I feel guilty because I haven't taken the time to thank my reviewers personally and I just want you guys to know how much your reviews do mean to me. I would make these replies on a separate chapter but it would screw up the whole numbering thing. So I know it's long but bare with me here (and if I forget your name, don't feel bad! Just let me know on your review and I'll definitely reply to you next time!)

TurNArounD: You're reading this in school? Haha, well glad to see it hit your emotional side! I'll try my best to update as soon as possible!

Nhatters: Glad you enjoyed! Don't cry! If that made you cry, you'll be sobbing in later chapters ::hint hint::

les enfoires: thanks for the complement! I'll try my best to update fast! I take French, but im not sure what your name means… sounds familiar.

charmedchick4eva: You read the WHOLE story in one sitting?! Wow, must've taken a while, huh? I know poor chris, right?! Haha, I keep saying that even though im the one writing the story!! Really appreciate the review!

darkness healer: Yeah, I felt bad for Piper too.. I mean, she IS his mom! I'm sorry about the cliffies! I just keep having the urge to end my chapters like that

Sparkling Cherries: Seriously, Chris is only eighteen! Too much pressure for a teen… but where would this story be without drama right? Haha, loved the review

Nathy1000000: Let me just say how much I appreciated the long review. It makes me so happy to read reviews where people tell me specific things they liked so I know what to include in my next chapter. I personally enjoy the brother bonding moments too! So I know to put some more of that in the next chapter… once again, thanks a lot for the long review! And by the way, I LOVE your story, Brothers Bond!!

ilovedrew88: You'll find out in later chapters what is going on with Chris… and I agree, Wyatt should've gone first! happy you liked it though!

Jeff3: Hey! You have no idea how much I enjoy people giving me suggestions on the next chapter so I'll definitely take your suggestions and put them to use in later chapters I personally love the three brother's bond too by the way, I absolutely LOVE your story "The Pain of Future Wrongs"… Out of all the fanfictions I've read, yours is definitely my number one favorite! So im flattered to get a compliment from you!

hazza123: Wow, that is really flattering! I really appreciate the encouragement and ill definitely try to update soon!

darkdestiney2000: Well, Leo isn't exactly known for having the best instinct is he?? Haha, well, appreciate the review! I'll try to update sooner!

ChrisBianca: happy to hear people are ACTUALLY waiting for an update from me and I'll definitely try to make my updates snappy-er (hehe)

Mixer: Wow, this is so flattering that people are actually getting hooked to my story Thank you so much for the compliments and glad to hear you like my style of writing! Don't worry, this fic still has a LONG way to go!

Good Witch: I am evil aren't i? I know how much I hate cliffies, yet I end every single one of my chapters on one… haha; well, I'll try to update sooner for ya

Gemini099: Glad you like! And im gonna try and post sooner!

Sakari: hahaha, loved the whole two-face personality thing ne ways, I've been hearing a lot of complaint on my slow update and I'm REALLY sorry about that.. all I can say in my defense is: I'm trying my best ne ways, thanks a lot for the review

AntiPep4Life: Let me just start of by saying how much I love your penname haha. As for Chris… you'll find out about his condition in future chapters and by the way, I love all of your stories (Acclimatization, The Importance of Being Chris, The Halliwell Brothers,And He'll Never Know… You're a fantastic writer!!)

Shadow2 : Glad you liked! I'll try to update ASAP!

chattypandagurl: Hey! Glad you enjoyed! It's hard displaying Chris's emotions without going over dramatic, but glad you think it's good! Chris's mysterious illness will be explained in later chapters!

Queen of the Elven City: appreciate the fact that you're reviewing!! Thanks for the compliment! I'll update soon as possible!

Cornett: Glad you're loving it! And Don't worry, this story still has a lot coming!!

mugglewolf : So, did you get your green day CD? I have their CD too, they're a great band! Anyways, this story is FILLED with plot twists!! So be prepared!

Calen: 'Oh no! Run Chris! Run!'- that was exactly what I was saying!! Hehe, thanks for reviewing!

Uninformed: Yup, they finally found him... but you'll have to keep reading to see if this is a good thing or if it will just make things worse! Thanks for reviewing!

Shina : That seems to be the question of the hour, What's wrong with Chris? That will be answered in future chapters… ne ways, the family finally finding Chris will have both it's neg. effects and the positive effects… you'll just have read to see which out weighs which.

Simone1: I'm sorry I didn't get to update sooner! But im definitely trying! Thanks for reviewing!

CharmingAngelNL: I don't know whether to be happy that people are crying from my story or sad! Haha well, thanks for the review!

Ceres217: Glad to hear your liking the story! Poor Chris seems to be the chant to my story! Haha, thanks for reviewing!

shadowcat : I'm sorry for keeping you waiting! But appreciate the review!

darcy101 : People really seem to like Prue, so I'll bring her back in a future chapter!! Thanks for reviewing!

coveted-one: You didn't offend me at all!! Im extremely flattered you like my story!! Thanks for the review!!

Chapter 13

"You LOST him?! What the hell does that mean?!"

"He saw us and ran before we got a chance to explain…" Leo whispered as he continued to rub small circles into Piper's back. Piper had her face in her hands, too overwhelmed to even argue with anyone.

"Great! Just fuckin' great!! Thanks a lot dad," Wyatt sarcastically sneered.

"Wyatt, would you stop YELLIING at people? It obviously isn't helping anyone, is it?!" Ryan remarked as he glared at his older brother's immaturity.

"I for one agree with Ryan. Everyone needs to calm down," Phoebe stated as she sided with her youngest nephew.

Paige, who was standing with her arms crossed, rolled her eyes, "Would you stop with the stupid pacifist, advice-columnist, crap! Cause its getting old!"

An offended Phoebe glared back at her sister, "Hey! I'm only trying to help here! So why don't you back off?!"

"Enough! Jesus Christ, would you guys stop?! We have more important things to do besides sibling bickering!!" Ryan exclaimed with clear annoyance.

"We wouldn't even be in this situation if daddy dearest here had listened to my advice and stayed behind!" Wyatt butted in as he threw another glare in his father's direction.

"Will you freakin' stop!!" Ryan snarled.

"I'm older than you, so don't try and tell me what to do!"

"If you won't take advice from me, then will you take it from your nephew here and stop telling your older sister what to do?!!" Phoebe added as she watched Paige's face flush with anger.

"Maybe I would stop if my older sister wasn't such a bitc-"

"Everyone just shut up!! Shut the hell up!! My son is out there, that would be your brother and your nephew! He's upset, sick, and alone! If you guys are gonna continue to act selfish and immature, then just leave right now because I don't have time for this!!" Piper, who was on her feet, glowered at her family just waiting for one of them to leave. No one budged.

"H-he's sick?" Ryan questioned nervously, his face drawn and pale.

"I don't know, he didn't look too well," Leo replied as he wrapped an arm around his youngest son's shoulder.

"That's it! I let you guys try with your plan, now it's my turn to see him!" Wyatt demanded as he stared defiantly into his family's faces

"Wyatt-"

"No! I don't care anymore! He's my little brother! If he's sick or upset, I should be the one to help him! You guys can follow if you want, but there's no way you're stopping me this time…"

Chris lingered around the alleyway beside the apartment, not knowing what to do. He had walked to a park and just sat at a bench… thinking and observing. Watching the children run and play and enjoy the childhood that he knew he would never have. The thought plagued his mind and filled him with sorrow. His mind only eased when he thought about his unborn child; at that point, he vowed to make sure his child would enjoy the childhood he had always yearned for… no matter what it took, his child would have that.

After hours of thinking, he had begun to worry about Bianca if he didn't return home soon. And now, here he was. Trying to relieve his tension before facing Bianca.

When he had seen his parents, his heart had frozen over. His mind and body numb. At first, he thought he had run from them out of anger or even grief. But when he carefully thought back on it, he didn't remember feeling a trace of fury or sadness; instead, he had felt…. happiness and relief. Up until that point, he didn't realize how much he had missed his parents. That was what scared him… that was the reason he had run.

Another chill washed across his body as he shivered. The night had fallen without him even realizing it and the temperature had fallen dramatically.

Shaking his head and letting out a sigh, Chris made his way inside the run-down apartment building. With no elevator service available, he began his path up the five flights of stairs and in front of the door leading to his apartment room. Catching his breath from the journey, he cautiously opened the door with his key, expecting a worried Bianca to jump down his throat.

"Bianca? Are you here? I'm sorry I took so long, the shift was a little longer than I-" but the rest of his words were lost in his throat as he took in the sight of his family and a pissed Bianca staring back at him from the living room.

'Someone must really hate me up there….' Chris silently thought to himself as he forced back a groan.

"We seem to have visitors, Chris. You know, the kind who refuse to leave!" Bianca snarled as her gaze emitted pure annoyance.

Before Chris even got a chance to reply, he felt two thick arms embrace him tightly from behind and almost knock him off balance.

"Whoa-" Chris startled as he felt trickles of warm tears fall upon the back of his shirt.

"Thank god, you're okay. I-I'm so sorry, Chris…. I'm sorry… for-for everything….You have no idea how sorry I am, please believe me…" Wyatt's voice choked out from behind.

Hearing Wyatt sob alarmed Chris more than anything. In his whole eighteen years of living with Wyatt, he had never heard him cry….ever. Finally hearing his big brother, the strong one, the twice-blessed child, break down into tears…. Well, that was more than a little disturbing.

Plying his older brother's grip apart, Chris turned around and faced Wyatt. Chris knew he probably looked horrible right now, but was shocked to find Wyatt in a similar state. The once perfectly groomed hair was shaggy and unkempt. His eyes, once crystal blue and dancing with joy and contempt, were blood-shot and dull.

Seeing his brother there…. Chris almost lost it. Until this point, he had been denying the fact that he was indeed homesick. Admitting how much he missed his family would only cause him to be weak… something he couldn't afford to be. But having his brother here; every bruise on his heart began to ache again… and the pain was more than he could bare.

"Hey, Wy." Chris was surprised to find his own voice hoarse with unshed tears.

Wyatt let his lips curl into a faint grin as he once again enveloped his brother into a tight embrace, "Hey, Chris."

"You look like crap."

Wyatt couldn't help but let out a choked laugh, "You too, bro."

Spotting Ryan in the corner, Chris released Wyatt from their embrace. Trying to avoid his gaze, Ryan was staring at a spot on the carpet, his face trembling with the effort to force behind the tears.

Smiling slightly, Chris made his way over to his youngest brother.

"Hey, Ryan," Chris tried as he glanced down at his brother.

He was surprised when his brother didn't reply but only stepped away from him. Trying to be reasonable, Chris managed to hide his pain and tried again, "I missed you."

This time Ryan raised his head and gazed back at him with tears flooding his face, "How could you do this to me? How could you leave me?!"

"Ryan!" Wyatt, Phoebe and Paige exclaimed all together.

Chris was startled at his brother's accusations and took a step back. His gaze fell to the floor uncomfortably and the tears he tried to suppress came unwillingly.

Seeing this, Leo took a step towards his son when he was abruptly cut off by a seething Bianca.

"Don't. Touch. Him." She snarled with fire in her eyes.

"Hey, back off! We're his family! You can't keep us from seeing him!" Paige replied with equal wrath.

"This is my house, I can do whatever I want!"

"We just want to talk to him," Phoebe butted in, trying to suppress her anger as well.

Bianca scoffed, "You had plenty of chances to do that in the past, why start now?!"

Standing by the sidelines as his family dueled it out, Chris felt the familiar nausea swirl up from the pit of his stomach and caused him to lean up against the nearest wall.

"Look, I just want to take my son back home to where he's safe!" Piper replied, not bothering to hide her annoyance or frustration.

"This is his home!!"

Wyatt let out a dark chuckle, "You call this a home?! Working all day when you're only eighteen, to support a family and keep a crappy looking apartment!! Yeah, I can really see how he wants to stay here."

'Uh-oh, not good…' Chris thought to himself.

Face flushed with anger, Bianca hit back hard, "So you think Chris would rather go back to a place where no one gives a shit about him, he's treated like a freaking house slave, and people slap him around?!"

There was a collective gasp from around the apartment.

"How. Dare. You." Paige growled.

"We may have made our mistakes in the past, but now we're only trying to fix it!!" Leo exclaimed.

Bianca snorted, "Give me a break! That sounds like a bunch of crap to me!"

"At least we're trying to do what's best for Chris unlike you!" Piper remarked with a firm cold voice.

Chris closed his eyes as his vision became blurred and the room began to tilt.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!"

"You can't honestly say that keeping Chris here is the best for him?! Working all day, feeding a family!! Putting him through all that stress so you can have a husband to play house with!!!" Wyatt barked.

"Don't flatter yourselves! You guys only want to take him back home so you can treat him royally and feel better about yourselves! Clear you conscience!! That's so not selfish at all!" Bianca remarked sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.

'Is it getting cold in here?' Chris thought as shivers began to course down his spine and beads of cold perspiration trickled down his forehead.

"There is no way in hell we are leaving him here!" Paige demanded.

"And you think I'll ever let you take him?!"

"He's my little brother!" Wyatt yelled.

"He's my fiancé AND the father of my child!" Bianca shot back with a quirky grin.

"How are we even sure that is his child?!" Piper called out exasperated.

Bianca nearly lost it as her face turned crimson in both fury and embarrassment, "Are you calling me a slut?!"

"You are a demon!! How the hell are we supposed to know?!" Wyatt accused.

"I am NOT a demon!!"

Chris felt his knees begin to buckle as his head throbbed with pressure; black spots began to cloud his vision. 'What the hell is that damn ringing in my ear?'

"It doesn't matter! I am not letting my son destroy his life!!"

"Then you do agree with me, he should stay here!" Bianca replied with an arrogant smirk.

'Why won't the god damn room stop spinning?' Chris inwardly groaned.

"You know what?! I'm about this close to vanquishing you're sorry ass!" Phoebe snarled.

Bianca chuckled, "I would love to see you try."

"Don't tempt me," Wyatt replied.

'What the hell is wrong with my head…'

"He's staying here!"

"He's coming with us!"

'I'm gonna be sick…'

"Get out of my house!"

"Not without Chris!"

'Why are my hands shaking?'

"It's not your decision!"

"It's not yours either!"

'Oh shit, I have to sit down…'

"Fine!! Let's ask Chris! Chris, what do you want to do?!.... Chris?"

His vision finally succumbed to blackness as he felt his body pitch forward. The last thing he heard was someone screaming his name before all he knew was lost…

TBC…

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