Chapter X

Taking advantage of Phoebe's distraction, Sisselii gripped Phoebe's head, sent her flying and fell on her back hard on the ground, which knocked her back to reality. Acknowledging this Cole quickly dashed to Sisselii's and choked her, letting her cried out for air.

"Don't you ever, ever touch her again, or you'll be begging for your life." Cole threatened clenching his teeth.

Sisselii let out a sarcastic chuckle, as she struggled against Cole's strong grasp. "You're nothing but a hopeless demon you know that?" As Cole was about to say something, she let out another bitter laughter and continued before he had a chance to, "Don't you see it? She still has doubts about you. Demon or not. You'll always be a demon in her mind. You're pathetic, Belthazor."

"Don't call me that!" He roared, "I'm not Belthazor, not anymore." He then looked at a painful Phoebe lying on the floor looking at him and helplessly trying to pull herself up.

Now, he knew it was true, he could see it in her eyes. He saw doubts and guilt's-- guilt's for lying to him, and assuring him over and over him that she trusted him. But in truth, she doubted the goodness and the humanity inside of him.

Demons don't lie, at least not this one. She used the doubts of her targets to get to the victim.

Throwing Sisselii against the couch, he marched himself over to Phoebe, and helped her up. She could see the disappointment in his eyes. All these time that they had share, and him proving his love and goodness to her, yet she still doubted him. He doesn't know what hurt more, her not believing in him or her lying to him.

Getting Phoebe back up to her feet, Cole quickly let go of her and stood her face-to-face. Trying to avoid his eyes Phoebe looked down to the ground, and which made him lifted up her face.

Rolled her eyes up heavenward; the only thing she could find were Cole's icy-blue eyes darting at her.

"Cole, I---" Phoebe began.

"Why?" Cole asked hurtfully, "Haven't I proved myself to you already?"

"I'm sorry," Phoebe looked down again, then back up. "I just, I can't help it."

"I thought this relationship is base on trust."

"It was---I mean it is." She answered lowly

"Then why the doubts, Phoebe?" Cole shook his head. "You know I would never hurt you. You know I would never doubt you like that."

Suddenly Phoebe's attitude changed from remorse to anger. "You never doubted me?" She pulled away from him and looked at him with an 'are- kidding-me?' kind of look. "Excuse me? You never doubted me?" She let out a harsh laughter. "What were you doing this morning?"

"That was different." Cole replied.

"How was that different?!" Phoebe nearly shrieked, as Sisselii enjoying the show. "Cole, you accused me of wanting him back."

"Phoebe, we both know your premonition don't lie." Cole pointed out.

"That was her." She affirmed, pointing toward Sisselii, who now had an evil smile across her face. "Piss off!" She spat at Sisselii, and then turned back to Cole. "Cole, this is how she got to us, the doubts that we have on each other. If we had trusted one another, this would've never happened."

"To think about it now, it kinda makes sense." Cole looked at Phoebe understanding where she was going with it.

"I'm sorry I ever doubted you, Cole, I tried not to but, it just there." She apologized, and grabbed his hand. "I know you would never hurt me, and I know that you're good now."

"Well, I'm sorry I ever doubted your love for me." Cole took his turned. A weak smile formed on his lips, but then it formed into a wide one. "I was just worried that maybe you got tired of me, before I got all the facts."

"I could never get tired of you, baby. You're my one and only man." Phoebe broke into a grin.

"Hey, why isn't she burst into flame?" Questioned Phoebe, "We've proven our love."

"It's not strong enough." Sisselii claimed. "Don't you see it Belthazor, the witch still have doubts. It's within her."

"Then we can work on that." Cole declared.

Suddenly as swirled of whitish blue spark transformed in the middle of the room and Piper and Paige appeared with a small bottle in hand.

"Piper, Paige, what are you doing here?" Asked a surprised Phoebe.

"Saving your marriage." Paige announced. "And the only thing that's blocking our way is this little whore." Paige then threw a purplish liquid on Sisselii. Unknowingly to Sisselii, she let out a surprise looked, however she didn't react to the potion, which shocked Piper and Paige.

"It should've worked!"

Cole looked confused at this and pulled Phoebe in closer to protect her from the man-eater.

A few second later, a sizzling sound sizzled from underneath Sisselii's feet and it worked its way up over taken her body, as she burst into flame and screeched in pain.

"I thought there was no way to get rid of her." Phoebe said.

"There isn't. But, I decided we try to make a potion that was strong enough to fight her off." Paige explained. "It too a while to work, but it did."

"Thank you so much, Paige." Phoebe grateful hugged her sister. "And you too Piper."

"Ok, so I guess our work is done here." Piper said.

"Uh, what about Clay?" Cole asked, hesitantly.

"What about Clay?"

"Well, for starters, he still thinks he bedded Phoebe."

"You just going to have to take care of that yourself." Piper remarked. "We've helped you vanquish the demon. Now you have to fight on your own."

"Yep!" Paige agreed, and they orbed out.

"Can you believe that?" Phoebe asked in outrageously.

"Now, honey. They did help us kill Sisselii. The least we could is find a way to tell Clay the truth."

"Yeah…but how?"