Wyatt sat alone in his chamber, starring blankly ahead. Today had been a day of unquestionable victory, and yet he could not suppress the frustration brewing inside of him.
Chris wasn't supposed to be there.
He wasn't supposed to find out that way.
Wyatt knew that it was all his fault- he had been so obsessed with his plan that he had not taken the time to check that Litronious had locked Chris safely away. He had just assumed that his innocent little brother would be no match for one of the underworld's most successful demons. As much as he hated to admit it, Wyatt knew that Chris was very much like their father- he'd rather save than fight. He was a pacifist. A whitelighter. In fact, as far as he could recall, Chris had only ever killed about four demons (one of which had been an accidental vanquish) it was always Wyatt, or the charmed ones' who had killed when demons attacked- Chris was the one who wrote spells and made potions.
That was the reason that their mother had always relied on Wyatt to protect his younger, weaker brother.
It was this fact that made the situation seem odd. Litronoius, a powerful upper level demon, had been defeated by one fragile boy- after centuries of accomplishment. It was almost impossible…
A sudden thought struck Wyatt.
Maybe Chris hadn't done it alone…
Maybe he had had help.
Bianca…
Yes, that made perfect sense. Wyatt had almost forgotten what he had recently discovered about Chris' girlfriend- she was a phoenix, an assassin- it must have been her that had put an end to Wyatt's faithful demon. She was obviously an individual of some power, and Wyatt realized as his mind wondered to thoughts of his next mission, that she would be a good person to have on his side.
Better yet, if she was on his side…then chances were that Chris would follow.
Allowing a wide grin to cross his face, Wyatt gave a lazy wave of his hand and summoned another figure in to the room.
"Lord Wyatt." The middle aged woman said as she slowly took in her surroundings "Do you require my services?"
"Yes," Wyatt replied "As a matter of fact Elizabeth, I do. As I am sure you have heard, my elimination of the whitelighters was a complete success. It is now time to move towards the ultimate goal. Soon, I will be ruler of not just the underworld, but the human world as well."
Elizabeth gave a nervous nod and kept her gaze directed respectfully towards the floor.
"I have heard that your coven- the phoenix- are the most skilled assassins in the entire magical world. Your services would be most useful to me in the coming months."
"Yes my lord." The woman said, giving him a deep bow. There was an obvious note of pride in her voice.
Wyatt's grin spread "Excellent. I shall need the commitment of all of your best members." He paused, deciding how to continue. "I have heard a rumor that a young woman by the name of Bianca is particularly skilled in your field…please ensure that she is made aware of this agreement."
"But my lord." The woman protested, her eyes meeting his suddenly. "I do not deny that she is skilled…but she is also reluctant…"
"I require the best…and you shall deliver." Wyatt commanded, his voice sending a chill down Elizabeth's spine. "Will you be able to contact her?"
"Yes…she is my niece."
Wyatt raised an eye brow- had had not been aware of the girls strong connection to the head of the coven. "Well, then you should have no trouble finding her. Now, leave me, and gather your forces- I shall contact you again in early January. Be ready for my next command."
"Yes, my lord." Elizabeth muttered, giving him another bow and shimmering out.
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Wyatt gave a loud sigh of relief- it appeared that he would once again be able to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Soon the girl would join him…and if he played his cards right, Chris would surely follow.
"You will rule at my side one day Chris," he muttered as he began opening up a series of maps and charts on his large stone table; it was time to bring his plan into action.
"One day soon."
"I…I can't believe it." Bianca stuttered as she stared at her boyfriend in shock. "Gone? He got all of them?"
"Well, not all of them." Leo cut in, with a sad smile. "We managed to rescue eight after the darklighters left, and Chris and I survived…"
Bianca nodded slowly, and she could see that across the room Victor was equally shocked. Chris and his father had just finished recounting the gruesome events that had taken place that morning- on Wyatt's orders. Almost all whitelighters- the protectors of good magic- had been brutally slaughtered, leaving witches everywhere hopelessly alone. Even more frightening, in Bianca's opinion, was the fact that she had almost lost Chris. She had always know somewhere in the back of her mind that darklighters existed- but it had never really thought of them as a major threat. She now realized what despicable creatures they were- and how deadly they could be to those with whitelighter blood…to Chris.
Bianca vowed to kill as many as she possibly could as soon as she helped Chris recover from the trauma of what he had seen.
"We sent them to magic school." Chris muttered. His eyes had not left the floor since they had sat down to talk in the living room. "It's the only place they'll be safe…no one can die there."
"So, what now?" Victor asked, starring at his grandson sympathetically.
The boy sighed. "I don't know…I suppose we should begin setting up some sort of safe haven at magic school…a lot more witches are going to be in danger now, and they should have some where to go. After that…" he trailed off, obviously contemplating his response. "We try to find out what ever we can. Wyatt wants to over through the entire world...he….he told me that he wants to put an end to the battle between good and evil…he wants to be the sole ruler… of everything."
Everyone in the room was silent as they contemplated what Chris had said.
"Chris," Leo began slowly, "Why did he tell you all of that?"
Chris gave Bianca's hand a tight squeeze as he summoned the strength to continue "Because…he wants me to join him."
"Join him?" Victor gaped, his mouth open in disbelief.
Bianca could not blame the man for being so surprised; this had not been the answer she had expected. It was utterly ridiculous to think of Chris, her angel, ever joining forces with a person capable of such great evil…even of that person happened to be his brother.
Chris just wasn't like that.
"Yes, he said that he wants me by his side."
"I don't believe this." Leo muttered quietly, shaking his head
"Believe it Dad." Chris shot back, a definite hint of bitterness in his voice. "Wyatt's evil. End of story."
There was another long pause.
"I…I'm going to go check on the others." the elder stated, his tone suddenly becoming stiffly formal. And with that, he dissolved into a swarm of bright blue lights.
The boy glared at the spot where his father had been sitting. Bianca wasn't too sure why Chris had suddenly become so angry- but she supposed that it was to be expected after such a horrible day.
"Chris, honey." She soothed, gently placing an arm around his back. "Why don't you go get changed, and take a nap? We can talk about this more later."
After several seconds, he nodded, and wordlessly orbed out of the room.
"Well, I certainly didn't see that coming." Victor stated, as he walked across the room and took a seat across form Bianca.
She sighed. "I know…I'm sorry to hear about Wyatt…I've never met him, but I know that Chris really admires him, well, at least he used to…"
"Yea…he did. I never quite got that actually." Victor began "I mean, I guess its common for younger siblings to admire the older one…but Wyatt has always been sort of distant. He used to treat Chris like crap when they were young; I can't tell you how many times little Chris orbed to my place to escape his brother. I suppose they most have gotten closer after their mother died…but if I were Chris, I think I would have found someone else to look up too…"
As the old man trailed off, Bianca gave him a look of surprise. This perspective of Wyatt was quite different that the one Chris had given her- according to Chris, Wyatt had always been the world's best older brother.
"Wow," She muttered "I had no idea."
Victor gave a sad smile, and began to fidget with a near by pillow. "Don't get me wrong," he sighed "I never had any ill feeling towards Wyatt…he just wasn't really role model material. But I guess, without Leo around, Chris needed a male to look up too."
"What about you?"
"No," Victor gave a slight chuckle "Chris and I have only really been close since Piper died, and as much as I love him, there are things that will always separate us. I'll never be able to understand all of the magic stuff he had to deal with everyday…I'm just your everyday average human who happened to marry a witch, have three magical daughters and then two even more magical grandsons." The old man drew a deep breath and a look of sadness crossed his aged face. "I'm glad he has you now, Bianca," he continued, quieter than before "You can help him deal with things like this…things I can't even begin to comprehend…You can understand him better than I can."
Bianca looked solemnly into Victor's brown eyes. "I can't comprehend what he's going through any better than you, nor do I have any idea what it's like to be him. He's different…even by magical standards." She paused as she was struck with a sudden realization. "The only other person like him, in the entire world is-was-Wyatt…I think that may be why Chris has always depended on him so much- they are the only two of their kind."
There was a long period of silence after this remark, as both of their minds wondered to thoughts of one very special angel.
"Now that Wyatt's turned, I don't think anyone can really understand Chris…" Bianca said slowly. "But I'm going to try as hard as I possibly can."
Victor gave the girl a small smile. "Thank you." He whispered. "He needs that now more than ever."
A/N Sorry, that was a bit longer than usual…but life caught up with me, and I realized that I had other things to do ;)
ilovedrew88- Yay! A new reader. Thanks for the great review, glad to know that you like so much about the story!
Gemini099- You're gonna have to wait for Leo's reaction to the Phoenix thing…and Wyatt already knew from spying on Chris and Bianca in the park. P.S. I'm a Gemini too!!! Yay!
Chris Drew Lover- Was this a good enough sexy -evil-Wyatt? I tried, just for you…(I don't find him all that sexy, Chris is more my type…in case you couldn't tell from my loving descriptions of him, lol :)) And yes, much more Wyatt to come!
Queen Isa- France! Wow, that's awesome. I was there last year. LOVED it! So much wonderful art so little time…Anyway, thanks for the review, and I will defiantly check out your stores over the Christmas break when I have a bit more time…I read the summaries, they sound great!
phoebe turner- I'm glad to hear you loved it again, lol.
John- Thanks for the input. My primary concern is Chris, and I am kind of just using Bianca because I hate it when fan fiction authors invent love interests...that said, I do agree that I have lost the essence of her character along the way, and your review made me realize that she is starting to become less like Bianca, and more like me (Probably because I never really understood Bianca in the first place.) However, I never intended to write too much about her being/rejecting her role as a Phoenix, so I tried to start on the assumption that she has rejected it awhile ago, and is now trying to forget her past. And, after watching Chris-Crossed way too many times, I decided that I don't like the way Bianca is portrayed when she comes to bring back Chris…I can understand how people have formed the image of bad ass Bianca, but to me the character seemed to be a little bizarre...I think I may watch some of the flash back scenes again, and try to get a better grasp on that version of Bianca.
I do have some different plans for Bianca in upcoming chapters…can't say too much…but I think you may like it better.
Hope my characterization has not turned you off the story, glad to hear that you like the rest of it!!
