Chapter eight: Getting ready to go.
Chris looked at Wyatt, afraid and angry he was giving another order but he couldn't help listening.
"I want you to pretend you've joined me. Whenever we are around someone else, good or evil you'll behave as if you've joined me. That means giving me your best advice when I ask you for it, not attacking or defying me in front of anyone else, not telling anyone I've forced you into doing this, and acting as my ally in every sense without caring of what you think."
"Asshole!" Chris realized that Wyatt was doing this to leave his enemies hopeless. If the witches of the resistance believed he had joined Wyatt they'd lose any hope of being able to kill the source.
"You are clever, brother. Yes, I've thought of that and more. And your friends we'll lose hope as soon as I have them in my power thanks to you."
Oh, I'd loved
to be an Oscar Mayer Wiener
That is what I'd truly like to be
Wyatt read this and he was going to ask why Chris was thinking of it again but Chris realized and quickly made another question to keep Wyatt distracted.
"Should I call you sir, too?"
Wyatt laughed.
"Only if you want to. But you also can't call me jerk in front of the others. And stop the sarcastic remarks when we are with them. I like some of them, but my minions wouldn't understand that I allow you to be disrespectful so I order you to show respect around the others"
Chris just nodded. He had to think of something.
"Then you have to lift that telling the truth and answering everything order. Because if you ask of what I think your plan will be over"
"Oh…you are already helping me...see?"
"If your plan is ruined you'd take it out on me and I really don't want that. Besides, I hate that order, it brings too much trouble."
Wyatt tried to think. Chris was really clever. He didn't know what the spell did on a contradiction. Probably make Chris obey the first order, that was telling the truth and yes that would ruin everything. On the other hand, Chris was probably suggesting this in order to avoid telling things. His brother was really smart and Wyatt knew he had to be careful on the freedom he gave Chris or Chris would find a way out, even if there wasn't one apparently. Still, Chris had a point there. He decided to take the risk.
"Fine. You can answer whatever you think will help me even if it's not true or not answer unless I ask you for the truth specifically, but only when we are with others. My first order still holds when we are alone."
"Fine. I think you are a dickhead. And if you keep asking if I hate you, one day I'll answer yes. Enough truth, sir?"
Wyatt smiled.
"Sir...I can get used to that. Well...it's time Chris. I think I've covered everything. Do you think the same? Tell me if I'm missing something that could ruin your pretending you've joined me."
Chris shrugged.
"I guess you've covered everything, except for not killing your demons unless it's necessary." Chris got angry and his own answer and Wyatt smiled, please.
"Well thought, brother. So I order you not to kill them unless you consider it useful for my cause or you are defending yourself. That may happen, you know? They are not exactly happy with you, but they'll obey me. Do you think I've missed anything else?"
"No! You are a real jerk, Wyatt."
Wyatt smiled and put his hands on Chris's shoulders and he flamed them out.
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Piper studied it carefully again..
It was a paper, a spell taken from the Book of Shadows. Piper looked at it. She hadn't seen it before so, it was from the future. Ya...it had to be Chris'. She looked at it with happiness. Then she asked herself how Chris could access the Book of Shadows in the future too. That brought her thought of who Chris could be back to her. She left that thought again and took the paper with her. Now she could go to the future. And she wouldn't let anyone stop her. She had to find Chris and the truth about him. She could sense how important that was to her, to all of them and especially Leo. Sighing in, she went to the attic pretending nothing had happened.
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Chris pulled apart quickly, looking to a closed door.
"Did you have to flame us? You know I hate that! And why aren't we inside yet?"
"I wanted to give you some last orders. And I forgot to check your outfit". He fixed Chris' jacket. Chris looked annoyed but he didn't resist. He knew that he had to pick his battles.
"Now you look threatening enough Black suits you." Wyatt added looking at Chris.
"I'm not some funny doll , Wyatt. And if you make me say I am, spell or no spell I'm going to find a way to vanquish you without any potion"
Wyatt laughed.
"Where's your sense of humor, brother?"
"Nowhere. Sense of humor can't be put in a place it's not a thing. ."
Wyatt gave him a weird look.
"I'm telling the truth, remember, sir?. Do you see how annoying your stupid order is? Lift that!"
Wyatt laughed. He couldn't help teasing Chris one more time.
"Who rules the world, little bro?"
"You do." Chris looked annoyed.
"Say that I'm the best that happened to the world"
"You are the best that happened to the world" Chris repeated and he quickly added "If the world wanted to be destroyed and you are sooo modest. I'm not some funny parrot, Wyatt. And don't you dare make me say I am".
Wyatt laughed again.
"I'm sorry it's just too funny. Which of us makes the better spells, bro?"
"You do" Chris answered really unwillingly.
Wyatt laughed happily "It took me over twenty years and a spell but you finally admitted it"
"But I make the better potions", Chris stared in his brother's eyes. By reading Wyatt he happily realized his brother agreed with him.
Wyatt found no point in denying it.
"Well, maybe you're right but who's the most powerful witch in the world, Chris?"
"I guess you are. At least until I try black magic."
"Oh…yeah? Is that what you think?" The answer surprised and annoyed Wyatt a little.
"Of course. I'm telling the truth, right?"
"Well whenever you are ready for that I'll help you."
"What makes you think I'd join you instead of killing you and taking your place?"
"That would be waste of powers, we can rule together and that's what the power of three is meant for. It's a power of siblings and we both know it."
Chris chuckled.
"What? Tell me what's so funny."
"If it wasn't for the spell I would say never mind. But I have to answer with the truth and you are forcing me to say you can't rule with anyone. As your second in command, maybe. But you'll never share decisions with anyone, not even me. First disagreement and we would be testing our black magic on each other"
"That's not true. Say it's not true, Chris". Wyatt looked annoyed. He thought that Chris had a point at how annoying the order was.
"It's not true" repeated Chris in an inexpressive tone of voice. He added firmly "We both know it's sooo true. See what you are doing now, abusing your power just because you don't like what I think."
"Maybe you are right but tell me, would you do that? Kill me to take my place?"
"No. But I'm not using black magic. Black magic changes people. You know? Oh yeah! You do! Black magic turned my big brother into a monster"
"So, you think I'm a monster?"
"Yes." Chris didn't want to answer that, it had just came out, due to the spell. "Just sometimes " He added quickly but the damage was done and he could read how hurt his brother was by his words. He made an effort to remember that hurt person he had by his side had killed tones of witches just for disagreeing with him. And he had put an annoying spell on him, and had given him the annoying order that had made him say this.
Wyatt looked down, angrily.
"I don't care. " but he was clearly lying. "I know what I'm doing". He made a pause and changed his tone of voice to a lecturing one.. "Besides there is no black and white magic Chris, magic is magic and it's the person that uses it which determines what kind of magic it is. No the other way around. I hate to disappoint you but this monster is still your big brother, nothing changed him" Wyatt seemed sad and Chris felt sorry to read that. He surprised himself because he almost wanted to apologize to Wyatt.
"Of course. I didn't mean to hurt you. I told you your order would bring problems. No one handles the truth every time. And I can't believe you. You invade my will and my thoughts and you get angry because I call you monster"
Wyatt shrugged. "I'm not used to people telling the truth, that's right. You can think whatever you want. You are still with me and if I'm a monster you are the monster's brother and you'll always be. Just deal with that. And you are still doing this, there's no way out"
"Really? And I was thinking that I was convincing you to leave me alone!"
Wyatt smiled at the sarcasm and added.
"Well, you are coming and I'll flame us in there. I know you hate flaming but I always flame because demons like that power. And it's funny and shows and reminds I'm the source. Here is the place where I have my meetings. You'll finally know it and take the place that has been waiting for you. I'll flame you by a chair, sit at it when I do the same. And do anything to make the fact that you've turned believable. Are you ready? "
"No. Are you going to sit on a throne and wear a crown?"
Wyatt laughed.
"Of course not. People that have to brag about their power are just insecure of it. I don't need to brag. "
"But I bet your table is not round"
"Who am I, King Arthur?"
"You do own Excalibur" Chris gave him a weak smile. He liked talking to Wyatt and he so didn't want to get into that room and have that meeting pretending he was on Wyatt's side.
"I've read that, and you are coming anyway. And well of course the table is square, I sit at the head, and you'll sit by my side. "
"Did Patrick sit there? "
"Of course not. No one sits by my side. Only you"
Chris asked himself why that made him happy. He felt silly. Wyatt gave him a comforting smile.
"This is going to be great, Chris"
He put a hand on Chris' shoulders.
"Come on. Ready?"
"No!" Wyatt looked angry and Chris added. "Don't get angry, spell"
Wyatt smiled, tired. "Fine, little bro. Don't answer if you don't want or the question is rhetorical.. But when you give me an answer I still want the truth"
Chris smiled slightly. At least that was something.
"Are you ready now?"
Chris just nodded this time and seeing that they both smiled at each other. Then Wyatt put his hand on Chris' shoulder and Chris just took a deep breath and closed his eyes while his brother flamed them in the room..
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A/N: Thanks again for your great comments and reviews, I hope I hadn't made you wait long and that you liked this. On the meeting Wyatt will find out what Chris did and...well...I hope you'll read it.
And of course I don't owe Charmed, or Chris or Wyatt or any characters but the ones I made up. Is it fair that the people that killed Chris owe him when I love him so much?
