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Chapter 12: Secrets Revealed
Halliwell Manor
1329 Prescott Street
San Francisco, CA, USA
October 30, 2031
2:30 am
Emily's and Wyatt's dream begins.
A burgundy table runner with gold bells on it runs along the length of a cherry wood table. A burgundy placemat with golden bells on it sits in front of one of the white-cushioned dining room cherry wood chairs. A second burgundy placemat with gold bells on it faces the first placemat. Furthermore, a candelabrum with white candles that are lit graces the center of the table. A bottle of champagne and a sprig of mistletoe rest to the right of the candelabrum and a salt shaker and pepper grinder are placed to the left of the candelabrum. Also, a white china plate with a gold border on it sits in the center of each placemat. A gold napkin rests on top of the plate. A salad fork, fish fork and meat fork are placed to the left of the plate with the salad fork being the furthest to the left, since the salad is the first course. In the same manner, the salad knife, fish knife and meat knife are placed to the right of the plate with the cutting side facing the plate. The salad knife is also placed furthest to the right from the plate. Furthermore, the soup spoon is placed to the right of the salad knife. Above the plate a little to the left is a white saucer with a gold border on it. A butter knife and several slices of semolina bread and a stick of butter sit on the saucer. In addition, a dessert fork and spoon lie right above the plate. Above and to the right of the plate is a champagne flute with a picture of a green Christmas wreath with a red bow on it. Also, a water goblet sits next to the champagne flute.
Emily walks down the stairs, dressed in a red strapless evening gown that she bought with the $100 the old lady with blue eyes had given her on the airplane when she first arrived in San Francisco. Her hair is styled so that it sits on top of her head with a few tendrils of hair falling down her face, allowing her to show off her diamond earrings. Her eyelashes frame sparkling green eyes.
After walking down the stairs, Emily goes into the family room and takes down a box of compact discs from the shelf next to the television. Next, she riffles through a box of compact discs until she finds a compact disc that contains Christmas songs. Then, she places the compact disc of Christmas songs in the compact disc player and presses the play button. As the first strains of music fill the silence of the room, a pair of strong arms wrap around Emily. She turns around and stares into the blue eyes of the man with whom she fell in love.
"May I have this dance?" Wyatt whispers into Emily's ear.
"Yes," Emily says as Wyatt drags her over to the center of the room.
He offers her his hand. She accepts his hand and they dance around the room. They are careful to not hit the Christmas tree that is decorated with white lights and has a star on top of it or the multi-colored packages under the tree that sits in the right corner of the room next to a stone fireplace. They also do not go near the rocking chair in the left corner of the room because Kit, the familiar of the Halliwell family, has decided that the rocking chair is hers and hisses at anyone who approaches, much less, sits in the rocking chair. So, Emily and Wyatt usually cuddle up on the sofa that faces the family room during the holidays. During the rest of the year, Kit travels between the Halliwell Manor, Phoebe's house, Paige's house, Prue's house and Magic School.
After dancing, Emily leads Wyatt over to the table. She disappears into the kitchen and returns with a bowl of salad. She serves salad to Wyatt and places a little bit onto her plate. Then, they say grace and eat. Afterwards, she serves soup. As Emily brings the soup, Wyatt bites into a slice of buttered bread. After soup, Emily serves smoked ham, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and corn. As Emily is serving pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert, Wyatt hears jingles in his ears. He ignores the jingles, but they become more insistent.
"Emily, darling, I am sorry, but I have to go," Wyatt says when Emily returns to the table with the pumpkin pie.
"Is it Them?" Emily asks as she points towards the sky.
"Yes," Wyatt says, while he looks down at his feet instead of into Emily's eyes.
"I understand," Emily finally says after a long pause.
"Hurry back," Emily continues.
"Did I ever tell you how much I love you?" Wyatt asks.
"You tell me that every second of everyday we are together," Emily replies.
"I say it because it is true," Wyatt replies.
"Then, I love you even more," Emily replies.
"How is that?" Wyatt asks.
"I love you more than there are stars in the sky," Emily replies.
Instead of replying, Wyatt kisses Emily and orbs away.
Emily's and Wyatt's dream ends.
What was that? Emily thinks as she wakes up in Chris' bed.
Meanwhile, Wyatt wakes up in his bed and realizes that he has to tell Emily about his magical heritage.
Magic School
Chris' Classroom
Somewhere in San Francisco, CA, USA
October 30, 2031
1:00 pm
"Chris!" Wyatt shouts as he enters Chris's classroom at Magic School.
"May I speak to you?" Wyatt asks.
Sensing that something is really bothering Wyatt, Chris taps a little girl with brown eyes hidden by glasses and hair brown hair tied back with blue ribbon on the shoulder and asks her, "Cindy, since it looks like you are the best at spell writing, would you please help the others?"
"Yes," Cindy replies as she smiles and shows off her braces.
Then, Chris stands up in front of the class and claps his hands.
The students put down their pencils and look up at him.
"I have to go to my office to pick something up. In the meantime, Cindy will be in charge," Chris announces.
Then, he gestures for Wyatt to follow him to his office.
Magic School
Chris' Office
Somewhere in San Francisco, CA, USA
October 30, 2031
1:00 pm
"Wow! Aunt Paige must really like you," Wyatt says when he sees how large Chris' office is.
"Actually, Aunt Paige gave me a small office. I just enlarged it using wizarding world magic. I imagined everything, pushed my magic through my body and Voila! I had the office of my dreams," Chris says with a smile.
"You did a good job," Wyatt says as he looks around the large room.
Floor-to-ceiling bookcases full of magical books run along the north wall of the room. A shelf containing potions ingredients and various cauldrons runs along the south wall of the room. In addition, a map of the world hangs on the east wall next to the doorway. Furthermore, a mural of a deer drinking from a pool of water in a forest hangs on the west wall behind a mahogany desk with a green desk lamp on it, making the room look like it is outside instead of inside so that Harry can visit without feeling claustrophobic. A rug also covers the hardwood floors, creating a sense of coziness.
"So, what brings you here, Wy?" Chris asks as he conjures two chairs and two cups of tea and hands Wyatt a cup of tea.
Wyatt sits down in one of the chairs and sips the tea, while Chris sits in the other chair.
"I had a dream last night. I had to leave Emily during Christmas dinner because the Elders were calling me. The dream Emily knew about the Elders, but if Emily dreamed the same dream as I did, she is going to ask questions about the Elders, or rather Them since the dream refers to the Elders as Them. So, I think that it is time to tell Emily about our magical heritage," Wyatt says after his first sip of tea.
"I agree," Chris says.
"You do?" Wyatt asks skeptically.
"Emily is our innocent and I already exposed magic to her when I orbed her to her dying grandmother. It is just a matter of time before she remembers," Chris ashamedly says as he looks down at his feet.
"You did what?" Wyatt shouts.
"Emily's grandmother's last wish was to see Emily before she died. Mrs. O'Keeffe wanted the same with Aisling. So, I orbed Aisling from Stacy's Dance School and Emily from an empty classroom at Chester University. I don't think Emily noticed the orbing because she was so concerned for her grandmother, but I think she will remember my efforts to heal her grandmother. It is only a matter of time," Chris says.
"There were no personal gain issues or the Cleaners didn't visit you, did they?" Wyatt asks.
"As far as I can tell, there has been no magical backlash. No personal gain issues have cropped up and the Cleaners have not come, yet. Maybe Emily was meant to find out about our magical heritage," Chris says.
"Then, who should tell Emily?" Wyatt asks.
"We both will, but I will go first, since I actually exposed magic," Chris calmly says.
Then, they sit in companionable silence, drinking tea until Chris finishes his tea and banishes his cup to place where all banished items go.
"Have you finished your tea?" Chris asks Wyatt.
"Yes," Wyatt replies.
With a flick of his fingers, Chris also banishes Wyatt's cup.
"I'll see you later this evening, Wy," Chris says as he opens the door to his office.
Chris returns to his classroom, while Wyatt returns to the Halliwell Manor to discover Emily playing a video game and shouting at the television screen.
Halliwell Manor
1329 Prescott Street
San Francisco, CA, USA
October 30, 2031
1:30 pm
"What are you doing?" Wyatt asks as he approaches Emily.
"Punching out some bad guys and having a good time. I can't remember the last time I had fun. I am usually working or studying," Emily replies.
"Then, why were you at P3?" Wyatt asks.
"It was my birthday and Amanda and the other girls wanted to take me to P3 to celebrate. I agreed on an impulse. If I had known that I would make that bet with Amanda, I would have never agreed," Emily replies.
"What bet?" Wyatt asks.
Emily licks her lips in a seductive manner.
"Emily, I am not going to run away just because that kiss was part of a bet. There was a lot of feeling behind that kiss and I won't let you discount it or forget about it. To tell you the truth, I always think about that kiss and compare it to the kisses in my dreams," Wyatt says. as he runs a hand through his hair.
"What dreams?" Emily asks.
"I will tell you later. Right now, I challenge you to a round of table tennis," Wyatt says as he picks up the video game console.
Halliwell Manor
1329 Prescott Street
San Francisco, CA USA
October 30, 2031
5:00 pm
Chris enters the family room after putting the groceries away and discovers Wyatt playing "Dragon Hunt" and Emily cheering for him.
Wyatt shouts"Take that, Dragon!" at the television screen as the dragon falls to the ground with a thud in a pool of its own blood.
"Wy!" Chris shouts.
"Chris!" Wyatt shouts back.
"Turn off the video game. We have some important matters to discuss with Emily," Chris says.
Wyatt puts down the video game console, turns off the video game and the television and sits on the sofa. Emily joins Wyatt on the sofa and Chris pulls the chair up so that it faces Emily and Wyatt.
Chris looks straight into Emily's eyes and chants:
Let only Emily, this future possible sister of mine,
Hear the secrets of the Halliwell-Warren line
And block the truth in her mind
From prying ears of others of any kind
Except for those who are of the Halliwell-Warren line
Or those who already know these secrets of mine.
Then, Chris takes a deep breath and says, "Emily, when I brought you to your grandmother, I orbed you to her. I did it to fulfill your grandmother's dying wish. She wanted to see you before she died. You probably saw me put my hands on your grandmother's body. I was trying to heal her, but I was too late. I am sorry."
"What are you trying to say, exactly?" Emily asks.
"I am half-elder and half-witch. I used my white-lighter abilities of orbing to get you to your grandmother and healing to try to save her. Orbing means that I materialize out of a shower of little white and blue lights. When I heal, a golden light emanates from my hands," Chris explains.
"An Elder is the boss of a white-lighter. The white-lighter is a guardian angel to a witch. There are three ways to become a white-lighter. First, you can die and because of your good deeds on Earth be granted white-lighter status. Second, you can die in someone else's place like jumping in front of a bullet aimed for another person. Third, you can be born with it. I fall under the third category. My dad was an Elder when I was born, so I am half-elder. I am slowly getting my elder powers," Chris continues.
"Why are you telling me all of this?" Emily asks.
"You are our innocent, which means that you are under Halliwell family protection. When Melinda shook hands with you for the first time, she got a premonition. She saw someone abduct you from Stacy's Dance School," Chris explains.
"Is protection the reason why Piper was so ready to hire me at the Charmed Restaurant and P3?" Emily asks.
"Yes," Chris replies.
"What's your reason for spending time with me?" Emily asks Wyatt as she tries to hold in her anger from the thought that the Halliwell family thought that she couldn't take care of herself.
"I dream of you every night and last night I dreamed of us having Christmas dinner together when there is an interruption. It seemed a little odd to me that Them would be used instead of the term to which Them referred until I realized that I was sharing the dream with you and whoever gave me that dream wanted me to tell you about my magical heritage," Wyatt says.
"So, here goes nothing. I am King Arthur's heir. I possess all of the powers of the Halliwell-Warren line. Also, I am the most powerful magical being," Wyatt says.
"In addition, the dream refers to the Elders. They live in Elder Land, which is why your dream self points towards the ceiling. I have to listen to their calls, hence the jingling in my ears," Wyatt further explains.
"You cannot tell anyone the secrets we just told you unless they already know," Chris says.
"May I talk to Al about this?" Emily asks.
"Yes, but not the others who were at your birthday party except for Melinda and Lily," Chris says.
"Who is Al?" Wyatt asks.
"Albus," Chris replies.
"Oh!" Wyatt replies.
"Is there anything else?" Emily asks.
"If occlumency works on non-magical people, then I would suggest you take it, but I cannot know for sure unless I consult with Uncle Harry," Chris says.
"What is occlumency?" Emily asks.
"It is a method of blocking your mind so that others cannot read your mind without your permission," Chris replies.
"Other people can read my mind?" Emily asks.
"Yes, Uncle Harry did it to me when we first met to check my story. He discovered me sneaking into the Halliwell Manor after a late night date. He tied me to a chair. When I told him where I was he said "Legilmens!" and stared into my eyes. After a while, he said that he believed me and went off to bed, leaving me to unbind the rope," Wyatt says as he recounts the tale and hears Chris' laughter and Emily's giggles.
When Chris stops laughing, he checks his watch and discovers that it is already 6:30 pm.
Halliwell Manor
1329 Prescott Street
San Francisco, CA, USA
October 30, 2031
6:30 pm
"I have to prepare dinner now. See you later, Emily," Chris says as he heads to the kitchen.
"What do you say to another round of table tennis?" Wyatt asks Emily as he picks up the video game console and turns on the television after Chris leaves.
"You are dead meat," Emily says as she picks up the second video game controller.