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CHAPTER XIII.

Chris grabbed her hands and looked at her in the eyes…orbing both of them away.

"Where did they go?" Paige and Phoebe asked worried.

"To the kitchen." Wyatt said with a tranquilizing smile.

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"Chris… what are we doing here?"

Piper barked getting away from Chris grip. Chris struggled to get on one of the stools in the kitchen, and it was obviously causing him some pain. Piper noticed that someone had left one of the dinning room chairs in the kitchen when they were planning solutions and brought it to him.

"Thanks." He said calmly, sitting down. "I just wanted to talk to you alone…but I wouldn't mind if you made me some coffee." He gave her a persuasive smile.

"Coffee…sure…talk to me alone, if this is to convince me to let you come with us to get Gideon, forget about it…you couldn't even sit down on a stool!" Piper said while she prepared some coffee.

"It's a very tall stool!" Chris whined in his defense.

"And you are a tall man…I can sit on them without any problem and I am like a foot shorter than you!"

"Whatever…what do I have to do to convince you?" Chris smiled at her.

"Of what… of letting you go?"

"You can't "LET" me go… I am not four…I am trying to go in your good grace… because… I don't know… Wyatt being here must have moved something in my childish necessity of having you agreeing with me… but I am going with your consent or without it." He said sounding like her unemotional whitelighter again.

"It's not going to happen… and if you keep on talking to me like that, all that you might accomplish is getting me mad." Piper said giving him a mug of coffee.

"Well… maybe if I can get you mad enough at me, you will finally forget what you heard in this past day and remember who I REALLY AM and how much you couldn't care less about me and then let me go do my job!" He smirked at her hurt.

"Ohhh that is NOT going to work mister! I know who you REALLY ARE, and I am sorry if I hurt you, you know I am… you really want me to spend two hours right now apologizing to you? Because I'll do it…but you know what my reasons were, and I think we have something more important to do right now."

"I know…and I know you didn't mean to hurt me, you were angry." Chris sighed worn out and pierced her with his emeralds. "But I need to go… I really need to be there…I am not trying to manipulate you here, trust me I could do much better, I know exactly which words to use, which look to give to you, I know all about how to manipulate you… I am not lying to you… I just need to go…please…don't make it harder!" he begged.

'I was so scared, you were so sick, baby… I was so scared you were going to die before I could tell you that I am proud of you… I am so proud of you, my baby!" Piper sobbed kneeling down in front of him and cupping his face.

Chris embraced her. "I am ok now, don't worry about it…everything is ok now…" He said soothingly and drawing comforting circles with his hand on her back.

"I know it sounds ridiculous, but I felt a fear I didn't even know it existed… and it was so overwhelming… I don't want that to ever happen again…" She cried inconsolably

"Shhh mom, please don't cry…I am going to be just fine…I promise you, don't cry, mom." He tried comforting her.

Piper looked at his face without breaking their embrace and kept on bawling her eyes out while talking. "This was the worst day in my life, Chris… without a doubt, the.worst.day.in.my.life and I am still too shaky… just seeing you sitting down makes me wanna scream and I want to shove you into a bed and keep you and Wyatt locked in a room for the rest of your lives."

Chris chuckled and kissed her forehead lovingly. "Yeah… that sounds pretty much like something you would say!" He smiled at her lovingly brushing her hair out of her face "But you'll get over it mom, you always do and come out more resilient, stronger; I promise you, I am ok now." He told her softly and she looked at him in disbelief "Ok, ok… not a hundred percent great, maybe a small headache and a little pain in my back…but other than that, I am not any worse for wear, I swear … nothing will happen to me… I'll be fine."

"Why is it so important for you to go, Chris? Can't you just stay here?" Piper begged.

"Mom…understand me… I've been trying to save Wyatt since forever… I've been through so much… I lost everything and then I lost more and everybody was telling me I was fighting a lost cause, the only ones that believed in me were my dead family, my insane father and my girlfriend…and I guessed she believed in me only because she loved Pryanna and dad and me. There is a big chance that this is it… I wanna be there…I want to see… really see that I was right and it's not Wyatt's fault…that he wasn't supposed to be like that. You've seen him mom…he wasn't born to be the ruler of all evil… independently of what everybody says they don't know him like I do…I NEED to be there, mom…" His eyes got glassy looking at her "Please… after all I did… I never asked for anything…I watched you all die and I kept on fighting to make sure the ones that were alive were as good as they could get…I fought against all odds… I never once flaked or gave up, even when I really wanted to. I didn't complain, I didn't curse the heavens or who caused my pain, I just kept on struggling and fighting in the names of the ones that had fallen. I never asked for anything, mom, but this is my fight… and I might be so close… please, don't take this away from me." A couple of lonely, silent tears had fallen from his red, glistering eyes.

Piper felt selfish, she felt so proud of her son… she found it hard to find her voice and when she did it was hoarse.

"I am so proud of you, sweetie." She kissed his forehead.

"And I love you so much, mom, but understand that if I pull you away it's not because I don't love you all… I just love you so much, it's really scary to get near you…It hurts too much!" He sat down straight wiping his tears quickly and then hers, lovingly. "So, can I go?" He smiled at her

Piper sighed. "You are certainly monothematic, you know that… besides, I thought you didn't want my permission, that you were only trying to get in my good graces." She teased him.

"MOOOMMM…" He answered like a teenager that has been waiting for his mother's answer for two minutes.

"You promise you'll take it easy?"

"No… I was planning to start escalating the tall mountains inside of magic school just armed with my bare hands and a scythe and face it's gelid temperatures with a wet T-shirt and a pair of shorts." He smirked at her "Ahh… and bare food." He added.

"Hehehe… you are so not funny!"

They just stared at each other, smiling for a while when suddenly Chris frown his head in pain and took a hand to his temples.

"Are you ok?" Piper asked worried.

"Yeah!" Chris nodded. "So that you learn… this is what happens when you yell one of your sons' names really loudly and he has a headache…" He winced once more "can you go tell Wyatt to shut up or I am going to kill him?"

Piper looked at him; shrugged and started walking out of the kitchen.

"No… yell please… as loud as you can… never mind my head… I'll deal with the pain if I have my revenge; I am just not feeling too much into the yelling mood myself." He said closing his eyes and resting his head in the back of the chair.

Piper chuckled and left the kitchen; Chris could hear her yelling her lungs out telling Wyatt to stop picking on his baby brother.

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Seconds later Wyatt orbed besides his brother, who was still sitting on the chair, with his eyes closed and his head resting on the back of it.

"Having fun, lil' bro?" Wyatt asked, cheerily.

"Pff… a riot!" Chris said sarcastically opening his eyes and looking at him.

"So you are going with them, aren't you?" He said smiling reprehensively. 'Of course you are…they could never say no to you! But you better be careful bro…cuz if you come back all bleeding and delirious, I am going to seriously kick your ass."

"No doubt you would, bro!" He sighed closing his eyes again "No doubt you would." Wyatt meanwhile had grabbed a towel and dampened it in cool water. "Never ever yell at me like that when I have a headache cuz I am going to kill you" Chris said rubbing his temples.

" Sorry, bro! Remember what I told you when Pryanna died?" Wyatt asked him, resting the cold cloth on his brother's forehead who moaned in appreciation.

"Many things!" He mumbled.

"I told you not to get killed trying to save me, I am not worth it, Chris… I swear… so be careful, k?"

Chris chuckled and smiled at him, though his eyes were closed, he grabbed Wyatt's hand, sensing it, and squeezed it tightly.

"Everything is going to be ok, Wy… I'll be just peachy!" He smiled

"Peachy? You have spent too much time with Phoebe… and you certainly are gay!" He said banteringly. He walked to the drawer where he knew the aspirins were and threw them at his brother, tk filling a glass of water for him. "Ready? They are all waiting for us in the attic."

Chris took the aspirins and sighed "It's show time!" he said as Wyatt orbed them both to the attic.

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"Hey… I still didn't lose the capacity of orbing!" Chris fumed getting out of his brother's grip as soon they orbed into the attic.

"Go figure… and I still didn't lose the capacity of smacking you down if I want to…so shut up and sit down!" He answered evidently not very affected by his brother's rage.

Leo sighed, tired of their friendly bickering and started talking.

"Ok… that door" He said pointing to the Attic's new exit acquisition "will lead us to magic school; Once there I'll do the talking, when the time is right you, Piper, will throw the antiorbing potion and cast the truth's spell; and you, son, remember you are there as a mere spectator, you'll come with us and take it easy. Wyatt, your aunts will tell you whowants to get to Gideon… while we are there you three will come up with the spell to trick them, everybody clear?"

"Crystal." Paige and Phoebe said together.

"Sure, dad… good luck." Wyatt smiled to his dad and gently embraced his mom from the back.

"I love when my man take charge!" Piper said smiling seductively and wrapping her arms around her ex-future-husband.

"You do, uh? I should do it more often then." He said wrapping her in his arms. "Everything is going to be ok." He whispered to her ear, and then kissed her.

"Ok… I don't know if I should feel happy that they are getting along so fine, or a little disgusted by this." Wyatt told Chris sitting beside him.

"I just usually close my eyes and pretend I never saw anything." Chris answered banteringly closing his eyes.

Wyatt covered his eyes with his hand overdramatically "Done yet?" He asked a few seconds later.

"Ok… yeah we are done…" Leo said pretending to be annoyed. "Come on Chris, lets go."

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They crossed the door and started wandering around magic school; Piper was in awe, she had never imagined it to be so majestic. The two men, used to its grandiosity didn't pay much attention to it; Leo was looking avidly for Gideon and Chris felt tired and feverish, but he was trying to focus on finding Gideon too.

"Can't you just sense him?" Chris said, annoyed after a while, too tired to keep on wandering.

Leo turned around to meet his feverish eyes and attempted to touch him, but Chris backed away, avoiding him. "You should have stayed home!" He shook his head already repenting his decision.

"Can't you just sense him?" Chris repeated now, plain down angry.

"I just wanted to pretend I was giving Piper a tour cuz we were considering bringing Wyatt here and that we ran into him accidentally; but yeah… I guess I'll orb you and Piper outside his office and look for him and tell him we are done with the tour and Piper would like to talk to him, ok?" Leo answered him calmly.

"I am sorry… it's a good plan… I guess we can keep on walking around a while longer." Chris said, sheepishly.

Leo and Piper could see the little drops of sweat crowning his forehead, it was obvious his fever was rising, proving one more time that Oprent had been right in the fact that he had to take it easy for a while to get better.

"No… you can't Chris, you have to sit down…" Leo said softly but firmly.

"I am ok!" He complained sternly.

"Just orb us to some place where he can sit down and then go look for Gideon." Piper ordered.

Leo didn't give Chris chance to object and orbed them outside Gideon's office, which had a small reception area where they were able to rest while Leo went looking for Gideon.

After Leo orbed away, Piper started fussing around Chris.

"Stop it!" He said angrily underneath his breath. "People can't know that I am sick, and they definitely can not know I am Wy's brother… so stop fussing around me like that!" He said firmly and detached, in a full blown Chrisism.

" I am just worry about you, Chris!" She excused herself.

"Don't! I am fine… I just needed to sit down for a second! That doesn't mean I am dying; and now when Gideon comes you can't start acting all motherly around me, Piper! " Piper just looked at him sadly "OK?"

"Fine, I'll pretend I don't care." She said bickering, trying to piss him off, but it didn't work.

"Good!" He said softly, closing his eyes one more time.

Seconds later they could hear the orbing lights coming near.

"Piper, such a pleasure to finally meet you! Leo always talks so much about you!" Gideon said courteously shaking Piper's hand. "I understand you are thinking on sending little Wyatt to the nursery school here? That is such excellent news!"

"I am glad you think so!" Piper said with her best fake smile "I wanted to ask you a few questions though, if you don't mind, of course."

"Of course not. Why don't we step into my office where we can be more comfortable?" Gideon asked politely

"That sounds great, right honey? Ahh and by the way… Gideon, this is Chris, he is the girls' whitelighter and he has taken a special interest in Wyatt's upbringing, so we invited him to come with us, if you don't mind." Leo faked a cheery tone.

Gideon looked at Chris oddly suspicious for a second, but then just gave him another smile.

"Sure… it's good to know whitelighters that take so much interest in their charges."

"Well… Wyatt is a very special boy…he needs to be handled with extra care." Chris answered gravely.

"Well… shall we?" Leo said, opening Gideon's office and discretely grabbing the key. He let everybody past and entered the room, locking it.

Immediately, Piper through the antiorbing potion at him.

"Wh-what's this?" Gideon stuttered, startled.

"Oh don't worry it's an antiorbing potion to make sure you can't run away… the effects will run off in like 4 hours." Leo said casually helping his son to a chair.

Chris looked at him furious to say the least.

"Sit!" Leo ordered him, ignoring his fuming looks and pushing him down.

"Stop it… both of you! I am not five anymore… I can do whatever I want." Chris complained, but didn't get up.

"Yeah… and I can orb you back home and I can assure you your brother and aunts are going to find a way to force you to stay there!" Leo answered him smugly. "So… are you gonna stay put?"

Chris crossed his arms across his chest in a tantrum sort of way and glared at his father. "Cast the goddamn spell already!" He said angrily.

"I thought so…" Leo smiled self-satisfied.

"And watch the language mister!" Piper scolded him, while Gideon looked at them as if they were completely insane.

Chris sighed in a "God this is beyond what I can tolerate" sort of way and hissed,"The spell!"

"Ok… ok…" Piper said.

"And by this power that I have

I command, don´t tell a lie

All the truth I wanna hear

You can´t lie while you are here."

"What have you done? What is all this nonsense, Leo?" Gideon asked.

"It's a truth's spell, so you would tell us the truth!" Leo informed us.

"Why? And why are you both treating the whitelighter as if he was a five year old kid?"

"THANK YOU!" Chris said, happy that someone else agreed with him that he wasn't five anymore.

"What would you think if I told you that we are treating him like that because he is our son, from the future?" Piper asked testing him.

"Wyatt? But he said he came here to save Wyatt from turning evil!" Gideon said disgusted.

"No… another son… what would you think if I told you I'll have another son with her?" Leo asked.

"Don't you have enough with one abomination like Wyatt? Do you want to have another one?" Gideon said revolted.

Chris Tk pinned him against the wall. "Don't call my brother an abomination!" he said angrily.

"I am NOT, I am calling you! FREAK… you and your brother are two of nature's mistakes! You shouldn't have been allowed to be born and you shouldn't be allowed to live!" Gideon said slightly slipping down the wall, since Chris' strength was failing him.

"What? What did you just say about my sons?" Piper became a fury.

"You heard me witch… so much concentration of power can not cohabit in just one human being! It's ridiculous… Wyatt should be sacrificed for the greater good and if his brother has the same amount of power… the same would go for him!" Gideon couldn't restrain himself.

"What are you planning to do to my son, Gideon?" Leo asked beyond angry.

"Soon… pretty soon… I'll be able to get my hands on him… I am planning it all… I will steal him from right under your noses, you trust me… you will just leave me the door wide open for me to go and get him, and once I have him… the ultimate sacrifice will be done… understand Leo… it hurts me too… you are like a son to me… but is for the greater good! The greater good has to always be served!" Gideon couldn't help confessing.

Leo lost it and ran to Gideon with all the intention of killing him. Piper was very tempted herself, but she decided her husband deserved the honors… after all it was his mentor.

"LEO! STOP!" Chris yelled running to him, but Leo shook him off. "Leo please… this is not the plan… you CAN"T DO IT!"

"He is planning to murder my SON!" He said angry, with glistering eyes. "I trusted him and he wants to murder my baby… and he succeeded in turning him evil in your future… he destroyed my sons and nieces lives… he deserves to DIE!" He said punching him violently.

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