Disclaimer: I don't own anyone, don't sue me.
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed.
Barb, I read that story, and you're right! The first chapter of it sounds uncannily like my prologue. I guess there's nothing I can do about it. Thanks for telling me though.
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As Phoebe woke up the next morning, it took her a while to remember what had happened the previous night. She felt a pang of guilt when she remembered the look on Brian's face when he had seen her with Cole. Another pang as she recalled the look on Cole's face just before she ran after Brian. Why was her track record with men so terrible? She climbed out of bed and headed to her dresser, where she stared at the tired image of herself in the mirror. ' Maybe it's me' she thought to herself. As she reached out for her hairbrush, a glimmer on her hand caught her eye. Her engagement ring from Brian. Why was she still wearing that? She opened her drawer and from the back of it produced a small bag. She turned it over, and two rings fell out. One much smaller than the other. The wedding bands belonging to her and Cole. She gently pulled Brian's engagement ring off and placed it in the bag. She lifted up Cole's wedding band, fingering it gingerly, before placing it in the bag as well. As she picked up her own band, she stared at it closely. Slowly, she pushed it on to her ring finger. She held out her hand in front of her. It looked so familiar, so right. She pushed the thought from her mind and tried to pull it off. Except it didn't move more than a centimetre. She brought it closer to get a good look at it. She was sure it wasn't that tight when she had put it on. She tried to pull it off again. She gave a great yank at it. It didn't budge. Frustrated, she left her room and headed to the bathroom. When she got there, she lathered her finger with soap.
"I'll get you. . ." She mumbled, getting a good grip on the ring. She pulled hard. It moved further with the soap, but still, it seemed impossible to remove it. It looked like the ring had shrunk so much that it was making an indent on her finger.
"Hey, you done in here?" Paige knocked on the door. Phoebe's eyes grew wide. She shoved her hand into her pyjama pocket and opened the door.
"Yup, all yours." She replied, as she hurriedly walked past Paige and closed herself in her room. "What am I going to do with you?" She said, her hand held in front of her.
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"Are you cold?" Piper asked Phoebe, indicating to the gloves she was wearing. Phoebe glanced at her left hand.
"You know what, I am. No idea why. . ." She replied. She had tried everything to remove the ring, but to no ado. Eventually she resorted to just covering it, which meant wearing a glove on both hands so not to get anyone suspicious. . .except that it wasn't a cold day at all.
"Maybe you're coming down with something." Paige said from the dining table.
"Yeah, maybe." Phoebe replied. A knock on the door was heard, and Phoebe thankfully left the kitchen. She pulled open the front door to reveal Cole. "Hey." She said after a moment.
"Hey." He replied. "I wasn't supposed to be here till tomorrow. . .but I guess I wanted to see how you were holding up."
"Holding up?" Phoebe questioned.
"Your broken engagement. . ." Cole said, frowning.
"Oh - that." Phoebe said, blushing slightly. The drama of the shrinking ring seemed to have taken her mind off everything that had previously been on it. "I'm fine."
"That's good to hear." Cole said with a smirk. "Is Wade awake?"
"In his room." Phoebe said, closing the door behind him.
"I'll be back in a minute." Cole said, as he started to walk up the stairs.
"Take your time." Phoebe said with a smirk. A loud crash interrupted them, sounding from the kitchen. Both Cole, who was halfway up the stairs, and Phoebe hurried towards it.
"Freeze him!" Paige exclaimed. Both she and Piper were backed into the counter, a male demon advancing on them.
"Trying. . .it's not working!" Piper shouted.
"Hey!" Phoebe shouted at the demon. He turned his head towards her, and started in her direction. As he lunged, Phoebe leapt in the air and kicked out, making swift contact with his head. He stumbled slightly, giving Cole enough time to unleash a wave of energy balls. With a scream of agony, the demon disappeared amongst a mass of flames.
"Another one bites the dust. . ." Paige mumbled.
"Phoebe, go find out who he was. . .and cross him out." Piper said to Phoebe, who was panting slightly.
"Okay. . ." Phoebe obliged, heading up the stairs. Cole followed her.
"It's been a while since I vanquished a demon. . ." He said softly.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm not sure." Cole replied honestly. "I know it felt good. . ." He added with a smirk. He turned off to Wade's room, as Phoebe headed up to the attic. She made her way to the Book of Shadows, and began to leaf through it. After finding it impossible to turn the pages with the gloves on, she threw them aside.
"Aha. . ." She muttered after a few minutes. "Nox. You're no more. . ." She said with a satisfied smile, as she grabbed the black marker sitting by the book and put a small cross in the corner of the page.
"You guys seem to know what you're doing now." Cole said, entering the attic.
"And we didn't before?" Phoebe playfully taunted him.
"You know what I mean." Cole said, returning her smile and walking up to her. He frowned, noticing her left hand. "What's that?" Phoebe's eyes grew wide. She hid her hand behind her back.
"What?" She asked, stepping backwards.
"That ring on your finger." Cole said, advancing on her.
"Nothing. . .it's nothing." Phoebe stuttered.
"It looked like something to me. It looked vaguely familiar too." He said.
"Oh? Really?" Phoebe muttered, brushing past him and rushing out of the attic.
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A really bad place to end it, but I wanted to get it up. Review and tell me what you thought. Flames are welcome.
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed.
Barb, I read that story, and you're right! The first chapter of it sounds uncannily like my prologue. I guess there's nothing I can do about it. Thanks for telling me though.
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As Phoebe woke up the next morning, it took her a while to remember what had happened the previous night. She felt a pang of guilt when she remembered the look on Brian's face when he had seen her with Cole. Another pang as she recalled the look on Cole's face just before she ran after Brian. Why was her track record with men so terrible? She climbed out of bed and headed to her dresser, where she stared at the tired image of herself in the mirror. ' Maybe it's me' she thought to herself. As she reached out for her hairbrush, a glimmer on her hand caught her eye. Her engagement ring from Brian. Why was she still wearing that? She opened her drawer and from the back of it produced a small bag. She turned it over, and two rings fell out. One much smaller than the other. The wedding bands belonging to her and Cole. She gently pulled Brian's engagement ring off and placed it in the bag. She lifted up Cole's wedding band, fingering it gingerly, before placing it in the bag as well. As she picked up her own band, she stared at it closely. Slowly, she pushed it on to her ring finger. She held out her hand in front of her. It looked so familiar, so right. She pushed the thought from her mind and tried to pull it off. Except it didn't move more than a centimetre. She brought it closer to get a good look at it. She was sure it wasn't that tight when she had put it on. She tried to pull it off again. She gave a great yank at it. It didn't budge. Frustrated, she left her room and headed to the bathroom. When she got there, she lathered her finger with soap.
"I'll get you. . ." She mumbled, getting a good grip on the ring. She pulled hard. It moved further with the soap, but still, it seemed impossible to remove it. It looked like the ring had shrunk so much that it was making an indent on her finger.
"Hey, you done in here?" Paige knocked on the door. Phoebe's eyes grew wide. She shoved her hand into her pyjama pocket and opened the door.
"Yup, all yours." She replied, as she hurriedly walked past Paige and closed herself in her room. "What am I going to do with you?" She said, her hand held in front of her.
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"Are you cold?" Piper asked Phoebe, indicating to the gloves she was wearing. Phoebe glanced at her left hand.
"You know what, I am. No idea why. . ." She replied. She had tried everything to remove the ring, but to no ado. Eventually she resorted to just covering it, which meant wearing a glove on both hands so not to get anyone suspicious. . .except that it wasn't a cold day at all.
"Maybe you're coming down with something." Paige said from the dining table.
"Yeah, maybe." Phoebe replied. A knock on the door was heard, and Phoebe thankfully left the kitchen. She pulled open the front door to reveal Cole. "Hey." She said after a moment.
"Hey." He replied. "I wasn't supposed to be here till tomorrow. . .but I guess I wanted to see how you were holding up."
"Holding up?" Phoebe questioned.
"Your broken engagement. . ." Cole said, frowning.
"Oh - that." Phoebe said, blushing slightly. The drama of the shrinking ring seemed to have taken her mind off everything that had previously been on it. "I'm fine."
"That's good to hear." Cole said with a smirk. "Is Wade awake?"
"In his room." Phoebe said, closing the door behind him.
"I'll be back in a minute." Cole said, as he started to walk up the stairs.
"Take your time." Phoebe said with a smirk. A loud crash interrupted them, sounding from the kitchen. Both Cole, who was halfway up the stairs, and Phoebe hurried towards it.
"Freeze him!" Paige exclaimed. Both she and Piper were backed into the counter, a male demon advancing on them.
"Trying. . .it's not working!" Piper shouted.
"Hey!" Phoebe shouted at the demon. He turned his head towards her, and started in her direction. As he lunged, Phoebe leapt in the air and kicked out, making swift contact with his head. He stumbled slightly, giving Cole enough time to unleash a wave of energy balls. With a scream of agony, the demon disappeared amongst a mass of flames.
"Another one bites the dust. . ." Paige mumbled.
"Phoebe, go find out who he was. . .and cross him out." Piper said to Phoebe, who was panting slightly.
"Okay. . ." Phoebe obliged, heading up the stairs. Cole followed her.
"It's been a while since I vanquished a demon. . ." He said softly.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm not sure." Cole replied honestly. "I know it felt good. . ." He added with a smirk. He turned off to Wade's room, as Phoebe headed up to the attic. She made her way to the Book of Shadows, and began to leaf through it. After finding it impossible to turn the pages with the gloves on, she threw them aside.
"Aha. . ." She muttered after a few minutes. "Nox. You're no more. . ." She said with a satisfied smile, as she grabbed the black marker sitting by the book and put a small cross in the corner of the page.
"You guys seem to know what you're doing now." Cole said, entering the attic.
"And we didn't before?" Phoebe playfully taunted him.
"You know what I mean." Cole said, returning her smile and walking up to her. He frowned, noticing her left hand. "What's that?" Phoebe's eyes grew wide. She hid her hand behind her back.
"What?" She asked, stepping backwards.
"That ring on your finger." Cole said, advancing on her.
"Nothing. . .it's nothing." Phoebe stuttered.
"It looked like something to me. It looked vaguely familiar too." He said.
"Oh? Really?" Phoebe muttered, brushing past him and rushing out of the attic.
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A really bad place to end it, but I wanted to get it up. Review and tell me what you thought. Flames are welcome.