Chris Perry Halliwell stood in the attic of the manor in which he had grown up. He was rifling through the family Book of Shadows searching for yet another demon to scry for and attempt to vanquish. He had been on a vanquishing spree for the last week, searching for every demon that he could get his hands on and rid the world of. It happened every year around the same time, Chris' demon-ridding sprees; every year around the time of his birthday when he tried to forget that it was another year, another birthday without the most important person in his life – his mother. Chris annually spent the week leading up to his birthday and the week after his birthday, along with his birthday, fighting demons because it helped to dull the pain of the loss of his mother on his fourteenth birthday at the hands of his older brother; even after ten years, the pain was still fresh.
As Chris turned the page and came upon the Viccus demon – the demon that turned Wyatt evil when he was just a baby – a piece of paper fell out of the book. Chris furrowed his brow in confusion, bent over, and picked up the folded paper. He opened it as he stood up and ended up standing stock still when he saw what it was. It was a poem that he had written for his mother for her birthday, the last birthday she ever had:
The Perfect Fan
It takes a lot to know what is love
It's not the big things, but the little things
That can mean enough
A lot of prayers to get me through
And there is never a day that passes by
I don't think of you
You were always there for me
Pushing me and guiding me
Always to succeed
You showed me
When I was young just how to grow
You showed me
Everything that I should know
You showed me
Just how to walk without your hands
'Cause mom you always were
The perfect fan
God has been so good
Blessing me with a family
Who did all they could
And I've had many years of grace
And it flatters me when I see a smile on your face
I wanna thank you for what you've done
In hopes I can give back to you
And be the perfect son
You showed me how to love
You showed me how to care
And you showed me that you would
always be there
I wanna thank you for that time
And I'm proud to say you're mine
'Cause mom you always were,
Mom you always were
Mom you always were,
You know you always were
The perfect fan
I love you mom