It's been a month exactly since I've updated but I've had such an amazing time. Twilight was amazing and I loved Christmas. Oh, Happy New Year too! This chapter does have a lot of flashbacks but it is longer than the last and I hope you read the flashbacks as they refresh your mind.
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed but I do own Chris. I think... *Checks contract* Stupid stupid! I don't own Chris :( but I can write him :)!
First month:
Chris looked down at the phone, holding a name that had been so familiar and brought him joy but now didn't do that. He hit send and lifted the phone to his ear.
"Hey, Chris."
"Hey, Bianca, can I meet you someplace?"
"Yeah, I need to tell you something. Erm, the park, by the bench. Ten minutes?"
"Sure." He hung up and sighed.
He looked around at the packed park and squinted from the harsh sunlight. He turned, feeling something hit his leg. He looked down at the soccer ball and bent down as the young owner came over.
"Hey, is this your ball?" Chris asked lifted it up.
The boy shyly nodded. "Can I have it back, please?"
"Sure. Just watch out next time." Chris winked as he rolled the ball and stood up.
"Thanks." Chris was about to turn when the boy spoke again. "Hey mister, whatever it is, you'll figure it out. Go with you instincts."
The old and wise look in the boy's eyes were gone in a flash as he ran off to his friends.
"Hey." Bianca's voice came from behind.
He smiled slightly at her, and stuffed his hands into his pockets awkwardly.
"Hey."
They stood in silence for a few moments before speaking at the same time; "I'll go first."
Bianca smiled and nodded at him. "You go first."
"Erm, God. For a good spell writer, I can't find the right words so I'll just put it out there. I don't think we're working. I mean I want to stay friends but I just don't think we work as a couple. I think we're just together for the sake of the other Chris and Bianca, not ourselves." Chris blurted.
Bianca sighed with relief. "Thank God."
"Ok, you're fine with this?" Chris asked carefully.
"Yeah, that's what I wanted to talk about. I just… It isn't like it was." Bianca shrugged.
"Just don't think this is the end of us. I still wanna here which guys you manage to con next week." Chris smiled.
"Sure." Bianca chuckled.
Chris looked to the sky frowning.
"Chris?"
"I heard jingling." Chris muttered, looking back at Bianca.
"You hear that all the time, Chris. You are a whitelighter."
"This was different." Chris glanced up again before looking down at Bianca.
"Go." she nudged her head towards the crowd of bushes.
"I'll be seeing you."
"Not if I see you first." Bianca winked as he ran towards the bushes.
Chris paused as he materialised.
"Watch out!" He heard someone yell and he was tackled to the ground. He heard a groan besides him and noticed she got hit by the energy ball meant for him.
Another energy ball headed towards the two and he waved a hand flicking it back to it's owner who was dumb enough not to duck and disappeared in flames and agonising screams. Chris stood up, glancing back at the girl, whose face was covered with her brunette hair. He glanced back at her as he stood up and walked towards the end of the alley.
"Excuse me miss, but where is this?" He asked a young woman.
"Are you crazy?" The woman definitely stared at him like he was. "We're in New York."
"Thanks." He turned and headed back towards the girl. Looks like he would pay his sister a visit.
"Chris?" His sister asked as she walked in at the sound of orbs. "What the hell happened?"
"I got called by her and she saved me. I'm about to heal her."
Melinda walked over to the figure and pushed back the brown cascading hair. "Great."
"What?"
"Chris, so you remember Jenna?" Chris nodded. "Re-meet my roommate."
"I got ca- your roommate is my charge? How messed up is that?!"
"More than you ever know." Mel muttered.
"What do you mean?"
Mel bit her lip. "Come on Mel, you are just as bad at keeping secrets as Aunt Phoebe. Tell me." He said as he finished healing her shoulder.
"You need to practice your healing. It still doesn't wake your charge up after healing them."
"Stop avoiding the subject."
"Chris. Look at her. Really look at her." Chris turned slightly where he was perched on the edge of the couch next to Jenna. His eyes drifted to her, now healed, shoulder.
Jenna saw it in slow motion. Chris pushing her. The impact of the arrow. Chris falling. Leo coming over to heal him. The gasp as he woke up.
"You shouldn't have done that." Jenna said hitting him.
"Hey, I save your life and I get hit?" Chris said.
"Yeah when you're stupid like that." Jenna retorted.
"I know her." Chris breathed.
"Yes, you do." Mel nodded smiling.
Chris' gaze lowered to her lips.
"I don't know. I mean I've watched you for about a year and I was there kissing you. I mean I've always wanted to do that but right there and then things kept coming into my mind. Like the fact that you come from the future and I come from a different reality and I knew there were a thousand different things that could split us up but I now realise I would rather chase that one chance that we could be together than not and regret it. I know that there are two types of magic. One the obvious, the one we use every day. The other the subtle one until it hits you in the face, the magic of love." Jenna ranted.
"You are so soppy." Chris mumbled.
"I heard that." Jenna said playfully smacking him.
Chris leaned in then stopped.
"You're not going to send me away again, are you?" Chris asked.
"We're on top of Golden Gate Bridge, as I want to live I'm gonna say no. Kiss me future boy." Jenna whispered and they kissed.
"Who is she?" Chris asked, frowning.
"Chris. This is Jenna. The Jenna. From the past."
Chris' gaze shot to his sister. "You mean, Other Chris' Jenna."
Mel nodded and Chris stood suddenly, causing her to lean back quickly as he paced.
"Typical. His memories." Chris paused. "Does she remember me?"
"Yeah, why do you think she moved here?"
Chris ran a frustrated hand through his hair.
"God, she must be …" Chris trailed off.
"Heartbroken. Yeah."
"Mel…"
"I don't want you to go out with her, considering you are with Bianca-"
Chris cut her off. "Actually, I'm not as of a hour ago. I seem to have a thing with his leftovers don't I?"
Mel shot up, anger flowing through her veins. She poked her brother in the chest as she spoke. "She is not a leftover. She is a person! And she remembers everything! She gave up her life for you! You were taken from her. She thought she was having your baby but that was ripped from her too! So guess what she has had a horrible time, gone through more heartbreak than a normal person but she is still fighting. And I don't expect you to declare love for her. I just want you to get to know her again. See her as a new person. See her as a stranger. Maybe, just maybe you'll discover that you love her for her. Not just because of Other Chris like you did with Bianca. And yes I knew about that. I'm not an idiot."
Chris looked at Jenna as his sister's voice faded.
"Well I heard special little witch has something important to say to said witchlighter." Jenna whispered.
"And that is?" Chris whispered into her ear sending shivers down her spine.
Jenna turned so she faced him and leaned in so their lips were brushing as she talked. "That she loves the witchlighter." She kissed him before he pulled back.
"Did you just say you loved me?" Chris asked starting to break out into a grin, Jenna nodded. "Well the witchlighter returns the message. He rubbed their noses together, grins covering both faces.
"I love you." Jenna repeated.
"I love you too." Chris replied and kissed her.
Pain shot through his head. "I need to go."
He orbed out before Melinda could say anything.
"Damn it Chris." Mel turned and looked at her unconscious friend.
Fifth Month:
Chris held his head in agony and continued to rock slightly. This was what his life had turned out to lately. Agony. He was glad he lived in his own apartment or Piper would demand to know what was wrong. If it continued for much longer, he would tell her. Just not now. Chris' memories had come frequently and they were only bad ones recently, the ones from the evil future. He bit his lip as another image invaded his mind.
"Chris?" she saw him with his head in his hands. He glanced up. Tears were streaming down his face.
"Chris!" Jenna came in closing the door. " What happened?"
"I thought I had stopped him hurting me but it still happened." Chris whispered.
"Oh Chris." She hugged him…
"Having fun?" Chris voice was layered with different emotions. Sadness and betrayal the most prominent.
"Chris I'm-" Jenna took a step forward but was cut off by Chris.
"Don't bother." Chris orbed off but not before either of them realised the tear in his eye.
His pain faded slightly as it drifted into a slightly happier memory ans he sighed with relief, his white knuckles regained colour slightly.
"I have something to give you."
"What?"
He let go of her cheek and the hand went into his jean's pocket.
"Chris?" she looked down at his hand.
"Will you marry me?" he asked, pulling out an engagement ring.
"Chris…" tears ran down her cheeks.
"I was going to give it to you earlier, when we arrived in the future but that plan is a bit screwed, huh?" he gave a light laugh and Jenna smiled a little. "So what do you say? Will you give me the honour of being able to call you my fiancée?"
Jenna nodded and he lifted her left hand and slipped on the thin band of silver and diamonds.
"I love you." she whispered as she bent down to kiss him softly. Inhaling his scent she rested her forehead on his, with one hand resting on his cheek and the other intertwined with his hand, his fingers twisting her ring.
"I love you too." he breathed.
Chris smiled slightly, the first one in a while and his body relaxed and uncurled from the position it was previously in.
Chris pulled her in for a hug. She rested her head on his chest, wrapping her arms around her waist. He put his arms around her shoulders and kissed her hair.
"You will never leave me, if I have a say." Chris told her fiercely, emotion pouring out.
The pain faded out completely and as his mind adjusted to the extra memories, he smiled fully knowing exactly what he was going to do…
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