Charming the Halliwells 105
Charming the Halliwells
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"So, Excalibur can hurt Birnaz. Why don't we just axe him with it?" Melinda asked.
"That would entail us actually staying on our feet around him." Brian frowned, "But the combined power of all our magic has to be enough."
"You saw how powerful this thing is!" Chris said, "If we're going to stand any chance against him, we've got to be together. The power of three."
"I think I can safely say we're together on that." Wyatt said.
"You've got the Summers family support." Caleb nodded, "Nowhere near the power of three's level, but..."
"I need some air." I said, walking over to the door. When I got to the hallway, I felt someone grab my arm, "Wyatt, I'm fine."
"No, you're not." Wyatt said, "I can see it. Everybody can see it. Is this about Warren? Are you seeing him again?"
"No, I just—I nearly died." I said, "This demon actually scares me."
"He's not going to hurt you again." Wyatt said, "Nobody is going to hurt you."
"I just need to clear my head a little." I nodded.
"Is that all that's bothering you?" Wyatt asked.
"No. I feel kind of sick. I'm attributing it to dread." I frowned.
"You're taking your medicine now, aren't you?" Wyatt asked.
I nodded.
"Let's go home." Wyatt said quickly.
I shook my head, "No. Go back in there. We need a way to vanquish an unvanquishable demon." I nodded.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, go." I smiled, heading in the opposite direction. I went down the stairs and was headed for the front door when I stopped. Suddenly, two bursts of orbs materialized in front of me.
"We need your help." Tamora and Kat said together.
Chapter 105: Betwitching
We walked over to the sitting room and sat down on the sofa. The twins had begun to tell me about the shared dreams they were having. Someone was trying to tap into their psychic bond. I found their psychic bond interesting. They were like the first twins in the Halliwell line or something. I found myself wishing that I had looked into their powers and history more, but then again, I was also sorry that I had the philly cheesesteak earlier. I had indigestion extremely bad.
"Are you okay?" Tam asked.
"Yes." I said quickly, "Does this demon have a name...or a face?"
"I'll go and get the book." Kat said, standing.
"No! They're all in there." I frowned, "They've got too much on their plates. I think I can handle this."
Tamora and Kat looked at each other.
"Oh come on, I helped a lot!" I smiled.
"Then where do we start?" Kat asked.
"Where there is information: Magic School." I smiled.
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"When I signed up to be a library aid, I thought I'd be making out a lot more." Steven smiled.
Levi was levitating in the air, putting a book on the shelf. He smiled down to Steven, who smiled back at him. Steven walked over and pulled a stack of books off the table. Just then, Tamora, Kat, and I orbed.
"Hey!" Steven said, hugging each one of us, "What are you guys doing here?"
"Actually, we need to read up on a demon." I smiled.
"Did you say demon?" Leo asked, walking in, "I thought all the focus was on Birnaz."
I nodded, "It is." I said quickly.
"I've known you since you were around three; I know when you're lying." Leo smiled.
I looked to Kat, then to Tamora, "The twins think that someone is using their telepathic link." I explained, "We're here to..."
"Does Wyatt know you're here?" Leo asked.
"No and we're not telling him." I smiled, "I promise I won't get killed."
"Again? Let's hope not." Leo nodded, "Don't make me regret not telling my son...and Piper."
"What, are you scared of Piper?" I asked.
"Yeah." Leo said, walking off. He stopped, "Something's different about you." He smiled.
"So, you need books on telepathic links?" Levi asked.
"You've got a really nice tooshie." I smiled.
Levi blushed and pulled some books down. Steven threw me a dangerous look and I just smirked.
"There is something different about you." Levi said, "Did you change something."
"It could be the dizziness or the massive headache. Or the nausea." I frowned.
"Dizziness...headache...nausea?" Steven asked, "Sound familiar?"
"Huh? I'm not pregnant." I smiled, "I can't get pregnant."
"Yeah yeah, and guys can't have babies period." Levi chuckled, "Have you taken a test?"
"Haven't had the time." I frowned, "You really think...I mean..."
"Can we get back to the demon that's trying to get to us through our powers." Tamora said, "I'm freaking out. I don't like anyone being in my head."
I stared at her.
"Okay, Kat, but she's my sister." Tamora said.
"This would go better if you don't talk." I snapped.
"Moodiness." Kat said.
"You too." I said, walking over to the book shelf, "Okay. A book I call to help the twitches avoid disaster and many stitches."
Suddenly, a book flew off the shelf and I grabbed it. The book was called "A guide to Telepathy" and I opened it. I flipped through pages until I came across a page that described our situation. Other telepathic beings horning in on a telepathic bond. I sat the book on the table.
"The demon has to be telepathic in nature." I said, "I...I..."
Steve, Tam, Kat, and Levi hurried over.
"Are you okay?" Steven asked.
"Just a little dizzy. There's this ringing in my head." I frowned, "I have no clue what's going on."
"I think you need to take a pregnancy test." Levi said, "It just sounds weird."
"But ringing in the ears isn't normal." Kat said, "It sounds whitelighter-ish."
"I'm not a whitelighter, though." I said.
"You do have whitelighter blood." Tam said, "Remember."
"I think you're right about me taking a pregnancy test." I said, "No one tell Wyatt...I think this whole thing is hitting him more than he shows."
"Fine, but do it now." Steven said, "This is exciting."
"Can someone or..." I said, but before I could finish, I was already orbing away.
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I paced outside my door, feeling more nauseous and discontent than I had felt in a long time. If I was pregnant...Yay? I mean, I was getting used to the idea of just having one baby. I'd picked up Peyton a while ago and she was playing in her playpen. I watched her. She was walking now and just starting to talk and I got to watch it. I was lucky for just getting to watch her grow. I wish my parents were here to see her grow up. I was pacing in front of the door of the bathroom, waiting on this freaking test. I must have looked like such a weirdo buying pregnancy tests. When the timer dinged, I quickly made my way to the bathroom and picked up the test.
"Is that what I think it is?" Wyatt asked.
I turned to him, test in hand, "Yes and if I could feel my fingers, I would show it to you." I said.
"Are you telling me that we're having another baby?" Wyatt asked.
"I am." I smiled.
Wyatt was so ecstatic that he yelled and picked me up into a bear hug. He was so happy that I was stunned. I mean, I was pretty freakin happy my damn self, but he was above and beyond.
"We need to get you to the doctor." Wyatt said, "See how far along you are. And make sure this is safe for you and the baby."
"Hold on. You're going so fast...I just need to realize some stuff." I said slowly.
Wyatt looked a little perturbed, "You changed your mind about a baby?" he asked.
"No! I just...they said this couldn't happen." I frowned, "I went through all those thoughts of not having a baby and here I am, having a baby."
"Baby, you're a miracle all by yourself. I would have taken any amount of time with you. This is icing." Wyatt smiled.
"I hope it's a girl because if it's a boy, we need a three bedroom." I joked.
"Man. We're going to need a bigger place. Like the Manor." Wyatt said.
"I was kidding. We can't afford the Manor." I frowned, "Whoa...I don't feel so good."
"Babe..."
The next thing I knew, I was falling. I found myself looking at a teenage girl. I astral projected. The girl was sobbing uncontrollably, which made it very annoying when trying to communicate with her.
"Where do I happen to be?" I asked.
"France. By the water." She said, "You have to help me! They're trying to kill me."
"Who is?" I asked.
"We."
I turned to see two badly dressed demons, "You're afraid of them? Because they have bad hygiene?" I asked
"Sorcière!" One of them said.
The other hurled a fireball our way, to which I jumped out of the way. The demons began hurling fireball after fireball at us and I threw my hand up, causing the fireballs to diverge from their paths, hitting the water and extinguishing. I quickly pushed the girl to the ground and pulled my hand in front of me, causing the fireballs to deflect off my hand and hit the water. One demon shimmered out and behind me, grabbing me, but I flipped him over as the other demon threw a fireball. I jumped back and pulled my hand up, waving it downward at the demon on the ground, who combusted in fire. The other demon huffed and was about to shimmer away but I instinctively waved my hand at him and he combusted in the wind, too. I looked at my hands, trying to figure out exactly what happened.
"Gratze, gratze!" She smiled, putting her hand on her stomach.
I smiled. She was pregnant. She smiled as she ran off and I felt myself being pulled again and I woke up to Wyatt, Chris, and Bianca staring down at me. I groaned as I sat up, feeling very queasy. I looked at Wyatt's concerned face and smiled up to him.
"Are you okay?" Bianca asked.
"We've got to get you to Ava." Wyatt said quickly. I shook my head, "What? Why not?!"
"Because, it wasn't...I saved a witch." I smiled.
They exchanged confused looks before helping me stand.
"You passed out." Chris said, studying my face.
I shook my head, "No! I astral projected and saved a witch." I said enthusiastically, "I think I'm a whitelighter."
"That's not possible." Wyatt frowned.
"Why is that so hard to believe?" I asked, offended by his words.
"It's just that...you're not a whitelighter." Chris said, folding his arms.
Wyatt stared at me and his gaze drifted down to my stomach, "You're not...but he or she is." He smiled.
"What?" Chris asked.
Bianca's eyes lit up, "You're kidding?!" She turned to Chris, who looked to be trying to figure it out, "He's pregnant!"
Chris' eyes went wide and he looked to me, "You're...what? Is that possible? Is that safe?"
"Thanks for your congratulations, bro." Wyatt said with a deflated tone.
"I just—I—Nobody's worried that the last time..." Chris stopped at the gaze Wyatt and Bianca were giving him.
"No, he's right." I frowned. Wyatt and Bianca turned their attention to me, "Last time I had a child, I died. I know why it's so rare now. I'd be lying if I said it didn't cross my mind."
"You guys are being too cautious! This is different, Drake is different." Bianca said, "We're all a little worried, but we all know they want more kids."
"At the expense of losing him?" Chris asked, turning to me, "Don't get me wrong, I love my niece. And I love whoever's in your stomach, but I'm not sure if Wyatt or Bianca or Melinda or even the rest of the family can deal with losing you again. I can't deal with that. And before everyone takes that out of context, you're my best and oldest friend and I've never lived in a world where you weren't in it. We finally got our family to a semi-normal place and our lives are dangerous already because of this demon...why add more dangerous?"
At first, nobody spoke. Not even crickets or humming lights. I stepped closer to him and put my hand on his shoulder, "Because this baby is worth it." I took his hand and put it onto my belly, "Do you feel that. When we were kids, we used to pretend we saved the world...we used to rely on each other for everything and somewhere along the way, we lost that. I need you," I gestured to Wyatt and Bianca too, "I need everybody to be brave with me. I love Peyton, but I don't want her to be alone."
Chris chuckled nervously, "You're a dick, ya know? Making me change my mind. I'm still worried about you." He frowned, "But you have my support."
"And mine." Bianca smiled.
"Good." I smiled.
Just then, Tam and Kat orbed in and stared at the four of us.
"So, it's true?" Kat asked.
I rolled my eyes, "Yes." I smiled.
They jumped for joy and Wyatt turned to me, "They knew?" he asked.
"They suggested I was pregnant and that I should go to get a test." I explained.
"Did they also tell you to got to Ava?" Wyatt asked.
"That's a great idea, bro. Let's go break it to Mom and Dad and make that appointment." Chris said as they left.
I looked to Bianca, who smiled, "So...when are you going to tell Chris about you?" I asked.
Bianca shifted nervously, "Me? What about me?" she asked.
"I'm a telepath. I can feel your baby." I said quickly. She stared at me, perplexed, "You're sweet, but I don't care if you take some of the shine. I mean, maybe people will forget about the whole dying thing."
"Thanks, but stay out of my mind." She smirked.
"I'll make a deal with you: You tell Chris and I'll stay out of your mind." I smiled. She narrowed her eyes to me, "He's going to be happy. We could stand some good news."
"And your baby's not?" Bianca asked, "They're right, you know. The sooner we get you to the doctor—"
"What about you?" I asked.
"Ava knows." Bianca said quickly, "I'm healthy and fine."
We'd neglected to take into account that the twins were still there. When we realized, we turned to them, looking at them with a warning expression.
"Fine," Tam muttered
Kat finished, "We won't say anything."
"That doesn't fix our problem." Tam said quickly, "Who's been using our powers?"
Bianca and I looked at each other and shrugged. I wasn't sure. I mean, they'd have been attacked by now if it was a demon. It could be another witch...but what was the reason?
"Holy Cats!" The twins said quickly. They began speaking with each other, some code and some actual words. And then they turned to me, looking at my stomach, "The baby!"
"You think my baby is using your telepathic link?" I asked, looking down to my stomach. I placed my hand over it, "Is—is that possible?"
"Hey, babe, Ava said she'll see us in an...hour, what's going on?" Wyatt asked, entering with Chris.
"Hey Kat, Tam." Chris smiled.
Kat and Tam giggled and orbed out.
"What's up with them?" Chris asked.
"They're Paige's offspring." I chuckled, "Can I ask you a question?"
"What?" Wyatt asked.
"Can babies...magical babies...use other people's powers?" Bianca asked.
Wyatt and Chris shrugged, each in their own thoughts.
"I guess. I mean, anything's possible." Chris said, "Why do you ask?"
"Our baby's been using the twins' telepathy." I said quickly. Wyatt stared at me, amazed, "I can't decide if I'm proud, pissed or scared out of my mind."
"I'd go with proud." Chris chuckled.
"Definitely." Wyatt smirked.
"I hope our baby has some cool powers like that." Bianca slipped. Her face went ashen as Chris' eyes snapped to her, "Matt has cool powers. I meant Matt."
"What's really going on?" Chris asked, looking between us.
I looked to Wyatt, who was looking between us, and he was staring at her. His eyes widen and his mouth opened but I quickly grabbed onto his arm and told him to get us to the doctor. Chris looked at the scene oddly. Bianca gave him a warm, gentle smile.
"What's going on, Bianca?" Chris asked seriously.
"Well...you know how Drake's pregnant?" Bianca asked nervously.
Chris nodded his head for a few seconds before looking at her again. Like his brother, his eyes widened and his mouth gaped open. He stood there, quietly staring at her.
"You—You—"
"I'm pregnant." Bianca frowned. She walked over flopped onto the sofa, "You could at least try and hide your horror! I know this isn't the plan but—"
Chris pulled her up into a very slow, passionate kiss before letting her go and looking at her, "I love you! I'm going to be a daddy...again!" he smiled.
"You're not mad?" She asked with disbelief.
"No! I mean, shocked, but no! I'm actually thrilled. I've been afraid of being a dad, but everything Drake said is right, everything you and Drake and Wyatt have been telling me is right. This is...more than I could have asked for."
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Wyatt and I orbed into the doctor's office and he stared at me with disbelief. I looked away from him, trying to hide my smile.
"How long have you known?" Wyatt asked.
"A few minutes. I felt it." I said.
"You're a great telepath, you know, you can feel other people's babies but not your own." Wyatt joked.
I playfully punched him in the chest, "Their baby doesn't have telepathic powers! Bianca and I are pregnant at the same time. It's—"
"Thank you." Wyatt said.
"What?" I asked.
"You could have given into your thinking like Chris, but you didn't." Wyatt said as he kissed my head, "With that mega demon on the loose, it's nice to have something to look forward to."
"Our kid is a toddler. Can we deal with a toddler and a baby?" I ask. Wyatt smiles and I know what he's thinking, "You think your mom is going to be able to choose between her grandkids? She's getting old and we can't just dump all the babies on her and Leo."
"We have Aunts." Wyatt said, "And we'll do fine, but for those times we need to get away, we have the option."
I smiled as Ava walked up to us and hugged each of us, "Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Your family just keeps surprising me." She says. I can tell there's more on her mind than she's saying, "Of course, I am worried because of your last pregnancy."
We nodded and she ushered into the back and set me up. She took some blood and said that she was going to scan for heartbeats. I felt like I could do this. I didn't feel like last time. Morning sickness, yes, but nothing like the last time. But of course, I didn't notice it last time either. I was too busy with demons...and my evil self, who turned out not to be so evil. As Ava scanned, her concentrated on the screen before looking back at us.
"Crap, what's wrong?" I asked.
Wyatt grabbed my hand, "The baby's okay, right?" He asked, his voice dimmer.
"They...are fine. It's twins." Ava said cheerily.
My eyes widened, as did Wyatt's, as he tilted his head to see the screen. His hands became clammy and he was just staring at the screen. Ava looked between us nervously.
"You're not going to faint, are you?" Ava asked, addressing Wyatt.
"No! I mean...twi—twins. Two. Not one, but two. Twins. It—" before either of us could catch him, he fell to the ground.
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Hi guys! I've been gone for a while and to be honest, life's been kicking my ass but I've also reread the story and I've gotten the messages and I'd like to thank everyone for your messages and support. Chapter 104 and 105 aren't the end. Chapter 110 is what I'm shooting for and I'll update every once in a while after that. I'll be graduating soon and that means I need to be concentrating more on my books, but I'm working on the next chapters as we speak! Hopefully, since I'm on break, it won't take too long to update to the next chapter. This one was a lot of fun to write and it took so long to write because I needed it to be encompassing of the things that are to come. Like I said, I've been reading over the story and I need these last chapters to be connected to what the story was originally about. The ending is going to be, possibly, the biggest one yet.