Spinning Out of Control



Summary: AU fic! The new Seer brings Cole back from the dead to step up as the new Source, but he has something he needs to finish first. This takes place in late season five and its based on Paige/Cole, but there's also Hoebe (I mean Phoebe), Piper and Leo too.

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A/N's: This fic was written by Kiseki-no-neko, jZzRgRl13, and dixie-girl Bunny's (Kiseki-no-neko) Notes: Well, this is my first fic that I've written with other people, so I'm not sure how it's gonna turn out.... I hope it's good, yes; I forced them to make it another Paige/Cole fic, muhaha! I hope you guys like it, enjoy. Dixie-girl's Notes: This is not the first fan fic I've written with other peeps, but is the first Charmed fic I've wrote with other peeps. If that makes sense. :-) I was tied up in chains and forced to make this a Paige/Cole. They call me the idea machine for this fic. And I guess that's about if for now. jZzRgRl13's Notes: Hey everyone! Kiseki-no-neko, dixie-girl and I spent a lot of time working on this and we hope you like it! This is my first time writing a fic with other people and so far we've done a pretty good job I think, I hope. If you've read the other Author's Notes then you'll see that this is a Paige/Cole fic, forced upon us by Kiseki-no-neko. LoL. Dixie-girl came up with a lot of the ideas for this and Kiseki-no-neko and I did a lot of the actual writing. Well, I've written enough so go read the story and if you have the heart, please, please, please, please, please review!



Disclaimer: We don't own Charmed or it's characters, they belong to Aaron Spelling, so don't sue us!!!!



A woman stands in a dimly lit cave. She wears a long red robe and her black hair is pulled back into a bun. She lights red candles in a circle, and chants a spell in Latin. Picking up an athame, she pricks the end of her finger, letting a drop of blood drip into the center of the circle. Flames and smoke appear and when the smoke clears, a lone figure stands in the circle of candles. He is completely naked and he glances down at himself then back up at the woman who is wearing a small smirk. "Who're you?" the man questions. "Who I am doesn't matter," replies the woman, tossing him a bundle of black robes, which he slips on. He steps out of the circle. It's Cole. He slowly walks over to the woman, glaring at her the whole time and pins her against the wall of the cave. "Who are you!" he screams. "Feisty, aren't we?" replies the woman, arching an eyebrow. "I am the new Seer," she continues. "I brought you back. To let you step up as the new Source." Cole lets go and she falls to the floor. "How long have I been gone?" he asks, turning his back on her to view his surroundings. "A few months," the Seer replies, getting up. "Uh huh," says Cole. "And you say I'm the new Source?" The Seer smirks again. "That's right," she replies. "Well," says Cole. "I definitely have a few things I need to finish. I made mistakes in my life, and now that I have a second chance, I have to finish what I set out to do in the first place." "And what might that be?" questions the Seer. He turns around to face her. "Kill the Charmed Ones," says Cole, an evil grin on his face. ____________________________________________________

"Phoebe?" calls a voice from the hallway of the Halliwell Manor. The door to Phoebe's bedroom bursts open and Paige walks in. "Phoebe?" she asks, but the room is empty. "Well," she mutters. "I'll just find it myself." She walks briskly over to Phoebe's dresser and starts to open drawers but stops as a picture of Cole catches her eye; she picks it up and looks at it for a second. "Huh," she says to herself when Piper's voice calls from the kitchen. "PAIGE??" Paige hastily puts the picture back and closes the drawer. "I'm coming!" she calls and exits the room, shutting the door behind her. In the kitchen, Piper is mixing something on the stove. "Where were you?" she questions Paige. "I was calling you for, like, a minute!" "Sorry Piper, I was just.... a little busy." Paige laughs nervously, "So, what'd you want me for?" "Here," says Piper holding out something on a wooden spoon. "Try this. It's clam chowder." Paige takes a bite. "Mmmm," she says and gives Piper a thumbs up, the picture of Cole forgotten. "Really good." "Have you seen Phoebe?" asks Paige. "Uh, yeah," says Piper. "She was in the shower. She's going clubbing, wants to meet guys. Move on from Jason, you know?" "Yeah," says Paige. "But don't you think she's going a bit too fast? I mean, she hasn't officially even broken up with Jason yet." "I know," says Piper. "But I think that we should support her in whatever she does. I mean, she's growing up and she hasn't even settled down with a boyfriend yet. I'm glad that she's going out. Trying new things." Paige leans against the counter, "I guess so..." Paige shrugs, "I'm still a little worried about her." "I know," says Piper. "But -," She's cut off as Phoebe comes down the stairs. "Hey," says Phoebe entering the kitchen. "You weren't talking about me were you?" she jokes. "Uh no!" says Paige. Piper laughs nervously. "Ok, then," says Phoebe looking back and forth between them. "So uh, Pheebs, I was wondering if I could borrow one of your shirts?" Paige questions, changing the subject. "Sure," says Phoebe. "Let's go see." She troops back up the steps, Paige behind her. Paige follows Phoebe into her room and watches as Phoebe digs through her closet. Paige's eyes travel towards Phoebe's dresser, and she remembers the picture of Cole. "Hey Phoebe?" "Hm?" Phoebe replies, still digging through her closet, "How come you still have a picture of Cole in your drawer?" Paige asks. Phoebe looks up at Paige, "How would you know?" Paige laughs nervously, "Well, I was looking in your drawer for a shirt, and you know, I saw it." Phoebe walks towards her drawer and takes the picture out, looking at it, "I shouldn't even have this anymore." she crumples it up and throws it in the trash, "Now, let's find you that shirt." Phoebe grins and continues looking for a shirt for Paige. _____________________________

Phoebe sits at the bar and bobs her head to the music. "Miss?" asks the bartender and Phoebe looks at him.

"This is from that gentleman over there," says the bartender, nodding to a handsome guy in the corner of the bar and placing a martini in front of Phoebe. "Oh, thank you," says Phoebe and smiles at the guy who smiles back. The guy gets up and hesitantly walks over to Phoebe. "Hi," she says. "Hi," he replies and laughs. "I haven't done this in a while," he admits. "I just got through a really hard break up." "Me too," says Phoebe. "Oh," says the guy. "Sorry. I'm Ryan. Ryan Greene. And you are. . ?" "Phoebe Halliwell," she replies and smiles. "Phoebe," Ryan repeats. "Would you like to dance?" "Sure," says Phoebe and accepts his hand. Ryan leads Phoebe out onto the dance floor as "Intuition" by Jewel blasts from the speakers. Ryan and Phoebe dance and he suddenly kisses her. Phoebe stands stiffly, a look of shock on her face as Ryan kisses her, 'Why is he doing this?' Phoebe thinks, then slowly kisses him back, her arms wrapping around his neck. Ryan and Phoebe pull away and look at each other for a few seconds. "Let's get out of here," he says and she smiles. "My place?" he says. "Let's go," replies Phoebe following him off of the dance floor. _________________________________

Phoebe groans and opens her eyes. She's in an unfamiliar room. In a bed. Completely naked. Sunlight is streaming in from a window and no one else is in the room. "Hello?" she calls and Ryan enters in a tee shirt and boxers, carrying a tray piled with food. He grins at Phoebe, "You didn't think I'd leave did you?" he teases her, "No, no, of course not!" Phoebe says, trying to hide the fact that he was right. Ryan sets the tray down on the bed and sits next to her. Phoebe looks at the tray. French toast, eggs, bacon, a glass of orange juice, a mug of coffee and a small vase with a rose. "Wow," she says. "You went all out, didn't you?" She smiles at him. Then she groans. "What am I going to tell my sisters?" she mutters putting her head in her hands. Ryan laughs. "We'll think of something," he says. ______________________________________

Phoebe opens the door of the Halliwell Manor, hoping to get upstairs before she's noticed. "And where have you been?" comes Piper's voice from behind her. "Long story," says Phoebe rushing to the stairs. "I got to go take a shower." At the bottom of the staircase, however, Paige, who is coming downstairs, stops her. "Where have you been?" she asks. Defeated, Phoebe finally spills. "Well," she says. "I kinda met a guy... " "Kinda," asks Paige smirking, "Or did?" "Did," says Phoebe with a small smile. "What!" exclaims Piper. "It was so romantic!" continues Phoebe. Paige grins, "Ah, I know that look, so he must have been good." Phoebe's grin gets even bigger. "You slept with a guy on a first date?" exclaims Piper. "Well..." says Phoebe. "Yes?" "I thought that was the old Hoebe, not the new Phoebe!" says Piper. "But Piper!" says Phoebe. "It was SO romantic! It was like we had known each other for years! It was totally not awkward or anything! I really think he might be the one!" "Yeah, sure," says Piper. "That's what they all say." "Oh, I wouldn't be talking Piper," says Phoebe. "Excuse me?" says Piper. "Rob?" says Phoebe. "From the bar at that hotel? Remember him?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, you met A GUY Piper?" Paige screeches, trying to suppress a giggle. "What about Leo?" "It was years ago," says Piper rolling her eyes. "Hah! You admit it!" says Phoebe. "It was way before Leo," says Piper. "And it was only one guy! How many have you had?" "Only three or four," says Phoebe. Piper raises an eyebrow at her. "Okay, eight!" says Phoebe. "More like fifty," says Piper crossing her arms. "Alright sister dears, we need to calm down." Paige instructs, "And Pheebs, eight guys?" "Oh, shut up Paige," says Piper. Paige pouts slightly after being told to shut up, "Fine." She huffs and walks back upstairs, forgetting she had been meaning to go downstairs in the first place. "But this one's different, I swear," says Phoebe. "Sure," says Piper. "And when he dumps you, I'm gonna say I told you so!" "Oh yeah?" says Phoebe. "Well, that's not going to happen. Ryan's not like that. He even said he wanted to come meet you all!" "Who wants to meet us all?" asks Leo who had just orbed in. "Shut up Leo," says Piper.

"Now, if you excuse me," says Phoebe. "I have to go take a shower!" "I bet you do!" calls Piper after her as she heads up the steps.

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That night, Phoebe is talking on the phone to Ryan in her bedroom and Paige is watching TV downstairs. Piper and Leo are making out on their bed and Piper stops. "What's wrong," Leo asks. "What do you think about what Phoebe's doing?" she asks him. "Honey," says Leo. "You're thinking about Phoebe while we're getting . . . intimate." Piper gives him a "don't go there" look. "Sorry," he says. "Bad joke." Piper picks up the phone. "Who're you calling?" whines Leo wanting to get back to what they were doing. Piper hears Phoebe's voice on the line talking to Ryan and she slams down the phone. "That's it!" she exclaims and stomps out of the room. "Piper!" whines Leo and follows her. She stomps down to the basement and cuts the phone line. A few seconds later, Phoebe's voice is heard, Piper smirks and troops back upstairs. "HEY!" she yells, running downstairs. "What are you doing Piper?" "This is ridiculous!" exclaims Piper. "You are obsessing over a guy that you met last night! He's going to dump you any day now! And then you're going to come crawling back to ME! Every time Phoebe! Stop being so naïve!" Leo and Paige come into the foyer and watch the exchange. "Piper you're the naive one!" screams Phoebe. "I'm in love! Why can't you accept that?" "You're not in love Phoebe!" yells Piper. "Get your head together!" She waves her arm and a table explodes. "Having a little trouble controlling your temper Piper?" comes a familiar voice from behind her. All four people spin around to see Cole standing nonchalantly with his hands behind his back. "Surprise!" he smirks and waves his arm, sending everyone flying across the room.

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