The Almighty Choice: A Charmed Fanfiction

Chapter 8: Partners In Crime

"So what do you like about him?" My mother asked me as we sat in my cell. It was about an hour later and we had just sat and talked. It was nice, I hadnt done this in a long time and the awkwardness that had appeared slowly started to vanish.

Now we were talking about Chris. This made my heart ache but I tried not to dwell too much on that. "Well...when we frst met I hated him and he hated me. It was mostly because he didnt trust me and my demonic side. It made things...difficult."

My mother nodded along as I spoke and I continued. "Then things got better, he started to accept my demonic side and me overall. We became friends and then, slowly, things started happening between us. We'd share looks, have quiet whispered moments. We started to fall in love." My cheeks heated and a smile came over my face.

"Of course when we finally got together I said that I wouldnt fall in love with him, that I couldnt. I didnt want to get hurt again but...it happened and I didnt realize how much I loved him until I was dying." Tears dotted my eyes and my mother gave me a sympathetic look and reached over to wipe them away.

A sob started to build in my chest and my demon jumped on it immediately, holding it back. Keeping it out of sight. I was done with all the crying. "I know its hard, honey." My mother said "but you know you dont have to internalize everything, you can talk about how youre feeling."

I shook my head. "No." I  said coldly. "I dont want to. I cant handle the amount of pain Im in when I think about him, think about not seeing him, never being with him again..." I trailed off as my demon sealed up my emotions into the same kind of cage I used to keep it in, only this time nothing was trying to break free. There was no struggle within me.

My mother sighed and stood up, pulling me up with her. "I wasnt going to say anything to you but Ive changed my mind. Im going to try and get the Elders to first of all let you out of this cage-"

"Really!?" I cut her off, asking in an astounded tone. She smiled and nodded. "Yes. Theres something else too." I rose my eyesbrows and waited for her to continue.

"Im going to try and get them to make you a full Whitelighter so that you can go home."

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PHOEBE'S POV

Phoebe flipped through the Book of Shadows, trying to ID the recent demon that had attacked them. She sighed as she flipped through the pages, growing annoyed when she couldnt find anything. Phoebe shook her head and flipped on, revealing a familiar face on the next page.

Leah in her demonic and human form stared back at her, elegantly drawn by Paige. The sisters had added her into the book after she had died, creating a two page summarization about Leah. Phoebe smiled to herself. It had taken them nearly a week to get the entire thing done, trying and trying again to put down anything and everything important about Leah.

Phoebe sighed. "We miss you, Leah." She said as ahe brushed her fingers along the picture of her. Suddenly, Phoebe gasped as a premonition came over her.

She saw Leah, arguing with the Elders. Her face was a mixture of pain and anger and she watched as the Elders seemed to grow weary of her. Suddenly, right when Leah was about to shift she screamed and fell to her knees, her body shook and she gripped at her chest, crying out in pain. Her mother rushed up to her right as she was engulfed in flames and then gone.

Phoebe came out of her prremonition drenched in sweat. It was as if she had been one of the Elders standing next to Leah, she could feel the heat of the flames caressing her skin, heating her with a heat so deadly it could only be demonic. What was that? Phoebe thought. She didnt understand, was she seeing a vision from the past? Or the future? Dont be ridiculous she told herseld Leahs dead. How could it be from the future?