Piper's room at the Arms, Sunday afternoon

[blessed_twice]

Wyatt and Chris definitely wanted some quality time with their would-be mother before she had to leave the island, so Sunday afternoon found them at the Arms, knocking on Piper's hotel room door.

"Dude, did I tell you she didn't show up with Lindsey at the dance?" Wyatt asked Chris while they waited for Piper to answer. "She came with Veronica."

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[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

"I know we're not really your sons," Chris said. "But you're the closest thing to a mom we have."

[blessed_twice]

"Yeah," Wyatt said quietly. "We don't want to lose you."

[absolutesnark]

Piper frowned, not realizing just how much of an impact this would have on them. "You're not gonna lose me."

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"So you'll call us next time something happens?" Chris asked.

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"Call us," Wyatt urged as well. "We can get to you right away if you need us."

[absolutesnark]

Piper nodded. "I'm definitely gonna call you next time, promise."

She meant that, too. She figured having them around to heal next time would be less awkward than if Leo was there to do it.

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"Good," Chris said.

"So, um... how was Dad?"

[blessed_twice]

"Did you two . . . talk?" Wyatt asked. "Does he know about us?"

[absolutesnark]

"He wasn't there when I woke up... after he healed me," Piper explained. "But I handwavily saw him a few days later. Apparently healing me was against the rules, so he's been put on probation or something. I don't know. The Elders don't make sense a lot of the time."

She looked down. "I didn't tell him about you. I wasn't sure how to bring it up. I mean... I didn't want him to freak out, you know?"

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Chris nodded. "That makes sense. Hopefully the Elders won't make him stay away from you."

[blessed_twice]

"I'm glad the Elders don't try to mess with us," Wyatt said, frowning. "They sound kind of stupid."

[absolutesnark]

"I haven't run into them myself," Piper said. "But Grams has told my some stories. They seem useless to me."

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"Doesn't seem to be much information from them or about them in the book," Chris offered.

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"Sounds like they just show up and tell you what to do," Wyatt grumbled.

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"That's pretty much it, yeah," Piper said, rolling her eyes.

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"Well, hopefully they won't track us down," Chris said.

[blessed_twice]

"They haven't so far," Wyatt said. "I mean, if they want to tell us about a demon we need to kill, that's one thing, but they're not going to tell me who I can and can't heal."

[absolutesnark]

"Good, you shouldn't let them," Piper said, nodding. "And if they try to mess with you two, well, then they'll have to deal with me."

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Chris smiled at that. "It's good to know you have our backs."

[blessed_twice]

Wyatt grinned. "They don't stand a chance against this family."

[absolutesnark]

"They really don't," Piper agreed. "It's not a good idea to cross the Halliwells."