Secrets Within
Chapter Two: The Flight
Chris was feeling extremely elated as the wind tugged at his hair, pulling him from side to side, as he screamed in fake terror. Or at least Leo heard him screaming in fake terror, thinking it was real. No-one else could hear, due to Chris's spell. Leo watched horrified as he witnessed something he could not stop, as Chris was moving so fast through the air. He didn't really like Chris, but he didn't want to see him die. He turned away as the screaming ran through his mind. Then it stopped, scared of what he would see, Leo looked over the edge. What he saw amazed him. Chris was floating around, on the air. He looked as though he was having the time of his life. He caught Leo looking at him, and smiled.
"I haven't done this for so long. I forgot what it was like until now, you should try it, Leo. When we used to play this game with Wyatt, you loved it," Chris was remembering those rare times his father had acknowledged his existence, when they were playing that game. It had been one of his favourite pastimes, sometimes with Wyatt, or Leo, or his Mum, or His aunts. They had all loved that game until Wyatt turned. Even though they only did play it occasionally. They had still loved it. But he had played it at least once a week, when no-one else had been looking. His family didn't like him doing it that often, in case he was discovered, so when he had spare time, he would don his invisibility cloak and fly. He had never shown them his invisibility power, just for the sake of defence, if they didn't know he had it, they couldn't accidentally let a demon overhear, or anything like that.
Leo looked terrified "I think I'll give it a miss…," he said uneasily, but it was too late. The wind had pushed him off the edge, pulling him into the air and landing him near Chris. They hovered together for a while before Leo spoke "I don't mean to be rude or anything, but why did you spend so much time with us and not your family, and how did you get all your powers"
Chris looked at Leo sadly "I don't really want to talk about my family… but in answer to your other question, my parents were never sure. I think I just inherited every power that anyone in my family ever had. Even the demonic ones." He laughed, "My family was pretty mixed up. They had had every magic that ever existed come though their family, witch, warlock, whitelighter and demon, though some of them go centuries back." He explained to Leo, who nodded thoughtfully. What Chris didn't say was that he had some entirely new sorts of powers as well. Some so new they didn't have any names. Then his mood lightened. They had just been floating on the clouds for a few minutes and Chris was getting bored. "Hold on tight!" He said to Leo, and suddenly the wind picked up speed and they were being tossed around at full pelt, nothing stopping them. Chris had a look of joy so great on his face that Leo would have never thought possible, while Leo was trying desperately not to throw up. Soon though, he stopped trying to resist it, and found it quite fun, as he was plummeted, flipped, and blown around at high speed. Then, suddenly Chris disappeared, and was no longer in view. Leo found himself being blown softly back to the edge, and he landed with a soft 'thump' and a sigh of regret. He heard another thump and a patch of air suddenly revealed Chris. He was smiling, and his green eyes had turned even greener, because they were shining brightly like emeralds in the sun.
"So, d-Leo," Chris stumbled, almost saying dad, but then catching himself "How did you like it?"
Leo was too preoccupied to notice Chris's mistake, and smiled at him "Oh, boy, yeah! It was great!" Chris was happy. Finally his dad was taking notice of him, with a real nice attitude "Why don't we do this more often, we could bring Wyatt even!" Chris's mood deflated. His father still thought of Wyatt first.
Chris smiled a fake smile at him. "Maybe, we could even bring Piper, Phoebe and Paige," He said, but Leo detected the slight note of sadness in his voice. He thought for a moment. Last time he had asked Chris what was wrong, he had snapped at him. Then he thought of something.
"Oh!" He said in surprise, just soft enough that Chris couldn't hear him "Or maybe we could keep this to ourselves for a while." He suggested, and when he saw a real smile spread slowly across Chris's face, he smiled too. He had guessed right, for whatever reason, Chris didn't want everyone to know about this game.
"Okay, we'll do that for awhile." Chris said simply and they orbed back to the manor together.
Later that week, Paige was starting to wonder what Chris and Leo got up to while they were on their own, because they always seemed to be going 'out' together, and they always came back sweating, red in the face and smiling. Something was up. They hadn't even liked each other until Chris had gotten his new powers, or should she say, old powers back. Now they were like old buddies. What on earth had changed that? Piper and Phoebe were suspicious also. So that was when Plan A came into existence.
At the Golden Gate Bridge (Now GGB for short, okay?) Chris and Leo were flying again. Chris liked this, because it allowed him to spend time alone with his father, and during these times, he told Leo more and more about himself before he came to the past. He only told just enough so that Leo couldn't tell who he was, though.
"So, Chris, what will we talk about today?" Leo knew already that it would be when Chris was younger, but he liked this topic, and was fascinated with his future. And he knew that it was hard for Chris to talk about this subject, and that it was good for him to get it off his back.
"Uh, hold on." He said, and the flight became a bit more relaxed, ad Chris floated over to Leo. "let me see," he thought for a moment, and decided to tell Leo his biggest secret "when I was about five, my mum, my brother and my father didn't know I had powers, they went out one day, and when they came back, they were covered in blood and wounds and almost dead. I was really scared. I can remember crying for ages, until grandpa came in and saw it. It wasn't really that long, but it seemed ages. Anyway, when he came in he rushed over to me, and told me to hold my hands over my father, and concentrate on healing him. I was angry with my father, because he had promised me that he would never let me or mum or my brother get hurt. But he had broken his promise. So I refused and went to mum first. I couldn't heal her, but I tried harder and harder. Then grandpa put my father's almost dead hand on my arm, and my hands started glowing, and mum was cured. Then I moved on to my brother, and healed him. This time it was without my fathers help, because I know knew how to access my powers I didn't need any help. Soon my brother was healed. But I refused to heal my father, because I hated him.
"This was only the fourth time I could ever remember seeing him, and the last time he had made a promise. Then he broke that promise. He nearly died, but my brother healed him. I never saw him again, except at my brothers birthdays, or basketball game, only things for my brother though, never me. I didn't talk to him until the day he died, and then that was in a fight, and I told him I hated him. I had no idea that he was going to die that day, or maybe I would have said sorry, maybe not. I don't know. But I do know that I was sorry. That was just before I got Wyatt to bind my powers, which was why I got Wyatt to bind my powers. Because I got to angry. Those demons that feed off anger came, and attacked my father. I didn't even know that he was dead, until I saw his body a week later at the funeral, because I had locked myself in my room so I wouldn't hurt anyone with my anger. But it didn't help, my father died anyway." Chris finished his story, and was weeping, from the sadness of it all. The smooth tears ran down his face as he relived that day. He didn't know why he had told Leo that. Know if Leo found out who he was, he was dead, literally. Leo would put two and two together soon enough and get four. Then he would hate Chris for killing him in the future, no matter how much of an accident it was. He would be wary of baby Chris when he was born, and hate him even when he was innocent.
Leo saw that Chris was sad, and said to him "I'm sure your father will forgive you Chris, it was an accident"
"Yeah, one that cost him his life!" Chris retorted, and his tears became stronger. Now it began to rain. Leo was getting quite scared by the time the thunder had started, as the lightning was missing him only by inches, and he doubted whether Chris had much control over it in this state. But just as he was sure he would have to orb out, and as much as he hated it, leave Chris alone, a blue shield like Wyatt's popped up around him as the lightning hit the shield. It bounced off the shield, and hit Chris, slamming into him like a big fist, and knocking him sideways. Leo could see his eyes rolling back in his head, and tried to orb to him so that he could heal him. His orbing didn't work, and he hoped desperately that Chris was alright. Then he heard the girls calling him, and Chris. It sounded important. Leo could do nothing though. Suddenly, Chris disappeared in a swirl of blue lights, and Leo realised he was orbing as well. 'Finally!' he thought as they orbed into the manor 'Chris must have come round, and orbed us'
