"Phoebe. You are so over reacting" Piper told her sister.
"Paige tells us Cole's back and the next day she's missing?" Phoebe said
"And that is a coincidence?"
Piper laughed. "Okay, let me get this straight. Even though we haven't
managed to kill the guy to date, he felt threatened that we knew he was
alive, and killed her to break the Power of Three?"
"It sounds a little crazy, doesn't it?" Phoebe giggled, "I've finally gone
insane". Thinking for a moment she got her bag. "I'm going to the office.
If she doesn't call by the end of the day I am storming over there and
demanding answers". Phoebe swiftly walked out.
"Phoebe!" Piper called after her. She sighed. Cole just existing was driving her sister crazy.
--
"What are you doing?" Cole asked to Phoebe who was poking through his stuff. Phoebe whipped around and held a cross at him.
"Have I turned into a vampire?" He just had to laugh. "That doesn't work on demons" "Where's Paige?" she demanded
"I swear she isn't in any of my cupboards," he said, laughing. "Why would she be here?"
"She's missing and you killed her" Phoebe replied absentmindedly.
He shook his head. "Really" he said. "Now why didn't anybody tell me about me being a psychotic killer?"
She just looked at him. "You haven't seen her lately?" "Not since she was here yesterday," he replied, "Have you gone mad? You're acting strange".
She laughed. "Yes, I've gone mad. You have finally driven me to insanity. Does that make you happy?"
"Not really" he told her. "Haven't been happy in a long while"
"Yes, pour the guilt thing on evil Phoebe" she snapped "Cole's devastated because Phoebe wants a life. A life you couldn't give me."
He rolled his eyes. "What kind of life couldn't I give you?" "A normal one" "Witches don't have normal lives" he snapped, "I couldn't give you a normal life"
"So was it normal to turn me evil?" she said, glaring. "Is it normal to give up on a relationship?" he asked bitterly "When do you ever remember it was you who left me? Oh, but that's okay. Blame it all on poor Cole. You are pathetic, Phoebe"
"I'm pathetic?" she repeated, disbelieving.
He laughed at her. "You are poking through my stuff because your sister is nowhere to be seen. Has it occurred to you she probably got herself laid or drunk?"
"Demons" she spat still looking through his stuff "go after the Charmed Ones. 9 times out of 10--" "Are you obsessed with me, Phoebe?" "What?" she snapped "What the hell would make you think that?"
Phoebe turned around though Cole looked as surprised as he did. Max stood at the door. "Are you?" Max asked. Phoebe was astonished to hear that it was like he was talking. She heard his voice. Though he hadn't said it.
"Max, this is none of your business" Cole told her. She smiled. She then resumed talking in her normal voice. "Seems to me we have a witch burned by love."
"I am so over him" she snapped. "Then why exactly are you here?" Max asked
Phoebe studied her. "New girlfriend?" she asked. "Daughter" Cole responded.
"You never told me you had a daughter. You lied to me" she said defensively. "You blame me for the failing of our relationship when you didn't even tell me you had a daughter?"
Cole began to answer though Max interrupted him.
"You are not obliged to explain yourself," she told him. Then she directed her words to Phoebe. "He does not owe you a single thing".
Phoebe glared at her. Cole stood here, silent, looking at the both of them. "This is none of your business" Phoebe spat.
"So I've already been told. I don't listen to him, what makes you think I would listen to you?"
Phoebe withdrew. Max's voice showed utter hatred and disgust. It surprised her more then anything. She was baffled at what to reply. Max smiled. "I assume you know your way out".
"I do" she said, her anger evident. She stormed her way out.
"That wasn't necessary, Max," Cole said, sitting down on the couch. "Oh yeah" she muttered sarcastically "You were handling yourself really well. Talking yourselves in circles."
He sighed. "How was your day?" "Yeah, good" she mumbled
"Finished getting your ingredients?" he asked "For what?" "Your spell"
There was silence. "Oh. How do you know?" "Spotted the Goysen as Phoebe was demolishing the place" Max grimaced.
"Please tell me your not resurrecting anything," he said shaking his head.
She grinned sheepishly. "Of course not. Anti-locator spell"
"Who are you hiding from?" he asked "No one" she said quickly. A little too quickly. "Max" he said in a warning tone.
"Someone who, uh, doesn't like me. I mean if the Elders spotted me, anyone can," she told him. "I swear it's nothing bad"
He shrugged. "Promise me you'll tell me if you're in trouble. I can help you."
"Thanks, but I'm fine" she paused. "Can I get an early night?" she asked. "I'm kind of tired".
"Sure" he said forcing a smile. He closed his eyes when she'd just left.
You can't trust her. She's going to try to kill you. Why would she have a Whitelighter? She's a Witch. She's working with Phoebe.
He shook his head. He's had insane thoughts all day. He was hearing voices and throughout the day he had blanks, where he couldn't remember anything that had happened.
It scared him. The voices always told him to hurt other people, especially Max.
--
Cole awoke to the cold voice of Max outside of his room. "Go away!"
He quickly climbed out of bed and saw Max with an Avatar.
What do they want now?
"Leave her alone" Cole told him.
He smiled, "I am not here for you". He turned to Max "Did you really think we wouldn't follow you? Is that why you're here, just to escape from us?"
Cole looked at Max confused. "I am here to help my family," she sternly told him. "I don't want to play games. I want you out!" her voice rose, and was shaken.
"Your family doesn't exist" the Avatar reminded her "Cole will never get to- -"
"Stop it!" Max shouted. She glared at him.
His eyes widened in surprise. "You haven't told him"
Cole watched the exchange between them and wondered. Told him what? Was it something about Marie?
The Avatar turned to him. "Has Max told you about her mother's death?"
Cole bit his lip. "No" he admitted, "Though she can tell me when she's ready". Cole wanted to know, he was so curious. Though he knew how much Max despised talking about her mother.
"You killed her," he told Cole.
What games are they playing now?
He looked at Max and saw she was avoiding his gaze. "Max?" he whispered, "Look at me."
She looked at her father and his heart sank. Her face said it all. The Avatar wasn't lying. "I killed my wife" Cole whispered suddenly feeling weak "I killed your mother?"
Max tried to speak though no words came out. The Avatar grinned, and vanished.
"Deny it, Max" Cole pleaded, "Tell me it's not true".
"Phoebe!" Piper called after her. She sighed. Cole just existing was driving her sister crazy.
--
"What are you doing?" Cole asked to Phoebe who was poking through his stuff. Phoebe whipped around and held a cross at him.
"Have I turned into a vampire?" He just had to laugh. "That doesn't work on demons" "Where's Paige?" she demanded
"I swear she isn't in any of my cupboards," he said, laughing. "Why would she be here?"
"She's missing and you killed her" Phoebe replied absentmindedly.
He shook his head. "Really" he said. "Now why didn't anybody tell me about me being a psychotic killer?"
She just looked at him. "You haven't seen her lately?" "Not since she was here yesterday," he replied, "Have you gone mad? You're acting strange".
She laughed. "Yes, I've gone mad. You have finally driven me to insanity. Does that make you happy?"
"Not really" he told her. "Haven't been happy in a long while"
"Yes, pour the guilt thing on evil Phoebe" she snapped "Cole's devastated because Phoebe wants a life. A life you couldn't give me."
He rolled his eyes. "What kind of life couldn't I give you?" "A normal one" "Witches don't have normal lives" he snapped, "I couldn't give you a normal life"
"So was it normal to turn me evil?" she said, glaring. "Is it normal to give up on a relationship?" he asked bitterly "When do you ever remember it was you who left me? Oh, but that's okay. Blame it all on poor Cole. You are pathetic, Phoebe"
"I'm pathetic?" she repeated, disbelieving.
He laughed at her. "You are poking through my stuff because your sister is nowhere to be seen. Has it occurred to you she probably got herself laid or drunk?"
"Demons" she spat still looking through his stuff "go after the Charmed Ones. 9 times out of 10--" "Are you obsessed with me, Phoebe?" "What?" she snapped "What the hell would make you think that?"
Phoebe turned around though Cole looked as surprised as he did. Max stood at the door. "Are you?" Max asked. Phoebe was astonished to hear that it was like he was talking. She heard his voice. Though he hadn't said it.
"Max, this is none of your business" Cole told her. She smiled. She then resumed talking in her normal voice. "Seems to me we have a witch burned by love."
"I am so over him" she snapped. "Then why exactly are you here?" Max asked
Phoebe studied her. "New girlfriend?" she asked. "Daughter" Cole responded.
"You never told me you had a daughter. You lied to me" she said defensively. "You blame me for the failing of our relationship when you didn't even tell me you had a daughter?"
Cole began to answer though Max interrupted him.
"You are not obliged to explain yourself," she told him. Then she directed her words to Phoebe. "He does not owe you a single thing".
Phoebe glared at her. Cole stood here, silent, looking at the both of them. "This is none of your business" Phoebe spat.
"So I've already been told. I don't listen to him, what makes you think I would listen to you?"
Phoebe withdrew. Max's voice showed utter hatred and disgust. It surprised her more then anything. She was baffled at what to reply. Max smiled. "I assume you know your way out".
"I do" she said, her anger evident. She stormed her way out.
"That wasn't necessary, Max," Cole said, sitting down on the couch. "Oh yeah" she muttered sarcastically "You were handling yourself really well. Talking yourselves in circles."
He sighed. "How was your day?" "Yeah, good" she mumbled
"Finished getting your ingredients?" he asked "For what?" "Your spell"
There was silence. "Oh. How do you know?" "Spotted the Goysen as Phoebe was demolishing the place" Max grimaced.
"Please tell me your not resurrecting anything," he said shaking his head.
She grinned sheepishly. "Of course not. Anti-locator spell"
"Who are you hiding from?" he asked "No one" she said quickly. A little too quickly. "Max" he said in a warning tone.
"Someone who, uh, doesn't like me. I mean if the Elders spotted me, anyone can," she told him. "I swear it's nothing bad"
He shrugged. "Promise me you'll tell me if you're in trouble. I can help you."
"Thanks, but I'm fine" she paused. "Can I get an early night?" she asked. "I'm kind of tired".
"Sure" he said forcing a smile. He closed his eyes when she'd just left.
You can't trust her. She's going to try to kill you. Why would she have a Whitelighter? She's a Witch. She's working with Phoebe.
He shook his head. He's had insane thoughts all day. He was hearing voices and throughout the day he had blanks, where he couldn't remember anything that had happened.
It scared him. The voices always told him to hurt other people, especially Max.
--
Cole awoke to the cold voice of Max outside of his room. "Go away!"
He quickly climbed out of bed and saw Max with an Avatar.
What do they want now?
"Leave her alone" Cole told him.
He smiled, "I am not here for you". He turned to Max "Did you really think we wouldn't follow you? Is that why you're here, just to escape from us?"
Cole looked at Max confused. "I am here to help my family," she sternly told him. "I don't want to play games. I want you out!" her voice rose, and was shaken.
"Your family doesn't exist" the Avatar reminded her "Cole will never get to- -"
"Stop it!" Max shouted. She glared at him.
His eyes widened in surprise. "You haven't told him"
Cole watched the exchange between them and wondered. Told him what? Was it something about Marie?
The Avatar turned to him. "Has Max told you about her mother's death?"
Cole bit his lip. "No" he admitted, "Though she can tell me when she's ready". Cole wanted to know, he was so curious. Though he knew how much Max despised talking about her mother.
"You killed her," he told Cole.
What games are they playing now?
He looked at Max and saw she was avoiding his gaze. "Max?" he whispered, "Look at me."
She looked at her father and his heart sank. Her face said it all. The Avatar wasn't lying. "I killed my wife" Cole whispered suddenly feeling weak "I killed your mother?"
Max tried to speak though no words came out. The Avatar grinned, and vanished.
"Deny it, Max" Cole pleaded, "Tell me it's not true".