A.N.: This chapter is dedicated to sora for being the first to review to my last chapter.
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Forgotten Birthdays
Bring It On
I had always had Mel's house to run to whenever things got really unbearable at home. She had been my best friend through thick and thin. But, she betrayed me. They all betrayed me. I knew Mel and Prue would come looking for me. I knew them.
I knew I had to get hidden from their radar. My mother hadn't let me see the Book of Shadows very often, but I have a photographic memory. I know that I can get a demon or another whitelighter or witch to cloak me until I got my powers back, but I don't have any powers to find any of them.
I went to the cemetery. I know, the best place to be when you have people after you, right? But I know from my aunt Phoebe that she and her ex-husband Cole came here for sanctuary years before I was even born. I even went into the same mausoleum where Cole's father was buried. I needed to collect my thoughts before I did anything drastic.
I really need to get my powers back.
It was only a matter of time before Prue finds me. And Mel knows me better than anyone, she would know exactly where I would go. The only thing I can hope is that Piper held them up. She wouldn't have wanted any of them to come looking for me…
So, I decided to go to China Town. I know, the perfect place to stand out, right? Well, the way I think about it, all the ingredients to make potions are there and I'm not going back to the Manor. Also, nobody knows me in China Town to go and report to my family.
So here I was walking down the streets of China Town looking for a shop that might sell what I need. That's when I saw it, the perfect shop, Everything Magical. I walked in and immediately smelled the herbs and ingredients that my family used. The jingle on the door alerted the shopkeeper that I had come in.
"Can I help you with something?" The man was old. He had practically no hair left on his head and what was there was completely white. He also had a lot of wrinkles on his face. He was clearly Chinese, but spoke English with an American accent. But he seemed nice enough.
I held out my finger and pretended to write and hoped he knew that I wanted a pan and a piece of paper.
"Oh, you want to write something. Well, here you go."
I need some ingredients for a blocking potion.
"Do you have the list of ingredients?"
I shook my head.
"Well, I think some witch might have left one here a while ago, let me see if I can dig it out for you. So, can I ask why you need a blocking potion?"
I really shouldn't tell you, but I don't think they'll some looking here. My family is after me. They stripped my powers years ago and I can't block myself off from them.
"Oh, actually, instead of running away after I make this potion for you, why don't you stay here?" I started to shake my head, but he continued, "I'm actually well trained in martial arts and I could teach you. I've been looking for an apprentice. By the way, my name is Hideki Zu. But, all my friends call me Dek."
I thought about it. The martial arts would help, a lot. And he was helping me out by doing this, I mean, I have no money to pay him for this either.
I'll do it. And my name is Chris Halliwell.
"Great. Well, I'll start this and why don't you have a look around."
I need you to hurry, they'll be coming after me soon.
He nodded and said, "I'll do it as fast as I can. Oh, and you know, I can probably help you find a way to get your powers back. There are ways to get around it without having the person who gave you the potion die."
I nodded and looked around the shop. It was small in size, but it was well stocked with everything a witch might need. Then the bell jingled. I looked up and saw my older brother walking through the door.
Before he saw me, I quietly kneeled down and crawled under the counter. Fortunately, the paper and pen had fallen, so I grabbed them quickly.
That's my older brother!
I held it out for him to read. He looked shocked that they had found me this soon. The blocking potion was almost done.
"Can I help you with something?"
"Yes, my little brother, his name is Chris Halliwell, we're looking for him. Have you seen him?"
"Well, do you have any pictures of him?"
"No. Damn it, what are we going to do?"
A girl said, "I don't know. I DON"T KNOW! He was here, I sensed him. Chris?"
That reminded me about the potion. I tugged on Dek's pants and pointed to the cauldron.
Wyatt asked, "What are you making there?"
"A potion for a costumer." He took the cauldron and leaned down under the counter like he was getting a bottle. Dek got a cup and poured some in there before reaching for a bottle to hold the rest of it. He left the cup on the floor for me. I picked it up, whispered a prayer, and drank it.
Wyatt asked Mel, "Can you sense him?"
She was crying softly, "No. It was always so easy for me to just pop into his head without him knowing and now I can't even get a read on him."
Dek said angrily, "Did you ever think that this Chris of yours didn't want to be found. I don't know what you did to that boy, but I'm sure he has a good reason for staying away from you two."
Wyatt started breathing loudly, "You know nothing old man. We've both done horrible things to Chris, but if we don't find him, he's going to do something he'll regret." Then they both walked out. Well, Wyatt tugged Mel out, but they left.
I stood up and Dek and I looked at each other, his eyes filled with loathing and mine filled with sadness and pain.
A.N.: Okay, so I'm done. It only took me a long time.