I weakly opened up my eyes, still felt the arrow in my shoulder. I saw Bianca staring at me, she wasn't aware that I had woken up. Finally she saw my eyes open up more and she walked towards me. Damn it, why did I look at her? She is going to want to try and convince me to come to Wyatt's side. She grabbed a damp towel, and tried to wipe the sweat that was coming off my face, but I moved my face away from the towel. "Chris, I am trying to help you,"
"Why don't you just go back to being Wyatt's little slut and let me die not seeing your face," I spat. A hurt look went into her features, and I let out a small chuckle.
"Chris, please just come to our side, I am sure Mel wouldn't want to loose another family member," How dare she bring up my little sister?
"Is that a threat?" I snapped out weakly.
"Chris why won't you just cooperate with me?" she asked in an exasperated voice. "I love-,"
"Don't finish that sentence. Get out of my face," and I managed to push her away since she was close. She strutted angrily out of the attic, and I closed my eyes once again. Exhaustion was slowly taking over my body, and I was starting to feel lightheaded. It started to become harder to breathe. I am never going to be able to see Mel again…dying at age 22. I started to see orbs forming, and I had to squint just to get a good look at the whitelighter orbing in. "Dad?" I asked weakly.
"Chris…" he said in a shocked voice, and he walked over to me. He bent down to my level and saw the Darklighter arrow. I guess he assumed who attacked me, and didn't even bother asking me. He waved his wrist at the arrow, and I gasped in pain as the arrow orbed out of my shoulder. He at least had the decency to look guilty, and started to heal my shoulder wound. Why is he helping me, it's not like he was there when Mom died.
As Leo continued to heal me, I realized that I had called him Dad. This monster isn't my father. "Don't think this changes anything," I snapped as the wound healed. Just as he was about to say something, his face changed, and he orbed out. Wyatt and Bianca came in just as the orbs disappeared.
Wyatt had an angry scowl plastered on his face, seeing that I was healed, but lucky for him, I still couldn't move my body. "So I see Daddy Dearest came and healed you," he snapped. I snorted, it's not like I really wanted him to come back, and now I still have to deal with Wyatt.
"Wyatt…I don't think being fresh with him will do anything to help your little cause," Bianca whispered.
"Don't play stupid Bianca, I know you left so he would come in and heal him," Wyatt snapped as he turned to the mirror that he had been using to spy on Mel, but after a spell, it had turned a solid white glowing color, blocking anyone from viewing in. "Now do something useful and make sure Chris doesn't warn Mel when I break the spell," Bianca rolled her eyes, and walked over to me, making sure I did nothing to warn her this time. As he muttered a spell, the mirror became clear, and I saw Mom hugging her, tears streaming down Mel's face. Why was she crying…and suddenly Mom's clothes were changed…Mel had managed to turn them into the Greek Goddesses to fight the titans.
"What the hell?" Piper asked as she pulled away from Melinda. Paige and Phoebe came walking down, donning similar tunics. Paige kept twirling the Triton in her hand, and looked like she was having fun.
"Wow this is cool,"
"Oh Paige, you shouldn't be playing with that," Mom said, walking towards Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige.
"I guess so, but I could do some major damage with this thing," Aunt Paige said twirling it once more. The power is already getting to their heads…
"Paige, you shouldn't be thinking about destroying, let love flood into you," Phoebe said playing with a long piece of blond hair, "War never solves anything, but love does," Wyatt let out a bellow of laughter. I had to admit, Aunt Phoebe definitely didn't act like herself while being the Goddess of Love.
"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Mom asked sternly. "Paige you are acting power hungry, Phoebe you need to clear your head, you sound like a damn hippy," Mom snapped, but it looked like Aunt Phoebe ignored her, and looked at Mel.
"Mel, sweetie…a mother's love will help ease the pain," She said implying Piper.
"My mom is dead…" Mel said reluctantly.
"Maybe in your time, but Piper's love for you is still going to be there," Aunt Phoebe said loudly.
"What?" Mom asked shock plastered into her features. Damn it…now they all know who Mel is…
Melinda's POV
Mom looked at my face, and I turned away, not letting her see it. Geez, Chris is going to be so mad at me that everyone found out my true identity. "No…that can't be true…" Mom said, and I turned away fully.
"Piper please you cannot tell that she is your own flesh and blood," Aunt Phoebe whined. I now really envied Wyatt and Chris. They always had the ability to orb…and I cannot even use it since, Dad was mortal when I was conceived, once again breaking the whitelighter rules…but was once again re-instated after I was born. "Besides, I had a premonition earlier…she is most definitely yours and Leo's daughter," Man now I can't even freeze them…just so I can get away from here. "Where do you think your going missy?" Aunt Phoebe asked as I turned away and started to head out of the kitchen. Suddenly a cell phone started to go off, and Aunt Phoebe's head went up. "Oh that's mine," and instantly she is back in Goddess mode.
"Phoebe…" Mom snapped, but she didn't listen, and answered her phone.
"Hey Elise," She said happily. "How goes the auction?" she paused, "Oh…I will be on my way," she said brightly and hung up the phone.
"No…no you are not going there like that," Mom snapped at her, but once again Aunt Phoebe ignored her, and disappeared in pink lights. "Phoebe you get your ass back here right now!" she shouted, and the room shook a little.
"Well looks like you lost that battle," Paige said once again twirling the Triton. "Reminding me of battles, we need soldiers…so I'm off," and in a flash of lightening, she was gone.
"Paige!" Mom shouted, but calmed when she turned to me. I started to fidget where I was, and I really wanted to get out of there, fearing what else Mom could say. She walked up to me, and smoothed the hair from my face. "I am so sorry…" and she pulled me into a quick hug.
"Mom," I sighed as she hugged me. I missed her hugging me…I was only twelve when she…passed on. Mom pulled away, knowing we had to go find my aunts.
"Ok…we will talk later. Phoebe and Paige just had to go missing…" Mom sighed. Orbs filled the room, and they formed into Dad. "Leo…" Mom said in a calmer voice. She must have been infected with the calmness of the Goddess of Earth. Well maybe it will help with their marriage…considering they didn't do too well in my time.
"Hi Piper," he said gently. "Where are your sisters?" Mom looked a little more serene, and calm than she had been for a while. From what I had seen in this time, Mom and Dad were at each other's throats…
"My sisters…" Piper said running a hand through her hair. "Paige went off to go find some troops for the Titans, while Phoebe is off flaunting herself at men," Dad looked at Mom weirdly, expecting an angry Piper for turning them into Goddesses.
"Piper your sisters need to be here, in case the Titans attack," Dad said calmly, still expecting her to explode still.
"Well I guess I could go round them up…" Mom said not really sounding like she meant it. "But I would rather spend some quality time with my husband, and our child for which you never see," Wow they always go off into their own world don't they? Maybe I could use this opportunity to tell Mom about Chris…. even though I may regret it later hearing the riot act from Chris.
"Piper you know I want to be with you and Wyatt…"
"You forget Melinda," Mom sighed, a little bit of agitation creeping into her voice. Dad gave an exasperated sigh.
"Well we can do that after we find your sisters, and vanquish the Titans…so sense where Phoebe and Paige are so we can go get them," Dad ordered. Mom rolled her eyes…she looked like she already knew where Paige and Phoebe were.
"I am going to go after Paige…Phoebe is at the club," Piper sighed, not really wanting to go chase after her sisters. "You may want to stop her before she does something stupid and loses Jason," and with that she teleported in a gust of wind. I sighed and looked at my stressed out Dad. I could hear Wyatt's cries from his room, and I started to go upstairs to go get him so Dad could just rest for a moment, but next thing I know orbs fly past me, and reappear in Dad's arms.
"Hey Wyatt," Dad said giving him a big cheeky smile. I walked back down, and saw Dad playing with Wyatt…I am guessing that he has not been able to have that much Daddy time with Wyatt.
"You want me to go down to P3 and get Aunt Phoebe?" I asked seeing the tiredness in his eyes. I am surprised I am being so nice to him…I mean he didn't heal Mom when Chris cried for help…. no Mel, do not think those thoughts.
"I'll orb you over," he answered quickly, giving me a tired smile. Wyatt giggled when he saw me, and I tickled his tummy.
"Ok I'm ready," I said grabbing my Dad's free hand, and we orbed over to P3. My eye widened in surprise, as I saw Aunt Phoebe lifting the slit in her skirt even higher than it already was. I covered Wyatt's eyes with my hand, and saw all the men eyeing Phoebe hungrily. "Ok Dad, why don't you go take Wyatt a safe distance away…like five miles? I'll go get Aunt Phoebe off the stage…" Dad nodded numbly, and I had to snap my fingers a couple times to snap him from staring at his sister-in-law. "Go," I snapped irritably, not believing that I had to do that just so he could orb out of there. Dad finally orbed out of there with Wyatt, and now it was time to get Aunt Phoebe off the stage.
There is no way that she is going to come off willingly, and I had to dodge Elise while I was at it. Just as I was about to sneak past Elise, I heard someone walking down the stairs, and saw it was Aunt Phoebe's current boyfriend, Jason…and he did not look happy seeing Phoebe on the stage like she was. Aunt Phoebe looked and saw Jason, giving him a seductive smile, like she was giving the to other guys. She should have been called the Goddess of Lust the way she is going.
"Elise, what is Phoebe doing up there?" Jason asked tersely. Uh oh…time for me to step in, I flicked my wrists, and instantly the whole room froze, the music cutting off.
"Mel…why did you do that?" she asked giving me a pout. I rolled my eyes and instantly I was on the stage, starting to drag her off. "Hey I am not going anywhere," she said yanking her arm away from me.
"Aunt Phoebe, you need to snap out of it. Your current boyfriend is currently about to explode in anger and attack all these guys ogling you," I said once again trying to snap her out of it. Well let's hope my freeze lasts a little bit longer, so I can get her off the stage. "Besides Aunt Phoebe we need you at home. Did you forget about the Titans?"
"Mel, Mel…Mellie, we can come to a peaceful arrangement with the Titans…after all, all the world needs is love," I openly rolled my eyes.
"Snap out of it Phoebe, under that Goddess exterior is the witch that taught me how to fight, who wouldn't let the titans win!"
"Are you sure it wasn't Paige that taught you how to fight…I am-,"
"If you saw you are a lover, not a fighter, I am going to puke," I snapped. An idea popped in my head…and I really hoped it didn't get to the point where I had to get Mom angry.
"Mel, you need to let love flow throughout your body, and release all that stress that is clearly in you," she said shaking her head. Yep, it has come down to me calling Mom. I refroze the room, and turned to her once again.
"Last chance…are you going to come off the stage?" Phoebe shook her head defiantly and I turned around, "Mom!" I shouted, and suddenly Piper came in a gust of wind carrying a grumpy Paige.
"Piper I can't believe that you vanquished my troops," Aunt Paige whined.
"They were demons Paige…" Piper sighed.
"Well we coulda used them as shields then," Aunt Paige said grumpily. Mom gave her a withering stare, and she backed off.
Aunt Phoebe gave me a shocked look. "Hey Mom, it seems like Aunt Phoebe won't get off the stage," I whispered to her really quick.
"Hey Piper…" Aunt Phoebe said weakly.
"Don't hey Piper me," she snapped. "Instead of a nice relaxing time with my husband and my children, I have to chase my sisters around from ruining their lives,"
"Well…. why don't you go spend time with your hubby and children, and I'll stay here and play with the cute boys?" Aunt Phoebe asked. Mom's face hardened in anger, and I could practically see the steam coming out of her ears.
"Phoebe get off the stage," Piper said tersely.
"But-,"
"GET OFF THAT STAGE NOW!" And the room shook, unfreezing it, and things fell over.
"Ok…" Phoebe sighed, giving one last look at the guys around her. Luckily, I had managed to hide Aunt Paige, Mom, and myself before the room unfroze. She walked towards Elise and Jason. "Yeah…my cell has been going off for the past thirty minutes…I got to go home," she said quickly. Jason looked at her…clearly still a little mad, but had a touch of worry on his face.
"Is everything ok?" he asked.
"Jason! Hi!" Phoebe said smiling. I rolled my eyes, and turned to Mom and Aunt Paige.
"Ok…I will drag her out of here, and meet you guys back at the house," they nodded and instantly teleported out of here. I walked over towards Aunt Phoebe, not even sure if the lie was going to be plausible enough for this. "Phoebe…I have been trying to get a hold of you. Remember we had…. a demon sized problem…" and Phoebe turned away from Jason, and gave me a toothy smile.
"Right now?" she asked through clenched teeth.
"Yes right now," and I started to drag her out of the club.
"Excuse me, I was talking to her," Jason said also grabbing Phoebe's arm. "And who are you?"
"I am her cousin…she will talk later," I said through clenched teeth.
"She can think for herself, and doesn't have to go when she has one of her family emergencies," he snapped back.
"You know what?" he looked at me weird, and with my free hand I refroze the room.
"Mel why did you do that?" she pouted once again. Oh I cannot wait till they are freed from the power of the Goddesses.
"We need to deal with the Titans right now," I snapped at her.
"But there is always time to squeeze in a little-,"
"Not right now Aunt Phoebe. Now I am going to unfreeze him, and then we are going to go. And," I raised my hand silencing her, "if you don't agree, I will get Mom back here to drag you back home,"
"You wouldn't,"
"I would," I sighed. "Ready to cooperate?" Phoebe sighed in defeat and nodded. I flicked my wrist again, and the room unfroze.
"Hey Jason…can I just give you a call later?" Aunt Phoebe asked.
"Um…I guess so. I just wanted to surprise you by coming back early," he said sighing.
"Oh…we can do something later…" Aunt Phoebe said, and I pinched her arm. "Yeah…I'll give you a call," and she quickly landed a kiss on his lips, and finally got out of the club. She disappeared in a swirl of hearts leaving me alone.
"Dad!" I called out quietly, and he orbed to me.
"Hey Mel…"
"No time, just orb me home," I snapped irritably. Damn, I am getting mad at him, and he didn't even do anything in this time.
"Mel, why are you so angry?" he asked, still not getting the hint to take me back to the manor.
"I am not angry, just take me home," I sighed. Please don't have him badger me why I am being so snappy towards him, I silently prayed to myself.
"Where is Phoebe?" he asked still not taking me back to the manor.
"She is at the manor, now if I am going to help Mom, Aunt Phoebe, and Aunt Paige I need to be at the manor," I sighed angrily. "Now will you please just orb me home?" He looked at me strangely, but finally took my hand, and orbs swirled around us, taking us home….