Chapter 1

The group stood eyeing the man that claimed to be their oldest son and nephew as the amount of tension and remorse in the room threatened to suffocate them all. There was so much chaos and general confusion that no one knew what to say or how to react to the news of their former whitelighters true identity.

As their eyes continued to gaze upon him they studied his appearance with intense scrutiny as if it held all the answers to their questions. Unfortunately for the Halliwell's they wouldn't find the answers that they so desperately desired but rather more questions and a horrifying realization.

There he stood dressed head to toe in all black with unkempt hair and cold blue eyes that matched the cold ice water that ran through his veins. Searching the twice blessed son's eyes they saw nothing but hatred, loathing, the need for revenge and pain all jumbled up together as he continued to stare a hole through them. It became obvious that this adult version of their son and nephew was a far cry from the sweet, loving little boy who slept soundly downstairs in his crib.

"I'm waiting for your answer Leo" the man now spoke in an eerily calm voice as his gaze met his fathers.

"No, this isn't possible. I wouldn't, I couldn't. No, I don't believe you this is some sort of hoax, isn't it?" the man's father replied in a state of disbelief.

"It's no trick Father, you screwed up big, and now my little brother's gone" the son yelled as he forced back tears.

"Wyatt, please" his mother said as the tears ran down her face. "Your father didn't know, none of us knew"

"Oh so that's supposed to be a good enough excuse, right? Wrong mother, that's just not fucking good enough. He killed him, do you get that? He murdered my brother in cold blood! He took a sword and stabbed him through the heart for God's sake" the man said in a shaken voice.

"STOP IT!" Piper cried out in pain as she buried her face in her hands, not wanting to hear the details of her youngest son's last moments.

"Why? Does the truth hurt Mom? Does it pain you to know that your husband is a murder?"

"Damn it Wyatt this isn't helping and it's not going to bring Chris back so instead of fighting with us why don't you help us figure out a way to fix this" Paige's voice rang out as she tried to talk some sense into her nephew.

"She's right, we'll work together to find a way to save him" Leo spoke as he made his way over to the book of shadows searching for something that would bring his son back from the dead.

"Oh now you want to save him Dad? After you've killed him? Ha, that's funny seeing as how you never really wanted him to begin with. All those times you would talk about how he was a mistake, an accident. You treated my brother like trash and now you want to play the role of grieving father?"

"You're lying! I would never say those things to my son" Leo screamed out in anger as his wife continued to sob uncontrollably in the background.

"Yeah Leo would never hurt you or Chris intentionally" Phoebe spoke completely taken aback by her nephews words.

"HELLO HE KILLED HIM PHOEBE" Wyatt shouted back as the windows in the attic shattered.

"So you keep saying but if he knew who Chris was then he wouldn't have hurt him. He viewed him as a threat because Chris chose to keep his identity a secret from us not to mention that he was the cause of your parents break up" Paige added trying to defend her brother in law.

"Are you saying that it was his fault that his own father killed him?"

"That's not what I'm saying and you know it!"

Finally Piper had, had enough of the bickering between her family members and stormed over to her husband's side to defend him.

"I know you're hurt over what's happened to Chris Wyatt, but that does not give you the right to make up things just to hurt your father and me. So instead of fighting with us, you need to help us get Chris back"

Wyatt simply laughed at his mother's constant need to protect his father especially when it came to hearing the truth about what the supposed angel used to say and do to his brother. The woman would always make excuses for the man or claim that his little brother had done something to deserve the abuse. Well today was going to be different and there was no way that he was going to let either his father or his mother turn a blind eye to the damage that they had caused his brother. No, they were going to see it first hand.

"You're so pathetic mother. Is Daddy that great in bed that you would say or do anything to keep him at your side, including turning your back on your own child?" Wyatt replied in a malice tone.

"SHUT UP! You have no right to say those things to me damn it, i'm your mother" the woman yelled completely disgusted by her son's words.

"Where the hell do you get off talking to your mother like that" the boy's father shouted.

"I can talk to her any way I got damn well please and that goes for you as well father"

"Shut your mouth you sick…" the man began before getting cut off.

"NO! Not until you see exactly what you and your saintly little wife did to my brother" Wyatt said as he waved his hand and an image appeared in front of them.

Flashback

A little brown haired boy ran down the stairs as a blond boy came running down behind him. "You'll never catch me Wy" the boy yelled happily as his big brother continued chasing him. "Oh come on Chris I always get you and you know it" the boy replied as he crawled under the dinning room table after his younger sibling.

"Yeah, well you won't get me this time" the boy teased as he dodged his brother and made a v-line for the front door. "Na-na-na-na you can't get me" he smiled wickedly before opening the door and running outside into the pouring rain.

"Chris no, come back" Wyatt shouted as he reluctantly followed his brother outside. He always hated when Chris used to force him to run after him in the rain, he just hated getting wet. But he was having too much fun this time to care as he chased his brother around the yard laughing at as the boy slipped on the wet grass for the tenth time.

Little Chris was having so much fun that he didn't notice his father until he ran dead smack into him before falling backwards.

Suddenly the boy was roughly pulled up by his collar and dragged inside the house as a shocked Wyatt followed. The second he entered the house he heard his little brother's scared and pain filled cries.

"I'm sorry Daddy, I'll never do it again" the boy pleaded as his father slapped him hard across the face.

"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO NOT DO STUPID THINGS CHRISTOPHER" the father yelled as his hand made contact with the boy's face again.

The sight of his father beating his little brother was too much for Wyatt to bare so he ran in to put a stop to his brother's torture.

"It wasn't Chris's fault Dad, it was mine. We were playing tag and I made him chase me outside" a ten year old Wyatt spoke as the tears made their way down his face.

"Don't try to cover for him Wyatt. I know the truth. I know that you were just trying to make him come back inside" Leo said as he as he gave a sympathetic smile to his oldest son before turning back to the younger boy. "Why can't you be more like your brother Chris? Wyatt is perfect. He gets good grades, he's powerful and most of all he doesn't give us half the problems that you do" the man yelled as the young boy cried hysterically.

"What's going on in here" Piper questioned as she took in the scene in front of her.

"Chris is being a pain in the ass again. He made Wyatt chase after him in the rain and look at his school clothes, their partially ruined"

"That's not true Dad, you've got to listen to me, it wasn't Chris's fault, it was mine" the boy said waving his arms around in frustration and anger.

"Wyatt how many times do we have to tell you that you are not responsible for your brother's actions?" Piper spoke running a loving hand over her son's head. "Now go get washed up for dinner while your father and I talk to Chris.

"But Mom" the older boy protested.

"Now young man" she said smiled at him before turning to her second son with a scowl.

Walking up the stairs he could hear his mother's voice yelling at his little brother.

"Just look at these clothes Chris, your brother would never do such a thing. I don't understand why you have to give us so much trouble, your brother would never do such a thing"

Wyatt then slammed his bedroom door and sobbed heavily as he heard his brother's small body hit the floor one again.

End of Flashback

There wasn't a dry eye in the room once the projection of what's to come ended. Piper had long since buried her face in her husbands shoulder while the other Halliwell sister's sought refuge in each other's arms.

Shaking away the pain of that day Wyatt looked up at the emotional distress of his family and smiled evilly as he took a step in their direction.

"Now that my work here is done I'll leave you all to deal with your guilt and shame while I go figure out a way to bring my brother back. Oh and if I were you I'd learn from my past mistakes other wise, I'll be forced to kill you all, again" he continued as his mouth twisted into a wicked smile.

With that Wyatt Halliwell flamed out leaving his shocked, saddened and horrified family behind to deal with the pain of their future wrongs.