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A/N: Now that I know I'm not the only one that's going to keep loving Cole, I can carry on with life! Hey Barb, 'Cole and Phoebe belong together', I wouldn't be writing if I didn't believe it!
A/N.2: Alright, seeing as two people have commented on my lack of ability to hold a scene for more than ten seconds, I'm going to try and slow every thing for these last few chapters. Thanks for the reviews, keep 'em coming!
Cole's eyes fluttered open, and he squinted through the sun filled room. He propped himself up on his elbows and glanced at Phoebe sleeping peacefully on the armchair. He smiled gently and climbed off the bed. Bending down, he picked up the blanket that had previously covered Phoebe but was now crumpled on the floor. He shook it out quietly and covered her small form with it. He leant over and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek, a kiss that barely touched her. He made his way to her desk where his shirt lay, and pulled it over his head. He then picked up his shoes at the foot of her bed and slipped them on. With one last glance at Phoebe, he opened the door to her room and shut it quietly behind him. Cole felt terrible for leaving without thanking them, but he sensed that he wasn't wanted around here, and he wasn't going to put them through anymore strife. He made his way quietly down the stairs, staying to the side so not to make a noise. He entered the foyer and crossed it silently. With his hand on the doorknob he paused. Maybe he should stay, After all, Phoebe had let him sleep in her bed. How could he leave without thanking her? No. No. . .he had to leave.
"Do what's best for them. . ." He muttered. He twisted the doorknob and was about to pull open the door.
"How are you feeling?" Cole quickly turned around and saw Piper standing in the doorway to the kitchen. He stayed silent for a second.
"I'm alright." He answered, somewhat truthfully. He did feel better, just a bit nauseous.
"How are you getting home?" Piper asked suddenly. "And where is home?" She added before he could answer. He frowned and inwardly kicked himself for not thinking about it earlier.
"I haven't really thought about it." Cole said truthfully. There was an awkward silence.
"So you're not even going to stay for breakfast?" Piper asked suddenly, leaning against the doorpost, her arms crossed. Cole looked at her surprised.
"Am I welcome at breakfast?" He asked. Piper smiled vaguely.
"I wouldn't ask if you weren't welcome." She said gently. Cole smiled and shook his head.
"I don't think I should. . ." He said uncertainly. He looked up as Paige appeared behind Piper.
"Oh come on, Cole. You know you want to. Piper made pancakes." Paige said quickly. Cole frowned again. What was going on? How was it possible that they could act so normally towards him? Then it hit him.
"Listen, it's not that I don't want to. . .but I don't want to do this only because you guys feel that you owe it to me. You don't owe me anything, okay?" Paige and Piper looked at the floor. "And I think I should go. . .simply because we all need some time to register a few things." He added. Paige looked up.
"Okay, at least let me orb you somewhere." She said. Cole looked at her and smiled.
"It's okay. I haven't walked in a while." He said quietly, he turned around and opened the door. "Thanks. . .for everything." He said, before disappearing from the house, the door shutting softly behind him.
Phoebe's eyes opened slowly. She threw her legs off the couch and pulled off the blanket. It was then that she realised Cole wasn't there. She frowned. She should have figured it would happen, Cole didn't feel welcome here anymore. She climbed off the chair and changed into a clean pair of clothes. After slipping on some shoes, she hurried downstairs. Seeing no one in the foyer or lounge, she walked into the kitchen.
"Morning Pheebs." Piper said from behind the counter.
"Morning." She replied softly, her eyes searching the room. There was little hope that Cole would still be here, but still she clung on to it.
"He left earlier, we tried to stop him." Paige said from her seat at the table, as if reading Phoebe's mind.
"You tried to stop him?" Phoebe asked surprised. Piper sighed.
"We haven't been too accommodating to Cole in the past, and we had reasons not to. But it turns out we didn't know him as well as we thought we did, because we never thought he would do what he did. So we've decided to give it a go, that's if we ever see him again." Piper said calmly, her hand holding a spatula that was busy turning over pancakes.
"What do you mean 'if we ever see him again'?" Phoebe asked frowning.
"Oh, he just seemed a bit conclusive this morning." Paige said.
"Oh." Phoebe mumbled. She collapsed into a nearby chair, her eyes closed. He wouldn't leave, not before he said goodbye. She had to find him. She suddenly stood and said, "I'm going to the office."
"You don't have to go in for another hour!" Paige exclaimed.
"I know, I just. . .have some extra work." Phoebe thought up desperately.
"Okay." Paige said smiling. Phoebe started to walk away.
"Oh, Phoebe! We wanted to say, it's only fair that since we're giving Cole a chance, you can too." Piper said. Phoebe turned around frowning.
"Wha---" Phoebe started.
"Oh come on. Give us some credit. Why would you want to go to work early?" Paige asked, Phoebe bit her lip. "We're just saying if you decide to give Cole another chance, we're behind you 97 percent."
"97?" Phoebe asked confused.
"We have to give some leeway if he decides to go all evil on us again." Piper explained with a smile. Phoebe returned their smiles.
"Well. . .I'm off to. . .work." Phoebe said, as she quickly exited the manor. She hurried to her car sitting on the curb and climbed in. She turned the key and started to drive off, before braking abruptly. She never thought to think about where Cole was. He didn't live in San Francisco anymore, and his penthouse was sold just after he left. Where could he possibly go? It hit her. "The mausoleum. . ." She muttered to herself before putting the car in gear and speeding off in the direction of the cemetery.
Okay, I know it was a bit of a long shot getting Paige and Piper to accept Cole just like that, but I couldn't think of anything else. Review, tell me what you thought. Also, a little assistance. Whenever I upload a document, it never shows up with any of the spaces I did insert between the lines. I have to keep coming back. . .it's never happened before. Anyone know why?
A/N: Now that I know I'm not the only one that's going to keep loving Cole, I can carry on with life! Hey Barb, 'Cole and Phoebe belong together', I wouldn't be writing if I didn't believe it!
A/N.2: Alright, seeing as two people have commented on my lack of ability to hold a scene for more than ten seconds, I'm going to try and slow every thing for these last few chapters. Thanks for the reviews, keep 'em coming!
Cole's eyes fluttered open, and he squinted through the sun filled room. He propped himself up on his elbows and glanced at Phoebe sleeping peacefully on the armchair. He smiled gently and climbed off the bed. Bending down, he picked up the blanket that had previously covered Phoebe but was now crumpled on the floor. He shook it out quietly and covered her small form with it. He leant over and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek, a kiss that barely touched her. He made his way to her desk where his shirt lay, and pulled it over his head. He then picked up his shoes at the foot of her bed and slipped them on. With one last glance at Phoebe, he opened the door to her room and shut it quietly behind him. Cole felt terrible for leaving without thanking them, but he sensed that he wasn't wanted around here, and he wasn't going to put them through anymore strife. He made his way quietly down the stairs, staying to the side so not to make a noise. He entered the foyer and crossed it silently. With his hand on the doorknob he paused. Maybe he should stay, After all, Phoebe had let him sleep in her bed. How could he leave without thanking her? No. No. . .he had to leave.
"Do what's best for them. . ." He muttered. He twisted the doorknob and was about to pull open the door.
"How are you feeling?" Cole quickly turned around and saw Piper standing in the doorway to the kitchen. He stayed silent for a second.
"I'm alright." He answered, somewhat truthfully. He did feel better, just a bit nauseous.
"How are you getting home?" Piper asked suddenly. "And where is home?" She added before he could answer. He frowned and inwardly kicked himself for not thinking about it earlier.
"I haven't really thought about it." Cole said truthfully. There was an awkward silence.
"So you're not even going to stay for breakfast?" Piper asked suddenly, leaning against the doorpost, her arms crossed. Cole looked at her surprised.
"Am I welcome at breakfast?" He asked. Piper smiled vaguely.
"I wouldn't ask if you weren't welcome." She said gently. Cole smiled and shook his head.
"I don't think I should. . ." He said uncertainly. He looked up as Paige appeared behind Piper.
"Oh come on, Cole. You know you want to. Piper made pancakes." Paige said quickly. Cole frowned again. What was going on? How was it possible that they could act so normally towards him? Then it hit him.
"Listen, it's not that I don't want to. . .but I don't want to do this only because you guys feel that you owe it to me. You don't owe me anything, okay?" Paige and Piper looked at the floor. "And I think I should go. . .simply because we all need some time to register a few things." He added. Paige looked up.
"Okay, at least let me orb you somewhere." She said. Cole looked at her and smiled.
"It's okay. I haven't walked in a while." He said quietly, he turned around and opened the door. "Thanks. . .for everything." He said, before disappearing from the house, the door shutting softly behind him.
Phoebe's eyes opened slowly. She threw her legs off the couch and pulled off the blanket. It was then that she realised Cole wasn't there. She frowned. She should have figured it would happen, Cole didn't feel welcome here anymore. She climbed off the chair and changed into a clean pair of clothes. After slipping on some shoes, she hurried downstairs. Seeing no one in the foyer or lounge, she walked into the kitchen.
"Morning Pheebs." Piper said from behind the counter.
"Morning." She replied softly, her eyes searching the room. There was little hope that Cole would still be here, but still she clung on to it.
"He left earlier, we tried to stop him." Paige said from her seat at the table, as if reading Phoebe's mind.
"You tried to stop him?" Phoebe asked surprised. Piper sighed.
"We haven't been too accommodating to Cole in the past, and we had reasons not to. But it turns out we didn't know him as well as we thought we did, because we never thought he would do what he did. So we've decided to give it a go, that's if we ever see him again." Piper said calmly, her hand holding a spatula that was busy turning over pancakes.
"What do you mean 'if we ever see him again'?" Phoebe asked frowning.
"Oh, he just seemed a bit conclusive this morning." Paige said.
"Oh." Phoebe mumbled. She collapsed into a nearby chair, her eyes closed. He wouldn't leave, not before he said goodbye. She had to find him. She suddenly stood and said, "I'm going to the office."
"You don't have to go in for another hour!" Paige exclaimed.
"I know, I just. . .have some extra work." Phoebe thought up desperately.
"Okay." Paige said smiling. Phoebe started to walk away.
"Oh, Phoebe! We wanted to say, it's only fair that since we're giving Cole a chance, you can too." Piper said. Phoebe turned around frowning.
"Wha---" Phoebe started.
"Oh come on. Give us some credit. Why would you want to go to work early?" Paige asked, Phoebe bit her lip. "We're just saying if you decide to give Cole another chance, we're behind you 97 percent."
"97?" Phoebe asked confused.
"We have to give some leeway if he decides to go all evil on us again." Piper explained with a smile. Phoebe returned their smiles.
"Well. . .I'm off to. . .work." Phoebe said, as she quickly exited the manor. She hurried to her car sitting on the curb and climbed in. She turned the key and started to drive off, before braking abruptly. She never thought to think about where Cole was. He didn't live in San Francisco anymore, and his penthouse was sold just after he left. Where could he possibly go? It hit her. "The mausoleum. . ." She muttered to herself before putting the car in gear and speeding off in the direction of the cemetery.
Okay, I know it was a bit of a long shot getting Paige and Piper to accept Cole just like that, but I couldn't think of anything else. Review, tell me what you thought. Also, a little assistance. Whenever I upload a document, it never shows up with any of the spaces I did insert between the lines. I have to keep coming back. . .it's never happened before. Anyone know why?