Chapter One
Phoebe Halliwell was walking along the deserted Prescott St. No wondering soul was at sight, all the lights were off, and no cars were parked in the driveways. It was quite an unusual night on Prescott St. Usually cars would be parked everywhere.
Howling raging winds were blowing in all directions. Autumn leaves are swirling around in mid-air. The temperature fell rapidly through the night. Phoebe started to have an uneasy feeling as she walked toward the street. Chills ran down her back as Phoebe wrapped herself around her unprotected arms. She picked up the pace, faster and faster.
Soon somehow, someway, she'd found herself walking in an unidentified place. Surrounded by massive tall trees, Phoebe walked slowly backwards examine each sight carefully. She tried to stay tranquil and confident. Finally she had asked herself the question. "Where am I?"
Immediately she felt something eyeing her, her breathing was getting heavier and heavier. "It's nothing." She tried to calm herself down.
It was pitched black out; only moon light to lead the way. She took another glance around her surrounding and caught something she didn't see before. A disfigured form was facing up into the atmosphere. As curious as she was, she stepped closer into the wood. Closer and closer she came; the disfigured form had clearing up now. It was a white wolf crying to the moon by a near by lake, stood besides another unidentified figure, she came closer. So close that the wolf could feel her presence and took off.
Just as the wolf ran off, Phoebe took the chance and ran to the disfigured spot; it is foggy down by the lake. She ran and stopped at the sight of chopped off bodies parts piled up on the ground. Blood drops dripped slowly to the ground one by one. She gasped, then immediately covered up her mouth and ran as far from it as possible. The smell of blood was covering her body. "Faster. Faster!" Her conscience told her. Pretty soon her had reached the open road, a glimpse of lights flashes, headed her way, revealing a red truck. Looking up she saw a bright light coming toward her, she anxiously jumping up and down waving her hands in the middle of the road, hoping the driver would see her. But the driver didn't seem to slow down instead the speed increased!
"Stop. Please stop" Phoebe yelled.
Closer and closer the light came and hit her like a fastball...
Opened her eyes and sat up hastily gasping for air heavily, then at that moment she realized only that it was just another nightmare. However, it seemed so real.
"Honey? Are you all right?" Cole asked softly with his arms wrapped around her.
"I'm okay, just a bad dream." She replied between gasps. "Go back to sleep."
"You sure?" Cole asked in concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Phoebe reassured him and slid her head down onto the pillow.
"Goodnight "He kissed her forehead.
The rest of the night was peaceful. Phoebe was the first one up, for once. She made her way down into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee. The dream still haunted her at night. Afraid of going to bed, afraid to shut her eyes, afraid to see what would happen next... "Phoebe?" Her thought was disturbed by Cole's entrance.
"Hi." She greeted her husband softly as she lifted up her face.
"What are you doing up so early?" Cole asked while pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"Nothing. I just couldn't sleep." Phoebe replied, and put on a smile to cover up her worried expression. Of course Cole could see through all her fakeness.
"Does it have to do with last night's dream?" He questioned. He obviously already knew the answer to that, he just wanted to hear it from Phoebe, herself.
"No." She lied.
Before Cole could carry on, Piper and Leo came in.
"Hey, look who's up." Piper cheerfully joked.
"Hey guys!" Phoebe greeted Piper and Leo.
"Hey Cole, what's wrong?" Piper noticed Cole's worried mug.
"Nothing. Nothing." He replied looking at Phoebe. She avoided his eyes and looked down at her coffee.
"O.K" Piper said then turned to Leo "So, what are you doing today honey?"
'Elders." Leo said pointed up to the ceiling with a little sarcastic smirk.
"Good morning, people!" Paige entered the kitchen happily.
"You seem happy." Piper said then took a sip of her coffee.
"Why shouldn't I be? Life is perfect." Paige responded with a huge grin on her face.
"Must have been one hell of a night you with that guy had last night." She cocked her eyebrows.
"Ben." Paige corrected her eldest sister.
"Right...Ben, of course." Piper still had the silly look on her face.
"It was a great date, we're going out again tonight" She then grabbed some Poptarts out of the top cabinet.
"I'm off now." Leo said.
"Ok, bye honey" Piper walked over and gave Leo a kiss.
All of the sudden, the room was filled with silent and awkwardness. First word was spoken when Phoebe stood up. "I'm going to take a shower now." And she was off.
Later that night, Paige was out on her "perfect date".
Meanwhile at the Manor, Phoebe twisted and turned sweating all over. It had haunted her once again. The dream…
"NO!" Phoebe sat up sweating looking bewildered.
Cole sat up next to her; his face was filled with worries and concern. He hadn't been able to sleep for the passed several nights, ever since Phoebe had been receiving "the nightmare".
"What did you see?" Cole demanded but in a concerned tone.
"He…he ran me over." She was all shaken up. Fears were written all over her face.
"Who? Who ran you over?" Cole asked in outraged.
"Him, the driver. I couldn't see his face. It was so---so surreal." Phoebe whispered, as she tried to take a deep breath.
"Come on" Cole pulled her out of bed.
"What…where are we going? Phoebe asked looking puzzled.
"The attic. The Book of Shadow" Cole grabbed her hand and walked out of the room.
Downstairs Paige had finally arrived home from her "perfect" date. They stopped at the front porch to have a little chitchat before ending the night.
"I really had a wonderful time tonight." Paige said dreamily staring up at her date, losing herself into his eyes.
"I'm glad you did, because I really enjoy tonight as well." Ben looked down on her with his sparkling clear sky blue eyes. Lowered his head to reach Paige's lips.
"Um-would you like to come in?" Paige pulled away and asked him invitingly. A passionate kissed was all she gotten back. Pushing the door opened with her back and led him up to her room.
Up in the attic Cole was roughly thumbing through the pages trying to figure out what was happening to his girlfriend. Phoebe was balled up on a chair over by the corner, afraid of coming out even though she was not alone. Feeling chills run down her back she let out a scream. Cole looked up and ran to her side immediately, "What's wrong?
"I don't know, I---I feel weird. I feel like we're not alone." Phoebe said fearfully. "I can feel his presence. I'm cold." Cole took his robe off and wrapped Phoebe around with it.
"What? You mean he's here, in the room?" Cole asked not loosing any time. It just broke his heart to see the one he loved like this. He can't stand it!
"I'm not sure, but he--he's in the house." She barely whispered, and sweats covered her body.
"Come on." Cole said softly pulling her over to her book. He let his arm wrapped around her, to make her feel relax. "Don't worry, whomever doing this is going to pay. He has to go through me if he wants you." She leaned her head against his strong chest, and hold on to him tightly with all her strength. Cole placed his chin gently above her head.
Later in the night, everyone had fallen deep asleep; it crept slowly carrying a body out of the Manor. The body seemed so lifeless, it looked like a pile of cells combined and form a body without a soul, it was so stiff, no motion. Silently it made its way out of the Manor. Cole and Phoebe had gone back to bed; he had stayed up most of the night watching Phoebe sleep. He couldn't imagine his life without her. But soon he fell asleep next to her.
Phoebe Halliwell was walking along the deserted Prescott St. No wondering soul was at sight, all the lights were off, and no cars were parked in the driveways. It was quite an unusual night on Prescott St. Usually cars would be parked everywhere.
Howling raging winds were blowing in all directions. Autumn leaves are swirling around in mid-air. The temperature fell rapidly through the night. Phoebe started to have an uneasy feeling as she walked toward the street. Chills ran down her back as Phoebe wrapped herself around her unprotected arms. She picked up the pace, faster and faster.
Soon somehow, someway, she'd found herself walking in an unidentified place. Surrounded by massive tall trees, Phoebe walked slowly backwards examine each sight carefully. She tried to stay tranquil and confident. Finally she had asked herself the question. "Where am I?"
Immediately she felt something eyeing her, her breathing was getting heavier and heavier. "It's nothing." She tried to calm herself down.
It was pitched black out; only moon light to lead the way. She took another glance around her surrounding and caught something she didn't see before. A disfigured form was facing up into the atmosphere. As curious as she was, she stepped closer into the wood. Closer and closer she came; the disfigured form had clearing up now. It was a white wolf crying to the moon by a near by lake, stood besides another unidentified figure, she came closer. So close that the wolf could feel her presence and took off.
Just as the wolf ran off, Phoebe took the chance and ran to the disfigured spot; it is foggy down by the lake. She ran and stopped at the sight of chopped off bodies parts piled up on the ground. Blood drops dripped slowly to the ground one by one. She gasped, then immediately covered up her mouth and ran as far from it as possible. The smell of blood was covering her body. "Faster. Faster!" Her conscience told her. Pretty soon her had reached the open road, a glimpse of lights flashes, headed her way, revealing a red truck. Looking up she saw a bright light coming toward her, she anxiously jumping up and down waving her hands in the middle of the road, hoping the driver would see her. But the driver didn't seem to slow down instead the speed increased!
"Stop. Please stop" Phoebe yelled.
Closer and closer the light came and hit her like a fastball...
Opened her eyes and sat up hastily gasping for air heavily, then at that moment she realized only that it was just another nightmare. However, it seemed so real.
"Honey? Are you all right?" Cole asked softly with his arms wrapped around her.
"I'm okay, just a bad dream." She replied between gasps. "Go back to sleep."
"You sure?" Cole asked in concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Phoebe reassured him and slid her head down onto the pillow.
"Goodnight "He kissed her forehead.
The rest of the night was peaceful. Phoebe was the first one up, for once. She made her way down into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee. The dream still haunted her at night. Afraid of going to bed, afraid to shut her eyes, afraid to see what would happen next... "Phoebe?" Her thought was disturbed by Cole's entrance.
"Hi." She greeted her husband softly as she lifted up her face.
"What are you doing up so early?" Cole asked while pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"Nothing. I just couldn't sleep." Phoebe replied, and put on a smile to cover up her worried expression. Of course Cole could see through all her fakeness.
"Does it have to do with last night's dream?" He questioned. He obviously already knew the answer to that, he just wanted to hear it from Phoebe, herself.
"No." She lied.
Before Cole could carry on, Piper and Leo came in.
"Hey, look who's up." Piper cheerfully joked.
"Hey guys!" Phoebe greeted Piper and Leo.
"Hey Cole, what's wrong?" Piper noticed Cole's worried mug.
"Nothing. Nothing." He replied looking at Phoebe. She avoided his eyes and looked down at her coffee.
"O.K" Piper said then turned to Leo "So, what are you doing today honey?"
'Elders." Leo said pointed up to the ceiling with a little sarcastic smirk.
"Good morning, people!" Paige entered the kitchen happily.
"You seem happy." Piper said then took a sip of her coffee.
"Why shouldn't I be? Life is perfect." Paige responded with a huge grin on her face.
"Must have been one hell of a night you with that guy had last night." She cocked her eyebrows.
"Ben." Paige corrected her eldest sister.
"Right...Ben, of course." Piper still had the silly look on her face.
"It was a great date, we're going out again tonight" She then grabbed some Poptarts out of the top cabinet.
"I'm off now." Leo said.
"Ok, bye honey" Piper walked over and gave Leo a kiss.
All of the sudden, the room was filled with silent and awkwardness. First word was spoken when Phoebe stood up. "I'm going to take a shower now." And she was off.
Later that night, Paige was out on her "perfect date".
Meanwhile at the Manor, Phoebe twisted and turned sweating all over. It had haunted her once again. The dream…
"NO!" Phoebe sat up sweating looking bewildered.
Cole sat up next to her; his face was filled with worries and concern. He hadn't been able to sleep for the passed several nights, ever since Phoebe had been receiving "the nightmare".
"What did you see?" Cole demanded but in a concerned tone.
"He…he ran me over." She was all shaken up. Fears were written all over her face.
"Who? Who ran you over?" Cole asked in outraged.
"Him, the driver. I couldn't see his face. It was so---so surreal." Phoebe whispered, as she tried to take a deep breath.
"Come on" Cole pulled her out of bed.
"What…where are we going? Phoebe asked looking puzzled.
"The attic. The Book of Shadow" Cole grabbed her hand and walked out of the room.
Downstairs Paige had finally arrived home from her "perfect" date. They stopped at the front porch to have a little chitchat before ending the night.
"I really had a wonderful time tonight." Paige said dreamily staring up at her date, losing herself into his eyes.
"I'm glad you did, because I really enjoy tonight as well." Ben looked down on her with his sparkling clear sky blue eyes. Lowered his head to reach Paige's lips.
"Um-would you like to come in?" Paige pulled away and asked him invitingly. A passionate kissed was all she gotten back. Pushing the door opened with her back and led him up to her room.
Up in the attic Cole was roughly thumbing through the pages trying to figure out what was happening to his girlfriend. Phoebe was balled up on a chair over by the corner, afraid of coming out even though she was not alone. Feeling chills run down her back she let out a scream. Cole looked up and ran to her side immediately, "What's wrong?
"I don't know, I---I feel weird. I feel like we're not alone." Phoebe said fearfully. "I can feel his presence. I'm cold." Cole took his robe off and wrapped Phoebe around with it.
"What? You mean he's here, in the room?" Cole asked not loosing any time. It just broke his heart to see the one he loved like this. He can't stand it!
"I'm not sure, but he--he's in the house." She barely whispered, and sweats covered her body.
"Come on." Cole said softly pulling her over to her book. He let his arm wrapped around her, to make her feel relax. "Don't worry, whomever doing this is going to pay. He has to go through me if he wants you." She leaned her head against his strong chest, and hold on to him tightly with all her strength. Cole placed his chin gently above her head.
Later in the night, everyone had fallen deep asleep; it crept slowly carrying a body out of the Manor. The body seemed so lifeless, it looked like a pile of cells combined and form a body without a soul, it was so stiff, no motion. Silently it made its way out of the Manor. Cole and Phoebe had gone back to bed; he had stayed up most of the night watching Phoebe sleep. He couldn't imagine his life without her. But soon he fell asleep next to her.