*~*I'm very, VERY sorry that it took me this long to get this part up. My parents decided to take a "spur of the moment" trip and I just got back on the 13th. Then my laptop had problems, so I couldn't post it, but I hope you like this!!! I've had a lot of time to think about it. BTW, the rest of this story is similar to the movie "Model Behavior". Keep reading!!*~*
"What is going on?"
"We're not sure," Prue said. "But we can explain why it feels different. It's because it is."
"What are you talking about?" Cole was confused.
"Piper and I cast a spell to make you lose your memory. We did it to see if you and Phoebe truly loved each other. The only way the spell could be broken was if you fell in love with Phoebe again. Unfortunately, we forgot to write in that you would forget all of this, sort of like it never happened. But the spell has had some...consequences. Phoebe has gotten a tattoo, she's gotten her belly button pierced, and she's a stripper. The Elders took the liberty of erasing her memory as well. They used the same spell we used on you, but they used it on Phoebe. You need to get her to fall in love with you again. Before she does anything crazy."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"How did you do it the first time?" Piper asked.
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"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow," Phoebe told Mandi. Her shift had just finished, and she was putting away her stuff. She still couldn't get her mind off of Cole. Why was he so upset? Did he honestly think that her and Josh were…? 'Oh, my God,' she thought. 'He thinks that I love Josh and not him. Could that even be possible?' She couldn't think about that now. She told Josh that she would lock up, so she grabbed her keys off the table in her dressing room. She looked around before going to the door, making sure everyone was gone. As she made her way to the exit, she heard a knock at the door. She sighed, frustrated, and walked over to the door, only to greet someone she hadn't expected.
"What are you doing here?"
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"Why don't we wait for Leo to get back, see what information he might have, and then we'll decide where to go," Prue said. "I just think it would be better if we understand why the Elders did this and why they didn't tell us."
"Well, what am I supposed to do in the meantime?" Cole asked.
"You wait here, just like the rest of us," Piper answered. "It usually doesn't take Leo too long to gather information from 'them'."
About three minutes later, Leo orbed in, a distressed look on his face. "Can I see the spell that you guys used on Cole?"
"Leo, what's wrong?" Piper asked.
"Just let me see the spell." Piper fetched the spell off the kitchen table and handed it to Leo. He looked at it very closely, reading every word. "That's what I thought."
"Leo, what is going on?" Prue asked, angrily.
"The Elders didn't cast a spell on Phoebe. They didn't even know you cast a spell on Cole. And this spell, if I'm reading it correctly, does not affect Phoebe."
"What does that mean?" Piper asked. She turned to Prue. "What does he mean?"
"He means that Phoebe losing her memory is Phoebe's own doing. She wanted it for herself, and obviously, she found a way to do it."
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"You didn't answer my question," Phoebe said. "What are you doing here?"
Phoebe looked at the girl standing before her. It was an exact duplicate of her features.
"Ashley," the girl said, "I want to switch back."
"You want to switch back? But why?"
"Because," she said, "for the first time in my life, I realize how much I love Cole, how much I love my sisters, how much I love my life. And to think that even for a second I would give it up to be someone else, to be you, I'm ashamed."
"But, Phoebe," Ashley said, "there's so much that has happened that you need to know about. Plus, how are you going to explain all of this to everyone, especially Cole?"
"What do you mean 'especially to Cole'?"
"Cole thinks that you're in love with Josh. He came here tonight and saw me with him. Plus, he'll think you're crazy if you tell him that for the last three weeks you've been pretending to be me."
"Not if I show him this." Phoebe pulled a video tape out of her purse and held it up. "I knew there would be a time where I would have to explain everything to everyone. So, I video taped our first meeting, so I would have proof of everything that has been done."
"Well, then there might be a few other things that I've done that you should probably know about." Ashley lowered her head, not wanting to look Phoebe in the eyes. "I've tried to call him…a few times, actually…but he hasn't returned any of my calls. He's very upset with you, but the thing that I don't understand is that you said he was your boyfriend. He has no idea who you are."
"He has to, it's just a joke, he knows what I've done, and he's getting back at me. He knows who I am!" Phoebe held back the tears threatening to fall. Ashley just shook her head. Phoebe's head shot up as she came up with an idea. "Can I use your phone?"
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Piper walked over to the ringing phone and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Piper, it's me," Phoebe said on the other end.
"Phoebe?" Everyone's heads shot up, and they crowded around Piper, trying to listen in. "Where are you?"
"I'm, um, on my way to a friend's house. Is Cole there by any chance? I called him at his apartment, but he wasn't there."
"Um, yeah, he's right here," she said, looking at Cole. She handed the phone to him. "She wants to talk to you."
Cole quickly grabbed the phone and listened intently. "Cole? It's me, Phoebe. I need a favor. Can you meet me tonight?"
"Sure," he said hesitantly, "where?"
"The apartment complex on Michigan Avenue."
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Cole arrived before Phoebe did. He had no idea what he would be hearing from her mouth when she arrived.
"I was beginning to think you stood me up," he told her. "Why did you want me to meet you here?"
"Because," she answered. "This is where I've been living for the past few weeks."
"No, you've been living at the manor. That's where I've called you and you've always answered."
"That's why I had you come here. I have to tell you something. This tape explains everything," she said as she pulled the all-too-familiar tape out of her purse.
"The tape isn't important, but I have something to tell you that is. I love you, Phoebe. I'm going to Italy for a week, and I want you to come with me."
"Well, I--" She didn't have time to finish her sentence. She was interrupted buy another voice behind her. She turned around to be greeted by Brian, a student in her Psychology class. 'Maybe this is something else Ashley wanted to tell me about,' she thought.
"There you are," he said, "I've been looking everywhere for you."
"So this is really what you came here to tell me?" Cole asked angrily. "You're seeing someone else? I don't believe you, Phoebe! You lied to me."
"Cole, wait!"
"I don't want to hear it, Phoebe." With that, Cole walked away, leaving Phoebe alone with Brian. He scoffed at her and walked away. 'So this is how it ends,' she thought. 'Me…here…alone. Maybe it's for the best.' She turned and walked back to her car so she could head back to the manor. She was officially herself again. And at the moment, being herself sucked.
"What is going on?"
"We're not sure," Prue said. "But we can explain why it feels different. It's because it is."
"What are you talking about?" Cole was confused.
"Piper and I cast a spell to make you lose your memory. We did it to see if you and Phoebe truly loved each other. The only way the spell could be broken was if you fell in love with Phoebe again. Unfortunately, we forgot to write in that you would forget all of this, sort of like it never happened. But the spell has had some...consequences. Phoebe has gotten a tattoo, she's gotten her belly button pierced, and she's a stripper. The Elders took the liberty of erasing her memory as well. They used the same spell we used on you, but they used it on Phoebe. You need to get her to fall in love with you again. Before she does anything crazy."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
"How did you do it the first time?" Piper asked.
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"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow," Phoebe told Mandi. Her shift had just finished, and she was putting away her stuff. She still couldn't get her mind off of Cole. Why was he so upset? Did he honestly think that her and Josh were…? 'Oh, my God,' she thought. 'He thinks that I love Josh and not him. Could that even be possible?' She couldn't think about that now. She told Josh that she would lock up, so she grabbed her keys off the table in her dressing room. She looked around before going to the door, making sure everyone was gone. As she made her way to the exit, she heard a knock at the door. She sighed, frustrated, and walked over to the door, only to greet someone she hadn't expected.
"What are you doing here?"
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"Why don't we wait for Leo to get back, see what information he might have, and then we'll decide where to go," Prue said. "I just think it would be better if we understand why the Elders did this and why they didn't tell us."
"Well, what am I supposed to do in the meantime?" Cole asked.
"You wait here, just like the rest of us," Piper answered. "It usually doesn't take Leo too long to gather information from 'them'."
About three minutes later, Leo orbed in, a distressed look on his face. "Can I see the spell that you guys used on Cole?"
"Leo, what's wrong?" Piper asked.
"Just let me see the spell." Piper fetched the spell off the kitchen table and handed it to Leo. He looked at it very closely, reading every word. "That's what I thought."
"Leo, what is going on?" Prue asked, angrily.
"The Elders didn't cast a spell on Phoebe. They didn't even know you cast a spell on Cole. And this spell, if I'm reading it correctly, does not affect Phoebe."
"What does that mean?" Piper asked. She turned to Prue. "What does he mean?"
"He means that Phoebe losing her memory is Phoebe's own doing. She wanted it for herself, and obviously, she found a way to do it."
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"You didn't answer my question," Phoebe said. "What are you doing here?"
Phoebe looked at the girl standing before her. It was an exact duplicate of her features.
"Ashley," the girl said, "I want to switch back."
"You want to switch back? But why?"
"Because," she said, "for the first time in my life, I realize how much I love Cole, how much I love my sisters, how much I love my life. And to think that even for a second I would give it up to be someone else, to be you, I'm ashamed."
"But, Phoebe," Ashley said, "there's so much that has happened that you need to know about. Plus, how are you going to explain all of this to everyone, especially Cole?"
"What do you mean 'especially to Cole'?"
"Cole thinks that you're in love with Josh. He came here tonight and saw me with him. Plus, he'll think you're crazy if you tell him that for the last three weeks you've been pretending to be me."
"Not if I show him this." Phoebe pulled a video tape out of her purse and held it up. "I knew there would be a time where I would have to explain everything to everyone. So, I video taped our first meeting, so I would have proof of everything that has been done."
"Well, then there might be a few other things that I've done that you should probably know about." Ashley lowered her head, not wanting to look Phoebe in the eyes. "I've tried to call him…a few times, actually…but he hasn't returned any of my calls. He's very upset with you, but the thing that I don't understand is that you said he was your boyfriend. He has no idea who you are."
"He has to, it's just a joke, he knows what I've done, and he's getting back at me. He knows who I am!" Phoebe held back the tears threatening to fall. Ashley just shook her head. Phoebe's head shot up as she came up with an idea. "Can I use your phone?"
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Piper walked over to the ringing phone and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Piper, it's me," Phoebe said on the other end.
"Phoebe?" Everyone's heads shot up, and they crowded around Piper, trying to listen in. "Where are you?"
"I'm, um, on my way to a friend's house. Is Cole there by any chance? I called him at his apartment, but he wasn't there."
"Um, yeah, he's right here," she said, looking at Cole. She handed the phone to him. "She wants to talk to you."
Cole quickly grabbed the phone and listened intently. "Cole? It's me, Phoebe. I need a favor. Can you meet me tonight?"
"Sure," he said hesitantly, "where?"
"The apartment complex on Michigan Avenue."
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Cole arrived before Phoebe did. He had no idea what he would be hearing from her mouth when she arrived.
"I was beginning to think you stood me up," he told her. "Why did you want me to meet you here?"
"Because," she answered. "This is where I've been living for the past few weeks."
"No, you've been living at the manor. That's where I've called you and you've always answered."
"That's why I had you come here. I have to tell you something. This tape explains everything," she said as she pulled the all-too-familiar tape out of her purse.
"The tape isn't important, but I have something to tell you that is. I love you, Phoebe. I'm going to Italy for a week, and I want you to come with me."
"Well, I--" She didn't have time to finish her sentence. She was interrupted buy another voice behind her. She turned around to be greeted by Brian, a student in her Psychology class. 'Maybe this is something else Ashley wanted to tell me about,' she thought.
"There you are," he said, "I've been looking everywhere for you."
"So this is really what you came here to tell me?" Cole asked angrily. "You're seeing someone else? I don't believe you, Phoebe! You lied to me."
"Cole, wait!"
"I don't want to hear it, Phoebe." With that, Cole walked away, leaving Phoebe alone with Brian. He scoffed at her and walked away. 'So this is how it ends,' she thought. 'Me…here…alone. Maybe it's for the best.' She turned and walked back to her car so she could head back to the manor. She was officially herself again. And at the moment, being herself sucked.