Stranger Bedfellows
Chapter Summary: Nick starts out on his rampage and attacks Chris first!
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Disclaimer: Powers of CM Burge Rise, course unseen across Spelling's skies, Be they far or be they near, remind the lawyers not to sue me here!
Warnings: A little violence, slash and swearing in thus.
Note: A little note on the siblings' powers:
Wyatt - Forcefields, tele-orbing, orbing, telekinesis, deflection, healing, glamour, thermokinesis, energy orbs and astral projection
Chris - (minor) Deflection, telekinesis, energy orbs, orbing, tele-orbing, glamour and levitation
Eva - Premonition, telekinesis, tele-orbing, orbing, deflection, healing, glamour, energy orbs, astral projection and empathy
A BIG THANKS TO ALL MY REVIWERS - I'll be writing a list of thank yous for next chapter (3rd chapter...power of three...that's my theme)
Chris opened the locker and took out his books. He shut the locker and jumped - Eva was leaning their in her black robes. "Hey bro" she said. "You couldn't loan me your copy of the Magical History text - could you?" she gave a chipper smile.
"Sure" she'd been acting very happy around him since dinner the night before. He handed her his book and she gave him an abrupt hug before walking away. Chris headed to the libarary, he'd return home about an hour before dinner like he always did.
He walked through the main hall. Eric and Wyatt were standing on the stairs with a ring of witches, neirads, enchantresses, fairies and sprites around them. Eric was only liked by a selection of girls, most guys hated his part-demon status.
Wyatt was just widely loved.
There was a creak overhead and a chandelier crashed downwards. Eva threw out her hands and the chandelier was knocked from its fall, crashing down a few feet from Chris. Chris looked up - the cord was smoldering slightly...
From behind a pillar Nick watched and cursed. He looked around and walked into a mirror - he wasn't at full power yet, he needed to shake off the dust and cobwebs.
Nick walked down the alley. The two demons stood over the corpse. Nick laughed...both men turned around, energy bolts formed in their hands. "Hey calm down" Nick said. "Wow, bounty hunters - that's nice...so - how's tricks?"
"Get lost" grunted one man, clasping the energy bolt in his hand and dispersing it with a snort.
"That's rude, I don't like you, I will take appropriate action" Nick sighed.
The telekinesis hurled the men apart and slammed them into walls. A third bounty hunter shimmered in and Nick kicked him into a wall with demonic strength. Nick ducked an energy bolt and in a blur of speed he grabbed the throat of the thrower and hurled the demon aside like nothing.
"What are you?" one of the hunters growled.
"Oh a little of this, a little of that..." Nick giggled. He hurled an energy bolt at the bounty hunter and slammed him into a wall. Nick ducked abruptly as the demon shimmered in behind him and tried to grab him. Nick twisted and kicked out. He looked around as the three hunters surrounded him. "Gee this looks bad...for you" the energy bolts fired at him, he rolled along the ground and knocked them all together with a clap of his hands he grabbed one of them, spun around and suddenly there were two of the same demon.
"Which one do we hit?" asked a demon.
"Him" both demons exclaimed.
Suddenly one reached up and slammed an energy bolt into the copycat. There was a burst of flame as he dispersed into death. "Well d -"
The demon moved in a blur of speed, turning into Nick once again...he stopped abruptly and squinted his eyes at the demons. One of them shimmered away but the other burst into flames on the spot. Nick looked around. "Damn...missed one...and that neat shimmering power...oh well"
The other hunter appeared behind him and hurled an energy ball. Nick turned and tried to dodge but took a blast to the shoulder - as he fell he hurled a power bolt. The other demon shimmered away just in time. to avoid the attack.
"Damn" Nick cursed as he stood up and zipped from the alleyway in a blur.
The healer stitched up Nick and applied a poultice. "Bounty hunters eh?" the gnarled old man had a nasal voice...it irritated Nick. "What you up for?"
"Nothing, I found and attacked them, missed one though" Nick sighed whistfully as the man rubbed the black gunk onto his burn wound.
"Hmmm" grunted the old man.
"I want to find the charmed ones" Nick said.
The man shuffled over to his table as he laughed, he returned with a bottle of yellow powder. He was still laughing as he poured on the powder. Nick sighed and grabbed the man's throat. "Let's try that one again, where do I find the Charmed Ones?"
"Their house" croaked the man. "Let me down! Please!"
"It's not like we have a shortage of healers in the underworld" snarled Nick. "Why should I?"
"Please!" the demon's face was going red...then he was dropped down by Nick. "You're healing quickly...good" the demon gasped. Nick shrugged and pulled on his white shirt again. He frowned at the burn but slid off the table and tossed the pouch to the old man. "See you again?"
"No" Nick responded.
He walked out of the cave and the old man hurried to a bowl of water. "I'll have to inform the bounty hunters - the boy wants to find the Charmed O--uh...uhn..." the athame had gone right through him and was slowly sliding up from his stomach to his chest under his robes. He glowed and disappeared into the blade. Nick sighed and the athame vanished.
"Whatever happened to healer-patient confidentiality?" he muttered. Then he blurred from the cave.
Chris stirred the dark white potion and looked at his Potions Partner, Marie. "More eye of newt its not light enough yet" Marie said. Chris grunted – this was an extra-credit potion and he was giving up free time to get it finished for the exams.
Marie handed him the Mandrake oil. "Now, let's get the measurements right" Chris rolled his eyes. He'd hoped to find Nick today – see if he could have a talk… thing was Chris didn't just enjoy the screwing…he liked to talk to Nick.
Nick was funny and smart and cynical and he got things only Chris did. Chris shook his head – it was probably what Nick was paid to do though. Chris had to pay in gold coins…luckily a few vanquished demons did the trick for getting those. The "Book Club" excuse always worked a charm too for taking his parents and family out of the equasion for an hour of alone time.
Chris yawned and added a droplet of oil to the potion. He'd not get a chance to see Nick today though. Because as the potion started to froth he realized he'd been too quick with the oil.
Here comes another hour and a more stressed Marie, he though right before the cauldron's contents burst into flame.
Eva opened the door and looked the young man up and down. He was dressed in a grey sweater over a white t-shirt and beige slacks. His hair was highlighted with blonde and cut into a preppy pointed style.
Eva was a bit of a Goth but she appreciated the cute preppy people.
"Is Chris in?" the young man asked.
"No…sorry"
"Oh…damn…I wanted to talk to him – did he tell you I'd be coming over?"
"No should he have?"
"Yes, I'm one of his friends from the Book Club – there are some funny stories about Chris and I hoped to embarrass him…you must be Eva"
"Yeah" Eva smiled. She glanced at the Demon Sensing Crystals inside the door. If he walked in and got zapped she'd have enough time to call her mom and aunts from the other rooms, Eric and Wyatt were upstairs no doubt…she had it covered.
Security had been tighter ever since a demon managed to get in by possessing Paige last year.
"Hey why don't you come in an wait…I thought Chris called to say he'd not be making the meeting tonight"
"Oh I took a night off to chat with him, he's a good friend. Did he ever tell you how he sat on a cream pie because he didn't look at the chair?" the boy laughed.
"Come on in and tell me" Eva said as the boy passed safely over the threshold unharmed. "What's your name by the way"
"I'm offended I haven't been mentioned by Chris" he laughed. "My name is Nick"
TBC
Well that was a short chapter but in the next one Nick makes his move and Chris and he have a cat and mouse chase around the manor with his family trapped elsewhere and Nick declares his motives. You can decide if Nick is evil next chapter...any questions? Anything at all because I want to make sure that I cover all explanations next chapter