SEVEN
Two days after seeing the doctor, Cole was nearly cured of the flu. He wasn't completely over it but he was back to his usual self. Phoebe was a bit tired having to keep track of all the medications the doctor had given him, but she was glad to have him back to his old self.
"Those pills Dr. Stein gave you are amazing," Phoebe said as she, Cole, and Paige sat around the kitchen table. "Maybe we should get them analyzed. There might be a market for them."
"Not in the mortal realm," Cole said. "Most of the ingredients would be toxic to anyone fully human. My demonic DNA protected me from it even if I don't have any powers. If someone else were to take them, they'd probably end up in the morgue."
"I know Piper will be glad you're better," Paige said. "I don't think she has much tolerance for a sick half demon."
"I guess I was kind of a pain," Cole said. "I just had never been sick before. I didn't realize it was as bad as it was. Next time I'll be better prepared for it."
"Next time?" Phoebe questioned.
"I am fully human now," Cole responded, "demonic DNA or not. I think it's a pretty safe bet this isn't the last time I'm going to be sick."
"Where are Leo and Piper?" Paige asked.
"Still in bed I guess," Phoebe said. "They deserve to sleep in once in a while. She's usually the first one up fixing us all breakfast. I thought it would be a good idea to let them sleep."
"Not to mention that Leo gets called at all hours of the night," Paige said. "And I know that sometimes wakes her up. It's as bad as being married to a doctor."
"Worse," Cole said. "Doctors don't orb out in the middle of the night. And I'm sure he gets more than one call on some nights. I don't see how Piper does it."
"She's a lot stronger than most of us give her credit for," Phoebe said. "I think she gets it from Prue. Prue was always the strongest of us but some of it was bound to rub off on Piper. They always were closer than Prue and I were."
"At least you knew her," Paige said. "All I have of my oldest sister are pictures and the stories you guys have told me. She sounds like she was a remarkable person."
"She was," Cole said. "Even though we didn't exactly get along I still admired her strength. She held this family together through the worst of times. That takes a very special person."
"Cole Turner, where are you, you son of a bitch?"
Piper's voice resonated throughout the house. From the sound of it, she was just coming down the stairs.
"Gee, she sounds upset," Paige said. "I wonder what's up?"
Before any of them could get up from the table, the kitchen door opened and Leo moved hurriedly into the room.
"Leave," Leo said, a strange look on his face. "Don't ask any questions, just leave now. Give her time to calm down."
"Calm down?" Cole questioned. "From what? What did I do?"
Just then Piper pushed her way past Cole into the kitchen. She was a fright. Her hair was matted to her head as if it had gotten wet and stuck to her skin. Her clothes were drenched and she was sweating heavily. Her eyes were bloodshot and she kept sniffing.
"Cole, if you think the flu was bad," Piper said, anger flashing in her eyes, "that's nothing compared to what I'm going to do when I get my hands on you."
Before Piper could move another inch, Leo grabbed her arms pinning them to her side. He really wasn't worried she might try to harm Cole with her powers, but he didn't want to take any chances.
"Go," Leo shouted to Cole. "Get out of here. I'll let you know when it's safe to come back."
"Why?" Cole questioned as Phoebe pushed him toward the back door. "What did I do?"
"Don't ask," Phoebe said, pushing him through the door. "When she gets that angry, there's no talking to her."
"But what did I do?" Cole asked. "I know I've been a pain the past few days but I can't believe she's upset about that."
"She's not," Leo said. "You gave her the flu."
Cole looked at Piper one last time and then decided to exercise the better part of valor. With Phoebe close behind, he hurried out the back door as fast as he could go.
The End
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Two days after seeing the doctor, Cole was nearly cured of the flu. He wasn't completely over it but he was back to his usual self. Phoebe was a bit tired having to keep track of all the medications the doctor had given him, but she was glad to have him back to his old self.
"Those pills Dr. Stein gave you are amazing," Phoebe said as she, Cole, and Paige sat around the kitchen table. "Maybe we should get them analyzed. There might be a market for them."
"Not in the mortal realm," Cole said. "Most of the ingredients would be toxic to anyone fully human. My demonic DNA protected me from it even if I don't have any powers. If someone else were to take them, they'd probably end up in the morgue."
"I know Piper will be glad you're better," Paige said. "I don't think she has much tolerance for a sick half demon."
"I guess I was kind of a pain," Cole said. "I just had never been sick before. I didn't realize it was as bad as it was. Next time I'll be better prepared for it."
"Next time?" Phoebe questioned.
"I am fully human now," Cole responded, "demonic DNA or not. I think it's a pretty safe bet this isn't the last time I'm going to be sick."
"Where are Leo and Piper?" Paige asked.
"Still in bed I guess," Phoebe said. "They deserve to sleep in once in a while. She's usually the first one up fixing us all breakfast. I thought it would be a good idea to let them sleep."
"Not to mention that Leo gets called at all hours of the night," Paige said. "And I know that sometimes wakes her up. It's as bad as being married to a doctor."
"Worse," Cole said. "Doctors don't orb out in the middle of the night. And I'm sure he gets more than one call on some nights. I don't see how Piper does it."
"She's a lot stronger than most of us give her credit for," Phoebe said. "I think she gets it from Prue. Prue was always the strongest of us but some of it was bound to rub off on Piper. They always were closer than Prue and I were."
"At least you knew her," Paige said. "All I have of my oldest sister are pictures and the stories you guys have told me. She sounds like she was a remarkable person."
"She was," Cole said. "Even though we didn't exactly get along I still admired her strength. She held this family together through the worst of times. That takes a very special person."
"Cole Turner, where are you, you son of a bitch?"
Piper's voice resonated throughout the house. From the sound of it, she was just coming down the stairs.
"Gee, she sounds upset," Paige said. "I wonder what's up?"
Before any of them could get up from the table, the kitchen door opened and Leo moved hurriedly into the room.
"Leave," Leo said, a strange look on his face. "Don't ask any questions, just leave now. Give her time to calm down."
"Calm down?" Cole questioned. "From what? What did I do?"
Just then Piper pushed her way past Cole into the kitchen. She was a fright. Her hair was matted to her head as if it had gotten wet and stuck to her skin. Her clothes were drenched and she was sweating heavily. Her eyes were bloodshot and she kept sniffing.
"Cole, if you think the flu was bad," Piper said, anger flashing in her eyes, "that's nothing compared to what I'm going to do when I get my hands on you."
Before Piper could move another inch, Leo grabbed her arms pinning them to her side. He really wasn't worried she might try to harm Cole with her powers, but he didn't want to take any chances.
"Go," Leo shouted to Cole. "Get out of here. I'll let you know when it's safe to come back."
"Why?" Cole questioned as Phoebe pushed him toward the back door. "What did I do?"
"Don't ask," Phoebe said, pushing him through the door. "When she gets that angry, there's no talking to her."
"But what did I do?" Cole asked. "I know I've been a pain the past few days but I can't believe she's upset about that."
"She's not," Leo said. "You gave her the flu."
Cole looked at Piper one last time and then decided to exercise the better part of valor. With Phoebe close behind, he hurried out the back door as fast as he could go.
The End
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