Chapter Ten

Brianna was happy she had the love of her life and everything was going good, demon attacks where rare and she hadn't run into Gideon once in her time visiting Wyatt and Piper at magic school so life was going good. That is till a demon attack came and Phoebe got hurt in the progress, Brianna and Paige had taken care of it but the then vanquishing of the demons had run there potions stock nearly slap out. This was the beginning of the end for Brie's adventure into the past she didn't know it was going to end like this, but she could have expected it to happen tragically like everything else in her life.

The stocks where running low but Paige was in doubt of what exactly to get so she left it to Phoebe to write down what they needed and of course she wanted to ask Leo for his opinion of the ingredients since she never knew what common demon would attack them "Phoebe have you got that list ready or are you going to add even more to it' she called up the staircase "I've got it all here just let me get my keys so we can go" Phoebe called down the stairs, she popped up at the top of the stairs and began her decent down them "Okay so the list is complete on our part but still I think we need to get Chris to give us his opinion" she said reaching Paige "You know we could just…call him" Paige said waving her hands in the air "Yeah but P3 is on our way we'll just stop in" Phoebe said going out the front door. Brie was sitting in Chris's lap talking to him face to face, his hands where rubbing up and down her back and he was grinning "So when are we going to tell the family or are we going to excuse our way till we go back to our time?" Brie asked him laying her head on his shoulder "Hhm…I vote excuse till we can't anymore they'll found out soon enough on there own" he said kissing her forehead "Haven't we lied and excused enough… I hate to lie when I don't need to" she said picking her head up and kissing him on the mouth "Your aunts and Leo are looking at us funny as is I'm sure that Paige has taken notice more than once of us holding hands and spending a whole lot of time together" she said to him raising an eyebrow "See already figuring it out on there own" he said before kissing her passionately to end the conversation.

Phoebe and Paige walked into P3 it was empty as the place wasn't ready to open but they knew Chris was there since he did live there, oh bad time to get there this was going to be embarrassing on all of them involved. Phoebe opened the door and turned a bright shade of cherry red, there was her nephew making out with there whitelighter guest and he already had Brie's shirt half lifted up…Phoebe put a hand on Paige's chest and pushed her back closing the door behind her "Oh my god" Phoebe said putting a hand to her chest "What…what?" Paige asked "Chris and Brie…making out…right now…oh my god" she said repeating the end twice, Paige laughed "Well that explains it…come on lets get all aunty on him and break this up" Paige said laughing opening the door and walking "Ehem…hello aunts here let's break this up" she said crossing her arms and tapping her foot looking all aunt like, Brianna jumped and slapped at Chris's wandering hands looking a vivid shade of red herself "Erm hello ladies" she said adjusting her shirt back down and getting off of Chris's lap, he just smiled with a cat that ate the canary grin and slowly got up straightening his shirt for a second "Missed a button Brie" Paige pointed out and Brie blush even redder if that was possible "Uh thanks" she said fixing it "I can explain this" she said putting her hands up as if defending herself from getting red again "No need we understand totally…just wish we hadn't found it out like this" Phoebe said after she gained her composure "Uh same here" Brie said under her breath stomping Chris's foot for good measure "Oww…what was that for" he said looking at her, but the only answer he got was Brie sticking her tongue out at him "Oh come on now children" Phoebe said trying hard not to laugh "We have some wiccan duties calling" she said to them.

The quartet walked threw China town, Chris had suggested that they all just go together instead of him listing a few extra ingredients to add on the list… Chris and Brie walked together hand and hand laughing they had already been two stores and he was carrying the bags "So what's left on the list?" Chris asked Paige who was carrying the list "Not much if one store has it all in stock we'll be made" she said as he tried to look over her shoulder, she slapped at him "I can read it just fine mister peeper" she said laughing. Brianna got a funny feeling and looked around for the source but to her dismay she found nothing, Chris noticed this and tightened his grip on her hand "Is something the matter?" he asked her his face showing his worry "No everything is fine just got a feeling" she lied it was anything but fine her feelings where never good but he didn't know that. They left this next store only three things left but they didn't have it so the store owner suggested a shop further on down that she knew had it…they left and Brie got that feeling again only stronger, she shrugged it off and they went in search of that last store.

After an exhausting afternoon shopping the quartet left there list completed and supplies ready to go home but a person in the crowd caught Brianna's eye, she struggled to see them but even her tall frame couldn't see over the crowd till it was almost too late… 'Mom' she thought and that's when she took notice of the same demon that took Nadine's life, when she was a teenager, heading straight towards Lynn, she pulled her hand away from Chris's and headed off towards Lynn running as quickly as she could in the crowd "Wait where's she going" Phoebe said as they went after Brie 'No this is all wrong…it's going all wrong' she thought as she got mere feet from Lynn when the demons attacked, they got one shot in on Lynn and Brianna fell down onto the pavement wincing and gasping in pain, her whole body went transparent and she panicked when she saw her hand start to fade "Mom get Bianca and yourself out of there way… please" she yelled and Lynn looked shell shocked at her but followed her orders and rushed Bianca and herself into a safer part of the street. The sisters and Chris rushed up to her and she tried to wave them away "I'm okay…keep them safe I can't stress this enough" she said catching her breath not physically hurt herself but the pain had traveled threw her unborn body into her current one so she took the brunt of it… "Who?" Paige asked and Brie pointed to Lynn and Bianca "Keep my mom safe no matter what happens I'd like to be born you know" she said now standing up fully the sisters looked at her strangely but Chris understood her "Wait that's your mom…but that means you a Phoenix too" Phoebe said looking at her strangely "Yeah but that's unimportant now just keep my family safe while I kick some demon tushie!" She said to them and quickly made a b-line to the two demons.

The sisters looked back and forth between each other and then at Chris who was heading straight for Lynn and Bianca "Wait you knew this and never told us it" Phoebe said grabbing his arm "Yeah I did but it's been her right to tell it not mine…so let's help her out like she asked" he said pulling his arm free from his aunt and walking up to Lynn "I'm here to keep you safe… trust Brianna she knows what she's doing" he said to her with a smile "I trust you… but only because I love my baby dearly" she said putting a hand on her large stomach "And she's kept me safe so far" she said grabbing Bianca's hand in her own "Come on Bianca follow this young man he'll keep us safe baby sister said so" she said to the young girl, Bianca nodded and reached up to take his hand "Sister is mine so keep us really safe or else I get you" she said menacingly for a nine year old "I promise you I will cross my heart" he said with a grin and she nodded, he loved them both and now that he had the chance he'd not fail on keeping his two loves safe and both from Wyatt even if it came to harming his brother he'd do it for them. Brianna was tired from taking the pain from her current self, that and the demons where very powerful when put together even if she had vanquished him as a teen it hadn't happened yet in this time. One attacked and she force fielded herself sending an energy ball towards them, the other tried again and she tried to blow him up but it only dinged him and he kept on going, she frowned as she forgot just how she had defeated the one demon in her future and her being tired wasn't helping "Are you tired little witch…need to take a break" the one demon taunted "Never" she said and sent a wave of electricity towards them as they shimmered away and it hit a nearby stand blowing it up "Ugh" she groaned.

The battle went on for a few more minutes before she finally got one of the demons by carefully channeling two of her powers together causing him to burn from her pyrokenisis and energy ball combo. It was a stand off between her and the very demon that caused her so much misery, and boy was it harder now than then to vanquish him as she had taken on two of them and not just him. "Looking a little weak there want me to put you out of you misery already" he said taunting her "I never give up…and your going down you asshole" she said threw gritted teeth she made it a point to not curse but hey he deserved it the word was just made for this piece of scum. He laughed at her…yes he dared laugh at her "How about we make it interesting" he said shimmering away only to end up behind Lynn grabbing her from behind but before he could get a good hold on her a force field was up around her in a second and he was tossed away, even madder than before he shimmer a athame into his hand and ran headlong towards Lynn before anyone could even blink, Brianna orbed in front of her mother and grabbed his arm struggling with him. A triumphant sound came from him as Brianna staggered back the athame firmly planted into her stomach, Chris dropped Bianca's little hand and ran in a panic as she began her decent to the ground, the demon looked smugly as he watched her fall, but before he could celebrate he burst into flames and was gone "Gotcha now" Brie said as Chris caught her in his arm "Oh god Brie why did you do that?" he said cradling her in his arm and brushing a strand of blonde hair out of her face "Now Nadine has a fighting chance…I got him early" she said blood seeping from her mouth as she coughed but she still had a smile on her face. Lynn and the sisters made there way to the two and bent down to them, Lynn just brushing the side of her daughters face "You didn't have to do that you know…your little self would have just protected me again" she said looking down at her "I…know…but… it… was… instinct" she pained to say coughing again, she turned to the sisters and spoke to them "Tell Piper I love her and hug Wyatt goodbye for me…I won't be visiting him anymore" she said with a frown "But I can try to heal you…maybe we can get Leo to" Chris said tears at the corners of his eyes "Your not ready to heal me…and Leo can't you know that" she said slowly taking shallow breaths between her sentences.

"But I can try…don't die on me now we said we where going to go back together" he said kissing her on the forehead, she smiled weakly up at him "Can't always keep promises…but I still love you Chris remember that" she said to him squeezing his hand tightly with the little bit of strength she had left "Mom" she said and Lynn grabbed her other hand "Yes my little hope" she said "I love you too…always will please try to keep safe and Bianca too" she said looking lovingly at her older sister "She has a lot ahead of her and so does Willa tell Nett that…promise me that you'll tell her that too" she said squeezing her mothers hand "I promise I'll tell Annette what you said…and keep your sister safe too" she said smiling down at her still as of yet unborn daughter "Just know you'll always be my little hope" she said to her kissing her hand "I know and thanks for the name too…I keep it with me at all times" she said with a smile knowing her mother had already planned to name her Brianna Hope Blair long before this meeting "Chris" she wheezed squeezing his hand this time "You do your job here and I plan on seeing you in a much better future" she said to him "I will and I love you…I'll find you there trust me" he said smiling at her, she grinned "I only expect it, but maybe you should look up Bianca first" she said to him, he frowned a little "I will…but you're my true love" he whispered on her ear and she smiled at that. Brianna gasped in pain and held on to him tighter he kissed her hard on the lips knowing it be there last and when they broke apart she finally went still in his arms, fading away into nothingness.

Lynn patted him "Thank you for loving her now… I hope she still can do the same in return later" she said getting up and grabbing Bianca's hand "I've got to get going I have a promise to keep" she said "Who's Willa?" he asked looking up at the blonde "My niece" she said and teleported away.

"Well this day went all wrong" Paige said glumly as they made it back to the manor Chris had already orbed straight to P3 for the night not feeling like talking anymore to anyone…especially not Leo and his mom. Piper was told the news the very next day and she cried for hours on it having loved Brie like a daughter, Leo just shrugged he had never known the girl and could shed no tears for an unknown girl to him, but in a corner Gideon stood there hiding listening to the story and he looked pleased to have heard of her powers he knew now the girl had been his 'daughter' and he couldn't wait to see them for himself.

As Brianna began her journey into non-existence she heard the familiar voice of her cousin "You did good big cheese…" the voice said and even without a body so to speak she smiled to herself "Will we meet again Willa and this time will it be under different circumstances?" she asked her "Yes it will…but under much different circumstances" she smiled again "Good I can take that" she said and finally faded completely away back into the abyss of rebirth.