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Chapter 6

Chris' Point of View

"I attempted suicide" I replied my voice avoided of any emotions. Actually it was the best thing I ever said aloud. I wasn't sadistic or something it was just the fact that the weight was lifted from my shoulders. They wanted and needed to know what they did. I heard a sharp breath take from Piper. I didn't care. It was her fault.

"No! You didn't! I know you! You are my son." She shook her head in denial. "My child would never do such a thing!"

"Well, I did. And no matter what you think it did happen and no one can change it. So live with it as I'm doing!" I cried with annoyance. 'She doesn't know even the half of it' I thought bitterly.

"Why?" Leo whispered. I turned to him. To tell the truth I had never seen him that broken. He looked like he lost part of himself. But I didn't understand why he was this way. He never really took notice of me, so why he looked so hurt.

"And that I suggest you figure out by yourself. I still have too livid memories of that day."

"Chris, wh-who saved you?" my older brother stuttered. Glancing at him I looked at the man who accepted the fact of his screw up and tried to do everything in his power to change if not the past but at least the future. I looked at the man who was determinant correct his mistakes.

"There are people, outside this family, I love and care about. People who would give everything just to hear my laugh. They helped me. They provided me with qualified help. And they were by my side from the fist step to the last one."

"People you celebrated your birthday with." Wyatt stated.

"Yes. They are. They led me through the darkest days of my life and believe me it wasn't just the suicide there are a lot more secrets in my past." I felt the anger went away and I was just tired and wanted to be hugged by my real family and said that everything was going to be great. And somehow I would believe their words.

"Chris, I am your mother. I know I'm not a good one. But please give me the chance. Please let me… no us be your family." Piper said for the first time in couple of minutes. I could see the tears that were falling down her face and I almost believe her. But something in her voice was telling me that she wanted just to get rid of her guilt. And that what I couldn't let happen. I wouldn't let her escape that easily from what she'd done.

"I'm sorry I can't. I already have a family. I don't need you as my family and you will never be better than them. I do have an exceptional elder brother, annoying big sisters, demanding parents. But they know me and love me as their own brother and son. They sacrificed a lot for me and never –ever asked anything in exchange. They were simply there when they were needed." I said looking Piper in the eyes. I wanted to finish it as fast as possible and I decided to tell them one thing that the Elders had to know. The one thing that could do worse or better I didn't know.

"I know, Leo that the Elders are expecting the revision. Some neutrals, right?" Leo nodded looking confused. "The neutrals are my family. They taught me magic and they helped my with my power problems. So I advise you pay close attention to the use of magic. Because not every elder is using the good magic for good purposes. They know it. But they want you to know it as well. And they will expect your reports on it."

"Why do you help me with it?" Leo obviously hadn't waited for that coming.

"I, may be, do not consider you as my parents, but that doesn't mean Paul and Wyatt see you the same way. So I don't want them to loose their parent. So follow my advice and help yourself before it's too late." I sighed. I knew that I shouldn't have told that, but I just couldn't let Leo being recycled of his mistakes raising me, he still was the best father to my brothers.

"Loose a parent?"Piper screamed on the verge of hysteria. I flinched at her shill and took a step back. There was a pure fury in her eyes and from the previous experience I suspected her lashing out on me. And I was right.

"Don't you ever say that. You're always making our life difficult. And how can I believe that you really hurt with our behavior. You're just trying to accuse us. You…" She shouted until she understood what she said and clapped her hand over the mouth. I felt how my stomach fell. I hoped that she finally saw her errors and now I was proved wrong. I clenched my hands.

"Mum! He never meant anything by it! He just wanted to warn him." Wyatt was furious. His hands were in fists, his jaw clenched tightly. "Now I'm not surprised why he turned to other people!" Hatred filled his eyes. "And I think that's how thing always were."

Piper was crying again. She definitely was shocked with her own word. But I couldn't care less than now. She pushed it over the edge. I looked around the room, at each member of the Halliwell family and turned to the door. Now was the end of the Piper Halliwell's family. Now was the beginning of the new chapter of all our lives. For me there was a good start with my family, for them… I really didn't know. But I thought they knew that I was leaving and most certainly never coming back.

"Chris, wait!" Paul exclaimed, he was silent during the fight. "Promise me that you'll be happy. Happier than here." He said in a small voice. I looked at him over the shoulder and gave him a smile, the last one. I could see Wyatt trying to find word to stop me, but Paul laid a hand on his arm and smiled sadly at me in return. He knew that I wasn't coming back. And he was letting me go for my happy life. And I did. I came to the door, took the hold, opened the door and orbed out, to my family.