Disclaimer: Wait...hold on a minute...nope, guess not. For a moment there I thought I owned Charmed and Chris was alive but then, I realized I was dreaming. Dangit, oh well back to the story.

Chapter two: Explaining Some Things

"But how...?" Piper asked confused.

Chris looked around, realizing where he was. "I wasn't dead mom, only lost." Piper started to cry hearing Chris call her mom. Chris went to her and hugged her, assuring her that he was real. "Who figured it out?" He asked.

Piper pointed to Katie, "She did."

Chris looked over, "Katie?" She nodded, "What are you doing here?"

"It's a long story; actually, now that I think about it, it's short and not good." Katie said, stepping away from the book, "We've still got problems."

"Piper, are you here?" Paige yelled up the stairs and suddenly Katie looked scared, "I have to go." She said suddenly, running from the attic. Chris ran after her, "I'll be right back, mom." He yelled over his shoulder.

"Katie, stop." He ordered, grabbing her arm. She did and let him pull her into his parents' room. "Katie what's going on?"

"A lot, actually. It's him, he's..." She stopped, unsure of what to tell him, "after us, again."

Chris hung his head, "I know that Katie." He was going to say something else but he noticed the diamond ring on her left hand, "What's that?"

Katie looked down at it, "Ryan proposed," She said emotionlessly.

"That's wonderful Katie." He didn't notice the sadness in her eyes.

Katie smirked, "It was, until Wyatt killed him three days ago."

Chris stopped. "Oh, Katie I didn't know. I'm so sorry."

She brushed off the offered hug, "I'm fine, really." He raised an eyebrow at this but wisely choose to say nothing. Before she spoke again, the cry of a baby interrupted her. It wasn't baby Chris crying, no it was baby Wyatt. Anger boiled in her seeing the son-of-a-bitch, even as a toddler. An atheme smoked into her hand and before she could do anything with it, Piper walked in.

"What the hell is going on in here?" Piper yelled, seeing the atheme in Katie's hand. Angrily, Katie threw the atheme at the wall before orbing out. "Chris, who is she? And she can orb?"

"I'll be right back," Chris answered, orbing out after Katie. He found her at the Golden Gate Bridge, where he went sometimes to think. Katie knew this and obviously had picked up the same habit.

"I want him dead Chris." Katie said.

Chris didn't bother to ask her how she'd sensed him orb behind her, "I know, so did I."

"You don't anymore?"

He sighed, knowing almost anything would set off her temper, "He's no longer evil, so why kill him?"

She spun on her heel, anger flashing in her eyes, "No longer evil? Chris, I don't know what you did, or what happened but he's worse."

"Worse?"

"Yeah, I didn't think it was possible but it apparently it is. That's why I came back, we tried it your way Chris, and your way failed. Now it's my turn." Another atheme smoked into her hand and she was about to orb when Chris grabbed her arm.

"No Katie, we need to talk to the sisters, get this figured out."

Katie glared at him, "Talk to the sisters? I'm through with talking, talking gets the people I love killed."

"Who?" He asked, already knowing the answer.

"Oh, I don't know, my parents, my aunts, my uncles, my friends, my fiancé." She yelled at him.

"Don't you think I know how you feel, Katie? He did the exact same thing to me, but the worst part is, he's my brother." He yelled back. Lowering his voice, he added, "Just come back to the manor, we'll talk to mom, and your mom, and the aunt and get this all sorted out."

Katie smiled, remembering the nickname she and Chris had given their shared aunt. "Ok, but take this," She handed him the atheme, "And try to stop me if I try to kill someone."

He laughed, "I will." Touching her arm, he orbed them back to the manor.

"Chris," Piper said, her worry disappearing. The she noticed Katie and nodded curtly, "Katie."

"Hey Aunt Piper."

Piper stopped, "Aunt?"

"I'd rather not talk about it," Katie muttered. Chris grabbed her hand for support. Chris was the only family she had, and they were more like brother and sister than cousins.

"Are Paige and Phoebe here? This concerns them too." Chris said, taking the spotlight off Katie.

Piper nodded, "Paige! Phoebe! Get up here!"

Moments later, Paige and Phoebe appeared in the doorway of the attic. "What now, Piper?" Phoebe complained.

"Mom?" Katie whispered, not taking her eyes off Paige. She thought she could do this, now she didn't.

"Be strong Katie." Chris whispered reassuringly, and Katie gave him a weak smile.

Piper noticed Katie whisper 'mom?' and that her newfound niece wouldn't stop watching Paige, "Chris, explain now."

Chris took a deep breath, "Mom, this is Katie, your niece, she's P-,"

Phoebe looked at Katie, "So you're the daughter I had the premonition about?"

Katie looked confused, "What?" She didn't wait for Phoebe to answer. Phoebe meant that she thought Katie was her daughter, "Aunt Phoebe, I'm not-,"

"Aunt? Why did you-?" Phoebe stopped, "You're Paige's." Katie nodded.

"Me?" Paige looked confused, "But with who?" Katie didn't answer; instead she ran to Paige and hugged her. Surprise followed by a sudden rush of love for her child came over Paige and she returned the embrace. "I missed you so much, mom." Katie sobbed.

"It's okay, I'm here now." Paige soothed. Whatever Katie had gone through, had to have been terrible for her to be so helpless.

"I want to show you." Katie said, remembering Paige's question. Before anyone could stop her, Katie orbed with Paige to her father's home.

"Paige, what you are doing here?" Paige turned, knowing that voice. "And who are you?"

Katie stopped Paige from saying anything, "My name is Katie Halliwell Mathews Montana. I'm your daughter." Richard stood shocked, not really comprehending what Katie had told him. "I'll leave you two alone." Katie said, walking into the other room . "Is she-?" Paige nodded, "So we-?" Another nod, "And she-?" Paige nodded once more, "How? When?"

"I don't know exactly, she just kinda showed up." Paige admitted.

"Then how do you know she's telling you the truth is 'she just showed up'?" Richard sarcastically quoted the last part.

"Chris knows her," Richard stopped ranting knowing who Chris was, "And Richard, she's so...hurt."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not an empath, that's Phoebe, but I could just sense all this sadness and anger built up inside her. I think it's because of something we do-"

"It's not," Katie said from behind them, "You guys are great, the best parents anyone could wish for, but..."

"But what?" Paige prompted.

"The same that happened to Chris, you both die when I'm seven because of Wyatt. And then..." Fresh tears came to her eyes but she brushed them off, "then this." She held up her left hand, showing them the ring Ryan had given her. "I know I'm only sixteen but things are different in the future and I loved him so much. Two days later, Wyatt killed him too, and then I came back here. I was lost without someone to help me, so I came back to get Chris and then..." Katie's voice was lost to tears, just talking about it hurt. Instinctively, Paige came over to Katie and wrapped her daughter in her arms. Richard did the same. Katie couldn't explain what it was like having both her parents there comforting her and not in the ground. 'No wonder Chris likes it here so much.' She thought.

A/N: Sorry if Katie seemed too Mary-Sue like in the first chapter. Don't worry, she gets more depth as this story continues. And just so you know, Katie isn't more powerful than Chris, at least I don't think she is.

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