Chapter 5- Training
The next day at the manor:
"Hey Phoebe, what do you think about the whole Cole situation?" Paige asked as her older sister ate her breakfast. "
Well, I'm not sure about Cole, but I'm sure we could trust Kara" Phoebe answered looking up from her bowl.
"Yeah, I agree with you there Pheebs" Piper replied. Just then, Leo orbed in. He came over and kissed Piper good morning.
"Hi honey" he greeted Piper.
"Good morning" Piper said.
"So, where were you this morning?" Paige asked.
"Um, I was at Cole's" Leo replied.
"Cole's? Why?" Phoebe asked looking up from her bowl again a little surprised.
"Well, Kara asked me to see her in the morning today. As you heard, she was going to train Cole to use the gate to his advantage" Leo said looking at Phoebe.
"Yeah, so? What does that have to do with us?" Paige said.
"Well since you three are Cole's witnesses, at least one of you has to be there when he trains," Leo said.
"Okay. I have one question though, how is she supposed to train him. She's only like 13 and he's like 100" Paige asked of Leo.
"Oh, she may look only 13, but she's more like 500 years old" Leo said taking a bite out of his breakfast that Piper had just given him.
"Whoa, how does she do it? I'd love to know her secret" Piper said smiling.
"Yeah, me too" Phoebe said grinning back at her sister.
"Now, which one of you is going to watch Cole today?" Leo said looking at the three sisters.
"Well, I can't today, because I've got to go to the club and do some things. Phoebe, Paige?" Piper said.
"I can't do it today either. I've got this spell and potion that I've got to do today, or I won't be able to try it out for the next 20 years. Phoebe, aren't you off today?" Paige said looking at her. Everyone looked at her and she held her hands up in surrender.
"Oh fine. I'll watch him today. When do we have to go?" Phoebe asked Leo.
"Um, in about an hour" Leo answered Phoebe. Phoebe nodded in response. At
Cole's penthouse:
Cole woke up from his sleep when the sunlight shone on his eyes.
"Ugh, the sun just had to rise today didn't it?" he asked to himself.
"Well of course it had to. It would be a really bad sign if it didn't" a girl said from a corner of his room.
"What the? Oh, yeah, you" Cole said remembering what happened last night.
"Yes, me" she replied smiling. Cole somehow seemed relaxed around her as if he had known her his whole life.
"Just exactly who are you?" Cole asked too tired to include the formal stuff that would normally come with the girl's title.
"I'm the one who was sent to help you train. As you already know, you've got a few new abilities when you accepted that gate" she answered.
"Ah.." Cole said falling back onto his pillow.
"Now unfortunately, you have to get up out of that bed," she said as she pulled him upright by his arm.
"Ugh" Cole grumbled wanting to go back to sleep.
"Do you want to be caught in bed when Leo and Phoebe come to witness your training?" Kara said grinning knowing that would get his attention.
"What?" Cole said snapping awake. Why was Phoebe coming here to witness his training? He thought to himself.
"Well, you see, when you train with me for the gate, you need one of your witnesses present to watch. I already knew for a fact that Phoebe was the only one of the three Charmed Ones who was free today" Kara said smiling at her little joke.
"Fine. I'll get up and get ready" Cole grumbled as he got out of bed.
"Alright. When you're done, I'll have breakfast waiting for you" she said as he stood up. "Oh, and Phoebe will be coming in about an hour!" Kara yelled at his retreating back.
45 minutes later.
"You can just relax until Phoebe and Leo get here. You'll be wrapping your brain around all of the things I have to teach you soon enough " Kara said as Cole got up from eating.
"Okay. Thanks for the breakfast. You're a pretty good cook," Cole said commenting on the very well prepared breakfast.
"Thank you, I practice" Kara said. Cole smiled at that thought.
"What? What's so funny?" Kara asked spotting his smile.
"Oh, nothing. It's just kind of funny to think that you actually practice cooking up 'there'" Cole said looking upwards.
"Well, yeah. I guess it would be kind of funny from your point of view," Kara said as she sat next to Cole. They turned to each other and they burst out laughing.
After a few minutes of laughing out loud, Leo and Phoebe orbed in. Cole and Kara were still laughing, and they quieted down when they turned towards Leo and Phoebe who were watching them.
"Were we interrupting something?" Leo asked looking from Kara to Cole.
"Oh no. We were just getting to know each other " Kara said looking towards Leo. Kara glanced back at Cole, and they were both still smiling.
"Okay, now we have to work" Kara said standing up.
"I agree" Cole said, also standing up. Phoebe looked at the both of them. Cole's 6'2 was a towering height compared to Kara's 4'11. Yet they both looked alike somehow. Phoebe just couldn't put her finger on it. She decided to shrug it off and think about it later.
"So, what are we going to do first? You never exactly elaborated what we had to do. You just said go to sleep and we'd talk about it in the morning" Cole said looking at Kara questioningly.
"Well, we are not going to start off with your physical powers that you got from the gate. You first need to know all the information and other things about the gate. The rules, the dangers, all of your duties and other things like that. The rest escapes me at the moment. Wasn't it you who thought that knowledge was power?" Kara asked.
"Yeah, but how'd you." Cole started but was cut off by Kara's hand that went up.
"Let's just say that I have my sources" Kara said, showing that she truly did know more then she showed.
"Now, you may want to know why you have to be here" Kara said abruptly turning to Phoebe.
"Well, yeah, I guess so" Phoebe said startled.
"Yeah, well there's this stupid rule that says that one of his witnesses has to be in attendance during Cole's training. I mean I understand and all. In case Cole is unable to perform his duties, then one of his witnesses can step in. But I mean the whole hassle, you know, of setting up times and places to do the session. It's just irritating. We could've at least limited the number of witnesses to like two!" Kara said. Her last exclamation she directed up to the ceiling.
"So, um, I've got like one more question" Phoebe said.
"Shoot" Kara replied looking back down to Phoebe.
"Uh, how long is this going to take? 'Cause you know" Phoebe said. She took a quick glance at Cole. She had a pleading look in her eyes that begged, 'please know what I'm talking about'.
"Don't worry about it Phoebe. I know what you're talking about. It will only take an hour or less because this is the first lesson " Kara said understandingly. She signaled Phoebe to bend down.
"Make sure you two play nice. The world is kind of counting on you four" she whispered including her sisters. Kara glanced at the clock that was standing on a small ledge. "Besides, I think Cole here needs to go to work soon, like in an hour or so" Kara said knowingly, straightening from talking to Phoebe.
"What? I don't want to go to work. I like took a week or so off" Cole said annoyed.
"Yeah. You already used up your week Cole. We don't want anyone getting suspicious. So you will have to go to work soon" Kara said putting her hands on her hips which seemed so out of character for her.
"Ugh. You're right. Wait. How do you know when I go to work?" Cole asked looking at her.
"Well let's just say I keep tabs on you" Kara answered grinning. She got serious and clapped her hands, shaking off the fun atmosphere.
"Okay, let's get started. You guys may want to sit down. This can get really boring. I don't mind if Leo falls asleep, but you two," she said pointing at Cole and Phoebe, "have to stay awake." Phoebe let out a sigh. She was getting a feeling that it was going to be a boring hour. She sat down and gave her attention to Kara.
The next day at the manor:
"Hey Phoebe, what do you think about the whole Cole situation?" Paige asked as her older sister ate her breakfast. "
Well, I'm not sure about Cole, but I'm sure we could trust Kara" Phoebe answered looking up from her bowl.
"Yeah, I agree with you there Pheebs" Piper replied. Just then, Leo orbed in. He came over and kissed Piper good morning.
"Hi honey" he greeted Piper.
"Good morning" Piper said.
"So, where were you this morning?" Paige asked.
"Um, I was at Cole's" Leo replied.
"Cole's? Why?" Phoebe asked looking up from her bowl again a little surprised.
"Well, Kara asked me to see her in the morning today. As you heard, she was going to train Cole to use the gate to his advantage" Leo said looking at Phoebe.
"Yeah, so? What does that have to do with us?" Paige said.
"Well since you three are Cole's witnesses, at least one of you has to be there when he trains," Leo said.
"Okay. I have one question though, how is she supposed to train him. She's only like 13 and he's like 100" Paige asked of Leo.
"Oh, she may look only 13, but she's more like 500 years old" Leo said taking a bite out of his breakfast that Piper had just given him.
"Whoa, how does she do it? I'd love to know her secret" Piper said smiling.
"Yeah, me too" Phoebe said grinning back at her sister.
"Now, which one of you is going to watch Cole today?" Leo said looking at the three sisters.
"Well, I can't today, because I've got to go to the club and do some things. Phoebe, Paige?" Piper said.
"I can't do it today either. I've got this spell and potion that I've got to do today, or I won't be able to try it out for the next 20 years. Phoebe, aren't you off today?" Paige said looking at her. Everyone looked at her and she held her hands up in surrender.
"Oh fine. I'll watch him today. When do we have to go?" Phoebe asked Leo.
"Um, in about an hour" Leo answered Phoebe. Phoebe nodded in response. At
Cole's penthouse:
Cole woke up from his sleep when the sunlight shone on his eyes.
"Ugh, the sun just had to rise today didn't it?" he asked to himself.
"Well of course it had to. It would be a really bad sign if it didn't" a girl said from a corner of his room.
"What the? Oh, yeah, you" Cole said remembering what happened last night.
"Yes, me" she replied smiling. Cole somehow seemed relaxed around her as if he had known her his whole life.
"Just exactly who are you?" Cole asked too tired to include the formal stuff that would normally come with the girl's title.
"I'm the one who was sent to help you train. As you already know, you've got a few new abilities when you accepted that gate" she answered.
"Ah.." Cole said falling back onto his pillow.
"Now unfortunately, you have to get up out of that bed," she said as she pulled him upright by his arm.
"Ugh" Cole grumbled wanting to go back to sleep.
"Do you want to be caught in bed when Leo and Phoebe come to witness your training?" Kara said grinning knowing that would get his attention.
"What?" Cole said snapping awake. Why was Phoebe coming here to witness his training? He thought to himself.
"Well, you see, when you train with me for the gate, you need one of your witnesses present to watch. I already knew for a fact that Phoebe was the only one of the three Charmed Ones who was free today" Kara said smiling at her little joke.
"Fine. I'll get up and get ready" Cole grumbled as he got out of bed.
"Alright. When you're done, I'll have breakfast waiting for you" she said as he stood up. "Oh, and Phoebe will be coming in about an hour!" Kara yelled at his retreating back.
45 minutes later.
"You can just relax until Phoebe and Leo get here. You'll be wrapping your brain around all of the things I have to teach you soon enough " Kara said as Cole got up from eating.
"Okay. Thanks for the breakfast. You're a pretty good cook," Cole said commenting on the very well prepared breakfast.
"Thank you, I practice" Kara said. Cole smiled at that thought.
"What? What's so funny?" Kara asked spotting his smile.
"Oh, nothing. It's just kind of funny to think that you actually practice cooking up 'there'" Cole said looking upwards.
"Well, yeah. I guess it would be kind of funny from your point of view," Kara said as she sat next to Cole. They turned to each other and they burst out laughing.
After a few minutes of laughing out loud, Leo and Phoebe orbed in. Cole and Kara were still laughing, and they quieted down when they turned towards Leo and Phoebe who were watching them.
"Were we interrupting something?" Leo asked looking from Kara to Cole.
"Oh no. We were just getting to know each other " Kara said looking towards Leo. Kara glanced back at Cole, and they were both still smiling.
"Okay, now we have to work" Kara said standing up.
"I agree" Cole said, also standing up. Phoebe looked at the both of them. Cole's 6'2 was a towering height compared to Kara's 4'11. Yet they both looked alike somehow. Phoebe just couldn't put her finger on it. She decided to shrug it off and think about it later.
"So, what are we going to do first? You never exactly elaborated what we had to do. You just said go to sleep and we'd talk about it in the morning" Cole said looking at Kara questioningly.
"Well, we are not going to start off with your physical powers that you got from the gate. You first need to know all the information and other things about the gate. The rules, the dangers, all of your duties and other things like that. The rest escapes me at the moment. Wasn't it you who thought that knowledge was power?" Kara asked.
"Yeah, but how'd you." Cole started but was cut off by Kara's hand that went up.
"Let's just say that I have my sources" Kara said, showing that she truly did know more then she showed.
"Now, you may want to know why you have to be here" Kara said abruptly turning to Phoebe.
"Well, yeah, I guess so" Phoebe said startled.
"Yeah, well there's this stupid rule that says that one of his witnesses has to be in attendance during Cole's training. I mean I understand and all. In case Cole is unable to perform his duties, then one of his witnesses can step in. But I mean the whole hassle, you know, of setting up times and places to do the session. It's just irritating. We could've at least limited the number of witnesses to like two!" Kara said. Her last exclamation she directed up to the ceiling.
"So, um, I've got like one more question" Phoebe said.
"Shoot" Kara replied looking back down to Phoebe.
"Uh, how long is this going to take? 'Cause you know" Phoebe said. She took a quick glance at Cole. She had a pleading look in her eyes that begged, 'please know what I'm talking about'.
"Don't worry about it Phoebe. I know what you're talking about. It will only take an hour or less because this is the first lesson " Kara said understandingly. She signaled Phoebe to bend down.
"Make sure you two play nice. The world is kind of counting on you four" she whispered including her sisters. Kara glanced at the clock that was standing on a small ledge. "Besides, I think Cole here needs to go to work soon, like in an hour or so" Kara said knowingly, straightening from talking to Phoebe.
"What? I don't want to go to work. I like took a week or so off" Cole said annoyed.
"Yeah. You already used up your week Cole. We don't want anyone getting suspicious. So you will have to go to work soon" Kara said putting her hands on her hips which seemed so out of character for her.
"Ugh. You're right. Wait. How do you know when I go to work?" Cole asked looking at her.
"Well let's just say I keep tabs on you" Kara answered grinning. She got serious and clapped her hands, shaking off the fun atmosphere.
"Okay, let's get started. You guys may want to sit down. This can get really boring. I don't mind if Leo falls asleep, but you two," she said pointing at Cole and Phoebe, "have to stay awake." Phoebe let out a sigh. She was getting a feeling that it was going to be a boring hour. She sat down and gave her attention to Kara.