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.
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cricketlover- since Caiti is half whitelighter; she has the power to orb and the power to heal. she and her friend Janna can also speak to each other through their minds, which is a power unique to them. there was a fluke in Caiti's DNA, explained in this chapter, which has given her extra powers. she has a little of each of the powers of Paige, Piper, and Phoebe, she can double the size of energy balls, and she can make things appear and move with a snap of her fingers, all of which were caused by the DNA fluke. there is also a dangerous side to all of this. Caiti occasionally has "power bursts" which are basically bursts of energy that are controlled by her anger. the angrier she gets, the more power she builds up, and the release could prove deadly. the important thing to remember about this is that it is not like in the movie "Carrie," even though Caiti is telekinetic like Carrie. it is simply energy bursts. all of this will be explained in this chapter. remember that note Leo picked up? it plays a key part in this chapter. keep reading. you'll see what i mean. also, thank you for your suggestions. i will keep them in mind.
mrs.shigwa.cobain- have no fear! i won't end it there. there will be lots more to come, trust me! and i'm positive you will enjoy what i have in store.
CHAPTER TWELVE
When they reached the manor and had unloaded all the boxes, there was still the piano left to get out of the back. The discussion on what to do got so loud that Piper came outside to see what was wrong and almost screamed when she saw the piano.
"Where the hell did that come from?" Piper asked, pointing at the piano.
"My house," Caiti said, "My mom got it for me, and I heard your piano got destroyed or something, so I thought I could kinda donate it to the house. Can we keep it Piper? Please?"
"OK," Piper said, "But we need to get it into the house somehow. Any ideas on how we're gonna do it boys?"
Leo and Cole shook their heads, but Caiti smiled. "Never fear," she said, "I'll do it." Caiti closed her eyes and focused on the piano, mentally putting it into the house, and snapped her fingers. Caiti opened her eyes and said, "If I did it right, it should be in the old piano's spot, and the pictures should be on top. The ones that were on the other piano, I mean."
Sure enough, Paige came running out of the house 5 seconds later saying, "Where the hell did that piano come from?"
"She did it!" cried Leo, Cole, and Piper, all pointing at Caiti. "Hey!" Caiti said, "What happened to defending the young in a family?"
"Well, it's cool. We could use a piano," Paige said, "And besides, I think they were kidding."
"Well I certainly hope so," said Caiti, "Or else I'm sleeping in the van again tonight!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once inside the house, Piper showed Caiti upstairs to her room. Upon entering the room, Caiti immediately noticed that it looked exactly like the paint job on her van: blue with clouds sponge painted on the walls, except the wall painting was better than the van painting. "One of your friends told us that you always wanted to have your room painted this way, so we thought that it would make you feel more welcome in the house if we did it this way," explained Piper. "Thank you," Caiti replied, "It's beautiful." Caiti continued to look around the room. She noticed that the bed was covered in blues, light and dark, and that there was a canopy hanging over it, and not the kiddie kind either, and that the curtains were also blue. The furniture was white, and so was the closet door. Caiti walked over to another door and opened it to find a bathroom. She turned to Piper and said, "I get my own bathroom?" Piper nodded, and Caiti said, "Cool!"
"Well, I guess you should start unpacking your things," Piper said, "Would you like me to help you?"
"Sure," Caiti said with a grin. She snapped her fingers and a box appeared in front of her. Caiti picked it up and put it on the desk near the door. "So," Piper asked, "What's in here?" Caiti reached into the box and pulled out some records. "My inheritance," she said with a smile, "Every Beatles record ever made. My stepdad collected them, and he left them and some photo albums to me when he died. He always knew I loved the albums, seeing as how big a Beatles freak I am." Piper grinned and asked, "Where do you want them to go?" "You know, I have no idea," Caiti replied slowly, "Maybe in cases, and hang them on the wall. Yeah, that sounds good." "Cases it is," said Piper. Caiti snapped her fingers, and soon all the albums were in protective cases and hanging on the wall. "What next?" Piper asked, enjoying herself immensely. "The photo albums," Caiti said, "I need to put them on the bookshelf. Can you get that box over there?" she asked, pointing at a box near the bed where Piper was standing. Piper picked up the box and carried it over to the desk, where Caiti was emptying the contents of the box that had held the records. Caiti snapped her fingers, and the box disappeared, and the books, apparently filled with piano music, flew onto the shelves. "Not bad, not bad at all," said Piper.
Caiti laughed. "Well, I have gotten better at it. The other day I tried it and ended up knocking the shelf over!" Piper laughed and said, "Here are the albums."
Caiti thanked Piper and took the albums out one by one. Then she had a thought. "Piper?" Caiti asked. "Yes?" "Would you like to see some of the pictures later? I thought you might like to." Piper smiled and said, "Of course. After we get everything set up. Do your thing." Caiti snapped her fingers again, and the photo albums flew onto the shelves, but while they were flying, a few pictures fell out. "Damn it!" cursed Caiti, "That always happens with these old ones!" she said as she knelt to pick up the pictures. Piper knelt to help her, and turned one of the pictures over, revealing a very handsome young man in a Green Beret uniform. "Who's this?" she asked Caiti, showing her the picture. "That's my stepdad, when he was in Vietnam. It must have fallen out of one of the gray albums. Those were his Vietnam albums, the ones he left for me." "He was very handsome," Piper said. "More handsome than me?" Leo asked with a grin. Piper and Caiti turned around sharply. "You scared us!" Piper said. "Sorry, just thought I'd orb up and see what you two were doing," he said. "Well, right now we're trying to pick up the pictures that fell out of my photo albums," Caiti said as she stood up and brushed off her jeans, "That's the last one!" "Who's the guy in the picture?" Leo asked. "My stepdad when he was in 'Nam," Caiti said. "'Nam?" Piper and Leo asked, confused. "Sorry," Caiti said, "I kinda lapsed into my PA drawl. It's what my friends and I call it, Vietnam I mean. We started it when we realized we couldn't pronounce it for a while." Caiti snapped her fingers, and the photos disappeared into the album pages. "All that's left now is to get my clothes hung up, and I'll be done," she said, opening the last box. Snapping her fingers yet again, the closet door opened and the clothes flew in and hung themselves up. "Done!" Caiti said cheerfully, "I'm gonna go downstairs. There's something I wanna try on the piano." With that she orbed out of the room. Leo put his hand in his pocket and discovered the note, still where he put it when he left the house. He pulled it out and Piper asked, "What's that?" "It's a note Jeanne wanted to send me, I guess to tell me what happened, but she never sent it." "Well," said Piper, "Let's see what she wanted to tell you. It must have been important if you found it now." Leo nodded and unfolded the note. It said: "Dear Leo, I know this may sound strange, but I must tell you what happened after you left. I discovered I was pregnant a week after the incident, and decided to pass it off as Joe's baby. So Joe and I slept together, and apparently, I conceived again, at the same time I was already pregnant. But something happened that will be of great importance to you should you ever find Caiti. The other child, whom I had decided to pass off as Caiti's fraternal twin, was lost before she was born, and the DNA was somehow put into Caiti, giving her the other child's powers as well as her own, inherited from you and I. Since the other child was full-blooded witch, the powers Caiti received were ones carried by her stepfather, the power to increase the size of any object by two times, the power to make things appear with a snap of the fingers, and the power to move things with a snap of the fingers. But there is something else too. Caiti, who is 3 now, has apparently inherited Joe's temper from the other child, causing her to have "power bursts" when she becomes angry. It has caused mini explosions so far, but I fear what would happen should she become truly enraged. If you ever find her in your care, try to help her get a handle on this. I fear that it might kill her or someone else one day if it is not controlled. Well, I hear Caiti calling for me. If you ever receive this letter and you are caring for Caiti, keep well in mind about the power bursts, and watch out. Love, Jeanne."
"So," said Piper, "What are we going to do? Even though she's my stepdaughter, I like her and I want to help her out. Any ideas?"
"Well," Leo said, "We could start by watching her during any earthquakes." Piper hit him playfully and said, "Be serious." "I have no idea," Leo said, "None at all."
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.
Review Replies:
cricketlover- since Caiti is half whitelighter; she has the power to orb and the power to heal. she and her friend Janna can also speak to each other through their minds, which is a power unique to them. there was a fluke in Caiti's DNA, explained in this chapter, which has given her extra powers. she has a little of each of the powers of Paige, Piper, and Phoebe, she can double the size of energy balls, and she can make things appear and move with a snap of her fingers, all of which were caused by the DNA fluke. there is also a dangerous side to all of this. Caiti occasionally has "power bursts" which are basically bursts of energy that are controlled by her anger. the angrier she gets, the more power she builds up, and the release could prove deadly. the important thing to remember about this is that it is not like in the movie "Carrie," even though Caiti is telekinetic like Carrie. it is simply energy bursts. all of this will be explained in this chapter. remember that note Leo picked up? it plays a key part in this chapter. keep reading. you'll see what i mean. also, thank you for your suggestions. i will keep them in mind.
mrs.shigwa.cobain- have no fear! i won't end it there. there will be lots more to come, trust me! and i'm positive you will enjoy what i have in store.
CHAPTER TWELVE
When they reached the manor and had unloaded all the boxes, there was still the piano left to get out of the back. The discussion on what to do got so loud that Piper came outside to see what was wrong and almost screamed when she saw the piano.
"Where the hell did that come from?" Piper asked, pointing at the piano.
"My house," Caiti said, "My mom got it for me, and I heard your piano got destroyed or something, so I thought I could kinda donate it to the house. Can we keep it Piper? Please?"
"OK," Piper said, "But we need to get it into the house somehow. Any ideas on how we're gonna do it boys?"
Leo and Cole shook their heads, but Caiti smiled. "Never fear," she said, "I'll do it." Caiti closed her eyes and focused on the piano, mentally putting it into the house, and snapped her fingers. Caiti opened her eyes and said, "If I did it right, it should be in the old piano's spot, and the pictures should be on top. The ones that were on the other piano, I mean."
Sure enough, Paige came running out of the house 5 seconds later saying, "Where the hell did that piano come from?"
"She did it!" cried Leo, Cole, and Piper, all pointing at Caiti. "Hey!" Caiti said, "What happened to defending the young in a family?"
"Well, it's cool. We could use a piano," Paige said, "And besides, I think they were kidding."
"Well I certainly hope so," said Caiti, "Or else I'm sleeping in the van again tonight!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once inside the house, Piper showed Caiti upstairs to her room. Upon entering the room, Caiti immediately noticed that it looked exactly like the paint job on her van: blue with clouds sponge painted on the walls, except the wall painting was better than the van painting. "One of your friends told us that you always wanted to have your room painted this way, so we thought that it would make you feel more welcome in the house if we did it this way," explained Piper. "Thank you," Caiti replied, "It's beautiful." Caiti continued to look around the room. She noticed that the bed was covered in blues, light and dark, and that there was a canopy hanging over it, and not the kiddie kind either, and that the curtains were also blue. The furniture was white, and so was the closet door. Caiti walked over to another door and opened it to find a bathroom. She turned to Piper and said, "I get my own bathroom?" Piper nodded, and Caiti said, "Cool!"
"Well, I guess you should start unpacking your things," Piper said, "Would you like me to help you?"
"Sure," Caiti said with a grin. She snapped her fingers and a box appeared in front of her. Caiti picked it up and put it on the desk near the door. "So," Piper asked, "What's in here?" Caiti reached into the box and pulled out some records. "My inheritance," she said with a smile, "Every Beatles record ever made. My stepdad collected them, and he left them and some photo albums to me when he died. He always knew I loved the albums, seeing as how big a Beatles freak I am." Piper grinned and asked, "Where do you want them to go?" "You know, I have no idea," Caiti replied slowly, "Maybe in cases, and hang them on the wall. Yeah, that sounds good." "Cases it is," said Piper. Caiti snapped her fingers, and soon all the albums were in protective cases and hanging on the wall. "What next?" Piper asked, enjoying herself immensely. "The photo albums," Caiti said, "I need to put them on the bookshelf. Can you get that box over there?" she asked, pointing at a box near the bed where Piper was standing. Piper picked up the box and carried it over to the desk, where Caiti was emptying the contents of the box that had held the records. Caiti snapped her fingers, and the box disappeared, and the books, apparently filled with piano music, flew onto the shelves. "Not bad, not bad at all," said Piper.
Caiti laughed. "Well, I have gotten better at it. The other day I tried it and ended up knocking the shelf over!" Piper laughed and said, "Here are the albums."
Caiti thanked Piper and took the albums out one by one. Then she had a thought. "Piper?" Caiti asked. "Yes?" "Would you like to see some of the pictures later? I thought you might like to." Piper smiled and said, "Of course. After we get everything set up. Do your thing." Caiti snapped her fingers again, and the photo albums flew onto the shelves, but while they were flying, a few pictures fell out. "Damn it!" cursed Caiti, "That always happens with these old ones!" she said as she knelt to pick up the pictures. Piper knelt to help her, and turned one of the pictures over, revealing a very handsome young man in a Green Beret uniform. "Who's this?" she asked Caiti, showing her the picture. "That's my stepdad, when he was in Vietnam. It must have fallen out of one of the gray albums. Those were his Vietnam albums, the ones he left for me." "He was very handsome," Piper said. "More handsome than me?" Leo asked with a grin. Piper and Caiti turned around sharply. "You scared us!" Piper said. "Sorry, just thought I'd orb up and see what you two were doing," he said. "Well, right now we're trying to pick up the pictures that fell out of my photo albums," Caiti said as she stood up and brushed off her jeans, "That's the last one!" "Who's the guy in the picture?" Leo asked. "My stepdad when he was in 'Nam," Caiti said. "'Nam?" Piper and Leo asked, confused. "Sorry," Caiti said, "I kinda lapsed into my PA drawl. It's what my friends and I call it, Vietnam I mean. We started it when we realized we couldn't pronounce it for a while." Caiti snapped her fingers, and the photos disappeared into the album pages. "All that's left now is to get my clothes hung up, and I'll be done," she said, opening the last box. Snapping her fingers yet again, the closet door opened and the clothes flew in and hung themselves up. "Done!" Caiti said cheerfully, "I'm gonna go downstairs. There's something I wanna try on the piano." With that she orbed out of the room. Leo put his hand in his pocket and discovered the note, still where he put it when he left the house. He pulled it out and Piper asked, "What's that?" "It's a note Jeanne wanted to send me, I guess to tell me what happened, but she never sent it." "Well," said Piper, "Let's see what she wanted to tell you. It must have been important if you found it now." Leo nodded and unfolded the note. It said: "Dear Leo, I know this may sound strange, but I must tell you what happened after you left. I discovered I was pregnant a week after the incident, and decided to pass it off as Joe's baby. So Joe and I slept together, and apparently, I conceived again, at the same time I was already pregnant. But something happened that will be of great importance to you should you ever find Caiti. The other child, whom I had decided to pass off as Caiti's fraternal twin, was lost before she was born, and the DNA was somehow put into Caiti, giving her the other child's powers as well as her own, inherited from you and I. Since the other child was full-blooded witch, the powers Caiti received were ones carried by her stepfather, the power to increase the size of any object by two times, the power to make things appear with a snap of the fingers, and the power to move things with a snap of the fingers. But there is something else too. Caiti, who is 3 now, has apparently inherited Joe's temper from the other child, causing her to have "power bursts" when she becomes angry. It has caused mini explosions so far, but I fear what would happen should she become truly enraged. If you ever find her in your care, try to help her get a handle on this. I fear that it might kill her or someone else one day if it is not controlled. Well, I hear Caiti calling for me. If you ever receive this letter and you are caring for Caiti, keep well in mind about the power bursts, and watch out. Love, Jeanne."
"So," said Piper, "What are we going to do? Even though she's my stepdaughter, I like her and I want to help her out. Any ideas?"
"Well," Leo said, "We could start by watching her during any earthquakes." Piper hit him playfully and said, "Be serious." "I have no idea," Leo said, "None at all."