Leo

Halliwell Manor

Conservatory

"Leo..." Piper muttered, as she saw her husband on the ground, seriously wounded. She knelt before him and gently caressed his cheek.

"Is he dead?" Phoebe asked, her voice almost cracking.

"Leo," Piper called him. "Please..."

"Piper," Leo said in a whisper, opening his eyes.

"Leo," Piper smiled in relief. "You're alive... Don't worry, we'll heal you," she said, reaching for the dark arrow.

"I'm sorry," Leo said quietly. "I'm so tired."

Piper shook her head. "No... please... Leo," she said. Her eyes filled with tears, as he started to disappear. "Leo..."

"What happened?" Paige asked nervously, as he disappeared completely.

"He died," Chris said sadly.

"What?!" Phoebe frowned. "No, the Elders orbed him Up There. They certainly will heal him."

Chris shook his head. "He's dead... I am sorry," he said, turning to Piper. "He protected Wyatt from a Darklighter. He died as a hero, saving his son, his family."

Phoebe raised an eyebrow. "You knew it would happen, didn't you? You evil son of a bitch!" she said, walking to him.

Piper and Paige stared confused at Chris. "Did you know it would happen?" Paige asked, shaking her head.

"Of course he did," Phoebe said. "How could you? How could you let Leo die?" she asked, slapping Chris in the face.

"Phoebe!" Piper shouted. "It's not his fault!"

"Of course it is," Phoebe looked up at him is disgust. "He's from the future. He knew Leo would die today and did nothing to avoid that!"

Piper and Paige instantly turned her eyes on Chris. Phoebe had a point. Chris could do something to save Leo's life, but he didn't.

Chris shook his head. "You don't understand," he said quietly.

"Oh," Phoebe put her hands on her hips. "We understand it very well. You have Leo's blood in your hands, Chris. You're evil, exactly like him. And don't look at me like this. I know... Paige told me who you really are."

Chris stepped back. "I'm not evil. I'm here to change the dark future, not to..."

"You're lying!" Phoebe shouted. "If you're here to change things why didn't you save Leo's life? Why you..."

"Stop, for Christ's sake! Stop!" Piper screamed, covering her ears. "Leo just died! Stop!"

Phoebe frowned. "Leo died, because of him! Piper, I..."

"No, stop!" Piper said, her hands shaking. "Please, stop!"

"Sweetie, are you okay?" Paige ran to her.

Piper shook her head. "No... I'm not. Leo, he..."

"He saved Wyatt's life," Chris said. "I'm sorry, Piper. I didn't come back to change Leo's fate."

"Of course not. You're here to destroy our lives, our family, our bound as sisters. I can see it perfectly clear now. You... Cole sent you!" Phoebe shouted, trying to slapping Chris again.

"Don't!" Chris said, holding her wrist. "Don't do this! I'm not here to destroy anything. But I couldn't change Leo's fate. Time travel is something very dangerous... I need to be careful. Leo was destined to die, saving Wyatt. I couldn't interfere on that. I would change another things..."

"Phoebe," Piper muttered. "Leave Chris alone!"

Phoebe shook her head and pulled away from him. "He didn't save Leo, because he knew he was an obstacle in your relationship with Cole. Can't you see? What's the next step, Chris? Get rid of me?"

"You'll die, Phoebe. But not now and certainly not at my hands," he shouted at her.

Phoebe's face flushed pink in anger. "So... you admit it."

"As I said, it won't happen now. That's why I'm here. To change everything he would do. The dark future he created," Chris said clenching his fists.

"He? Who are you talking about?" Phoebe asked frowning.

"Wyatt," Piper said quietly. Then she turned to her son, who was crying. A silent cry. "My poor baby boy, I am so sorry," she picked him n in her lap and kissed his forehead. "Everything's gonna be okay, sweetie. I promise," she whispered in his ear. "You'll be fine. Daddy saved you. He loved you..."

Phoebe cleared her throat. "Nothing is gonna be fine, Piper. His father was murdered and he saw everything! He lost Leo, because of..." she was saying, but stopped at the glance Piper shot at her.

"Chris, please, can you take Wyatt to my room? I'll be there soon. I need to talk to my sisters. Phoebe needs to understand what's happening," Piper said, handing Wyatt to Chris.

Chris nodded. "Fine..." he said, taking Wyatt's hand and orbing out.

Phoebe sighed. "Piper, you need to listen to me. Chris is lying."

Paige shook her head. "No, he's not. Phoebe, you need to believe us... Chris is not evil. He's here to avoid Wyatt from turning evil..."

"What?! Wyatt is an angel! He's Leo's son, there's no mean bone in his body. But Chris... I can't tell the same about him. He's lying to us! And you," Phoebe turned to Piper. "Leo just die here, in our house, and you... you don't even care. You're feeling nothing!"

"How dare you?" Piper asked, her voice shaking. "You are the only one who started to blame Chris and didn't let me even react to the death of my husband! You saw Leo dying and started to act like a crazy woman! Wyatt just saw his father's death and you're making things worse!"

"Crazy woman? I'm not the crazy one here, Piper," Phoebe put her hands on her hips.

"Phoebe, stop it!" Paige said, looking at Piper's face.

"No..." Phoebe shook her head. "You've changed. You're not the same. The Piper I know would never react so coldly at Leo's death."

"Shut up!" Piper said in anger. "Shut up, Phoebe! I'll go to see my son. He needs me and I can't, I just can't, deal with you now!"

"Chris is evil and he's here to destroy us. Leo's death is the proof of how evil he is!" Phoebe shouted at her sister.

Paige sighed. "Phoebe, I already explained it to you. He is Piper's son...It's hard for me to accept it too, but..."

"You two are crazy," Phoebe said, walking out of the room.

"Where are you going?" Paige asked.

"To the attic!" Phoebe said, turning her head to face her sisters. "Someone need to do something to bring Leo back to life! You two need to be with Wyatt."


A/N: Thank you for the lovely reviews.