CHILD OF THE WHITELIGHTER
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Charmed characters, although it would be nice to own Leo. (wink wink) The characters Caiti, her friends, and her mother Jeanne are my own creation; please don't use them without asking me first.
A/N: well, obviously the 1.5 spacing didn't make a whit of a difference. I'm sorry for the spacing problems, but I can't control what the servers do to it. Sorry if it's hard to read, but it's worth reading, especially this chapter. oh, and this chapter is rated PG for language.
CHAPTER SIX
That night, everyone was at P3 to see the debut of Awakened at Dawn. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Chris were sitting in their usual booth, while Leo was working at the bar. Piper looked at her watch and said, "Nine o' clock, time to introduce the band." and made her way to the stage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Backstage, the members of Awakened at Dawn were nervous as all hell. Caiti was especially uneasy, as it was her first time singing live in front of people she didn't really know. Back in Pennsylvania, at Mel's, it was different. She knew everyone there, and everyone there knew her. She was the star, along with her friends. They were known. Here, they were just a bunch of kids with talent enough to get hired. This was their test. Caiti closed her eyes and thought, "I wish my father could be here to see this." From somewhere behind them, a man with brown hair and brown eyes watched them. "You'll meet him soon enough," said Cole Turner, before sneaking off into the audience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"And now, for the first time on the stage at P3, I would like to introduce Awakened at Dawn!" said Piper before walking offstage and rejoining her sisters and Chris. "This is it you guys," said Caiti. "Let's do this!" The band came onstage and took their places behind their instruments. Janna and Serena put their guitars on, while Caiti took her place behind the microphone at the front of the stage. Caiti turned to Jacob and said, "Start the music." Jacob nodded and started the opening notes of "I Must Not Chase The Boys," while the girls started their guitar chords, and then Caiti began to sing:
"Won't someone tell me what is happening to me Why am I so misunderstood? Why can't they see? Now I'm caught between the devil and the angel That I used to be
They say I'll understand it all in good time But age ain't nothing but a number in my mind I'm going crazy with this push me pull me Caught between wrong and right
I wanna give in to the woman in me I wanna be someone they don't want me to be The moral of the story is I got no choice I must not chase the boys"
Caiti sang her heart out, each time singing each song with more feeling than the last. Finally, Jacob said, "OK! It's time for us to take a short break, but we promise you, we'll be back!" And with that, the band left the stage, this time using the stairs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When the band finished playing, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Chris applauded them loudly. "Damn," said Chris. "They're really good." "Yeah, they are," said a voice from behind Chris. Phoebe looked up, and there behind Chris was her demon ex Cole Turner. "What the hell are you doing here Cole?" asked Phoebe with a hint of anger in her voice. "Came to see the band, and you," said Cole. "I've changed, Phoebe, I swear. Can't you feel it?" Phoebe looked at Cole and using her new empath powers, read his feelings. "He's telling the truth," said Phoebe, shocked. "But why-how did you come back?" "I've been watching Caiti. She summoned me, to have a father figure after her stepfather died. She realized her mistake and got her friends after me, thinking I was still evil. But they cast a protection spell on me after they realized I was good. Being the geniuses that they are, they bound it to my newly good self, so that the instant I go bad, the spell goes too, and goes painfully." "So," said Phoebe. "Do you know who her father-her real father-is?" "Yeah, but it's not my place to tell," said Cole. "But I can tell you this: he's in the club right now." Then Cole saw, out of the corner of his eye, a girl coming towards him.
"Hey Cole!" Caiti said, and hugged him. "I can't believe you showed up! How are you? I haven't seen you since we moved." "I'm fine," Cole replied. "Just catching up with old friends." "And girlfriends?" Caiti asked innocently. "How did you know?" Cole asked. "Oh come on, it's obvious about you and Phoebe. I'd be blind if I didn't see it." Just then Jacob called to Caiti, "Hey Caiti, me and Mike are gonna go up and do our little Bee Gees routine, 'k?" "How can you?" asked Serena. "There are only two left!" "Well sweetie," said Jacob. "How many are there of me and Mike?" Serena smacked her forehead and said, "That's right! There are only two left." "Can't sue us for trying to be accurate!" said Mike. "Go on," Caiti said. "We're gonna hang out here for a bit, if it's ok with everyone here." "Fine with me," Chris said with a smile that made Caiti blush bright red. "It's fine with us," said Piper, Phoebe, and Paige together as the boys went off to the stage and introduced their side act. As the boys started to sing "Staying Alive," Chris looked at Caiti and said, "Wanna dance?" Caiti smiled and said, "I thought you'd never ask." With that, they went off to the dance floor, while the others applauded their dancing. When the song finished, Chris kissed Caiti on the cheek and said, "Thanks for the dance, beautiful." and led her back to the booth.
The boys then started to play the song "Tragedy," and Caiti excused herself from group to go get a drink. She sat herself down at the bar and said, "Shirley Temple, if you can make one," then turned to look at Chris. He caught her eye, and winked. Caiti turned back to the bar and smiled to herself. A voice said, "Here you go," and when Caiti looked up to thank the bartender, she found herself looking straight at Leo.
They stared at each other for a moment or two, and finally Caiti said, "Thanks." "You're welcome Caiti," Leo replied. "How did you know my name?" Caiti asked. "Because I'm your father."
well, who saw that one coming, besides me? guess he had to tell her sometime! and Cole's back! boy, was this chapter filled with surprises! and there's more to come! now that Leo's told Caiti that's he's her father, will Caiti accept it? will Leo finally tell Piper and the others the truth? and will Jeanne not be needed anymore, like she said in chapter 3? you'll just have to wait and see!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Charmed characters, although it would be nice to own Leo. (wink wink) The characters Caiti, her friends, and her mother Jeanne are my own creation; please don't use them without asking me first.
A/N: well, obviously the 1.5 spacing didn't make a whit of a difference. I'm sorry for the spacing problems, but I can't control what the servers do to it. Sorry if it's hard to read, but it's worth reading, especially this chapter. oh, and this chapter is rated PG for language.
CHAPTER SIX
That night, everyone was at P3 to see the debut of Awakened at Dawn. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Chris were sitting in their usual booth, while Leo was working at the bar. Piper looked at her watch and said, "Nine o' clock, time to introduce the band." and made her way to the stage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Backstage, the members of Awakened at Dawn were nervous as all hell. Caiti was especially uneasy, as it was her first time singing live in front of people she didn't really know. Back in Pennsylvania, at Mel's, it was different. She knew everyone there, and everyone there knew her. She was the star, along with her friends. They were known. Here, they were just a bunch of kids with talent enough to get hired. This was their test. Caiti closed her eyes and thought, "I wish my father could be here to see this." From somewhere behind them, a man with brown hair and brown eyes watched them. "You'll meet him soon enough," said Cole Turner, before sneaking off into the audience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"And now, for the first time on the stage at P3, I would like to introduce Awakened at Dawn!" said Piper before walking offstage and rejoining her sisters and Chris. "This is it you guys," said Caiti. "Let's do this!" The band came onstage and took their places behind their instruments. Janna and Serena put their guitars on, while Caiti took her place behind the microphone at the front of the stage. Caiti turned to Jacob and said, "Start the music." Jacob nodded and started the opening notes of "I Must Not Chase The Boys," while the girls started their guitar chords, and then Caiti began to sing:
"Won't someone tell me what is happening to me Why am I so misunderstood? Why can't they see? Now I'm caught between the devil and the angel That I used to be
They say I'll understand it all in good time But age ain't nothing but a number in my mind I'm going crazy with this push me pull me Caught between wrong and right
I wanna give in to the woman in me I wanna be someone they don't want me to be The moral of the story is I got no choice I must not chase the boys"
Caiti sang her heart out, each time singing each song with more feeling than the last. Finally, Jacob said, "OK! It's time for us to take a short break, but we promise you, we'll be back!" And with that, the band left the stage, this time using the stairs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When the band finished playing, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, and Chris applauded them loudly. "Damn," said Chris. "They're really good." "Yeah, they are," said a voice from behind Chris. Phoebe looked up, and there behind Chris was her demon ex Cole Turner. "What the hell are you doing here Cole?" asked Phoebe with a hint of anger in her voice. "Came to see the band, and you," said Cole. "I've changed, Phoebe, I swear. Can't you feel it?" Phoebe looked at Cole and using her new empath powers, read his feelings. "He's telling the truth," said Phoebe, shocked. "But why-how did you come back?" "I've been watching Caiti. She summoned me, to have a father figure after her stepfather died. She realized her mistake and got her friends after me, thinking I was still evil. But they cast a protection spell on me after they realized I was good. Being the geniuses that they are, they bound it to my newly good self, so that the instant I go bad, the spell goes too, and goes painfully." "So," said Phoebe. "Do you know who her father-her real father-is?" "Yeah, but it's not my place to tell," said Cole. "But I can tell you this: he's in the club right now." Then Cole saw, out of the corner of his eye, a girl coming towards him.
"Hey Cole!" Caiti said, and hugged him. "I can't believe you showed up! How are you? I haven't seen you since we moved." "I'm fine," Cole replied. "Just catching up with old friends." "And girlfriends?" Caiti asked innocently. "How did you know?" Cole asked. "Oh come on, it's obvious about you and Phoebe. I'd be blind if I didn't see it." Just then Jacob called to Caiti, "Hey Caiti, me and Mike are gonna go up and do our little Bee Gees routine, 'k?" "How can you?" asked Serena. "There are only two left!" "Well sweetie," said Jacob. "How many are there of me and Mike?" Serena smacked her forehead and said, "That's right! There are only two left." "Can't sue us for trying to be accurate!" said Mike. "Go on," Caiti said. "We're gonna hang out here for a bit, if it's ok with everyone here." "Fine with me," Chris said with a smile that made Caiti blush bright red. "It's fine with us," said Piper, Phoebe, and Paige together as the boys went off to the stage and introduced their side act. As the boys started to sing "Staying Alive," Chris looked at Caiti and said, "Wanna dance?" Caiti smiled and said, "I thought you'd never ask." With that, they went off to the dance floor, while the others applauded their dancing. When the song finished, Chris kissed Caiti on the cheek and said, "Thanks for the dance, beautiful." and led her back to the booth.
The boys then started to play the song "Tragedy," and Caiti excused herself from group to go get a drink. She sat herself down at the bar and said, "Shirley Temple, if you can make one," then turned to look at Chris. He caught her eye, and winked. Caiti turned back to the bar and smiled to herself. A voice said, "Here you go," and when Caiti looked up to thank the bartender, she found herself looking straight at Leo.
They stared at each other for a moment or two, and finally Caiti said, "Thanks." "You're welcome Caiti," Leo replied. "How did you know my name?" Caiti asked. "Because I'm your father."
well, who saw that one coming, besides me? guess he had to tell her sometime! and Cole's back! boy, was this chapter filled with surprises! and there's more to come! now that Leo's told Caiti that's he's her father, will Caiti accept it? will Leo finally tell Piper and the others the truth? and will Jeanne not be needed anymore, like she said in chapter 3? you'll just have to wait and see!