Commemoration of Cole- Part Five
Phoebe and Paige hopped out of Paige's VW Beetle and walked towards the
Halliwell Manor. Phoebe held her handbag tightly; she wasn't letting go of Benjamin's
soul any time soon.
Wordlessly, Paige opened the front door and they came face to face with Piper,
standing in the hallway with her arms folded across her chest.
"Hi Piper!" Paige greeted her sister cheerfully, attempting to hide her guilt of going
behind the back of her sister.
"Hey, hi. Where have you been?" Piper responded in the usual tone that she had
when she was suspicious and irritated.
"Well, Paige and I don't spend enough time together anymore- just doing some
sisterly bonding between the middle sister and the youngest sister.
sisterly.stuff." Phoebe put her arm over Paige's shoulder and gave her a slight
hug; as if to prove her point. Not a good idea, since Piper definitely wasn't buying it,
"Phoebe, I'm pregnant. Not stupid."
"What do you mean?" Phoebe replied, keeping the cheesy grin on her face and
giving her eldest sister the best 'hey, I'm innocent' look she could muster.
"Come on Phoebe, everyone knows that when you lie, you smile so hard that your
wisdom teeth come into view." Piper retorted, "Now, you two obviously did something
witchy and you are going to tell me what it was or else my whining is going to be the
least of your problems." Phoebe's arm slipped away from Paige's shoulders, which
sagged in defeat. Phoebe slung her bag over her shoulder again, but still maintaining
a tight grip,
"I had a premonition earlier," she explained, "About Cole's father. Apparently, when
Cole was vanquished he still kept the orb that held his father's soul. Paige and I went
to the penthouse to find it." Phoebe fished the orb out of her bag and held it up for
Piper to see. Piper shook her head,
"Hold it- Cole's father's soul? Isn't that what the brotherhood bri-"
"Yup." Phoebe clarified.
"And you just went to Cole's place, where your powers don't work and Leo can't hear
you, unprotected, and without the Power of Three?" Piper questioned.
"Are you mad?" Paige asked.
"Of course I am, Paige!" Piper exclaimed, "I am really sick of you guys putting me on
a pedestal just because I am pregnant. I still have the most firepower, and in case
you haven't noticed: my baby prefers that I'm indestructible."
"But-" Paige attempted to interrupt.
"Cole may be dead, but some of the demons that associated with him aren't." Piper
continued, "Yes, quite a lot of them died when Phoebe sent the Shadow back into the
nexus after Cole drew it out, but not all of them. There could have been demons lying
in wait for the Charmed Ones to revisit."
"Piper." Phoebe started.
"Phoebe, I'm not angry at why you went- innocents are very important. I'm angry
because you went to a potentially dangerous place without the Power of Three- and
you guys obviously think I can't handle it if you don't even bother to let me know what
is going on."
"Piper, we are really sorry." Phoebe began again, "and Paige and I feel really guilty
about it, but now-"
"We have an innocent to save." Piper finished, "yeah, yeah, yeah."
"Piper, can Leo orb Ben's soul out of here?" Paige asked, pointing at the orb.
"He can't." Piper answered, "Leo is with another charge- for God knows how long.
There must be a spell in the Book of Shadows." Paige held out her hands,
"Book of Shadows." The Halliwell's ancient tome orbed into her hands. Piper and
Phoebe gave their sister a warning look,
"What?" Paige inquired, "Cole's father has been in that orb for over a century, I'm
sure he wants to get out a.s.a.p."
Phoebe shrugged at Piper, and all three sisters headed into the living room.
Phoebe and Paige hopped out of Paige's VW Beetle and walked towards the
Halliwell Manor. Phoebe held her handbag tightly; she wasn't letting go of Benjamin's
soul any time soon.
Wordlessly, Paige opened the front door and they came face to face with Piper,
standing in the hallway with her arms folded across her chest.
"Hi Piper!" Paige greeted her sister cheerfully, attempting to hide her guilt of going
behind the back of her sister.
"Hey, hi. Where have you been?" Piper responded in the usual tone that she had
when she was suspicious and irritated.
"Well, Paige and I don't spend enough time together anymore- just doing some
sisterly bonding between the middle sister and the youngest sister.
sisterly.stuff." Phoebe put her arm over Paige's shoulder and gave her a slight
hug; as if to prove her point. Not a good idea, since Piper definitely wasn't buying it,
"Phoebe, I'm pregnant. Not stupid."
"What do you mean?" Phoebe replied, keeping the cheesy grin on her face and
giving her eldest sister the best 'hey, I'm innocent' look she could muster.
"Come on Phoebe, everyone knows that when you lie, you smile so hard that your
wisdom teeth come into view." Piper retorted, "Now, you two obviously did something
witchy and you are going to tell me what it was or else my whining is going to be the
least of your problems." Phoebe's arm slipped away from Paige's shoulders, which
sagged in defeat. Phoebe slung her bag over her shoulder again, but still maintaining
a tight grip,
"I had a premonition earlier," she explained, "About Cole's father. Apparently, when
Cole was vanquished he still kept the orb that held his father's soul. Paige and I went
to the penthouse to find it." Phoebe fished the orb out of her bag and held it up for
Piper to see. Piper shook her head,
"Hold it- Cole's father's soul? Isn't that what the brotherhood bri-"
"Yup." Phoebe clarified.
"And you just went to Cole's place, where your powers don't work and Leo can't hear
you, unprotected, and without the Power of Three?" Piper questioned.
"Are you mad?" Paige asked.
"Of course I am, Paige!" Piper exclaimed, "I am really sick of you guys putting me on
a pedestal just because I am pregnant. I still have the most firepower, and in case
you haven't noticed: my baby prefers that I'm indestructible."
"But-" Paige attempted to interrupt.
"Cole may be dead, but some of the demons that associated with him aren't." Piper
continued, "Yes, quite a lot of them died when Phoebe sent the Shadow back into the
nexus after Cole drew it out, but not all of them. There could have been demons lying
in wait for the Charmed Ones to revisit."
"Piper." Phoebe started.
"Phoebe, I'm not angry at why you went- innocents are very important. I'm angry
because you went to a potentially dangerous place without the Power of Three- and
you guys obviously think I can't handle it if you don't even bother to let me know what
is going on."
"Piper, we are really sorry." Phoebe began again, "and Paige and I feel really guilty
about it, but now-"
"We have an innocent to save." Piper finished, "yeah, yeah, yeah."
"Piper, can Leo orb Ben's soul out of here?" Paige asked, pointing at the orb.
"He can't." Piper answered, "Leo is with another charge- for God knows how long.
There must be a spell in the Book of Shadows." Paige held out her hands,
"Book of Shadows." The Halliwell's ancient tome orbed into her hands. Piper and
Phoebe gave their sister a warning look,
"What?" Paige inquired, "Cole's father has been in that orb for over a century, I'm
sure he wants to get out a.s.a.p."
Phoebe shrugged at Piper, and all three sisters headed into the living room.