Chapter 12Redemption
Red and white orbs filled P3 as Cole orbed in with Prue. He couldn't believe this was happening. He knew he wasn't going to let this happen.
"Call for Andy." Prue said in a whisper.
Cole opened his mouth to call for him but quickly closed it. "No."
"I knew you were still evil. You just want to watch me die, don't you?"
"Don't be silly. I have the power to heal and this is just as good a time as any to learn how to do it."
"Great, I'm as good as dead." Prue tried to orb but couldn't. She still didn't understand why white lighters couldn't sense when another was in trouble. Just another stupid rule.
Cole held his hands over Prue's body. He concentrated as hard as could on healing her and opened his eyes to look. Nothing. "I can do this." He said out loud.
Prue's eyes had already closed. She could feel herself letting go. She knew she didn't have long.
Pheobe sat on the sofa in the manor. She was still thinking of what Leo had said. Her head had even started to throb. She knew that she loved Coop, more than anything. But part of her did still love Cole. She thought deed down that part of her always would.
"Penny for your thoughts." Coop said as he rounded the corner.
"Where have you been hiding?"
"Just been saving love. It's all, its what I do best. Can we talk?"
"Sure." Pheobe could sense that Coop was nervous.
Coop cleared his throat. "Well, umm, I wanted to ask you about Cole."
"Really? Ok." She could feel her own nervousness now.
"I'm just gonna ask before I lose my nerve. Are you still in love with him?"
"No. I will never be in love with him. But."
"Don't say that." Coop really didn't want to hear what he knew she was going to say.
"Let me finish. I will always have a place in my heart for him. He was the first person that I ever truly fell in love with. I can't make that go away." Pheobe watched the expression on Coop's face. She could feel his disappointment in his answer.
I hope you love me more. Coop thought to himself.
"Honey, you know I do." Pheobe replyed.
"I didn't say anything Pheobe." Coops face now showed complete confusion.
"You didn't just say you hoped I loved you more?"
"No. I thought it."
"Uh-oh." Pheobe reached down and place a hand on her stomach. She could feel her daughter kicking.
"This could be trouble." Coop reached and put his hand beside hers.
Christy was walking around the abandoned layer. This was an evil queens paradise. There were weapons of every kind. Athamea's, swords, even ritual tools. She reached to the top of a stack of books. The first book was titled Evil Spirits. She opened and started to read.
Resurrection of an evil being
One human heart
Two cups of ram's blood
Two feathers from an eagle
One object the being possessed
After mixing all ingredients recite
I summon thee, being of evil pain
Awaken now, past form regain
Show yourself for evil to see
Awaken now, alive you shall be
Christy closed the book. She knew just who she would use this on. She was sure this would help her in destroying the sisters. She left the cave to gather everything she would need to perform the ceremony. She didn't let Trakon know, after all she didn't want him to ruin her fun.
As she started down the hall she turned back to the hidden layer. With a wave of her hand the stone came back together as it was.
Cole felt of Prue's forehead, he couldn't screw this up. "Damn it Prue, help me. Tell me
what I have to do." Prue didn't answer. He eyes didn't open. Cole felt a pain in his heart. He held his hands over Prue's body again. This had to work. He couldn't fail at this. This was his shot to show Pheobe that he was good. If Prue died they would all think he let her die. They would think he did it on purpose and that he was evil again.
He watched as Prue's body stopped moving. Nothing was happening now. "NO!" He screamed as a single tear fell from his face down to his hands. He watched this time as a faint red glow shot from his hands to Prue's body. Slowly the color once again filled Prue's pale face. He watched as her wound started to close up and the tear in her shirt disappeared.
Prue opened her eyes and looked into Cole's. He was grinning from ear to ear. He was thrilled with his new power. "Cole." Prue motioned for him to closer to her.
"You're ok Prue. I told you I could do it." He leaned closer to his face. This made him feel the pain from the stiff right hook Prue landed on his cheek. "What'd you do that for?" He asked as he rubbed his face.
"How can you be that stupid. A few more seconds and I would have been gone. My soul would have been recycled."
"You're welcome." Cole said as he stood up. Ungrateful bit…. he started to think but stopped himself. He knew if he was to be good he couldn't even think that. He realized then what was really bothering Prue. She would now have to live with the fact that he had saved her. With that thought, a big goofy grin swept across his face. "Ready to go back to the manor?" He asked with a cocky tone.
Prue rolled her eyes at him. "Yes." She orbed out leaving Cole standing alone for a few seconds.
"That was close." Cole let out a sigh. He orbed out to follow Prue.
Andy was waiting for Prue in the attic. He saw her as she orbed in. "What took you so long?" He ran over to her and hugged her.
"Just a few kinks, nothing major. How's Henry?"
"He's better. He and Paige are gone to the doctor's office now."
"Well, we have some free time." Prue snuggeld into Andy's chest.
"Really now?" Andy wrapped his arms around her and orbed the two of them to Prue's room.
"Yes, I'm here to see Dr Miller. Or rather my wife is." Henry stood at the desk signing in Paige's name. Within a few minutes the nurse called them back.
"Alright Paige, lets see if we can figure out what's going on." He got her ready for an ultrasound. Paige watched as slowly the shape of her little baby came up on the screen. This was the first ultrasound they had. Prue had already told them she was having a boy.
"Does everything look good?" Henry asked nervously. He watched as the doctor's face looked seriously at the screen.
"Well, I'd like to run some tests. Have you been seeing a doctor regularly?"
"Um, not a real doctor. We've been going to a mid-wife kind of." Paige shrugged her shoulders.
"Ok. Well this is a fairly routine set of tests I'd like to run. It will just help me to make sure that both you and your baby are healthy."
"Wait, are you saying you don't think the baby is healthy?" Henry asked.
"No, that's not what I'm saying. I just want to find out what is causing her pain. I want to make sure, just as a precaution. Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be fine." He patted Paige on her leg and turned to walk out.
"You ok?" Henry asked Paige. He could see the worry on her face.
"Yeah, I just want everything to go right with this baby. With everything going on with Christy and then you getting kidnapped, it puts a lot on you mind.
"I know. But he said these were routine test. He is just doing this as a precaution. Besides, if my boy takes after his mom, he's a strong kid." Henry smiled.
"You know, you sure could have passed for a white lighter. Sure you're not already one." Paige smiled back at him.
Henry climbed onto the bed with her. He wrapped his arms around her and waited on the nurse to come back in. He really was worried. He couldn't let her know. He didn't want her to worry anymore than she already was. Magic had already taken so much from this family, but in return it had given them a lot. Still, when all was weighed, the bad was more than the good. Henry just hoped that with the birth of these three babies the girls would finally see a break. He himself wanted to be there when they vanquished Christy. He had a score to settle with her, and you better damn well bet he would make sure he did.
Piper and Leo were sitting in the kitchen when Cole orbed in.
"I'm not interrupting anything, am?" He asked.
"No, pull up a chair." Leo gestured for Cole to sit with them.
Cole pulled out a chair and rested his face in his hands.
"Care to talk about it?" Piper asked.
"I dunno. I did something good today and I'm just trying to figure out how to deal with all the different emotions that came with it."
"You felt emotions before Cole, we all know that you loved Pheobe." Leo said as he drank from his soda.
"Yeah, but this is different, I feel things more intensely now. I don't know how to describe it."
"You'll get use to" Piper reached over and put her hand on Cole's arm. "It'll get better."
From the living room they hear a loud crash as bright red light illuminated the doorway.
Pheobe called out. "Piper! Help!"
