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Dreams Come True

Once in the attic, Billie set the Book of Shadows down on it's podium. She rushed back to the door and locked it. Returning to the Book, she opened it and began searching for a spell.

If I reword that spell that married Phoebe and Dex, maybe it can bring this Cole guy back, assuming he's still Phoebe's dream love, Billie thought to herself as she looked for the rhyme that she'd used on Phoebe and her then- boyfriend a few weeks prior. Billie had gotten scolded quite a bit for that one. Phoebe had since gotten the marriage annulled, since she hadn't really been in love with Dex. But, hopefully, this time it will work out in a good way that makes Phoebe happy and doesn't get me yelled at. I just have to make sure it won't manipulate people and only bring back the dead.

She paused. Witches can't resurrect, can they? Otherwise, Piper and Phoebe would have brought back their sister. But, if this guy went back to that Wasteland Paige was talking about or something like that, and since he has come back before, maybe my spell could work. It won't hurt to try.

"Here it is," Billie said when she found the 'To Make A Lover's Dream Come True' spell. "Now, to change it up a little."

Grabbing a pencil and some paper from a nearby shelf, she began the alterations. Fifteen minutes later, the spell was modified and Billie was standing over a pot of water and other items needed for the potion that accompanied the spell. Holding the last ingredient in her hand, Billie recited the spell.

Hear these words, hear my rhyme,

Bless Phoebe and Cole in this time,

Let their love unfold,

Help Cole now cross over and stand in love's threshold.

Billie threw a pinch of a powdered substance into the pot and watched as white smoke billowed out. Please, please do what I want. Let me have enough power for this and please let this spell be written right. With all Phoebe's done for me, I owe it to her to try to give back her happiness.

Closing her eyes and putting her arms in front of her face as a shield because of the blast that occurred, Billie was hesitant to reopen her eyes. She was afraid that something had gone wrong. She was still a new witch and this was huge task.

"Who are you?"

The male voice caused Billie's eyes to pop open. A man, over six feet tall and appearing strong, stood before her. He was dressed in a suit, without a tie, and his dark hair was neatly trimmed. His stance showed power and confidence. Something in his expression told Billie he was indeed a demon, but his piercing blue eyes, though guarded, had something of warmth in them.

"I said, 'who are you?' And what did you do?"

"I'm, uh, I'm Billie Jenkins. Are you Cole, Belthazor?"

"You had it right the first time. I'm not Belthazor anymore. My name's Cole. You're not a demon, so what are you, a witch? And why are you in the Halliwell's home? And what kind of a spell did you think you were doing?"

"I'm a witch. The sisters are helping me learn about my powers and stuff. Are you alive?"

"Apparently. So, tell me what you were trying to do."

"Bring you back," Billie said, then here eyes widened. "You mean it actually worked? I brought someone back to life!"

"It wouldn't have been difficult for any witch to do, considering I hadn't moved on. All you had to do was pull my soul out of Limbo, and I'd be alive again. Which you must have done somehow, so why?"

"I found your page in the Book and Paige and Piper told me about you."

"Told you I was evil, I'm sure," Cole scoffed.

"Not Piper. And, she suggested that maybe Phoebe still loved you, so I figured I could try to bring you back for her, as a kind of payment for all she's done for me."

"Phoebe hates me. And, I'll have you know I was perfectly fine with being dead."

Billie didn't get to answer, though, because there was a banging on the door.

Piper called, "Billie! Why is this door locked? Open it, now."

"I'm going to orb in," yelled Paige.

"No!" Billie said, "I'll open the door. Just a second." She turned hurriedly to Cole, "Do you have powers? Like shimmering or something?"

"They don't know you did this, huh?" Cole smirked. "I'd love to see Paige's face when you tell her you brought me back. Maybe being alive again isn't so bad, after all."

"Would you just leave for now?! I hadn't thought about how I'd tell them if the spell worked!"

Cole started to blur out, but the movement stopped before he completely vanished. "I've got powers I picked up in the Wasteland years ago, but I guess they're a little off from traveling across the planes into the land of the living."

"You can't leave?"

"Sorry."

"Billie, I'm coming in."

Paige appeared in the attic in a swirl of bright lights before Billie could answer. "Billie, what are you..." her sentence trailed off as she saw Cole Turner in front of her. He waved innocently. She gasped and shrieked, "Piper! Get in here!"

"The door's locked!"

"Door!" called Paige and the plank of wood disappeared in a flurry of orbs, landing several feet away from the attic's window.

"Paige! Leo is not going to be happy about needing to fix this. Now what's the probl... Cole?"

"Yes!" yelled Paige. She spun on Billie, "What did you do this time?!"

"Brought back Phoebe's love," Billie replied sheepishly.

"You brought back Cole! Were you not listening when I told you how evil he is?"

"Paige, calm down," Piper interjected. "Billie, what did you do?"

"She brought me back to life," Cole answered for her. "I didn't want her to," he added.

"Billie," Piper started to say.

"What," the girl exclaimed. "You said you didn't think Phoebe was over him, so I wanted to help her."

"Piper, you said what?" Paige questioned, facing her sister.

"I didn't mean for you to go and resurrect him," Piper admonished Billie. "I'm surprised you even could, actually."

"What is all the yelling about? This isn't the greeting I expected when I got home from work." Phoebe called up the stairs.

"Shimmer out," Piper told Cole, "until we can talk to Phoebe."

"My blurring isn't working yet. My powers need to adjust to life again."

"Paige, orb him," suggested Piper.

"I will not orb a demon."

"Seriously, Guys, what's going... on? Oh my... what, what is..." Phoebe stood in the attic's doorway, staring at her ex-husband.

"Billie did it," Paige accused. "We really need to keep a better eye on her."

"She was just trying to help," Cole defended.

"By bringing back you? I hardly think that's helpful. Piper, Phoebe, let's think of a spell before the full use of his powers returns."

"Billie, why would you, what made you, how could you even think of bringing...that, him back?" Phoebe had grown pale and tore her gaze away from Cole to interrogate Billie.

"I know you said you'd never look back on our relationship and wanted to forget it, but do you really not recall my name?"

"Shut up, Cole," Phoebe yelled, not allowing herself to look at him anymore. The more she'd stared at him before, the more she'd just wanted to jump into his arms. But, that couldn't happen, because Phoebe hated Cole, so she told herself, trying to think of the evil he'd done, the hurt he'd caused her.

"I guess I'm not so offended anymore," Cole said, masking his voice from emotion and hiding the pain in his eyes.

"Shut up!" Hearing his voice wasn't helping Phoebe's mind to win the battle against her heart either.

"Phoebe, Honey, just breathe. Billie thought she was helping," Piper tried to calm her.

"So, did anyone think of a vanquishing spell yet?" asked Paige. "I'm having some trouble with the rhyming, Pheebs. And, what is he now anyway? We need the spell to be specific."

"We're not killing Cole, Paige. He hasn't done anything to warrant it since he came back. That would be murder."

"Why doesn't anyone think this is good? The spell was to bring him back only if he's Phoebe's dream guy. It worked, so he must be," said Billie.

"He is not," Phoebe protested. Her eyes were still averted. She was trying to forget his presence. But, memories, good memories, were running through her head. When he spoke, she'd remembered whispered words of love. When he'd punctuated his sentences with hand gestures, she'd remembered being wrapped in those strong arms. When she'd looked into his eyes upon first entering the attic, she'd remembered getting lost in them as they radiated love, hers doing the same.

"You probably butchered the spell and it worked wrong," said Paige.

"Look, as soon as my powers work again, I'll gladly leave you all alone forever," Cole said, glancing at Phoebe ignoring him and still seemingly deep in her hatred for him.

"Then, they better work fast," Paige declared. "And... Phoebe! What the heck are you doing?!"

Phoebe's heart had conquered the little voice in her head. She'd swiftly crossed the attic, wrapped her arms around Cole, and captured his lips in a searing kiss.

"I told you," Billie said.

Piper placed a hand over Paige's mouth, preventing her from yelling out anymore.

"What was that for?" Cole asked, pulling back.

Phoebe shrugged, "My heart won." She ran her fingers along his face. "I'm sorry I lied and about everything that happened in the past. You are my dream come true, always have been." She smiled, "I love you, Cole."

Paige's screech of protest went unheard by Phoebe as Cole replied to her announcement. "I love you, too, Phoebe."

The End