A/N: Oh....I bet you were just dying to know what happens next, right? lol
Well, read on my friends.... ;)
Charmed At Last
Chapter 12: Blacker Than Cole
Phoebe's face turned a crimson red. "I can't believe them! They barely know each other and have never taken the time to know you! Now they're already taking sides!" Phoebe yelled in an icy tone.
"Phoebe, honey, it's okay. They just don't understand. I mean with Prue, she has always been too protective. With Paige, she is half whitelighter which kinda leads her more to the anti-demon thing." Cole said. "Really, it's okay. Let's just have Piper's wonderful dinner and try to have a good time." Cole suggested, in a loving tone.
Phoebe shook her head in frustration. "No! This makes me so angry! I finally get my big sister back and then she still can't accept my boyfriend!" Phoebe cried. Tears were falling down her face like the water at Niagara Falls.
Cole rushed to Phoebe's side and wrapped his arms around her. "Shh. Baby, shhh. It'll be okay. One day, someday, they'll understand." Cole whispered into Phoebe's ear. For about 5 minutes he just held Phoebe in his arms, then her crying finally stopped. He pulled back and examined her tear stained face. Cole then pulled a white tissue from his pocket and gently wiped the tears from Phoebe's face. "Come on, I know you want to eat with Piper and I." Cole said, trying to break the tension.
Phoebe slowly nodded and stumbled over to the table. She grabbed a chair with her shaking hands.
"No no!" Cole corrected. He cupped Phoebe's hands and then pulled them back. Then he grabbed the chair and pulled it out himself. "Her honey, sit down." Cole offered.
Phoebe smiled and sat down. "Piper, it uh, really does smell great." Phoebe said, as she looked in Piper's direction.
Piper paused for a moment and then smiled. "Well thanks Pheebs. I'm going to go check on it. Umm, Leo will probably be here soon. Is that okay?" Piper asked, as she looked from Phoebe to Cole.
"Oh course, this is his house too. Right?" Cole responded. "I mean, the more company, the better." Cole added.
"Yeah, what he said." Phoebe said, as she motioned to Cole. Then she gave him a little wink.
Piper grinned and hurried back into the kitchen.
Suddenly there was a puff of smoke and a demon appeared behind Phoebe.
"Phoebe!" Cole yelled. "Behind you!" Cole said, as he created an energy ball.
The demon began to create a ball of black smoke in his hand, or at least that was what it looked like. He reared his hand back to throw the ball at Phoebe.
Phoebe quickly levitated upwards to the ceiling as the demon threw the ball; the ball just missing her. She watched in horror as the black ball hit Cole in the chest. The ball seemd to disolve into Cole, but not cause any physical damage.
Cole threw the energy ball and it hit the demon in the head, causing him to burst into flames, and he was no more. "Phoebe, are you alright?" Cole asked.
Phoebe levitated down to the floor and rushed to Cole. "Yes. Are you? I mean, that thing hit you." Phoebe said.
"Yeah, I seem alright. Maybe I was too strong for his attack?" Cole suggested.
Phoebe nodded and pretended to drop the subject, somehow she didn't feel that was it though.
Piper skidded into the room. "I heard yelling! Is everything okay?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, a demon attacked, but I vanquished him." Cole said. "No need to worry, nothing big. Probably just a low level demon." Cole added.
Piper nodded. "As long as nobody was hurt. I'll just be a few minutes longer." Piper said, as she turned back to the kitchen.
Paige paced in her room. "I don't know why Phoebe had to fall for that man...demon...deman...whatever! I've never liked him, something about him, something....." Paige's voice trailed off.
Prue stood up. "I know exactly what you mean, but Piper and Phoebe always took sides."
Paige nodded in agreement. "Exactly!" Paige snapped.
"Hey Paige, you said you could sense evil, right?" Prue asked.
"Mhmm." Paige said, as she tried to figure out where Prue was going with this.
"Maybe you can sense the...." Prue's voice was joined by Paige's.
"Evil around him!" Prue and Paige said in pure unison.
Without warning a swirl of orbs appeared in the room and took form into a woman. "Paige Halliwell! I..." The woman began, then her jaw dropped as she saw Prue. "Oh my God! You're Prue Halliwell, the eldest and supposidly dead, Charmed One!" The woman gasped.
"Long story, I'll have to explain later." Prue said.
"Now what did you come for?" Paige asked.
"Yes! My charge, I got a message from a demon....He said...well, please come with me!" The woman pleaded.
Prue and Paige nodded.
"Where to?" Prue asked.
"Take my hands." The woman said, as she took Prue and Paige's hands. Then in a swirl of orbs, the three women were gone.
Leo took a sip of wine and then looked towards the ceiling. "Piper..." Leo began.
"No! Not during dinner!" Piper snapped.
"Piper, I'm sorry, I have to go. I love you, bye." Leo whispered. He blew Piper a kiss and then orbed out.
Cole suddenly he stopped and stood up, almost robotically. "I have to go." Cole said, without warning.
"What? Why?" Phoebe asked, worry began to flood into her.
"I just..have to go." Cole said, his voice had no emotion.
Phoebe rushed to his side and kissed him goodbye and she was hit with a premonition.
*****Premonition*****
A young woman hit the wall and she sunk to the floor, blood pouring from her head. Then an energy ball went flying at the woman, suddenly the energy disappeared in a swirl of blue and white orbs. On the other side of the room Paige, Prue, and another woman stood. Paige and Prue's mouths dropped open....The view shifted to the other side of the room and there stood....Cole!
*****Premonition*****
TO BE CONTINUED....
Charmed At Last
Chapter 12: Blacker Than Cole
Phoebe's face turned a crimson red. "I can't believe them! They barely know each other and have never taken the time to know you! Now they're already taking sides!" Phoebe yelled in an icy tone.
"Phoebe, honey, it's okay. They just don't understand. I mean with Prue, she has always been too protective. With Paige, she is half whitelighter which kinda leads her more to the anti-demon thing." Cole said. "Really, it's okay. Let's just have Piper's wonderful dinner and try to have a good time." Cole suggested, in a loving tone.
Phoebe shook her head in frustration. "No! This makes me so angry! I finally get my big sister back and then she still can't accept my boyfriend!" Phoebe cried. Tears were falling down her face like the water at Niagara Falls.
Cole rushed to Phoebe's side and wrapped his arms around her. "Shh. Baby, shhh. It'll be okay. One day, someday, they'll understand." Cole whispered into Phoebe's ear. For about 5 minutes he just held Phoebe in his arms, then her crying finally stopped. He pulled back and examined her tear stained face. Cole then pulled a white tissue from his pocket and gently wiped the tears from Phoebe's face. "Come on, I know you want to eat with Piper and I." Cole said, trying to break the tension.
Phoebe slowly nodded and stumbled over to the table. She grabbed a chair with her shaking hands.
"No no!" Cole corrected. He cupped Phoebe's hands and then pulled them back. Then he grabbed the chair and pulled it out himself. "Her honey, sit down." Cole offered.
Phoebe smiled and sat down. "Piper, it uh, really does smell great." Phoebe said, as she looked in Piper's direction.
Piper paused for a moment and then smiled. "Well thanks Pheebs. I'm going to go check on it. Umm, Leo will probably be here soon. Is that okay?" Piper asked, as she looked from Phoebe to Cole.
"Oh course, this is his house too. Right?" Cole responded. "I mean, the more company, the better." Cole added.
"Yeah, what he said." Phoebe said, as she motioned to Cole. Then she gave him a little wink.
Piper grinned and hurried back into the kitchen.
Suddenly there was a puff of smoke and a demon appeared behind Phoebe.
"Phoebe!" Cole yelled. "Behind you!" Cole said, as he created an energy ball.
The demon began to create a ball of black smoke in his hand, or at least that was what it looked like. He reared his hand back to throw the ball at Phoebe.
Phoebe quickly levitated upwards to the ceiling as the demon threw the ball; the ball just missing her. She watched in horror as the black ball hit Cole in the chest. The ball seemd to disolve into Cole, but not cause any physical damage.
Cole threw the energy ball and it hit the demon in the head, causing him to burst into flames, and he was no more. "Phoebe, are you alright?" Cole asked.
Phoebe levitated down to the floor and rushed to Cole. "Yes. Are you? I mean, that thing hit you." Phoebe said.
"Yeah, I seem alright. Maybe I was too strong for his attack?" Cole suggested.
Phoebe nodded and pretended to drop the subject, somehow she didn't feel that was it though.
Piper skidded into the room. "I heard yelling! Is everything okay?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, a demon attacked, but I vanquished him." Cole said. "No need to worry, nothing big. Probably just a low level demon." Cole added.
Piper nodded. "As long as nobody was hurt. I'll just be a few minutes longer." Piper said, as she turned back to the kitchen.
Paige paced in her room. "I don't know why Phoebe had to fall for that man...demon...deman...whatever! I've never liked him, something about him, something....." Paige's voice trailed off.
Prue stood up. "I know exactly what you mean, but Piper and Phoebe always took sides."
Paige nodded in agreement. "Exactly!" Paige snapped.
"Hey Paige, you said you could sense evil, right?" Prue asked.
"Mhmm." Paige said, as she tried to figure out where Prue was going with this.
"Maybe you can sense the...." Prue's voice was joined by Paige's.
"Evil around him!" Prue and Paige said in pure unison.
Without warning a swirl of orbs appeared in the room and took form into a woman. "Paige Halliwell! I..." The woman began, then her jaw dropped as she saw Prue. "Oh my God! You're Prue Halliwell, the eldest and supposidly dead, Charmed One!" The woman gasped.
"Long story, I'll have to explain later." Prue said.
"Now what did you come for?" Paige asked.
"Yes! My charge, I got a message from a demon....He said...well, please come with me!" The woman pleaded.
Prue and Paige nodded.
"Where to?" Prue asked.
"Take my hands." The woman said, as she took Prue and Paige's hands. Then in a swirl of orbs, the three women were gone.
Leo took a sip of wine and then looked towards the ceiling. "Piper..." Leo began.
"No! Not during dinner!" Piper snapped.
"Piper, I'm sorry, I have to go. I love you, bye." Leo whispered. He blew Piper a kiss and then orbed out.
Cole suddenly he stopped and stood up, almost robotically. "I have to go." Cole said, without warning.
"What? Why?" Phoebe asked, worry began to flood into her.
"I just..have to go." Cole said, his voice had no emotion.
Phoebe rushed to his side and kissed him goodbye and she was hit with a premonition.
*****Premonition*****
A young woman hit the wall and she sunk to the floor, blood pouring from her head. Then an energy ball went flying at the woman, suddenly the energy disappeared in a swirl of blue and white orbs. On the other side of the room Paige, Prue, and another woman stood. Paige and Prue's mouths dropped open....The view shifted to the other side of the room and there stood....Cole!
*****Premonition*****
TO BE CONTINUED....