Chapter 10

Bianca rocked the still shaken boy back and forth in her arms as he held a far away and distant look on his face. She could feel the man he used to be disincarnating right before her very eyes.

"Chris. Baby, please talk to me. Say something, anything" she pleaded desperately. Suddenly the boy's body stiffened and he moved his eyes to meet hers.

"I know what you're thinking" he spoke in a somber tone. "And you're wrong. Wyatt can still be saved. I know it"

The sound of his voice broke the woman's heart. "How can you still love him after what he just tried to do to you?" she questioned with a hint of venom in her voice.

"Because you didn't grow up with him Bianca if you did you would have noticed that, that monster was not my brother. When I looked into his eyes I saw something dark, cold and callous. But behind them I could still see MY Wyatt. The brother who protected me all my life, the one who was there for me when the world seemed to be against me and that part of him didn't want to hurt me" he said getting to his feet.

"I have to go to the past now, before one of his henchmen catches us and I want you to come with me" he said helping the woman stand.

"I can't. Time travel is very tricky Chris we can screw up so many things" she said noticing the hard look in his eyes. "But don't worry honey, I'll be right here when you get back and so will he, the brother you know and love instead of the evil that he's become" she spoke trying to give the boy something to hold on to during his time in the past.

"Here" she said handing him her engagement ring. "Take this with you so can be reminded of what's waiting her for you" he smiled slightly as he took the ring and placed in his pocket.

"Come on, we have to go" she said taking his hand and materializing in front of Halliwell manor.

"Are you ready?" she spoke placing one hand on the door and handed him an athame with the other.

"Yeah, let's do this" he said as the pair stormed into the house.

"THAT BITCH!" Wyatt Halliwell cursed Bianca as he sat in his thrown room in front of his most trusted upper level demons. "YOU GO FIND THAT BITCH AND MY BROTHER NOW!" he yelled to the group who obeyed quickly and left in search of the duo. He then sat thinking about how close he was to being one with the other love of his life. "Don't you worry little brother, I'll get you back and when I do I'm never going to let you go"

"Chris behind you!" Bianca called out as another demon flamed in behind the boy. He quickly bent down to the ground and knocked him off of his feet. The second that the demon was down, Chris plunged the athame into his chest and reduced the being to a pile of ashes.

"Ok there should be two more on this level" no sooner had the woman said that, two more demons made their presences known. One threw an energy ball her way while another sent a fire ball Chris's way. Lucky for both they were able to dodge the death balls in the nick of time. Once the boy was back to his feet he sent an energy ball of his own at his attacker. He too escaped and flamed back in, in front of the boy.

"Die witch" the demon yelled as he tried to stab the young male who grabbed the man's arm and twisted it behind his back causing him to vanquish himself in the process. Meanwhile Bianca was able to drain her opponent of his powers and throw him across the room finishing him off with a fireball.

When the threats were dealt with the pair made their way into the attic. Bianca poked her head through he door to survey the room to make sure they were alone. Once she knew for sure that they were in deed alone the two entered the room, closing the door behind them and head straight to the hologram of the book of shadows. Chris immediately summoned the book.

All of a sudden the book fell from the sky and landed directly on the podium where it had been several years before.

"Hurry find the spell" the woman said as he looked around once more for any intruders. "Found it" the boy said c pointing to the spell that would take him back in time.

He then looked into the eyes of the woman that he planned to marry. "I'm gonna miss you" he said pulling her to his side.

"I'll miss you too" she was barely able to get out through sobs as she clung to the man that she loved more then anything in the world. The couple spent the next few minutes saying their good byes.

On the other side of town Wyatt paced the floor waiting for his demons to come back with the information that he so desperately needed. He stopped short when he noticed two of his upper level demons in front of him. "We've found them my Lord. They're at the museum" one spoke. Without a single word Wyatt and his henchmen flamed out in hot pursuit of his brother and the traitor known as Bianca.

"Ok Chris we can't keep doing this" she said as he pulled back from what seemed like their hundredth kiss. "You have to read the spell now, I can sense someone coming" she said as she put the finishing touches on the symbol on the wall. "Alright, here goes nothing"

Hear these words hear my rhyme

Heed the hope within my mind

Send me back to where I'll find

What I wish in place and time

Instantly the wall started to glow a bluish color and formed a portal.

"Hurry, go" the second that the woman's voice registered in his mind he saw four demons shimmer into the room making a v-line for his fiancé.

"Don't worry about me, just go" she screamed to him as she sent two of his brother's minions flying. He was about to do as she asked but right before he reached the portal he heard his brother's voice behind him.

"Chris whatever you're thinking about doing, don't. I know that what I tried to do to you was wrong, alright. Just please don't leave me" he said studying the boys face as he turned to look at him.

"It wasn't just wrong Wyatt, it was sick" Chris said holding an emotionless look that the older Halliwell brother was not used to seeing.

"I love you so much Chris, please don't leave" he said holding out his hand for his younger brother to take. "Take my hand and we'll go home and work this all out"

As the boy took in his brother's word, he knew that what he was doing was the best thing he could do for his brother, mentor and friend.

"I love you too Wyatt, that's why I have to go" with those last words spoken, Chris took one last tormented look and his brother and stepped into the portal.