Chapter 10 : Alone Again
A/N: Over 50 reviews! YAY!I know the last chapter was a bit rushed, but I was anxious to post something. I've noticed that I've been a little Chris light lately. I guess I got caught up in twists. This chap will be a little Chris heavy but then I'll probably get back to avatar action.
phoebe turner: glad you liked it!
C.Charmed 24/7: Thank you, thank you (takes bow). fantastic? me? really?
ilovedrew88: I don't know if the avatars are really bad, but in my fic they are. I decided to make them bad because in the show there is something just not right about them.
Sparkling Cherries: I know the last chap was a bit rushed, but i was anxious to post something. Thanx for reviewing.
Alyssa Halliwell: No fic of mineis complete without a little Prue.
IcantthinkofaFnick: I too love Chris and I will try to make him do more stuff, although it's kinda hard as I'm writing in Mel's P.O.V
"Honey", mom said , "I know we have to see Kyle to get the potion but I think I should go alone. Kyle's a bit wary of strangers right now."
Kyle? I thought. Then I remembered. That was agent Brody's first name. He must be going through that psycho phase that aunt Paige used to mention. "Okay", I said, "We'll be fine."
Mom bit her lip clearly worried about our safety. "Are you sure?" she asked, "I could get Paige or Piper to watch you"
"NO!" I said a bit to loudly. I was hoping some time alone with Chris would get him to open up a bit more. He was acting like he was fine, but I knew better. All he had done was put up his mask again. The same one he had used to hide the pain all these years. He was faking his happiness for aunt Phoebe's benefit. I didn't have to be an empath/telepath to know that. Seeing aunt Piper again so soon might make him close up forever.
"Okay Mel, whatever you want, I'll be back in an hour or so", mom said. She grabbed her car keys and headed out the door. One hour and this would all be over. One hour and the fate of the future would be decided. One hour until I know whether my mother lived or died. And I still didn't even know where Cole was.
"Chris", I said shyly. I don't know what has happened to me. Usually, I was a very outgoing person. With Chris, I didn't know what to say anymore. He was feeling things that I couldn't even pretend to comprehend. All I could do was listen. " Chris", I said again, a bit more confidently then before, "we need to talk."
And so we did. The words were flowing freely now. He told me about one of the earliest of the memories of his other life. It was his fifth birthday. He hadn't seen Leo in quite a while. Aunt Piper tried to get him excited because his daddy was coming. But Chris knew that he wasn't. He remembered it. He knew that all he would get was a letter. It would be like the other letters he would soon get. He knew because he remembered.
That's what he told me about next. The letters. He got a few a year. Christmas and birthdays mostly. One for everything Leo had missed. Wyatt had never gotten one. He kept the letters secret. He tried to pretend that Leo's absences didn't hurt him. It was also the content of the letters themselves. Most were pretty hurtful. They were also helpful. They told Chris when Leo had begun to change.
"I have one with me", Chris said slowly, taking out a crumpled piece of paper from the pocket of his jeans, "if you'd like to see..."
"Ya", I said eagerly. I couldn't help it. I was curious. He handed me the letter and I read in rapt silence.
Dear Chris,
As you know, once again I have missed your birthday. I won't even pretend to be sorry as you know better. You were an accident, and you are a disappointment as a son. I have much more important things to do then to attend your silly birthday celebration. If it were Wyatt that would be different. But you are a powerless weakling and an embarrassment to this family. I do, however, give you kudos for discovering the secret plot of the avatars. To bad no one will ever believe you. You're a screw up and you always will be.
Leo
Wow, I thought. That was harsh. I knew Leo was bad, but this was crazy. I looked at Chris and I immediately engulfed him in a warm hug. "I'll always be there for you Chris", I said quietly, "I hope you know that". He didn't say anything, but I knew he did.
At that moment aunt Paige orbed in, a little tired from her long day at magic school. She dropped her purse and gasped when she saw her teenaged niece and nephew sitting on her living room couch. "Chris?" she said interrogatively. Then she looked at me. "Who are you?" she asked
"I'm your niece Melinda, but call me Mel", I said. Then I added, "I'm Phoebe's daughter..."
TBC...
A/N #2: Review, so I'll continue! I know I made Leo sound real evil, but it just fit with the story. Stay tuned for Paige's reaction and the final battle!!
