Chapter 11 Defrosted and Mother of Three.
Piper wanted to be subtle, she told herself over and over. But at the same time, she wanted to shout and scold on why both boys felt it was necessary to hide the fact that they were family. Things could have gone so much smoother so much easier. Heading back up to the attic, she stands at the door looking at both the massive block of ice which holds her newly discovered second child Chris and a sleeping Allen. She couldn't imagine what Chris was feeling trapped in there. Hell was he even aware that he was frozen? If he was does he know, how long he's been trapped in there for? Piper knows, she has to be productive otherwise she would only go crazier. First thing first, she would work on the Power of Three spell, they need to free Chris in the morning.
The spell should have been easy to focus on, but her mind kept drifting off to Chris and Allen. Neither of the boys, seem to care much about Leo. Chris appeared emotionless around Leo almost as if he were a robot. Which she found unsettling emotions the good and the bad are one of the key things that made someone human. Allen on the other hand by all accounts despised the Elder, they couldn't be in the same room for barely five minutes. Piper recalled Allen saying, he would rather spend an eternity with Barbas then spend ten minutes with Leo. Looking back that comment wasn't just harsh and creative. But it shed even more questions of what exactly has gone down with Leo and Chris to warrant such a comment. Barbas was easily the one demon the sisters made an enemy of most.
Piper must have rewritten the spell over a dozen times, each time more content with it. Piper hadn't realised the sun finally rising until she looked at the windows. Deciding enough time has gone by. She wakes up her sisters.
"Maybe, we should wake Allen up," Phoebe suggested.
"Know if this doesn't work it will upset him," Piper replies.
"Is that the spell?" Paige asks glancing at a piece of paper in Piper's hands.
"Yes, one that in theory should work if the potion has weakened the magical structure of the ice," Piper answered.
"A fallen hero trapped in ice, we call upon the spirits of the Halliwell line, to heed our call and banish this ice forevermore," The three sisters chanted, seconds later the paint like potion cracks and falls off the ice. A bright white light manifests from the block of ice making the sisters squint. Then massive cracks start to appear in the ice waking Allen up. The block of ice then shatters pieces of ice fly out everywhere in a different size. Allen uses the pillow his head was once resting on to protect his face. The boy then put the pillow to one side. Chris now freed from the ice simply collapses onto the floor.
"Christopher!" Allen shouted as he scrambled off the couch and ran over to the fallen Whitelighter-Witch.
"It actually worked," Phoebe said, "Never thought you would use fallen hero in a spell regarding Chris,"
"We're going to need a Whitelighter," Piper says.
"No, we don't he's not badly hurt just passed out to recover, he's already been inflicted to a lot of magic. Trying to heal him could make things worse, he will be fine in a few hours," Allen replies.
"Paige, Phoebe get plenty, of blankets," Piper ordered, the younger Charmed Ones left the attic. Allen is struggling to carry an unconscious Chris over to the couch. "Here let me help," Piper walked over to the two boys. Piper and Allen carefully move Chris over to the couch and lay him out on it.
"First, you let him stay then defrosting him. What's gotten into you, Piper?" Allen asks.
"Nothing and it's mommy," Piper corrected.
"Not for another sixteen years, Piper. You be lucky to get the three-letter word that starts with m," Allen responds before walking over to the Book of Shadows. He starts to flick through the pages.
"What you're looking for?" Piper asked.
"Anything specific about possible symptoms Chris could develop, from being trapped in the ice for hours," Allen answered.
"I'm sure he be fine once, he has some blankets," Piper tried to reassure the boy "He just needs some time to rest,"
"Was the Frost Demon the last on the list?" Allen asks.
"Yes, I believe so," Piper answers.
"So, the demon Chris made the deal with can hand over the info," Allen said.
"Yes, but right now we have to wait for a little, bit Chris needs his rest and Czuchry still can't get in here right now," Piper replies.
"Why are you being so affectionate towards Chris?" Allen asked feeling suspicious towards his mother.
"I can be affectionate it's what people love about me most," Piper responds.
"No, your cooking is what people love about you most, you've hated Chris since the moment we arrived," Allen says.
"I was irritated by him, I didn't hate him," Piper replied, "Your hair a little greasy, I think you should get a shower,"
"It's okay, I can wait. I need be here when Chris gets better," Allen said, he didn't want to admit but he hated to be far from his brother. Plus, it was his fault that Chris was frozen in the first place. He should have just vanquished the agreed limit and returned to the manor not stuck around and get captured by Czuchry.
"I'm sure, Chris won't mind waking up while you're in the shower. He will come around in an hour or three," Piper replied.
"My hair can wait," Allen said.
"Just do it or I'll make sure that your nursery stays your bedroom for as long as I live," Piper threatened.
"You wouldn't," Allen says.
"It would be a little hard to sneak in a girl or boy to your room on a night then wouldn't it," Piper replies.
"You know what I might just get a shower," Allen sighed as he walked out of the attic. He swore his mother was insane.
Allen retrieves his backpack from his nursery no, Wyatt's old nursery. By asking Paige who he crossed paths with on the second floor to quickly grab it for him. While she was picking up extra blankets. He then quickly ran down to the kitchen almost tripping and grabbed two towels. Before returning to the upstairs bathroom. He closed the bathroom door locking it. He then walked over to the bathroom mirror and chanted a small spell to reveal to him the identity of the Seer who Chris made his deal with. Looking directly into the mirror Allen sees his reflection fade and is replaced with the image of Kyra. Allen smiles.
"Hello gorgeous," Allen said to himself before the image of Kyra fades and his reflection returns. The boy then got into the shower.
Back in the attic, we have just Piper and a still unconscious Chris on the couch. Paige had dropped off the towels before leaving for Richard's place. Phoebe sadly had a lot of work to catch up on at the paper. Chris while still in an unconscious state has slowly become more active. His once stiff body started to move a little, he shifted from left to right here and there. Piper noticed that she and Allen didn't really lay Chris out well, he was a heavy lad Chris, the young man was lying in a way that had him laying mostly on his front. Piper went to stroke his cheek, but he flinches.
"C…Cold," Chris slurred out. Piper felt the hybrid's t-shirt it felt as though it was just dropped into a bucket of water filled with ice. Being as careful as possible. She takes the freezing cold t-shirt off and to her horror she sees something, she never once considered. Piper finds Chris' back is branded with a symbol that was once a symbol of her heritage. The symbol of the Power of Three. A large triquetra a scar so deep she's surprised that it doesn't reach his spine. What she finds most peculiar is that one-third of the triquetra the left side looks a lot deeper than the rest.
"Oh my god," Piper gasped as she traces a finger over the triquetra scar. Who would be twisted enough, to brand Chris with this their legacy?
End of chapter 11.
