These Shattering Memories

Chapter Two

Wyatt decided to go to P3 which he now co-owned with Chris, there's was still three hours until opening time so it should be empty but when he orbed in he could hear muffled giggles coming from the back room. He crept towards it before kicking the door open with his arms up ready to use his powers. What he saw shocked him and his arms fell limp at his sides.

"Wyatt, what are you doing here?" Melinda questioned, standing up hastily as her boyfriend – Mason – stood slightly behind her.

"I own the place, Melinda what in the name of the Elders are you doing?" Wyatt question raising his voice slightly, he was always the over-protective brother.

"What is the Elders?" Mason asked clueless, he was mortal and completely unaware of the Halliwell's secret.

"Nothing Wy, I'm – we're not doing anything," Melinda replied to her brother, ignoring Mason's question completely.

"How did you get in here?" he questioned. "I got in you know how and could have you know what," he added gravely, confusing Mason even further.

"Well maybe you should be more careful," Melinda sniped as if Wyatt had orbed into an open public place.

"Mel, I own the place," Wyatt stated exasperatedly as Melinda stood there glaring at him with her arms crossed against her chest.

"What are you two going on about?" Mason exploded, trying to get an answer from either of the bickering Halliwell siblings.

"Nothing Mason sorry, just my brother being an idiot so let's get out of his hair," Melinda turned all of her attention to her boyfriend before pulling him past Wyatt, giving him a mocking look before leaving the club.

Meanwhile Chris had sat in his room since the argument and managed to fall asleep. He was stood in the attic with his parents and aunts who all looked significantly younger.

"Looks like we're all one big happy family," Chris uttered to Leo as the sisters left the room to head downstairs.

"You're not family," Leo replied bitterly with hatred burning in his eyes. Chris tried to say something, anything but nothing came out and he was left in the attic screaming 'dad come back' in his head.

"I am family, you're my dad," he mumbled as he was sweating in his sleep.

"Are one of you feeling extreme despair?" Phoebe asked her sister's, even though she could control her empathy sometimes emotions were too strong to block.

"No I'm perfectly happy," Paige answered, the pair looked towards Piper.

"I feel fine, a little upset but not extreme despair," Piper revealed, they all pondered for a moment until realising that it must be Chris. "No we can't go up there," Piper ordered just Paige and Phoebe were getting up. "Did you not see how he reacted to being asked about his feelings by Wyatt? He has to come to us if he wants to talk about his feelings."

"Even if that means he's up there on his own crying or something?" Phoebe asked to which Piper responded with a nod. The younger sisters sighed whilst upstairs Chris sat bolt up on his bed in tears, he didn't understand why he was having such heart breaking dreams. All of a sudden Wyatt appeared by Chris' bed.

"What do you want Wyatt?" Chris groaned outwardly.

"You had another bad dream, didn't you?" Wyatt questioned, ignoring Chris' words completely.

"Even if I had I wouldn't tell you but I haven't had one," Chris lied, wiping the sweat from his face that contradicted his statement.

"You may be a good liar but I'm not an idiot. I could sense your suffering, I can also see the sweat that you're doing nothing to hide," Wyatt told his brother as he sat down on the bed next to him, tucking one leg beneath him.

"Seriously Wyatt I get that you're worried but it's nothing, I'm dealing with it," Chris decided yelling wasn't the best approach, considering it didn't work last time.

"I will only leave it if you promise me that you will talk to me if you need to, it doesn't matter if it's the middle of the night, I'm here," Wyatt said so caringly that Chris raised an eyebrow. "Sorry I just care," Wyatt smiled and grinned when Chris smiled back. "Oh and by the way you really shouldn't threaten me with your powers in front of mom."

"You're probably right and I am sorry about that, I wouldn't have attacked you anyway," Chris replied.

"Well I'm glad to hear that little brother; you couldn't beat me in a power battle anyway," Wyatt joked, ignoring the tiny air of doubt in Chris' voice.

"Wy, don't tempt me," Chris joked but he was half serious because his emotions were all out of whack. Instead of listening to the comment Wyatt attacked him in a hug.

"Ew bromance," came the voice of Melinda. "Mason blew me off because of you, idiot!"

"Well he doesn't deserve you, you're better off without him," Wyatt observed even though he knew she didn't mean that he'd dumped her.

"He didn't dump me! He just made up his excuses to ditch me after you started going on about the Elders," Melinda replied, getting on the bed to sit with her brothers.

"You did what? Wyatt are you out of your mind?" Chris questioned in a raised voice at his brothers stupidity.

"He doesn't have any idea of what or who the Elders are and he won't figure it out," Wyatt shrugged with a smirk.

"You were trying to scare him away, weren't you; well now he thinks we have some weird religion because you said Elder's instead of God," Melinda glared at her eldest brother.

"We do have a weird religion according to most mortals: Wicca," Wyatt carried on winding his sister up with a grin whilst Chris observed with a smirk.

"Shut up Wyatt!" the boys burst into laughter at Melinda's tone. Melinda tried to look angry but she couldn't help crack a smile and then laugh with her brothers.

"Have either of you eaten?" Chris asked when the laughter faded.

"No, Mason and I were gonna have dinner until Wyatt interrupted," Melinda revealed cheekily and then there was a knock at the door, reminding Chris and Wyatt that Chinese food had been ordered, the three siblings ran down the stairs. They paid the man and Wyatt and Melinda took the food upstairs whilst Chris got drinks.

"Hey sweetie, you're feeling better then?" Piper asked after following Chris into the kitchen.

"Yeah, you know how Wyatt has a way of pushing my buttons; he just wound me up," Chris explained as he took soda out of the fridge.

"Well next time he winds you up, try not to nearly lose control of your powers," Piper advised. "Yes, I saw the electricity in your eyes and hands," she added giving him a pointed look.

"I know and I'm sorry but he needs to stay out of my business," Chris attempted to justify his almost loss of control.

"I'm being serious Chris, he's your brother which means he won't stay out of your business just ask your aunts," Piper stressed, she worried constantly about Chris because she was worried that if he bottles up his emotions too much then he will end up exploding with his power and doing something he will regret and be unable to come back from.

"Mom, seriously you don't need to worry, I promise not to use my powers against anyone other than demons," Chris reassured his mother in a completely monotonous tone with a blank expression.

"I don't want you to feel like I'm babying you, I just get worried," Piper whispered, looking down.

"It's ok mom, I understand," Chris soothed, kissing his mom's cheek before taking the soda up to his siblings.

"What took you so long?" Melinda questioned with a mouthful of noodles.

"Nice, very lady-like; I bet Mason would love to see that," Chris smirked, amused as he put the soda down.

"Shut up Chris!" Melinda demanded, she often found herself saying that to her brothers, the two chuckled as they continued to tease their little sister.

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