AN: Okay this is the second to last chapter but I am planning on doing a sequel which will involve the actual Charmed characters more, rather than just being a focus on mine. But this needed ot be done as like a background thing so it's sort of a prequel. Enjoy and I'm sorry it's been so long and I'm sorry this chapter is shorter than usual but the last one is going to be a lot longer. Oh and I do appologise, in one of the earlier chapters, I think I said Jenna meets Reuben when she's 6 but she doesn't, she was 14.
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Kallie xx

Christmas in Halliwell Manner 2010

Jenna confronts Reuben

Chris looked around and ran a hand through his hair. "I thought she'd be here. Where is she?" He looked around again and sighed exasperatedly.
Jenna ran across the grass dragging Rosie. "Come on, you're helping me fix this. You'd made me promise to not go looking for Reuben and I didn't. You're stupid boyfriend told my brother where Reuben would be so you're going to help me find him and make sure he's okay. Then we're going to fix everything."
Chris stepped in front of Jenna. "Jenna! There you are. I got worried. Uh, hello. Who are you?" He looked at Rosie with confusion.
Jenna sighed. "Chris, this is Rosie and I was wrong, she's not half white-lighter. She's just witch, I think."
Rosie shook her head. "Hi Chris. No Jenna, I am half and half, it just took a while for me to come into my whitelighter powers. After all, I'm not a relative of the almighty Charmed ones and it's not like everyone comes into their powers at set times. I just… I hate it when Ferrin orbs me places. He's still rubbish at it."
"Yes well, he hasn't been a white-lighter for very long, has he? Look, right now I want to sort out this mess and then, then we can iron out any little problems people have got, okay? Yes Chris?"

Chris stared at them with a mixture of confusion and shock. "Wh-what is going on? Why do you need Rosie? Where are you taking her and why do you keep running off? Jenna, stop and talk to me."
Jenna shook her head. "I can't Chris, I just can't. There's so much that needs to be sorted out and I'm only just getting things clear in my head. All my friends remember who I am but you don't but they knew me as a baby. No-one else did. I just don't understand how this is working."
"So why…" Chris looked around surprised. "Jenna, where are we?"
"Look around you Chris. This is my home. You live in England but… you always came back to America to see mum and dad but… in this world I think you still live in America. What about your family? Do you have a family?"
"Yeah, you, Wy, Dad, Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Paige, Uncle Coop –"
Jenna held up a hand. "Yes, I know about us but… no girlfriend?"
Chris shook his head. "No. There was Sarah. I met her when she came to the city for a holiday but it didn't work."
Jenna paled and Rosie tapped her shoulder. "Hey, isn't Sarah…"
Jenna nodded. "Yeah, I forgot that was because of me. I hadn't realised just how much I changed things." She looked up at Chris. "What about Wyatt?"
"Um, no. No girlfriend but he's been on a "kill who killed mom" rampage for years so he hasn't really… you know."

Jenna nodded again. "Right, so Rosie, let's go."
"But I don't know where he is! I don't know where either of them are," cried Rosie, pulling away from Jenna.
Jenna sighed. "Oh ok, how about we divide and conquer? Rosie, you go for Ferrin, Chris find Wyatt and explain to him that I am going to sort this out and I shall go and find Reuben."
Rosie shook her head. "No. How do you expect me to find Ferrin? I can't go down there."
Jenna looked at Rosie and placed her hands on Rosie's shoulders. "Call him. He loves you and will do anything for you. He's your whitelighter for heaven's sake. He died saving innocents because you asked him to and he wouldn't let you get involved because he didn't want you to get hurt. Call him."
Rosie shook her head again. "I can't," she replied, her voice cracking. "What if he gets hurt because of me? They don't know yet."
"Well they'll have to find out eventually, won't they Rose? Heck, they'll even have to learn that Reuben is a double agent. Things happen for a reason. Call him or I will."
Rosie sighed. "Fine." She turned and stared at the empty space. "Ferrin? Can you come here please? We need you."

Ferrin orbed in and smiled at Rosie. "Hey. What's up?" He moved to hug Rosie and stopped, frowning. "What's wrong? Jenna?" He looked at her expectantly. "Hey Chris. Jenna, what's wrong?"
"Ferrin, we know. I know all that happened. I also know that you told Wyatt. I want it all, the whole story, please. I have to know exactly what happened."
Ferrin sighed. "Okay, but you might want to sit down. There's a lot and some of it's quite shocking. Please, sit, all of you."
Jenna opened her mouth to argue and Rosie elbowed her. "You said you wanted him to tell you, right? Well shut up and listen."
Chris nodded. "She's right. If you want to know, you have to listen," he said, sitting down on the grass.
Rosie sat down and pulled Jenna down beside her. "If you say a word or interrupt then you won't here anymore. Got it?"
Jenna nodded sulkily and looked at Ferrin.

Ferrin smiled weakly. "Thanks Rose. Well um I guess it started a week ago. Darkyn gave us targets as part of our final test. I asked everyone who they had and from that the Elders sorted out protection for them all – except Reuben's target. He wouldn't talk to anyone about it and now I know why. He'd obviously tried to change it and I know he'd never to do anything to hurt you. I'd heard him arguing with Darkyn a couple of days ago and he ended up storming off. Jenna, you've seen him in the last week. How has he been around you?"
Jenna frowned and looked thoughtful. "Quiet… yes he's been very quiet. You know we had the whole Manticore take-over that week. Actually, come to think of it, that day was the last day I saw Reuben. I was supposed to meet him in the evening the next day after he'd done something, which would be today. Wait, that means the something… was killing my mum? Why didn't he say?" Jenna jumped to her feet angrily and began pacing across the grass. "I don't believe it. I'm his girlfriend. Why didn't he tell me?"
Ferrin reached put and grabbed her shoulders. "He was trying to change it. I'd known it was bad and he'd been muttering in his sleep about "hurting Jenna and her family" but I just thought it was an innocent you were supposed to protect or a family member which is why I told Wyatt and –"
"What? You told Wyatt but not me? Ferrin!" Interrupted Jenna, pushing his hands away and glaring at him. "Do I not matter anymore to anyone? You know what, forget it, just forget it."

Jenna orbed out and Chris stared at where she had been stood. Rosie stood up and hugged Ferrin, resting her head under his. "This isn't good. Maybe we should do something. Let's go and find Piper and Leo and bring them back as soon as Jenna's fixed things. You know she will have done."
"Okay." Ferrin let go of Rosie and took her hand. "See you later Chris."
"Wait, what about Jenna? Who's going to go after her? Should I go after her?" asked Chris, standing up.
Rosie shook her head. "No. Chris, go find Wyatt and hear what he knows, then let Jenna sort it all out. She knows how to fix this and Reuben is her boyfriend. Let her sort out his mistake."
"But…"
Rosie and Ferrin orbed out. Chris sighed and went to find Wyatt.

Jenna sat in the gazebo swinging her legs. "I can't believe he didn't tell me. My own mum! Just because he doesn't have any parents… I may not live with my parents but they mean the world to me. How could he do that and not even tell me?" Jenna got up and hit the wall in front of her, bruising her fist. "Ow, ow, ow," she winced, nursing her injured hand.
Reuben appeared behind her and touched her lightly on the shoulder. Jenna grabbed the offending hand, twisted round, punched Reuben bruising his nose and elbowed him in the stomach before twisting his arm behind his back and pinning him to the floor.
Reuben struggled and tried to move. "Jenna, it's me, Reuben. Can you get off me please?"
Jenna looked at him but didn't let go. "How do I know you're telling the truth? You could be lying."
"Jenna, last week you fell off your brothers roof walking the ridgepoles whilst we were stargazing and acted like it was nothing even though a normal person would have spent 3 days in hospital. You always shake off pain like it's nothing but now… something's wrong. Please, Jen, it really is me. Do you think you'd be alive now if I was out to kill you?"

Jenna sighed and let go. "Sorry. Reuben, why now? I've been calling you all day. So why come now?"
Reuben stood up and dusted himself down. "I couldn't get away before. I… I had something to do."
"Like kill my mum?" shot back Jenna. "Yes I know about that so don't look so shocked. I also know from Ferrin that you weren't happy about it and I know you wouldn't have been happy about it because it hurt me. What I want to know is why? Why do it?"
"I had no choice! Jenna, they threatened to kill you. Yes, they know about you, they know everything. They wouldn't let me back out or switch to someone else. They took me to her and made me kill her, in front of them. I had no choice!"
Jenna looked at him sadly. "Do you realise what you did?"
"I killed your mum, I had no choice and I'm so sorry."
"You don't get it, do you? You killed me. Did you really mean it when you told me you loved me?"
Reuben grabbed Jenna's hands. "Of course I did. I love you Jenna."
Jenna pulled away. "So then why did you kill my mum? Don't you see what you did?"
Reuben frowned and reached out to Jenna again. "I don't understand."
Jenna sighed. "They took you back to my mum so that you killed her before I was born, probably because they're worried about this great power that I supposedly have or will one day have. I was never born and no longer exist. I shouldn't be here anymore because my boyfriend killed my mum."
Reuben stepped towards Jenna. "I am so, so sorry Jen. I didn't realise. I didn't know it was before you were born. I didn't know they could do that. I –"
Jenna shook her head and turned away. "Don't bother. What's done is done."
Reuben looked at her pleadingly. "What can I do to make it up to you?"
Jenna turned, her hair flying and eyes blazing. "You can help me fix this."