Author's Note: I watched last week's Charmed episode, and I could not
believe that Piper dies when Chris is fourteen. Obviously, the future has
changed in my story.
gidgetgirl: the story takes place in a present tense, not a past tense as you suggested. Thanx 4 all of your suggestions.
NOTICE: Those who have read Chapter 2 in the past, Leo talks to a guy named Ben. Well, I have changed his name to Ryan. I didn't like the name Ben as much. Those who know me personally know why.
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Lizzie walks through the door with a pile of books in her hands. Chris walks over to greet her and sees her with a guy. "Who the HELL are you?"
"Chris, this is my friend Ryan. He's in one of my classes."
Lizzie froze the room as she saw blue orbs start to peek through the ceiling. Wyatt orbed in and was confused. "What's he doing here?"
"He's here to help me study. Why didn't you sense the room to see if any mortals were in here?"
"I did."
"Apparently not, if you didn't know Ryan was here."
"All I sensed were witches and white..." He stopped and realized what he had almost said.
"And what?"
Wyatt looked up at the ceiling and pretended he heard something. "Dad's calling me." He orbed out before Lizzie could demand an answer. Lizzie glared at Chris.
"Don't look at me! I don't know what he's up to."
Lizzie unfroze Ryan and headed into the kitchen. Ryan followed.
"Why didn't he notice she was in a different position?"
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Lizzie sets her books on the table and walks over to the fridge. "You want a snack or something?"
"No thanks."
"Suit yourself."
Ryan opens a textbook and thumbles through the pages. "What page was it?"
"I think it was 349, let me see." She walks over to the table and sits down next to him. She flips to page 349. "No, 359. 'Chapter 6: The fall of Ancient Rome' I can't believe we only have one night to study! Why couldn't the professor have told us about the exam last week?"
"I don't know, but lets get started right away."
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Wyatt is 'up there' looking for Leo. "Dad?!"
Leo turns around and walks over to his son. "What?"
"Lizzie's at home with that dude that interrupted our conversation the other day. I think his name was..."
"Ryan?"
"Yea, is there something you're not telling me?"
Leo tries to orb away, but Wyatt puts a shield around the orbs, stopping him from escaping. "If it involves my baby sister, I think I should know about it."
"I can't tell you."
"Then call him up here."
"Why?"
"If you won't tell me, I'll make him tell me."
"No need. I need to talk to him anyway. Besides, you'll find out when Lizzie finds out."
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Lizzie scribbles down a couple of notes in her notebook. "Ok, lets move on to..." She looks over and sees Ryan Staring at the ceiling. "What are you... Wait, I know that look."
"Then I guess you won't be surprised by this." He orbs up through the ceiling.
Lizzie's jaw drops as she is hit by the unsuspected realization that her study-buddy is a white-lighter. "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! WYATT! You get your ass down here NOW!"
Nobody orbs in, but Piper comes running down the stairs. "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing, other than the fact that I just found out that MY FRIEND IS A WHITE-LIGHTER!"
Piper bites her lip and tries to walk away.
"Don't tell me you knew."
Piper turns around, biting her lip even harder.
"You KNEW!"
"Wait, I can explain."
"Too late. RISA!"
"Why are you calling Risa?"
Risa orbs in. "What do you need?"
"Take me up so I can speak with my father. I know he has something to do with this."
"Are you allowed to go up there?"
"I'm the daughter of an Elder, and I'm half white-lighter. I just can't orb."
"All right, lets go." Risa grabs Lizzie's hand and orbs her away.
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Lizzie marches over to her father, brother, and who she thought was someone she trusted. Feeling mixed emotions, she finally spat out the words she had been looking for. "WHAT THE HELL?!"
Leo quickly grabbed his daughter's arm and orbed her back to the manor. "You can't speak like that in front of the elders! Especially up there!"
"Well gee DAD! I think I had a pretty DAMN good reason. Now tell me why you didn't want me to know Ryan was a white-lighter!"
Wyatt and Ryan orbed into the room. Lizzie shot a nasty glare at the both of them, and then turned her attention back towards Leo. Leo tried to come up with an excuse, but he couldn't think of one. He decided to tell the truth. "He's your..."
"Your white-lighter." Piper walked into the room.
"My WHAT?!!!"
gidgetgirl: the story takes place in a present tense, not a past tense as you suggested. Thanx 4 all of your suggestions.
NOTICE: Those who have read Chapter 2 in the past, Leo talks to a guy named Ben. Well, I have changed his name to Ryan. I didn't like the name Ben as much. Those who know me personally know why.
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Lizzie walks through the door with a pile of books in her hands. Chris walks over to greet her and sees her with a guy. "Who the HELL are you?"
"Chris, this is my friend Ryan. He's in one of my classes."
Lizzie froze the room as she saw blue orbs start to peek through the ceiling. Wyatt orbed in and was confused. "What's he doing here?"
"He's here to help me study. Why didn't you sense the room to see if any mortals were in here?"
"I did."
"Apparently not, if you didn't know Ryan was here."
"All I sensed were witches and white..." He stopped and realized what he had almost said.
"And what?"
Wyatt looked up at the ceiling and pretended he heard something. "Dad's calling me." He orbed out before Lizzie could demand an answer. Lizzie glared at Chris.
"Don't look at me! I don't know what he's up to."
Lizzie unfroze Ryan and headed into the kitchen. Ryan followed.
"Why didn't he notice she was in a different position?"
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Lizzie sets her books on the table and walks over to the fridge. "You want a snack or something?"
"No thanks."
"Suit yourself."
Ryan opens a textbook and thumbles through the pages. "What page was it?"
"I think it was 349, let me see." She walks over to the table and sits down next to him. She flips to page 349. "No, 359. 'Chapter 6: The fall of Ancient Rome' I can't believe we only have one night to study! Why couldn't the professor have told us about the exam last week?"
"I don't know, but lets get started right away."
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Wyatt is 'up there' looking for Leo. "Dad?!"
Leo turns around and walks over to his son. "What?"
"Lizzie's at home with that dude that interrupted our conversation the other day. I think his name was..."
"Ryan?"
"Yea, is there something you're not telling me?"
Leo tries to orb away, but Wyatt puts a shield around the orbs, stopping him from escaping. "If it involves my baby sister, I think I should know about it."
"I can't tell you."
"Then call him up here."
"Why?"
"If you won't tell me, I'll make him tell me."
"No need. I need to talk to him anyway. Besides, you'll find out when Lizzie finds out."
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Lizzie scribbles down a couple of notes in her notebook. "Ok, lets move on to..." She looks over and sees Ryan Staring at the ceiling. "What are you... Wait, I know that look."
"Then I guess you won't be surprised by this." He orbs up through the ceiling.
Lizzie's jaw drops as she is hit by the unsuspected realization that her study-buddy is a white-lighter. "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! WYATT! You get your ass down here NOW!"
Nobody orbs in, but Piper comes running down the stairs. "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing, other than the fact that I just found out that MY FRIEND IS A WHITE-LIGHTER!"
Piper bites her lip and tries to walk away.
"Don't tell me you knew."
Piper turns around, biting her lip even harder.
"You KNEW!"
"Wait, I can explain."
"Too late. RISA!"
"Why are you calling Risa?"
Risa orbs in. "What do you need?"
"Take me up so I can speak with my father. I know he has something to do with this."
"Are you allowed to go up there?"
"I'm the daughter of an Elder, and I'm half white-lighter. I just can't orb."
"All right, lets go." Risa grabs Lizzie's hand and orbs her away.
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Lizzie marches over to her father, brother, and who she thought was someone she trusted. Feeling mixed emotions, she finally spat out the words she had been looking for. "WHAT THE HELL?!"
Leo quickly grabbed his daughter's arm and orbed her back to the manor. "You can't speak like that in front of the elders! Especially up there!"
"Well gee DAD! I think I had a pretty DAMN good reason. Now tell me why you didn't want me to know Ryan was a white-lighter!"
Wyatt and Ryan orbed into the room. Lizzie shot a nasty glare at the both of them, and then turned her attention back towards Leo. Leo tried to come up with an excuse, but he couldn't think of one. He decided to tell the truth. "He's your..."
"Your white-lighter." Piper walked into the room.
"My WHAT?!!!"