Chapter 7: Could it be?
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated for so long. All the teachers in the school have some sort of conspiracy where they all assign very difficult projects and have the due at the same time. At least that's over (almost). The next chapter will be Paige telling Kyle. I don't own Charmed.
Phoebe was very nervous, which was not at all like her. Of course, she was happy for Paige, and extremely excited to be Aunty Phoebe once again. There was still a nagging feeling in the back of her mind. It was like there was something she had to do. Or it could be something she had forgotten. She pushed the thought from her mind, as she was on a date. She had literally bumped into Derek yesterday at the book store. There was an immediate connection, for both of them.
They had a great time with him, just walking around the store, talking about everything and nothing. When he asked her out, she had immediately accepted. So there they were, at a cute little restaurant, talking animatedly to each other. They were so enraptured in their conversation that they barely touched their food. Phoebe had never felt this free, or this happy, around a guy for a long time. Yet she couldn't quite shake the nagging feeling that something terrible was about to happen. She ignored it because she was having such a good time. She should have listened to her instincts…
Phoebe and Derek both paused for a moment. Phoebe took that opportunity to gaze into his eyes. They were beautiful blue-grey eyes. That was the first thing she had noticed about him. He was very attractive, with a muscular build, very straight, very white teeth, and thick dark hair. He was perfect. She just looked at him. He looked right back at her. "What is it?" he asked.
"You're so beautiful", Phoebe answered, totally mesmerized.
"So are you", Derek answered, smiling.
Suddenly, the loud ringing of a cell phone cut through the silence. Derek reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a cell phone grinning guiltily. He listened to whoever was on the other line, his expression growing somber. "I'll be right there."
He looked at Phoebe apologetically and said, "I have to go. Um…family emergency." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek, and he left. Phoebe sat there for a moment. She used the excuse of a family emergency all the time when her and her sisters had emergency demon related problems. It was like the standard excuse in the witchy handbook. But Derek wasn't a witch. Was he?
Phoebe was about to leave when she saw that Derek had left his wallet. She leaned forward to pick up the brown leather wallet. The minute her fingers touched the leather she gasped, as she was pulled into a premonition more horrible and terrifying then she had ever witnessed.
TBC… You'll have to wait 2 chapters for the details of Phoebe's premonition. Next I'm going to write Paige telling Kyle.