Chris orbed home and saw Piper in the kitchen. "Hi Mom! What's for lunch?" he asked. Piper laughed and said, "You're hungry already? I'm making vegetable soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. How'd Christine's first lesson go?" Chris smiled and said, "Good, she's got talent, she just needs to be trained. She's a really good student, picks up things well. I wanted to ask you if you could talk to her a bit. She's got the same power as you, temporal stasis, and I think it would be good for her to talk to someone who can tell her how to use it. Is that ok?" Piper nodded and said, "Of course! Tell her she can call me anytime and we'll get together. Is there something else?
Chris said, "Well, she's got this ex-boyfriend who's a demon and apparently he wants her powers. I'm just worried about leaving her alone, plus…I'm attracted to her. She's just beautiful and funny and brave, but I can't let anything happen with her, won't the elders disapprove?" Piper shook her head. "You know what I think of the elders personally, and besides, your dad and I got together when he became our whitelighter, so I don't see why it can't work with you and Christine. Just take it slow, she's got a lot to deal with. I'd like to see you find a nice girl and bring her home to meet your family!" she said, noticing Chris blush. "Come on, soup's ready! You need to eat." she told him as he grabbed a bowl.
Christine ate a quick lunch then sat on the couch. Her cat Eartha jumped onto her lap and sat down, purring. Christine started reading the book of shadows just for fun, when she heard something in the other room. The hairs on the back of her neck rose and she got a bad feeling. Getting up slowly, she crept toward her bedroom and looked inside. She saw Claude pulling clothes out of her drawers and turning things upside down, it looked like he was searching for something. "Hey, leave my stuff alone!" she yelled. He turned around and grinned at her. "There you are! Where's your book of shadows, witch?" he asked, storming toward her. Christine said, "I'm not telling you, get out of here! I don't want you here anymore!" she yelled at him. He just laughed and conjured a fireball. "I'm not leaving without your powers and the book. I can end this right now!" he threatened, preparing to throw the fireball. Christine yelled, "No!" and froze him on the spot. "Chris, help!" she yelled.
Chris suddenly heard the jingle in his head that meant Christine was calling him. "Gotta go Mom!" he said, orbing out. He reappeared in Christine's bedroom and saw Claude frozen. Turning to Christine he asked, "What happened?" Christine grabbed Chris's hand and pulled him with her back to the living room. Grabbing her book, she said, "He's looking for this and my powers, if he finds me he'll kill me! What do I do, Chris?" Thinking quickly, Chris orbed her to his house. When they arrived, he said, "You can stay here for now. We need to look in our book of shadows and see what it says about Claude." Seeing how scared Christine was, Chris reached up and stroked her cheek. "It's ok, you're safe here! I won't let anything happen to you!" He pulled her into his arms and held her close, feeling her tremble.