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Chapter 17

"So, we can take him home?" Piper asked the doctor.

"I don't see why not. Other than some cuts and bruises, he's recovering nicely."

Piper let out a sign of relief.

"Just make sure he relaxes and takes it easy for a while," She nodded in agreement and the doctor continued. "Ok, then all you have to do is sign the release form." He fished a pen out of his pocket, took Chris' chart and, flipping to the back page, handed it to Piper to sign.

When she got back to the room, he had already changed into the clothes Leo had brought from home.

"Ready?"

"Yeah," Seth replied, forcing himself to smile pleasantly.

Piper looked at him a little strangely. Ever since he had woken up, he had been acting a bit weird. She had decided to wait until they got home until they grilled him on the demon, but something in the back of her mind kept telling her something was wrong.

She took his arm and told herself she was imaging things. Suddenly, she felt him flinch. Or maybe I'm not imagining it, she thought.

"Let's get you home."

Together, they walked out of the hospital.

Meanwhile, at P3…

Chris lay on his back, sprawled over the couch while Casie lay squashed between the back of the couch and Chris, her head resting on his chest and her right arm draped across his stomach.

Chris was the first to wake. Yawning, he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Looking down he saw Casie, she looked so innocent when she was asleep, almost at peace. She must have felt him stir, as she also began to wake up. When she realised were she was she shot up and scrambled off the couch muttering a few sorrys.

"It's ok," Chris reassured her as he got up.

Casie knew she was going red but she couldn't help it. She didn't have much experience when it came to the opposite sex. Mainly because she'd been moved about so often. She never stayed long with any foster family, the longest was two years and that had been with the family from hell when she was fifteen. It wasn't that she was a bad child or anything; she just didn't fit in anywhere.

It was obvious she was embarrassed, so Chris tried to change the subject.

"Err…what time is it?"

She smiled, welcoming the change. Looking at her watch, she replied, "Just after ten."

Meanwhile, back at the Manor…

When Piper and Seth had gotten home, Leo healed him. Then, he took Wyatt to magic school after the sisters had insisted he'd be safer there until they had vanquished the demon.

Seth was busy lying about his escape. "Seth and the girl. . ."

"Casie?" Phoebe asked.

"Yeah. She's an evil witch helping him."

"Great, so she is evil. Another vanquishing to be added to the list," Paige remarked.

"Well, they were arguing, so I managed to escape," Seth finished.

"Do you know why they took you?" Phoebe questioned.

He shook his head. "Maybe so they could get to you?"

"Perhaps," Paige said.

"Anything else we need to know?" Piper asked.

"Nope."

Piper pushed herself to her feet. "Paige, Phoebe, can I talk to you guys in the kitchen?"

"Sure," they agreed and followed her in. Seth shot them a questioning look, but didn't ask.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know. But something isn't right. Chris is acting a little strange," Piper said, sitting herself down in one of the kitchen chairs.

Phoebe laughed. "No offence honey, but Chris is a little strange."

"Neurotic, I tell ya," Paige added.

She rolled her eyes at her sisters. "No, it's something more. I'm telling you, he's hiding something from us."

"Maybe. But don't you worry about it. We'll fix it, whatever it is. You go get some rest," Phoebe instructed.

"I'm ok," she said.

"You may think you're fine but come on, you're seven months pregnant and how much sleep have you had these last couple of days?" She asked but continued on without waiting for an answer. "Hardly any. That can't be good for the baby, never mind you. Look Leo's looking after Wyatt and we have Chris covered, so there's nothing for you to do and…"

"Fine. I'll go, just to shut you up," Piper mumbled as she left them in the kitchen.

"Do you think she's right?" Paige asked when Piper was gone.

"I'm not sure," Phoebe replied.

Meanwhile, at P3…

Chris was sitting in Piper's desk chair trying to come up with a plan to get his body back, while Casie was sitting on the desk, swinging her legs in time to the music.

Snow Patrol was doing a sound check before tonight's show, hence why they were still hiding out in Piper's office. He didn't want to bump into some of Piper's barmen looking like Seth.

"Hey, Chris, I was thinking…"

"But the doctor told you not to do that. It's bad for your health!" He smirked.

"Funny. Real funny." She smirked back at him. "As I was saying. I vaguely remember from your 'Witches and Demons 101' in the underworld that witches have powers specific to them. I guess I was wondering if I might have a power too."

"Not all witches have powers. Many just practice magic with Wiccan rituals and stuff like that. Only powerful witches have powers."

Casie turned her head to look at him in the eye. "Like you?"

He nodded. "Yeah. I have telekinesis, it's the po…"

"I know what it is," she cut in. "I have watched some science fiction movies in my time, you know."

Chris laughed at her as she continued to swing her legs.

"But don't you think that if Seth needed me for the spell, that means I'm powerful too?"

"Maybe," he agreed. "Look, don't worry about it. If you have a power, it will show up at some point."

"It'd be pretty cool to fly, or create things out of thin air or…"

"Conjure," he said.

"What?"

"The term is to conjure. When you think of something and create it," Chris informed her.

"Yeah, that would be fun."

"Yeah, well, you don't get to pick a power. You just get given one, then you're stuck with it."

"You make it sound so appealing," she said sarcastically.

"Well, I'm trying to think of a way to get us out of this mess!" He told her, waving his arms for emphasis.

"Any luck?"

"Not really. I really could use the Book of Shadows right now."

"That's your spell book right?" She remembered him telling her about it too. About how it had been in his family for generations.

"Yeah."

"Well, why don't we go get it?" she asked, as if it was the simplest thing one could do.

"Great idea, except it's at the house with my family and Seth. And sorry, but I don't feel like dying today."

"They never have to know we're there," Casie said, then pretended to be shocked. "What? The great Chris has never snuck into a house before?"

"Yeah, plenty. But what amuses me is that you apparently have."

She shot him an innocent look, making him laugh, and then explained. "You try having a social life at fifteen when you have the world's most strict foster parents! They wouldn't let me out past six o'clock."

Before Chris could reply Casie jumped off the desk, and held out her hand for him. "You coming then?"

"Sure," he replied, as he took her and teleported them to the manor.

Meanwhile, at the Manor…

"Wow, that demon's ugly," Casie commented as Chris flipped through the pages of the Book of Shadow.

"Will you keep it down?" he hissed at her. "Unless you want us to get caught."

"Too late," a voice said from the doorway of the attic.

Seth strode in with an evil smile on his face. "I was hoping the witches were mistaken when they said you had escaped. But it's nothing I can't remedy."

Chris pushed Casie behind him, protecting her. "What are you going to do, huh? Kill us, then kill the Charmed Ones?"

"Something like that," Seth answered cryptically. "But first I want my powers."

Chris laughed. "Didn't your spell work properly?"

"I have your pathetic witch powers, but not my own. Just a little spell, and all will be well."

"Over my dead body," Chris spat.

"With pleasure," Seth replied.

The two males circled each other, almost as if sizing each other up. Chris lashed out first and sent a magical blow towards his opponent, but Seth merely orbed out of the way. He, in turn, sent Chris crashing into a pile of boxes.

With him distracted, Seth grabbed Casie from behind. He positioned Casie in front of him, almost like a shield, and wrapped his arm around her neck.

"Now, either you give me my powers, or Casie here dies," he stated. "What will it be?"

Chris dragged himself to his feet and quickly went over the options in his head. He knew Seth wouldn't hesitate to kill Casie, but Seth with full powers was not a good choice either.

"Choose," he instructed, as he squeezed her tighter.

"Don't!" Casie gasped. Seth was slowly cutting off her air supply.

"Fine, but let her go," Chris said giving in.

Seth loosened his grip slightly. "I will after you recite the power swapping spell from the book."

Knowing he had no choice, Chris obeyed. He walked over to the book and quickly found the spell he needed.

"What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine,
Let our powers cross the line,
I offer up my gift to share,
Switch the powers through the air."

A red glow appeared and passed between the two. Seth released Casie and she ran over to Chris.

Flexing his arms, Seth let out a low, menacing laugh. "Now, I think you two have served your purpose."

Casie, scared, grabbed Chris' arm.

"Aren't you going to beg for your life like your worthless mother did?" he asked, laughing.

"What?" Her body went rigid at the mention of her mother.

"Please don't hurt my daughter," Seth cried in a high pitched voice. "Pathetic witch was on her knees when I killed her."

Chris grabbed Casie's arm other arm just as she lunged at Seth.

"You murdering bastard!" she screamed at him as she struggled against Chris. "I'll fucking kill you!"

"Chris, what's going on up there?" Piper called in a panicked voice from downstairs.

Chris quickly orbed them out as Casie continued screaming. "I'll kill you!"

They orbed out just before Phoebe and Paige appeared in the attic.

"Are you ok?" they asked as they rushed over to him.

Meanwhile, in Golden Gate Park…

Casie swirled around and whacked Chris on the arm.

"What the hell did you do that for?" She shrieked at him. "Take me back!"

"No, he was going to kill us!" He shouted back.

"I don't care!" she yelled as she continued to hit him. "I don't care! Just take me back!"

Chris wrapped his arms around her as she collapsed into tears.

"He killed her," she sobbed. "He ruined my life!"

He knew there was nothing he could say. So he just held her while she let out eighteen years worth of pain and suffering.

Almost as if the heavens felt her agony, the clouds opened up and rain began to pour all around them.

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