"Hands off." Phoebe scolded Wyatt,
swatting his hands away from the cake that Piper had made previously. His mother would have a conniption fit if anything was ruined, and that included Wyatt sneaking a bite of her masterpiece.
The only proper way to welcome Chris back was a party of course, in which all of the Halliwells were attending. Wyatt and Melinda were already here, Leo and Paige would be returning from Magic School soon, and Henry, Henry jr, and the twins would be arriving soon after. Coop had insisted on bringing the girls to a movie to calm them down, since they currently had terrible patience, and Phoebe was glad for the quiet. All except Chris' obnoxious older brother who was about to explode from excitement.
"Aunt Phoebe!" he whined, a wail that hadn't changed from when he learned to beg in the first place, most likely from her.
"What part of 'wait for your brother' don't you understand?" the graying witch placed her hands on her hips, glaring daggers at the man who stood at least a foot above her, yet completely menacingly.
"The part where Chris is taking forever!" Wyatt decided without a moments thought, racing past his aunt to swipe some icing of the corner and stick it in his mouth, causing the middle Charmed One to widen her eyes.
"Ooh, you're in trouble now, mister! When I get my hands on you, I swear I'm going to-" Phoebe's rant was interrupted by Wyatt shooting her a cheeky grin before orbing out. This only caused Phoebe to sigh, wondering how she was going to cover the chunk of missing icing before her sister arrived.
Phoebe rarely thought of Chris Perry, much less than her sisters, but there was one day in which she would always honor him on. Today. It was a celebration of another year of her nephew's life, yet also a celebration for the life their neurotic whitelighter had led. It was times like these, she truly realized what an asset he'd been, and what pain in the asses they were. All for Wyatt, who was as good as ever thanks to Chris.
She was thrown from her thoughts after hearing the door open, and two pairs of footsteps resonating across the manor. One was light, but seemed to be stumbling a little, almost as if in shock. The other was tentative, unsure what was going on, yet eager to help all the same. The only thing that Phoebe's mind processed was that Chris and Piper were home, rushing into the hallway blindly and wrapping her nephew up in a bear hug.
"Chris! You're home!" Phoebe cheered, bouncing up and down as she shot Piper a glance, who was practically shaking as she stared with haunted eyes straight forward. That was the moment Phoebe knew something was wrong, taking a nervous step back, she gave her nephew a once-over, and nearly did a double-take. There she stood, staring dumbfounded at the man before her, completely slackjawed.
"Oh...Chris…" Phoebe murmured, taking a look at Piper before whispering somewhat loudly to her sister, "I think you brought home the wrong Chris."
Piper just shook her head numbly, eyes glazed over, before speaking in a low, raspy voice. It was obvious she had been crying. "No...this is Chris. This is my son." she told her sister, who was still staring incredulously at her nephew.
Chris, was still extremely uncomfortable with this whole situation. "Aunt Phoebe, I don't understand what's going on. Please, why is mom looking at me like that?" he asked slowly, nearly begging for someone to tell him the truth. As of now, they were both staring as if they had seen a ghost.
It took Phoebe a moment to process their words, her mind in a daze. Finally she managed to gasp something along the lines of "No way!" before patting Chris on the shoulder. "You're brother is tried to eat your cake." she informed him. Even though he was obviously startled by their reactions, Chris's eyes lightened considerably at the thought of seeing his brother again and raced into the kitchen, where he would probably try and scope out his brother's orb trail. Now that her nephew was out of the way, she and Piper could talk freely.
"What's going on here?" Phoebe managed to sigh after a moment of silence, her head still spinning with the details. "Why does Chris look like Chris?"
Piper shook her head, "No, Phoebe. Chris is Chris. Chris Perry is Chris Halliwell and vice versa."
Phoebe winced, "Yeah, I was afraid you'd say that." she murmured, looking over her shoulder in the direction Chris had taken off in. "Does he know?"
"He doesn't, though I'm certain he's at least expecting something is up by now." Piper moaned, placing her head in her hands, "This is a disaster."
"Aw, honey, it's okay." Phoebe assured, leading her heartbroken sister to the couch.
"It's not okay!" Piper cried out, practically on the verge of tears. "The other him, in the beginning, I treated him so bad, told him he wasn't family. I kicked him out of his home!" The eldest Charmed One was openly sobbing by now, resulting in a very confused Paige as she orbed in.
"Hey, Leo just needs some time to settle things. I'm picking him back up in an hour...what's wrong?" She asked, staring at her sister's tear-stained face with a sudden sense of distress.
"It's Chris-" Phoebe started, unsure she wanted to continue, but was saved the trouble by Paige butting in.
"Oh my god, he's home? Is he alright? Why are you crying?" she demanded in a whirlwind, racing deeper into the house to find her nephew. What was in store for her, was something she would never have been prepared for.
Alright folks, this chapter was a little longer. I definitely wasn't expecting that many reviews, but to address a few of the reviews, thanks for the support and compliments. That's what motivated me into writing another chapter so soon. Everyone is going to get to see Chris. I'm thinking Leo, Paige, Grams, Victor, and Wyatt will all discover who Chris really is. Chris may find out about his past life as well...any way, reviews are welcome!
