Chapter seven – gaining health

Ashley stepped out the circle seeing Chris lying there; she gasped when she saw him, his head was bleeding and he was covered in dirt and blood.

"LEO," she shouted as Paige, Phoebe and Wyatt orbed in; Piper stood there shocked holding baby Chris.

"Ooh – oh Chris is back! How? What? When?" Phoebe said excitedly, Paige shook her head and nodded at the blank pale face on Piper and the red teary face on Ashley.

Ashley was holding Chris's hand between her own, her tears falling down on his chest. "LEO!" she shouted again, Chris was badly hurt she knew that; Leo needed to come down soon otherwise it would be too late. She wasn't aware of what was happening around her, although she remembered Paige, Wyatt and Phoebe orbing in.

"LEO for goodness sake it's your son; come save your son!" she shouted, Leo orbed in and saw the scene in front of him. He rushed over and healed Chris.

Chris opened his eyes and tried to sit up; but his body ached, he looked around him and saw his mom holding – him as a baby, his aunts and Wyatt, his dad smiling at him and Ashley sitting right next to him; holding his hand, tear stains down her face her make up smudged. He smiled at her.

"So do you think he'll be okay?" Phoebe asked Paige an hour later, the two sisters were sitting in Phoebe's bedroom with Ashley – she was sitting by the window crying silently, tears of sadness, tears of happiness, tears of relief; she didn't know what she was crying more about but she knew she was feeling all.

Leo and Piper were in Chris's room – the room Ashley had been staying in for the past few nights; they were making sure he was okay but at the same time trying to get out what he saw down there; maybe it would help them. But so far they weren't getting a lot out of him; he was mumbling random words that didn't make sense.

"Honey take a sip of your drink it might make you talk more clear," Piper said handing him a glass of water. Chris took a long swig of the drink and handed it back to his mother. "Thanks" he said croakily.

"Did you see how many of them there were?" Leo asked; Piper glared at him. She knew he just wanted to help but to come straight out with a question like that might be too soon for Chris.

"T-wo" Chris coughed taking his drink again. Piper and Leo looked at each other; two – that didn't sound a lot. They'd vanquished two already. There was something up with this; obviously the hadn't figured out who he was, otherwise they'd have had him surrounded.

"Did they say anything while you were in the room with them? About their gang or the place that you were? Their plans?" Leo asked; he knew he wasn't acting much like a father at that point; but he thought he might not get the chance to ask again, they could attack now and he'd never see his son actually grow up. Chris shook his head.

"They just kept going on about wanting to kill the charmed ones; and the spell to get in and out. Nothing else that I can remember but they knocked me out so I don't really remember much; it's too hazy." Piper smiled sympathetically and stood up.

"Okay sweetie just you rest we'll be down stairs if you need anything and we'll keep everyone away from your room so you can get some sleep. I think it would be best if Ashley sleeps in with Paige or Phoebe now," she was about to close the door when Chris shouted "No," she stopped and looked at her son.

"I want her here; please!" he begged. Piper nodded and went to get Ashley.

"Don't keep talking to him, or stop him from resting he's got to get better," Piper lectured Ashley while still in Phoebe's room; the other sisters had gone downstairs with Leo. Ashley bit her tongue stopping her from saying what she wanted to say.

"Piper don't worry I care for Chris too; I'll just be there for him!" she smiled and walked out of Phoebe's room and into Chris's closing the door behind her.