Back to the Past

Disclaimer: Charmed is not mine,

A/N: I just got back from Spain, and it was so much fun! Sorry I haven't updated in a while and thanks to ilovedrew88 and Anarra for the reviews.

Chapter Seventeen: Us

Tanya lay in her bed on the floor of Phoebe's room. She couldn't stop thinking about the trip she and Chris had taken to the past. In every place they had had completely different lives, but only one thing was always the same. She and Chris were together.

The two of them were always in love and it seemed that they were meant for each other. It seemed as though they were meant to be together in this life too.

But that couldn't be right. The two of them had been best friends their whole lives. They were fine as friends and she never felt the need to be more. Of course, she loved Chris, but not that way. But then why did it seem as thought they were destined to be together? Could she really love him like that?

Tanya sighed and rolled over again in the bed. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep so she got up and pulled on some clothes. Maybe if she took a walk she would feel better…

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Chris lay in bed in the office of P3. He couldn't sleep and he couldn't stop thinking about Tanya and their trip to the past.

In every place they had had completely different lives, but only one thing was always the same. He and Tanya were together.

The two of them were always in love and it seemed that they were meant for each other. It seemed as though they were meant to be together in this life too.

But that couldn't be right. The two of them had been best friends their whole lives. They were fine as friends and he never felt the need to be more. Of course, he loved Tanya, but not that way. But then why did it seem as thought they were destined to be together? Could he really love her like that?

Chris sighed and rolled over again in the bed. Maybe he should talk to Tanya. He wondered if she felt the same way he did. Well, he didn't exactly know how he felt, but he wondered if she was thinking about their relationship as well.

Chris knew he wouldn't be able to sleep so he got up and pulled on some clothes. Closing his eyes he sensed for her and orbed to her, ready to talk.

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Tanya walked slowly down the dark road. Soon she ended up in the park. Shivering, she wrapped her arms around herself. She should have remembered to bring a jacket.

Suddenly she felt something warm around her. She realized someone had slipped a jacket on her and whirled around.

Chris was standing behind her, smiling. "You looked cold."

Tanya smiled back. "Thanks. What are you doing here?"

" I couldn't sleep."

"What made you come here?"

"I wanted to talk to you, so I sensed for you and orbed here."

"What did you want to talk about?"

"Us. Our past lives. How we were always together."

Tanya nodded. "I was thinking about that too."

Chris stared into her eyes and she stared into his. For a moment neither of them said anything, then Chris broke the silence. "Maybe it's stupid. I don't know. Maybe this lifetime is supposed to be different. I mean, we've worked out just fine as friends."

She nodded again, relaxing. "If you can't sleep anyway, you want to come to P3 with me?"

"Sure."

He held her hand and orbed the two of them back to the club. They spent an hour talking and laughing like they had done so many times before when they were younger. They finally fell asleep in Chris' bed, lying in each other's arms.

Tanya woke up early the next morning to see that Chris was still sleeping. She stared at his face, noting that he looked like an angel. Of course, he was half angel. Tanya smiled as she watched him sleep.

Suddenly she leaned down to kiss him. She had no idea why she did, but she pressed her lips gently to his. Then she realized that he was kissing her back. She broke off the kiss and stared at him. He eyes were open now, and there was a hint of a smile on his lips.

"I love you," Chris whispered softly.

Tanya smiled. "I love you too."

Then Chris leaned in and kissed her. The two of them kissed for a long time, never wanting to let go of each other.

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Phoebe walked into the kitchen at around nine the next morning, and was quickly joined by Paige, Piper and Leo. It was a Saturday, so none of them had to work that day. The only downside was that Chris would most likely want to do some demon fighting.

"Hey, did you guys notice anything weird about Chris and Tanya yesterday?" Piper asked.

"Yeah, they said they went back to their past lives but they wouldn't give any details. And then they both went out," Paige replied.

"Tanya didn't come back until I was already in bed, and she was gone by the time I woke up this morning. I haven't seen her yet today."

Just then Tanya and Chris orbed into the kitchen, hand in hand. "Ok, ready to do some demon fighting? We don't have much time left until the second baby's born," Chris announced.

Leo looked at their intertwined hands. "I thought you too were just friends."

They looked at each other and shrugged. "We did too until we saw our past lives."

"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked.

"We were always a couple."

Leo nodded.

"Anyway, that's not the point. We have to find this demon."

"Yeah, yeah, Chris. We just woke up, give us some time."

Tanya rolled her eyes. "Come on, let them at least finish breakfast. If you want we can go look at the book."

Chris nodded and orbed them up without another word.

"My birthday's next month, and you know it happens before I'm born."

"I know, but you have to lighten up a little. Don't worry, we're going to save him."

Chris nodded and began flipping through the book.