~Part Seven~
Phoebe hopped out of bed. It had been another week since she had gotten the flu, and she was feeling much better. She had grown accustomed to the island; she had been there for about three weeks now. Only five more weeks to go. She was skipping school, she missed her sister, and Cole wasn't talking to her. "AAA!" she screamed to herself, "I want to go home!" Suddenly, the door opened. Cole stood there.
"Phoebe?" he said. "Are you better now?"
"Yeah. Why haven't you been talking to me?" she asked. She wanted him to hold her. She wanted to feel his strong arms wrap around her. He walked over to the bed.
"You've been sick. For almost two weeks." He explained, "I'm not supposed to go near you when you're sick. They're afraid I'll catch it." He looked, almost lovingly towards the sky, where the council lived, "I'm so glad they gave me a chance. I'm very appreciative to them. I'll do almost anything."
"What if they tell you to give me up?" Phoebe asked him.
"Well, not everything. How are you feeling?" he asked. His hands twisted behind him, hiding something from her.
"I'm better. I was just about to leave the room."
"Well, why don't we take a walk. We, I, don't have to be at the track until noon. Leo gave me the morning off." Cole said to her. Phoebe was amazed by the sudden turn around in Cole's attitude. The old Cole thought Leo to be somebody annoying, never to be given a thought. He now said the name Leo with respect and dignity, as if Leo had saved his life from evil. But Leo had, so there was that explanation.
"Alright." They left the cabin and went towards the trail that led through the woods.
"So what's on your mind?" asked Phoebe, "I mean, I haven't talked to you in at least two weeks. I've been sick."
"Well, been purging my thoughts of the natural instincts that came with being a demon. I no longer have a desire to kill. I'm even going to become a vegetarian. I don't wish to eat a living creature."
"Wow."
"I'm also on good terms with the Council. They review what's going on with me once a week. They believe that I have made considerable progress. They've also worked out a way to hid me from the Source once I'm mortal. They've switched my life signs, and taken away all my demonic powers except shimmering."
"Cool."
"What about you, Phoebe. I haven't talked to you in at least two weeks. What's been going through your mind?"
"I was sick. I slept. I thought about my sisters. I thought about Leo. I thought about you. I want to go back to earth. I miss them."
"Don't worry. I believe that this was supposed to be a surprise, but I can break the rules this once. We're going back in two weeks. I've made such good progress that they have cut three weeks off of my time here."
Phoebe's eyes widened. "Really?" she asked.
"Yes."
They turned the corner. They came across a open meadow with daisies across it. There were just enough of them in the right places. They walked over to a tree that was hanging over the side. Phoebe sat down underneath it. She looked tired and started to sleep almost immediately after sitting down. Cole put his arms around her, and she snuggled into them. She then started to sleep, using his chest as a pillow. Cole just sat there and watched the flowers blow in the field, and debated his future life. The little box with the ring was in his jacket pocket, safely hidden from her. For now, she should just sleep. He wouldn't bother her with such questions at this moment.
~hey, leave me some reviews, k? i wanna know what needs improving! thanx! black ice~
Phoebe hopped out of bed. It had been another week since she had gotten the flu, and she was feeling much better. She had grown accustomed to the island; she had been there for about three weeks now. Only five more weeks to go. She was skipping school, she missed her sister, and Cole wasn't talking to her. "AAA!" she screamed to herself, "I want to go home!" Suddenly, the door opened. Cole stood there.
"Phoebe?" he said. "Are you better now?"
"Yeah. Why haven't you been talking to me?" she asked. She wanted him to hold her. She wanted to feel his strong arms wrap around her. He walked over to the bed.
"You've been sick. For almost two weeks." He explained, "I'm not supposed to go near you when you're sick. They're afraid I'll catch it." He looked, almost lovingly towards the sky, where the council lived, "I'm so glad they gave me a chance. I'm very appreciative to them. I'll do almost anything."
"What if they tell you to give me up?" Phoebe asked him.
"Well, not everything. How are you feeling?" he asked. His hands twisted behind him, hiding something from her.
"I'm better. I was just about to leave the room."
"Well, why don't we take a walk. We, I, don't have to be at the track until noon. Leo gave me the morning off." Cole said to her. Phoebe was amazed by the sudden turn around in Cole's attitude. The old Cole thought Leo to be somebody annoying, never to be given a thought. He now said the name Leo with respect and dignity, as if Leo had saved his life from evil. But Leo had, so there was that explanation.
"Alright." They left the cabin and went towards the trail that led through the woods.
"So what's on your mind?" asked Phoebe, "I mean, I haven't talked to you in at least two weeks. I've been sick."
"Well, been purging my thoughts of the natural instincts that came with being a demon. I no longer have a desire to kill. I'm even going to become a vegetarian. I don't wish to eat a living creature."
"Wow."
"I'm also on good terms with the Council. They review what's going on with me once a week. They believe that I have made considerable progress. They've also worked out a way to hid me from the Source once I'm mortal. They've switched my life signs, and taken away all my demonic powers except shimmering."
"Cool."
"What about you, Phoebe. I haven't talked to you in at least two weeks. What's been going through your mind?"
"I was sick. I slept. I thought about my sisters. I thought about Leo. I thought about you. I want to go back to earth. I miss them."
"Don't worry. I believe that this was supposed to be a surprise, but I can break the rules this once. We're going back in two weeks. I've made such good progress that they have cut three weeks off of my time here."
Phoebe's eyes widened. "Really?" she asked.
"Yes."
They turned the corner. They came across a open meadow with daisies across it. There were just enough of them in the right places. They walked over to a tree that was hanging over the side. Phoebe sat down underneath it. She looked tired and started to sleep almost immediately after sitting down. Cole put his arms around her, and she snuggled into them. She then started to sleep, using his chest as a pillow. Cole just sat there and watched the flowers blow in the field, and debated his future life. The little box with the ring was in his jacket pocket, safely hidden from her. For now, she should just sleep. He wouldn't bother her with such questions at this moment.
~hey, leave me some reviews, k? i wanna know what needs improving! thanx! black ice~