Chapter Ten – Walking Back Home!
"It's a shame your friends couldn't make it." Wyatt said to Chris as he walked the young witch back home in that sunny day.
"Yeah, I'm sure they have a good reason for not coming." Chris replied back as Wyatt chuckled lightly.
Stella had been called away for work – since Wyatt's friends didn't come to San Francisco just to drop off his grandfather's car – no, they were doing a movie in San Francisco and No, it wasn't the blockbuster kind but the Porn kind called 'Sex In the City Part 2'. However since the porn star had to drive across the bridge to get to the shooting scene, she borrowed Wyatt's car, giving the blonde porn star a chance to walk Chris back home, where from there he would catch a cab back to his place.
"I'm sure they do." Wyatt said as they both walked side by side. Wyatt with his hands stuffed into his jean pockets and Chris with his arms inside his thin white fabric hoodie vest to keep them from swinging back and forth. For few seconds they walked in silence, both secretly hating the silence that settled between them. In fact both of them were very keen on knowing about each other and their lives but only they didn't want to come across as stalker...ish and annoying.
"Thanks." Chris said after a while as he looked at the blonde guy who raised an eyebrow at him.
"For what?" Wyatt asked the young witch, who lightly shrugged.
"For everything. From the lunch to walking me home." Chris said to the blonde mortal, who actually dragged Chris to have lunch with him and Stella, then offered to walk home, and he didn't even let Chris pay the bill – but clearly he learned about Chris' stubbornness, since the young witch threatened the waiter if he accepted the payment from Wyatt for his bill then he would attack him outside - eventually Wyatt allowed Chris to pay some of it – even if the witch wasn't happy about letting Wyatt pay everything for him, he was little pleased.
"Don't worry about it, it's been my pleasure." Wyatt replied back with a grin as Chris gave him a nod and smile.
Wyatt doesn't know what he finds so attractive about Chris, cause the brunette is not the type of guy Wyatt usually goes for or dates or have dated in the past - since the brunette is very smaller than him, very thin (okay not thin but not built like Wyatt), little girlish (not the flamboyant type but has the traits of girls, like the way he rolls his eyes or folds his arms in his chest, the way he looks) whereas the type of guys Wyatt often goes for or have dated in the past, are the ones the look like Wyatt. Same height as him, very built and very straight and butch acting like Wyatt himself, so you can understand why the blonde was confused or doesn't understand when he finds Chris so attractive.
Stella had a little theory about it and the more Wyatt thought about it, the more it seemed true.
~~Flashback~~
"Wyatt, if you like him, why don't you do something about it?" Stella asked as she sat in the driving seat while Wyatt stood on the pavement.
"I don't like him in that way." Wyatt protested back as Stella rolled her eyes. "He's not even my type."
"Physical wise, maybe, but character wise, he's yours!" Stella commented as Wyatt shook his head, taking a quick glance towards the public toilet across the road, where Chris has excused himself to.
"What do you mean?" Wyatt asked little confused.
"Wyatt, he has all the characteristic of the type of person you always fantasised about, even if he doesn't have a body like Adonis." Stella replied as Wyatt frowned at her comment. "You gotta choose, it's either the body or what's inside and personally I normally go for the body but they're all jerks. So I say give this a try."
"What's the point?" Wyatt asked sounding little defeated as Stella shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe you might be little happy than you are now?" Stella said batting her eyelids. "Or maybe you might even learn something from him."
"And end up with more heartache." Wyatt replied back. "No thanks."
"Come on, it's clear that he likes you and you like him." Stella said as Wyatt shrugged.
"You don't even know that. For all we could know, he could simply be metro." Wyatt said as Stella rolled her eyes.
"No Metro blushes like that or avoids meeting eye contact with a guy like you." Stella said as Wyatt looked little confused.
"I don't know, I mean say he is gay or bi whatever, what happens when he finds out what I do for living?" Wyatt asked as Stella shrugged.
"Don't tell him." Stella said as Wyatt raised an eyebrow. "I mean not now, at least until you think he won't freak out when he finds out, besides it gives you a chance to find out if he's worth it for you to tell him."
"You do know you're not making any sense, right?" Wyatt asked as Stella nodded.
"I know, I know." Stella muttered as Wyatt caught sight of Chris exiting the toilet. "Just, give it a go, if you don't…you might never find the right person."
"I really…"
"Listen, it's no point having a heart if you're not going to use it. Stop focusing too much on what bad things could happen when he finds out, instead focus on how happy you will be, when you find that one right person." Stella said as Wyatt straightened up to smile at Chris.
"Hey, ready to go?" Wyatt asked as Chris crossed the road to reach them.
"Yup." Chris replied back as Stella smiled back.
"Just give it a thought Wyatt." Stella said as Wyatt nodded.
"I will, catch you later." Wyatt said as Stella waved bye to Chris and took off.
~~End Of Flashback~~~
"You know when I saw you and Stella; I actually thought you guys were going out." Chris said, snapping the blonde out of his thoughts, while the young witch remembered how the subject came about during their lunch and boy was he kind of glad to find out that they were merely friends. This information said something about Wyatt, either he and stella are simply a fuck buddies or Wyatt is a complete gay - since who would have a hot friend like that and not do anything about it, no sane straight guys would.
"Yeah, lot of people get that impression. Don't know why." Wyatt said with a shrug as he kicked a piece of twig on the pavement, while light breeze fluttered through that warm day.
"It could be that you two seem very close, like a couple, that's why." Chris said with a shrug as he looked at Wyatt, wondering if the blonde has any feelings for her. After all Chris found out that he's single, so unless he is gay – which he doubt it – there is a possibility that Wyatt could like Stella… "I mean what's not to like about her? She got it all." A small voice jabbered inside Chris' head. "Do you like her?"
"What?" Wyatt asked little taken back by the question.
"You know, do you like her as more than a friend?" Chris asked as Wyatt raised an eyebrow at him. "I promise I won't tell." The young witch added with a grin, as Wyatt chuckled at the grin that's plastered on his face.
"No. She is just my friend, nothing more or nothing less." Wyatt said as Chris nodded.
"So you like someone else then?" Chris asked as Wyatt looked curious of why the kid has sudden interest in all of this, but nevertheless the porn star decided to have his own little experiment in Chris' cost.
"Yeah, I do." Wyatt said watching Chris' face – whose grin disappeared almost at once, as he stopped to look at Wyatt with a raised eyebrow.
"You do?"
"Yup, but she doesn't know it yet." Wyatt said with a grin as he watched Chris face lightly fell – only for a moment, because it was replaced by cheery face.
"Why, she' dating someone?" Chris asked, ignoring the little pang against his chest, the little hurt he felt, he couldn't shake it off. He's not hurt; he was disappointed with him more than he was with Wyatt. He let himself fall for someone that he would never get. It's the same cycle over and over again, when is he ever going to learn to fall for someone who he actually can or might get, rather than beginning to hate 'love' altogether for his bad judgements and decisions.
"Oh no, she still single." Wyatt said with a smile as he took a quick glance towards Chris, only to realise he has slowed down, either that or Wyatt just walked fast.
"Soooo...what's stopping you?" Chris asked with a smile, as Wyatt shrugged.
"Just the fact that if I was wrong, I could easily lose the friendship we have between us." Wyatt stated looking directly at Chris - it's a direct statement but Chris failed to pick it up.
"You're a cool guy Wy...att," Chris said looking little alarmed at the fact he almost called him 'Wy' 'Where the hell did that come from?' Chris questioned himself as Wyatt looked at him.
"Thanks but do you think it's enough for someone to be with me, just because I'm cool?" Wyatt asked as Chris shook his head.
"No, but if they know you, then they would definitely consider it." Chris said with a nod as he began walking ahead of the blonde, wanting to get home soon as possible, so he could quit being the shoulder to cry on guy for Wyatt.
"But she doesn't know me very well, she knows me well enough, just like you do." Wyatt said as Chris shrugged.
"I don't know Wyatt, maybe you should just talk to her." Chris replied back, little annoyed with himself and Wyatt for bringing this up, but the little voice in his head did say that he got the answer he wanted, that he stood no chance with this blonde.
"You think?" Wyatt said trying to keep up with Chris as the witch nodded in response.
"I mean, you may never know unless you take that chance, right?" Chris asked as Wyatt nodded.
"You're right." Wyatt confirmed as Chris gave him a plastered smiled before increasing his pace in the direction towards his flat. "So are you sure if I tell her that she won't punch me in my face for telling her how I feel?"
"Why would she punch you?"
"I don't know, different people react different way." Wyatt said as Chris looked lost and confused.
"Okay, but I'm pretty sure, you wouldn't get punched." Chris replied back.
"You sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure." Chris replied back, his annoyance filtering through in his tone.
"Thanks." Wyatt replied back with a smile as he watched Chris walk down the pathway towards the apartment blocks. "Chris!" Wyatt shouted out after few minutes of deep thinking.
Chris, on the other hand turned around only to realise that Wyatt wasn't walking beside him, in fact he seem to have stopped minutes ago from the space that lies between them. "It's this one." Chris shouted pointing to the apartment block before them. Wyatt merely shook his head with a grin as he jogged his way towards Chris, who stood there fidgeting under the tree's shade.
"Once again Wyatt, thank you so much for walking me home." Chris said the moment Wyatt reached him. "I guess I see you at work." Chris said to the blonde with a smile as he waved his electronic key before the lock, which emanated a buzz, allowing Chris to pull the door open.
"Wait." Wyatt said grabbing Chris' arm to stop the witch in his steps, as Chris slowly turned around to look at him.
"Something wrong?" Chris asked as Wyatt looked like a kid caught red-handed with a cookie jar.
"I…I've gotta confession to make." Wyatt said almost feeling like a child, under the powerful penetration gaze from the guy before him. That's another thing he liked about Chris, his eyes – they weren't ordinary green eyes you normally see, no, these ones were emerald coloured that lightly glinted, making him look mysterious and sexy.
"What is it?" Chris said looking at the blonde mortal.
"I kinda lied about liking this girl." Wyatt said as Chris tilted his head in confusion, causing Wyatt to chuckle nervously. "It's not a girl, it's a…erm…it's a guy."
"Oh! Oh, Ookay…" Chris said as Wyatt looked at him. "I-I-I didn't know you were…?"
"I'm not!" Wyatt interjected quickly. "I'm bi."
"Oh…" Chris uttered the same word again, since he felt as if his tongue was tied up at the sight of Wyatt looking like a nervous chick.
"I…" Wyatt trailed off not knowing what to say….but he knew if he was going to do this, he might as well do this right now. "I-I…I like you Chris."
"I like you too Wyatt. You're cool." Chris said still being oblivious, well his brain has begun to shut down at the information he has received, so practically his brain wasn't registering what he is hearing.
"No, I mean…I Like you!" Wyatt said emphasis his words deeply on each word.
"Oh…oh, WHAT?" Chris blurted out before he can stop himself, half surprised and half shocked, feeling as if his brain has gone into a overdrive all of the sudden. "You're kidding right?" but the sincere look told him otherwise. "You're not kidding…"
"It's not possible, either I'm dreaming or he's possessed…that's it, he's possessed, no…he's a demon." "Hold that thought." Chris said waving his hand, freezing Wyatt on the spot.
Casting a quick glance around the sunny day, he quickly entered the apartment block and whispered out "Penny! Penny...Penny!" Chris called out, his whisper turning into a shout as pink light & heart appeared in form of his eldest cousin.
"Chris!" Penelope said looking around as she noticed Wyatt through the glass door. "What's going on?" She asked once she realised the man behind the glass door was frozen.
"Need a demon check, can you check if he's a demon, warlock or possessed, please." Chris said as Penelope looked confused.
"Huh? Why?"
"Just…come on do it." Chris said as Penelope walked out and looked around the area, just as the light breeze that grazed past them, fluttered her soft baby blue dress and hair.
"Who is this?" Penelope asked her cousin, as she stuffed a piece of her hair behind her ears, while Chris informed her about Wyatt. "Oh, he's the new bartender, he's quite handsome."
"Yeah, yeah, definitely, now can you quickly check before someone comes by…?" Chris asked with a plastered smile as Penelope rolled her eyes before placing her hand on Wyatt's chest, directly above his heart. A light pink glow emanated from Penny's hand, similar to healing but it slowly began to seep into Wyatt's body and within seconds the pink glow stopped and Penny stepped away from him.
"Nope, he's all clear." Penelope said to her cousin whose shoulder sagged in relief. Normally a warlock, demon or those who are possessed tend to give off a black aura that can't be seen by the naked eye but no magic can hide either and being half cupid's all three witches have this ability to detect that aura. It's a very fast and simple way of identifying demons, no need for those invisible mosquito routine.
"Cheers, now bye." Chris said as Penelope looked taken back. "Please, I've frozen him long enough; I'm out of ideas to explain how he mysteriously lost half an hour of his life."
Penelope in response shook her head little annoyed with her cousin. "Bye Christopher." Penelope said using his full name to let him know, how she felt at the moment. Chris detecting this pulled her into a hug.
"Thank you so much, binky boo." Chris said using her pet name he had given her when he was young, earning a chuckle from Penelope as a result, her annoyance fleeing her. "I owe you one."
"No worries."
"I call you." Chris said as Penelope nodded.
"Alright then, chat to you later." Penelope said before glancing towards Wyatt and with that she looked at Chris. "You try and be good now."
"Of course! I'm always good." Chris replied back as she re-entered the apartment block with a nod. Chris waved her by as she gave him a quick a wink, she beamed out.
Chris quickly resumed his position, almost forgetting how he was standing, but after few postures and after few quick exhales of breath to stop himself from passing out, he waved his hand, unfreezing the blonde before him.
"I didn't mean to freak you out like that, I'm sorry." Wyatt said backing away.
"No, no, I was little surprised, that all." Chris replied back with a nervous chuckle. If Wyatt had known Piper Halliwell, then he would've recognised her traits on Chris, especially the nervous chuckle that came out.
"Oh…" Wyatt said as Chris just grinned like a lunatic, only to realise that he was doing so, in turn he went red in embarrassment. Wyatt who was dreading Chris' reply got his answer from the way Chris looked at him and the way he went red in his face, so still going with his gut instincts, he asked. "You know, if you're free tonight maybe we could do something together, if you like…I mean you don't have to if you don't want too…"
"No, I'd like that." Chris interjected as Wyatt looked relieved.
"Great, I'll pick you up here at eight." Wyatt said as Chris nodded.
"Eight." Chris grinned light a maniac. For few seconds there was yet another awkward silence settled among them, with Chris still grinning like a lunatic – realising once again what he is doing, he went red again. "I-I-I should go in." Chris replied back waving his hand towards the door, yet keeping his eyes on Wyatt.
"Yeah…" Wyatt trailed off looking into the emerald eyes before him, but the grip, Chris had on the door loosened at the sight of Wyatt dipping his head in towards him. The young witch automatically tilted his head towards the blonde mortal and just as their lips were about to touch, a loud bark interrupted them, causing Wyatt to jerk back lightly as Chris closed his eyes in anger.
Chris immediately turned around to identify the interruption, only to find Mrs Furdo making her way out with her little Chiwawa. Chris glared at the woman for the interruption but came face to face with Wyatt's smiling face. "See you at eight." Wyatt once again said with a chuckle, and with a wink, Wyatt walked away, leaving Chris to fume under his breath at the lost chance of gaining a kiss from Wyatt – only this time Wyatt leaned in to kiss him, not the other way around, but then again he wondered whether it's the 'In the moment' thing or just genuine 'I fancy you I wanna kiss ya' thing but either way that snob bitch ruined it.
As Chris watched Wyatt walk away, he turned his attention towards Mrs Furdo - who was in her pink training jogging outfit - and her Chiwawa with matching coat, but at the sight of the shaved dog barking its head off at Wyatt as he passed them by was enough to piss him off even more, so with a hiss and glare – both for revenge and hatred for ruining his chance, Chris waved his hand.
The water sprinkles within the grass came alive, spitting out jets of water in direction of Mrs Furdo. Chris merely made his way back into the building with a huge grin, at the satisfactory sound of Mrs Furdo shrieking in the background.
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Chapter 11: At the Manor
Chris hummed to himself as he made his up the stone steps to the infamous Halliwell Manor. It was a quick hi and bye thing he normally does with his mother in order for her to go on with her business without having to worry about him or summoning him in middle of – whatever he was doing – to check if he was fine.
He had seen Tom and Bianca, who both have apologised for ditching him in the mall but claimed if they never ditched him in the first place, then he wouldn't have got a date with Wyatt – for this reason alone, Chris forgave them reluctantly. However his friends did manage to help him find an outfit for the night – He wasn't sure where they'll be going, so he is dressed in something that is suitable for everything, from restaurant to going clubbing as he was suited and booted in black shirt, blue jeans & trainers – casual but yet formal.
However imagine his surprise when he stepped into the house, to witness a small girl running in from the sunroom, screaming her head off as she was chased by two brute looking demons.
"What the…" Chris blinked at the scene as the demons hurled fireballs at the kid. "Hey!" Chris shouted… Dum, dum, dum. Hahaha.
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