Chapter Twelve – The Bond of Brothers

Bianca ran down Ivy and Cassie's home, and ran off into the Night. She never ran so hard and so fast, the houses passed her more and more. She reached a large field, which was separated by a tall black iron gate. Bianca ran faster, until she was only feet from it, and jumped, she grabbed the top of the gate, and used it to heave herself over, and she did. She landed on soaking wet grass, and slid down a small hill, into someone's backyard. She saw someone in the window watching TV, she didn't spend time so see who it was, she kicked their wooden gate open, and ran into the street.

She went into the street and ran down, as fast as she could.

"Please be there!" She said to herself, "Please be there, please be there!" She could feel the sweat running down her head, and she turned the corner. Ronald Avenue, she was only five blocks away from the Halliwell Manor. She ran ever harder.

"He's so cute."
"So go ask him out!"
"I am not a hoe!"

"Bianca, just ask him out!" Said Jennifer.

"For real girl, just ask him out!" Said Karla.
"I don't know, I don't think I should." Bianca replied. Bianca, was sitting her friends Jennifer and Karla at school, they were eighth graders and it was graduation day. In mere months they would be high school students and everything would be different.
"Look ask him out now, and you can have the entire summer with him!" Jennifer said to her as the three of them watched Chris and few other guys playing football.

"The whole summer…I mean look at it this way, you can loose your virginity and tell us all about it." Karla smiled.

Bianca smiled, "That does have possibilities."
"Awesome, so go ask him out!" Karla said.

"You're not going to date him just for sex are you?"
"No of coarse not, but is he a virgin?" Bianca asked

"I've heard rumors." Karla replied.
"Oh man!" Jennifer sighed, "here we go."
"Like what?" Bianca asked Karla.

"Well he hasn't gone all the way, only like second base." Karla replied.

"What's second base?"

"Don't tell her-" Jennifer said.

"Choking the chicken." Karla replied.

"Eww." Bianca replied. She watched Chris catch the football and run with it. Chris was named one of the hottest guys in the seventh grade and girls flocked over him all the time, but unlike Bianca, she was actually Chris' friend. She just wanted more. She then found herself walking in Chris' direction, she wanted to stop herself, but she couldn't stop herself. She was only feet away from him, and she stopped. She wanted to say something, but nothing came out. She didn't need too, cause the ball was coming back, Chris turned around not seeing her, slammed into her, and Chris and Bianca fell to the ground. Chris fell directly on top of Bianca, and He looked up.
"Oh Bianca, I am so sorry! So Sorry." Chris said, "I didn't see you, I am sorry."

Karla and Jennifer dropped their mouths as what they saw, and so did a few blonde girls that were watching the guys play. "That slut!" Said one of them.

Bianca laughed, as Chris helped her up. "You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, I am good." She said, "Are you okay?"

"I am okay. Ball's coming!" He ran off and catch the ball. Bianca watched him, and he scored a touch down.

Bianca brought herself to the present, she let him get away once, and she wasn't going to do it again. "Why can't I do that teleportation thing!" She said referring to her shimmering powers. "You're getting away, Please be there!" She looked up at the sign
Palm Drive, she was four blocks away. "PLEASE BE THERE!"

Someone knocked on the Manor doors. Paige got up from the couch and opened the doors, and she saw a tall athletic blonde girl.

"Hey, Alicia right?" Paige said.
"Yeah, Paige right?" Alicia replied to Paige.
"Yeah, come on in." Paige let Alicia walk in and she was looking around.

"Is Wyatt here?"

"Yeah, he's in his room, you can go up and see him."

"Thank you." Alicia replied smiling.

Alicia claimed the stairs and came up to the hallway, if she remembered correctly Wyatt's room was the second door on the left. She walked up to it, and knocked. She didn't hear anything, then someone came out from behind her. She turned and saw Chris, in his shorts, shirt, and running shoes.

"Alicia." Chris replied, "Hey!"
"Hi Chris. This is Wyatt's room, right?"
"Yeah, go right on in." He smiled putting his iPod in his ears.
"Thanks!" She replied. She heard Chris go down the stairs behind her, and she turned to the door. She hadn't seen Wyatt for nearly a month, and seeing him again she was going to have to resist temptation. She turned the knob, but she heard someone behind it, and the door flew open and to Alicia's delight she saw her boyfriend standing wet and in a towel. Wyatt stopped.

"Hey baby!" She said smiling.

"Alicia?" He asked, "What-you're not suppose to be here for a few days!"

"Yeah, I got an early flight, and," She said looking at him, "I am glad I did."
Wyatt smiled, and then before she could say another word, he took her into his arms and kissed her. She walked with Wyatt back into his room, and closed the door.

"Aunt Paige I am going for a run," Chris said into the manor. He on a arm band in which his iPod fit into and opened the door. In his ears he had some Metallic blasting in his ears, and as he stepped outside, he started the timer on his watch and then he was off. He needed to run, it was something he had been putting off since that night; when his father left. His body wanted to escape and leave this cold hard reality. The sky was becoming a royal blue, and he could see that clouds over head were very dark and a cold wind came with it. As he ran off Prescott street and onto Hilltop, he started his straight two mile run, in which he ran the length of the street once up and then back again, completely residential and private.

How stupid I was, thinking that Bianca actually had some interest in me, if she wanted to fool me; she defiantly did. I actually thought they had something, and I bet Wyatt got some kicks out of seeing me act like a stupid little puppy dog over some girl. Sure she is like everything I want in a girl, and she's hot beyond all belief, but I am not rich and she doesn't want me; end of story!

The music changed to HIM and he felt more motivated and ran faster, he needed to get out this anger. The faster he ran, the more the muscles on his legs squeezed, the more he felt this anger leaving him. He wasn't going to let this thing about Bianca ruin everything in his life, there are more girls in the world, she's not the first and defiantly not the last. But she was perfect!

Damnit! I want her, fuck Derek! I swear if he hurts her…what's the use, I have no chance at Bianca. Derek was right…That Bianca does not like lower class…You're from a broken family…You're not rich, I am...Rich family, yeah I'll show him a rich family, up his ass! So Wyatt takes care of me, I don't need anyone! Wyatt knows I am okay on my own, and all that shit! GOD I HATE HIM!

Chris ran harder, trying to take his emotion out on his running. It seemed not be too successful, the more he ran the more angry he got. He kept thinking about Bianca and Derek the more he ran, the more he got angry!

Bianca ran onto Prescott street, she saw The Halliwell Manor, she smiled, and ran for her life. She jumped the stairs, at three at a time, and when she got to the door, she pounded it, completely out of breath, she leaned against the wall. She rang the doorbell furiously until…

"Bianca." Paige said opening the door, "What's wrong?"

"Chris." She replied breathing very hard. "Is he here?"
"No he just went for a run, he'll be back in like a half an hour." Paige replied. Bianca looked at her like she just said Chris was dead, Bianca cursed and slammed the house with her hand.
"I am sorry." Bianca replied.
"Do you want to come in?"
"Sure." She replied.

Wyatt laid on his bed under the covers, with Alicia with him. He kissed her soft lips, and put his hand down her naked back, and then he moved his mouth down to her neck. Alicia breathed in ecstasy, she sat up on Wyatt, and felt the pleasure flow through her body. Wyatt who was enjoying this very much, suddenly felt anger and lots of it. But it wasn't in this house, it was far away, he looked to the window, and saw the houses out in the neighborhoods. But he didn't let it bother him, and he sat up got with Alicia, and kissed her neck as the pleasure surged through her and his body. After a few moments, Wyatt felt the anger, this time it was more and it was hot anger.

Perfect timing! Another stupid Charge! Wyatt thought. But then the anger hit him again, his empathy powers were in full gear, and this time the pain and anger hit his heart. He stopped, and so did Alicia.

"Baby." Alicia said, "What's wrong?"

Wyatt kept looking at the window. Alicia looked at it, but nothing. "Baby," Wyatt said, "Get up, I need to go to the bathroom, really quick. Please, now!"

"Alright." Alicia said, she moved and sat in Wyatt's bed, she put the blankets up over her. "What's wrong?"

Wyatt grabbed a towel in which he wrapped himself and button down yellow Hawaiian shirt and a pair of jeans. "Don't go anywhere, I'll be back in like two seconds. Okay?"

"Wyatt what's wrong?" Alicia asked.

"Please, I'll explain it when I get back. Be here?"

Alicia looked at him, if she didn't believe his tone, she believed the tone in his eyes. His eyes could tell the whole story if they could. "Okay." She replied. Wyatt kissed her.

"I love you." He said, then he moved from the room.

Wyatt moved into the bathroom, and changed into his clothes, and orbed out. As he orbed closer to the source of the anger, his theory was right, it was Chris. Wyatt orbed right next to him.

Chris had his palms on his knees, as he was bent over. He was out of breath.

"Hey kid, I may be like a mile away, but I can still feel when your emotions." Wyatt said. Chris didn't move, he just stayed bent over. "Chris, are you okay?"

Chris then stood up, but had his back to his brother. "Just go home okay." He said walking back down the street.

"Chris, hey what's wrong?" Wyatt said running up to him.

"What's wrong!" Chris yelled, turning very suddenly on Wyatt.

"Whoa."

"What's wrong is that Mom died because of me! What's wrong is that Dad left cause he only loves you! What's wrong is that I am looked down upon at school because I am from the broken family, but no Wyatt is always there! The popular Captain of the Football team, the wide receiver Wyatt! But you want to know what's really wrong, oh you're going to love this!" Chris cut himself off and turned around.

Wyatt stood there, he had no idea. "I am listening."

"I fell for a girl!" Chris said, "You happy I said it! I feel for a girl!"

"So."

"So? Don't you want to say some stupid little remark or little joke? Oh Crissy isn't gay after all!"

"Why would you say that?"

"Because I know that's what you think!"

"I have never thought that."

"Uh huh sure, remember when right before mom died you casted the Truth spell, but when mom reversed it!"

"Barely, powerful spell. Almost irreversible."

"Yeah – Well It didn't work on me! For twenty four hours I heard everyone's thoughts! Even yours."

Wyatt looked at him, he knew Chris was angry but never this angry.

"You thought I was gay! You were talking with me, cause this girl dumped be at Sadie Hawkins, and I came home – remember that?"

"Yes."

"We talked it about right, and then in your head you said 'You might be gay Christopher'-"

"That's unfair, that was a year ago!"

"So, you still thought it!"

"Chris I know you're not gay, and even if you where I wouldn't care. I'd still love you! Now what's wrong?"

"Don't worry about it." He mumbled.

"Chris, I just left Alicia in bed, and I don't do that for many people – for two really good reasons." Wyatt replied thinking about her.

"So I am not stopping you, go back!"

"No, are you mad about Bianca?"

Chris was silent.

"Look, I know how you feel-"

"Oh really, to be humiliated in the locker room, be called "Lower class" or "broken" and to be wrong about someone who you cared about, you know that feels. I mean I really thought she and I had something, I really did! She and I have been friends since like fifth grade, and then in the last year or so we've gotten really close – really close."

"How close?"

"Really close?"

"Sex close?"

"No, like friendship close, but no she has to pick the smartest and most popular guy in school!"

"Derek Lutchet?"

"Yeah."

"I rank higher then him…he's like eighth or ninth…I am like second in academics, so he's not that smart."

"Yeah okay, it's just I thought she was the one you know!"

"Yes, I do."

"God Damnit! I was so stupid."

"Chris, have you ever had sex?"

"What!"

"I am just curious."

Chris seemed to feel his fury winding down. "No." He said really quietly.

"Have you done anything at all?"

"Does kissing count?" Chris asked.

Wyatt laughed, "Yes it counts. But that's it?"

"Yeah, just don't go spreading it around to everyone."

Wyatt put his arm around his younger brother. "I think its time you and I had the talk."

"Oh please, Wyatt!"

"What?" Wyatt said, walking with him, "There's just some things you need to know."

"I already know how to put a condom on and all the shit about that."

"Have you tried to put a condom on?"

Chris was getting really embarrassed and uncomfortable.

"Well?" Wyatt asked.

"Look, don't you have something better to do?"

"No, I am doing this."

"Once, a few weeks ago."

"Ah, I was wondering where that one went."

Chris was turning red with embarrassment. "Did you put on right?" Wyatt asked.

"Oh Lord! Dude, be quiet!" Chris tried to walk faster than Wyatt.

"Not so fast!" Wyatt said pulling him back, "I am trying to give you pointers here. At least you put it on right, more then what I can say for my first time."

"There are pictures to show you how!"

"Yeah, well lets just say I was in a big hurry!" Wyatt said smiling.

The two of them walked home, Wyatt telling Chris some tips and some brotherly advice. As they reached Prescott street, rain began to fall, only slightly, and Wyatt needed to get back up into bathroom, to change back into the towel, and get back to business with Alicia. As they reached their house Wyatt walked with Chris to the front door, before orbing back. As Chris sighed he opened the door, and he put his iPod on the table, and as he turned the corner into the family room, he saw Bianca…..