Chapter seven

"Even after everything mom said to you, you still didn't listen," Chris told Leo as they left Piper's future self, sitting in the kitchen alone. "We never did get to have that talk,"

Chris headed into the living room and sat down on the other side of the sofa to his younger self who was busy watching television. "Chris," Wyatt called orbing in front of him. "Dad's here. You ready to go,"

"I don't want to go," Chris answered leaning over past him to see the TV "I want to stay here and watch Thundercats,"

"Chris, Please," Wyatt beseeched "I know you have your problems with dad, but…"

"No you don't!" Chris snapped angrily "How could you. You're the perfect son. You never do anything wrong. He's always there for you. Never misses your birthdays," Wyatt was about answer in his father's defence but Chris cut him off again. "Do you know in nine years he's missed four of my birthday's. The only reason he made my eighth was because mom made him feel guilty about missing my sixth and seventh, then he went and missed the nineth!" Chris softened a bit feeling guilty about snapping at his brother. "Wy when you spend time with dad, dad spends time with you. When I spend time with him, he spends time with you and Mark. I know it's not your fault but he treats us different,"

Wyatt sat down next to Chris and wrapped his arm around his shoulder "I'm sorry Chris. Do you want me to stay here with you? We could go out and ride our bikes or play football,"

"No it's alright Wy. You look forward to seeing dad, go have fun. Tell him I'm sick or something," Wyatt gave his brother a small squeeze before heading out towards the front door. "Wy,"

"Yeah," Wyatt answered turning round.

"Thanks," Chris smiled.

"No probs little bro',"

Chris watched the younger version of his big brother leave after trying to comfort little Chris and wondered how he ever turned into the man he had become! A killer! Someone who terrorises the innocent.

"I never resented Wyatt for the way you favoured him," Chris told Leo "He never played on it. I resented you though. It was hard enough growing up feeling like you didn't love me, but growing up knowing you loved my brother more than his fair share. That's one of the reason I ended up hating you,"

Leo crouched down beside Chris listening to him relive the past. "Every time you let me down it felt like you made it up to Wyatt by giving him double the attention," Chris wasn't looking at Leo when he spoke, his eyes were fixated on the small boy sitting on the sofa with him.

"Was I really that bad?" Leo asked "I love Wyatt, but I love you too,"

Chris turned his attention back to his father. Anger flashing in his eyes "Haven't you been watching me re live my past. It was painful enough the first time around. The only reason I'm doing this is to try and spare the future me from going through the same pain. There are many things I'd choose to forget. Such as you forgetting my birthday time after time. The school plays you couldn't make because of the endless meetings that you were called to. The go-kart races you promised to watch me in but missed because they usually clashed with something Wyatt was doing. The endless times I called you yet you never orbed to me, but if anyone else in the family called you you'd be down like a shot. So yes in answer to your question you were really that bad!"

Piper laid a hand on Chris' shoulder to try and calm him down. For most of her part she had remained quiet, letting Chris or Leo talk, yet at this moment she felt that it was time to speak up, to let her son know that she was here for him and that it was all right to let it out. "Sweetie," she soothed "I know your angry and it must be hell reliving this, but it's over now. You and baby Chris will never have to feel like that again,"

Chris looked away from his mother and back to his younger self "What about him? He's still living it,"

They all watched as little Chris got off the sofa and made his way into the kitchen. Following him they watched him sit at the table with his aunts while his mother made a start on lunch.

"Sweetie. What are you doing here?" Piper asked rather surprised to see him "Aren't you supposed to be out with your father?"

"Yeah," Chris answered casually "I've come to a decision and I thought I better let you know,"

"Oh yes. What's that," Piper asked interested in what her son had to say.

"What's that thing called when you stop someone being part of your life? When you act like they don't exist anymore,"

"You mean disown?"

"Yeah, that it!" Chris confirmed, "Well I've decided that I'm going to disown dad!"