Chapter 2: The Ghost

"Chris!" Leo yelled. He ran over to him. "I can't believe your alive!" He tried to hug him, but he went right through Chris' body. "What the?"

"I'm a ghost, Dad," Chris explained.

"If you're a ghost, why did it take so long for me to see you?"

"Because I just came back. It's taken me a long time to get out. I needed to come back."

"Why did you need to come back? Why are you haunting me? I couldn't save you."

"I needed to come back for Wyatt. I fear he may still turn evil. I'm not haunting you. I don't know why you're having these dreams. Maybe it's because you could sense me near. Maybe it's just a coincidence. And I don't blame you for my death. Don't worry about that."

"We've been able to stop all other demons trying to turn Wyatt. Why do you think there is a threat now?"

"I'm not sure. I just have a feeling." Leo looked at him suspiciously.

"Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Like what?" Chris asked. Then a horrific thought came to Leo's mind.

"How do I know you're not a demon?" He tensed up, ready to defend himself.

"If I was a demon, would I be standing here talking to you?" Leo knew he had a point there, but he was still suspicious.

"I'm going to go get Piper." Leo started to walk towards the kitchen door.

"No, let her sleep. You go to sleep too. You've been losing a lot of it lately. You need to sleep." Leo walked up to his room and laid down. He knew he wouldn't be able to sleep though. The thought of Chris being back was still in his mind.

Around eight in the morning, Piper got up. Leo got up right after her. "Good morning, Sweetie," she said to him.

"Piper, the weirdest thing happened to me last night," he told her. She got up and went into her bathroom. He sat on the bed and heard the shower turn on. A few minutes later she stepped out with a towel wrapped around her body.

"What were you saying, dear?" she asked. Leo was starting to talk when he was interrupted by Chris' voice.

"Jesus! That's more of my mom than I ever wanted to see!" Piper didn't even flinch to that.

"Well then you shouldn't have just barged in here," Leo told him.

"Huh?" Piper said confused. She looked to where Leo was talking and saw no one. Leo noticed this too.

"Don't you see him?" Leo asked.

"See who?" she asked. "A demon? Who am I supposed to be seeing?" She had her hands up, ready to blow something up.

"It's me, Mom," Chris said, waving his arms and yelling as loud as he could. Piper didn't move at all.

"Why can't she see you?" Leo asked him. This made Piper look even more confused.

"I don't know," Chris said. "This is weird."

"Leo," Piper said concerned. "Are you alright?" She put a hand on his shoulder.

"Piper," Leo said frantically. "Don't you see Chris? He's standing right over there!"

"He can't even walk yet…" Piper said.

"No! Chris from the future!"

"What?" she said turning around quickly. She still saw nothing. "Leo, he's not there. You must be seeing things."

"I can see him right now, Piper. I'm not crazy."

"Dad, just stop before you get yourself put into an insane asylum." Leo reluctantly shut his mouth. He and Piper went downstairs for breakfast. Paige and Phoebe arrived not much longer.

"Good morning," Phoebe said in a morning, cheery voice.

"Errmmm," Paige moaned at her.

"Didn't you have a good sleep last night?" Piper asked.

"I did, but I have a horrible headache now. And I have to go look after my charges. I keep hearing their voices in my head and it's making it worse." She rubbed her forehead. "What should I do?" she asked Leo. Leo was to busy looking at Chris, who had followed them downstairs. It appeared the Phoebe and Paige couldn't see him either. "Fine, just ignore me," she said.

"Huh?" Leo asked.

"Never mind. What's your problem You seem dazed."

"Oh, it's nothing." Leo decided to keep his mouth shut so that Paige and Phoebe don't start to think he's crazy like his wife already thinks.

"Whatever, I'm going to go now." She orbed away. Leo got up and signaled for Chris to follow him.

"This doesn't make sense," he said when they were away from the kitchen. "How come I'm the only one that can see you." Chris shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe you are a demon."

A demon shimmered in the living room. "There you are!" he said to Chris.

"Believe me now?" Chris asked.