One moment to believe
Ok, possibly a one-shot but possible not. (Set during that bridge scene in season 6) Enjoy…
p.s I dont own charmed =[
The raw red beams loomed over the city as they struck through the bleakness of the dark sky. The occasional car below sped across the bridges expansion, escaping the night, greedily eager to get home. Their headlights complementing the only other light from the cities buildings.
A lone figure occupied the beams tonight, the height didn't give him power and peace but instead made him solitary. Tonight the bridge was an escape from reality, just like in his past. A voice in his head laughed bitterly at him, he was in this perfect happy time and yet his heart told him he may have been in his own time. Being here didn't provide him with any more happiness than his future past.
The cold bit as the wind cocooned him but he remained oblivious to it all. Sitting high up, crossed legged on that beam he felt nothing. He'd pushed all the days events to the back of his mind and surrendered to the emptiness he felt.
Sitting high up on that beam like he had done so many times before he finally allowed himself to mourn the loss of his family. His mom had been cruelly swiped away from him a year ago to the day. The brother who had always promised to be there for him had left him and taken up the position of ruler of evil. His father was rarely their from the beginning, but in his time of need Leo had left him too.
Leo had his own turmoil's, Chris wasn't naive enough not to understand that. But that shouldn't justify his absents, Chris had told himself. Leo was all he had left and he couldn't even have that. No, he didn't deserve anyone.
Chris hadn't seen his father since the day after the funeral. He had grieved like everyone else that day but when Chris had asked him to spare a moment of his time to console him he had realised that was too much. One moment of his time, after him having not given time before and that was too much. Leo had lost his wife, Chris knew that, but he had lost his mother, did that not account for one moment of time?
Wyatt had been with Chris the whole time and had comforted him to the best of his ability but for the first time in Chris' life he had decided that that wasn't enough. Today he had forgotten the anger he had felt towards his father in the past, today he wanted his dad.
Chris had disappeared into the other room and had caught sight of his father with his brother before he had left. Leo was hugging him and saying how sorry he was for how everything had turned out. Chris had heard Wyatt shouting at his father only moments before and that was what had caught his attention. Wyatt rarely spoke to his father like that, he never had reason to.
Wyatt had yelled at him for not coming on that day when Chris had called him to heal their mother. The day Chris was left alone with his dying mother, both victim of an attack.
After the yelling Wyatt had broken down and was now allowing their father to comfort him. Chris didn't blame Wyatt, it was a difficult time and he wouldn't begrudge his brother their fathers time. He just wished the same option available to him.
Wyatt had told Leo that Chris needed him and Leo had said he would go and talk to him. Only moments later Wyatt had left to speak to their grandfather. Leo had taken one more unsure look around the house and then just orbed away. Him and Chris never had that talk.
"I hate you," the untrue words escape his lips and were finally released on that dark one year anniversary night.
It had been a year, Chris had been sitting up on the bridge lost in that thought when his father appeared having heard those three words, apologising and given him empty promises of fixing things. Chris wanted to believe him, he allowed his father to hug him and tell him how he had missed him so much. Leo had looked so upset and affected by those words that Chris thought maybe he had finally made a breakthrough with his dad.
Later he had been called away, leaving Chris with the promise that he would be back soon. The promise was never fulfilled. Chris later realised that once again he had believed in a father who didn't deserve it. He promised himself that day that he would never be foolish enough to trust in his father again.
He didn't know how long this past Leo had been standing there talking to him, asking what had caused his reaction in the spider demons cave today, asking about what had happened in the past. Dropping in and out of the memories Chris had half heartedly responded to the questions. He had told him how he was never there. Leo looked just like that day when Chris had said he hated him.
The moment had come when Leo had said maybe Chris had come back to save their relationship but Chris was prepared this time. He had taught himself not to fall for the empty hope and promises his father gave him.
With that he had responded and crushed Leo's hope of saving their relationship. Then he had orbed away, because deep down, regardless of what he had taught himself, he wanted to believe his fathers words.
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