Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed. The plot is mine along with a few
characters who appear later in the story.
Chapter 11
Manor-Day right after Chris revisted a memory
Leo orbs in with Piper. They sit down and start to wait for the other two.
"I wonder where Chris is,"said Piper.
"I don't know,"replied Leo.
"He said he would be waiting for us."
"That's strange then."
"He didn't tell you that?"Piper looked at him with concern."He told all of us that."
Leo leaned forward on the chair and looked at Piper directly. "Face it Piper,"he said,"Chris'll go to the future hating my guts."
"You can't say that,"began Piper.
"He told me he didn't want to see me Piper. He told me a few things he did because I wasn't there for him."
Piper smiled. "It can't be that bad."
"That's what I thought at first,"said Leo.
"Tell me what you mean,"replied Piper.
"Chris told me that he ran away as a child and that I didn't look for him. You and your sisters did."
"That's terribe Leo,"gasped Piper.
Leo gave her a sad look as if saying that he wished it were true. "There was another worse thing,"he said slowly.
"I have to know this."
"I don't know if you should know this."
Piper snorted. "Please!"she retorted."I'm his mother. I have to know this. Hopefully it's something I can change."
Leo looked at her and sighed. "Fine,"he replied. "He told me that when he was thirteen, he tried to...he tried to." Leo stopped. He just couldn't tell Piper.
"He tried to what?"asked Piper. "You have to tell me. I care for him deeply. Maybe we could help him."
Leo blurted out,"He tried to commit suicide."
"What the hell? Why did you say something like that?"Piper looked upset.
"That's just what I thought,"said Leo. "I knew you would react this way."
"That's impossible Leo,"said Piper. She had tears in her eyes.
"I wish that were true,"replied Leo. "I wanted to talk to him after that. I went to the bridge. It's where I used to go when I was troubled. He goes there now too. I sat watching him. He glowed and I went to the future."
In spite of her tears, Piper laughed. "And I'm the Queen of England,"she answered.
Leo gave her a sad look. "I don't know how it happened. I was there in the bathroom. Chris came in, pulled out a bottle of pills, said,'Thanks Dad you made me do this.' He took four pills Piper. He soon dropped. You found him with Paige and Phoebe. He wanted to know why you didn't let him die. You called for me, told me what happened, and I didn't believe it. I took Wyatt and that was it. I came back to the present day. I tell you Chris has some powers he isn't letting on."
Piper stopped crying and shrugged. "He won't tell us anything,"she replied.
Leo looked around. "I can't stand being that person he knows me as."
"I know Leo,"said Piper comfortingly.
"Hey guys,"said Paige walking in.
"Hey Paige,"replied Leo.
"Phoebe'll be here in ten minutes. She has to finish up her article."
"Great,"said Piper.
Paige held up some red crystals and set them around the attic.
"Paige,"started Leo.
"I know,"said Paige,"strange huh?"She continued to set them all over. "I read in the book that these will make it so you can't be listened on. Perfect if we are trying to scheme in private."
Piper smiled at her. "Hey Paige will you do me a favor?"she asked.
"What?"
"Do you think that you and Phoebe could take Chris out to dinner sometime so you can try to get him to stop resenting Leo?"
"Hey!"Leo looked at her. "I have to do this by myself."
Piper shrugged. "Hey,"she replied,"let's face it. You aren't getting through to him, you said so yourself."She smiled mischievously.
Leo sighed. "Fine,"he said,"only if I give up."
Paige rolled her eyes. "It looks like I'm getting in the middle of something."
"Hey everybody,"said Phoebe walking into the room.
"Hey Pheebs,"replied Paige.
Phoebe sat down. "Work was a drag. I couldn't find a good enough letter to reply to. I just had to pick."
"Great,"said Paige.
"Where is Chris?"
Leo shrugged. "We all don't know,"he replied.
"I guess we'll have to wait,"said Piper.
So everyone sat down and waited for Chris to come.
Chapter 11
Manor-Day right after Chris revisted a memory
Leo orbs in with Piper. They sit down and start to wait for the other two.
"I wonder where Chris is,"said Piper.
"I don't know,"replied Leo.
"He said he would be waiting for us."
"That's strange then."
"He didn't tell you that?"Piper looked at him with concern."He told all of us that."
Leo leaned forward on the chair and looked at Piper directly. "Face it Piper,"he said,"Chris'll go to the future hating my guts."
"You can't say that,"began Piper.
"He told me he didn't want to see me Piper. He told me a few things he did because I wasn't there for him."
Piper smiled. "It can't be that bad."
"That's what I thought at first,"said Leo.
"Tell me what you mean,"replied Piper.
"Chris told me that he ran away as a child and that I didn't look for him. You and your sisters did."
"That's terribe Leo,"gasped Piper.
Leo gave her a sad look as if saying that he wished it were true. "There was another worse thing,"he said slowly.
"I have to know this."
"I don't know if you should know this."
Piper snorted. "Please!"she retorted."I'm his mother. I have to know this. Hopefully it's something I can change."
Leo looked at her and sighed. "Fine,"he replied. "He told me that when he was thirteen, he tried to...he tried to." Leo stopped. He just couldn't tell Piper.
"He tried to what?"asked Piper. "You have to tell me. I care for him deeply. Maybe we could help him."
Leo blurted out,"He tried to commit suicide."
"What the hell? Why did you say something like that?"Piper looked upset.
"That's just what I thought,"said Leo. "I knew you would react this way."
"That's impossible Leo,"said Piper. She had tears in her eyes.
"I wish that were true,"replied Leo. "I wanted to talk to him after that. I went to the bridge. It's where I used to go when I was troubled. He goes there now too. I sat watching him. He glowed and I went to the future."
In spite of her tears, Piper laughed. "And I'm the Queen of England,"she answered.
Leo gave her a sad look. "I don't know how it happened. I was there in the bathroom. Chris came in, pulled out a bottle of pills, said,'Thanks Dad you made me do this.' He took four pills Piper. He soon dropped. You found him with Paige and Phoebe. He wanted to know why you didn't let him die. You called for me, told me what happened, and I didn't believe it. I took Wyatt and that was it. I came back to the present day. I tell you Chris has some powers he isn't letting on."
Piper stopped crying and shrugged. "He won't tell us anything,"she replied.
Leo looked around. "I can't stand being that person he knows me as."
"I know Leo,"said Piper comfortingly.
"Hey guys,"said Paige walking in.
"Hey Paige,"replied Leo.
"Phoebe'll be here in ten minutes. She has to finish up her article."
"Great,"said Piper.
Paige held up some red crystals and set them around the attic.
"Paige,"started Leo.
"I know,"said Paige,"strange huh?"She continued to set them all over. "I read in the book that these will make it so you can't be listened on. Perfect if we are trying to scheme in private."
Piper smiled at her. "Hey Paige will you do me a favor?"she asked.
"What?"
"Do you think that you and Phoebe could take Chris out to dinner sometime so you can try to get him to stop resenting Leo?"
"Hey!"Leo looked at her. "I have to do this by myself."
Piper shrugged. "Hey,"she replied,"let's face it. You aren't getting through to him, you said so yourself."She smiled mischievously.
Leo sighed. "Fine,"he said,"only if I give up."
Paige rolled her eyes. "It looks like I'm getting in the middle of something."
"Hey everybody,"said Phoebe walking into the room.
"Hey Pheebs,"replied Paige.
Phoebe sat down. "Work was a drag. I couldn't find a good enough letter to reply to. I just had to pick."
"Great,"said Paige.
"Where is Chris?"
Leo shrugged. "We all don't know,"he replied.
"I guess we'll have to wait,"said Piper.
So everyone sat down and waited for Chris to come.