1 Chapter 3
Days passed and Phoebe still didn't tell anybody what was wrong. Piper and Paige didn't really notice much. They were both busy at work and just thought that maybe Phoebe had stress with Cole. Cole on the other hand knew that something was not right with Phoebe and talked to Leo about her, but both men couldn't figure Phoebe's secret out and she wouldn't open up to either one of them.
Meanwhile Phoebe hadn't seen or heard of Jon. She was having coffee with Cole one morning, thinking that maybe she could keep Cole, when she noticed a dagger flying through the air, heading for Cole's back. Cole just sat there; looking at her worried, not noticing the danger he was in.
Phoebe jumped up.
"Cole, we need to talk about something important. Do you wanna come in the living room with me?" And sure enough the dagger stopped half way and disappeared.
In the living room Phoebe sat down on a chair and Cole across her on the couch.
"Phoebe, honey, what's wrong? I'm worried about you."
"Cole, I need to tell you something. I just don't know how to." Phoebe didn't know how to do this, to break up with Cole, but she knew that she had to.
"You can tell me everything, you know that, right? I know that something is bothering you. You've been acting so strange lately. If there is something wrong please tell me and I'll help you. No matter what it is, we can handle it together."
For a minute Phoebe considered telling Cole everything about the Source and the Prince of Darkness, but then she noticed two shadows behind Cole and decided that it would be too dangerous. Cole as well as Leo and Piper could die and Phoebe couldn't let that happen.
Slowly Phoebe got up and started walking back and forth across the room, knowing that Cole's eyes fallowed her every move. Finally she stopped and faced him.
"Cole, promise me you'll accept whatever it is I have to say and don't doubt me?"
"Sure, baby." Cole replied, noticing his stomach turning.
"Cole, you and I have been through a lot together. Not only are you my boyfriend, you are my best friend. You've changed from being a demon to being one of the most beautiful and good human I know. But things change, I changed. It's just that. I mean. I don't want you to turn evil again, but." Phoebe couldn't do it.
"Phoebe, I'll never be evil again. You know that. I like being good, so please, tell me what's wrong."
"I don't love you anymore." There, she had said it. She had to close her eyes to not see the hurt in Cole's eyes. She could feel his body tremble, everything else seemed like it stopped. No noise, just Cole's breathing. She couldn't even hear the ticking of the clock.
"You don't mean that." Cole finally managed to say, his voice uncertain and hurt. "I know you don't."
Phoebe shook her head, her eyes still closed.
"Listen, Cole, I'm sorry, but things are different now. I've met somebody else."
Cole got up, looked around and didn't know what to do. Phoebe had opened her eyes and wished that she hadn't. Looking at him, she could see the pain he felt and all she wanted to do was to pull him into a hug and kiss the pain away, but she couldn't.
Cole got down in front of her.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me again and I'll leave."
With all Phoebe had, all her strength and fright and worry for him she looked him in the eyes, searching for a different way out, knowing that there wasn't one.
"I don't love you anymore, I'm sorry." And after she had said these words, Cole shimmered out and Phoebe broke down crying.
Days passed and Phoebe still didn't tell anybody what was wrong. Piper and Paige didn't really notice much. They were both busy at work and just thought that maybe Phoebe had stress with Cole. Cole on the other hand knew that something was not right with Phoebe and talked to Leo about her, but both men couldn't figure Phoebe's secret out and she wouldn't open up to either one of them.
Meanwhile Phoebe hadn't seen or heard of Jon. She was having coffee with Cole one morning, thinking that maybe she could keep Cole, when she noticed a dagger flying through the air, heading for Cole's back. Cole just sat there; looking at her worried, not noticing the danger he was in.
Phoebe jumped up.
"Cole, we need to talk about something important. Do you wanna come in the living room with me?" And sure enough the dagger stopped half way and disappeared.
In the living room Phoebe sat down on a chair and Cole across her on the couch.
"Phoebe, honey, what's wrong? I'm worried about you."
"Cole, I need to tell you something. I just don't know how to." Phoebe didn't know how to do this, to break up with Cole, but she knew that she had to.
"You can tell me everything, you know that, right? I know that something is bothering you. You've been acting so strange lately. If there is something wrong please tell me and I'll help you. No matter what it is, we can handle it together."
For a minute Phoebe considered telling Cole everything about the Source and the Prince of Darkness, but then she noticed two shadows behind Cole and decided that it would be too dangerous. Cole as well as Leo and Piper could die and Phoebe couldn't let that happen.
Slowly Phoebe got up and started walking back and forth across the room, knowing that Cole's eyes fallowed her every move. Finally she stopped and faced him.
"Cole, promise me you'll accept whatever it is I have to say and don't doubt me?"
"Sure, baby." Cole replied, noticing his stomach turning.
"Cole, you and I have been through a lot together. Not only are you my boyfriend, you are my best friend. You've changed from being a demon to being one of the most beautiful and good human I know. But things change, I changed. It's just that. I mean. I don't want you to turn evil again, but." Phoebe couldn't do it.
"Phoebe, I'll never be evil again. You know that. I like being good, so please, tell me what's wrong."
"I don't love you anymore." There, she had said it. She had to close her eyes to not see the hurt in Cole's eyes. She could feel his body tremble, everything else seemed like it stopped. No noise, just Cole's breathing. She couldn't even hear the ticking of the clock.
"You don't mean that." Cole finally managed to say, his voice uncertain and hurt. "I know you don't."
Phoebe shook her head, her eyes still closed.
"Listen, Cole, I'm sorry, but things are different now. I've met somebody else."
Cole got up, looked around and didn't know what to do. Phoebe had opened her eyes and wished that she hadn't. Looking at him, she could see the pain he felt and all she wanted to do was to pull him into a hug and kiss the pain away, but she couldn't.
Cole got down in front of her.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me again and I'll leave."
With all Phoebe had, all her strength and fright and worry for him she looked him in the eyes, searching for a different way out, knowing that there wasn't one.
"I don't love you anymore, I'm sorry." And after she had said these words, Cole shimmered out and Phoebe broke down crying.
