Moving On and Loving It
Important note: This is not my story. It was written by my good friend, GrantingTroyTurner. I'm just reposting it for her.
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed. That's it.
Summary: Phoebe lovers beware! Phoebe will be dissed badly and I will make a proper ending with the Cole and Phoebe relationship except Phoebe will be the one feeling like trash. Different season 5 beginning.
Chpt.5 Broken Hearts Can Never Be Repaired
Leo pulled away. Melanie stepped back and touched her lips.
"Finally." said Leo. "Some reaction."
"Yuck." muttered Melanie.
"You know you enjoyed that." said Leo. "Don't worry, my lips are sealed."
Melanie scowled at him and retrieved her bags. She shimmered out without another word.
Next day
Piper was scrying for the demon. Paige came upstairs, fully dressed.
"Ok." said Piper. "With the information you got from the Elders, we can find this demon."
"Why would a demon steal a Whitelighter's heart?" asked Paige.
"Big mystery we are about to uncover." said Piper.
"Are you okay?" asked Paige, touching Piper's shoulder.
"I'm fine!" snapped piper. "Leo and I made a decision. It's juat a break, not a divorce."
"Ok." whispered Paige.
"Where is Phoebe?" asked Piper, angrily.
"At work." said Paige. "I called her a half hour ago,"
"That girl." growled Piper.
The crystal fell on a spot.
"The demon is at Cole's place!" cried Paige.
"No surprise there." said Piper.
Phoebe walked into the attic.
"What now?" asked Phoebe, annoyed.
"Don't take that tone with me." said Piper, glaring at her.
"Right, because you are the oldest." said Phoebe, putting her hands on her hips. "I wish you would just leave me alone."
"Time out." said Paige, seeing the distress. "Let's vent our anger on the demon."
"Which is at Cole's place." said Piper. "Once again we are bothered by one of Phoebe's mistakes."
"Stop it!" cried Paige.
"I can't do this anymore." said Phoebe. "Not anymore."
Paige grabbed Piper and Phoebe's hand and orbed out.
Melanie and Leo were training in the living room. Melanie, being Cole's bodyguard and Leo, his healer. Leo had his shirt off and Melanie was wearing a sports bra, her hair in a ponytail.
She looks pretty without the trash on her face, thought Leo.
He has a hot body, thought Melanie.
She kicked under his legs and Leo fell. He quickly recovered and knocked her back. Melanie did a backflip and grabbed a sword. Leo grabbed her arm and flipped her to the ground. Then Melanie kicked Leo's legs again and he fell on top of her.
"Wyatt, you have some good moves." said Melanie.
"Having fun?" asked an angry voice.
Leo looked up and saw all three girls. Piper was standing, with her arms crossed. Paige was looking at him, disbelievingly, and Phoebe was glancing around, apparently looking for someone. Leo stood up casually. Melanie did also.
"We were just training." said Leo
"With Cole's girlfriend." said Paige.
"Where's Cole?" asked Piper.
"None of your business." said Melanie.
"Excuse me missy, but you have no idea who Cole is." said Paige.
"Really?" asked Melanie, wickedly. She held up her hand and an energy ball appeared.
The girls gasped.
"I've known Cole for a very long time." said Melanie. "Don't you dare try anything."
"Your threats don't scare me." said Piper. "As for you, Leo, you knew about this and you didn't say anything."
"Wait a minute." said Paige. "The demon is supposed to be here."
"It was you." said Piper. "You stole the Whitelighter's heart."
"Yes, she did." said Leo.
"Cole is dying." said Melanie.
"She's also his ex-fiancé." said Leo.
"Ex-fiancé?" cried Phoebe.
"That's right, baby cakes." said Melanie. "You weren't his first love."
Phoebe rolled her eyes.
"Leo, tell them about last year." said Phoebe, sitting down.
Leo explained the whole Source possession.
'That can't be." said Piper.
"It is." said Leo. "If we only listened and helped out, some more."
"I was so stuck on his past, I didn't help." said Paige.
"Don't feel sorry for yourselves." said Melanie. "It's disgusting."
"What was the heart for?" asked Paige.
'It's payment for the cure." said Melanie.
Veronica shimmered in, panicked
'The heart's gone." said Veronica.
"What?" cried Leo. "What do you mean?"
"Someone stole it." said Veronica, in tears.
They heard a door open. Everyone turned around and looked at Cole. His hair was messy, his face was pale. His cheeks were red, eyes were puffy and he looked so fragile.
'What's with the gathering?" asked Cole, leaning against the door frame.
"Nothing for you to worry about." said Veronica, walking up to him.
"Stop treating me like a child." said Cole.
He stopped and spotted Melanie.
"Melanie, why are you dressed like that and sweaty?" asked Cole.
"He doesn't know?" asked Phoebe
'No." said Melanie. "Guess I have to tell him now."
She looked at Cole and her eyes flashed green.
'Melanie Green." whispered Cole. "It was you the whole time."
Melanie nodded.
"How could you do this to me?" asked Cole, angrily. "And Grams, you knew? Leo?"
"Cole wait." said Veronica.
Cole went inside his room and slammed the door. Veronica tried to open the door.
"It's locked." said Veronica.
"Shimmer in there." said Melanie.
"He wants to be alone." said Veronica.
"What if he collapses?" asked Melanie.
"I'll know." said Veronica. "Now we need to find the heart."
I'm on it." said Melanie. She turned to Leo "I'm going to take a shower."
"See you later." said Leo.
Melanie shimmered away.
"Feeling cozy here?" asked Paige.
"Leo is welcome here." said Veronica.
"Excuse me." said Piper. "This is a family matter."
"Don't speak to her like that" said Leo.
Piper looked at him, angrily.
"Phoebe!" barked Piper.
Phoebe jumped. "What?"
"You need a spell to vanquish this Melanie." said Piper.
"I'm not fond of the little tramp." said Veronica. "But you will not touch her."
"And you're going to stop us." said Paige.
"That's right." said Veronica. "I lived for thousands of years."
"Look lady, we vanquished the Source." said Paige. "Three times."
"The Source was a foolish being." said Veronica. "I'm wiser and more powerful."
"Girls, if you are not here to help." said Leo. "Then you know your way out."
Piper and Paige's mouths dropped open.
"Let's go." said Phoebe. "I'm feeling uncomfortable."
"Well that's too damn bad!" cried Piper.
Phoebe looked at her with tears in her eyes and ran out of the penthouse. Paige was about to follow, then decided against it. Leo looked at Piper with disbelief.
"You still want to vanquish him." said Leo. "Don't you?"
"Leo, we know that you are buddy, buddy with Cole, now." said Paige. "But he did some pretty damaging stuff to me."
"Sorry Paige, but you don't really know how much Cole changed." said Leo. "And like I said, he was possessed."
"Sorry Leo." said Piper. "We can't take that chance."
"Fine." said Leo. "Do what you want, but Veronica does not give empty threats."
Paige orbed Piper out.
Veronica walked in from the kitchen with some lemonade. She handed it to Leo.
"I have to make this orb proof." said Veronica. "Except for you."
"OK." said Leo. "I'm going to take a shower and then I'll help in the search for that heart."
"Thank you, Leo." said Veronica. "Cole needs this and when this is over, I hope to get him away from here."
"You mean away from San Francisco." said Leo.
"Of course." Said Veronica. "He would have been away sooner, if it wasn't for the disease that kicked in."
"Where?" asked Leo.
"I don't know yet." said Veronica "Anyway, no time to think about that."
"Right." said Leo, going into the bathroom.
Veronica heard the disappointment in Leo's voice. Apparently Leo wanted to get to know Cole better, but this was better for him. Veronica knocked on Cole's door, again.
"You open the door for your Grams." said Veronica.
She heard the door click and open. Cole put his hand down and was sitting up in his bed.
"Young man, I told you not to use your powers." said Veronica.
"What difference does it make?" asked Cole. "I'm going to die."
Veronica sat next to him and touched his face.
"No, you are not." said Veronica.
"Why didn't you tell me that was Melanie?" asked Cole.
"I didn't want to upset you." Said Veronica. "And you're starting to burn up."
She poured him some water and helped him drink it. She saw the TV was on, she switched it off.
"I know you didn't have decent sleep, forever." Said Veronica. "But you really need to rest."
Cole nodded. "So many nightmares."
"I will make you something." said Veronica, kissing his check.
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