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Note: Little Chris will be turned into Alt. Chris for Alternate Chris, since Little Chris isn't so little anymore. : P

Inner Demons:

Chapter 6: Guilty Conscience

"No. Don't make me watch this," Chris said as the scenery changed to that of the spider demon's cave.

"You have to Chris," Prue said, hugging him from the side and not letting go.

"You don't know me! You don't know me!" Alt. Chris yelled, punching Leo continuously

Then something happened. Alt. Chris wasn't infected anymore. He wasn't a demon anymore. He was normal. But he kept punching Leo.

"Chris!" Piper yelled as she, Phoebe, and Paige quickly walked in. "Chris! Chris, look at me," she demanded, grabbing his arm and pulling him off Leo. "It's okay now."

Alt. Chris looked at his mother, then back over at his father before exiting the cave.

Leo watched Alt. Chris leave the cave before resting his head on the ground and looking up at the top of the cave, sighing.

"Wait. Why is it changing?" Chris asked as the scenery changed again.

"There's more. But at a later time," Prue said, smiling slightly.

"So, maybe you didn't come back here just to save Wyatt. Maybe you came back to save us, too," Leo said, looking up at Alt. Chris, you was sitting on the bridge

"I doubt it," Alt. Chris said with tears in his eyes before he orbed away.

Leo sighed and looked down at the passing traffic as tears slowly made their way down his face.

"Oh my god. He's crying," Chris said, walking over to his father.

Leo sat down where Alt. Chris was and put his head in his hands. "Oh my god. How could I be such a horrible father? Why would I abandon my child like that? How could I abandon my child like that?" He looked up, tears streaming down his face. "I promise I'll do better this time around, Chris. I promise."

"Oh my god," Chris said, staring at his father.

"Is that all you're going to say?" Prue asked, raising her eyebrows. "You just beat the crap out of your father, then shut him out, and all you can say to his tears is 'oh my god'?"

Chris faced her. "Well, what else am I supposed to say?"

"'I'm sorry' might be a nice start," Prue said, shrugging.

"Well, I'm not really next to him right now, so I kinda can't, Aunt Prue. Alright? So stop hassling me. You're as bad as Mom," Chris said, sighing and smiling slightly.

"Did you just say that I'm like my younger sister?" Prue asked, pretending to be offended. She smiled. "Let's just get back to your inner demons so you can go home."

Chris nodded and the two turned back to Leo.

Leo sighed and wiped away some tears before orbing home.

"Leo, are you okay?" Phoebe asked, looking concerned as she walked over to him, Paige following.

"He hates me," Leo said, sighing in defeat as he sat down on the couch.

"Chris?" Phoebe asked, looking sympathetic.

Leo nodded. "He hates me," he said as more tears started to fall.

"Oh, Leo," Phoebe said, pulling him close. "I'm sure that he doesn't really hate you."

"Phoebe, he almost killed Leo. I think that falls under the 'hate' category," Paige said, raising her eyebrows and crossing her arms.

"Paige, you're not helping," Phoebe said with wide eyes, looking over at her younger sister.

"He told me what I did, but the thing is, I just can't believe that I would do that," Leo said, looking over at the two.

"Well, what did he say you did?" Phoebe asked, turning back to him.

"He says that I wasn't there for him. He says that I was there for everyone else, but not me. Why would I abandon him like that? I mean, it was hard leaving Wyatt and never being able to see him. Why would I do that to Chris, too?" Leo asked, more tears falling.

Paige got up and grabbed a tissue, handing it to Leo.

"I don't know. Maybe you didn't mean to," Phoebe said, shrugging.

"What do you mean?" Paige asked, looking confused.

Phoebe shrugged again. "I don't know. Maybe he was forced to."

Paige stared at her.

Phoebe sighed. "Paige, you know as well as I that Leo is not the kind of man to become a deadbeat dad. He's just not. And I don't believe that he meant to abandon Chris. I think he was forced into it."

"But why would anybody do that?" Paige asked, looking upset. "I mean, Chris is a great guy. Why would anyone want to him to grow up without a father?"

"I don't know," Phoebe said, sighing.

"Let's face it, Phoebe. Leo changed in Chris's future. He didn't want to hang out with his sons," Paige said, sighing.

"No. I was there for Wyatt," Leo said, wiping off his face, even though more tears came.

"Well, then maybe you just hated Chris," Paige said, shrugging. "I don't know. Don't ask me. I'm confused as it is."

Piper walked into the room. "Hey, guys. Leo, are you okay?" she asked, concerned as she walked over to him.

"Chris hates him," Paige said, sighing.

"C'mon, Paige," Phoebe said, dragging her out of the room.

At the mention of the truth, more tears started streaming down Leo's face.

"Oh, Leo," Piper said, sitting down next to him and holding him close.

"I'm so sorry, Piper," Leo said, now practically sobbing.

"Leo -"

"I'll do better this time. I promise. I'll do better," Leo said, looking into Piper's eyes.

Piper smiled sadly as she stared back into Leo's eyes. She started stroking the side of his head. "I know you will, Leo. I know you will."

"I won't abandon him this time. I'll make everything right," Leo said, looking down at Piper's stomache.

"I know, Leo. I know. You won't let it happen again. I know," Piper said, sighing sadly. She pulled Leo close and stroked his hair. "It'll all be okay. I promise."

Chris felt tears on his face as he watched his parents. "Oh my god."

"Great. Now we're back to this again," Prue said, sighing, as the scenery started to get blurry once more.

"I wanna go home," Chris said, facing her.

"No. We still have one more to go. Granted, you're supposed to have more, but seeing a lot of these has conquered demons you didn't even know you had," Prue said, smiling slightly.

"So, after this one, I can go home?" Chris asked, looking hopeful.

"That's not for me to decide, Chris," Prue said, shrugging.

"What do you mean? Who decides?" Chris asked, looking confused and alarmed.

"You inner demon hunter," Prue said, smiling.

"What?" Chris asked, looking totally confused now, staring at Prue like she was insane.

Prue laughed. "Your conscience, silly."

"You scare me," Chris said, staring at her.

"You wouldn't be the first," Prue said, smirking, as the scenery changed once again.

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Poor Leo . . . Oh well. At least I'm not sad about killing him anymore! : P Anyway, review please! Ciao! : D

Hannah