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The next morning. . .
Cole woke up early, and was surprised to find that Phoebe wasn't next to him. He climbed out of bed and made his way downstairs. He entered the kitchen to see Piper, Paige and Phoebe all sitting around the table in silence, sipping their coffees. He stood still while their eyes lay on him, wondering if he should've waited upstairs. He looked uncertainly at Phoebe, who patted the chair next to her. He walked up and sat next to her. Silence filled the room.
"Can you promise us that you will never hurt Phoebe again?" Piper quickly asked, not able to survive the silence.
"Oh, can we please stop the intervention for at least an hour?" Phoebe interrupted exasperated.
"No, it's okay." Cole said. "No Piper, I can't promise you that." Piper frowned at him. "No more than you can promise the same thing. There are things that are completely out of our control, I can't guarantee that those things won't occur." Cole said. Silence.
"Well, it sounds like we're okay then." Paige said clapping her hands together to break the silence. "What?" She asked when Piper glared at her.
"Look, Piper. I understand why you're edgy. . ." Cole started.
"I am not edgy!" Piper threw back at him.
"Okay, okay!" Cole threw his hands up in the air. "But, I see why you're being so protective. You're the elder sister, it's your job."
"Well, can you blame me for being like this?" She asked.
"No. I just want things to get better." Cole said.
"Okay Cole. Let's just pretend you never tried to kill us!" Piper said sarcastically. Cole shuddered slightly.
"Piper. . ." Paige started.
"What?" Piper asked. Paige shook her head. "What? So I'm alone on this? Am I the only one that can see that this isn't going to be easy for us?" She stood up. "Fine. Do whatever. You know what Phoebe, why ask us if it doesn't matter what we think anyway?" She said before storming out of the room. Paige got up to go after her.
"No, Paige. I'll go. She obviously has a lot to say to me." Phoebe said standing and making her way to Piper's room.
* * * * *
"Knock, knock. . . Piper?" Phoebe stuck her head into Piper's room. Piper was sitting on her bed, her expression unreadable. "Can I come in?" Piper shrugged. Phoebe entered and shut the door behind her. She sat down next to Piper. "Listen, I'm sorry."
"Sorry about what? You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm just. . .I don't know. I'm a bit old to be chucking hissy fits. It's just that when we lost Prue, I lost it. And then when you left with Cole to the underworld, I felt like my world was falling apart. Now it's like I've just gotten you back and you're leaving again." Piper explained.
"I'm not going anywhere." Phoebe said.
"I know. But it feels like it. I guess just knowing that the reason you left before was because of Cole. . .it's just not easy to forget it." Piper said.
"Honey, I know. But I need you to try. Because as much as you think your opinion doesn't matter, it does." Phoebe said.
"Stop it." Piper said.
"Stop what?" Phoebe asked.
"Stop being so mature. It doesn't make me look good." Piper said sniffing. She reached, out and took her sister's hand. "Does it really mean that much to you if I accept Cole?" She asked. Phoebe nodded.
"Both you and Paige." She said.
"Okay then. I'll try. But I'm not going to guarantee that I'll call him my brother." Piper said smiling. Phoebe smiled and embraced her sister.
* * * * *
"What's taking them so long?" Cole asked. Paige grinned.
"Are you nervous being in the same room as me?" Paige said trying to muster up her best impersonation of Satan. Cole paused as he looked at her.
"I wasn't. . .before now." He said. "I've never known Piper to be so. . ." He started.
"Critical?" Paige suggested. Cole nodded. "Neither have I." They stopped talking as Piper entered the room, followed by Phoebe.
"Since when did you guys become such good friends?" Phoebe asked. Paige shrugged. Cole smiled. "Not that I'm complaining." She said as she wrapped her arms around Cole's waist. Cole glanced at Piper, who was looking at him. Except, not in the suspicious manner she had before. She held out her hand.
"Truce?" She asked. Cole lifted an eyebrow, but accepted her handshake.
"We've talked about it. Apparently Paige is fine with you being within a ten metre radius of you, and Piper is willing to give it a try." Phoebe explained. "On one condition."
"And what would that be?" Cole asked.
"That we move back into the manor." Paige was as surprised as Cole.
"How come this wasn't run by me?" Paige asked.
"Because we just decided on it now." Piper explained.
"Are you sure?" Cole asked both Piper and Paige.
"Surprisingly, yes. Seeing as I only heard about in the last 30 seconds!" Paige said throwing a playful look in Piper's direction.
"I'll get used to it." Piper said. Cole smiled. Just then Leo orbed into the room. He looked at the four of them standing in the kitchen.
"Hi honey." Piper said. Leo looked at them uncertainly, wondering if he had just walked into another awkward fight. "Don't worry. Everything's sorted."
"And they're both moving in!" Paige added. Leo smiled.
"Well, I'm glad. Because I didn't spend two hours up there defending you for nothing." He said to Cole. When he saw their confused looks he explained. "They're still not willing to accept. But it doesn't matter what they think anymore."
"You defended me?" Cole asked smiling.
"Well someone had to. And I had a feeling that if Phoebe's as stubborn as Piper is, then you'd be here for good." Leo said. Piper hit him lightly on the arm while Phoebe chucked a tea towel at him. "So you're moving in?" He asked.
"Yeah, which means we should probably go pack." Phoebe said.
"No need to." Paige said. "I'll just orb all your stuff here."
"We can help too." Piper said. "We'll pile and they'll orb." She said.
"Sounds like a plan." Cole said, before they all orbed out of the room.
Okay, so the whole family feud thing is out of the way. Now I can focus on everything else. Review! The more reviews come in, the faster the next chapter will come up.
A/N: Where do you guys think this story should go? Let me know and it might happen.
The next morning. . .
Cole woke up early, and was surprised to find that Phoebe wasn't next to him. He climbed out of bed and made his way downstairs. He entered the kitchen to see Piper, Paige and Phoebe all sitting around the table in silence, sipping their coffees. He stood still while their eyes lay on him, wondering if he should've waited upstairs. He looked uncertainly at Phoebe, who patted the chair next to her. He walked up and sat next to her. Silence filled the room.
"Can you promise us that you will never hurt Phoebe again?" Piper quickly asked, not able to survive the silence.
"Oh, can we please stop the intervention for at least an hour?" Phoebe interrupted exasperated.
"No, it's okay." Cole said. "No Piper, I can't promise you that." Piper frowned at him. "No more than you can promise the same thing. There are things that are completely out of our control, I can't guarantee that those things won't occur." Cole said. Silence.
"Well, it sounds like we're okay then." Paige said clapping her hands together to break the silence. "What?" She asked when Piper glared at her.
"Look, Piper. I understand why you're edgy. . ." Cole started.
"I am not edgy!" Piper threw back at him.
"Okay, okay!" Cole threw his hands up in the air. "But, I see why you're being so protective. You're the elder sister, it's your job."
"Well, can you blame me for being like this?" She asked.
"No. I just want things to get better." Cole said.
"Okay Cole. Let's just pretend you never tried to kill us!" Piper said sarcastically. Cole shuddered slightly.
"Piper. . ." Paige started.
"What?" Piper asked. Paige shook her head. "What? So I'm alone on this? Am I the only one that can see that this isn't going to be easy for us?" She stood up. "Fine. Do whatever. You know what Phoebe, why ask us if it doesn't matter what we think anyway?" She said before storming out of the room. Paige got up to go after her.
"No, Paige. I'll go. She obviously has a lot to say to me." Phoebe said standing and making her way to Piper's room.
* * * * *
"Knock, knock. . . Piper?" Phoebe stuck her head into Piper's room. Piper was sitting on her bed, her expression unreadable. "Can I come in?" Piper shrugged. Phoebe entered and shut the door behind her. She sat down next to Piper. "Listen, I'm sorry."
"Sorry about what? You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm just. . .I don't know. I'm a bit old to be chucking hissy fits. It's just that when we lost Prue, I lost it. And then when you left with Cole to the underworld, I felt like my world was falling apart. Now it's like I've just gotten you back and you're leaving again." Piper explained.
"I'm not going anywhere." Phoebe said.
"I know. But it feels like it. I guess just knowing that the reason you left before was because of Cole. . .it's just not easy to forget it." Piper said.
"Honey, I know. But I need you to try. Because as much as you think your opinion doesn't matter, it does." Phoebe said.
"Stop it." Piper said.
"Stop what?" Phoebe asked.
"Stop being so mature. It doesn't make me look good." Piper said sniffing. She reached, out and took her sister's hand. "Does it really mean that much to you if I accept Cole?" She asked. Phoebe nodded.
"Both you and Paige." She said.
"Okay then. I'll try. But I'm not going to guarantee that I'll call him my brother." Piper said smiling. Phoebe smiled and embraced her sister.
* * * * *
"What's taking them so long?" Cole asked. Paige grinned.
"Are you nervous being in the same room as me?" Paige said trying to muster up her best impersonation of Satan. Cole paused as he looked at her.
"I wasn't. . .before now." He said. "I've never known Piper to be so. . ." He started.
"Critical?" Paige suggested. Cole nodded. "Neither have I." They stopped talking as Piper entered the room, followed by Phoebe.
"Since when did you guys become such good friends?" Phoebe asked. Paige shrugged. Cole smiled. "Not that I'm complaining." She said as she wrapped her arms around Cole's waist. Cole glanced at Piper, who was looking at him. Except, not in the suspicious manner she had before. She held out her hand.
"Truce?" She asked. Cole lifted an eyebrow, but accepted her handshake.
"We've talked about it. Apparently Paige is fine with you being within a ten metre radius of you, and Piper is willing to give it a try." Phoebe explained. "On one condition."
"And what would that be?" Cole asked.
"That we move back into the manor." Paige was as surprised as Cole.
"How come this wasn't run by me?" Paige asked.
"Because we just decided on it now." Piper explained.
"Are you sure?" Cole asked both Piper and Paige.
"Surprisingly, yes. Seeing as I only heard about in the last 30 seconds!" Paige said throwing a playful look in Piper's direction.
"I'll get used to it." Piper said. Cole smiled. Just then Leo orbed into the room. He looked at the four of them standing in the kitchen.
"Hi honey." Piper said. Leo looked at them uncertainly, wondering if he had just walked into another awkward fight. "Don't worry. Everything's sorted."
"And they're both moving in!" Paige added. Leo smiled.
"Well, I'm glad. Because I didn't spend two hours up there defending you for nothing." He said to Cole. When he saw their confused looks he explained. "They're still not willing to accept. But it doesn't matter what they think anymore."
"You defended me?" Cole asked smiling.
"Well someone had to. And I had a feeling that if Phoebe's as stubborn as Piper is, then you'd be here for good." Leo said. Piper hit him lightly on the arm while Phoebe chucked a tea towel at him. "So you're moving in?" He asked.
"Yeah, which means we should probably go pack." Phoebe said.
"No need to." Paige said. "I'll just orb all your stuff here."
"We can help too." Piper said. "We'll pile and they'll orb." She said.
"Sounds like a plan." Cole said, before they all orbed out of the room.
Okay, so the whole family feud thing is out of the way. Now I can focus on everything else. Review! The more reviews come in, the faster the next chapter will come up.