Differences of Origin
By Dragonstar/ Lunara
Chapter 1: Visions of Vampires.
Full Summary: With an uprising of rebel demonic vampires in the Underworld Cole and Lillith begin to worry. These new types of demonic vampires differ from the regular ones because they can not be killed by just taking out the queen. They each exist on their own terms. They target the future holder of excalibur because it has been foreseen he will be the down fall to their kind. With the responsibility of protecting Wyatt while figuring out the way these vampires work, Lillith decides to seek help from an old friend of hers.
Author's Note: Ok right now it is a working title. But it might stick, it is either this title or Raging Vampires, I am having brain farts on coming up with a title. This is a slight crossover with the show Bloodties/ the book series Blood Books by Tanya Huff. But all you really need to know is that Henry Fitzroy and Vicki Nelson are two characters from that show (Vicki and Henry both made a slight appearance in the last story). They are vampires, but not of the demon variety like Charmed's vampires were. This will get explained through out the story of how I plan to make it work. :) As always I also do not own Charmed or Bloodties in anyway. Only the Original Characters and the stories I write. Sorry the chapter is a bit short. I should totally be working on Finals stuff.
Timeline: This story takes place six months after Guardians and the Chameleon King? So Piper has given birth to Melinda Pruedence, and Paige has already had Henry Junior. Penelope is six months old, Henry Junior is three months old, and Melinda is only a month old.
On to the story.
Turner Condo:
Cole sat in his living room looking at the different catalogues strewed in front of him. He had no idea what he was looking for and finally caved in picking up the phone sitting on the over sized, dark mahogany coffee table in front of his chair. He flipped it open and dialed the number to the Manor.
"Hello?" Piper's voice rang from the other end.
"I need your help Piper." Cole responded.
"With what?"
"I can't pick out a ring." Cole answered and heard Piper's gushing voice on the other end. Cole rolled his eyes and continued. "It's just hard. Even when I was with Phoebe it was a hard decision."
"Of course I will help you Cole. What are younger sisters for? Even if it is ex-sister-in-laws." She said in her usual joking tone. He could hear in her voice though that she was tired to. Keeping up with a new born will do that to someone he had been assured earlier that week when he had told Piper and Leo of his concern.
"Alright. I'll stop over with the catalogues soon. I do need to go in to the office for at least an hour and finish up some paper work." Cole reported before saying bye and hanging up.
Lillith was busy at work with Telane, so Cole knew he had the day to do what he was planning. He started looking at the calender and shaking his head. He was unsure whether now was the right time to ask what he wanted to. But he and Lillith Nelson had been dating for a little over eight months now and he knew from when Chris came back with Coleen six months ago that they obviously make it.
"Well what's the worse she can say? No." He asked then answered himself in a single breath before heading out the door and getting in to his car.
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Lilly of the Valley Floral Shop
Telane had been working with Telane for the last few hours and still had not had enough down time to warn her. Maria had a vision in the mirror about an up-coming threat and Telane was worried about it as well. But Lillith's shop had taken off since Cole started helping her with the book work and Piper gave her pointers on how to advertise. Lillith was in the back cutting some more long stemmed roses to put in to the coolers.
Telane felt the twinge in her head and sighed in frustration "Lillith. I have to go take my break." She said but she wore a facial expression that said more then her verbal words. Lillith finished placing the flowers in the cooler when she turned to look at her best friend before nodding.
"Go ahead. I should be able to keep up with the customers." the shorter woman replied to Telane while taking her place at the cash register. There were only a few people left in the shop and so Telane walked in to the back office before shimmering out to go and talk to Maria about her new charge.
"That will be five dollars. Thank you for being such a loyal customer." Lillith had reported to the older woman. Since she had opened, Ms. Tenora had decided to start coming to her shop for flowers. She reported that it was a lot easier for her to get in to then the big shop up town since she wasn't in her prime anymore. Lillith had felt a sense of pride that her little shop had made at least one person very happy and that she was a part of it without magically doing anything. The former Soul Guardian was beginning to get used to living among humans and she rather enjoyed it.
Who she saw walk through the door next surprised her but she waved warmly as Paige approached the counter.
"Hey." Paige greeted. She had Junior in her arms so was unable to wave. "I just wanted to stop and say Hi. Talk to an adult with out kids for once." Paige continued reporting why she was there.
"Well I am glad I can help." Lillith responded and the two began to make small talk about Junior, the twins, and how things were going at Lillith's condo. Cole and her had finally decided to officially make it their own and so were redecorating.
"What time will you be done here?" Paige asked finally. Lillith looked up at the clock above the register. It read in green lit numbers, that it was only two in the afternoon.
"Not for another few hours. With the way business has picked up and it only being me here I usually don't leave before six or later." She answered before taking a deep breath. Paige sympathized with her exhaustion.
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Office of Maria Infinitia
The dark blue eyes with light powder blue pupils stared at Telane as she stared back with some anger in her features.
"Maria I have to tell her what you saw. We have to help this time!" Telane argued.
Maria took a deep breath "Fine Telane. We will help but we still can not directly get involved. Lillith may not be neutral anymore but you are. You still have to be careful."
"I know that Maria! Wait did you say that we will help? What are you going to do?" Telane said with confusion now.
"Simple. You and I have discussed what I would like to teach Piper. I think it will come in very helpful if she was not so dependent on using her hands for her powers." Maria grinned "I will teach her."
Telane let out a sarcastic laugh now "Really? Maria they barely trust me, you think Piper will just let me bring her up here and have you teach her something?"
Maria shrugged "We need to try. She will if it will help her children and if Cole Turner is with her."
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Halliwell Manor
Piper opened the side gate to her yard when she heard Cole's car pull up. It was a nice early spring day so she was enjoying it by sitting outside in her backyard. Leo had her two oldest sons with him at Magic School and Melinda was sleeping for the time being in Wyatt's old playpen.
"Back here Cole." Piper yelled and Cole followed the sound of her voice. Once in the backyard the taller man bent to give Piper a quick hug before walking in to her patio doors and standing over the playpen. "If you wake her up Cole. You are the one that will deal with it." Piper whispered
Cole nodded and shot back "I won't! But if she does wake up while I am here, of course I will give you a break. All you had to do was ask." Piper shook her head and rolled her eyes at him before taking the catalogue he had with him in his hand. She started thumbing through the pages and stopped at one folding the page corner over.
"So what exactly are you looking for Cole?" Piper asked him as she continued to glance at the various images. Cole smiled and tried to think of an answer.
"I figure it has to be something simple. I am just not sure about cut or size." Cole responded and Piper just smiled her answer this time while fighting off a yawn.
"Piper you can help me later." Cole told her as he watched her failing at her battle. "Why don't I watch Melinda and you go take a nap."
"What? You?" Piper questioned with a puzzled expression and Cole frowned at her response.
"Sorry I offered. Heaven forbid the demon uncle watch the baby." Cole shot back with frustration.
"No it's not that Cole. Stop being ridiculous. I just thought you had plans tonight."
"I do, but those are not until much later." Piper gave in when another yawn escaped and Cole laughed. "Being a Mom is finally catching up with you." He added and Piper nodded her agreement before turning to leave Cole and Melinda. She went to take a nap in her living room. She was out with in fifteen minutes and Cole chuckled to himself.
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Lily of the Valley Floral Shop
Lillith was finishing cleaning up when she felt a twinge of pain in her head. She made a face of disgust because she had not felt Maria's summoning in over six months. But she knew Maria would only try and summon her if it was important. She started trying to think of what it could be and glanced at the clock. It was four and she wasn't supposed to close for another two hours.
"I am not even a Soul Guardian anymore and she still summons me." Lillith muttered in annoyance under her breath. She checked to make sure no one was trying to come to her shop and then hung up the closed sign. She locked the door and then walked to her office in the back before closing the door, and then orbing out of the shop.
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Phoebe's Office, Bay Mirror
Phoebe sat in her office as she picked up a letter that had been signed -Sucking in San Diego , that from when she first read it, was what seemed like a young person who felt pressured to organize to her family's constraints but felt in the process they were being forced to lose the freedom they had just gained, but now she realized looks were deceiving.
As she picked up the letter she was drawn in to a premonition and she took a deep breath as the scene played out in her mind's eye.
A taller woman with dark hair stood over a young girl. The girl looked scared and was begging for something. With that the premonition ended and Phoebe shook her head to clear her mind. She glanced back at the letter before slipping it in to her purse before shuffling through a few more to finish up her column.
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Office of Maria Infinitia
Telane sat next to her friend who was trying to take the news in that Maria had just delivered to her. Lillith stared at Maria with wide eyes and took a deep breath before trying to respond.
"It doesn't make sense Maria. This shouldn't be a huge threat to the Halliwells. Explain to me why it won't work if Cole or I just kill the Queen?" Lillith finally questioned and Maria took a deep breath as she looked at Lillith with concern. The Keeper was not one to show her emotions often, except when it came to her adopted children. Her orange skin reflected the low light as her navy and powder blue eyes stared at Lillith more carefully.
"What have I always taught you girls growing up?" Maria simply asked, trying to lead Lillith to her own conclusion.
Lillith pondered and responded "What?"
Maria let out a sigh of frustration before answering Lillith "Everything adapts and changes. If Cole took out the one queen so easily and the sister's took out the other one. The demonic vampires were dying out. So they adapted."
"Great." Lillith mumbled in answer. Telane rested a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"It'll be ok. I promise." Telane said and then looked back to Maria. "Show her."
Maria nodded then stood and lead Lillith to her mirror. She took the younger woman's hand and raised it to the mirror as a vision began to dance over the edges of the mirror. As the scene became more clear Lillith gasped as she watched demonic vampires walking around in the Underworld. There did not seem to be a queen among their ranks, but what she saw next caused her to make a face at the mirror. With that the vision cleared and all she saw staring back at her now was her own angry reflection. She immediately started to think and turned to look at Telane.
"I am going to need help. If it's true and we have no idea how the newer hybrid vampires work. We are going to need..." Lillith began and Telane glared at her.
"Absolutely not!" Telane stood now and interrupted her friend.
Lillith tilted her head and gave Telane a pleading look while Maria smiled at the implications that was not being spoken.
"I guess we will need our own vampire and it would definitely be a surprise to the demonic ones." Telane said in a softer voice. "Do you really think he will help us?" Lillith did not answer but instead walked over and took Telane's hand before orbing them out of Maria's office without even saying bye.
Maria laughed and spoke aloud to herself "She really is starting to take her role seriously. She doesn't even wait for me to dismiss her now."
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Halliwell Manor
Piper woke up an hour later to a shrill cry and stood quickly running to the kitchen where Cole was holding Melinda in one arm, while digging through her cupboards with the other.
"What's going on Cole?" Piper asked with worry as she walked over quickly to him taking her daughter. Cole looked around the kitchen one last time.
"Where do you keep the formula for her?" Cole questioned and Piper laughed.
"How about I take it from here and you go wait in the living room for a few minutes."
Cole nodded quickly catching what Piper meant as he hurried from the kitchen as Piper rocked her baby. The cries died down not long after Cole exited and he headed back out to the back yard while looking up at the sun that sat low in the sky. He glanced at his watch and saw it was already five in the afternoon. Leo would be back soon with the boys and Cole knew if he stayed that he would be conned in to a magical game of catch with Wyatt and Chris.
"Piper!" Cole yelled "I should get going." As he called to her she walked out of the sun room doors and stood in front of him now.
"Thanks for watching Mel for an hour. I enjoyed the nap I got and I'll tell Leo to call you later." She said but she wore a smirk on her face.
"What's so funny?" He asked
"You. Cole, you are a great Uncle to my kids. Thanks for giving us another chance to accept you." Piper whispered to him.
"Piper I don't think that you took a long enough nap. You are getting delusional now." Cole replied with a grin of his own before walking out the side gate he came in and down to his car.
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Turner/Nelson Condo
Cole had returned home and began getting ready for the night. He changed out of his work suit and now wore his black jeans and an Armani striped shirt. He had his hair combed back and was now drumming his fingers impatiently on the arm of his chair. He had tried to call Lillith at work but no one answered, she didn't answer her cell phone either.
"Damn it." He muttered to himself before shimmering out of the room and heading over to Phoebe's condo.
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Vancouver, Canada
Lillith and Telane sat in the living room of a plush, upscale pent house in down town Vancouver. Telane seemed to be the one who was more anxious then Lillith this time.
"I may have jumped the gun. Sorry." Lillith made a lame attempt at apologizing to Telane who glared at her friend.
"You could have at least waited until dark. Or until I answered?!" Telane said through gritted teeth. Lillith had not considered the time when she was at Maria's. The shorter woman pushed a few strands of her light brown hair behind her ear before looking around the room they were sitting in. There were paintings and panels covering the walls that reflected what the resident did for a living. He was a part-time comic book artist and wrote a few novels here and there.
"He is getting much better at his craft." Lillith said to Telane, at a failed attempt to change the subject. Telane looked up at the different panels but refused to answer Lillith. Lillith mumbled under her breath then "This is going to be a long three hours."
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Phoebe and Coop's Condo
Phoebe had called for Cole while Coop was fixing dinner for his family. He ignored Cole's presence which was progress compared to seven months ago when Phoebe first had Penelope. In the last couple of hours Phoebe had described her premonition to Cole and gave him the letter that she had received.
Cole had picked up a faint demonic essence on it but he couldn't pin point what type of being it was coming from. They were now talking about what different possibilities it could be.
"Well I remember when you had been set up by that genie who was really a demon. So I don't want you to try and find this girl." Cole reported to Phoebe.
"What if she is in danger though Cole. What if it was a demon and that little girl is defenseless?" Phoebe questioned with some irritation. Her dark chocolate eyes radiated with her frustration and Cole stared back at her before glancing back at Coop in the kitchen. He moved his hand and took a hold of Phoebe's.
"I promise you, Phoebe. I will find the little girl and if I can I will save her. But my job is to make sure the Charmed One's don't have to go off and battle demons anymore. How am I supposed to do that if you keep trying to go chasing after every demon you get a premonition about?" Cole said and she stared in to his blueish-green eyes. They still radiated how much he cared for her and she had to look away from him.
"I am putting my trust in you Cole. Please do your best to keep my premonition from happening." Phoebe shot at him. Coop cleared his throat and Cole quickly released Phoebe's hand.
"Are you staying for dinner Turner?" Coop questioned and Cole looked at his watch. It was now seven-thirty and Lillith still had not called him back.
"I guess. Lillith seems preoccupied at work I suppose." He muttered and pushed back his anger.
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Vancouver, Canada. Fitzroy Penthouse
Telane continued to get more aggravated as the sun began to set lower in the horizon, not that it could be seen in the darkened pent house. All the windows were covered with automatic electronic shades. It was strange how dark it was, it looked like a room in a theater when the actors used those black out curtains. The only difference was these shades were made out of titanium. When they had first arrived Telane had turned on a small lamp that sat by the plush deep navy arm chair. Now Telane was pacing the floor in the living room and kept 'accidentally' hitting Lillith with her feet as she passed. Her blonde hair bounced with the stomping the Soul Guardian was doing.
"Telane. Henry wakes up naturally at sun down every night. He does not need an alarm clock!" Lillith said as she began to fidget with frustration.
"Speak of the devil." Telane muttered and glared at the door that was to the left of the living room.
A soft growl erupted and without actually seeing what was happening Lillith sensed it more then anything. One of Henry's favorite things to do was use his exceptional speed. Telane was being held against the wall and she rolled her eyes while swallowing back the small scream that wanted to escape from her lips.
"What is it with you vampires slamming me against walls?" She spit out at the figure. She stared at his features and saw the man she had once had a brief affair with. One of the few beings who ever set her soul on fire no matter how many life times she had lived. Henry Fitzroy stood at a short height for a man but made up for it in class and suave maturity. He had shoulder length dark reddish-brown hair. His eyes currently were completely black as they tended to do when he was angry or hungry, right now Telane was unsure whether it may have been both or not. Usually his eyes were a darker hazel then hers, and he had a light peach complexion.
"Henry, put me down." Telane continued and Henry's attention snapped back as his eyes cleared in color to look human again.
"What are you doing here?" He growled in a beastly voice. Lillith cleared her throat from the living room.
"We need your help Henry Fitzroy. If I am not mistaken you promised you'd always be there if we needed you." Lillith spoke up from her place in the living room. Henry released his grasp on Telane and turned to Lillith as a smile broke on his face and he relaxed a bit.
"Lillith is it really you? I haven't seen you in almost ten years now it feels like."
"It has been about that long." She acknowledged before walking over to hug Henry Fitzroy, the vampire laughed but continued to glance over at Telane. He finally sat down on his couch and pulled out a small controller that opened the mechanical shutters, allowing the early night lights to come through his over sized windows.
Lillith felt the tension between the two in the room with her and her violet eyes flicked between the two figures before she cleared her throat and stared down at her hands. She felt her cell phone vibrating in her pocket but ignored the insistent throbbing in her pocket. She knew Cole was calling her and was most likely angry, but he would understand once she explained. Or at least she hoped that he would understand.
"Lillith?" Henry finally spoke up again and looked at her waiting for more of an explanation.
"Oh well. I have to deal with demonic vampires and I told you a little bit about my new job in the last letter I sent you." Lillith began to explain why she needed his help.
"Yes I remember. You mentioned this Piper Halliwell was pregnant, has she had her daughter yet?"
"Yes. A beautiful eight pound infant who already has a cap of dark hair like her mother's." Lillith responded as a smile spread across her face when she spoke of Melinda. Henry nodded and Telane carefully stepped around him to return to her seat without speaking at all. She knew that Lillith would email Vicki from time to time and her and Henry exchanged letters a few times a year but she was still interested to hear what was said.
Henry finally spoke up again his dark hazel eyes glazing over slightly when Telane brushed past him. "Why did you choose to come to me before Vicki?" Lillith looked to her friend who was now sitting beside her and Telane met Henry's cold stare with a glare of her own. She didn't answer for a few moments then he growled "Answer me!"
Telane jumped at the tone of his voice but clenched her teeth "You think I chose to be here? I was still debating it when Lillith orbed me without any warning!"
"Well if that is the case last time I checked you could have left at any time Telane. Or have you lost your ability to shimmer?" Henry said his tone was low and cold but the threat could be seen in his facial features. Telane growled but looked away from him. He continued to push her in to an argument "Lillith can handle talking to me without you. GO!"
"I am not going anywhere. Lillith brought me here because obviously she wants me here for a reason!"
"Really?"
"Yes Really!"
The two continued to exchange words for a few more minutes, as the argument progressed the brown haired woman in the room watched the verbal dueling. She was amazed that they had so much to say to each other, even if it was through arguing, when they had not really spoken to each other in over twenty years. Finally she grew tired of listening to the same argument over and over and she stood from her seat abruptly.
"Knock it off. Both of you or do I need to go and get Vicki?" Lillith yelled and caught both of their tempers when she mentioned Vicki Nelson. "She was the only one who could ever be more stubborn then the two of you! I will go get her even if it means...."
Henry went back in to vampire mode and his voice radiated with an ethereal quality as he demanded "No. You will sit down and forget your idea." Lillith sat but shook her head to clear his hold on her.
"Henry, I am serious stop arguing. You two need to get past what happened so long ago or stop talking to each other." Lillith demanded. Then she spoke clearly which was unlike her but she was getting tired and knew she still had to deal with Cole when she got home. "I need you to come back to San Francisco with us. You can stay in my room at the Condo and I can make sure that everything is sun-proof with in an hour. But if you agree to go we need to do it now so you have time to meet Cole and still get a feel for the area."
Henry shook his head "Lillith, I don't know if I can trust Cole. You really want me to stake my life on the line just because I might be able to help you?"
Telane looked at him and arched one eye brow before speaking on his level of persuasion "If you don't help her nine kids' lives could be in jeopardy, one of which is not even born yet. Cole can relate to you more then you realize and if you can trust me you can definitely trust Cole Turner."
"Well we see where my trusting you got me...."
"Henry please. If I could think of any other way I would. But I can't and I still don't understand how the whole vampire thing works. I know what you have told me and what I have seen but these new hybrids are more similar to you then the demonic kind that I have dealt with in the past. They no longer seem to follow a queen."
Henry looked at Telane who refused to meet his gaze now and then back at Lillith. "Fine. Let me feed then we can go meet Mr. Turner" he looked back at Telane one last time then left them both in his pent house. Telane shook her head and still stared away from her friend but Lillith knew she was avoiding letting Lillith see the tears that were fighting there way to the surface.
She softly whispered to Telane "You can go. But while he is in San Francisco I think you two should try and work out your issues with each other." Telane said nothing and would not even look at Lillith but she shimmered out of the room and left the former Soul Guardian there to wait on the mortal vampire.
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Nelson/Turner Condo
Cole was now beyond furious and it was beginning to mix with worry. Lillith still was not answering his phone calls and Piper had not heard from her either. He stopped in her store after he left Phoebe's place and she was no where to be found. He was pacing the stretch of rooms through the condo and complaining under his breath about different things. He finally glanced at the clock that sat on a small mantle shelf above where the couch that sat by a bay window. It read that it was nearing nine-thirty at night.
He closed his eyes and tried to calm his temper "Damn it." He muttered and slammed a fist in to the wall beside him. Small purple and red lights began to dance before materializing in to Lillith, but she had a man with her and immediately Cole fought the urge to jump in to questioning her. His first reaction was to walk over to her and pull her in to his arms.
"Where the hell have you been?" He growled. Lillith returned his embrace and forced a smile.
"Were you worried? I am sorry I didn't answer your calls."
"Of course I was worried. That is what people do when they care about you!" Cole shot at her with anger. He now sized up the man she brought with her. He was a shorter man, shorter then even Leo, standing at 5'5" and his hair was shoulder length. He wore darker colors and Cole sensed that he was not completely mortal but he was unsure of what he was.
Henry met his stare with an emotionless gaze of his own and Cole noted that he was being sized up as well. Lillith smiled and gestured to him. "Cole this is Henry Fitzroy, Henry this is Cole Turner."
"Mr. Turner." Henry greeted sticking out his hand to shake Cole's and Cole was caught off guard by the formality of the man. Cole gripped his hand and bowed his head to Henry slightly. Henry flashed a grin at that look. "You are not of this time period either I see."
"You wouldn't be the vampire friend would you?"
"That would be me."
"Honey, why did you bring a vampire home without letting me know?" Cole tried to force his voice to remain calm and Lillith flinched.
"I am more then just a vampire. It can't be any worse then living with a demon." Henry taunted back to Cole who looked angrily at him now and Lillith rolled her eyes.
"Henry!" She yelled and the two men continued to stare at each other sizing the other one up. Green and hazel were locked in to a staring contest.
"This is going to be an interesting night." Cole said in a low, menacing voice. Henry just gave a slight tilt in agreement and Lillith took a deep breath.
To Be Continued--
End Note: Can you guess what Cole needs Piper's help with ;) I just couldn't help it. In the next chapter will be Henry and Cole's interaction. I wanted to put it in this chapter but I also wanted to get the story posted so I only briefly put their meeting and the rest of what happens that night will be in the next chapter. Let me know what you think of the idea for this story so far and if you have any better suggestions for titles. Please? Also when I have more time I will post a cast of characters for my original characters.