Secrets and Whitelighters
Ok…this story is set after Show Ghouls. The Elders have allowed Leo to become a Whitelighter again because he helped save the world from Utopia.
Disclaimer: Charmed is not mine. Blah blah. You know the drill. Jessica, Vera, Andrew and Duncan are, however, my made up characters.
There will be a joke at the end of this chapter. I found one I thought was funny so I will share it with you.
The-Cheese-Fairy: OMG… that was fast. I just reviewed A Life of Magic and I check my mail and BAM I have a review from you. Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it so far. As for Duncan, you'll have to wait and see. :P
Jessica orbed in the old Victorian manor. Jess heard a loud poof sound coming from the kitchen. Jess smiled to herself. Potions go poof, that's what they do. She walked into the kitchen only to see smoke covering most of the kitchen.
"Nice one Paige." Jess laughed as she saw Paige waving her hand in front of her face to clear the smoke out of her sight.
"Yea, well, potions go poof and make smoke." Paige looked over to see Jess waving her hand to get rid of the smoke.
"I'm not meaning to intrude or anything, but where are Piper and Phoebe?"
"Oh, Piper and Leo went out for dinner and Elise called Phoebe to work for an important meeting or something." Paige informed Jess.
"Oh, so you were stuck with baby sitting Wyatt and Chris, eh?"
"Yea, since Kyle's a Whitelighter now, I'm stuck babysitting."
"Oh, right. Kyle's a Whitelighter." Jess was silent for a moment then looked at Paige with a grin on her face.
"What?" Paige was looking very confused.
"Nothing, I just thought of something. Anyway, since I'm here, do you need help with anything?" Chris started to cryafter Wyatt orbed Chris' blanket to him.
"Yea, you could help me with these to guys here." Paige and Jess walked over to two boys. Paige picked up Chris and tried to calm him down while Jess kneeled down next to Wyatt. He looked at Jess for a second and then put his force field up.
"Ok, I'm going to take that as an 'I don't know you, you must be evil force field'?" Jess looked at Wyatt, who after a minute or two let his force field down. Wyatt handed the blanket to Jess. She then handed the blanket to Paige who had just gotten Chris to sleep again.
"Well, looks like Wyatt's starting to warm up to you." Paige said to Jess, who was sitting next to Wyatt.
"Yeah I guess he is. Hey, if you need more time to finish that potion, I can keep Wyatt entertained till you're done," Jess offered "What is that potion for anyway?"
"Thanks that would help a lot. The potion's for a friend of mine. His wife is sick and he asked me for help. It's just something that with help her fight of the disease." Paige informed Jess.
"Ah, I see. Well, you can go finish up while I have fun with my new little buddy" Jess said as she tickled Wyatt.
"Alright. Thanks again for your help."
"Hey, I've got nothing else to do." Paige smiled andwalked to the kitchen. A few minutes later she came out to see Wyatt laughing at something. Paige looked over to where Jess was only to see the 'orb balls' she was talking about earlier. Jess threw the orb ball into the air where it exploded and tiny orbs that brightened the room. (AN: think of what Leo did when he and Piper were getting married. Sorry for the intrusion)
Paige smiled to herself. She never saw Wyatt having so much fun before.
"Jess, if you don't mind me asking, where did you live for the five months after your father died?" Jess looked up at Paige. She picked up Wyatt and walked over to the couch. Wyatt sat in her lap while Paige sat beside her.
"I was living with my boyfriend. But then he told me something that changed everything. We broke up about a month ago. After that I stayed with my friend, Vera, who is a witch."
"So, if you're living with Vera then why are you staying here?" Paige asked her kindly.
"A Darklighter is after me. I didn't want Vera to get hurt. If she died, I don't know what I would do. She's my best friend."
"I see. I can relate to losing your best friend." Paige looked down remembering how Kyle died. She lost her boyfriend and best friend at the same time. Jess looked at her watch.
"Um, I don't mean to be rude, but where am I staying?"
"Oh, I guess the guest bedroom. It's not very big though."
"It's ok. I don't have much stuff anyway. As long as there is a bed I should be fine. But, could I possibly bring something here? It's really special to me, but if it takes up to much space or Piper doesn't allow it I can leave it at Vera's."
"You can bring whatever you need with you. Do you need help bringing it here?"
"No I don't need help. Being part Whitelighter comes in handy doesn't it. I'll be right back" Jess orbed out to her friend's apartment.
Jess orbed into a much cleaner apartment room than the last one she was at. She walked into a tidy little room that had a bed, dresser and a musical instrument in it.
"Jess, is that you?" a voiced called from behind her.
"Yeah Vera, it's me. I just came to get something." Jess turned around to face Vera.
"It really sucks that you have to move out. I wish you could stay here. It won't be the same." Vera walked up and hugged her best friend. She was really going to miss her.
"Don't worry Vera. It's not like you're alone in this apartment. Andrew's here. Besides, you two probably want your space. Think of it this way, you won't have to worry about me barging in on your and Andrew's make out session."
"That's true." Andrew said as he walked into Jess's room. Jess and Vera laughed at the comment.
"Andrew, how long have you been standing there?" Vera asked her boyfriend before she kissed him.
"Hmm, since the word make out. Jess it's going to be a bit boring without you around." Andrew said as Vera turned to face Jess.
"Well, I'm not that far away. Technically I'm only like two blocks away. Or if that's too far for you, you can just orb." Jess smiled at the couple. She and Vera had met Andrew in high school. Ninth grade to be exact. The three had become very good friends over the years. Vera and Andrew had started dating about a year ago. Jess could sense they would be happy together because they didn't have to hide themselves from each other. Vera was the daughter of a witch and Whitelighter and Andrew was the son of a Whitelighter and a witch. The Elders never do find out about the children of a witch and Whitelighter until it is too late. It was actually kind of funny.
"You don't have to go Jess. If a demon comes we can handle it." It sounded as it was Vera's last hope of Jess not moving out. Vera was a powerful witch, Jess had to admit that. She could orb and could control two of the four elements: water and earth.
"Vera's right Jess. You don't have to go." Andrew was on the same line as Vera. He could orb and control the reaming two elements: fire and air. It made sense to anyone who knew witch craft that those two were meant to be together. Their powers completed each other. Jess was really going to miss them.
"I'll make you both a deal. I'll live at the manor for the rest of the month. If you still want me back, then after the next three and a half weeks of July are up, I'll come back. Deal?" Jess extended her hand in the centre of the circle the trio had formed.
"Deal." They both said in unison. Vera put her hand on top of Jess's and Andrew's on top of Vera's. A bright blue light shone over the three. It then disappeared.
"What just happened?" Vera looked up to Andrew and then to Jess. Both looking just as confused as Vera.
"I have no clue. Maybe it was the lightbulb" Andrew suggested.
"No, it wasn't a light. Maybe Paige can help us figure it out." Jess looked to Vera for her suggestion.
"Yea, I think maybe we should go visit your cousin Paige. She is a Charmed One after all." Vera looked to Andrew for his thought on the idea.
"Alright, let's go." Andrew said as he wrapped his arms around Vera's waist. Jess put a hand on Vera's shoulder and the three orbed out.
Piper and Leo walked into the manor around 8:30pm. They had just gotten back from their dinner.
"Paige, Phoebe, anyone home? Paige where are you?" Piper yelled up the stairs. Maybe Paige was in her room.
"We're up in the attic Piper." Paige yelled back down to her sister. Piper and Leo walked up the stairs to the attic. There they saw Paige, Jess and a male and female Jess's age. The female had dark blue, almost black, hair. She was a bit taller than Jess and was wearing a dark pair of jeans and a small white t-shirt that just barley touched her waist. The male had curly black hair and was about half a head taller than Jess. He was wearing black tearaways with a white t-shirt with flames on it.
Paige noticed Piper's confused face and started to explain.
"Piper, this is Vera and Andrew, Jess's friends. They got here about five minutes ago."
"Piper they're here because there was this blue light that shone over us while I was over getting something from their apartment." Jess described what they did before the blue light came.
"Well, I'm not quite sure what that was. Leo, maybe you should go check with the Elders." Piper suggested. Leo was about to orb out when Jess stopped him.
"Leo wait. You don't have to go, we'll go. It's our 'problem'." Jess looked to Vera and Andrew for support.
"Yeah, I'm sure you have better things to do." Andrew pointed out.
"Okay. If you're sure." The trio nodded their heads.
"We'll be back soon." The three then orbed out of the attic.
"Paige, maybe you should call Phoebe and tell her to come home. Something doesn't seam right." Piper told her sister. Paige nodded and left to phone Phoebe.
Jess, Vera and Andrew appeared in a very white palace type place.
"Jessica, Vera, Andrew, what are you doing up here?" an Elder asked.
"Keyah, we came to talk to you about what happened. That blue light, what was it?" Vera asked. The Elder, Keyah, was about to open her mouth when a male Elder walked up to her.
"Keyah, may I speak to you for a moment?" The Elder requested.
"Yes. Wait here for a moment. I'll be right back." Keyah told the three friends. She and the other Elder walked off to a vacant area.
"Darrius we have to tell them. It's time they found out. They have a right to know." Keyah whispered to the other Elder.
"It isn't the right time. They're only 18 years old." Darrius whispered back.
"The light shone on them. It is time."
"No, not yet. We can't tell them. I can feel it."
"What if we told them who they are the descendents of? At least then they would have some information. The next time the light shines, we tell them."
"Alright, but until then don't tell them." Darrius walked away from Keyah without another word. Keyah turned around and walked back to Jess, Vera and Andrew.
"So, what was the light about?" Andrew asked Keyah.
"I can't tell you that just yet. But I can tell you about your fathers."
"Keyah, our fathers were just Whitelighters. What is so special about them?" Jess piped up.
"They were not just any Whitelighter. They were Elders." Keyah told them. Their mouths dropped open when they heard what Keyah said.
"That can't be. Can Elders even have children?" Vera pondered.
"Yes they can. See, your fathers were a certain type of Elder. They stayed on earth and kept watch from there. We had to tell you they were Whitelighters because there was too much at risk. Darklighters could come out of nowhere and kill you. We couldn't allow the descendants of such powerful Elders to die at such a young age." Keyah explained.
"Ok, wait. We're the descendants of Elders and what are we supposed to do with this information?" Andrew blurted out.
"You may take it as you wish."
"Keyah, I know there is more to this story than you're telling us." Jess replied calmly.
"I can't tell you anymore than I already have. When the time comes, you will know everything. And please, don't tell anyone what we have just told you," Keyah saw the confused faces on the three teens "We can't risk the underworld finding out there are children of Elders on earth. Please, don't tell anyone, not yet anyway." Keyah gave them a glare and walked away.
"Well, that was interesting. What do you think?" Vera said sarcastically.
"I know they're not telling us everything we want to know. Why wouldn't Keyah tell us what the light was? It isn't a hard question to answer." Jess looked at Andrew who had been quiet for a while. "Andrew, you ok?"
Andrew snapped out of his thought. "What? Sorry, I was just thinking."
"What about?" Vera walked up to Andrew.
"I think maybe we should do some research." Andrew said.
"And I think we should go before my guide starts to worry." Jess suggested. Vera and Andrew agreed and they orbed to the manor.
Don't you just love that chapter? lol. I just kept typing and typing. So, please review. I really want your thoughts, questions etc. Anywho…here is the joke I promised. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
There was this fellow who received a phone call from his doctor.
The doctor said, "I have some bad news and some really bad news."
The fellow said, "Let me have it."
The doctor said, "The bad news is that I got your test results back and you have only 24 hours to live."
The man groaned, sobbed, and otherwise carried on. Finally he asked the doctor, "What's the really bad news?"
The doctor replied, "I forgot to call you yesterday!"