Star Mage1: He didn't want for his parents to know about it that's why he still attended it. To back up his story

Chapter 3

Piper's point of view

This morning I got up early, well I always did, but today I got up an hour earlier than usual and didn't know why. I had that feeling that today would be a hard and emotional day. When I went to the kitchen I tried to get rid of this feeling and I almost did.

"Piper, what are you doing up so early? It's not even 6.30." Leo asked and he walked through the kitchen door. He came to me and hugged from behind. I sighed and turned to face him. I didn't know how to explain it to him, that's why I kept silence and just hugged him back. Leo noticed that something was bothering me and let me go.

"What's the matter, Piper? You never that quiet in the morning especially when we're alone and kids are still sleeping."

"I don't know, Leo. Just something is not right. I don't know what, but I know that today gonna be a very hard day. Yesterday I got a call from school Chris is skipping lessons again. And what is strange they say that his grades are high." I started slicing the bread again.

"Piper, I'll talk to him, I promise. I just don't have time for that just yet. We need to prepare Wyatt and give him enough knowledge of how the world is going. And we have a checking by the neutral right now so I have my hands full." I raised a eyebrow. I've never heard about neutral thing that was something new.

"Neutral? What is it?"

"They are actually beings that keep the balance of good and evil; of past, present and future; of four elements and of different dimensions and so on. Well, they have a lot more power than any of us. And they are who make rules in the first place." Leo explained taking his cup from the cupboard and making coffee. "And I'm sure that Angels of Death and Destiny are their creation. That's why elders don't have control over them."

"Why are they not mentioned in the Book? I think that our family had to meet them, if they as powerful as you say."

"That's the thing. They stay in the shadow most of the time. And I know only a few occasions when they interfered. One of them was Holy Inquisition and the other one was World War II."

" Mmm. Ok. But Leo, I want you to find time to talk to our second born. He's out of control. He doesn't listen to me and your constant absence isn't helping. I am, maybe, not having time for Chris but I still find a minute to…"

"Yell at him…" Wyatt finished for me coming into the kitchen and starting making a sandwich. "Good morning, mum, dad. And mum, you obviously just shouting at him and not talking. So I'm not surprised that he isn't listening to anything you say. But don't worry he's just rebelling I did that to. So just let him be."

" May be you're right, honey." I said thoughtfully.

And than the morning came the same way as it always did. Ten minutes later Paul showed up in extremely good mood telling everybody how he was going to spend his free time after the training. A couple minutes later Leo and Wyatt orbed 'up there'. Chris was the last one to come down as usual. But I tried not to make a big deal of it. But I said that I know about his skipping and warned him not to do it again. But I think he didn't listen to me.

When everyone left to do their business I began to get ready to go to the club and after that I needed to go to my restaurant. I had my head full of many small but relevant things that I needed to for re-opening of the club, after it was closed because of the fire. And I forgot about the strange feeling which I had in the morning. I looked through all accounting books and checked every detail in the club, called the agent to find out if the band was still playing at P3 tonight. Than I went to the restaurant and made sure that they get the delivery and decided that I had to go home and see what was going on there. Sometimes I thought I was a little control freak as you wish because I wanted everything the way I wanted.

As soon as I made it to the door I heard the phone calling, I looked at the time. It was half past three. And I knew that was from Chris school. He still didn't listen to me and skipped the classes. 'How I'm tired of his behavior. Why can't he be like Wyatt and Paul?' I thought. But I guessed that having two perfect children was more than enough. Other wise the life wasn't so interesting. I picked the phone.

"Hello."

"Good afternoon, Mrs Halliwell. It's school consular, Ms Norris."

"Good afternoon Ms Norris. Let me guess, Chris skipped his lessons again, right?"

"I'm sorry but yes. I know that it may be not my business, but is everything alright at home?"

"Why would do ask that? And yes."

"You see, I saw such behavior as Chris' before and most of the time it was kid's desire to get attention from their parents. I know that you have three kids, Mrs Halliwell, and I'm not accusing you of neglect, but are you paying the same amount attention to Chris as to your other kids?"

"Yes, you're right, it's none of your business. And for you to know I love my children equally. And I will have a talk with him. Thank you for notifying me. Good bye." I ended the call angrily. Nobody had right to say that I was not paying attention to my kids even if it was a school consular. But suddenly the bad feeling went back as if Ms Norris' words provoked it.

I waited for Leo and Wyatt to be back and at the same time I prepared dinner for the family. Today Phoebe and Paige would come with their families and there would be lots of people. And after dinner Leo and I would talk to him and try and find the reason of his attitude. When they came home I told Leo of my conversation with the school consular. At the same time I sent Wyatt to pick up Paul from the training, while we with Leo decided on the tactic of talking to our middle son. When Chris wasn't back by six o'clock, we came to the decision of calling him and we both knew that he couldn't just ignore it. So we called. For good fifteen minutes he didn't come and Leo even began sensing for him, he orbed in. We didn't have time to tell him a thing. Phoebe and Paige with families appeared.

They said hello. Phoebe's girls started chatting with Paige's twins about upcoming party they all would go and what they wanted to wear then. Leo greeted Coop and Henry and they discussed something about mechanics. My sisters come straight to their nephews hugged them, asked them how was their day. But all this time Chris stayed aside and I guessed nobody even noticed, well expect for me. My sisters didn't even say hi to him. His cousins were all smiles to Wy and Paul but they didn't glance at Chris. My sisters started talking to me, and the feeling that I had all day intensified. That very moment I understood that no matter what happen it would have something to do with Chris. I remembered my conversation with Ms Norris. 'May be she IS right, after all'.