Waiting for Belthazor ( late Sunday Morning)

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*As Paige has now packed all her stuff she decides to ask Belthazor to come meet her in the attic common room*

*She sits looking nervous, she's pretty sure he wouldn't hurt, but he makes her feel uneasy*

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[demonbelthazor]

Belthazor got the call from Paige and headed up to the attic. He was still puzzling out her existence. She was, it seemed, half-witch and half-whitelighter, and such a thing wasn't possible. He knew he should report her to Raynor. But so far he hadn't.

He saw Paige sitting waiting for him, a nervous look on her face. Heh. Was she in for a shock. But maybe if he helped her out here, she could put in a good word for him with Phoebe. Er. Not that he wanted that. Really.

"Hey," he said as he entered the common room.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige smiled slightly and stood up when he entered trying not to appear nervous* "so you said you could tell me what I was? What a whitelighter is?"

[demonbelthazor]

He looked around. "You sure you wanna talk about it here? Not somewhere more private?" He shrugged. "Fine with me either way."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"No it's fine. If someone comes I guess we can move to my room, but I've just packed all my stuff up so it's a bit of a mess"

[demonbelthazor]

"Suit yourself." He pulled up a chair and turned it around, straddling it and resting his arms on its back. "So. You're a Whitelighter, at least half of one. I knew it when I saw you orb in. I've been taught all about Whitelighters."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige nods "ok, so what can you tell me about them, I mean I have no idea what I am. Draco said I was a witch, but that's not the whole story, right?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Not in your case, no," Belthazor said. "It's your mother you share with Phoebe and Piper, right? I'm betting she was a witch, too. And if she was powerful enough, she probably had a whitelighter. They're like guardian angels, assigned to watch over witches and other innocents." He paused to let her digest that.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige looks confused for a second "So I'm part angel?" she replies "that's...mind blowing. I'm not meant to be looking after these innocents am I?" she asks

[demonbelthazor]

Belthazor nodded. "Part angel, yeah. Thing is, Whitelighters are all dead. They were humans who lived a good life helping others. Most of 'em are doctors, teachers, people like that. If the Elders think them worthy, after they die they become Whitelighters and keep helping people, mostly witches and people the Elders want to keep on a good course in life."

He looked Paige over again. "Whitelighters aren't supposed to reveal themselves to their charges. They'll take the role of a guidance counselor, a policeman, or something similar, and try to guide subtly. And they sure as hell aren't supposed to fuck their charges." He laughed crudely. "So it's interesting that you somehow exist. Your witch mother must've slept with her Whitelighter, and despite the fact that he was dead, he got her pregnant. That's not supposed to be possible." He grinned at Paige, a little predatorily. "Makes you pretty unique and special."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige chews her lip trying to take all this in* So that's why they gave me away then? Cos I shouldn't have been born. So me orbing is connected to being part whitelighter?

*she looks down a second trying to decide whether to tell him the next peice of information* Can whitelighter's heal people?

[demonbelthazor]

"I imagine the Elders would've stripped your dad's wings and sent him far away from your mom if they found out, so that's probably why they hid you. Unspeakable wrath kinda thing. For being the ultimate good guys, the Elders are pretty stupid and judgmental. They never let you have any fun." He winked at Paige.

"Orbing, yeah, that's how Whitelighters get around," he went on. "They can sense when their charges are in trouble and, yeah, they can heal, so long as the person isn't dead. You probably don't have any charges yet because the Elders don't know to assign any to you. And if they find out about you...they might just kill you."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige narrows her eyes* If they're good why would they kill me? I'm here now, it's a bit late isn't it? And surely they wouldn't give me a charge while I'm still at school, I mean I've only just started using my powers! The furthest I've ever orbed is from here into town!

[demonbelthazor]

Paige: I didn't say you were making it up, I said you were trying to scare me, which you were!

"And you should be afraid!" he said. "You have no idea what's out there or what they'll do to you if they find out about you. And I'm supposed to...." He broke off.

[absolutesnark]

Piper stood in front of Paige protectively. "You're supposed to what?"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige knew exactly what he was meant to do, he'd told her enought times, but she also knew he wouldn't because of Phoebe, she kept quiet this time. She didn't want to anger more than she already had*

[demonbelthazor]

He looked from Piper to Paige. "I should report you," he mumbled. "But I haven't yet."

[absolutesnark]

"And who are you supposed to report us to?"

[demonbelthazor]

He turned away from them. "Trust me, you don't want to know."

[absolutesnark]

"Are you going to report us?"

[demonbelthazor]

Belthazor looked at Piper pleadingly. "I have to."

[absolutesnark]

Piper looked back at him. "No you don't. If you care about Phoebe so much, you wouldn't."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige looks at Piper worried, but still keeping quiet*

[demonbelthazor]

He twitched. "You don't understand," he said bitterly. "You've seen what I am."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige looks at him* I haven't what are you Belthazor?

[absolutesnark]

"Paige, you really don't want to know," Piper advised.