I do not own Charmed... I just worship it!
Phoebe walked slowly into Coles old flat. It still smelled like him. Some of his clothes lay on the floor, and on the couch. Phoebe walked around the place just thinking of him. She wanted to say good-bye to him so badly, but she knew if she told Piper, Piper would just tell her she was holding on to NOTHING. Phoebe knew Cole was something to her. She just wasn't sure what. She also knew she didn't even want to consider telling Paige. There was no way Paige would ever understand. She hardly knew Cole when he wasn't evil. Phoebe wished Prue was there. It had taken Prue so long to accept Cole, but in the end she had more trust in him than Piper.
Suddenly Phoebe heard the front door to Cole's apartment open, a big sigh let out from whoever walked in. Phoebe held her breathe praying it was Cole.
"Phoebe. Where are you?" Piper yelled. Her voice echoing through out the flat. Disappointment filled Phoebe as she realized it was not Cole.
"I'm in the kitchen" Phoebe answered to her sister.
"Phoebe you should leave here. You know you're.." Phoebe cut Piper off before she could finish. She knew exactly what she was going to say.
"Holding on to something that really isn't there? I know. But I can't help wondering. I had a dream last night, that Cole and I were married, I was pregnant. So were you, with your second child. We were all so happy, even Paige was back to dating again. I can't stop wonder that if I hadn't divorced Cole, maybe I could have what you and Leo have."
"Don't be silly, Cole was evil. You tried to save him TWICE! He just couldn't be saved. I don't think he truly wanted to be saved in the first place." Piper said.
"NO! He wanted to be saved, I was just too afraid to try and help him. To tell you the truth I'm still afraid. But this time I'm afraid of not being with him. At least you have Leo. You have a son. You have a life!" Phoebe yelled.
"You have a life too!"
"Not a happy one. Before we vanquished Cole I was afraid he would try to kill us. But the scary thing is, he seemed scared too. That's why I was afraid to help him, he was so powerful, but still he was scared!"
Piper stormed out of the flat. She didn't want to hear this anymore. She was tired of trying to help Phoebe. Phoebe just didn't want to be helped.
"HE LOVED ME!" Phoebe yelled as Piper slammed the door.
"He loves you" a quite voice stated.
"Piper?" Phoebe questioned.
"No. Prue" Phoebe looked around confused. It couldn't be Prue she told herself.
Out of the living room walked in Prue. "You really shouldn't treat Piper like that. She's just trying to help you. To protect you"
"PRUE" Phoebe ran over to Prue and gave her a huge hug. She didn't want Prue to leave again. This was the perfect time for her to show up. The time when Phoebe needed Prue the most.
"Yea, can you believe it the Elders actually let me take a visit. They said you needed me. But they said you needed someone even more." Prue pointed to the doorway. There stood Cole. As handsome as ever, just staring at Phoebe. He looked like he was in a daze.
"COLE!" Phoebe screamed. She almost expected him to disappear when she ran over to him. But he didn't. He held his arms out and he held her close to him. Phoebe hoped he'd never let go. She didn't care if he was evil anymore. She just knew she couldn't stand to be without him.
"Your sister pulled a few favors" Cole said. He sounded just as shocked as Phoebe was that this was real.
"Yes!" Prue said. "And you owe me! BIG" Prue laughed. Seeing her sister happy really was the only thing she had wanted out of this.
"Yes, yes, yes" Phoebe said. She just stayed in Coles arms for a long time. She started to think this was maybe a dream, but she could feel Cole, and she knew what she felt was real. The room grew silent.
Cole broke the silence. "How long will this last?" Phoebe suddenly got a bunch of knots in her stomach. IT COULDN'T END. Could it? She didn't want it to.
"Well, the Elders want to see if this truly is the right thing for EVERYONE." Prue said. "That includes Piper, Paige, Leo, and little Wyatt. The whole family. So you two better show them that this will work out!"
"It will" Phoebe said in a daze.
Cole just nodded. He was wondering if the Elders had plotted something against him, but he just wanted to take advantage of whatever time he could have with Phoebe. He had missed her so much. He could tell she had missed him too. Now all they had to do was show some Elders how an ex-demon and a witch could make this relationship work. If a whitelighter and a witch could do it, then so could they.
"I think I'll leave you two alone" Prue said as she winked at Cole and Phoebe. "I have some other sisters to visit, and I have got to meet this Wyatt, that I've heard so much about. Let's see how much he looks like me." Prue walked toward the door where Phoebe and Cole stood. They stepped to the side in unison. Too happy to be with each other to allow Prue to walk between them
Cole looked at Phoebe. They walked together towards the couch. They both seemed to just want to stay in each others company for as long as possible. They sat down. Cole grabbed Phoebe's hand. He held it in his. "I missed you"
Phoebe just broke down and cried. Cole looked sympathetic at her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset."
"No." Phoebe said. "I'm sorry, it's my fault you were all alone. I should have tried to help you. I had known you needed me, but I was afraid."
"Afraid of me?" Cole asked surprised.
"No, afraid that I couldn't help you. That even if I tried I wouldn't have been able to help." Cole cut her off
"NO!" he protested. "I was lost, but you freed me from all of it. I'm different now. There are no more demons in my head. I'm free. When you vanquished me, you vanquished all of me. Including Balthazar, but then your sister brought ME, Cole, my human self back. She left the demon in hell." Cole took a sigh of relief. He had waited for this day for what seemed like an eternity. "I can finally just be with you and not worry about hurting you. I am finally free. Thanks to you. You saved me!"
Phoebe walked slowly into Coles old flat. It still smelled like him. Some of his clothes lay on the floor, and on the couch. Phoebe walked around the place just thinking of him. She wanted to say good-bye to him so badly, but she knew if she told Piper, Piper would just tell her she was holding on to NOTHING. Phoebe knew Cole was something to her. She just wasn't sure what. She also knew she didn't even want to consider telling Paige. There was no way Paige would ever understand. She hardly knew Cole when he wasn't evil. Phoebe wished Prue was there. It had taken Prue so long to accept Cole, but in the end she had more trust in him than Piper.
Suddenly Phoebe heard the front door to Cole's apartment open, a big sigh let out from whoever walked in. Phoebe held her breathe praying it was Cole.
"Phoebe. Where are you?" Piper yelled. Her voice echoing through out the flat. Disappointment filled Phoebe as she realized it was not Cole.
"I'm in the kitchen" Phoebe answered to her sister.
"Phoebe you should leave here. You know you're.." Phoebe cut Piper off before she could finish. She knew exactly what she was going to say.
"Holding on to something that really isn't there? I know. But I can't help wondering. I had a dream last night, that Cole and I were married, I was pregnant. So were you, with your second child. We were all so happy, even Paige was back to dating again. I can't stop wonder that if I hadn't divorced Cole, maybe I could have what you and Leo have."
"Don't be silly, Cole was evil. You tried to save him TWICE! He just couldn't be saved. I don't think he truly wanted to be saved in the first place." Piper said.
"NO! He wanted to be saved, I was just too afraid to try and help him. To tell you the truth I'm still afraid. But this time I'm afraid of not being with him. At least you have Leo. You have a son. You have a life!" Phoebe yelled.
"You have a life too!"
"Not a happy one. Before we vanquished Cole I was afraid he would try to kill us. But the scary thing is, he seemed scared too. That's why I was afraid to help him, he was so powerful, but still he was scared!"
Piper stormed out of the flat. She didn't want to hear this anymore. She was tired of trying to help Phoebe. Phoebe just didn't want to be helped.
"HE LOVED ME!" Phoebe yelled as Piper slammed the door.
"He loves you" a quite voice stated.
"Piper?" Phoebe questioned.
"No. Prue" Phoebe looked around confused. It couldn't be Prue she told herself.
Out of the living room walked in Prue. "You really shouldn't treat Piper like that. She's just trying to help you. To protect you"
"PRUE" Phoebe ran over to Prue and gave her a huge hug. She didn't want Prue to leave again. This was the perfect time for her to show up. The time when Phoebe needed Prue the most.
"Yea, can you believe it the Elders actually let me take a visit. They said you needed me. But they said you needed someone even more." Prue pointed to the doorway. There stood Cole. As handsome as ever, just staring at Phoebe. He looked like he was in a daze.
"COLE!" Phoebe screamed. She almost expected him to disappear when she ran over to him. But he didn't. He held his arms out and he held her close to him. Phoebe hoped he'd never let go. She didn't care if he was evil anymore. She just knew she couldn't stand to be without him.
"Your sister pulled a few favors" Cole said. He sounded just as shocked as Phoebe was that this was real.
"Yes!" Prue said. "And you owe me! BIG" Prue laughed. Seeing her sister happy really was the only thing she had wanted out of this.
"Yes, yes, yes" Phoebe said. She just stayed in Coles arms for a long time. She started to think this was maybe a dream, but she could feel Cole, and she knew what she felt was real. The room grew silent.
Cole broke the silence. "How long will this last?" Phoebe suddenly got a bunch of knots in her stomach. IT COULDN'T END. Could it? She didn't want it to.
"Well, the Elders want to see if this truly is the right thing for EVERYONE." Prue said. "That includes Piper, Paige, Leo, and little Wyatt. The whole family. So you two better show them that this will work out!"
"It will" Phoebe said in a daze.
Cole just nodded. He was wondering if the Elders had plotted something against him, but he just wanted to take advantage of whatever time he could have with Phoebe. He had missed her so much. He could tell she had missed him too. Now all they had to do was show some Elders how an ex-demon and a witch could make this relationship work. If a whitelighter and a witch could do it, then so could they.
"I think I'll leave you two alone" Prue said as she winked at Cole and Phoebe. "I have some other sisters to visit, and I have got to meet this Wyatt, that I've heard so much about. Let's see how much he looks like me." Prue walked toward the door where Phoebe and Cole stood. They stepped to the side in unison. Too happy to be with each other to allow Prue to walk between them
Cole looked at Phoebe. They walked together towards the couch. They both seemed to just want to stay in each others company for as long as possible. They sat down. Cole grabbed Phoebe's hand. He held it in his. "I missed you"
Phoebe just broke down and cried. Cole looked sympathetic at her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset."
"No." Phoebe said. "I'm sorry, it's my fault you were all alone. I should have tried to help you. I had known you needed me, but I was afraid."
"Afraid of me?" Cole asked surprised.
"No, afraid that I couldn't help you. That even if I tried I wouldn't have been able to help." Cole cut her off
"NO!" he protested. "I was lost, but you freed me from all of it. I'm different now. There are no more demons in my head. I'm free. When you vanquished me, you vanquished all of me. Including Balthazar, but then your sister brought ME, Cole, my human self back. She left the demon in hell." Cole took a sigh of relief. He had waited for this day for what seemed like an eternity. "I can finally just be with you and not worry about hurting you. I am finally free. Thanks to you. You saved me!"