A ray of hope
Brilliance of the Moon Challenge #6
Chris didn't come back from the future alone the 1st time, in fact he had being in the past for a week before he orbed into Oh My Goddess. Chris has a daugther, Piper Hope Halliwell, and he has to hide her from his family. But when Piper gets ill and he has to look after her, even when he is ill himself after having a relapse of his condition will he be able to keep little Piper and his identities a secret?
Rules:
1. Little Piper can't be seriously ill, she could have the flu or something. For a young child that would be quite bad to her.
2. Chris has something serious like Diabetes or something like that.
3. They don't live at P3, the girls don't know where he lives.
4. Little Piper's mother is Bianca. If calling her Little Piper is a litle confusing you could always come up with a nickname or he could call her by her middle name Hope.
Brilliance of the moon let me change the girl's name because I really didn't like naming her Piper. So now chris' daughter will be named Lilian Melinda Halliwell. Lily or Lils for abreviation. Again, thank you for that.
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed or Chris or most of the characters. I do own Lily, I guess that's something.
Chapter 1: A secret life
"Chris!!"
"Chris!"
"CHRIS! Where is he?" Paige had been calling the witchlighter for over an hour and he was yet to show.
They had seen little of him over the last week, meaning nothing, and granted that was their fault. After the order had kidnap Wyatt the Charmed Ones had been very edgy with Chris, Piper especially. But now that Paige had had the time to cool off she decided that she belived what her neurotic withlighter had said. The problem was he refused to answer her so she had no way of speaking to him about the posible future of her nephew.
"Paige what are you doing?" Phoebe entered the attic expecting to find an army of demons attacking the manor. Seeing none, she looked at her little sister clearly annoyed. "Why were you screaming like that?"
"I was calling Chris, but he won't answer! Chris!!" Paige was in her stubborn mood, she wanted Chris and she wouldn't stop screeching until he answered her.
"Yeah I assumed that much. But why were you calling for him? After everything he did, every lie he told us, especially the last one. Saying that Wyatt would be..."
"I belive him. That is why I was calling."
"You what? You trust him?" Phoebe could not belive it. "Did all that hair dye fry your brain?"
"Hey now! What is your problem with my hair? I happen to think it looks great."
"Don't change the subject. How can you belive him?"
"I'm not sure, it's something I know, deep inside. He is telling the truth and I know that if we don't listen to him we'll regret it." That conviction was scaring Phoebe, after all Paige had been right about the titans, what if she was right about this too?.
"Ok, we'll ask him, I am going to try and get a reading out of him. It has never worked before but who knows" revelation hit Paige.
"So that's why you don't trust him, isn't it?"
"Well, yes. I mean my powers are fairly accurate and he is inmune to them. Look, what does that say about him! Not even you guys can block yourselves from me, not without that potion anyway."
"And maybe he took a potion too" Paige was not too sure about that, if he had taken a potion then it probably meant that he had in fact something to hide.
"No, it's not it. He only gave you the potion two months ago, and he's been blocking me from the beggining. I'm telling you it's something else."
"Anyway that doesn't change the fact he is telling the truth." He looked at Phoebe skeptical face. "He is telling the truth."
"Fine, orb to P3 and bring something of his, something personal."
"What! Why?" Phoebe was known for changing from one mood to another, but it was very hard to follow even for someone as close as her sister.
"To scry for him of course. If he won't answer then we'll force him to come. Go."
And Paige went, at least she thought, she wasn't being completely disregarded.
In the middle of a wild jungle a little girl played. Her long brown hair hanged loose over her shoulders. Light waves formed themselves on the end. She wore a simple green dress that seemed to float around her as she ran. The sparkling butterfly she was chasing finaly flew away, and she tried to chase it with a tiny pout in her pink lips.
"Lily, stay close." The young man that accompanied the girl called out.
"Yes daddy." Lily ran towards her father and hugged him tightly. "For how long are you staying today?" her father had stayed with her for hours, and the child was afraid he would have to leave soon.
"I have the hole day for you." Chris picked up his five year old daughter and started making his way to the campsite. That morning he had orbed straight to his baby girl and blocked the sister so he wouldn't be distracted. Then again the sisters hadn't spoken to him in weeks.
"So you'll eat with us" A hopefull expression in her delicate face. Green eyes sparkling in anticipation.
"Of course I will, now let's get you clean up for lunch." He walked slowly the familiar path. The green that surrounded him made him feel a peace he hadn't felt in a long time. That was one of the reasons why he had decided to leave his daughter there while he worked on saving Wyatt. He knew the place very well, both from his present and the past, and it always provided him with shelter, or it had at least. Wyatt had managed to ruin even that, but in this time it was still there, still alive.
"Daddy why are you sad?." The lithe child always knew what her dad was thinking, was it a natural bond, or the empathy they both possessed she always knew. "where you thinking about mommy? I was."
"I always think about her, and it's ok for you to do it. It's ok to miss her." Nothing had been as hard as telling Lily about her mother. "I miss her too, but I know that she was very proud of you for being so brave and so good. You've helped daddy a lot."
"How? I only stay here with them." Lily looked really sad about that, she clearly wanted to be of help to her father.
"You are my reason." She was all he had left, the only reason he got up every morning, why he tried, she was his purpose, he fought to create a safe world for his daughter. He fought for his daughter. Lilian Melinda Halliwel was his everything.
"I don't understand" She looked at him confused, but any doubt left her mind as her father smiled at her.
"You will." The moment was soon interrupted.
"Chris, I didn't know you'd be coming today"
"Hello Luna, I decide to visit Lily. How are you today?" The valkyrie named Luna approached them. A sense of familiarity around them.
"Very well, Thanks for asking." The petit brunette answered with a smile. "How is the little one?"
"I'm fine Aunt Luna. Daddy's gonna stay for lunch!" a large smile adorned the girl's face.
"My sisters will be pleased with your presence." Luna lead them through the path towards where her sisters were at the moment. Unnecessary, but it would have been rude to point it out. He knew enough about valkyries, they were his allies in his time.
They had given him a medallion when he told them about the plan to travel to the past. It was similar to the ones they wore, but his was one of friendship, a rare gift for the outsiders. Almost a brother to them. The moment he arrived with Lily he orbed them to Vallhala, where he had presented the medallion. From there moment on he had been treated like one of their one, which was why they had agreed to keep Leo as a prisioner, why they hadn't fought Piper when she decided to leave and why they had been taking care of his daughter when he was busy with the Charmed Ones.
Of course he hadn't been very bussy since he had been kicked ot of the manor. But he would find a way to fix that.
Paige was gaping at the world map. The crystal she had been using for scrying had dropped in the middle of the ocean. But she remember what was there, Phoebe remembered what was there. So they did the only thing they thought posible.
"LEO!!"
A/N Ok first chapter finished. Please review and let me know what you think. Don't worry I will continue my other story, in fact next chapter is almost finished. Oh before I forget, I will cover the other points of the challenge, just give it time.
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