Chapter Four
Phoebe and Darryl drove to Menlo Park the entire trip was silence. No one speaks, no one make any movement. Darryl keeps his eyes on the road the entire time, while Phoebe stares out the window with hot stream of tear down her face.
"How are you holding up?" Darryl broke the silence.
"Not to well." Phoebe slowly turned, facing Darryl.
"Sweetie, it's not your fault of what happened! There wasn't anything you could do to prevent it from happening." Darryl tries to convince her.
"If only I have opened my fucken trap, this--- this whole mess would've never existed in the first place!" Phoebe broke down again. "Because of me, now my sisters had to suffered!"
"Phoebe, you can keep saying that but it will not turn back time. We're here now, come on." Darryl stops the car. And opened the door for Phoebe.
They then slowly walks around the wood, examine all the sights of all directions. Phoebe slowly drifted off on her own, not knowing it. Cole shimmered from different spot, but no sight of him. It was too dark to see anything anyway, from distance all there is, is fog floating above freezing water. Suddenly it struck Cole's mind, Phoebe had say there was a lake in the park. Cole wasted no time and shimmer down to the lake. No signs of Piper or Paige. All there was is water and fog.
Back at the manor Leo orbs into the living room for Phoebe, Cole, and Darryl. No sign of anyone. He went to the kitchen and turn on the lights; he found himself a note on the kitchen table, and a profile of the suspect. Skim over it then tried to sense for them. Apparently he senses them all over the places, he couldn't determine where. He orbs to first person he sensed. Suddenly he found himself next to Cole.
"Cole?" Leo asked.
"Leo? What are you doing here?" Cole turn trying to locate Leo through the misty atmosphere.
"Looking for you, where's Phoebe?" Leo reaches for Cole.
"She with Darryl at Menlo Park." Cole replied.
"Oh!"
Phoebe wandered through the wood looking for Darryl. She was scared and afraid and alone.
"Darryl?" She barely whispers. The sound of the crispy dried leaves from the bottom of the forest floor ruffles making it way to her. A cold hand grabbed her shoulder as she swings around and gasped.
"It's not smart to wander off like that." The husky, raspy voice spoke,
"Oh thank God it's just you, Darryl, you scared the crap outta me." Phoebe places her hand in front of her chest.
"We have to stick together, don't wander off again." Darryl grabbed Phoebe's hand and pulled her to his direction toward the car.
"Leo! Leo!" The sound of Cole's voice rings Leo's ears.
"What is it?" Leo transforms himself next to Cole who's obviously still observing around the lonesome lake.
"I'm never noticed this before, but there're massive streaks of redness in the lake. Looks like it rained blood. Check it out." Cole kneels down looking at to where the streaks lead.
"It's look like blood. It comes from behind the bushes there." Leo point out.
"It couldn't be." Cole mumbles to himself. They separate the bushes exposing bodies' parts. Leo and Cole gasped covering their mouth. They couldn't take their eyes off the bodies.
"Piper!" Leo whispered loudly recognizing her long silky brown hair. "No, no, Piper. Paige! How could it be?"
"Come on Leo. We have to get Phoebe and Darryl." Cole couldn't find any else to say, it's not like anything would help ease the problem, and he found himself in tears along with Leo.
"No, no. I'm staying here and look for the mother fucker who killed Piper and Paige!!!" Leo screamed in rage.
"You can't Leo. It's not safe here, he might come back and kill you!" Cole argued.
"Maybe you have forgotten Cole, but I'm a whitelighter. I can take care of myself. I don't need your demonic protection!" Leo spat. Cole was offended by Leo's comment, but decided to let it pass. He knew it wasn't time for an argument.
"How can this be happening?" Leo broke down in front of the bodies and cry like a little baby. While Leo grieving Cole shimmered to Melon Park next to Phoebe and Darryl.
"Phoebe!" Cole calls out.
"Cole?" Phoebe starts looking around.
"Phoebe!" Cole spotted her. "We found the bodies."
"What? Where?" Phoebe tries to hold back the painful tears.
"By the lake like in your dreams. C'mon, Darryl get a hold of your officers and we'll meet you there. Let's go Phoebe." With that Cole and Phoebe shimmers out.
The fog had gotten worse as the night grown darker. The sky was almost purple. The wolves are out of their habitat, now roaming the wood as if they where guarding their territories from other species whose would intrude its properties. Sniffing for a piece of meat or something just to get them through the chilly night. Slowly they all separated into different directions, all on their own. A white fur coated wolf rambles it way through the wilderness and to the lake. The strong smell of blood entice it nose, luring it to come closer, creeping it ways to the bodies, to the fresh flesh.
Before it could grab the flesh with it jagged teeth, Cole and Phoebe shimmers to the scene of the crime, to where it all happened, and it backed away then rushed off. Phoebe couldn't take it, she abruptly twist her head to Cole's chest covered her mouth and the tears freely cascade down her soft pale cheeks. Cole held her tightly in his arm, as Leo made his way out from behind the bushes. Ran to Phoebe and Cole's side.
"Oh Go-d! I can't, I can't! This is entirely my fault! Because of me he'd gotten to Piper and Paige. I can't do this!" Still with her hands covers over her mouth and ran off with streams of tears down her face.
"Phoebe!" Cole and Leo calls after her, doesn't seem to really give it any affect.
Phoebe and Darryl drove to Menlo Park the entire trip was silence. No one speaks, no one make any movement. Darryl keeps his eyes on the road the entire time, while Phoebe stares out the window with hot stream of tear down her face.
"How are you holding up?" Darryl broke the silence.
"Not to well." Phoebe slowly turned, facing Darryl.
"Sweetie, it's not your fault of what happened! There wasn't anything you could do to prevent it from happening." Darryl tries to convince her.
"If only I have opened my fucken trap, this--- this whole mess would've never existed in the first place!" Phoebe broke down again. "Because of me, now my sisters had to suffered!"
"Phoebe, you can keep saying that but it will not turn back time. We're here now, come on." Darryl stops the car. And opened the door for Phoebe.
They then slowly walks around the wood, examine all the sights of all directions. Phoebe slowly drifted off on her own, not knowing it. Cole shimmered from different spot, but no sight of him. It was too dark to see anything anyway, from distance all there is, is fog floating above freezing water. Suddenly it struck Cole's mind, Phoebe had say there was a lake in the park. Cole wasted no time and shimmer down to the lake. No signs of Piper or Paige. All there was is water and fog.
Back at the manor Leo orbs into the living room for Phoebe, Cole, and Darryl. No sign of anyone. He went to the kitchen and turn on the lights; he found himself a note on the kitchen table, and a profile of the suspect. Skim over it then tried to sense for them. Apparently he senses them all over the places, he couldn't determine where. He orbs to first person he sensed. Suddenly he found himself next to Cole.
"Cole?" Leo asked.
"Leo? What are you doing here?" Cole turn trying to locate Leo through the misty atmosphere.
"Looking for you, where's Phoebe?" Leo reaches for Cole.
"She with Darryl at Menlo Park." Cole replied.
"Oh!"
Phoebe wandered through the wood looking for Darryl. She was scared and afraid and alone.
"Darryl?" She barely whispers. The sound of the crispy dried leaves from the bottom of the forest floor ruffles making it way to her. A cold hand grabbed her shoulder as she swings around and gasped.
"It's not smart to wander off like that." The husky, raspy voice spoke,
"Oh thank God it's just you, Darryl, you scared the crap outta me." Phoebe places her hand in front of her chest.
"We have to stick together, don't wander off again." Darryl grabbed Phoebe's hand and pulled her to his direction toward the car.
"Leo! Leo!" The sound of Cole's voice rings Leo's ears.
"What is it?" Leo transforms himself next to Cole who's obviously still observing around the lonesome lake.
"I'm never noticed this before, but there're massive streaks of redness in the lake. Looks like it rained blood. Check it out." Cole kneels down looking at to where the streaks lead.
"It's look like blood. It comes from behind the bushes there." Leo point out.
"It couldn't be." Cole mumbles to himself. They separate the bushes exposing bodies' parts. Leo and Cole gasped covering their mouth. They couldn't take their eyes off the bodies.
"Piper!" Leo whispered loudly recognizing her long silky brown hair. "No, no, Piper. Paige! How could it be?"
"Come on Leo. We have to get Phoebe and Darryl." Cole couldn't find any else to say, it's not like anything would help ease the problem, and he found himself in tears along with Leo.
"No, no. I'm staying here and look for the mother fucker who killed Piper and Paige!!!" Leo screamed in rage.
"You can't Leo. It's not safe here, he might come back and kill you!" Cole argued.
"Maybe you have forgotten Cole, but I'm a whitelighter. I can take care of myself. I don't need your demonic protection!" Leo spat. Cole was offended by Leo's comment, but decided to let it pass. He knew it wasn't time for an argument.
"How can this be happening?" Leo broke down in front of the bodies and cry like a little baby. While Leo grieving Cole shimmered to Melon Park next to Phoebe and Darryl.
"Phoebe!" Cole calls out.
"Cole?" Phoebe starts looking around.
"Phoebe!" Cole spotted her. "We found the bodies."
"What? Where?" Phoebe tries to hold back the painful tears.
"By the lake like in your dreams. C'mon, Darryl get a hold of your officers and we'll meet you there. Let's go Phoebe." With that Cole and Phoebe shimmers out.
The fog had gotten worse as the night grown darker. The sky was almost purple. The wolves are out of their habitat, now roaming the wood as if they where guarding their territories from other species whose would intrude its properties. Sniffing for a piece of meat or something just to get them through the chilly night. Slowly they all separated into different directions, all on their own. A white fur coated wolf rambles it way through the wilderness and to the lake. The strong smell of blood entice it nose, luring it to come closer, creeping it ways to the bodies, to the fresh flesh.
Before it could grab the flesh with it jagged teeth, Cole and Phoebe shimmers to the scene of the crime, to where it all happened, and it backed away then rushed off. Phoebe couldn't take it, she abruptly twist her head to Cole's chest covered her mouth and the tears freely cascade down her soft pale cheeks. Cole held her tightly in his arm, as Leo made his way out from behind the bushes. Ran to Phoebe and Cole's side.
"Oh Go-d! I can't, I can't! This is entirely my fault! Because of me he'd gotten to Piper and Paige. I can't do this!" Still with her hands covers over her mouth and ran off with streams of tears down her face.
"Phoebe!" Cole and Leo calls after her, doesn't seem to really give it any affect.