Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
A/N: Well, chapter 8. I don't know what's going to happen myself, so I'll have to write it and see how it goes. I'm guessing this is what eventually leads to complete writers block, hey?
Cole was walking slowly back to the manor. He was trying to postpone his return as long as possible, so he could avoid the confrontation between him, Piper and Paige. There was no doubt that they already knew.
He sighed.
There was no way he could avoid it. He had to go back sometime, and there was no time like the present. He paused, but carried on walking. Slowly. He felt the familiar sensation of a demon's shimmer, and quickly spun around.
"Reyles." He said softly to the woman standing in front of him.
"Where is she?" Piper said pacing around the living room. "She should be back by now!"
"Piper, calm down." Paige said.
"Okay." Piper stopped pacing and inhaled deeply. "ARRGHHHH!!" She exclaimed seconds later. She began pacing again. Paige rolled her eyes. She wished Leo was still here, but he had once again been summoned by the Elders.
"Alright! Fine! I'll orb us!" Paige said. Piper smiled as she leapt forward and grabbed Paige's hand. Paige once again rolled her eyes and they orbed out of the manor.
"Where are we?" Piper asked. "I don't see her. . .did you have to orb us into the middle of a garden bed!?"
"Wait. . .is that them?" Paige said grabbing Piper's arm. Piper squinted.
"That's Cole, but that's not Phoebe." Piper said. "Get us closer, I need audio."
"What are you doing here?" Cole asked.
"You didn't think you had gotten rid of me for good, did you?" Reyles said smiling.
"It's over. . .it was over a long time ago." Cole said.
"It will never be over. You're my husband." She said. Cole shook his head.
"By law, yes. . ." Cole started.
"And the law is all that matters." Reyles said.
"Then I will find a way of undoing that law." Cole said. He turned around.
"I know you Balthazor. Had you still some evil left in you, you would be back with me in an instant. It's because of the witch, isn't it." Reyles said to his retreating figure. Cole stopped. "She means nothing to you, she's an infatuation. Just like everyone else has been. Eventually you will return to me, when you realise this life isn't for you."
"This life is as much for me as it is for anyone. We were married because we were forced to. It means nothing to me. Phoebe is the only woman that I will ever return to." Cole threw back as he turned around.
"Phoebe." Reyles spat. "The Charmed One you pathetically fell for. It's humiliating. She can't offer you anything. I can give you power, I can return to you a place in the underworld where you belong." Cole shook his head.
"I don't want any of that. . ." Cole started.
"All you want is Phoebe." Reyles finished. "You are pathetic. But you will eventually come to your senses and realise that your destiny lies with me, whether you like it or not." With that she shimmered away. Cole breathed in deeply and closed his eyes. He turned around and resumed his course back to the manor, when Piper and Paige emerged from behind a nearby tree. Once again he sighed. Now he didn't even have the option to walk home slowly.
Well, that was a disappointing chapter. . .but hey, it's pretty good for spur of the moment! Give us some reviews!!!
A/N: Well, chapter 8. I don't know what's going to happen myself, so I'll have to write it and see how it goes. I'm guessing this is what eventually leads to complete writers block, hey?
Cole was walking slowly back to the manor. He was trying to postpone his return as long as possible, so he could avoid the confrontation between him, Piper and Paige. There was no doubt that they already knew.
He sighed.
There was no way he could avoid it. He had to go back sometime, and there was no time like the present. He paused, but carried on walking. Slowly. He felt the familiar sensation of a demon's shimmer, and quickly spun around.
"Reyles." He said softly to the woman standing in front of him.
"Where is she?" Piper said pacing around the living room. "She should be back by now!"
"Piper, calm down." Paige said.
"Okay." Piper stopped pacing and inhaled deeply. "ARRGHHHH!!" She exclaimed seconds later. She began pacing again. Paige rolled her eyes. She wished Leo was still here, but he had once again been summoned by the Elders.
"Alright! Fine! I'll orb us!" Paige said. Piper smiled as she leapt forward and grabbed Paige's hand. Paige once again rolled her eyes and they orbed out of the manor.
"Where are we?" Piper asked. "I don't see her. . .did you have to orb us into the middle of a garden bed!?"
"Wait. . .is that them?" Paige said grabbing Piper's arm. Piper squinted.
"That's Cole, but that's not Phoebe." Piper said. "Get us closer, I need audio."
"What are you doing here?" Cole asked.
"You didn't think you had gotten rid of me for good, did you?" Reyles said smiling.
"It's over. . .it was over a long time ago." Cole said.
"It will never be over. You're my husband." She said. Cole shook his head.
"By law, yes. . ." Cole started.
"And the law is all that matters." Reyles said.
"Then I will find a way of undoing that law." Cole said. He turned around.
"I know you Balthazor. Had you still some evil left in you, you would be back with me in an instant. It's because of the witch, isn't it." Reyles said to his retreating figure. Cole stopped. "She means nothing to you, she's an infatuation. Just like everyone else has been. Eventually you will return to me, when you realise this life isn't for you."
"This life is as much for me as it is for anyone. We were married because we were forced to. It means nothing to me. Phoebe is the only woman that I will ever return to." Cole threw back as he turned around.
"Phoebe." Reyles spat. "The Charmed One you pathetically fell for. It's humiliating. She can't offer you anything. I can give you power, I can return to you a place in the underworld where you belong." Cole shook his head.
"I don't want any of that. . ." Cole started.
"All you want is Phoebe." Reyles finished. "You are pathetic. But you will eventually come to your senses and realise that your destiny lies with me, whether you like it or not." With that she shimmered away. Cole breathed in deeply and closed his eyes. He turned around and resumed his course back to the manor, when Piper and Paige emerged from behind a nearby tree. Once again he sighed. Now he didn't even have the option to walk home slowly.
Well, that was a disappointing chapter. . .but hey, it's pretty good for spur of the moment! Give us some reviews!!!