Disclaimer: no matter how much I wish it was, Charmed does not belong to me.
Little bit of torture in this chapter, not much and not vivid though!
CHRIS 12
The feeling of emptiness surrounded me in purple haze before immediately an assault of bright white lights hit my eyes. I stumbled and covered my eyes, great, I thought, I've just burnt away my retinas. Screwing up my eyes slightly I looked around warily at the room we were in. it was just a plain white, empty room that seemed like it stretched on forever, the walls shimmering away every time you get close to it – almost like a rainbow. Then I remembered my family.
My eyes darted around the room and settled on four figures, the sisters and dad, who looked fine. No injuries, no attacking, no nothing.
"Welcome, I'm sorry for the discomfort but the reason why I brought you here is necessary" The figure replied, standing on front of me and my family her white robe blowing in the slight breeze.
"Where's Jade?" I asked, worry building up in me.
"She's fine, exactly where you left her" she answered and relief coursed through me. She was fine then, at least that was something.
"Who are you?" Phoebe inquired, not looking scared just… curious.
"Well charmed one my name is Kineta and I am no threat to you, I assure you, just thought you may have been curious about the future" she relied, smiling mysteriously at me.
"What about future consequences?" I replied, grasping at any chance for her not to show anything to my family.
"The future I'm showing will be the one that no longer exists, it's the one that you changed, the one where you come from" she said, swirling some kind of mixture in a large pan.
"But why, if we've changed the future why do we need to see what could have been?" my dad asked, no doubt using his elder sense to reason with her.
"To understand more about your son and his fiancée, you are curious aren't you?" she asked knowingly, filling up the liquid into some vials. I stared at my family like they had three heads; they couldn't seriously agree to this, could they?
"Well yeah but… "My mum trailed off, staring apologetically at me. Oh god no, please no, I kept thinking. We've changed all this, it doesn't really matter anymore.
"Well it's agreed then, the memories of the future will come to light. Oh and don't worry Christopher, I will only reveal that which is safe to see" she assured me. My mind was racing, they can't see what it was like – it would break their hearts.
"Here, just drink the potion and you will see the important memories of Jade and Chris"
"Whoa, wait, hold up – our memories, like our actual memories" I squeaked out. Not to be unfair to my family but I didn't want them rampaging around in my head – or Jade's for that matter – it would just be so… embarrassing.
"Yes Christopher, but do not worry, you and your family will be better from it, more understanding, more happy" she said. I guess I could get where she was coming from but still… creepy much.
"How do we know we can trust you" Paige said, narrowing her eye just slightly. Kineta just raised her delicate eyebrows but still had that impassive look on her face.
"Your sister is an empathy, ask her" she replied, staring at Phoebe. We all looked round at Phoebe expectantly and she concentrated on Kineta, her eyes focused.
"She's telling the truth" declared Phoebe, gazing at Kineta approvingly.
"Good, now all you have to do is drink the potion and then you'll be transported to their memories… nothing too embarrassing, I promise, Christopher" she said, staring at me, amusement shining in her eyes. So, what, she can mind read too? Kineta just smiled mysteriously back.
"That's it" My dad said uncertainly, looking at the potion in his hand. Kineta just smiled and nodded, continuing handing out potions. She gave me mine and leaned in closer and began whispering in my ear so the others wouldn't hear.
"Trust me Christopher, this is for the best. When you and Jade grow up, at least then your families can prepare you for when you get memories back" she said and I felt myself nodding. The other us will at least know a little bit of our lives and be prepared for when it comes.
"Good, now all you do is drink it all in one mouthful, the potion can be a little… sour so don't be shocked at the taste" she instructed, we all looked at each other nervously before gulping back the potion. It tasted vile and when Kineta said it was sour – she wasn't kidding, I actually thought that the potion was just fresh lemon juice.
Then I felt myself disappearing – going somewhere I didn't know.
We were plunged into a memory and I recognised it of Jade's old house, the one before Wyatt took over the world. It was of Jade of the age of 13 and who and who I recognised to be her father arguing in the living room.
I clenched my fists; of course this memory just had to be shown.
"Chris what is it?" my dad asked obviously seeing my behaviour.
"Her dad as she was growing up turned to alcohol and you'll see the effects it had on her" I answered, glaring at the scene on front of us.
"YOU STUPID GIRL, RESPECT YOUR ELDERS, I AM YOUR FATHER AND YOU'LL DO AS I SAY" he roared grabbing her arms in a vice like grip. They all saw her wince as her skin turned white, but didn't back down.
"Dad, your drunk you wouldn't…" she trailed off as he began shouting again.
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT I SHOULDN'T BE DOING. YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER – A LOOSE END, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I DO TO LOOSE ENDS? He asked and didn't give her time to answer as he began screaming again. "TIE THEM UP" and with that he pushed her backwards and she slammed into the wall and slid down it, her face one of agony. Her dad grabbed his coat and stumbled out the door, making sure to slam it.
The sisters looked really upset.
"Chris, was her dad always like this?" Paige asked, tears in her eyes.
"Not always" I replied, feeling my eyes well up "he was a kind man until one day a spell went wrong and this was the aftermath – the drinking only heightened it." We were all silent as they carried on watching the rest of the scene.
Jade looked shocked and quite scared as tears began falling down her cheeks. She began sobbing and raked her fingers through her hair. "Chris" she called in a shaky voice. Almost immediately blue and white orbs filled the air and along came 13 year old Chris.
"Jade… what, what happened?" Chris asked, rushing over to her and kneeling down beside her – one hand on the side of her head and the other resting on her upraised knee.
You were best friends, weren't you?" My dad asked curiously.
"Yeah" I replied feeling the corners of my mouth turn up into a grudging smile. So were the rest of my family.
"My dad, he, and he just…" she trailed off a sob tore its way through her throat and grabbed Chris' shirt.
"It's alright Jay… um, I'm Going to go and get your mum, okay" Chris asked but Jade shook her head frantically and pulled Chris back down as he was about to stand up and orb away.
"NO" she shrieked, clinging to his shirt. "Please – you can't tell anyone Chris, you don't know what he'll do, what he's capable of doing. He'll kill us" she whispered, her face morphed into one of sheer terror.
Chris looked slightly scared but nodded anyway and pulled Jade into his arms, stroking her hair.
"Was she alright? That could've injured her" My mum asked, staring at me tearfully.
I felt my face get a shade or two darker as I peered at his family. "It did" was all I answered before beginning to watch the scene again.
Chris pulled back and gently lifted Jade to her feet before she let out a screech of agony and pitched forwards into his arms. He held her up as she clung to his shirt.
"Jade, what is it? Are you hurt?" he asked put all she could do was nod and say very quietly. "My back really hurts"
13 year old looked uncertain about the situation so he gently pulled her over and sat her in a chair, rubbing her back soothingly.
"It's okay, just try and relax" he soothed her as tears continued to roll down her face.
I couldn't help but think about how weird this was, seeing myself and Jade when we were just thirteen years old before everything happened, I just couldn't get my head around it.
"Aw Chris, that's so sweet helping her" Phoebe commented thought she still looked quite upset at the whole situation. I just smiled in return. Jade was my best friend growing up – there was nothing I wouldn't do for her.
"Thank you Chris" Jade said, holding his hand and looking thankfully at her friend. Chris continued to rub her back.
"Anytime Jade, anytime" He replied.
"I can't believe her dad would do that" Leo commented holding my mum's hand.
"To be fair – it wasn't really his fault, a spell went wrong and that's just the consequences" I said. Her dad was always really nice, and it pained me to see him turn into this.
"Well maybe this is something we can change, why Kineta showed us this particular memory. We can change all this and stop it from happening" my mum said, staring at me hopefully.
"Maybe" I replied, not wanting to get my hopes up. I wanted to change a lot of things and I just prayed that I had. Soon though I was surrounded by that feeling of disappearing and we appeared in a different memory.
It was in the same house and the same room and Jade's dad was arguing with her.
"Just what I need to see" I said sarcastically "Another fun time" rolling my eyes at the scene. My family just gazed sadly at me.
"Chris, sweetie, what is it? Mum asked, gripping my hand tightly.
"Another argument, another injury. Happened about a month later" I replied. T=my family was quiet as we watched the scene play out.
"Let go of me" Jade screeched pulling her arm out of her dad's grasp. She stumbled but caught herself on the table before facing her dad.
"You stupid bitch, COME BACK HERE" her father screamed, but Jade only took a few steps backwards. Her dad stumbled forward, swaying on the spot.
"This isn't fair for Jade, how many incidents were there" Paige asked sadly
"There has been a lot of so called 'incidents'. I replied, no doubt looking mad, "Too many to count"
Her dad reached out and grabbed her around the waist just as she was about to run for it. She screamed and shocked him on the arm, forcing him to drop her. He bellowed in pain and she looked shocked at what she did.
"Dad, I didn't mean…" she trailed off as he slapped her and it echoed throughout the room. Jade retaliated with a punch to the face, but before anything else could happen her dad delivered a blow to her stomach and she fell backwards before falling backwards down the stairs. She hit the wall on the way down before falling at an awkward angle at the foot of the stairs.
The sisters and my dad cringed as she lay motionless at the foot of the stairs, and I'm sure I looked bad – I just couldn't stand seeing Jade hurt, it was like someone was pulling on my heart strings.
Her dad grunted and began stumbling down the stairs, stepping over Jade and was out the door, not even sparing a glance at his daughter.
When the door slammed shut Jade shakily got to feet, leaning on the banister for stability.
"This really is awful" my dad commented, glaring at the scene.
"I know" I replied, feeling tears in the corners of my eyes. It just wasn't fair, why did all the bad things happen to us? But at least Jade was fine now and we were together. Everything worked out in the end despite how hard it was to get here.
Soon, another memory started.
Jade was strung up, hands above her head and dangling a foot of the ground. Her clothes were torn, blood stained her skin and her hair was matted to her forehead.
"Oh no" Paige muttered as everyone looked shocked at the scene. They all turned their questioning stares to me as I looked back nervously.
"Happened when we were 15, Wyatt was coming to power and he wanted her to join him, even I don't know what fully happened there but I know it was bad." I answered truthfully, staring at the scene with disgust.
"Come on Jade all you have to do is come to my side. Forget my foolish brother and his moral ways, join me and you'll know true power" Wyatt exclaimed poking a poker in a red hot fire. Jade stared at him with hate in her eyes.
"Screw you" she gasped struggling to free her from the bonds. Wyatt didn't look shocked by her outburst and walked towards her.
"Wyatt was really like this?" my mum asked, shock and horror evident in her eyes.
"Yeah" I replied meekly, holding her hand tightly "But this time it's not going to happen so you don't have to worry" I assured her, even though watching the scene I wanted to attack Wyatt there and then.
My mum smiled back although guilt and horror was still visible in her eyes.
"Fine, be that way" he said in a monotone voice and pressed the tip of the poker against the skin on her stomach. She pressed her lips together and they could hear her silent screams. Wyatt chuckled but still kept the poker in place.
I felt my breathing get heavy as I watched. I couldn't watch this, I hated watching this. My brother torturing my girlfriend – it's just something a person shouldn't see
"Tell me Jade, is my brother really worth it?" he asked. Jade had fury in her eyes as she unsealed her lips and gasped.
"Your brother" she exclaimed "is worth ten of you" and after that he stuck the poker in about 2 or 3 inches and she screamed as her skin sizzled and tears leaked out of her eyes.
I clenched my fists and my nails dug into my palms and I closed my eyes, trying to block out Jade's painful screaming. I felt a hand close around my arm and opened my eyes to see my mum staring at me through worried eyes.
"It's okay Chris" my mum comforted me. I vaguely nodded, not altogether reassured.
So… was it alright? Good? Bad? I like reviews. The next few chapters will probably be memories! but be warned Bianca fans… there might be some bashing!