Future vs Past

12

I left the doggie on the room I was staying at the manor, going upstairs to the Attic.

Paige, Leo, Phoebe and Chris were there. Paige looking at the Book of Shadows.

Chris and Leo were arguing. I sighed heavily

"Okay, you guys, would you knock it off" Phoebe snapped at them "I'm still reeling from Piper's emotions, I don't need this"

I grimaced. Thank the Heavens I wasn't a complete Empath like her or I had lost my head already.

"Sorry" Chris apologized

"So how's it going?" Phoebe asked, looking at Paige, seeming grateful they weren't arguing anymore

"I am almost done" Paige replied, looking up "Um, I don't mean to burden you with my emotions but I don't quite see how reversing the memory spell's gonna help"

"Piper needs to believe she's a Valkyrie because it's too painful for her to be herself, way too painful, believe me" Phoebe told her. "I almost passed out back there."

"Well, then believing she's a Valkyrie is the perfect option" I spoke, crossing my arms "To serve the greater good they're always in control. And they don't have to deal with pain or loss"

"Well, that's why we have to make Piper believe she's Piper again" Phoebe told us "Because if we don't get her back mentally, it won't matter if we get her back physically."

"Okay, but Piper wasn't exactly back before the spell either." Paige pointed out

Leo looked at all of us confused, "What do you mean?"

"Well, that little magical whammy you performed on her kind of, um, backfired" Paige explained

"Yeah" Phoebe agreed "You see, after you left, Piper was really..."

"Chipper. Yeah" I helped out, nodding "Incessantly, increasingly, annoyingly chipper"

Phoebe pointed at me, "What she said."

Leo sighed, "I was supposed to make her feel less pain" I bit my cheek, glancing at Chris "I guess with me not around to pull it back a little bit, she got happier and happier"

"Uh, no, psychotically chipper" Paige corrected, shaking her head

Chris clapped sarcastically, "Way to go"

Phoebe looked at him disapprovingly "Chris"

Chris looked at her innocently "What?"

Phoebe placed a hand in her head, overwhelmed "Oh, I swear my new power is going to drive me crazy"

"I pity you" I told Phoebe, "I thank whoever gave me this powers that I can only feel a small part of what you're feeling right now. You get use to them"

Leo nodded in agreement, "In no time you'll get the handle of it. You just have to be patient"

I pointed at Leo, nodding "Yeah. Sensing what others are feeling isn't easy. My mom could-knew someone like that" I corrected myself, eyes widening slightly for my slip "It became easy for me too with the little emotions I can feel"

Leo and Phoebe looked at me curiously

"I didn't know you were an Empath" Phoebe told me curiously

Chris looked at me warningly.

I bit my lip, "It has become a part of me I forget about it"

"Little emotions?" Leo asked curiously. "So, you don't feel all the emotions?" I shrugged "What can you feel then?"