Ben's POV
We walked up to the attic together and got the book and one of the notepads that were lying around then we sat at the table. I began to flip through the book looking for a something we can base the summoning spell off of.
"You know" Phoebe said breaking the silence. "You can avoid the whole interrogation, like what happened downstairs, if you just give just us the whole story" she was staring at me now. I could feel her eyes on me and I didn't like it. I felt as if I was burning under her intense gaze.
"Easier said then done" I answered not even looking up hoping that she would just help me with the damn spell.
"Ben, Ben stop it, at look at me" Phoebe said taking my face in her hands forcing me to look her in the eyes. "What is it? What are you not telling us?"
"Look Phoeb-" I started then saw the look on her face when I began to call her Phoebe "Uhh I mean Mom this is just important. It's a second chance for all of us so can we get on with this spell"
"I see you defiantly go more then your fair share of the Halliwell stubbornness" said Phoebe trying to sound annoyed but I saw a small smile creep across her face. She started looking through the book now dropping the subject, but I know it's not going to end here. It made me smile on the inside to think of how alike we actually are. But us being alike isn't going to help be now. It's going to be a fight of who can be more stubborn.
"I think we can use the spell we called Melinda from the past with, just re-write it a little bit." Phoebe said drawing me from my reflection.
"Really? Think it'll work?" I asked.
"Well, yeah, I mean, it should. It's magic calling magic. Although in this case dark magic" explained Phoebe looking at the spell intently.
"Ok" I said taking the not pad and beginning to copy down the spell from the book.
"Alright Ben I can't take this anymore. How bad are Cole and I as parents in the future? I mean we have to be horrible you can even look me right now" Phoebe said looking at me with that powerful stare of hers again.
"You guys weren't bad" I answered. I don't know what to say to her anymore. She obviously will not leave this alone.
"Well then what is it?" Phoebe asked. I'm starting to feel her frustration with me.
"It doesn't matter. Things are going to change" I answered softly starting to feel the effects of only getting 2 hours of sleep. And all this stress isn't helping at all. I ran a hand through my dark hair and took a deep breath in an attempt at keeping myself composed. I couldn't break down I have a job to do.
"How can you expect things to change if you don't tell me how to fix it?" said Phoebe. Her previous frustration replaced with hurt. I felt it, banging in my head like a hammer, making it hard for me to concentrate on the spell in from of me. I'm going to have to tell her something so this can stop.
"Alright, I didn't have much of a relationship with you or Cole so this is all kind of new to me. It doesn't matter why or how it happened. What matters is that I'm here now and I have a chance to fix it" I said looking at Phoebe with sincerity in my eyes. Before she had an opportunity to answer a demon shimmered in. I recognize it. It was a bounty hunter.
"Where is Belthazor!" he yelled.
"He's dead" I answered standing up and moving in front of Phoebe.
"That's a lie he was here I tracked him" he said angrily. Then he conjured an energy ball and threw it at me with vengeance.
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