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Chapter 11

As Chris awoke in the next morning, he first was a bit confused at his suroundings. But then he quickly remembered the past two days and how Piper had thrown him out of the manor and P3. It still hurts him, though she had called him back as their wightlighter. Don't think about it again. If she would know who you really are, then she would have never said those things to you.

He stood up and went over to the door of Lindsays room. There he listened carefully for any signs that she would might be up too. He jumped as he heard a voice from behind him.

"Hey Chris! Good morning."

He turned around and saw Lindsay standing in the doorframe to the kitchen. "Good morning. I thought you would still sleep" he said, trying to explain why he had been leaning at the door to her room.

"Actually I stood up a hour ago. You're really easy to scare, you know that?" she said cockily.

"Well if you sneak up behind me while I think that you're in your room and yell out loudly then – yeah a bit" he responded walking over to her.

Lindsay laughed "I didn't yell out loudly. You're just pretty easy to scare, admit it."

Chris was now standing in front of her and again he felt his heartbeat speeding up. "Maybe you're right. But I'll take revenge for that, I promise."

"Oh I'm already scared now" she said with a totally serious face, but in a sarcastically tone.

"Yeah, you better should" Chris said almost whispering and taking another step towards her, so that he stood only a few centimetres away from her.

Lindsay wished he would back off because the strange feeling that had also made her offer Chris to live with her, grow even stronger when he was so close to her. She looked him straight into his green eyes, in which she felt like she could loose herself and breathed heavily as Chris leaned forward. He's not going to kiss me, or is he? Her mind told her to step away but she just couldn't. Finally she wanted to gave in and pull him closer as he suddenly tensed up and exlaimed surprised "Leo!"

She turned around and saw Leo standing there, his arms crossed in front of his chest. "What are you doing here Chris?" he asked as if Lindsay wouldn't be there.

Chris couldn't believe it. What the hell was Leo thinking by follow him even here? "Funny. I just wanted to ask you the same."

Leo took a few steps towards him. He ignored Chris' comment and said looking at Lindsay "Do you live here? I've known that you know her better than you had told us."

"That's none of your business" Chris responded, getting really angry about the tone Leo had used at the mention of Lindsay.

"I think it is. If you two are planning something against my son…"

"I'm not here to harm him! How many times do I have to say this until you believe me?" Chris yelled, not able to hold his anger back any longer.

Leo now started to get loud too. "I don't trust you Chris. And if I ever see you again in Wyatts nearness then I'll show you one of my elder powers that's not really that nice!"

Chris' face paled clearly at this. He knew of what power Leo spoke. Elders are able to create electric lightning when they were really angry – an absolute deadly power. As he looked down at Leos hands he could see that his fingers crackled already with electricity. He took a step back and looked at Leo in disbelief, but also in fear. He would never do that. But Chris wasn't sure of that.

Lindsay had first decided to stay out of this quarrel but as she saw the almost frightened expression on Chris' face, she walked over to Leo and said dangerously calm "Your in my apartment. And you're not going to yell at Chris here. So if you finished with your nice words then better leave."

First it didn't seemed like Leo would listen to her, but then he turned again to Chris "I watch every step you make Chris. One wrong and I'll make you regret that you made me become an elder." Then he orbed out.

Lindsay turned around to Chris. "Are you okay?" she asked worried.

"Yeah. Just fine" he said, walking to the couch and sitting down. He sighed heavily. He was used to it that Leo wasn't delighted at the sight of him, but threatening to kill him was a whole different thing.

Lindsay walked over to him and sat down too. She remained silent for a while but then her curiousity took over her. "Why are the Halliwells and Leo so mad at you?" she asked carefully, not wanting to upset Chris even more.

First he didn't answer and Lindsay regreted it that she had asked. But then he said quitely "Because I told them that Wyatt will be evil."

"Yeah I get that two days ago. How do you know that anyways?"

He looked up at her with sad eyes and Lindsay realized that he thought that she wouldn't trust him either. "I'm not asking because I don't believe you Chris. I'm just curious" she said quickly trying to convince him that she do trust him.

Chris smiled at her weakly. Maybe he should tell her now. She had a right to know, now that he lived with her. Not to mention his great affaction towards her. Chris was sure that she would consider starting a relationship with him, if she would know that he's from another time. If she even thought about something like this now.

"Because I'm from the future" he finally answered, avoiding her eyes.

If he would have looked at her he could have seen the big surprise on Lindsays face. "You're what?" she asked, not sure if she had heard him right.

Chris looked up at her. "I'm from the year 2027. And I came back in time to save Wyatt from turning evil so he can't destroy the whole city."

Lindsay didn't know what to think about it. Sure, she was used to magic but she had never time traveled or met someone who had. It was weird to think about Chris being from 23 years from the future. Suddenly a thought came up in her mind. If he was here to save Wyatt he would go back to his time once he had finished his mission.

She thought about the situation a few minutes ago as she had nearly kissed him. And though she now knew that it was impossible for them to be together, she couldn't help but felt disappointed that Leo had interuppted them. Trying to put this thoughts away she asked "Do the sisters know that you're from the future?"

Chris nodded. "Yeah but – or maybe because of that – they don't trust me. And somehow I can't even be mad at them for that. I mean, it's surely not easy for Piper to accept that her son is going to be the ruler of all evil."

Lindsay heard the sadness from him and instinctivly wrapped a comforting arm around him. "I trust you. And I'll help you if you want."

He looked at her surprised. "Why would you do that?"

She smiled "Well, if Wyatt is going to destroy the city it's also my problem, isn't it?"

Chris didn't know what to say. He was so grateful that at least one person wanted to help him. "Thanks. You don't know what that means to me."


Paige went upstairs after coming home from a date for breakfest with Richard. She was really happy about how things went between them. I could get used to the thought that we might be together in the future too. At this thought her smile got a bit smaller because she had to remember their annoying wightlighter. He had really messed up with their trust two days ago.

Before she could enter her room, Phoebe came out of hers. "Hi Paige. How was your date?"

"Great" she just answered distracted by the thoughts of Chris.

Phoebe frowned. "Is everything alright? You don't split up, did you?"

Paige finally snapped out of it and looked at her sister "No we don't split up. I was just worried. You know, about Piper and all that."

Phoebe nodded. "Yeah I also had to think about this a lot." After a short silence she asked "Do you believe Chris?"

"I don't know. I mean he's not making it easy for us to believe him. First his lie about that he's a witch too and then seeing Wyatt protecting himself from Chris – that was a bit much."

"Yeah I agree. Though I have to admit that I have started to trust him" Phoebe responded, thinking of all the times she had felt really sympathic for Chris. "Actually I even started to like him being around. Somehow he remembers me of someone."

"I also wanted to trust him Phoebe, but I think we must consider that he's might be evil."

At this point Leo orbed in. "I'm pretty sure of that" he said. Obviously he had heard what the sisters had been talking about.

"Hey isn't that a bit unfair?" Phoebe asked him. "He didn't harm Wyatt or us. We have no proof that he's evil."

"Well maybe you're interested in the fact that he had lied to us more than we already knew."

Phoebe frowned. "What did you find out?"

"He lives with Lindsay. I think he knows her better as he told us. Maybe they are both from the future and made a plan to go after Wyatt" Leo answered bitterly.

"If that's true then we have to do something to…" Paige began but was cut off from a very furious and loud voice.

"Stop this!"

Everyone turned around to see Piper standing in the entrence of her room. She had listened to their conversation and though she knew that she had said terrible things to and about Chris too, she became very angry as she heard them. It was strange to herself that she had again this feeling of protectness and trust towards him. But she couldn't fight it as hard as tried to do it.

"Stop talking about him like that. As Phoebe said, we have no proof that he's evil. So would you please stop making plans to vanquish him!"

First Phoebe, Paige and Leo were too stunned about Pipers outburst that they couldn't even react. Then Phoebe, who saw and sensed the anger and desperation from her, walked over to her older sister and pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry sweetie. We didn't mean to upset you." She pulled away a bit to look at Piper then she added "We didn't know that you like Chris that much."

Leo became very uncomfartable and angry as he heard this. Why the hell liked his ex-wife this smart ass who told them nothing else than lies? He couldn't get it. Especially after they now knew that Wyatt thought that he's a threat.

"I didn't know it either" Piper said and pulled him out of his thoughts. "But as I heard you guys talking so bad about him I was getting really angry. I really don't know why I feel this way about Chris, but…" she turned to face Leo. "I do trust him. I think he said the truth. Wyatt doesn't know him very well and that might be the reason why he put up his shield against him."

Leo didn't answer anything. He didn't wanted to make Piper even more angry as she already was. But her words didn't convince him to trust Chris. He would still look after him.


Lindsay was more confused than ever in her life. She didn't just knew that Chris was useless for her to get the Halliwells trust, but also that she couldn't have a future with him. And though she couldn't stop thinking about him. Everytime she noticed that her thoughts drifted again to Chris she tried to shake it off and think about her plan to get to the book of shadows, only to find herself thinking of Chris again after a minute.

Damn it. I have to concentrate. Finding the demon who killed mom is more important than… She couldn't think any further because she had just entered the bathroom and was now standing in front of a shirtless Chris. He stood there, trying to get a bandage around his arm, where Piper had cut him with Excalibur.

He looked up at her as he heard the door open. "Oh hi. I was trying to get this bandage on, but well… it seems like it will remain as a try." He grined sheepishly as the bandage rolled again from his arm.

Finally Lindsay stopped staring at him and went over "Wait I'll help you. Give me this" she said and reached out for the dressing. Chris gave it to her and she began to wrap it gently around his arm. Then she fixed it with a plaster and looked up at him. Chris was surprised to see that she blushed.

"Er… do you need anything else?" she stammered, not able to stay calm while standing so near to him – above all when he didn't wear a shirt.

Chris remained silent for a few seconds. Then he just leaned forward and kissed her. Lindsay was totally surprised and wanted to step away but she couldn't because there was standing a shelf behind her. Chris soon realized that she wasn't kissing him back, so he pulled away from her and said quietly to his shoes "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me."

God, he's looking so cute when he's sorry about something. Lindsay still felt his lips at hers and regretted it that she hadn't reacted. As she saw that he turned to leave she instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled him down to her and kissed him back. Now it was Chris' turn to be surprised but he quickly recovered and put his hands on her waist. Their kiss became more passionate and Chris was about to pull her top off as he heard a voice in his head calling his name. Piper.

He tried to ignore it but finally it was getting to weird for him, hearing Piper call for him, while he was kissing a girl. Disappointed he pulled again away from Lindsay. She seemed confused. "What?"

Chris hesitated. It seemed like Piper had given up calling for him. "Nothing." He wanted to kiss Lindsay again but then he heard Piper again "Chris please. I need to talk to you!"

He sighed. "I have to go. Piper is calling me" he explained as he saw the frown on Lindsays face.

"Oh. Okay, well… then you should better go" she responded, thinking that it was might really better if he would leave now. Who knows what would happen if he would stay.

"I'm sorry" he apologized again and wanted to orb away but Lindsay hold him back.

"Wait. Maybe you should put your shirt on before you go."

"Yeah… right" he stammered and grapped his shirt from the shelf behind her. He put it on quickly and said "I'll be back in a hour or so… I think." Then he finally orbed out.


"Chris! Please, we really need to talk!" Piper shouted sitting on the bed in her room.

A few seconds later blue orbs appeared in front of her. She stood up and wanted to say something but then she frowned as she saw Chris. His hair was messy and his shirt was half open. "Did I wake you up?" she asked surprised. It was ten in the morning and Chris didn't seemed like someone who sleeps till midday.

"No. So… what do you want?" he answered, looking a bit embarrased.

Piper was still confused about his strange behaviour but decided to ignore it. She had other things to discuss with him. "Listen. I will ask you now a question. And I want to hear the truth."

Chris raised his eyebrows. "Okay, but will you even believe me?"

Her immediant and confidant answer surprised him. "Yes I will. That's the reason why I need you to tell me truth."

Chris just nodded. Piper sighed and asked "Did you really came back to save Wyatt from turning evil?"

"Yeah I did." Chris hoped that this time she would really believe him.

"But why you? I mean, I'm his mother. Why didn't came I back to save him?"

Chris swallowed and looked to the ground. "I can't tell you that. Future consequences."

There was a short silence, then Piper spoke again. "I died." It wasn't a question.

Chris looked up at her and Piper was again surprised as she saw his face. It seemed like he was in so much pain and sorrow about what she had just found out. "I won't let this happen again. All of this" he promised, fighting with tears as he remembered her death.

Piper was too stunned about the emotion Chris shows sometimes when he was with her, so she couldn't react for a while after that statement. But then this weird feeling of protectness kicked in again and she went over to him and put hesitately a hand on his arm. "Thanks" she said simply, but then she added "I'm sorry for kicking you out from here and P3. You can live there again if you want."

"Er… no that's okay. I found a place to stay. But thanks" he responded. He couldn't move out like this from Lindsay after all she had done for him. And after all that had happened this morning.

Piper remembered that Leo had said that Chris would live with Lindsay. Another look at his messy appearance was enough for her to put two and two together. "Oh okay. But if… things don't work out well you can always come back to P3." She squezzed his arm gently, but suddenly he winced.

She frowned, but then she remembered the wound she had caused him with Excalibur. "I'm sorry Chris. I totally forgot" she apologized and put her hand away.

"It's okay." He smiled at her. He was so happy and reliefed that finally Piper seemed to trust him. It was the first time since he got back to the past that he could really imagine that everything would be fine. That he would really be able to save Wyatt – save her. "Thanks" he said again and orbed out quickly as he heard the door behind him open.

Phoebe came in with a frown on her face "Did you just talk to someone Piper?"

First Piper wanted to deny it but then she said "Yeah to Chris. I told him that he can come around whenever he wants. I trust him Phoebe, and I would welcome it if you would do the same."

Phoebe nodded with a little smile. "I'll try."

TBC…