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The morning so far for the Halliwells has been weird and with the appearance of Gideon it only go weirder. The family was in the kitchen as Leo returned from his private conversation with Gideon. With his return, he brought hope of finding the demon with him. Hope that lies in a magical school built to protect and teach magical beings.

"School?" Paige asked confused.

"Magic school." Chris replied as he came out of his thoughts.

"How'd you know?" Leo asked Chris.

"As children of the Charmed Ones, me and Wyatt spent a lot of time there." Chris replied. "It was the safest place we could go when a big evil was threatening our lives."

"Magic School? So... what? Other kid witches running around?" Jessie asked.

"Yes, it helps young witches come into their powers and it's a safe environment for them to learn the craft. There is an excellent staff of teachers that are willing to teach them the importance of their magic. The school also has many books we could use to research the demon we're after." Leo explained. "I told Gideon we might be coming by this afternoon if that's all right with you guys." Leo stated looking around the room.

Everyone nodded their head in agreement, they wanted to find this demon and vanquish him once and for all.

"Were you ever a student there?" Phoebe asked as she turned to Chris.

"No, even though we were there a lot we never actually became students. Mom didn't want us to, she thought that regular school was better for us. She wanted a normal life for us, or as normal as we could get considering our heritage." Chris replied giving his mother a warm smile.

Leo stared at Chris for a moment, hesitating whether or not he should try to confront his son. There were many things he needed to say to his son. He needed to apologize for his past behavior and hopefully start a relationship with a clean slate. Everyone else in the family had their own bonding moment with Chris, now Leo wanted a moment alone with his son.

Something else was bothering him, Leo remembered when Chris first came to the past. There was hostility already between the two, there still was tension between the two for the past year. He needed to know the truth. Fearing what he fears most, a failure as a parent.

"Chris, can I talk to you alone?" Leo asked as a surprise look came to his son's face.

"About?" Chris asked confused as he got up from his seat, 'Uh oh, I hope he didn't catch me eavesdropping' Chris thought, he really wasn't in the mood for a lecture. Chris led the way out with Leo not far behind him. The family watched as the two left the room, everyone thinking the same thing.

Jessie watched as father and son left the room. She gazed at the empty doorway for a few moments then she looked over at Piper, who had a worried look on her face. She was focused on the next room as millions of thoughts ran through her head.

Chris didn't have to tell his mother but she knew deep down that Leo and Chris didn't have the perfect relationship.

Piper's gaze came from the door and met with Jessie's. Without saying a word, Jessie rose from her seat and followed them out of the kitchen unnoticed. Piper was slightly less worried now that Jessie was there to mediate, but that didn't stop her from worrying.

In the living room...

"So what'd you want to talk about Leo?" Chris asked as he crossed his arms over his chest with his eyes fixed on Leo. He could see the hurt in Leo's eyes as he called him by his first name.

"Chris, I just wanted to talk to you, I didn't get a chance to ever since I found out you were my son." Leo replied

"So now you want to talk." Chris returned

Meanwhile Jessie watched the moment between these two from the dining room, hoping that it wouldn't escalate into a fight. She could sense the hidden anger that was coming from Chris and the pain from Leo. They had a rough path ahead of them, she only hoped they could get through it together.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Leo replied confused, "I know I haven't welcomed you like you would've liked when you first came. I treated you horribly and I was hoping you could forgive me. I was only trying to protect Wyatt."

"Wyatt and only Wyatt right?" Chris stated with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Chris, what are you talking about?" Leo continued.

"I don't really want to talk about it." Chris said, his face absent of any emotions.

"We need to talk about it." Leo advised, emphasizing the word 'need' in his statement.

"You want to talk about it, ok, tell me why you were never there for me!" Chris exclaimed as anger filled his voice. Leo backed up slowly as he felt the pain from the words.

"Never there for you?" Leo asked confirming what he just heard with his own ears. His fears were slowly coming true and inside Leo knew it would only get worst.

"Yeah, you were never there for me Leo! Can't say the same with Wyatt though, he seems to take up all of your precious time!" Chris screamed as he furiously walked out of the room leaving a distraught father alone. He stormed back towards the kitchen only to run into Jessie.

"Chris? You need to talk to him." Jessie instructed looking into his eyes, as she looked deeper, she could sense anger but also pain. A pain that he buried so many years ago, only to have it resurface and hurt him once again.

"I don't want to talk to him." Chris stated as he tried to move around Jessie only to have her cut off his path.

"You need to forgive him." Jessie stated giving him a serious look.

"I'm not ready to forgive him yet." Chris replied softly as his eyes fell.

"Chris, he hasn't done the things you hate him for yet. Give him a chance to change it." Jessie stated. "The old relationship you had with your father left you with emotional scars. Don't let it happen again, tell him the truth. Give him the chance to be there for you this time. Let him be a father to you, the father you always wanted." Jessie stated.

Chris glanced over his shoulders towards his father to find Leo gazing at the ground in shame. He could see the hurt he caused Leo. "Go on." Jessie said softly as she urged him forward. "For Leo's sake and your own."

Chris slowly stepped back into the room, Leo's gaze caught Chris's presence returning to the room as his hope begin to rise again.

The fear of failure Leo was feeling was unbearable and the pain he was causing his youngest son only added more pain and guilt.

"Chris?" Leo called out unsure.

"Let's talk...." Chris said softly as a small smile formed on his face. Chris took a seat on the sofa behind him as Leo sat across from him.

"Can you tell me what I did that was so horrible?" Leo asked not really wanting to hear the truth about his failure as a father, especially when it's coming from his own son.

"You were never there for me..." Chris said softly not looking at Leo, "Either you were busy being an Elder or spending time with Wyatt, you just didn't have time." Chris continued. "You always favored him over me, we were never equals in your eyes. He was always the better one. The perfect son...the favorite." Chris said as he struggled with his words. He let out a deep breath as he continued. "Your favorite."

Leo was speechless, he couldn't find the words to comfort his son. Piper was always the one who thought she was the horrible parent. She always blamed herself for the things that went wrong with Wyatt, especially with Wyatt's turning. But, evidently he was the parent that failed. Through his watery eyes, Leo could see the hurt and pain Chris was going through, the pain he was causing his own son.

"We still have time, I can change it." Leo spoke softly. "Give me the chance to fix it, I promise I won't make the same mistakes again."

"That's up to you Leo, it's either your Elder duties or your family." Chris replied, "You can't do both of them, there isn't a balance between the two. You have to choose. Trust me, you tried and it isn't going to work."

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