Chapter Eight

A/N: I OWN NOTHING IN THE CHARMED UNIVERSE!

It was late at night when Chris came back to the Manor again and by then Victor had left for the night. Kicking off his shoes, Chris crashed on the couch.

"Ready, Piper?" Paige whispered, seeing her nephew fall into a troubled sleep.

"I'm strongly against this," Piper muttered.

"Yeah, yeah," Paige huffed. "Do you have the spell or not?"

Piper gave her half sister the piece of paper. "Here, but it's on your head."

Paige gave the paper to Phoebe, who read it in a whisper as to not awaken Chris.

I take your hands

in mine,

And with this string

I will entwine,

Your powers

I'll forever bind,

From now until

the end of time.

There was a brief bit of light that surrounded Chris and then nothing.

"Do you think it worked?" Paige asked.

"We'll see in the morning," Piper sighed. She really hoped it hadn't but knowing her luck, it had.

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The next morning saw all three Hailliwell women and Leo in the kitchen when Chris stormed in.

"Well, good morning Chris," Phoebe smiled. Chris ignored her.

"Why can't I orb?" he asked, glaring right at Piper.

"Your aunt said good morning," Piper reprimanded Chris.

"Why can't I orb?" Chris asked again, a little more forcefully. Piper sighed and busied herself with the baked goods she was preparing.

"You bound my powers didn't you?" Chris hissed. "I can't believe this!"

He went to storm out but found that Paige blocked the door.

"Please move Paige," Chris growled out.

"No, you're just going to get yourself into trouble pissed off as you are," Piper said. "Paige, stay there until Chris eats something."

Chris whirled around. "What am I, a child? You can't just bind my powers and then act like I'm going to eat with you!"

"I can and I will," Piper said forcefully. "I am your mother young man."

Chris glowered and then smirked.

"LOOK, BRAD PITT!" he shouted.

"Where?" Phoebe gasped and ran to the window. Paige ran after her sister, which left Chris plenty of time to sneak out of the room. He had his knife that he kept hidden up in the attic; he could easily hunt demon ass without his powers.

"Damn it Leo!" he hissed looking straight at his father.

"We were thinking you could join us today when we go to the fair," Piper said. "It would be a great favor to Wyatt."

The string of curse words never came as Chris was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Hello!" Victor cried as he walked in.

"In here, Dad!" Piper called back. Leo orbed in with Wyatt, all dressed and ready to go.

"Hey Chris!" Victor smiled. "You ready at a day at the fair?"

Chris glared and didn't say anything. In fact he was silent the entire car ride despite everyone's attempt to get him to say something.

"Chris doesn't look like he's having a good time," Phoebe frowned as she looked at her nephew, lurking under a tree.

"Who wants to go drag him around?" Paige asked.

"DAD!" Phoebe answered and pushed Victor towards Chris.

"Why me?"

"You're both male!" Phoebe's voice faded as she took Wyatt on a ride. Victor sighed; he didn't know the first thing of what he was supposed to be doing.

"Hey Chris," Victor smiled and then frowned as he heard some muttering from his older younger grandson. "Are you trying to unbind your powers?"

"Failing miserably too, might I add," Chris nodded. "Wait, how did you know I had my powers bound?"

"Paige told me," Victor invented wildly. "Come on Chris. A little relaxation never killed anyone. You can't save Wyatt if you work yourself to death."

Chris sighed but had no snappy comeback. Was it sad that Victor considered that progress with his grandson?

"You want to go on the Ferris wheel?" Victor asked but Chris shook his head. Phoebe had been killed while on a Ferris wheel while battling demons. Don't ask, it was better if he didn't go into the details. "Well, then. What's your favorite ride?"

"Tilt-a-whirl," Chris muttered under his breath but Victor still heard it.

"Ah good! You are human, and here I was afraid you were a robot that Piper had made."

"Shut it," Chris muttered but smirked. His grandfather just had a way of making him smile or lightening his mood. But when would he get his powers back? There were demons that were just asking to get their asses handed to them in battle.

"Well then, let's go!" Victor said and dragged Chris along until they found the ride.

"Two, please," Victor said and Chris scowled. Last time he'd been on one of these was the last time that Henry Jr. had been alive. Nothing really held that much happiness for a man who grew up in a war zone.

Victor looked at his grandson after the ride was over. He didn't look any happier than he did when they got on the ride.

"What's your favorite junk food?" Victor asked and Chris shrugged.

"Favorite sport?"

Shrug.

"Favorite actor?"

Shrug.

By this time, they had met up with the girls and Leo once more.

"So did you two have a good time?" Piper asked. Chris scowled deeper.

"I did, don't know about Chris. Err….." Victor turned around and saw Chris stalking off in another direction.

"Well, this has been a bust," Piper sighed. "I vote we give him his powers back now!"

"I don't," Phoebe shook her head.

"That's because you just want to spend one day not hunting demons," Paige hissed. Phoebe stuck out her tongue at her sister.

"Girls!" Victor warned and then sighed. Sometimes he felt like he was dealing with five year olds again.

"Chwiss!" Wyatt shouted and suddenly there was a flash of blue and white lights and Chris was standing with them. Luckily, no one had been watching.

"Did he just….orb you?" Leo said in shock. Chris just shrugged. Everyone walked over to the car. It seemed that Wyatt had had a fun time, along with the girls. "How'd you like your day off?" Paige asked Chris as they got to the car. Chris scowled again.

"Drop me off at the club," he muttered. Piper frowned and kept going to the Manor.

"Piper, the club was that way," Chris said again and then scowled when he realized that he'd be trapped in the Manor until his powers came back. Which meant he'd be stuck there until he told them about his nightmares. Unless…..if he could stop his nightmares, then they wouldn't ask about them.

As soon as they got into the house, Chris made a beeline for the Book of Shadows.

"Come on, come on, where is it?" he muttered and then smirked when he found the spell he needed. His active powers had been bound but that didn't stop him from being able to cast spells.

After this cruel memory is seen and said,

Erase these thoughts, from my heart and head

The memory of his cousins' demise seemed to fade into nothingness, along with that of his mother, grandfather, aunts, fiancé and best friend. Chris hated to do that, but it was either that or actually talk about his nightmares. Ooh! He had the Book of Shadows. What was to stop him from taking a sneak peak and trying to reverse the sisters' spell?

Wait, what was that spell they sent me when Bianca took me back to the future? He thought.

Power of the witches rise,

Come to me across the skies.

Return my magic, give me back

. All that was taken from the attack

He read that aloud but it didn't work.

"Darn it!" he muttered and continued to search for a spell that would give him back his powers.

Hear now the words of the witches

The secrets we hid in the night

The oldest of gods are invoked here

The great work of magic is sought

In the night and in this hour

I call upon the ancient power

Bring your powers to this brother one

I want the power

Give me the power

Chris felt his powers slowly come back and smirked. He just had to wait for a few minutes and….BAM! He had his full powers back.

"Chris?" Phoebe said and walked into the attic to see him orb off. Storming downstairs, she said, "Who was it who thought it would be a good idea to leave Chris alone with the Book?"

"You mean….?"

"That's right," Phoebe nodded. "He's got his powers back. Which means he can avoid us."

"Okay, so maybe my idea was a giant flop," Victor admitted. "But at least it got him to relax somewhat."

"And never trust us again," Piper pointed out. "I think you're still in the clear Dad because he doesn't know you're the one who came up with the idea in the first place."

"You know, I'm all for doing a truth spell now that he completely doesn't trust us anymore," Paige sighed.

"To do that, he'd have to come near us for us to know the truth," Piper reminded her sister. Victor sighed, had they forgotten already?

"What about me?" he asked and all the sisters looked at him as if they'd never seen him before.

"You'd do," Phoebe nodded. "Come on!"

Everyone rushed to the Book of Shadows, and Piper flipped over to the Truth Spell.

For those who want the truth revealed

Opened hearts and secrets unsealed

For now until it's now again

After which the memory ends

Those who now are in this house

Will hear the truth from other's mouths

"There," Piper said. "It's cast. Now we just have to be careful and not ask anyone any questions."

Everyone looked at Phoebe, who pouted.

"Why did you all look at me?" she asked.

A/N: List of Children (mainly for my benefit but if it helps you guys out, that's fine too.)

PIPER'S KIDS: Wyatt, Chris and Melinda

PHOEBE'S KIDS: Paul, Penny, Prue, Pam, and Parker

PAIGES'S KIDS: Henry Jr., Patty, and Lizzie

Melinda and Parker are the only two so far who have not been mentioned. Yet. They will be. *evil laugh*

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