Full Circle (Love Thy Sister)

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Prue and Piper had been travelling for a while and they finally reached an old looking building. It was falling apart, walls were crumbling and falling in on one another. Piper looked at the building and immediately began to feel the guilt rising inside her.

"Okay here we go" Prue said beginning to walk inside the building. Piper was frozen in her place.

"She won't want to know me Prue" Piper said. "she's going to hate me!" Piper added. Prue doubled back and stood in front of Piper.

"Come on, there is no use not trying," Prue could see the fear in Piper's eyes. And she didn't blame her, Phoebe can pack quite a punch. "I'll protect you if anything happens, I won't let her beat you up again" Piper nodded slowly feeling slightly relieved.

Hand in hand Piper and Prue entered the dark and gloomy building. As they walked, with each step, it echoed through the empty halls. Piper suddenly jumped as a rat ran across their path.

They both turned to a sudden noise, and another rat ran out in their path.

"I think they need an exterminator" Piper muttered, Prue gave a small smile. At least she hadn't lost her entire sense of humour.

Suddenly a large crashing noise happened behind them. They froze in position. Prue looked at Piper, who looked at Prue. The both was so afraid they wouldn't turn around.

"At the count of three, we turn and you freeze" Prue said to Piper, Piper nodded.

"One, two.... three" the two sisters turned around suddenly and found themselves face to face with a familiar face. Cole.

"Wait, I surrender!" Cole said lifting both arms into the air. Piper and Prue circled him.

"Cole?" Prue said confused, "what are you doing here?" Piper looked at Cole waiting for an answer alongside Prue.

"Put, your arms down and I'll tell you"

"You tell us, then we'll put our arms down" Piper snapped back. Cole began to move back slowly then fell down. He moaned as he landed square on his back after tripping over a box.

"You felt pain?" Prue asked confused. "Does that mean you're..."

"Mortal, yes, I turned fully human after the source were done with me" Cole stood up and looked around rubbing his back. "Harmless as a fly!" Cole said placing his arms down his side. Piper put her arms down and gently rested them to her side.

"So where's Phoebe?" Prue asked.

"I was going to ask you both the same question," Prue looked at Cole confused then at Piper who was equally confused. "I guess you wanna hear what happened"

Piper and Prue nodded, so Cole led them to Phoebe's old appartment. They entered a dark room which had some candles lit up here and there. Near the candles were pictures of Nicole. Piper began to feel the guilt and the tears began to roll. She froze as she entered the room and Cole noticed this.

"Unlike Phoebe, Piper, my human side had forgiveness," Cole said. "I know you did it accidently and never meant to hurt Nicole" Piper looked at Cole confused.

"Don't you hate me?" Piper asked. Cole shook his head.

"I learnt to stop hating and keep loving," Cole said. "but Phoebe wouldn't love again" Cole said sadly. Prue and Piper sensed a weak spot in Cole. His love for Phoebe.

"Something to drink, eat?" Cole asked as the sisters sat down at an old table.

"No thanks Cole" Prue answered for the both of them. Piper was still in disbelief that Cole could forgive her so easilly. Then again it had been a long time since Nicoles death, I guess some people really do forgive an d forget.

"Tell us what happened Cole?" Prue asked.

Cole sat down and looked to the table for a moment. He felt the pain of Phoebe's ignorance.

"After we left he manor with Nicole, we burried her after a week. Phoebe wouldn't let go," Cole began.

The appartment was now lit up, and Phoebe sat alone in the corner of the room. Finally Cole entered, he had just been crying, due to the funeral service for Nicole. He hadn't loved two people so much in his life as he did to Nicole and Phoebe.

"Honey?" Cole said quietly. Phoebe continued to cry in the corner. Cole reached out to Phoebe but Phoebe pulled back.

"She took my daughter Cole!!!" Phoebe yelled in pain.

"I know Phoebe, but..."

"But what Cole, don't tell me you're on HER side!!" Phoebe yelled getting up. The tears rolled freely from her eyes.

"No, but it was an.." Cole couldn't finish because Phoebe and begun to hit Cole with anything she could find. Finally Cole restrained Phoebe and she sunk into his arms in tears.

"I can't forgive her Cole," Phoebe wailed. "I can't" Cole rubbed Phoebe's back gently trying to sooth her but she had so much hatred for Piper.

The nights were long, Phoebe and Cole began to grow apart, until one day Cole woke up to find Phoebe gone, and only a note in her place;

Dear Cole,

I'm sorry I had to leave you, I just need to be on my own, with my little girl in my heart. I can't live with someone who has forgiven my daughters murderer. I can't live with that bitches memory still there. Even if she was my sister.

I still love you though Cole, and know that.

Love Phoebe.

Cole placed the note down heartbroken. Phoebe's hatred had turned her into a monster.

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