Notes; First of all, Thanks to Tryan4Eva, mandymoore1, Pandora of Ithilien and Lin for reviewing:) I'm really happy with the positive reactions I'm getting. Lin I just wanted to point out that you weren't the only one who didn't like Cole leaving. Especially since he was.. sexy lol. And the only reason I've written the whole 'Phoebe hates Cole thing' is because I wanted to keep the ideas that they had about the couple in the show itself. Anyway here is the next chapter, hope you like it. I've written this one without any plane experience so I hope it's all kind of right lol. Enjoy xx
Disclaimer; I do not own Charmed!
Song; For this chapter I have used the song 'Fragile' by Maria Mena.
Previously; Cole rubbed the back of his head which had came into contact with the floor. He slowly moved himself back onto his seat and looked at Jordan. ''What's going on?"'
''I can see fire!''
3. Fragile.
''I've been walking around all day thinking
I think I have a problem
I think I think too much
I've been thought to hold back my tears
and avoid them
but you made pain into something
I could touch''
''Please! Everybody sit down and fasten your seatbelts!'' Two stewardesses walked into the paths, trying to keep their expressions calm. One of them helped a young woman to get up. ''We're experiencing some heavy turbulence due to the storm outside. It has become heavier and one of the engines has stopped working, but there is no need to panic.''
Cole glanced at Jordan who quickly helped her son to fasten his seatbelt. His hand searched for his own seatbelt and he pulled it across his stomach, fastening it with a soft click. ''Our pilots are taking care of the situation and we're going to make an emergency landing.'' One of the stewardesses passed Cole's seat, making sure everyone had fastened their seatbelts. Sammy looked like he was about to cry.
''No one can get up to go to the toilet until we have landed safely and – '' the dark-haired woman was cut off by one of her colleagues who tapped her shoulder lightly. She turned to him and he talked to her quietly. She nodded and then turned back to the passengers. ''The airport is only 15 minutes away now. If you have any questions please raise your hand and don't get up and start walking. These are only precautions.''
Jordan let out a sigh of relief and smiled slightly at Cole. ''This is why I don't like flying.'' She let out a small, nervous laugh. ''You're not the only one.'' Cole muttered in reply.
''I've been walking around all day laughing
I think I'd be better off without you here
and I bet your sweet
and hard to get over
so I'll cry and people stop and stare
now it's okay to let them stop and stare''
XXX
''No! Oh My God! Ew Ew Ew!'' Phoebe exclaimed, staring at the TV with a shocked expression on her face. Paige grabbed a handful of popcorn out of the bucket and shrugged. ''Pheebs stop it. It's only a movie.'' She leaned back against the pillows and crossed her legs. The three sisters were still in Piper's bedroom, watching the DVD 'Final Destination'. Phoebe was leaning against Piper's shoulder, the covers pulled over her legs and Piper's legs were underneath Paige's legs. As usual. She was always used to lean against of to sit on. It had probably something to do with being the eldest.
''But death came between them. I mean no she came between that guy and death. So shouldn't death move on to her?''
''No. Because it has this pattern has it? I don't know I'm really confused. I told you you should have paused the DVD when I needed the bathroom.'' Paige complained, sticking some popcorn into her mouth. ''You shouldn't have drunk so much Dr. Pepper.'' Piper replied, picking up her own glass that was half-filled with water.
She looked at it, her brow furrowing in confusing. ''I thought I didn't drink any from it yet?'' she thought out loud. Glancing at Phoebe who looked away from the television when someone else was murdered. ''You can handle killing demons, but you can't handle someone being stabbed?'' Paige asked, ignoring Piper. She didn't need to know that she had drunk some of the water when she wasn't looking.
''It's all the blood and just.. it's ew. Demon's don't generally bleed. If they did I would have quit being a fulltime demon fighter years ago.'' Phoebe defended herself, grabbing a pillow and using it to hit Paige. ''Hey! Be careful I'm holding water!'' Piper said, grabbing the pillow and throwing it on the floor.
''Spoilsport.'' Phoebe muttered, focusing her attention back on the film. Paige grinned and shifted. Moving her lips close to Phoebe's ear.
Piper hit her arm gently, but she ignored it. ''BOO!'' She said.
Phoebe, who was just taking a sip from her coke, gasped and started coughing. The coke coming through her nose. ''Paige!'' She put her glass down, taking deep breaths to try and get her breathing back in sync.
Piper laughed at the look on Phoebe's face and smiled when she saw Paige who was off into a laughing fit. She loved these kinds of sister nights.
'''Cause I'm fragile
I'm hopeless
I'm not perfect
but I'm free''
XXX
Cole felt the knot in his stomach tighten when another flash of lightening lit up the sky outside. Like a picure being taken. Except this felt a lot more akward. They were flying in the middle of a storm included thunder and lightening. Not the safest moment to fly. And the airport was still ten minutes away, which felt more like ten hours to him. Next to him Jordan was comforting Sammy. Her hand stroked his hair and she held him close to her, making sure nothing would happen to him.
Cole glanced at them, ''You okay?'' He gave her a small smile. ''We'll be okay you know. I'm sure the pilot knows how to handel – '' He was interrupted when the plane shook again, harder than the other times. A weird, muffled noise came from the back of the plane and the yellow oxygen masks fell down from their hiding places.
Jordan jumped and looked at the oxygen mask that was dangling in front of her, scared. Sammy's bottom lip started to wibble and the two stewardesses from earlier walked into the paths again.
''We're gonna die.'' A hysterical woman cried. Cole shook his head and took a deep breath. He looked at the blonde stewardess who started to explain how to use the oxygen mask and he grabbed it. Placing it over his mouth. He looked at Jordan who was hyperventilating and let go of his mask again. ''Jordan. Breathe, take a deep breath.'' He told her, making sure Sammy was okay. He helped the little boy with the oxygen mask and then turned his attention back to Jordan.
''It's going to be okay. Take the mask and place it over your mouth Jordan. Just breathe, we're gonna be okay. Trust me.'' He unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned over Sammy's chair, grabbing Jordan's oxygen mask and handing it to her. She took long deep breath, calming down slightly and she placed the mask over her mouth. Cole nodded his head and sat back down. He grabbed his own mask and placed it over his mouth. ''The tail unit has been struck by lightening and we're going to make an emergency landing right now. Don't get up, the pilot's done this before.'' The dark-haired stewardess glanced at her blonde colleague who disappeared behind a door and she followed to go and sit down. Preparing for the landing.
Cole closed his eyes, feeling his heart beating in his throat. Sweat trickled down his forehead and his blue shirt stuck to his back. He heard Sammy starting to cry and he placed a comforting hand on top of the little boy's leg.
''I've been walking around all day waiting
and waiting is all I seem to do
'cause I never get it
unless I'm fed
but this time I just have to
yeah this time I just have to''
XXX
Phoebe yawned and sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes. ''Next time I'm picking the DVD, Paige.'' She said and glanced over at her baby-sister. She didn't reply.
''Paige?'' Phoebe put her hand on Paige's shoulder and Paige let out a low moan, shifting and cuddling the pillow she was holding. She had fallen asleep.
Phoebe looked up at Piper who smiled slightly. ''That was to be expected, after getting up at 6:00am and a make-out session with the DVD-guy.'' She pushed the covers off her legs and got to her feet, stretching. Phoebe nodded and stifled a yawn behind her hand. ''Are we going to let her sleep?'' She picked up the empty popcorn bucket and placed it next to the bed. ''Yeah, I'll sleep in her bed. I don't think Leo will get home tonight anyway. He told me not to stay up.'' Piper made her way over the television and turned it off. She then walked over to the window and closed the long curtains.
''Okay, it's your bedroom.''
Phoebe pulled the sheets over Paige's body gently and a smile crossed her face when Paige mumbled something quietly. ''She looks so innocent asleep, doesn't she?'' She carefully moved a strand of reddish blonde hair out of her baby-sister's face. ''Yeah.'' Piper collected her pajamas and her favourite book. ''We know her better than that, though. Come on, lets go to bed.'' Phoebe smiled and followed her sister out of the room, making sure she tip-toed so that Paige's wouldn't wake up from the click-clacking of her heels. ''Night Paige.'' She whispered and quietly closed the door behind her. Paige pulled a small face and rolled onto her stomach. ''Cole.''
''Say not around and I've finished
if your not around that's too bad
hopeless safe inside not alone no
'cause you know I believe in you''
XXX
Cole's knuckles started to turn white when he was holding tightly onto the arms of his seat. The plane was now shaking constantly and uncontrollably and he had a hunch that they weren't going to make such a safe emergency landing. All around him people were crying and being hysterical and yet he managed to stay quite calm in all the chaos. He let go of his oxygen mask when he saw Sammy slip off his seat and Jordan moved to help him.
Cole was first. He unbuckled his seatbelt and moved down next to Sammy in between the seats. He pulled him against his chest, preventing the little boy from hitting his head. ''It's okay.'' He told him loudly over the sound of chaos. Sammy was completely terrified and wasn't able to stop trembling. The plane shook again, harder than all the other times. And Cole was flung from their safe little place into the path. He felt the back of his head hit something hard and struggled to keep his eyes open. Stars were dancing in front of them and before he realised what else was going to happen everything went black.
Phoebe looked at him with a sympathetic look on her face. '' Cole, we did the best we could. We tried every way possible to make this work but it wasn't meant to be. And it wasn't because we didn't love each other, it's just love wasn't enough, so now we have to move on, okay, the both of us.'' Cole bit his lower lip and looked back at her. ''You better go, before the beast attacks.'' He told her. He watched her astral project out and looked down at the dead creature that was laying in the sand. The particular words kept running through his head. It just wasn't mean to be. They just weren't mean to be.
Cole's eyelids fluttered open slowly. His whole body was aching and he felt the rain hitting his face painfully hard. The sound of sirens was pressing on his ears. He tried to move and his face contorted in pain when he felt something heavy push down on his chest. He tried to lift his head to see what it was, but found that he couldn't move it. He tried to move his fingers, but that didn't work either. He heard someone let out a strangled sob and opened his mouth to speak. In stead a weak cough came out. It felt as though his lungs were incinerated and he couldn't feel anything at all from his waist downwards.
''Phoebe.'' He whispered. He squeezed his eyes shut when suddenly a flash of light shone into them. He heard a ragged breath near his ear and someone drop to the muddy ground. ''Sir? Sir? Can you hear me?'' Someone's cold fingers pressed in his neck and he heard a male voice shout something. ''Sir? Can you tell me your name?''
Cole shook his head lightly and a sharp pain shot down his spine. ''Where's Sammy? I need Phoebe.'' He opened his eyes slightly and saw the outline of a human body above him. ''Sir, you're going to be okay. Just hang in there, we need to lift this off your chest.'' Cole let out a low moan and felt himself starting to lose consious again. ''Stay with us here.'' The remoted voice said and Cole struggled to keep his eyes open, but eventually they closed and everything went mute.
'''Cause I'm fragile
I'm hopeless
I'm not perfect
but I'm free''
To be Continued...
Notes; Hehehe. Another cliffhanger. Don't you just love me for that? As you might know me though, I will update soon enough. It was kind of scary to write this chapter because my dad got on the plane this morning to go to Spain and there's really stormy weather over here at the moment. Same in Germany and the UK anyway. I know that my dad arrived in his luxerious resort earlier, now all that's left is a safe trip home. Anyhow, leave me a review, they make me happy. Until the next time xx Ciao.