~Part Four~
"No! Cole stop! She's Ok! Remember? I can heal." Leo's voice rang out. Cole stopped and turned around. Phoebe was sitting up, coughing.
"You saved her." It was a statement.
"Cole Turner, formerly known as Balthazor. You have proven your love. Now begins your transformation. There is no turning back." They stuck in.
"I won't." Cole turned away from Phoebe and walked into the portal They had opened for him. He looked over his shoulder, and Phoebe smiled, weakly. He gathered his strength and turned around. He walked through the white-blue portal and disappeared into nothing.
~~~
"Phoebe, we're back." Leo told her as they stepped into the house. Phoebe was still recovering from the shock of meeting Them and from Cole's return and the lightning bolt.
"Where have you been?" Prue and Piper came running out of the living room. "We've been scrawling for you for HOURS and nothing has come up!"
"Ummm," Phoebe looked away, a faraway look in her eyes. "ummm."
"She's been through a lot." Leo put in, "leave her alone for a few hours."
"Demons?" Prue shot in.
"No. Or not those Demons. Phoebe's demon has returned."
"Ok. Whatever. Leo, help me out?" Piper asked.
"Sure. Phoebe, go to bed, you need some rest." Leo said.
Phoebe started up the stairs. She went into her bedroom, and fell onto her bed. She fell asleep immediately and didn't even bother to change clothes. Downstairs, Piper and Prue were worried.
"Leo, what's going on?" Piper asked him as soon as they got to the attic.
"I can't tell you." Leo replied.
"Why not. Leo, we're going to get married soon. You can't keep secrets from me."
"Piper. This isn't my secret. If you want to know what is going on, you have to ask Phoebe. And she has Their permission not to tell if she doesn't want to."
"Wait. You took Phoebe to see Them? Leo, this is serious. I need to know."
"Piper, it's none of your business." Leo heard a ring. "Listen, they're calling me. This is important." He disappeared in a blue light just Piper said, "oh no you don't."
~~~
Leo appeared up in the clouds. He saw the council thoroughly questioning Cole. They were questioning him on his motives, on his love, and on his reasons to be human. They saw Leo had appeared, and they called him over.
"Leo, whitelighter. We need your help." They said.
"Whatever you need, council." Leo knelt down on one knee.
"This man's transformation is complete. Unfortunately, we were unable to extract his demon powers. He is a good man with a demons power. We need you to become his whitelighter. We need you to watch over him, and lead him in the ways of the witches. We need you to keep him away from humans for two months or until we see it fit that he is able to become a good man. You and Cole and Phoebe are to be sent to the training island. There you must teach him the ways of the witches."
"Is that really a good idea? I mean, separating Phoebe from her sisters for two months?"
The council glared at him, "Prue and Phoebe went without Piper for a month. They can survive without Phoebe for awhile."
"Ok." Leo said, but he wasn't convinced. Two months without Piper! What about the wedding?
"We need you to get Phoebe now. Do not allow the sisters to learn where she has traveled. This could lead into great disaster if they were to find out."
"No! Cole stop! She's Ok! Remember? I can heal." Leo's voice rang out. Cole stopped and turned around. Phoebe was sitting up, coughing.
"You saved her." It was a statement.
"Cole Turner, formerly known as Balthazor. You have proven your love. Now begins your transformation. There is no turning back." They stuck in.
"I won't." Cole turned away from Phoebe and walked into the portal They had opened for him. He looked over his shoulder, and Phoebe smiled, weakly. He gathered his strength and turned around. He walked through the white-blue portal and disappeared into nothing.
~~~
"Phoebe, we're back." Leo told her as they stepped into the house. Phoebe was still recovering from the shock of meeting Them and from Cole's return and the lightning bolt.
"Where have you been?" Prue and Piper came running out of the living room. "We've been scrawling for you for HOURS and nothing has come up!"
"Ummm," Phoebe looked away, a faraway look in her eyes. "ummm."
"She's been through a lot." Leo put in, "leave her alone for a few hours."
"Demons?" Prue shot in.
"No. Or not those Demons. Phoebe's demon has returned."
"Ok. Whatever. Leo, help me out?" Piper asked.
"Sure. Phoebe, go to bed, you need some rest." Leo said.
Phoebe started up the stairs. She went into her bedroom, and fell onto her bed. She fell asleep immediately and didn't even bother to change clothes. Downstairs, Piper and Prue were worried.
"Leo, what's going on?" Piper asked him as soon as they got to the attic.
"I can't tell you." Leo replied.
"Why not. Leo, we're going to get married soon. You can't keep secrets from me."
"Piper. This isn't my secret. If you want to know what is going on, you have to ask Phoebe. And she has Their permission not to tell if she doesn't want to."
"Wait. You took Phoebe to see Them? Leo, this is serious. I need to know."
"Piper, it's none of your business." Leo heard a ring. "Listen, they're calling me. This is important." He disappeared in a blue light just Piper said, "oh no you don't."
~~~
Leo appeared up in the clouds. He saw the council thoroughly questioning Cole. They were questioning him on his motives, on his love, and on his reasons to be human. They saw Leo had appeared, and they called him over.
"Leo, whitelighter. We need your help." They said.
"Whatever you need, council." Leo knelt down on one knee.
"This man's transformation is complete. Unfortunately, we were unable to extract his demon powers. He is a good man with a demons power. We need you to become his whitelighter. We need you to watch over him, and lead him in the ways of the witches. We need you to keep him away from humans for two months or until we see it fit that he is able to become a good man. You and Cole and Phoebe are to be sent to the training island. There you must teach him the ways of the witches."
"Is that really a good idea? I mean, separating Phoebe from her sisters for two months?"
The council glared at him, "Prue and Phoebe went without Piper for a month. They can survive without Phoebe for awhile."
"Ok." Leo said, but he wasn't convinced. Two months without Piper! What about the wedding?
"We need you to get Phoebe now. Do not allow the sisters to learn where she has traveled. This could lead into great disaster if they were to find out."