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She was running hard and fast. She was breathing heavily too. But she didn't dare look back behind her, afraid of what she'd find.
"Piper…" it called menacingly.
Piper kept running but it was too fast for her. It caught up with her and grabbed her shoulders.
All she could do was helplessly stand still. Her power must not have worked on it.
Slowly something was plunged into her back. Something silver, shiny, and sharp. She screamed a scream that only it could hear.
"When you're dead, no one can hear you scream." It said plunging the knife in again.
Phoebe shot up straight in bed. She was drenched in sweat. Franticly, she stepped out of bed and ran to Piper's room. Not bothering to knock, she barged in.
She sighed, happily. Her sister was safe, sleeping soundly next to Leo. They looked peaceful together, like nothing wrong could ever happen. Phoebe smiled and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
It was only a dream, a very real dream at that. It seemed so vivid and it was like she was experiencing it from Piper's point of view. Phoebe shuddered, pushing the sight away.
She silently went back to her room. Looking around she saw Cole sitting up in bed.
"What happened?" he asked, still half asleep.
"I had a bad dream, that's all." She told him, still a bit shaken by the dream. She sat down next to him on the bed.
He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No, no. Go back to sleep. You're tired." She insisted.
"Tell me." He insisted in turn, "I can wake up. After all…it's only…" he looked at the clock on the nightstand next to him and groaned, "Four in the morning."
"No, Cole. Go back to sleep."
"Well, if you insist." he grinned and lied back on the bed, pulling her down with him.
Phoebe smiled. Cole was always somehow able to wash away her troubles.
…
"Hope you guys have fun!" Phoebe shouted out the door at Piper and Leo.
The both turned around and waved before getting in the car and heading to the airport. Leo and Piper were about to get the honeymoon that they certainly deserved. Phoebe, Cole, and Prue watched their car drive off.
"Now it's time for my news." Prue said, closing the door.
"You waited until now? Shouldn't Piper and Leo hear this?" Phoebe asked, eyeing Prue strangely.
"Nope. I wanted to surprise them."
Cole and Phoebe cocked their heads slightly, both somewhat confused.
Prue went into further explanation, "I got a job for 411 and they're going to let me shoot the cover!"
"That's great Prue!" Phoebe's confusion turned to happiness for her sister.
"Good job." Cole agreed, trying to be polite.
"I wanted to surprise everyone when the magazine came out."
"So, why'd you tell us?" Cole asked.
"Because I couldn't avoid it. I have to fly to New York for five days. How would I have explained that? So, I'm going while Piper and Leo are away and coming back before they do."
"I see." Phoebe said, "Good idea!"
"I thought so." Prue added. She looked at her watch, "I should be going."
"What?" Phoebe exclaimed, "You could've warned us?"
"Yeah, well sorry." Prue took a suitcase from the hall closet that looked already packed. "Love you, bye!" She hugged Phoebe, nodded at Cole and ran out the door.
Phoebe's eyes were wide. "Well now wasn't that unexpected?"
"I would say so." Cole agreed, "But now we have the house to ourselves for five whole days."
Phoebe giggled. "Yay!"
Cole picked Phoebe up off of the floor, catching her off guard. She squealed and insisted that he put her down, but Cole refused.
They laughed for hours, just happy to be together. Foolishly, they were unaware of who was watching them, or rather what was watching them.
She was running hard and fast. She was breathing heavily too. But she didn't dare look back behind her, afraid of what she'd find.
"Piper…" it called menacingly.
Piper kept running but it was too fast for her. It caught up with her and grabbed her shoulders.
All she could do was helplessly stand still. Her power must not have worked on it.
Slowly something was plunged into her back. Something silver, shiny, and sharp. She screamed a scream that only it could hear.
"When you're dead, no one can hear you scream." It said plunging the knife in again.
Phoebe shot up straight in bed. She was drenched in sweat. Franticly, she stepped out of bed and ran to Piper's room. Not bothering to knock, she barged in.
She sighed, happily. Her sister was safe, sleeping soundly next to Leo. They looked peaceful together, like nothing wrong could ever happen. Phoebe smiled and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
It was only a dream, a very real dream at that. It seemed so vivid and it was like she was experiencing it from Piper's point of view. Phoebe shuddered, pushing the sight away.
She silently went back to her room. Looking around she saw Cole sitting up in bed.
"What happened?" he asked, still half asleep.
"I had a bad dream, that's all." She told him, still a bit shaken by the dream. She sat down next to him on the bed.
He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No, no. Go back to sleep. You're tired." She insisted.
"Tell me." He insisted in turn, "I can wake up. After all…it's only…" he looked at the clock on the nightstand next to him and groaned, "Four in the morning."
"No, Cole. Go back to sleep."
"Well, if you insist." he grinned and lied back on the bed, pulling her down with him.
Phoebe smiled. Cole was always somehow able to wash away her troubles.
…
"Hope you guys have fun!" Phoebe shouted out the door at Piper and Leo.
The both turned around and waved before getting in the car and heading to the airport. Leo and Piper were about to get the honeymoon that they certainly deserved. Phoebe, Cole, and Prue watched their car drive off.
"Now it's time for my news." Prue said, closing the door.
"You waited until now? Shouldn't Piper and Leo hear this?" Phoebe asked, eyeing Prue strangely.
"Nope. I wanted to surprise them."
Cole and Phoebe cocked their heads slightly, both somewhat confused.
Prue went into further explanation, "I got a job for 411 and they're going to let me shoot the cover!"
"That's great Prue!" Phoebe's confusion turned to happiness for her sister.
"Good job." Cole agreed, trying to be polite.
"I wanted to surprise everyone when the magazine came out."
"So, why'd you tell us?" Cole asked.
"Because I couldn't avoid it. I have to fly to New York for five days. How would I have explained that? So, I'm going while Piper and Leo are away and coming back before they do."
"I see." Phoebe said, "Good idea!"
"I thought so." Prue added. She looked at her watch, "I should be going."
"What?" Phoebe exclaimed, "You could've warned us?"
"Yeah, well sorry." Prue took a suitcase from the hall closet that looked already packed. "Love you, bye!" She hugged Phoebe, nodded at Cole and ran out the door.
Phoebe's eyes were wide. "Well now wasn't that unexpected?"
"I would say so." Cole agreed, "But now we have the house to ourselves for five whole days."
Phoebe giggled. "Yay!"
Cole picked Phoebe up off of the floor, catching her off guard. She squealed and insisted that he put her down, but Cole refused.
They laughed for hours, just happy to be together. Foolishly, they were unaware of who was watching them, or rather what was watching them.