A/N Yay! The next chappie is up and running! Woohoo! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I was so pleased when i saw how many there were! Hope ya enjoy this chapter!
When they walked into the small room the sound of beeping machines reached their ears. The sisters gasped as they recognised Victor who was lying in the hospital bed. They watched Future Piper and Chris's reaction too. Future Piper had her hand over her mouth and her eyes were beginning to fill up with tears. Chris just looked plain shocked. Too shocked to do or say anything actually. He stared glassy eyed at his grandfather with his mouth slightly open. Future Piper walked towards the bed and sat down on one of the plastic seats that stood beside the bed. She gazed at her father and took hold of one of his still hands. He appeared to be sleeping; his chest rising and falling gently. Chris walked over too and sat on the other side of the bed. Victor's eyes flickered open.
"Piper? Chris? he asked looking dopily at them.
"Hey dad. Yeah it's us. We've come to visit you. How are you feeling? Future Piper asked.
"Oh just great! I just came in here for a snooze!" Victor replied sarcastically but he was smiling.
Chris broke out of his shock and laughed. Future Piper smiled and squeezed his hand gently.
"We were all really worried about you, you know!" she said.
"I know. You don't need to worry about me anymore though. The doctor said that it was just a fluke because my cholesterol and blood pressure levels are normal and it's not like I've got a weak heart or anything. He said I should be out of here in a couple of days!" Victor said happily.
"Phoebe and Paige will be coming to see you tomorrow. They couldn't get out of work." said Future Piper.
"That's okay." said Victor understandingly. He looked at Chris. "So how you been buddy?"
"Great! I got into the soccer team at school!" Chris exclaimed happily.
"That's great! What about Wyatt? How's he doing?" Victor asked.
"He's good! He's got these tests coming up that he's really worrying about." Chris answered.
"I'm sure he'll do fine!" said Victor.
Suddenly a nurse walked into the room carrying a tray.
"Okay Mr.Bennet, here's your lunch!" she said chirpily. She was quite a large middle-aged woman with short black hair and a jolly face.
Future Piper stood and she gestured for Chris to do the same.
"We'll leave you to eat your lunch dad. We'll come and visit again soon okay?" she said giving her dad a kiss on the cheek.
"Okay." replied Victor.
Chris bent down and gave his Grandpa a hug.
"Bye Grandpa." he said and he stood back up. He and Future Piper left the room. The sisters and Leo followed them quickly.
When they were outside the room they began talking again. They'd been silent during the whole time in the room.
"Do you think dad will be okay?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course he will! Chris said that they have a really close relationship in the future after some event when he turns fourteen, remember?" said Piper.
"Do you think we'll see that 'event' today?" asked Paige as they walked out the hospital.
"Well it sounds important so I think we will." said Phoebe.
They followed Future Piper and Chris through the car park but Chris stopped suddenly. The sisters and Leo stopped too and stood beside him. Future Piper stopped too noticing the lack of presence of her son and turned around.
"Chris?" she walked over to him. He didn't look up at her; just stared down at his shoes.
"Honey?" Future Piper asked worriedly. She laid her hand on his shoulder.
"I need you to promise me something." Chris said suddenly.
Future Piper looked startled for a moment.
"It depends what it is." She said. Chris looked back down at his shoes. "Chris?"
"Grandpa nearly died, didn't he?" he said.
Future Piper took in a deep breath and exhaled. She nodded. "Yeah he did. But he's going to be okay."
Chris didn't say anything and Future Piper lifted his chin with her hand so she could look at him properly.
"What's wrong honey?"
Chris looked at into her eyes for a moment.
"I…I want you to promise me that you won't die. Not soon anyway. Not until you're really old" said Chris suddenly.
"You know I can't promise tha-
"Promise! Please." Chris begged her. The sisters and Leo could see unshed tears in his eyes.
Future Piper looked deep into her son's eyes. He needed her to promise him so badly. She nodded.
"Okay." she said quietly and she pulled him into a hug. She stroked his hair. "I love you so much sweetie." She whispered in his ear.
Chris hung onto her tightly.
"I love you too mom." He said into her shoulder.
The sisters and Leo watched the scene quietly.
"Well he definitely loves you a lot." said Paige.
"Then why is he avoiding me!" exclaimed Piper, frustrated.
"There's maybe more to see." said Leo.
No sooner had the words left his mouth, they all felt the familiar feeling of being rushed to another moment.
When they stopped they were surprised to see themselves on top of the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Why are we here?" asked Paige to no-one in particular.
"There, look." answered Leo pointing over to a lone figure that sat with his legs dangling over the ledge. They recognised him immediately as being Chris again a bit older by about a year.
"I wonder why he's here all by himself" said Piper.
They had been watching him for about a minute when another person orbed in. He was about a head taller than Chris with broad shoulders and sandy coloured hair. They all guessed he was Wyatt.
"What are you doing up here Chris?" he asked.
"Thinking." mumbled Chris in reply.
"Penny for your thoughts?" asked Wyatt. He walked over and sat down beside his little brother.
They saw Chris hesitate a bit but then he answered. "Thinking about dad."
Leo's shoulders drooped as he knew whatever Chris was thinking about wasn't anything good. He prepared himself for whatever the problem was.
"Dad? What about dad?" asked Wyatt.
"How I never see him and how many birthdays he's missed." said Chris bluntly.
"Oh. He can't have missed that many birthdays has he?" asked Wyatt.
"He's been to five. I've been alive for thirteen. And even the ones he was at, he was only there for about fifteen minutes each." answered Chris with his eyebrows raised at Wyatt. "He's been to all of yours." He then added quietly.
Wyatt was silent for a moment. He looked down at his hands and then back up at Chris.
"Dad's just real-
"Don't say he's really busy! I know that's not the case. He's always there when you or mom need him. Why not me?" asked Chris. He had tears forming in his eyes. Noticing this he blinked rapidly so that they wouldn't fall.
Wyatt looked into his brothers eyes for a minute, almost as if he was searching for something.
"Chris has something happened? With dad I mean."
Chris shook his head quickly, his eyes not meeting Wyatt's.
"You can tell me you know. I won't tell a soul. I promise." said Wyatt reassuringly.
"Nothings happened." Chris insisted. "Really!" he exclaimed when Wyatt peered at him with a disbelieving look on his face.
"Okay." said Wyatt dropping it. "Come on. We better get home before mom starts worrying about us"
He stood up and offered his hand down to Chris. Chris took it and Wyatt pulled him up. They both orbed out.
Leo stood in silence, staring into space. The sisters watched him for a moment and then Piper spoke up.
"We can fix this Leo. We've given the chance to see this for a reason. Maybe that reason is so we can make sure none of this happens again." She said putting her hand on Leo's shoulder.
Leo nodded and gave her a small smile. His smile vanished when they were suddenly lurched into another memory.
When they stopped they looked around their new location. They were back in the manor. They heard voices coming from the foyer. They walked through and saw, once again, Future Piper and Chris. Chris looked around fourteen this time though. Just as they were about to listen to the conversation a voice sounded behind them.
"Having fun?"
The sisters and Leo spun around and stared wide eyed in shock as they saw modern day Chris standing with his arms crossed, glaring angrily at them.
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