Chapter- 14 Anguish
Cole looked at Kara alarmed. He gripped his arm around her, and she felt his worry and sadness.
"Kara, what are you talking about?" Cole asked scared.
"I had a premonition, along with Phoebe," Kara replied sadly. Cole tightened his hug on her.
"What was in it?" Cole asked, his voice laced with fear for his newly found little girl.
"Well, you, Phoebe and me, in the meadow, happy, and then a demon came and killed me," Kara said simply.
"Yeah, I saw that too. I had mine when I was sleeping, and I woke up, hoping that it was just a nightmare," Phoebe said, telling Kara and Cole that she also had the premonition.
"Yeah, I was asleep as well, and I woke up too," Kara said, slightly nodding her head.
"Was that when you woke up from that nightmare?" Cole asked, tightening his grip further.
"Yeah, it was. Cole?" Kara asked tenderly.
"Yes?" Cole asked, his voice saddened by the premonition. He showed that he would do anything to save his little girl.
"Um...if you squeeze any harder, we won't have to worry about that demon killing me," Kara half-jokingly said. His grip on her was starting to make it hard to breathe. She was happy though, his grip showed her that he truly did love her, and would hold onto her to keep her.
"Oh...sorry," Cole replied sheepishly, loosening his grip on her. But not by much, he still kept a firm grip around her, just enough so that it wouldn't suffocate her, but tight so she was pushed into his chest.
Paige was looking at Cole and Kara strangely, and Phoebe noticed her face. It was made of a variety of emotions. Sadness, happiness, affection, wariness, and other conflicting emotions. Phoebe couldn't make out what was promoting these different emotions.
"Can't we do anything?" Phoebe asked Kara hopelessly. From the look that Kara had given her, any hope cam crashing down. Phoebe didn't want to lose her newly found daughter, she had lost so many people already, her mom, Grams, Prue, and Cole. As the thought crossed her mind, she looked at Cole who was still hugging Kara tightly. He looked up, with so much sadness in his eyes, and he held her eyes with his for a few breathless moments. Phoebe snapped out of it and turned to Kara.
"Why can't we do anything to prevent it?" Phoebe asked nearly pleading. She couldn't understand why, or how such a powerful person could die.
"I'm sorry Phoebe. Probably more than you, 'cause I'm the one dying, but I know that you and Cole are going to hurt too. It's just one of those premonitions that you can't stop. I'm sorry for the pain that I will cause you," Kara said, mournfully, almost as though she were mourning herself, because of her impending death.
"No...no...no..." Phoebe whispered. She than started to wobble a bit on her legs.
"Um...Cole, she's about to faint again," Kara pointed out. Cole had been too concentrated on what Kara had been saying.
"Oh, jeez. How many times can you faint?" Cole asked. Though he dutifully caught her in his arms and carried her back onto the couch. After he did, everyone took a seat to steady themselves. They remained silent, just sitting there and absorbing the information. Paige and Piper couldn't get over the fact they were aunts, but couldn't bear the fact that they were going to lose her.
'For God's sake, we didn't even get to know her! How can I lose so many people?' Piper thought. She turned to Leo, who was sitting next to her, looking for some sort of comfort. Cole sat back down next to Kara. Suddenly, the carpeting on the floor seemed very interesting, as he looked solemnly into it, trying to find a stable point in his life. In the past, it had been Phoebe, but now, his world was just spinning out of control.
"Oh, man!" Kara suddenly exclaimed. This startled everyone, and they then settled down.
"What's wrong?" Piper asked weakly.
"Could we at least spend my remaining time happily? I'd like to move on to the afterlife with happy memories of you people. Of my, family," Kara said, not wanting to leave on a bad note.
"Kara, I know this isn't the right time, but what about our training?" Paige asked.
"Oh, I forgot about that. Well, I don't think I'll have enough time to teach you two everything, but I'll teach you two the most important thing you need to help Cole and Phoebe," Kara said, suddenly remembering she needed to train them still.
"What do you mean, 'help Phoebe and Cole'? Won't we be fighting with them?" Paige inquired.
"Actually, no. You see, since Cole is the actual Guardian, he's the only one who's really supposed to do the action part. But since he and Phoebe were so close, their bond is stronger than either of you two. You will mainly be sending them magic, energy and other things to help them protect the gate. Paige made an 'oh' face and looked back down.
Cole was starting to feel uncomfortable. 'How could they think of training, when his daughter was going to die soon?!' he angrily thought. He stood up suddenly and got a surprised look from everyone. He walked towards Phoebe and picked her up.
"I'm going to bring her to the bed, then I'm going for a walk," he said quickly, not wanting to talk to them. He dropped her off onto his bed and quickly blurred out to the park. He let out a breath of sadness and began to walk. His feelings were about to rip him from the inside out. His little girl, who'd he grown so attached to, was going to die soon. He stopped and let out a scream of anguish. It was a good thing that no one was around, or else they would have been scared to death by it.
Kara had gone there, but hid behind a few bushes. She had heard the scream he let out and nearly wept there. She ran out of the bushes and ran into his arms. Cole was thoroughly shocked when he saw Kara running at him with tears in her eyes. When she reached him, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the top of her head. They stayed in each other's arms, trying to comfort each other by just being there. They stayed there, holding each other for who knows how long. All Cole knew was that he loved breathing in the scent of his daughter, how it seemed to smell of clouds, and yet a mixture of his and Phoebe's scents. His love for her was unconditional, and he would do anything for her.
Kara just stayed there, in her father's arms. A feeling she hadn't gotten for over 500 years. Old memories of when she had been with him resurfaced, and she cried more into his shoulder.
"Shh...Shh...Shh..." Cole said, trying to calm his daughter. He could barely hold onto his own tears, while he was holding Kara.
"Can we go back?" Kara asked, looking up into Cole's blue eyes with her own.
"Yeah, sure, of course. I'll even give you some more orange juice," Cole said, with a sad smile. He was trying to lighten the mood in the face of the impending future. They stood up slowly, Kara wiping a few stray tears on her sleeve. They held their hands, and Kara transported them both back.
When they arrived back at the penthouse, they were met by a horrifying sight. Piper, Leo, and Paige were all unconscious. Phoebe was still inside Cole's room, and probably still passed out. Kara saw the demon that was responsible, but held back, she knew she couldn't raise a hand against him.
Cole desperately tried to summon a demon, but he couldn't summon the strength. Kara looked towards him, and knew it was her time. She looked to Cole sadly. She could see him pleading with his eyes. The words were stuck in his throat as what she was going to do dawned on him. He shook his head trying to prevent her. She shook back, and took a step away from him.
"I love you, Kara," Cole was able to say, through gritted teeth. As Kara lunged toward the demon, Cole suddenly found his voice.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Cole screamed, as the demon plunged his clawed hand into her stomach. Kara gave one last gasp, and looked towards her father. She linked with him for a second, and whispered, "Good-bye." That was the last thing she said to him, before there was an intense flash of light, that blinded Cole, and he had to tear his gaze away from his dying daughter.
When he could look back, the demon was gone, and there lay Kara, stone still, and lifeless. He rushed to her and took her in his arms. Only this time, she didn't hug him back.
Cole looked at Kara alarmed. He gripped his arm around her, and she felt his worry and sadness.
"Kara, what are you talking about?" Cole asked scared.
"I had a premonition, along with Phoebe," Kara replied sadly. Cole tightened his hug on her.
"What was in it?" Cole asked, his voice laced with fear for his newly found little girl.
"Well, you, Phoebe and me, in the meadow, happy, and then a demon came and killed me," Kara said simply.
"Yeah, I saw that too. I had mine when I was sleeping, and I woke up, hoping that it was just a nightmare," Phoebe said, telling Kara and Cole that she also had the premonition.
"Yeah, I was asleep as well, and I woke up too," Kara said, slightly nodding her head.
"Was that when you woke up from that nightmare?" Cole asked, tightening his grip further.
"Yeah, it was. Cole?" Kara asked tenderly.
"Yes?" Cole asked, his voice saddened by the premonition. He showed that he would do anything to save his little girl.
"Um...if you squeeze any harder, we won't have to worry about that demon killing me," Kara half-jokingly said. His grip on her was starting to make it hard to breathe. She was happy though, his grip showed her that he truly did love her, and would hold onto her to keep her.
"Oh...sorry," Cole replied sheepishly, loosening his grip on her. But not by much, he still kept a firm grip around her, just enough so that it wouldn't suffocate her, but tight so she was pushed into his chest.
Paige was looking at Cole and Kara strangely, and Phoebe noticed her face. It was made of a variety of emotions. Sadness, happiness, affection, wariness, and other conflicting emotions. Phoebe couldn't make out what was promoting these different emotions.
"Can't we do anything?" Phoebe asked Kara hopelessly. From the look that Kara had given her, any hope cam crashing down. Phoebe didn't want to lose her newly found daughter, she had lost so many people already, her mom, Grams, Prue, and Cole. As the thought crossed her mind, she looked at Cole who was still hugging Kara tightly. He looked up, with so much sadness in his eyes, and he held her eyes with his for a few breathless moments. Phoebe snapped out of it and turned to Kara.
"Why can't we do anything to prevent it?" Phoebe asked nearly pleading. She couldn't understand why, or how such a powerful person could die.
"I'm sorry Phoebe. Probably more than you, 'cause I'm the one dying, but I know that you and Cole are going to hurt too. It's just one of those premonitions that you can't stop. I'm sorry for the pain that I will cause you," Kara said, mournfully, almost as though she were mourning herself, because of her impending death.
"No...no...no..." Phoebe whispered. She than started to wobble a bit on her legs.
"Um...Cole, she's about to faint again," Kara pointed out. Cole had been too concentrated on what Kara had been saying.
"Oh, jeez. How many times can you faint?" Cole asked. Though he dutifully caught her in his arms and carried her back onto the couch. After he did, everyone took a seat to steady themselves. They remained silent, just sitting there and absorbing the information. Paige and Piper couldn't get over the fact they were aunts, but couldn't bear the fact that they were going to lose her.
'For God's sake, we didn't even get to know her! How can I lose so many people?' Piper thought. She turned to Leo, who was sitting next to her, looking for some sort of comfort. Cole sat back down next to Kara. Suddenly, the carpeting on the floor seemed very interesting, as he looked solemnly into it, trying to find a stable point in his life. In the past, it had been Phoebe, but now, his world was just spinning out of control.
"Oh, man!" Kara suddenly exclaimed. This startled everyone, and they then settled down.
"What's wrong?" Piper asked weakly.
"Could we at least spend my remaining time happily? I'd like to move on to the afterlife with happy memories of you people. Of my, family," Kara said, not wanting to leave on a bad note.
"Kara, I know this isn't the right time, but what about our training?" Paige asked.
"Oh, I forgot about that. Well, I don't think I'll have enough time to teach you two everything, but I'll teach you two the most important thing you need to help Cole and Phoebe," Kara said, suddenly remembering she needed to train them still.
"What do you mean, 'help Phoebe and Cole'? Won't we be fighting with them?" Paige inquired.
"Actually, no. You see, since Cole is the actual Guardian, he's the only one who's really supposed to do the action part. But since he and Phoebe were so close, their bond is stronger than either of you two. You will mainly be sending them magic, energy and other things to help them protect the gate. Paige made an 'oh' face and looked back down.
Cole was starting to feel uncomfortable. 'How could they think of training, when his daughter was going to die soon?!' he angrily thought. He stood up suddenly and got a surprised look from everyone. He walked towards Phoebe and picked her up.
"I'm going to bring her to the bed, then I'm going for a walk," he said quickly, not wanting to talk to them. He dropped her off onto his bed and quickly blurred out to the park. He let out a breath of sadness and began to walk. His feelings were about to rip him from the inside out. His little girl, who'd he grown so attached to, was going to die soon. He stopped and let out a scream of anguish. It was a good thing that no one was around, or else they would have been scared to death by it.
Kara had gone there, but hid behind a few bushes. She had heard the scream he let out and nearly wept there. She ran out of the bushes and ran into his arms. Cole was thoroughly shocked when he saw Kara running at him with tears in her eyes. When she reached him, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the top of her head. They stayed in each other's arms, trying to comfort each other by just being there. They stayed there, holding each other for who knows how long. All Cole knew was that he loved breathing in the scent of his daughter, how it seemed to smell of clouds, and yet a mixture of his and Phoebe's scents. His love for her was unconditional, and he would do anything for her.
Kara just stayed there, in her father's arms. A feeling she hadn't gotten for over 500 years. Old memories of when she had been with him resurfaced, and she cried more into his shoulder.
"Shh...Shh...Shh..." Cole said, trying to calm his daughter. He could barely hold onto his own tears, while he was holding Kara.
"Can we go back?" Kara asked, looking up into Cole's blue eyes with her own.
"Yeah, sure, of course. I'll even give you some more orange juice," Cole said, with a sad smile. He was trying to lighten the mood in the face of the impending future. They stood up slowly, Kara wiping a few stray tears on her sleeve. They held their hands, and Kara transported them both back.
When they arrived back at the penthouse, they were met by a horrifying sight. Piper, Leo, and Paige were all unconscious. Phoebe was still inside Cole's room, and probably still passed out. Kara saw the demon that was responsible, but held back, she knew she couldn't raise a hand against him.
Cole desperately tried to summon a demon, but he couldn't summon the strength. Kara looked towards him, and knew it was her time. She looked to Cole sadly. She could see him pleading with his eyes. The words were stuck in his throat as what she was going to do dawned on him. He shook his head trying to prevent her. She shook back, and took a step away from him.
"I love you, Kara," Cole was able to say, through gritted teeth. As Kara lunged toward the demon, Cole suddenly found his voice.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Cole screamed, as the demon plunged his clawed hand into her stomach. Kara gave one last gasp, and looked towards her father. She linked with him for a second, and whispered, "Good-bye." That was the last thing she said to him, before there was an intense flash of light, that blinded Cole, and he had to tear his gaze away from his dying daughter.
When he could look back, the demon was gone, and there lay Kara, stone still, and lifeless. He rushed to her and took her in his arms. Only this time, she didn't hug him back.