Author's Note: Well, I finally got around to finishing up chap 11, so here
it is. I think there will be at least three or four more chapters and then
this story shall be over. But have no fear, I have another story in the
works and it is one that I think is way better than this one. Once again,
thank you to those who have reviewed means a lot to me. Anyway, enough
rambling, I better get going and let you all read this.
Chapter Eleven: Just a Child
Leo arrived at P3 in a hurry. While speaking with the other Elders, he could sense that something was wrong and was suddenly overwhelmed by his oldest son's fear. Realizing that his son was not at the Manor as he was supposed to be, Leo orbed to the club and found Piper in her now favorite huddled over position, rocking back and forth.
Making his way over to her, Leo scanned the club, trying to find Wyatt. He knelt down beside Piper. "What happened?"
Piper looked up, hearing his voice. Her eyes were filled with tears and she quickly reached out and hugged him, trying to find comfort. "That thing...it came and it...I tried, Leo, I tried to fight it, but I couldn't..."
Leo took Piper by the shoulders and held her in front of him. "Piper, where is Wyatt?"
She looked away, tears falling. "That thing...it took him..."
Releasing Piper, Leo sank onto the floor, not understanding what she had said. Wyatt was at home with Victor, or, that was where he was supposed to be. "What were you both doing here at the club? The boys were supposed to stay at the house. Didn't you listen when we said that the annillas were after them?"
"Of course I heard you, but the club called and Paige said that something was wrong and that the band was leaving," Piper ranted. "No one could come except for me, so I did."
"Piper, you don't know anything about this club."
"That's why I brought Wyatt. He orbed us down here. I thought that at least he would know who everyone was and how things worked around here."
"He's eight years old, Piper!" Leo shouted, causing her to move back. Leo wasn't normally the violent type, but his son had been kidnapped because the sixteen year old version of his wife had let him been taken. "Sure he has been here before, but Wyatt doesn't know anything about how this place is run. I can't believe that you were so stupid to bring him here. And now look at what's happened. He's gone."
Anger filling her, Piper stood and shouted back at Leo. "Leave me alone! I'm sorry that I brought him here. But I didn't know any better. I'm not used to being a mom and I don't know how to protect anyone from...from monsters that I never knew existed! I'm just a kid, Leo."
"That's right," Leo said, calming down. "You are just a child. And because you are one I am going to leave you here."
He turned to leave, but Piper reached out and stopped him. "What? You can't just leave me here!"
"Of course I can. Piper, you're right, you are nothing but a child and I can't have you back at the Manor endangering my other son. You can't fight or write spells or mix potions. You'd only be in the way. It would be better is you just stayed here. You'll be safe and so will everyone else. Now, I need you to let go of me. I have a son that I have to save and a demon that needs to be vanquished."
Piper let go of Leo's arm and watched with blurred vision as he disappeared in a swirl of blue and white lights. Sitting at the bar, she knew that he was right. She knew that she would be of no use to any of them. But she was overwhelmed with wanting to prove them wrong. True, she hadn't been much of a mother to her sons and wasn't the best at protecting, but she wanted to show Leo and her sisters that she could.
That she could be a good witch.
When Leo arrived at the Manor, he found Chris waiting for him. He was standing in the kitchen, getting a soda for himself and for his grandfather. Hearing that all too familiar jingle of orbs, Chris turned and saw his father. But Chris was confused. He had felt that something was wrong and knew that his father went to find his mom and Wyatt, so why did his father come back alone?
"Where are they, dad?" Chris asked.
His son's voice scaring him, Leo jumped and faced Chris. He wasn't sure what to say. Chris may have been a little kid, but he would know a lie when he heard one. Not answering quick enough, Chris nodded.
"It took Wyatt, didn't it?" he asked.
Leo knelt down in front of Chris. His son had faced countless demons, and even though he had never fought one, Chris knew at least how to protect himself if he were alone. Chris himself knew what it was like to be taken. He was the son of a Charmed One and he and Wyatt had been taken too many times to count. But the important thing was, that Chris knew that no matter what, he and/or Wyatt would be saved and the demon killed.
This was something that Leo did not have to explain. Chris knew and by the look in his eyes, Leo knew he didn't have to say anything. But, there was a slightly confused look on Chris' face this time. One that did not understand why his mother, who was with Wyatt, had done nothing to protect him.
"Something is wrong with mom, huh dad?"
"She'll be all right soon," Leo answered. "And we are going to get your brother back, I promise."
Chris nodded. "I'll go and tell grandpa. He didn't even want me coming downstairs, but I wanted a drink. I told him that I would be careful and that if one of the demons came that I would orb back up there. I'm just a little kid, I can't fight demons."
Leo watched as Chris orbed out of the kitchen with the two sodas, not knowing what to say. He only wondered what he was going to do about Piper and how he was supposed to save his son and kill the demon.
Chapter Eleven: Just a Child
Leo arrived at P3 in a hurry. While speaking with the other Elders, he could sense that something was wrong and was suddenly overwhelmed by his oldest son's fear. Realizing that his son was not at the Manor as he was supposed to be, Leo orbed to the club and found Piper in her now favorite huddled over position, rocking back and forth.
Making his way over to her, Leo scanned the club, trying to find Wyatt. He knelt down beside Piper. "What happened?"
Piper looked up, hearing his voice. Her eyes were filled with tears and she quickly reached out and hugged him, trying to find comfort. "That thing...it came and it...I tried, Leo, I tried to fight it, but I couldn't..."
Leo took Piper by the shoulders and held her in front of him. "Piper, where is Wyatt?"
She looked away, tears falling. "That thing...it took him..."
Releasing Piper, Leo sank onto the floor, not understanding what she had said. Wyatt was at home with Victor, or, that was where he was supposed to be. "What were you both doing here at the club? The boys were supposed to stay at the house. Didn't you listen when we said that the annillas were after them?"
"Of course I heard you, but the club called and Paige said that something was wrong and that the band was leaving," Piper ranted. "No one could come except for me, so I did."
"Piper, you don't know anything about this club."
"That's why I brought Wyatt. He orbed us down here. I thought that at least he would know who everyone was and how things worked around here."
"He's eight years old, Piper!" Leo shouted, causing her to move back. Leo wasn't normally the violent type, but his son had been kidnapped because the sixteen year old version of his wife had let him been taken. "Sure he has been here before, but Wyatt doesn't know anything about how this place is run. I can't believe that you were so stupid to bring him here. And now look at what's happened. He's gone."
Anger filling her, Piper stood and shouted back at Leo. "Leave me alone! I'm sorry that I brought him here. But I didn't know any better. I'm not used to being a mom and I don't know how to protect anyone from...from monsters that I never knew existed! I'm just a kid, Leo."
"That's right," Leo said, calming down. "You are just a child. And because you are one I am going to leave you here."
He turned to leave, but Piper reached out and stopped him. "What? You can't just leave me here!"
"Of course I can. Piper, you're right, you are nothing but a child and I can't have you back at the Manor endangering my other son. You can't fight or write spells or mix potions. You'd only be in the way. It would be better is you just stayed here. You'll be safe and so will everyone else. Now, I need you to let go of me. I have a son that I have to save and a demon that needs to be vanquished."
Piper let go of Leo's arm and watched with blurred vision as he disappeared in a swirl of blue and white lights. Sitting at the bar, she knew that he was right. She knew that she would be of no use to any of them. But she was overwhelmed with wanting to prove them wrong. True, she hadn't been much of a mother to her sons and wasn't the best at protecting, but she wanted to show Leo and her sisters that she could.
That she could be a good witch.
When Leo arrived at the Manor, he found Chris waiting for him. He was standing in the kitchen, getting a soda for himself and for his grandfather. Hearing that all too familiar jingle of orbs, Chris turned and saw his father. But Chris was confused. He had felt that something was wrong and knew that his father went to find his mom and Wyatt, so why did his father come back alone?
"Where are they, dad?" Chris asked.
His son's voice scaring him, Leo jumped and faced Chris. He wasn't sure what to say. Chris may have been a little kid, but he would know a lie when he heard one. Not answering quick enough, Chris nodded.
"It took Wyatt, didn't it?" he asked.
Leo knelt down in front of Chris. His son had faced countless demons, and even though he had never fought one, Chris knew at least how to protect himself if he were alone. Chris himself knew what it was like to be taken. He was the son of a Charmed One and he and Wyatt had been taken too many times to count. But the important thing was, that Chris knew that no matter what, he and/or Wyatt would be saved and the demon killed.
This was something that Leo did not have to explain. Chris knew and by the look in his eyes, Leo knew he didn't have to say anything. But, there was a slightly confused look on Chris' face this time. One that did not understand why his mother, who was with Wyatt, had done nothing to protect him.
"Something is wrong with mom, huh dad?"
"She'll be all right soon," Leo answered. "And we are going to get your brother back, I promise."
Chris nodded. "I'll go and tell grandpa. He didn't even want me coming downstairs, but I wanted a drink. I told him that I would be careful and that if one of the demons came that I would orb back up there. I'm just a little kid, I can't fight demons."
Leo watched as Chris orbed out of the kitchen with the two sodas, not knowing what to say. He only wondered what he was going to do about Piper and how he was supposed to save his son and kill the demon.