Bad to Basics 3
The next morning I'm working in my coffee shop when one Phoebe Halliwell shows up and wants to talk to me. She just walks on up to me and says, "Jack, do you have a few minutes to talk with me. Jason, my boyfriend, found out the hard way that I'm a witch with supernatural powers. Needless to say he didn't take it very well, and I guess we broke up."
I reply, "So, why come to me? Don't you have sisters and a whitelighter to go to for this?
"Paige is trying to find her boyfriend, Richard, Piper is to busy being Mom and businesswoman, and Chris is proved himself untrustworthy. He's not really a full whitelighter, and Leo is too busy being an elder and Wyatt's Dad."
"What do you think I can do for you? I've been out of the loop for almost six months now."
"Well," she replies, "I just needed someone to talk to."
"Who do you think I am, James Taylor? I can fix broken hearts, just come running to me anytime your heart is broken. I'll just use my magic touch and your heart will be on the mend."
"Oh yeah, don't flatter yourself."
"Why not? No one else will." I say with a smirk on my face.
"Very funny," as she looks at me with a coy smile. "You said that you'd be my Jack of Hearts once."
"That I did, but the fact is I might be a Jack, but I'm nobodies fool. So, do you want to spend some time with me? We could always work the soup kitchen at Glide Memorial again. Seeing how bad some people have it will give you a different perspective."
"Yeah, ok, whatever the doctor thinks is best."
"And, I am the doctor, of love."
Phoebe chuckles lightly as I say, "four 'o' clock, you know the place, see you there."
Phoebe gets up and smiles at me before she turns and leaves my coffee shop.
Thinking to myself, "Haven't seen Phoebe in months added to the visit from Screwy yesterday, could there be more going on or is this just one big coincidence?"
Muttering, "Oh well," under my breath I get up and head into the back area of the shop and into my office.
When I get into my office, I'm greeted by Leirda who says, "Jack, quickly I need a spell out of the Dark Grimoire."
I interrupt, "Let me guess, you're being tracked by Paige Matthews who happens to be better at tracking shimmers than you thought."
"Uhh," as she looks at with her mouth wide open in mild surprise, "How'd you know?"
Smiling broadly, I reply, "I've got my ways."
"Well, are you going to help me or what?"
"Let me get this straight, she's tracking your shimmers, and you shimmered here. When she gets here, how am I going to explain your presents away? I've gone through a lot of trouble to stay below their radar "That's why I kind of figured you'd help me. I have her following an illusion of myself in the underworld right now, but I don't think that'll fool her long."
"So, what do you propose we do?"
"I remember seeing a high level confusion spell in the Grimoire. She's in a maze in the underworld; just add a lot of confusion and she might never see through my illusion."
"Okay, but, I don't like being forced into this by the circumstances that you created."
I sit down at my desk and unlock the bottom draw on the right side. Moving next to me Leirda reaches into the draw and pulls out a large antique black leather bond book. She opens the book and starts to flip through the pages, stopping when she gets to a page entitled, 'Confusion Spell'. Reading the page, I comment, "Well, this is not a simple spell; we'll need dragon's blood and Rosemary flowers."
"Way ahead of you," as she pulls out a little satchel.
"Ok, I've got the candles. Five smaller black ones to form a pentagram around the larger white one"
After we set-up and light the candles we say in unison, "by the dark book's power, burnt dragon's blood and rosemary flower, we call Paige's mind by our spell, to remain in confusion while in hell."
Leirda lowers the satchel into the flame of the white candle, which consumes it in a puff of black smoke.
"Well," Leirda says, "It's been grand; we should do spells together more often, but I need to get back to Paige and make sure she remains in the underworld confused, and give her another trail to follow if she gets out of our spell."
"Ah emm, could you put the book back into the draw for me?"
Leirda puts the book back into the draw she got it out of and shimmers out.
I sit down in my chair and think to myself, 'Did I really want to get drawn back into the drama of the Charmed Ones lives? The question now is, how do I save Paige without implicating myself?"
I lean back in my chair with a smug smile on my face.
The next morning I'm working in my coffee shop when one Phoebe Halliwell shows up and wants to talk to me. She just walks on up to me and says, "Jack, do you have a few minutes to talk with me. Jason, my boyfriend, found out the hard way that I'm a witch with supernatural powers. Needless to say he didn't take it very well, and I guess we broke up."
I reply, "So, why come to me? Don't you have sisters and a whitelighter to go to for this?
"Paige is trying to find her boyfriend, Richard, Piper is to busy being Mom and businesswoman, and Chris is proved himself untrustworthy. He's not really a full whitelighter, and Leo is too busy being an elder and Wyatt's Dad."
"What do you think I can do for you? I've been out of the loop for almost six months now."
"Well," she replies, "I just needed someone to talk to."
"Who do you think I am, James Taylor? I can fix broken hearts, just come running to me anytime your heart is broken. I'll just use my magic touch and your heart will be on the mend."
"Oh yeah, don't flatter yourself."
"Why not? No one else will." I say with a smirk on my face.
"Very funny," as she looks at me with a coy smile. "You said that you'd be my Jack of Hearts once."
"That I did, but the fact is I might be a Jack, but I'm nobodies fool. So, do you want to spend some time with me? We could always work the soup kitchen at Glide Memorial again. Seeing how bad some people have it will give you a different perspective."
"Yeah, ok, whatever the doctor thinks is best."
"And, I am the doctor, of love."
Phoebe chuckles lightly as I say, "four 'o' clock, you know the place, see you there."
Phoebe gets up and smiles at me before she turns and leaves my coffee shop.
Thinking to myself, "Haven't seen Phoebe in months added to the visit from Screwy yesterday, could there be more going on or is this just one big coincidence?"
Muttering, "Oh well," under my breath I get up and head into the back area of the shop and into my office.
When I get into my office, I'm greeted by Leirda who says, "Jack, quickly I need a spell out of the Dark Grimoire."
I interrupt, "Let me guess, you're being tracked by Paige Matthews who happens to be better at tracking shimmers than you thought."
"Uhh," as she looks at with her mouth wide open in mild surprise, "How'd you know?"
Smiling broadly, I reply, "I've got my ways."
"Well, are you going to help me or what?"
"Let me get this straight, she's tracking your shimmers, and you shimmered here. When she gets here, how am I going to explain your presents away? I've gone through a lot of trouble to stay below their radar "That's why I kind of figured you'd help me. I have her following an illusion of myself in the underworld right now, but I don't think that'll fool her long."
"So, what do you propose we do?"
"I remember seeing a high level confusion spell in the Grimoire. She's in a maze in the underworld; just add a lot of confusion and she might never see through my illusion."
"Okay, but, I don't like being forced into this by the circumstances that you created."
I sit down at my desk and unlock the bottom draw on the right side. Moving next to me Leirda reaches into the draw and pulls out a large antique black leather bond book. She opens the book and starts to flip through the pages, stopping when she gets to a page entitled, 'Confusion Spell'. Reading the page, I comment, "Well, this is not a simple spell; we'll need dragon's blood and Rosemary flowers."
"Way ahead of you," as she pulls out a little satchel.
"Ok, I've got the candles. Five smaller black ones to form a pentagram around the larger white one"
After we set-up and light the candles we say in unison, "by the dark book's power, burnt dragon's blood and rosemary flower, we call Paige's mind by our spell, to remain in confusion while in hell."
Leirda lowers the satchel into the flame of the white candle, which consumes it in a puff of black smoke.
"Well," Leirda says, "It's been grand; we should do spells together more often, but I need to get back to Paige and make sure she remains in the underworld confused, and give her another trail to follow if she gets out of our spell."
"Ah emm, could you put the book back into the draw for me?"
Leirda puts the book back into the draw she got it out of and shimmers out.
I sit down in my chair and think to myself, 'Did I really want to get drawn back into the drama of the Charmed Ones lives? The question now is, how do I save Paige without implicating myself?"
I lean back in my chair with a smug smile on my face.
