Chapter three - Poisonous Slumber

Chris was holing a dying Paris screaming for help. He signed a sign of relief as he saw white orbs. His mum, dad and Melinda appeared.

'Honey what's wro-- OMGD' Piper screamed as she saw Paris. Melinda started crying.

'Melinda go to your Aunt Phoebe's'
'But mom' she protested
'Now Melinda'

Melinda took one more look at Paris and orbed out.

'Dad is she going to be ok' Chris said with tears in his eyes as Leo pulled out the athame and laid it aside and healed her. She just can't die he thought I never got a chance to tell her how I feel.

Suddenly Paris woke with a start and gasped for air. 'Oh thank god' Chris said as he pulled Paris into a hug. 'Are you ok? Never do that again. Never try and save my life again'

'Wait? What? ' Piper stuttered 'What happened?'
Chris quickly explained what happened as he helped Paris to her feet.
'Are you sure your ok?' Chris said fussing over Paris

'Yes I'm fine' Paris said annoyed 'I just feel a bit …..' Paris didn't get to finish her sentence as she swayed grabbing her stomach in pain and fell to the floor in a faint. Leo and Chris leaped forward to catch her before she hit the floor.

'Dad hurry'

Leo tried to heal her but it wasn't working. He gave up and looked at Chris.

'Dad why are you stopping?'
'I can't heal her'
'NO YOU HAVE TO HEAL HER!' he screamed

At that moment Phoebe and Paige orbed in.

'Is she ok? Melinda said she was dead' Phoebe said quickly without taking a breath
'She's unconscious, Leo can't heal her. Where's Melinda?' Piper replied

'She's with the girls and Kyle, she's fine'

Phoebe looked over at her youngest nephew, and saw the pain in his eyes, what was worse still she could feel his pain. Only at times like this when her family were feeling strong emotions, could she feel it with her power. They had all taken a potion when she had received her empathy power. But now she was overwhelmed with Chris' pain and….no it couldn't be ..love! He loves her! She looked at him sympathetically. She looked down to the floor and spotted the athame.

'What's that' she said pointing to the weapon
'It's what the demon used to stab her' Chris replied near tears again

Phoebe lent down and picked it up and was thrown into a premonition

She saw the athame being dipped into a cauldron by a ugly looking demon, who laughing at the pain he planned to cause.

As she came out of the vision everyone's eyes were on her

'What did you see' Paige asked

'The demon dipping the athame into a cauldron which was filled with poison. Quick we have to go the Book and find out what the poison does. Chris why don't you take Paris to my room, get her more comfortable. We have a demon to vanquish.' she said in a determined voice.

Chris orbed Paris upstairs and the others went to the attic to I.D the demon.

Chris laid Paris on the bed and sat beside holding her hand.

'You better wake up soon, who else is going to be my partner in crime and turn teachers into pigs and chase my young cousins all over town.' he said with a smile. ' I promise I will kill who ever did this to you' he said in a serious tone

Suddenly Paris let out a blood curdling scream

'No no leave her alone Nooooooooo!'

Chris shook Paris to try and wake her.

'What's wrong?' Paige said as she ran into the room
'I don't know she just started screaming' Chris replied with a concerned look on his face.

What they didn't know was she was watching evil happening throughout the city. Demons, humans all hurting each other. She had just watched a young boy being beaten by his father and was now watching a man fighting for his life against a demon, she screamed as she saw the man go up in flames.

Paige and Chris tried to soothe her as Leo entered the room closely followed by Phoebe and Piper.

'We know who the demon is. He is called Vindar and he steals the powers of powerful witches, but it says he doesn't kill the witch to steal their powers, he weakens them, makes them vulnerable any means possible.' Leo read from the book.

'Does it say anything about the poison' Chris said

'No it must be one of his methods'

Phoebe moved over to Paris to help Paige and Chris and was thrown into yet another vision.

She was seeing what Paris was seeing and she didn't like it. Fear flooded through her as she was pulled out of the premonition. She started crying.

'That poor girl' she whimpered 'She's being forced to watch … watch ……..watch such horrible things, people being murdered, tortured, I don't know how she can do it.'

Chris turned to Paris and looked at her with love and respect in his eyes.

'Is there a way to vanquish him' he said without looking away from Paris.

'There's a potion' Leo said looking at his son.

'Then make it' Chris replied sounding slightly angry ' We have a demon to kill'

Everyone left Chris and Paris alone and headed to the kitchen. Phoebe took one more look at her nephew before following the others.

Paris moaned as the nightmare continued. Chris had never felt so helpless. All he could do was watch her in pain.

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