Better Safe then Sorry
Phoebe Halliwell cried out in terror. She nervously stopped breathing and her panic clearly showed by the worry lines that creased into her forhead. All she could think of to do was beg the demon to stop what he was doing, even though she knew it was most un-likely.
"No, Please don't! Please stop this!", she begged once again after her screams died down.
"Give up, witch!" The firgure, who had his hand around her throat, pushed her up against the wall of her bedroom. He took out a knife that shimmered when the moonlight hit it just right. He held it high, prepairing to plunge forward towards her stomch, killing her.
"No, don't!", she tried again. She was foolish to think she could change her fate. "Cole, I love you."
"It's to late, witch." His hand flew forward and the knife clung to her cloths. She could almost feel the tremendous pain, imagining all the happy times in her life.
Almost instantly, Phoebe Halliwell sat up and screamed out of terror. A cold sweat dripped down her as her heartbeat raced faster then anytime before. The nightmare had left a unpleasent thoughts in her head and all she could do was cry.
"Phoebe? What's wrong? What happened?", Cole asked as he craddled her in his arms. Normally, doing this would be comforting but now he had to fight to keep her from getting away. She threw her arms vilontly at his chest as she attempted to push him away. "Shhhhhh! Phoebe, what happened?"
Piper Halliwell, Paige Matthews, and Leo Whytt had appeared almost as soon as the screaming started. Paige and Piper ran to their sister and sat on her bed. By then, Phoebe had given up and was allowing Cole to save her, but she wasn't hugging him back. She ignored the questions of the loved ones around her. That's when she notcied her brother-in-law that stood in the doorway.
"You know, don't you." It wasn't a question, but a statement. She noticed Leo's solid expression that confirmed her word. "How? What was it?"
"Leo, maybe you should tell us what is going on.", Piper suggested sweetly. "Was it another Prue nightmare? Did she hurt herself?"
"No. Neither. I'm sorry Phoebe. I would never stand by like that. I would always do something. You have to know that. You do know that, right?" Phoebe nodded.
"Would one of you please tell me what the hell is going on? I would really appreciate it...", Cole spat angerily.
"It was a nighmare, Cole.", Leo began, ignoring the duh stares he got. "A demon was killing her. He had her by the throat up against the wall. A knife about to plunge into her. She begged and begged. I stood in the doorway, doing nothing. I can't believe I let him kill her."
"Who?", Cole asked.
"You."
Cole's heart nearly stopped. He realized why he had to fight to comfort her. What's worse, he could feel how nervous he made her. He felt the pain that was embedded deep into her heart. He let go of her, and she seemed only half relieved. Then he scooped her back up. The other half of her was scared that he let her go.
"You know I would never do that, right? Not in a millon years. I love you, Phoebe."
Phoebe's sniffles became muffled as she burried her head into his chest. "I know."
"Phoebe, you should get some sleep.", Paige offered. "If you're tired tomorrow you can't come to my family thing at work tomorrow. I know how much you wanted to meet.... that person."
"That person? Paige, she just dreamnt that Cole tried to kill her. I highly doubt that her meeting your friends is high up there on her list." Paige sent a big- sisterly look towards her youngest sister.
"It's another innocent. Slash witch. I work with her and she just out that she is a witch and sort of was told about us. She kind of needs some help and Phoebe offered... unless you want to come."
"Yeah, fine. Paige is right. You should get some sleep." Piper bent down to give her sister a hug. "You gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, nothing a good cup of coffee and a good book can't fix. I can't sleep. Night guys." Phoebe pushed her way through the crowd as she picked up a book she had started about a couple of months ago. She never finished because Paige had showed up on their doorstep. She finally pushed Leo away so that she could leave.
Good, she thought. I was begining to feel crowded...
~*~*~*~
"Maybe we should go talk to her?", Cole asked after Phoebe left. "I mean, she shouldn't be alone right now. She's scared. She might do something stupid."
"Cole, we should sleep. She'll come to us when she's ready to talk. Please stay away from her for now. Ok? Just until morning. Normally I wouldn't do this, but she is really scared. Come on Leo, let's go. Paige, back to bed.", Piper ordred. "Now!"
Everyone left and went back to their beds, but Cole couldn't help but feel he should go to her. He had caused the pain and he wanted to take it away. So he waited for everyone's door to close then silently left the room to go after her. But she wasn't downstairs or anywhere else in the house...
~*~*~*~
It had started to rain earlier that morning and it was now 3:00 am. Phoebe wandered aimlessly around the neighborhood. Not knowing where to go. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and didn't notice that she bumped into someone.
"Oh, sorry miss.", the tall figure said. "I didn't see you."
She looked up and said, "That's ok."
Phoebe was soaked and it was dark so you could barely see her through her wet hair. But if you looked closely, you could clearly see she had been crying. The person, who sounded to be male, had an umbrella. Unlike Phoebe.
"Miss, are you ok? Are you lost or something? Why are you out here at this hour.", he questioned as he handed the umbrella over to her, ready to give her his jacket.
"I'm.... ok. I just needed to get away from my house. My sisters, my boyfriend, my horrible dreams. Thank you, but I don't need your umbrella." She handed it back to him and walked around him. She didn't stop until she heard his voice calling to her.
"By any chance, would you be Phoebe Halliwell?"
"Yes." She turned to face him. "Do I know you?" She thought she had recognized the voice, but couldn't place a face to it.
"Ugh, yeah. Hi, my name is Jake Trombley. From New York?"
Her face suddenly lit up. "Jake, hi. How are you? How have you been?"
He hadn't been able to answer because someon had interupted.
"Phoebe, what are you doing out here?"
She noticed him come from behind her old friend. "Cole. Hi."
~*~*~*~
I don't know where to go from here, so If you review, I would be glad to take your suggestions and continue with this.
Phoebe Halliwell cried out in terror. She nervously stopped breathing and her panic clearly showed by the worry lines that creased into her forhead. All she could think of to do was beg the demon to stop what he was doing, even though she knew it was most un-likely.
"No, Please don't! Please stop this!", she begged once again after her screams died down.
"Give up, witch!" The firgure, who had his hand around her throat, pushed her up against the wall of her bedroom. He took out a knife that shimmered when the moonlight hit it just right. He held it high, prepairing to plunge forward towards her stomch, killing her.
"No, don't!", she tried again. She was foolish to think she could change her fate. "Cole, I love you."
"It's to late, witch." His hand flew forward and the knife clung to her cloths. She could almost feel the tremendous pain, imagining all the happy times in her life.
Almost instantly, Phoebe Halliwell sat up and screamed out of terror. A cold sweat dripped down her as her heartbeat raced faster then anytime before. The nightmare had left a unpleasent thoughts in her head and all she could do was cry.
"Phoebe? What's wrong? What happened?", Cole asked as he craddled her in his arms. Normally, doing this would be comforting but now he had to fight to keep her from getting away. She threw her arms vilontly at his chest as she attempted to push him away. "Shhhhhh! Phoebe, what happened?"
Piper Halliwell, Paige Matthews, and Leo Whytt had appeared almost as soon as the screaming started. Paige and Piper ran to their sister and sat on her bed. By then, Phoebe had given up and was allowing Cole to save her, but she wasn't hugging him back. She ignored the questions of the loved ones around her. That's when she notcied her brother-in-law that stood in the doorway.
"You know, don't you." It wasn't a question, but a statement. She noticed Leo's solid expression that confirmed her word. "How? What was it?"
"Leo, maybe you should tell us what is going on.", Piper suggested sweetly. "Was it another Prue nightmare? Did she hurt herself?"
"No. Neither. I'm sorry Phoebe. I would never stand by like that. I would always do something. You have to know that. You do know that, right?" Phoebe nodded.
"Would one of you please tell me what the hell is going on? I would really appreciate it...", Cole spat angerily.
"It was a nighmare, Cole.", Leo began, ignoring the duh stares he got. "A demon was killing her. He had her by the throat up against the wall. A knife about to plunge into her. She begged and begged. I stood in the doorway, doing nothing. I can't believe I let him kill her."
"Who?", Cole asked.
"You."
Cole's heart nearly stopped. He realized why he had to fight to comfort her. What's worse, he could feel how nervous he made her. He felt the pain that was embedded deep into her heart. He let go of her, and she seemed only half relieved. Then he scooped her back up. The other half of her was scared that he let her go.
"You know I would never do that, right? Not in a millon years. I love you, Phoebe."
Phoebe's sniffles became muffled as she burried her head into his chest. "I know."
"Phoebe, you should get some sleep.", Paige offered. "If you're tired tomorrow you can't come to my family thing at work tomorrow. I know how much you wanted to meet.... that person."
"That person? Paige, she just dreamnt that Cole tried to kill her. I highly doubt that her meeting your friends is high up there on her list." Paige sent a big- sisterly look towards her youngest sister.
"It's another innocent. Slash witch. I work with her and she just out that she is a witch and sort of was told about us. She kind of needs some help and Phoebe offered... unless you want to come."
"Yeah, fine. Paige is right. You should get some sleep." Piper bent down to give her sister a hug. "You gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, nothing a good cup of coffee and a good book can't fix. I can't sleep. Night guys." Phoebe pushed her way through the crowd as she picked up a book she had started about a couple of months ago. She never finished because Paige had showed up on their doorstep. She finally pushed Leo away so that she could leave.
Good, she thought. I was begining to feel crowded...
~*~*~*~
"Maybe we should go talk to her?", Cole asked after Phoebe left. "I mean, she shouldn't be alone right now. She's scared. She might do something stupid."
"Cole, we should sleep. She'll come to us when she's ready to talk. Please stay away from her for now. Ok? Just until morning. Normally I wouldn't do this, but she is really scared. Come on Leo, let's go. Paige, back to bed.", Piper ordred. "Now!"
Everyone left and went back to their beds, but Cole couldn't help but feel he should go to her. He had caused the pain and he wanted to take it away. So he waited for everyone's door to close then silently left the room to go after her. But she wasn't downstairs or anywhere else in the house...
~*~*~*~
It had started to rain earlier that morning and it was now 3:00 am. Phoebe wandered aimlessly around the neighborhood. Not knowing where to go. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and didn't notice that she bumped into someone.
"Oh, sorry miss.", the tall figure said. "I didn't see you."
She looked up and said, "That's ok."
Phoebe was soaked and it was dark so you could barely see her through her wet hair. But if you looked closely, you could clearly see she had been crying. The person, who sounded to be male, had an umbrella. Unlike Phoebe.
"Miss, are you ok? Are you lost or something? Why are you out here at this hour.", he questioned as he handed the umbrella over to her, ready to give her his jacket.
"I'm.... ok. I just needed to get away from my house. My sisters, my boyfriend, my horrible dreams. Thank you, but I don't need your umbrella." She handed it back to him and walked around him. She didn't stop until she heard his voice calling to her.
"By any chance, would you be Phoebe Halliwell?"
"Yes." She turned to face him. "Do I know you?" She thought she had recognized the voice, but couldn't place a face to it.
"Ugh, yeah. Hi, my name is Jake Trombley. From New York?"
Her face suddenly lit up. "Jake, hi. How are you? How have you been?"
He hadn't been able to answer because someon had interupted.
"Phoebe, what are you doing out here?"
She noticed him come from behind her old friend. "Cole. Hi."
~*~*~*~
I don't know where to go from here, so If you review, I would be glad to take your suggestions and continue with this.
