Last time: Chris tells Leo the truth.

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Chapter four: Blood Ties

Where are they? Thought Piper, why are they taking so long? She paced worriedly around Wyatt's room. I hope it's not too late.

Leo finally orbed into Wyatt's room. Piper looked expectantly at him. "Where's Chris?" she asked confused at not seeing Chris.

Leo shook his head. He wanted to tell Piper the truth, but he promised Chris and he wasn't going to let him down. He would show Chris that he could be his father.

"Leo where's Chris?" she demanded once more, irritated at his lack of response.

"He's still very upset," Leo finally answered as truthfully as possible.

Piper sighed, dropping her hands on her lap. "This is my entire fault. Where is he?"

Leo hesitated answering her but decide that it might help Chris. "P3."

"Orb me there, I'm going to speak to him personally," she ordered.

Leo nodded. He had an idea. "Piper, I think you should ask Chris to move into the Manor. He can stay in the basement. That way he can keep better watch on Wyatt and that way we can all make it up to him," suggested Leo. The truth was he also wanted to get closer to Chris.

"I don't know, I mean he could still be a danger to Wyatt," doubted Piper.

"Piper I absolutely trust him."

"Why the sudden change of heart. Before you were always the first to doubt Chris. You didn't like him at all," argued Piper, "What happened today that made you change your mind?"

Leo shrugged. "I realized that Chris doesn't deserve the way we treat him."

Piper nodded. "Okay I guess we owe him that much," she admitted, "Well come on orb us to P3."

It was very silent when they orbed to P3, too silent. Piper and Leo slowly opened the door to Chris's room.

Piper gasped. Oh no!

There lay Chris unconscious, blood dripping from his side, and being held by a dog-like demon. Piper extended her arms and tried to blow it up. But nothing happened.

"Leo?!" shouted Piper hoping he had some ideas, the demon was not blowing up and something needed to be done.

Leo had an idea but…I can't, it's only to be used in emergencies. Well this is an emergency, argued Leo with himself.

Leo extended his arm and a blue high voltage lightning struck the demon instantly vanquishing it.

Chris fell to the floor with a thud.

"Leo heal!"

But Leo was already on it. When he was done, Chris didn't wake up.

"Why isn't he waking up?"

Leo shrugged. Please Chris you better get ok!

"Let's get back to the manor. We'll look in the book of shadows. Maybe we can find out something about the demon and what he was doing to Chris," suggested Leo.

At the Manor everyone got to work. Piper looked through the book until she recognized the demon. The Sniffer.

"Leo! Come over here I found the demon, says here it's called the-"

"Sniffer," finished of for her Leo. He remembered hearing about The Sniffer, a demon that could literally smell blood. The only way to save Chris, who had probably been infected, was for a blood donation from both the mom and dad. That would mean revealing to Piper the truth. Considering the outcomes, Leo knew there was no choice but to do so.I'm sorry Chris but you're life is more important.

"How are we going to save him, when his parents are in the future? We don't eve know who they are," questioned Piper irritated, that he might die, and it was her fault.

Leo looked at her. He had to do it. "Piper we need to do the blood transfusion now. You and I, we can do it," he told her.

Piper looked surprised. "But how? We're not his parents." she asked still not getting it.

Leo sighed. "We are, that's what I found out today. Chris is our second son, the one you're pregnant with right now."

Piper's mouth hung open." We-?" She fell to the ground shaking. "No, no it can't be—"

"It's the truth Piper! Look at him! He looks so much like you!"

"We treated him so horribly and he was our son!" Piper sobbed seeing her son for who he was, her son..

"Piper we don't have time for this. We have to save him!"

Piper nodded. Quickly they both cast the spell to transfer some of their blood into Chris. Few seconds went by but he still didn't wake up.

"Why isn't he---?"

Chris woke up coughing and feeling very light-headed. He looked around he was in the attic and there was also Piper and Leo.

"What…..Happened?" he asked out of breath.

Before Leo could answer Piper threw herself at him hugging him tightly.

"Oh thank God. You're ok. I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" she cried out sobbing, and clutching him tighly.

Chris looked at Leo. "You told her?" he asked choking.

"I'm sorry Chris, I t was the only the way we could save you," replied Leo.

Piper pulled back. "Why didn't you tell us?" she asked sadly.

"Because I only came here to save Wyatt, to save the future! You weren't supposed to know. Damn you Leo, you promised!" Chris yelled angrily, then orbing out.

Oh no you don't, thought Leo as he redirected Chris's orbs back to the manor.

"What?!"

"Chris we deserve the truth," started Leo.

"I already told you. You already know. I'm your son from the future, what more is there to say?" he demanded angrily, stomping around the room.

"Chris, please we're very sorry," apologized piper still crying.

Chris looked at her sadly. He couldn't stand to see his mom cry, it broke his heart.

"Look even if now you know who I am. It still doesn't change anything. I'm still your freaky neurotic whitelighter/witch. Yes half witch, I'm not dead you know. Now you know why I could never heal you guys."

"We're your parents. We know that now. So now you have to come and stay here with us," argued Piper determined.

"You don't hate? You're not ashamed of me?" Chris asked close to crying.

"Of course not, you're our son. We were too blind to see it. But it was so obvious. You look so much like Piper and you have my eyes," Leo assured him.

Chris nodded. "I---uh I want to be alone. I'll come back when I'm ready. Sorry," he whispered as he orbed back to P3. This time Leo didn't try to stop him.

"It's ok Piper, we'll make it up to him. Don't worry let's give him time," Leo whispered to Piper trying to reassure her.