(I'm
going to skip some time from the last chapt. to this one)
Phoebe
clutched the potion in her hand tighter and progressed through the
cave.
"Cole!" she called softly "Are you here?"
Damn
that man,
Phoebe thought angrily Why
couldn't he listen to his sister?As
she rounded the corner, she saw the siren and Cole making out. The
siren turned around and was about to say something when Phoebe threw
a vanquishing potion at her. Cole caught it and crushed it in his
hand. Phoebe was about to ask him what the hell was he doing when the
siren spoke.
"Stupid Witch!" she spat "Why would
you want him back? He can never be human! His mother made sure of
it."
"You don't know what you are talking about. Cole
has been human before." responded Phoebe, wondering how to face
the siren without the potion.
"Really? And it was only a
matter of time before the Source possessed him. Don't you see? If he
is without powers, he will eaither get his powers back, probably
after only 2 or three months, or he'll absorb whatever loose powers
are floating around."
"You...you're lying!"
Just
at that moment, Piper and Leo orbed in and Piper blew up the
demon.
"Phoebe, are you O.K?" asked Leo
Phoebe
nodded, thinking about what the Siren said.
"And Cole?"
"Disgusted, but otherwise fine." he
responded.
"Alright, let's go home." said Piper, and
they all grabbed Leo's hand and orbed
away.
Phoebe lay in bed
that night, thinking hard about what the Siren said. Sighing, she
decided the best way to find the truth was to ask
Cole.
"Cole?"
"Hmmm?" he answered sleepily,
not opening his eyes
"What the Siren said...was it true?"
He
sat up.
"I'm not really sure. When demons cast curses like
that on their children, usually half-breeds, they do it when the
child is under 1 year old."
"So it's possible?"
"It
is."
"Is it probable?"
Cole hesitated.
"Looking
at my past, it's more than probable."
Phoebe sighed.
"Well,
I guess it's not that bad."
"What do you mean?"
asked Cole. "It means all I can ever be is evil!"
"You
can be good. You'll just be good with bad powers. Besides, I know how
you act without powers...I like you better this way. All we need to
do it make sure you don't lose your powers. That way, nothing can
possess you."
"I guess you're right."
"I
know
I'm
right.
The next morning:
Phoebe
turned away from the plate before her, grimacing.
"It can't
smell that bad!" exclaimed Piper, hurt.
"Oh, Piper, it's not
your cooking-it's just. I feel so different!"
"Maybe you
should lay down," suggested Paige
"What do you know?!"
snapped Phoebe. She took a few deep breaths and held her head.
"I'm
so sorry Paige-I just feel so….sick and on edge."
"Wait a
minute," said Piper. "Mood swings, sickness, and you suddenly
hate the smell of my cooking. Where is Cole?"
"He's upstairs
taking a bath…why?" said Phoebe.
"Phoebe, I think you're
pregnant."
"What! That's impossible." Exclaimed Phoebe
"Is
it?" asked Paige, stirring her tea.
"I-well, no, but I
thought my period was just a little late."
At that moment, Cole
walked in.
"You knock up everyone, don't you?" asked Paige,
raising an eyebrow.
Cole looked confused. "What?"
Phoebe
sighed.
"Cole…I think I'm pregnant."
Cole's
eyes widened.
"Pregnant as in...with a baby?"
"Yes!
What else?"
"Are you sure?"
"No, I just
think...I was thinking we could go buy the test now and find out for
sure."
"I...of course."
He took her hand, and
they shimmered into the nearest drug store.
When
they got back, Phoebe immediately went into the bathroom.
Piper, Paige, and Cole waited outside for Phoebe to come
out.
"Cole, would you stop pacing? Your making me dizzy."
complained Paige
Cole hesitated, then took a seat on the floor.
"What's taking her so long?" he asked
"Calm
down! These things take time. She'll probably come out in any
second." instructed Piper.
As if on Que, Phoebe came out of
the bathroom with a huge smile on her face.
"Cole, we're
going to be parents!"
4
years later:
Paige
walked into the kitchen awkwardly, her swollen stomach slowing her
down considerably. She wobbled over to the fridge, got out some
chocolate icecream and poured some into the center of her smoked ham
sandwich.
"Ewww, Aunty Paige!" exclaimed Benjamin "Thats
nasty!"
Ben, the son of Phoebe and Cole turner, had bright
blue eyes and wavy black hair like his father. His twin sister Prue
sat beside him on the kitchen stool.
"How would you know?"
she said "You never tried it!"
Benjamin and Prue where
feternal twins, so Prue looked nothing like him. Prue had lime green
eyes and curly brown hair like Phoebe's natural hair. Wyatt watched
his cousins with a raised eyebrow-he wasn't about to take
sides.
"Aunt Paige, where is Lilly and daddy?" he asked.
Lilly was the daughter of Paige and Henry, and she had dark brown
eyes and bright red hair. Lilly, or Lill, for short, was the youngest
of all the cousins, not counting the one Paige was expecting. She was
only 1 year old, and all of her older cousins protected her like
there own sister.
"Aunt Piper and Aunt Phoebe just put Lilly
down for a nap. Daddy, Uncle Cole and Uncle Leo are out with Daryll
tonight."
"So only mommy, you and Aunt Phoebe will be
watching us?"
Paige nodded.
Wyatt shared a wicked look
with his cousins. Surely three adults could not look after 4 jumpy
children... This would be an eventful day indeed.
The End
