1 Chapter 7
Once Cole reached the manor, he found Piper downstairs.
"Hey Piper, I'm just here to drop off Phoebe's car and purse."
"You what? Where did you get her purse? And her car, too?" Piper asked surprised. It was much known how much Phoebe loved her car.
"It was at the mausoleum. I'm just wondering how Phoebe got home. Anyway, is she here? I need to talk to her." Cole was about to walk upstairs, but Piper stopped him.
"Cole, she isn't alone." Cole knew immediately what Piper was talking about and stopped. He couldn't take this anymore. He knew once he found out that Phoebe was engaged, that he had to get away. This was tearing him apart. He couldn't live without her, but he couldn't live like this either.
"Piper, I need to get away and I might not be back for a while."
"Where are you going? Please stay. Phoebe will come around, I'm sure. She loves you, I know she does." Piper understood why Cole wanted to leave, but she didn't want him to go. She was afraid for him.
"Listen, Cole, I know that this must be hard for you, but I think that you should stay. Maybe I don't show or tell you, but you are a part of us. You belong to this family and I wouldn't know what to do if something would happen to you. You are the brother I never had and I love you." By now Piper was close to tears, realizing that this was the first time that she admitted to herself how much Cole had grown on her.
Cole, who was close to tears as well was not only surprised, but also touched. This was the first time, since Phoebe broke up with him, that he felt happy, but it wasn't enough.
"Thank you so much Piper. This means more to me then you will ever know, but I can't stay. I'll take good care of myself, I promise. You just make sure to take care of yourself and of Phoebe for me. And no matter what happens, always remember that I'll be there for you if you need me. For all of you. You are my family and I love you, too. Don't forget, okay?" Piper just nodded her head and Cole shimmered out.
Phoebe, who had been on the top of the stairs and had heard everything slowly went back to her room. Jon had left and Phoebe wished that there was a way out of this, but she knew that there was nothing she could do, except… Suddenly she had an idea, it wasn't what she wanted, but it was something that she had to do.
Phoebe had been thinking about her idea for a couple of days now and she realized that this was the only way out. Cole had been gone ever since that day he talked to Piper and Phoebe missed him terribly. He didn't even say goodbye to her, but she couldn't blame him. If Cole were ever to marry somebody else, she would die of a broken heart. "Cole, one day you'll understand and I hope that you will forgive me."
Piper, Paige and Leo still didn't know what to do about the Prince of Darkness and now, with Cole gone, they had an even harder time to figure out what to do. Just as they finished going through the BOS for the 100th time, the Elders called Leo. While he left the girls went to go and talk to Phoebe.
"Phoebe, honey, are you okay?" Piper asked worried. "Is it about Cole? You know you can tell us, right?"
"I'm okay, guys, really. I'm a bit worried about Cole, but I am very happy with Jon."
"Well, don't you think it's about time that we get to meet this Jon? You sneaked him over often enough." Paige said, trying to figure out who this mystery man was.
"You will, don't worry." Phoebe answered and tried to think of something to change the subject, when Leo orbed back in.
"Okay, the Elders found out some more stuff about the Prince of Darkness. He is the youngest of four brothers and the last one to get married. He needs to get married before his 30th birthday, which is in two days. The interesting news is that if the bride grieves so much and actually would kill herself on their wedding day, the spell would be broken and the Prince of Darkness would be banned to live somewhere on this world without his powers."
Phoebe almost chocked when she heard this. Two days… That was awfully soon, but at least she knew now that her plan would work for sure.
The others noticed how pale Phoebe turned and they were worried.
"Pheebs, you okay?" Leo asked, but Phoebe just nodded her head and went upstairs, leaving Leo, Piper and Paige with worried expressions behind.
Once Cole reached the manor, he found Piper downstairs.
"Hey Piper, I'm just here to drop off Phoebe's car and purse."
"You what? Where did you get her purse? And her car, too?" Piper asked surprised. It was much known how much Phoebe loved her car.
"It was at the mausoleum. I'm just wondering how Phoebe got home. Anyway, is she here? I need to talk to her." Cole was about to walk upstairs, but Piper stopped him.
"Cole, she isn't alone." Cole knew immediately what Piper was talking about and stopped. He couldn't take this anymore. He knew once he found out that Phoebe was engaged, that he had to get away. This was tearing him apart. He couldn't live without her, but he couldn't live like this either.
"Piper, I need to get away and I might not be back for a while."
"Where are you going? Please stay. Phoebe will come around, I'm sure. She loves you, I know she does." Piper understood why Cole wanted to leave, but she didn't want him to go. She was afraid for him.
"Listen, Cole, I know that this must be hard for you, but I think that you should stay. Maybe I don't show or tell you, but you are a part of us. You belong to this family and I wouldn't know what to do if something would happen to you. You are the brother I never had and I love you." By now Piper was close to tears, realizing that this was the first time that she admitted to herself how much Cole had grown on her.
Cole, who was close to tears as well was not only surprised, but also touched. This was the first time, since Phoebe broke up with him, that he felt happy, but it wasn't enough.
"Thank you so much Piper. This means more to me then you will ever know, but I can't stay. I'll take good care of myself, I promise. You just make sure to take care of yourself and of Phoebe for me. And no matter what happens, always remember that I'll be there for you if you need me. For all of you. You are my family and I love you, too. Don't forget, okay?" Piper just nodded her head and Cole shimmered out.
Phoebe, who had been on the top of the stairs and had heard everything slowly went back to her room. Jon had left and Phoebe wished that there was a way out of this, but she knew that there was nothing she could do, except… Suddenly she had an idea, it wasn't what she wanted, but it was something that she had to do.
Phoebe had been thinking about her idea for a couple of days now and she realized that this was the only way out. Cole had been gone ever since that day he talked to Piper and Phoebe missed him terribly. He didn't even say goodbye to her, but she couldn't blame him. If Cole were ever to marry somebody else, she would die of a broken heart. "Cole, one day you'll understand and I hope that you will forgive me."
Piper, Paige and Leo still didn't know what to do about the Prince of Darkness and now, with Cole gone, they had an even harder time to figure out what to do. Just as they finished going through the BOS for the 100th time, the Elders called Leo. While he left the girls went to go and talk to Phoebe.
"Phoebe, honey, are you okay?" Piper asked worried. "Is it about Cole? You know you can tell us, right?"
"I'm okay, guys, really. I'm a bit worried about Cole, but I am very happy with Jon."
"Well, don't you think it's about time that we get to meet this Jon? You sneaked him over often enough." Paige said, trying to figure out who this mystery man was.
"You will, don't worry." Phoebe answered and tried to think of something to change the subject, when Leo orbed back in.
"Okay, the Elders found out some more stuff about the Prince of Darkness. He is the youngest of four brothers and the last one to get married. He needs to get married before his 30th birthday, which is in two days. The interesting news is that if the bride grieves so much and actually would kill herself on their wedding day, the spell would be broken and the Prince of Darkness would be banned to live somewhere on this world without his powers."
Phoebe almost chocked when she heard this. Two days… That was awfully soon, but at least she knew now that her plan would work for sure.
The others noticed how pale Phoebe turned and they were worried.
"Pheebs, you okay?" Leo asked, but Phoebe just nodded her head and went upstairs, leaving Leo, Piper and Paige with worried expressions behind.
