Secrets and Whitelighters
Disclaimer: Charmed is not mine. Blah blah. You know the drill. The song 'With or Without You' belongs to U2. Jessica, Vera, Andrew and Duncan are, however, my made up characters.
The-Cheese-Fairy: I'm so glad you reviewed. I starting to think you're the only one that is reading this, but as long as one person likes it I shall continue. Yea, I was afraid someone would think that elder-witch thingy sucks. It was the only thing I could think of that would help explain something in the other chapters. Crap, I probably said too much…lol. Thanks for your review!
CursedBlondie: I'm glad you liked the joke. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks for the review!
A swirl of blue and white lights formed in the attic of the manor. Surprisingly, there was no one there.
"Piper, Leo, Paige, Phoebe anyone here?" Jess called out to no one in particular. It was quiet. Too quiet in fact. "Vera, can you sense that?"
"Yeah, someone's here." Vera looked over to Andrew who had wide eyes and an opened mouth.
"Oh shit!" Andrew said before he collapsed on the floor. Jess and Vera rushed to his side only to come across an arrow lodged in his back. A Darklighter was standing right behind him with his bow raised. He shot an arrow at the two females. The arrow stopped midway between the Darklighter and the girls. The two wiped around to see Piper with her hands held up.
"Piper, where is everyone?" Jess walked over to Piper while Vera healed Andrew.
"Darklighter attacked Leo and Paige. Phoebe and I tried to call you but technically you aren't our Whitelighter, so I doubt you heard us. You have to heal them." Piper explained. Jess looked over to Andrew and Vera and then to the Darklighter. She turned around to face Piper once more.
"Just a sec," She said, and twisted her torso and sent an orb ball to the Darklighter, vanquishing him instantly. "Alright, let's go. Vera, you stay here with Andrew till he is better. We'll be back." Piper and Jess walked out of the attic, down the stairs and to the dinning room. Paige had an arrow just above her stomach and Leo had an arrow lodged in his chest.
"I've got my work cut out for me. It's going to be fun being a Whitelighter." Jess mumbled as she walked over to Paige first. Jess swept her hand in a horizontal motion and the arrow went orbed out of Paige. Jess put her hands over Paige's wound and healed it. "One down, one to go." Jess walked over to Leo and did the same thing she did to Paige.
"Damn Darklighters and their arrows," Phoebe said as she walked out of the kitchen. "Hey, where are your friends?"
"Right here." Andrew called as he and Vera walked into the room. "Hi I'm Andrew and this is Vera."
"I'm Phoebe, and I'm sure you've already met my sisters." Phoebe stated.
Jess spun around to look at Piper. She had worry in her eyes. "Where are Wyatt and Chris?"
"Leo orbed them to magic school. When the Darklighter came, I called for him and you know the rest." Piper clarified. "Speaking of which, we should go and get them." Leo was about to orb out when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Do you mind if I come with? I've never been to Magic School before." Leo turned to his 'intern'.
"If it's ok with your friends?" Leo looked to Vera and Andrew. Andrew glanced down at his watch, realizing what time it was.
"Oh, we have to get going anyway. Jess, we'll talk tomorrow ok. Bye" Vera said as she grabbed her boyfriend's hand and the two orbed out.
"Well, let's go Leo. Lead the way!" Jess smiled at her guide and orbed out after Leo.
A cloud of bright lights appeared in the library of Magic School. Leo and Jess started walking to the day care centre.
"Jess, what did the Elders say about the light?" Leo glanced at Jess, who seemed to be having a telepathic battle with herself. "Jess, are you alright?"
Jess snapped out of her thoughts. "Sorry Leo. Um, the Elders didn't tell us what it was. They said we would be contacted when they find out something." The duo soon arrived at the daycare. Leo held Chris in his arms while Jess held onto Wyatt's tiny hand.
"Ready to go back?" Leo inquired.
Jess glanced up at Leo. "Leo, who runs this Magic School?"
"Paige does. Why?"
"I'm just curious. No particular reason." Leo nodded and, followed by Jess, orbed out.
Jess sat in her bed staring at the ceiling. Someone appeared in a swirl of orbs. Not ordinary orbs though. They were black orbs. Jess snapped out of her thoughts when the person spoke. She turned to look at him.
"Why are you here? I could get in serious crap if Paige, Piper or Phoebe came in here." she whispered as she swung her legs over the side of the bed.
"They won't even know I'm here. I swear." He whispered back.
"Yeah, but why the hell are you here?"
"I had nothing better to do. You know, this is a nice bedroom. Maybe I should visit more." A smile crept onto his face.
"No, you're not allowed in my bedroom, besides right now cause we're talking but, oh never mind. Forget it. How did you know I was here? I didn't tell you."
"I have my sources. You really don't want to know how anyway. Here, I brought you this." He pulled a circular object from his coat pocket.
"Why do you have my CD player?" Jess opened the portable CD player to find a CD in it. "You didn't touch my U2 CD did you? If it's broken…"
"No, the U2 CD was already in there. I didn't touch it. I swear you are obsessed with that CD."
"Yeah, well, U2 is a hell of a band. They're really good."
"Okay, well, um. Can I ask for a favour?"
"What do you want?"
"I was wondering if you could sort of take the evil out of me. Like, so I could still have my powers, but so I'm not a Darklighter. Does that make sense?"
"No, it doesn't make sense. Why would you want to keep your powers? You still, by blood, are a Darklighter. Evil is part of you."
"No, evil is not part of me."
"Yes it is. For heaven's sake, your name is evil!"
"What, no it's not!"
"Yes it is, it means dark warrior."
"Actually, it means dark skinned warrior."
"Yea, well it still has dark and warrior in it."
"But Jess, I like these powers. There's no restriction to what I can't-"
"And that is why you're a Darklighter, because you like power. If you don't want to be evil anymore, then you have to get rid of your powers." Jess interrupted.
"I don't know. But you can help me. The book has spells in it. You could find one and help me."
"Hmm, let me think about it for a second, nope."
"Why not? You can trust me? I love you."
"No, we're not starting that again. You don't love me. If you did, you would give up your powers but, you love your powers too much."
"Jess, I do love you. I would give the world up for you."
"Well, when the world says 'take me Duncan, I'm yours', we'll see if you give it up. Besides, I don't want the world. I want you to leave me the hell alone."
"But, come on Jess, help me." Duncan grabbed Jess' shoulders.
"No, help yourself. You don't need me." Jess looked straight in his eye. Duncan was pissed off big time.
"Fine, but I'll be watching you. I'll be back sooner rather than later." Duncan then disappeared in the black and dark purple orbs he appeared in.
"Like I haven't heard that before" Jess thought for a moment. Actually, I haven't heard that before. I don't think I have anyway. Jess came out her thoughts. She grabbed the CD player head phones and music started to play. Jess sang quietly to herself when the song 'With or Without You' by U2 came on. She hoped no one could hear her. She didn't want to wake the sisters, her guide, or the boys.
The door to Jess' bedroom slowly opened. Jess didn't see it however, due to the fact her eyes were closed and she was concentrating on the song. Someone tapped her shoulder and it made Jess jump slightly.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Paige said quietly.
"Oh, it's okay. Did I wake you?" Jess looked over her shoulder to see what time it was. The clock read 10:00pm.
"Oh, no you didn't. I was reading a book. I heard some singing so I came to see what was going on. You have a beautiful voice Jess. I had no clue you could sing."
Jess smiled. "Thanks Paige. That means a lot. Do you ever sing?"
"Yeah, kind of. I have sung once or twice. Nothing big though. Do you play an instrument?" Paige questioned.
"It's funny you ask that. I play guitar. That was what I wanted to get from Vera's, but I got a bit sidetracked." Jess grinned sheepishly.
"Jess, could I ask a few questions? You know, to get to really know my cousin." Paige inquired.
"Sure, go ahead. Ask away."
"Okay. Um, how long have you known Vera and Andrew for?"
"I've known Vera since grade six and we met Andrew in grade nine."
"When were you born?"
"July 5, 1987.
"Do you have any tattoos? If so, where, what of and why." Paige and Jess beamed at each other.
"Yes I do have a tattoo. It's on my right shoulder and it's a pentagram. Each of the five points is a different colour representing the five points of the Wicca. Spirit is purple, Air is yellow, Earth is dark green, Fire is red, and Water is blue. I thought suited me." Jess showed Paige her right shoulder, where the tattoo was.
"It's beautiful. It suits you very well."
"Can I ask you a question now?" Jess became serious.
"Sure. Something bothering you?"
More like someone. Jess thought. "Well, you know the ex-boyfriend I told you about. He claims he still loves me and well, I don't really know what I feel anymore. I keep telling myself I don't love him, but"
"Your heart doesn't seem to buy it?" Paige finished.
"Yeah. I mean, he told me a secret he had, and it just fell from there. I don't know if I can trust him. I was wondering if I could use a spell on him. I heard there was a Truth Spell."
"You don't want to mess with that spell. You probably won't like what comes out." Paige remembered when she used that spell on Nate. He was fine with her being a witch, but he'd have to check with his wife and two kids. Paige shuddered at the thought of him. I can't believe he was married, with kids.
"Oh, sounds like Paige Matthews has used this spell before. Details of the story are always welcome." Jess gave Paige a 'tell the story' look.
"In short, I dated a guy that was married with two kids. I accidentally found out by casting the Truth Spell to see how he would react to me being a witch."
"I can't believe some men. They can be total jerks." Jess said shaking her head.
"Sounds like you've had experience."
"You have no idea what Dunce, my ex-boyfriend, did." Jess glanced at her clock again and yawned. "Wow, time goes by fast, kind of. I should get some sleep. You should too. Never know when a demon or warlock is going to attack."
Paige looked over to the clock. It read 10:25pm. "Yeah, I should get some sleep." Paige stood up and walked to the door. Before she left, she turned around to look at Jess. "If you ever want to talk, I'm always here. Don't be afraid to ask, alright. Goodnight."
"Thanks Paige, goodnight." The bedroom door shut and Jess slowly nodded off.
Yeah, chapter 3 down. Finally. What did you think? If anyone knows how Darklighters 'orb' could you tell me. I believe it's called black orbing or dark orbing. I'm not sure which one though. If you know, please tell me. Thanks. Next chapter will be up as soon as I write it. Lol. It should be up soon. I'm babbling. I'll stop. Reviews are welcomed.