Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the television show Charmed.
All characters belong to Spelling Television, and The WB.
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Please review the story or e- mail me at [email protected]!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 1
"What are we going we do with Leo gone?" Phoebe asked as she buried her face in her hands. The sun was setting and all was quiet in the Halliwell manor. "What will we do next time we need his help?"
Joining her sister at the kitchen table, Paige sat down and sighed. "I don't know. I guess we'll have to do with Chris from now on."
"I don't know about him," Phoebe replied. "There's just too much that he is not telling us."
"He seems like a pretty nice guy," Paige offered. "A little strange, mind you. But he did help us defeat the Titans."
"Perhaps. But I'm not ready to trust my life with him just yet."
"Wow, it's so nice to feel wanted." Paige and Phoebe turned to see Chris leaning against the kitchen door with a smirk on his face. "It's just so heartwarming."
"Do you always have to be a smart ass?" Phoebe answered with a fake smile plastered on her face.
"Whatever," Chris grumbled as he left the kitchen, only to come face to face with Piper.
An awkward silence followed as the two stared at each other. They were soon joined by Paige and Phoebe, who were eager to keep a close eye on Piper and help her through the ordeal of losing Leo.
"Is everything okay, Piper?" Paige asked, hoping to break the tension in the air.
"Of course," Piper answered, her eyes still on Chris. "Why wouldn't they be? We beat the Titans, Leo is an elder, and we have a new Whitelighter. What more can I ask for?"
The sarcasm in Piper's voice was not lost on everyone else. "I'm so glad everything is to your liking, Piper," Chris shot back, anger apparent in his voice. "You think I asked to be you Whitelighter? You think I want to stay here in the past? Well, guess what? We don't always get what we want." With that, Chris stormed out of the house, slamming the door in the process.
"Well, that was an interesting beginning," Phoebe said, not really knowing what to say.
"I don't like him, Phoebe," Piper reiterated. "And I don't think I ever will."
"He is not really that bad," Paige offered. "We just need time to get used to him."
"Speak for yourself," Piper answered. "I just can't stand him."
Piper retreated upstairs after dinner to feed Wyatt while Phoebe continued to labour in the kitchen. Paige opened the front door to see Chris sitting on the steps, staring into the horizon.
"Hey," she said softly, not knowing whether or not Chris was still angry.
"What have I done this time?" Chris answered without looking at Paige.
"They didn't mean what they said, you know."
"Yeah, whatever," he answered with a disinterested tone. "What do I care?"
Paige rolled her eyes and sat down beside Chris, who still has not made eye contact with her. "I think you can use some food," she said as she offered a sandwich to the teen Whitelighter.
Turning to look at her for the first time, he reluctantly accepted the food. "Thanks," he muttered.
Paige thought she saw tear stains on his face but she kept her mouth shut. They sat in silence as Chris ate the sandwich. When he finally finished, he sighed and turned to Paige again. "I don't blame you guys. I should've expected it."
"Huh?" Paige was puzzled but this sudden and unexpected comment.
"I mean, I understand that I don't fit in here. It would've been wishful thinking to expect you all to welcome me with open arms. I know how much Leo meant to all of you."
"Oh Chris, it's not that we don't accept you." Hearing those words from Chris made her feel so bad. He looked so young and vulnerable that she wanted to just hug him and comfort him, but she restrained herself for fear of sending the wrong message. "We just have to get to know you, that's all. It'll just take time."
"I guess," Chris sighed, although he didn't really sound like he believed in those words. "Well, I better get going. It's getting late."
"What?" Paige asked, surprise evident in her voice. "Where are you going? Aren't you staying here tonight?"
"I don't think that'll be such a good idea."
"But where are you going to stay?"
"I'll manage," Chris answered. "Thanks for the food."
"I really don't think Piper and Phoebe would mind if you stayed."
"Nah, I better not," Chris answered before he smiled. "I'll be around if you need me." With that, he disappeared.
That night, Paige didn't find much sleep as a thousand thoughts flooded her mind. She wondered how Piper was going to cope in the coming days. She wondered if they'll really be powerful enough to stop the demons without Leo. And she wondered about Chris. Who was he? Why did she feel a special connection to him?
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The rain was pouring down relentlessly as Chris walked through the park, completely drenched. He wondered when or if he'll ever get the Charmed Ones to trust him. Smiling smugly, he was sure he could do it. It was only a matter of time. After all, Chris Perry always got what he wanted. Always.
.to be continued...
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Please review the story or e- mail me at [email protected]!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 1
"What are we going we do with Leo gone?" Phoebe asked as she buried her face in her hands. The sun was setting and all was quiet in the Halliwell manor. "What will we do next time we need his help?"
Joining her sister at the kitchen table, Paige sat down and sighed. "I don't know. I guess we'll have to do with Chris from now on."
"I don't know about him," Phoebe replied. "There's just too much that he is not telling us."
"He seems like a pretty nice guy," Paige offered. "A little strange, mind you. But he did help us defeat the Titans."
"Perhaps. But I'm not ready to trust my life with him just yet."
"Wow, it's so nice to feel wanted." Paige and Phoebe turned to see Chris leaning against the kitchen door with a smirk on his face. "It's just so heartwarming."
"Do you always have to be a smart ass?" Phoebe answered with a fake smile plastered on her face.
"Whatever," Chris grumbled as he left the kitchen, only to come face to face with Piper.
An awkward silence followed as the two stared at each other. They were soon joined by Paige and Phoebe, who were eager to keep a close eye on Piper and help her through the ordeal of losing Leo.
"Is everything okay, Piper?" Paige asked, hoping to break the tension in the air.
"Of course," Piper answered, her eyes still on Chris. "Why wouldn't they be? We beat the Titans, Leo is an elder, and we have a new Whitelighter. What more can I ask for?"
The sarcasm in Piper's voice was not lost on everyone else. "I'm so glad everything is to your liking, Piper," Chris shot back, anger apparent in his voice. "You think I asked to be you Whitelighter? You think I want to stay here in the past? Well, guess what? We don't always get what we want." With that, Chris stormed out of the house, slamming the door in the process.
"Well, that was an interesting beginning," Phoebe said, not really knowing what to say.
"I don't like him, Phoebe," Piper reiterated. "And I don't think I ever will."
"He is not really that bad," Paige offered. "We just need time to get used to him."
"Speak for yourself," Piper answered. "I just can't stand him."
Piper retreated upstairs after dinner to feed Wyatt while Phoebe continued to labour in the kitchen. Paige opened the front door to see Chris sitting on the steps, staring into the horizon.
"Hey," she said softly, not knowing whether or not Chris was still angry.
"What have I done this time?" Chris answered without looking at Paige.
"They didn't mean what they said, you know."
"Yeah, whatever," he answered with a disinterested tone. "What do I care?"
Paige rolled her eyes and sat down beside Chris, who still has not made eye contact with her. "I think you can use some food," she said as she offered a sandwich to the teen Whitelighter.
Turning to look at her for the first time, he reluctantly accepted the food. "Thanks," he muttered.
Paige thought she saw tear stains on his face but she kept her mouth shut. They sat in silence as Chris ate the sandwich. When he finally finished, he sighed and turned to Paige again. "I don't blame you guys. I should've expected it."
"Huh?" Paige was puzzled but this sudden and unexpected comment.
"I mean, I understand that I don't fit in here. It would've been wishful thinking to expect you all to welcome me with open arms. I know how much Leo meant to all of you."
"Oh Chris, it's not that we don't accept you." Hearing those words from Chris made her feel so bad. He looked so young and vulnerable that she wanted to just hug him and comfort him, but she restrained herself for fear of sending the wrong message. "We just have to get to know you, that's all. It'll just take time."
"I guess," Chris sighed, although he didn't really sound like he believed in those words. "Well, I better get going. It's getting late."
"What?" Paige asked, surprise evident in her voice. "Where are you going? Aren't you staying here tonight?"
"I don't think that'll be such a good idea."
"But where are you going to stay?"
"I'll manage," Chris answered. "Thanks for the food."
"I really don't think Piper and Phoebe would mind if you stayed."
"Nah, I better not," Chris answered before he smiled. "I'll be around if you need me." With that, he disappeared.
That night, Paige didn't find much sleep as a thousand thoughts flooded her mind. She wondered how Piper was going to cope in the coming days. She wondered if they'll really be powerful enough to stop the demons without Leo. And she wondered about Chris. Who was he? Why did she feel a special connection to him?
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The rain was pouring down relentlessly as Chris walked through the park, completely drenched. He wondered when or if he'll ever get the Charmed Ones to trust him. Smiling smugly, he was sure he could do it. It was only a matter of time. After all, Chris Perry always got what he wanted. Always.
.to be continued...