Chapter-8 How Do I Feel?
The next day, Phoebe was still thinking about her conversation with Kara.
She decided not to tell her sisters and Leo about it. She didn't want them fawning and worrying over her, probably for nothing. The thing that she was most confused about was her feelings toward her connection with Cole. She didn't seem too angry about it. She actually felt pretty happy with it.
'No, I can't think like that. I can't let him hurt me or my sisters again' she thought. '..Admit, you still want him' another voice whispered.
"Hello. Earth to Phoebe! You're going to need to heat that back up again if you stare into that coffee any longer," Paige said waving her hand in front of Phoebe's face. She just seemed to blank out as she stared into her cup of coffee.
"Huh? Oh, sorry." Phoebe said, going back to her breakfast.
"Are you alright? You seem to just space out at times ever since you came back from that walk yesterday. I mean, you came home and went up to your room without a hi or anything," Paige asked, concerned for her older sister.
"I'm fine Paige. It's just nothing," Phoebe said, deciding not to tell her.
"Okay. So, when do I have to go over and do that lesson at Cole's?" Paige asked, disgusted at the thought of having to go over to Cole's.
"What? Oh, you don't have to go over there today. For the information that Kara had given me yesterday, you already have it along with Piper. Kara had said that she wanted to train Cole and me first. She would do you and Piper separately," Phoebe said distractedly.
"Oh. How do you know that I know already? I don't even know," Paige said.
"Yeah, neither do I. So how do you?" Piper asked, joining them at the table.
"Oh, she told me yesterday," Phoebe answered.
"During the lesson?" Paige asked.
"No." Phoebe trailed off, forgetting that she didn't want to tell them what happened in the park. She stopped herself just in time.
"Well, then, when?" Piper asked pressing the matter.
"Um, I've got to go to work," Phoebe said making up an excuse to leave.
"Alright," Piper said.
"What do you think is wrong?" Paige asked of Piper across the table.
"I don't know, but I think it has something to do with her walk yesterday," Piper replied, looking at her little sister thoughtfully, as she walked away.
Cole's Penthouse
"Cole, are you going to work today, or are you just going to sleep?" Kara asked leaning on the doorframe.
"Ugh, can I take door number two?" he responded into his pillow.
"Ah, why not? You've got your first day of physical training today with Phoebe anyway. You should rest," Kara said turning towards the living room.
"Hey, Kara? Are you sure you don't want to use my bed instead? I could always use the couch. I mean, someone as important as you should be treated with as much comfort as possible," Cole said smiling in a mocking tone.
"Well, I don't want to impose on you," Kara said poking her head in.
"Why don't we just share the bed? I mean, I can just divide it if you want," Cole suggested, this time with sincerity.
Kara looked at Cole, taking in a few considerations that no one else knew about. She then just nodded her head. Cole moved over to one side and set one of his pillows in the middle of the bed. He got up and took a blanket from the closet.
"Are you sleepy now?" Cole asked, noticing that Kara had yawned a couple times that morning.
"Well, a little. I had to stay up late to do something." Kara trailed off. She didn't really want to tell Cole what she'd been up to.
Cole took the hint and left it alone.
"Why don't you lay down and catch a few winks. I can make my own breakfast," Cole said, seeing how Kara was about to say that. He seemed to be able to predict what she was about to do or say. Again, he felt an odd bond with her, yet couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Fine. Though from what I've seen you eat, I'm worried about what you're going to eat," Kara said grinning.
"Hey," Cole grinned back, throwing a small pillow at her.
"Ah," she said in surprise. She grabbed the pillow and threw it back at him. After a few minutes of pillow throwing, they collapsed onto the bed still laughing. For someone so important on the side of good, he felt completely at ease with Kara. He glanced at her happy face. He saw something so familiar, yet different. He didn't want to think about it at that moment, so he shook it off and went back to enjoying the moment.
"You know what?" Cole asked as he turned to Kara who was still smiling. He thought, 'I love it when she's smiling'.
"What is it Cole?" Kara asked turning to him, locking her deep blue eyes with his, almost exactly.
"I haven't felt this happy since." Cole said as he felt a wave of sadness come over him as he remembered Phoebe.
"Don't worry Cole. I know what's happened between you two. When you had met Phoebe, 'we', well most of us, were happy. Both of you were like two beacons of love that we haven't seen in a while. I personally rejoiced a lot. Though I have my own personal reasons why, and I won't tell you," Kara said playfully wagging her finger at him as she saw him open his mouth to speak.
"How do you do that?" Cole asked as he watched her finger. It reminded him of how Phoebe used to wag her finger at him.
"Do what?" Kara asked looking questioningly at Cole.
"Seem to know what I'm about to say," Cole said.
"Well, let's just say that we have a certain bond," Kara said turning. Cole didn't really understand what exactly that meant so he dropped it. After a few minutes of silence, Cole looked over his shoulder and noticed that Kara, for some unknown reason, was shivering.
"Are you alright?" Cole asked concerned.
"Oh, I'm fine," Kara replied simply.
"You don't seem fine, here," Cole said scooting over. Kara accepted his offer and scooted over also, as Cole pulled the pillow that separated them to their heads. Kara curled up like a little baby in Cole's arms. For some reason, Cole got a feeling of rightness. It seemed like she belonged in his arms. It was like she was family. No that's impossible, he thought. Could it? He looked down at her raven black hair and remembered her deep blue eyes. He again shook the feeling off to think about later. He just indulged himself in the warm feeling that he usually accompanied with Phoebe's presence. Like Phoebe, he felt he needed to protect Kara with all his might. He just didn't know why.
Later on in the day
Cole was walking across the living room. He glanced at the window, which showed that it was a beautiful day. He had gone to get himself and Kara a drink and he was bringing back her coke, when all of a sudden, he felt this searing pain, shoot through his stomach. It was so intense, he fell to his knees and let out a painful moan.
"Cole," Kara called out. Though she hesitated due to a certain rule. 'Damn, the rules. I need to help him' she thought, though she knew what would happen if she did. All she could do was watch in horror as she felt, to a small degree, what was happening to Cole, and most likely Phoebe.
"Kara, what's happening?" Cole gasped out, as he looked up at her helplessly.
At the manor
Phoebe was laughing and enjoying the company of her sisters, when all of a sudden, a searing pain went through her stomach.
"Phoebe, what's happening?" Piper asked, rushing over to her sister.
"I don't know," Phoebe said through all of her pain.
"I bet I know. Cole," Paige said with hatred.
"Ugh!" Phoebe mumbled, unable to say anything else through the pain that continued to shoot through her stomach.
"C'mon, I'll orb you there so we can go kick Cole's ass," Paige said helping Phoebe up.
"Yeah," Phoebe said weakly. Though, somehow she knew that Cole wasn't responsible for this.
The next day, Phoebe was still thinking about her conversation with Kara.
She decided not to tell her sisters and Leo about it. She didn't want them fawning and worrying over her, probably for nothing. The thing that she was most confused about was her feelings toward her connection with Cole. She didn't seem too angry about it. She actually felt pretty happy with it.
'No, I can't think like that. I can't let him hurt me or my sisters again' she thought. '..Admit, you still want him' another voice whispered.
"Hello. Earth to Phoebe! You're going to need to heat that back up again if you stare into that coffee any longer," Paige said waving her hand in front of Phoebe's face. She just seemed to blank out as she stared into her cup of coffee.
"Huh? Oh, sorry." Phoebe said, going back to her breakfast.
"Are you alright? You seem to just space out at times ever since you came back from that walk yesterday. I mean, you came home and went up to your room without a hi or anything," Paige asked, concerned for her older sister.
"I'm fine Paige. It's just nothing," Phoebe said, deciding not to tell her.
"Okay. So, when do I have to go over and do that lesson at Cole's?" Paige asked, disgusted at the thought of having to go over to Cole's.
"What? Oh, you don't have to go over there today. For the information that Kara had given me yesterday, you already have it along with Piper. Kara had said that she wanted to train Cole and me first. She would do you and Piper separately," Phoebe said distractedly.
"Oh. How do you know that I know already? I don't even know," Paige said.
"Yeah, neither do I. So how do you?" Piper asked, joining them at the table.
"Oh, she told me yesterday," Phoebe answered.
"During the lesson?" Paige asked.
"No." Phoebe trailed off, forgetting that she didn't want to tell them what happened in the park. She stopped herself just in time.
"Well, then, when?" Piper asked pressing the matter.
"Um, I've got to go to work," Phoebe said making up an excuse to leave.
"Alright," Piper said.
"What do you think is wrong?" Paige asked of Piper across the table.
"I don't know, but I think it has something to do with her walk yesterday," Piper replied, looking at her little sister thoughtfully, as she walked away.
Cole's Penthouse
"Cole, are you going to work today, or are you just going to sleep?" Kara asked leaning on the doorframe.
"Ugh, can I take door number two?" he responded into his pillow.
"Ah, why not? You've got your first day of physical training today with Phoebe anyway. You should rest," Kara said turning towards the living room.
"Hey, Kara? Are you sure you don't want to use my bed instead? I could always use the couch. I mean, someone as important as you should be treated with as much comfort as possible," Cole said smiling in a mocking tone.
"Well, I don't want to impose on you," Kara said poking her head in.
"Why don't we just share the bed? I mean, I can just divide it if you want," Cole suggested, this time with sincerity.
Kara looked at Cole, taking in a few considerations that no one else knew about. She then just nodded her head. Cole moved over to one side and set one of his pillows in the middle of the bed. He got up and took a blanket from the closet.
"Are you sleepy now?" Cole asked, noticing that Kara had yawned a couple times that morning.
"Well, a little. I had to stay up late to do something." Kara trailed off. She didn't really want to tell Cole what she'd been up to.
Cole took the hint and left it alone.
"Why don't you lay down and catch a few winks. I can make my own breakfast," Cole said, seeing how Kara was about to say that. He seemed to be able to predict what she was about to do or say. Again, he felt an odd bond with her, yet couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Fine. Though from what I've seen you eat, I'm worried about what you're going to eat," Kara said grinning.
"Hey," Cole grinned back, throwing a small pillow at her.
"Ah," she said in surprise. She grabbed the pillow and threw it back at him. After a few minutes of pillow throwing, they collapsed onto the bed still laughing. For someone so important on the side of good, he felt completely at ease with Kara. He glanced at her happy face. He saw something so familiar, yet different. He didn't want to think about it at that moment, so he shook it off and went back to enjoying the moment.
"You know what?" Cole asked as he turned to Kara who was still smiling. He thought, 'I love it when she's smiling'.
"What is it Cole?" Kara asked turning to him, locking her deep blue eyes with his, almost exactly.
"I haven't felt this happy since." Cole said as he felt a wave of sadness come over him as he remembered Phoebe.
"Don't worry Cole. I know what's happened between you two. When you had met Phoebe, 'we', well most of us, were happy. Both of you were like two beacons of love that we haven't seen in a while. I personally rejoiced a lot. Though I have my own personal reasons why, and I won't tell you," Kara said playfully wagging her finger at him as she saw him open his mouth to speak.
"How do you do that?" Cole asked as he watched her finger. It reminded him of how Phoebe used to wag her finger at him.
"Do what?" Kara asked looking questioningly at Cole.
"Seem to know what I'm about to say," Cole said.
"Well, let's just say that we have a certain bond," Kara said turning. Cole didn't really understand what exactly that meant so he dropped it. After a few minutes of silence, Cole looked over his shoulder and noticed that Kara, for some unknown reason, was shivering.
"Are you alright?" Cole asked concerned.
"Oh, I'm fine," Kara replied simply.
"You don't seem fine, here," Cole said scooting over. Kara accepted his offer and scooted over also, as Cole pulled the pillow that separated them to their heads. Kara curled up like a little baby in Cole's arms. For some reason, Cole got a feeling of rightness. It seemed like she belonged in his arms. It was like she was family. No that's impossible, he thought. Could it? He looked down at her raven black hair and remembered her deep blue eyes. He again shook the feeling off to think about later. He just indulged himself in the warm feeling that he usually accompanied with Phoebe's presence. Like Phoebe, he felt he needed to protect Kara with all his might. He just didn't know why.
Later on in the day
Cole was walking across the living room. He glanced at the window, which showed that it was a beautiful day. He had gone to get himself and Kara a drink and he was bringing back her coke, when all of a sudden, he felt this searing pain, shoot through his stomach. It was so intense, he fell to his knees and let out a painful moan.
"Cole," Kara called out. Though she hesitated due to a certain rule. 'Damn, the rules. I need to help him' she thought, though she knew what would happen if she did. All she could do was watch in horror as she felt, to a small degree, what was happening to Cole, and most likely Phoebe.
"Kara, what's happening?" Cole gasped out, as he looked up at her helplessly.
At the manor
Phoebe was laughing and enjoying the company of her sisters, when all of a sudden, a searing pain went through her stomach.
"Phoebe, what's happening?" Piper asked, rushing over to her sister.
"I don't know," Phoebe said through all of her pain.
"I bet I know. Cole," Paige said with hatred.
"Ugh!" Phoebe mumbled, unable to say anything else through the pain that continued to shoot through her stomach.
"C'mon, I'll orb you there so we can go kick Cole's ass," Paige said helping Phoebe up.
"Yeah," Phoebe said weakly. Though, somehow she knew that Cole wasn't responsible for this.