Eternal flame

Chapter 13 - Source's plan

"Phoebe, I'm home!" Jason yelled when he entered the Manor. He secretly hoped that she will run to him and kiss him, like she usually does with Cole, though he knew that won't happen. Phoebe came from the living room and looked at him.

"Jason, hi." she said. "I didn't see you for four months. Where were you?"

"I was at the loooong vacation. I left just a day before you got back from Hawaii." Jason lied. "Where's your... uh... husband." he asked, trying not to sound too jealous.

"Cole?" Phoebe smiled. "He's working. Come here, have a seat." Phoebe said. "I'm alone, so I'm kind of boring. How was it at your vacation? Where were you? Somewhere in Europe, or here in America?"

"Oh, I was... I was at Spain." Jason lied again. "It was good. You know, you look a little bit... fatter. I mean, you still look great, but..."

"Don't bother." Phoebe said. "Don't try to apologize, I love when someone says that. Well, I have to tell you the news, 'cause you'll find out sooner or later. I look fatter because I'm in the fourth month of pregnancy."

"Of what?" Jason screamed. He forgot that she can get pregnant. "Damnit! Now I have the real problem." he thought. "Well... Uh... I'm really... happy for you." he said quickly.

"You don't seem too happy." Phoebe noticed. "But, never mind. I didn't even think you would be. After all, you are a Cole-hater, and his baby isn't really something that makes you happy, right."

"No, Phoebe." Jason smiled. "I am not a Cole-hater. I just love you, so I'm, naturally, jealous. Lucky guy. I always wanted a baby with you. Well, in case you ever change your mind, I am more than willing to be the father of that child. We could go away and be..."

"Jason, save it." Phoebe said, a little bit cold. The truth was that she loved Cole every day more. She always loved him, and her love was strong, but ever since she got pregnant, that love got much stronger than it was before. She just felt rage when Jason said that he could be the father of Cole's baby. And, why the hell would she want to leave the man she loves to go off with Jason? He could never be the father of her child, and he knew that. Than why did he just say that he could?

"Okay, uh... I have to go now to meet an old friend, and I'll be back in few hours." Jason said.

"Okay." Phoebe nodded. "I'm going to my room to read. Bye!" she turned around and left.

Jason looked at her leaving, and when she left, he shimmered to the underworld. He went straight to the Source's chamber. He bowed to the Source and than spoke with the low tone of voice. "My lord." he started. "You probably know that the Charmed One and Belthazor are having a baby. I, however, couldn't find it out. The last assignment you assigned me stopped me from shimmering in the underworld for more than three months. Lord, what do you propose we do with the baby?"

"They are having twins. But, those babies should be none of your concern." The Source replied coldly. "I will, however, tell you. The children must die, because they won't really be the heirs of Belthazor. Since he is a half demon, his sons will be only a quarter demon, and that is not enough. They would be much more witches, than demons, and we don't need that."

"What do you propose, my Lord?" Jason asked, trying to suppress the shock that Source's sentence 'they are having twins' provoked in him.

"I was thinking about you and your partner, since you are closer to the Charmed Ones right now. You can kill that child easily, but you must be very careful." Source replied. "The new Oracle will help you two do one ritual. Than Nina must seduce Belthazor, and you have to make sure that the Charmed One sees her and Belthazor in very intimate situation. Than they will fight, and both of them will get angry. That's when you come in."

"What do you want me to do?" Jason asked.

"Do whatever you can to sleep with the witch. Because of the ritual that'll be performed on you, her child will die when you sleep with her, and than she'll get pregnant again, but this time, it will be your baby. Nina meanwhile, has to sleep with Belthazor, so she can get pregnant as well. That's when the true heir of Belthazor will be conceived."

"We'll do so." Jason said, turned around slowly and walked away, extremely happy...

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Cole got out of the building we works at and headed towards the car. But, in the middle of the way, Nina shimmered right in front of him. "I thought I told you..." Cole started, but before he could finish, she kissed him. He pulled away and grabbed her elbows. Unfortunately, it was too late. The strange passion rushed through his body. He looked down at Nina and kissed her.

"Would you take me somewhere where we can be alone?" Nina asked when he stopped kissing her. He smiled and they both got into the car.

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"Phoebe, I need you to see something." Jason stormed in Phoebe's room and grabbed her hand. "Can you shimmer?" he asked. "I mean, you're pregnant now."

"Yes, I can." Phoebe said quickly. "Jason, what is going on?" she asked.

"You'll see when we get there." he said. "Shimmer us to this address." he said and handed her the paper with address written on it. "And hurry up, please."

"Okay, okay." Phoebe said and they shimmered away...

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When they shimmered in, Phoebe noticed that they are in big and expensive apartment. Jason gave her a 'be-quiet-and-follow-me-sign' so she followed him. He took her to the bedroom and she saw the most horrible sight ever. Cole and Nina were sleeping in the bed, and, as much as she could see, they were naked. "I don't believe this." Phoebe yelled and her eyes filled with tears.

When she screamed, Nina and Cole waked up. Nina looked at Phoebe, who was crying and laughed evilly. "I warned you, bitch." she said.

Cole just looked at Nina and kissed her. "Good morning." he said. Than he turned around and saw Phoebe who was all torn and broken and Jason looking at him and Nina with a big smile. His eyes remained on Phoebe. "What are you doing in our room, and what's that scream about?" he asked her, but than he looked better at her. "Now when I look at you, you look familiar. Have we met?" he asked.

Phoebe looked at him with eyes full of rage and anger. "No." she said sharply. "We never, ever met, and I'm very glad we didn't. I'm sorry for the interruption. Oh, by the way, I admire the way you work." she said, grabbed Jason's hand and shimmered away.

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They shimmered in her room, and she fell on the floor. She never felt so broken and so desperate. Suddenly, she got up. "Jason, please, get me the Book of Shadows." she said. "That bitch enchanted my husband somehow."

Jason panicked. He couldn't touch the Book. "N... No, come with me. The Book should stay at the attic. Besides, I don't want to leave you alone in the moment like this. Let's go to the attic." he said and felt a great relief when she nodded and grabbed his hand.

They walked out of the room and got to the attic. She started searching the Book, but than found it useless. She looked at the ceiling. "Hey, you up there!" she yelled. "I could use some help now. I know that you have better things to do, but you have to help me. You already took Piper's husband, isn't that enough?"

The Book suddenly opened at the page with the title "Seduca". Phoebe started reading fast, and than covered her mouth with her hands. "Oh, my God." she whispered, and the tears appeared in her eyes again.

"What is it?" Jason asked.

"Listen to this part." she said. "They usually use their kiss to seduce their victims, but this works only if a man the are seducing is married and if he's no a demon. Seducas can't seduce demons." Phoebe started crying again. "So, Cole did that willingly. I can't believe this."

"Come on, let's go back to your room." Jason said. "I'll try to calm you down."

"Okay..." Phoebe said and they shimmered back downstairs.

Phoebe sat on the bed and cried. Jason sat next to her and hugged her. "Calm down." he whispered. "That bastard isn't worth of your tears. Do you think that he cries for you right now?" he asked and Phoebe looked at him with teary eyes. "You should be strong. Do the same thing he did. Hurt him back."

"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked.

"This." Jason said and kissed Phoebe's lips. She kissed him back. She was broken and decided to sleep with Jason, if it's necessary, just to forget about Cole.

Phoebe lay on the bed and Jason lay on the top of her. He took off her shirt and than started kissing all of her body. "She will soon be mine." he thought. He took off her skirt, too, and than unbuttoned his own shirt.

But, in one moment, Phoebe figured out what she was doing. Jason's kisses became like a knife stabs to her. She still loved Cole and something inside of her was screaming not to do what she was about to. "No." she whispered. "Jason, stop!" she yelled and pushed him away from her. She got up from the bed and dressed up as quick as she could.

"What's wrong, baby?" Jason asked calmly, though his blood was boiling inside of him.

"I can't do this. And you shouldn't do this, either. I'm vulnerable now, and I might do the thing that I'll later be sorry about. I still love Cole, in spite of everything, and he is the only man that can make love to me. Besides, I'm pregnant. My babies don't deserve this. I'm so sorry."

"In this moment, you're still thinking about Cole?" Jason yelled and walked over to her. "No, Phoebe. You will be mine." he grabbed her hand and threw her on the bed. She screamed as he climbed on the top of her. "Just mine!" he yelled before he took off her shirt.

"SOMEBODY HELP ME!" Phoebe yelled. She was never so scared in her entire life.

Few seconds later, Cole stormed in the room. He saw Jason trying to rape Phoebe, and he got so jealous and angry, that he felt like the anger is ripping his heart out. "Let her go, maniac!" he yelled and punched Jason so hard, that he fell to the floor. Phoebe was still crying. "Phoebe, run downstairs." Cole commanded, and she did as he said.

Jason got up from the ground and looked at Cole evilly. He threw an energy ball at Cole, but Cole simply made it disappear. Than Cole got closer to him and punched him once again. Jason hit the wall and fell on the ground. Blood came out of his mouth and Cole than realized that he was unconscious.

Piper ran into the room and grabbed Cole's elbow. "It's alright, Cole. Stop it. He got what he deserved."

Cole looked at her. "That's nothing comparing to what he did." Cole said. "For God's sakes, Piper, this monster tried to rape your sister!" he yelled painfully.

"Well, think about her, than." Piper said quickly. "I know that you desperately want to vanquish him now, but don't do it. Phoebe wouldn't want you to kill someone again."

"You're right." Cole replied.

"Yes, I am." Piper turner him around. "Come on, let's go downstairs." she said. "Come on..."

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Meanwhile, Phoebe was sitting on the sofa, crying. Prue hugged her tightly and Paige kneeled next to her. "I still can't believe it, Pheebs." Paige said. "If Cole didn't come..."

"Maybe you can't believe it, but I can." Prue said. "I never trusted that maniac. Jason was completely capable for something like that, and I knew it, but I never really thought that he will try to do it, and especially not now, when you're pregnant." Prue kissed Phoebe's forehead.

"What will you do with Cole?" Paige looked at her older sister.

"It's over between us." Phoebe whispered through tears. "I'll thank him for saving my life, but that still doesn't change anything. He slept with Nina for pure satisfaction, and I can't forgive him."

"Here they come." Prue said, pointing at Piper and Cole, who just came into the room.

"Phoebe..." Cole whispered painfully. He sat next to her and hugged her. Phoebe placed her head on Cole's chest and kept crying. "How is she?" he asked Prue.

"Scared, naturally." Prue replied. "Oh, Cole... If you didn't come in..." she looked down.

"But, I did." Cole said. "And I would kill that son of a bitch, if Piper didn't stop me. I felt something unexplainable when I saw them there. And don't thank me for going there, thank Phoebe for screaming for help."

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Next five days passed really fast. Jason remained in the Manor, because "the angel" said that he must stay in the Manor, no matter what. But, nobody talked to him anymore, and Phoebe didn't want to be in same room with him. Cole and Phoebe didn't have a chance to talk to each other yet. Actually, they didn't speak at all. The only time when they actually spoke to each other was the same night Jason's attacked. Phoebe just came into the room to tell him that she'll sleep in Piper's room from now on and she left.

"Phoebe..." Cole came into her room. She was reading the book, but she stopped reading when she heard his voice. "Phoebe... can we talk?" he asked her.

"About?" Phoebe asked, putting the Book aside.

"About us." Cole replied.

Phoebe laughed. "There is no 'us' anymore, Cole. You should think about us before you slept with that bitch." she added quietly. She tried to stay calm.

"Phoebe, I was..."

"Under a spell?" Phoebe finished off Cole's sentence. "Enchanted?" Cole nodded. "No, you weren't, Cole. I read about Seducas in the Book of Shadows. They can't seduce demons." she whispered, and Cole's jaw dropped.

"But, how...? I swear that I was under a spell, Pheebs. I didn't even recognize you when you shimmered in with... that maniac. Don't you see? Maybe it was because I'm a half..."

"Human? No, it's not. They can't seduce part-demons, either. Face it, Cole, you did it willingly. And do you know what? I don't really care. It's over."

"Phoebe, don't..."

"It's over, Cole." Phoebe repeated, trying her best to stay strong, though she didn't feel strong. She felt weak and heartbroken and she desperately wanted to run in his arms, but she didn't.

"At least let me try, Phoebe." Cole tried to make her change her mind.

"No, Cole. This time it's over... for good."

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Poor Cole. Looks like Nina has done her part of the job very well. Well, it was always clear that she's more capable than Jason. This is the chapter full of bad luck. What do U guys think? How was it? PLEASE REVIEW! Please! Please! Please, review! Blessed be...