Chris woke up with a major headache. He'd stayed up all night trying to
think of a new way to avoid Leo. He couldn't face him. Not after telling
him the truth... or most of it, anyway.
Then he heard Piper's voice in his head, calling him. He sighed and orbed out
When he orbed into the manor, his mom was seated at the table, looking like she was ready for a talk. Chris groaned and said "Not now, Piper"
"Oh, so I'm not mom anymore?" she said.
"Sorry, it's almost a habit after all this time." he smiled sheepishly.
"Anyway, what makes you say 'not now'? I didn't even say anything yet!"
"That's how you always looked when you wanted to have a serious talk with me in the future."
"What, like the... You know.... The talk?"
"Um, no. Phoebe gave me that talk." Said Chris, looking uncomfortable.
"Pheebs? Where was your dad?" asked Piper, although she knew the answer already.
"Leo? Oh, I don't know." Chris lied.
Piper examined her fingernails. If he wasn't going to tell her himself, she was just going to have to tell him that Leo told her. Yes, she thought, convinced. I also want to know why my sisters weren't around when all this happened.
"Chris, I know why you don't like... no, why you hate your father..." she started.
Chris coughed and looked away.
"I want to know more. I know you're still hiding something. I know Leo, and even if I would die and Wyatt would turn evil, he wouldn't give up on his son. Never. He's not like that. What aren't you telling me, Chris? Because in case you haven't noticed, we all love you and we want to help, because apparently your life has sucked! And it makes me feel like a terrible mother, and Leo like a terrible father, and Paige and Phoebe like terrible aunts, and you say you came back to save your family, so why aren't you letting it happen?" she said in one breath.
Chris looked angry for a moment, but the next the frustration was replaced by sadness.
"You don't get it mom. You were a great mom, really! And dad... well, before you died, he was great too! And why he- why he... killed himself, well damn right I'm hiding something and I'm not going to tell you, because it'll change everything more than you could possibly imagine!!!" he said, his voice getting gradually higher and louder. He looked like he was trapped, like he was torn between telling her and orbing out.
Piper reached out to hold his hand.
"Chris, maybe you already changed so much by coming here and you don't even know it, and maybe you already changed everything that happened with Leo by telling him about it. Why would telling me why Leo killed himself make such a big difference?"
Chris was breathing heavily now, knowing that unless he went back to the future soon and gave up on everything, Piper would not quit bugging him until he told her. Knowing she had won, he said:
"Fine, I'll tell you. But don't tell dad, okay?
***Mwahahahahaha, cliffhanger! Don't you just love them?
Actually I have a confession... I have no idea myself what Chris is hiding, so it might take me awhile to think of something, you can write a review with a suggestion in it and I'll write in the disclaimer that it was your idea. Thanks guys for reviewing!
Then he heard Piper's voice in his head, calling him. He sighed and orbed out
When he orbed into the manor, his mom was seated at the table, looking like she was ready for a talk. Chris groaned and said "Not now, Piper"
"Oh, so I'm not mom anymore?" she said.
"Sorry, it's almost a habit after all this time." he smiled sheepishly.
"Anyway, what makes you say 'not now'? I didn't even say anything yet!"
"That's how you always looked when you wanted to have a serious talk with me in the future."
"What, like the... You know.... The talk?"
"Um, no. Phoebe gave me that talk." Said Chris, looking uncomfortable.
"Pheebs? Where was your dad?" asked Piper, although she knew the answer already.
"Leo? Oh, I don't know." Chris lied.
Piper examined her fingernails. If he wasn't going to tell her himself, she was just going to have to tell him that Leo told her. Yes, she thought, convinced. I also want to know why my sisters weren't around when all this happened.
"Chris, I know why you don't like... no, why you hate your father..." she started.
Chris coughed and looked away.
"I want to know more. I know you're still hiding something. I know Leo, and even if I would die and Wyatt would turn evil, he wouldn't give up on his son. Never. He's not like that. What aren't you telling me, Chris? Because in case you haven't noticed, we all love you and we want to help, because apparently your life has sucked! And it makes me feel like a terrible mother, and Leo like a terrible father, and Paige and Phoebe like terrible aunts, and you say you came back to save your family, so why aren't you letting it happen?" she said in one breath.
Chris looked angry for a moment, but the next the frustration was replaced by sadness.
"You don't get it mom. You were a great mom, really! And dad... well, before you died, he was great too! And why he- why he... killed himself, well damn right I'm hiding something and I'm not going to tell you, because it'll change everything more than you could possibly imagine!!!" he said, his voice getting gradually higher and louder. He looked like he was trapped, like he was torn between telling her and orbing out.
Piper reached out to hold his hand.
"Chris, maybe you already changed so much by coming here and you don't even know it, and maybe you already changed everything that happened with Leo by telling him about it. Why would telling me why Leo killed himself make such a big difference?"
Chris was breathing heavily now, knowing that unless he went back to the future soon and gave up on everything, Piper would not quit bugging him until he told her. Knowing she had won, he said:
"Fine, I'll tell you. But don't tell dad, okay?
***Mwahahahahaha, cliffhanger! Don't you just love them?
Actually I have a confession... I have no idea myself what Chris is hiding, so it might take me awhile to think of something, you can write a review with a suggestion in it and I'll write in the disclaimer that it was your idea. Thanks guys for reviewing!