Chris had been missing for 2 hours. The adults had all been wrecking their brains to think of
where he could be. If you were a four year old and could go anywhere in the world you
wanted, where would you go? They had searched the bridge, P3 and various places in the
underworld where they thought he might be. Leo was exhausted. He didn't know where else
he was supposed to look. He felt like freaking out, but he had to hold it together. His wife
and future Wyatt was freaking out enough for the whole family. Piper hadn't stopped crying
since they realised Chris was missing. She was just sitting on the couch muttering things like
"this is all my fault" and "anything could have happened to him". She had managed to pull
herself together while they were scrying for Chris but when that didn't work...His future
oldest son was just as upset as his mother. One could clearly see the conflicting emotions in
his eyes. When he knew they were looking at him he would pretend to hold up just fine but
when he thought they weren't looking, his frustration clearly shone through his blue eyes.
Wyatt also had some occasional bursts of anger which was a clear indication that he wasn't
dealing with the situation. His inner turmoil seemed to be clouding his judgement and ability
to think clearly. There was no thought about Wyatt's love for his brother, even though he
would probably deny I if someone asked him. Love was in his son's eyes a weak emotion, but
even he couldn't deny that it was a part of him. After this ordeal, the whole family was going
to need a shrink, Leo thought as he, for what seemed like the thousandth time, went over
were Chris could have possibly gone.
Wyatt was also wrecking his brains about his brother's whereabouts. Where could the little
runt possibly be? They had searched at the bridge and P3. If only the whole Bianca thing
hadn't happened than Chris wouldn't have- Bianca. That's it, Bianca. She and Chris had their
own secret meeting place hadn't they? Where? Wyatt was trying desperately to remember.
Meanwhile, Chris was still in the park. "You've got to be joking!" a demon named Hadrianus
exclaimed. "That's the kid? The one that nearly wiped out our entire clan! That's not
possible, Egidius, you have led us in the wrong direction yet again" Egidiussighed. "I don't
understand, after my calculation that is the one we're looking for." Hadrianus started
muttering insult at his fellow demon before coming to a conclusion. "Oh what the hell, why
not kill the kid and be done with it. One less witch means-" Hadrianus didn't get to finish his
statement. He was interrupted by the sound of orbing. Both demons grinned. This day was
getting better and better. Not only did they get to kill a witch, they got to kill a whitelighter
as well. A whitelighter they could handle, a pissed off older brother they could not. The grin
was quickly wiped off their faces as pure power swept upon them and turned them into ash.
The park. Where else could Chris possibly have gone? Wyatt quickly left leaving his parents
standing like a question mark. He had to at least try. The first thing Wyatt saw when he
arrived at the park was two demons arguing, standing over a little sleeping boy. Wyatt felt as
if his heart stopped. If they touch a hair on his head… The demons where grinning. They had
obviously judged the book by its color. Wasn't that the first rule in their world; to never
judge someone just by looking at them? They were weak and unworthy of his attention, but
they had threatened his brother so they had to pay. Wyatt grinned evilly as he put both
hands in front of him and quickly reduced the demons from self-confident idiots, to ash.
"Jerks" Wyatt muttered as he lifted the sleeping child into his arms. Chris must have really
been exhausted not to have woken up by the screams. Wyatt mused as his little brother
slept with his head on Wyatt's shoulder. He looked so innocent and peaceful. "Sleep well
little brother" Wyatt whispered to the child as he orbed them both off.
Piper felt like she was going to have a mental breakdown. Heck she was already having one.
She cradled a sleeping baby Wyatt in her arms, while she whispered various prayers to God
about bringing Chris back to her. She had really messed up big time. Leo was sitting in a chair
looking utterly miserable, and future Wyatt had disappeared to god knows where. The
sound of orbing startled her. Piper saw her oldest and youngest son materialize in front of
her. The relief she felt in that moment was indescribable. It was funny how she had barely
acknowledged Chris's existence a couple of hours ago and now the need to know where he
was and that he was safe was nearly unbearable. Piper quickly handed baby Wyatt over to
Leo. "Thank God, is he okay? Can I hold him?" she quickly stuttered as she held her hands
out. Wyatt hesitated. The thought of just taking Chris and splitting must have crossed his
mind. "Please" she added when it became apparent that Wyatt wasn't just going to hand
Chris over. It must have been her pleading eyes and voice that did the trick, cause she
suddenly held the sleeping four year old in her hands. She hugged him tightly. He was
safe. Chris was safe. Her son was safe.
"Hey baby, how are you feeling" Piper asked Chris when he woke up. He was confused yet
happy to be home again. His mother didn't seem mad anymore. "I'm sorry I made you mad
mommy" Chris said. The statement broke Piper's heart. "You didn't make me mad Chris, and
you don't have to be sorry for anything. Mommy's the one who's sorry" Piper held her son a
bit tighter. Chris didn't understand. "Why are you sorry mommy?" he asked. "Mommy's
going to tell you when you get older okay sweetheart. Just know that mommy loves you very
much" tears where streaming down Piper's face. She was unable to control them. "I love you
too mommy" Chris said and snuggled deeper into her chest. Wyatt approached them and
gently removed the child from her arms. She didn't protest. Chris was his brother after all.
"Hey Chrissy. How are you feeling?" "Okay" Chris replied. The blond man didn't look like
Wyatt but somehow he knew it had to be him. Wyatt felt relief wash trough him. It was a
feeling all 3 adults in the room had experienced. A calmness settled in them, happy the
youngest member of the Halliwell family was alive and well. Wyatt started bouncing Chris up
and down. The four year old giggled in response, but after a couple of minutes he started
yawning. All the confusion and excitement was too much for the kid even though he had just
woken up. Wyatt stopped the bouncing and Chris quickly settled down in his arms.
"You have to turn him back Wyatt". The silence that had yet again filled the attic was
interrupted by a very tiered Leo. Wyatt chuckled and stroked Chris's hair.
"Why Leo, I like him this way, don't you?" Leo smiled softly.
"Of course I do, but your brother is 21 not 4, and we just spent the whole afternoon looking
for him and worried about him because he can't take care of himself. I think it would be
better for everyone if you just turned him back".
"Sure, but you should know that he is a lot easier to handle as a four year old" Wyatt said.
"Do we need to turn him back tonight?" Piper asked as she finally managed to tear her eyes
away from her beautiful child.
"We can't keep him this way Piper. Why don't you two work on a spell while I put baby
Wyatt to bed?" Leo said as he walked out of the attic.
"Fine" Wyatt pouted "let's bring back the stubborn brat" "
Wyatt" Piper scolded "do not talk that way about your brother, now let's do what your
father said and work on the potion huh".
It was strange how easily they got along, considering the circumstances. They almost
seemed like a normal family.
Chris woke up 30 minutes later. 3 very anxious people were standing over him. His head was
spinning. What was going on? The last thing he remembered were Wyatt acting like an
obnoxious jerk, and now he almost looked worried. Strange. His parents had clearly been
worried. They both exhaled slowly, as if holding their breath, when he opened his eyes.
Wyatt not acting like a scumbag, not usual. Leo not lecturing him, also not usual and Piper
not yelling, that was damn right strange. Wait a minute, Piper looked worried, why was she
worried? No, they didn't tell her! There is no possible way either of them could be stupid
enough to…is that tears in her eyes? Those stupid idiotic morons. All 3 of them were looking
down at him expecting him to say something. When Chris croaked "you told her", it was
obviously not the response they had been hoping for. All of them were at a loss for words, so
they decided to remain silent.
"How could you tell her" Chris tried again. No response.
"What happened, why are you staring at me?". Still no response. Chris was getting annoyed.
This was not how he had pictured his day, but looking through the windows, his day had
obviously flown by seeing as it was now dark outside. Chris got up and slowly started to back
away from the staring speechless people. He didn't get very far. Piper flung herself at him
and clung to his waist. "Chris I'm so sorry" she sobbed. Not knowing what else to do, he
carefully put his arms around her. "It's okay Piper" Chris tried gently. That only caused her to
sob even more. Luckily Wyatt chose to break in. "Ready to go yet little brother?" "You still
on that kick? I told you I'm not leaving until you're saved!" Chris stubbornly replied. Wyatt
groaned. "I don't need saving Chris. Nothing turned me. Now I have had it with your bullshit
so come on." Wyatt lent forward, attempting to grab his arm, but as Chris released his
mother, he easily dodged him. "If nothing turned you, then you don't mind me staying for a
couple of more weeks do you?" Chris retorted. Wyatt shook his head, clearly amused.
"Fine". Chris staggered backwards, barely managing not to fall. Of all the answers he had
expected, that was not one of them.
Leo laughed at Chris's expression. The shock and confusion shone through his eyes. The
laugh disappeared though when Chris yet again tried to leave. Hadn't the boy caused them
enough worries for one day? Leo already felt his hair going grey and the kid wasn't even
born yet. "Where do you think you're going" he heard himself say. "You know what they say
Leo, demons never sleep, so I got to go" Chris replied with a smile before attempting to orb
out. This time it was Leo who attempted to grab his arm and he succeeded. "You are not
going anywhere except downstairs to eat or sleep." Chris ignored what was clearly an order.
"I'm sorry Leo, I have to-"Leo interrupted him. The nerve that boy had was incredible. If he
was this stubborn at 21, he must have been one hell of a teenager. "Though shit" Leo
growled " You're still not going. Wyatt, do you mind looking after your brother?"
Chris blanched. This was a day of surprises. His father pretended to care about him. If he did
then why the hell would he ask Wyatt to look after him and besides he wasn't a kid. He
didn't need looking after. The whole situation was plain weird. "What the hell happened?
Have you all lost your fucking minds? This-"Chris never got to finish his rant because Wyatt
forcefully dragged him from the room leaving their parents to finally breathe. "That's our
boy huh?" Piper said as her husband leaned in to hug her. "That's our boy" he stated. Piper
smiled. " We're going to have another baby" her husband kissed her passionately. "We're
going to have another baby" Leo said as he seductively led her to their bedroom.
Authors note: sorry about the wait. i know chris has been missing form my fiction a bit, but he's on his way back, pinky promise:) next chapter: unexpected twist involving chris that may not be so unexpected after all. you just have to wait and see. i'll try to update soon. tell me what you think:)