I did not like the way Season 5 was written especially the fact that Cole and Phoebe never talked about what happened or the fact that Piper ate one of the fertility chocolates like Phoebe, so I have decided to write my first fan fiction.
Time frame – end of season opener of Season 5 – my story goes AU after that in many regards. I hope you enjoy it and please let me know what you think – positive and negative.
Cole was standing on the beach with his arm spread wide and his eyes closed, summoning through the salty sea water for his love, Phoebe who was now a mermaid. She became a mermaid by way of a tracking spell just at Prue had become a beautiful dog when they were looking for the banshee but unlike Prue, Phoebe had not returned to her human form once the demon was vanquished. Phoebe was running away and the mermaid form was numbing the pain in her heart by making it cold and unfeeling. The pain she felt was unbearable and as was always her reaction to things she could not handle, she ran except this time was different, this time Cole would not let her go, he would make her face her fears. He knew she was running because she still loved him but inner conflict between heart and mind were tearing her up body and soul. He was there on the beach to help her, to reach her and to heal not only her soul but his as well.
Since he had returned from the wasteland their encounters were heated but not in the way they once were. Instead of love and passion, there was anger and resentment from both of them. Phoebe was too self centered to see that Cole was in just as much pain as she was and unlike her, he had no one in his corner, no one to help him deal with what happened to him – the loss of his powers, the possession by the Source, witnessing everyone who was suppose to love him fail to see that he was acting different, and then watching as Phoebe vanquished him along with the Source who was possessing him. He understood when she came to the wasteland that she was scared of using the Grimore to resurrect him but he had found a way back – why wasn't she happy to see him or at the very least, why would she not talk to him, let him explain what happened and the baby – what about the baby? He still did not know how their baby was especially with Phoebe being a mermaid, would it hurt the baby? Did she even think about their child?
Cole thought back to when he found out about the baby while he was possessed by the Source, he knew it was his and Phoebe's baby not the Sources which is why the Seer was feeding her the tonics, to destroy their child's soul and give the Source the opportunity to be reborn within in the child. The plan as he understood it by being a bystander in his own body, was to destroy their child's soul giving the Source a "vessel" to which his essence would take control and be in a position to destroy the Charmed Ones once and for all but after the vanquish what happened to his essence? Being in the wasteland he did not know what had happened in the weeks between his vanquish and his return from the wasteland and the only person who could explain it to him was Phoebe.
Phoebe felt free swimming among the sea life and the pain that she had carried in her heart for so long was numb and she could not face going back to her family and the pain she had felt. Although her sisters listened and offered support it was always the same, they blamed Cole for all of the problems and told her, she needed to get away from him and put the past behind her but that was not what she needed but they could not see what she really needed was Cole. Piper was happy to be pregnant and even though Phoebe was happy for her sister she could not stop thinking about her own baby, even though the Seer had convinced her sisters that the baby was not their's, Phoebe could not completely believe it and deep in her heart she knew it was not true, but every time she tried to talk about it she was told – "it was never your baby", over and over so that she was starting to believe it. Now she was free of all of the pain and guilt she felt at home and did not have to put on an act for anyone including herself. Then she felt herself pulled and found herself on a beach, staring into his face, Cole.
TBC
I will update Monday and Friday
