A/N: Happy Valentine's DAY! Unfortunately, i don't have that special someone but hope all of you love birds do! And i just turned 17 years old on the 9th! One more year of high school!
Chapter 26
He needed to vent. Chris needed to let it out quickly. He was surprised that he didn't blow up in front of Angie because he felt his veins boiling with fury. He knew he shouldn't have yell at Angie like that but that nightmare disturbed him. Did it mean that he was going to lose his family again? Did it mean that he and Melinda wouldn't exist? Or was the Angel of Death right? Was it really his fault that his family is dead?
"No, it's not my fault." Chris said to himself. He shouldn't let that dream get to him. After all, it was not real. Chris knew that when he orbed away, Angie would think that he would be on the bridge and send Leo or Wyatt to get him. But he wasn't there. Of all places, Chris decided to stay in his room at P3. It was late and in the other room, people were dancing to the music and drinking beer. But Chris didn't mind. It helped control his anger a little but because there was innocents.
"I need a vacation." Chris mumbled and laughed. He will never have one since Wyatt is in the past, jeopardizing everything, he worked hard for in months. Chris's eyes landed on the calendar hanging on the wall and a big red circle marked on a date. His eyes widen when he saw the writing.
He was running out time.
Just like in his dream.
"I'm in deep shit."
Angie walked downstairs and halted when she saw Wyatt sitting at the couch, looking bored. "Wyatt, what are you doing here?"
Wyatt looked up, "Last I recall, this is my home."
Angie chuckled, "Right. So what? You have nothing better to do in the past?"
"My mother called for a family meeting." Wyatt told her and notices her holding her laughter. In their past, family meetings meant lectures and a lot of threats. It was a horrid time for the Halliwell brothers. "You know you might want to hide that ring."
Angie stared at her engagement ring and stared at Wyatt. "Maybe your mom needs to know the truth." But she knew that she couldn't. "Wyatt, do you know how Chris and Bianca met? How they fell in love?
"I'm not the right person to tell you about…Chris's relationship." Wyatt said, honestly.
Angie smiled, "Are you…being nice?"
"No." He said too quickly but the smile on Angie's lips did not disappear. "Stop smiling. It's not funny."
"You are being nice." Angie chanted.
"That smile is giving me the creeps. Stop."
Angie continued laughing but stopped after a couple of minutes. "Wyatt, I'm sorry."
"Huh?"
"I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry for being selfish and ignoring you when you needed a friend after your mom's death."
"Angie –"
"No, please let me finish." Wyatt sighed as he sat back down and she sat on the table across from him. Her eyes were glued to the floor. "Those things I said to you about being a monster and not capable of love, that was cruel of me. But you killed your blood –" her eyes went straight to his blue ones. "In front of your own sister. I never thought you could do that because you were Wyatt. You were evil but not capable of –but you did it."
"I wish I could go back to the time when you did turn evil and change teenager you. But I can't because Chris, your younger brother, is trying to save you in this time. A time when you were a baby. He is doing this because he loves you!"
"I'm here not only to save you, but to save everyone who died during your darken era!"
"And I love you too, Wyatt." Angie whispered as the tears began to fall on her knotted hands.
"But not in the same way as I love you." Wyatt said with no emotion in his eyes.
She shook her head and grabbed his hand, more like gripping it so he won't go away. "Tell me the truth, Wyatt. Why did you become this –just why? Give me the real reason?"
Before Wyatt could open his mouth, Piper came downstairs with the sisters and Leo from the attic and found Angie and Wyatt sitting close to each other. Phoebe took a step back, feeling the emotions coming from the young adults. She could feel the sadness and loss in Angie but Phoebe was worried about her nephew. Wyatt's feelings were basically everything that a human should feel: despair, grief, misery, joyful and infuriated. What caused Wyatt to feel these emotions that he wants to bring down so quickly?
"Um, I should probably go upstairs." Angie said, interrupting the awkward silence hanging around them.
"Oh no! You and Chris are staying for this. Where's Chris?" Piper asked.
"He's –"Angie got interrupted by blue and white orbs that appeared next to her. "Here."
"What's going on?" Chris asked.
"Family meeting." Angie and Wyatt said in union.
"Oh no."
"Hey!" Piper yelled a little hurt.
"I need to speak to Angie in private." Chris said.
"No, first we are going to have our family meeting."
"But –"
"Sit!" Piper commanded and Chris sat next to Wyatt. "Chris, we are having this family meeting because I want everyone to witness this. I'm sorry Chris."
"Excuse me?"
"I overheard your conservation with Angie in my bedroom." Piper admitted, ignoring Chris's furious glare. "I'm sorry that we –that I brought your nightmares back to life. After seeing your memories and seeing how you really are…I'm sorry." Leo noticed his ex-wife on the bridge of tears but she was fighting it. His eyes went on Chris's face and saw no emotion. Was he hiding? "But for some reason, Christopher Perry, you and I have something. We have a…understanding on things."
She walked to him and put her hand out. Hesitantly, Chris put his hand into her's and shook it as an agreement. "I'm trusting you." Piper said. "Don't make me regret it."
Chris smiled, his eyes lightening with happiness. "Yes, ma'am."
