Sunday was my birthday, so I figured I'd update my stories. Starting with this one! And I know I haven't updated in awhile, but I was busy. School. Work. Life. Peace out, Humphrey. Dig it, man.

Truly Charmed: Unbreakable Halliwells

Chapter Nine

Friday January 14, 200

"Leo…" she gasped out. "Help me!"

Orbs illuminated the small apartment. "Lily!" Leo rushed to his charge. "What happened?" He held his hands over her bleeding wound.

"Belthazor…" Lily replied, gasping for breath. A golden glow emitted from above her. Her wound closed up.

"How do you know it was Belthazor?" Leo questioned while helping her up.

"He said, 'tell the Charmed Ones Belthazor says hello.'"

Leo's eyes went wide. "Piper!" He orbed out.

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"Piper!" Paige screamed as her sister was thrown through the air. She disappeared in orbs and crashed into Paige/

The demon turned to Paige. "Witchlighter!" He conjured a crossbow and pulled the trigger.

The arrow released, whizzed past Piper and embedded itself in Paige's stomach. "Paige!" Piper screamed. Prue glared at the demon. She flung out her hand and made an athamae fly through the air. It skimmed the demon, slicing off part of his skin. He roared out in pain and grabbed his wounded arm before shimmering out. "Leo!" Piper called out as lights illuminated the room. "Heal her!"

He rushed to Paige as Prue telekinetically pulled the poisoned arrow out. "A demon attacked us," Phoebe said.

"It must've been Belthazor," Leo said while healing Paige.

Phoebe looked to Leo. "How do you know about Belthazor?"

"My charge told me about him. She thought he would attack you next."

She shook her head. "It wasn't Belthazor."

Prue turned from helping her baby sister up. "How do you know it wasn't him?"

"Belthazor is red with black stripes; The demon that attacked us was black with blue stripes." Her sisters stared at her. "I brushed up on my demonology after my fight with Cole," Phoebe lied.

Prue glared at Phoebe before looking to the piece of skin left behind. "We need a vanquishing potion." Piper nodded and picked up the demon flesh. Paige and Piper walked out of the room. Prue winced and held her stomach. Phoebe quickly ran to her sister's side.

"Are you okay?"

She nodded. "She's just kicking." Prue took a deep breath. "We need to check the book and find a summoning spell." Phoebe nodded.

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"So, how's Cole?" Prue asked as Phoebe flipped through the book.

"Fine. Busy, though."

"Is that why he hasn't been around?"

"Mmhmmm." Phoebe glanced up. "I found him." Prue walked over to the book. "His name is Zirkhan. He's an upper level demon part of an organization called The Brotherhood."

"I don't even want to know who the are." Prue sighed.

"There's a summoning spell," Phoebe said as she copied the spell.

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"Mandrake root…pigs feet…coriander," Piper said while adding ingredients to the boiling pot.

"Demon flesh." Paige dropped it in and jumped back as it 'poofed'! "I think it's done." She put the orange liquid into four vials as Phoebe and Prue came down. "Got the spell?" The nodded. "Let's vanquish this demon!" The four girls stood together, each holding a vial. "Through space and time, these words unwind to reveal a demon in our midst. In this darkest hour we decree, bring him here, so mote it be."

A violent wind brewed in the kitchen as gray smoke spiraled out from the floor. Zirkhan appeared and growled at the girls. The four sisters threw the vanquishing potion at him. He screamed out and burst into blue sparks. "Wow, clean vanquish!" Paige grinned at her sisters.

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Phoebe sat in her room with the Book of Shadows, staring at the Belthazor page. "Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light. Be he far or be he near, bring me the demon Belthazor here."

White lights filled the room and Cole appeared in his demonic form. "Phoebe, what-,"

"Why'd you do it?" She asked. "Why did you try to kill another witch?"

"Phoebe, I didn't," Cole said.

"Then why did Leo's charge say you tried to kill her?!"

"I don't know! I haven't used my powers in a month!" Cole yelled. "I swear to you, I haven't hurt anyone."

Phoebe stayed quiet for a moment. "Okay, I believe you."

Phoebe's door burst opened. "Phoebe!" Paige shouted. "We heard screaming- Demon!" She held out her hand and watched as Belthazor hit the wall.

"Paige stop!"

Phoebe ran to Cole and kneeled next to him. Prue and Piper came into the room. "Phoebe, get away from him!" Prue yelled.

"No! Stop hurting Cole!" Phoebe screamed. Cole turned back into his human form as the Halliwell's mouths formed 'o's.

Prue glared at Cole. "Leave, now."

Phoebe laid a hand on Cole's arm. "No, you can stay." She looked to her oldest sister. "So what if he's a demon, he hasn't hurt us or tried to kill us. He's done nothing wrong except love me. And I don't care what you think, I love him, too."

"Phoebe he's a demon," Prue insisted.

"What if Andy was a demon? You'd still love him, wouldn't you? And you'd want us to treat him nicely." Phoebe glared. "You're such a hypocrite, Prue. Everything's different with you."

Prue's eyes filled with tears as she left the room. Piper tugged Paige's hand. "Come on." She pulled Paige back out of the room.

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10:30 pm

Prue felt the bed dip beside her. "Prue, are you sleeping?"

She wiped away her tears and turned to Phoebe. "No, I'm not sleeping."

Phoebe laid down next to her sister. "I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I didn't want to be mean, I just…" Phoebe trailed off. "I just want you to realize how much I love Cole. I know he's a demon, but he loves me and he won't hurt us. Please just give him a chance."

Prue was silent. "I don't trust him," she sighed. "But I will give him a chance."

Phoebe smiled and hugged her. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

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And that's the tenth chapter. Eleventh chapter will be up soon! I just gotta type it!