~Charmed~
Chapter Four
ChristieLea54
Phoebe sat down and began to work on her vanquishing spell. After furiously scribbling some words down she got up, shouting. "Ah-ha! Got it!" She left the room and came back with Tylenol(tm) and a glass of water.
"Thanks," said Kagome after she swallowed the pill.
"No problem. So..." she said grinning. "What's up with you and the dog-boy?"
"What?!" Kagome shrieked, as she turned a light shade of pink.
"He jumped in front of a fireball for you. You can't tell me that doesn't mean anything. He saved your life Kagome."
"He saves my life all the time," Kagome said with a fond smile. "It's pretty dangerous in Feudal Japan." Her smile faded as she continued. "But he just loves Kikyo, and I can't blame him for it. After all, she died for him."
"Kikyo?"
"Before I knew him, he met a warrior priestess named Kikyo. They fell in love, but a demon named Naraku tricked them into hating each other, all to get this jewel. He made Kikyo think that Inuyasha was going to steal it from her, and she shot a magical arrow at him, which sealed him to the God Tree for fifty years of ageless sleep. Kikyo had been horribly wounded, and died soon after, burning the jewel with her remains."
"Burnt it? Then how is it here now?"
"I'm Kikyo's reincarnation, and the jewel was born into my body."
"Ugh, a sticky situation gone stickier."
"The jewel was what allowed me to travel into the past to start with. And I'm not sure why, but when Inuyasha heard my voice, he woke up. He thought I was her, we look that much alike."
"But isn't she dead?"
"Inuyasha didn't know that at the time, and remember how upset he was when he heard you were witches?"
"Yeah. So?"
"A witch stole Kikyo's remains and tried to steal my soul to bring her back to life. She only managed to keep a piece of it, and Kikyo's now reduced to stealing others souls to stay alive. She's made of mud and clay. She's undead. They say she was a great woman in life, but now...I never know what side she's on."
"It must be hard, living in the past."
Oddly enough, Kagome smiled. "I wouldn't change going back there for the whole world! Hey, didn't you say you knew a half demon?"
Phoebe heaved a dramatic sigh. "Knew him? I married him! I like to call him my demon ex from hell. Literally."
"I, I don't understand."
"His demon form was Balthazar, his human form was Cole Turner. He wasn't stuck in a happy medium like Inuyasha, he could change at will, but he could never completely repress the feelings and instincts from his other half, no matter what form he was in. The Triad sent him undercover to destroy the Charmed Ones."
"But..."
"But he got too close to us, to me. He couldn't kill me, and when his disguise was revealed, I couldn't kill him. He turned good for me, or at least I like to think so. But then his powers were stripped. He was turned completely human, and it was like half of him was gone. Then we vanquished the Source of All Evil, but his powers flowed into Cole's empty half. Since then, he's escaped hell, literally, and tried to kill us, and save us, countless times."
"I'm so sorry."
"Hey, it's all over and done with, right? There's just one thing. I can't help but wonder, if he hadn't turned human for me, would it all have worked out?"
"Phoebe, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to drag up bad memories for you."
"It's all right. Really." Then she laughed. "By the way, good luck with dog-boy."
Kagome turned pink again.
Phoebe didn't know what it was about this much younger girl. Maybe it was their shared love of a half demon. Maybe it was being able to find another sane person in the world that understood about demons and magic. She'd known her for much less than 24 hours, and already they'd poured their hearts out to each other. Under different circumstances, they would have made the best of friends, but right now they were just glad for the moment.
Kagome reached up to give her a reassuring hug, but the moment Phoebe's skin came into contact with her own, Phoebe gasped and zoned out for a second or two. The black and white images of the future had taken hold of her mind.
The Premonition:
Inuyasha is fighting Raltz, who has an assortment of 'objects of power' like the book had said, on his person. The Shikon no Tama has been fastened around his neck. They are in some sort of underground cavern. Piper tries to blow him up, but a glimpse of a thin chain hanging out of his breast pocket is seen, which glows, and Piper's magic doesn't harm him. He turns to her, fireball in hand, and throws it at her, but Paige orbs it back to him. His chain glows again, and again he is unharmed. Inuyasha turns the Tetsusaiga red, attempting to break the barrier surrounding Raltz once more, but before he can even swing it, Raltz throws a thin metal disc at him which can only be described as a razor sharp 'frisbee.' It slices Inuyasha clean through his chest, leaving two bloody halves on the ground. - End premonition.
"Oh my God!" Phoebe exclaims as her eyes shoot open. Her eyes don't leave Kagome while she yells out, "LEO!"
"What happened? Are you okay?"
"LEO!" 'Oh!' she thinks, frustrated. 'He won't get here in time.' "Can you stand? We have to leave. Now. Come on. Car."
Kagome allows herself to be hurriedly helped into the car. Phoebe turns to her and nervously begins to explain as she frantically drives through the streets.
"Okay. My power is to be able to levitate, and see visions of a possible future. I usually get them so that I can prevent them, and-" she was cut off as Kagome interrupted.
"What did you see?"
Phoebe looked over at the teenager, afraid to tell her the truth. "I saw Inuyasha."
Kagome paled. "And?"
"And... He was sliced in half."
Kagome turned white as a ghost.
Chapter Four
ChristieLea54
Phoebe sat down and began to work on her vanquishing spell. After furiously scribbling some words down she got up, shouting. "Ah-ha! Got it!" She left the room and came back with Tylenol(tm) and a glass of water.
"Thanks," said Kagome after she swallowed the pill.
"No problem. So..." she said grinning. "What's up with you and the dog-boy?"
"What?!" Kagome shrieked, as she turned a light shade of pink.
"He jumped in front of a fireball for you. You can't tell me that doesn't mean anything. He saved your life Kagome."
"He saves my life all the time," Kagome said with a fond smile. "It's pretty dangerous in Feudal Japan." Her smile faded as she continued. "But he just loves Kikyo, and I can't blame him for it. After all, she died for him."
"Kikyo?"
"Before I knew him, he met a warrior priestess named Kikyo. They fell in love, but a demon named Naraku tricked them into hating each other, all to get this jewel. He made Kikyo think that Inuyasha was going to steal it from her, and she shot a magical arrow at him, which sealed him to the God Tree for fifty years of ageless sleep. Kikyo had been horribly wounded, and died soon after, burning the jewel with her remains."
"Burnt it? Then how is it here now?"
"I'm Kikyo's reincarnation, and the jewel was born into my body."
"Ugh, a sticky situation gone stickier."
"The jewel was what allowed me to travel into the past to start with. And I'm not sure why, but when Inuyasha heard my voice, he woke up. He thought I was her, we look that much alike."
"But isn't she dead?"
"Inuyasha didn't know that at the time, and remember how upset he was when he heard you were witches?"
"Yeah. So?"
"A witch stole Kikyo's remains and tried to steal my soul to bring her back to life. She only managed to keep a piece of it, and Kikyo's now reduced to stealing others souls to stay alive. She's made of mud and clay. She's undead. They say she was a great woman in life, but now...I never know what side she's on."
"It must be hard, living in the past."
Oddly enough, Kagome smiled. "I wouldn't change going back there for the whole world! Hey, didn't you say you knew a half demon?"
Phoebe heaved a dramatic sigh. "Knew him? I married him! I like to call him my demon ex from hell. Literally."
"I, I don't understand."
"His demon form was Balthazar, his human form was Cole Turner. He wasn't stuck in a happy medium like Inuyasha, he could change at will, but he could never completely repress the feelings and instincts from his other half, no matter what form he was in. The Triad sent him undercover to destroy the Charmed Ones."
"But..."
"But he got too close to us, to me. He couldn't kill me, and when his disguise was revealed, I couldn't kill him. He turned good for me, or at least I like to think so. But then his powers were stripped. He was turned completely human, and it was like half of him was gone. Then we vanquished the Source of All Evil, but his powers flowed into Cole's empty half. Since then, he's escaped hell, literally, and tried to kill us, and save us, countless times."
"I'm so sorry."
"Hey, it's all over and done with, right? There's just one thing. I can't help but wonder, if he hadn't turned human for me, would it all have worked out?"
"Phoebe, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to drag up bad memories for you."
"It's all right. Really." Then she laughed. "By the way, good luck with dog-boy."
Kagome turned pink again.
Phoebe didn't know what it was about this much younger girl. Maybe it was their shared love of a half demon. Maybe it was being able to find another sane person in the world that understood about demons and magic. She'd known her for much less than 24 hours, and already they'd poured their hearts out to each other. Under different circumstances, they would have made the best of friends, but right now they were just glad for the moment.
Kagome reached up to give her a reassuring hug, but the moment Phoebe's skin came into contact with her own, Phoebe gasped and zoned out for a second or two. The black and white images of the future had taken hold of her mind.
The Premonition:
Inuyasha is fighting Raltz, who has an assortment of 'objects of power' like the book had said, on his person. The Shikon no Tama has been fastened around his neck. They are in some sort of underground cavern. Piper tries to blow him up, but a glimpse of a thin chain hanging out of his breast pocket is seen, which glows, and Piper's magic doesn't harm him. He turns to her, fireball in hand, and throws it at her, but Paige orbs it back to him. His chain glows again, and again he is unharmed. Inuyasha turns the Tetsusaiga red, attempting to break the barrier surrounding Raltz once more, but before he can even swing it, Raltz throws a thin metal disc at him which can only be described as a razor sharp 'frisbee.' It slices Inuyasha clean through his chest, leaving two bloody halves on the ground. - End premonition.
"Oh my God!" Phoebe exclaims as her eyes shoot open. Her eyes don't leave Kagome while she yells out, "LEO!"
"What happened? Are you okay?"
"LEO!" 'Oh!' she thinks, frustrated. 'He won't get here in time.' "Can you stand? We have to leave. Now. Come on. Car."
Kagome allows herself to be hurriedly helped into the car. Phoebe turns to her and nervously begins to explain as she frantically drives through the streets.
"Okay. My power is to be able to levitate, and see visions of a possible future. I usually get them so that I can prevent them, and-" she was cut off as Kagome interrupted.
"What did you see?"
Phoebe looked over at the teenager, afraid to tell her the truth. "I saw Inuyasha."
Kagome paled. "And?"
"And... He was sliced in half."
Kagome turned white as a ghost.