Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the television show Charmed.
All characters belong to Spelling Television, and The WB.
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story so far. Please continue to review the story or e-mail me at jeff_langdon@hotmail.com!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 21
Chris stood on the sidewalk, staring at the Halliwell manor. Potion in hand, he stared at the bottle as he contemplated his actions. Taking a deep breath, his eyes hardened as did his resolve. Taking a deep breath, he walked up to the front door and entered the manor.
"What are you doing here?" Piper asked coldly as she came out of the kitchen.
Without a word, Chris struck out his hand and froze her. Chris then moved upstairs, surprising Phoebe in her room.
"Chris?" she exclaimed before she too was frozen by the Whitelighter. He was surprised when he turned around and saw Paige standing at the door with a surprised look on his face. Without a word, Chris extended his hand and immobilized Paige.
After orbing all three Charmed Ones into the living room, Chris unleashed the potion on the three witches and unfroze them.
"You bastard!" Piper yelled as she regained her ability to move. She lashed out at Chris, sending him flying across the room and crashing against the wall.
"Oh my god," Phoebe exclaimed, " our powers are back."
Paige immediately ran to where Chris was lying. Taking his head gently in her hands, she tried to wake him. "Chris? Are you alright?" Despite her many attempts to wake him, Chris did not stir.
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"Paige, you haven't eaten for a whole day, you need to at least eat a little bit," Phoebe urged as she sat down beside Paige.
"I'm not hungry," she whispered as she gently caressed Chris' face. "It's been two days, Phoebe. He hasn't stirred for two days. What if he never wakes up?" she asked as she began to sob softly.
"Shhh. It'll be okay, Paige. Chris will be okay, I promise."
Paige fixed her eyes on Chris and she stayed that way for the next few minutes. Shaking her head, Phoebe got up and left Paige alone with the Whitelighter. A few minutes later, Piper walked in and sat in the same chair that Phoebe was in only minutes earlier. "I'm sorry, Paige. I never meant to hurt him."
"You hated him, Piper," Paige answered without looking at Piper.
"I didn't hate him. I didn't trust him when I guess I should have. But I never wanted to hurt him."
"But you did."
Piper sighed as she understood the implications of her actions. "If I could, I would take back all the horrible things that I said about Chris. I would take back those moments when I sent him crashing into the wall. But I can't, Paige."
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The Charmed Ones flipped through the Book of Shadows trying to find a way to revive Chris. As they searched for the right spell, they could hear footsteps coming closer. Looking towards the door, they saw a young woman with long brown hair smiling at them.
"Ah, so you are the famed Charmed Ones," the visitor observed.
"Who are you? And how did you get in here?" Piper asked in a not-so- friendly way.
"You can call me Lara."
"Okay, Lara," Phoebe answered. "And can I ask what you are doing here?"
"I came by to return something."
"I see. But I don't think we've met before, so why would you have anything to return?"
"Well, you see, I'm actually looking for Chris."
"Chris? As in Chris Perry?"
"Yes, that's right. He left his watch at my place a couple nights ago. We were having so much fun and before we knew it, we were in bed together. Then he left so quickly this morning, he forgot to take his watch with him," she explained with a smile.
Paige felt like someone punched her in the stomach. "Well, I'll take the watch, Lara. I'll be sure to pass it on to him," she replied, her voice low and even.
"Thank you. I guess I should get going now." With that, Lara walked out of the room, leaving the Charmed Ones in shock.
"Paige?" Paige turned around to see Chris in the doorway. "Did I just hear someone else talking in here?"
Paige walked up to Chris slowly and deliberately.
"What time is it? How long have I been unconscious?" the Whitelighter asked.
"Well, you would know what time it was if you didn't forget your watch at someone else's house!" Paige replied sharply, thrusting the watch into his hands.
"What are you talking about?" Chris asked with a confused look.
Paige fumed as she heard his question. "Cut the act, Chris. You think we're all idiots and that you can just lie and manipulate your way out of everything."
"Paige!" Chris called out in alarm. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
In a fit of rage, Paige raised her hands and slapped Chris hard in the face. The young Whitelighter instinctively brought his hand up to his cheeks. "You two-timing bastard!" she screamed. "Here I was all worried about you and you go and get in bed with a tramp!"
"What the hell?" Chris yelled. "I did no such thing!"
"Nice try, Chris, but your friend Lara already told us everything."
"She's lying!"
"Well, then that makes two of you, doesn't it?"
"Paige!"
"Get out," Paige ordered. "I don't ever want to see you again. And we don't need you to be our Whitelighter."
"Paige, don't do this. You have to believe me!" Chris pleaded.
"I said get out!" Paige yelled as she sent Chris flying out the door with her powers before giving in to her tears.
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Phoebe and Piper wrapped their arms around Paige and comforted her as best as they could. As Paige's tears subsided, the sound of someone clapping could be heard. The three witches looked up to see Lara in the room, an arrogant smile plastered to her face.
"Well done, Paige," complimented Lara.
"What are you doing here?" Paige answered, not wanting to engage in any conversation with this woman.
"Oh, I just came to thank you."
"There's nothing that you need to thank me for."
"Oh but there is," Lara explained with a smile. "I need to thank you personally for doing all my dirty work for me."
"What are you talking about?"
Lara laughed gently as she contemplated her next words. "Well, you see, Chris came by the other night to steal a very valuable potion of mine. Of course, I couldn't let him take it without giving me anything in exchange."
"You were the one who took our powers," Phoebe accused.
"Not at all, but I was the one with the cure for your problems," Lara corrected. "Anyway, I offered a deal to Chris. You see, I've always admired and adored men like him."
"You wanted him to sleep with you in exchange for the potion?" Piper asked as the realization dawned on her. "You are sick."
Lara laughed again at Piper's comment. "Of course, being a typical woman, you simply assumed that Chris would succumb to my temptation."
"You said you two slept together," Paige said softly as the pieces began to fall into place.
"And you believed me," Lara answered triumphantly. "You took my word, the word of a stranger, over his, even though he was your Whitelighter and your boyfriend."
"You lied to me," Paige whispered as she began to sob softly.
"Anyway, he was insistent on taking the potion and refused to agree to my terms, so I offered a compromise."
"What compromise?" Phoebe asked, almost afraid of what the answer would be.
"In exchange for the potion, he would transfer one of his powers to me," the intruder explained proudly. "Of course he agreed, although he didn't know I had something else up my sleeve."
"What did you do?" Piper demanded.
"Let's just say that Chris was foolish to think I would take no for an answer, so I decided to unleash a little punishment, if you know what I mean. I decide to try out a new poison that I had concocted."
The three witches gasped in horror at the revelation. "You see, had you believed Chris, you three should have had little problem saving him with your Power of Three. But since you believed me and threw him out," she continued as she quickly glanced at the clock. "Let's just say poor Chris is probably finished for good by now." She laughed cruelly before walking out of the manor, leaving the Charmed Ones in stunned silence.
~ to be continued ~
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story so far. Please continue to review the story or e-mail me at jeff_langdon@hotmail.com!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 21
Chris stood on the sidewalk, staring at the Halliwell manor. Potion in hand, he stared at the bottle as he contemplated his actions. Taking a deep breath, his eyes hardened as did his resolve. Taking a deep breath, he walked up to the front door and entered the manor.
"What are you doing here?" Piper asked coldly as she came out of the kitchen.
Without a word, Chris struck out his hand and froze her. Chris then moved upstairs, surprising Phoebe in her room.
"Chris?" she exclaimed before she too was frozen by the Whitelighter. He was surprised when he turned around and saw Paige standing at the door with a surprised look on his face. Without a word, Chris extended his hand and immobilized Paige.
After orbing all three Charmed Ones into the living room, Chris unleashed the potion on the three witches and unfroze them.
"You bastard!" Piper yelled as she regained her ability to move. She lashed out at Chris, sending him flying across the room and crashing against the wall.
"Oh my god," Phoebe exclaimed, " our powers are back."
Paige immediately ran to where Chris was lying. Taking his head gently in her hands, she tried to wake him. "Chris? Are you alright?" Despite her many attempts to wake him, Chris did not stir.
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"Paige, you haven't eaten for a whole day, you need to at least eat a little bit," Phoebe urged as she sat down beside Paige.
"I'm not hungry," she whispered as she gently caressed Chris' face. "It's been two days, Phoebe. He hasn't stirred for two days. What if he never wakes up?" she asked as she began to sob softly.
"Shhh. It'll be okay, Paige. Chris will be okay, I promise."
Paige fixed her eyes on Chris and she stayed that way for the next few minutes. Shaking her head, Phoebe got up and left Paige alone with the Whitelighter. A few minutes later, Piper walked in and sat in the same chair that Phoebe was in only minutes earlier. "I'm sorry, Paige. I never meant to hurt him."
"You hated him, Piper," Paige answered without looking at Piper.
"I didn't hate him. I didn't trust him when I guess I should have. But I never wanted to hurt him."
"But you did."
Piper sighed as she understood the implications of her actions. "If I could, I would take back all the horrible things that I said about Chris. I would take back those moments when I sent him crashing into the wall. But I can't, Paige."
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The Charmed Ones flipped through the Book of Shadows trying to find a way to revive Chris. As they searched for the right spell, they could hear footsteps coming closer. Looking towards the door, they saw a young woman with long brown hair smiling at them.
"Ah, so you are the famed Charmed Ones," the visitor observed.
"Who are you? And how did you get in here?" Piper asked in a not-so- friendly way.
"You can call me Lara."
"Okay, Lara," Phoebe answered. "And can I ask what you are doing here?"
"I came by to return something."
"I see. But I don't think we've met before, so why would you have anything to return?"
"Well, you see, I'm actually looking for Chris."
"Chris? As in Chris Perry?"
"Yes, that's right. He left his watch at my place a couple nights ago. We were having so much fun and before we knew it, we were in bed together. Then he left so quickly this morning, he forgot to take his watch with him," she explained with a smile.
Paige felt like someone punched her in the stomach. "Well, I'll take the watch, Lara. I'll be sure to pass it on to him," she replied, her voice low and even.
"Thank you. I guess I should get going now." With that, Lara walked out of the room, leaving the Charmed Ones in shock.
"Paige?" Paige turned around to see Chris in the doorway. "Did I just hear someone else talking in here?"
Paige walked up to Chris slowly and deliberately.
"What time is it? How long have I been unconscious?" the Whitelighter asked.
"Well, you would know what time it was if you didn't forget your watch at someone else's house!" Paige replied sharply, thrusting the watch into his hands.
"What are you talking about?" Chris asked with a confused look.
Paige fumed as she heard his question. "Cut the act, Chris. You think we're all idiots and that you can just lie and manipulate your way out of everything."
"Paige!" Chris called out in alarm. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
In a fit of rage, Paige raised her hands and slapped Chris hard in the face. The young Whitelighter instinctively brought his hand up to his cheeks. "You two-timing bastard!" she screamed. "Here I was all worried about you and you go and get in bed with a tramp!"
"What the hell?" Chris yelled. "I did no such thing!"
"Nice try, Chris, but your friend Lara already told us everything."
"She's lying!"
"Well, then that makes two of you, doesn't it?"
"Paige!"
"Get out," Paige ordered. "I don't ever want to see you again. And we don't need you to be our Whitelighter."
"Paige, don't do this. You have to believe me!" Chris pleaded.
"I said get out!" Paige yelled as she sent Chris flying out the door with her powers before giving in to her tears.
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Phoebe and Piper wrapped their arms around Paige and comforted her as best as they could. As Paige's tears subsided, the sound of someone clapping could be heard. The three witches looked up to see Lara in the room, an arrogant smile plastered to her face.
"Well done, Paige," complimented Lara.
"What are you doing here?" Paige answered, not wanting to engage in any conversation with this woman.
"Oh, I just came to thank you."
"There's nothing that you need to thank me for."
"Oh but there is," Lara explained with a smile. "I need to thank you personally for doing all my dirty work for me."
"What are you talking about?"
Lara laughed gently as she contemplated her next words. "Well, you see, Chris came by the other night to steal a very valuable potion of mine. Of course, I couldn't let him take it without giving me anything in exchange."
"You were the one who took our powers," Phoebe accused.
"Not at all, but I was the one with the cure for your problems," Lara corrected. "Anyway, I offered a deal to Chris. You see, I've always admired and adored men like him."
"You wanted him to sleep with you in exchange for the potion?" Piper asked as the realization dawned on her. "You are sick."
Lara laughed again at Piper's comment. "Of course, being a typical woman, you simply assumed that Chris would succumb to my temptation."
"You said you two slept together," Paige said softly as the pieces began to fall into place.
"And you believed me," Lara answered triumphantly. "You took my word, the word of a stranger, over his, even though he was your Whitelighter and your boyfriend."
"You lied to me," Paige whispered as she began to sob softly.
"Anyway, he was insistent on taking the potion and refused to agree to my terms, so I offered a compromise."
"What compromise?" Phoebe asked, almost afraid of what the answer would be.
"In exchange for the potion, he would transfer one of his powers to me," the intruder explained proudly. "Of course he agreed, although he didn't know I had something else up my sleeve."
"What did you do?" Piper demanded.
"Let's just say that Chris was foolish to think I would take no for an answer, so I decided to unleash a little punishment, if you know what I mean. I decide to try out a new poison that I had concocted."
The three witches gasped in horror at the revelation. "You see, had you believed Chris, you three should have had little problem saving him with your Power of Three. But since you believed me and threw him out," she continued as she quickly glanced at the clock. "Let's just say poor Chris is probably finished for good by now." She laughed cruelly before walking out of the manor, leaving the Charmed Ones in stunned silence.
~ to be continued ~
