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First a few words to Charmed Fan, I'm really not offended. I totally agree with you, that the Halliwells were absolutely unfair to Cole. They liked to forget that Cole had helped them and safed their lives so often. And they would never have been able to defeat the source without him. But it seemed as if they thought it was intirely due to them, did they have amnesia? Okay, I also don't know, if Phoebe deserves Cole, but they were a sweet couple until the damn writers ruined everything. And the problem is, that Cole wants her. And I'm sure that he only will be happy together with her. And well I wanted to make him happy, he deserves it. So sorry, that's the way of my story.
And here is the next chapter
Chapter 37
Next morning Trisha Raymond visited Cole in his office. "Trisha" he said surprised. "What are you doing here."
She explained, that she had shown the research reports to some colleagues. They were surprised about it just like her. They also told her that some ingredients of the substance were absolutely new.
Cole told her, that Canterro had an underground research center in the countryside. He didn't know, what he should tell her and decided to withhold the magic stuff from her. "I have been there, but it's dangerous, there are armed men in the wood around the center. I wouldn't suggest anybody to spy around there."
"And what can we do now?" Trisha asked.
"I think we shouldn't get involved with it. I spoke about it with people, who know what to do." She looked at him confused and he added. "If they find out something, I mean, if they put a stop to Canterro's game, you'll be the first I'll tell. I promise." He wanted to keep her out of this story. And against his usual thirst of action, he wasn't in the mood to care about this Canterro stuff either. Of course he would like to see him suffering, he thought grimly and wondered, if that was a demon trait. He supposed that Phoebe and her sisters would be glad to take charge of this and that they would hunt Canterro down.
"And the police?" Trisha asked suspiciously.
Cole shook his head. "They can't do anything. I promise you, that they'll serve out Canterro and the others."
"Lynch law?" She asked unsatisfied.
"No, when they'll find Canterro guilty, he'll probably end up in prison." Cole didn't know, what the good witches would do with human criminals, as they didn't lose time with demons. "They won't lynch him." He said, although he finally wouldn't care about it.
"Okay, but there is something else." Trisha started. "Meagan Canterro will organize an event this evening. She'll tell the personnel, business associates and of course the press about her company, the latetest research results and her plans for the future. I'd like to go there, but I don't have an invitation."
"You really want to go there? What do you want there?" Cole asked surprised.
"Well, I want to know, if she'll tell something about this new substance. I want to know, what's going on in this chemical plant, even if your friends care about Canterro." She looked at him uncertainly. "Could you get any tickets?"
Cole looked back thoughtfully. Okay, actually he didn't want to care about it anymore, but why shouldn't he go with her, perhaps he would hear something interesting. Nevertheless he asked as a precaution. "Do you know if her husband will be there? It's possible that he has seen me on his property, when I was searching for the hidden research center."
Trisha shook her head. "No, I don't think so. Everybody runs his firm alone. And if you see him, we'll vanish immediately."
Cole groaned. "Okay, why not. I'll try to get some tickets." He picked up the phone and called a colleague, who was responsible for economic news.
After his call he looked at Trisha satisfied. "You need an invitation to get to the event. One journalist of our paper wanted to go there, but he's ill. So they want to give me the tickets with the greatest pleasure, because nobody wants to go there. I'll only have to tell them, what Meagan Canterro will tell us."
Trisha looked at him enthusiastically. "Well, that won't be a problem, I'll take notes."
"Okay, if you take on the burden, I won't be able to say no." Cole admitted defeated. "When shall I come for you?" Well, it seemed as if he couldn't let the matter rest so easily.
When Trisha left his office, Peter appeared. He sat down and asked. "Where have you been yesterday afternoon? I wanted to ask you to drive me to my car." He told him annoyed. "Now it had to stand in the forest another night."
Cole just remembered, that he had forgotten to tell Peter about Paige's proposal, but now he made up for. "Paige wants to beam you there, if you want."
Peter stared at him horrified. "Are you crazy? Wild horses couldn't drag me there together with this mad woman. I would prefer to run there."
"I'd like to see that." Cole said and shrugged his shoulders. "It was just a suggestion."
"No thanks! I try to see that nightmare for what it is, only a nightmare, unfortunatelly I'm not very successful. But don't dare trying to argue the converse."
Cole raised his hands. "I've no ambition to do it. I wish I could see it the same."
Peter sighed and said. "I only need my car back, then everything is alright." He looked around. "I've told the boss that I've to take some pictures in the countryside. And he had agreed. So if you don't mind, please take me there."
Cole looked morose. He really didn't want to go there again.
"I can't expect such a long journal of Helen at the moment. And I've been there to rescue you." Peter stated.
"Yes and it worked fantastic."
"Oh, come on."
"Okay," Cole looked at his notes. "I'll finish the report until lunch, then we can go there."
"Great!" Peter left Cole's office satisfied.
On their way to Peter's car, they avoided perfectly not to talk about the events of the weekend. When they arrived at the wood, they had a funny feeling. Cole stopped on the street and looked at the way into the wood. They didn't hear any noise, everything seemed to be peaceful. Nevertheless Cole was uneasy. He turned to Peter and said. "Won't you mind, if we walk there?"
Peter looked not very enthusiastic. "Why?"
"Don't know, I've such a funny feeling." Cole said and could persuade Peter to walk to the car.
They walked through the wood silently until they nearly arrived at the place, where Peter had parked his car. Suddenly they saw armed men in front of them. Peter and Cole stopped behind some trees and saw that the men had pitched a camp not far away. Cole looked around and searched for Peter's car, but they didn't find a trace of it. They looked at each other asking and decided to go back without further ado.
They arrived at Cole's car without a hitch and set off to San Francisco. After a while Peter finally started to talk. "I can't believe it, these guys have stolen my car."
"Be thankful you weren't there and that they haven't seen us today."
"I thought you are a powerful demon, therefore nothing could happen to me."
"Well I'm sorry, but unfortunately you are a few years too late." Cole explained him calmly. He worried that Canterro could find out Peter's address because of his car. But he didn't want to worry him, he behaved strangely enough at the moment.
They went back in silence. When they arrived in town, they got stuck in a traffic jam. Therefore they arrived back at the paper late in the afternoon. Cole went into his office, before he went home to change his clothes for his meeting with Trisha.
In the meantime the Halliwell sisters hadn't found anything to go by in the Book of Shadows. They had only found out, that Canterro had meanwhile blocked magic in his house in the town and his firms, too. They hadn't any plan, how they could break the blocking yet.
Phoebe had her mind on other things all the time. She couldn't understand, why Cole held her tries to vanquish him against her. She had to do it, she thought grimly and tried to reach him all afternoon, but he wasn't in his office.
Piper looked at her sister sceptically. "Don't you think it would be better, if you gave him some time?"
Phoebe shook her head. "I'll only have to explain him what had really happened."
"Phoebe!"
"No, Piper don't. The last days I noticed, how much I've missed him. What I was searching for the last year. I don't want to loose him again. He accused me of fighting too less for our love. Okay, then I'll do it now." She looked at her sister satisfied, but when she saw her look, she added quickly. "We haven't reserved roles, don't worry."
"And if he wants a break first?" Piper asked and didn't want to add what would happen, if he wanted a separation.
But Phoebe guessed what Piper wanted to say and told her "Well, if he really wants it, okay then I'll accept it. But I have to admit, that I'm convinced about the contrary." She looked at Piper thoughtfully. "When I decided that it was over between us, I was sure that I took the right decision. And it was. But today, I'm absolutely convinced that it would be wrong. I'll only have to convince him about it. And well, I mean, Cole has always loved me, so it won't be difficult." Phoebe left the house satisfied, while Piper looked sceptically behind her.
Some time later, Phoebe was standing in front of Cole's door. When he opened it, he saw Phoebe to his astonishment.
"May I come in?" She asked, when he didn't get ready to let her in.
"Of course!" Cole went into his living room and she followed him. "Okay, what do you want?"
"I've tried to reach you all afternoon, but you weren't there."
"No, we wanted to take Peter's car." He explained, and didn't know, why.
"Oh, that's good. Then I can tell Paige, that she doesn't have to wait for his call anymore."
"But the problem is, his car wasn't there, only armed men."
"O no," Phoebe sat down on the coach. "Have they seen you?"
"No, I don't think so." He sat down opposite to her. "Do you think they'll find out Peter's address?"
Phoebe looked at him gloomy. "Think so, damn it."
"Do you think Helen and Peter are in danger?"
"Yes and above all you." She looked at him concerned.
"Me? Why do you think they want me?" He asked surprised.
"Well you know for sure, whom Canterro wants: you !" Phoebe told Cole and wondered, why she had to tell him. He should have known that.
Cole shook his head rejecting. "No, I don't want to have anything to do with it."
"But nobody asks you. Canterro thinks that you are a super demon, who is able to get over his blocking of magic."
"Couldn't you vanquish him? I thought you are so powerful." Cole asked.
She sighed. "If that would be so easy."
"Well of course he isn't a demon you can kill so easily." He said dryly.
"I wouldn't have twinges of remorse with Canterro." She told him angrily. "But we didn't find a way how to destroy hisblocking of magic yet. And we've noticed, that he has the same blocking in his house and in his firms." She explained frustrated.
"So you don't have any chance?" Cole asked surprised.
"Of course we have, we'll find a way without any doubt. But now we have to get you out of harm's way." She told him resolutely and stood up.
"Forget it! I'll manage on my own. But perhaps Peter and Helen want to be saved. Although it seemed as Peter feels no desire to meet you again."
"Don't take it so easy, you know, how dangerous Canterro can be. If he gets demons onto you, it'll be over, forever. I thought your life is more important for you."
"You're right. You should go to Helen and Peter and ask them." He told her calming.
"And what's with you?" She asked concerned.
"Well I've a meeting tonight." He told her. "I've promised her."
"What? A date? With whom?" She looked at him shocked.
"That's none of your business."
"Well, I think that is my business. Finally I'm your girlfriend and even if you need some time to think about everything, it doesn't mean, that I allow you to go out with other women." Phoebe explained him furiously.
"Oh, you don't allow me. Well, I think it's only my decision." He told her, but when he saw her hurt expression, he added. "It's absolutely harmless."
"Then don't go."
"I've promised her. Don't make a problem out of it." He really didn't want to tell her, that he would meet Trisha Raymond to go to an event at the Canterro Chemical Plant with her.
"You can talk!" She groaned. "I came here to talk about us. I wanted to explain everything to you, because you have to understand that ...."
Cole raised his hands to stop her from talking. "That'll do Phoebe. I don't want to talk about it at the moment. I even don't want to think about it."
"But you'll have to think about it, when in the middle of your date a demon, who wants to catch you and take you to Canterro, will appear in front of you."
"Well, we'll see." He could hardly imagine that a demon would appear in the middle of Meagan Canterro's speech to pull him or beam or whatever out of the hall. He was convinced that the Chemical Plant was one of the safest places for him. To chance the subject he asked a question, which haunted him all day. "I've a hypothetical question for you." He looked at her attentively. "What would you do, if I became the same as I was in my past, by chance."
"What do you mean, in your past?" Phoebe asked. She didn't like this question at all, she didn't want to think about such hypothetical problems.
"You know, what I mean, a demon, half-demon, whatever, just evil."
She looked at him for a while. "Do you mean through no fault of your own?" She asked to gain some time.
"Is that important for you?"
"Of course it is important, if you start running to get your demonic powers back or if you weren't responsible for it."
"Well it could be possible that I would like to have my powers back to do something good." When he saw her sceptical expression he continued. "But that isn't the point, Phoebe. Don't change the subject."
"I don't do it. I just think that the circumstances ..."
Cole interrupted her and walked to the door. "I understand." He said depressed, he had known it, she would drop him again. "Come on, let's go."
"Wait!" Phoebe hurried behind him. "I didn't answer your question yet. You have to understand that everything isn't so easy." She tried to convince him.
"Nobody says that it's easy." Cole flashed her an angry glace.
"Then tell her that you can't come and let us talk about it." She offered him.
Cole shook his head, but he stopped at the door and turned to her. He looked at her thoughtfully. "You know, I had a dream last night. I was looking into a mirror and wished myself a happy birthday, because I knew nobody else, who meant anything to me, would do that. I've felt awful, on one side I wanted to take revenge, but on the other I felt only lonely, deserted, hopeless. I knew the situation was completely desperate for me, there was no escaping. I was hold like a prisoner in this nightmare and there was no way out, it was too late." He looked her deep into the eyes. "I don't know, if this dream was reality, but I never want to have this feeling again."
"Do you think I've been responsible for that?" She asked indignant.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Probably, or it was my own fault, I don't know. But that wouldn't change anything. Just give me some time to think about it, okay?" He smiled at her weakly. "First you should try to persuade Peter and Helen that you have to get them out of danger."
Phoebe looked at him unsatisfied. "I think you should care about your safety, too. Canterro is crazy and he is searching for you. Don't you care about it?"
"I do. But nothing will happen, finally he doesn't know my address."
"That could change soon. Canterro will find ways and means to get it." Phoebe explained gloomy.
"I can take care of myself." Cole said, but when he saw her expression, he knew that she wasn't convinced about it.
But she didn't say anything about it and asked. "Will you help me to persuade your friends that they are in danger?"
Cole nodded and they left his apartment to ring at Helen's and Peter's door.
Peter opened it and looked at them astonished. "Hello, did you find my car?"
"How should we." Cole wanted to know and followed Peter into the living room. When they all sat down, he continued. "We are here for something else. Phoebe thinks that you are in danger, because Canterro could find out your address. Finally it's obvious, that he has your car."
Helen looked at him uncertainly. "Do you think he could come here?"
Phoebe seized the opportunity and joined in the conversation. "Yes, I think so. He could send his people here and therefore it'll be the best solution for you, to come with me. We can protect you until everything is over."
"But this guy doesn't want anything of us. He is looking for demons and witches and whatever. We aren't interesting for him." Peter tried to wriggle himself out of the fact of spending a night in the witches' home.
"But they are after us and after Cole. And probably they think that they'll get us, if they have you in their hands." Phoebe tried to explain.
"Mm, do you mean that it's the same situation as it was in Cloud City, when Darth Vader tortured Chewbacca and Han Solo to get Luke?"
Phoebe looked at him asking, she had no idea, what he was talking about. Nevertheless she told him with a convinced smile. "Exactly!"
Peter nodded, but nevertheless he had a funny feeling about it and added. "I don't know, if it's necessary."
But after some to and fro, Peter and Helen agreed to go with Phoebe.
When they started to pack some of their things, Cole wanted to set off to his meeting with Trisha. "Okay, I'm going now." He told Phoebe and walked to the door.
Peter, who had heard it, came out of the bedroom and looked at him suspiciously. "You won't come with us?" He asked, not very glad about the imagination that they would be alone with the witches.
"Well I have other plans for tonight." Cole told him calmly.
"Oh really, and the big danger?" Peter asked sarcastically.
"They haven't my car. How shall they get my address? They even don't know my name." Cole told him.
"Well they'll find a way." Phoebe explained gloomy, but she knew, that she wouldn't be able to stop him from going out tonight. She didn't know, what disturbed her most: That he exposed himself to danger so easily or that he went out with another woman.
First a few words to Charmed Fan, I'm really not offended. I totally agree with you, that the Halliwells were absolutely unfair to Cole. They liked to forget that Cole had helped them and safed their lives so often. And they would never have been able to defeat the source without him. But it seemed as if they thought it was intirely due to them, did they have amnesia? Okay, I also don't know, if Phoebe deserves Cole, but they were a sweet couple until the damn writers ruined everything. And the problem is, that Cole wants her. And I'm sure that he only will be happy together with her. And well I wanted to make him happy, he deserves it. So sorry, that's the way of my story.
And here is the next chapter
Chapter 37
Next morning Trisha Raymond visited Cole in his office. "Trisha" he said surprised. "What are you doing here."
She explained, that she had shown the research reports to some colleagues. They were surprised about it just like her. They also told her that some ingredients of the substance were absolutely new.
Cole told her, that Canterro had an underground research center in the countryside. He didn't know, what he should tell her and decided to withhold the magic stuff from her. "I have been there, but it's dangerous, there are armed men in the wood around the center. I wouldn't suggest anybody to spy around there."
"And what can we do now?" Trisha asked.
"I think we shouldn't get involved with it. I spoke about it with people, who know what to do." She looked at him confused and he added. "If they find out something, I mean, if they put a stop to Canterro's game, you'll be the first I'll tell. I promise." He wanted to keep her out of this story. And against his usual thirst of action, he wasn't in the mood to care about this Canterro stuff either. Of course he would like to see him suffering, he thought grimly and wondered, if that was a demon trait. He supposed that Phoebe and her sisters would be glad to take charge of this and that they would hunt Canterro down.
"And the police?" Trisha asked suspiciously.
Cole shook his head. "They can't do anything. I promise you, that they'll serve out Canterro and the others."
"Lynch law?" She asked unsatisfied.
"No, when they'll find Canterro guilty, he'll probably end up in prison." Cole didn't know, what the good witches would do with human criminals, as they didn't lose time with demons. "They won't lynch him." He said, although he finally wouldn't care about it.
"Okay, but there is something else." Trisha started. "Meagan Canterro will organize an event this evening. She'll tell the personnel, business associates and of course the press about her company, the latetest research results and her plans for the future. I'd like to go there, but I don't have an invitation."
"You really want to go there? What do you want there?" Cole asked surprised.
"Well, I want to know, if she'll tell something about this new substance. I want to know, what's going on in this chemical plant, even if your friends care about Canterro." She looked at him uncertainly. "Could you get any tickets?"
Cole looked back thoughtfully. Okay, actually he didn't want to care about it anymore, but why shouldn't he go with her, perhaps he would hear something interesting. Nevertheless he asked as a precaution. "Do you know if her husband will be there? It's possible that he has seen me on his property, when I was searching for the hidden research center."
Trisha shook her head. "No, I don't think so. Everybody runs his firm alone. And if you see him, we'll vanish immediately."
Cole groaned. "Okay, why not. I'll try to get some tickets." He picked up the phone and called a colleague, who was responsible for economic news.
After his call he looked at Trisha satisfied. "You need an invitation to get to the event. One journalist of our paper wanted to go there, but he's ill. So they want to give me the tickets with the greatest pleasure, because nobody wants to go there. I'll only have to tell them, what Meagan Canterro will tell us."
Trisha looked at him enthusiastically. "Well, that won't be a problem, I'll take notes."
"Okay, if you take on the burden, I won't be able to say no." Cole admitted defeated. "When shall I come for you?" Well, it seemed as if he couldn't let the matter rest so easily.
When Trisha left his office, Peter appeared. He sat down and asked. "Where have you been yesterday afternoon? I wanted to ask you to drive me to my car." He told him annoyed. "Now it had to stand in the forest another night."
Cole just remembered, that he had forgotten to tell Peter about Paige's proposal, but now he made up for. "Paige wants to beam you there, if you want."
Peter stared at him horrified. "Are you crazy? Wild horses couldn't drag me there together with this mad woman. I would prefer to run there."
"I'd like to see that." Cole said and shrugged his shoulders. "It was just a suggestion."
"No thanks! I try to see that nightmare for what it is, only a nightmare, unfortunatelly I'm not very successful. But don't dare trying to argue the converse."
Cole raised his hands. "I've no ambition to do it. I wish I could see it the same."
Peter sighed and said. "I only need my car back, then everything is alright." He looked around. "I've told the boss that I've to take some pictures in the countryside. And he had agreed. So if you don't mind, please take me there."
Cole looked morose. He really didn't want to go there again.
"I can't expect such a long journal of Helen at the moment. And I've been there to rescue you." Peter stated.
"Yes and it worked fantastic."
"Oh, come on."
"Okay," Cole looked at his notes. "I'll finish the report until lunch, then we can go there."
"Great!" Peter left Cole's office satisfied.
On their way to Peter's car, they avoided perfectly not to talk about the events of the weekend. When they arrived at the wood, they had a funny feeling. Cole stopped on the street and looked at the way into the wood. They didn't hear any noise, everything seemed to be peaceful. Nevertheless Cole was uneasy. He turned to Peter and said. "Won't you mind, if we walk there?"
Peter looked not very enthusiastic. "Why?"
"Don't know, I've such a funny feeling." Cole said and could persuade Peter to walk to the car.
They walked through the wood silently until they nearly arrived at the place, where Peter had parked his car. Suddenly they saw armed men in front of them. Peter and Cole stopped behind some trees and saw that the men had pitched a camp not far away. Cole looked around and searched for Peter's car, but they didn't find a trace of it. They looked at each other asking and decided to go back without further ado.
They arrived at Cole's car without a hitch and set off to San Francisco. After a while Peter finally started to talk. "I can't believe it, these guys have stolen my car."
"Be thankful you weren't there and that they haven't seen us today."
"I thought you are a powerful demon, therefore nothing could happen to me."
"Well I'm sorry, but unfortunately you are a few years too late." Cole explained him calmly. He worried that Canterro could find out Peter's address because of his car. But he didn't want to worry him, he behaved strangely enough at the moment.
They went back in silence. When they arrived in town, they got stuck in a traffic jam. Therefore they arrived back at the paper late in the afternoon. Cole went into his office, before he went home to change his clothes for his meeting with Trisha.
In the meantime the Halliwell sisters hadn't found anything to go by in the Book of Shadows. They had only found out, that Canterro had meanwhile blocked magic in his house in the town and his firms, too. They hadn't any plan, how they could break the blocking yet.
Phoebe had her mind on other things all the time. She couldn't understand, why Cole held her tries to vanquish him against her. She had to do it, she thought grimly and tried to reach him all afternoon, but he wasn't in his office.
Piper looked at her sister sceptically. "Don't you think it would be better, if you gave him some time?"
Phoebe shook her head. "I'll only have to explain him what had really happened."
"Phoebe!"
"No, Piper don't. The last days I noticed, how much I've missed him. What I was searching for the last year. I don't want to loose him again. He accused me of fighting too less for our love. Okay, then I'll do it now." She looked at her sister satisfied, but when she saw her look, she added quickly. "We haven't reserved roles, don't worry."
"And if he wants a break first?" Piper asked and didn't want to add what would happen, if he wanted a separation.
But Phoebe guessed what Piper wanted to say and told her "Well, if he really wants it, okay then I'll accept it. But I have to admit, that I'm convinced about the contrary." She looked at Piper thoughtfully. "When I decided that it was over between us, I was sure that I took the right decision. And it was. But today, I'm absolutely convinced that it would be wrong. I'll only have to convince him about it. And well, I mean, Cole has always loved me, so it won't be difficult." Phoebe left the house satisfied, while Piper looked sceptically behind her.
Some time later, Phoebe was standing in front of Cole's door. When he opened it, he saw Phoebe to his astonishment.
"May I come in?" She asked, when he didn't get ready to let her in.
"Of course!" Cole went into his living room and she followed him. "Okay, what do you want?"
"I've tried to reach you all afternoon, but you weren't there."
"No, we wanted to take Peter's car." He explained, and didn't know, why.
"Oh, that's good. Then I can tell Paige, that she doesn't have to wait for his call anymore."
"But the problem is, his car wasn't there, only armed men."
"O no," Phoebe sat down on the coach. "Have they seen you?"
"No, I don't think so." He sat down opposite to her. "Do you think they'll find out Peter's address?"
Phoebe looked at him gloomy. "Think so, damn it."
"Do you think Helen and Peter are in danger?"
"Yes and above all you." She looked at him concerned.
"Me? Why do you think they want me?" He asked surprised.
"Well you know for sure, whom Canterro wants: you !" Phoebe told Cole and wondered, why she had to tell him. He should have known that.
Cole shook his head rejecting. "No, I don't want to have anything to do with it."
"But nobody asks you. Canterro thinks that you are a super demon, who is able to get over his blocking of magic."
"Couldn't you vanquish him? I thought you are so powerful." Cole asked.
She sighed. "If that would be so easy."
"Well of course he isn't a demon you can kill so easily." He said dryly.
"I wouldn't have twinges of remorse with Canterro." She told him angrily. "But we didn't find a way how to destroy hisblocking of magic yet. And we've noticed, that he has the same blocking in his house and in his firms." She explained frustrated.
"So you don't have any chance?" Cole asked surprised.
"Of course we have, we'll find a way without any doubt. But now we have to get you out of harm's way." She told him resolutely and stood up.
"Forget it! I'll manage on my own. But perhaps Peter and Helen want to be saved. Although it seemed as Peter feels no desire to meet you again."
"Don't take it so easy, you know, how dangerous Canterro can be. If he gets demons onto you, it'll be over, forever. I thought your life is more important for you."
"You're right. You should go to Helen and Peter and ask them." He told her calming.
"And what's with you?" She asked concerned.
"Well I've a meeting tonight." He told her. "I've promised her."
"What? A date? With whom?" She looked at him shocked.
"That's none of your business."
"Well, I think that is my business. Finally I'm your girlfriend and even if you need some time to think about everything, it doesn't mean, that I allow you to go out with other women." Phoebe explained him furiously.
"Oh, you don't allow me. Well, I think it's only my decision." He told her, but when he saw her hurt expression, he added. "It's absolutely harmless."
"Then don't go."
"I've promised her. Don't make a problem out of it." He really didn't want to tell her, that he would meet Trisha Raymond to go to an event at the Canterro Chemical Plant with her.
"You can talk!" She groaned. "I came here to talk about us. I wanted to explain everything to you, because you have to understand that ...."
Cole raised his hands to stop her from talking. "That'll do Phoebe. I don't want to talk about it at the moment. I even don't want to think about it."
"But you'll have to think about it, when in the middle of your date a demon, who wants to catch you and take you to Canterro, will appear in front of you."
"Well, we'll see." He could hardly imagine that a demon would appear in the middle of Meagan Canterro's speech to pull him or beam or whatever out of the hall. He was convinced that the Chemical Plant was one of the safest places for him. To chance the subject he asked a question, which haunted him all day. "I've a hypothetical question for you." He looked at her attentively. "What would you do, if I became the same as I was in my past, by chance."
"What do you mean, in your past?" Phoebe asked. She didn't like this question at all, she didn't want to think about such hypothetical problems.
"You know, what I mean, a demon, half-demon, whatever, just evil."
She looked at him for a while. "Do you mean through no fault of your own?" She asked to gain some time.
"Is that important for you?"
"Of course it is important, if you start running to get your demonic powers back or if you weren't responsible for it."
"Well it could be possible that I would like to have my powers back to do something good." When he saw her sceptical expression he continued. "But that isn't the point, Phoebe. Don't change the subject."
"I don't do it. I just think that the circumstances ..."
Cole interrupted her and walked to the door. "I understand." He said depressed, he had known it, she would drop him again. "Come on, let's go."
"Wait!" Phoebe hurried behind him. "I didn't answer your question yet. You have to understand that everything isn't so easy." She tried to convince him.
"Nobody says that it's easy." Cole flashed her an angry glace.
"Then tell her that you can't come and let us talk about it." She offered him.
Cole shook his head, but he stopped at the door and turned to her. He looked at her thoughtfully. "You know, I had a dream last night. I was looking into a mirror and wished myself a happy birthday, because I knew nobody else, who meant anything to me, would do that. I've felt awful, on one side I wanted to take revenge, but on the other I felt only lonely, deserted, hopeless. I knew the situation was completely desperate for me, there was no escaping. I was hold like a prisoner in this nightmare and there was no way out, it was too late." He looked her deep into the eyes. "I don't know, if this dream was reality, but I never want to have this feeling again."
"Do you think I've been responsible for that?" She asked indignant.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Probably, or it was my own fault, I don't know. But that wouldn't change anything. Just give me some time to think about it, okay?" He smiled at her weakly. "First you should try to persuade Peter and Helen that you have to get them out of danger."
Phoebe looked at him unsatisfied. "I think you should care about your safety, too. Canterro is crazy and he is searching for you. Don't you care about it?"
"I do. But nothing will happen, finally he doesn't know my address."
"That could change soon. Canterro will find ways and means to get it." Phoebe explained gloomy.
"I can take care of myself." Cole said, but when he saw her expression, he knew that she wasn't convinced about it.
But she didn't say anything about it and asked. "Will you help me to persuade your friends that they are in danger?"
Cole nodded and they left his apartment to ring at Helen's and Peter's door.
Peter opened it and looked at them astonished. "Hello, did you find my car?"
"How should we." Cole wanted to know and followed Peter into the living room. When they all sat down, he continued. "We are here for something else. Phoebe thinks that you are in danger, because Canterro could find out your address. Finally it's obvious, that he has your car."
Helen looked at him uncertainly. "Do you think he could come here?"
Phoebe seized the opportunity and joined in the conversation. "Yes, I think so. He could send his people here and therefore it'll be the best solution for you, to come with me. We can protect you until everything is over."
"But this guy doesn't want anything of us. He is looking for demons and witches and whatever. We aren't interesting for him." Peter tried to wriggle himself out of the fact of spending a night in the witches' home.
"But they are after us and after Cole. And probably they think that they'll get us, if they have you in their hands." Phoebe tried to explain.
"Mm, do you mean that it's the same situation as it was in Cloud City, when Darth Vader tortured Chewbacca and Han Solo to get Luke?"
Phoebe looked at him asking, she had no idea, what he was talking about. Nevertheless she told him with a convinced smile. "Exactly!"
Peter nodded, but nevertheless he had a funny feeling about it and added. "I don't know, if it's necessary."
But after some to and fro, Peter and Helen agreed to go with Phoebe.
When they started to pack some of their things, Cole wanted to set off to his meeting with Trisha. "Okay, I'm going now." He told Phoebe and walked to the door.
Peter, who had heard it, came out of the bedroom and looked at him suspiciously. "You won't come with us?" He asked, not very glad about the imagination that they would be alone with the witches.
"Well I have other plans for tonight." Cole told him calmly.
"Oh really, and the big danger?" Peter asked sarcastically.
"They haven't my car. How shall they get my address? They even don't know my name." Cole told him.
"Well they'll find a way." Phoebe explained gloomy, but she knew, that she wouldn't be able to stop him from going out tonight. She didn't know, what disturbed her most: That he exposed himself to danger so easily or that he went out with another woman.