There had been a big flash when Mahina had gone still, and when it had cleared things looked different; Gideon and Mahina were both gone, and Wyatt... he was different. The first thing that happened was that Chris lunged at him, and they fought it out for a bit. Then, Leo had said he had to go tell the elders about Gideon – what he had planned, what had happened, everything.
The sisters had gone to the attic after that, Chris and Wyatt had insisted they call Marjorie Cromwell, and that had been done. Even though Mahina had never been conceived, never been born, they remembered her. They ALL remembered her. As they were consoling Mahina's mother, Leo orbed in.
"They aren't happy," he said, looking at all of them, and then Marjorie, "you must know, she sacrificed herself for... well, everyone."
Mahina's mother nodded, and sniffled. That Gideon man must have been terrible, and she'd fancied herself in LOVE with him; that weighed heavily on her soul now, knowing she'd have brought a daughter into the world with him. She didn't think, however, that Mahina had deserved to die.
"Despite the fact that what she did... killing Gideon to stop Wyatt from becoming the Source..." Leo smirked at Wyatt's look; even though he remembered, the fact that Mahina didn't love him and still did what she did obviously amazed him. "...they said they were proud of her." And then he looked at Chris. "They said she would have had twins, a boy and a girl."
"But," Paige said, "her test came back negative, and we took two just to be sure."
Leo smirked. "They said they did it again...." He looked at Chris again. "They want to bring her back, but... they can't allow it."
"Damn what they'll allow," Piper shouted, "our sons love her, Leo; whether it be because she's their friend or their occasional lover... they LOVE her." Piper went all quiet. "They NEED her."
Pheobe looked at Chris, pondering. Mahina had told her he'd bought an empath blocking potion, but it seemed to be wearing off at the moment. Chris was emoting everything under the sun, and all of it was directed at Mahina; he was mad at her for going away, admired her for sacrificing herself just to save Wyatt, and... he loved her.
"What are you LOOKING at me like that for?"
Pheobe walked over to him and smirked before saying, "I know why you fought with Wyatt." She looked at Wyatt. "And YOU just wanted to see him squirm, like the good big brother you are."
"But I thought the..."
"So the potion WAS for you..."
As Chris and Leo started to go at it verbally, Mahina's mother and Wyatt looking on with interest, the Charmed Ones saw a glow coming from behind the book. "Grams," Pheobe said in a hushed whisper, "she needs us to look at the book."
"No," Piper responded, also quietly, as the light got a bit brighter, "I don't think that's it." She nudged Marjorie. "I think the elders decided to break the rules."
Marjorie in turn nudged Wyatt, who nudged Chris; of course, Chris was still too busy arguing with Leo to notice the nudge. "So what if it was for me? Huh?"
"Chris, drop it," Wyatt said, hitting his brother in the arm, "and LOOK, would you?"
Chris turned towards the book, and his eyes went wide. "MAHINA?"
Author's note: Sorry so short. But trust me, this chapter looks SO much better than it did originally...
