I was going to go on a rant about how much I hate people who take these fan fictions so seriously and get all offended about them, but then I decided not to. And then I decided that I wanted to anyways, so I'm going to. I HATE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY! I know people like Cole; I like Cole, I really do. But the story line of Cole hating Paige in the show lent itself to me making this fic. It's not that I'm trying to make Cole look like a rapist; I'm just trying to get my ideas out there. You have your opinions about it and that's fine, but don't get offended. If you don't like it, don't read it. Obviously you guys like it and that's good, but for those people who leave me hate comments because they don't like how I portray Cole, SHOVE IT! I can't stand when people get mad because they don't like my fic. It drives me up a damn wall! This isn't real, get over it… Thank you to those of you who appreciate my ideas and don't take it seriously. So thank you for bearing with me while I went on my rant and I believe I'm done now.
s.halliwell- You're going to hate this chapter. Everyone is really... Oh well.
.elementbabe.- Cole gets on my nerves too. Unfortunately, fate makes us work together.
Paige Halliwell- I couldn't put Paige through that twice. A new kind of torture is afoot though...
lyne- Glad you like it.
sophswarb- I have a question: What does your name mean? I can't even pronounce it. Anyways, it's not overreaction, it's normal. People like to flip out over these things. I do.
moonfirefairy- Glad you decided to review chapters five and up. It's kind of funny though because I know what's happened for each chapter, but you don't until you read them all. Never mind, that doesn't make sense.
BrowToneGirl- Well I'm glad you liked some of it. Maybe you just don't like my style of writing. It's something I can't help, sorry.
Who-will-change-the-world- Don't worry, I get hyper too. It's a curse, but it's fun.
Alyssa Halliwell- Don't worry... That's all I'll say.
tvspaz626- Ah, cliffhangers are so fun...
The-Cheese-Fairy- That's alright that you took a while. I wasn't online for a while. Yeah, Prue rocks. Yeah Cole sucks at times. Right now I'm watching the 150th episode of Charmed and Cole's being all good. It's hard to make him evil.
Paige sat against the wall in her familiar spot, watching in terror as Cole paced back and forth having an argument with himself. It was as though he were having a perfectly sane conversation with another person.
"I can't believe you brought her back here!" he yelled.
"Well what was I supposed to do? You told me to get her back, so I did. I wasn't thinking about where I should take her, I just wanted to get her," his other half said.
"Her sisters are going to know where she is and come to get her. You have to move her," he said.
"And where will I take her? This is the only place where people won't find her. We can protect the cave with more magic," he replied. Paige moved slightly and Cole's head snapped towards her, as though he had only just realized that she was there.
"Why do you have to be such a trouble, Paige? You're beautiful and a lot like Phoebe. You and I could make a great team. Why?" he pleaded. Paige said nothing, only stared at him as any person would stare at someone who was completely insane, which he was.
Cole knelt down to her, getting close to her face. Paige recoiled in fear, but Cole held her face in his hands, staring deeply into her eyes. Then he kissed her for the second time since this whole thing had started. It wasn't like the first time though; rough and forceful. It was soft, sensual. At first Paige's lips refused the kiss, remaining motionless. But after a moment, she found herself kissing him back. She suddenly pulled away though, a look of horror on her face. She touched her lips which were still burning from the kiss. Cole's eyes blazed with delight and he let out a horrible chuckle.
"Who'd of thought? I guess your pleasure is pain," he said. Paige was horrified. Before she could do anything though, Cole was kissing her again. Her brain tried to fight it off, but her body reacted instantly and he pulled her in closer, wrapping his arms around her. He moved down Paige's neck, kissing it delicately, and then down her shoulders. He bit lightly on her earlobe and Paige moaned, now lost in a fiery passion that she would soon regret.
The vale that had been lifted from the Halliwell manor that morning with Paige's arrival had instantly been thrown back on again. The girls were back in their stated of depression and guilt; Prue fitting perfectly into the fold. She seemed to be pounding herself the hardest. Her eyes were sunken in as though a big chunk of her had been taken away. They didn't go to the attic like they had before. There were no answers there. The book had failed them. They just sat in Paige's room, staring blankly at the spot where she had last been. It was a tragic site to see three beautiful, powerful young women so beaten by guilt and sadness.
Leo orbed down, hearing the news of Prue's arrival from the Elders. He was deeply shaken by the state that the three original Charmed Ones were in. He looked from his wife, to his oldest sister-in-law, to his second youngest. All of them had the same blank expression on their faces; a look of guilt and loss. He knew what had happened. Paige was gone again. Cole had reclaimed his captive and they hadn't been able to stop him. This was their poison, their sorrow.
As always seemed to happen in the manor when something or nothing at all was happening, the phone rang. The shrill sound barely even penetrated the deep, sad thoughts of the sisters. Leo took it upon himself to answer it. For the second time that day, it was Kyle.
"Is Paige there?" he asked hopefully. Leo's heart sank. He knew at once by the tone of Kyle's voice that he was going to ask Paige out.
"No I'm sorry, she's not," Leo replied.
"Oh. Well can you tell her that I called?" he asked. Leo sighed.
"I can't, Kyle. She's been taken again by Cole," Leo said. Kyle was silent for a moment, and Leo knew that he was contemplating whether or not to believe him.
"I know where he took her," Kyle said, anger in his voice. Leo's heart leapt back up into his chest with a string of hope.
"You do?" he asked.
"I do. I'll be over in a few minutes. Be ready to kill that bastard when I get there," Kyle said. Leo hung up the phone, a smile on his face. He looked at the sisters, but they hadn't moved nor noticed that he was even in the room.
"I think we have a way to find your sister," he said. Slowly, very slowly, their heads turned towards him.
"How?" Phoebe whispered.
"A very good man named Kyle Brody who just so happens to know where Cole might be keeping her," Leo said happily. Phoebe understood at once and her eyes shined with hope.
"And what if she's not there?" Prue asked.
"We'll take it one step at a time. For now, make sure you know how you're going to take this asshole out," Leo said. Phoebe jumped up, pulling her sisters up one by one. She unfolded the crumpled paper in her hand and looked at it. Her fiery hatred for her ex seemed to rekindle inside of her as she read the words silently and they took on a whole new meaning to her.
Paige awoke, feeling the all too familiar uncomfortable rock floor underneath her. She was completely naked and it took her a moment to realize why. She turned her head to look at the peacefully sleeping Cole next to her. Her eyes widened and she gasped, jumping up. She quickly put her clothes on, the tears surfacing even quicker. She felt even more dirty, even more gross than she had when Cole had raped her. What was worse was that she also felt satisfied. A deep longing inside of her to commit the ultimate sin had been reached. She was more complete, more whole than she had ever been. This made her feel more disgusting as well.
She picked Cole's ball of clothes up and threw them at him. He started, jumping awake. He looked around sleepily, and then he saw Paige looking scared, disgusted, disheveled, and many other things and realization dawned on him. A slow smile spread across his face as he recalled the events of the night before.
"Hm, that was fun," he said.
"Fun? Fun? That was not fun! That was disgusting, disgraceful, horrible, and really, really bad," Paige said in fury.
"That's not the way you were making it sound," he said with a cheeky grin.
"Put your clothes on, you pig," Paige instructed, turning away. Cole sighed; rolling his eyes, but did as she said. At his signal, Paige turned around. "I need to get out of here," she murmured. As if they had heard her call, her sisters, Leo, and Kyle came rushing in.
"Paige!" Prue yelled, happy to see that she was alive. They instantly whisked her off to the side and Leo checked her for injuries, surprised when he found none. Phoebe, Prue, Piper, and Kyle walked to Cole.
"You pig!" Phoebe shouted, trying to rush towards him. Piper and Prue used all of their strength to hold her back. Cole grinned.
"Why Phoebe, it's so nice to see you again," Cole said in mock cheerfulness.
"Shut up," Phoebe spat.
"Paige and I were having a lovely time when you guys decided to barge in," Cole continued.
"Yeah, I'm sure being tortured was the best thing that ever happened to her," Piper said venomously. Cole said nothing, only kept his smile. Phoebe suddenly broke free of her sisters' grip and charged at him, punching him in the face. She repeated this several times before Cole finally struck back, knocking her to the ground. Prue was right behind her and she gave him a good kick to his groin. He instantly dropped, holding it.
"Paige, we've got a spell!" Phoebe yelled. Paige went over to them, looking at Phoebe's paper.
"You have to say it with us. The Power of Four is the only thing that will work," Prue said. Paige just stood there, looking over the words. She then looked at Cole, who was staring at her and waiting for her to do it. She never did.
"Paige, come on," Phoebe urged. Paige only shook her head and backed away, running out. Her sisters and everyone else were shocked and stood still for a moment, as if waiting for her to come back. When she didn't, they ran as well. Phoebe gave one last horrible look to Cole, who was just as shocked as everyone else.
When they got outside, they found no Paige. She was out of the protection of the cave and could orb now. Everyone figured that she had gone to the manor. Leo grabbed them and orbed them there quickly, hoping to find Paige and get an explanation as to why she hadn't said the spell.
Paige plopped down on her bed, staring off into space. She hadn't been able to do it. She hadn't been able to kill him. What was worse was that she had slept with him, the monster that had beaten and raped her. She chose to do it. It was no longer a violation of her body, it was choice. She had enjoyed it too, though she would never admit that to herself, not now anyways. But she had put everyone in danger; her sisters, Leo, Kyle. Cole could have killed them all had he chosen to.
The tears spilled out of Paige like a waterfall as the sobs wracked her body. She put her head in her hands and cried for everything that had happened: getting beaten, getting raped, sleeping with Cole and most of all, not being able to kill him. She cried for a long time; until she couldn't cry anymore and then she fell asleep…
Wow, I just love screwing with you guys. Can you believe that? Paige actually slept with him! Gross… Anyways, I hope you liked my little twist and it certainly isn't over. I'm so glad I thought of this because having it end with just killing Cole wasn't good enough. More to come soon and (as always): Till next time…
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