Chapter eight – walking in to reveal more truths

"Morning you," Ashley smiled at Chris the next morning; she'd fallen asleep right by his side lying on top of the covers. Chris smiled at her; it had been a long time since he'd seen her first thing in the morning. She looked so pure and innocent and had a glowing white light surrounding her. He used to call her his angel in the future.

He thought about being in the Capmers lair and everything that went through his head when he was awake; would he get back to help save their future, what was everyone doing now? Would he ever see his mom, dad, aunts and Ashley again? Somehow he knew he would but at the same time wasn't so sure.

He'd hoped that they would have figured out something sooner; but realised now that there wasn't another way and just thankful that he could pass the information from his brain to his younger self's brain.

"I'm just getting a shower okay? See you in a bit!" said Ashley grabbing some new clothes and towels and heading out the room towards the bathroom.

"I don't wanna touch you too much baby,

Cos making love to you might drive me crazy,

I know that you think that love is the way you make it,

So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it, No!"

Ashley was in the shower letting the warm water fall on her body, she enjoyed the way the water relaxed her; if she had her way she'd spend all day in showers and baths, but she knew in this house she shouldn't be in the bathroom for longer than 15 minutes because there is someone who always wants the bathroom.

As she washed the last bit of shampoo out of her hair there was a knock on the door. She rolled her eyes knowing this family all too well. They hadn't changed.

"Yeah?" she shouted still under the shower,

"Ashley it's Piper have you nearly finished I need to get ready to go to work and I can't do that while someone is in the bathroom!" Piper yelled from the other side of the door.

"Yeah I'll be out in a minute," she stopped as she saw blue lights coming into the room; she reached for a towel just in time.

"What was that?" Piper shouted through the door, "Did someone just orb in there?" she asked. On the other side of the door Ashley was fixing her towel and mouthing to Chris to orb back out.

"CHRIS what are you doing here; I was in the shower. Can't you just walk to the bathroom instead of orbing you could have caught one of your family naked; and I don't need to say 'gross' now do I?" she said biting her lip so she wouldn't laugh. Chris caught on to what she meant and answered.

"Oh gosh sorry Ashley; yeah bad idea I'm just going now!" he orbed out quickly. Ashley put her hair up in a towel and walked out the bathroom carrying her clothes.

"Men! So lazy!" she said walking off leaving Piper standing there blank.

"Stupid Paige; how can you have a big important day in front of you and forget the key ingredient? I swear kicking demons butt has done something to my head because I'm so not like this normally!" Paige mumbled to herself walking back into the Manor after leaving for work. She looked around the house – it was empty.

"Everyone must be out; well Piper and Phoebe are working. Leo; with a charge maybe? Or somewhere with Wyatt Chris and Ashley – who know!" she said to herself smiling. She loved having the house to herself – without any sisters; nephews, brother in laws or random girls from the future.

She walked up the stairs heading towards her bedroom to get the piece of paper with the important details she needed for her job when she heard noises coming from Chris's room; giggling.

Assuming it was all innocent she walked into the room to tell him that it was only her home and she'll be gone in a minute but soon found out that it wasn't that innocent.

"Oh god sorry; I'll just… yeah I'm going to go!" she said blushing and walking out the room. 'I didn't need to see that,' she thought to herself walking into her room.

Lyrics © Def Leppard "Love bites"