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A/N: Sorry this took ages to get posted. School just started, much to the chagrin me. Thanks to everyone who reviewed.
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Phoebe walked silently through the foyer. All the lights were off, and she was thankful. She tip-toed up the stairs and opened her room door quietly. She closed it with a light click behind her.
"So? How'd it go?" Phoebe jumped and quickly switched on the light. Sitting on her bed were both her sisters, staring at her intently. She sighed.
"It went fine." She said, heading to her closet. She pulled out her pyjamas.
"Details, Phoebe. Details." Piper urged eagerly.
"Nothing happened!" Phoebe said exasperated.
"And I'm a demon! At least tell us where he took you."
"He took me to some place with an amazing view." Phoebe said collapsing onto the bed next to her sisters. "I got to watch the sun set--"
"You have so fallen for him!" Prue interrupted. "The look on your face is priceless!"
Phoebe glared at her. Within seconds she had thrown a pillow at her. Prue dodged it and jumped off the bed.
"Completely and utterly in luuurrvee." Piper added with a laugh. Phoebe pushed them both out of her room.
"Out!" She shouted, slamming the door behind her. She leant against it with a sigh, her frown of frustration converting to a satisfied grin.
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"So? Was it as bad as you imagined?" Hannah asked Phoebe as they sat opposite each other at a cafeteria table.
" Better." Phoebe said with a smile. "Much better." Hannah turned to her.
"Wait? You went from despising him to liking him?" She asked in mock surprise.
"I never said I liked him." Phoebe replied quietly.
"So you don't like him?" Hannah questioned suspiciously.
"I never said that either." Phoebe said, suppressing a grin. Hannah shook her head, half in amusement half in frustration. She glanced up and looked past Phoebe.
"Well, you can find out exactly how you feel. Your guy's sitting over there. . .alone."
"What?" Phoebe twisted in her seat and saw Cole leaning over his tray a couple of tables away. She wondered inwardly why he hadn't said anything to her, or even asked to sit at their table in his arrogant tone. She looked back at Hannah.
"Go, I'm fine. Look, Felicia's coming over now." Phoebe glanced up and saw Felicia heading towards their table. She stood up and gave Hannah a grateful smile, before heading towards Cole.
Cole looked up when he saw her approaching, and held eye contact for a second, before looking back down at his tray. He clenched his teeth. 'A simple task. Follow through. . .' He urged himself silently.
"Hey." Phoebe said quietly. She stood opposite him. Cole looked up and forced a smile.
"Hi." He replied, looking back down at his tray. Phoebe sighed and sat down.
"Yesterday I would have been able to imagine this exact scene, except I'd be the one ignoring you." She said with a half smile. Cole once again looked up, but this time didn't look away. Phoebe noted the flecks of colour in his eyes, surrounded by darkness.
"I'm not ignoring you." Cole said. An obvious lie, Phoebe noticed. He gave a half smile. "I'm just not talking to you."
"I thought you had a good time yesterday." Phoebe said with a small frown.
"I did." Cole said quickly. "I just didn't want to say anything. . .because I'm not exactly sure where we stand." This time Phoebe looked away. "Where do we stand?"
"I don't know." Phoebe said honestly, surprised at the seriousness of his tone. "Why are you being so sombre all of a sudden? Yesterday you were all fun and games."
"That's because yesterday I never thought I even had a chance with you. And it seems now that I might . . ." He let the sentence trail. When Phoebe didn't say anything he continued. "I've known you for a little over 24 hours, Phoebe. And I'm already falling for you. . .hard." Cole paused as he tried to get over how genuine he sounded, to her as well as himself. "I don't want to continue not knowing where we're going. . ."
"I don't know what to say." Phoebe said with a shake of her head.
"Don't say anything, not until you're sure." Cole said standing up. "I know it seems like a lot to think about, considering you hardly know me. . ." He paused contemplating what to say. ". . .just think about it."
With one last small smile he turned and walked out of the cafeteria. As soon as he reached the empty corridor he closed his eyes and squeezed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. He leant against the metal lockers for support.
"The guilt trip, good plan." Cole's eyes' flew open and he frowned at the sight of the female demon he recognised from outside the Source's chamber. He knew her as Rasilyn. She was slightly older than Cole, which was odd for a demon so high in the power levels. She was highly regarded for her intelligence, as well as her appearance, which had not gone unnoticed by Cole.
"What are you doing here?" He asked suspiciously.
"The Source may be deluded with the idea that you will complete your task, but the rest of the higher level demons are not. I'm here to keep an eye on you Belthazor." She said smugly.
"I will complete what I came here to do." Cole said annoyed.
"We'll see. Keep your emotions on hold, and we may be wrong about you." She gave him one last conceited smile, before shimmering out.
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Okay, that was an irrelevant chapter. Just review it, and I'll make the next one. . .better. : )
A/N: Sorry this took ages to get posted. School just started, much to the chagrin me. Thanks to everyone who reviewed.
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Phoebe walked silently through the foyer. All the lights were off, and she was thankful. She tip-toed up the stairs and opened her room door quietly. She closed it with a light click behind her.
"So? How'd it go?" Phoebe jumped and quickly switched on the light. Sitting on her bed were both her sisters, staring at her intently. She sighed.
"It went fine." She said, heading to her closet. She pulled out her pyjamas.
"Details, Phoebe. Details." Piper urged eagerly.
"Nothing happened!" Phoebe said exasperated.
"And I'm a demon! At least tell us where he took you."
"He took me to some place with an amazing view." Phoebe said collapsing onto the bed next to her sisters. "I got to watch the sun set--"
"You have so fallen for him!" Prue interrupted. "The look on your face is priceless!"
Phoebe glared at her. Within seconds she had thrown a pillow at her. Prue dodged it and jumped off the bed.
"Completely and utterly in luuurrvee." Piper added with a laugh. Phoebe pushed them both out of her room.
"Out!" She shouted, slamming the door behind her. She leant against it with a sigh, her frown of frustration converting to a satisfied grin.
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"So? Was it as bad as you imagined?" Hannah asked Phoebe as they sat opposite each other at a cafeteria table.
" Better." Phoebe said with a smile. "Much better." Hannah turned to her.
"Wait? You went from despising him to liking him?" She asked in mock surprise.
"I never said I liked him." Phoebe replied quietly.
"So you don't like him?" Hannah questioned suspiciously.
"I never said that either." Phoebe said, suppressing a grin. Hannah shook her head, half in amusement half in frustration. She glanced up and looked past Phoebe.
"Well, you can find out exactly how you feel. Your guy's sitting over there. . .alone."
"What?" Phoebe twisted in her seat and saw Cole leaning over his tray a couple of tables away. She wondered inwardly why he hadn't said anything to her, or even asked to sit at their table in his arrogant tone. She looked back at Hannah.
"Go, I'm fine. Look, Felicia's coming over now." Phoebe glanced up and saw Felicia heading towards their table. She stood up and gave Hannah a grateful smile, before heading towards Cole.
Cole looked up when he saw her approaching, and held eye contact for a second, before looking back down at his tray. He clenched his teeth. 'A simple task. Follow through. . .' He urged himself silently.
"Hey." Phoebe said quietly. She stood opposite him. Cole looked up and forced a smile.
"Hi." He replied, looking back down at his tray. Phoebe sighed and sat down.
"Yesterday I would have been able to imagine this exact scene, except I'd be the one ignoring you." She said with a half smile. Cole once again looked up, but this time didn't look away. Phoebe noted the flecks of colour in his eyes, surrounded by darkness.
"I'm not ignoring you." Cole said. An obvious lie, Phoebe noticed. He gave a half smile. "I'm just not talking to you."
"I thought you had a good time yesterday." Phoebe said with a small frown.
"I did." Cole said quickly. "I just didn't want to say anything. . .because I'm not exactly sure where we stand." This time Phoebe looked away. "Where do we stand?"
"I don't know." Phoebe said honestly, surprised at the seriousness of his tone. "Why are you being so sombre all of a sudden? Yesterday you were all fun and games."
"That's because yesterday I never thought I even had a chance with you. And it seems now that I might . . ." He let the sentence trail. When Phoebe didn't say anything he continued. "I've known you for a little over 24 hours, Phoebe. And I'm already falling for you. . .hard." Cole paused as he tried to get over how genuine he sounded, to her as well as himself. "I don't want to continue not knowing where we're going. . ."
"I don't know what to say." Phoebe said with a shake of her head.
"Don't say anything, not until you're sure." Cole said standing up. "I know it seems like a lot to think about, considering you hardly know me. . ." He paused contemplating what to say. ". . .just think about it."
With one last small smile he turned and walked out of the cafeteria. As soon as he reached the empty corridor he closed his eyes and squeezed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. He leant against the metal lockers for support.
"The guilt trip, good plan." Cole's eyes' flew open and he frowned at the sight of the female demon he recognised from outside the Source's chamber. He knew her as Rasilyn. She was slightly older than Cole, which was odd for a demon so high in the power levels. She was highly regarded for her intelligence, as well as her appearance, which had not gone unnoticed by Cole.
"What are you doing here?" He asked suspiciously.
"The Source may be deluded with the idea that you will complete your task, but the rest of the higher level demons are not. I'm here to keep an eye on you Belthazor." She said smugly.
"I will complete what I came here to do." Cole said annoyed.
"We'll see. Keep your emotions on hold, and we may be wrong about you." She gave him one last conceited smile, before shimmering out.
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Okay, that was an irrelevant chapter. Just review it, and I'll make the next one. . .better. : )