Part 16 of
Virtual Heartache... Or Is It?
Piper ran down the stairs, angry at what Prue and Leo were thinking. How could they ask Phoebe to kill the man she loves? Why would they even think of asking her to do that? It was rediculas, it was barbaric, it was... the only way. Who was she kiddin'? She knew deep down that Phoebe was the only person close enough to Cole to actually accomplish something like this.
She suddenly changed course and realized that her feet were directing her to Phoebe's room. She stopped and before she thought about it, she knocked. She wasn't even sure why she did it; what was she going to tell her? Was there anything that she could say? But she couldn't just leave...
It was too late. Phoebe had opened the door, face tear stained. "Yeah?"
"I ugh, I don't really know what I'm doing here..", Piper honestly answered.
"Trying to convince me to kill Cole?", Phoebe answered sarcastically.
"No! I think that they're insane to even ask something like that from you!", Piper quickly defended herself. "They shouldn't have even mentioned it to you. It seems kinda heartless if you ask me.."
"You wanna come in?", Phoebe asked, realizing that her older sister was on her side.
"Sure..." Piper closed the door as she entered the room. "So how are you?"
"Are you kidding me? Were you in that attic? I've been found out. Prue is going to kill Cole, Piper. I love him with all my heart. I really do. And I realize that he is a demon, and that it's wrong... But I just can't do it, Piper. I would be able to if I knew that he was trying to kill us, but not like this. Not when he trusts me. I just... I love him too much. If love is all pain, I'd rather not expeirence it."
"No, hunny. Don't think like that. Love is a great thing. Just because one bad expeirence was your first, doesn't mean you should give up on it. Where would I be if I had done so?"
"You almost did give up on love, Piper. Remember?"
"That's not fair."
"Who said anything about fair?", Phoebe asked jokingly.
"Piper ran her hand through Phoebe's hair. "Just give it one more try. For me?"
"..Ok."
Piper stood up and left the room. The door closed quietly behind her and Phoebe was left alone once more.
~*~*~*~
Phoebe wasn't sure why she left the house. She wasn't sure why she hadn't grabbed a jacket. Come to think of it, she wasn't sure where she was. She hugged herself, chilled to the bone. The street lights started going out and she realized that it was getting dark. Wasn't it only, like, 1:30 or 2 when she had left? She tracked her thoughts all the way back to getting away from her house. Looking back even more, she realized that she had thought that a lot in her life.
"Hmm.. A Charmed One. All by herself? Isn't that stupid...", a voice from behind Phoebe asked.
She turned around to see five or six guys standing there, ready to ambush her. (Question, aren't they already ambushing her?) But she knew, as well as we do, that they were no humans. They were demons, maybe warlocks. She guessed them to be warlocks. Her hands flew to her face and her knees bent, showing that she was ready for battle. She charged at the small group of people and started fighting. She felt like Buffy then; taking on six guys and kicking their asses. Soon, every warlocks was down or wounded and the last guy had run off when he realized just how good a fighter the youngest Charmed One was.
She breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they were gone. She understood why Piper and Prue were always so cautious of what anyone was doing. If Phoebe hadn't learned those martial arts skills... She didn't want to think about it.
A hand was suddenly felt upon her shoulder. It forced her to turn around and face the owner. Phoebe immediatly took her defense mode. At times, she was glad that she had aquired that instinct. But when she saw who it was, she dropped the instinct and collapsed into the person's arms. (This would be a good place to leave off.... But I won't subjucate you guys to torture and the story will go on! Aren't I nice?)
"Oh, Cole.. Thank god. I was so worried."
"Worried? When?" He wrapped his arms around her very tightly. He noticed how they so easily fit that way and how right it felt for him to be there like that.
"When the... When I was being attacked. I just am... Thank god."
He bent his head down and kissed the top of her. He whispered into her ear, "I'm glad that you're ok." The couple... I'm sorry.... The two smiled as they BOTH realized how right it was for them to be like that. (Isn't that the name of a song?) "What happened? How did you defend yourself?"
"Ugh, it's a long story... Can I join you so that I can tell it?", Phoebe asked. Cole knew that it was her way of saying sorry and asking for forgiveness.
"Sure.. I believe you know where my apartment is." He walked by her side all the way to his apartment.
(Now, normally I would end this chapter right here. But seeing as how I get so many demands for longer chapter, I think that I might continue...)
Phoebe and Cole entered Cole's warm apartment. The air was surprisingly warm to Phoebe after walking in the cool winter air for a couple of hours. Glancing at the clock, she made a mental note of how long she had been gond. She turned to him, to ask to use his phone, and her lips met his in a passionate embrace instead. She pulled away reluctantly, and looked away as if she were ashamed. Really though, she just couldn't face him at that time.
"What's wrong?", Cole asked concerned. "Too fast for you?" Why did he even care whether or not he was moving too fast for her? He wanted her then and he knew he could have her at the drop of a pen...
"No. I was just thinking about calling Piper. I've been out for hours and I think that she should know where I am." She avoided any eye contact with the man that she loved.
"Piper? I thought that Prue was the protective sister."
"She is. I'm not talking to her. Or Leo."
"Why? What happened?" Cole pulled Phoebe down onto the couch. He started running his fingers through her hair. "You want to tell me about it?'
She had every intention not to go in there. She had every intention not to tell him what was really wrong. She had every intention of just telling him that he didn't need to know. So why did words start spilling out of her mouth?
"We just had an argument about some information concerning you and me and... Prue wants me to continue seeing you and.." She finally looked into his eyes and saw just how much he loved her. "And that never happened. I just don't want to tell you what's wrong. Forgive me?"
"Of course..." He wrapped his arms around her shoulder and pulled her all the way back so they were lounging on the couch. "You know, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Just please... Promise me that you will tell me if anything wrong happens."
Phoebe knew that Cole was asking for why they couldn't be together. "I meant what I said Cole. I do love you. With all my heart. But it's just that... It's so wrong, On so many levels. You might not know what they are, but I do. And I can't just ignore it. but I'm not sorry that I met you. You are one of the best people in my life. I'm sorry that you will have to suffer the lose of me, but maybe we can find some way to be together."
He kissed the tip of her nose, afraid to upset her by kissing her lips. "I would love that..."
"Me too."
Phoebe closed her eyes, at peace for the first time in days. She felt herself slipping away into a dream world....
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Virtual Heartache... Or Is It?
Piper ran down the stairs, angry at what Prue and Leo were thinking. How could they ask Phoebe to kill the man she loves? Why would they even think of asking her to do that? It was rediculas, it was barbaric, it was... the only way. Who was she kiddin'? She knew deep down that Phoebe was the only person close enough to Cole to actually accomplish something like this.
She suddenly changed course and realized that her feet were directing her to Phoebe's room. She stopped and before she thought about it, she knocked. She wasn't even sure why she did it; what was she going to tell her? Was there anything that she could say? But she couldn't just leave...
It was too late. Phoebe had opened the door, face tear stained. "Yeah?"
"I ugh, I don't really know what I'm doing here..", Piper honestly answered.
"Trying to convince me to kill Cole?", Phoebe answered sarcastically.
"No! I think that they're insane to even ask something like that from you!", Piper quickly defended herself. "They shouldn't have even mentioned it to you. It seems kinda heartless if you ask me.."
"You wanna come in?", Phoebe asked, realizing that her older sister was on her side.
"Sure..." Piper closed the door as she entered the room. "So how are you?"
"Are you kidding me? Were you in that attic? I've been found out. Prue is going to kill Cole, Piper. I love him with all my heart. I really do. And I realize that he is a demon, and that it's wrong... But I just can't do it, Piper. I would be able to if I knew that he was trying to kill us, but not like this. Not when he trusts me. I just... I love him too much. If love is all pain, I'd rather not expeirence it."
"No, hunny. Don't think like that. Love is a great thing. Just because one bad expeirence was your first, doesn't mean you should give up on it. Where would I be if I had done so?"
"You almost did give up on love, Piper. Remember?"
"That's not fair."
"Who said anything about fair?", Phoebe asked jokingly.
"Piper ran her hand through Phoebe's hair. "Just give it one more try. For me?"
"..Ok."
Piper stood up and left the room. The door closed quietly behind her and Phoebe was left alone once more.
~*~*~*~
Phoebe wasn't sure why she left the house. She wasn't sure why she hadn't grabbed a jacket. Come to think of it, she wasn't sure where she was. She hugged herself, chilled to the bone. The street lights started going out and she realized that it was getting dark. Wasn't it only, like, 1:30 or 2 when she had left? She tracked her thoughts all the way back to getting away from her house. Looking back even more, she realized that she had thought that a lot in her life.
"Hmm.. A Charmed One. All by herself? Isn't that stupid...", a voice from behind Phoebe asked.
She turned around to see five or six guys standing there, ready to ambush her. (Question, aren't they already ambushing her?) But she knew, as well as we do, that they were no humans. They were demons, maybe warlocks. She guessed them to be warlocks. Her hands flew to her face and her knees bent, showing that she was ready for battle. She charged at the small group of people and started fighting. She felt like Buffy then; taking on six guys and kicking their asses. Soon, every warlocks was down or wounded and the last guy had run off when he realized just how good a fighter the youngest Charmed One was.
She breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they were gone. She understood why Piper and Prue were always so cautious of what anyone was doing. If Phoebe hadn't learned those martial arts skills... She didn't want to think about it.
A hand was suddenly felt upon her shoulder. It forced her to turn around and face the owner. Phoebe immediatly took her defense mode. At times, she was glad that she had aquired that instinct. But when she saw who it was, she dropped the instinct and collapsed into the person's arms. (This would be a good place to leave off.... But I won't subjucate you guys to torture and the story will go on! Aren't I nice?)
"Oh, Cole.. Thank god. I was so worried."
"Worried? When?" He wrapped his arms around her very tightly. He noticed how they so easily fit that way and how right it felt for him to be there like that.
"When the... When I was being attacked. I just am... Thank god."
He bent his head down and kissed the top of her. He whispered into her ear, "I'm glad that you're ok." The couple... I'm sorry.... The two smiled as they BOTH realized how right it was for them to be like that. (Isn't that the name of a song?) "What happened? How did you defend yourself?"
"Ugh, it's a long story... Can I join you so that I can tell it?", Phoebe asked. Cole knew that it was her way of saying sorry and asking for forgiveness.
"Sure.. I believe you know where my apartment is." He walked by her side all the way to his apartment.
(Now, normally I would end this chapter right here. But seeing as how I get so many demands for longer chapter, I think that I might continue...)
Phoebe and Cole entered Cole's warm apartment. The air was surprisingly warm to Phoebe after walking in the cool winter air for a couple of hours. Glancing at the clock, she made a mental note of how long she had been gond. She turned to him, to ask to use his phone, and her lips met his in a passionate embrace instead. She pulled away reluctantly, and looked away as if she were ashamed. Really though, she just couldn't face him at that time.
"What's wrong?", Cole asked concerned. "Too fast for you?" Why did he even care whether or not he was moving too fast for her? He wanted her then and he knew he could have her at the drop of a pen...
"No. I was just thinking about calling Piper. I've been out for hours and I think that she should know where I am." She avoided any eye contact with the man that she loved.
"Piper? I thought that Prue was the protective sister."
"She is. I'm not talking to her. Or Leo."
"Why? What happened?" Cole pulled Phoebe down onto the couch. He started running his fingers through her hair. "You want to tell me about it?'
She had every intention not to go in there. She had every intention not to tell him what was really wrong. She had every intention of just telling him that he didn't need to know. So why did words start spilling out of her mouth?
"We just had an argument about some information concerning you and me and... Prue wants me to continue seeing you and.." She finally looked into his eyes and saw just how much he loved her. "And that never happened. I just don't want to tell you what's wrong. Forgive me?"
"Of course..." He wrapped his arms around her shoulder and pulled her all the way back so they were lounging on the couch. "You know, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Just please... Promise me that you will tell me if anything wrong happens."
Phoebe knew that Cole was asking for why they couldn't be together. "I meant what I said Cole. I do love you. With all my heart. But it's just that... It's so wrong, On so many levels. You might not know what they are, but I do. And I can't just ignore it. but I'm not sorry that I met you. You are one of the best people in my life. I'm sorry that you will have to suffer the lose of me, but maybe we can find some way to be together."
He kissed the tip of her nose, afraid to upset her by kissing her lips. "I would love that..."
"Me too."
Phoebe closed her eyes, at peace for the first time in days. She felt herself slipping away into a dream world....
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