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Ch27: Cupid in danger.

Andrea was pretty young thing as she'd been referred to numerous times before. She had long strawberry blond hair that went down till her waist, dark blue eyes. She hid behind a pole at the apartment complex dressed in her usually clothing: A light blue skinny jeans and a pink blouse. From the outside no one would guess that she was nearing her hundredth and second birthday. She stayed quiet as listened to the two people talk.

One was a business man in his late thirties names Max. He was having a conversation with his neighbor a young woman who worked for the competitive company to Max. Her name was Cindy.

"Working late huh?" Max asked her smiling as they both came home at ten at night.

Cindy nodded also smiling. "What else is new right?" She asked shrugging.

Hiding behind th pole Andrea glanced at her ring. It was a simple gold ring with a large square shaped white gem in it. As she thought about the two people she was eavesdropping on a brilliant pink glow started emitting from the gem. She grinned. "It's a match." She happily whispered to herself.

"So did you guys survive Y2K last night?" Max asked trying to make conversation.

Cindy gave a small nod in reply. "Yeah, if you ask me it's just a silly hype."

"Exactly." Max agreed nodding. "Well, see you around?"

Cindy gave a small half hearted wave. "Take care."

The two started leaving both heading to different apartment door when Andrea flicked her hand with the ring on it at them using the power 'temperal stasis' to make them move in slow-motion.

She then walked over to stand next to Cindy. "Cindy, I know those last few loves of yours didn't work out." She told the young woman using the power of suggestion to plant the thoughts in the woman's mind. "You've been hurt and you're scared. But you've gotta take a risk if you wanna find the real thing. And Max is real. Open up to him."

She then walked up to Max. "And Max, Cindy's love and compassion awaits you, but she's afraid that you're still in love with your ex-wife. You've got to reassure her. Life's short you two. So, have a better one together, okay?"

Andrea smiled looking down at her ring. Some of the cupids powers were so strong that the cupid-ring was needed to help control them. She went back to her hiding spot before flicking her hand at the two people again making them move in normal speed again.

The two both stopped at the their doors. "Hey... Cindy you wanna grab a cup of coffee or something?"

Cindy smiled. "I'd love to."

Andrea smiled watching the couple leave. Every accomplishment was good these days, thanks to the demons of hate or the fact that one of her charges was a hyb- Her thoughts were interrupted when someone roughly grabbed her pushing her to the ground. "Drazi!" She gasped recognizing one of the demons of hate.

Unlike most demons who only wore the color black Drazi wore a dark indigo jacket over his black attire. His light brown hair was sticking up in every way possible. As his dark eyes glared leaning so lose to her she could she every disgusting little hair on his chin. "I knew I'd find ya."

"You crossed the line!" Andrea spat as she tried to wriggle out of his death grip.

"Crossed the line!" Drazi spat. "I am the fucking line!" As he said this he let go of her as his hands became intangible before he dug them in her chest. The power to make his hands intangible made it so he didn't rip her skin but that didn't mean Andrea didn't feel him.

"Get out of me!" She screamed in pain and sheer terror knowing this was the only way a demon of hate would kill a cupid. Slow and painfully. "PLEASE!" She screamed as she felt his hands gripping at what he'd been searching for. He began squeezing her hearth. Softly at first bit with every passing seconds his grip hardened making it more and more painful for poor Andrea.

"Please stop." Andrea was sobbing now the pain making to hard enough to do anything. "It hurts... Please." She only let out pitiful whimpers now.

Drazi chuckled squeezing harder. "Doesn't feel so nice does it?" He asked in a patronizing voice. "Having your hearth crushed." He now began pulling before suddenly letting go and pulling his hands out f her chest letting them become intangible again.

Andrea could do nothing but lay motionless on the floor looking up at the demon with fear plastered all over her face.

"You don't want to feel that pain do you?" Drazi asked looking down at her smirking. Loving to see the cupid's pain. He stepped on her arm nearly crushing it. "No, I gotta better idea and you're gonna just hate it." He chuckled darkly as bent down sliding the cupid-ring of her finger. He held it up triumphantly."Your little magic ring you use to slip in there between the heart beats, plant your little thoughts of love and I'm gonna borrow it. I'm gonna use it to tear apart some of your more recent unions."

"No.." Andrea coughed. Being an angelic being she was immortal so she was self healing but demons of hate were the cupids' natural enemies so it took her some time to heal. "... Drazi... Don't."

Drazi just chuckled. "

I'm gonna turn love into hate and that hate is going to slowly and painfully kill you. And in the end, you're gonna wish I had ripped your heart out." His grin widened. "And it might even be enough to kill one of the Charmed Ones as well." He said before bursting out in laughter as he walked away leaving Andrea there.

Big-Time-Charmed.

James' pov:
Now there are some things that for reason people think are silly for to forget. You know like last night after helping Katie with her first crush and making sure that boy wouldn't try anything with her, then convincing Carlos to go on another date with Candy I realized I forgot to ask a girl for Kiss n' tell myself.

It's pretty weird to wake up in the morning and be the only one in the manor.

So here I am on the couch eating my breakfast while watching cartoons. How humiliating! To make it worse I'm supporting an even worse headache then the one I had when Carlos and Misty broke up and doctor Logie forbid me from taking more then three aspirin a day.

I looked up when the phone started ringing. Guessing there was no imaginary person willing to get up and answer for me I leaned over to the small cabinet a few feet away staining my arm to grab it. "Morning." I muttered as an answer. My head hurted too much for even trying to sound cheerful.

"Hey." Logan's voice greeted me.

"Must be one heck of a movie." I commented annoyed by the bitterness in my voice. It's my own fault I didn't ask anyone out. "I take it Camille liked it?"

"Yeah she did!" Was Logan happy reply. "Sorry." He apologized in a quieter tone when heard me hiss. "Still not feeling well?"

"Nope." I said popping my 'P' I wanted to say more but suddenly pink hearth shaped glow appeared in front of the couch the light grew in a pink silhouette and then there stood a girl with very long strawberry blond hair. I groaned, by the way she teleported in here I could tell what she was. "Sorry Loges I gotta go yell at someone." I said before hanging up.

Sighing loudly I sat up looking at the girl tiredly. She shot the same tired look back at me. "Yeah I know you don't trust love." She sighed.

I narrowed my eyes at her. "So you're our cupid?"

She nodded looking annoyed. "Yeah and boy do give a hard time or-"

"Not my fault." I cut her of not caring for what she was about to say. "What do you need?"

End James' pov.

"Help." Andrea answered with a small awkward smile on her face. "Charmed Ones level help."

Big-Time-Charmed.

Lucy yawned sitting up in her bed. She gazed around her room wondering where Kendall was. Her question was answered when he stepped into her bedroom carrying a tray filled with... Breakfast? Pulling her sheets a bit higher she cocked her at him. "I thought you said you're known for burning cereal."

Kendall nodded sitting down on the besides her putting the tray on her lap. "That's why today's menu exists out of burnt toast, beacon that's probably really chewy, a box with jewelry and orange juice."

"A box with jewelry?" Lucy asked smiling as she took the small box from the tray. Her bright brown eyes grew as she saw what was inside it. A silver chain necklace with a charm of a skeleton hugging a heart on it. "I've been wanting to get this necklace for ages! How did you know which one to get?"

"A little bird told me." Kendall replied smirking deciding against telling her 'I shapeshifted into a dove and followed you to the mall to see what kind of jewelry you like'. He happily complied putting the necklace around Lucy's neck as she lifted her dark hair for him to do so.

"How do I look?" Lucy asked him.

"Wonderful." Kendall started to say when he spotted two pepole standing at the the doorstep so he quickly changed it to "You look marvelous Lucy Stone." He said flicking his hand at her transforming her into an actual stone. He then turned to James and the girl he'd brought with him. "What are you doing here?" He asked in a hiss once they entered the bedroom.

James gestured to Andrea. "This is Andrea, she's our cupid and she screwed up."

Andrea glared at him before turning to Kendall to explain the situation. "A
demon of hate stole my ring and he's gonna use it to find all the couples that I've put together so he can destroy them, which will in turn destroy me. Glad to see things are going well for you and Lucy by the way." The last part was added in a much more cheerful way.

Frowning Kendall glanced at James.

"She's telling the truth." James confirmed despite for his dislike of their cupid. "There's an article on Drazi in the Book of Shadows I checked." He nodded. "Logan and Carlos are coming home to so you better hurry."

"Coming home from where?"

"Logan's at the Palm Woods and Carlos spent the night at Candy's place." James answered shrugging. "Now kiss Lucy." He urged before leaving the room pulling Andrea with him while muttering something around the lines. "Should have called dibs sooner."

Smirking Kendall got back in the same position he was when he transformed Lucy. Flicking his hand at her. The moment she transformed back he pulled her into a deep kiss.

Lucy smiled once they pulled apart until Kendall got up and grabbed his shirt from the floor. Sighing she crossed her arms. "You're leaving." It wasn't a question.
"It has nothing to do with you." He quickly tried to assure her while pulling his shirt over his head. "It's... Uh complicated."

"And here I was thinking I was the mysterious one." Lucy sarcasticly said.

Kendall nodded. "You are. Will I still see at the club later?"

Getting up from her bed but still using her sheets to cover herself up to move over to Kendall. "We'll still meet up later." She said gently kissing his cheek.

"You're a great cheek kisser." Kendall complimented before hurriedly leaving.

Big-Time-Charmed.

"So he stole your ring?" Logan asked standing in front of the smaller green couch where Andrea was sitting on.

Andrea nodded really getting annoyed by how how her charges seemed to distrust her so much. "Yes, and without it I can't get in people's hearths to awaken the lo-"

"We now what they do." Carlos cut her of though he sounded a lot more friendlier then the two oldest boys. James had went upstairs to get some more painkillers for his headache. "We know from James' dad. We kinda thought we didn't have a cupid seeing James is a hybrid and all."

Chewing her bottom lip at that Andrea gave a small nod. She wasn't to keen on actually giving them an actual reason to distrust her. "About that..." She trailed of not sure how voice her words. Realizing Kendall was still looking at her she decided to at least give them proof that she was their cupid. She pointed at him. "Currently Lucy, Jessica before that, Tia in high schcool and Lenore in eight grade"

She pointed at Logan. "Camille you didn't ask a girl out before that but you dated Sarah, had a crush Cynthia in the ninth grade." Then she moved her finger over to Carlos. "Candy, but let's see how that goes, The Jeniffers and Misty of course." She shot him a sympathetic look. "So sorry about that."

Andrea looked annoyed when James walked back into the living room before she started the list. "Kim, Petra, Madison, Neila, Georga, blond Jennifer, Melissa, Erica and Bianca."

James snorted realizing what she was doing. "Yeah first of Erica doesn't count cause despite how much the guys insist that we had a thing neither of us liked each other when Logan tried introducing us. And second, I didn't love all those other girls."

"They wanted to love you." Andrea argued. "It might have worked if you hadn't decided to close of your heart!"

Carlos frowned. "What does she mean?"

"A closed heart makes it impossible for a cupid to get in." Andrea explained before James could. "It's a defense mechanism when a hearth has been hurt too much, BUT mr. Hybrid has been doing it on purpose!"

Rolling his eyes James sat down on the larger couch. He closed his eyes looking tired. "I have perfectly good reasons." He murmured.

Kendall and Logan glanced at each other. "Uhm Andrea was it?" Logan asked. "Can we talk to you in the kitchen?"

"Uh... Sure." Andrea cautiously replied before getting up and following the two oldest Charmed Ones to the kitchen leaving Carlos to worriedly look after a half awake James.

"What do you want to say that the hybrid and Carlos aren't allowed to hear?" Andrea asked in a quiet voice.

"First of you need to lay of the hybrid comments." Kendall warned.

Andrea crossed her arms. "He's been making it impossible for to do my job." Came her annoyed reply.

Logan sighed. "Alright say he does try and actually allows himself to have more then a few dates with one girl, then what?"

Blinking Andrea was about to ask what he meant when it hit her. The elders still hadn't quite made up their minds if he fell under the 'Angels aren't meant to find true love, it will distract them from their charges' rule or not. She'd been informed that the elders only let the hybrid live because he'd become part of the Power of Four. Andrea crossed her arms. "Well he can still at least try!"

"Just asking..." Kendall started looking rather uncomfortable. "Did you connect me and Jo?"

Andrea shook her head. "I only started setting you up this year. You had another cupid before me and he wouldn't set up a whitelighter. You and Jo got together on your own."

Logan glanced at the boiling water at the stove. "Okay so Carlos is already working on a potion to vanquish Drazi but how do we find him?"

"The same way he'll find me." Andrea replied shrugging. "We can sense each other's presence. It's a natural enemy kind of thing. You know... The fine line between love and hate."

Kendall was about to comment on how cheesy that sounded when something that she said struck him. "Sense each other?"

Andrea nodded. "Yeah the feeling is different for each cupid. It depends on how often he or she encountered a demon of hate." She explained. "Drazi has some issues with me so I'm pretty used to sensing him."

"Different for each cupid huh?" Logan repeated rubbing his chin. He realized James might also be able to sense when a demon of hate was near. "As in... I don't know bad headaches that people can't really place?"

Andrea winced. Confession time. "Yeah... Lets begin with the part were I say I'm sorry."

"What are you talking about?" Kendall asked going back to being distrustful.

"Having a charge who's part cupid has had it's advantages." Andrea admitted looking at anything but at the two boys in front of her. "I didn't need to check up on you as much or interfere because the hy- uh James did that for you."

"So?.." Logan said wanting her to get to the point.

"In a way you've also become his charges as well." Andrea finally admitted. "So if Drazi decides to instead of turning the love into to hate of my mortal charges he tries meddling in you love lives which eventually will turn you love into hate... The same fate that will await me will also happen to James." She shrugged awkwardly. "And even if his witch side is strong enough to prevent it when your love turns into hate he doesn't stand a chance when Drazi decided to turn the love in to hate in the whole world."

Kendall's face fell, thinking he might have misunderstood what she was saying he decided to ask just to be sure. "And... Let's say Drazi does turn the love into hate of your charges what happens to you?"

"I die." Andrea answered truthfully.

Kendall inhaled sharply. Meaning James dies to!

Big-Time-Charmed.

Max send Cindy an apologetic smile as handed her a bouquet of pink flowers "They were out of roses."

Smiling happily Cindy closed her eyes and smelled the sweet scent of the flowers. "You really are too good to be real." She said gently grabbing his face and pulling him into a deep kiss.

A few feet away from them Drazi flicked his hand the the ring on it at them using it's power to make them move in slow-motion. Unlike how the gem of the ring would glow a brilliant pink glow or bright red when a cupid used it, it glowed dark green when the demon used it on the two lovers. Drazi casually walked up to them.

"Touching. Really touching." He muttered shaking his head. "Cindy, could you be a bigger fool?" He told her as she and Max kissed in slow motion. "He's still sleeping with his ex-wife. He looks at you as a desperate, lonely woman. Easy sex."

"Max," Drazi smirked turning to the man. "She's nothing but a gold digging tramp, who wants to hit your big fat wallet, just as soon marry ya and kill you for the insurance." He said grinning before using his power to disappear.

His disappearing made Cindy and Max able to move in normal speed again. As they pulled apart both their eyes grew as new unsettling thoughts formed. Cindy roughly pushed away from him. "You pathetic-"

"Bitch!" Max cried realizing Cindy was nothing more then a cold digger.

"Take your ugly flowers and give them to your ex!" Cindy yelled throwing the bouquet in his face.

Max smirked. "The bank's closed baby." He said patting his pocket where he kept his wallet. "You're not laying a finger on this guy's wallet."

"Screw you!" Cindy screamed before storming to her car.

Max didn't say anything and started to walk away. He was crossing the street when he heard a car honk. Last thing he saw before passing out were Cindy's hateful eyes as she hit him with her car.

Big-Time-Charmed.

"What's going on?" Carlos asked as quickly entered the kitchen after hearing Andrea scream.

The cupid had dropped to her knees clutching her chest in pain. "He's doing it." She whispered between gasps of pain. "He's killing love." She gasped. "We have to go!"

Big-Time-Charmed.

Watching as Max was being put on the stretcher Cindy did her best not to look to statishfied while talking to the police. "The dumb ass just walked into the road." She told the officer. She frowned as something ocured to her. "Is he gonna die?"

"I can't answer that." The officer replied putting his notes in his pocket.

"Because he should you know." Cindy said nodding. "I don't think I've known anyone who deserves to be hit by a car more than that guy."

Big-Time-Charmed.

"It's Max." Andrea gasped stepping out of the car once they arrived at the scene. She shivered watching Max being pulled in an ambulance and the cold look Cindy had as she saw the same.

The guys also got out of the car. Although the painkiller had helped some James still felt pretty crappy. "He's one of your charges?" He asked her.

Andrea nodded hugging herself. "I matched him and Cindy last night." She looked at James. "I finally got Cindy to let love in again... Take the risk." She took a shuddering breath. "How could Drazi do this?"

"Are you sure Drazi did this?" Carlos asked. This really wasn't the style of a demon they'd encountered before.

"He's here." James said surprising all of them.

"Where?" Kendall asked signaling Carlos to have the potion ready to aim.

Andrea closed her eyes focusing on sensing Drazi over the heartache of her two charges. Opening her eyes she pointed in the direction she sensed Drazi. Sure enough there he stood only a few feet away.

"Does he know who we are?" Logan wondered right as the demon turned to them. Drazi's eyes grew before he quickly moving through the crowd trying to get away from the witches. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Follow him!" Kendall cried. The five of them started chasing the demon across the street with James lacking behind. "Can't you transform him in a snail or something?" He grunted.

Kendall didn't look back as they kept running though the busy street. "I can't transform higher level demons plus he's too far anyway."

"Well someone better do something or he'll get away!" Andrea cried watching Drazi disappear around a corner.

"Let me try something." Logan panted before sitting down on the concrete. He closed his eyes before he body slumped forward.

Big-Time-Charmed.

Logan appeared in front of Drazi right as he stepped into an ally. "Surprise." He smiled at the shocked look on the demon's face. He swung his arm at Drazi planning to send him flying into the trashcan... Only nothing happened. Logan chewed his lip. "Oh..Kay.. astral self has no powers."

He let out a startled shriek when Drazi came charging towards him. Grabbing the first thing he could reach which happened to be a piece of wood. He felt the wood connect with Drazi's head right before he astral projected back to his body.

Big-Time-Charmed.

Back on the concrete Logan came back to life. He looked to see his three brothers gazing down at him.

"You're back with us?" Kendall asked him.

Logan nodded taking a deep breath. Staying in astral form for longer periods really took some energy but he already loved the new power. "I only slowed him down. You better hurry."

The four of them left leaving Logan sitting there to recover.

Using Andrea's power to sense the demon of hate, they easily found the ally where Drazi was just getting to his feet while rubbing a huge bruise forming on his head. Seeing them he glared at Andrea. "Hiding behind the Charmed Ones now?" She sneered.

"Stealing things that aren't yours." Kendall patronized. He glanced at Carlos who stood besides him. "Go for it."

Nodding Carlos threw the potion bottle at the unsuspecting Drazi.

Drazi frowned as the bottle shattered at his feet. "What the he- Aaack!" he started screaming as his body started melting away into a thick black goop.

For a while they stared at the black goop until Logan stepped into the ally. "Did you get him?"

Carlos turned to Andrea. "Did we get him?"

Andrea shrugged. "Looks like it." She answered frowning. "But my ring..." She looked at goop. "It shouldn't be effected by that potion."

"How's your head?" Kendall asked turning to James.

James shrugged. "Still there." He answered. "Still hurts like crazzy."

Nodding Kendall decided it might take a few hours for the headache to fade. He turned to Andrea. "So what happens now?"

"Well I need my ring to get back." Andrea started looking up. "They can get me a new one but I have to go to them first."

"So you're stuck here?" Carlos asked.

Andrea smiled shaking her head. "No, actually, you can help me get back home. One more potion, some well-chosen words from the Charmed Ones and I'm on my way." She turned to James. "Care to help me with that potion?"

"Me?" James blinked.

Andrea nodded. "Yeah the others have dates tonight mr. one nightstand."

Rolling his eyes James started heading back to the car followed by the others. None of them saw Drazi grow out of the black goop. He smirked looking down at the cupid-ring around his finger. "Looks like you can't kill love after all." He chuckled darkly. "But can sure as hell screw with it."

Big-Time-Charmed.

That night the guys were having a triple date at a dinner. Kendall was with Lucy, Logan with Camille and Carlos with Candy. The two girls were admiring Lucy's new necklace.

"Kendall sure has some great taste." Candy commented.

Lucy nodded smiling. "Yeah, I've been wanting to buy this necklace for ages." She leaned forward to Kendall who sat next to her giving him a small peck on the cheek. She smirked devilishly. "I'll give you a better thank you tonight."

"Wow." Carlos said looking amazed. "Where can I buy one of those."

Big-Time-Charmed.

James let out a long sigh adding some lavender to the mixture in the wok pan. He briefly glanced over to Andrea who sat at the kitchen table watching him as he made the potion. He couldn't help but find some pride in the fact that he was able to make potions unlike real cupids. "So did you do something in particular to piss Drazi of or was you being a pain in the ass enough reason for him to make him want to kill you?" He asked trying to make conversation while at the same time enjoying calling Andrea a pain.

"Drazi fell in love with a mortal woman." Andrea answered. "I redirected her love towards a mortal man away from Drazi. She's married now, very happy. But Drazi blames me for denying him love."

James didn't say anything instead he busied himself with stirring in the potion. "Can't believe even demons of hate get more chances in finding actual love then me." He muttered quietly but somehow Andrea was still able to hear him.

"You do get chances!" Came her indignant reply. "You get chances and for some ridiculous reason you turn them down every single time. Have sex then you're done!" She took a deep breath calming herself down. "Or worse you help them find somebody else."

"You still don't get it." James calmly replied still stirring in the wok.

Frowning Andrea decided to try find out more. It would only help her connect James to someone in the future. "Your hearth is closed... You're not picky, that's for sure. So... You're-"

"How does this potion work again?" James interrupted her as he checked the list of ingredients she'd written for him.

Andrea sighed. "It's a travel potion with an aphrodisiac." She explained again. "Lavender, oysters, rosemary and chocolate and basic caris compound. The key ingredient is desire."

James turned to her at that. "Desire?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

"Desire to go home." Andrea nodded. "Cos home's-"

"Where the hearth is." She and James finished together.

"You're afraid of loss." Andrea decided still trying to figure out why James purposely kept his hearth closed for anything new.

James leaned against the kitchen island. "You're getting warmer." He told her letting her continue with her guessing game.

Putting her hands on her hips Andrea shot him annoyed look. "What has not loving gotten you?"

"It keeps me safe." Was James' simple answer.

Andrea blinked not getting what he meant. "Safe from what?"

Without warning James grabbed her arm pulling her against his chest before enveloping her in a deep passionate kiss. Anticipating in the kiss Andrea partly wanted to close her eyes but stopped herself from doing so. She could vaguely remember last time she'd been kissed like this... It was when she was still a mortal before she died and had been giving the opportunity to become a cupid.

Suddenly pulling away James answered. "That." He answered her question. "You're a cupid." He stated the obvious. "You're never gonna get to do that again."

"Ouch." Andrea said. In all her years she honesty hadn't put any thought about finding love herself. Not just because it was forbidden but also because she didn't really need to. Sensing other people's love was enough for her.

"Ask the guys having normal relationships while also having to fight demons is a pain." James continued. "If we do it's great but..." He sighed glaring at nothing in particular. "At some point the elders have to make up their minds if I count as a witch or as a cupid for the rules to apply... If they decide I'm cupid enough then there's no point in falling in love is there?" He asked bitterly. "It's gonna be forbidden anyway."

Andrea looked around the room, she really didn't know what to say to him. She was about to try something when she noticed James tiredly rubbing his temple. "Is your head still hurting?"

James grimaced tightly shutting his eyes. "I feel like crap." He muttered. He shook his head. "Let's go to the restraunt so the guys and I can read the spell and send you home."

Big-Time-Charmed.

Like on all double dates there was a point here all the girls went to the restroom together. Lucy was putting one a fresh layer of lipstick, besides her Candy was brushing her hair. Lucy turned around when Camille stepped out of one of the toilet stalls. "Hey Camille, you've known the guys for a while right?"

"Yep." Camille replied as she washed her hands.

"You know..." Lucy wasn't so sure how to voice her next words. "Kendall has this weird habit of sometimes..."

"Vanishing?" Candy finished for her.

Lucy nodded agreeing with Candy's choice of words. "Exactly! Carlos does that to?"

"Yeah." Candy nodded turning to Camille who was trying to come up with a clever lie.

Camille shrugged. "I'm sure they have their reasons."

"Well I plan of finding out." Lucy declared. "I mean it's weird but sometimes when I'm with Kendall and everything's fine and then suddenly I feel like I've been gone for a moment and he act all different."

"Let's just go back." Camille suggested. "Won't want to keep them waiting." She smiled ready to go back to her Logie-Bear.

Big-Time-Charmed.

"So she drinks this." James told his friends holding up the small bottle with the pink liquid the potion had turned into. "While we read this." He said glancing at the piece of paper with the spell written on it.

Carlos looked around the restaurant. "We can cast it in the storage room over there." He said pointing towards a closed door with a sign saying 'staff only' on it.

"Okay..." Kendall glanced towards the ladies room to see Lucy and the others already heading back to them. "This isn't gonna take too long is it?"

"Don't worry." Andrea reassured him. "Just tell your girls that you'll be back in a few minutes." with that that she and James walked away neither of the two aware of the demon about to aprouch their friends.

The girls arrived back all sitting down next to their date. "Didn't have too much fun without us did you?" Candy giggled.

Logan smiled wrapping an arm around Camille's shoulders. "Actually-" No one could hear the rest of his sentence as the entire restaurant was suddenly moving in slow-motion.

Drazi smirked casually walking over to the three witches and their dates. The cupid-ring glowed a dark green glow as he leaned over to whisper something to Lucy. "Lucy, Kendall still loves Jo. Always has, always will. You are nothing more than geographically desirable. After all, a guy can't get much closer then with the rocker next door."

He then moved over to Camille. "Silly, stupid actress." He mocked. "What does an on-off-on-off again relationship mean? It means Logan thinks your good in bed. He'll dump you right after you have sex again anyways right? And that you can except his secret is just a plus."

Drazi chuckled loving the power of suggestion the cupid-ring gave him. Planting thought in someone's mind was just to easy. He turned to Carlos. "You're betraying you ex... And that tramp's just letting you..." Oh this was just to easy.

Big-Time-Charmed.

"He's alive." Andrea panted clutching her chest in pain. She slowly sank to her knees grateful that they'd locked the storage room behind them. A few feet in front of her James was on his hands and knees losing the contents on his stomach. "James?" She quietly asked when he finally stopped.

A couple of dry heaves later James slowly sat up. He rubbed his mouth but otherwise didn't do much.

Andrea winced, she had over a twenty charges it would take some time before Drazi would have turned all their love into hate. It still hurted terribly to sense it happenin, but James only had three char-... 'Wait a sec'. She slowly made her way towards him ignoring the smell of the vomit. "James?" She said gently putting a hand on his shoulder. There really wasn't a nice way to voice what she was about to say. "Technically you should be dead now."

James turned to her. Unlike the pale or sickly looking person she expected James looked annoyed. Yes he was obviously in pain but not as much as losing your charges to hate should have felt. "Hybrid." He stated.

"Your witch half is-"

"Not just witch." James cut her of smirking. "Charmed One." He shot her a look. "Also with technically comment, technically Camille and Logan love each other stronger then the average couple. Technically Kendall still isn't over Jo but also loves Lucy. And-" He whipped out a mirror from his pocket and began studying his reflection lovingly. "Technically it's a crime for someone as good looking as me to still be single."

"You're unbelievable." Andrea laughed.

"That's what they all say." James responded putting his mirror away. He took a deep breath. "Damage control." He said before leaving the the storage room Andrea following closely.

The sight that greeted them wasn't pretty. The others were having a fight, making a scene that all the other customers were rudely enjoying. "Why don't you just admit you still love Jo!" Lucy cried poking Kendall in the chest.

"Sure just bring her into this." Kendall rolled his eyes.

"So I'm nothing but an excuse to start dating again huh?" Candy snapped at Carlos."

Logan glared at Camille. "Like me life isn't dramatic enough without some bim-" He stopped talking when his eyes landed on James and Andrea who were standing a few feet away. "You!" He cried pointing at Andrea. "This whole is is all your fault to begin with!"

"Time to go!" James cried running out the restaurant pulling Andrea with him. "We vanquished Drazi!" James cried as ran across the street. "How's he still doing this?"

"The ring must be protecting him." Andrea somberly answered. "You can't kill true love."

James rolled his eyes. "Immortality, suggestion, temporal stasis, beaming." He listed some of Andrea's cupid powers. "Of all those strong powers I got empathy and not even full empathy."

"Trust me, full empathy wouldn't make this any easier." Andrea told him. "I have a plan." She smiled. "If destroying the pairs I made will kill me maybe the reverse will have the same effect on him."

"You can't use suggestion if you don't have the ring to get in people's hearts." James reminded her. "What makes you think you can still fix the connections you've made?"

Andrea smirked. "I got the world's only natural born cupid on my side."

Big-Time-Charmed.

"Hiding behind poles... S' totally what I wanted to do on this Saturday night." James muttered as he and Andrea hid behind the same pole Andrea had hiding herself the night before. "How does your plan go again?"

"We go talk to her." Andrea answered smiling. "There she comes!"

Sighing James and Andrea made their way to the approaching Cindy. "Hey, Cindy." Andrea started.

Cindy frowned. "Do I know you?"

"No, but we know about Max." Andrea answered. "How is he?"

"I don't know." Cindy shrugged. "I'm not even sure how it happened. Now excuse me." She said moving past them.

James watched her go, he knew he needed to say something not just because Andrea kept poking his side till he did. "Max's pain will go away but yours won't."
His words had the desired effect. Cindy froze before turning to back to them. "Excuse me?" She asked putting a hand on her hip looking offended.

"I mean, it hasn't yet has it?" James asked cocking his head to the side. "Not dealing with the pain is not going to make it go away." He stated. "Fear and love can't live in the same house. You're scared so you gave up on love."

Cindy sadly looked down. "You mean love has given up on me." She sadly whispered.

"No, it hasn't." James shook his head. He and Andrea being here proved she was wrong. "You can take the risk and love again. I mean, hey, they don't call it lovers leap for nothing, right?"

"What?" Cindy asked eyes growing wide.

Besides him Andrea palmed her forehead. "James, lovers leap is another term for suicide."

James blinked. "Really? That's stupid, who came up with that?" He shook his head reminding himself to focus. He turned back to Cindy. "Go to Max. Push through what ever hate or fear or doubt you think might exist between both of you. Just tell him what's in your heart."

Cindy closed her eyes. "I love him." She realized.

"Then go tell him." Andrea urged.

"Who are you?" Cindy asked. She needed to know before she left.

James glanced at Andrea before deciding to state the official term for cupids. "Messengers." He smiled. 'One down three to go'.

Big-Time-Charmed.

In the hospital Max was being wheeled through the hallway when he suddenly saw Cindy.

Looking unsure Cindy slowly walked up to them. She held up the bouquet of blue flowers. "They didn't have any roses." She told him smiling a small smile.

Max smiled. "Cindy."

"I am so sorry for what happened today." Cindy apologized moving closer. "I really don't know what came over me."

"It's alright." Max quickly assured her. "I didn't mean anything I said today either."

Cindy's eyes grew. "Really?"

Max nodded. "Really."

Big-Time-Charmed.

Somewhere in an ally Drazi doubled over in pain. "Cupid." He grunted out. "I'll make you pay."

Big-Time-Charmed.

Carlos sighed walking over to the door. Who ever decided to pay them a visit at this hour better have a good reason. His face fell when he found three girls standing on the porch. "What are you doing here?"

Without uttering a word Lucy stepped inside. "Kendall get over here!" She yelled looking at the stairs.

Logan stepped into the foyer curious by all the commotion. "What's going on?"

"Don't fall for their little innocent act." Camille muttered as she and Candy also stepped into the foyer. "They pull it all the time."

Kendall frowned walking down the stairs. His eyes narrowed at the sight of their 'guests'. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Candy reached into her pocket pulling out her cell phone. "This is your number." She said pointing at Carlos before she read the text. "Come 2 manor, ASAP."

Carlos rolled his eyes. "How stupid. Texting yourself."

"Stupid!" Candy indignantly cried out.

"He meant moronic!" Logan snapped.

Realizing that none of their guys had texted the message to them Camille frowned. "What's going on?"

"Hate." James answered as he and Andrea walked down the stairs. "And it's really annoying."

Lucy threw her hands up in the air in frustration. "Well no reason for me to stay here then."

"Couch." Andrea groaned. "Now!"

Muttering in annoyance everyone listened to her anyway. "What is this?" Kendall muttered sitting down on the large couch alone with Carlos and Camille. With some difficulty the other three sat on the smaller green couch.

Candy frowned noticing how pale the two people in front of them looked. "Are you okay?"

"It's been a rough day." Andrea answered with a small shrug.

"But instead of doing something about it you act like you're under some kind of spell." James pointed out looking at his brothers more then at the girls.

Kendall, Logan and Carlos rolled their eyes. "James..."

"Would you all stop thinking!" James snapped. "You all said some stupid stuff but you can get past it."

Lucy crossed her arms. "You're assuming we want to."

"But you do." Andrea nodded. She turned to Carlos. "Do you remember the first time you saw Candy? How you felt?"

Carlos slowly nodded. "I didn't think I was ready... After Misty an-"

"But you get over that fear." Andrea reminded him. "You were willing to try... And in a while you made each other happy. Made each other laugh." Andrea smiled. "Look at each other and think back to those moments."

Carlos and Candy looked back at each other. A small smile formed on both their faces.

"Logie and Camille." James continued. "How people have doubted your relationship? Yes you had you ups and downs... What couple hasn't?" He shrugged. "Oposites yet also very alike. The dynamic just works." James chuckled. "If not then you both have the back up plan to go raise alpacas."

Camille giggled. She glanced at Logan who also looked very wistful.

"Kendall." James smirked. "If you let her go I'll take her." He said while looking at Lucy who smiled at his sort of compliment. "Lucy, you seriously don't need someone to whisper in your ear to trust Kendall. Trust yourself."

Lucy looked at her boyfriend. "Look," She sighed. "You don't need to tell me everything but when you keep secrets from me-"

"It's really not because I want to." Kendall told her sadly shaking his head. "I just can't tell you yet."

Lucy chewed her bottom lip. "But does it have something to do with Jo?"

"No." Kendall was quick to assure her.

Andrea leaned closer to James' side. "It's working. He's getting closer." She whispered.

James nodded. "Okay, okay, here's the plan. Girls, you go down to the corner market and get whatever you want. Prefferably Cheetos and soda, then play on. Um, can you pick up a couple of frozen pizzas?" He shrugged. "And buy whatever food girls want when they feel down to."

Candy crossed her arms looking annoyed. "So you can have a guy talk?"

James shrugged. "Logan's paying."

That was what all the girls needed to hear. "Shopping it is." Candy grinned getting up. She quickly left the room followed by Lucy who didn't leave before giving Kendall a small kiss on his cheek.

Camille lingered behind a little longer. "Demon?"

Logan nodded. "It's a charmed life."

"I'll make sure we don't spend all your money." Camille winked at him before leaving.

When they heard the front door close Kendall,Logan and Carlos turned their attention to James and Andrea. "What's going on?" Kendall asked.

"Drazi's still alive." James replied. "Whatever feelings you just had towards your girls was because he played with your minds."

"Okay," Logan nodded. "So what do we do to stop him?"

"Exactly what you were doing right now." Andrea answered with a small nod. "You let them into your hearts."

Carlos raised his hand like he would do at class. "Uh.. I don't love Candy."

Andrea nodded. "No but you like her a lot. It makes you open to love." She grinned. "It's grand-" Suddenly a black blur appeared from the hall rushing up to Andrea Drazi let on his intangible hands dig into Andrea's chest. "Should have killed you when I had the chance!" He grunted as he began squeezing her heart.

"Statue!" Kendall cried flicking his hand at the two transforming them into stone replicas of themselves.

"Okay." Logan winced. "What now."

Frowning James walked over to the statues. Like he thought it would the cupid-ring around Drazi free hand was immune to Kendall's power and hadn't turned to stone. "Plan A again." He said while carefully removing the ring from Drazi's hand. "Only instead of the ring protecting him.." He put the ring back on Andrea's finger. "It will protect her."

Carlos ran to the kitchen returning shortly after bringing the bowl with the leftovers of the vanquishing potion with him. He handed it to James. "Are you sure we won't kill Andrea to?"

"No." James bluntly answered taking the bowl. "But she wants me to take more risks." He said before he purred the potion over the two statues who immediately turned back alive at the contact.

"NO, nonono!" Drazi started screaming as he started melting. "Not again!" He cried before he ended up being the black goop all over again.

Andrea sighed in relief.

"Is he gone this time?" Carlos asked.

Both James and Andrea nodded.

"How do you know?" Logan asked.

James turned to him grinning. "Cause I haven't felt this great in days." He then turned back to Andrea. "You can finally go home now."

Andrea nodded. She glanced down at her ring as a pink glow formed around her. "James?"

"Hm?"

"It's better to love once then never experience it at all." She said before disappearing in a bright pink light.

James snorted gazing at the empty spot where she stood just a second ago. "I'll might just give the cliché a try." He stated dryly.