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And one with the story…

Chapter 16

"Wow, that was weird."

"Yeah, sorry, teleporting can feel a bit strange the first time" Chris said as he rubbed his sore cheek. He could already feel the bruise appearing.

Casie took a deep breath and let the dizziness pass over her. She scanned her surroundings. They seemed to be in an office, but it wasn't an ordinary office. There were music posters all over the walls and there was a couch covered with a blue sheet in the back corner that looked like it had been slept in recently.

"Err. Chris where are we?"

"My mom's club, P3" Chris replied.

"And why are we here?" She questioned.

"Because my aunt was kicking my ass!"

"But you didn't even try and talk to her. You know, explain."

"I know, but adrenaline kicked in. Fight or flight and all."

She laughed. "And obviously you chose flight, wimp."

"Hey, you don't know my aunt; she's an expert in martial arts."

"So what, you're just going to hide here in your mom's club forever?"

"No, I'm just regrouping," he said.

"Uh-huh."

"Look, I figured that since we finally got our bodies back - Well not my body - which I would very much like to have mine back right now. But that's not likely to happen."

Casie let out a large yawn. "Did you have a point? 'Cause I'd advise you to get to it before I fall asleep."

He rolled his eyes at her and continued. "I'm just saying that since I look like Seth, it's going to take some work to convince my family. And for that we need a plan."

"Oh, what fun, another plan," Casie said sarcastically.

As if lost in thought, Chris was staring at the wall. She poked him in the arm.

"What is it?"

"Nothing. Just Phoebe, it was weird. She never looked at me in the eye and most of her punches missed me. Not that I'm complaining or anything, it just she never misses."

"So?"

"Just weird that's all."

Casie sat down on the couch and stifled a yawn, causing Chris to yawn as well as he joined her on the couch.

"It's been a long couple of days hasn't it?"

"The longest," she agreed.

"Maybe we should get some sleep before we figure out our next move?" He suggested.

"Sounds good to me," Casie smiled as she curled up at one end of the couch. Within minutes she was asleep.

Chris watched over her for a few minutes before sleep overtook him as well.

Meanwhile on the streets of San Francisco…

The car screeched to a halt a couple of centimeters from Paige.

"Oh my God," she squeaked as she let out the breath she had been holding in.

She looked over at the pavement at the small child she had been chasing. The girl turned to look at Paige, then she faded and disappeared.

"They were right," she whispered to herself; the girl hadn't been real.

"Are you okay?" A voice asked that snapped Paige back to reality.

The man emerged from his car. The words tall, dark and handsome popped into Paige's head.

"Yeah. I'm really sorry," she apologized.

"No, it's fine. Just as long as you're not hurt," he looked at the space between the front of his car and Paige. "I didn't hit you, did I?"

"No, you didn't."

"You sure? 'Cause I can take you to the hospital if…"

"No, really I'm fine. Anyway, it was my fault."

Looking around, he saw the street was deserted. "You need a lift home?"

Paige smiled; this guy was being really nice. She had stepped out in front of his car and yet he seemed worried about her, and wanting to make sure she got home all right. But now thanks to her little shock she realized her mistake. There had never been any girl. Piper, Leo, and Phoebe had all tried to tell her, but she had ignored them.

The potion, she thought. It must have been the potion.

Now that she thought about it, it made perfect sense. The potion that had hit Phoebe had made her blind, putting her out of commission. The potion that hit her had done the exact same thing. What better way to distract a witch than the call of an innocent?

Noticing the guy was staring at her, she realized she hadn't answered his question.

"Oh, sorry. No, it's okay, my car is just round the corner," Paige said as she started to walk away. "Thanks, and sorry again."

"Don't worry about it, no harm done," he smiled as he got back in his car and drove away.

When he was safely out of sight, she orbed to the hospital.

Meanwhile at the hospital…

Leo and Phoebe had returned to Chris' room. They were now at the back, talking in hushed voices so they wouldn't wake him or Wyatt, who was asleep at the bottom of Chris' bed.

"Now what do we do? Seth has Casie," Phoebe whispered. "We have to get her back."

"I know. Well, at least her soul's back in her body too."

"How?"

"Not sure. We're going to have to wait and ask Chris."

"But it might be too late by then. Casie could be hurt, or worse, dead by now."

Leo was lost in thought and missed her last statement.

"Hey did you hear me?" She asked.

"Phoebe, did you notice that Casie didn't seem scared?" It had appeared odd at the time. And he couldn't figure out why it was annoying him so much.

"Leo, blind, remember!"

"Sorry. It's just been bugging me. When you attacked Seth, she called out, as if she was protecting him."

Phoebe raised her eyebrows. "You think she's a demon too?"

"I don't know, maybe."

As they talked Seth lay still on his bed. He kept his breathing slow to keep up the illusion of being asleep.

He felt freer than he had in years. This body wasn't constricting like the other was, nevertheless something didn't feel right. Besides the minor cuts and bruises on his body.

He was a demi-god, and very powerful, but he didn't feel like his normal self. Since he was under constant surveillance by the Elder, or the witch, he couldn't test out his powers. Make sure the spell had worked properly.

Being evil meant he wasn't the type of person that had patience as a virtue. But he needed healing and he also needed the trust of the charmed ones for everything to go as planned.

I've waited eighteen years for this, what's another day? He thought.

Meanwhile in Seth's apartment…

Piper reappeared in the empty apartment.

"Great," she said aloud to herself. "I bloody disappeared again!"

Not only had she vanished, for God knows how long, but from looking around, she noticed that Leo had left her behind.

Piper forced herself to breathe, although it did little to ease her pain. So much was going wrong in her life right now.

She and Leo were trying to make things work. But things were just reminding her of when they had tried to get married and how everything seemed to get in the way. On the other hand, the thought of raising two kids by herself terrified her. And like all of her life another demon crisis had shock up her world.

"Oh, what I'd give for a normal life," she whispered to herself before calling out to her husband. "Leo?"

Bright lights sparkled as he materialized in the darkened room.

"Piper, you're back."

She nodded as he hugged her.

"Honey, Chris is ok."

Piper pulled back from their hug. "What?"

"He's fine. His soul is back."

"Thank God," she squeaked. She felt like she could cry.

Leo took her by the hand. "Come on. I'll explain the rest at the hospital."

With that they were gone.

Meanwhile at the hospital…

Paige orbed into a storage room so she wouldn't be seen. Disentangling herself from a few brooms and mops, she stepped out into the hall, then made her way to Chris' room.

Inside, she found Piper at Chris' bedside, looking happy. He was asleep, but now lacking the equipment and breathing all on his own. Always a good sign, she thought.

Before she could get a word out, Leo ushered her to the back where Phoebe was sitting.

"Where have you been?" He whispered.

"Why are we whispering?" She asked.

"So we don't wake up Chris and Wyatt."

"Why? Wait. Did you get Chris' soul back?"

"Kind of came back on its own," Phoebe pointed out.

"Oh," Paige said as she stole a glance at her nephew. "By the way, I'm sorry I went a bit weird on you guys. It was the potion."

"How'd you figure it out?" Leo questioned.

"Well, I nearly got hit by a car," she raised her hands to hush them. "And before you ask, I'm fine. But it made me see things clearly."

"Why see the little girl though?"

"I've been thinking, and remember when we got hit by the potions. It was right after you had that premonition. You know, about Casie's mother dying when she was like three. And I remember feeling really sorry for her."

Phoebe raised an eyebrow and asked skeptically. "So, the potion made Casie's three year old self ask you for help?"

"What better way to distract a witch than an innocent? And I think, 'cause I was thinking about Casie at the time, the innocent I saw was her."

"Makes sense," Leo observed.

"Anyway, I'm fine now and am ready to help out," she said in a chirpy tone.

"I happy you're no longer schizophrenic and all. But we can't really do anything right now. Not until Chris wakes up and tells us how he escaped, and if Casie's a demon or not," Phoebe said.

"Huh? Casie's a demon? Since when?" She asked confused.

"Well, when Chris' soul came back, so did hers."

Paige interrupted her flow. "Her soul was missing too?"

"Yeah, anyway. Seth was here, and Leo thinks she might be helping him or something like that," Phoebe finished.

"But Casie was so nice," Paige protested.

"And how many demons have pulled the 'sweet and innocent' card. If we went by that logic we would have died a long time ago."

"Too true," Paige commented. "So we're just waiting right now?"

Both Phoebe and Leo nodded.

"Then I'm going to get some shut-eye. Pheebs, you want a lift home?"

"Sure."

Paige looked at Leo, knowing that he was going to decline but still asking.

"I'm going to stay here. My family needs me," he replied as he looked over at Piper beside Chris' bed.

"Do you want us to take Wyatt?"

Wyatt was fast asleep at the foot of the bed. Shaking his head, Leo turned back to Paige. "No, it's better to let him sleep."

"Call us when Chris wakes up," Paige instructed.

"Will do."

She took her sister's arm and orbed them both home. Leo went over and sat beside his wife. Putting his arm around her.

He whispered in Piper's ear. "Everything is going to be ok now."

She smiled. "I know."

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