A/N: This is the final chapter of this story. I'd like to thank all of you
who've read and reviewed my story- thank you all very much! I love ya'll!
Now on with the last chapter!
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Piper and Leo came back downstairs together, Piper cradling baby Chris and Leo carrying Wyatt in one arm and holding the other one around Piper. Paige cocked her eyebrows at this and looked at Phoebe pointedly. Chris seemed to be the only one oblivious to the situation. He got up and looked at his baby self, wearing a ridiculous expression. "This is freaky." He announced.
"Wanna hold him? I mean –you? Want to hold yourself, Chris?" asked Piper.
"No thanks. I don't do babies. This is SO weird. So incredibly freaky. So amazingly scary." said Chris, walking away and sitting on the sofa, his eyes not leaving his baby self the whole while. Leo and Piper exchanged amused glances.
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At 5 a.m, two hours after Piper and Leo went to put Chris and Wyatt in the nursery and after lots of chatting, everyone sat in silence and looked at different points in the room. Paige yawned and was the first to break the silence.
"Well, I think I'll go to bed now. Don't want to be late for my temp job tomorrow now, might as well try to get 3 hours of sleep." she said, getting up and squeezing Chris' shoulder on her way.
"I'm with you on that one. Elise will kill me if she catches me sleeping on my desk tomorrow." said Phoebe, ruffling Chris' hair.
They went upstairs and left an awkward looking Chris behind. Piper and Leo looked at him as if enthralled and he finally exclaimed: "I feel like some kind of item on display here!"
His parents smiled. "I'm just so happy you're back. I'm so glad we now know where you are and what's going on." said his mother.
Chris looked up at them and thanked them.
"What for?" asked Leo.
"Well, if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't have gone back to save Wyatt."
"What do you mean?" asked Piper.
"I mean just that. I'm not going to keep any secrets anymore. Unless it's about stuff that could really affect the future, even though I changed it already. Some stuff need to happen."
They nodded in understanding and encouraged him to finish saying what he started.
"Well, you see, a couple of months before I went back, you guys both came to me in my dream and told me what I had to do. You told me that I was the only being in the world that could save him, for several reasons; but mostly because I'm his brother and the second most powerful being. You told me about the spell in the book of shadows, and you told me that the only way was to go back to the past, to change all this. And after lots of months of research –figuring out when to return to –studying your entire history –all that, I came back. So, it's really not just me who saved Wyatt, it's you guys too."
"Wow." said Piper.
"But you did most of it, Chris. I'm so proud of you." said Leo, looking at his son proudly.
"Yeah, just, don't look at me like that." mumbled Chris, hiding a smile.
"Well, I guess we should get to bed too." declared Piper, getting up promptly. She walked over to Chris and kissed him on the cheek. "Love you. Sweet dreams."
She started leaving, but then turned around to wait for Leo. Leo wished Chris a good night and followed Piper. Chris looked at them incredulously.
"You guys are back together? We've been talking for like 3 hours and you guys didn't tell me? Three hours-"he stopped abruptly as his mom turned around a glared at him. She turned around again and continued her way up the stairs. Leo lingered for a while, looking at Chris and waiting for a reaction. Chris finally winked at his dad and turned away. Leo laughed under his breath and followed the love of his life. He turned around at the top of the stairs. "You can sleep on the couch."
Chris rolled his eyes. "Thanks."
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Chris tossed and turned in his sleep. He was having a nightmare. He felt the athame going through him; saw Wyatt's face as Gideon orbed him away; his dad's face begging him to hold on; the extreme pain going through him as he struggled to say his last words.
"Chris! Chris, wake up! Chris, its ok!" he heard Barbas say. The demon was choking Wyatt in front of Chris. Chris struggled to move forwards, to stop Barbas. But he was trapped, he couldn't move, and every time he tried, he convulsed. Chris' eyes finally flew open and he saw Leo's face looking at him in concern.
"Chris, are you okay? Was it a nightmare?" he asked, holding Chris' hand and rubbing it.
Chris slumped his head on the pillow, pushing his dad's hand away gently. "Yeah... yeah, it was just a nightmare."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Huh? Oh –no, it's okay. Same old same old –Gideon taking Wyatt, me dying, you know..."
Leo looked at Chris in concern. "Do you want me to make you a potion? A dreamless sleep potion?"
"Personal gain..." said Chris.
"Yeah, well, magic owes you." answered Leo.
Chris smiled. "Nah, I'll be fine."
"Well, if you need anything, call me, okay?" said Leo.
"Sure." said Chris curtly, turning around and shutting his eyes, trying to fall back asleep.
Several minutes later, when Leo thought Chris had fallen asleep, he leaned in and kissed his son on the brow tenderly, wrapping his arms around him and whispering: "I love you."
He tiptoed away and Chris smiled, whispering: "I love you too, dad."
Leo, hearing this, turned around and smiled. He walked back towards Chris and tucked him in.
"Dad, I'm not a baby!" whined Chris.
"Yes you are. You're hardly two weeks old." retorted Leo.
Chris shook his head and laughed. Then his expression turned serious when he noticed tears glistening in his dad's eyes.
"Dad? What is it?" he asked.
"N-nothing. Just –I've got something in my eye. You know what, your mother's right, this house IS way too dusty. Think we should help her clean it up? Yeah, I'll do just that." he rambled, turning away and wiping his eyes forcefully.
Chris grabbed his dad's shirt sleeve and pulled him towards him. "Dad?"
"Hmm?" mumbled Leo, still busy trying to hold back his tears of joy.
"You're the best dad in the world, you know that?"
Leo finally broke down and burst out in tears of joy and laughter, all the while trying to hold his composure. Chris shook his head again and chuckled, adding:
"But you're the weirdest one too."
"Why thank you Chris." Said Leo sarcastically through his tears. He became solemn again and said: "I'm the luckiest one too."
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THE END! sniffles Thanks again to all of you and please review! Buh bye!
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Piper and Leo came back downstairs together, Piper cradling baby Chris and Leo carrying Wyatt in one arm and holding the other one around Piper. Paige cocked her eyebrows at this and looked at Phoebe pointedly. Chris seemed to be the only one oblivious to the situation. He got up and looked at his baby self, wearing a ridiculous expression. "This is freaky." He announced.
"Wanna hold him? I mean –you? Want to hold yourself, Chris?" asked Piper.
"No thanks. I don't do babies. This is SO weird. So incredibly freaky. So amazingly scary." said Chris, walking away and sitting on the sofa, his eyes not leaving his baby self the whole while. Leo and Piper exchanged amused glances.
o.o
At 5 a.m, two hours after Piper and Leo went to put Chris and Wyatt in the nursery and after lots of chatting, everyone sat in silence and looked at different points in the room. Paige yawned and was the first to break the silence.
"Well, I think I'll go to bed now. Don't want to be late for my temp job tomorrow now, might as well try to get 3 hours of sleep." she said, getting up and squeezing Chris' shoulder on her way.
"I'm with you on that one. Elise will kill me if she catches me sleeping on my desk tomorrow." said Phoebe, ruffling Chris' hair.
They went upstairs and left an awkward looking Chris behind. Piper and Leo looked at him as if enthralled and he finally exclaimed: "I feel like some kind of item on display here!"
His parents smiled. "I'm just so happy you're back. I'm so glad we now know where you are and what's going on." said his mother.
Chris looked up at them and thanked them.
"What for?" asked Leo.
"Well, if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't have gone back to save Wyatt."
"What do you mean?" asked Piper.
"I mean just that. I'm not going to keep any secrets anymore. Unless it's about stuff that could really affect the future, even though I changed it already. Some stuff need to happen."
They nodded in understanding and encouraged him to finish saying what he started.
"Well, you see, a couple of months before I went back, you guys both came to me in my dream and told me what I had to do. You told me that I was the only being in the world that could save him, for several reasons; but mostly because I'm his brother and the second most powerful being. You told me about the spell in the book of shadows, and you told me that the only way was to go back to the past, to change all this. And after lots of months of research –figuring out when to return to –studying your entire history –all that, I came back. So, it's really not just me who saved Wyatt, it's you guys too."
"Wow." said Piper.
"But you did most of it, Chris. I'm so proud of you." said Leo, looking at his son proudly.
"Yeah, just, don't look at me like that." mumbled Chris, hiding a smile.
"Well, I guess we should get to bed too." declared Piper, getting up promptly. She walked over to Chris and kissed him on the cheek. "Love you. Sweet dreams."
She started leaving, but then turned around to wait for Leo. Leo wished Chris a good night and followed Piper. Chris looked at them incredulously.
"You guys are back together? We've been talking for like 3 hours and you guys didn't tell me? Three hours-"he stopped abruptly as his mom turned around a glared at him. She turned around again and continued her way up the stairs. Leo lingered for a while, looking at Chris and waiting for a reaction. Chris finally winked at his dad and turned away. Leo laughed under his breath and followed the love of his life. He turned around at the top of the stairs. "You can sleep on the couch."
Chris rolled his eyes. "Thanks."
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Chris tossed and turned in his sleep. He was having a nightmare. He felt the athame going through him; saw Wyatt's face as Gideon orbed him away; his dad's face begging him to hold on; the extreme pain going through him as he struggled to say his last words.
"Chris! Chris, wake up! Chris, its ok!" he heard Barbas say. The demon was choking Wyatt in front of Chris. Chris struggled to move forwards, to stop Barbas. But he was trapped, he couldn't move, and every time he tried, he convulsed. Chris' eyes finally flew open and he saw Leo's face looking at him in concern.
"Chris, are you okay? Was it a nightmare?" he asked, holding Chris' hand and rubbing it.
Chris slumped his head on the pillow, pushing his dad's hand away gently. "Yeah... yeah, it was just a nightmare."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Huh? Oh –no, it's okay. Same old same old –Gideon taking Wyatt, me dying, you know..."
Leo looked at Chris in concern. "Do you want me to make you a potion? A dreamless sleep potion?"
"Personal gain..." said Chris.
"Yeah, well, magic owes you." answered Leo.
Chris smiled. "Nah, I'll be fine."
"Well, if you need anything, call me, okay?" said Leo.
"Sure." said Chris curtly, turning around and shutting his eyes, trying to fall back asleep.
Several minutes later, when Leo thought Chris had fallen asleep, he leaned in and kissed his son on the brow tenderly, wrapping his arms around him and whispering: "I love you."
He tiptoed away and Chris smiled, whispering: "I love you too, dad."
Leo, hearing this, turned around and smiled. He walked back towards Chris and tucked him in.
"Dad, I'm not a baby!" whined Chris.
"Yes you are. You're hardly two weeks old." retorted Leo.
Chris shook his head and laughed. Then his expression turned serious when he noticed tears glistening in his dad's eyes.
"Dad? What is it?" he asked.
"N-nothing. Just –I've got something in my eye. You know what, your mother's right, this house IS way too dusty. Think we should help her clean it up? Yeah, I'll do just that." he rambled, turning away and wiping his eyes forcefully.
Chris grabbed his dad's shirt sleeve and pulled him towards him. "Dad?"
"Hmm?" mumbled Leo, still busy trying to hold back his tears of joy.
"You're the best dad in the world, you know that?"
Leo finally broke down and burst out in tears of joy and laughter, all the while trying to hold his composure. Chris shook his head again and chuckled, adding:
"But you're the weirdest one too."
"Why thank you Chris." Said Leo sarcastically through his tears. He became solemn again and said: "I'm the luckiest one too."
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THE END! sniffles Thanks again to all of you and please review! Buh bye!