Chapter four
"Phoebe! Slow down," Darryl said putting his hands up.
"Sorry," She replied.
"So Cole became the source," He started then he noticed a co-worker walking
by, "Of all paper clips?" the co- worker past and he continued, "of all
evil?"
"Yep," Phoebe nodded.
"And you're his evil queen?" Darryl said raising his eyebrows.
"Another yep," Phoebe admitted biting her lip.
"Um... isn't this is more of your sister's area of expertise?" He questioned.
"Well yeah, but that's not what I'm asking you about, I need your help,"
Phoebe responded, "Here's the thing..."
Leo orbed into the kitchen.
"Oh my god!" he yelled, he couldn't see anything but bakery stuff, "Piper?"
"I'm over here!" Piper called sending her hand up waving.
Leo Walked around and saw Piper cooking.
"Where's Paige?" Leo asked looking around, eyeing the cookie pile
suspiciously.
"She's getting something from her room," Piper responded with a sniffle.
Leo looked down; he hated to see Piper in so much pain. He put his arms
around her and held her close.
"Don't ever leave me Leo," Piper sobbed.
"No one could get me to leave not even if they wanted me to be an Elder,"
Leo whispered to her.
"You break to many rules to be and Elder," Piper said with a small grin.
"True," He replied with his cute smile, "Maybe if they all died in a freak
accident,"
"Leo you're here," Paige said peering over some brownies, "Maybe you can
stop her from all this cooking,"
"No, I love Piper's cooking to much," Leo sighed.
"So this isn't enough stuff for you to munch on?" Paige questioned.
"We'll have to see when I'm done," Leo said with a grin.
"And the size of a whale!" Paige replied.
"It's a risk I'm willing to take," Leo said nodding.
Piper couldn't help but smile despite her pain; no one could make her feel
better then Leo. He still was holding her even when Paige had come in. Sure
she was still devastated about Phoebe but Leo dulled that pain.
"Well I guess you guys should hear the Elder's plan for Phoebe," Leo
Announced.
"Wait they have a plan?" Piper said pulling out of Leo's grip to look at
him.
"Yep," He replied.
"So what is it?" Paige asked, "Stop putting us in suspense!"
"Well they say if she won't go willingly then she'll come unwillingly, so
there sending people to get her and take her up there where she'll be
rejuvenated and join the side of good," Leo explained.
"What if she doesn't rejuvenate?" Paige questioned, "and what about Cole?"
"I don't know they're plans about stuff like that, they didn't give me
those details," Leo answered.
"But you're her white lighter!" Piper responded.
"I'm her white lighter, that they made clear, they're giving me one more
chance to bring her back to our side..." Leo started.
"So when do we go?" Piper blurted.
"Alone," Leo finished.
"What? We're her sister's she'd listen to us more then anyone," Piper
complained.
"The Elder's were very specific, they want me to go alone," Leo replied.
"Screw the Elder's Leo!" Piper yelled.
"Piper..." He said softly, "I know, but I understand why they want me to do
it, they know how hurt you'd be with another failure and they need your
strength to help incase it doesn't work. Incase we need to go in and get
her,"
"Leo..." Piper cried, "I want my sister back!"
"And you'll get her, just let me do this," He explained, "Trust me,"
She looked into his sincere eyes and nodded sadly, "Alright... alright,"
Phoebe got home, set down her purse, She grabbed the note that had been
untouched, and headed into the kitchen. She opened the fridge and grabbed
bottled water. She walked out of the room into the living room.
"Phoebe," Someone called.
"Cole? Is that you," Phoebe replied.
"No," The voice responded.
"Good cuz you don't sound like him," She replied, "Who are you?"
Leo's form appeared in front of her.
"Leo..." She said softly, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk Phoebe," He responded.
"I don't want to talk," Phoebe said turning away.
"You can't live like this Phoebe," Leo told her, "You're a good witch,"
Phoebe turned towards him, "Am I? Because last time I checked I gave that
up,"
"Phoebe this isn't you," Leo frowned, "I know you,"
"Do you?" She yelled, "I've changed! You may have watched me for all my
life, which by the way is really creepy, but you don't know who I am
anymore," she turned away again.
"You're a good person, Phoebe," He responded loudly, "And you're a good
witch, how do you plan to watch the people you love kill, Cole, your
child?"
When Phoebe looked back at him her eyes were filled with tears then she
said quietly, "I do worry about that,"
"Then come with me, come back to the manor, your baby can be good you just
have to trust me," He said extending his hand.
Phoebe held her face and looked at Leo's outstretched hand.
"Piper and Paige miss you, Piper turned the kitchen into a sea of cookies,"
Leo told her.
"Cole..." She whispered.
"Please come with me Phoebe," Leo coaxed.
"Leo what are you doing here?" A deep voice said from behind Leo.
He turned, Cole stood there looking at Leo,"
"Cole," Leo replied.
"What are you doing?" Cole said crossing his arms.
"I was trying to get Phoebe see reason," Leo said bluntly.
Cole was about to replied when Phoebe small voice came, "Leo, I'm staying
here,"
Leo looked sadly at her, "Phoebe... Please your sister's need you,"
"I'm sorry Leo," She said quietly looking down.
"Phoebe..." He tried again.
"I think she said no Leo," Cole said loudly, "You need to go,"
Leo glared at Cole then orbed out.
Phoebe looked at Cole with her teary eyes. He walked towards her and hugged
her.
"It's Okay Phoebe," He told her. She didn't respond but instead pushed her
head on his chest, He kissed the top of her head, "I love you," She still
didn't answer, but still held onto him like her life depended on it. He
didn't speak again but just stood there and held her.
"Phoebe! Slow down," Darryl said putting his hands up.
"Sorry," She replied.
"So Cole became the source," He started then he noticed a co-worker walking
by, "Of all paper clips?" the co- worker past and he continued, "of all
evil?"
"Yep," Phoebe nodded.
"And you're his evil queen?" Darryl said raising his eyebrows.
"Another yep," Phoebe admitted biting her lip.
"Um... isn't this is more of your sister's area of expertise?" He questioned.
"Well yeah, but that's not what I'm asking you about, I need your help,"
Phoebe responded, "Here's the thing..."
Leo orbed into the kitchen.
"Oh my god!" he yelled, he couldn't see anything but bakery stuff, "Piper?"
"I'm over here!" Piper called sending her hand up waving.
Leo Walked around and saw Piper cooking.
"Where's Paige?" Leo asked looking around, eyeing the cookie pile
suspiciously.
"She's getting something from her room," Piper responded with a sniffle.
Leo looked down; he hated to see Piper in so much pain. He put his arms
around her and held her close.
"Don't ever leave me Leo," Piper sobbed.
"No one could get me to leave not even if they wanted me to be an Elder,"
Leo whispered to her.
"You break to many rules to be and Elder," Piper said with a small grin.
"True," He replied with his cute smile, "Maybe if they all died in a freak
accident,"
"Leo you're here," Paige said peering over some brownies, "Maybe you can
stop her from all this cooking,"
"No, I love Piper's cooking to much," Leo sighed.
"So this isn't enough stuff for you to munch on?" Paige questioned.
"We'll have to see when I'm done," Leo said with a grin.
"And the size of a whale!" Paige replied.
"It's a risk I'm willing to take," Leo said nodding.
Piper couldn't help but smile despite her pain; no one could make her feel
better then Leo. He still was holding her even when Paige had come in. Sure
she was still devastated about Phoebe but Leo dulled that pain.
"Well I guess you guys should hear the Elder's plan for Phoebe," Leo
Announced.
"Wait they have a plan?" Piper said pulling out of Leo's grip to look at
him.
"Yep," He replied.
"So what is it?" Paige asked, "Stop putting us in suspense!"
"Well they say if she won't go willingly then she'll come unwillingly, so
there sending people to get her and take her up there where she'll be
rejuvenated and join the side of good," Leo explained.
"What if she doesn't rejuvenate?" Paige questioned, "and what about Cole?"
"I don't know they're plans about stuff like that, they didn't give me
those details," Leo answered.
"But you're her white lighter!" Piper responded.
"I'm her white lighter, that they made clear, they're giving me one more
chance to bring her back to our side..." Leo started.
"So when do we go?" Piper blurted.
"Alone," Leo finished.
"What? We're her sister's she'd listen to us more then anyone," Piper
complained.
"The Elder's were very specific, they want me to go alone," Leo replied.
"Screw the Elder's Leo!" Piper yelled.
"Piper..." He said softly, "I know, but I understand why they want me to do
it, they know how hurt you'd be with another failure and they need your
strength to help incase it doesn't work. Incase we need to go in and get
her,"
"Leo..." Piper cried, "I want my sister back!"
"And you'll get her, just let me do this," He explained, "Trust me,"
She looked into his sincere eyes and nodded sadly, "Alright... alright,"
Phoebe got home, set down her purse, She grabbed the note that had been
untouched, and headed into the kitchen. She opened the fridge and grabbed
bottled water. She walked out of the room into the living room.
"Phoebe," Someone called.
"Cole? Is that you," Phoebe replied.
"No," The voice responded.
"Good cuz you don't sound like him," She replied, "Who are you?"
Leo's form appeared in front of her.
"Leo..." She said softly, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk Phoebe," He responded.
"I don't want to talk," Phoebe said turning away.
"You can't live like this Phoebe," Leo told her, "You're a good witch,"
Phoebe turned towards him, "Am I? Because last time I checked I gave that
up,"
"Phoebe this isn't you," Leo frowned, "I know you,"
"Do you?" She yelled, "I've changed! You may have watched me for all my
life, which by the way is really creepy, but you don't know who I am
anymore," she turned away again.
"You're a good person, Phoebe," He responded loudly, "And you're a good
witch, how do you plan to watch the people you love kill, Cole, your
child?"
When Phoebe looked back at him her eyes were filled with tears then she
said quietly, "I do worry about that,"
"Then come with me, come back to the manor, your baby can be good you just
have to trust me," He said extending his hand.
Phoebe held her face and looked at Leo's outstretched hand.
"Piper and Paige miss you, Piper turned the kitchen into a sea of cookies,"
Leo told her.
"Cole..." She whispered.
"Please come with me Phoebe," Leo coaxed.
"Leo what are you doing here?" A deep voice said from behind Leo.
He turned, Cole stood there looking at Leo,"
"Cole," Leo replied.
"What are you doing?" Cole said crossing his arms.
"I was trying to get Phoebe see reason," Leo said bluntly.
Cole was about to replied when Phoebe small voice came, "Leo, I'm staying
here,"
Leo looked sadly at her, "Phoebe... Please your sister's need you,"
"I'm sorry Leo," She said quietly looking down.
"Phoebe..." He tried again.
"I think she said no Leo," Cole said loudly, "You need to go,"
Leo glared at Cole then orbed out.
Phoebe looked at Cole with her teary eyes. He walked towards her and hugged
her.
"It's Okay Phoebe," He told her. She didn't respond but instead pushed her
head on his chest, He kissed the top of her head, "I love you," She still
didn't answer, but still held onto him like her life depended on it. He
didn't speak again but just stood there and held her.