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Chapter 5: Yesterday's Feelings

Close my eyes and move to the back of my mind
Where worries are washed out to sea
See the changes, people's faces blurred out
Like the sun spots or raindrops

"I'm telling you mum, this is not going to work" said Prue to her mother. "Chris has been like a zombie for the last couple for weeks."

"Oh will you stop being so damn pessimistic," said Piper "Besides. It's been ages since we have had the whole family together."

The mother and daughter were in the kitchen together. It had been Piper's idea to gather the whole family together and try to cheer Chris up. Everyone had noticed the drastic change in his demeanour lately. He had completely drawn into his shell over the past fortnight; his defences had slammed up around him making an impenetrable emotional barrier. He was barely speaking to those around him. The only times Chris's guard went down occurred when he was in the company of Kate. She spent so much time at the manor lately that Piper could have sworn she had more than one daughter. The two would be completely and utterly lost without each other.

Piper sighed as she continued to cut up vegetables. She had always thought of herself as a good mother. Obviously, things had gone terribly wrong somewhere in the past. Wyatt and Prue were prime examples of perfect children. In Pipers opinion, that was part of the problem. Chris had to spend the past decade of his life competing with his siblings for the spotlight.

When they first met Chris, he was a neurotic, 23 year old Whitelighter from the future with a hidden agenda and a helluva lot of mystery surrounding him. As time went on, his plans were slowly revealed to the rest of the family and more information about the future had been discovered about the future. Her precious, innocent, twice blessed son had grown up to be a heartless monster. And Chris, that man they had distrusted for such a long time was in fact his baby brother, and their second son. He had returned to the past to save Wyatt from the future evil that had proclaimed him as their own. Piper had also learnt of her own gruesome death at a young age. She had also been clued in on her husband's downright neglect and cold feelings towards their youngest son for no apparent reason.

Sure, Wyatt was nowhere close to becoming evil. And she herself was nowhere near death. That didn't stop her feeling like he was growing up second (or third) best again. She was determined to change that. Starting with tonight.

Piper was bought back to reality when her two sisters entered the room.

"Hey Piper" said Phoebe "You wouldn't happen to know where our two favourite nephews are"

"Yeah" said Paige "We haven't seen them both for weeks."

"Well Chris is in his room" spoke the eldest sister "and Wyatt is in there to, trying to convince Chris into making an appearance tonight. Ever since he found out about his dad, he has had this whole issue about not belonging to the family."

"Oh yeah forgot about all of that," said Phoebe "I take it he isn't handling things to well"

"Yeah" said Piper "People are lucky to get a coherent sentence out of him. It's almost like his defences have slammed up around him, and there impenetrable"

"Well, finding out the person you have been calling dad all your life isn't really your father can be a bit of a nasty shock to the system" said Paige "and I'm speaking from personal experience here"

Wyatt Haliwell knocked on the door to the room he shared with his brother, then slowly pushed it open. Chris was lying on his bed across the room, staring at the flickering images of the small TV in front of him. Wyatt crossed the room and flicked it off. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, Chris looked up as if he was only just noticing the presence of his brother.

"What do you want?" said the younger witch.

"I want you to come downstairs," said Wyatt "Mum and dad have got the whole family here. Everyone wants to see you"

"What's the point?" said Chris "There not really my family"

Wyatt looked at his brother and rolled his eyes "Do you honestly believe that" he said" For starters, just because your not Dad's son, it doesn't change the fact that your aunts, uncles and cousins are still related to you in exactly the same way they used to be"

"So what" said Chris "I am still the weak, puny and pitiful witch, the black sheep of this family."

"Chris, you have to understand," said Wyatt "You are in no way weak. Especially when you get angry. Believe me, I got to experience that first hand."

Chris flinched slightly "Sorry about that never really got the chance to apologise properly"

"Dont worry about it" said Wyatt "it's besides the point anyway. What I am saying is that you my brother, and all though you don't always get the best in life, I want you to know that I will always be here for you." He paused "I know this sounds cheesy, but I love you with all my heart and if you keep this attitude up, you could cause serious damage to yourself. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to"

Chris turned around and stared into his brothers piercing blue eyes" Wyatt, it means the world to me that you think that it really does. It's just that I dont think you will ever really understand what I have gone through, no matter how hard you try." Chris sighed "What I mean to say is that you are like the strongest force of good the world has ever seen. Your birth caused magic to completely shut down for a day. Then there's Prue, the leader of the new Power of Three. You two both have prophecies and supernatural destines to boot. I'm just the middle kid. There is nothing special about me. Hell, demons don't even think I am worth the effort." Chris put his head down. "In this family you have to be special and I'm not. Simple as that. I don't know how it feels to be noticed, to be cared for. To be loved"

"But Chris, that's what you're not understanding" said Wyatt "Sure Mum and Dad screwed up, but you've got to know they are doing everything in their power to fix things."

"They have neglected me for 14 years, they can't just expect me to give them this clean slate, to forget everything that has happened" Chris shifted slightly "All those times that I have been forgotten, compared to you and Prue. Heck I even have to put up with the fact that an alternate version of me saved the world. That's enough to emotionally scar someone for life."

Wyatt put his face into his hands "Listen to me Chris" he said, "I am not asking that you forgive them straight away. I am just begging that you can find it in your heart to give them a second chance. To give us a second chance."

Chris looked at his brother, his green eyes meeting his brothers blue. Wyatt really was putting his heart and soul into this. He sighed and stood up, stretching as he walked across the room. "Well are you coming?" said Chris to his brother. Wyatt laughed and followed Chris out the door.

Downstairs there was a buzz of activity in the air. As Chris and Wyatt descended the stairs, every single head in the room turned. Piper and Leo looked on with delight.

For the first time in weeks, Chris Haliwell was smiling.

Left the only worries I had in my hands
Away from the light in my eyes
Holding tight and try not to hide how i feel
Cause these feelings mean nothing at all

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