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Chapter 8
"But why can't you heal him?" Phoebe asked as she perched herself on the end on the bed.
"Because to heal a person they must be whole, mind, body and soul. I can't heal someone when part of them is missing. That's why I can't heal the dead because their soul has moved on."
"Is he dead?" Piper asked in a quiet voice, never taking her eyes off Chris.
"No." Leo said firmly. "But he will be soon if we don't get his soul back."
"We will!" Paige replied, she wasn't about to give up on her nephew.
Just then a small knock came from the door and Casie stuck her head round the door. She had gone upstairs to the canteen and got a cup of coffee, intending of going home after, but something stopped her, she didn't know what it was. In the end she decided to check on Chris, just to see how he was doing.
"Hi, how is he?" She asked as she quietly closed the door behind her, she wasn't going to stay long, as she felt very out of place among his family.
"Who are you?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm Casie..." But before she had a chance to explain Piper cut her off.
"She saved his life."
"Well then we owe you a thank-you." Leo said giving her a warm smile, the best he could muster in this current situation.
Casie smiled back, she was unsure of what to say, and kept thinking, 'note to self, ignore gut instinct, go home and avoid this totally awkward moment.'
"I think I should go." She said as she backed towards the door. "I hope he gets better soon."
"Thanks." Paige said, as Casie quickly left the room. As soon as Casie was gone she turned back to her family. "Ok who is she?"
"She lives next door...she helped Chris...when there wasn't any of us around..." Piper trailed off, she was feeling guilty, she had disappeared when her son needed her the most. Of course she couldn't help it when she vanished into thin air, but she still couldn't help but feel like she had let Chris down somehow.
Phoebe took a deep breath and tore her eyes away from Chris; it pained her to see him like this. "Ok how do find out where Chris' soul is and more importantly how do we get it back?"
Paige grabbed Phoebe's arm. "We got this." She said to Piper and Leo, then turning back to Phoebe. "Ok Pheebes Book of Shadows!" She orbed herself, Phoebe and Wyatt back to the manor, without waiting for an answer.
"God, I can't sit here and do nothing, knowing my son is dying, I have to do something...but I just...I can't leave him either!" Piper sobbed as she took Chris' hand in hers. Leo pulled up another chair beside Piper and sat down.
"I know." Leo agreed as he gently stroked his wife's hair.
Meanwhile in the underworld...
Chris was trapped inside a glass cage, although his soul was transparent and could pass through anything, anything that is except the glass around him. After repeatedly trying to escape his prison, Chris was now pacing his small cell.
How could he have been so blind? He had been there all this time and he had sensed nothing from him, no evil at all. The demon that had captured him was Seth the bartender at Piper's club.
Seth had released Chris from the vial into the cage, and took off without a word. And from what Chris could see he was in the underworld. After realising where he was he had given up on calling Leo, he couldn't hear him from down here.
Chris was still pacing when Seth reappeared.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Chris spat angrily at him as he slammed his fist against the glass.
"I would have thought that it was obvious." His voice was somewhat deeper and darker, even slightly menacing. "Well if I have to spell it out for you...I stole your soul."
Chris paled, even for someone you could see right through. "Am I dead?" He asked fearing the worst.
"Not yet, but all in good time." Seth replied smirking at Chris, clearly enjoying himself.
"Why...what do you want with me?"
"Now that would be telling." Seth looked down at his watch. "Well, soul number two should be on its way right about now."
Before Chris could question him, he was gone in a puff of green smoke. Leaving Chris to ponder who was about to join him.
Meanwhile in the attic...
Phoebe was scrying, while Paige was searching the book.
"The crystal keeps flickering like it's not sure, then it lands on the hospital!" Phoebe sighed.
"God, there's nothing in here that was don't already know about soul eating demons...but it can't be them cause the person has to be dead and Chris isn't!"
"Not yet." Phoebe muttered as she put her head in her hands.
"We are not giving up!" Paige said in a stern voice, like she was telling off a child. "Lets try and write a spell, get his soul to come to us, or us to him!?!"
Phoebe nodded in agreement to Paige suggestion, and the sisters began work on the spell.
Meanwhile at the hospital...
Casie had just walked through the hospital doors when she realised two things. One, she had come in the ambulance, so her car was at home and two, she was stranded without any money. She had found a dollar in her pocket, which had gotten her a coffee in the canteen. But since she hadn't planned on any of this happening today she now only had herself and her phone, being new in town meant she had no one to call either. Outside Casie really began to feel the cold, only standing there in her jeans and a T-shirt; she had taken her jumper off to stop Chris' bleeding and she couldn't exactly put it back on since it was now drenched in his blood.
"Note to self prepare for unexpected occasions like this!" She muttered to herself as she headed back into the hospital.
She knew she had a few choices, she could beg for some money to get a cab home, try to hitchhike back or she could ask Chris' family for a loan of few dollars. She had saved his life, so they wouldn't say no...would they?
Casie knew there was only one way to find out, and she was desperate, so she headed towards his room.
Meanwhile in Chris' room...
Piper was going crazy, she had to help, but she didn't know how. And what help could a very pregnant lady give? Leo knew he should go confer with the other elders, but he couldn't leave, he just couldn't.
"I gotta do something!" Piper said as she stood up, never letting go of Chris' hand.
Leo looked up at her, silently agreeing. Knowing she couldn't go far, Piper decided she just needed a walk to clear her head.
"Do you want a coffee?"
"Yeah, sure." Leo replied.
Piper looked down at Chris, unsure if he could hear her or not. "I'll be right back." She gently let go of his hand and left the room.
"Seth? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be working tonight?"
Seth stopped dead in his tracks.
"Piper, hey. Yeah my sister's here so I got Dennis to cover." He said. "How come you're here?"
"It's Chris..." Was all Piper could say, as new tears began to form.
"Is he ok?" Piper could hear the concern in his voice.
"They don't know yet, he's stable...but hasn't woken up yet."
"I'm so sorry." Seth said.
"Thanks." Piper replied, she wiped away her tears. "I gotta go, I hope your sisters ok."
Seth nodded as Piper wandered off towards the coffee machine, smirking inwardly as she left.
Meanwhile...
Casie was walking up the last set of stairs, and she noticed that she was the only one there.
"Ok creepy." She mumbled, as she looked behind her down the empty stairwell and walked straight into someone.
"Oh god, I'm sorry. I didn't see you." She apologised.
"That's quite alright, witch." The figure replied a menacing grin on his face.
"Excuse me?" She asked as she tried to walk around him, but he stepped sideways, blocking her path.
"What's your problem?" Casie was getting slightly pissed off.
"You."
In one swift movement he pushed Casie backwards. She flung her arms out trying to steady herself, but it didn't work and she went tumbling down the stairs. Finally coming to a halt at the bottom, her body slammed onto the cold tiled floor, her head connecting a few seconds later, with a resounding thud.
A light shinned and a transparent Casie seemed to separate from her body.
"What the hell?" Casie looked down at her body, lying at an odd angle on the floor. Remembering what had happened she looked up to see the man, barely two feet from her.
"Who..." Before she could finish he had sucked her soul into the vial, and disappeared in a puff of green smoke.
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I know you guys won't remember but I briefly mentioned Seth in chapter 1, and I mean briefly, but he is in there, in case you were wondering.
For all those wondering I know this chapter didn't mention anything about the fact that there's two Leos but don't worry I haven't forgotten about that like they have...stress can do a lot of things to people...sorry back on point...the two Leos will be dealt with in the next chapter or so.
Sorry again British so I have no idea what value stuff is, you know what stuff costs over there...sorry! Just be glad I got the currency right, I almost wrote pound instead of dollar!
Ok anyway...please review and tell me what you think!