Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of it's characters, any others that are not in charmed on the other hand are mine. But this story does happen to be mine and my own idea.

© Charmed-Phoebe03

WARNING: Strong Language

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Toxic … Chapter 4 (Breakout)

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This was the worst day of her life it was official her window was planked up with wood and she was grounded the only way she would be able to get out of the house would be when she would go to school later on that morning. But even she wasn't sure how she'd get through the day knowing she wouldn't be able to see Cole that night. School was crap honestly her and Rick and the rest of them would just doss around and skip it all day. It just wasn't fair it not as if she murdered someone, was it? And it's not as if it was hurting her studies after all she always did that, why change the habit of a lifetime as they say. If anything Grams should be happy she's not terrorising pedestrians compared to her going on a date, honestly it was pathetic. And how she caught her too that was so low, just waiting there in the dark well basically and how she was just so silent before she began to talk, … just looking at her not breaking the horrid eye contact, argh! It gave her chills just thinking about it. She had been sneaky she had to admit she knew when Grams found out she pull together all of her scorpion sting to punish her. But then again she didn't know she had been on a date she just thought she had sneaked out to petrify little old ladies with Rick and that lot. If she had found out that she had been on a date with an older man she would have flipped sideways as well upwards. She go nuts. It was bad enough she had the next door neighbour's son to bolt her in by the window with what do you know … wood! God she was like no she was a prisoner in her own home and it was seriously pissing her off, big style. It was like she was in jail except she didn't get a phone call just some hours release for more punishment at school. She had also heard earlier Grams call the school not only did the old witch make a meeting with the school but she'd had asked them to make sure she wouldn't bunk off. She had actually gone when she knew Cole it had been a week since Grams had caught her and everyday she had called to make sure she didn't skive and now she was going as far to making a MEETING! … Evil cow! No no matter what she did she could say that it was just disrespectful. Whatever. That was cruel, she had no right to keep checks over her she had been followed and ridiculed by teachers and people she thought were her friends. She had thought Rick was her friend instead he just slagged her off not sneaking out but for get this not going to see him, hah. All he wanted was sex she knew that and he knew that, that would be the reason for him wanting her to come to his bother's that late at night, pig. But then again that wasn't too hard to expect he'd tell everyone how experienced he was and she would know he was lying his Adam's apple would quiver whenever he blagged people, it was pitiful. But then again what did anyone that actually knew him expect. And Grams' little request to the school he was giving her more shit because she couldn't hang around with him because not only were the teachers on her back but a support teacher was following her everywhere that old biddy was suppose to be discreet, well according to Rick she was but then again that's when she actually saw him. She could bunk off without the old woman coming after her after that she was in for the biggest amount of crap ever, this wasn't her day no- scrap that this wasn't her week by a long shot. And since she was grounded she wasn't aloud to use the phone either so there was no way she could get hold of Cole- at home. She had tried several times at school but all she had got was his machine. His machine message had sounded impressive, very professional but leading to no clue of were he was, all she could figure was that he was at work after all the guy needed to make a living.

"Phoebe Halliwell, get your bottom down here now! It's time for you to go."

"Yeah whatever!"

God that woman was such a drama queen! She wasn't a trouble maker like everyone thought, handful whatever she was a free spirit that needed space to explore not only her world but everyone else's. She needed to be free honestly she couldn't blame her for sneaking out if it is to feel right, she just wanted to be herself and at the same time discover her self and her tattoo had been one of the many steps on the path to freedom. That little harmless butterfly had been the statement that said I'm grown up and I will do what I like when I like. And this whole grounding thing was the one thing that defied it all, showing she still has the power. She cringed at this thought as she clambered down the stairs every time making a load bang as she hit each step.

"Phoebe!"

"Hi how are you doing this fine morning?" she said sarcastically.

As phoebe paused on the last step Gram's shocked face was looking at her from the bottom of the steps her face soon turned to a frown.

"Phoebe you need to learn to behave! Do you think that employers are going to want to employ you with the record you have?"

"Grams I don't have time for all of your psycho babble if I don't get to school soon my little followers are going to think I'm skiving and soon you'll be getting a phone call so if you don't mind?" she said as she took the toast out of Piper's hand "Hey!" "Thanks Pipe" She said as she slammed the door behind her. "Hey Phoebes" Looking over at the red hard top car she saw Rick looking over the tint of his sunglasses. "Hi, … fancy seeing you here … outside my house"

"Well I couldn't resist, since you've been getting in trouble so much lately I thought I'd look after you, you know put your Grandmother's thoughts at ease" he said with a cheeky smile gleaming across his face.

"Oh yeah I can see why you'd think that but I don't think that your what my Grams would picture in that sense." She said also revealing a smile.

"So do you need a lift?" he said raising his eyes over his sunglasses "I see you're a bit late"

"You've got a good eye, … mmmm"

"Oh come on Phoebes"

"Well since you asked so nicely" She said as she jumped over the car door and plonked into the roofless car "But remember I've got to go to school, or my Grams wont trust me to make my own way there, and that means we wont end up meeting like this."

"Enough said" he went on as he pushed his foot down on the execrator.

"So…" he started as they got on their way "… who's the guy?"

"What guy?"

"The guy you've been seeing"

"Who said I was seeing anyone?"

"Oh come on Phoebes I know you, you wouldn't sneak out just to doss around on your own and I know for a fact you weren't with us because well lets just say I would notice."

"So what if I have met someone …" she said turning to look at him "… why are you jealous?"

"Yeah in fact I'm boiling over with jealousy… " He said with a smile going across his face "… Nah I ain't really, and besides if I wanted you I'd get you."

"I'd like to see you try" She said with a cocky smirk on her face.

"You know I might just try that sometime" He said with a smile spreading from ear to ear.

"Oh, well it looks like I'll have to watch my step then" she said as he wore a weary smile on his face.

"looks like you will" he said bluntly.

Wow she thought to herself as she looked over at him again, he was really freaking her out honestly he was starting to do more then scare her, sometimes when Rick joked she couldn't tell full stop, she just couldn't sometimes he would sound serious and he would swear he was joking when it came to when she questioned him, and this was definitely one of those times, most definitely the only reason she didn't ask was because well she didn't want him to know she thought he was serious. She didn't want him to have that kind of power over her, if he knew she was scared of him when he did that he could use that to his advantage and she didn't want to be used as some sex toy that was for sure. And who know what kinky things he had going in his head. Urgh! She thought to herself with a shudder.

Pulling up to the school she noticed Amy Jenkins the overall class geek and not to mention teacher's pet. This couldn't be happening to her she had managed to dodge all of the other 'busy bodies' last week but Amy was … well she was her and that was a scary prospect, after all she knew she couldn't dodge her, come on this girl was made for following after she was the teacher's pet and it took some real guts to follow the teachers into the bathroom like she did. It also took someone with a whacked out head and when Phoebe looked at Amy 'Sticky' Jenkins she could tell that had happened a long time ago. Amy had been named that her first day at Baker High she had been given that name when someone who lets just say didn't like her decided to stand from the highest bleacher and drop and canister of honey from the beehives in the science gardens and she had never lived it down, and with every reason in Phoebe's mind she had never really got rid of the stickiness to her hair and lets just say it didn't work for her overall appearance. And with those geeky clothes and shoes she was a spacker on wheels or more like tasselled flip-flops. And know she was on a mission to 'keep her in line' honestly if that thing followed her round all day then she would runaway, and she did not doubt herself to do it either, this was the lat day of her grounding and she was gagging for not only for her to be free but she had to see Cole again she had to just had to.

"What the hell is she doing here?!" Rick said angrily as he pulled up into his parking space to see Amy hovering near his car.

"Oi you little weirdo, sod off now!" he flagged her as he yelled out.

"Can't … I've been told to wait for Phoebe I'm to make sure she goes to all of her classes" She said with a smug grin going across her braced grimy teeth.

"Look you little adaptation of the gremlins, when I tell you to Piss off you better damn well do it!"

"no"

Rick was furious you could tell as he got out of his car towards her, oh damn, honestly Phoebe didn't like her but she didn't hate her that much Rick was going to pound her into the ground she could see it happening as she touched the jacked that he had just shuddered off. How could she see such a thing? Was it going to happen? Looking up she saw him get closer to Amy 'Oh this all look way to familiar!' She thought herself as she staggered towards the ever angry Rick and the not-so-confident Amy. By the time Phoebe had got there Rick had already got Amy and the teachers were already piling out of the building argh! This was so not her day! And before she knew it she was being dragged by her arm into the building for god sake all she had tried to do was stop it and she was getting done for it instead. Bloody charming! She tries to help and she gets treated like a hardened criminal! God this was the last time!

"So Miss Halliwell … What do have to say for yourself?" He said looking at her sternly.

"Erm … I'll never try to help anyone again as long as I live"

"Is that suppose to be your idea of a joke?"

"Look Mr whatever! I tried to get up to stop him that's why I was in the middle of it and no-" she said getting quieter "… I don't expect you to believe me"

"Well I'm gland your hopes aren't very high because not only don't I believe you but I don't think your grandmother will either, and sadly for you because Amy has been taken to hospital

After your friends vicious attack" looking at her over his granny glasses he added "but that's if you believe that she will say you didn't help in her attack, but then again your probably thanking your lucky stars that she is in hospital that way you stay clear, well don't think you will get away with this young lady, you mark my words!"

With that she noticed Grams coming though the old school doors, god here we go again she thought to herself and this time she hadn't actually done anything wrong, that's what really pissed her off! The thought that she had actually tried to help that little stuck up git! And by the look of Grams face she wasn't too impressed either, but somehow Phoebe guessed they weren't pissed at the same thing.

"Young lady what did you think you were doing?!" She spluttered out angrily "What processed you to attack that girl-"

"I DIDN'T!" she started "I tried to save her squirming ass! But no no-one believes me! I'm just the rebel who can't do anything right and is always bad, and not once can do anything to help anyone, well you know what I'm not gonna take it no more, BYE!"

"Where do you think your going?!"

"Out of here, anywhere just away from you and your psycho shit!" She said as she burst though the school doors and went into a run, she wasn't going to have this all her life she had been treated like dirt cus apparently she wasn't good enough well she had news for them she was good enough in fact she was better then enough she better then everyone, especially those who ever doubted her and she was going to prove it someday too, she was going to prove it to all of those low-lives. She'd gotten away from Grams that was for sure she'd decided as she slowed into a walk. God she suddenly thought where the hell am I going to go?! You can't exactly storm out and come back five minutes later, then as she rustled though her pockets she could feel abit of paper, what's this?

Cole's address!

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