~Part two~
"Leo. I need your help." Cole's voice sounded serious, so Leo decided to hear him out.
"What." Leo had little to no patience for this demon who had tried to kill Piper and her sisters.
"I, well, ummm, I don't want to be a demon. I heard your bosses had a way of un-doing what I didn't ask for."
"Thats a rumor. How do I know your legit?"
"Leo. I practically sacrificed myself for Phoebe. I'm not lying." Something in Coles voice triggered Leo's mind. He thought of what They had once told him. If he ever found a demon who wanted to get out of being a demon, it was possible, but not very likely that they would meet all the requierments. Leo thought about it somemore. Slowly, he replied,
"Your right. There is a way out of being a demon."
"I knew it!" Cole inturrupted. Leo gave him a look. "Sorry."
"I'm going to take this up with Them. But I dont' think that they are going to be happy about it. Think long and hard. You are Balthazor. You tried to kill our most powerful witches. You threatened them on numerous occasions. What changed your mind?"
"True love." Cole was quick in answering it.
"I think that they might understand. Are you aware that the risk is so great, that you might get vanquished, and you'll never see Phoebe, or other demons for that matter, again?"
"Yes. It's worth it. When and if I am ever fully human, will be the happiest days of my life."
~~~
Back at the manor, Phoebe was growing more and more distraught. Leo wouldn't answer to her calls, Prue had left on a date, and Piper was moping about some random tick she had just had with Leo. Then, Cole. Cole's reappearence had just startled her. It wasn't every day that a random demon showed up, especialy after you lied about vanquishing them. She was going to have to explain things again, and it was always easier to start with Leo. All of a sudden, she picked up a picture she had clipped from the newspaper, about a week back. She gasped as she had a preminition. It was Cole, running in white cloud-like area above her. It looked as if he was proving himself. But as soon as she appeared and he ran towards her, the Source zapped him with a lightning bolt and Cole fell, dead to the ground. Phoebe snapped out of it. There was no way this could be true. Cole was going to be dead, or at least he was dead to her. She never wanted to love him again. She was then taken by surprise as a blue light apeared in her room. It was Leo. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Listen. Cole came to me. He wants me to bring him to Them so that he can become mortal. Do you love him that much?"
"I don't know. Where is he?"
"That's the problem. I already brought him there. They need to see you to test if this is really a worthy cause to turn a demon mortal. Come on."
"Wait. What am I going to have to do?"
"They are going to test your loyalty and his. They will see what has really gone on between you. They are going to see if he is worthy of becoming a mortal."
"Theres a but coming on. I can sense it."
"But...if he fails, then most likely, they will vanquish him and you will be tried for treason and most likely have your powers stripped away. It depends on how lenient they want to be."
"Oh goody. I either lose love or die myself. Either sounds horrible."
"Well, it isn't your choice," Leo put in, "I already brought Cole to them. They should be finished just about now." He heard the ringing. "They want me to bring you to them."
"Ok." was all Phoebe had time to say before Leo took her up to Them in a swirl of blue light.
"Leo. I need your help." Cole's voice sounded serious, so Leo decided to hear him out.
"What." Leo had little to no patience for this demon who had tried to kill Piper and her sisters.
"I, well, ummm, I don't want to be a demon. I heard your bosses had a way of un-doing what I didn't ask for."
"Thats a rumor. How do I know your legit?"
"Leo. I practically sacrificed myself for Phoebe. I'm not lying." Something in Coles voice triggered Leo's mind. He thought of what They had once told him. If he ever found a demon who wanted to get out of being a demon, it was possible, but not very likely that they would meet all the requierments. Leo thought about it somemore. Slowly, he replied,
"Your right. There is a way out of being a demon."
"I knew it!" Cole inturrupted. Leo gave him a look. "Sorry."
"I'm going to take this up with Them. But I dont' think that they are going to be happy about it. Think long and hard. You are Balthazor. You tried to kill our most powerful witches. You threatened them on numerous occasions. What changed your mind?"
"True love." Cole was quick in answering it.
"I think that they might understand. Are you aware that the risk is so great, that you might get vanquished, and you'll never see Phoebe, or other demons for that matter, again?"
"Yes. It's worth it. When and if I am ever fully human, will be the happiest days of my life."
~~~
Back at the manor, Phoebe was growing more and more distraught. Leo wouldn't answer to her calls, Prue had left on a date, and Piper was moping about some random tick she had just had with Leo. Then, Cole. Cole's reappearence had just startled her. It wasn't every day that a random demon showed up, especialy after you lied about vanquishing them. She was going to have to explain things again, and it was always easier to start with Leo. All of a sudden, she picked up a picture she had clipped from the newspaper, about a week back. She gasped as she had a preminition. It was Cole, running in white cloud-like area above her. It looked as if he was proving himself. But as soon as she appeared and he ran towards her, the Source zapped him with a lightning bolt and Cole fell, dead to the ground. Phoebe snapped out of it. There was no way this could be true. Cole was going to be dead, or at least he was dead to her. She never wanted to love him again. She was then taken by surprise as a blue light apeared in her room. It was Leo. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Listen. Cole came to me. He wants me to bring him to Them so that he can become mortal. Do you love him that much?"
"I don't know. Where is he?"
"That's the problem. I already brought him there. They need to see you to test if this is really a worthy cause to turn a demon mortal. Come on."
"Wait. What am I going to have to do?"
"They are going to test your loyalty and his. They will see what has really gone on between you. They are going to see if he is worthy of becoming a mortal."
"Theres a but coming on. I can sense it."
"But...if he fails, then most likely, they will vanquish him and you will be tried for treason and most likely have your powers stripped away. It depends on how lenient they want to be."
"Oh goody. I either lose love or die myself. Either sounds horrible."
"Well, it isn't your choice," Leo put in, "I already brought Cole to them. They should be finished just about now." He heard the ringing. "They want me to bring you to them."
"Ok." was all Phoebe had time to say before Leo took her up to Them in a swirl of blue light.