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my dreams, at least. And I do dream whilst I am awake!
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"What?" asked Piper urgently. "I'm warning you, I've seen enough bad stuff in one day and that's more than I can handle! If one more thing goes wrong—" She saw the looks on Phoebe's and Paige's faces and sighed. "Oh, just tell me."
"We think that Gideon..." Phoebe gave Leo a sympathetic look, then continued. "We just heard Gideon say that Chris had to die because he was afraid that he'd be the next Wyatt once he stopped his brother. He's plotting to kill him tonight and future you is gone. There's no one to protect him..."
"Wait," said Piper. "You heard Chris. Wyatt never liked Gideon, but then he just ignored him. Maybe he tried to kill Wyatt. Maybe..."
Phoebe finished for her. "Maybe he's the reason Wyatt turned in the first place."
Piper and Phoebe gulped and nodded in agreement and looked at the disbelieving Leo.
Leo grimaced. "I can't believe that my mentor would..." He shook his head. "He's not going to succeed. Chris and Wyatt are alive. Future me will save him, he has to..."
"I'm speeding it up," said Phoebe quickly to avoid contradicting Leo's hopes.
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It was daybreak. Chris lay sprawled out on a couch in what used to be the nursery with a haunted expression on his face, probably in the midst of a nightmare. The sun (or the phony sun for Magic School) started to rise, sending shafts of light through the windows. Little did Chris know, there were two shadows, ready to kill him in an instant.
On one end, Bianca, cloaked by a spell, held a quavering athame. She shook in hesitation. It'd been three hours since she arrived here after sensing Chris and she STILL hadn't managed to kill him. She watched the light reflect into the knife. Why couldn't she just stab him?
On the other end was Gideon, using his invisibility and holding a sword. There was a hint of regret in his eyes, as if it pained him to do what was "right." He drew in a long, silent breath and got ready.
Both weapons were held up, ready to strike—
Chris yawned and sat up.
The weapons were lowered.
"Who's there?" he asked groggily. He looked around and shrugged. "Jus' had the weirdest dream 'bout Bianca and Gideon..." he trailed off with a shudder.
Bianca put the athame in her pocket. She couldn't. She'd find another way...try to lie to him again...oh, but he said to bring the body...A tear ran down her cheek and she shimmered away.
Gideon cursed under his breath and stashed away the sword, watching Chris get up and mumbling something about a drink of water. "He'll be back," he told himself, "he'll be back, waiting for Sigmund to come in." He grinned to himself.
Piper was shielding her eyes with Leo's sleeve. "You can look now," said Phoebe. "Nobody struck. They backed out."
Paige was biting her nails and Phoebe was inadvertently shaking. Leo seemed to be the only calm one of the bunch, still assured that his future self would save the day.
Chris, though, did come back, still half-asleep and stumbling back to the couch. Gideon gulped and took out the sword again. "Forgive me, Chris," he whispered.
"Huh?"
He took the stab. Chris moaned in agony and clutched the wound in his stomach, coughing up blood.
Gideon gave one last hard stare at Chris. "Nobody can die in Magic School." Chris disappeared in a flurry of blue orbs.
Chris reappeared in an alley way with a face of pure shock. Gideon? No. He didn't understand! Why would Gideon want to stab him? He was in so much pain that it appeared to be beyond him.
"Bianca...I never got—to say good-bye..."
There were muffled sobs a couple feet away from him. "Who said that?" asked a frightened voice. It was a girl. She stepped out of the shadows.
"Chris! No—but I—how'd you get stabbed if I didn't—Chris, say something!"
"Bi—Bianca?"
"It's me, Chris...I didn't...I couldn't hurt you, who did this?"
He coughed up more blood. "Gideon. Don't worry, though...I think it's time for me to die...Look at all that we've fought so far...All the times we've escaped...It's my time."
"No, it's not your time, Chris, keep fighting! We have to keep fighting!" She wept piteously. "You were the one who told me that. You told me to never give up! Chris, you have to hold on!" "It's been too long, Bianca. We all know that. I think that this...may be for the greater good. Like Gideon always said."
"Gideon's a bastard!" Bianca cried, shaking him. "Chris, don't do this to me...don't do this!"
"I love you, Bianca."
"Then stay with me! We can still be together, Chris, just don't give up!"
Chris' eyes glazed over and his labored gasps ceased.
"Wake up, Chris...don't do this..." She cradled his head close. "I always thought that you'd join us...I didn't think that your love for the innocents would kill you..." She looked up at the sky, watery eyes and tear-streaked face wincing at the light of the sun. "You took my mother," she hissed, "and my aunts and my mom. You took my twin cousins, my sidekick cousin, and my baby cousins...and I tried to deal with it. I really did." She let out a sob. "I know I ran, but I can change...Just please, do this one thing...He doesn't deserve to die. He didn't run. He was always there for me, he protected me, he tried to protect everyone...He'll do great things, just save him...I need him. The world needs him!" She couldn't control it any longer. She just sobbed.
"Chris can't die!" Piper screamed. "He can't, he's—he's alive in our time!"
"I'm supposed to save him," Leo whispered. "That's my job. Why am I not there? Can't I sense his pain?"
"Leo, honey..." Piper drew in closer to him. "It's not your fault."
"I want to do something."
"You can't. You know you can't. I'm sorry, Leo," soothed Piper.
Bianca's crying suddenly came to a stop. "Leo," she whimpered shakily, "Leo's still alive. He escaped...LEO! LEO!" She shrieked. "LEO WYATT, COME DOWN HERE!" It began to rain. "LEO WYATT, YOUR SON IS DYING! GET THE HELL DOWN HERE, DAMMIT!"
Leo orbed in. "Bianca, this is not funny. Not one bit. I'm going to report you if you don't—"
"Shut the f--- (I'm not allowed to type that word!!) up and heal already!"
"What do you—Holy shit, Chris!" He started to heal frantically. "You killed him, didn't you? I knew this would happen! I knew I shouldn't have let him out of my sight for a minute with all this danger! How could you do this?" Future Leo kept trying, but there was no familiar glow that radiated from his hands. He broke down in helpless sobs as Bianca had, holding Chris' body. "Wake up...Say something, buddy..."
"I didn't kill him," Bianca denied, "but I will tell you that I tried. I couldn't. I still love him..."
"Oh yeah? Then who killed him, Bianca?" Leo raged. Bianca remained silent, trembling at her knees. "Answer me!"
"You won't believe me," she wailed.
"Try me," Leo growled dangerously.
"Gideon," she choked between uncontrollable weeping. "GIDEON KILLED CHRIS!"
"You are the worst liar I've ever met!" Leo accused.
"Listen to me! GIDEON KILLED CHRIS. I don't want it to be true either! I trusted the bastard! This morning we both tried to kill Chris, but I couldn't do it. I backed out, just like last time, hoping I could distract Wyatt with something else. I left, but I didn't know that it was Gideon standing by Chris! I thought it might be you, watching him sleep or something! I only realized someone else was there right before I shimmered so I didn't pay attention," she sobbed. "I didn't know it was Gideon standing there with a sword!"
"Let me see for myself," he said, orbing away.
He was back seconds later, pale in the face. "I saw...Gideon...blood all over his hands...and a sword...the blood—that was my son's blood!" he screamed.
"There's nothing we can do," Bianca whispered, her voice seeming as distant as the wind—hollow and incoherent. "He's...gone."
Just then a huge gust of wind came at them both, almost blowing them away. They held on desperately to the brick wall, just barely hear an anguished scream in the wind, followed by a message...
"Daddy, help me..."
"Chris!" Leo gasped.
A/N—Hope you guys like it! I have a -cough cough- surprise in the next chappie. Heh. Keep reviewing, I luv all ur great comments!!
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"What?" asked Piper urgently. "I'm warning you, I've seen enough bad stuff in one day and that's more than I can handle! If one more thing goes wrong—" She saw the looks on Phoebe's and Paige's faces and sighed. "Oh, just tell me."
"We think that Gideon..." Phoebe gave Leo a sympathetic look, then continued. "We just heard Gideon say that Chris had to die because he was afraid that he'd be the next Wyatt once he stopped his brother. He's plotting to kill him tonight and future you is gone. There's no one to protect him..."
"Wait," said Piper. "You heard Chris. Wyatt never liked Gideon, but then he just ignored him. Maybe he tried to kill Wyatt. Maybe..."
Phoebe finished for her. "Maybe he's the reason Wyatt turned in the first place."
Piper and Phoebe gulped and nodded in agreement and looked at the disbelieving Leo.
Leo grimaced. "I can't believe that my mentor would..." He shook his head. "He's not going to succeed. Chris and Wyatt are alive. Future me will save him, he has to..."
"I'm speeding it up," said Phoebe quickly to avoid contradicting Leo's hopes.
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It was daybreak. Chris lay sprawled out on a couch in what used to be the nursery with a haunted expression on his face, probably in the midst of a nightmare. The sun (or the phony sun for Magic School) started to rise, sending shafts of light through the windows. Little did Chris know, there were two shadows, ready to kill him in an instant.
On one end, Bianca, cloaked by a spell, held a quavering athame. She shook in hesitation. It'd been three hours since she arrived here after sensing Chris and she STILL hadn't managed to kill him. She watched the light reflect into the knife. Why couldn't she just stab him?
On the other end was Gideon, using his invisibility and holding a sword. There was a hint of regret in his eyes, as if it pained him to do what was "right." He drew in a long, silent breath and got ready.
Both weapons were held up, ready to strike—
Chris yawned and sat up.
The weapons were lowered.
"Who's there?" he asked groggily. He looked around and shrugged. "Jus' had the weirdest dream 'bout Bianca and Gideon..." he trailed off with a shudder.
Bianca put the athame in her pocket. She couldn't. She'd find another way...try to lie to him again...oh, but he said to bring the body...A tear ran down her cheek and she shimmered away.
Gideon cursed under his breath and stashed away the sword, watching Chris get up and mumbling something about a drink of water. "He'll be back," he told himself, "he'll be back, waiting for Sigmund to come in." He grinned to himself.
Piper was shielding her eyes with Leo's sleeve. "You can look now," said Phoebe. "Nobody struck. They backed out."
Paige was biting her nails and Phoebe was inadvertently shaking. Leo seemed to be the only calm one of the bunch, still assured that his future self would save the day.
Chris, though, did come back, still half-asleep and stumbling back to the couch. Gideon gulped and took out the sword again. "Forgive me, Chris," he whispered.
"Huh?"
He took the stab. Chris moaned in agony and clutched the wound in his stomach, coughing up blood.
Gideon gave one last hard stare at Chris. "Nobody can die in Magic School." Chris disappeared in a flurry of blue orbs.
Chris reappeared in an alley way with a face of pure shock. Gideon? No. He didn't understand! Why would Gideon want to stab him? He was in so much pain that it appeared to be beyond him.
"Bianca...I never got—to say good-bye..."
There were muffled sobs a couple feet away from him. "Who said that?" asked a frightened voice. It was a girl. She stepped out of the shadows.
"Chris! No—but I—how'd you get stabbed if I didn't—Chris, say something!"
"Bi—Bianca?"
"It's me, Chris...I didn't...I couldn't hurt you, who did this?"
He coughed up more blood. "Gideon. Don't worry, though...I think it's time for me to die...Look at all that we've fought so far...All the times we've escaped...It's my time."
"No, it's not your time, Chris, keep fighting! We have to keep fighting!" She wept piteously. "You were the one who told me that. You told me to never give up! Chris, you have to hold on!" "It's been too long, Bianca. We all know that. I think that this...may be for the greater good. Like Gideon always said."
"Gideon's a bastard!" Bianca cried, shaking him. "Chris, don't do this to me...don't do this!"
"I love you, Bianca."
"Then stay with me! We can still be together, Chris, just don't give up!"
Chris' eyes glazed over and his labored gasps ceased.
"Wake up, Chris...don't do this..." She cradled his head close. "I always thought that you'd join us...I didn't think that your love for the innocents would kill you..." She looked up at the sky, watery eyes and tear-streaked face wincing at the light of the sun. "You took my mother," she hissed, "and my aunts and my mom. You took my twin cousins, my sidekick cousin, and my baby cousins...and I tried to deal with it. I really did." She let out a sob. "I know I ran, but I can change...Just please, do this one thing...He doesn't deserve to die. He didn't run. He was always there for me, he protected me, he tried to protect everyone...He'll do great things, just save him...I need him. The world needs him!" She couldn't control it any longer. She just sobbed.
"Chris can't die!" Piper screamed. "He can't, he's—he's alive in our time!"
"I'm supposed to save him," Leo whispered. "That's my job. Why am I not there? Can't I sense his pain?"
"Leo, honey..." Piper drew in closer to him. "It's not your fault."
"I want to do something."
"You can't. You know you can't. I'm sorry, Leo," soothed Piper.
Bianca's crying suddenly came to a stop. "Leo," she whimpered shakily, "Leo's still alive. He escaped...LEO! LEO!" She shrieked. "LEO WYATT, COME DOWN HERE!" It began to rain. "LEO WYATT, YOUR SON IS DYING! GET THE HELL DOWN HERE, DAMMIT!"
Leo orbed in. "Bianca, this is not funny. Not one bit. I'm going to report you if you don't—"
"Shut the f--- (I'm not allowed to type that word!!) up and heal already!"
"What do you—Holy shit, Chris!" He started to heal frantically. "You killed him, didn't you? I knew this would happen! I knew I shouldn't have let him out of my sight for a minute with all this danger! How could you do this?" Future Leo kept trying, but there was no familiar glow that radiated from his hands. He broke down in helpless sobs as Bianca had, holding Chris' body. "Wake up...Say something, buddy..."
"I didn't kill him," Bianca denied, "but I will tell you that I tried. I couldn't. I still love him..."
"Oh yeah? Then who killed him, Bianca?" Leo raged. Bianca remained silent, trembling at her knees. "Answer me!"
"You won't believe me," she wailed.
"Try me," Leo growled dangerously.
"Gideon," she choked between uncontrollable weeping. "GIDEON KILLED CHRIS!"
"You are the worst liar I've ever met!" Leo accused.
"Listen to me! GIDEON KILLED CHRIS. I don't want it to be true either! I trusted the bastard! This morning we both tried to kill Chris, but I couldn't do it. I backed out, just like last time, hoping I could distract Wyatt with something else. I left, but I didn't know that it was Gideon standing by Chris! I thought it might be you, watching him sleep or something! I only realized someone else was there right before I shimmered so I didn't pay attention," she sobbed. "I didn't know it was Gideon standing there with a sword!"
"Let me see for myself," he said, orbing away.
He was back seconds later, pale in the face. "I saw...Gideon...blood all over his hands...and a sword...the blood—that was my son's blood!" he screamed.
"There's nothing we can do," Bianca whispered, her voice seeming as distant as the wind—hollow and incoherent. "He's...gone."
Just then a huge gust of wind came at them both, almost blowing them away. They held on desperately to the brick wall, just barely hear an anguished scream in the wind, followed by a message...
"Daddy, help me..."
"Chris!" Leo gasped.
A/N—Hope you guys like it! I have a -cough cough- surprise in the next chappie. Heh. Keep reviewing, I luv all ur great comments!!