A/N: Here's the final chapter. I hope you enjpy it.
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Sometimes You Cope With Death Differently
By: Piper Chris Melinda Halliwell
Chapter 8: Rewards and Sacrifices
The five of them reformed in the living room of the Manor. Wyatt had so many questions he wanted to ask, but before he could ask Piper asked him to orb his brother up to his bed to rest. This instruction had Wyatt baffled.
"Orb? You mean use witchcraft…in the house?" He asked making sure he heard her right.
"Yes Wyatt, take Chris up to bed." His mom instructed.
He smiled at her order. 'Wow, I must really miss her.' He thought Orbing up to his and Chris' room. 'Of course I miss her, she's my Mom. Leave me to realize the obvious.' Wyatt thought as he laid Chris in bed and covered him in the light blanket, ruffling his bangs slightly. 'Sleep well Chris, you need more rest than all of us.' Wyatt walked out, closed the door and walked back downstairs.
He wasn't too surprised to see his mom sitting on the couch with her arms around her sisters. They looked like they never wanted to let go.
"Am I interrupting something?" He asked as he came into their line of sight.
Part of him wanted to leap (literally) into Piper's arms. She was right there in front of him…five…ten steps away from him, but how long would she be there? Was this all some crazy dream they were all having?
"Wyatt?" Piper asked, but she got no response. He was still trying to absorb all this too.
She managed to untangle herself from Phoebe and Paige's death-like grasps (how she didn't know) and walked over to her oldest son. His crystal-blue eyes seemed troubled like he didn't know what was happening. She lightly brushed her hand over the side of his face. This simple action caused salty orbs to fall from the eyes of the Twice-Blessed child as he, softly but firmly, grabbed her hand. His mother's other hand came up to the same resting place on his opposite cheek.
"Wyatt, it's okay now." She spoke softly with a longing look in her brown eyes. Her hands were still against his face, but she made no attempt to remove them from the teenager's face, almost as if she thought the action might frighten him."I'm here now; you don't need to be afraid."
"But h—how? I thought you were dead." Wyatt said trying to suppress his tears, but failing.
"Yeah, so did I, but that father of yours is really something." She answered.
"Why? What did he do now?" He asked harshly. Piper removed her hand from one side of his face and led him over to the couch with the other. It was kind of a tight fit for all four of them, but somehow they managed.
"I think I'd better wait until Chris gets up before I tell you that." She answered.
"Wait until I get up before you say what?" Chris asked. Piper walked over, but he backed farther and farther away.
"Chris, you didn't do anything wrong. You know that, don't you?" His Aunt Phoebe asked walking over beside her oldest sister.
"S—so you don't hate me for what I did?" Chris asked. This time when Piper walked closer he stayed where he was.
"No, baby, I could never hate anyone here. You might make me angry by casting a spell for personal gain…or make me upset when you use your powers when you shouldn't," Piper reached her hand out for Chris. He was reluctant, at first, but as he looked into her eyes, he knew she meant every word. "But I could never hate you. I love you." At those words, Chris fell into her arms (so fast she barely had time to catch him).
"Shhh, Chris…it's okay. I'm not going anywhere, I promise." Piper whispered into his ear like a child that had woken up in the middle of the night from a nightmare. Wyatt would've laughed if he didn't feel the same way. He was still skeptical that Leo could do something that would allow his mother to stay in the land of the living.
"So Mom," Wyatt began after Chris had calmed down. "what did our father do?" Wyatt said, putting emphasis on the word 'father'.
"Well, since you don't sound like you'll believe me, let me get him down here to explain. Leo!!" Piper called, but nothing happened.
"Come on, you said that he could come down once more and I choose now to explain to my boys and sisters why I'm still standing here!!" She said.
'Once more?' Phoebe thought. 'Is that why I can feel your heart breaking, Piper?'
"LEO!!" Piper yelled. Two seconds later, a hand rested on her shoulder.
"Piper, 'They' won't let me orb down here anymore. Which makes sense, I suppose for a last visit." Leo told her as she turned to face him.
"Wait, last visit? What are you saying?" Paige asked walking over.
"I was never around when Piper died and this was why. I gave up my mortality to let her live here with all of you. I made a deal with the Elders that if I stayed up there permanently Piper could live again."
"So, let me get this straight." Phoebe said walking over. "We gain our sister, but we lose you? How is that fair?!"
"So, you weren't down here when we needed you because you were making a deal?!" Wyatt said. Leo nodded.
"I'm sorry boys, Phoebe…Paige… I never meant to make you go through it alone, but I couldn't show myself while 'They" were considering it."
"Piper, you knew what was going on, didn't you? That's why your heart's breaking…" Phoebe said walking over next to her.
'How does she know?' Chris telepathically asked Wyatt.
'She's Empathic, Chris; she feels things we can't possibly understand.' Wyatt answered.
'Oh yeah, I guess I forgot.' Chris said smiling.
"They're at it again…finally." Paige said.
"Yeah, we can't possibly know what they're saying, but at least Chris is smiling at the conversation they're having." Phoebe answered.
"Wait, what's going on?" Leo asked intrigued, looking at his sons.
"They share a very strong bond and they've trained themselves to communicate through telepathy." Piper answered simply.
"Piper, 'They're' calling me. Better make this quick." Leo told her. Wyatt and Chris walked over and hugged him, even though Wyatt was still a little upset at the whole ordeal, but he knew everyone was.
Phoebe threw her arms around him. Paige walked over to him.
"They're your job now. You have to teach them." Leo said as he hugged her.
"Don't worry; I will." She answered pulling away. He turned toward Chris and Wyatt.
"Boys, be good for your mother and aunts from now on. I can't let you see me, but I can see you whenever I want."
"Yeah." Wyatt answered.
"We will." Chris said.
"Piper, I'm sorry that I can't stay longer." He said kissing her; Wyatt and Chris just rolled their eyes, which caused laughter from their aunts.
Leo pulled away from his wife and formed into blue lights as the words "I love you." passed his lips. Piper walked over Paige and her sons, with Phoebe following.
Chris heard his stomach growl.
"Hungry?" Piper asked. Chris nodded.
"What would you like?" She asked.
"Anything." Wyatt answered.
"Hey Piper?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah?"
"Welcome home." Paige finished.
"I am starving though…" Chris said walking into the kitchen.
"Well, let's see what I can whip up…" Piper answered walking behind him, with her oldest son and sisters following…
The End.
AN: So what do you think? It's finally finished. Please R&R.
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