Disclaimer: Charmed isn't mine. If it were, would I be writing fan fiction?
Enough said.
Phoebe sat in the apartment she shared with Cole, staring at the pregnancy test in her hand. It had a large plus sign on it. There was not way it could it be anything else. Despite that, she couldn't wrap her mind around the idea that she was going to be a mother.
This is something Piper would do, Phoebe thought. Piper was the type to liked to cook and clean. Sure, she's no housewife, but she's more maternal than me. Phoebe sighed. She never pictured herself as a mother, or even a wife. Yet it was happening. She and Cole had only been married for a few weeks! It was too strange to ponder.
" I'm gonna be a mom," she said to herself. " I'm gonna be a mom."
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The Seer watched with a smile as Phoebe repeated these words to herself. The Source/Cole watched in anticipation. " Well?" he demanded.
The white faded from the Seer's eye. " She is with child," she told her Master.
Cole nodded, rubbing his hands together greedily. " The evil in the child is so strong it will consume her soon," the Seer continued. " Through the bond with her sisters, they will follow."
" But not soon enough," The Source snapped. " Do a spell, that will speed up the growth of the child. The evil will grow faster." His servant nodded. " Tell me if you See anything else." With that Cole flamed out.
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" Hello?" Phoebe called, pounding on the locked door. " Hello?"
Paige opened the door. " Hey Phoebe," she greeted her with a grin. Suddenly she frowned. " Is there a demon on the loose?"
" No! Why should there be something witchy going on? I just want to hang out for a while." Phoebe walked in and flopped on the couch. Paige raised an eyebrow but said nothing. " Is Piper home?"
" She's at the club. Someone's throwing a party there tonight." Phoebe bit her lip nervously. Paige moaned. " What's up with you?" she asked.
" Could you call Piper? I need her here." Paige crossed her arms impatiently. " I'll tell you when she gets here."
" Fine," Paige sighed, walking into the kitchen. Fifteen minutes later, Piper came home.
" What?" she inquired, frazzled. " What is so important that you must take me out of an important decorating session." Piper and Paige looked down at Phoebe, still on the couch.
Phoebe smiled weakly at them. " I'm pregnant."
Piper's heart felt like it was going to stop. " You're- you're…" Piper was surprised. Something inside her thought she'd always be the first one to have babies. Nevertheless, she was happy for her sister. " Congratulations!" she said, both Paige and Piper hugging her. Phoebe, however, didn't seem as happy.
" What's a matter, hon?" Piper asked.
" I don't know…it's just weird, knowing I'm gonna be a mom." Paige patted her shoulder.
" Yeah," agreed Piper. " But you only found out today? Give yourself time to adjust. You've got plenty."
Phoebe laughed. " Yeah, especially when I become big as a house…throwing up all morning…"
" You've got so much to look forward to," Paige quipped.
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The Seer sprinkled a powder into her boiling potion. She picked up a piece of parchment, reading the words there. " ' Evil Spirits awaken thee, the evil inside this mother be'." She dropped a photo of Phoebe in the cauldron. " 'Let both child and evil grow, so that the both may infect woe'." The photo melted away and the potion evaporated.
Cole stood in the background and snorted. " That's your spell?"
The Seer glared at him. " I didn't have a lot of time. But it worked, didn't it?" She smiled. " Go see your wife. Let her tell you the good news."
The Source nodded and flamed out.
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Cole flamed in outside the door. He walked into his apartment. Phoebe waited on a couch for him, a happy but nervous look on her face. She ran to him and kissed him. " I missed you."
" I missed you," he said. " What's the matter?"
Phoebe looked like she was going to explode. " I'm going to have a baby!" she announced.
Cole grinned. It wasn't the fake grins he usually plastered on his face, but a real one. " Really honey? That's great!" He picked her up in the air and she giggled. Quickly he put her down. " We should celebrate." Cole stroked his hand across her face, leaving a trace of gold that swiftly vanished. Phoebe yawned.
" Actually, I'm tired," she admitted, surprised. " Can we just go to bed?"
" Sure." Both put on their nightclothes and slipped into bed. When Phoebe fell asleep, he saw a bright red glow on her face. " The spell's begun," he whispered happily.
Phoebe sat in the apartment she shared with Cole, staring at the pregnancy test in her hand. It had a large plus sign on it. There was not way it could it be anything else. Despite that, she couldn't wrap her mind around the idea that she was going to be a mother.
This is something Piper would do, Phoebe thought. Piper was the type to liked to cook and clean. Sure, she's no housewife, but she's more maternal than me. Phoebe sighed. She never pictured herself as a mother, or even a wife. Yet it was happening. She and Cole had only been married for a few weeks! It was too strange to ponder.
" I'm gonna be a mom," she said to herself. " I'm gonna be a mom."
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The Seer watched with a smile as Phoebe repeated these words to herself. The Source/Cole watched in anticipation. " Well?" he demanded.
The white faded from the Seer's eye. " She is with child," she told her Master.
Cole nodded, rubbing his hands together greedily. " The evil in the child is so strong it will consume her soon," the Seer continued. " Through the bond with her sisters, they will follow."
" But not soon enough," The Source snapped. " Do a spell, that will speed up the growth of the child. The evil will grow faster." His servant nodded. " Tell me if you See anything else." With that Cole flamed out.
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" Hello?" Phoebe called, pounding on the locked door. " Hello?"
Paige opened the door. " Hey Phoebe," she greeted her with a grin. Suddenly she frowned. " Is there a demon on the loose?"
" No! Why should there be something witchy going on? I just want to hang out for a while." Phoebe walked in and flopped on the couch. Paige raised an eyebrow but said nothing. " Is Piper home?"
" She's at the club. Someone's throwing a party there tonight." Phoebe bit her lip nervously. Paige moaned. " What's up with you?" she asked.
" Could you call Piper? I need her here." Paige crossed her arms impatiently. " I'll tell you when she gets here."
" Fine," Paige sighed, walking into the kitchen. Fifteen minutes later, Piper came home.
" What?" she inquired, frazzled. " What is so important that you must take me out of an important decorating session." Piper and Paige looked down at Phoebe, still on the couch.
Phoebe smiled weakly at them. " I'm pregnant."
Piper's heart felt like it was going to stop. " You're- you're…" Piper was surprised. Something inside her thought she'd always be the first one to have babies. Nevertheless, she was happy for her sister. " Congratulations!" she said, both Paige and Piper hugging her. Phoebe, however, didn't seem as happy.
" What's a matter, hon?" Piper asked.
" I don't know…it's just weird, knowing I'm gonna be a mom." Paige patted her shoulder.
" Yeah," agreed Piper. " But you only found out today? Give yourself time to adjust. You've got plenty."
Phoebe laughed. " Yeah, especially when I become big as a house…throwing up all morning…"
" You've got so much to look forward to," Paige quipped.
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The Seer sprinkled a powder into her boiling potion. She picked up a piece of parchment, reading the words there. " ' Evil Spirits awaken thee, the evil inside this mother be'." She dropped a photo of Phoebe in the cauldron. " 'Let both child and evil grow, so that the both may infect woe'." The photo melted away and the potion evaporated.
Cole stood in the background and snorted. " That's your spell?"
The Seer glared at him. " I didn't have a lot of time. But it worked, didn't it?" She smiled. " Go see your wife. Let her tell you the good news."
The Source nodded and flamed out.
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Cole flamed in outside the door. He walked into his apartment. Phoebe waited on a couch for him, a happy but nervous look on her face. She ran to him and kissed him. " I missed you."
" I missed you," he said. " What's the matter?"
Phoebe looked like she was going to explode. " I'm going to have a baby!" she announced.
Cole grinned. It wasn't the fake grins he usually plastered on his face, but a real one. " Really honey? That's great!" He picked her up in the air and she giggled. Quickly he put her down. " We should celebrate." Cole stroked his hand across her face, leaving a trace of gold that swiftly vanished. Phoebe yawned.
" Actually, I'm tired," she admitted, surprised. " Can we just go to bed?"
" Sure." Both put on their nightclothes and slipped into bed. When Phoebe fell asleep, he saw a bright red glow on her face. " The spell's begun," he whispered happily.