[Sorry guys it's been a while since I've updated. I do thank you for the
reviews, I appreciate it :p I have at least another week and a half of
school holidays so I got some time to add another chapter or three to keep
y'all interested..and me too, stop the boredom and keep my younger brother
from annoying me hehe. Stay tuned for a make-or-break Po3/lover situation
in the next few - muahaha. If it's a bit slow to start, sorry, haven't
written in any fics for a while so I'm a bit rusty...I should stop ranting
and start typing!]
Chapter 40 - "And what is that?"
"Hey James. James."
James was fast asleep in his bed and he heard whispering.
"James Ashton. I know your secret. I know what you want."
"And what is that?"
"Wake up sleepy head!" A pillow had landed square in his face and he jumped out of his sheets.
"Ahh! What the..Paige?"
"Hey there. Sorry to wake you, but I heard you mumbling. Where you having a nightmare?"
"Uh, no. Just a strange dream." James shook his head to wake himself up and to fix his blurry vision. There standing in the doorway was Paige, and she looked particularly beautiful today. Wow
Paige wasn't sure what to say next, since he didn't elaborate on what happened in his dream. "Okay, well I'll let you get back to sleep then I guess."
"Oh no, don't worry about that. I'm up now so I may as well get dressed."
"Alright. I'm actually going out, there's some fresh muffins on the table if you want that for breakfast. Prue made them and they're pretty good." Paige smiled and then left.
James didn't get a chance to ask if he could come out with her today, instead of being left at home. Oh well, maybe next time
Mr Ashton was now dressed in some knee length denim shorts and had a blue surfy top that complimented his eyes. He waltzed into the kitchen and grabbed one of the muffins. "Hey these are pretty good Prue." He waited for an answer, and then realised that she wasn't at home. She was at work helping Mr Jones in a meeting. He didn't hear Prue's voice, and he didn't hear anyone else's either. "Anybody home?" No answer. "Guess not."
A loud crash could be heard outside and James rushed out the back to see what it was. It came from inside the shed, and he approached with caution because the shed was locked. He went back inside the house and got the key. Slowly he unlocked the door and prepared for a surprise. Am I hearing things? There was no one inside the shed, and no signs of anything being moved or ruined for that matter. He scanned around to see if he could pick up anything sinister.
His eyes came across a table, a table with herbs, a pestle and mortar. His mind flashed back to the day when he had made a potion and had brought himself to Piper. Some of the ingredients lying there looked strangely familiar to him and his hands were shaking. He was so tempted to try creating the potion again. He took a step forward and then took a step back. "Ahh tempting as this might be, I'm not going to dabble with magic again unless I know what I'm doing."
"Meowww."
"Kit! Are you following me?"
Kit's eyes seemed to be looking straight back into his and he strangely felt like he was telling him off.
"I know, I know. I'm not going to even touch that alter, so you don't have to worry boy." James picked Kit up and walked back inside the house after locking the shed.
The back door shut and Kit hissed, James let him go. "Ookay you don't want to be held. Snob."
(Out back) "The feline knows were here."
"Yes, but the human doesn't. I'm surprised he didn't notice us like he did last time."
"Maybe he has other things on his mind."
"He does. Even so, he didn't take the bait. He didn't go and try out the potion mixing like I thought he would."
"Are you going to kill him then?"
"No, I don't need to Taij. If he is distracted, the Halliwells wont suspect anything is going on in the magic world, just their human one. Besides, unlike you, I don't need to kill anything for the sake of killing. Patience is something you'll have to learn, along with discretion."
(Cole's apartment) Phoebe was alone in her boyfriend's place. He had gone away for the day to make sure his appeal win didn't give his client false hope.
She admired how he always tried to win his case. The fault she could find in him was the fact that he wasn't always around. However, the cases he tried were only cases in this town and the one closest to Tari - and even when putting the two together they didn't amount to a big population. Cole wasn't away that much, Phoebe could handle it just like he had handled Phoebe's Charmed life for her.
Sometimes she noticed that Cole had moments where he felt like he didn't belong and was a distraction when it came to magic. But she always reassured him. There were times when Phoebe did think of Piper and Leo's situation and how they just wanted to get away from it all.
After a whirlwind of thoughts of the people in her life, Phoebe decided to hop back into bed and have a lazy day. Immediately she fell into a dream and whispers were playing with her conscience. "Phoebe. Phoebe Halliwell. Cole...Turner." The wisps of smoke and the whisperings went away. Her dream now showed Cole standing before her. He was smiling and she felt so good to be in his presence. The two walked toward each other, but before their hands could touch, a voice interrupted. A voice she hadn't heard in a while, Piper's. She was accusing Cole of taking things away from her, taking Leo and her freedom. Cole pleaded back that Leo was meant to become magical and he was with Piper now so it didn't matter. Piper froze Cole and then unfroze his head. She was furious and went on about having to deal with Elders now when she didn't have to before when Leo was a mortal. Now the dream was moving in slow motion, and Phoebe could see Piper's hands moving in such a way - she knew what was going to happen next.
A loud sound awoke Phoebe and she sat upright in her bed, gasping for air and trying to process what she had just seen. Please let that be a nightmare and not a premonition, please! A bead of sweat ran down her forehead. She was very shaken. She didn't think Piper could be capable of taking Cole's life. The dream seemed too real to her. She had to shake this awful feeling off.
Chapter 40 - "And what is that?"
"Hey James. James."
James was fast asleep in his bed and he heard whispering.
"James Ashton. I know your secret. I know what you want."
"And what is that?"
"Wake up sleepy head!" A pillow had landed square in his face and he jumped out of his sheets.
"Ahh! What the..Paige?"
"Hey there. Sorry to wake you, but I heard you mumbling. Where you having a nightmare?"
"Uh, no. Just a strange dream." James shook his head to wake himself up and to fix his blurry vision. There standing in the doorway was Paige, and she looked particularly beautiful today. Wow
Paige wasn't sure what to say next, since he didn't elaborate on what happened in his dream. "Okay, well I'll let you get back to sleep then I guess."
"Oh no, don't worry about that. I'm up now so I may as well get dressed."
"Alright. I'm actually going out, there's some fresh muffins on the table if you want that for breakfast. Prue made them and they're pretty good." Paige smiled and then left.
James didn't get a chance to ask if he could come out with her today, instead of being left at home. Oh well, maybe next time
Mr Ashton was now dressed in some knee length denim shorts and had a blue surfy top that complimented his eyes. He waltzed into the kitchen and grabbed one of the muffins. "Hey these are pretty good Prue." He waited for an answer, and then realised that she wasn't at home. She was at work helping Mr Jones in a meeting. He didn't hear Prue's voice, and he didn't hear anyone else's either. "Anybody home?" No answer. "Guess not."
A loud crash could be heard outside and James rushed out the back to see what it was. It came from inside the shed, and he approached with caution because the shed was locked. He went back inside the house and got the key. Slowly he unlocked the door and prepared for a surprise. Am I hearing things? There was no one inside the shed, and no signs of anything being moved or ruined for that matter. He scanned around to see if he could pick up anything sinister.
His eyes came across a table, a table with herbs, a pestle and mortar. His mind flashed back to the day when he had made a potion and had brought himself to Piper. Some of the ingredients lying there looked strangely familiar to him and his hands were shaking. He was so tempted to try creating the potion again. He took a step forward and then took a step back. "Ahh tempting as this might be, I'm not going to dabble with magic again unless I know what I'm doing."
"Meowww."
"Kit! Are you following me?"
Kit's eyes seemed to be looking straight back into his and he strangely felt like he was telling him off.
"I know, I know. I'm not going to even touch that alter, so you don't have to worry boy." James picked Kit up and walked back inside the house after locking the shed.
The back door shut and Kit hissed, James let him go. "Ookay you don't want to be held. Snob."
(Out back) "The feline knows were here."
"Yes, but the human doesn't. I'm surprised he didn't notice us like he did last time."
"Maybe he has other things on his mind."
"He does. Even so, he didn't take the bait. He didn't go and try out the potion mixing like I thought he would."
"Are you going to kill him then?"
"No, I don't need to Taij. If he is distracted, the Halliwells wont suspect anything is going on in the magic world, just their human one. Besides, unlike you, I don't need to kill anything for the sake of killing. Patience is something you'll have to learn, along with discretion."
(Cole's apartment) Phoebe was alone in her boyfriend's place. He had gone away for the day to make sure his appeal win didn't give his client false hope.
She admired how he always tried to win his case. The fault she could find in him was the fact that he wasn't always around. However, the cases he tried were only cases in this town and the one closest to Tari - and even when putting the two together they didn't amount to a big population. Cole wasn't away that much, Phoebe could handle it just like he had handled Phoebe's Charmed life for her.
Sometimes she noticed that Cole had moments where he felt like he didn't belong and was a distraction when it came to magic. But she always reassured him. There were times when Phoebe did think of Piper and Leo's situation and how they just wanted to get away from it all.
After a whirlwind of thoughts of the people in her life, Phoebe decided to hop back into bed and have a lazy day. Immediately she fell into a dream and whispers were playing with her conscience. "Phoebe. Phoebe Halliwell. Cole...Turner." The wisps of smoke and the whisperings went away. Her dream now showed Cole standing before her. He was smiling and she felt so good to be in his presence. The two walked toward each other, but before their hands could touch, a voice interrupted. A voice she hadn't heard in a while, Piper's. She was accusing Cole of taking things away from her, taking Leo and her freedom. Cole pleaded back that Leo was meant to become magical and he was with Piper now so it didn't matter. Piper froze Cole and then unfroze his head. She was furious and went on about having to deal with Elders now when she didn't have to before when Leo was a mortal. Now the dream was moving in slow motion, and Phoebe could see Piper's hands moving in such a way - she knew what was going to happen next.
A loud sound awoke Phoebe and she sat upright in her bed, gasping for air and trying to process what she had just seen. Please let that be a nightmare and not a premonition, please! A bead of sweat ran down her forehead. She was very shaken. She didn't think Piper could be capable of taking Cole's life. The dream seemed too real to her. She had to shake this awful feeling off.