My dear Elders

Six days. The sister met him six days ago and he became their whitelighter. Six damn days and he is going crazy! His mother was…calling it on its name…insane. Moreover sadly his other two aunts didn't want to hunt demons, but what's the matter with them? They are witches aren't they? They said they had lives, they had jobs. So what? He had a chaotic future. Wanna exchange?

He huffed with an annoyed face on the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Leo was 'gone' so he could come there. He sat with crossed legs thinking about his last argument with the two younger Charmed Ones and the passivity of his mother. He gave them ten demons to vanquish and they were complaining. He wanted to go on his personal demon hunt, but he was afraid that he would expose himself as a witch.

He sighed sadly thinking always made him upset nowadays. He got up and glanced at the city showering in the sunshine last time. He should check on Leo. His training is important for the future too, like saving Paige. It would be easier though if he had been a good father for his sons. He couldn't even say that he was a good father for Wyatt, because he just looked at him like he was a toy in his hands to play with. To make him strong so he could be proud. To make him a hero so he could show the elders how fantastic son Leo Wyatt has. It was disgusting, but fortunately Wyatt was smart enough to understand this and make steps to avoid it, and Chris was sure that it wasn't what turned his older brother though. Wyatt found that funny and the two of them made game of this. Though Chris was curious what changed Leo from the man his mother fall in love to this jerk. Doesn't matter. A jerk dad is better than no dad.

He was about to orb away when he heard a soft jingling. He frowned at the sky.

"What do you want?" he murmured. The jingling started to get stronger and more impatient. "I won't go up! Come down!" He hissed angrily. As a whish an old man appeared in front of him.

"We have called for you!" he said.

"I heard you"

"Then why didn't you answer?" It was interesting how the older man's face didn't change, but mirrored his anger.

"I was checking on my f…charges." Oups! Be careful for God's sake!

"I see…" the elder replied. He studied Chris and that made the boy shiver and feel uncomfortable. His mind always traveled back to the event with the elders. He tried to shut the memory out, but it was hard enough.

"What do you want?" he asked with his mask up.

"One of our mates is missing. Do you know something about him?" Oh crap.

"Which one?"

"Leo Wyatt. The Charmed Ones former whitelighter. He is very new and we are afraid if something happened with him." Oh more crap.

"I don't know anything about him. I saw him last time when he told me that I'm the new whitelighter of the Charmed Ones." there was a strange emotion on the elders face which Chris couldn't put anywhere. He couldn't read him like he did with other people. His intentions were agitated. I have to be careful. Chris thought.

"It's strange that nobody has seen him since that, so that's make you the one who saw him last time. Strange." Damn it! It's so not good.

"What do you want to say with that? " Chris asked.

"I think you should come up. We and the other elders have an important thing to discuss." With that he waved with his hand and orbed Chris and himself Up There.

When they reformed Chris found himself staring at the other elders. This situation was so familiar, but there was no Wyatt to help him. At least big Wyatt. So he had to do the things on his way.

"Why have you brought me there?" he asked the elder who came for him. The old man ignored him and started to speak with the elders on their strange language. Chris was half elder so he had the ability to speak it too, so he understood it and didn't like the sequel. The elders blamed him for Leo's disappearance, and though they were right Chris couldn't let them find out. So he had to change their mind. Magically of course. Softly he murmured a spell which made him able to manipulate people memories. He used the spell few times, so he could control it without fearing the back firing.

"Hey!" he said loudly. All of the elders turned towards him including the one who came for him. Chris waved with his hand in front of their face and their eyes turned blank. He stood there with their memories in his hand and it was strange that he didn't feel any guilty. He must do what has to be done. He choose three of them and changed their memories so they thought that they saw Leo after the talk with Chris. He erased all of their memories about that few minutes and the ones memories who came for the talk on the bridge. He checked twice that everything was okay. He was always famous for his exactitude and he won't change that. He let go of their memories and waited for them.

"Chris Perry? Why are you here?" one of them asked. Perfect.

"I just came to report that everything is okay down on the Earth." He replied with soft grin.

"Thank you. Now go, look after your charges." He nodded and orbed down.

He appeared in the attic and sank onto the couch with a sigh. It was a close call! A very close call. He was so nervous that his hands were trembling and he had to make tight fists to stop it. He watched his hands going white. He had to calm down; it never turned out good when he was out of control. He needed Wy. He closed his eyes and sensed for the little child. Damn it! He was in the crèche with other children. He had to find other way. Demon hunt? No, exposure! Who cares? Me…

He stood up. He was about to check on Leo so he can test him right? He orbed out to another land. He arrived in front of the valkire who saw his soul.

"Chris!" she said in a little shock. "I didn't expect you to come." She said. She looked up at him curiously.

"I want to know how Leo is trained. Can I?"

"Of course. I'll get a fighter you just have to watch." She offered with a smile.

"No, please. I want to be the one who fights with him." Chris pleaded gently. The valkire looked at him with a frown.

"But then you will expose yourself."

"No I won't. I'll glamour myself. Freyja, please."

"Let be as you whish" she said and walked away preparing for the fight. Chris walked to the lake where fortunately no one was. He sat down onto a rock and stared at his reflection in the water. He put his hand onto his face and closed his eyes. When he opened them again he checked his new appearance. Black hair, pale face. Everything was different on him except his slim form and his eyes. He could never change those green and blue orbs. That's why Wyatt always saw through his glamouring after he destroyed their bond. Doesn't matter. Leo doesn't know his eyes well and he won't examine them, because he will leave before the elder gets back. He hoped so.

Freyja appeared behind him.

"Here is your weapon." She held a sword in her hand. He stared down at the thin weapon.

"But it's yours." He said hesitating. Freyja looked at him seriously.

"A true fighter deserves a true weapon. You have your own sword, but you won't use it and I won't let you fight with a sword without legend." She said. Chris smiled playfully.

"The sword in the cage had a legend too! So many people lost a fight with it." Freyja shook her head with a smile.

"You are unchangeable. Anyway, take my sword and show that man in the cage how a true fighter wins.

I know it's shorter than what you expected, but I wanted to cut this story there. in the next chapter Chris fights with Leo.