Chapter 11

When the sisters and Leo appeared with little Wyatt in tow, they found Sam severely wounded along with Chris. However, the latter was unconscious and wounded. Sam was sitting on the floor holding Chris, eyes haunted by horrible memories of another time.

"Mom, please help. He won't wake up. Can't heal like you…," the boy cried. Paige grabbed Leo as she ran over to her son and the whitelighter.

Paige hugged her son, trying to calm him down as Leo healed Chris.

"Shush, it's ok. He's gonna be ok, sweetie." She looked at her sisters, questions in her eyes. They shrugged. Leo held his hand over Sam; letting the golden glow soak the teen in healing light. Sam's crying stopped and his breathing evened.

"Mom?" the boy whispered.

"I'm here… Chris is ok." She answered hesitantly. She had no idea what she was doing. Sam turned in her arms to get a clear look at his cousin. The older boy was stirring as if trying to wake. The teen sprung out of his future-mother's arms and began shaking the other boy.

"Chris, wake up, wake up, please!" The boy pleaded.

"Wy?" The word came out soft and tiredly.

"Christopher!"

"Sammy?" Chris opened his eyes and groaned as he attempted to sit up.

"Chrissy, I got scared. You wouldn't wake up… like… like-" Tears began to fall from Sam's blue eyes. Chris fully sat up and pulled the teen closer.

"I'm okay, Sammy. I'm alive. It's okay, trust me. I'm not going to die coz of exhaustion and a stupid blast; it would take a lot more than that, kiddo. Got that?"

Sam smiled warily and nodded before another quick hug. Chris ruffed Sam's hair. Then both stood up to find an audience.

"Hi!" Sam blurted out with an out-of-place hyper tone. Chris just shook his head and rolled his eyes.

"Care to explain." It was a clear order from the eldest sister, Phoebe looked curious by her side. Paige and Leo were standing near the boys. Chris slightly stiffed and looked at Sam, recalling what Sam said or more like yelled in the cave to shake off the exhaustion of the fight.

"Didn't I tell you not to tell them?"

Sam bit the inside of cheek and nodded. Chris just raised an eyebrow. Sam sighed.

"I don't like them not knowing, plus I'm as bad at keeping secrets as Aunt Phoebe."

Phoebe frowned at that then glared at Paige's 'coughing'. Piper gave both a hard look and then she entered the conversation.

"You should have told us. So why are you here?"

Paige didn't miss Sam looking at Chris during the first part. But she didn't put much thought into it.

"Chris's birthday. Using my telepathy, I asked Wyatt to give to gift to Chris. I found it in Mom's old stuff and then planned to cheer Chris up on his birthday." Sam looked at his cousin, squinting. "The only thing is that it's hard to tell how he's feeling, happy… sad…but it's easy to tell when he's mad."

Chris glared at him, so the teen playfully hide behind his mom.

"How much longer can you stay?" Paige asked.

"About a half hour or so. Probably less, all I have to do is orb to be my body in the future whenever I want or wait till I'm forced to just disappear from this time." The teen said it as if he was talking about the weather.

"What about earlier when Chris was unconscious?" asked Phoebe. Sam flinched.

"Bad memories." That was all Sam said and all he was going to say.

"How do you know Chris?" asked Leo. Sam looked at Chris; the other boy shook his head.

"He was a close family friend. He was the best of friends with Wyatt before the world got sour and dark."

"Sour? Dark?"

"Chris says I'm not allow to explain that and he says that he does not like us talking like he's not here."

Chris glared at the last bit. Sam just grinned, innocently.

"Chris, you shouldn't-"

"Uncle Leo, I trust Chris with my life, my families, and everything I care about."

"But-" Leo started to say but was interrupted by Sam.

"Everything and if you knew me like Chris and my dad, that's saying a lot."

Silence followed, it was broken by Wyatt's fussing. Sam sighed, inwardly knowing it was probably time to leave. He stood in front of his mom, studying and memorizing her every feature and action.

"I love you, mom." He hugged her and Paige felt pleased at how natural it felt.

"I love you, too, Sam."

He moved to his uncle.

"Bye, Uncle Leo."

"Bye, Sam." The man gave a simple pat on the shoulder. Sam nodded and headed to his aunts and Wyatt.

"Bye Aunt Piper, Aunt Paige. Later, little man." A group hug followed.

Sam then turned to Chris; a sad smile on the younger's face. Chris took a few steps forward, a mask hide his true emotions. Sam walked quickly and gave a big bear hug.

"Come home soon, good luck, and all that jazz, man. I'm gonna miss ya, Chris."

"See ya kid. Listen, behave… you know the rest." Chris ruffed the teen's hair. Sam stepped back.

"Relax Chris. You changed her fate, remember that." He dissolved in silver and blue orbs.

Silence filled the attic as all stared at the spot Sam had once stood.

All the adults lost in their thoughts. Leo came out of it first, after walking over to Chris and patting his shoulder, the man spoke.

"No questions asked, you have all of our full trust and support, Chris." The sisters smiled and nodded.

"Thanks." Chris said sincerely. Leo nodded and then all of them headed down stairs, Chris watching as they did. They didn't discover his identity but they should not know about Sam.

After a moment of thought, he chanted a spell; a spell to erase their knowledge of Sam, his gift, and the vision about his birthday and mom's death.

"They can't know Sam."

He orbed out with a sense of relief and better state of mind. I changed Mom's fate, Chris thought, now I just need to save my brother.

The End.

Sorry, it took me a while to finish. Blame procrastination, computer problems, and school. Unlike this story, the next one will be completely done and edited when I start posting it. And it will be a lot more interesting and original. Hopefully at least. Also I don't know if it will Charmed or some other fandom.

Until the next story, later. :D Special thanks to my beta, friends, and reviewers.

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