A Heart's Cry
Chapter 5
Phoebe opened the door to the manor. Everything was broken. Phoebe looked around and started crying.
"I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry," she cried to none.
She walked up the stairs looking at ripped pictures. She was becoming hysterical. Phoebe saw Leo in his room. He was holding a torn wedding picture and crying. Phoebe ran to Leo.
"Come on, Leo! Let's go back. Maybe there's still time. We can save Paige.... and Cole. Piper won't be mad at us," she cried.
Leo shook his head. "Why don't you go?"
"I can't do anything. She'll want you to be there to save Paige.... and....Cole. Then we can talk this all out," Phoebe cried.
Leo shook his head again.
"Leo, get up. Damn it! We're wasting time here! Hurry up!"
When Leo still refused to move, Phoebe slapped him. Leo was taken aback.
"Get up! Maybe there's still time. I'm not about to lose another sister! Maybe even both of my sisters," Phoebe sobbed harder.
"She slept with another man!" Leo shouted at Phoebe.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. People are dying. We can save them! We can talk about this later!" Phoebe was getting angry.
"She slept with another man and she lied about it!" Leo cried.
"She slept with another man and still told the truth about it. She never wanted to hurt us. Maybe it was never Cole's fault. Sometimes things happen. You can't just blow it all up. You've got to take it one step at a time. Your love is ever lasting. This is just one of the many other obstacles to come over in your marriage. Now, let's hurry up!"
Leo shook his head. "How could she?"
"How could we? We may have never slept together, but we did share one kiss," Phoebe said.
Leo looked at her. "That was an accident. It was never meant to happen."
"The same way with Piper and Cole. We kissed way before them and we lied about it. She and Cole had sex, but they still told the truth. Now is the time to solve your problems. Let's hurry up. My sister could be dying and I'm not just going to stand here doing nothing about it!" Phoebe yelled.
Leo looked up at her with his puffy red eyes. "What are you waiting for, then?" He slowly dropped the wedding picture and closed his eyes.
Phoebe stomped out of the room and to hers. She fell onto the bed sobbing.
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Piper opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry. What had happened? Tears blurred her vision once more as she remembered. She must have fell asleep while Paige and Cole died. What kind of person would do that? Piper realized she was no longer on the floor. Where were her sister and Cole? Through her tear stained vision she saw a man bend over her. Who was that? He looked so familiar.
"Cole?" Piper asked.
A familiar woman came and stood next to the man.
"Is she wake, yet?" she asked.
"Just about," the man said.
Piper asked herself where had she heard these familiar voices. Piper rubbed her eyes, until her vision cleared up. She looked around the room. She was still at the penthouse, but she was on a sofa. Seeing the man and woman, she could have had a heart attack herself.
"PRUE? ANDY?" Piper asked.
"Keep your voice done, hon," Prue said smiling.
Prue took Piper's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"But how? Why?" Piper asked.
"We're whitelighters," said Andy.
"We're here to protect you," said Prue.
Tears came to Piper's eyes.
"What's the matter?" Prue asked.
"You've seen me as a failure. Leo doesn't trust me. Phoebe doesn't believe me. I've lost my sister and I let Cole die. I don't deserve to live," Piper cried. "I don't deserve to see you."
"Don't say that! It's alright. Everything is fine. There's nothing you need to worry about. I'm here and we'll take care of you," Prue said smiling.
Piper hugged Prue.
"But I've lost Paige," Piper cried harder.
"Some things are meant to happen," Andy said.
"Like losing another sister," Piper cried out at him.
"Piper, you never lost me," Prue said.
"You never lost me, either," A voice called out at the back of the room.
Everyone turned to see Paige from a bedroom doorway.
Piper stared. The next second she ran towards Paige and engulfed her in a hug.
"You're okay!!" Piper shouted for joy.
"I'm okay," Paige said.
"How?"
"I told you that we were whitelighters," Andy said.
"Then where's Cole?" Piper asked remembering.
"Here I am."
Piper turned to see Cole coming out of another room. He was leaning on the doorframe with a slight smile. Piper was stunned to see how handsome he looked and as she looked she felt a newfound feeling emerging from her bosom. A feeling she had felt before, but not in this way.
Piper ran towards Cole, but stopped short of him.
"Are you okay?" Piper asked.
"I'll live. I got my powers again, thanks to Prue and Andy," Cole said.
Piper turned to face Prue and Andy.
"Guilty. Piper, we sorta let you sleep, while we took care of Paige and Cole," Prue said.
"How long have I slept?" Piper asked puzzled.
"A good bit of time, but don't worry, Paige and Prue even got started catching up a little, because you were out like a light," Andy laughed.
"You guys don't hate me?" Piper asked.
"Hate you for what?" Prue asked.
"Me and Cole," Piper said as if that was obvious.
"Prue and Andy have already explained," Paige smiled.
"Explained what?" Piper asked.
"That the things are changing and fast," Cole said.
"I really did miss a lot," Piper said.
Piper turned to face Cole, forgetting that there were people still in the room. It was just her and Cole. The newfound feeling was swelling in her chest.
"Cole, I....uh....um...." Piper looked deep into Cole's eyes. She saw him waiting for her to go on. He was hoping against hope that she was going to say what he hoped she would say.
"You what?" Cole asked. A smile was tugging at the corner of his lips. If she only knew the truth.
"I...um....I missed you," Piper finally said. She saw the disappointed look in Cole's eyes. "I guess you almost dying made me realize how much I missed you."
"Yeah....thanks Piper," Cole said. He took a deep breath and then contined, "I better go to work or at least make an appearance." Cole turned away from Piper.
"Damn!" Prue said.
Piper turned and stared.
"You just go on. Forget we're in the room," Prue said smiling.
Piper turned back around. Cole was walking back into the room.
"Cole wait. That's not what I wanted to say," Piper ran to him.
"What was that you wanted to say?" Cole asked. He was hurt. After all these years, this is what she does. He didn't blame her. She was never his to begin with.
"That I...um....I love you, too," Piper said.
Cole looked at her. Piper nodded. He ran to her and kissed her. Piper kissed him back.
Minutes later, Andy called out, "Alright guys! We're still here!"
Piper and Cole pulled away as they laughed and walked out of the room. Prue, Andy, and Paige were all sitting on a couch.
"Alright! Spill it!" Piper said.
"Spill what?" Prue asked innocently.
"You know what I'm talking about," Piper said.
"She's right," Paige said.
"Hey! One thing at a time now," Andy said.
"Alright, Piper. Things are changing and we've got to be prepared for them," Prue said seriously.
"Like what?" Piper asked.
"Like—
Blue lights filling the room interrupted Prue.
"Piper we're here," Leo was saying.
"And we're so sorry..." Phoebe said.
Leo and Phoebe stared around the room as they were met with glares.
I know it seems a little bit rushed, but I'm trying to get to the main point quickly...which you'll see soon enough!! What do you think so far? Tell me in your reviews!!
Chapter 5
Phoebe opened the door to the manor. Everything was broken. Phoebe looked around and started crying.
"I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry," she cried to none.
She walked up the stairs looking at ripped pictures. She was becoming hysterical. Phoebe saw Leo in his room. He was holding a torn wedding picture and crying. Phoebe ran to Leo.
"Come on, Leo! Let's go back. Maybe there's still time. We can save Paige.... and Cole. Piper won't be mad at us," she cried.
Leo shook his head. "Why don't you go?"
"I can't do anything. She'll want you to be there to save Paige.... and....Cole. Then we can talk this all out," Phoebe cried.
Leo shook his head again.
"Leo, get up. Damn it! We're wasting time here! Hurry up!"
When Leo still refused to move, Phoebe slapped him. Leo was taken aback.
"Get up! Maybe there's still time. I'm not about to lose another sister! Maybe even both of my sisters," Phoebe sobbed harder.
"She slept with another man!" Leo shouted at Phoebe.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. People are dying. We can save them! We can talk about this later!" Phoebe was getting angry.
"She slept with another man and she lied about it!" Leo cried.
"She slept with another man and still told the truth about it. She never wanted to hurt us. Maybe it was never Cole's fault. Sometimes things happen. You can't just blow it all up. You've got to take it one step at a time. Your love is ever lasting. This is just one of the many other obstacles to come over in your marriage. Now, let's hurry up!"
Leo shook his head. "How could she?"
"How could we? We may have never slept together, but we did share one kiss," Phoebe said.
Leo looked at her. "That was an accident. It was never meant to happen."
"The same way with Piper and Cole. We kissed way before them and we lied about it. She and Cole had sex, but they still told the truth. Now is the time to solve your problems. Let's hurry up. My sister could be dying and I'm not just going to stand here doing nothing about it!" Phoebe yelled.
Leo looked up at her with his puffy red eyes. "What are you waiting for, then?" He slowly dropped the wedding picture and closed his eyes.
Phoebe stomped out of the room and to hers. She fell onto the bed sobbing.
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Piper opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry. What had happened? Tears blurred her vision once more as she remembered. She must have fell asleep while Paige and Cole died. What kind of person would do that? Piper realized she was no longer on the floor. Where were her sister and Cole? Through her tear stained vision she saw a man bend over her. Who was that? He looked so familiar.
"Cole?" Piper asked.
A familiar woman came and stood next to the man.
"Is she wake, yet?" she asked.
"Just about," the man said.
Piper asked herself where had she heard these familiar voices. Piper rubbed her eyes, until her vision cleared up. She looked around the room. She was still at the penthouse, but she was on a sofa. Seeing the man and woman, she could have had a heart attack herself.
"PRUE? ANDY?" Piper asked.
"Keep your voice done, hon," Prue said smiling.
Prue took Piper's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"But how? Why?" Piper asked.
"We're whitelighters," said Andy.
"We're here to protect you," said Prue.
Tears came to Piper's eyes.
"What's the matter?" Prue asked.
"You've seen me as a failure. Leo doesn't trust me. Phoebe doesn't believe me. I've lost my sister and I let Cole die. I don't deserve to live," Piper cried. "I don't deserve to see you."
"Don't say that! It's alright. Everything is fine. There's nothing you need to worry about. I'm here and we'll take care of you," Prue said smiling.
Piper hugged Prue.
"But I've lost Paige," Piper cried harder.
"Some things are meant to happen," Andy said.
"Like losing another sister," Piper cried out at him.
"Piper, you never lost me," Prue said.
"You never lost me, either," A voice called out at the back of the room.
Everyone turned to see Paige from a bedroom doorway.
Piper stared. The next second she ran towards Paige and engulfed her in a hug.
"You're okay!!" Piper shouted for joy.
"I'm okay," Paige said.
"How?"
"I told you that we were whitelighters," Andy said.
"Then where's Cole?" Piper asked remembering.
"Here I am."
Piper turned to see Cole coming out of another room. He was leaning on the doorframe with a slight smile. Piper was stunned to see how handsome he looked and as she looked she felt a newfound feeling emerging from her bosom. A feeling she had felt before, but not in this way.
Piper ran towards Cole, but stopped short of him.
"Are you okay?" Piper asked.
"I'll live. I got my powers again, thanks to Prue and Andy," Cole said.
Piper turned to face Prue and Andy.
"Guilty. Piper, we sorta let you sleep, while we took care of Paige and Cole," Prue said.
"How long have I slept?" Piper asked puzzled.
"A good bit of time, but don't worry, Paige and Prue even got started catching up a little, because you were out like a light," Andy laughed.
"You guys don't hate me?" Piper asked.
"Hate you for what?" Prue asked.
"Me and Cole," Piper said as if that was obvious.
"Prue and Andy have already explained," Paige smiled.
"Explained what?" Piper asked.
"That the things are changing and fast," Cole said.
"I really did miss a lot," Piper said.
Piper turned to face Cole, forgetting that there were people still in the room. It was just her and Cole. The newfound feeling was swelling in her chest.
"Cole, I....uh....um...." Piper looked deep into Cole's eyes. She saw him waiting for her to go on. He was hoping against hope that she was going to say what he hoped she would say.
"You what?" Cole asked. A smile was tugging at the corner of his lips. If she only knew the truth.
"I...um....I missed you," Piper finally said. She saw the disappointed look in Cole's eyes. "I guess you almost dying made me realize how much I missed you."
"Yeah....thanks Piper," Cole said. He took a deep breath and then contined, "I better go to work or at least make an appearance." Cole turned away from Piper.
"Damn!" Prue said.
Piper turned and stared.
"You just go on. Forget we're in the room," Prue said smiling.
Piper turned back around. Cole was walking back into the room.
"Cole wait. That's not what I wanted to say," Piper ran to him.
"What was that you wanted to say?" Cole asked. He was hurt. After all these years, this is what she does. He didn't blame her. She was never his to begin with.
"That I...um....I love you, too," Piper said.
Cole looked at her. Piper nodded. He ran to her and kissed her. Piper kissed him back.
Minutes later, Andy called out, "Alright guys! We're still here!"
Piper and Cole pulled away as they laughed and walked out of the room. Prue, Andy, and Paige were all sitting on a couch.
"Alright! Spill it!" Piper said.
"Spill what?" Prue asked innocently.
"You know what I'm talking about," Piper said.
"She's right," Paige said.
"Hey! One thing at a time now," Andy said.
"Alright, Piper. Things are changing and we've got to be prepared for them," Prue said seriously.
"Like what?" Piper asked.
"Like—
Blue lights filling the room interrupted Prue.
"Piper we're here," Leo was saying.
"And we're so sorry..." Phoebe said.
Leo and Phoebe stared around the room as they were met with glares.
I know it seems a little bit rushed, but I'm trying to get to the main point quickly...which you'll see soon enough!! What do you think so far? Tell me in your reviews!!