A/N: Thank you for the lovely reviews. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.

To JamieTurner777 and Guest: Phoebe is going to see Cole next chapter. I have to say that the next chapter will be very special to me, because I ship Cole/Phoebe and I want to write a good chapter for their first meet. So if you have any suggestions or requests, please tell me now ;)

Secrets and lies

It was night in New York City and the rain had started to fall softly upon the window. Cole Turner was in his kitchen, staring sadly at the glass in front of him, as memories from his past came flooding into his mind.

Flashback

"This potion will bind your powers", the wizard said.

"Are you sure this is not a power stripping potion?", Cole asked.

"I'm sure", the wizard assured him. "It'll just bind your powers...".

Cole nodded and took the glass. He took a deep breath and sipped the liquid.

"Let's see if it work", Cole said, trying to shimmer away. And, for his relief, he couldn't.

"Can I make you a question?", the old man asked. "Why are you doing this, my friend? Why are you making yourself powerless?".

"Because if I keep my powers, evil will find me again. I can't take a power stripping potion, because the void it would leave in me... So a binding potion is a perfect solution".

"I understand. And what about the only one you love?", his old friend asked curiously.

Cole sighed. "She thinks I was vanquished in that alternate reality. She can't find out that I'm alive... It's better this way, we both need to move on with our lives".

The wizard nodded. "You need to drink this potion at least once per week. If you don't do that, your powers will come back", he warned him.

"Thank you, my friend. I'll never forget what you did for me", Cole said truthfully.

Endo of the flashback

Cole closed his eyes and sipped the drink.

"What are you doing?", Kira floated up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist. She didn't know that he was taking the potion at all. Curiously, he told her the truth about his past as a demon, but decided to hide from her that he still had powers.

"I was thirsty", he lied, turning to her. "You look beautiful tonight", he added with a soft smile. Kira decided to start a new life away from the others Valkyries, and they would go out to celebrate her decision.

"Thanks...", she said, kissing him. "C'mon, I'm hungry and curious to know this restaurant...", she said, hiding her tiredness. She didn't tell him all the truth. All Cole needed to know was that she gave up on being a Valkyrie for him.

"Let's go", Cole extended his hand to her and they left the apartment together.

In San Francisco, at the Halliwell manor, the Charmed Ones, Leo and Chris were at the living room trying to figure out what to do. Freyja was pretty clear. If they couldn't bring Kira back home, it would be war.

"I still think this is a stupid idea", Paige remarked. "It wasn't Leo's fault if that Valkyrie disappeared from the island. They keep him there for crying out loud... How could them menace us this way?".

"I agree with you... But we can't risk a war with the Valkyries right now. And I really want to prove my innocence, I didn't kill that woman. I won't accept this accusation", Leo said truthfully.

"Guys, I need to tell you something...", Phoebe said quietly.

"Ok... But how we can scry for her?", Paige asked, ignoring her sister.

"Guys, please...", Phoebe said, rubbing her forehead.

"And what will happen with us if we can't find her?", Piper stood up. "How dangerous this Valkyries can be?".

"Enough!", Phoebe yelled. "All of you, just shut up! I have a new power!".

"What?", Piper frowned. "What power?".

Phoebe sighed: "I'm an empath", she answered.

Chris glanced at her: "You better learn to deal with it, brown eyes. It's not easy to be an empath...".

"Very funny", Phoebe smiled. But she could feel his pain and her smile faded little by little. She didn't know exactly what happened to him, but there was a hole in his heart.

She turned away from them. Chris was right. It wasn't easy be an empath. She remembered how it almost destroyed her sister Prue in the past.

"Are you okay?", Piper asked worriedly.

Phoebe shocked his head: "I don't know how to deal with it... Chris is right".

"You'll find a way", Leo said softly. " This power was given to you for a reason. It's a gift!".

"Yeah, this is really great!... Look, I'll write a spell to scry for Kira. We'll bring her home and everything is gonna be okay... Give me the pendant, I think it would help me", she said, taking the pendant from Leo's hands and leaving the room.

"What the hell does she have?", Paige asked in astonishment.

Chris crossed his arms: "Our feelings... Be an empath is not so easily. There is a potion that can block her from reading our emotions. We just need to drink it and she won't be exposed to our feelings like this. I think you should work on that", he warned them.

Leo raised an eyebrow: "And you would be the first one to drink this potion, don't you? ".

Chris rolled his eyes: "I'm just trying to help, this power is not a simple gift and you know that, Leo... I'll get outta here...", he said in frustration, trying to orb out. However, Leo grabbed him by the arms, preventing him to fade away.

"You won't get away, buddy", Leo said calmly and, as Chris looked completely confused at him, he added: "I don't trust you, Chris! Until, we found out where Kira is, I won't take my eyes of you!".

Chris let out a laugh: "You're completely delusional".

"Okay, you two need to slow down", Piper put herself between them. "I am not an empath, but I can feel the tension. You are giving me a headache".

Chris shocked his head. If they find Kira, probably they found out how Leo ended trapped in Valhalla. This is not good, he thought. He needed to find a way to cover his tracks.

And, to his surprise, only a few minutes later, Phoebe ran downstairs like a child on Christmas morning. Why are you so happy?", Piper raised an eyebrow.

"Because I'm great at writing spells ", she said proudly of herself, with a piece of paper in her right hand .

"Do you write a scrying spell?", Paige asked in surprise.

Phoebe nodded: "Yes, and I know where our fugitive is".

Piper crossed her arms impatiently: "So... Where we can find the Valkyrie?"

"New York City!", she said with a twinkle in her eyes.