Eternal flame
Chapter 2 - Two ex lovers
Piper and Paige were at Chris's and Wyatt's room. Piper was reading them a bed night story and Paige was sitting next to her and listened.
"But, when the Prince saw that the evil woman is about to hurt Aurora, he picked up his sword from the ground and..." Piper was reading and than was cut off in the middle of the sentence.
"Piper, I have a big problem." Phoebe appeared at the door and looked worriedly at her sisters.
Paige and Piper followed Phoebe to the living room. "What problem?" Piper asked, and then they saw Phoebe's ex boyfriend and the owner of the "Bay Mirror", Jason, sitting in the chair. "Oh, that problem!" she concluded.
"Well, Jason is not exactly the problem, but his powers are." Phoebe said.
"His what?" Paige jumped when she heard her sister saying 'powers'.
"Well, while I was in Hong-Kong, Some angel of hell-knows-what appeared and told me I'll be getting powers, but only if I drop anything I was doing and go back to San Francisco, to the place where the Charmed Ones live." Jason said. "So, here I am."
"Okay, I have an ex-coming-back problem." Phoebe sarcastically rolled her eyes.
"Wait a minute." Piper looked at Jason. "Why would an angel give you the powers and tell you to come here?"
"Well, he told me it was because the underworld is re-organizing and planning to attack the world of mortals and witches." Jason explained "He said you'll need all the help you can get."
"That's probably why Cole came back. I knew that there were more reasons than he knew." Phoebe said to Piper.
"So, he will just give powers to every mortal he sees?" Paige looked with her eyes wide open.
"No. He gave powers to me, because he said I need to help Phoebe realize something very important." Jason turned to Phoebe. "You know I still love you." he said.
"Oh, now you have a serious problem!" Paige laughed, looking at Phoebe.
In that moment, Cole shimmered in the living room. He looked around and saw Jason. "Who the hell are you?" he asked and Jason let some flash of light out of his hands, hitting Cole in the chest, leaving him on the floor, unconscious.
"NO!" Phoebe screamed, running to Cole. She put his hand on her lap and looked at Jason. "What is your problem?" she yelled.
"Okay, now I'm confused." Jason said, looking at Phoebe who looked back at him with furious glares in her eyes. He couldn't believe that the Charmed One is defending a demon.
"Phoebe, he didn't know." said Paige, orbing Cole to the sofa. "He thought that Cole is a demon. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get the book."
"What?" Jason was still confused.
"Uh..." Piper sat next to Jason. "Cole is not a demon, he is... a family friend."
"Yeah, right." Jason rolled his eyes "If he's not a demon, how can he shimmer?"
"Yes, he is a demon, pleased?" yelled Phoebe, still furious. "He is a half demon, and as much as you can see, he is on our side."
"Well, okay, I'm sorry; I made a mistake, okay?" Jason looked at Phoebe. "I thought he will attack you."
Phoebe ignored him. She kneeled next no the sofa and looked at Cole worriedly. "If something happens to Cole, I will burn Jason at the stake!" she thought.
But, (lucky Jason!) in that moment, Cole opened his eyes and looked at Phoebe, who looked back at him. He smiled, but she didn't smile back. "What are you doing here, Cole?" Phoebe asked.
"I came to tell you I know the real reason I'm back." he said slowly.
"Yeah, we know it, too." Piper said, and when Cole looked at her, confused, she just said "Jason told us."
"Wait a minute." Cole said sharply. "The guy that just attacked me knows the real reason I'm back?" Cole asked, and Piper nodded. "How come?" he asked again.
"Well, he knows why he is back." Phoebe said. "So, we came to a conclusion that you're back for the very same reason. Underworld re-uniting and stuff." she said and Cole nodded.
"Who are you, anyway?" he asked Jason, looking at him like he is an intruder.
"Maybe I should ask you the same question." Jason replied, looking at Cole just like Cole looked at him. "Would you introduce us, Pheebs?" he asked.
"Uh..." Phoebe said slowly. "Cole, this is Jason Dean, my... ex boyfriend." she said and Cole looked at her in disbelief. "Jason, this is Cole Turner, my... ex husband." she said quickly and closed her eyes.
"Your what?" Jason yelled. "You never told mw you were married!"
"You never asked. Besides, you are both part of my past and I don't want to see any of you around, but it seems like I'll have to. And I must warn you two now..." she raised her voice "...that if you try to fight each other in any way, you'll be in serious trouble."
"Fine." Cole and Jason both said and then everybody sat down on the couch.
"I'm back." Paige said, carrying the Book of Shadows.
"Why do you need the book for?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, I thought that maybe I should call Leo to come down and then summon out muse, Melody. She is the one who inspires us all, and I thought that maybe she could bring Leo's faith in love back."
"No, wait!" Phoebe panickly yelled. "Cole, get out of here." she turned to look at Cole.
"Why?" Cole asked, looking at Phoebe, totally confused.
"Because..." Phoebe looked at the floor, trying to think of a lie good enough to fool Cole.
"Oh, I get it." Cole smiled. "The last time you and I were in the same room when Muse was here, we kissed." he said that on purpose, knowing that it'll make Jason jealous. "But, you love me then, and you don't love me now, so you got nothing to be afraid of."
"Well, in that case..." Paige said.
"Being of creativity,
show yourself now to me.
Your light that shines upon our face,
let our vision now embrace."
"Leo!" She yelled after reading a spell. "LEO!"
Leo and Muse appeared in the same moment. Leo looked at Melody, not realizing what's going on.
"Melody, we need you to restore Leo's faith in love." Paige said. "You are our last hope."
"What..." Leo looked at his sister-in-law. "Paige! You know I can't love anymore! Not after what Gideon did to Chris!"
Phoebe was trying to concentrate on Leo, and not think about Cole, who was standing right next to her.
"What the hell is this all about?" Cole asked Phoebe. He didn't know who Gideon is, and he didn't know who Chris is, so he had no clue what the hell Leo was talking about.
"I don't know." Phoebe whispered, looking at him. "God, I'm so sorry!" she said and kissed Cole. He kissed her back and hugged her. He really wasn't expecting that, but he didn't really care. They fell on the sofa, Cole laying on the top of Phoebe and kissing her. Nobody really noticed them.
"Faith in love is not something that should be provoked magically, Paige." said Melody, when Paige told her why she summoned her. "This man" she said, pointing at Leo "has lost something extremely valuable, and it takes time to get over it."
"Piper lost a son, too." Paige said. "So, why hasn't she lost faith in love?"
"Your sister was giving a birth in that moment, and Chris was borned. She was so happy that she didn't have time to cry because of the death of someone who was alive in her hands in that moment."
"But, I thought that they needed a push..." Paige said.
"It's not easy to be in love with a Halliwell, and it's not easy for Halliwells to love." Melody said, and then turner around to see Phoebe and Cole. "Look at them." she pointed at them "They love each other so much. But yet, Phoebe has no intention of forgiving Cole. That's that stubbornness you all have to conquer. Well, Paige, I believe you got it and I also believe that it's time for me to go."
"Yeah" said Paige .
"Being of creativity,
Hide yourself now from me,
Your light that shines upon our face
From our vision, now erase."
Melody disappeared. Piper and Leo left the room, so they can talk. Paige looked around the room and saw Jason looking at Phoebe and Cole with so much rage, that it looked like Andras attacked him.
Phoebe and Cole, though, didn't stop kissing. The magic wasn't the one who made them kiss; the magic was the one who gave Phoebe courage to kiss Cole.
"Ahem, ahem." Paige made a funny noise, trying to let them know that there are still people in the room.
Phoebe suddenly stopped kissing Cole and looked at Paige and (furious) Jason. "What the hell just happened?" she yelled, "Get away from me!" she yelled, looking at Cole. They both got up from the sofa.
"Melody came... and left." Paige said, looking at them with a smile. "Piper and Leo didn't solve their problems, but it seems like you two pretty much did."
"Yeah, it seems that you used magic to make Phoebe kiss that bastard!" Jason yelled, furiously.
"Jason!" Phoebe yelled. "Paige didn't use magic to make me kiss Cole, she did it to bring Piper and Leo back together. Calm down, it was just magic. And don't worry, I don't love Cole."
"But I do love you." Cole said to Phoebe, completely ignoring Jason.
"Your problem - you deal with it." Phoebe said angrily.
"Look," Cole said to her, razing his voice. "It's not my fault you kissed me, don't blame me for that! You have no right to be angry at me now, because I just kissed you back, and I did that because I love you! By the way, love is not a problem!" he said and shimmered away.
"Cole!" Phoebe yelled, but he was already gone. "Fuck it!" she yelled "He doesn't deserve my love, Paige!" Paige hugged her.
"I know, honey." Paige said. "I know."
"He doesn't deserve your what?" Jason stared at Phoebe.
"Look, Jason..." Phoebe sat on the sofa and Jason sat next to her. "I'm really sorry, and I know that this will be hard for you to hear and you may never accept it, but... I really, really love Cole." Jason kept staring at her in disbelief. "I love him with all my heart and he is my only true love."
"You are crazy." Jason said to her. "But, don't worry, I won't let you go. I won't go away. I'll fight for your love, Phoebe."
"No, Jason, don't." Phoebe said, watching Paige leaving the room, and than she turned back to Jason again. "I'm so sorry to tell you this, but you don't stand a chance. I love Cole."
"For God's sakes, Phoebe, he is a demon! How can you be in love with a demon? He killed people." Jason said.
"Look, Jason... Cole and I have been together for... almost three years." Phoebe said and Jason's jaw dropped. "And we've been through that demon problems already. You know that the relationship between a witch and a demon almost never works out, but it worked out for us."
"Yeah, that's why he is your ex husband."
"Look, we didn't divorce because I didn't love him, because I did - I loved him. We divorced because we both knew I was risking too much if I stayed with him."
"Does he know that you love him?" Jason asked.
"No." Phoebe answered.
"Good enough for me." Jason said and orbed away.
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So, second chap. is up, I hope you like it. There'll be more soon. It took me only a day to write this one. So, Jason is determined to get Phoebe back, but she doesn't want him back. She loves Cole, but can Jason let them be? Will Cole find out that Phoebe loves him? Find out soon... Oh, and, PLEASE, review!