Piper chose that moment to walk in with soup and noticed her sisters stunned expressions.
Chris squirmed uncomfortably under their gaze, he turned down to the book again pretending to read. The sisters snapped out of it.
"Here's your soup!" Piper stated as she placed a bottle of medicine drink next to it before looking at her two sisters questioningly.
"I'm not drinking that!" Chris immediately stated whilst looking at the medicine with disgust and imagining the taste.
"If you want to go to magic school and be better tomorrow you will!" Piper told simply, leaving no further room for argument.
Chris turned back to his soup as orbs appeared, he jumped, knocking soup onto his arm.
"Ouch!" he yelped at the slight burning sensation. The now formed Wyatt looked at his brother in concern.
"Here, let me heal that..." Wyatt offered instinctively reaching out to his brothers arm.
The sudden fear in Chris' eyes stopped him in his tracks, before hesitantly leaning forward again, under the watchful gaze of the sisters. Chris closed his eyes as thought the warm healing glow would burn him.
"Here..." Wyatt said placing some books and papers down "...there from class today, figured you'd want them?" Wyatt told, knowing his brother's love for magic.
"Thanks," Chris muttered to his shoes
"lm feel ill again, I'm gonna lie down on my bed…" he quickly said placing the soup on the table and exiting the room before anyone could stop him.
"I don't get it!" Wyatt exclaimed in sad frustration "Why does he suddenly hate me?"
I don't hate you Wyatt looked up startled at the voice in his head. He noticed Chris had stopped by the doorway and was looking at him. Chris realised he'd let down the barrier that he was using to hide the fact that he still had the telepathic link with his brother, after all, his powers were meant to have been bound. He immediately put the barrier in his mind back up. The hope slightly faded of Wyatt's face as he felt him do this. Chris then noticed the sisters gaze on him so he made a bolt to get upstairs.
"Hold it right there mister!" his mothers voice called, he stopped dead and slowly turned to face them.
"What's going on?" a knowing Piper asked
"Nothing!" Chris answered a bit too quickly. The sisters exchanged glances.
"Come and sit down!" Piper instructed. Chris remained stubbornly in the doorway.
"I said sit down!" Piper repeated. He chose to ignore her.
"Chris!" Piper repeated annoyed, he looked at her blankly before finally walking into the room. He gave a hesitant look to his brother before sitting next to him.
"There's something going on and I want to know what!" Piper said glancing to both boys
"There's nothing going on!" the boys replied in unison. They looked at each other before Chris turned away.
Chris muttered something under his breathe whilst looking at the floor
"What was that?" Piper questioned
"I still have my powers and I cant control the new one and..."Chris finally began to admit before trailing off, but the sisters turned to the sound of smashing. Behind them on the window sill three pots one by one exploded.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean too!" Chris said, his voice pleading as he began to realise how correct his father was in his continuous speeches about their powers being linked to their emotions.
"Its ok sweetie…" Piper said taking a gentler tone. She was confused to why her son still had his powers but was currently more concerned at his panic about control this apparent new power. Chris shuffled back in his seat awaiting the speech that was bound to follow!
"I didn't mean to stop the spell but i accidentally tk'd it away from me…" he admitted, referring to when they had attempted to bind his powers.
"Accidentally?" Paige quizzed
Chris looked at her sheepishly, "I didn't even know I could do that!" he said honestly.
" We should call your father…" Piper told, looking over at Chris.
" Why? What do you want to call him for?" Chris protested loudly. Piper looked over at him shocked at his outburst. He noticed the 4 sets of eyes staring at him.
" …Well you know...he could be busy...no point bothering him.." Chris covered himself.
" I think you should call him Piper. Maybe he can help Chris with his new power?" Phoebe suggested.
" Yeah…" Paige added, agreeing with her older sisters. Wyatt looked over at his younger brother still confused about his little outburst, why would Chris care if their father was busy, usually he would call him anytime? He then remembered his dad and Chris arguing a short time ago. Chris noticed Wyatt looking at him,
" What?!" Chris asked his older brother rudely.
" What's going on with you?" Wyatt whispered concerned.
" Nothing!" he said, quietly defending himself.
" Leo!" Piper yelled, both boys looked over at her.
" Like Chris said, he's probably busy!" Wyatt reminded.
" Or just ignoring you?" Chris whispered to himself, not realising his brother could hear him.
" Chris!" Wyatt scolded quietly, lightly punching him in the arm. Instead of retaliating like usual, Chris looked at him mildly terrified.
" Chris?" he said concerned." You ok?" he added.
" Fine!" Chris assured shuffling away from Wyatt, who was about to talk to him again but he was interrupted by a mass of blue lights. Chris sighed seeing who it was.
" Hey, what's going on?" Leo asked warmly with a tint of concern. Piper quickly filled in her husband.
" Oh!" Leo replied after being given the catch up. He turned around to his youngest son who, like his older brother had remained silent since he had arrived.
" So how long have you had this power for?" Leo asked, sitting on the coffee table facing Chris.
" Not sure?" Chris shrugged.
" Why didn't you tell any of us?" Paige asked.
" Wyatt knew!" he informed.
" Oh he did, did he?" Piper asked. Wyatt looked to the floor as everyone but Chris looked at him. Chris realised he had just dropped Wyatt in it.
" But I asked him not to tell anyone…" he continued. Piper sighed frustrated. There was an awkward silence, Paige looked at her watch.
" I should really get going" she announced quickly feeling the need to leave the family to it.
" Me too!" Phoebe agreed noticing the clock. " See you guys later!"
" Yeah, bye!" Paige added.
" Bye…" Piper called to her younger sisters as they left.
" I'm going to go upstairs...I'm feeling a bit ill, so..." Chris trailed off. He stood up.
" Chris we need to talk about your new power!" Leo reminded.
" What about it?" Chris sighed sinking back down reluctantly into his seat.
" Controlling it?" Piper added. Piper started to explain to him about when she first got that power, Chris sat interested as did Wyatt.
Leo left the room and returned a few minutes later with a tray with Coffee that he handed Piper and coke that he gave Wyatt.
" Water?!" Chris complained at the offered drink.
" You're ill remember?" Leo told, " drink it so you don't get dehydrated!" he instructed.
" Thanks!" Chris said sarcastically as he took the drink.
" Chris…!" Leo warned, hearing the sarcasm in his voice. Chris rolled his eyes as his father and looked away. Piper went to start cooking, leaving father and son to talk for a while. Chris rested his head on the arm of the chair, suddenly felling a wave a tiredness come over him.
" Going to the bathroom!" Wyatt announced before exiting the room. Leo looked over at his 12 year old, who now lay across the sofa, resting but not asleep. He placed a blanket over his son, Chris couldn't help but smile at his caring dad.
" You're still quite warm?" Leo said placing his hand on Chris forehead.
" …So, are you feeling better than earlier?" Leo continued curiously as he sat on the coffee table about a foot away from Chris.
"A little!" Chris yawned sleepily. He turned over so he was facing away from his dad
"Are you going to bind my new power and old ones properly now?" he asked
"We'll talk about that in a bit, when you've got a bit of rest!"
Chris turned to look once more at his father "Ok!" he agreed before falling asleep.
Wyatt re-entered the room and smiled at his younger brother before sitting.
Piper called through half an hour later to inform them dinner was ready. The movement of his brother and father began to wake him Chris.
Suddenly he sat bolt upright letting out a small pained gasp. Wyatt and Leo immediately turned towards him.
Chris looked at them panicked
"Stay away from me!" Chris automatically yelled defensively "I hate you!" the pair stopped still, startled, hurt and confused by his words.