A Friend? A Lover?

Chapter 4: Home sweet Home.

When Wyatt finally walked back into the restaurant he had a neon smile on his face that spoke volumes. Piper and Leo were ecstatic that their son was this happy, as were his aunts and uncles.



However they all still had to talk to Wyatt about something. “Wyatt?” Leo asked.



“Yeah dad?” He answered with a smile.



“We were just discussing what we were going to do about Chris.”



Wyatt’s smile dropped. “What about him?” He asked defensively.



“Oh nothing bad.” Phoebe rushed into say before Wyatt panicked too much.



“We were actually talking to your uncle Coop about this and how would you feel if you had to share a room?”



If possible Wyatt’s grin grew wider.



(A/N Yay Uncle Coop!)









The next day the whole Halliwell clan were sitting under the shade of the trees next to the pond in greengate park (A/N I don’t actually know if any of this stuff is in Greengate Park I made it up. If anybody knows the layout of it please let me know.) Well, nearly all of them, Wyatt was pacing.



It was now quarter past twelve and there was still no sign of Chris. He was worried.



Phoebe noticed a figure running towards them from the entrance to the park. “Wyatt look.” She said pointing to the now recognisable figure of Chris running down the path. Wyatt breathed a sigh of relief.



When Chris got there he wasn’t even panting, he seemed remarkably composed considering the fact that he has just sprinted to them. “Sorry. I was playing chess with Jack over at the other end of the park, lost track of time.”



(A/N Pretend that they have those chess tables built into the park.)



“Didya win Chris, huh didya?” Asked an excitable Pippa gripping tightly onto his leg.



Patting her head gently he replied “You bettcha.”



“Yay!” She said and then she ran off to join the rest of the cousins playing soccer.



Chris laughed at her retreating form and then turned his gaze onto Wyatt. “Hey you.” He said as Wyatt came and gave him a cuddle in greeting. Chris sighed contently and buried his face into Wyatt’s neck, inhaling his scent.



Piper watched the loving display with tears in her eyes. She decided to get this show on the road. She cleared her throat loudly to gain their attention.



Almost as if they forgot that there was other people present they jumped startled. Seeing Piper motioning him to sit down Chris and Wyatt moved and sat on the mat in the sun.



“You hungry Chris?” Piper asked rummaging through the basket to find the sandwiches.



“No thanks I’m fine.”



Everybody stilled at that and then turned to look at Chris, disbelief written across their faces.



“What?” He asked.



“Your not hungry. The one who wolfed down that stake last night, is not hungry.” Wyatt said in an incredulous tone. Then he adds “Are you feeling OK?” and puts his hand on his forehead checking for temperature.



Chris just sighs at him and then says “Wyatt I have been on the streets for four years, I have become used to having one meal a weak and starving for the res t of it, if I eat anything more it makes me nauseous.” A look of realisation passed around the group, and Wyatt wrapped his arm around his shoulder and gives him a reassuring squeeze.



Piper, to hide her tears, turns back to the basket and rummages through it. She turns back to Chris and then hands him a pack of crackers “I am sure that these will be OK for you to eat, they shouldn’t upset your stomach.”



Chris reluctantly takes the packet after receiving a glare off Piper for hesitating. “Thanks” he mumbles humbled by their acts of generosity.



“Anyway Chris, you had better get used to having three full meals a day, especially when Piper gets her claws into you.” Phoebe said with a cheeky grin.



“What’d you mean?” He asks confused at this turn of events. Everyone just smiles at him.



Piper is the one to break the news to him. “We want you to move in with us.”



Everyone was expecting Chris to take his time to come up with an answer. What they definitely did not expect was for Chris to immediately say “No!”



Dumbfounded Wyatt asked “Why not?”



“Because Wyatt, I don’t want to move in with you because you feel like it is your duty to take care of your boyfriend. Do you have any idea what that would look like? It will make me look like a slut shacking up with someone just to have a roof over my head....” He was cut off by Wyatt placing a hand over his mouth.



“Don’t you ever talk about yourself like that again, I won’t stand for it OK.”



“Chris sweetie” Piper interjected “We were going to offer you the room anyway, even before you got together with Wyatt, that’s just an extra purk considering the fact that you would have to share a bedroom.”



Chris still didn’t look convinced so Leo decided to be the mediator. “Look Chris, how about this, if you move in with us we will buy you new clothes and shoes and what not and help you decide if you want to go back to school or get a job. If you get a job you can pay for one takeaway a month to pay for rent, but that is the maximum that we will accept. So what do you say? How about a trial run?”



Chris couldn’t decide, he had to admit the offer sounded good but he still had doubts, living through what he has he is bound to have. But then he looked into Wyatt’s eyes. In there he found the answer to his problems. He knew that Wyatt would protect him and would never hurt him or let his family hurt him. ‘What the heck, it’s worth a shot’.



Chris turned back to look at Piper and Leo and said “One month.”



“Yay!” Screamed both Phoebe and Paige at the same time as they both pounced ontop of him cuddling him like crazy. Under the force of both of them Chris toppled backwards with a startled yelp, while Leo Piper and Wyatt all sat back and laughed at the state of them. Just as is seemed like Chris was about to get out of the crazy women’s grasps, a horde of screaming girls came charging towards him and joined in the fray. Now there were two adult women, six girls and one boy piled on top of Chris. Limbs were flying everywhere.







Somehow Chris was able to find his way out of the pile in one piece. He stood up and walked to Wyatt where he hid behind him and stated “The women in your family scares me.” Wyatt and Leo laughed heartily. While Piper tried to stifle a grin, but failed miserably.



“Chris sweetie. When we get back home there are something’s we need to discuss.” Piper said before passing out the food to the rest of the family.





Later that day back in the Halliwell manor, Piper, Leo, Phoebe, Paige, Wyatt and Chris were all sitting around the living room. Wyatt was pacing backwards and forwards in front of Chris who was sitting rolling his eyes on the sofa.



“Oh for Pete’s sake Wyatt, just tell me already it can’t be that bad.” Chris said at the end of his tether.



Wyatt sighed and then orbed out and then back into the same place. While the others anxiously watched Chris waiting for a reaction.



Wyatt would have understood his reaction if Chris jumped up out of his seat and ran out onto the street, or if he passed out in fright. But what he didn’t understand was his actual reaction.





Turning his gaze back onto his boyfriends he was met with an angry glare and one very confusing sentence....



“YOUR A FUCKING WHITELIGHTER!!!”



A/N

What does Chris have against whitelighters? A dark secret from his past is to be revealed in the next chapter.



Stay tuned! =D