Wake me up
Halliwell Manor
Conservatory
Paige orbed Cole in her arms and gently rested him on the floor. She looked up at him and cleared her throat. It was weird to see someone as strong as Cole so helpless.
"Cole..." Phoebe muttered, as she knelt at his sleeping form. "Wake up, please," she said shaking him.
"He's under Selene's spell... He won't wake up," Piper said.
"I don't understand, I vanquished Selene. It should be enough to break her spell. What are we gonna do now?" Phoebe asked.
Paige sighed and exchanged a glance with Piper. Phoebe certainly wouldn't like the answer.
"Paige..." Phoebe muttered.
"I think Cole already explained it to you, sweetie," Paige said, lowering her head.
Phoebe frowned. "What?" she asked in confusion, then suddenly realized what her sister was saying. "No... I won't kill him!"
"That's how someone freed Endymion's soul," Paige explained. "Someone killed him and he was finally free..."
"There has to be another way," Phoebe said, holding Cole's hand. "I won't kill him, Paige. I can't do this. I just can't..."
"The power of three..." Chris quietly said and the Charmed Ones turned their attention to him. "You can try a power of three spell..."
Phoebe looked at him hopefully. "You're right, we can try a spell. I still can perform spells."
Chris nodded. "It worth a try. It's a better solution than killing him. Again. Life doesn't need to be tragic," he shot a glance at Paige. "Sometimes the hero doesn't need to die"
Paige rolled her eyes. "Sorry... But what are we gonna do if our spell doesn't work?"
"It'll work," Phoebe said firmly. "He'll wake up..."
Chris nodded. "Sara's still here. I'll take her to the Elders... Not to Gideon, of course."
Piper nodded. "Good idea. Gideon told us he would took her, but he decided to plot against Cole instead..."
"He's responsible for this mess!" Phoebe snapped.
"O-kay," Paige said with a sigh. "I didn't like what Gideon done either, but you need to understand that Cole is a demon. I wonder how hard is for the Elders to accept him here. I know he has a human soul, but..."
"Gideon manipulated him to give himself to that lunatic, Paige! He acted like a monster, not like an Elder," Phoebe said.
"Cole accepted it," Paige reminded her.
"Because he was trying to protect me," Phoebe argued. "Gideon plotted against him. He hated Cole and..."
"Look," Piper said softly. "I think we should work on the spell to wake Cole up. We can argue about Gideon later."
Phoebe nodded. "Agree..."
"Chris, can you orb Cole to Phoebe's bed, before you go?" Piper asked.
"Of course," he nodded.
As Chris orbed with Cole, Phoebe looked for a piece of paper and a pencil to write the spell. She sat on a chair and, after took a deep sigh, tried to write something.
"Selene's spell we need to destroy..." she write, then stopped. "No... It's not a good start for this spell..."
"Phoebe..." Piper gently rested her hand over her sister's shoulder. "Calm down..."
"I want him back, Piper. After everything we went through, we deserve to be happy," Phoebe said, her hands shaking.
"I know... But you need to calm down," Piper said softly.
"Piper's right, you won't be able to help Cole this way," Paige told her.
"It's so easy to lose him... and so hard to take him back," Phoebe said.
Piper smiled. " You went against everything and everyone for him... You lost your powers and vanquished a goddess... You're strong enough to do this, Phoebs. I just hope he doesn't break your heart again. You two hurt too much each other... "
Phoebe sighed. "I know... It's hard sometimes, because of what happened. But we love each other. The proof of it is that he just gave up himself to protect me and I gave up my powers to save him."
"You know that you won't read his feelings anymore, don't you? You won't feel his love for you," Paige warned her.
"Oh, Paige... I'll always feel his love for me... I don't need a power to feel that," Phoebe quietly explained and stared at the piece of paper again.
"I hope so," Piper muttered.
She watched her sister write the spell with concern in her eyes. What would be of them now that Phoebe lost her powers?
"I finished," Phoebe said with a smile fifteen minutes later.
"It's time," Paige said with a sigh.
"What's up?" Chris asked as he orbed in.
"Phoebe finally finished the spell," Piper said with a smirk.
Chris frowned and looked at his watch. "What's wrong with you, aunt Phoebe? It's only a spell..."
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "It's Cole, okay? His life is at stake here. It's hard to get inspiration when you're so worried!"
"Of course, sweetie," Paige said, hugging her sister. "Let's wake him up."
Phoebe nodded and they went to her room.
"It'll work," Piper said, as she noticed the concern in her sister's eyes.
Phoebe cleared her throat. "It has to work," she explained.
"Are you ready?" Paige asked.
Phoebe only nodded and they chanted the spell. She sighed in relief and smiled as Cole started to open his eyes.
"Cole!" She threw herself over him.
"Phoebe," he muttered, wrapping her in his arms. "What happened?"
"You're back... You're back," she whispered in his ear.
