Chapter 3
When Chris finished his story to Leo, the man could only sit there in shock and run the story through his head while shooting questions at Chris.
"Did I miss ALL of your birthdays?"
"Well... I don't remember, I think you came to about 4 of them... out of... 14?"
"14... is that when... Piper died?"
"Yeah... yeah, it was on my 14th birthday actually. You were there for that one actually."
"How'd it happen?"
"Can't tell you... future consequences." answered Chris somberly.
Leo heaved a sigh. 'Just the fact that he told you about it in the first place gives you a chance to change it. I WILL change it.' He promised himself.
"Wyatt turns evil before you're born?"
"I grew up knowing it."
"You were on his side for awhile?"
"Yes... until... someone reminded me of what's important."
"Was I always a horrible father?"
"You were around until I was two years old. I don't really remember you. You'd visit sometimes, but I barely knew you. And you barely knew me. When you'd come to visit you'd do it in secret because the Elders forbade it. I guess you really should've obeyed them, it would've made it much less painful if I didn't know you..." said Chris bitterly.
"Then how come you say I spent time with your mom and Wyatt? Why not with you?"
"I don't know... I was sort of hoping you could answer that, dad." answered Chris resentfully.
Leo dropped his head in shame.
"Sorry." said Chris hastily. "Old grudge, you know?" Leo still had his head down. "Hey, I'm sorry dad. It's not your fault. It's just... in the last couple of months I learned more about you than I ever did in my entire life. But you've got a second chance now and I hope you take it, because I can hardly associate you with the father I had in the future." Leo looked into Chris' eyes searchingly. "I wish I could make it up to you." He whispered.
"You can." pointed out Chris. "When baby me is born, you have a clean slate."
"I do... thanks for telling me about this –us, Chris. Thank you for giving me a second chance."
"No problem."
o.o
"Ooh, that was a sad movie." said Paige, wiping tears from her eyes as she turned off the TV.
Phoebe was clutching a pillow, tears streaming down her face. They'd just finished watching Artificial Intelligence.
"I want a son..." she said, almost hypnotized.
"Earth to Phoebe! Earth to Phoebe! Are you there?" called Paige.
Phoebe looked up. "Paige, do you ever think about how we're going to end up? I mean... do you think we'll have children and a husband and live a demon- free life at some points?"
"Well, of course I think about it... I don't know really, I haven't been in a serious relationship forever! I... I've always wanted to have kids. The thing is, ever since Piper had Wyatt I've sort of... lost a bit of hope, I guess?" she shrugged.
"I know what you mean... demons always coming after him. And Leo leaving her and all." sighed Phoebe.
"Speaking of Piper and Leo... where'd they go? And where's Chris?" asked Paige.
Phoebe strained her ears. She couldn't tell if Chris and Leo were in the attic.
"I don't know... I'll go check the attic. You call Piper's cell." ordered Phoebe.
Paige nodded.
o.o
"So... how about you tell me about... the day you met mom?" said Chris. He and Leo had been exchanging life stories for the past hour so that they could get to know each other. None of them saw Phoebe who stopped abruptly at the attic door as she heard Chris say the word 'mom'. She stood in the shadows and listened attentively. Her eyes widened as she realized Leo was recounting the day he'd met Piper. She stepped out of the shadows and looked at Chris in shock.
Leo stopped talking abruptly as he saw the look on Chris' face. He turned around.
"What're you two talking about?" she asked, a fake smile on her face.
"Oh... I was just... telling Chris about the day I met Piper, actually." said Leo, presuming that Phoebe heard a part of his story.
"I know that... it's just, right before you told Chris your little story, he asked you to tell him about the day you met MOM?" accused Phoebe, looking at Chris in disbelief.
"It seems to happen often these days, doesn't it? Me getting busted..." muttered Chris in defeat.
Leo raised his eyebrows at Chris.
"What?" he smiled sheepishly.
Phoebe sat down on the couch next to Leo and opposite Chris. "You have some explaining to do, young sir." She said, giving him a pointed look.
"With the face you're giving me, do I have a choice? Well, you asked for it... I'm your nephew." said Chris.
Phoebe looked at Chris in shock.
o.o
A/N: MWAHAHAHA CLIFFIE. Please review! I'm sorry, I would've kept going but I'm done for tonight, I'm starving and I'm tired. Toodles! :D
When Chris finished his story to Leo, the man could only sit there in shock and run the story through his head while shooting questions at Chris.
"Did I miss ALL of your birthdays?"
"Well... I don't remember, I think you came to about 4 of them... out of... 14?"
"14... is that when... Piper died?"
"Yeah... yeah, it was on my 14th birthday actually. You were there for that one actually."
"How'd it happen?"
"Can't tell you... future consequences." answered Chris somberly.
Leo heaved a sigh. 'Just the fact that he told you about it in the first place gives you a chance to change it. I WILL change it.' He promised himself.
"Wyatt turns evil before you're born?"
"I grew up knowing it."
"You were on his side for awhile?"
"Yes... until... someone reminded me of what's important."
"Was I always a horrible father?"
"You were around until I was two years old. I don't really remember you. You'd visit sometimes, but I barely knew you. And you barely knew me. When you'd come to visit you'd do it in secret because the Elders forbade it. I guess you really should've obeyed them, it would've made it much less painful if I didn't know you..." said Chris bitterly.
"Then how come you say I spent time with your mom and Wyatt? Why not with you?"
"I don't know... I was sort of hoping you could answer that, dad." answered Chris resentfully.
Leo dropped his head in shame.
"Sorry." said Chris hastily. "Old grudge, you know?" Leo still had his head down. "Hey, I'm sorry dad. It's not your fault. It's just... in the last couple of months I learned more about you than I ever did in my entire life. But you've got a second chance now and I hope you take it, because I can hardly associate you with the father I had in the future." Leo looked into Chris' eyes searchingly. "I wish I could make it up to you." He whispered.
"You can." pointed out Chris. "When baby me is born, you have a clean slate."
"I do... thanks for telling me about this –us, Chris. Thank you for giving me a second chance."
"No problem."
o.o
"Ooh, that was a sad movie." said Paige, wiping tears from her eyes as she turned off the TV.
Phoebe was clutching a pillow, tears streaming down her face. They'd just finished watching Artificial Intelligence.
"I want a son..." she said, almost hypnotized.
"Earth to Phoebe! Earth to Phoebe! Are you there?" called Paige.
Phoebe looked up. "Paige, do you ever think about how we're going to end up? I mean... do you think we'll have children and a husband and live a demon- free life at some points?"
"Well, of course I think about it... I don't know really, I haven't been in a serious relationship forever! I... I've always wanted to have kids. The thing is, ever since Piper had Wyatt I've sort of... lost a bit of hope, I guess?" she shrugged.
"I know what you mean... demons always coming after him. And Leo leaving her and all." sighed Phoebe.
"Speaking of Piper and Leo... where'd they go? And where's Chris?" asked Paige.
Phoebe strained her ears. She couldn't tell if Chris and Leo were in the attic.
"I don't know... I'll go check the attic. You call Piper's cell." ordered Phoebe.
Paige nodded.
o.o
"So... how about you tell me about... the day you met mom?" said Chris. He and Leo had been exchanging life stories for the past hour so that they could get to know each other. None of them saw Phoebe who stopped abruptly at the attic door as she heard Chris say the word 'mom'. She stood in the shadows and listened attentively. Her eyes widened as she realized Leo was recounting the day he'd met Piper. She stepped out of the shadows and looked at Chris in shock.
Leo stopped talking abruptly as he saw the look on Chris' face. He turned around.
"What're you two talking about?" she asked, a fake smile on her face.
"Oh... I was just... telling Chris about the day I met Piper, actually." said Leo, presuming that Phoebe heard a part of his story.
"I know that... it's just, right before you told Chris your little story, he asked you to tell him about the day you met MOM?" accused Phoebe, looking at Chris in disbelief.
"It seems to happen often these days, doesn't it? Me getting busted..." muttered Chris in defeat.
Leo raised his eyebrows at Chris.
"What?" he smiled sheepishly.
Phoebe sat down on the couch next to Leo and opposite Chris. "You have some explaining to do, young sir." She said, giving him a pointed look.
"With the face you're giving me, do I have a choice? Well, you asked for it... I'm your nephew." said Chris.
Phoebe looked at Chris in shock.
o.o
A/N: MWAHAHAHA CLIFFIE. Please review! I'm sorry, I would've kept going but I'm done for tonight, I'm starving and I'm tired. Toodles! :D