The next morning Phoebe carefully opened her eyes. It was only 6 am and
Cole was still asleep next to her, his arms wrapped around her body. God,
she loved him so much and for that she would do anything to keep him safe.
The Prince of Darkness promised that even the bounty hunters would stop
coming after him and Cole would be free. And even so Phoebe couldn't be
with him, she at least would know that Cole was okay.
Phoebe slowly got up, knowing that there was no way she would be able to get more sleep. She quietly opened her bedroom door, not making any noise that could wake up Cole, and went downstairs.
In the kitchen she started working on a potion that would make Jon immune against her powers and the powers on her sisters. That was her first chore for him and she hated it.
When she was finished with the potion and started to clean up after herself, Piper and Paige came downstairs.
"Hey, you must have been up early" Piper said smiling at her sister. "You got a job interview today, or what?"
"No, I just couldn't sleep so I made breakfast."
"Really?" Paige asked looking around. "Where is it? I don't see anything."
"Well, that's because I burned it. Sorry." Phoebe hated to lie to them, but she had to explain the dirty pots somehow.
"Oh, that's okay. I'll make us something." Piper replied and started cooking while Paige helped Phoebe to clean up.
After breakfast Piper and Paige went to work and Phoebe went upstairs to wake up Cole. It was already 9 am and he was still asleep, something very unusual.
"Wake up Cole, it's already past 9." Phoebe gently sat on the bed next to Cole, kissing him softly. She felt his face against hers and his breath on her ear. He was smiling, she could tell.
"Good morning, what time did you get up?" he asked her in a whisper.
"Oh, a little while ago. Don't you need to get up and I don't know, shimmer around?"
"Well, there are some other things I need to take care of, but how about I shimmer us into the shower first?" he asked her and when she only answered with her smile, they found themselves minutes later, making love under the hot water.
After their shower Cole went off and Phoebe started cleaning up her room.
"Ah, my very own witch. I have missed you." Phoebe's stomach twisted as she turned around and faced Jon.
"Do you have the potion?" he asked and Phoebe nodded, handing him the small bottle. He quickly grabbed it and smiled.
"So far so good. Next things next. I need you to get rid of Belthazor. I don't care how. You can kill him, sent him away, whatever."
"Why? He is no danker to you, or are you afraid?" Phoebe spat. The truth was that she was afraid, afraid to loose Cole, afraid to be stuck with this Prince, afraid for everybody's lives.
"Foolish witch. Belthazor is in the way. You are mine now, in more ways then one." Suddenly he grabbed Phoebe and started to touch her. She got ready to kick him between the legs, but got a premonition of Cole, dying. So Phoebe did what she had to do. Nothing. She closed her eyes and prayed that it would be over soon.
Leo got home earlier then usual, he wanted to talk to Phoebe. He could sense all day that something was wrong with her.
When he finally found the time to check on her, she was in the bathroom. He could hear her crying in the shower.
"Phoebe, are you okay?" he asked, yelling through the door and heard Phoebe turn of the water. Minutes later he was face to face with her, looking at her red, puffy eyes and her fake smile. She was wearing her bathrope, but Leo saw that she was shivering, her blue lips trembling.
"What's wrong Phoebe? You can tell me. And since when do you use cold water to shower? Plus you just got over your cold."
"It's nothing Leo, really. Cole and I just had a stupid fight. Also, I did use hot water." The truth was, of course, that Phoebe had been under the shower ever since Jon left, not realizing when the hot water turned cold.
She had to get clean, something that seemed impossible.
"If you don't mind, Leo, I'm going to go and get dressed." And with that Phoebe left Leo standing in the door, closing her bedroom door behind her.
Phoebe slowly got up, knowing that there was no way she would be able to get more sleep. She quietly opened her bedroom door, not making any noise that could wake up Cole, and went downstairs.
In the kitchen she started working on a potion that would make Jon immune against her powers and the powers on her sisters. That was her first chore for him and she hated it.
When she was finished with the potion and started to clean up after herself, Piper and Paige came downstairs.
"Hey, you must have been up early" Piper said smiling at her sister. "You got a job interview today, or what?"
"No, I just couldn't sleep so I made breakfast."
"Really?" Paige asked looking around. "Where is it? I don't see anything."
"Well, that's because I burned it. Sorry." Phoebe hated to lie to them, but she had to explain the dirty pots somehow.
"Oh, that's okay. I'll make us something." Piper replied and started cooking while Paige helped Phoebe to clean up.
After breakfast Piper and Paige went to work and Phoebe went upstairs to wake up Cole. It was already 9 am and he was still asleep, something very unusual.
"Wake up Cole, it's already past 9." Phoebe gently sat on the bed next to Cole, kissing him softly. She felt his face against hers and his breath on her ear. He was smiling, she could tell.
"Good morning, what time did you get up?" he asked her in a whisper.
"Oh, a little while ago. Don't you need to get up and I don't know, shimmer around?"
"Well, there are some other things I need to take care of, but how about I shimmer us into the shower first?" he asked her and when she only answered with her smile, they found themselves minutes later, making love under the hot water.
After their shower Cole went off and Phoebe started cleaning up her room.
"Ah, my very own witch. I have missed you." Phoebe's stomach twisted as she turned around and faced Jon.
"Do you have the potion?" he asked and Phoebe nodded, handing him the small bottle. He quickly grabbed it and smiled.
"So far so good. Next things next. I need you to get rid of Belthazor. I don't care how. You can kill him, sent him away, whatever."
"Why? He is no danker to you, or are you afraid?" Phoebe spat. The truth was that she was afraid, afraid to loose Cole, afraid to be stuck with this Prince, afraid for everybody's lives.
"Foolish witch. Belthazor is in the way. You are mine now, in more ways then one." Suddenly he grabbed Phoebe and started to touch her. She got ready to kick him between the legs, but got a premonition of Cole, dying. So Phoebe did what she had to do. Nothing. She closed her eyes and prayed that it would be over soon.
Leo got home earlier then usual, he wanted to talk to Phoebe. He could sense all day that something was wrong with her.
When he finally found the time to check on her, she was in the bathroom. He could hear her crying in the shower.
"Phoebe, are you okay?" he asked, yelling through the door and heard Phoebe turn of the water. Minutes later he was face to face with her, looking at her red, puffy eyes and her fake smile. She was wearing her bathrope, but Leo saw that she was shivering, her blue lips trembling.
"What's wrong Phoebe? You can tell me. And since when do you use cold water to shower? Plus you just got over your cold."
"It's nothing Leo, really. Cole and I just had a stupid fight. Also, I did use hot water." The truth was, of course, that Phoebe had been under the shower ever since Jon left, not realizing when the hot water turned cold.
She had to get clean, something that seemed impossible.
"If you don't mind, Leo, I'm going to go and get dressed." And with that Phoebe left Leo standing in the door, closing her bedroom door behind her.
