Side note: Just to let you know, this story is a very important part in the main plot of the series. I hope that you read the stories in order. I hope that you like this one because I've put a lot of thought and heart into this story. A lot of stuff happens in theses two episodes so if you don't read it, you'll be very lost in the rest of the story. Please enjoy.

A Deal with the Demon Part 1

[Scene: Restaurant.]

(Jason is sitting at a table when Phoebe and Patience come walking up to him. Phoebe kisses him and they both sit down.)

Phoebe: Thanks for lunch.

Jason: You're welcome. I'm glad you came. It's the least I can do for my rescuer. (Patience smiles and nods.) How are the injuries?

Patience: Not bad. My head still hurts a little but I'll survivor.

Jason: I didn't think you'd jump in front of a car for me.

Patience: Well, it happened so fast that I just jumped right in. I didn't really have much to think about.

Jason: Well, thank you again.

Phoebe: I have to go to the bathroom. (She gets up and leaves.)

Patience: You wanted to talk about something?

Jason: Yeah, I wanted to ask you if you were ok with me seeing your cousin.

Patience: I'm ok with it. It's her life. I wish you the best of luck.

Jason: Come on, tell me the truth. (Patience thinks about it for awhile.)

Patience: Actually, I really don't like you seeing my cousin. I don't want her to get hurt. I really think you should look for someone else. But she is a big girl, she can make her own decisions. Is that ok?

Jason: Yeah, I just wanted to know where you stand with your mom dating me.

Patience: What makes you think I'm her daughter?

Jason: Well, (Patience gasps and looks down. Jason has just stabbed her in the stomach.) A demon has to know these things. The Source will be very happy. (Phoebe walks in and sees what he's done. Jason takes the knife and puts it up to Phoebe neck.) It's not everyday you get to kill a Charmed One.

Patience: No. (He pulls the knife across her neck and blood spill on the table cloth.)

Cut to: [Penthouse. Bedroom.]

(Patience wakes up and realizes it was just a dream. She lifts her shirt. The spot where Jason stabbed her is untouched. She looks around the room.)

Opening Credits

[Scene: Jason's Penthouse. Morning.]

(Phoebe is looking out the window with nothing on but a housecoat on. Jason walks up behind her with a towel wrapped around him. He wraps it around her with him and starts kissing her. She starts to laugh.)

Jason: So what do you think, my queen?

Phoebe: Please don't mention queens. I should get dressed. I have to be at work in an hour.

Jason: Do you have to? (He kisses her again.)

Phoebe: I suppose I could go in late if you don't tell the boss. (He laughs and picks her up. He carries her back to the bedroom.)

Cut to: [Manor. Living room.]

(Piper is looking through mail when Paige orbs in. She doesn't look happy as she stomps through the living room. Piper looks up at her as she kicks a chair over.)

Piper: Did you wake up on the wrong side of Richard this morning?

Paige: That's not the slightest bit funny. I just got back from the magic school.

Piper: Did they find a new headmaster?

Paige: No, and they haven't even tried. They said it had to be an Elder and no one wants to fill in. And because of that, they're shutting it down for good. I can't let that happen.

Piper: How are you going to stop them? (Paige sits down on the couch next to her.)

Paige: I don't know, but I have to think of something. Those poor kids. (Patience shimmers in.)

Patience: What about poor kids?

Paige: Hey, Patience.

Piper: They can't find anyone to fill in for Gideon at the magic school so they're going to close it.

Patience: Alright. No magic school. (Paige looks at her like she's gone mad.) What? I hated magic school. It sucked. You're not going to try to keep it open, are you?

Paige: I don't know how but I have to try.

Patience: Figures. Is Phoebe around or is at work already?

Piper: No, actually, she stayed with Jason.

Patience: Really? I really don't trust that guy. There's something about him that's not right.

Paige: You're just upset because Phoebe's going out with him and not Cole.

Patience: I am not. I'm just worried that he'll hurt Phoebe ... or me.

Paige: What? I don't think Jason would break up with Phoebe.

Piper: He's done it before.

Paige: But that was because she kept a secret from him. This time's different. I don't think you have to worry, Patience.

Patience: Are you sure?

Piper: Positive.

Patience: I better go.

Paige: By the way, nice pajamas. (She looks down and sees that she's still wearing her pink pajama bottoms.) See you. (She shimmers out.) You think she's right about Jason?

Piper: No, it's not like he's a demon or warlock.

Cut to: [Jason's Penthouse. Bathroom.]

(Jason walks into the bathroom and gets into the shower. He starts to undress himself when he disappears. Phoebe walks out of the bedroom.)

Phoebe: Jason? (He doesn't answer.) Must of left already. I better get going, too. (She goes back into the bedroom and starts dressing.)

Cut to: [Source's Lair.]

(Jason appears in front of the Source. He looks around and tries to catch his breath.)

Ora: Take deep, slow breaths.

Jason: Where am I?

Source: You're in the Underworld.

Jason: The what? Look, I don't have time for jokes. I have a girlfriend waiting for... (The Source moves his hand and Jason grabs his throat. He kneels down and acts as if someone is strangling him. The Source releases him and he tries to catch his breath.) Who are you?

Source: Someone that can make you very powerful.

Cut to: [Cole's Penthouse.]

(Patience is sitting at the table looking through papers when Cole shimmers in.)

Cole: Hey. (Patience jumps in her seat and sees that Cole is right behind her.)

Patience: Don't do that. God, scare me to death.

Cole: I see you're preoccupied. With what exactly?

Patience: Don't tell Phoebe but I've been digging up some dirt on her little boyfriend.

Cole: He's not her boyfriend.

Patience: Then why was she sleeping at his penthouse? Anyway, he controls ten percent of the broadcasting stations in the U.S. and he has stations in France, England, Hong Kong, Japan, China, and Australia. He's had multiple girlfriends since he left the country last year. He doesn't have much of a criminal record though. Just parking tickets, running stops signs, and speeding tickets.

Cole: Where did you get that?

Patience: It was in your cabinet. Apparently, he was a client of yours.

Cole: You really shouldn't be doing that. Why are you doing that? (Patience doesn't say anything.) Patience, I'm going to find out sooner or later so you might as well tell me now.

Patience: Ok, but you have to promise you won't tell anyone, not Phoebe, not her sisters, and definitely not Leo. I had a dream last night. Phoebe and I went to see Jason. He said he was a demon and he stabbed me. Then he killed Phoebe. I just doesn't feel right.

Cole: Maybe you should talk to someone about this, like a psychologist.

Patience: I'm serious, dad. I don't trust him and I think he's going to hurt mom. I don't know what to do.

Cole: I guess I could go under and listen for something about him.

Patience: Thanks. And, dad, please don't tell anyone, especially mom.

Cole: Sure. (He shimmers out. Patience covers her face with her hands and moans.)

Cut to: [Bay Mirror.]

(Phoebe walks into her office and sees a vase of beautiful flowers. She smiles and goes over to her desk to look at it. She looks for a card and reads it. It reads: Hope you will join me for dinner tonight at eight. Love, Cole. She puts the card down and sighs.)

Phoebe: Cole. (Ellis knocks on the door and Phoebe looks up.)

Ellis: I didn't think you'd be in today. Well, I need you to get busy. You have till tonight.

Phoebe: Finished. (She grabs a piece of paper and hands it to Ellis. She looks at and smiles.)

Ellis: Nice. You're always on top of the game. I'll see you later. (She starts to walk out but Phoebe stops her.)

Phoebe: Hey, Ellis. Have you seen Jason this morning?

Ellis: No, he hasn't been in at all this morning. (She walks out and Phoebe looks at the flowers.

Cut to: [Magic school.]

Paige: You can't shut down the school. The kids need this. They need to learn how to use their powers.

Zion: I'm sorry, Paige, but we have to close the school. We can't afford to send an Elder down here to teach witches. We have more important things to do.

Paige: But there must be someone. A whitelighter, a magical creature, recruit another Elder. We have to stop this from happening.

Zion: Let it go. You're wasting your time.

Paige: I can find a headmaster. Just give me some time. Please, Zion, I know how hard it is to grow up with out knowing how to use my powers. You have to learn everything by yourself and no one is there to see you through it. Just let me try.

Zion: You have a month. That's it. If you don't find a replacement for Gideon, the school is over. In the mean time, who's going to look over them?

Paige: I thought maybe I could.

Zion: You? You're a witch.

Paige: That's the point. I understand them. I can relate to them and I can help them through this.

Zion: The children have the next two week off. You can start then.

Paige: Thank you so much. You won't regret this. I promise.

Zion: I hope not.

Cut to: [P3.]

(Piper is setting up for the band tonight when Leo orbs in.)

Leo: Hey, honey.

Piper: Leo, I'm trying to get the club set up for Maroon 5. I'm really busy. I'm sorry. I'm just stressed out. (He kisses her.) That's better. So, what's up?

Leo: The Elders said that the new Source is becoming more powerful and that he's getting more alliances. They said you should be on the lookout.

Piper: That's it? Ok, that means I can get back to work. I'll see you later.

Leo: That's not all. They said that the Source may have an ally in San Francisco. They think it might be a mortal. (Piper thinks.) What's wrong?

Piper: Nothing. Isn't it a little strange for evil to work with humans?

Leo: I wouldn't doubt it.

Cut to: [Underworld.]

Jason: So you're basically evil.

Source: I suppose you could say that. I think you'll like my offer. It may help you get Phoebe back.

Jason: I'm listening.

Source: I need you to separate her daughter from her.

Jason: Phoebe doesn't have... you mean Patience.

Source: Phoebe's been lying to you. She tries to hide things to protect herself. But you still want her. (Jason nods.) Good. I need you to distract Phoebe with something. (A demon appears.) This is Sirius. He will help you with your task. After you've distracted Phoebe, you and him will lure Patience away and stab her with this athame. This will weaken her and we'll be able to capture her. Then you and Phoebe will be able to be together forever. What do you say? (He thinks about it.)

Jason: Phoebe won't get hurt, will she?

Source: No, she'll be safe as long as you follow the plan. (He puts his hand out and Jason shakes it. He disappears.)

Sirius: I'll keep an eye on him.

Source: I see you still can read minds. After we have Patience, we can lure Phoebe here. Now go. (He shimmers out.) Do you think he'll succeed?

Ora: Jason should be able to pull it off.

Cut to: [Jason's Penthouse.]

(Jason appears in the bathroom. He looks around and walks out of the bathroom. He looks at the watch and sees it's two o'clock. He goes to the phone and dials a number.)

Jason: I'd like to send twelve dozen roses to Phoebe Halliwell. The address is 1329 Prescott Street.

Cut to: [Manor.]

(Phoebe walks in and sees Paige in the kitchen.)

Phoebe: Hey, Paige. What's up?

Paige: You have a gift. (She points to the living room and Phoebe walks in. She's speechless because there are twelve dozen roses spread across the floor.) I wish my boyfriend was that expensive.

Phoebe: Cole already sent me flowers. He didn't have to... (She looks at the card.)... It's not from Cole. It's from Jason.

Paige: He still wants to go out with you?

Phoebe: Apparently, he wants to go on a date tonight at eight.

Paige: Well, that's great.

Phoebe: Yeah, there's one problem. Cole asked me to go on a date with him at eight, too. I can't be in two places at once.

Paige: Well, you're going to have to pick one. What are you going to do?

Phoebe: I have a good idea.

Cut to: [Cole's Penthouse.]

(Patience is watching TV when Cole walks in.)

Cole: I thought you were looking up dirt on Jason.

Patience: I decided to take a break. What did you find out?

Cole: I couldn't find anything out. I had bounty hunters on my back. (The phone rings.)

Patience: Who's calling you?

Cole: Oh, just a special person. (He picks up the phone.) Hello? Hey, Phoebe. Did you get my flowers? You liked them. That's great. So, what restaurant do you... you can't make it? You have other plans. That's ok. I'll take a rain check. Bye. (He hangs the phone up.)

Patience: You can't say you didn't try. Did you ask what she's doing?

Cole: She didn't say. I better get back to work.

Patience: I should go to the manor and ask Phoebe what's up.

Cole: Maybe you should change your pants. (She looks down and sees that she still has her pink pj bottoms on.) Bye. (He grabs his briefcase and walks out.)

Patience: Maybe I should freshen up.

Cut to: [Manor. Hallway.]

(The doorbell rings and Phoebe comes running down the stairs putting her earrings on.)

Piper: Phoebe, Jason's here.

Phoebe: I know. I know. How does my hair look? What about my makeup? Does this dress look good on me?

Paige: Your hair is fine, your makeup is perfect, and you look beautiful in that dress.

Piper: It looks better on me. It's my dress.

Phoebe: Please, Piper? I really want to look good for Jason.

Piper: Only this once. (Phoebe kisses her and goes to the door.)

Cut to: [Manor. Front step.]

(Jason is waiting with a box. He looks inside his coat pocket and pulls out the athame. He looks at it. He sees Phoebe opening the door and quickly puts it back in his pocket.)

Phoebe: Hey.

Jason: Hey. (He kisses her.) Ready?

Phoebe: Let's go. (They walk down to Jason's car and drive away.)

Piper: You think she'll be ok?

Paige: I hope Cole is alright. He asked her to go on a date tonight and she had to reject him because Jason asked her, too.

Piper: Well, she has a right. I bet Patience wasn't too happy about it. (She closes the door. Sirius steps out of the bushes and looks around.)

Cut to: [Manor. Living room.]

(Piper and Paige walk through the living room when Patience shimmers in right in front of them. They walk right into her and knock each other over.)

Patience: Sorry. I wasn't watching.

Piper: What are you doing here?

Patience: I thought I'd come visit you and get knocked over by you.

Paige: Nice try. What's the real reason? (They help her up.)

Patience: I came to talk to Phoebe. Is she here?

Paige: No. She's out on a... (Piper elbows her.)... Ow!

Piper: She's still working.

Patience: No, I was just at the Bay Mirror. She's gone. Where is she?

Paige: She's on a date.

Patience: Dad got rejected. She's not on a date with him.

Piper: She's on a date with Jason.

Patience: Oh. Well, that's ok. It's ok, right?

Paige: What do you think?

Piper: Listen. Phoebe will be back before midnight so you can wait her fro her. You'll be able to tell her whatever you want to then. Can you wait till then?

Patience: Yeah, I can do that. (She looks really worried.)

Cut to: [Restaurant.]

(Phoebe walks in with her eyes closed. Jason walks in behind her.)

Jason: Ok, open your eyes. (She opens her eyes. She gasps as she looks around. It is a restaurant overlooking the city. There's an orchestra of violins playing in the background and there are flowers covering the floor. He takes her to the table next to the window. He presses a button and the floor starts to rotate.) It's called the Rotating Restaurant. I got the idea from the one in Winnipeg, Canada. You can see the whole city this way. (She starts to blush.) What's wrong?

Phoebe: Nothing. I've never been to a more fabulous place. It's amazing.

Jason: I hope to make it permanent. Shall we eat?

Cut to: [Manor. Attic.]

(Patience walks into the attic and she looks around. Outside, Sirius looks inside. He closes his eyes.)

Sirius: (Inside Patience's head.) Maybe Jason's in the book. Look in the book. (She walks to the Book of Shadows and starts flipping through the pages. She closes her eyes and sees Jason. He's being attacked by a demon. The premonition ends and she shimmers out.)

Cut to: [Restaurant.]

Jason: How's the shrimp?

Phoebe: It's excellent. Everything's excellent.

Jason: Phoebe, I have to ask you something. (She stops eating and she sees him pull out a box.) Phoebe, I've known you for a long time and I really love you.

Phoebe: Jason.

Jason: I want to spend the rest of my life with you. (He opens the box and in it is a diamond ring.) Phoebe Halliwell, will you marry me?

Phoebe: Jason, I don't know what to say.

Jason: Say yes. (She just stares at him. His beeper goes off and he looks at.) Um, I have to go. Will you think about it?

Phoebe: Yeah, sure. (He kisses her and leaves. She just sits there.)

Cut to: [Alley.]

(Jason steps into the alley and sees Sirius. He tackles him and punches him.)

Sirius: (In Jason's mind.) Just play along. When the girl comes, she'll save you and you stab her. (Jason looks at him and Patience shimmers in.) Don't fail.

Patience: Hey, how come you started the party without me?

Sirius: Are you kidding? You are the party. (He gets up and charges at her. She punches him right in the stomach. He tries to punch her but she dodges him. He's just pretending to be this bad. He purposely gets hit by one of her energy balls. He flies back and hits a garbage dumpster. Patience walks over to Jason.)

Patience: This is the second time I've rescued you. You need to stay out of trouble. (She picks him up.) Here, I got you.

Jason: No, (He stabs her.) I got you. (He pulls the athame out and Patience passes out. He hands it to Sirius.) What now?

Sirius: We leave her here. Hopefully, she'll bleed to death. If she doesn't, we'll have another shot at her. (He gets up and drags her behind the garbage dumpster. As he drags her over, her bracelet comes off.) You should get back to your precious witch. (He shimmers out and Jason looks at Patience. He runs back into the restaurant. A couple minutes later, he brings Phoebe out and they drive away.)

Cut to: [Manor. Attic.]

(Cole is pacing around and Piper is scrying for Patience. Paige is looking through the Book of Shadows.)

Cole: I can't believe you let her go.

Paige: We really couldn't stop her. She shimmered out without us knowing.

Cole: You couldn't have put up a guard or something?

Piper: We can't hold someone against there will when they have that much power. Let's just hope we can find her. (The front door opens and closes. Paige looks out the window and sees Jason drive away.)

Paige: Phoebe must be home. (She comes walking up the stairs and into the attic. She sees everyone up there.)

Phoebe: What is he doing here?

Cole: I was wondering why you ditched me.

Phoebe: I didn't ditch you. I turned you down.

Paige: How was your date?

Phoebe: It was awesome, until he asked me to marry him.

Paige: He asked you to marry him?

Piper: Oh, Phoebe, that's great.

Cole: No, that's awful. You didn't say yes, did you?

Phoebe: No, of course not. I was too shocked to give him an answer.

Cole: You're not going to, are you?

Phoebe: I don't know. I'm still too shocked to think about it.

Cole: You can't. What about Patience? If you marry him, Patience won't get my powers and you guys will be screwed.

Phoebe: How do you know?

Cole: Oh come on. Patience's active powers have been saving your asses this whole time. If you have sex with that mortal, then Patience won't be able to defend herself let alone you.

Phoebe: I haven't said yes yet. I still have to decide. So what's the real reason you're all here? (They all look at each other and then at Phoebe.) Well, spit it out.

Piper: I can't get her with the crystal. You might as well tell her.

Phoebe: You can't find who?

Paige: Patience came her earlier to talk to you about something. Do you know what she wanted to talk about?

Phoebe: No. Where is she?

Paige: We don't know. She came up her to look in the Book of Shadows and she must have shimmered out.

Phoebe: Leo! (Leo orbs in.) Can you find Patience? (He starts to sense her.)

Leo: I can't pinpoint her. She's somewhere on Trident Street. That's all I can tell you.

Cole: Is she alright?

Leo: I can't tell. I think she's unconscious.

Phoebe: We got to orb there.

Leo: We can't. We could expose ourselves.

Phoebe: Leo, this is Patience we're talking about. If we drive, she might be dead by the time we get there. If you don't do it, I'll go with Cole by myself.

Paige: I can orb Piper there, too. We'll search the place.

Leo: I should go. I need to sense her and maybe I can do a better job when I'm closer.

Cut to: [Street.]

(White lights form in an alley and Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Cole walk into the street.)

Piper: Can you get a signal on her?

Leo: No, it didn't help.

Paige: Ok, we'll split up. Cole, you and Phoebe go down that street. Leo, Piper and I will go up the street. Then if you find some alleys, you can split up more. If you find anything, call Leo and we'll come find you. If you find her, Cole, signal with an energy ball, ok?

Phoebe: Let's go. (They all split up. Phoebe and Cole start walking down the street. She looks around and then she stops in front of a skyscraper. Cole turns around and looks at her.)

Cole: What's wrong? You see something?

Phoebe: This is where Jason took me tonight. It just feels weird. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be talking about him around you.

Cole: It's ok. You go down that alley and I'll go down the street some more. You be careful, ok? (She nods and he walks off. She starts walking down the alley. She looks everywhere but she doesn't see anything to show that Patience was there. Suddenly, she feels herself step on something. She bends down to pick up the object. She looks at it and sees that it's a bracelet with the triquetra on it. She covers her mouth and looks around. She sees a trail of blood leading to the dumpster. She runs over and starts digging through the bags. She removes the last bag and sees Patience's unconscious body. She's bleeding very badly.)

Phoebe: Oh my God. Patience, can you hear me? (She sets her head on her lap and feels for a pulse. She starts to panic and cry. She starts to shake Patience.) Patience, wake up! (Nothing happens. She starts screaming.) Cole! Leo! Anybody! Help me! Somebody. HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

The End.

Next episode: A Deal with the Demon Part 2.