A/N: Hey everyone. Sorry for the wait, ive been really busy with midterms and everything Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed, especially charmedoneforever, I do try, Lol! . I got a lot of guesses as to whom the mystery man was, and everyone was right. Hmmm maybe I was a little too obvious with it…well anyway, here's the next chapter!
"Who are you, and what the hell did you do to Phoebe!" Billie screamed at the stranger in the doorway. Drawing Phoebe's unconscious form closer to her, she wrapped her arms protectively around the brunette.
"Phoebe is completely fine, she simply fainted. Seeing me again must have been a real shock." Said the man, stepping around Billie and sitting in one of the kitchen chairs. "As for who I am, my name is Cole. I'm sure Phoebe's mentioned me before?" he said all of this nonchalantly, as if it was completely normal for him to be there.
"Cole?!?! Your Cole!? But your supposed to be dead!" stuttered Billie
"Well, yes, there is that unfortunate situation. I assume you know about my involvement in Phoebe's past?" he asked
"Umm, yeah" said Billie "I know all about it. Your Phoebe's demon ex-husband. She vanquished you. Twice. And it broke her heart. Why are you here! How are you here!?
"Ah yes, how I'm here. You see, ive been trapped in limbo for a very long time Billie. Yes, I know who you are. Ive been watching Phoebe, it's the only thing I could do in that horrible place. But recently, I began to find that I could make contact with the world. Small things, like moving an object and such. And so I concentrated on this, and finally, tonight, I broke through, to find myself back in the real world. So here I am, and here i'm going to stay, until Phoebe wake's up." Said Cole, still speaking as if nothing was wrong with the situation.
"And what are you going to do then! Why would you come back here! Phoebe doesn't love you anymore. You must have figured that out." Billie shouted at him, overwhelmed
"Yes, I can see that. Phoebe has indeed moved on." He stated thoughtfully. "I can see why my being here would upset you so much Billie. After all, Phoebe moved on to you. She loves you very much. But I can't have that, now can I." He said. "Phoebe will come to realize that her feelings for you are nothing compared to what she had with me. She will see that my love for her is so strong; it allowed me to come back to her, no matter the obstacles. She still loves me, I know it, and all she needs is to be reminded of it." Cole said, smirking feverishly. Through his speech, his tone had changed from one on indifference to one of intense passion, and anger.
Billie was left shocked and angry after Cole's speech. Furious, she stood up and took a step towards him before yelling, "Are you serious! Phoebe said you were crazy, but this is ridiculous. She doesn't love you anymore. She loves me. How could you watch her for all these years and still think there was any possibility that she might still care about you. She hates you. You hurt her, and killing you was one of the hardest things she's ever had to do. I won't let you hurt her again. I swear to god, I'll do whatever I have to to make sure you never hurt her again." She screamed, still furious, she turned and walked back to Phoebe, sitting down next to her. Ignoring Cole's presence for the moment, she held the older woman in her arms and stroked her hair, patiently waiting for her to wake up. Across the room she heard Cole begin to say something.
"SHUTUP!" she screamed at him. "Don't even think about speaking until Phoebe wakes up!" she glared daggers at him for a few more seconds, then returned her gaze to Phoebe when she felt the woman stirring in her arms. "Phoebe?" she said quietly. "Phoebe, are you awake?"
"Mmm, Billie?" Phoebe quietly groaned. Then her eyes flew open and she quickly sat up, grabbing Billie's arm tightly. "Where is he!" she gasped. Inclining her head in Cole's direction, Billie stood back while Phoebe strided angrily over to the previously dead man. Stopping abruptly in front of him, she studied him for a moment, before reaching out and slapping him powerfully across the face, producing an extremely loud noise and leaving a bright red mark on his cheek. Glaring furiously at him, she slapped him again and yelled. "HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO KILL YOU BEFORE YOU GET THE DAMN POINT!
A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short; the next one will be longer. Sooo Billie's was getting pretty riled up, wasn't she? I want opinions people! Good, bad, completely ridiculous, let me know!