two of them would just get together already they're starting to drive me crazy." Val sent to Mel, Carly, and Penny.
"You and me both Val it would get Junior off of my case and I could have a relationship out in the open for once." Carly sent back trying hard to keep a smirk off of her face so Patty wouldn't know something was up.
Mel and Penny stayed out of the conversation the two of them were having mentally. Penny was still upset over being forced to break up with Torch she really liked him and he wasn't as bad as they made him out to be. Mel was bummed the her kinda sorta boyfriend had cancelled on her again it was the third or fourth time that week she just didn't know how they could have a relationship if they never saw each other she was beginning to know how Lilly felt when Jake went off on one of his escapades and she didn't see him for days at a time.
"Hey Earth to the Halliwell cousins me and Ricky want to know if you guys want to go grab some coffee?" Patty asked waving her hand trying to get her cousin's and her sister's attention.
Mel pretended to stop and think about it minute before she answered "No I've got a way better idea than that with my idea we could get in so much trouble if we get caught and I know you all love a good challenge."
"Come on Mel spill this sounds fun." Val begged she loved taking risks here and there.
"Yeah Mel I thought you were an angel let's here it." Carly chimed in she was always ready for a good time.
"Well I was thinking we could fake some ids and sneak into a couple of clubs." Mel said smiling when she had a good idea she had a good idea. And besides there was no better way to get back at her 'boyfriend' than to meet some new hot stud and forget about him.
"I'm in for some fun what about you Ricky ?" Patty asked hoping he would want to come along.
"Well Ms. Matthews if you're in than I'm there." Ricky said giving her a bow.
"All you had to say was trouble and I was in." Penny said she was so much like her mother at that age it wasn't funny.
"So how do we fake an id ?" Carly asked she had no clue that Mel and Val did this all the time and therefore were old pros at it.
"Oh you'll see have Ricky unlock the car so we can get in." Mel said as they reached Chuck's SUV that he had loaned them for the night none of them wanted to risk using their parents' cars.
Ricky hit the unlock button on his keys and opened the door so that Mel could get in.
"Ok ladies and Ricky hand over your ids." Val said holding out her hand they all handed over the drivers licences and in Penny's case her permit. Val added her own to the stack and then got in the back seat with Mel who added hers as well.
"Magic forces black and white be with me throughout this night shield from others our true sage and make us older than our age." Mel chanted over the stack of licences when she finished they were encompassed by a blue glow and when it faded they had all been changed to make the teens either twenty one or twenty two.
"Here you guys go. Now what club did you want to hit first ?" Mel asked as she passed everyone their ids back.
"We've got to hit Inferno it's one of the hottest clubs out right now according to Chuck." Ricky said Chuck had the inside scoop on what clubs were good since he was a bartender.
"Alright let's do it as you all know we have no curfew tonight." Val said as they began to walk down the side walk towards Inferno.
Chris sat in his room at the manor still in his pajamas he didn't want to get dressed because of what it would mean. He was trying hard to be strong but it just wasn't working so that's why he was a the manor instead of at home where he belonged. He wasn't surprised when he heard a knock at his door but he didn't feel like acknowledging it that was why he had left it unlocked in case someone who couldn't orb came looking for him. However he was surprised when the door opened rather than someone just orbing in. He looked up to find his Uncle Henry the man he called dad standing there with red rimmed eyes from crying.
"Chris you need to come home and get dressed I need you today." Henry pleaded with his nephew nobody had seen or heard from Wyatt since it happened therefore all responsibility for the younger siblings had fallen on him.
"I'm not going dad I can't bury another mom especially when it's Aunt Pay she's the only one who ever really understood me." Chris said fighting back tears of his own.
Henry sighed as he sat down on the edge of the bed and put on arm around Chris " Oh Buck I miss her too she wasn't only my wife she was my everything I don't want to do this anymore than you do but we have to. Look we both know that this won't be easy but I need you to help me with the younger kids. Hank won't come out of his room for anyone but you I think he feels like you do so I need you to go talk to him he was a momma's boy too just like you. I was hoping that you would get dressed and then go talk to him show him that he has to go." Henry said rubbing his hand through the four days worth of beard on his chin Paige wouldn't mind if he didn't bother to shave she liked him with a little hair on his face.
"Ok Uncle Hen I'll do it but only for Hank and the girls Coop and Wy are on their own they should be here now but if Wy jumped off the bridge Coop would go with him. I guess I'll get dressed and then I'll go talk to Hank. After I talk to Hank I'm gonna try to call Sam and Leo they
both should be here." Chris said standing so he could orb to his room in the basement of Paige and Henry's house.
" Chris just so you know you don't always have to be strong for me we can take turns breaking down deal ?" Henry asked sticking out his hand.
"Deal. Oh and dad the next time you want to convince me of something you might want to practice what you preach first you're not even dressed yet." Chris said chuckling a bit as he looked at Henry's chosen attire. Henry was dressed in a sweatshirt that said SFPD across the front holy pajama pants and flips.
" Don't start on me Buck I told you I need you I woke up to the girls having at it over the bathroom Paige normally handles that. And then Hank is locked in his room and he put an anti-orb spell on it so the girls can't even get in I can pick the lock if I have to but I don't want to Paige hated when I did that to you kids. So see you have to go home your brother and sister need
you." Henry said in his mind he considered all those kids to be his and most of them even called him dad and they called Paige mom. That's why her death just wasn't fair most of the kids had already lost one mom they shouldn't have to lose another. Chris and Wyatt were in college now Hank, Prue, and Coop wouldn't be far behind. Henry was outnumbered by the girls and if he didn't have Chris to help he would have to do all this alone.
"Come on dad I'll orb you home." Chris said putting an arm around the older man. He was glad that at least he still had Henry he just didn't know what he would do if anything happened to him.
Chris woke with a start it took him a minute to take in his surroundings and realize he was in the living room of the manor. When they dealt with this demon he was really going to have to figure out what was going on with all the flashes he was having lately they were starting to interfere with his life.
"Morning sunshine I'm glad you can sleep at a time like this." Roman said to his friend.
"I've had a long couple of days I must of dozed off. How long was I out mom ?" Chris said it wasn't a lie he hadn't slept more than four hours in the last two days combined.
"You were only out for ten minutes Peanut you didn't miss anything it took that long to get everyone in the room." Piper said putting her hand on his knee she was still worried about him she hadn't forgotten that he had to be rushed to the hospital earlier that day.
"So what the hell are we gonna do about this big bad demon this time ?" Hank asked after being in the hospital for three days he was ready for some action.
"This isn't just some demon Henry he was the right hand of to two sources Cole and the one before him." Phoebe said frustrated she still had to worry about bounty hunters being after her Jake.
"Yeah I know Aunt Phoebe I was kinda in charge when that revelation was made I remember." Henry said he might have been in a coma for a day but he was tired and crabby.
"Ok listen we know who he is and what he does let's call it quits for tonight and start again bright and early tomorrow." Piper suggested.
"Yeah all four kids can stay here two can sleep in Chris's old room and the other two can sleep in Wy's." Leo said knowing it wasn't a good idea for them to leave the manor.
"Sounds damn good to me I need my beauty sleep." Chris complained he hoped he could sleep without those stupid flashes waking him up he really needed to sleep.
"Me and Bennett will stay up a little while and work on this we'll be fine." Little Paige said she really didn't have anything up her sleeve this time.
"Fine but if you two even think about going to the underworld alone I assure I will find out and I will make Piper look tame." Paige warned her grandson and her niece as she got ready to walk home with her husband since they only lived right down the street.
"Wy I want you or your brother to sleep on the couch in Henry's room tonight just in case." Piper said she was worried about her nephew.
"I'll do it mom don't worry I won't let anything happen to him this time." Chris said he considered it his personal job to look after Henry's well being and as of late he hadn't been doing too good at it.
Leo let out a sigh of frustration he didn't know what anyone was going to have to do or say to get through to that boy that what happened to Hank hadn't been his fault. " Chris I don't want to rehash this again right now but you couldn't help what happened to your cousin it wasn't your fault. Now please go home and get some sleep you can look after Hank and Wyatt can watch over both of you and Prue can keep all three of you in line that way everyone is taken care of." he said Piper had been right twenty two years ago when she told him that Chris was just as stubborn as he was.
"Yeah you guys heard Uncle Leo I get to look after all three of you like I didn't already do that if it wasn't for me you three would live like wild animals." Prue said looking at all three of her male cousins.
"Hey I resent that my room is spotless and I can cook which is more than I can say for Wy." Henry slurred out thickly due to the drugs that Eva had forced on him since he insisted on staying out of the hospital until they managed to get rid of the demon they were after.
"Come on let's get to the apartment while Hank can still walk he's heavy and I don't think Chris and I can carry him if he passes out. Chris you orb him and I'll orb ladybug." Wyatt said he just wanted to go home and get in bed he was worn out he still had to find time to study for the test that he had next week he really didn't want to fail out of med school.
"I'll stay here for a while and help them track down info about this demon." Jake said he wasn't really looking forward to going home or to Lilly's apartment.
"Hey Halliwell what about me ? How am I supposed to get home ?" Liz asked she had come to the manor with Wyatt and had no other way of getting to her apartment.
"God Shane you're such a pain in the ass you can stay at my apartment again or you can go home it's up to you." Wy said giving her options he hoped that she would want to stay with him he didn't feel like being alone if he had to keep an eye on Chris and Henry.
"I'll stay with you Wy I think Prue might need help watching you three guys especially you, you can be a handful at times." Liz said giving him one of her award winning smiles so he couldn't stay mad at her for long.
"Fine just come on Liz we have babysitting duty since these two can't be trusted to stay in the hospital when they need to." Wyatt said causing both Chris and Hank to fix him with cold glares.
"So what am I chopped liver ? I have to walk home now ?" Lilly asked with a look of annoyance on her face.
"No dear I'll take you and your brother home and then I'll come back here." Jake explained to his girlfriend who could be dense at times.
"Cooper Jacob don't you go into the underworld alone either you still have the bounty hunters on your tail. Don't use any of your demonic powers while you're at it at least not until we fix things with this demon. Stick to shimmering and your wiccan powers for right now." Phoebe instructed her son knowing he would go in the underworld alone the first chance he got if that's what he thought he needed to do.
"Right I'll never survive in a fight if I use only my wiccan powers mom they're passive powers like yours and you know it. But I'll try not to use my demonic powers unless I have to." Jake said hugging his mom. Phoebe would flip if she knew the real reason the bounty hunters were after him and she would kill him when she found out that he kept it from her for so long.
"That's all I ask just please be careful baby." Phoebe said hugging him back before he shimmered out with Lilly and Ro.
" Aunt Piper if it's alright with you I think I'll stick around until Coop gets back and see if he needs my help." Chuck said he really had nothing to do besides go home alone there was no way Prue was going to be able to sneak out and meet him tonight and he would never risk getting caught by Wyatt to shimmer over to her apartment.
"That's fine Chuck I never mind if you stay here and you know it." Piper said climbing the stairs to her bedroom with Leo following right behind her.
" Hey mom where are the girls it's almost two in the morning ?" Wyatt asked he was worried about his sister and cousins.
"Relax Wy they're fine Mel called about ten minutes ago they're hanging out." Piper said rolling her eyes he took being overprotective to the extreme sometimes. She would have seriously blown a gasket if she knew what her daughter and nieces were really up to.
Club Inferno was hopping the dance floor was almost wall to wall people and right in the middle of the crowd was Carly and Penny dancing for all they were worth. Mel had no idea how big of a mistake she made by sneaking those two into a club they were bad enough on their own without any help from her.
Mel, Val, Ricky, and Patty were off to the side sitting in a booth that was up against a wall. Mel was the only one not drinking because as per their agreement with Chuck she was the one who had to drive his car home. She was the only one that had never had a wreck or a speeding ticket so all the guys trusted her with their cars.
Val and Ricky were both well on their way to being shitfaced Mel had no idea how she was going to get both of them passed their parents without all of them getting busted luckily they were all staying at Paige's house she wouldn't freak out on them like Piper or Derek would. Patty had only had a little to drink so she could keep Mel company thankfully the club was closing in another hour and a half and then they could deal with trying to get the other four out of there.
"Mel this might be the best idea you've ever had." Ricky said raising his glass and toasting her.
"Ricky I think I should take blackmail pictures to show your brother." Patty said laughing at her friend who had a pair of sunglasses and fuzzy pink gloves on and a neon green scarf.
"For real Ricky I can't believe Val got you to put all that on now all you need is a hat to match all that." Mel said laughing at him too.
Ricky was dressed fairly nice he had an Red American Eagle button up shirt on with a black tie with Levis and Nike Shox. But he had added to the mix Val's fuzzy pink gloves and his own aviator sunglasses. He had gotten the scarf from Penny.
"And you just so happen to be in luck Ricky I happen to have my softball hat in my purse." Patty said placing the hat upon his head sideways.
Penny and Carly who were laughing as they walked back to the table started to laugh even harder when they saw Ricky's appearance.
"Oh he would so be in trouble right now if somebody saw him he is wasted." Penny said speaking from experience.
"Speak for yourself Penny you would be in trouble too I saw the guy that you were talking to at the bar Prue would flip out on you after the last guy you dated." Ricky came back his speech was surprisingly clear considering the amount he had drank. Then he did something completely out of character for himself he said " Come on Patty come dance with me." He pulled the girl to her feet and led her out on the dance floor.
"Wow we are all so busted when we get home it's not even funny." Val slurred unlike Ricky she was really feeling the effects of the alcohol.
"No we are not busted we are just going to walk into Aunt Paige's house and act nice and normal." Mel said with a laugh Val always got so paranoid when she had been drinking.
As they continued their conversation they didn't notice that someone was in the shadows of the club watching them.
Chris stood outside the door to Henry's room he shifted his weight from foot to foot and debated on whether or not to knock on the door. He had no idea what he was going to say to his cousin it had taken both his Aunt Paige and Victor to reach him after Piper had died. But he had promised Big Henry the only dad he had ever really known that he would talk to Hank and that's what he was going to do. Steeling himself he knocked on the door and said "Bubba open the door."
"Who is it ?" Hank asked through the closed door he knew it was Chris but he just had to be sure he didn't feel like talking to anyone else.
"Hank it's Chris now open the door." Chris said kindly but firmly he knew the hell he was going through and he was trying to help him.
Chris heard footsteps and then he heard the lock on the door click finally it opened just a crack and he saw Henry standing there with his eyes red and puffy from crying.
"Come in Chris I just had to make sure it was you." Henry said it was easy to tell that he had been crying very recently his voice was still thick with emotion.
Chris walked into his room and was unprepared for the sight that greeted him clothes were thrown all over and his bed was unmade that was so unlike Henry he always kept everything neat and clean.
"Hank I need you to go on and put your suit and tie on." Chris said calmly.
"I don't want to Chris because if I do it will mean that she's gone and she's never coming back." Hank said fighting back a fresh batch if tears.
Chris sighed a deep sigh he knew the feeling hell he was feeling it himself but now he had to put his brave face on for his brothers and sisters " Little brother I'll leave the option up to you whether or not to get dressed and go but I'll tell you right now if you don't go you'll regret it the rest of your life. Hey mom loved you very much and she would hate to see you like this so get dressed or don't if that's what you want but at any rate at least come downstairs I'm going to make everyone some breakfast and you need to eat." he said the only way for him to get through to Hank right now was to remind that they really were brothers no matter what genetics said.
Fifteen minutes later Chris stood at the stove frying bacon and eggs he already had piles of french toast setting on the counter he knew that all these were Hank's favorites and he was trying to make him feel a little better right now. He knew the pain he felt would take time to go away. It had taken him years to get over Piper's death he was still mourning her when Phoebe and Coop were killed so their death hadn't really phased him. But now he had to try to cope with losing his mom and in some ways it was harder than losing his mother.
Big Henry walked into the kitchen dressed in a black suit and tie he had taken a shower and he looked better than he did earlier but he still hadn't shaved. "So Chris what did he have to say ?" He asked not really wanting to have to deal with his son acting up on today of all days.
"I left it up to him whether he wants to get dressed and go or not so we'll see. I told him he would regret it if he didn't." Chris said taking the frying pans off the stove and turning it off.
"And I decided that Chris was right mom wouldn't want me to act the way I've been acting. I at least owe it to her to show up to her funeral looking decent." Henry Jr said as he walked into the room he was dressed in a suit similar to Chris and Big Henry's.
Chris gave him a reassuring look and a thumbs up he knew that Hank just needed space and that he was pissed off at Paige for dying on him. So he had let him make his own mind up about what to do and he knew that he would make the right choice.
Chris bolted upright on the couch in the Henry's room he was beyond trying to figure out all the memory flashes that had plagued his dreams since after Henry got shot. He couldn't worry about that right now anyway his main concern was Henry who was in a fitful sleep and he didn't look to be in good shape. He was freezing and burning up at the same time he was so cold his teeth were chattering and yet his body was covered in sweat. Chris was getting him to go back to the hospital the minute they vanquished Armes come hell or high water.
C.J., Paige, and Victor were roaming around endless caverns in the underworld not one of them had any clue what they were looking for or where they would find it. They had all went down there on a whim to see what they could find out about Armes but they had all gone alone and bumped into each other.
"Hey you're the demon where do you think that this guy is ?" Paige asked she had a way with words.
"I have no clue where he is it's not like they have a demon directory down here. It's a wonder that you managed to make to adulthood with a mouth like that." C.J. said as they rounded another corner.
"Hey you two might want to keep it down I don't want to get caught down here." Victor said he was now having second thoughts about this plan or lack thereof.
"Oh I think it may be a little late for that." a figure said stepping out in front of them but there was something familiar about this figure. When the figure stepped into the light of the torches they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was Caleb.
"What are you doing down here Cal ?" Paige asked.
"I couldn't sleep I figured I'd come down here and see what I could find out. If you want to know what I found out we gotta go home now." Chuck said shimmering out.
The other three just shared a look and shimmered and orbed back to the manor.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter please review. I can get chapters out faster if you help give me some ideas of what you want to see.