~Part Eight~
"Where are they!" It had become a frequent question out of Piper and Prue's mouths. The college had stopped calling, simply believing that Phoebe was dead from the flu. Carmen's visits had become less and less frequent. She had stopped speaking to them all together and just pointed out what needed to be done and when. The demons had stopped attacking for that moment, believing that they had put a curse onto Phoebe and killed her. Whenever Carmen visited, they pressed for answers for their questions, but she never spoke. What good was a whitelighter who didn't talk!
"For the last time, I DON'T KNOW!" yelled Prue back at Piper. "Look, I'm just as frustrated as you are about this, but you and Leo were gone for a month once and we didn't know where you were the whole time, and we were just as upset with you and him once you got back that you are with Phoebe and him right now."
"No, it's not the same. Phoebe is not getting MARRIED to Leo!" Piper shouted back. She started to freeze random things around the room. Kit, Carmen. "Oops," she said. She unfroze Kit and Carmen. "What's new, Carmen?" she asked, as if she was expecting an answer.
"The council has asked me to deliver a message to you."
"Well, you can tell the council to go stick their heads up their asses!" Piper shouted, "Where is my sister! Where's Leo!"
"Piper, honey, calm down." Said Prue and then to the scared whitelighter she said, "Sorry Carmen, she's a little overexcited. What's your message?"
"The council has asked me to tell you that Leo and Phoebe and Cole will be home in a week." With that, she orbed out of the room.
"Cole?" screamed Piper. "She's up there with COLE?"
"Piper, calm down. There's nothing to worry about. She'll be back in a week. Now lets figure out a way to output your energy." She thought for a moment. "How about the gym?"
"Sounds great. Let's go." They left the room, got ready, and went to the gym.
~
Up in the clouds, Phoebe was still asleep, but this time it was in her bed. Cole had waken her up about half an hour before he needed to go back, brought her home, then went to the track. He had then spent the next two hours running laps and clearing his thoughts. When am I going to ask her? Was a thought that went through his mind every two minutes. It's not like I can wait until we're on Earth, we'll never get away. Her sisters hate me. The council would need to approve. I've got to be careful what I say now. The council is always watching me. I'm going to be the best Mortal-Witch ever. I'm going to make them proud of me. I'm going to right the wrongs I've shown the world. And then Prue and Piper will have to accept me. After all, Phoebe did, and now I'm in love and I've changed my life. He didn't notice it when Phoebe crept into the track area and sat down on the bench. She watched him run the laps, apparently deep in thought. She joined him next time he ran around the track.
"Hey Cole." She said.
"Phoebe! I didn't see you!" Cole exclaimed, very surprised.
"Do you want to see me?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course. Join me for dinner?" asked Cole.
Phoebe let out a very un-ladylike snort. "We only have one dinner table, one kitchen, and three sets of silverware. I'll be there."
"Leo won't." Cole put in.
"Why not?"
"The council needs to talk to him. And then he's going to visit Piper so she won't freak on us when we go back." They continued to jog around the track. Cole took her hand in his. They continued to run around the track like that for an hour. Then they stopped. Phoebe slowly walked back to the cabin. She lay down in bed and woke up about two hours later to the smell of spaghetti and tomato sauce.
"Where are they!" It had become a frequent question out of Piper and Prue's mouths. The college had stopped calling, simply believing that Phoebe was dead from the flu. Carmen's visits had become less and less frequent. She had stopped speaking to them all together and just pointed out what needed to be done and when. The demons had stopped attacking for that moment, believing that they had put a curse onto Phoebe and killed her. Whenever Carmen visited, they pressed for answers for their questions, but she never spoke. What good was a whitelighter who didn't talk!
"For the last time, I DON'T KNOW!" yelled Prue back at Piper. "Look, I'm just as frustrated as you are about this, but you and Leo were gone for a month once and we didn't know where you were the whole time, and we were just as upset with you and him once you got back that you are with Phoebe and him right now."
"No, it's not the same. Phoebe is not getting MARRIED to Leo!" Piper shouted back. She started to freeze random things around the room. Kit, Carmen. "Oops," she said. She unfroze Kit and Carmen. "What's new, Carmen?" she asked, as if she was expecting an answer.
"The council has asked me to deliver a message to you."
"Well, you can tell the council to go stick their heads up their asses!" Piper shouted, "Where is my sister! Where's Leo!"
"Piper, honey, calm down." Said Prue and then to the scared whitelighter she said, "Sorry Carmen, she's a little overexcited. What's your message?"
"The council has asked me to tell you that Leo and Phoebe and Cole will be home in a week." With that, she orbed out of the room.
"Cole?" screamed Piper. "She's up there with COLE?"
"Piper, calm down. There's nothing to worry about. She'll be back in a week. Now lets figure out a way to output your energy." She thought for a moment. "How about the gym?"
"Sounds great. Let's go." They left the room, got ready, and went to the gym.
~
Up in the clouds, Phoebe was still asleep, but this time it was in her bed. Cole had waken her up about half an hour before he needed to go back, brought her home, then went to the track. He had then spent the next two hours running laps and clearing his thoughts. When am I going to ask her? Was a thought that went through his mind every two minutes. It's not like I can wait until we're on Earth, we'll never get away. Her sisters hate me. The council would need to approve. I've got to be careful what I say now. The council is always watching me. I'm going to be the best Mortal-Witch ever. I'm going to make them proud of me. I'm going to right the wrongs I've shown the world. And then Prue and Piper will have to accept me. After all, Phoebe did, and now I'm in love and I've changed my life. He didn't notice it when Phoebe crept into the track area and sat down on the bench. She watched him run the laps, apparently deep in thought. She joined him next time he ran around the track.
"Hey Cole." She said.
"Phoebe! I didn't see you!" Cole exclaimed, very surprised.
"Do you want to see me?" asked Phoebe.
"Of course. Join me for dinner?" asked Cole.
Phoebe let out a very un-ladylike snort. "We only have one dinner table, one kitchen, and three sets of silverware. I'll be there."
"Leo won't." Cole put in.
"Why not?"
"The council needs to talk to him. And then he's going to visit Piper so she won't freak on us when we go back." They continued to jog around the track. Cole took her hand in his. They continued to run around the track like that for an hour. Then they stopped. Phoebe slowly walked back to the cabin. She lay down in bed and woke up about two hours later to the smell of spaghetti and tomato sauce.