No such things as mercy if you are a Halliwell
Chapter 10: Apology and revelation
"...'So what happened?' Leo had to ask first of all the questions... Why has he done it? He always asked the right questions. How can I explain this mess?"
"Piper?" Leo brought her out of her reverie as he touched her arm worriedly.
"Oh right, I need to answer him... But where do I start?"
"It's okay if you don't want to," he told her gently.
"No Leo, it's just so complicated and it confuses me... But I´ll try okay?" Piper replied sounding lost.
"Okay, you can start whenever you're ready," Leo informed her and kept his hand on her arm reassuringly.
"Well, today, this morning we noticed that Chris was missing. Actually... we hadn't seen him for three days or so. Don´t get started Leo before you haven´t heard the rest," Piper began to inform him, "Well, Daryl informed us that a couple had found him. So we tried to get him from them but Wyatt sensed him in the attic and orbed me up there. Then a demon shimmered in and... Do I really need to tell you this from the beginning?" she stopped to look at him.
"It's your choice Piper," Leo repeated gently.
"Okay well, then I keep it short. We vanquished the demon and the other one was vanquished by Wyatt. But the point is that Chris seems to be affected by some terrible poison and he has a lot of demons after him that want to kill him. I don't know why but he is in a lot of trouble. Not only with his condition at the moment but also with all of those demons out there trying to rip him apart," Piper hastily summarized.
"Well Piper, you did a good job," Leo praised her.
"Huh?" Piper replied confused not really believing her ears.
"I mean you kept him safe didn't you?" Leo tried to clarify carefully.
"Yeah I think so... But what is your point?" Piper asked him warily of his sudden fondness for Chris.
"I mean there was nothing that we could not master before. So we can fix this too," Leo finished determined.
"Oh. I think you're right," Piper replied in a quiet tone and began to gain confidence.
"Good," Leo said contently and added lovingly, "You look tired. Maybe you should lie down, too?"
"No Leo, I can't let him be alone. He is so vulnerable right now," Piper protested although she was touched by his concern.
"I saw that," Leo commented dryly.
"Oh Leo, don't be mad at him. I think this poison affects his thoughts, too," Piper came to Chris´ defense. It was shocking for her to realize that she had taken Chris´ side although the boy had attacked her husband.
"Sorry. I didn't mean it like that. But you're right. He looks horrible. Look at all of this scratches and scars," Leo relented and pointed at Chris´ bare torso.
"Yeah, we were told that he was in a bar fight. Later we got to know that he was in a bar in the underworld all this three days and nights," Piper informed Leo in a disapproving tone.
"Piper, it's not your fault," Leo tried to console her.
"I dunno Leo. It is just so...," Piper trailed off unsure of how to voice her concerns.
"He is not a kid. He can take care of himself," Leo told her and sounded sincere although he just had witnessed how messed up Chris really was.
"Not now," Piper shot back as she looked at him with a 'are-you-kidding-me-look'.
"I didn't say that," Leo hastened to reply before she got angry with him and added, "But I think that we can take care of him. At least until he is well again."
"Huh?" Piper did not believe her ears once more. She looked at him quizzically.
"What I mean is that he seemed so," Leo was searching for the right words, "... scared and angry at the same time as he attacked me."
"What do you mean?" Piper inquired curiously.
"Well... it seems that he knows that he is controlled by some potion but he can't stop it from taking over his body," Leo informed her in a serious and all business like tone.
"Yeah I see," Piper agreed depressed.
"I think I heard of this kind of potion before," Leo hesitantly informed her not trying to bring her hopes up too quickly.
"Really?" Piper´s hope returned.
"Yeah... It's rare but dangerous... very dangerous," Leo told her cautiously.
"Hey Matt!" Chris heard Jo call out to him again.
"Hey Jo!" Chris replied in greeting.
"New information?" Jo was a demon after all; they got down to business first.
"No, so far nothing," Chris answered him only half truthfully and inquired, "Any new demons in our club?" He was so used to being in the club that he referred to it as 'our club' already.
"Yeah some more; you meet them tomorrow," Jo happily informed him.
"Why?" Chris asked but left the 'tomorrow and not tonight' hanging in the air.
"Tonight is a great kill, you did not know?" Jo sounded seriously surprised.
"Ahh... no I was kinda busy," Chris replied rather lamely.
"I see. What did you do?" Jo inquired curiously.
"Ahh... Well I had this witch...," Chris tried his best to come up with a story on the spot. One that Jo would believe.
"Was it fun?" Jo did not ask for anything else, never.
"Screamed like a girl as I sliced her throat," Chris told him proudly but felt sick inside - `Please God I have to say this as my cover...`
"Sounds really like fun!" Jo answered looking like he had wanted to have had a part in it. He slapped Chris approvingly on his shoulder.
"Was hard work. Her whitelighter is a nasty one...," Chris trailed off and cursed himself for telling such a stupid thing to a demon of all creatures.
"Is?" Jo´s interest was peaked.
"Oh my fault, was," Chris corrected quickly.
"You killed him?" Jo asked warily.
"No," Chris clarified, "but I killed her so he is technically not her whitelighter anymore."
"Well then," Jo chirped and Chris held his breath fearing what was to come, "let's celebrate!" And Chris released his breath relieved.
"Okay. What's today´s special?" Chris tried to change the subject.
"It's called demon specialty number one. My favorite one," Jo said mysteriously.
"Yeah is that so?" Chris replied in a happy tone. He tried to hide his discomfort.
"Yeah, every new member of my team needs to drink it," Jo informed him proudly.
"Why - is it a test?" Every alarm bell in Chris´ head was ringing. He needed to get out of here.
"Exactly – but you have nothing to fear – if you were honest that is," Jo said in a distrusting tone and watched Chris like a hawk.
"If?" Chris tried to sound offended but he tried his hardest not to swallow around the lump that was suddenly in his throat - `shit what do I do now? I can't deny it – it would blow my cover...`
"Matt just drink it then you are official a member of our club!" Jo nonchalantly ordered him.
"Okay," Chris relented and resisted the urge to sigh. He was in this mess now he could not escape it.
"Good boy! Here you go!" Jo replied proudly and produced a mug of liquid from out of nowhere. He put it down in front of Chris and looked at him expectantly.
"Thanks," was all Chris could say. He knew it was probably a trap, a trick, poison or whatever but he also knew that he had to do it. - `What's that? That smells awful...`
And Chris drank it nevertheless...
"Did you see that?" Leo asked her in a hushed voice.
"See what?" Piper replied irritated.
"I think Chris stirred," Leo told her and looked intently at Chris.
"Leo," Piper sighed and scolded him, "He doesn't get sleep when he keeps waking up every now and then." "How can I help him?"
"Piper, this could be a side effect of the poison," Leo reminded her patiently. "I wonder if it is what I suspect... This could be really really bad..."
"Oh," Piper replied feeling guilty. "Why haven't I thought of this before?"
Where am I?
Chris groaned as he slowly regained consciousness and then he blinked. In his vision was a woman.
Mom?
"Piper?" he asked drowsily as he tried to clear his vision and focus on her face.
"Yeah it's me," Piper replied gently and sat next to him. "How are you?"
"I'm fine," he replied immediately and knew at the same time that this was so not true.
Ah no... I'm still in this mess... He remembered now and he was not happy about it.
"Ah Chris," Piper sighed defeated. "He keeps insisting that it's nothing but Leo sounded so... I don't know... But I think that it's bad news..."
"`msorry," he replied feeling guilty and was already slurring again.
I can't lie to mom any longer... Is that the potion thinking? Am I crazy? I can't spill my secrets!
"It's okay Chris," Leo told him gently as he watched the boy fighting an inner battle. He really seemed sick.
Chris turned his head to his father's voice and he immediately avoided eye contact.
Oh dad...I should apologize for my behavior earlier...
"What's with him?" Leo thought hurt.
"Chris, open your mouth," Piper demanded softly holding a thermometer. "Hopefully his temperature goes down..."
"Huh?" Chris turned back to her and understood. He opened his mouth reluctantly.
I hope this thing will finally tell her that it was nothing serious...
Piper shoved the thermometer in his mouth and he closed his mouth around it. They waited in silence. "Come on I need good news..."
How should I start? I don't really know what to say...
"So Chris, the next step is...," Piper interrupted the silence but was interrupted by Chris.
"Piper," Chris murmured all the while trying to keep the thermometer still.
"Yeah, what is it?" Piper wanted to know. "Is he going to vomit again?"
Leo took a closer look at Chris fearing that the vomiting could continue every second but what he heard let him gasp.
"Could you... err... could you wait outside?" Chris stuttered sounding like a scared and sick little child, "I ... I need to speak, um..., to Leo, um..., alone."
Wow; that was difficult enough... Please go mom... I need time with him... I did the wrong things... You taught me to apologize...
"He is really upset...," Piper thought and smiled. "But I am proud of him – somehow – he seems to say sorry."
"Wants to talk to me?" Leo thought shocked. What was wrong with Chris? Didn´t he hate him?
"Okay, but you two will not kill each other alright?" Piper joked. "I will intervene and blow each of you up if you even try."
"Sure," Chris replied a little embarrassed. He knew that he should not have attacked Leo.
I want to get this over with quickly...
Piper shot a glance at Leo who only shrugged in return and then she left the room.
Leo walked over to Chris and said cautiously: "Do you mind if I take a seat?"
Please not this attitude... I'm not used to it...
"No, go ahead," was the reply Chris could muster. He was feeling hot and his heart pace picked up speed. He did not like to be near Leo let alone be alone with him. But he needed to do this. He was in the wrong and he had to apologize.
Leo sat next to Chris on the bed and waited for him to begin. He was not close enough that they would accidently touch each other.
"I wonder what he is going to say," Leo thought curiously but also a bit cautiously.
"I...," but the thermometer dropped out of his mouth. He had forgotten about that. "Sorry," Chris added quickly and picked it up. He was eager to see it confirming his hopes that he was indeed not sick. But the digits told a complete different story.
Great...
"Ah, don't mention it Chris. It's just a thermometer and it isn´t even broken. Just give it to me," Leo offered and held out his hand palm up. He tried not to upset the boy. He did not even know what Chris was capable of or what he had planned.
"He is so nervous about this... I need to lighten the mood..."
"Well...," Chris stuttered and gave it over to his dad with trembling hands. He knew he was screwed as soon as Leo would see the digits. He had to do this quickly and then get out of here.
"That's not good... trembling hands could be because of a fever... I need to check on him when we're done talking..."
"Leo," Chris began seriously and looked him in the eyes. He sat upright and cleared his throat. Chris tried to delay the inevitable.
Leo focused on Chris instead of the thermometer.
"Leo," Chris repeated in a steady voice and forced himself to look Leo in the eyes, "I wanted to apologize. I had no right to act like I did before..."
"It's okay Chris, that was not you...," Leo cut in and tried to console the boy.
"No Leo. I shouldn't have done that," Chris insisted.
"I shouldn't have said those words," Leo admitted feeling a bit guilty about the situation as well.
"Leo, she's your wife. You had every right to think the way you did," Chris dismissed his guilt.
"But Chris...," Leo tried to cut in but Chris cut him off.
"No Leo. It's good. I mean I'm the one who overreacted. And I want to apologize. Please forgive me. I don't know what came over me. But I am really sorry for what I did to you... You know... the punches...," Chris trailed off not sure if he had said too much or not enough. It was new to him to sound so sincere while apologizing to Leo.
"Wow Chris. That was a speech," Leo was speechless.
Why aren't you answering? Did I say something wrong? Dad, please say something...
"Chris," Leo began unsure of what to reply but sensing Chris´ need for him to say anything.
"Yeah?" Chris asked unsure of how his father would reply.
"I forgive you," Leo said out of the blue and hoped that this would satisfy Chris. He looked at Chris and was surprised to see Chris´ eyes blink as if to prevent tears from falling.
Those three words were enough to let Chris respire.
"Thank you," Chris replied honestly and was angry that he had to keep tears from falling. Why did this version of Leo affect him this much?
"No Chris, I mean it. We were both a little bit out of the ordinary I think," Leo told him with emphasis, "it is not your fault alone."
"Yeah you could call it so," Chris replied with a hint of a smile and ignored his last statement.
"Of course I do," Leo said and made a face.
Chris saw this and laughed hard.
When was the last time when I enjoyed talking to my dad?
Leo smiled proud of himself, "Wow I made him laugh... When did this kid laugh the last time?"
But his smile faded as Chris laughing turned into a coughing fit. Chris hands rushed to his chest as he tried to get his breathing and coughing under control.
"Chris!" Leo uttered shocked and reached out to help him sit up right and breathe easier.
Yeah that's karma I think...
"It's okay Chris," Leo soothed him and began to rub Chris´ back.
"Leo," Chris coughed trying to get Leo´s attention. I NEED TO...
"No talking here," Leo demanded and added softly: "We two are good."
Thank God... Thanks dad...
"So, Piper?" Paige asked her sister and was waiting for a reply. "I hope everything is okay..."
"You left the two alone?" Phoebe asked incredulously. "Leo and Chris? Not a good idea!"
"Hey, they are not going to kill each other!" Piper replied indignantly. "Gosh! I can't believe it!"
"Oh," was the reply she got from Phoebe. "Are you sure with that?"
"Well, Chris wanted to talk to Leo alone and I don't think that talk means kill," Piper explained as if they were stupid children. "Don't be stupid!"
"Yeah I agree," Paige said after a while though she did not sound convinced. "For now..."
"Does Leo know what's wrong with Chris?" Phoebe wanted to know and tried to change the subject. "I hope he can heal him..."
Piper in the meanwhile brought Wyatt's lunch and sat Wyatt in his baby chair. Wyatt squealed at her and thought: "Daddy is going to fix the things here. Now I am hungry!"
"This one is for my little sunshine" Piper said and let the spoon fly in Wyatt's mouth. Wyatt was happy. "I wonder if Chris is already born in this time and if we should inform his parents that their son is going to die young... Wyatt – I couldn't stand the thought that I had to loose you this early... I mean how old is Chris anyway?"
"Piper?"
"Yeah Leo said something like he knew what it could be but then Chris woke up and he had no chance to tell me," Piper told them, "We just have to wait for them to finish their talk."
"Great, so we have still no clue where we should start searching," Paige summarized a bit angrily. "If Leo can't heal Chris we need to find an antidote..."
"Well, maybe they are talking about a solution right now," Piper suggested. "At least that's what I hope."
As Chris´ coughing subsided he wanted to add something but his dad went flying over his head to the floor.
"What the ***?" Leo thought as he landed hard.
"Da... Damn it!" Chris cursed and whirled around but could not see anybody.
Demons... I hate demons...!
"Argh...," Leo groaned and tried to get up. But he was kicked twice in the ribcage.
"What are you? An invisible demon!" Chris shouted angrily while twisting around on the bed not trusting himself to stand up, "Show yourself!"
"Ha ha!" was the answer he got.
"Paigon? Is that you?" Chris asked with fearing dread and tried to get up from the bed.
"I would not do that if I were you little liar!" Paigon threatened and his voiced resounded from the walls.
Why?
Chris stood up and started to sway dangerously.
"Stop hurting him! It's a thing between you and me!" Chris yelled bravely although he knew that he would most likely not be able to do anything helpful.
I can't let you kill him – Wyatt needs his daddy...
"Chris, don't! I can help!" Leo cut in and got to his knees. He tried to meet Chris´ eyes but those were frantically darting around the room.
"Well elder, you have no clue whom you are talking to. You know neither one of us!" Paigon hissed and kicked Leo again.
"Shut up!" Chris screamed and took a step forward. He raised his arms and tried to appear threatening, "Come, take me or are you afraid to lose?"
"Apparently... you are a lot stronger then we thought Matt... or should I call you Chris H...," Pagon praised him with a low tone.
"I said shut up!" Chris shouted furiously, afraid that Pagon would spill his secret whilst not knowing how he even got to know it. Chris used his telekinesis against the invisible demon. Surprisingly for Leo it hit its target.
"But how did you...? I mean how...?" Leo asked incredulously as he heard Pagon connect with the wall nearby. Leo got to his knees again.
"Did you see me?" Paigon asked blankly as he recovered from the shock.
"One of my easiest practices – now let's get over with this. You want me, you can have me! But do not harm anyone else in that house!" Chris demanded and took another step forward. I can't let him harm dad.
"If you say so...," Paigon agreed who was now visible. He was standing next to Leo and dusting off his sleeves.
"No Chris...," Leo tried to get up. "You will get yourself killed!"
"Leave out of this elder!" Paigon hissed and threw an energy ball at him. Chris watched in horror as Leo barely made it in time to orb out of harm´s way.
"Another condition: I can fight back!" Chris yelled as he saw that Pagon would not heed his warnings. "Dad has to stay `alive`!"
"I don't know if that is going to be a problem for me, poor little Chris!" Paigon shouted back and wanted to attack Leo again.
"I... SAID... LEAVE... HIM... ALONE...!" Chris spoke each word with such a voice that even Leo shuddered. "If you can't hear then you must pay!"
"Try to stop me Chris!" Paigon suggested and threw the next energy ball at Leo.
"Energy Ball!" Chris orbed the ball away from Leo who sat stunned on the floor.
The energy ball was destroyed as Chris closed his hand around it. He was seething with anger. Somewhere in the back of his mind he wondered why he wanted to protect Leo so badly but he quickly dismissed this thought. He ignored his aching body and his weak powers and took another step forward.
You are so dead!
"Way way, Chris! Very good you can orb my ball around and make it go `poof` with your fist! Do you really want to vanquish me with that?" Pagon provoked him.
"Shut up!" Chris shouted and made a move with his hand that let Paigon suffocate.
I will choke you to death. You can not kill anyone of my family! Do you understand that? Ups no you're a demon – sorry I forgot...
"D I E !" Chris yelled with a voice made out of ice.
"No Chris!" Leo shouted but Chris already vanquished Paigon. "The poison affects him – he gets more and more to the dark side!"
Chris gasped in sudden excruciating pain and sank to his knees. What have I done? Am I a killer?
"I," he began but stopped as he sensed that another demon was in the room. "Get out of here Leo. NOW!" First things first: Leo must be saved!
"But Chris – why?" Leo replied but Chris orbed Leo out of the room. "What's wrong?"
"Come on Frank – you can take me. I don't fight back," Chris said in defeat. "I can't take on Jo`s whole demon club alone..."
"Well Chris... It's a shame," Frank replied and walked over to Chris.
"Don't tell me. But I die anyway right? So this way it's safer for all of us...," Chris told him.
I will not die today!
"Chris... You save those people downstairs. You did a wrong thing as you asked Jo for help. Now you have to face the consequences," Frank informed him with something close to pity.
"I know. It's not that I'm afraid... It's just... Never mind," Chris told him.
I find a way to survive!
"Well I do my job now," Frank announced and got closer.
"Go ahead," Chris invited him as he was still on his knees not looking up.
Think Chris think!
"If you say so," Frank dismissed his invitation.
"Omnis quis in domo est et omnis quis..." Frank began to chant but he was vanquished too. Chris had broken his neck by using his telekinesis.
I got it!
"I did not say now," Chris commented dryly and added: "Okay guys you can come I will fight until I either die or be knocked out, you understand?"
Three demons shimmered in.
Three more to go! But we can not fight here. Here is a child in the house... it does not need to see so much violence!
"Okay then we fight!" one of them hissed.
"Then let's begin!" Chris announced ready to fight back with what little he had left.
"Leo?!" Piper exclaimed as she saw her husband orbing in. "I hope they talked in peace..."
Phoebe and Paige whirled around and Wyatt looked up to his daddy.
"We gotta go!" Leo shouted not missing a beat, "Chris is going to get himself killed!"
"What? Why?" Phoebe shot back. "What's going on now?"
"Where's Chris?" Paige asked. "That's not good!"
"No questions – come upstairs! Chris is in trouble!" Leo shouted, "Hurry up guys!"
Wyatt orbed upstairs immediately.
"Wyatt!" Piper screamed in horror. "Oh no!"
"Demons! They're in your bedroom!" Leo shouted at last and orbed after his son. "Wyatt!"
"Paige hurry!" Piper yelled at her sister in sudden panic. "I need to help them!"
Phoebe ran over to Paige and Paige was at Piper's side. The three of them orbed upstairs only to find the room empty. No Chris was in sight...
"What's wrong Jo?" a demon asked Jo.
"I think that we lost Frank too," Jo said in a monotone voice.
"Oh no," the demon replied with mock shock.
"Mike?" Jo inquired.
"Yeah?" the demon called Mike responded.
"I think this boy is way too powerful for a normal whitelighter," Jo informed him.
"I agree this potion kills every little good creature that is not powerful enough to survive this drink," Mike confirmed Jo´s suspicion.
"You forgot that it also has darklighter poison in it," Jo told him.
"Yeah Jo...," Mike trailed off.
"So how can this boy still fight back?" Jo asked angrily.
"I don't know... But he's from the future... maybe whitelighters are immune there...," Mike mused.
"Don't be ridiculous... But from the future?" Jo inquired.
"Yeah why?" Mike shrugged.
"I think I know who he is! It makes perfect sense now!" Jo clapped his hands in triumph.
"I can't follow you? Do you mind sharing your discovery?" Mike dared to ask.
"Mike! He is one of them!" Jo yelled at him unnerved at Mike´s stupidity.
"One of whom?" Mike asked quizzically.
"He is charmed! He is the son of one of the charmed ones!" Jo announced.
"That means he is part witch too...," Mike concluded.
"That means that that is the reason why he can still fight back! I heard the rumors around here that Piper Halliwell will give birth to another boy. Not as powerful as Wyatt but still another son!" Jo rambled.
"Oh Jo! Do you mean that the seer warned you?" Mike asked.
"Cut the crap! I have plans for him!" Jo snapped at him.
"What plans?" Mike inquired.
"Just wait and see. But we have to hurry before he dies because he can't survive this no matter how powerful he is!" Jo yelled.
"Okay!" Mike relented.
Mike and Jo shimmered out.
Chris was on a field that was not used anymore. He was fighting against a couple of demons all the while clutching his stomach.
I could vomit again... But there is nothing left in my stomach...
"Does it hurt there little boy?" one of the demons taunted him.
Oh come on! You're a demon! I don't need your pity...
"Shut up!" Chris shot back angrily and prevented another one from attacking him head on.
"I would say that the darklighter poison is killing you, whitelighter-scum!" another one said triumphantly.
As if that is not obvious...
"Really? Is that so?" Chris tried to sound too surprised. But he already knew it.
He kept fighting.
Here or there I die anywhere... but it's better if I die trying to save Wyatt...
"Where is he?" Piper shouted in terror. "Chris where are you now?"
"Cwis!" Wyatt shouted terrified. "Are you okay brother?"
"Chris!" Leo shouted desperately. "He is in no condition to take on those demons alone!"
"Guys!" Phoebe shouted in anguish. "Your worry is killing me!" "Add up to mine of course..."
"Phoebe! Chris could be anywhere!" Piper yelled at her sister. "Do something! Bring him back! Take me to him!"
"I know honey and I can still hear at normal volume..." Phoebe replied sobbing. "Piper I can't help you not now... I don't know what to do either..."
"Paige? Can you see him?" Piper asked her other sister desperately. "Please say that he is okay!"
"No, he is not in the bathroom and the window is closed," she answered and knew that that would kill Piper. "Oh Piper I'm sorry..."
"That means that he orbed!" Piper yelled. "HE ORBED!" "oh no... not good!"
"Yeah we've heard Piper!" Phoebe replied trying to control her new power. "Piper calm down – we need a plan."
"Cwis?" Wyatt asked. "Oh no... Chris where are you? I can't sense you!"
"Right sweetie! Chris will vomit again! Whenever he orbs he does that..." Piper whispered. "WE NEED TO FIND HIM AND TIE HIM TO THE BED!"
"Piper calm down! We have to find him!" Leo told his wife – err ex-wife... "I hope he is still alive..."
"Okay guys... Can we scry for him?" Paige suggested timidly. "We need to do anything to get him back – we owe him this much... He left his TIME to help US..."
"No he is no wit...," Piper began as two demons shimmered in. "You can't scry for pure whitelighters... Where did those two come from?"
Wyatt immediately raised up his shield. "Very bad demons..."
"Whoa young boy!" Jo said. "So this is the infamous shield of Wyatt Matthew Halliwell... impressive it seems to be thick. He has a very powerful brother..."
Piper raised her hands and glared at Jo. "One step and you're dead!"
"Whoa Piper!" Jo spoke. "The oldest of them with the power to blow things up... interesting... his mommy!"
"Who are you and where do you know my name from?" Piper demanded threatening him with her hands. "Is that a demon in a human body or a human with demonic powers?"
"I know you," Leo informed them and the sisters turned to him astonished. "This is so bad..."
"You're Jo. The upper-level demon that is found guilty in at least 30 cases!" Leo finished. "You sick bastard I should kill you right here!"
"Well elder, I'm surprised! You know me!" Jo said unsurprised. "Shit the father is here too... an elder..."
"Leo, why, how?" Piper asked surprised and looked at Leo. "Leo knows demons?"
"He almost killed one of the elders... and he killed a lot of innocent witches," Leo told them. "He is known for his friendly attitude and his human body. But the most dangerous thing is that if you accept a drink from him... well let's say that's the last thing you do if you are a good magical being." "Chris that is a very bad companion!"
"Well well, Elder!" Jo interrupted. "To cut that short your whitelighter is my newest victim!" "He nearly ruined my plan!"
"Yeah and he dies soon!" Mike said. "I like that part where they die screaming..."
"Don't you say that!" Piper hissed. "As long as I'm here Chris lives!"
"Don't Piper!" Jo warned her. "You vanquish Mike and you never will get the antidote!" "Come on you can't let Chris down – you owe him... and he's your son!"
"Bastard!" Leo cursed. "He poisoned Chris already. I wonder how much time is left before he di..."
"Leo?" said Paige astonished once more. "He cursed?"
Wyatt was very worried now. This demon looked too nice... What if his brother was really going to die?
"How brave of that bastard to orb out of this house. He did not want to let the child see so much violence," Jo mock praised Chris. "I wonder if they really know who Chris is..."
"Chris does this to protect Wyatt," Piper repeated in a monotone voice. "Chris is really brave – even in his condition is Wyatt his first thought..."
"What do you want in exchange for the antidote?" Phoebe asked Jo bringing everyone back to business. "I hope it's nothing too much to handle..."
"We want to have the child and your book of shadows," Mike proposed. "You will never agree to that..."
Piper gasped. "You never get Wyatt," she heard Leo say. She was too shocked to react. "Wyatt for Chris? No way. Wyatt is my son. I could not give him away. NEVER! But what about Chris then?"
"Is that your last answer elder?" Jo provoked Leo. "Poor boy such horrible parents..."
"We can save Chris with our own remedies!" Paige announced determined. "At least I hope so..."
"He is special but Wyatt is my nephew he comes first!" Phoebe declared. "Sorry Chris but we find a way to save you, too!"
"My little sunshine stays by my side!" Piper declared. "And Chris comes back I swear!"
"Wyatt belongs here!" Leo added in a firm voice. "Chris too but Wyatt comes first!"
"Cwis?" Wyatt asked. "Oh no! They want to sacrifice him for me... Chris!"
"If that is your wish then I am very happy to tell you that you sacrificed one of your own blood right now. I hope you can live with that thought!" Jo laughed evilly. "I hope he is still alive so that I can tell him that Wyatt was chosen over him again! Ha ha!"
Jo shimmered out of the room.
"Poor boy. Gave up everything for the family and earns nothing... Now he dies... Good bye Charmed Ones! But be reminded that you killed a charmed son! I love when we win – and we always win!" Mike shimmered out too.
"Did he just say that Chris is family?" Piper asked shocked. "But how? How is that possible? Whose child is he?"
"I think he did...," Paige stuttered. "Does he belong to me and Richard?"
"Chris is one of us?" Phoebe whispered. "I can't believe it..."
"So he is part witch, too... That would explain why he is still alive...," Leo thought out aloud. "I wonder whose child he is..."
"Cwis!" Wyatt said angry but also happy that his family seemed to know now Chris` biggest secret. "Cwis!"
"What?!" Piper exclaimed. "Brother? Could he be Wyatt's brother?"
"Wyatt, are you saying...?" Leo asked. "Brother? Wyatt´s brother?"
"He is only a child how should he know?" Paige wondered. "Wyatt's brother?"
"That's it!" Piper concluded. "I should have known!"
"What?" Phoebe asked. "She knew?"
"Wyatt was so friendly to Chris because he knew that he is his baby brother. That all makes perfect sense now!" Piper announced. "My child is so special!"
"You mean he ... that Chris is your son?" it was more a statement than a question of Phoebe. "Wow"
"I think... oh my god...!" finally it made "click" by Piper. "Chris is my son... my second child..."
"He is my son!" Leo whispered shocked. "Or isn't he?" "What if Piper and I don't get together again? Whose child is he?"
"I don't know... Only if you two come together again...," Paige said in a matter of fact tone. "That is not the right time to discuss this!"
"Oh my god! My second son risked his very existence to save his brother!" Piper was shocked. "How could he do that? Why didn't I stop him?" "What a mother am I in the future? One kid evil and the other one kills himself?"
"Piper! Calm down! You can ask him later – we have to find and save him first!" Leo said. "VERY SOON!"
Tbc...
A/N: I tried to improve this chapter – fixed some typos and grammar mistakes, added some descriptions. I hope you approve of it! And I fixed the part where Wyatt could talk already. Thanks for pointing that out. Of course at that age he could not be able to do that.
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