Chapter 4

Leo and Piper stood frozen and speechless as they took in the site of the man in front of them. It was as if he had stepped right out of Chris's vision quest. Everything from the black clothing to the wavy blond hair to the harsh tone of his voice was exactly the same, which in some ways frightened them. As he took a few more steps in their direction, the two studied his features more closely. They couldn't believe how much he resembled his father.

"Well, where the hell is he?" the man questioned. After receiving no answer he spoke in a low growl "I'm beginning to lose my patience, now tell me where I can find my little wayward brother."

Still unable to find their voices the two moved slightly revealing to the man the scene behind them.

There the boy in question lay still sleeping with baby Wyatt curled up next to him. What was in front of him caused the man's mind to flash back to images of something similar:

FLASH BACK

A six year old Chris quietly snuck into the room of his older brother.

"Wy? Wy?"

"What do you want Chris I'm trying to sleep" the boy replied groggily as he rubbed his eyes.

"Wy the movie scared me and I wanna sleep in here with you"

"No way! Stop being such a baby and go back to your room."

Looking at him sadly the boy tried to plead his case "Please don't make me go back to my room. The monster's in there waiting for me."

By this time the Wyatt had, had enough of his sibling's whining "I SAID NO! NOW GO AWAY!" The response scared the little boy so much that he immediately orbed away.

Five minutes later Wyatt could hear Chris's heavy sobbing coming from the other side of his bedroom door.

"Oh come on" he said out loud as he got up from his bed and opened the door. It was then that he took in a heartbreaking sight.

His baby brother was curled up in a ball in front of his door with the teddy bear that he had given him for his birthday. Wyatt bent down next to him alerting the boy to his presence. Then with tear filled eyes the boy spoke in a whisper:

"I'm sorry for waking you up Wy, I'll be quite now" At that point he knew what had to be done. Without a word Wyatt reached his hand out to his younger brother who took it without hesitation and led him back into the room.

Once Christopher was comfortable and safe in his big brother's arms he yawned deeply and spoke so low that the boy almost didn't hear him

"I love you Wy, you're the best brother ever" Giving the boy a tight squeeze he then replied

"I love you too Chris, always"

End of Flash Back

Remembering that night brought a fragment of a smile to the man's face before it was turned back to its original emotionless state. He then made his way towards the sleeping pair, but just as he reached them the child's shield went up. Immediately the man turned his attention back to his parents

"Remove the child from Chris, now!"

Finally finding her voice Piper responded "Sorry Wyatt but we can't do that. There is no way that we're going to let you hurt your brother."

"LET ME!" Please there is nothing that you can do to stop me. I will make sure my bother pays for betraying me" The words that the oldest Halliwell boy spoke infuriated his already on edge father.

"How dare you threaten your own brother's life after everything that he's done for you?"

"And what would that be father? Trying to take away my power, my dominion over all things and everything else that I've worked so hard for? NO, that little bastard is going to get exactly what he deserves."

Suddenly Paige and Phoebe entered the attic ready for a fight.

"Is everything ok in…" Phoebe's voice trailed off as she laid eyes on her nephew.

"Oh my God, Wyatt?" the other woman added.

"You could have stopped at God" the man smugly replied.

Now it was Piper who had about all she could or would take from her psychopath of a son and it was time for her to set him straight.

"That's it! I've had enough of you, your threats and smart ass comments. His mother's outburst incited laughter from the man.

"Oh what are you going to do, send me to my room? Or perhaps you would like daddy to give me a spanking?" he shot back as he took a threatening step in his mother's direction. Showing no signs of intimidation or backing down she simply answered

"No, I'm going to show you exactly how much your brother loves you. Only God knows why he does." Before he had a chance to respond his mother interrupted him as she cast her spell.

In this place and in this hour I call upon thee ancient power

To reveal to Wyatt the visions of his brother

So they can better understand one another

Allowing him to feel our pain and heartbreak at last

Showing him the sacrifice Chris will make for him here in the past

Wyatt watched as his younger brother gave his life to save his. As he looked on he could almost feel the pain that his brother was in as he lay bleeding to death in their mother's bed. It was so painful for him to watch that he had to look away sometimes to keep from letting his emotions get the best of him. Once the "show" was over the only thing on the man's mind was revenge. Walking up to her son and putting a hand on his back she spoke

"Now do you get it? Do you understand how much Chris loves and adores you?"

As much as he didn't want to admit it, he knew that his brother loved him; he also knew just how much he loved the boy in return. It was at that point he made his way over to the sleeping man. Everyone in the room was shocked to see that the child shield didn't come up as he ran a hand over Chris's face.

"Hey there Christopher" At the sound of his voice the boy's body tensed up.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you. But that son of a bitch Gideon is going to die as soon as I can get my hands on him and rest a sure his death will be a slow and painful one. I promise you that." He soften his voice as he leaned in closer to whisper something that was meant for his brother's ears only

"I won't forget what you did or were going to do for me and I'm so sorry for the way I've been treating you. But there will be time to make up for all that latter. By the way I love you Chris, always." With that he turned back to the group "now tell me where the fuck I can find Gideon."