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"No!"

"WHAT?" Chris asked her incredulously, shaking his head. Mel rolled her eyes. "NO! No, no, no!"

"Chris..." she drawled.

"Uh...I hate to interrupt, but could you unfreeze your father?" Piper asked.

"Oh, yeah." Mel waved her hand. "Sorry, forgot," she mumbled as Leo's orbs started to reform.

"ARE YOU CRAZY? You seriously think I'm gonna let you stay and do this? NO!" Chris continued ranting, earning another eye roll from his sister.

"What the hell happened?" Leo asked impatiently, looking around the room.

"I blew you up, then froze you. Get over it," Mel told him flatly. His eyes widened at her tone. He looked over to Piper, who just shrugged. Mel turned back to Chris. "Look, will you just get over it? I'm here now, so let me help."

"NO!" he said firmly. "You're going back and that's it."

Chris started to walk over to the Book of Shadows.

"Chris..."

"No!"

"Chris."

"No!" He continued, almost reaching the book.

"Chris!" Mel said firmly and loud. Chris stopped dead in his tracks, unable to move.

The sisters and Leo were watching, all their attention focused on the pair. Though Leo wasn't quite sure what was going on, he knew that the sisters did. Mel had walked over to Chris, standing in front of him, staring.

"Whether you like it or not, I'm here. I'm going to help you whether you want it or not. I don't care what you say, I'm not going back. Not without you," she told him in all seriousness.

"Mel..." Chris drawled, staring back at her. She smiled.

"No, Chris. I'm just as stubborn and pigheaded as you. So back off!"

The pair were engaged in a very intense staring match. The sisters were looking on with amused, shocked, and astonished faces. Leo was just utterly confused.

"What's going on?" he whispered to the sisters, hoping to figure out what was going on.

"Well, Mel came back to help Chris save Wyatt, but he doesn't want her help. He wants her to go back, but she's refusing to without him. And now here we are," Phoebe whispered back quickly.

Leo stared at her, even more confused. He then looked to Paige and Piper for help.

"Okay, am I missing something?"

"Always, sweetie," Piper told him, patting his arm and smiling sweetly. "You see sh-" Piper was going to tell him, but Chris had spoken up first.

"Fine," he told Mel. "Now, will you let me go?"

"If you promise you won't try to send me back," she told him.

"Fine, I promise," he agreed begrudgingly. Suddenly, he was able to move again.

Chris slapped her on the arm, and Mel punched him back.

"Hey! Cut it out," Piper chastised.

"Sorry," they both muttered.

Piper smiled. She was enjoying watching her kids banter. It gave her continued hope that maybe she didn't do too bad of a job as a mother. Phoebe and Paige both smiled at their sister, seemingly knowing what was going on inside her head.

"OK, so what'd I miss?" Leo asked, still out of the loop. This brought him back to Chris and Mel's attention.

They looked at Leo, then at each other awkwardly. Neither one was really able to stand being in a room with him for very long, without snapping at him. Even Chris' relationship with Leo was getting better, but he still couldn't stand the guy.

"I'm Mel," she answered flatly, not looking Leo in the eye.

Leo looked over to his son, who wouldn't look at him either.

"OK, and you two know each other...how?"

"My God Leo, look at them," Paige remarked very bluntly.

Leo looked a little taken aback, but studied the two young adults in front of him. A shocking realization hit him. They looked almost identical, and everything she'd said sounded like Chris.

"A-Are...Are you two...uh...twins?" Leo stuttered out, sneaking a glance over at Piper, who had an amused smile on her face.

"WE'RE NOT TWINS!" Chris and Mel stated in an annoyed tone, both rolling their eyes.

While Leo still looked a little unconvinced, the sisters could no longer hide their amusement and started laughing.

"Oh, come on! There is a three year age difference! WE. ARE. NOT. TWINS!" Mel told them firmly, but still annoyed.

The sisters managed to control their laughter, but Leo was still staring at Mel. He took a cautious step toward her, while she eyed him watchfully. Chris was watching them both, knowing that if Leo pushed it, like he had with him, that Mel would snap. That wouldn't be pleasant for anyone.

"So...you're...uh...my daughter," Leo started uncertainly. She was still watching him closely, arms crossed, but nodded. "And...well...I know...that me and Chris...well-"

"Don't get along one bit," Chris supplied bitterly.

"Chris..." Piper said in warning. He looked over at her and nodded. Leo sent her a grateful look.

"So...do...we...uh..." he continued, looking back at Mel.

"Have issues too?" Mel finished for him. "Yeah, we do," she answered, just as bitter as Chris. Leo's face looked despondent, but she continued anyway. "You just-" she stopped abruptly, looking immediately to Chris.

Leo was confused, but the sisters were assuming it was their telepathy with each other. Mel nodded to Chris and didn't continue her sentence. Chris looked back at the sisters.

"Look, we need to talk, so we'll be -"

"Uh-uh. No, you can stay here," Piper interrupted. Chris rolled his eyes.

"Look, mom, we need to talk, and we can't do that in front of you guys. Too many -"

"Future consequences," the sisters finished in unison, causing Mel to smirk. She was sure her brother had used that excuse a lot, probably too much.

"Yeah, I get that, but can't you guys just go in another room or something?" Piper asked, almost desperately. Chris gave her a look and she sighed in defeat. "OK, fine, but be back in two hours. I'm cooking dinner for us. Any preferences?" Piper had said it with such finality that no one argued. Mel couldn't help but smile, it reminded her too much of their mom.

"We'll be back," Chris told them.

A second later Mel and Chris had orbed out, leaving the rest of them to process everything that had just happened.

A/N: The next chapter should be up tomorrow. It's going to focus on Chris and Mel. I'll be showing you Chris' POV for what happened in these first two chapters, what he was thinking and what he and Mel were saying to each other. Review are greatly appreciated!