Disclaimer: Ok maybe the fund to buy Charmed was a bad idea. I don't think they'll sell it to me anyway. Damn you Brad Kern. You win. (still!)

Chapter six: I'm sorry

"Anything?" Leo shook his head and Chris sighed, "It's usually easier to find her."

"She may not want to be found."

"That's her own damn problem. We have a deal." Chris said, trying to sense Katie again.

"What deal?" Leo asked, curious.

"We promised each other to look after one another, and if one got out of control, the other can do whatever necessary to stop them." Leo still looked confused, "It's complicated."

Katie orbed into Richard's mansion and accidentally knocked over a vase in the process.

"Katie, what are you doing here?" Richard asked, coming out of his room. Katie didn't seem to hear him, instead she just threw out her hand and blasted a painting off the wall. Richard ran forward and grabbed her hands, shaking her.

Katie snapped out of her dream and looked around bewildered. "Where am I?" She asked, groggily.

"At my house, Katie are you alright?"

"Yeah fine," Katie answered putting a hand to her head. It took her a moment until she realized how she had gotten there. "Oh man, Chris is gonna kill me." She moaned.

Richard was about to ask why when they heard a voice from behind, "You bet your ass I am." Chris looked furious. "What were you thinking, Katie? You could have exposed magic. We're just lucky you didn't orb into some stranger's house."

"Chris, I'm sorry. You know I orb sometimes in my sleep."

Chris ignored her, "You could have been arrested and then we would have had to deal with getting you out of jail and explaining to the cops how they arrested a sixteen-year-old girl who won't be born for another seven years."

"Chris, just shut up." Katie snapped suddenly, "I seem to remember having to chase you down over half the globe before too, and you can't stand there and give me the third degree anymore. I'm not a child."

"You can tell that to the cops when the arrest you for orbing into stranger's homes."

"I think I will." She said, defiantly, ready to orb.

"Katie, so help me if you orb out of here-"

"You can't tell me what to do, Chris. You're not my father." Katie shouted at him, then orbed out.

Chris stood there stunned, realizing that Katie was right. He was trying to be a father to her. "I'm sorry she woke you up Richard, I have to go." He orbed out before Richard could say anything. Richard looked over; noticing Leo was there for the first time.

"Kids," Leo said with a chuckle. Richard chuckled as well, nodding.

Katie orbed into the attic and started to flip through the book furiously. Chris orbed in as well a couple seconds later. Katie pretended that she didn't see him.

"Katie, we need to talk."

"Leave me alone," She hissed, still looking through the book.

"What are you looking for?"

"This," She pointed to the spell to vanquish a warlock.

Chris knew what she was going to do, "That won't work on him. He's a witch, not a warlock."

Katie stopped and hit the book frustrated, "Then what will, Chris. No one can get close enough to take his powers with the atheme, and you won't let me kill him."

"Because you can't Katie. He's near invincible, both as a toddler and older. And maybe we're wrong," Katie looked confused, "Maybe no one actually turns him evil, maybe it's because he had so much power that he does it on his own. Maybe it's his destiny to do what he does and it's the world's destiny to accept that."

Katie stared at him, "So that's it. You're giving up? You're letting him win?"

"Never," Chris replied fiercely, "I'm just saying, this may be the way the world is headed and no one can stop it but we can rebel against it."

"That sounds like you're just letting him do what he wants. Like killing your fiancé, Bianca."

Chris grabbed her shoulders, "Don't you ever talk about Bianca like that, Katie."

Katie stared him in the eye, "Then don't stand there and tell me you're giving up."

"I'm not, but that spell will never work." His tone was less harsh, and he took his hands off her shoulders. "We need to get Melinda on our side."

Katie laughed, "Yeah, like that'll ever happen." She said, sarcastically. "I'm gonna go get something to eat."

Chris nodded, and she went towards the door, "Katie, stop."

She did, and turned back towards him, "Yeah,"

"I'm sorry about earlier. I worry about you, and you scared me when Dad and I couldn't find you."

She smiled, and nodded slightly, "It's cool, forget about it." She paused before adding, "You said 'Dad', not Leo."

"I know." Chris answered, flipping through the book.

"You want to explain that. Cause the last time I checked you hated his guts."

Chris stopped, and looked towards her, "I don't know, things have just changed between the two of us. He actually listens to what I have to say and trusts my judgment, as much as he can."

"That's great Chris. The grudge you had against him was really weighing you down."

"Who said I got rid of the grudge?"

Katie lifted an eyebrow at Chris's angry statement, "But you said..."

"I know what I said. I said, things have changed, I didn't say I forgave him for what he did." Chris answered, resentment showing in his voice.

"Chris," Katie started.

"Don't Katie. Don't tell me that I have to forgive him. You don't know what's it's like to have a father that believed your evil older brother more than he did you. Had more time for half the damn world, even your cousins but never any time for you. Who would miss almost everything from school plays to you waking up in the middle of the night because of nightmares, all because he was too preoccupied to care."

Katie stayed silent for a while. "You're right Chris. I don't know what it's like to have a father like that because I can barely remember my father. The only real memory I have is when we found him and Leo dead."

It was Chris's turn to be quiet. "It's not the same thing Katie."

"You're right, at least you can remember your father. It doesn't matter what I horrible father he was to you Chris, he is still your father. And you have to accept that fact if you're ever going to be able to be happy again."

Chris looked away, and turned back to the book, "It's hard to forgive."

"It's even harder to say I'm sorry." Leo said, coming into the attic behind Katie. He walked over to his son, and pushed the book away from Chris. "I'm sorry Chris. I haven't even done all that stuff you said I have yet and I already regret it. And Chris, I'm proud of you for doing what you've done to try and change the future."

Chris thought about this, unable to believe his ears. His dad, actually apologizing and saying that he regretted treating his younger son like garbage and that he was proud of Chris. Chris let go of his resolve to never forgive Leo and ran into his father's arms. Silent tears fell down his checks, finally feeling loved by the one person he wanted acceptance from.

Katie stood watching, and smiling. Realizing that they needed time to talk, she left them alone to go find something to eat for breakfast.

A/N: I just love Leo/Chris moments, so I just had to include this. Leo better be feeling tons of regret for treating Chris like that, especially now that poor Chris is gone.

A/N 2: Since I got a question about Melinda turning evil like Wyatt, I'm going to explain a little. Melinda is a rebel kind of person and she trusted Wyatt more than anyone. So, it seemed like the best option for her. That and it adds to the story, don't you think? Just as a hint, more insight into Melinda is coming up in later chapters.

A/N 3: See that really pretty purple button that's screaming at you to review? Isn't it just too tempting to ignore? It's just saying, "Press me and review!" Yes, the button is talking now. I have a very wierd mind.