The Neighbors
[Four weeks Later]
"I'm going," Robert heard Wyatt say determined. "I'm going back to the past and I am going to stop those two before they ruin any more of my plans, vanquish anymore of my demons."
"Don't be Rash Wyatt. Going back will leave your throne empty," Robert told him.
"Robbie, I know that. I don't care. I have to stop him before he fucks everything up," Wyatt said. "My brother will be turned, and so will Laveda."
"Wyatt, she won't change. He won't either. They believe in the power of good. They believe in people and hope, not in power. Chris is never going to join you, as hard as that is to believe," he stated and Wyatt grew instantly angry.
"Yes he will," Wyatt snapped, "even if I have to force him to."
"That will go over well," Robert muttered wondering what was up with Wyatt. All of the sudden Wyatt was using the child hood nickname Robbie again, regularly. It was a little unnerving.
Wyatt didn't respond but got quiet and sullen. Then he shimmered out with Robert following close at hand. Moments later Wyatt went to the holographic book and flipped the pages using his magic.
"Robbie, I want you to hold my throne while I'm gone," Wyatt said before chanting the exact same spell he'd heard Laveda chant less than a week ago.
"No, wait, Wyatt," Robert called as the portal appeared and Wyatt stepped through. Then it disappeared leaving Robert alone. "Great, just great." He muttered.
--
Wyatt appeared in the attic and his eyes glanced around the room. He noticed every detail, everything. The future was close but it hadn't had the lived in feel this time did. Things were just a little askew, dust had settled in some areas while others were clear.
Slowly he made his way through the attic, looking at every picture, every little detail. In the future these things weren't the same.
He made his way down the main hallway, past the bathrooms and the bedrooms only to freeze when he glanced in an open door to find Laveda lying there under the blanket. Her blonde hair hung in her face, her cheeks looking healthier than the last time he'd seen her which wasn't all that surprising.
Instinct kicked in and he found himself walking towards her slowly. Each step felt like it took forever to land. After an eternity he made his way to the side of her bed. He looked at her face, saddened by her.
His hand reached out and when he went to touch her he heard a door in the hallway opened. Then he heard sprinting to the bathroom which was quickly followed by the sounds of someone vomiting. He reached forward once more, his fingers running down the side of her face gently.
"Hey, Laveda," a voice called as footsteps approached and he felt himself tense up. He turned around to see his mother enter the doorway to the room. She froze when she saw him. "Get away from her." She yelled when she saw him, waving her hands. An explosion hit him in the chest and he flew backwards.
Laveda woke up with a start as he thudded into the wall. "Piper, what's going on?" Laveda asked as Piper motioned towards him. Laveda looked only to freeze, her blue eyes full of her emotions, just like when they were younger. Wyatt couldn't help thinking of her from their childhoods. "Oh god, Chris."
Wyatt felt his temper flare and he wasn't sure why. There was just something about her calling for his brother that made him angry.
"Hiding behind my baby brother, Vida… how below you," he snarled and she got to her feet, showing she was in a long tee-shirt and a pair of underwear.
"Shut up you evil Son of a Bitch, no offense Piper," Laveda snarled before apologizing to his mother. He snorted at that. Chris orbed in and Wyatt froze when he saw his brother standing in front of him in a pair of sweats and nothing else.
"Hello, Christopher," Wyatt said moving to stand. He almost smirked when he saw his brother unconsciously step in front of Laveda protecting her. The Key word… Almost.
"Wyatt, what the hell are you doing here?" Chris demanded, his hand up and ready to strike if need be.
"I've come to collect you and Vida and bring you home," Wyatt stated as he moved to stand but he felt the world spin and fell to the ground once more. He put his hand on the back of his head and felt something wet. He pulled it back to see blood. "Damn mom, I forgot how lethal your powers could be." He relayed how impressed he really was.
"Chris, why isn't he fighting," he heard Laveda whisper to Chris who just shrugged.
"No idea," his brother stated.
"You are coming home with me," Wyatt said as he began to stand. Laveda stepped forward. Then he heard her mutter the spell she'd written when she was only about three or four years old.
In an instant he felt himself fall unconscious.
--
Piper turned to look at the young woman with curious eyes.
"What the hell was that?" Piper asked and Laveda smirked.
"I wrote that when I was really, really young. I mean, it's simple, easy to remember and it works to subdue demons that you're not allowed to vanquish without an adult present. I mean… come on. It puts demons to sleep, or annoying sisters or neighbor boys," Laveda states and Chris blushes.
"Yeah, besides the fact when you first came up with it you were using it on anyone and everyone," Chris states.
"That's why I made the reversal," Laveda states. "All I have to do is say the reversal and the person will wake up… not that I'm going to use it on Wyatt till we have him fully fortified and locked away."
Piper shook her head while looking at the young girl. Then she shook her head. The two younger people carried Wyatt to the basement.
--
"Do you think they are together yet," Phoebe asks as she enters the kitchen. Both sisters looked up at the middle child.
"Who?" Paige asks, not sure where her sister's mind has taken her this time.
"Chris, Vida, do you think they've gotten together yet… as in are they a couple or not?" Phoebe asked her mind giddy with the prospect. Piper rolled her eyes as she went for the coffee. Of course, both of her sisters jumped up and intercepted the attempt for caffeine.
Eventually it was Paige who answered the spoken question. "I believe so… he's been acting different lately – happy… I think he's been getting laid," Paige stated and Piper cringed.
"Please, don't talk about that. I know he's a full grown man but he's still my son and… ugh," Piper said more than a little disgusted.
"What? It's a fact… your son is a full grown man who gets laid and by the neighbor girl no less," Paige said and Phoebe smirked at her sister's disgust. No one noticed Laveda walk in.
"So this is what you three talk about when we aren't in the room," Laveda says and they all jump while turning around. All of them are red from a blush. With that she moved to the coffee machine. "Shouldn't you be discussing what we should be do with the dear twice-blessed one that's out cold in the spare bedroom?"
"Probably," Paige states while Phoebe says, "yeah."
"What do you suggest… since you've been dealing with him a lot longer than we have," Piper states while fixing herself a cup of tea instead of coffee. Phoebe knows that part will be the hardest on Piper. It was the last time she was pregnant too.
"Don't know… I've never had him captive like this. He's always been the one doing the capturing," Laveda states and Phoebe flinches at the words. They are said so nonchalantly but she can feel the pain behind them. Her empathy allows her to read what is hidden beneath the surface of those words.
"How many people did you know that were captured?" Phoebe asks and the anger thrown from Laveda is almost tangible.
"Too many." That's all Laveda says. The tone of her voice tells everyone that the subject is dropped. They then change it back to the relationship of the two 'kids' which causes Laveda's pale countenance to become red from blush.
Things were calm for now. However, they all knew that if they didn't come up with a plan and fast things could turn for the worst quickly.
--
Chris stared at his brother who lay unconscious on the floor. Wyatt, the all powerful twice-blessed one, laid there but all Chris could see at that moment was the brother he'd lost long ago to darkness and evil. He looked so peaceful that he could almost forget the monster he was when awake.
Almost.
He'd never forget the monster he truly was. Thoughts of the blood stained streets, smoke filled skies, mud caked prisoners and more fill his mind. He'd seen the containment camps Wyatt used for the good.
Anyone who fought him ended up in one of these camps. They were magically charmed by Halliwell Magic to prevent people from escaping. Once branded by the seal they couldn't get out. It would hold you until you died and then your soul would go to the 'eaters'.
You could never go into the light. The Angels of Death had become inferior in the camps. Still outside, in the 'real world' they were all working overtime in the attempt to keep up with the ever rising death count.
Anarchy had occurred shortly after the first wave. More people died thanks to the Anarchy rather than the demons themselves.
"Chris," a voice called and he jumped, turning with his hand outstretched. He found Laveda in the door, hands up and nonthreatening. "Can I come in?"
He just nodded, completely silent.
"You okay?" Laveda asked as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Not really, but I will be," he states and he feels her kiss his shoulder gently.
"If you need to talk you know I'm here," she states. Having said that she begins to pull away but he turns and grabs one of her hands within his.
"Hey, V," Chris says and she turns to look at him. "You know I love you, right?"
Her eyes grow wide for a moment after she hears but it's gone quickly and she just nods. "I love you too," she whispers before kissing Chris. Its passionate and powerful. He'd never felt anything like it before. The duo pulled away when they needed air.
"Dangerous situations always did affect us weird," he says with a smirk and Laveda chuckles while slapping his arm. "Hey."
"That's not funny Chris," Laveda says before laughing.
"What?" Chris asks and she looks up at him.
"Just remembering that time in my life when I couldn't say my R's correctly. Because of that my first few years you were dubbed Kiss," she says and he blushes a deep crimson red.
--
Wyatt looked at them, having astralled out of his body while shaking his head at Laveda and Chris. They were a couple now. She was out of bounds, he couldn't touch her.
One part of him was happy that his little brother got his head out of his ass and realized what he had. The other part was angry and jealous. He'd wanted Laveda for himself. Those conflicting halves weren't sure what to do. Wyatt wasn't sure which was stronger.
So, he decided to continue to watch. He'd just watch and try to figure a way out of this mess through them.
