CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

REALIONTIZANS

Wyatt's POV

After mommy had her hug and she put me in my high chair to feed me my morning meal, I went back to thinking of what little brother Christopher had said earlier this morning. I still can't believe that he can't understand that Aunt Paige will leave forever if I shape change her back into herself. I fully well knew that Aunt Paige is teethed off with me for what I have done to her and not returning her back right away. I fully attended to the moment she orbed back home. But than came the phone call.

I could hear how truly angry and upset she was with mommy and Aunt Phoebe for them interfering in her life by calling Sam for a temp job. That's why I decided that she needed the shape changing – to calm her down and hopefully get her sense of humor going once more. After I did it I was going to orb into mommy's arms and reassure her that everything was going to be all right again, but than I heard her say that Aunt Paige said that she was going to leave the manor and the family forever. That made my decision. I couldn't shape change Aunt Paige back, not until she decides to stay with the family and in the manor. It was as simple as that.

When Aunt Paige orbed into the manor as a chimpanzee my heart simply melted. She looked very cute as a chimpanzee and I couldn't wait to be in her arms and feel her fur on my face. She didn't look too happy to see me when she caught me after I orbed. She didn't say anything, how could she, she couldn't talk in her normal voice. And she didn't want her chimpanzee screech to scare me but I could tell by her eyes and how tight her body was. After she handed me back to mommy she orbed up to her bedroom.

I orbed in and onto her bed trying to tell her that I loved her and I did what I did to help her, but Aunt Paige didn't believe me. I tried to comfort her all night long but she didn't allow me too. So when mommy came the following morning to fetch me I was ready to go. If I knew I had a chance to break through to Aunt Paige than I would never have allowed mommy to take me.

Than I heard that Aunt Paige is going through a mental breakdown because of how Richard treated her. My heart dropped inside. I knew than that I hadn't helped matters by my little shape changing. But it was too late, I knew that Aunt Paige was planning on orbing from the manor the moment I shape changed her back. I couldn't lose my beloved Aunt Paige. I made my mind and heart up to keep Aunt Paige a chimpanzee until she was over her mental breakdown.

But Chris's words were coming back to me. It doesn't work that way little man. You have only known Aunt Paige for fourteen months, you don't know how stubborn she can be when she is ticked off or in pain. You can't force her to remain here by keeping her a chimpanzee. She feels trapped and Aunt Paige doesn't do good trapped.

Aunt Paige understands why I did to her what I did to her. Deep down I know that she understands me and approves of my methods. I look up from my play pen and see Chris staring at me in a knowing fashion. I winkle my nose and turn back to playing with my teddy bear and blocks, as the adults were talking more about Aunt Paige and how to get me to change my mind to shape changing her back.

Don't you understand Wyatt, that I am trying to save you and protect you. It will take the power of three to do this. We won't have that if Aunt Paige remains a chimpanzee. The longer she is a chimpanzee than the longer it will be before she reaches the other side. Sides Cole will be here in a matter of weeks and Aunt Paige can not be a chimpanzee when he comes.

Doesn't Chris understand that if worse comes to worse and Aunt Paige is still a chimpanzee when Uncle Cole and Benjamin arrive that I'm the twiced Blessed child and I can easily vanquish both of these evils on my own. Than Aunt Phoebe wouldn't have to live with the fact that she vanquished her very own son.

You aren't going to get the final say in this Wyatt Matthew Halliwell, not by a long shot. You miss Aunt Paige just as much as I do. You miss her arms around you and her voice singing and talking to you. You miss her hugs, her kisses. Her telling you that she loves you and will die protecting you.

I close my eyes as I dream of Aunt Paige holding me rocking me to sleep with her soft beautiful voice singing my favorite bedtime song. I can still hear her laugh as she plays with me and her hands tickling me making me laugh along with her. I smell her scent as she leans in close to kiss and hug me. I open my eyes fully expecting to see Aunt Paige reaching down to pick me up.

Tears blur my vision as I realize that she can't do that anymore because she's a chimpanzee. I miss my Aunt Paige. I wish I could fix this and still be able to keep her with me.

Mommy picks me up and holds me close and leans down and gently kisses my check. "Trust in Paige's love for you, darling." I knew what I had to do.

END CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

Author's Note: This Chapter had been a long time in coming. Finally Wyatt's POV of why he shape changed Paige and why he hasn't shaped changed her back.