To Manda and Stony Angel: Yes, I know. Chris needs a little more story action. Of course, it will be a chapter or two before he gets a lot of time. Of course, that's around when the action will really be coming in.

Manda, here is some more dialogue for you. There should be a lot more dialogue coming in the next chapter or two also since I have basically went over the emotions for everyone.

Stony Angel, you're right about your theory of her going with Wyatt. Of course, it is a bit of a tough situation for her to just take the leap.

Thanks for all the reviews. Keep them coming. ================================================================

"I will save you, Victoria. I owe you more then that as it is ,but what you want I can't undo." he'd said. He'd looked back at his family for a beat, willing them to understand, and then he looked straight into her eyes making her realize how serious he really was about it. "Even if I have to exchange my life with yours."

Victoria looked straight at him. She was in a state of shock at what he had just said. He was really saying it. She thought she had gone insane for a second. She almost felt like she had stepped into an episode of Twilight Zone. That was until everyone started crying out in disagreement of what he had just offered her.

"Wyatt, no. We'll find a way around it," Leo quickly broke in shaking his head and taking a few steps toward her son.

"No, Wyatt. There will be no bargaining with either of your lives." Piper added, crossing her arms.

"Wyatt, that's insane," Paige said in total disbelief that her nephew had offered such a thing up like it made no difference to the rest of the world whether he lived, or died.

"Wyatt, you can't do that. Not only would you be losing your life, but you would be changing destiny." Phoebe warned.

Victoria looked at his sleek outstretched hand. Then, up into his intense truthful blue eyes. Then, her gaze searched his distressed family. They all cared about him. They wanted to save her but not at the risk of Wyatt's life. They wouldn't let him go so easily.

His family still needed him here. They weren't going to give him up without a fight. He was still wanted, needed, and loved. She didn't have that anymore. It made it easier for her to die that way. Her family, friends, and fiancé were dead. She had nothing left to tie her down on earth. Somehow Andrew's curse had let her off easy. Surprising.

"You're too honorable for your own good," she whispered. Barely believing what she was saying. "I can't accept what you've offered."

"But this is all my fault." he cried.

"Maybe." she said. She didn't look at him. If she did she knew she would throw herself at him and make him exchange lives. She was trying to be as honorable as him. Funny, how hard that could be. Funny, how after all she had tried to do that day she was trying to save him too. If she lived through this she seriously would considered seeing a shrink.

"I owe you alright. Let me save you," he tried. Then he softly repeated, "I owe you."

"Nothing," she finished for him in a firm voice.

"It doesn't matter if you agree it's my decision," Wyatt said, annoyed at her sudden change. How could she be willing to throw her life away?

"Wyatt," Chris pleaded form the corner. "She's letting you go. Don't argue with it."

"Chris, I cursed her. She deserves a chance. Besides, she's powerful. If I give her my life then everything would be balanced. Don't you see?" Wyatt asked pleading with Chris. His eyes intensely blue at the moment, but Chris merely shook his head at him as if he were crazy.

"No way, Wyatt. You didn't do this to her your past life did," Chris told him shaking his head at his brother. "You don't owe her anything."

"Chris is right. You will not give her your life, young man!" Piper forbid.

"Shut up. Everyone, just shut up!" Victoria screamed.

They did and they all looked at her as if she were going insane. She felt as if she probably were as she looked at them.

She would die. She accepted it. Wyatt would not give his life for hers. That wasn't how she planned it to go down.

"I am no angel." she started. Realizing she didn't know where she was going yet with her speech. She looked around the room. Her gaze ending on Wyatt's as their eyes met. He was the only one she had to sell on the idea of not exchanging lives.

"Well, I could of told you that," Paige said softly.

She shook her head, "I will not accept your life. Do you hear me? Why do you think I could accept that?" she asked.

Wyatt opened his mouth to speak. He didn't know what to say. He was just waiting to hear the importance of what was coming from her.

"Life is important. Don't be such a fool by throwing it away just for me." she spit out at him. "You don' t even realize what you are giving up! You don't even realize how good you have it."

"But this is what you wanted. You wanted me dead. This way we'll both be equal. A life for a life." he tried, his mind losing his whole idea as he watched her.

Victoria looked down and sighed. Wyatt would give anything to know what she was thinking. She looked back up. Barely even seeing him as she brought your head up to look in front of her. Then, she laughed bitterly.

She was the only one in the room it seemed. Everyone's attention was on her and she was the star in the spotlight. If only she wouldn't be so stubborn and she would accept what he had offered to her.

Her blue eyes looked hazel in the dark room as shadows passed over her face. She looked at Wyatt. It seemed as if she were looking through him to some place he couldn't see. Wherever it was it was giving her the strength to say what needed to be said. When she spoke her words filtered through the thick air in a pivotal moment.

"Don't you get it? Haven't you realized it by now?" she whispered.

When no one answered she looked away from all of them. "This...this was my suicide mission. "