Chapter 16 - Pipers worst fear!

Previously on Shock Or Surprise:

"But to be fair, Wyatt had no say in this." Phoebe said as Piper nodded. Wyatt never agreed to Chris leaving him or erasing his existence from his memory. "It was Chris' decision."

"But we cant blame him for that Phoebe, he's been through so much just for Wyatt and to find him in bed with someone else, not once but twice." Paige said as Phoebe looked sad. "Can you imagine yourself in his shoes? It worse than betrayal. I mean, it would've been understandable if Wyatt was under some sort of spell."

"But we don't know that for sure." Phoebe said looking at her eldest for some support. "We don't know what influence he was under."

"We know exactly what influence he was under, alcohol and lust." Paige debated back as Piper continued cooking, knowing these two not going to quit anytime soon.

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"Its just someone is outside, asking for Piper." Mark said towards Piper, who stopped chopping to look at the young man before her in surprise.

"Who?"

"Chris Perry…know anyone by that name?" Mark said as the sisters looked at each other in shock.


"That's, that's not possible…." Phoebe said as the sisters scrambled out of the kitchen to the front door with Mark on their tail.

Piper was the first one to wrench the door open to confront her middle child standing there with a huge grin, causing the Charmed ones jaw to drop a little.

"Oh my god Chris!" Paige said stunned

B….K…..

…Now…

"Mark, we got this." Phoebe said patting her son-in-law on his shoulder and steering him away from the front door.

"Of course…I-I..." Piper started but Chris shrugged as he brushed past the charmed ones and made his way in. Piper saw her youngest survey the surrounding, Kids running around, laughter and giggling echoed from upstairs, living room and other parts of the manor.

"Sounds like you guys having an party." Chris said turning briskly on his heels to face the charmed ones, who blinked as they abruptly stopped to avoid bumping into Chris.

"Oh No! Penelope came home from hospital with the new baby." Phoebe said as Chris nodded.

"That's great. Congrats Phoebe." Chris said folding his arms in his chest as Phoebe nodded, yet didn't like the fact that he addressed her so formally.

"Chris!?" Patricia said utterly shocked, as Charlotte and Henry Jnr mirrored the same expression. Hannah and Dennis looked oblivious. "W-what you doing…" She was cut off by mass of swirling orbs, which appeared in middle of the foyer in form of Wyatt and his family. The family all looked surprised, mostly in fear of exposure to the stranger with the sister, while others looked at Chris, who didn't bat an eye.

"Oh crap!" Matthew said looking at Chris.

"Its alright, Chris here is a witch too." Paige said to her nervous family while Wyatt and Matthew relaxed at this bit of news.

"Her Charge." Phoebe interjected with a smile.

"Yeah, that's right….okey dokey, can we speak to you in the kitchen please" Paige said steering Chris to the Kitchen, leaving others behind.

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"What you doing here Chris?" Phoebe asked her nephew, who simply shrugged from where he was sitting.

"I came back to get what's rightfully mine." Chris said showing his wedding ring as the sisters glanced at each other. With that note, he made his way out only to be stopped.

"Chris wait," Paige called out as Chris turned around. "You cant do this…"

"Do what?" Chris asked with an raised eyebrow.

"Whatever you thinking." Phoebe said as Chris shook his head but said nothing before making his way out, causing the middle sister to let out a frustrated sigh, while Piper sighed sadly and Paige shook her head.

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"Thought of any names yet?" Wyatt asked Penelope as they both stood in the sunroom, looking down at the baby in the basinet.

"I'm thinking between Price and Pearl." Penelope said as Wyatt gave a nod.

"I like the sound of Pearl." Chris said as he walked into the room, while Penelope looked at him, speechless for many second.

"C-C-Chris…!" Penelope stuttered as Chris made his way out, while Wyatt looked at his cousin and mouthed - Whose-is-this. But the Charmed ones are already following Chris, with Penelope and Wyatt with them. The Young Witchlighter absorbed the manor, seeing how it has changed since the last time he have seen it.

"So Where you from?." Wyatt asked as Chris, while the Charmed ones exchanged a glanced between them and with Penelope, who shook her head. Chris simply looked at Wyatt.

"Around here….." Chris said with a smirk, as the twice blessed looked confused before glancing at the Charmed ones who all flashed him a winning smile. Chris on the other hand walked away with Charlotte, Patricia and Henry Jnr all glancing at each other and then at Chris and Wyatt.

"Who is that guy?" Wyatt asked Paige, who only chuckled. Just then pink heart appeared in foyer, right in front of Chris, in form of the Coop the cupid. Who for a second was stunned to see the long gone Halliwell standing in the mist.

"Chris…Whoa! You're back, when." Coop said as he pulled his nephew in a hug. Leo and Henry Senior made their way down only to stop when they saw Chris.

"Chris…" Leo said as he rushed to his youngest. "You're back?" Leo asked pulling away from the hug as he looked little emotional.

"Yeah Dad, I'm back for good."

"Dad?" Wyatt asked confused as Chris glanced at the twice blessed witch - which by this stage, almost everyone have gathered around - before glancing back at his father.

"And I'm here to take back what's mine." Chris said as he glanced towards Wyatt. At this Faith instinctively took a step towards Wyatt, wrapping her arms around Wyatt's.

"What?" Leo asked confused.

"I'm back for my life and my love." Chris said before turning around to face Faith. "Take your hands off him."

At this both Wyatt and Piper spoke out.

"Chris…"

"What?"

Only Piper's voice was more like a warning and scared tone, where as Wyatt's was complete confusion.

"You heard me, take your hands off Wyatt. NOW!" Chris hissed as Faith looked at Wyatt.

"Chris, just relax…" Phoebe said as everyone watched the scene in silence.

"Who the hell are you?" Wyatt asked as Chris ignored him.

"You cant do this, not now." Faith said looking at Chris, her voice pleading, at this Wyatt looked confused, glancing from his wife to Chris.

"He's mine, he was always mine." Chris hissed his hands curling into fist. "And You tried to take him away from me."

"How can you that when you're the one who threw him and his love for you away." Faith asked as Chris tilted his head as he glanced at the charmed ones sideways, who all gulped feeling a shiver run down their spine. Chris looked back at the white lighter, Piper saw the fury build up in the emerald eyes.

"I did that Because of YOU, you seducing piece of whore." Chris shouted. "I should've done this long time ago." What happened next kinda went in a slow motion for the eldest Charmed one.

Piper saw Chris waving his hand, sending Faith spiraling in the air, away from Wyatt to crash land into the living room wall. Wyatt yelled and others gasped but before anyone can react, Chris threw his hand out, sending high voltage lighting bolts at the white lighter, at once flames consumed the screaming angel, who combusted into ball of flames.

Piper saw her grandson cry out, her eldest son scream out in agony, anger flashing through that blue eyes, Wyatt created an fireball and flunked it at Chris, who, like Faith didn't get a chance to react as the fireball collided with him at full force. He screamed out Wyatt's name as he crumpled into ashes in that spot.

"No!" Piper screamed.

Piper sat bolt up in her bed, gasping and panting as her eyes took a while to adjust to the darkness that surrounded her. It took a while for her to figure out it was middle of the night and she was in her room, with Leo sleeping peacefully next to her.

Her Nightmare, the horrible image of Chris going up on flames, kept re-playing in her inner mind. With a second glance, Piper got out of her bed silently without disturbing her husband. She needed a fresh air and with that thought she threw on her robe and got into her slippers before padding her way downstairs to the kitchen.

Then it was safe to say, Piper was fully awake for the rest of the night. She tried watching movies, but it didn't get her anywhere since the images of Chris going up on flames, kept on interrupting her thoughts. So she decided what a best way to relax is to do nothing but clean the Manor.

When Leo woke up at six in the morning, he was surprised to find himself embracing nothing but air next to him. Squinting in the faint darkness, he saw no sign of his wife, at this his sleep went out of the window. If it's a normal couple, the first thought would be for the husband be…'She's probably in the bathroom or something' but where as the charmed ones concerned, the first thought for Leo was whether a demon got her.

Quickly grabbing his robe, he made his way downstairs in search for his wife, only to be surprised when he saw the Manor sparkling. The mahogany banisters, the tables and the floor gleamed. The carpet looked brand new and the chandelier sparkled. Walking into the sunroom, he found Piper cleaning the sunroom windows, blowing piece of stray hair out of the way before continuing to scrub the clean window which made small squeaking noise.

"Piper," Leo called out startling the witch, who screamed and threw her hand up as the flower pot that's hanging from the ceiling exploded.

"Leo!" Piper said annoyed. "I just mopped the floor. What you doing down here?" she asked her husband, half annoyed for making her clean the floor again. She threw the cleaning cloth on the wicker chair to grab the broom, that stood against the TV stand.

"I could ask you the same, its half six in the morning." Leo said as Piper started to broom in the soil.

"So?" Piper asked simply as she continued to broom the soil into a pile, before thrusting the broom into Leo's hand.

"So…what's wrong?" Leo asked as Piper scooped the soil with her hands and dumped it into a nearby black bag.

"Nothing's wrong, why would you assume something's wrong?" Piper asked as Leo set the broom aside before taking a seat on the wicker chair to look at his wife.

"Piper…" Leo said in a well known tone as Piper stopped to look at her husband. "What's wrong honey?" Piper studied the blue eyes before her, she knows trying to avoid the subject would be in vain and sooner or later, he is going to know about it, so she might as well tell him now.

"Fine," Piper said dusting her hands to get up. "I…I Just hand that dream again."

"What dream?" Leo asked confused.

"You know the one where Chris returns and Wyatt vanquishes him. Ring any bells?" Piper asked sarcastically.

"Piper…" Leo started but Piper cut him off.

"I know, you said its nothing but a dream, but Leo, somehow I just cant seem to disregard this as a dream, the vision of Chris going up in flames…" Piper said her voice lightly quivering, she sat down next to her husband, who wrapped his supportive arms around her.

"You know Chris is safe," Leo said looking at Piper.

"But doesn't make it any less painful not knowing where he is or what he is doing." Piper said looking at her husband. "Sometimes I wish we never agreed to Chris' decision. Its been twelve years Leo, twelve years since he left us to live on his own."

"I know honey but there is nothing we can do."

"No!" Piper said breaking away from the embrace to stand up again. "I don't believe that and I know you don't believe that either, not after all these years, if anything we learned that there is always something we can do. For god sake Leo, Wyatt doesn't even have a clue about Chris or the fact that he existed. As for others, we're all under this powerful binding, where none of us can tell Wyatt anything that relates to Chris and even if one of us want to say something or even attempt to try, we either end up mute and spastic for weeks or pass out on the spot. If this how they were going to end up, I don't see the point in them fighting to be together in the start."

"You know everything happens for a reason." Leo said to his wife, who looked at him like he was crazy.

"And what reason is there behind this…Other than Wyatt being blindsided and starting a new family and Chris running off to god damn knows where, with the rest of the family being miserable when it comes to holidays and other festive seasons."

"I meant, maybe this meant to happen…maybe it's a test of their love and faith they have on each other."

"Well from where I'm standing, it seems like they both have failed." Piper said her voice deflating. Leo didn't say anything but share the same look on his wife's look and nodded lightly.

"How can they fight everyone to be together but only to lose it when it came to not trusting each other?" Piper asked her husband, sitting down once again beside him, as Leo wrapped his arms around her.

"Because sometimes love is not enough." Leo said as Piper shook her head in his embrace.

"Why not? It was enough for us." Piper said looking at her husband. "And Grams and others said, their love was more stronger than ours, and we fought our way through to be together…what happened? I don't understand."

"But we always had trust and faith in our love." Leo said as Piper sniffed in a bit. "It something the boys had but lost it over the years."

"If only things turned out different, maybe we could've done something about it." Piper said as Leo nodded.

"Its too late to do anything now. Everything is in destiny's hand." Leo said as Piper shook her head in despair.

B….K…..

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