Chapter 9: Working Stuff Out
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated for a while. I've had a bit of a writer's block, and school's been very busy. This chapter's going to be way longer than usual because there's lots of stuff to work out. Thanks to my reviewers!
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Leo orbed in looking very confused. He saw past versions of his wife and sister-in-laws, he wondered what they were doing there. He saw Wyatt, Paige and Piper standing around, staring at him. What confused him most was Chris. Not the fact that Chris was there, it was the way Chris was looking at him. He saw hatred in the bright green eyes of his son, and he had no idea why.
"Just get out of here Leo!" yelled Chris angrily.
"Chris", he said calmly, though still as confused as ever, "the others were worried when Wyatt and your mother didn't come back. They sent me to find out what the problem was."
"Leo just get out!" Chris said vehemently. He had never forgotten what Leo had done to him, even if it was in his other life.
"Would someone explain to me what's going on?" he asked no one in particular.
"Cliff Notes version", said Paige, "That's the Chris who died in 2004, except her really didn't die. Apparently, he still hates you".
"Chris, I'm sorry…" Leo started.
"Save it Leo!" Chris snapped. "Sorry isn't enough. It never was!"
"Leo", said the younger Paige quietly, "how 'bout you take Peyton and Parker to P3". Leo nodded. "I'll go with you dad", Wyatt said. They orbed out.
"Let's go to the attic", Phoebe said , "we have some demons to vanquish and we only have 5 hours and counting."
The 2 Pipers, both Paiges, Chris and Leo followed Phoebe to the attic. The Paiges set to work scrying for any major evils. Leo tried sensing. Phoebe and the older Piper searched the book of shadows. The younger Piper was about to join them when she caught sight of Chris who has seated himself on an antique sofa and was looking very depressed. Piper took a seat beside her son.
"You wanna talk about it?" she asked. Chris looked at his mother and marveled how easy she was to talk to. In her time, he was an infant, but he was, and always would be, her son.
"I was thinking about what Bianca said, when she called", he whispered, " she remembers our old life to because of a spell we did. Her new life isn't as…pleasant as mine."
"What do you mean?" Piper asked gently.
Chris answered, "She's still an assassin and she's married to a demon. But she told me to meet her at midnight, our spot."
"What are you so down about?" Piper asked.
"I'm worried what she's going to say and I'm worried it will never be the same as before", he replied. Piper hugged him tightly. That was all the reassurance he needed.
"Guys come look", Phoebe called, "we found them!" They all crowded around the podium which held the Book of Shadows to read the entry. Beside a gruesome picture it said:
Groll Demons
A clan of extremely powerful upper level demons. They are hired assassins banding together for only particularly difficult targets. They have the powers of shimmering and energy balls. They are often heavily armed with knives. They are capable of stealing a witches powers. They can be vanquished only by the three that are twice blessed. Only a twice-blessed one can summon them. If you are killed by a Groll your death shall be slow and excruciating.
After both Paiges read the final line of the entry the simultaneously said, "That sucks…"
TBC… R&R or I will not continue!