DISCLAIMER: I don't own Charmed or any associated works. It belongs strictly to the WB networks and its creator Constance M. Burge and its owner Aaron Spelling.

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This story starts off right after the episode Centennial Charmed.

Another chapter and another thank you list. Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed last chapter. I know that it was a holiday weekend and all. So thank you. Happy July 13! I'm making up my own holiday. I think I'll call it Hyper Day. You should go out and celebrate all things sugar! Thank you chocolate! Without your sugary goodness, I wouldn't be here today. I owe you so much. I also need to thank my two Beta Readers: Nightcrawler and Mholston14. Thanks guys.

Svata2004 – I've seen your name before haven't I? Do you post at the c: tp.

Nightcrawler – Thanks for editing this for me. Thank you!

Born to Fire – The sex talk was the best part to write. I laughed all while I was typing.

Lillie – I always like to hear from readers. Its great you like the story.

Bubbly*pop – I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Ducks head I don't know why I put Cole's eyes were brown. My fault!

Goldstranger – Those two scenes were fun to write. Especially the battle. I love doing action scenes.

Dreaming – Gasps! Nothing to complain about. I'm sure you can find something. : ) Naw. This chapter is not the final one. I want to make this story nice and long, since their aren't really that many long Charmed stories.

Countertiger-x – As usual I always get a laugh out of your reviews. Your sense of humor is right up my alley! Ken does have powers like Storm. I think I was watching X-Men: Evolution when I was writing that. : ) Yeah your too late. Sorry. Two wonderful people volunteered to beta read for me. Thanks for volunteering. A sitcom writer. I've never thought of that. Years of watching Friends and having dumb ass friends has warped my humor.

Barb – The fight scene was my favorite part too!

I know that some of you have been hoping that Phoebe and Cole get together. I'm sorry to dissapoint you. But that won't be happening in this story. I don't like the idea of them two together. She killed him like three times. I think its safe to say they wouldn't work out. I would cringe with every letter I type if I was writing a Phoebe, Cole love scene. No joke! Sorry Phoebe and Cole shipppers!

Daddies Little Witch

Chapter Thirteen: Inside and Outside (Down Girl!)

By: Mage

The following morning was a Monday. The other power they all felt was still out there, biding its time. The three new players, whoever they were, were plenty strong enough to take on the Titans. The immediate threat was over and the Titans weren't focused on them for now. The coven had called in too many days off preparing for the Titans and now they had to go back to the work. Ken was a doctor at San Francisco General, Kyle was a self-defense instructor in a dojo downtown, and Serenity was a Freelance Agent. Liam and Ryan were sent off to school and Cole and Celeste took off another day of work to guard the house. They were the only ones who were able to take off another day of work.

The two sat in the living room enjoying the quiet time they had. Cole was working on implementing his case files into his computer and Celeste was sketching something in a sketchbook. After a while the scratching of her pencil started to get to Cole. It was interrupting his peaceful silence.

"Do you have to make so much noise?" asked Cole irritably.

Celeste leveled him with a look. "If you must know, yes. These new sketches I'm working on are very important."

"What for?" asked Cole curiously. "What do you even do for a living?"

Celeste was about to give him a smart reply but she could see he was genuinely interested. "I'm an Artist. I own an art gallery in the city."

"Are you any good?"

Celeste smiled a little. "I'd like to think I am."

Cole put on his most dashing smile. "Could you paint me?" he said, giving her a come hither look.

"There isn't a canvas in the world big enough for that head of yours," she said, smiling sweetly.

"Are you trying to say I have a big head?" Cole asked aghast.

She shrugged carelessly. "I'm just giving you the facts."

Cole crossed his arms and glared at her. "I'm surprised you can do something that takes talent. I figured your job experience included lazing about the house and watching TV."

Her eyes flashed and she gripped her pencil tightly in her hand. The snap of the pencil was heard throughout the room. Angrily, she threw it down on the floor. "Listen here you pathetic excuse for a homeless mans urine. You keep talking like that and I might have to rip you a new asshole." Celeste brought up her hand and it started to glow red.

Cole smirked. "I might just like that."

"Satan's little bitch!"

"Malibu Slutty!"

"Lord of all things evil!"

"Ex Baywatch Life-guard!"

She gasped and narrowed her eyes at him dangerously. "You go too far," she said coldly.

They glared at each other their chests rising and falling quickly from the shouting match. Without even releasing it they started to lean in to each other. Celeste suddenly blushed and looked down at her lap. Cole picked her chin up and gave her a soft smile. Suddenly, a sharp long high-pitched whistle came from the kitchen.

Celeste jumped up as if her seat was hot. "That's the tea! You want some tea? I'll go and get us some tea!" she said hurriedly, taking off in the direction of the kitchen.

She didn't even stop to look back at Cole as she raced from the room. Cole placed his head in his hands. What the hell was he doing? One minute him and the 'Blond Inferno' were arguing like they always had the next they were almost in make-out city. Cole looked at the ceiling shaking his head.

He sighed to himself remembering something a friend once told him. 'By the prick on my finger I can tell that something wicked this way comes.'

No use berating himself about it. He had some work to do. Cole picked up his laptop computer and started back to what he was going before. He was concentrating so much that he barely noticed the light that flashed in the room in front of him.

"Hi Cole," a familiar voice said.

Cole lucked up recognizing the voice. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped in surprise. Phoebe stood in front of him dressed in a classic Greek white dress. Her hair was extremely long and blond. She looked at Cole with a seductive smile twirling her hair with her fingers.

"Phoebe!" he said in surprise. He stood up looking at her baffled. "What are you doing here?" Cole looked her over and raised an eyebrow. "And why are you dressed like that?"

Phoebe smiled coyly and walked slowly to Cole. "All the Elders are dead, well most of them are anyway. So Leo took charge up there and made me and the girls Gods."

Cole's gasped as Phoebe slid her arms around his neck and breathed in his ear. "Guess what he made me the Goddess of?" she asked, nibbling on his ear.

Cole shivered as he felt her breathing over his neck. He pushed her away. "I don't know. The goddess of peroxide maybe," he said, looking at her blonde hair.

She brushed of his comment and rubbed herself against him. "Cole I know you and I didn't work out." Phoebe ran her finger along his chest in tiny circles. "But there was one thing you were good at. And that was good sex. How about me and you get a room?"

Cole swatted her finger away. "Phoebe what is wrong with you?"

Phoebe put her hands on her hips and looked at him in confusion. "I'm the Goddess of Love. You're supposed to be completely and utterly in love with me."

"Maybe it's because my heart knows it is impossible for us to be in love," said Cole. "There is no way in the Universe that the Cole and Phoebe show will make a comeback."

Phoebe lowered her eyes and gave him a sexy look. "We will just have to see about that." She threw her arms around him and pulled him into a deep kiss. Cole tried to pull back but the new goddess was strong. Her grip on him prevented him from going anywhere. Phoebe was pouring all of her power into the kiss, slowly breaking down the iron wall that Cole had around his heart that prevented her powers from working on him.

"What in the Nine Circles of Hell!"

Phoebe pulled out of the kiss and turned around. Cole was still kept securely in her grip. Celeste gave Phoebe a leveled look. With Phoebe's new transformation she didn't recognize Phoebe from the meeting at the Manor.

"Listen bitch I don't know what you're doing in my house. But you better leave. NOW!"

"Don't be angry. Just open your heart to love," said Phoebe, not even getting angry over Celeste's threat.

Celeste looked at Cole. "Where did you find her? Don't tell me you called 1-800-SKANKY-HOE," she said dryly. Cole rolled his eyes feeling a huge headache coming on. Only something like this would happen to him. He looked in the air expecting the theme to the Twilight Zone to start playing any second.

Cole sighed. "This is Phoebe, Celeste! Her Whitelighter made her and her sisters Gods. The power must have gone to their heads!"

"Oh! Why didn't you say so?" said Celeste, approaching Phoebe and Cole. She looked and Phoebe and smiled sweetly. "Phoebe, lets talk woman to woman."

Phoebe let go of Cole. Celeste took her arm and walked away to a corner. Cole watched curiously as Celeste whispered something to Phoebe. The blonde goddess gasped in shock then looked at Cole with wide eyes. Celeste placed her hand on her shoulder and nodded as if confirming something. He frowned as the two of them began to whisper back and forth. He wished he knew what they were saying. Where the hell was Matlock when you needed him? He could have figured this out. But alas he was probably at the fishing hole with Oppie and Aunt Bee. Finally, Phoebe looked at Cole and blew him a kiss. She disappeared in a puff of pink smoke with an epicenter in the shape of a heart.

"What did you say to her?" asked Cole, looking at Celeste dubiously.

Celeste lifted her chin haltingly. "A magician, like a prostitute, never reveals her tricks."

She stuck out her tongue and plopped down on the couch. She picked up her sketchbook and started to flip the pages examining her drawings. Cole sat down next to her and stared at her. Celeste would have to tell him eventually. All he would have to do is stare at her. She would crack under his heated look. Five minutes went by with Cole still staring at Celeste. She put her sketchbook down and looked at Cole with a patient look.

"Is there something you want Turner?" she asked, her face the picture of perfect calm.

"You know what I want. Tell me what you told Phoebe that made her run off so fast."

Celeste gave him a coy smile. She leaned back and gave him a long glance. She picked up her sketchbook and started flipping through pages completely ignoring him. Cole glared at her not taking his eyes off of her. Celeste started to fidget and squirm under his stare. After five more minutes of continuous staring she finally broke down.

"Alright alright stop starting at me you little fucker. I'll tell you," she said quickly. Cole gave her a smug smile.

"I told her you were gay and completely in love with my brother."

Celeste busted out laughing at the complete stunned expression on Cole's face. "Oh, come one Cole. It's not like it's true." She pretended to think for a minute before leaning in closer. "Is it?"

Cole gave her the finger and turned back to his work muttering under his breath about blondes with attitudes.

"Cole do you think that the Charmed Ones will defeat the Titans with their new powers?"

"I don't know Celeste. But the sisters are strong they just might win...they just might," he replied, thinking over the strength of the three women.

"Since Phoebe is acting so crazy? Do you think the others are acting unusual too?" she asked, concerned. If the girls were acting like the previous Gods then they were a danger to themselves and others around them. They could be end up being a bigger threat then than the Titans.

"I think you should go check up on them to see if they are alright," advised Celeste.

Cole stood up. "You're right. I'll go and check up on them. But I'll be right back."


They smiled at each other and Cole faded from the room. He appeared in the Manor's living room. Piper and Chris looked at him. They both looked as if they had just finished arguing with each other. Cole grinned at Piper. "Did I interrupt anything?"

She rolled her eyes in Chris's direction. "No. It's just that future boy here thinks he's our new Whitelighter."

Chris gave her an irritated look. "I told you the sooner you defeat the Titans the sooner you can see Leo. But if you don't defeat them your world will be consumed by darkness...my world."

Cole almost wanted to give Chris applause for his performance. He didn't believe the kid one bit. But it wasn't the time to interrogate him. But he was still unsure with the kid. His presence and everything he does seem to be calculated and well thought out. It's almost as if he was reshaping the future the way he wants it to be. Cole looked at Chris.

"You seem to have come out unscratched from growing up in world consumed in darkness," he said innocently.

Chris expression turned uncomfortable for a split second before he schooled his features. "I'm lucky I am even still alive."

Cole rolled his eyes and turned to Piper. "I came here to ask if everything was alright. Phoebe came by and paid me a little visit earlier."

Piper groaned. "I guess you know that Phoebe is now the Goddess of Love. Paige is now the Goddess of War. And both have completely gone insane. How was Phoebe when you saw her?"

"If I didn't know she was a Goddess, I would have sworn she was high. Her powers have completely overridden her personality."

"All her drives and urges, are based on her new powers," said Chris.

"I don't think I was talking to you Webster's Know It All Dictionary," Cole said sarcastically, looking at Chris with distaste.

Chris stepped forward his hands balled up. "Is that an insult?"

Cole shrugged. "It's whatever you take it to be. But yes, I meant it as an insult."

Chris growled in his throat and opened his mouth to deliver a comeback. Piper put her arms between them and pushed them both backwards. "That's enough. I have to find Phoebe and Paige and get them back here. And you two are not helping by arguing. Take it outside if you're want to pull them out and have a pissing contest. But you two will stop fighting in this house!" At her last word her voice got louder and echoed. The Earth trembled and shook at her outburst.

Cole nodded and glared at Chris. "Call me if you need any help Piper," he said. She nodded and he faded from the room. He appeared in the Manor's kitchen. A smile appeared on his face as he thought about what he just did.

Got you, he thought, smiling smugly.

He had started that fight with Chris on purpose. The future boy was all ready to throw down and fight with Cole. But that's where he had messed up. He claimed he was a Whitelighter and it is well known that all Whitelighters are Pacifists. Sky had once said that Whitelighters used to fight alongside witches, but now they were completely against any and all types of violence. If Chris was a Whitelighter he would never had tried to fight Cole like he was going to. Cole didn't think the kid was evil or a demon, but he did have some ulterior motive for coming to the past besides changing the future to save his world.

He was just going to have turn into a Hardy Boy to find out. The tune to the Murder, She Wrote series started to play in Cole's head. He walked into the living room seeing Celeste still looking through her sketchbook.

"Still pretending to do work Barbie?" he asked, sitting down beside her.

She glared at him. "I am doing work Dudley Do-right. What did you find out?"

"Well, it seems that Paige and Phoebe both have gone crazy with power. Piper is the only sane one. She going to round the other two up and talk some sense into them."

"That's good to know."

Everyone was in a lighthearted mood from their victory earlier over the Titans and also with the good news of the Halliwell's. Cole had informed them that the Charmed Ones had received Godhood to take on the Titans. When night came Cole and the coven members could be found in the living room watching a movie. The boys were in Ryan's room because the movie they were watching was not suitable for younger viewers. The movie they were watching was a classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Celeste was sitting beside Cole and during scary parts she would bury herself into his side. Cole threw an arm around her, providing her with some amount of comfort.

"Don't go to sleep you stupid bimbo!" shouted Kyle at the screen.

Serenity hit him on the arm. "She can't hear you numb-nuts," she said, annoyed at his constant shouting.

He looked at her and pouted. "I know that. I'm not that stupid."

She rolled her eyes and turned back to the movie. "Could have fooled me," she muttered.

Twenty-three shrieks and thirty-two shouts later the movie ended. They sat there staring at the screen confused and a little miffed. "So is that it? Is Freddy dead or not?" asked Ken.

Celeste shivered a little, "I don't think I even want to know."

"It not like he's real," said Ken.

"I know that. He's still scary."

Right as Ken was about to go into a lecture about the non-scariness of the movie, the earth began to shake. Everybody grabbed on to something as the earthquake shook the whole house. Screaming was heard from upstairs. Not a minute late two blurs came running into the room attaching themselves to their respective father's legs. Cole picked up Liam and Ken did the same with Ryan. Liam buried his head in Cole's shoulder squeezing his eyes shut tightly. The earthquake stopped just as suddenly as it began. Everyone let out the breaths they had been unconsciously holding. They plopped down on the couches.

"Something tells me like the other earthquakes we've had recently this one is of the supernatural variety," said Serenity.

Kyle looked around at the room at the pictures and things that had fallen over. "I wonder what caused it?" he asked thoughtfully.

"It was those ladies Daddies took us to see," said Liam distantly. Everybody swung their heads to the blonde who was sitting in Cole's lap. Liam was looked straight ahead. They gasped as they looked at him. His eyes were totally blue form edge to edge.

"Liam?" Cole asked worriedly.

The boy looked up at his father. His face had an expression of confusion marring it. "The ladies opened the ground and threw the bad men inside," said Liam slowly as if not understanding what he was saying.

"He's talking about the Titans," said Ken, realizing what Liam was seeing.

Cole shook Liam a little. "Liam," he called. "Liam, snap out of it." The boy closed his eyes squeezing them shut tightly. When he opened them his eyes had returned normal.

"I didn't know he was clairvoyant?" pondered Kyle.

Cole smoothed back Liam's hair looking into his eyes making sure he was all right. "Neither did I," he said softly.

"This is good news," said Kyle. Everyone looked at him with a 'what are you talking about looks'. "Liam's vision or whatever it was obviously meant that Charmed Ones had destroyed the Titans. Right?"

Cole shook his head. "That is good news, but last time I checked my son was not clairvoyant."

The sound of thunder was heard at outside. Instantly, rain began pouring from the sky with a fury. It was strange because the news didn't predict any rain for the night or all this week. And yet it was coming down like a scene from Noah's Ark. The kids jumped as the thunder boomed and caused the windows to rattle.

"Daddy what is wrong with me?" asked Liam, frowning in confusion. "Why could I see those ladies?" He was scared as to what had just happened. He had never had that happen to him before. The feeling of being somewhere else, while still being in the same place was disorienting to him.

"I don't know son," answered Cole truthfully. "But I think I know someone who does." He looked up at the ceiling. "Sky, could I have a word with you," he called loudly.

A shower of gold sparks rained down from above and formed into Sky. She put her hand on her hip and gave Cole an irritated look. "I was watching a star supernova. That kind of thing doesn't happen everyday, so this had better be an emergency."

"It is an emergency. My son just had a vision of the Charmed Ones and I want to know why," he demanded.

Sky sighed nodding her head in compliance. "Your son is very special," she said, looking at Liam with a little smile that he returned. "Little Liam does have the Sight. He has the ability to see the unseen."

"What does that mean, see the unseen?" asked Celeste, looking at Liam concerned.

Sky gave them a mysterious smile. She ignored the question and turned towards the window. "Liam didn't see the future or the past in his vision. He saw the present. The Charmed Ones did indeed destroy the Titans, but there were consequences."

"What consequences?" Cole asked quickly, dreading the answer.

Sky continued to look out the large window. "Leo took charge up there and became an Elder. So that means he will have to leave his family. When Piper heard this, in her anger she destroyed the Titans. Now the Earth is grieving with her for her loss."

They realized what she meant. The storm outside that wasn't supposed to be. It was Piper letting out her entire grief upon the world. Cole sympathized with Piper completely. He knew what it was like to have your marriage fall apart. She and Leo didn't deserve it though. They were both good people. He wished he could do something to help her. Sky clapped her hands together in mock enthusiasm.

"Okay, I'm going to go now. I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it."

She gave a little wave and disappeared the way she appeared. They all winced collectively as the rain started to come down even harder. Ken took hold of Ryan's hand. "Ry how about you and Liam go upstairs and play. The grownups have to talk."

Liam looked up at his father. Cole nodded and bent down and kissed his forehead. "Go ahead Sunny."

He nodded and he and Ryan went back upstairs to his room. Ken sighed heavily and looked out the window at the furious storm. He looked back at the others. "What should we do? If Piper keeps this up we might as well call me Noah and try to build ourselves an ark."

Serenity pounded her fist in her hands. "I say we find Missy Hissy-fit and take the bitch out."

Kyle rolled his eyes. "How about no? And we all would like it if you put GI Jane back in her cage."

She gave him a cold look. "Are you trying to say I'm manish?"

He gave her a look that equaled her own cold stare. "That's not what I'm saying so calm down Xena Psycho Warrior."

"Ha ha doofus. Too bad this warrior princess can kick your ass," she said innocently, batting her eyelids.

"You wish," he taunted, smiling at her.

Celeste looked at Ken, not even paying attention to the side banter going on. "I think we should leave her be. I would hate to have to be in her shoes." She looked at Cole out of the corner of her eye. Nobody but Ken caught the hidden look. He smiled inwardly finally figuring out his twin's secret. It was so obvious. He could have smacked himself for not figuring it out earlier.

"Wait guys look," interrupted Cole, pointing to the window. The dark rain clouds had dispersed revealing the bright nighttime stars. All was quiet except for the quiet dripping of the water that fell from the roof landing in puddles below.

"Well I'll be damned. I didn't think it would ever stop," commented Serenity.

"Now that the crisis is over. Who wants to watch E.T the Extraterrestrial?" asked Celeste, standing up and going to the DVD display case.

"Ohhhhhhhh! E. T." Kyle said slowly. "They called him E. T. because it's short for Extraterrestrial. I just now got that!" he said brightly, smiling goofily.

Cole shook his head. "And that is my cue to leave."

He grabbed his things and faded upstairs to Ryan's bedroom. The two boys were sitting in front of the TV engrossed in some kind of fighting game he only vaguely recognized. Cole watched for a minute waiting for the boys to finish playing.

"Finish Him!" The speakers blared.

He watched with his mouth open as a guy on the screen grabbed a bloody guy. A scream was heard as the victor broke the loser's body and set it on fire.

"Fatality!" The game said smugly.

Cole cleared his throat. "Hem hem….Aren't you two a little too young to be playing this game."

They spun around. "Daddy!" Liam whined. "We know it's just a game. Its not like we are going to go to school and take out our whole class during nap time."

Cole laughed. "Alright, its not like you've haven't seen worse in real life anyway. Come on Sunny. Its time to go home."

Liam nodded and sat his controller on the ground. "See ya later Ry," he said, taking his fathers hand.

"Bye Li," Ryan said, watching them fade out of his room.

They appeared in the penthouse living room. Cole picked up Liam and carried him to his bedroom. "Come on, let's get you changed for bed." He grabbed Liam's pajamas and changed him. Cole pulled back the blankets on the bed as Liam went into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

"Yeehaaa!" Liam yelled, diving onto the bed belly first.

Cole snickered. "Just when I think your more mature than me, you always show your true colors."

"And that's why you love me," Liam said, smiling smugly.

Cole ruffled his hair and Liam swatted the hand away. "Time for bed now. You have school tomorrow."

Liam picked up his arms, letting his father tuck his blanket in around him. "Daddy? Why am I clari….claritovent."

"I think you mean clairvoyant, Sunny," he chuckled quietly. "And that's a question that I don't have the answer to," answered Cole honestly. He bent down and kissed Liam on the forehead. "I'm sure we'll find the answer someday."

Liam could already feel his eyelids start to get heavy with sleep. "I love you Daddy."

Cole smiled down at him. Liam was fast asleep. "I love you too son," he said quietly. He backed back and left the room. He walked to his own room and went through the act of getting ready for bed. But the question Liam had triggered an ongoing thought in his mind.


Where did Liam's new 'gift' come from?

His son had never had a vision as long as he had lived with him. He lay in bed as another stray memory struck him……

When Liam was rescued from Xanatos there was a bruise on his cheek. It looked bad too as it had swelled up from not being treated immediately.

Cole looked at Liam the next morning. He was sleeping on the couch. He reached out and touched his cheek where the bruise was yesterday. He frowned as he looked at perfectly healed skin. It was as if the mark was never there. Maybe the necklace had some sort of healing powers that the princess forgot to mention. He shrugged; it didn't really matter right now.

It hadn't mattered to Cole then, but now it meant something. Maybe Liam had other powers that neither knew of. Cole sighed heavily. So many mysterious in his life lately. First there was Chris and now there was Liam's mysterious power. His son wasn't a mystery to him just his power. Cole knew Liam so well that no one could tell that Liam hadn't been with Cole all his life. But Cole didn't know about Liam's past. His family's history. He didn't have any idea of who his biological father was. He knew Liam's mother was a single parent who had raised Liam on her own since the death of Liam's father.

Tomorrow Cole would do some researching. He would find out Liam's family history. Maybe the key lied there in his son's past.

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I hope all of you are satisfied with this chapter. I really like how it came out. As for Kyle figuring out E.T. was short for extraterrestrial……Weeeellllll, that happened to me. I just now figured that out yesterday. I thought they just called the thing E.T. I didn't realize it was short for extraterrestrial! My family hasn't let me forget yet! They bring it up all the time, since I'm suppose to be the 'smart' one.