As soon and Paige, Phoebe and Chris disappeared from sight Leo fell into the closet couch.

"Piper, I..." began Leo, but there were not words. Not words could describe what he was currently feeling. No words could begin to describe what was going on in his head.

"I know." smiled Piper. She wasn't quite suer why she wasn't yelling at him, or telling him its all his fault, or taking out her frustrations on him. After all this was al his fault, wasn't it? But the look on his face told Piper not mater what she said or shouted at him right now could not make him feel worse then what he already did.

"What have i done?" asked Leo to no one in particular.

"We'll fix it. You'll fix it. He is our baby boy after all. Wow that sounds weird. Never in a million years would i have predicted this."

"Ha" laughed Leo, "Your telling me! I just don't understand why. Why did he do what he did? Why make me become an elder? Why send me to Valhalla? Why take me away from my family, from him? Am i that bad of a father in the future he didn't want me around? That he had to go to the lengths he did to keep me away from him?" There were a lot more question then answer at this point.

Taking his hands in hers Piper said softly, "Im sure Chris will be able to answer all those questions, but right now he needs his rest. He needs us."

"Yeah, he does. And that exactly who he is going to get." smiled Leo.

Upstairs in Pipers room

It was the next day before Chris made any sign of coming back to the land of the conscious. Paige and Phoebe had gone to sleep in the early hours of the morning, taking Wyatt with them so the little boy did not disturb Chris throughout the night. Leo had fallen asleep in the chairs facing the bed and Piper was asleep curled up on the couch in their bedroom. Chris was the first to wake up. How did i get here? Whats going on? Whats happened? Oh my god, what did i do? Why are Piper and Leo asleep in the room with me, better yet why am i in Pipers room?! Im so hot... why am i so hot? The memories of yesterday's event started rushing back to his mind andChris began to panic, his breathing increased and he slowly began to struggle out of the bed. At first his plan was to sneak past Piper and Leo, and somehow make it to p3. He did not trust himself orbing right now as he was positive he would not make it there. He was half way out of bed when a wave of sickness ran through his body and he got up an ran towards the bathroom, this of course woke Piper and Leo right up.

"Chris?" asked Piper worriedly as she saw Chris run for the bathroom. Puking sounds could soon be heard coming form inside the bathroom. Chris was definitely not doing good. A few minutes later he reappeared standing in the doorway of the bathroom.

"Sorry" sighed Chris, with his head down looking at the floor. "Im sorry, i'll just be going now."

"Hold it right there mister." said Piper, with a voice only a mother could muster. "Where do you think your going? Because as far as i know you are marching yourself right back to bed until your better."

"Piper? Please, just let me go. This will be better if we all just forgot about everything and go on with our lives. I'll stay out of your way and do what i came here to do and thats it." said Chris, barely being able to hold himself up, having to use the doorframe for support. Leo saw this and seconds before Chris's legs gave in on him Leo was able to catch him and guided him back to the bed. After a few minutes Chris's breathing was getting under control and his was able to open his eyes without the world spinning off its axis.

"You okay?" asked Leo.

"Im sorry." was Chris's only response, tears began to form in his eyes. "Im sorry for everything. Im sorry for sending you to Valhalla. Im sorry for taking you away from your family. Im sorry for being such a failure." Tears were now free falling down Chris's face.

"Oh honey." Piper could not longer stand there watching her son have a breakdown. He was on the bed in seconds, pulling her 'youngest' son into a tight hug. "We know your sorry and we know you did what you did for a reason. We just want to know why?"

"Because i had to. Leo had to become an Elder to make room for me as your whitelighter, but he needed to be gone right away. If he just became an Elder he would be watching over me, watching over my every move and i needed that time with you to gain your trust before i could bring Leo back. I had a mission to do and i wasn't going to let anyone get in my way." said Chris looking shamefully down at his hands .

"Chris, i'm your father. Don't you trust me? Do you hate me that much in the future that you couldn't have just come to me for help?"

"Its not like that. Its you who doesn't trust me. You who hates me. You who was always there for Wyatt, Mom and half the world. You who was never there for me." With each word Chris became more and more angry. He knew he had to keep his temper down, he was sick and getting into a shouting match with his father right now wouldn't help matters. He took a few deep breaths before he continued on. "Im sorry. It doesn't matter now i guess. Nothing does."

"Why do you say that?" asked Piper.

"Piper your-"

"Its mom thank you mister."

With a half-smile he continued "Mom... You weren't supposed to know about me. You weren't supposed to ever find out. Now you know you and Leo will never...you know... and i wont be born. This is all for nothing."

"Christopher Perry Halliwell! Dont you ever let me her something like that come out of your mouth again do you hear me?!" shouted Piper

Chris was taken back on his mothers response. He expected no reactions or maybe if he was lucky a quiet disagreement and make themselves feel better, but he never expected that.

"Chris you are my son. The good, the bad and the ugly. The fact that you had to hide all of that, all of this from me makes you being here and in our lives that much more important. We have a future to work on together, one that will be better than the one you come from. That i promise." Chris had never heard more honest or truthful words come from his fathers mouth before in his life. He just hoped they were true. "You are our son and we love you no matter what."

Piper and Leo both came in to embrace their little boy for the first time as a family. One that they would work together as to make a better future for both their sons.