sorry for the lact of updates recently; I've got these chapters written up, it's just I've been REALLY busy that I've had no time to add them here :(
But you'll be happy to know that I'll add the next few chapters with this one so you don't have to wait too long :)
Chapter five – home but not safe
Ding; the clock struck 6pm; another afternoon was officially over, another afternoon and still no sign of Chris, no way of saving him. Just hours of flipping through pages in the book of shadows no answers coming back at her.
Ashley sighed putting the book next to her on the couch in the attic; the house was quiet – far too quiet. With Leo wherever he was, Paige in another temp job, Piper at the club with Wyatt and Chris, and Phoebe at her office she was the only one in the house. It chilled her.
"I've not known this house to be empty – ever!" she said aloud as if speaking to someone, unfortunately no one was there to hear her. She closed her eyes thinking about the future; her future and how it was – the good parts. 'Why did these demons have to ruin everything all the time?' she thought to herself cursing them under her breath.
"Hello P3 Piper speaking?" the phone in the club had just gone off making Piper jump; since Ashley and Chris had arrived, since Chris had been captured by the Capmer demons, since finding out that they might not save her youngest son or the next generation of Halliwells' she'd be jumpy and had blew up a few things because of that.
"Hey Piper it's Phoebe, just wanted to make sure you're okay?" her sister always had a happy tone to her voice even when she didn't feel like being happy in the least.
"I'm okay, actually I'm not okay I'm fed up of this; I'm fed up of the underworld trying to kill my sons every week, I'm fed up of not knowing how I can save this family or knowing anything more about these demons, I'm fed up of looking over my shoulder and jumping at the slightest things and I'm fed up of being a witch!" she sighed knowing that there was nothing she could do about it and ranting doesn't help either.
"I know you are sweetie;" she stopped and Piper heard her gasp.
"PHOEBE? What's going on? Are you alright?" Piper yelled down the phone, picking up Chris and going towards Wyatt.
"Oh my god; I've just got a premonition, can you call Paige and get her to orb her and pick me up? We need to talk to Ashley!" she put the phone down. Piper took hold of Wyatt's hand and yelled her youngest sister who orbed in moments later – covered in mud.
"I'm not going to ask; not got time anyways – orb us to Phoebe's office!" Paige looked confused but did as she was told, taking hold of Wyatts' hand; they orbed out the room.
"Phoebe what is it? What's wrong? You sounded really bad on the phone?" Piper said her stomach turned with worry. Phoebe handed them a letter, which Paige read aloud.
"Dear Phoebe,
I read your column all the time and love your answers; they're so fresh and truthful.
I was hoping; although I'm not sure anyone can help if you could give me advice about my daughter.
She's not long one but seems to be advance for her age. She can already talk – still a bit babbling but more than other kids her age and she's recognizing stories that we've read here. Like Snow White; we just have to mention the book and she'll say, "Yak apple!"
I was just wondering if you have any information about what to do with a intelligent infant because we've tried other places and they all say she's too young. But we know she's special.
Thank you,
Mrs. J. Clover."
Paige shrugged after reading it; "this is your emergency? What's so bad about that? Having a smart child can't be that bad can it?" she raised her eyebrows extremely puzzled.
"No I didn't think so when it was on my desk and I was reading it; but then I picked it up and got a premonition, that's not just any child Paige. That's Ashley. I saw way into the future; her being the youngest person to be accepted to the school of gifted children, her graduating high school being the best student there; her owning her own business and then her walking through a vortex to come here."
"Okay she's smart I get it; what's wrong with that?" Paige asked still confused.
"What it means is that if she's a smart as I have seen her; then," Piper cut her off, "she hasn't just thought of a plan that might work; she's thought of a plan that will work and she'll figure one how to get Chris back!" she added, Phoebe nodded.
"Still not following you," Paige said feeling rather foolish at this moment.
"The plan she said her and Chris have thought of will work that's what we're talking about; we have to call our ancestors back and carry on with the plan from there," Piper said smiling slightly.
"Slight problem, we don't know what the rest of the plan is and we need Chris back for it," Paige answered, she hated to damp her sisters thoughts but none of it made sense.
"Erm Piper talking about Chris; what's he doing?" Phoebe said staring at her nephew. Baby Chris was screwing his face up as if he was trying to remember something; without warning her orbed Piper back to the manor leaving Paige, Phoebe and Wyatt behind.
"Did he just orb?" Phoebe asked surprised; not ever seeing baby Chris use powers.
"Yeah and without us, where do you think he's gone?" Paige asked, Phoebe grabbed her coat and Wyatt's hand – Paige took his other one.
"The Manor?" they both asked at the same time.
