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Inner Demons:

Chapter 7: Pulling Away And Shutting Out

Chris looked around him as the scenery changed to that of the manor sitting room (An: The room in front of the stairs. You know, I found out that the manor is a very confusing place. It has so many rooms. If you want to see a virtual tour of the bottom floor, go to: timpetros. com / html / fspTV19 . html . That's what I took. It's very good! Just remember to take out the spaces! This site's so picky! : D).

"Great. We're in the manor. Again," Chris said, sighing.

"Like I said before, it's where everyone spends most of their time. We're stronger in the manor," Prue said, smiling as she raised her eyebrows.

Chris rolled his eyes just as Alt. Chris walked into the room, Leo following.

"Chris, please," Leo pleaded.

Alt. Chris turned to face Leo, and sighed. "I don't want to talk. All I want to do is find the demon that's after Wyatt and go back home. Alright?"

"Chris, please. Just for a few minutes," Leo pleaded.

"You know, begging is a really pathetic way to try to get your son to talk to you. You should work on how you ask me," Alt. Chris said before starting to head up the stairs.

"I don't care. I just want you to talk to me," Leo said, walking up after him.

Alt. Chris turned around. "What part of 'leave me alone' don't you understand?"

"Chris -"

"No, you don't seem to get it. I don't want to talk to you. Ever. If you want to talk to me, wait until I'm born and old enough to talk," Alt. Chris said before starting to walk back up the stairs.

Leo grabbed his arm. "Chris, I just want to make everything right between us."

"If you want to make everything right, be there for the baby. It's too late for me," Alt. Chris said, staring down at Leo.

"I don't believe that," Leo said.

"Well, you better start. Because if you don't leave me alone, I'm going to put a restraining spell on you, so you can't even walk close to me. Don't think I won't. I'm tired of you bugging me. Nothing's going to change. Ever," Alt. Chris said, starting back up the stairs.

Once again, Leo stopped him. "I don't think that it's too late for you. I think you're just scared."

Alt. Chris sighed and turned back to Leo. "And what do I have to be scared of?"

"I don't know. You tell me," Leo said, shrugging.

"The only thing that scares me is knowing that I may not be able to save Wyatt. That's it. I'm not scared of anything that involves you," Alt. Chris said, raising his eyebrows.

"I think you're lying," Leo said, crossing his arms.

"First you bug me day and night, and now you're accusing me of lying!" Alt. Chris yelled in, unwilling to believe his ears. "This is unbelievable!"

"Chris -"

"No. Just leave me alone. Please," Alt. Chris said before taking a final look at his father and walking up the stairs.

Phoebe walked up to Leo, sighing. "I think he is afraid."

Leo sat down on the stairs. "Really?"

Phoebe nodded. "Yeah. I think he's scared of getting close to you again. Because he doesn't want to be shut out again," she said, sitting down next to Leo. "He doesn't want to get hurt by his father again."

"But I won't hurt him, Phoebe. I just want him to understand that I'm not the father that he remembers growing up with," Leo said, sighing.

"I know. But he has to be willing to understand. And I don't think he is," Phoebe said, sighing.

"Then what are we supposed to do?" Paige asked, walking over to them. "I mean, Phoebes, you and I both have tried talking to Chris. But he just doesn't want to budge. He's inherited both Piper and Leo's stubbornness."

Phoebe smiled and laughed slightly, nodding. "Yeah, he did."

"You know, you guys have a real habit of talking about me like I'm not sitting right next to you," Leo pointed out, smiling slightly.

"Sorry, Leo," Phoebe said, laughing slightly. "We don't mean to. We're just trying to figure things out."

"Yeah. It's a sister thing," Paige said, smiling.

Alt. Chris walked down. "I think I have another lead on what demon gets to Wyatt."

"Chris, you always say that, and it never turns out to be true," Paige said, shrugging. "Plus, you should be talking to your father rather then demanding Phoebe and I to hunt demons."

"What father?" Alt. Chris asked, pretending to be confused.

Phoebe sighed sadly and looked over at Leo. It was obvious that that really hurt him.

"Chris, c'mon. Stop this," Paige pleaded. "Just talk to him."

"There's nothing to talk about! What I went through may be your future, but it's my past! And if I've learned anything from running from Wyatt all the time so he didn't kill me, is that I can't let the past affect the future!" Alt. Chris yelled.

"Then what are you doing right now?" Paige asked, crossing her arms.

"Trying to get you to vanquish a demon," Alt. Chris said, handing her a potion.

Paige sighed. "Fine. But you have to talk to him eventually," she said before orbing away.

Alt. Chris turned to Phoebe. "Now for you."

"I'm not vanquishing a demon today! I have a date!" Phoebe said, standing up.

"You always have a date," Alt. Chris said, crossing his arms.

"Yeah. I know. I do that on purpose, too," Phoebe said, starting to walk up the stairs.

Alt. Chris sighed and orbed in front of her. "You can go on your date after you vanquish the demon. Got it?"

"You're a mean whitelighter, you know that?" Phoebe said before taking the potion from him and walking back down the stairs and into the hall.

"Can we talk now?" Leo asked, looking up at his son.

Alt. Chris turned and looked down at him. "No," he said before orbing away.

"I can't believe I was so cruel to him," Chris said, tears streaming down his face as the scenery turned blurry again.

Prue walked over to him and put an arm around his shoulders. "It's okay now. You know what you did. And now you can fix it."

"I basically shut him out like he shut me out," Chris said, not listening to her.

"Well, everything's okay now. Because you can go home," Prue said, hugging him tightly. She looked him in the eyes. "Don't forget me, you hear?"

Chris smiled at her. "Never."

"Good," Prue said, hugging him even tighter.

"Thanks, Aunt Prue," Chris said, hugging her back.

"For what?" Prue asked, facing him, looking confused.

"For helping me through this. For making me realize what I was so afraid of," Chris said, smiling slightly.

"You're welcome. But now it's time for you to go home," Prue said, smiling as tears came to her eyes. "Just remember that I'm always looking after you, and I'm so proud of you, my little nephew."

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Chapter 7! The next chapter's gonna be that last one. Sorry! I just wanted to write this story quickly before I lost my inspiration! But I hope all of you enjoyed it, and will enjoy that last chapter just as much! Anyway, review please! Ciao!

Hannah