"So much for a sisters' night" complained Paige, at P3, looking at Cole, "can't you just go home?"

"Well, sorry, but I have nowhere to go" Cole said hugging Phoebe "And plus, I want to be with my princess"

"Ohh, oh, oh. That is bad. Very bad" Phoebe said looking across the room.

"Dammit" Piper cursed, "My life is going downhill by the minute. Where is Leo when you need him?"

"Honey calm down" Phoebe said, "I'm sure he'll just go away"

"What's going on?" Paige asked, "All I can see is this really cute guy looking over there. By the way, he is hot. Maybe, I'll go over and introduce myself.." Paige wondered out loud.

Phoebe chuckled. "Not a good idea"

"I need to go.. Uh, somewhere" Piper said hoping up "Maybe Leo will turn up"

"And if he doesn't?" Phoebe asked

"I will never return," she said walking off.



"Well, would you mind explaining what's going on? Demon?" Cole asked

"Now demons are cute?" Paige joked

"Hey! My fiancé is very cute, and he's a demon!" Phoebe shot back.

"Well…?" Cole asked

"Not a demon, Piper's ex. Very long story" Phoebe explained

"I'm in for a story" Paige giggled, "especially about that hunk. Who dumped who?"



Phoebe explained very briefly. "Piper meets Leo, starts to date him, Piper finds out Leo is a whitelighter. Leo and Piper split up. Piper meets Dan. Dan and Piper start going steady. Piper realises she loves Leo, splits up with Dan to goes back to Leo. Finally marries Leo. Happy ending for all.. Except Dan."

"Dan's that guy? Ohhh!" Paige said, "He's coming over!"



"Hello Phoebe. Uh, where'd Piper go?" he asked

"Oh, hi Dan. Piper is.. somewhere. This is my half sister Paige, and my fiancé, Cole." Phoebe introduced "Uh, sit down" Dan and Cole shook hands, and the traditional "Nice to meet you" was exchanged.



After talking for awhile, about Jenny, work, different things, Paige saw Leo signal over too her.

"Uh, Phoebe? We have to go" Paige said, "You guys stay here. Phoebe!"



"What took you so long?!" Piper said as Phoebe and Paige came over to Piper and Leo.

"Sorry, catching up" Phoebe apologised "Well, are you going to go over here and say hi?"

"Noooo" Piper exclaimed, "Why should I?"

"Well, because he's a friend" Phoebe sternly told her. She then looked over at them, and saw Cole and Dan talking.

"What do you think they're talking about?" Phoebe giggled

"Dan's probably telling Cole about the bratty Phoebe that he used to know" Piper teased

"Hey!"



"Hi Piper, Leo" Dan said as they came over.

"Hi" Piper said, sitting down, and exchanging a nervous glance with Leo

"Cole's told me that you two are married" Dan said "Congratulations"

"Uh, thanks"

"Uh oh. Piper…? Clay!"

"Clay? Oh!" Piper questionly exclaimed

"Clay?" Cole asked, before Piper froze the entire room.



"What's up?" Paige asked, looking at everyone frozen. Phoebe looked hysterical.

"Exit. OK. Unfreeze everyone, so I can go home" Phoebe said

"Is he that bad?" Piper asked, "Last time you saw him you.."

"Yeah!" Phoebe explained "But I don't want that to happen this time, you know" Phoebe said, referring to Cole.

"What are you two going on about?" Paige snapped, losing her patience.

"You see that guy over there?" Piper pointed "His name's Clay, Phoebe's ex"

"Is this ex day today or somefin?" Paige asked, "He is cute too. Why do you guys dump all the cute guys? First this gorgeous specimen of a guy Dan.. Now this yummy Clay person. Oooh!"



"This is not funny" Phoebe muttered "Paige do you recognise anyone? Like an ex of yours?"

"Um" Paige answered "Uhh"

"Yes?" Phoebe said, spotting Shane. Everyone then unfroze.

"I'll look in the book. Later" Phoebe said, hoping up. She left before Cole could protest too much.

"Phoebe? Where are you going?" Cole asked.

"Don't ask" Piper silenced him "Coincidence?" she asked Paige

"Either a huge coincidence or a.. Uh" Paige stopped, looking at Dan.

"Supernatural?" Piper mouthed, when Dan wasn't looking at her

"Yeah!"

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"OK" Phoebe muttered to herself, flipping through the pages of the well- worn Book of Shadows "Tricosero. A demon that uses personal desires to conquer. Usually illudes ex-lovers," she read straight from the book "Does that mean Clay, Dan and Shane are only an illusion?"

"I hope not," someone whispered in her ear.

"Clay!" she complained spinning around "Don't do that!"

"What's this?" he asked, reaching out towards the book.

"Nothing" she snapped, pushing his hand away and closing the book "How did you get up here?"

"I followed you" he smirked

"You followed me? Now, an ex is stalking me? Wait, an illusion," she corrected herself

"I assure you, I'm not an illusion. Do you think you're up for some fun?" Clay asked

"No!"

"Are you sure?" Clay said, leaning closer.



"Hey" Cole said, entering the attic "What's up? And who is this?"

"Just a friend" Phoebe reassured

"More than that"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"Oh, try to tell that to my fiancé"



Phoebe saw Clay look at Cole, a surprised look on his face. He must've just realised who Cole is. Wait; maybe the illusion was just making it look like that. Phoebe was very confused.



"I best be going. Nice catching up with you Phoebe, I will see you around" Clay said

"Will she now? How do you know that?" Cole challenged

"Um, a guess" he said "Don't worry, I'll show myself out"



"Phoebe? He wasn't just a friend, was he?" Cole asked

"Cole, nothing happened," she answered

"Yet" he added

"I didn't mean for.." Phoebe started

"I know you didn't" Cole interrupted, "I trust you totally"

"Then why are we having this conversation?" she asked him

"I trust you, but I don't trust him. Could you tell me a little more about him?"

"Well, when I was an irresponsible little New York brat, I dated him" Phoebe sighed

"Could you have ever been an irresponsible brat?" Cole teased, "So he's an ex?"

"Yes" Phoebe said, opening the Book to the page she had before. Cole read it.

"Uh, would that be why Dan, aka Piper's ex, is in town?"

"Yes. And we spotted Shane as well. Remember? He was Paige's ex."

"Hmm"

"We have a little supernatural problem"

"Unfortunately"

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Phoebe and Cole were downstairs, and she was cooking up a potion. Paige entered, followed by Shane.

"Why is Shane here?" Phoebe asked

"Needed a place to stay" Paige yawned, "Actually, we might go upstairs now"

"We? As in you and Shane? Together?" Phoebe asked

"Maybe"

"OK, where's Piper?"

"At the club" Paige answered, "Can we go now?"

"With Leo?" she said, ignoring Paige

"No. His bosses called him. We're going upstairs" Shane and Paige made their way to her room.

"And Dan?" she yelled out to Paige

"At the club" she yelled back.



"That means Piper is at the club with Dan. And Paige is with Shane. What's next?" Phoebe asked

"Uh, would this be a good time to bring in bad news?" Cole asked

"No, but tell me anyway"

"Tricosero, uh, shapeshifts the ex. I'm pretty sure"

"Well he can't shapeshift Dan, Clay and Shane all at once" Phoebe reasoned

"Which means, when you finished the potion, you'll need to figure out which guy he's shifted into"

"Uh oh"

"Yeah. I agree"



To be continued… hopefully