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.
Review Replies:
cricketlover- you're welcome. it took me a bit of time to figure out how to explain the power bursts, but other than that, i knew what i was going to do right away, i was just waiting for the right time to introduce it. there will be more Charmed action in the coming chapters. i should have known I had a Piper/Leo fan here, seeing as I'm a big Leo fan myself. that's why my friends and i watch Charmed, Leo and also all the fights. it's cool watching bad guys get what they deserve. and I always accept reader suggestions, unless they involve killing someone that's important. anyways, keep reading and reviewing.
LOTRgurl- thank you! keep reading and reviewing. this story will definitely get more interesting later on.
A/N: sorry i didn't update yesterday, i was taking a day off, which i really needed. but never fear, i'm back and so is the story!
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Caiti orbed back into the room in time to hear Leo say, "Well, if Jeanne was right, Caiti could prove to be a deadly weapon under the right circumstances. We definitely need to keep an eye on her." "How about two?" Caiti asked. Piper and Leo jumped. They turned around and saw Caiti standing behind them. "So, how do you propose to keep an eye on an extremely independent 18 year old?" she asked with amusement. "We mean when you're with us, or any other member of the family," explained Piper, "We read the note your mom left, and it seems that you have a bit of a-" "Temper?" Caiti asked, "Problem when it gets the best of me? Yeah, I do. It's really hard to explain. It feels like, I don't know, like I'm floating. But then there's an explosion, and I'm on the ground, but I'm not angry anymore. I've tried to control it, and I've managed not to blow anything up, but I guess I can't, because every time I get angry, boom. It happens."
"Can you tell us exactly what happens when you have the power bursts?" Leo asked.
"Well," said Caiti, "First, I feel the anger rising, and I start to hyperventilate and clench my jaw tightly. Then I feel my feet start to lift up, and when I look down, I'm floating in the air. Then, when my anger reaches its peak, that's when the explosion happens. It feels like a strong gust of wind blowing me into all directions, and when it's over, I'm standing on the ground again, and whatever's in front of me has moved to the other side of them room, or someone's hurt. The first time I did it, I.I." Caiti hesitated before continuing.
"What happened?" Piper asked gently.
"I hurt my mom," Caiti whispered, "She came into the study, where I was playing dolls, just as the burst itself happened, and she was knocked backwards. She got bruised up pretty badly, and she also had hit her head on a corner of a desk and cut her forehead." Caiti hung her head and said, "She never treated me the same way after that. It was like she was Mrs. White in 'Carrie' the way she acted. She never accused me of being the devil, but she always thought that something wasn't quite right with me, until she took me to a doctor, who was also a witch, and she said that it wasn't telekinesis causing it, that it was anger. Then everything went back to normal, well, as normal as possible for us."
"Do you know why you have as many powers as you do?" Leo asked.
Caiti nodded her head. "My mom told me I was supposed to have a twin, but that she lost the baby before it was born, and somehow I absorbed her powers, including her temper, which meant that had she lived, she probably would have been the one with the power bursts instead of me. She never told me that it could be deadly one day, though."
"Well, we're going to do our best to help you," said Piper, "Your father and I want to help you learn to control the power bursts, learn to harness the power, and learn to use them for-" "Fighting the good fight?" Caiti asked. "Exactly," said Piper, "The way I see it, whenever Phoebe, Paige, and I go out on our next demon fight, you should come with us and help out in whatever way you can. I already asked your father about it, and he gave his OK." "He didn't want to, did he?" Caiti asked. "Boy, you're really astute for an 18 year old," said Piper, "You're right, he didn't want to send you out with us, but he wants you to be able to control and use the power bursts too, and he eventually agreed with me that it was the best way."
Caiti went over to Leo and said, "Don't worry dad, I'll be safe, I promise. I mean, I was able to take care of myself when the demon attacked this afternoon, wasn't I?" Caiti's hand flew to her mouth when she realized that she had said too much. "Uh-oh," said Caiti, "You didn't tell her, did you Dad?" Leo replied, "I was going to, but it slipped my mind." "You were attacked?" Piper asked, "What happened?"
"The demon attacked me, Cole, and Caiti while we were coming out of her house. It threw me against the garage door, and threw an energy ball at Caiti. Caiti stopped the energy ball, doubled its size, and threw it back at the demon. Naturally, it hit the demon and vanquished it. Before anybody could say anything, Caiti ran over to me and healed me. There was a particularly nasty gash in my chest and I was unconscious, which was the reason that I couldn't heal myself. Caiti must have been surprised, because when I came to, she was kneeling beside me and staring at her hands. Cole explained to her what she had done, and she was very surprised. Apparently she had never healed anyone before. She saved me Piper, and she also saved herself."
Piper looked at Caiti and said, "You healed him?" Caiti nodded. Piper hugged Caiti and said, "You did very well, better than I did my first time vanquishing a demon, and you also had the advantage of being half whitelighter with you. I'm very proud of you, and I'm sure Phoebe, Paige, and Chris will be proud too. I know your father and Cole are proud of you. You showed courage that not many 18 year olds would show when faced with their first demon, and I think you're on your way to being as great as my sisters and I are, maybe greater."
Caiti blushed and said, "I doubt that. You and your sisters are the Charmed Ones. No one is greater than you when it comes to powers."
"There's a first time for everything," said Piper, "Now come on, let's go downstairs and tell the others." Piper took Leo and Caiti's hands, and they orbed downstairs together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Wow," Phoebe said when Leo had finished recounting Caiti's fight with the demon. They were all sitting in the living room, listening to Piper's plan for Caiti and Leo's account of the demon fight outside Caiti's house. "You did good," Paige said, "Very good. When I first vanquished a demon, it was with Phoebe and Piper. I didn't take it as well as you did, though. I ended up running out of the attic accusing Piper and Phoebe of turning me into a devil of some kind."
"She's a strong fighter," Cole said, "Stronger than most witches her age, and even stronger than some older than her. Demons will definitely be after her soon, some to get her powers and use them for evil, but mostly to kill her so she doesn't stay a threat to them." When Caiti heard this, she said, "I'm gonna get killed?" "Not necessarily," said Cole, "But there is the chance that some demons will want you dead." "I'm not going to stand around waiting to be killed, especially in here!" Caiti screamed before running out of the house, slamming the back door as she went. "I'll go after her," Chris said, orbing out of the house. The rest of them sat in silence for a bit. Finally Leo said, "What are we going to do now?" "I don't know," Piper said, "For once, I don't have a plan. She's 18, she's got her whole life ahead of her. How do we prepare her for what may be an early death?" No one answered her, because no one knew what to say. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caiti ran through the backyard to the rose garden that Paige had planted that summer, running through the bushes until she came to a clearing with a white arch and a bench under it. She sat on the bench and began to cry. She didn't stop crying when Chris orbed in and put his arms around her. She didn't stop crying until Chris said, "I'll protect you, don't worry. I'll make sure you stay safe, and I promise that nothing bad will happen to you when I'm around." Caiti stopped crying and looked up at Chris. "You're not bullshitting me, are you?" she asked. Chris shook his head, and Caiti sat up and dried her tears with her sleeve. Then she looked into Chris' eyes, leaned in, and kissed him.
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- you're welcome. it took me a bit of time to figure out how to explain the power bursts, but other than that, i knew what i was going to do right away, i was just waiting for the right time to introduce it. there will be more Charmed action in the coming chapters. i should have known I had a Piper/Leo fan here, seeing as I'm a big Leo fan myself. that's why my friends and i watch Charmed, Leo and also all the fights. it's cool watching bad guys get what they deserve. and I always accept reader suggestions, unless they involve killing someone that's important. anyways, keep reading and reviewing.
LOTRgurl- thank you! keep reading and reviewing. this story will definitely get more interesting later on.
A/N: sorry i didn't update yesterday, i was taking a day off, which i really needed. but never fear, i'm back and so is the story!
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Caiti orbed back into the room in time to hear Leo say, "Well, if Jeanne was right, Caiti could prove to be a deadly weapon under the right circumstances. We definitely need to keep an eye on her." "How about two?" Caiti asked. Piper and Leo jumped. They turned around and saw Caiti standing behind them. "So, how do you propose to keep an eye on an extremely independent 18 year old?" she asked with amusement. "We mean when you're with us, or any other member of the family," explained Piper, "We read the note your mom left, and it seems that you have a bit of a-" "Temper?" Caiti asked, "Problem when it gets the best of me? Yeah, I do. It's really hard to explain. It feels like, I don't know, like I'm floating. But then there's an explosion, and I'm on the ground, but I'm not angry anymore. I've tried to control it, and I've managed not to blow anything up, but I guess I can't, because every time I get angry, boom. It happens."
"Can you tell us exactly what happens when you have the power bursts?" Leo asked.
"Well," said Caiti, "First, I feel the anger rising, and I start to hyperventilate and clench my jaw tightly. Then I feel my feet start to lift up, and when I look down, I'm floating in the air. Then, when my anger reaches its peak, that's when the explosion happens. It feels like a strong gust of wind blowing me into all directions, and when it's over, I'm standing on the ground again, and whatever's in front of me has moved to the other side of them room, or someone's hurt. The first time I did it, I.I." Caiti hesitated before continuing.
"What happened?" Piper asked gently.
"I hurt my mom," Caiti whispered, "She came into the study, where I was playing dolls, just as the burst itself happened, and she was knocked backwards. She got bruised up pretty badly, and she also had hit her head on a corner of a desk and cut her forehead." Caiti hung her head and said, "She never treated me the same way after that. It was like she was Mrs. White in 'Carrie' the way she acted. She never accused me of being the devil, but she always thought that something wasn't quite right with me, until she took me to a doctor, who was also a witch, and she said that it wasn't telekinesis causing it, that it was anger. Then everything went back to normal, well, as normal as possible for us."
"Do you know why you have as many powers as you do?" Leo asked.
Caiti nodded her head. "My mom told me I was supposed to have a twin, but that she lost the baby before it was born, and somehow I absorbed her powers, including her temper, which meant that had she lived, she probably would have been the one with the power bursts instead of me. She never told me that it could be deadly one day, though."
"Well, we're going to do our best to help you," said Piper, "Your father and I want to help you learn to control the power bursts, learn to harness the power, and learn to use them for-" "Fighting the good fight?" Caiti asked. "Exactly," said Piper, "The way I see it, whenever Phoebe, Paige, and I go out on our next demon fight, you should come with us and help out in whatever way you can. I already asked your father about it, and he gave his OK." "He didn't want to, did he?" Caiti asked. "Boy, you're really astute for an 18 year old," said Piper, "You're right, he didn't want to send you out with us, but he wants you to be able to control and use the power bursts too, and he eventually agreed with me that it was the best way."
Caiti went over to Leo and said, "Don't worry dad, I'll be safe, I promise. I mean, I was able to take care of myself when the demon attacked this afternoon, wasn't I?" Caiti's hand flew to her mouth when she realized that she had said too much. "Uh-oh," said Caiti, "You didn't tell her, did you Dad?" Leo replied, "I was going to, but it slipped my mind." "You were attacked?" Piper asked, "What happened?"
"The demon attacked me, Cole, and Caiti while we were coming out of her house. It threw me against the garage door, and threw an energy ball at Caiti. Caiti stopped the energy ball, doubled its size, and threw it back at the demon. Naturally, it hit the demon and vanquished it. Before anybody could say anything, Caiti ran over to me and healed me. There was a particularly nasty gash in my chest and I was unconscious, which was the reason that I couldn't heal myself. Caiti must have been surprised, because when I came to, she was kneeling beside me and staring at her hands. Cole explained to her what she had done, and she was very surprised. Apparently she had never healed anyone before. She saved me Piper, and she also saved herself."
Piper looked at Caiti and said, "You healed him?" Caiti nodded. Piper hugged Caiti and said, "You did very well, better than I did my first time vanquishing a demon, and you also had the advantage of being half whitelighter with you. I'm very proud of you, and I'm sure Phoebe, Paige, and Chris will be proud too. I know your father and Cole are proud of you. You showed courage that not many 18 year olds would show when faced with their first demon, and I think you're on your way to being as great as my sisters and I are, maybe greater."
Caiti blushed and said, "I doubt that. You and your sisters are the Charmed Ones. No one is greater than you when it comes to powers."
"There's a first time for everything," said Piper, "Now come on, let's go downstairs and tell the others." Piper took Leo and Caiti's hands, and they orbed downstairs together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Wow," Phoebe said when Leo had finished recounting Caiti's fight with the demon. They were all sitting in the living room, listening to Piper's plan for Caiti and Leo's account of the demon fight outside Caiti's house. "You did good," Paige said, "Very good. When I first vanquished a demon, it was with Phoebe and Piper. I didn't take it as well as you did, though. I ended up running out of the attic accusing Piper and Phoebe of turning me into a devil of some kind."
"She's a strong fighter," Cole said, "Stronger than most witches her age, and even stronger than some older than her. Demons will definitely be after her soon, some to get her powers and use them for evil, but mostly to kill her so she doesn't stay a threat to them." When Caiti heard this, she said, "I'm gonna get killed?" "Not necessarily," said Cole, "But there is the chance that some demons will want you dead." "I'm not going to stand around waiting to be killed, especially in here!" Caiti screamed before running out of the house, slamming the back door as she went. "I'll go after her," Chris said, orbing out of the house. The rest of them sat in silence for a bit. Finally Leo said, "What are we going to do now?" "I don't know," Piper said, "For once, I don't have a plan. She's 18, she's got her whole life ahead of her. How do we prepare her for what may be an early death?" No one answered her, because no one knew what to say. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caiti ran through the backyard to the rose garden that Paige had planted that summer, running through the bushes until she came to a clearing with a white arch and a bench under it. She sat on the bench and began to cry. She didn't stop crying when Chris orbed in and put his arms around her. She didn't stop crying until Chris said, "I'll protect you, don't worry. I'll make sure you stay safe, and I promise that nothing bad will happen to you when I'm around." Caiti stopped crying and looked up at Chris. "You're not bullshitting me, are you?" she asked. Chris shook his head, and Caiti sat up and dried her tears with her sleeve. Then she looked into Chris' eyes, leaned in, and kissed him.