Imagination Gone?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the "Charmed" characters. They are the property of Aaron Spelling. You can tell what's mine and what's his.
Setting: Take place a one month after 'Long Lost Love'. So if you haven't read that one, I advise you too so that you aren't lost in this one.
Real of fake? There's a real thin line between those two words, and sometimes people get them cross. Sometimes, even what seems to be fake could one day become real. Even when you least expected it.
It was the middle of December. The only thing that was going in my life was an upcoming performance in San Francisco. The dance studio that I was working, that my mother owned, was schedule to perform a winter show. And one of the performers in it was me. You see, I teach dance and I also perform it. I've been dancing since I was little and that was how I met Lexi Wyatt. I met him in a dance competition when he and his sisters Melanie and Rachel were waiting for there turn to dance. It wasn't one of the romantic meetings. What happened was that I accidentally lost my balance climbing the steps with my sisters and I fell into his arms. Talk about falling for someone? *chuckles.* That happened over a year ago, and now I was at his house watching a movie.
It was one of those gloomy days were the skies were clouded and the threat of rain was approaching, but not yet happening. Lex, his family, and I were sitting down in the front living room watching the movie Bogus. It was a story about a little boy whose mom died and he is sent to live with his godmother, but while there he befriends and imaginary friend name Bogus.
We were at the part where the kid was climbing the stair well to his mother when the power went out. We then heard a crack of thunder and it shook the house.
"I've always hate it when there is a thunder storm," Piper said getting up and opening the closed curtains so that there could be some light in the old Manor.
"Well I sort of like it," Paige said.
"And why's that?"
"Because it's the perfect time for ghost stories. Anyone want to hear any?"
"No thanks, Aunt Paige," Melanie said as she got up off the couch. "I think I'm gonna go get some reading done." She then walked up the stairs to her room.
"Anyone else?"
We all shook our heads no.
"Fine. I guess I'm going to go work on some potion practice," Paige said.
"I'm coming with you," said Melinda running to catch up with Paige.
"Sorry we don't get to finish the rest of the movie before you have to go," Lex said getting out of the chair that we shared during the movie.
"Oh, it's alright. I've seen it many times," I replied.
"Yeah?"
"Yep. And I've always wonder if Bogus was real. Ever since I first saw it, I've always wonder it. Are imaginary friends real?"
"I don't know. I've never had one before."
"Nor I."
"Your mom did," Leo said.
"She did?" Lexi asked.
"Yeah. And so did you Danni."
"What? I don't recall having one."
"That's because you forget about them when you grow older."
"That's true," Piper said. "Mine was name Rebecca. She was a Leprechaun Princess. She had ruby red hair and deep emerald eyes. Prue use to tease me about her because she couldn't see her. But I knew she was real."
"I wish I could remember who mine was," I said.
The rain continued throughout the day and that night I had to travel through it to get back to the hotel.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay here for the night?" Lex asked.
"I wish I could Lex, but I need to get back. Mom is probably having a hard enough time with my dancers and need my help," I said. I then kissed his cheek and the cab pulled away towards the hotel.
That night, a strange thing happened. Princesses Rebecca materialized into the dark dinning room of the hotel. With her was a tall French man with black hair and blue eyes and his name was Aidan.
"Are you sure the one who could help us is here?" Rebecca asked.
"Oui. I sense her here," Aidan replied.
"Do you think she could still see you, even though you haven't been there since she was 5?"
"Oui."
"Ok, then lets go find her before Jean Claude finds us.
You see, Jean Claude was an evil warlock bent out to kill all the imaginary friends on earth so that kids everywhere won't have fantasy in there life. He was successful in killing five already, so Rebecca and Aidan teamed up to find someone to destroy Jean Claude. The only people they could come up with were me, Lexi, Rachel, and Melanie. And there first to find was me.
I was in an empty room, with her students, going over some of the dances that they were going to use in the Christmas shows. Sophie and Taylor were also in that class, so I made sure that they didn't get into any trouble like what happened on Halloween.
"Ok, let's start from the top," I said standing in the front of the group as they got in their places. "And a one, two…" I started the music.
The girls were doing well. I've never had a student that I couldn't teach. The troop, this year, was made up of 8 girls and two boys. They ranged between the ages of 4 and 7. Most of them, I've had in class for a year and the others were from my mom's class and were move into mine because they'd advanced in their dance skills.
After they did the dances about 3 times, I allowed them to head back to their rooms so that they could get some sleep. Their parents picked them up and the kids talked about them being ready for the show and all and that they couldn't wait for their performances. There were 8 performances total, in three different cities, that we were to do. First city was San Francisco, then Los Angeles, and finally San Diego. As the kids left, I notice that there was a man standing within the crowd that looked familiar, but I couldn't figure out where I've seen him before. So I ignored him, picked up my radio and the CD's, and made my way towards my room. Once in, I called Lexi, told him the show time for tomorrow night, and then went to bed.
That night I dreamt that I was 5 years old again. It was the end of the dance class, and I was changing my shoes. I didn't have any friends, so I kind of changed away from the other kids. Once I was done, I went back out to the dance floor and saw that my mom was talking to the other parents. That was when I saw him. Aidan was standing in the corner waving at me. I ran over to him and gave him a hug.
"I thought you wouldn't make it for practice," I said hugging him.
"Mon enfant. You know I told you that I would come, juste?
"Oui."
"But I have to leave."
"What? Why? Aidan, you can't leave."
"I'm sorry, but I have. But I promise to be back when I can, alright?"
"Oui."
And Aidan started to leave.
"Adieu, Danielle."
"Adieu, Aidan."
And then I awoke to a sound in my room.
TBC
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the "Charmed" characters. They are the property of Aaron Spelling. You can tell what's mine and what's his.
Setting: Take place a one month after 'Long Lost Love'. So if you haven't read that one, I advise you too so that you aren't lost in this one.
Real of fake? There's a real thin line between those two words, and sometimes people get them cross. Sometimes, even what seems to be fake could one day become real. Even when you least expected it.
It was the middle of December. The only thing that was going in my life was an upcoming performance in San Francisco. The dance studio that I was working, that my mother owned, was schedule to perform a winter show. And one of the performers in it was me. You see, I teach dance and I also perform it. I've been dancing since I was little and that was how I met Lexi Wyatt. I met him in a dance competition when he and his sisters Melanie and Rachel were waiting for there turn to dance. It wasn't one of the romantic meetings. What happened was that I accidentally lost my balance climbing the steps with my sisters and I fell into his arms. Talk about falling for someone? *chuckles.* That happened over a year ago, and now I was at his house watching a movie.
It was one of those gloomy days were the skies were clouded and the threat of rain was approaching, but not yet happening. Lex, his family, and I were sitting down in the front living room watching the movie Bogus. It was a story about a little boy whose mom died and he is sent to live with his godmother, but while there he befriends and imaginary friend name Bogus.
We were at the part where the kid was climbing the stair well to his mother when the power went out. We then heard a crack of thunder and it shook the house.
"I've always hate it when there is a thunder storm," Piper said getting up and opening the closed curtains so that there could be some light in the old Manor.
"Well I sort of like it," Paige said.
"And why's that?"
"Because it's the perfect time for ghost stories. Anyone want to hear any?"
"No thanks, Aunt Paige," Melanie said as she got up off the couch. "I think I'm gonna go get some reading done." She then walked up the stairs to her room.
"Anyone else?"
We all shook our heads no.
"Fine. I guess I'm going to go work on some potion practice," Paige said.
"I'm coming with you," said Melinda running to catch up with Paige.
"Sorry we don't get to finish the rest of the movie before you have to go," Lex said getting out of the chair that we shared during the movie.
"Oh, it's alright. I've seen it many times," I replied.
"Yeah?"
"Yep. And I've always wonder if Bogus was real. Ever since I first saw it, I've always wonder it. Are imaginary friends real?"
"I don't know. I've never had one before."
"Nor I."
"Your mom did," Leo said.
"She did?" Lexi asked.
"Yeah. And so did you Danni."
"What? I don't recall having one."
"That's because you forget about them when you grow older."
"That's true," Piper said. "Mine was name Rebecca. She was a Leprechaun Princess. She had ruby red hair and deep emerald eyes. Prue use to tease me about her because she couldn't see her. But I knew she was real."
"I wish I could remember who mine was," I said.
The rain continued throughout the day and that night I had to travel through it to get back to the hotel.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay here for the night?" Lex asked.
"I wish I could Lex, but I need to get back. Mom is probably having a hard enough time with my dancers and need my help," I said. I then kissed his cheek and the cab pulled away towards the hotel.
That night, a strange thing happened. Princesses Rebecca materialized into the dark dinning room of the hotel. With her was a tall French man with black hair and blue eyes and his name was Aidan.
"Are you sure the one who could help us is here?" Rebecca asked.
"Oui. I sense her here," Aidan replied.
"Do you think she could still see you, even though you haven't been there since she was 5?"
"Oui."
"Ok, then lets go find her before Jean Claude finds us.
You see, Jean Claude was an evil warlock bent out to kill all the imaginary friends on earth so that kids everywhere won't have fantasy in there life. He was successful in killing five already, so Rebecca and Aidan teamed up to find someone to destroy Jean Claude. The only people they could come up with were me, Lexi, Rachel, and Melanie. And there first to find was me.
I was in an empty room, with her students, going over some of the dances that they were going to use in the Christmas shows. Sophie and Taylor were also in that class, so I made sure that they didn't get into any trouble like what happened on Halloween.
"Ok, let's start from the top," I said standing in the front of the group as they got in their places. "And a one, two…" I started the music.
The girls were doing well. I've never had a student that I couldn't teach. The troop, this year, was made up of 8 girls and two boys. They ranged between the ages of 4 and 7. Most of them, I've had in class for a year and the others were from my mom's class and were move into mine because they'd advanced in their dance skills.
After they did the dances about 3 times, I allowed them to head back to their rooms so that they could get some sleep. Their parents picked them up and the kids talked about them being ready for the show and all and that they couldn't wait for their performances. There were 8 performances total, in three different cities, that we were to do. First city was San Francisco, then Los Angeles, and finally San Diego. As the kids left, I notice that there was a man standing within the crowd that looked familiar, but I couldn't figure out where I've seen him before. So I ignored him, picked up my radio and the CD's, and made my way towards my room. Once in, I called Lexi, told him the show time for tomorrow night, and then went to bed.
That night I dreamt that I was 5 years old again. It was the end of the dance class, and I was changing my shoes. I didn't have any friends, so I kind of changed away from the other kids. Once I was done, I went back out to the dance floor and saw that my mom was talking to the other parents. That was when I saw him. Aidan was standing in the corner waving at me. I ran over to him and gave him a hug.
"I thought you wouldn't make it for practice," I said hugging him.
"Mon enfant. You know I told you that I would come, juste?
"Oui."
"But I have to leave."
"What? Why? Aidan, you can't leave."
"I'm sorry, but I have. But I promise to be back when I can, alright?"
"Oui."
And Aidan started to leave.
"Adieu, Danielle."
"Adieu, Aidan."
And then I awoke to a sound in my room.
TBC
