CHASTISEMENT
NOTE: These Charmed characters belong to the WB and only the WB. I also don't own the plot. But I do own Travis and Melinda.
Second note: This is my own personal AU. In this alternate universe Cole and Phoebe are still married and have their son. He is twelve years old and his name is Travis. Piper and Leo are, of course, married and have their eleven-year-old daughter Melinda. Personally I like the Cole with powers. But in my story he does not turn into the demon, Belthazar (if that's the way you spell it). Also Paige is still a social worker and she has her own apartment.
Summary: Bad Travis. That's all I'm giving you.
CHAPTER 16
Everyone orbed or shimmered back to the manor. Leo and Melinda came down to greet them.
"Is everything okay?" Leo asked Piper.
"Yeah. Everything's fine," said Piper.
"Travis," Phoebe started.
"Mom, please. I don't feel like this," said Travis.
"For once he's right. Let's talk about this in the morning," said Cole. "But I still wish you'd said something about being haunted by Odium."
"I didn't want you to freak. When he asked me to join I vetoed it at first but then it just got totally cool," said Travis.
"No one had any idea what was going on with him?" Paige asked.
"I'm going to bed. It's been a long night," said Melinda.
"Freeze, blondy," Piper ordered. Melinda stopped in her tracks. "You knew something about this didn't you?"
"Sort of. Well, kind of. One day I might have saw something but Travis said it was nothing," said Melinda.
"Melinda," Leo sighed angrily.
"Hey, don't blame her. She didn't fall for this," said Travis.
"Come on. Let's go home," said Phoebe. "We have a lot to talk about tomorrow."
"Great," Travis sighed sarcastically.
That next morning Travis awoke with a slight headache. He changed into blue jeans and a white sweatshirt. He laced up his sneakers and headed out to the living room. Phoebe and Cole were sitting drinking coffee.
"Mom, Dad, you're awake," said Travis.
"Just barely," said Phoebe. "How you doing?"
"I'm okay," said Travis. "My head just hurts a little."
"Probably all that trash you had stuffed in it last night," said Cole.
"Uh-oh," said Travis, sitting down in a chair.
"You called that one," said Phoebe. "We have to talk about this."
"Do we have to?"
"Yes," Cole replied bluntly.
"I'm sorry," said Travis. "For real this time."
"You should be," said Phoebe. "What you did last night was betrayal. I know you came around but it's really hard to take that your only child just listened to someone else who is pure evil."
"I know," Travis sighed.
"I don't think you do," said Cole. "Travis, we know you aren't like other kids. But nothing inside of you is a demon. You're a witch. That's it."
"I know that now," said Travis. "Can I go?"
"You still don't get it." Cole put down his coffee cup. "I bet I know what you're going to say next. You're going to play the "you did it before" card right?"
"How'd you guess?"
"Travis, just because I did it doesn't mean I want you to. Phoebe's done things she wouldn't want you to repeat, either."
"Oh, yeah," said Phoebe, taking a sip of her coffee.
"But that's why we're here. We don't want you to learn things the hard way. At least not as hard as we did. Because I have made mistakes that I can never take back. No matter how hard I wish they'll never go away. Some things can't be erased. You almost killed your principal, Travis. That would have stayed with you forever," said Cole.
"But I didn't," said Travis.
"Yeah. Thanks to Melinda. And that's another thing. You have to start giving her more respect. She's not perfect and neither are you," said Phoebe.
"And we have rules," said Cole. "You just broke them. I warned you what would happen if you didn't straigthen up your act."
"Oh, come on," said Travis. "What happened to not punishing the guilty?"
"Aw. That's only with magic, son," said Phoebe.
"I figured," Travis said.
"What do you think should happen to you?" Cole asked.
"Isn't this back-to-school lecture enough?"
"I don't have time. I have people to respond to and stuff," said Phoebe. "Cole, handle this." She stood up and kissed the side of Cole's cheek. She rubbed Travis's hair and went into the elevator.
Travis stared down at his lap. Cole walked over to him and stood over him like a tall shadow. Travis finally looked up at him.
"So what's going to happen?" asked Travis.
"For one thing you ran away. Do you have any idea of how worried we were?"
"I don't know."
"Yes, you do. You mean everything to me, Phoebe, Piper, Paige, Leo, and Melinda."
"I don't know why."
"I do. I know why I do," said Cole. He knelt down to his son's level. "Okay, listen. You get on my nerves almost all the time. You give me zero respect. And you always have this little attitude. But I still love you. I'm crazy, yes. But I still do. Because I know there is good in you."
"I guess I, uh, love you, too," said Travis.
"Gee, that's so heartfelt," said Cole.
Travis snickered. "What do you know about hearts?" Cole gave him a playful frown and grabbed him. He slammed him to the couch jokingly. Travis laughed out. That's something he usually doesn't do.
"You are grounded for the rest of eternity. Well, a month, anyway. You are never to cross over to the dark side again! Is that clear?"
Travis laughed. It was a little weird to be scolded over crossing over to the dark side. "Crystal," he replied.
"Good," said Cole. He sat down on the couch. "Let's seal the deal." He tickled his son underneath his armpits.
"Dad," Travis laughed out.
"What? This is my idea of torture."
"Dad!" Travis laughed even harder.
A/N: I know. Cole does have his softy moments. Personally I felt the fluff all through this. I'm still laughing. Anyway please read and review and check out the next chapter.
NOTE: These Charmed characters belong to the WB and only the WB. I also don't own the plot. But I do own Travis and Melinda.
Second note: This is my own personal AU. In this alternate universe Cole and Phoebe are still married and have their son. He is twelve years old and his name is Travis. Piper and Leo are, of course, married and have their eleven-year-old daughter Melinda. Personally I like the Cole with powers. But in my story he does not turn into the demon, Belthazar (if that's the way you spell it). Also Paige is still a social worker and she has her own apartment.
Summary: Bad Travis. That's all I'm giving you.
CHAPTER 16
Everyone orbed or shimmered back to the manor. Leo and Melinda came down to greet them.
"Is everything okay?" Leo asked Piper.
"Yeah. Everything's fine," said Piper.
"Travis," Phoebe started.
"Mom, please. I don't feel like this," said Travis.
"For once he's right. Let's talk about this in the morning," said Cole. "But I still wish you'd said something about being haunted by Odium."
"I didn't want you to freak. When he asked me to join I vetoed it at first but then it just got totally cool," said Travis.
"No one had any idea what was going on with him?" Paige asked.
"I'm going to bed. It's been a long night," said Melinda.
"Freeze, blondy," Piper ordered. Melinda stopped in her tracks. "You knew something about this didn't you?"
"Sort of. Well, kind of. One day I might have saw something but Travis said it was nothing," said Melinda.
"Melinda," Leo sighed angrily.
"Hey, don't blame her. She didn't fall for this," said Travis.
"Come on. Let's go home," said Phoebe. "We have a lot to talk about tomorrow."
"Great," Travis sighed sarcastically.
That next morning Travis awoke with a slight headache. He changed into blue jeans and a white sweatshirt. He laced up his sneakers and headed out to the living room. Phoebe and Cole were sitting drinking coffee.
"Mom, Dad, you're awake," said Travis.
"Just barely," said Phoebe. "How you doing?"
"I'm okay," said Travis. "My head just hurts a little."
"Probably all that trash you had stuffed in it last night," said Cole.
"Uh-oh," said Travis, sitting down in a chair.
"You called that one," said Phoebe. "We have to talk about this."
"Do we have to?"
"Yes," Cole replied bluntly.
"I'm sorry," said Travis. "For real this time."
"You should be," said Phoebe. "What you did last night was betrayal. I know you came around but it's really hard to take that your only child just listened to someone else who is pure evil."
"I know," Travis sighed.
"I don't think you do," said Cole. "Travis, we know you aren't like other kids. But nothing inside of you is a demon. You're a witch. That's it."
"I know that now," said Travis. "Can I go?"
"You still don't get it." Cole put down his coffee cup. "I bet I know what you're going to say next. You're going to play the "you did it before" card right?"
"How'd you guess?"
"Travis, just because I did it doesn't mean I want you to. Phoebe's done things she wouldn't want you to repeat, either."
"Oh, yeah," said Phoebe, taking a sip of her coffee.
"But that's why we're here. We don't want you to learn things the hard way. At least not as hard as we did. Because I have made mistakes that I can never take back. No matter how hard I wish they'll never go away. Some things can't be erased. You almost killed your principal, Travis. That would have stayed with you forever," said Cole.
"But I didn't," said Travis.
"Yeah. Thanks to Melinda. And that's another thing. You have to start giving her more respect. She's not perfect and neither are you," said Phoebe.
"And we have rules," said Cole. "You just broke them. I warned you what would happen if you didn't straigthen up your act."
"Oh, come on," said Travis. "What happened to not punishing the guilty?"
"Aw. That's only with magic, son," said Phoebe.
"I figured," Travis said.
"What do you think should happen to you?" Cole asked.
"Isn't this back-to-school lecture enough?"
"I don't have time. I have people to respond to and stuff," said Phoebe. "Cole, handle this." She stood up and kissed the side of Cole's cheek. She rubbed Travis's hair and went into the elevator.
Travis stared down at his lap. Cole walked over to him and stood over him like a tall shadow. Travis finally looked up at him.
"So what's going to happen?" asked Travis.
"For one thing you ran away. Do you have any idea of how worried we were?"
"I don't know."
"Yes, you do. You mean everything to me, Phoebe, Piper, Paige, Leo, and Melinda."
"I don't know why."
"I do. I know why I do," said Cole. He knelt down to his son's level. "Okay, listen. You get on my nerves almost all the time. You give me zero respect. And you always have this little attitude. But I still love you. I'm crazy, yes. But I still do. Because I know there is good in you."
"I guess I, uh, love you, too," said Travis.
"Gee, that's so heartfelt," said Cole.
Travis snickered. "What do you know about hearts?" Cole gave him a playful frown and grabbed him. He slammed him to the couch jokingly. Travis laughed out. That's something he usually doesn't do.
"You are grounded for the rest of eternity. Well, a month, anyway. You are never to cross over to the dark side again! Is that clear?"
Travis laughed. It was a little weird to be scolded over crossing over to the dark side. "Crystal," he replied.
"Good," said Cole. He sat down on the couch. "Let's seal the deal." He tickled his son underneath his armpits.
"Dad," Travis laughed out.
"What? This is my idea of torture."
"Dad!" Travis laughed even harder.
A/N: I know. Cole does have his softy moments. Personally I felt the fluff all through this. I'm still laughing. Anyway please read and review and check out the next chapter.