Chapter 4

He could feel their eyes on him. Watching his every move with intrigue and wonder, eager to see if he would eat the food off the plate that was laying before him. He hated this. He hated being the center of attention, being dissected by the prying eyes of his parents and aunts. He just wanted to be left alone so he could continue on his quest to save his brother and the world but with them breathing down his neck, demanding that he rest or "take it easy" was annoying the boy and distracting him for what he came to do.

"Sweetie" he heard his mother's voice call out to him.

He knew what was coming next and dreaded it.

"Baby what's wrong? Don't you like my cooking?"

What was with this woman? Why was it that everything he said, everything he did have to be some sort of personal attack against her? He wasn't hungry. What was so wrong with that?

"You're cooking's great Mom. I'm just not hungry" he spoke in a soft voice trying not to upset his mother, but at this he failed.

Instantly he could see a pained and worried look come over her face as his father released a frustrated sigh. They were upset and worried about his health and he loved them for caring so much but he simply wasn't hungry. What was he supposed to do, stuff himself full of food that he didn't want just to please them?

"Chris you have to stop doing this to yourself" Leo said placing his fork down on the plate in front of him as he ran a hand through his growing blond hair reminding him of someone else. "You need to eat and get a good night's rest other wise you'll never be able to save your brother"

He really wasn't in the mood for this. Not now. He didn't need a lecture on good health when the fate of the world and his brother's sanity was in jeopardy. Resting and pigging out could wait until later.

"Leo's right Chris you need to eat something before you pass out or starve yourself to death"

"Dramatic much Aunt Paige?" the boy shot back receiving glares from his less then amused family.

"I'm serious Chris!" she said raising her voice just like she did when he had gotten into trouble as a child.

"So am I! I'm a grown man for Christ sakes I don't need Mommy, Daddy and my Aunties lecturing me about my eating habits. So why don't you all just back off!" he yelled standing up from the table and trying to orb out. When nothing happened he turned his anger towards his parents. "What the hell did you do to me?" he demanded. His brother had already taken away his free will on more then one occasion so he damn sure didn't need his Mother and Father doing it too.

"We slipped an orb blocking potion into your orange juice" his mother replied quickly shifting her gaze from her son to her husband. She hated it when he was irritated with her which was something that had been occurring way often lately.

"WHAT! How dare you! You had no right!" he shouted with a look that was mixed with anger and betrayal. "How the hell am I supposed to save Wyatt now? How am I supposed to follow up on my leads? FUCK!"

"Chris please calm down. We only wanted to make sure that you ate and got some rest today. My God you've been so focused on saving your brother and the world that you've forgotten about taking care of yourself and we're just trying to make sure that you're ok" the empath started before being cut off.

"Yeah Chris and since you wouldn't do any of it willing we had to…" Paige spoke before being cut off by her pissed off nephew.

"You had to what? Make me" he said with a cold growl and clinched fist making everyone in the room cringe. "Hum" he continued with a smirk. "There seems to be a lot of that going around now in days. Chris doesn't want to eat, let's make him. Chris has been working too hard, let's just strip his powers and force him to relax. Chris doesn't want to open up to me" he said looking at his mother who shied away from his stare "Then I'll just force him to. Oh and don't forget my personal favorite. Chris doesn't want to partake in incest with or fuck me so I'll make him do that too" his voice was now a little softer and but still packed a punch.

Even though Piper was sitting down she still have to steady herself as the words of her youngest child hit her, hard. She hadn't meant to make him angry. She just wanted her little boy to relax and take it easy for one day. She just wanted to spend time with her little peanut but all she did, all she ever seems to do now is make him mad and say and do stupid things to remind him of his brother. A brother who had raped him.

Her head was spinning and her eyes were feeling with tears. She had to leave. She had to get away from him before she caused the boy any more pain.

The cries of his Mother suddenly made him regret the last part of his tantrum. He stood motionless as the woman ran out of the room with her sisters following close behind. He hadn't meant to do this. He didn't mean to hurt his mother but in a fit of anger he had lost control of his wits.

"Dad?" he said turning to his father with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry I…I" he said as he threw his hands up in the air and walked out of the room and right out the front door. He didn't know where he was going. He wasn't even fully clothed but that didn't stop his feet from moving or his head from ignoring the worried calls of his father.

He had screwed up, again. He had hurt the one person he wanted to keep safe and protected from truth and instead he threw it back in her face, openly admitting and vulgarly speaking of the "event" in front of her. And the horrid, absolutely horrid look on the woman's face killed him. She should never have heard something like. She should have never been reminded of what her oldest son had done to him but yet she did, by his own mouth none the less.

Hot tears ran down his cheeks as the cold air and frozen water hit his face. He never remembered being so cold in his life but that didn't stop him from continuing. From getting as far away from that house as possible, sure he would have to go back at some point, but not right now. He was in too much pain and had caused an equal amount and didn't have what it took to confront his family. To face his mother.

Suddenly he stopped short as something commanded his attention.

Was someone following him?

Dad, he thought still not wanting to see the man but unwilling to force the Elder to chase him for several more blocks. So he just stood there. Waiting for his father to catch up while mentally preparing him self for the breakdown that he knew would follow.

He could hear the crunching of the snow under the man's feet and knew that he was only three more steps behind him. But then something strange happened. The person he sensed felt like his father but it wasn't. There was still a connection but it wasn't a father-son bond it was something else.

Had Piper been following him? Oh no if she had he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for making his poor pregnant mother endure his hateful words then follow him in the freezing whether. She was probably feeling horrible and blaming herself for his harsh words. But it wasn't her fault. She was the perfect mother and he was just being an asshole and didn't really mean to lash out at him.

"Damn it Chris" he scolded himself but then there was that feeling again. Closing his eyes and focusing his powers he could now sense that presence, the person, was not his mother.

Suddenly the warm breath of the person behind him was on his neck, letting him know just how close they were. He could now smell the cologne and feel fingertips on his exposed arms as the muscles in his body tensed and his senses became fully aware of who the person was.

But it couldn't be.

He was in the future.

No, this wasn't possible.

It couldn't be him.

His mind was racing as he was now being pulled backwards so that his back was pressed firmly up against the well built form behind him bring back painful memories that he would give anything to forget. A tongue slowly traced along the skin of his neck before he kissed it ever so gently, just as he had only five short months ago.

The person then wrapped very strong arms around his own and whispered in his ear

"Miss me little brother"

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