NOTE- If this chapter does not make sense it will after Ch9.
Chapter 8
It had been weeks after the funeral of Piper and her daughter. Victor was staying at the Manor with the boys while Leo was gone which seemed to be very long period of time or forever and never to return even if his oldest needed him.
The whitelighter had show up for the funeral and left, but not before yelling at Chris for not saving his wife and only daughter. The man rarely had seen them at times before their death, anyway.
Chris had barely spoken a few words since the Event and at night, crying and soft mournful calls for the two who had died could be heard from his room. Little cousins were told not to bother Chris and not talk about the horrible day in front of both brothers.
The two kept to themselves and were never seen anywhere near the dining room, and because of this Victor was running out of out-to-eat places to take them.
He had lately been having a bit of trouble getting the youngest son to do anything- eat, talk, try in school. The boy was pale; his once bright green eyes had become dull and haunted at seeing his own mother die in his arms. He seemed lifeless and ghostly if he did move for long periods of time.
One could gain the habit of suddenly stopping what he or she was doing to check if the kid was still breathing. For one thing, it broke his grandpa's heart at such melancholy behavior from the once spirited boy.
Wyatt was a bit easier to handle at times, but he also seemed emotionless more often. He would eat when told, talk when spoken to and defend his brother at school when the younger was picked on for not speaking and showing drastic grieving mannerisms.
But at nights, the blonde boy seemed to disappear and when asked about it, he would never say anything, just staring; waiting to be allowed to go. He only told his brother. Chris knew that on the nights his brother disappeared, the blond boy was seeking revenge for the both of them.
Since the death of one of the Charmed Ones, more demons had started to attack the remaining two sisters. The evil beings were drunk with the hope of evil's rein and one of them free to rule the underworld. Because of the latter reason, the fights between themselves had increased drastically. Many of the weak clans were becoming extinct because of this and Wyatt's nocturnal hunts.
The brother's aunts and grandfather were more and more concerned for the two teens. They tried many things to help them overcome their grief even though they themselves still felt great sorrow.
Nothing worked until Chris started to draw. He would draw one many different kinds of things. From people to objects to scenes and each time it would change, as if emotional phases were only expressed though the varied subjects.
Chris eventually improved to a certain degree. He did still seem withdrawn at times. Wyatt remained the same at times but then he started to rebel even more. Skip school, talk back, fighting with classmates, more time spent in the underworld. He even started talking to his brother less.
Then the demons started to win and over two years, many of the family members were killed. Victor, the brothers, one uncle, and a three of the cousins were still alive. Leo started to show up two years after Chris 14th birthday. He had been gone so long that no one wanted anything to do with him; especially his sons.
When Chris's 16th birthday came up Leo tried to do something to celebrate, not knowing the teen had stopped doing so and had announced he never would again. The teen nearly had a heart attack when he saw a birthday cake with his name on it. It had been a sharp reminder of the Event. When he saw that Leo was the cause of it, he had t-ked the cake at Leo and orbed away to the bridge. Angered Leo had followed. Both argued until Chris had told the man that he never wanted to see Leo again, before he t-king Leo off the bridge. After Chris had calmed down, he had hoped that Leo would try to talk to him again. But, for once Leo had listened to Chris and disappeared again.
He allowed himself little hope after everything that had happened and currently happening around him. His brother had announced himself the Ruler of all Power, saying there was no good or evil, just power. Chris and the remaining members of his family went on the defense. Both the underworld and the surface world had fallen to Wyatt's will and power. Witch Hunters had surfaced publicly and demons terrorized the streets of anywhere and everywhere. Up There was on lock down. Help from them was rare and limited.
Chris, Sam, and their uncle tried to side neutral and stay out of the line of fire, avoid everyone's attention. With the passing of five months, Chris and Sam had to survive on their own. Their uncle has killed by a rouge demon. Rouges were creatures of chaos that refused to join the Witch Hunters, the Resistance, or Wyatt.
Destruction to the world saddened or angered many, causing the numbers to grow in the Resistance along with refuges. Bianca, the Phoenix assassin who worked undercover in Wyatt's forces befriended Chris when Wyatt ordered the Phoenix to kill the remaining of his family for they could pose a threat to the dark ruler's rein.
The mission 'failed'. With the Resistance and Bianca's help, they took Chris and Sam under their wing. Bianca and Chris got closer and the full true intentions of Sam and Chris meeting Bianca were keep a secret from the young Sam, the fact that Sam's oldest cousin had ordered his death along with Chris's execution.
Then one night it happened, hope of a better life was planted. Chris was twenty and Sam was fifteen. The two were in the dorm of the orphaned magical kids, where Sam often stayed. He liked to humor and cheer up the depressed and haunted-eyed kids, their ages ranged from preteens to mid-teens to a few older teens who refused to leave their friends and younger siblings alone. Every couple of nights, Chris would tell the stories of the Charmed Ones to his cousin and to the others who wished to listen to the tales of the once great witches. When the story of the sisters' time traveling, a simple question was asked-
'Could one travel to the past to stop Wyatt?'
This got Chris to think. Was there hope that he could prevent Wyatt becoming evil? With months of research and studying, the plan was born and followed though. There was hope for Wyatt.
~*~
It was pure habit, waking up so early. Sam could not help it. It was like an instinct to sleep lightly and able to be fully awake if danger was near. With a big yawn, Sam scanned his surroundings. His blue-eyed gaze stopped at the sight of his cousin. Chris was sitting at the desk with his arms folded on the desktop, head nested on them like a pillow. The seventeen-year-old stared for a second longer then stood up and walked out of the room, guilty that he had taken Chris's bed.
The teen headed to the bar in search of a coffee maker he knew his cousin would keep there. Sam took after his mom when it came to coffee, always had to start the day with it. His strongest memory of Paige was her drinking coffee in the mornings.
A bit later, after the teen had made a streaming cup for himself, he sat at the bar to think back to the day before. He became so lost in thought he didn't notice the blue orbs come to take shape behind him. For Paige to appear.
Sorry that its been awhile, I got stuck, then I couldn't find time. I'm currently starting to work on the next chapter but time will tell how soon I'll be able to update.
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Special thanks to Sam. Thank you.
