Here is the latest update. Chris and Leo left the tribunal and our now about to face their family back at the manor. I do not own Charmed.
Chris and Leo appeared in the attic, where it seemed everyone was awaiting them, even Wyatt. Several sets of eyes stared at them in wonder.
"Well?" Piper asked.
"Well, they didn't erase me." Chris said.
Piper heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good, but where did they take you?" She asked.
"They probably took him to the Tribunal." Wyatt answered from behind everyone. He had been to the Tribunal once. Before they could even think about deciding his fate, Wyatt had vanquished each Elder and Demon that were there.
"How do you know about..." Leo wanted to ask Wyatt.
Chris stopped him. "That's exactly where they took me." He replied. "They wanted to erase me, but..." He trailed off. He wasn't sure he wanted to tell them anything about the Angel of Destiny intervening. He wasn't even sure he understood why she was intervening or what she was even speaking about.
Leo saw his hesitance. "But, they decided not to." He finished for Chris.
Piper, Phoebe, and Paige eyed each other and then Leo with curiosity, assuming he was keeping something from them or that he was helping Chris keep something from them.
Chris gave Leo a look of appreciation. "They're going to fix things and erase the demons, but I get to stay." He added in.
"So, they're going to erase evidence of that video?" Phoebe asked. "Paige and I saw it playing on three different stations."
Chris shrugged his shoulders. "I guess. I hope." He said.
"How stupid could you be to invoke the wrath of The Cleaners?" Wyatt snarled. "They should have erased your sorry ass." Before Chris could argue with him or anyone else could argue, his black orbs carried him out of the attic.
Chris didn't know how to react to Wyatt's last words. In fact, they had left him speechless. Since Wyatt had been in the past, he hadn't really done any of the normal things he would have done in the future. He had only threatened him a few times, though mostly he just claimed he didn't want Chris to get himself killed. Now it seemed as if Wyatt didn't care if he got himself killed.
"What is wrong with that boy?" Paige asked.
"I just can't believe he's my Grandson." Victor said from the couch.
"I can't believe he's MY son." Piper replied.
"Our son." Leo corrected her. Piper rolled her eyes.
"So what happened with the all the teenage drama?" Victor asked Phoebe. Last he had heard was that she had stolen a police car and was on the loose in the city.
Chris joined his Grandfather on the couch and listened as Phoebe explained to him, Piper, and Leo what had happened. She explained stealing the cop car and breaking Rick out of jail. Then, she explained how Chris and Paige subdued Rick and helped her with a spell to erase their memories of her open use of magic. "We then called the cops and Rick was arrested. They don't know how he managed to break out and he doesn't really remember how it happened either." She finished.
"Well that's good." Leo replied. "We don't need to deal with The Cleaners twice in one day"
"That's for sure." Piper chimed in.
Victor rose from the couch. "Well, as much as I like dealing with magic and demons, I think I'm going to head home." He informed everyone, though he was partially being sarcastic.
"You mean you don't want to stay and wait for the next demon attack?" Phoebe asked jokingly.
"I think I've had enough activity for one day." He replied.
Piper smiled and started walking towards him. "I'll walk you out. I can check Wyatt on the way." She was referring to little Wyatt. He had been put to bed some time ago and she wanted to make sure he was sleeping peacefully.
"Well, I'm off to bed." Paige said. She followed Piper and Victor.
Phoebe headed off too. "Same here."
Not a moment later, Leo and Chris were left alone in the attic. Neither one was really sure what to say to the other. Leo parted his lips, seemingly ready to say something, anything. Words didn't escape them though.
Chris took it upon himself to speak instead, to break the awkward silence. "Why did you come after me?" He asked him.
"What do you mean?" Leo asked back. "You're my son Chris. That's why I came after you."
"But you put your own neck on the line trying to get to me." Chris said. "You forced an Elder to help you get to the Tribunal. You could get in trouble for that."
"Chris, I don't know what kind of person I turn into in the future. What I do know right now, is that you're my son and I would do anything for you." He replied. As much as Chris wanted to doubt Leo and continue hating him for future wrongs, he could tell that he meant every word he was speaking to him. "I don't care about consequences. What I care about is you and the rest of my family."
Chris smiled at his father, which was something he hardly did in the future. "Thanks, Dad." He said, though he almost seemed hesitant to call him dad. He didn't regret saying it though.
Leo didn't question his hesitancy. He smiled back. "Your welcome, son." He and Chris hugged once more before Leo decided to head downstairs. Chris seemed tired and he wanted to let his son get some rest and technically, the attic was serving as his bedroom. "I'll see you in the morning ok, good night."
"Yeah, night." Chris replied. He was tired and he knew it must have shown. He went to the couch, pulling his blankets and pillow out from behind it. He took his shoes off and laid down, shifting from one side to the other, trying to get comfortable. Piper had given him the option of the couch or an air mattress in Wyatt's room. Even though an air mattress may have been more comfortable, he had chosen the couch. He hadn't expected Piper to go out and buy an air mattress anyways. Right now, he was wishing he had chosen the air mattress.
Despite being tired, he couldn't force the much needed sleep. Since he had been staying in the manor and since he had stopped most of his lies, he had been sleeping quite well compared to how he had slept or hadn't slept in the future. The weight of the world was like a crushing force on his shoulders in the future. He felt it drag with him wherever he went and most nights, it kept him from sleep. Since he had been staying with his family, that weight didn't seem to be quite as heavy as it used to and he had slept somewhat peacefully in the attic of the manor. This night was different though.
His mind raced, thinking about anything, everything. He thought about Bianca and how much he loved her. He thought about how things might be if he succeeded in saving Wyatt. Would he still even know Bianca in the new future? Would his father be there for him in the new future? What would Wyatt be like in the future? He tried to picture what Wyatt would look like. Maybe his hair would be shorter, like it had been when they were in high school. Maybe Wyatt would be a teacher in the future, a history teacher. That always was his favorite subject in school. Maybe he and Wyatt would be close in the future. Maybe they would hang out on weekends and do whatever it was normal brothers did together. He wasn't even sure what it was that normal brothers did together.
Chris had no idea how long his thoughts were carrying on, but it seemed as though he had laid for hours thinking of the future. Finally, his eyes were slowly starting to drift close every now and again. His thoughts started to slip away from him and sleep was taking over.
The next morning, Chris awoke to the sound of someone's car horn flaring violently in the street. He hadn't a clue as to what was going on. Maybe there had been an accident or something. He sighed and pushed the covers from his body. He climbed off the couch and went to one of the windows in the attic. From what he could tell, it seemed a neighbor had nearly backed into another car that was driving by. It was clearly nothing that concerned him.
Chris made his way to the stairs and headed for the kitchen, checking rooms on the way for his Aunts or Mother. They didn't seem to be home. Wyatt was in a playpen in the conservatory, so he assumed that someone had to be home though. He heard a noise in the kitchen and found Leo mixing some kind of breakfast for Wyatt.
"Hey." He said to his father.
Leo placed the bowl he had been fixing on the counter near Wyatt's highchair. "I was just about to come and wake you actually." He replied. He had an eery look on his face, a look that made Chris curious.
"Is something wrong?" Chris asked curiously.
Leo walked passed Chris, heading out of the kitchen. "Well, I need you to watch Wyatt." He didn't give Chris a chance to argue, as he went through the dining room into the conservatory and out of view.
"Wait, what?" Chris wasn't sure he had heard right. He tore after Leo. "You want me to watch Wyatt?"
Leo picked Wyatt up from the play pen. "Hey, buddy. Your brother is going to feed you this morning." Wyatt was too young to understand Leo, but he let out a laugh and a smile. Leo didn't know why the boy was so cheerful that morning.
"No, no. I can't feed him. I can't watch him." Chris argued. He didn't know the first thing about watching a toddler of Wyatt's age.
"You're the only one that can watch him right now. The Elders have called a meeting with me to discuss what I did yesterday." Leo explained. He was walking back to the kitchen. He stopped and turned back to him. "Chris, I threatened another Elder. They aren't just going to let me get away with it."
"What are they going to do to you?" Chris asked curiously. He hadn't remembered the last time he had been so worried about his father and right now, he was beyond worried. He wasn't sure the extent of Leo's threat to whatever Elder, but his thoughts ventured into things that he prayed wouldn't happen. What if they took away Leo's powers? That wouldn't be so bad, but what if they tried to recycle his soul? No, that couldn't happen. He wouldn't let that happen to his father.
"I don't know yet, Chris." Leo replied. He finished his way to the kitchen, setting Wyatt in his high chair.
"Well, where's Piper?" He asked. Why couldn't she watch Wyatt?
"She had an emergency at the club, but she shouldn't be too long." Leo answered. He tilted his head slightly, almost as if he were hearing something. "They're calling me again. I gotta go."
"Wait, but..." Chris' argues went ignored as Leo orbed away. Little Wyatt stared at him with his big brown eyes, his smile fading. His hand reached towards the bowl of food on the counter and it orbed to the tray on his highchair. His hand moved to reach into the bowl and Chris panicked. "No, Wyatt." He grabbed the bowl before his brother's hand could reach into what looked like some kind of oatmeal.
Wyatt made a fuss, but Chris ignored it. He rummaged through a drawer nearby, grabbing a spoon for Wyatt. He pulled a chair over to Wyatt and sat. He reached a spoonful of food to Wyatt and Wyatt ate it happily. "This isn't so bad." Chris thought to himself. He relaxed a little and set the bowl on the tray as he fed Wyatt. After a minute or so, that was proving to be a huge mistake. Wyatt's hands quickly went into the oatmeal. "No." Chris grabbed at the bowl, as Wyatt started laughing. His hands flung around wildly, sending oatmeal in all directions.
Chris placed the bowl on the counter and reached for some paper towels. He wiped the oatmeal from his own face before focusing on Wyatt. Little Wyatt had started to rub his hands in his hair, coating a few strands with chunks of oatmeal. "No, Wyatt." Chris cried in frustration. He removed him from his now messy high chair and set him on the chair he had been using, watching closely so his brother did not fall. He started wiping the oatmeal from Wyatt's hands and then his little face, before focusing on the hair. Wyatt sat contently, smiling at Chris. He couldn't help but to smile back.
"Come on Wyatt." Chris said softly, as he picked his brother up from the chair. He carried little Wyatt to the conservatory and laid out a blanket on the floor. He pulled some toys out of Wyatt's play pen and set them on the blanket with Wyatt. He sat next to Wyatt, helping him with some toy blocks. "I guess they haven't started your Lego collection yet." When he and Wyatt were younger, they had two huge tubs of Legos to split between each other and they used to build for hours with them.
The front door opened and Chris heard someone walking in the foyer. "Hello, anyone home?" He heard Piper's voice ask curiously.
"In here." Chris replied.
Piper stepped into the room and smiled at the sight before her. She glanced at Chris and let out a laugh. "Is that oatmeal in your hair?" She asked, taking a step forward to get a closer look.
Chris' hand went up to his hair. "He got it in my hair too?" He asked back. "Wyatt is a menace with food, I don't know how you manage to get any food in him."
"Why were you feeding Wyatt?" She asked curiously. She bent down and sat next to Little Wyatt, giving him a hug.
"Leo had an issue with the Elders." He answered.
Of course, Piper immediately became worried. "What issue? What happened?" She seemed to demand.
"He didn't tell you?" Chris asked. The look on Piper's face told him that Leo hadn't said a thing to her. "He threatened an Elder yesterday, so he could get to me at the Tribunal. Only a few beings know how to get to the Tribunal and Leo forced it out of an Elder who obviously had a way to get there."
"Well, what are they going to do to him? They can't take him away from us." Piper replied quite frantically. When Chris first came to the past, she and Leo had been split apart for a while. Part of her blamed Chris for that, but she understood that he needed to make way for him to become their white lighter so that he could protect them. It hadn't really been his plan to split up his own parents, though that didn't necessarily excuse what he did. Over the last few months, her and Leo had been together as a family again. He was intent on being their for her and for both of his boys, despite his Elder duties. "Why do they keep putting us through all this crap? How many times do I have to lose him?"
"You're not going to lose him." Chris tried to assure her.
"You don't know that." She retorted.
Chris sighed. There was never any reasoning with his mother. He was the same way. "Ok, why don't I just orb up there and see what's going on?" He suggested to her.
Piper shot to her feet. "You're taking me with you than." She claimed.
Chris glanced at little Wyatt. "Someone needs to stay with Wyatt." He replied.
Piper smiled, reaching down for the little guy. "You're absolutely right." She said calmly. "You go, but I want some answers as fast as you can get them."
Orbs engulfed Chris as he focused on the heavens. When he reformed, he was greeted by one of the Elders.
"We were wondering when you would show up." The Elder, Sandra, said to him.
Chris looked around confused. His eyes searched for his father, but did not see him. "Where's Leo?" He demanded her to answer. "What are you doing to him?"
"He lashed out, he forced things from me that he shouldn't have." She answered. "For that, he must be punished."
"Punished how?" He wondered and then thought. "Please be ok, Dad"
"I'm not sure I can answer that, but it's come to our attention that he never really wanted to be an Elder." She replied to him. "In fact, I believe you had something to do with that."
"What does that have to do with anything?" He then wondered.
"Leo just wants to be a husband, a father." She explained. "He has told us that. He's also sorry for forcing information from me, though he knows it doesn't excuse what he's done. He only wanted to protect his child, to protect you."
"Ok, but I already know why he did it." Chris replied. All Chris wanted to know was what his father's punishment would be and she was telling him everything but that.
Sandra could see the frustration forming in Chris' green eyes and explained further. "We've decided that if it's a husband and father he's wanted to be, than that's what he'll be."
"I don't understand." Chris stammered, his frustration turning into confusion.
"You will see in time. Your father will be home soon." She replied and turned away from him, heading towards a group of white lighters.
Sorry this chapter was kind of short. So, Leo is in a little trouble with the Elders. Don't worry though, his punishment won't be too severe. I won't take him away from his family. You'll find out what happens to him in the next update. I loved writing the moments between Chris and little Wyatt. I hoped you guys liked them. Please comment and let me know what you think.