Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed.
Summary: So many secrets, manipulations and half-truths. Christopher Perry's life in the past suffer many changes after Piper throws him out of the Manor. AU of season six. Chris revelation story.
IMPORTANT NOTE: this is an AU of season six. I took the liberty to play with the order of the episodes and other things. For example, 'Sword in the City' and 'Chris-Crossed' hasn't happened yet. Piper and Leo are separated but not divorced. Paige and Phoebe are living in the manor. The family doesn't know that he is half witch half whitelighter. Piper isn't dating Greg or any other guy. The story will start after 'Prince Charmed', but Chris hasn't told them about Wyatt being evil. Piper threw him out of the house because he tried to convince them to bind Wyatt's powers and the chaos of the birthday and all that.
AN: Thanks for the reviews. Here's the third chapter, I hope you like it.
This chapter was beta'ed by the always wonderful Evil Amplified.
Chapter 3
*Thursday morning. December 11th, 2003*
Chris orbed quietly into the manor, he blocked himself off so neither Paige nor Leo would sense him. While he laid in bed last night, he had an epiphany about another lead, so he needed to check the Markou clan in the book. He really didn't think that the Markou clan would be powerful enough to pull off Wyatt's kidnapping in eleven months or so, but he couldn't brush them off either.
He entered the attic careful of not making a sound, then he closed his eyes and confirmed the sisters and Leo's presence in the house. All of them plus Wyatt were in the kitchen, probably having breakfast. He let out a breath and walked to the Book of Shadows, intent on finding information about the clan.
Five minutes later, he heard raised voices and realized that the sisters and Leo were having a fight. He tried to brush it off and go back to his reading, but after a couple of minutes he couldn't contain his curiosity.
Chris closed the Book and left the attic. He crept down the stairs quietly and stood a few feet from the kitchen, where he could hear the fight perfectly. They were fighting about him.
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Phoebe rubbed her temples, trying to scare off the upcoming headache. "Piper, I love you, you're my sister, but you're irrational about this."
"Of course I'm not irrational about this!" she nearly shrieked. Wyatt heard his mom and started to whimper in distress.
Leo picked his son and tried to calm him down. "It's ok, buddy, it's ok." Wyatt didn't calm down so Leo orbed him to the nursery, away from the madness.
After Leo left, the sisters continued their fight. "See! Now you're scaring Wyatt!" Piper said while she busied herself with the last preparations of breakfast.
"I'm not the one who is screaming," Phoebe retorted back.
Piper didn't respond for a while, she just finished cooking the eggs and bacon. Then she placed the food on the plates and sat at the table. Both Phoebe and Paige watched her incredulously. Leo chose that moment to orb in and saw the situation. He decided to be out of the fighting line so he sat quietly and started to eat.
"Piper…" started to say the middle sister.
"Stop it, Phoebe! I said I don't want that friggin' whitelighter in my house anymore!"
Phoebe and Paige rounded on Piper. "This is my house too. And Paige's too. And we have told you many times in the last few days that we want to give Chris another chance, and we want him in the house!"
Piper finished her glass of juice and put it back on the table with a lot of force. "Well, that's too bad. I'm the oldest and matriarch of the family. So if I say that Chris won't put a feet in my house, he won't! You and he should feel thankful that I haven't kicked him out of P3. I should do it."
"Why do you hate him so much?" asked Paige quietly, her heart going out to her nephew. She thanked God that the kid wasn't there, so he wouldn't hear his mother's callous words.
"Do you want me to make a list, Paige?" Piper didn't wait for a response. "Fine! I will give you one. First, he comes from the future, refusing to give information about his life or mission in the past. Then, he tricks Leo into becoming an Elder and then sends him to Valhalla. He's the reason of my marriage is a failure. Then he forces us to go on vanquish after vanquish, without a care of our personal lives or needs or wants. He always lies and manipulates. And just last Saturday, he almost convinced us to bind Wyatt's powers and made us fight!"
Paige opened her mouth to give an angry retort, but Phoebe put her hand on her arm and squeezed tightly. "Leave it," she murmured so only Paige could hear her. "She will regret her words sooner or later."
"It's like talking to a wall!" Paige murmured back. "I just want to shake some sense into her!"
Piper raised her gaze and said, "You know, it's rude to murmur that way in front of others." Neither Paige nor Phoebe said anything. "Aren't you going to eat? You're going to be late for work."
"I'll drink some coffee," Phoebe said, glaring angrily at her older sister.
"I'll buy something in the bakery." Paige responded.
"Hey! I made breakfast for everyone!" yelled Piper, mad at her sisters for refusing her food.
"Do whatever you want with it, I don't care," Paige said in a hard and unforgiving tone. With those words, she orbed to her room to prepare for her temp job.
Phoebe walked to the kitchen counter and served herself a cup of coffee, purposely turning her back to Piper. She was too mad with her sister, and she knew that Piper was going to be in a lot of pain when she found out Chris' real identity. She had been trying to make it better for everyone, but Piper was adamant and just plain cold hearted. She just hoped that Piper didn't do anything too horrible to her nephew. She wouldn't accept it.
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Chris rested his back against the wall and closed his eyes. He wanted to cry and punch something, but he would not do it. He should be used to Piper's hard and uncaring words, but he wasn't. Every time she said something hurtful, it cut deeply in his heart.
'This is just Piper, not Mom. This is just Piper, not Mom. Mom would never say those words about you and you know it. She loved you deeply. This is not Mom.' He repeated this mantra a few times until he felt the pain lessen a little.
He was pulled out of his thoughts with the sound of footsteps. He focused on the sound and realized that Phoebe would appear in the hallway at any moment, and right now he didn't want to face anyone. He decided to take the risk and orbed away.
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Piper put the dishes in the sink with more force than necessary, she was really mad at her sisters for defending future boy. She just couldn't understand why they were defending him now. Sure, she had taken a violent dislike of him from the beginning, while her sisters had been more open minded and willing to give him a chance.
But who could blame her for disliking him? She heard a sigh and turned too see Leo, who was staring at her with a wistful expression. She dried her hands and sat in front of him. "What? Are you going to side with my sisters and say that I'm irrational?" she asked in an ironic tone.
Leo sighed again and took Piper's hand. He smiled a little when she didn't pull away. Maybe there was a chance for them yet. "Look, honey, you know I don't like Chris either. It hurt deeply when I had to leave you, Wyatt and your sisters to become an Elder. It angered me a lot that a kid was replacing me as your whitelighter. But… you didn't see him that night, Piper. After you threw him out of the house, I went to see him on the bridge. He looked… for lack of a better word, devastated. Your words really hurt him."
"What are you saying?" she started to ask in a defensive tone. "Are you saying that I should," she wrinkled her nose in distaste. "Apologize to him?"
Leo diverted his eyes and focused on the window. His wife really had a problem with the boy. She really thought that Chris was set to destroy their lives or something. "I don't know, Piper. I really don't know. This subject is complicated. It's just that… your sisters might be right, and we should give him another chance."
Piper stared at him incredulously. She couldn't believe that Leo was willing to give the interloper from the future another chance. Chris had done so many things to hurt him, to hurt her… and she still didn't trust him. What if he wanted to kill them or something? What if he had done something to her sisters? That would certainly explain Phoebe and Paige's change of heart.
She decided to keep silent and not touch the subject anymore, at least for the time being. She'd keep a close eye on her sisters and see if something was amiss.
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*Friday night. December 12th, 2003*
Chris appeared in the private bathroom of P3 and took off his clothes. A minute later he was in the shower and washing off the dirt and grime he had got into in the Underworld. He had been on a demon killing spree since the morning before, after he had heard Piper's uncaring words.
His recent activities had calmed him somewhat, but now he felt kind of nervous. He couldn't fight the feeling that he was being watched. Maybe his paranoia was getting worse by the minute.
A few minutes later he got out of the shower and dried himself. Then he got on a fresh pair of clothes and combed his wet hair. After that he orbed to the back room, where he could feel the presence of his two aunts. They'd kept their part of the bargain and were waiting for their 'date'. He smiled softly in greeting and the girls scowled at him.
Paige stood up and put her hands on her hips, then tapped her feet and frowned at him. "Where have you been, mister? It's almost 11 pm; we've been waiting for you for ages!"
Chris raised his arms in mock protest. "I'm sorry, ok? I got delayed in the underworld. But now I'm here so you can chill out."
"We were worried! We didn't know were you were, or if you were alive or dead. And would you quit that annoying habit of blocking us?" Phoebe said in a rush, much to the amusement of her nephew.
"Well, thanks for worrying about me, but I can take care of myself. I'm twenty two years old, an adult. And no, I won't quit 'my annoying habit of blocking you'. I like my privacy."
"Have you been in the underworld this entire time?" asked Paige worriedly.
Chris rolled his eyes in a long suffering manner. "If you must know, I have been in the underworld since Thursday morning. I went to the manor to check something in the Book and then went to the underworld."
Phoebe closed her eyes. "That was you." She murmured sadly.
"What?" Paige asked confused.
Phoebe didn't pay attention to her sister. She walked to her nephew and touched his cheek. She smiled softly when he didn't pull away. "You heard our fight, right? And then you orbed away. I heard the sound of orbing, but didn't want to believe that it was you," she finished sadly.
Chris lowered his eyes and answered in a quiet tone. "Yeah, it was me." He raised his eyes and saw that both girls were prepared to go into comforting mode. "No, it's ok. Really."
"Chris…" Paige started to say in a disbelieving tone.
"It's ok. I'm used to her words." Phoebe was surprised to realize that she was already starting to know his expressions. Now she could see that he was half lying. "As I said before, she's not my mother, so she can say whatever she wants."
Paige refused to let go of the subject. "Honey, we know you're lying."
"Paige, please! I don't want to talk about her, ok?" he pleaded with big sad green eyes and she melted.
"Ok honey. I'm sorry." She took a pause and Phoebe took Chris to the chair. Chris stared at them with confused eyes. Paige walked to the corner and pulled a plate from the night table. "Did you eat?"
"Err… no," he said lamely.
Paige smiled broadly. "Well, we will start our 'date' with your dinner. Homemade casserole!"
Chris raised an eyebrow. "Did you make it?" he asked sceptically. She mouthed the word 'no'. Chris turned to Phoebe. "And you?"
"No. I don't like to cook."
Chris sighed and for a moment thought about refusing Piper's casserole. It was obvious that it was her food. Then his stomach grumbled and he decided to swallow his pride and stretched his arm to grab the plate.
Paige smiled at the gesture and gave him the dish, which he started eating promptly. Thank God for little spells to keep the dish at a warm temperature. Both sisters watched him fondly while he ate. The way he savoured each bite, it was obvious that it had been a long while since he enjoyed homemade food.
A few minutes later he finished his dish and felt much better. It had been delicious. Paige took the plate from his hand and he smiled at his aunts. "Thanks," he said simply.
Phoebe smiled broadly and ruffled his hair. Now that he wasn't refusing her touch, she planned to touch him as much as she wanted.
Chris scowled at her and fixed his hair. She smiled at him indulgently. The girls sat around him and stayed in silence for a couple of minutes, just enjoying each others company.
Finally Paige broke the silence. "Can we start our date now?" she practically whined.
Chris looked at her amused. "What do you have planned?"
"Let's play 20 questions!" she said with enthusiasm.
Chris' amusement faded. "Paige, you know I can't talk about the future…"
She cut him in. "Chill out, ok? We are not going to ask earth shattering questions, like if we are dead or not, or how many children do we have." She took a pause and shared a look with her sister. "We just want to get to know you. Is that too much to ask?" she finished innocently.
Both girls stared at him with puppy dog eyes and he couldn't refuse. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad, as long as he only bonded with his aunts. He could take that. "Ok, ok! I give up. Fire away!"
"Ok!" both sisters cried and shook each other's hands in triumph.
"Ok, let's see," Phoebe started, excited because she was going to know him better. She decided to start with something simple. "What's your favourite colour?"
"Blue."
"Do you play some sport? Besides football, I mean," Paige asked.
"I started playing hockey when I was six. I played it till I was twelve. When I was 9 I started football." He smirked. "I was the quarterback."
Paige smirked. "So the popular kid, then."
He laughed. "You could say that. But Wyatt was more popular. I mean, he's almost two years my senior."
Phoebe studied him and saw that he didn't look too affected with his brother's mention. She smiled softly. "Those were good times, then."
He lowered his eyes and looked at his hands. "Yeah, I loved playing football. I quit when I was fourteen."
The silence was heavy, both sisters figuring out that he had quit after his mother's death. Paige decided to keep the conversation on the light side. "So, we now know that you like blue, hockey and football. Now, hmm let's see. If you have the chance to go to college, what career would you choose?"
Chris shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. I have never thought much about college." When he had been old enough to go to one, the world was hellish. "I like cinematography, photography, arts… stuff like that."
"You take after Prue, then," Phoebe said in a contemplative tone. "Before her death, she was working as a photographer."
Chris smiled sadly. "I know." He didn't say anything else; he knew that that was a hard subject for the sisters. "Anything else?"
"Watch it, mister. Don't think you're getting rid of us so soon," Paige retorted playfully. He smirked at her and she glared playfully at him. "Favourite book?"
"It hasn't been written."
"Damn," she said in a mock-disappointed tone.
"Well… I really like the Lord of the Rings trilogy."
Paige smiled. "A nephew after my own heart." She winked at him.
"Favourite food?" asked Phoebe.
"Pasta." He answered after a bit.
"Ha! A nephew after my own heart, too!" Phoebe said and stuck her tongue at Paige.
Paige rose to the challenge. "Favourite Aunt?" she asked while she glared at her older sister.
Chris smiled at their playful banter; it made him remember his childhood. "I can't tell you that."
"Why not?" asked Phoebe.
"I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings."
"Aww, that's so sweet," Paige said dryly. "Favourite music?"
"Rock," he said immediately.
She smiled at him. "You're so my nephew."
Phoebe pouted. "I like rock too."
Paige rolled her eyes. "In your youth. Now you listen to pop and old singers." She smirked at her sister.
Phoebe wrinkled her nose and turned to her nephew. "At least you like lots and lots of chocolate, right?"
"Allergic." He smirked and she scowled.
Chris laughed out loud. "Pleaseeeeee, stop this annoying competition of who is the better Aunt."
Both sisters smiled like the Cheshire cat when he said the word 'aunt'. It swelled their hearts and gave them hope for the future.
"You know, that's a lovely word. You should say it more often." Paige said.
"Which word?" Chris asked.
"Aunt," she answered and he blushed. The sisters laughed.
During the next couple of hours they kept talking and even drank a few beers. They talked a little bit more about him and then talked about nothing and everything at the same time. Chris stared at his sixth beer and chuckled. "You know, I have not enjoyed myself in a long time. It's good to talk."
"Yeah," both sisters agreed with him. They had really spent a great time with him.
Chris finished his beer and put the bottle in the trash bin. Then he blinked a few times and yawned. "I think I'm getting tipsy."
"Ok, mister. No more alcohol for you. As your oldest Aunt I have to look out for your well being and now you're drunk."
Paige slapped her wrist. "Yeah, you're a bad aunt!" she quipped.
"Hey! You were here too. It's you fault too!" she protested.
"Whatever," Chris interrupted them. "I want to sleep." He yawned again. He longingly eyed the bed in the other corner.
Paige stood and made a quick decision. "Ok, honey, off with you to sleep. You're sleeping in my bed, ok?"
He stared at her incredulously. "What? No!"
"Oh yes, you are. This bed looks awful and my bed is nice and comfy. I will lend it to you for tonight and you will sleep like the little angel that you are." He blushed and his aunts laughed at his expense.
"Piper will have a fit," he said lamely.
Phoebe cut in. "We won't allow it, sweetie. That's our house too, so if we want to have you there, we will and she will have to accept it." He didn't look convinced. "Besides, it's three against one. I think Leo is on our side."
He scowled. "Don't even mention him," he growled.
Both sisters blinked several times, complete and utterly mystified at the sudden anger that radiated from him. "Do you have an issue with your father, sweetie?" Phoebe asked slowly, worried with his sudden mood change. It must be the alcohol, she decided.
Chris scowled and then closed his eyes, taking deep breath to calm down the sudden rage he had felt at his father's mention. He opened his eyes again and settled with an infuriating response. "I can't tell you that. Future issues."
The girls sighed at his annoying response, but decided to let it slide for the moment. They didn't want to have a heated discussion, the night had been perfect and they wanted to keep it that way.
Paige grabbed her sister's arm and her nephew's arm. "Ok, honey. My order still stands. Tonight you will sleep in my bed."
Chris smiled shyly, remembering his Aunt's bed from his childhood, he had taken many naps there and it was really comfortable. "Where will you sleep? And what if Piper discovers me?"
Paige waived her free hand, dismissing his worries. "Don't worry about anything, kid. I will sleep with Phoebe." She shared a look with her sister and Phoebe nodded in confirmation. "And about Piper…" she tilted her head to the side. "We will cross that bridge when we come to it. Okay?"
Chris relented. "Okay, okay. Let's get to sleep."
The girls smiled and Paige orbed them to the manor.
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*The next morning. Xanchek's cavern in the Underworld. December 13th, 2003*
Xanchek saw how Caleb shimmered out of his cavern and felt a huge rage. His minion had followed the kid for the past few days, and had discovered a lot of things. The kid was part whitelighter and part witch, and had been on a demon killing spree for almost two days. Then, he spent many hours talking with the younger Charmed Ones, and he called them Aunts.
So, the kid was a Halliwell who came from the future. The Twice Blessed Child's little brother, most probably.
He made an energy ball and threw it at the wall in front of him. The kid would pay for his deception and would have to learn a lesson about getting his nose in other people's affairs.
A malicious smirk appeared on his dry lips. The kid's suffering would be a great opportunity to get to the all-powerful Charmed Ones. They'd be beside themselves worrying about their nephew, their son.
Yes, definitely an interesting development.
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Piper washed the last plate and dried her hands. She turned and saw the empty table. Her sisters hadn't come to breakfast yet. She took a look at her watch. Almost 10 am. She knew the situation between them was delicate, and they hadn't talked much in the last few days, but they always, always, had breakfast together on Saturday mornings. It was a family tradition.
She sighed and walked out of the kitchen, intent on fixing the situation. She walked up the stairs and arrived at the second floor. She stood for a minute or two in front of the nursery, watching fondly as Leo played and changed Wyatt's clothes.
Even if they were separated, Leo was still around the house a lot of the time, and he was an amazing father to Wyatt. She smiled softly and walked past the nursery and knocked softly on Paige's door. She waited a few seconds but heard no response. She knocked again and waited. Nothing. Steeling herself to a confrontation, she grabbed the handle and opened the door. What she saw in her baby sister's room left her speechless.
There, in the bed laid her annoying whitelighter from the future, sleeping without a care in the world. Looking like he belonged there. Piper stood there for a while, not knowing what to do or say. Was her sister having sex with that boy? How could she? Then something clicked in her mind. That would explain the sudden change of heart in both her sisters. Chris had done some spell or something and was playing with Paige's mind. Sudden anger enveloped every cell in her body and a vase of flowers exploded on the night table.
Chris jerked awake, scared by the sound.
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Chris jerked awake by a loud sound near him. He felt completely disoriented. He warily opened his eyes and it took him a few seconds to realize that he was lying in Paige's bed. He groaned and closed his eyes, remembering the events of last night, the light conversation and all the alcohol he had drank. A headache was starting to develop behind his eyes.
He opened his eyes again and saw something in the door that took his breath away. Piper was standing there, her brown eyes blazing with anger and her hands raised in a defensive way. He opened his mouth to say something but his lips were too dry. He moistened them with his tongue and attempted to speak again. "Hmm… err… Piper…" was his intelligent response to the woman's anger and posture.
Piper growled. "How dare you!" she said in a low and dangerous voice.
Chris looked at her confused. "What?" he stammered.
Piper walked in a few paces and stood in front of him. She raised her voice. "You heard me perfectly, future boy! How dare you be here, in my house, when I threw you out last week!" she didn't give him a chance to respond. "You little, selfish, manipulating bastard! What are you doing to my sisters? Is it a spell? A potion?"
Chris flinched at her words and stood from the bed. "I don't know what you are talking about! If you just would calm down…"
"Calm down?" she nearly shrieked. She was going to keep yelling at him but was interrupted by the arrival of her sisters and husband.
"What is this all about, Piper?" asked Paige, while she and Phoebe took a protective stance in front of Chris. Phoebe put her hand in the small of his back and drew comforting circles.
Piper turned to her youngest sister and her anger scaled when she saw that Paige and Phoebe were protecting Chris. "Are you asking me what this is all about? I'm the one who should be asking you!"
"Look, Piper…" Paige started to say but she was rudely cut off by her oldest sister.
"The stupid kid was sleeping in your bed! He's using you! There must be some spell or potion! I know you'd never willingly sleep with him!"
The faces of disgust that Paige, Phoebe and Chris made would have been funny in any other situation. "What!" exclaimed both Paige and Chris.
"How can you say that?" exclaimed Phoebe, moving her arms wildly.
Leo stepped in, trying to calm the situation. "We should sit down and discuss this situation in a logical way…"
Every other person turned to him and all but snarled "Shut up!"
Paige moved in front of Piper and poked her in the chest. "I don't know what you are talking about. I would never have sex with Chris. That's sick and wrong!"
"Why would that be sick and wrong?" Leo asked confused. Sure, the thought of his sister in law with the whitelighter was really perturbing, but he didn't think it was sick per se.
Chris shot his youngest aunt a pleading gaze, pleading her to come up with a reasonable explanation.
Paige nodded at him. "Well, he's way younger than me. So… it would be gross."
Piper opened her mouth again and Leo put a comforting hand on her arm. She really needed to calm down. "So, if you're not…" Leo resisted the urge to throw up. "Together, why was he sleeping in your room?"
Both Paige and Chris groaned and Phoebe rubbed her temples.
Chris answered. "That's none of your business."
"None of our business?" yelled Piper and Leo couldn't stop her. "Of course it is our business. This is my house and you are not welcome in it!"
"Back off, Piper!" Phoebe said.
"Watch it, woman! This is my house too and he is welcome whenever he wants," Paige practically yelled, her higher stature seeming imposing in front of Piper's smaller stature. She took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "Besides, that awful bed at P3 is really uncomfortable and Phoebe and I wanted him to be comfortable at least for one lousy night," she finished lamely, knowing that their supposed 'reason' for him staying there wasn't good enough.
Piper frowned at them and stayed a few minutes in silence. Finally she broke the silence and said in a low voice. "You really are under a spell."
"What?" Paige asked flummoxed.
"I said that you both are under a spell." The oldest sister answered slowly. She started pacing the room and the rest of the occupants watched her with and odd expression. "That's the only explanation possible. You're defending him, helping him and now you're giving him your room! It's unbelievable!" She turned to Chris. "I can't believe you would sink so low," she nearly growled at him.
Chris looked at her like it was the first time he saw her. "I didn't do anything."
Piper's eyes glazed in anger again. "Of course you did! That's the only thing you do! You just like to torment us. And this is a new way of doing it. You have tried to manipulate us many times, but it doesn't always work. So now you're trying to win over my sisters with this new scheme. Well, newsflash mister; it won't work. I won't let you ruin us anymore." She took a pause and ignored the hurt and unbelieving stares of her sisters and husband. She saw the flicker of pain in the boy's eyes but thought nothing of it. "You only came to make our lives hell, didn't you?"
Chris' temper finally snapped. "No, woman. Apparently you're the one who is set to make my life hell in this timeline. I didn't come to make your life hell. I came to save the future from your evil, tyrant, son of a bitch, son!"
Silence. Complete and utter silence at his sudden declaration. Chris closed his eyes and groaned again, he was really putting his foot in his mouth once again. He didn't plan on saying that, it was just that… the woman in front of him was really tiring him with her insane accusations. He felt his aunts at his side and a very small smile appeared on his lips as a sign of appreciation. He opened his eyes and saw that both Piper and Leo were looking at him with wide and unbelieving eyes.
Piper couldn't believe her ears. Was this guy for real? How could he say that her precious baby was anything but good and perfect in the future? Wyatt was the Twice Blessed Child, he had a great destiny and he could never, ever be evil. Besides, neither she nor Leo would fail their son.
Leo couldn't believe his ears either. Just before this declaration, he was willing to give the boy a chance. But not anymore, now he just wanted to rip him apart with his bare hands for daring to suggest that his precious baby was evil in the future. That couldn't be, he wouldn't fail Wyatt.
"You are lying!" Piper exploded. "How dare you to imply that my baby is evil? You're the evil one!" she said while clenching and unclenching her hands, wanting to inflict bodily pain for his ill words.
Chris decided that he would have to come clean with them. "I wish I were lying, but sadly I'm not. Wyatt grows up to be evil, to take over the Underworld, expose magic and terrorize innocents, magical beings and mortals alike. He has been ruling the world with an iron fist for years, and millions of people have perished thanks to him," he retorted in a hurt and low tone, the pain of remembrance and past deeds was too much.
Piper shook her head violently, trying to block his words. When he finished talking, she snapped. She raised her hands and blew him up, feeling some satisfaction when his body went into thousands of little orbs. She faintly heard Phoebe and Paige's cries of dismay. Big was her surprise when the boy reformed again, falling on the floor between her sisters, a moan of pain escaping his lips and then he coughed up blood.
Leo's eyes opened as realization struck him. Chris wasn't a full whitelighter, and if he didn't heal him soon, the kid would die. He was severely pissed off with the kid. Even a few minutes ago he had wanted to rip him apart. But did he really want him to die? No, not really, or at least not in front of him, when he could have done something. A part of him wanted to rush to the kid and heal him, but the other part of him was frozen, completely overwhelmed with everything that had just happened.
Paige and Phoebe fell to their knees and tried to help Chris, who was moaning lowly in pain and a lot of blood was coming from his mouth and nose. He had severe internal injuries thanks to Piper's power. Both sisters felt tears in their eyes at seeing him in so much pain and in such a vulnerable state.
"Leo, heal him fast!" Phoebe cried while she caressed his bangs. Chris turned into her touch and she felt her heart breaking. She had failed him. Again.
Leo didn't move, he still felt paralyzed. Paige turned her teary eyes to him and screamed at him. "Damnit, Leo! If you don't heal him now he's going to die!" a couple of tears fell down her cheeks. "I will make you regret it for the rest of your pathetic life if you don't heal him now!" He didn't move. "NOW!" she shrieked and Leo was finally galvanized into movement.
He moved swiftly and sat at Chris' side. He saw his pained face and blurred eyes and felt something stir in his heart. He really didn't want the kid to die. The questions would come later, he needed to heal him know. He extended his hands in front of the boy's chest and felt the healing glow. The process was slow, but after a minute or so, Chris took a deep breath and the colour returned to his cheeks.
During all this process, Piper had stood motionless, completely mystified by everything. Apparently the kid was part witch, and she had almost killed him. She started to feel guilty. Sure, she despised him and the kid was horrible, but she didn't want to have his blood in her hands. She let out a breath when Leo finished his healing and saw how her sisters helped him to sit up on the floor. She met his gaze and felt her breath catch in her throat. There was so much pain, betrayal, hurt and resentment in his tumultuous green eyes.
She swallowed hard. "Chris, I'm so…"
He cut her rudely. "Don't! Don't ever say you're sorry because you're not." He stood up and waved his aunts concerns' away. "I will never forgive you for this," he said lowly. Then he orbed out.
Everyone stared at the spot where he was a second ago. Phoebe shook her head, too overwhelmed with everything. How could Piper do that? She had almost killed her own son.
Paige got out of her stupor and walked purposely and stood in front of Piper. "You selfish, ingrate, uncaring, imbecile, little bitch!" she yelled at her. Then she slapped her. Hard. Twice.
Everyone looked at her in shock. "Paige!" Leo cried in dismay. He tried to separate his sister in law from his wife but Phoebe stopped him.
Phoebe's eyes glazed in rage. "Go on, Paige. She deserves it!"
Piper finally found her voice and movement. She touched her red cheek and stared at her youngest sister, she couldn't believe that she had just slapped her. "You hit me."
Paige growled loudly. "And I should do it again and again! You almost killed your own son!"
"To be continued"
AN: I know. Evil cliffie! I hope you enjoyed it and don't forget to review ;)