A few demons laughed at what they had caused, before shimmering out and leaving Cole alone. Cole slowly looked down at himself, unsure of what to make of his new look. He realised that now he would have to change his name and thought of something close to Cole.
After that he thought about something else. Phoebe. He had been trying to get her back and now this had happened. He wasn't sure how he would go about his plan after everything that had just happened. He still wanted Phoebe though so, even with this problem, he was going to get her.
Now Cole stood across the road from the Manor. He knew things had changed, but he didn't care as he still loved Phoebe and planned to prove it, even though he knew it would be difficult. He took a deep breath and headed over the road and up the driveway. He stood at the door and knocked loudly, shortly after he heard shouting from inside and then saw a shadow on the other side.
The door swung open. "Yes, can I help you?" Paige asked.
"Er…hi. I'd er…like to see Phoebe please."
"Phoebe!"
"Coming," Phoebe shouted as she ran downstairs.
"Door," Paige said as she walked away. Phoebe came up to the door and smiled.
"Hello."
"Hi. We um…need to talk,"
"Who are you?"
Cole looked confused and then realised what she meant. "You don't recognise me?" Cole asked. Phoebe shook her head. "Can I please come in and explain everything?" Cole asked, his eyes begging her.
Phoebe looked unsure, but finally agreed and showed Cole in to the other room.
Cole looked around, unsure of what to say or do. He wanted to talk to Phoebe and explain, but where should he start and what if she didn't like what he had to say. After all it was a bit…unusual, even for one of the charmed ones.
"Please…sit down," she said, nodding towards a chair. Cole thanked her and sat down. "So why are you here?" she asked, taking a seat opposite him.
Cole's mind raced through everything he wanted say. He wondered what reason he should give for being here. To explain how things have changed, just because he wanted to see her or give some other reason just so she would talk to him and not push him away before he could explain. He decided to go with the second reason, though after wondered whether it was such a good idea. "Because…I…I wanted to see you again."
"Again?"
Cole sighed, realising he would have to explain everything and hope for the best. He wished now that he'd gone with the last option. "My name is Colette now,"
"Oh my…no…you're kidding me?" she said, suddenly noticing something familiar about the person in front of her and realising who it was. "Cole?"
"Yep. Its me," he smiled slightly before glancing at Phoebe with a serious look. "I know this must be hard to understand, but…"
"No," Phoebe interrupted "I don't want to hear it. Get out!" Cole stood up and headed towards the door, knowing better than to go against Phoebe. He opened the door and turned round to face Phoebe.
"Everything is different now. The past doesn't matter."
"It matters to me," Phoebe said, as she forced Cole to step outside before closing the door on him. Cole looked at the closed door, disappointed. He walked away, but he wasn't about to let this go. This time everything would be different, even if he had changed.
