My master was slowly drowning me. I couldn't let him destroy anyone else. I searched my soul for any good left inside of me to fight with. Then something came through loud and clear.

Chapter 10

Cole whispered in Phoebe's head. Phoebe was weak, but she could hear him.

"Phoebe…fight…listen to me…hear my voice…"

"Cole, help me…save me"

"Phoebe…open your eyes…look at me"

"Help me…I need you"

Phoebe opened her eyes and saw Cole standing across the room. He looked weak, and his red eyes were sunk in and had dark circles under them. His skin was so pail. The three woman had him cornered. He was falling into the evil trap. One of the woman looked at Phoebe with red eyes and she licked Cole's neck.

Phoebe felt her strength coming back, and the desperation to help Cole. He was all she had, and she didn't want evil to destroy him. She wanted to save him from the suffering and pain, that she had endured.

"No!" Phoebe yelled and pushed her master aside.

Her master jumped up and stood on the bed. Phoebe grabbed the sword and slue the three woman around Cole.

Cole fell to his knees, and tried to clear his head. He still was weak.

"Cole, get up! Com on!" Phoebe said in a panic.

Phoebe helped him up and they staggered to the door. They ran down the stairs to the main gate.

"If I can't have her, no one will!" The master hissed, as he stood on the balcony and watched Cole and Phoebe making their way to the bridge.

He leaped off the balcony and flew over Cole and Phoebe, landing on Phoebe's back. He scooped her in his arms and slashed Cole in the chest with his claws, sending Cole flying backwards and tumbling to the ground.

When Cole looked up and saw Phoebe being drug away by her master, his eyes became red and he stood up and let out a prickling howl.

Phoebe and her master were almost to the front gates of the castle, when he threw her to the ground and held a dagger to her chest.

"You will be mine forever!" He whispered, and stuck the knife in her chest.

Phoebe's syrin scream echoed in Cole's head, as he ran up to them. Cole swung his dagger and swiftly beheaded the evil creature. Cole threw the vampires body off to the side, as he let out a terrifying howl. He felt his heart tearing inside, and the rage and pain flowed through him.

"Phoebe!" Cole whispered as he dropped to his knees and scooped her in his arms.

"Thank you" she whispered as the blood ran from her mouth.

"Phoebe, stay with me! I will get you to the bridge!" Cole cried.

He picked her up and carried her to the bridge. The sun was almost up and he didn't have much time before the dark world was gone. It was already starting to fade.

"Cole…I love you" Phoebe said as she closed her eyes.

"No! Don't do this! We are almost there…!" He cried as his voice cracked, "I love you too..."

Cole was crossing the bridge when Phoebe went limp and disappeared from his arms. He stood motionless on the other side of the bridge. He looked back and the bridge was gone, and so was the castle. It was now just an open field of tall grass.

The sun had come up, and in the blink of an eye, the dark side of the bridge was gone with it's evil keeper...and Phoebe.

"Phoebe! No!" He shouted, as the panic ran through his body, "Don't leave me!" He shouted again and fell to his knees in tears.

He laid in the tall hay field, and the bitter tears rolled down the sides of his face, and into his hair. He closed his eyes, feeling such despair and pain. He lost his true love, and he had nothing left. He was alone, and had nothing to live for. He was in shock, it all happened so fast.

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Cole opened the door to his motel room and staggered in. He got a faint smell of Phoebe and scanned the room with a flicker of hope.

"Phoebe?" He whispered anxiously.

She was not there, just his voice echoing back to him.

He walked over to the dresser and lit a candle. He looked down and saw a folded piece of paper. He opened it, and sat on the bed reading...

My love,

I have been wandering ever since you and Sam left.

I have to do this alone, and I have to end this nightmare.

I am doing this for us.

I want to spend the rest of my life with you and never leave your side.

You have saved me from the darkness and together we are survivors.

I had a dream last night,

I was treading through the mud up to my knees, and it was dark and

I couldn't see. Suddenly I turned and saw you, then the darkness lifted

and the mud turned to grass.I ran to you, and you held me in your arms. I never felt so happy.

I was whole again.

I love you Cole, and I always will.

Phoebe

Cole wiped his eyes and laid on the bed. If he had only got to her sooner, he could have saved her.

"Phoebe…come back to me" He whispered, as his tears burned his face.

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The ocean air was fresh, and the sky was blue like the sea.

Sam was swinging on a swing in the back of the Aunt's house, under the weeping willow. The Ocean waves broke and crashed on the cliff.

Sam missed Phoebe. She took care of him and saved him from the pain, no child should have to endure.

"Sam, we have a surprise for you" Isabelle said smiling.

Sam turned around and looked at them. Then the Aunts stepped aside. Sam squinted in the glare of the sun. Then his face brightened and he smiled.

Phoebe was smiling back at him.

He jumped off the swing and ran to her. He wrapped his arms around her neck as she knelt down to him.

Phoebe smiled as her heart was warmed. She forgot what it was like to be alive again. Her heart had melted away the ice and darkness that once possessed her soul.

The Aunts smiled, they were so glad to have Phoebe back. She was different than the young girl they had once knew. So grown up, she had been through a lot, and life had aged Phoebe.

"I waited and waited for you to come back!" Sam said

"I missed you too Sam" Phoebe said smiling and holding him tighter.

Phoebe looked at her Aunts over Sam's shoulder. They were smiling down at her. Phoebe smiled back at them. She had missed them so much and she felt like a little girl reunighting with them.

"Thank you" She whispered looking up at them.

Sam took Phoebe's hand and lead her back to the swing. He sat down, and Phoebe gave him a push. She watched as his young innocent smile spread over his whole face. He was a ray of sun, and she was almost complete.

Cole saved her from herself, and made her see that there was something to live for. He made her fight for herself, and made her see the goodness in people again.

She didn't know where he was, or if he was alright. She hoped he remembered her, and hoped to someday see him again.