Chapter 2

Chris lay there in an altered sleep, he was sure he was asleep but it was as though he was actually reading the Book of Shadows. He could feel himself being healed by his father, "Dad?" He asked groggily.

"Yeah Chris."

"I can make fire."

"Fire? Like fire balls?"

"No, like Drew Barrymore in Fire starter."

"Can you show me?"

Chris closed his eyes again, "No."

"Why?"

"I just can't okay!" He snapped, orbing out his parents saw the couch where he'd been burst into flames.

Chris landed with a thud on the Golden Gate Bridge, he always hated when he got a new power because it meant that all his other powers went stupid until he had it under control.

Although his father had healed him his body still felt like it was on fire, there was something inside him telling him he needed to go back, he couldn't, the cool steel was soothing. He looked at his watch, it was time for recess maybe Wyatt would come if he called.

"Wyatt…"

He'd barely even spoke the name when his brother arrived.

"Chris are you okay?"

"Just feeling a little crook."

"Why aren't you at home?"

"I couldn't show them the fire, it just, I was scared."

Wyatt pulled Chris into a hug, closing his eyes he orbed them home. Chris fell asleep on the fixed couch and Wyatt covered him with his shield, he knew Chris was safe in the manor but he just couldn't shake the feeling that he was in danger.

The invisible figure stood in the corner of the room watching the sleeping boy. The teenager had developed the ability to start fires and it would not be long before he developed the ability to harness the other elements. It would not be long before he was weak enough to be turned.

Chris stirred something was watching him something bad, something that could quite easily break through Wyatt's shield if it wanted to. But it was just standing there, he needed to break free, "WYATT!"

Wyatt and his parents came racing back in the Twice Blessed couldn't believe the look of terror on Chris' face, disabling the shield he raced to his brother's side, "I got you, you're safe now. Its okay, you're okay."