Piper looked out the attic window. Alex said that Sam would be here. On the
roof? Piper sighed and climbed out of the window and onto the roof. Since
the roof was slanted she almost fell. She spotted Sam sitting somewhere on
top, far away where she was. "Boy she was be athletic," she muttered under
her breath. Then suddenly, she slipped on a roof tile and fell.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!" she screamed as she almost fell to the ground, but someone
grabbed her wrist.
Sam saw Piper fall, and ran to catch her. "Hold on.!" Sam said to her. Sam struggled to pull her up, but somehow, got all her strength to pull Piper to safety. When finally, Piper got onto the ledge and pulled herself up. Sam gave a large sigh, resting for a minute. Piper was shocked by what happened. "Whoa." She said shaking her head. Sam just continued staring into the night sky. Piper tried to look into her eyes but she looked away. "Thanks?" she said with a smile, trying to cheer her up. But it didn't work. "Doesn't matter. I couldn't save your life from the demon anyway." She whispered.
Piper sighed. "Sam, honey, I know you've had it really hard these past years, but I'm going to have to teach you how to move on. I mean I know that my maternal instincts haven't fully developed, but I don't want you to live your whole life in depression. As your mom, I want you to live your life fully." She whispered in her ear. Sam's tears came back to her eyes. Piper hugged her.
"I think I need to tell you something." Sam said. Piper let go of her and faced her. "That story, part of it wasn't true. It's just the story I have to tell the other three, so they wouldn't worry about me..." she muttered. "What?" Piper asked. Sam nodded. "Well then what's the true story??" Piper asked again.
"The graduation part was true. I was naïve, and thirteen, and I didn't really know any better. When CJ fell asleep, I sneaked out of the house and orbed to where you were, because I wanted to see you so badly. Because....I wanted you to cuddle me in your arms, and tell me one of your stories.." she said staring someplace else. Piper nodded.
"Then, when I sensed where you were, and orbed there, I saw a demon, needles sticking out of his face, his head was pure white, his eyes were glowing with green, his garments were old rags and his hands were generating with electricity. I knew by his face, that he was pure evil. An upper level demon...." she whispered. Suddenly, Sam had it all in her head. The memories came back to her. And she actually could feel, that she was living the whole thing again.
"You were trying to kill him. You, Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Paige, and Dad. You weren't really doing a very good job. None of your powers were actually working on him. You couldn't freeze him, or make him explode. But you kept fighting. It was the only way to save your innocent. And then you got blown to the wall with a low-level energy ball. And I screamed 'Mom!' and I ran over to you. Then everybody noticed I was there, Dad, Aunt Paige, Aunt Phoebe, and the demon."
"I ran over to you and helped you up. You asked me what I was doing here, and I explained. You stroked my hair and kissed me on my cheek and I smiled but then, the demon blinked and grabbed me, holding me in his arms with an energy ball to my head. You screamed, your sisters screamed, Dad screamed. You begged him to let me go, but he wouldn't listen. He said 'The only way to destroy the charmed ones, is by destroying their heart..' And he was about to throw the energy ball at me, if I hadn't orbed."
Piper's eyes widened every minute Sam was telling this. "Then, what happened?" she asked, and gulped her saliva down.
"I orbed out of the way. And you came and made sure I wasn't hurt, and Dad came by, just in case I needed healing. Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige were holding the demon back. When you came to my side, you were crying and whispered, 'I never want to lose you' in my ear. But then, Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige got blown with a big energy ball and crashed through a window. Leo orbed over to them and it was just me and you."
"The demon saw me. And he used his powers to blow you over to the wall. I was left by myself, off guard. I was scared out of my life. The demon, he built up this huge red energy ball and was preparing it for me. I didn't know what to do. I was frozen, like I couldn't move because I was so scared. I looked over to you and you were unconscious. Then, he threw the energy ball, and suddenly, you run and push me out of the way, and the energy ball hits you instead."
Piper gasped and laid her hand over her wide o shaped mouth. Sam started sobbing all over again. She choked on every word that she said. "I tried to heal you, but my....my emotions were going haywire, and I didn't have control over my power. Dad was busy helping Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige. You looked up at me and then you whispered, 'I love you' and stroked my hair one last time before you..." she said. Sam started sobbing into her knees and hides her face.
Piper came next to her, and she hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear. "It's ok honey. I'm not going anywhere...." she whispered. Sam looked up at her, and they hugged each other. Piper rubbed her back and calmed Sam down as Sam cried onto Piper's shoulder.
"Mom, it was all my fault. I let you die. I couldn't heal you...It's my fault that Alex didn't have any memories with you. It's my fault that he has an empty space in his heart. It's always my fault. I wanted you there..." She said, choking on her words. Piper rocked her back and forth so that Sam would calm down. "Shhhhhhh, It's not your fault Sam..." she whispered. Sam kept crying. If only she knew, she thought, If only she could believe that was true....
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"CJ??? CJ!!!!" Rachel shrieked. She was looking around the house, into each and every room. Then she slapped her forehead. "I'm a freaking whitelighter...I can sense him for pity's sake." She said, rolling her eyes. She stood still and closed her eyes for a minute, trying to concentrate. When she finally sensed him, she orbed to where he was. He was, in his favorite room in the house, the training room (the basement).
Rachel was surprised that he had been in the basement the whole time, but not that much. CJ knew better than to go out somewhere, with the risk of meeting the warlock again. Rachel sighed and walked up to him. He was putting all his anger into one little punching bag. Kicking, punching, like no other. His tears, running down his cheeks as he screams at the bag.
Rachel watched in awe as he released so much anger. "HYEAH!!" he screamed again and again. Rachel tapped him on the shoulder and he whirled around and out of reflexes, he almost kicked Rachel in the face. Luckily, Rachel orbed behind him just in time. CJ looked surprised. "Huh?" he whispered quietly. Rachel tapped him on the back again and he turned around. Rachel ducked just in case he was gonna kick her again.
CJ looked down at her. "Rach..you were watching..." he said while wiping his tears off his eyes and wiping it on his shirt. "CJ, I've never seen you so, angry.." she whispered. "This isn't like you at all.." Rachel said, shaking her head. CJ looked down. "I don't know....Maybe I'm angry because...I just..." he started, but he couldn't finish the sentence."
"CJ, you know you can talk to me about anything. Come on, over the years, you were my big bro...Just tell me." She said putting her hand on his shoulder. CJ looked up at her and smiled. Rachel had always been his little sister, it was true. While Sam was busy trying to raise Alex and taking care of him, CJ was left with little Rachel. They loved each other more than anything...
The two took a seat on the rickety, old, wooden stairs of the basement. "I..All my life, Rach, I never met my father. I thought having a dad, would be everything, would help me through all my tough times. But, this...it's like he doesn't even want me. Mom always said, that once Dad found out Mom was pregnant, he gave her a big teddy bear and lifted her in the air and he was just so happy..but this man that I just met in that room, he hated me." He whispered. Rachel stroked her hand through CJ's jet black hair.
"CJ, it's ok. I mean, he didn't even know you. He thought you were hurting Aunt Phoebe, and that just shows that he cares."
"Well, that man, he doesn't care about me. Did you see what he made me become? My anger just exploded. I have no idea why. I've always had control, but with him, it's, different. I don't think he cares about me at all..."
"CJ! You know that's not true!!" Rachel exclaimed, but CJ just shook his head. "I don't think I know anything anymore." He whispered. Rachel sighed and put her arm around him.
Cole watched from the top of the stairs. He had heard a voice talking in the basement, but didn't know who it was. Then it found out that it was the one, who claimed to be his son. He listened to the whole conversation. He didn't know what to think. Cole sighed and walked out the door.
A/N: I know this chapter sucked. It was all talk, but I just had to put this in here.. Oh and swtangel whatever, I'm sorry if I put screamed all the time. You know, if you get sick of it, seriously, then that's your problem..It's just a habit I have or something. If you ask my opinion? I think you should be concentrating on the story rather then the text or whatever...but thanks for the review anyway..
Sam saw Piper fall, and ran to catch her. "Hold on.!" Sam said to her. Sam struggled to pull her up, but somehow, got all her strength to pull Piper to safety. When finally, Piper got onto the ledge and pulled herself up. Sam gave a large sigh, resting for a minute. Piper was shocked by what happened. "Whoa." She said shaking her head. Sam just continued staring into the night sky. Piper tried to look into her eyes but she looked away. "Thanks?" she said with a smile, trying to cheer her up. But it didn't work. "Doesn't matter. I couldn't save your life from the demon anyway." She whispered.
Piper sighed. "Sam, honey, I know you've had it really hard these past years, but I'm going to have to teach you how to move on. I mean I know that my maternal instincts haven't fully developed, but I don't want you to live your whole life in depression. As your mom, I want you to live your life fully." She whispered in her ear. Sam's tears came back to her eyes. Piper hugged her.
"I think I need to tell you something." Sam said. Piper let go of her and faced her. "That story, part of it wasn't true. It's just the story I have to tell the other three, so they wouldn't worry about me..." she muttered. "What?" Piper asked. Sam nodded. "Well then what's the true story??" Piper asked again.
"The graduation part was true. I was naïve, and thirteen, and I didn't really know any better. When CJ fell asleep, I sneaked out of the house and orbed to where you were, because I wanted to see you so badly. Because....I wanted you to cuddle me in your arms, and tell me one of your stories.." she said staring someplace else. Piper nodded.
"Then, when I sensed where you were, and orbed there, I saw a demon, needles sticking out of his face, his head was pure white, his eyes were glowing with green, his garments were old rags and his hands were generating with electricity. I knew by his face, that he was pure evil. An upper level demon...." she whispered. Suddenly, Sam had it all in her head. The memories came back to her. And she actually could feel, that she was living the whole thing again.
"You were trying to kill him. You, Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Paige, and Dad. You weren't really doing a very good job. None of your powers were actually working on him. You couldn't freeze him, or make him explode. But you kept fighting. It was the only way to save your innocent. And then you got blown to the wall with a low-level energy ball. And I screamed 'Mom!' and I ran over to you. Then everybody noticed I was there, Dad, Aunt Paige, Aunt Phoebe, and the demon."
"I ran over to you and helped you up. You asked me what I was doing here, and I explained. You stroked my hair and kissed me on my cheek and I smiled but then, the demon blinked and grabbed me, holding me in his arms with an energy ball to my head. You screamed, your sisters screamed, Dad screamed. You begged him to let me go, but he wouldn't listen. He said 'The only way to destroy the charmed ones, is by destroying their heart..' And he was about to throw the energy ball at me, if I hadn't orbed."
Piper's eyes widened every minute Sam was telling this. "Then, what happened?" she asked, and gulped her saliva down.
"I orbed out of the way. And you came and made sure I wasn't hurt, and Dad came by, just in case I needed healing. Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige were holding the demon back. When you came to my side, you were crying and whispered, 'I never want to lose you' in my ear. But then, Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige got blown with a big energy ball and crashed through a window. Leo orbed over to them and it was just me and you."
"The demon saw me. And he used his powers to blow you over to the wall. I was left by myself, off guard. I was scared out of my life. The demon, he built up this huge red energy ball and was preparing it for me. I didn't know what to do. I was frozen, like I couldn't move because I was so scared. I looked over to you and you were unconscious. Then, he threw the energy ball, and suddenly, you run and push me out of the way, and the energy ball hits you instead."
Piper gasped and laid her hand over her wide o shaped mouth. Sam started sobbing all over again. She choked on every word that she said. "I tried to heal you, but my....my emotions were going haywire, and I didn't have control over my power. Dad was busy helping Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige. You looked up at me and then you whispered, 'I love you' and stroked my hair one last time before you..." she said. Sam started sobbing into her knees and hides her face.
Piper came next to her, and she hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear. "It's ok honey. I'm not going anywhere...." she whispered. Sam looked up at her, and they hugged each other. Piper rubbed her back and calmed Sam down as Sam cried onto Piper's shoulder.
"Mom, it was all my fault. I let you die. I couldn't heal you...It's my fault that Alex didn't have any memories with you. It's my fault that he has an empty space in his heart. It's always my fault. I wanted you there..." She said, choking on her words. Piper rocked her back and forth so that Sam would calm down. "Shhhhhhh, It's not your fault Sam..." she whispered. Sam kept crying. If only she knew, she thought, If only she could believe that was true....
****
"CJ??? CJ!!!!" Rachel shrieked. She was looking around the house, into each and every room. Then she slapped her forehead. "I'm a freaking whitelighter...I can sense him for pity's sake." She said, rolling her eyes. She stood still and closed her eyes for a minute, trying to concentrate. When she finally sensed him, she orbed to where he was. He was, in his favorite room in the house, the training room (the basement).
Rachel was surprised that he had been in the basement the whole time, but not that much. CJ knew better than to go out somewhere, with the risk of meeting the warlock again. Rachel sighed and walked up to him. He was putting all his anger into one little punching bag. Kicking, punching, like no other. His tears, running down his cheeks as he screams at the bag.
Rachel watched in awe as he released so much anger. "HYEAH!!" he screamed again and again. Rachel tapped him on the shoulder and he whirled around and out of reflexes, he almost kicked Rachel in the face. Luckily, Rachel orbed behind him just in time. CJ looked surprised. "Huh?" he whispered quietly. Rachel tapped him on the back again and he turned around. Rachel ducked just in case he was gonna kick her again.
CJ looked down at her. "Rach..you were watching..." he said while wiping his tears off his eyes and wiping it on his shirt. "CJ, I've never seen you so, angry.." she whispered. "This isn't like you at all.." Rachel said, shaking her head. CJ looked down. "I don't know....Maybe I'm angry because...I just..." he started, but he couldn't finish the sentence."
"CJ, you know you can talk to me about anything. Come on, over the years, you were my big bro...Just tell me." She said putting her hand on his shoulder. CJ looked up at her and smiled. Rachel had always been his little sister, it was true. While Sam was busy trying to raise Alex and taking care of him, CJ was left with little Rachel. They loved each other more than anything...
The two took a seat on the rickety, old, wooden stairs of the basement. "I..All my life, Rach, I never met my father. I thought having a dad, would be everything, would help me through all my tough times. But, this...it's like he doesn't even want me. Mom always said, that once Dad found out Mom was pregnant, he gave her a big teddy bear and lifted her in the air and he was just so happy..but this man that I just met in that room, he hated me." He whispered. Rachel stroked her hand through CJ's jet black hair.
"CJ, it's ok. I mean, he didn't even know you. He thought you were hurting Aunt Phoebe, and that just shows that he cares."
"Well, that man, he doesn't care about me. Did you see what he made me become? My anger just exploded. I have no idea why. I've always had control, but with him, it's, different. I don't think he cares about me at all..."
"CJ! You know that's not true!!" Rachel exclaimed, but CJ just shook his head. "I don't think I know anything anymore." He whispered. Rachel sighed and put her arm around him.
Cole watched from the top of the stairs. He had heard a voice talking in the basement, but didn't know who it was. Then it found out that it was the one, who claimed to be his son. He listened to the whole conversation. He didn't know what to think. Cole sighed and walked out the door.
A/N: I know this chapter sucked. It was all talk, but I just had to put this in here.. Oh and swtangel whatever, I'm sorry if I put screamed all the time. You know, if you get sick of it, seriously, then that's your problem..It's just a habit I have or something. If you ask my opinion? I think you should be concentrating on the story rather then the text or whatever...but thanks for the review anyway..