AN: Thanx for the reviews it lets me know that I am forgiven for the tresspasses against these characters. You know I don't own them. I just like to play with them for a while. Sometimes I even put them back when I'm done. The next chapters are probably going have Buffy crossover. I'm gonna do a quick reveal of Lana and Clark's respective secrets. Oh by the way I don't own that movie I mentioned either.
Chapter 8
Chris sat in the backseat of Lex's porche and sulked all the way to Lex's place while Lex and Phoebe talked. He felt totally ingored a feeling all to familar for him. He laughed at the irony of this ride. His whole life he'd taken a backseat to Wyatt especially with his parents.
Wyatt's problems were always more important than his. Everything Wyatt did seemed to be more important than what Chris did. The only person who actually saw past Wyatt and saw him was Phoebe. His mom was great but he could always tell that Wyatt was on her mind when she talked to him.
He had begin to wonder if anyone would ever think of him as Chris instead of Wyatt's brother. When he met Bianca he thought his dreams had come true. But she was more in love with the cause than with him. He had loved her he still loved her. He would never really get over her she was his first everything.
None of the girls at school would have anything to do with him. And by his senior year he stopped giving a damn and surrendered himself to geekdom.Most of his time in the future was spent with Bianca, running from Wyatt or hanging with Phoebe or his grandpa.
He felt kind of left out for a minute. But Phoebe's cell phone rang. She didn't answer it she handed it to him and winked. He knew what to do.
He answered it, "Phoebe Haliwell's phone." He said in his most efemmine male assistanty voice. It was Phoebe's editor Elise on the other end.
"You must be Phoebe's new assistant. " She said.
"Yes. I am. " He said still using that pretend voice that he'd stolen from that gay guy in A Low Down Dirty Shame
He had the sudden urge to call someone 'Miss Peaches.'
"Where is Phoebe? " Elise asked.
"She's kind of busy but I can take message." Chris said.
"No message. I just want to know where she is I've spent half of the morining looking for her." Elise said.
"Oh did I forget to tell you? Phoebe just decided to go to event she was invited to in Kansas. So we've spent most of the day on a plane. I lost the rent a car. And I think half of our bags are still at the airprort. It's been the worst day ever. Anyways, I will let Miss Peaches know you called. And she'll get back to ya. Okay bye bye." Chris said hanging up before Elise could protest.
"Well played." Phoebe said.
"Well it means a lot coming from you Miss Peaches. "Chris said still using that voice.
Lex and Phoebe laughed. " Is this Miss Peaches thing new?" Lex asked.
"Yeah. "Phoebe said still laughing.
"We watched that movie last week and it kind of got stuck in my head."
Chris said in his regular voice. Lex parked his car.
Chris didn't even notice they had arrived he didn't even see what kind of house Lex had.
Chris knew it had to be fancy.
Future Lex was the mayor of Metropolis and his house was the most beautiful most ornate home all of Metropolis. He and his trophy wife Melissa had produced two impeccable children despite Lex's obivious homosexuality.
He had been to their house twice. The first time Bianca was with him. Lex knew who they were and more importantly what they were. Lex and his family were gracious hosts to them that first time. The second time however, Chris got a rude awakening. He had been trying to orb away from Wyatt. Lex was the only person with the resources to keep Wyatt out so he went to him.
He found Lex drunk in his study. He told Lex he needed help. Lex nodded and stumbled away from his desk and attacked him. Not with fists but with his mouth and his hands. Chris had no idea what to do he struggled and he ended up with a black eye. He orbed home scared out of his mind but even more fancinated.
Lex wouldn't look much different in twenty years. Chris suspected Lex had some cast an anti aging spell on him.
Phoebe's voice brought him from his reverie.
"Chris are you going to get out anytime soon?" She asked.
Chris gave her look and slid out of the car.
They were in a vast garage full of beautiful cars.
"Holy shit." He whispered in awe of what surrounded him.
"Is there anything you don't have an excess amount of?" Chris asked finally returning denfensive roots.
Lex chuckled softly and then he looked at him.
"Yes." Lex said.
Chris could sympatheize with Lex and Chris held his gaze for a long moment.
"Oh dear God! Did it get all sexy between you two." Phoebe said making a face not one of her better ones and she turned and walked toward the door.
Chris followed her. One of Lex's security staff opened the door and the three of them walked inside. There were no words to desribe the place.
"Pretty swanky." Phoebe and Chris said in unison and then they looked at each other.
Lex laughed at them.
They were a lot a like. Sometimes Chris thought if Phoebe wasn't his aunt he could easily fall in love with her. He wondered if he would encounter some of the people from his future in this time. He wondered if that guy who wore all that blue spandex was around in this time saving people.
Wyatt had tried to fight Superman in the future and he got his ass kicked. So he left him alone that was the only person Wyatt had ever been afraid of. But not even someone dubbed as Superman was able to completely defeat Wyatt.
Chris followed Lex and Phoebe up stairs a few steps behind them gaging (in a good way) at the ornate detail of Lex's home.
"You'll be staying in some guest rooms in the same wing I usually reside in." Lex told them.
He opened the door to a room.
"Wow." Phoebe said following him inside.
"You like it. You can sleep in here if you like." Lex told her.
The room was beautifully furnished with carved wood furniture and it was huge twice the size of the rooms at the Manor. Everything in the room looked like it was from the 18th century ( in a good way) and he assumed it was expensive too.
Lex walked over to the bathroom door.
"Chris your room is through there. If you two mind sharing I can find you some other rooms. " He said.
"We don't mind." The said at the same time.
Lex laughed at them again.
"Make yourselves at home. If you'll excuse me I'm late for a meeting." Lex said as he walked out of the room.
Once he was gone Chris sat on the edge of Phoebe's bed he was exhausted.
Phoebe sat beside him and she ruffled his hair.
"Using my hair spray again?" Phoebe said.
"I had to I ran out of product." Chris said.
"So what do you think. " Phoebe asked.
"Of what?" He asked.
She allowed him to lay his head in her lap.
"Of Smallville. Of them." Phoebe said.
"I finally understand them." He said simply.
"You know them in the future?" She asked.
"Just Clark and Lex." He told her.
"Are they still friends." Phoebe asked.
"I don't know. "Chris said.
"So who's Lois? You mentioned her eariler." Phoebe asked.
"She's Clark's friend a reporter and a slayer." Chris said.
"I haven't heard that word in a while." Phoebe said.
"You've never really had to deal with one because until now there was only one or two and now all the potentials have been chosen you could run into one any time." Chris explained.
He knew Phoebe knew about slayers there was a whole page about them in the Book of Shadows.
"Your friend Lana might be a slayer. That would explain how she took down those two guys today." Phoebe said her hands still playing in his hair.
Chris didn't hear her he was alseep. Phoebe smiled down at her sleeping nephew. It was the first time she'd ever seen him really rest. She knew he needed it. She moved him so he was lying on the bed. She got up and to call her sister.
Phoebe called her sister, "Paige!" and on the fifth yell she actually orbed in.
"What?" Paige demanded impatiently.
Phoebe looked at her younger sister who was dressed in a bathrobe and had a towel on her hair.
Paige looked around.
"Pretty swanky." She said.
"What are you doing here?" Paige asked.
"It's a friends place he's letting me stay with him. Piper didn't tell you?" Phoebe asked.
"Nope. I'm always the last to know everything." Paige said pointedly.
"I am sorry for not telling you about Chris right away would you get over it al ready. I need you to orb me to the manor so I can get a few things. We are going to be staying in Smallville for awhile so we are going to need a change of clothes or things are going to get kind of funky." Phoebe said.
"Okay. Okay. Just for the record I'm not your magical taxi. I was in the middle of a long awaited shower wen you called. I got dosed with some of my own potion at magic school." Paige said.
"Orb now talk later. I want to be back before Chris wakes up." Phoebe said.
Paige looked over at Chris. "He looks so peaceful. "She remarked.
"Probably the only time he isn't scheming." Phoebe said.
" At least we know he is scheming for good now." Paige said .
"We should be so lucky. " Phoebe said.
Paige gave Phoebe an orb back to the manor. Phoebe went to her room and started throwing things into her suitcase. She grabbed the dress that she had started to wear tho her reunion and put it in her suitcase. It would be perfect for the event tomorrow night. She compiled her cutest outfits and cutest shoes into two suit cases.
She managed to roll them down the stairs. She knew Piper had washed some of Chris' clothes and they were in the landry room. She just threw his stuff in a small duffle bag. She was looking for the carrying case to her laptop when Paige came down the stairs now dressed in black tuxedo slacks and tank top.
"I was looking for that out fit." Phoebe said.
Paige ignored her and changed the subject.
"You packed quick." Paige said.
"I was motivated." Phoebe repiled.
"You must have met a guy. "Paige said.
Phoebe blushed and didn't answer.
"Got ahot date tonight?" Paige said.
"If you must know there is a guy who is just going to show me around take me to see the sights. It's very educational." Phoebe told her sister.
"Whatever. How many sights are in a town called Smallville any way. I'm willing to bet one hundred bucks you end up hooking up with this guy before the night ends." Paige said.
"I think I'll pass on that one. "Phoebe said sidestepping her sister and grabbing the carrying case.
"I was right you want him. You think he's sexy. Your going home with him tonight." Paige teased.
"It's not like that. He's sixteen." Phoebe said.
"Ooh jailbait. Even better. " Paige said.
"I'm serious nothing is going to happen." Phoebe said trying to convince herself more than her sister.
"Okay. You got everything. I got to head back to magic school. I'll give you an orb back to your friends." Paige said. Paige orbed Phoebe and all her stuff back to Lex's.
"See ya later sis." Paige said orbing away.