Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own any of the characters in any way. *sniff sniff*

Summary: How will Piper react to Chris' secret and will she be able to save him in time?

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Chapter One - Chris' Secret

"Chris is your son. Piper." Paige said, desperately hoping Piper wouldn't collapse from shock.

" H..How..i..is this possible? It can't be...I'm not even pregnant!" Piper, running this thought through her mind a few times, stood there, while Phoebe and Paige nodded their heads eagerly...

"Oh what am I gonna do?"

"Talk to Leo about it." Phoebe suggested.

"I can't..."

"Why not?"

"Because...because...because I can't..."

Chris walked in, gently knocking on the already open door.

"Is this a bad time?"

Piper turned around to see Chris standing in the doorway. They stared at each other, both with nervous looks on their faces.

Piper, sick of standing around, walked up to Chris and gave him a hug.

" Why didn't you tell me about this?" Piper asked

" I thought you wouldn't understand." Chris said, a bit relieved that everyone now knew the truth.

"Understand? Of course I'd understand. You're my son..."

Paige and Phoebe, sensing a mother and son moment coming, excused themselves to the kitchen

After they exited, Piper went on. " Listen, Chris...I'm sorry about all of this. I should've believed you. It's just that...it's hard for me to trust people. Especially when it comes to Wyatt. He's only a baby. I just didn't want to risk his well-being."

" It's okay. I understand. He's your son. I can see you care about him a lot."

"Chris...yes, he is my son...but you're my son too...I just wish I knew earlier. I love you! You know that, don't you?"

Smiling, Chris nodded. "Yeah. I know mom. I love you too."

Feeling happier than ever, Piper got up and excused herself. She headed upstairs to check on Wyatt.

Chris still sat there, surprised by the conversation he just had with his mom. He never knew her well, since she died when he was young. He lingered in the living room, afraid to leave. The last few moments had been the best since he had reached this time period. He didn't want it to end. However, Phoebe soon called for him.

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Chris entered the kitchen and froze in his tracks when he saw the numerous bottles of ingredients lying around the counters and the floor.

" Wow...what happened in here?" Phoebe, appearing from behind a bag of groceries on the floor, replied. " Oh...nothing much happened. Just didn't have time to clean up and organize... Um...a little help here...

She stood up and tossed the bag at Chris, who caught it and lowered it into the only empty space left on one of the counters.

Chris, recognizing the kitchen as a war zone, left and went back to the living room.

Piper, finished checking on Wyatt, came downstairs and was about to join Chris on the couch when a demon appeared behind her.

Chris, noticing the demon, shouted.

" Mom! Behind you!"

She turned around just in time to see him launch an energy ball at her.

Knowing she was not fast enough to run, she tried to freeze it. She succeeded for a few seconds before the energy ball was moving again. By this time, Chris had jumped close enough to push Piper out of the way, blocking her on the way down to the floor.

Piper got up and thanked Chris. When she went to help him up, she was shocked to see that the energy ball that missed her had left a mark on his left side. He was surprisingly still alert, but she could see the pain he felt in his eyes.

She left him on the floor to rest while she went back to deal with the demon, who was still standing in the middle of the living room. Seeing that she was now alone, he launched a bunch of energy balls at her, distracting her.

As she was avoiding them., the demon was able to call a darklighter for help. Piper saw the darklighter and tried to warn Chris, but at this time, the darklighter and the demon were standing over him.

" Don't move, witch, or he dies." The demon said, holding an energy ball in his hand.

" I think we could use him." Said the Darklighter, who summoned his crossbow and held it to Chris' stomach, aiming to shoot if Piper moved.

Chris winced as he felt the pain in his side from the energy ball. When he moved to get up, the Darklighter held the Crossbow closer to his stomach, the arrow touching his shirt.

The demon, along with the Darklighter, grabbed Chris and shimmered out

Piper still stood there, shocked that her son was now captured. In a way, she could still hear his screams of pain as he was lifted from the floor just moments ago.

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* Hey everyone! That's the first chapter...the second'll be up soon...i just have to write it first...:-)

Until then, R&R!!