Disclaimer: yes, yet again see chapter 1
Thank you to my reviewers, its is highly appreciated. Now I know some of you thought that potion would backfire, well here you are...I couldn't disappoint (although I did already have it written knowing it would need to backfire somehow)
The Truth Hurts
"You're 16 years old, Melinda, what were you thinking?" Piper shouted at her daughter. They had just got into the manor, after a worrying couple of days. With Melinda losing her baby and then nearly dying from the blood loss herself, Leo had managed to stop Piper from saying anything about it, especially with being in the hospital. But now they were back home. Wyatt had driven her back, he obviously knew how Piper was going to react now that her only daughter was back, in one piece.
"I'm sorry mom." Melinda answered as she sat on the couch, so she and her mother could have a chat about sex and that little thing called protection.
"What were you thinking about having sex? And unprotected sex as well."
Chris had just entered the living room when he heard that question. He knew Melinda had just got back from the hospital, Wyatt had just told him, and that Piper was angry, but you would have thought she would have given her only daughter a few more days to recover.
"Can I ask who the father was?" Piper gently asked, "He needs to know, that's if he knew about the baby in the first place." Suddenly it ran through her mind that Melinda was alone in this, and that was why she had confided in her brothers.
"He knew, mom," Melinda answered and then sighed deep, "And he knows about the miscarriage."
Piper was confused, how would the father know now. Only family had seen Melinda in the hospital, and James but he was like family. Wait, James?
"Was it James?" That could have been logical. He protected her like a brother, just like Wyatt, but was there a deeper meaning to it, but Melinda shook her head, "Not James." Piper still thought hard. Had Chris or Wyatt phoned the father.
"So who was it?" Piper asked again, but could see Melinda was not going to answer the question, instead she was looking off to one side. Piper turned around to see Chris there.
"Do you know who the father was, I know Wyatt doesn't."
"Actually," Chris started setting him up for a fall, but his mom deserved to know the truth. He could see Melinda's eyes pleading with him not to say anything, she did not need to know now that there was no baby, "It was mine."
Piper laughed at first, "You can't protect her through this you know." She knew her sons had a habit of lying to get their baby sister out of trouble, but this was not something they could lie about.
"It's mine." Chris repeated, turning as he heard the kitchen door swing open and Wyatt walk out with a glass of water.
"Chris tell me the truth."
Wyatt realised what was going on and then started to walk back into the kitchen.
"Hold it right there mister." Piper shouted at her eldest son, realising Chris was not lying now, "Go and get your father."
Wyatt started to protest but as his mother shouted "NOW!" he knew not to argue. Wyatt put the glass of water on the table.
Chris looked to see his brother orb out and then looked at his mom again, and then at Melinda, who had tears in her eyes.
"How can it be yours?" Piper asked her son very carefully. She exected a sarcastic remark but one did not come.
"You better wait for dad to come home." Chris sighed and sat on the couch, next to Melinda.
I'm sorry, I can't lie anymore. Chris sent a telepathic message to his younger sister as he felt her worry, anger and pain. This was going to be the end of them for definite.
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"How long has it been going on?" Leo asked, trying to stay calm but he was disgusted. His son and daughter were sleeping together. It was morally wrong, but Piper had already given them a lecture about that, now was his turn to calmly find out everything.
"Two years." Melinda confessed, with her head in her hands. She could not believe Chris had told them. After everything, Chris had openly told them that he was the father of their baby, after they had lost it as well. Fair enough while she was still pregnant, but there was no longer a baby.
"TWO YEARS!" Piper shouted but Leo held her hand to calm her down.
"And how long have you two…been…have you…" But Leo could not ask it, he was too disgusted.
"A year and a half." Chris got the idea of what Leo was asking them.
"And you knew about this?" Leo then asked his eldest son, who was also sat on the couch, next to Chris.
Wyatt nodded his head, sheepishly. Now he was in big trouble too.
"I can't believe it!" Piper exclaimed, "You two will burn in hell for this." Melinda looked at her mother.
"There's an explanation mom," Melinda felt like she was going to cry, "Just ask Uncle Coop." And then she closed her eyes. She had just got Coop in trouble now. Stupid girl, She thought to herself, Just keep your mouth shut.
"Coop!" Leo called out, receiving a pink glow that materialised into Coop in response.
"Leo?" Coop asked, not really knowing what was going on, but knew it was something to do with the baby.
"You knew about them sleeping together and you didn't say anything." Piper shouted at her brother-in-law as she stood up. She may have been a foot shorter than him, but he backed away from her.
"I know, I should have told you, but I was busy searching for reasons."
"Reasons?" Piper shouted, "There's reasons why they're sleeping together?"
"A cupid."
Everybody looked away as Piper hit Coop.
"Don't tell me that a cupid set them up."
"It was a cupid that was possessed by a demon." Coop tried to make it sound better, but Piper was not impressed. Luckily for Coop, Leo had stood up now, and sat Piper down.
"What do you mean, possessed?"
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After four hours and three attempts of an explanation, Leo and Piper started to calm down. Of course, they still were not happy about their two youngest children sleeping together, or being in love, but at least there was a good explanation for it. During the middle of the first explanation, Paige had orbed in, which meant the explanation had to be started again and then halfway through the second explanation Phoebe had driven round with the kids, wondering why Coop was not answering her calls, so again the explanation had to be started again. They were nearing the end of the explanation now.
"So a demon did all this for some stupid prophecy?" Paige asked her brother-in-law as she eyed the two sibling lovers. That just sounded wrong to her. Why would a prophecy state that they were going to fall in love anyway? Would it have happened without a cupid's help?
"They tried," Melinda answered weakly, "Obviously didn't work." She still felt bad for causing the miscarriage. Chris was looking forward to being a father, even thought their child was going to be evil.
"What are you hiding?" Chris suddenly turned to his youngest sibling, feeling her guilty, "What have you got to be so guilty about?"
Melinda looked at Chris, slightly worried. She had tried to block her emotions, but the miscarriage must have weakened her too much.
"This of course."
"That's a lie."
Suddenly, every eye in the room was on the two of them.
"Can we talk about this later?" Melinda asked, realising that she may have to own up to everything.
"Mel, what's up sweetie?" Phoebe asked, sensing her emotions now. This was not usual from her eldest niece. Melinda had managed to put a block on her emotions since she had become a telepath, but her body must be too weak.
"Nothing." Melinda stood up and started to walk away.
"Don't walk away from us, Melinda." Piper warned her daughter, but just got a glare from her.
"I'll do what I want." And she left for her bedroom.
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Melinda did not know how long she had laid in her room, but it was not long enough in her opinion. She was interrupted by someone entering her room, but it was through the door and it was not any of her family. She looked towards the window to see James stood there.
"You gonna tell me who the tonic was really for?" James had found out from Wyatt that Melinda had had a miscarriage, and that was when he realised that she needed the tonic, but had she slept with a darklighter? Was she that stupid? Seeing Melinda turn her head away from him, he sat on her bed and held her hand.
"Do you wanna tell me why you slept with a darklighter?"
"There was no darklighter." Melinda answered, feeling a tear drop down her cheek, "I made a mistake that was all."
James hooked his fingers underneath Melinda's chin and pulled her head so he could look at her, but she would not look him in the eye.
"Mel, look at me," but she would not, "Look at me." He said slightly louder, making her look directly into her eyes.
"What's going on?"
"James, I'm scared." Melinda cried, sitting up to look directly at her friend.
"What of?"
"Me." This was the first time she was saying this out loud, something she had felt for the past week, ever since she had drank the tonic.
"Why you?" James could not understand. What was it that she was so scared about?
"I think I'm evil."
James put his arms around her and pulled her towards him.
"You could never be evil," James said softly, "You have the kindest heart I have ever known."
"Then why did I kill my baby?"
Was this what it was all about? Her causing her own miscarriage? She obviously had her reasons for it, that did not make her evil.
"Why did you take the tonic?" James asked carefully.
"We found out that the baby was going to be evil, so I killed it."
"We? Who's we?"
"Me, Chris and Wyatt." Melinda still did not want to admit to him about the baby being Chris'.
"So, the baby was going to be evil and you killed it before it could be born and become evil?" James clarified, receiving a nod from Melinda, "That doesn't make you evil, that makes you good. God, a baby from you would be powerful, powerful enough to take over the world, and if it was going to be evil, you did the right thing."
Hearing this kind of settled Melinda, but not enough. There was still something in the back of her mind that she was evil.
"You could never be evil." James stated, caressing her cheek gently. They looked deep into each other's eyes and then Melinda kissed him. Taken back slightly, James pulled away from the kiss, but almost straight away kissed Melinda passionately. He had wanted this for a while now, but Melinda was Wyatt's baby sister.
As the kiss started to get hotter, they heard the door open slightly.
"Melinda?"
Chris had come to check on Mel, to find out what was going on with her, but walked in on her and Wyatt's friend James, kissing. How long had this been going on for? Was she cheating on him or was this her way of telling him that there was nothing between them anymore.
"Chris!" Melinda was shocked to see her brother stood at the door. She looked at James, who got the idea and shimmered out of the room. James knew Melinda was in enough trouble, he did not need to get her into more by being in her room.
"How long?" Chris asked.
"How long what?"
"You and James?"
"This was just one off, just now." Melinda explained, getting off the bed and walking to Chris, "It was a mistake, one of those crying things."
"And what would have happened if I hadn't have walked in? How far would ou have gone?"
Melinda was slightly hurt by Chris' words.
"I wouldn't have cheated on you." Melinda answered.
"You were kissing him."
"We've kissed other people before," Melinda reminded him, "Just nothing further, and it wouldn't have gone further. I promise you. I love you, Chris."
Chris was not too sure. So much had happened in the past week. He had found out that they were to make a demonic child, that they had made a demonic child, but then Melinda had lost it, then their family found out about everything and Melinda was acting strange and now this. Chris started to walk out of the room but then stopped as he caught her emotions.
"You think you're evil?" Chris asked, shocked, "Why do you think you're evil?"
Melinda looked to the floor, now she had to tell him.
"Because of the baby."
"Just because the baby was going to grow up evil, and we don't even know if that was true may I add, it doesn't mean you're evil."
"I killed the baby." Melinda admitted, but Chris did not understand.
"No you didn't. It was nature's way of saying you weren't ready. That we weren't ready."
"No, I killed it, Chris. I took a potion that would cause the miscarriage." She knew he understood now, Chris stared at her in shock. She killed their baby!
"Why?" Chris asked, feeling the lump in his throat again.
"Because I couldn't live knowing it was going to grow up evil." With that, Chris orbed out, leaving Melinda stood alone.
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Chris sat at the top of Golden Gate Bridge. He was still processing what Melinda had told him. She had killed their baby. Caused the miscarriage because a prophecy said that their baby was going to be evil. How did they know? How were they to know for certain that that prophecy was telling the truth? Sometimes Prophecies could be wrong, couldn't they? He was not sure on that, but there must have been times that prophecies were wrong.
"Mom's been calling for you." Chris heard his older brother tell him. He had been that lost in thought he did not even hear his orbs.
"I put her on mute 10 minutes ago." Chris said, without looking at Wyatt. He would not let him see him upset again. This would be the third time in the past month that Wyatt was going to see him cry.
"What's up?" Wyatt could see something was troubling his brunette brother and sat next to him.
"Just thinking."
"About the baby?" Wyatt was worried that if he did not open up about this he was going to go off the deep end. Chris would not talk about his feelings to anybody expect for Melinda, but now they were having troubles.
"Mel killed the baby." Chris finally said, after a bit of silence.
"Chris…" Wyatt was not sure where this was going, but Mel did not need this.
"She took a potion to kill the baby." Chris looked at his big brother.
Wyatt looked into Chris' green eyes to see that he was telling the truth, but he did not want to believe it.
"She did it because the baby was meant to be evil, but how do we know that? We could have brought it up to be good." Wyatt looked to the ground, deep down he knew what Melinda had done was right, but like Chris said, they may have been able to bring the baby up as good there was no way to tell. All that Wyatt could do was put an arm around Chris, comforting his younger brother as he cried for the loss of his baby.
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