Finally Moved On

All the important stuff is in chpts. 1-3

Chpt. 7

Miami

Melody couldn't get Cole out of her mind. She knew she had to tell Jesse and James about his past, but she was afraid. Afraid they wouldn't understand, afraid they might ask her to choose, afraid they might vanquish Cole.

Melody was so lost in thought that she walked right into Cole, who caught her before she fell.

"Are you hurt?" he asked with concern.

"Nice catch. I didn't see you standing there."

"What's on your mind?" Cole asked, leading her to a table, to talk.

"My brothers. I have to tell them, about your past. They might not be so…understanding as I was. I don't want you to get hurt or…vanquished."

"Do you want me there, when you tell them?"

Melody put her hand on Cole's and quietly said. "Yeah, I'd like you there, for moral support. Now, I also need your help in finding Sally's killer."

San Francisco

"Piper! Piper!" Phoebe shouted.

"Will you be quiet; I'm trying to get Wyatt to sleep." Piper whispered.

"Oops, sorry. I just want to tell you that I'm going to see Darryl. I'll be back, later."

"Phoebe." Piper sighed. "Why don't you give up and move on with your life. Cole's gone and he's not coming back."

"I can't. I still love him."

Darryl was sitting at his desk when Phoebe walked in.

"Oh no, not again." He whispered.

"Darryl, can we talk, about Cole?"

"Listen Phoebe, I don't know where he is, so I can't tell you anything."

"But you have talked to him."

"He e-mails me, sometimes."

Phoebe was quiet for a minute, then she got an idea.

"When Cole e-mails you, please tell him that I want, no, need to talk to him." She said, handing him her e-mail address and her work phone number.

"He hasn't e-mailed me in a while…" Darryl started to say, when he noticed the sad look on Phoebe's face. "But I will give him your message."

Darryl sighed as he watched Phoebe leave. Cole hasn't e-mailed Darryl in over a month, but Darryl knew that Cole didn't want to talk to Phoebe, now or ever.

Miami

"Jesse, James, Cole and I have something to discuss with you." Melody cautiously said. "About Cole's past."

Cole sat down and told them the story of his life, starting with his parents and ending with his possession by the Source and his vanquish. After he was done, he looked at melody's brothers and sighed. They looked like they didn't believe him.

"Look, I'm sorry for what I did, but I had no choice."

Jesse and James looked at each other, then they looked at Cole and smiled.

"We believe you, but if you hurt our sister we will vanquish you." James said.

"If he hurts me, then I'll vanquish him myself." Melody said, with a smile.

Cole smiled as well.

"Okay, let's get back to Sally. Cole showed me how to scry for the demon who killed her. All we have to do is find him." Melody said.

"What do we do after we find him?" Jesse asked.

Cole looked at them as a plan formed in his mind.

"What are you're powers?" he asked them.

"Melody can levitate, I have the power to freeze and Jesse has the power to blow things up." James replied.

After they found the location of the demon, they went to the park.

"Okay, here's the plan; Melody and I will be walking in through the park, while you two wait by the bushes. When the demon comes, James will freeze him and then Jesse will blow him up."

Five minutes later, the demon, Nestros, grabbed melody's hand and started pulling her towards him.

When Cole yelled "Now!" James froze Nestros and Jesse blew him up.

Melody was so happy that the demon was dead and that Cole helped them, that she kissed him on the lips.

ـ

ـ