CHAPTER 56 - Visit from the Ghost!

Previously on wedding crasher:

Wyatt didn't care about the pain that shot through his knuckles, he felt more pain in his heart. Everything around him reminded him of Rachel for some reason, her laughing face appeared in his inner mind as if she was laughing for making a fool out of him. This caused Wyatt to punch the nearest objects, one after another until his roughly bleeding knuckles connected with the mirror, shredding his sore and swollen knuckles more, allowing the blood to flow more freely.

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"Wy…" Chris said as he tried to open the door, only to find it locked. "Alright, Wy you in there?" Chris shouted as he saw more water leaking its way through. "Wy, open up." Chris shouted trying to wrench the door open when he heard no reply. "You're scaring me now Wy, please open the door." Chris shouted out loud when he heard no movement beyond the door other than the drowning of the water.

Leaning back, he tried to kick open the door, which didn't budge at the first kick but after third try, the lock gave in as the door swung open, revealing the overflowing sink, before his eyes darting towards the bathtub where Wyatt was, drowned beneath the overflowing bathtub.

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Chris knew he cant sit there wallow in self pity nor cry for his deceased brother, cause he needs to save Wyatt. Using his love towards Wyatt, he guided the ring to take him to the time where he cast the spell.

B~~~~K~~~~~

~~NOW~~

Chris appeared in the infamous attic of the charmed ones.

Well it seemed like the ring took him to the right place…but was it the right time? He looked around him to find the attic deserted as usual. He was hoping to prevent himself from casting the multiplicity spell, but right now he has no idea which timeline he has landed himself in. Just then his eyes landed on the Book of Shadows in its pedestal, sitting there on its own like any other day, then a thought occurred to Chris, maybe if he ripped the spell out of the book….No! Then it would be useless to everyone else, with the added consequences if he ripped them out in the wrong timeline.

As Chris stood there thinking of what to do next, mass of swirling orbs appeared before him, he reacted quickly or more like panicked but the ring in his finger reacted once again, hearing his thoughts whisked him away from that place.

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Chris once again appeared in Wyatt's flat, but he barely had time to register what was happening, when he heard the key turn in the lock. Quickly thinking he hid himself behind the potted plant, crouched in the corner, he looked through the long leaves to find his counter part on the couch, unconscious.

Chris doesn't get it, whenever he sees himself, he is either unconscious, drunk or being chased by people. Just then Wyatt walked in through the front door, only to stop near the couch. As Chris saw Wyatt's outfit, his memory kicked in, remembering the day that's taking place in front of him at the moment. His counter part wasn't unconscious, the other Chris was simply asleep after having an argument with Wyatt, in regards to who Wyatt cares most about whether its Chris or Rachel.

Wyatt did make it clear during that argument, that he cared for Rachel more than anyone else. Although Wyatt apologized in the morning, Chris always knew that he came second to one when it came to Rachel….who knows, he might not be second…after all, Wyatt's well known for his affection towards his family and their sister Melinda and if Chris had to guess, he guessed Melinda would top the second on the list, with him coming third - like a third wheel.

As Chris watched, Wyatt disappeared into his room and just as Chris thought it be safe to come out, Wyatt walked out carrying a blanket and a pillow. After all his counter part was sleeping on the couch, substituting his Jacket for a pillow. Chris realized he can be stubborn sometimes….'sometimes' note that. As the brunette witch watched, Wyatt waved his hand as the Jacket disappeared in orbs, in its place, the Pillow appeared, before Wyatt threw the blanket over the sleeping form.

Wyatt stood there watching Chris for a minute or two before taking a seat on the armchair near the sleeping form's head.

"I'm so sorry Chris," future Chris heard Wyatt whisper, but it was clear the sleeping witch cant hear the twice blessed as he made no indication other than the steady soft snore. Then again, future Chris doesn't remember this at all. All he remembered was waking up the next day covered in blanket, that's all he can recall so far. So what happened or what Wyatt said came quite a surprise to future Chris.

Wyatt sat there for few minutes, with his fingers laced together and his elbows resting on his knees, looking at the floor as he spoke to himself in a whisper. "I never meant what I said Chris, and right now I'll promise you this Chris, Nothing can take you away from me, not even Rachel. I'll always be here for you, no matter what and I'll die before I let anything happen to you" As Wyatt uttered those words, he looked at sleeping Chris before leaning in to brush a strand of the brunette locks away from the witch's face. "You were never the third wheel Chris and you will never be, at least not with me." With a huge exhale of his breath, Wyatt got up and switched the lights off.

Future Chris sat in the darkness, seeing Wyatt's room light casting a orange light on the floor in the shape of large rectangle. As Chris watched from where he sat, he noticed Wyatt's shadow linger in that space of light, before leaving out of sight as the room door closed shut sealing the light off. Chris didn't know what to make of this, he was lost for words.

So far, Wyatt has been playing his role correctly, he has always played his big brother part well, he did what other big brothers did - fighting, yelling, protecting and other sibling things - but being Witches also made them more closer than any other siblings, it wasn't just with them, it was same with Mel and their cousins, and each set of siblings formed their own strong bond. You can say that everyone in the Halliwell family has a special bond with one of their three siblings or their cousin, and Chris shares that special bond with Wyatt….but now he's afraid of losing Wyatt. Chris knows he cant have both the lover and a brother, only one could be at the root of their special bond.

Chris tried to be more than a brother and look where that led him or Wyatt….taking his own life away, despite the fact he had everyone else to fall back on….especially Chris. Oh god, what he would give just to see Wyatt smile or even his cheeky laugh. Thinking of Wyatt's pale face made his heart stop for a second. He knew he cant be angry at Wyatt for loving Rachel nor Rachel loving Wyatt back, because its natural…..what isn't natural was Chris trying to be in Rachel's place.

Chris knows Wyatt loves him so much that he would die for Chris, but what he cant expect is for Wyatt to love him more than as a brother. He knew he messed up so badly and he also knew no amount of time hoping can sort it out…. just then, a bright light, so bright and dazzling made his eyes involuntary clam shut.

"Chris…" A familiar warm voice called out, as Chris tried squinting against the light only it took him quite a while to successfully do that. Chris saw through his eyelashes, a figure approach him from the light. Chris had no idea who the person was, as the blinding light behind them obscured their face in darkness.

Future Chris looked over to sleeping Chris but to his surprise, he was still sleeping. The figure - the woman - raised her hand and called out towards Chris, only not to the sleeping Chris but towards Future Chris.

"I-I-I….." Chris stammered.

"Its alright sweetie, You don't have to be afraid." Said the familiar voice. "You can come home now."

"huh?" Chris muttered.

"You accepted and Forgiven Wyatt, now you can move on without being tied down." Said that voice.

"W-What you talking about?" Chris asked forgetting where he was, for a second. "Who are you?"

"Someone you know, someone to take you where you belong." Said the voice as Chris shook his head.

"Sorry, my mom told me never to hitch a ride with a stranger, and since I don't know you, I think I'll pass. Chris said as the woman chuckled. Just then the light faded down to soft glow, causing Chris to see blind spots, before his eyes slowly adjusted to see the woman's face. Totally surprised at the warm smiling face, the young witch blinked few seconds to see, he wasn't seeing things.

"Grandma?" Chris said sounding surprised as Patty smiled at her grandson. "How you doing sweetheart?"

"I…Err…I'm fine. What's the sudden visit to the past and how did you know I'll be here?" Chris asked as Patty smiled at him.

"I was send here to take you home." Patty said with a smile. "Others cannot meddle with the timeline and since I don't exist I can be here for you."

"W-Wait…Does that mean, I saved Wyatt?" Chris asked confused as Patty nodded.

"Take my hand, I'll show you." Patty said with a smile. For a second Chris hesitated, since he was still not sure whether this woman really was his Grandma or not, but the warm smile and deep eyes made him feel safe, so with a smile, he extended his arms and took Patty's hand.

Chris felt a rush of hot air swoop past him, as everything went from dark to dazzling bright once again. It took a while for the witch' eyes to adjust to the light and when it did, he realized, he was outside on a bright sunny day.

"Where are we?" Chris asked confused looking up at the Manor type house, except it wasn't. Chris' eyes scanned the area as he spotted the real manor down the road. "What are we doing here?"

Enter Song: Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows (Plays in the Background)

"Watch." Patty said as a Porsche pulled up at the driveway of the house and Wyatt got out smiling. Chris inhaled deeply, cause something told him that they were not in the past. The young witch took in the twice blessed attire, who was suited in a dark blue suit that made him look more like a business man. He also had facial hair, moustache and a goatee, with his blonde hair little curly.

This must be the future, Chris thought to himself. At this Chris couldn't help but smile.

"Daddy!" A voice shouted as Chris turned around to find a young brunette kid, around the age of five run down the stone steps, as Wyatt crossed the driveway to pick the little kid up. Wyatt laughed as he swung the laughing kid around.

"Looks like you are ready." Wyatt said as he put the kid down, who nodded. "Is everyone else ready?"

"Yup" a voice said as Wyatt looked towards the door, as Chris followed his gaze to find….himself standing there with a smile. He made his way down as Wyatt rushed to Chris to pull him into a breathtaking kiss.

"You are beautiful as ever." Wyatt said as the kid giggled, while Chris smiled.

Music Fades…

"Chris, Chris…" Patty's voice interrupted him as Chris tore his eyes away from Wyatt and other Chris.

"Y-yeah…" Chris asked looking surprised yet grinning widely.

"I need to show you something else." Patty said taking Chris hand. Chris don't understand what is going on, how did he ended up with Wyatt, what happened to Rachel…?

Once again rush of hot air swooped over him, as he came to his next surrounding, he realized he was at the Manor, except it was so crowded with people.

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