Chapter eleven

"You don't scare me anymore." Chris snapped.

Piper, Leo, her sisters and Kit stood on the sidelines. Chris' eyes opened wide and his hands wrapped around his throat trying to pry away invisible hands from restricting his airway. Wyatt smirked and with a slice of his hand he sent his little brother flying into the wall.

Accompanied by a scream the remaining Halliwells could hear the audible snap of the hollow bones in Chris' wings.

"Chris!" Piper, Leo and Kit ran over to him.

Chris lay there unconscious, his wings blood red and twisted at odd angles, Kit looked up at Wyatt his green eyes narrowing, "How can you do this to him? Your 'angel?"

As Leo healed Chris, the wings receded into his back and his clothes returned to normal.

"He deserved it! I've put up with a lot from him. He betrayed me and that little bastard needs to learn not to step out of place."

Kit glared at his brother (I know), "How dare you! Chris loves you! He's always loved you. He protected you from the Resistance, all he's done is to save your miserable life!"

"All Christopher has done is destroy half my empire! He betrayed our bond!"

"You betrayed the bond you power hungry egomaniac!"

Everyone had turned to the escalating argument between Wyatt and Kit. No one noticed Chris sit up his dark hair falling over his black eyes, getting up he telekinetically pulled the stool he'd been on over to him.

Sitting up on the stool he silently watched his family.

"Was I such a bad mother that my own son would go against everything this family stands for?"

"No mother," Wyatt smiled wryly, "you just weren't around. I got so mad when Leo institutionalized Christopher, I mean, he watched his mother die! He wouldn't talk or eat, or sleep and you sent a fourteen year old away from the people who loved him and to a mental institution!"

" I would never do anything like that!"

"Oh no?" Wyatt laughed, "Let me show you." He waved his hand at the wall and images began to appear.

"Chris you need to know this is for your own good."

Two men dressed in white and a man in a suit came into the manor's living room, "Hello Christopher." The man in the suit said, "my name's Dr. Mitchell. How are you?"

"He's fine." Wyatt said, standing protectively beside his brother.

"You must be Wyatt. It's nice that you feel the need to protect your brother but he needs to answer for himself."

Wyatt glared back at Leo, "Obviously Leo told you he's not talking right? Or that he has nightmares?"

Wyatt's rant was halted by Chris placing a hand on his arm, "It's okay Wyatt."

The whole family turned to face Chris, that was the first time Chris had spoken in the six months since Piper's death.

"Dr. Mitchell, I'm sure that is you give my father the appropriate paperwork he will fill it in and we can be on our way."

"Your father has already signed Chris, say goodbye and we'll be on our way."

He hugged each family member in turn before stopping at Wyatt, wrapping his arms around him he whispered, "I love you Wyatt, don't ever forget that okay?"

"I'll come find you."

"I know." Chris whispered.

All members of the Halliwell family could feel the young witch's heart breaking as he was lead out the door to a van parked outside. They watched as it was only when he reached the back of the van Chris began to struggle and kick.

"You see?" Wyatt laughed at their tears, "None of you are as innocent in our upbringing as you might think."

"You didn't need to show them that." Kit snapped.

"Oh Kitty, they had a right to know."

"I'd never do that to my children, never." Leo said adamantly.

"Ah, but you did."

They heard a clapping followed by some laughing, turning they saw Chris perched cross-legged on the stool, impish amusement playing on his face, "Well done."

They gaped at the young witchlighter, his green eyes were now pitch black and his wings had returned, "I give you all this power Wyatt," Chris shook his head with a smile, "and you just misuse it."

Wyatt stalked forward with his hand raised, "Pardon me?"

Chris still smiling on the stool, simply waved his hand and Wyatt's went back to his side, "Don't touch me."

"Chris what the hell is going on here?" Piper demanded.

Chris ignored the question and smiled at his father, "Leo, be a good dad and go and ask the other Elders what the name of the first fallen Elder was while he was 'up there'

Leo orbed away and Kit stared at his twin, "What the hell are you doing?"

"It's the end game brother." Chris grinned broadly at his twin, "Live and in colour."

A/N: Dun dun dun! Don't you just love my cliffies?